that subparagraph are made available to the 
public. 
(3) HOTLINE.—The Director shall establish an 
informational hotline line that provides, in the lan-
guages referred to in paragraph (2)(A), information 
to the public directly on COVID–19. 
(4) INTERAGENCY
COORDINATION.—With re-
spect to individuals with limited English proficiency, 
the Director shall facilitate interagency coordination 
among agencies activated through the National Re-
sponse Framework based on the language access 
standards established under the language access 
plans of the Federal Emergency Management Agen-
cy and the Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices. 
(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this subsection 
$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2020, to be avail-
able until expended. 
(B) GRANTS
AND
COOPERATIVE
AGREE-
MENTS.—Of the amount authorized to be ap-
propriated under subparagraph (A), not less 
than $50,000,000 shall be made available to 
carry out paragraph (1). 
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(e) ACCESS TO SUPPORT MEASURES FOR VULNER-
ABLE COMMUNITIES.— 
(1) DISASTER SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION AS-
SISTANCE
PROGRAM
BENEFITS.—The Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) is amended— 
(A) in section 102(1) (42 U.S.C. 5122(1)), 
by inserting ‘‘or pandemic’’ after ‘‘catastrophe’’; 
(B) in section 301 (42 U.S.C. 5141), by 
inserting ‘‘or an emergency due to a pandemic’’ 
after ‘‘major disaster’’ each place the term ap-
pears; 
(C) in section 412 (42 U.S.C. 5179)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘or an emergency due 
to a pandemic’’ after ‘‘major disaster’’ 
each place the term appears; 
(ii) in subsection (a), by inserting 
‘‘without regard to regular allotments’’ be-
fore ‘‘and to make surplus’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) ASSISTANCE DURING A PANDEMIC.—In the case 
of an emergency due to a pandemic, for purposes of pro-
viding benefits under this section, the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall remove or delay the requirement of an in- 
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person interview, and if an interview occurs, provide an 
alternative to the in-person interview requirement for all 
applicants. Assistance shall be provided based on need and 
not lost provisions. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out this section, only if such sums are des-
ignated by Congress as being for an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 
U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)).’’; and 
(D) 
in 
section 
502(a) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
5192(a))— 
(i) in paragraph (7), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in paragraph (8)(B), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting a semi-
colon; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(9) provide assistance in accordance with sec-
tion 412.’’. 
(2) ACCESS TO BENEFITS USING INDIVIDUAL 
TAXPAYER
IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER.—Subsection 
(g)(2)(A) of section 6428 of the Internal Revenue 
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Code of 1986, as added by section 2201 of the 
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act 
(Public Law 116–136), is amended by inserting be-
fore the period at the end ‘‘or a taxpayer identifica-
tion number’’. 
(3) EXTENSION OF IMMIGRATION STATUS AND 
EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, including the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 
seq.), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
automatically extend the immigration status 
and employment authorization, as applicable, of 
an alien described in subparagraph (B) for the 
same period for which the status and employ-
ment authorization was initially granted. 
(B) ALIEN
DESCRIBED.—An alien de-
scribed in this subparagraph is an alien (as de-
fined in section 101(a) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a))) whose im-
migration status, including permanent, tem-
porary, and deferred status, or whose employ-
ment authorization— 
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(i) expired during the 30-day period 
preceding the date of the enactment of this 
Act; or 
(ii) will expire not later than— 
(I) one year after such date of 
enactment; or 
(II) 90 days after the date on 
which the national emergency declared 
by the President under the National 
Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et 
seq.) with respect to the Coronavirus 
Disease 2019 (COVID–19) is re-
scinded. 
(4) LANGUAGE ACCESS.—Any agency receiving 
funding under a coronavirus response law shall en-
sure that all programs and opportunities made avail-
able to the general public provide translated mate-
rials describing the programs and opportunities into 
the languages described in the language access plan 
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
dated October 1, 2016, as the languages most fre-
quently encountered. 
SEC. 213. ICE DETENTION. 
(a) REVIEWING ICE DETENTION.—During the public 
health emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and 
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Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) with respect to COVID–19, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall review the immi-
gration files of all individuals in the custody of U.S. Immi-
gration and Customs Enforcement to assess the need for 
continued detention. The Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall prioritize for release on recognizance or alternatives 
to detention individuals who are not subject to mandatory 
detention laws, unless the individual is a threat to public 
safety or national security. 
(b) ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND 
HYGIENE PRODUCTS.—During the period described in 
subsection (c), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
ensure that— 
(1) all individuals in the custody of U.S. Immi-
gration and Customs Enforcement— 
(A) have access to telephonic or video com-
munication at no cost to the detained indi-
vidual; 
(B) have access to free, unmonitored tele-
phone calls, at any time, to contact attorneys or 
legal service providers in a sufficiently private 
space to protect confidentiality; 
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(C) are permitted to receive legal cor-
respondence by fax or email rather than postal 
mail; and 
(D) are provided sufficient soap, hand san-
itizer, and other hygiene products; and 
(2) nonprofit organizations providing legal ori-
entation programming or know-your-rights program-
ming to individuals in the custody of U.S. Immigra-
tion and Customs Enforcement are permitted broad 
and flexible access to such individuals— 
(A) to provide group presentations using 
remote videoconferencing; and 
(B) to schedule and provide individual ori-
entations using free telephone calls or remote 
videoconferencing. 
(c) PERIOD DESCRIBED.—The period described in 
this subsection— 
(1) begins on the first day of the public health 
emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services under section 319 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) with respect to 
COVID–19; and 
(2) ends 90 days after the date on which such 
public health emergency terminates. 
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Subtitle C—Contact Tracing 
SEC. 221. COVID–19 TESTING, REACHING, AND CONTACTING 
EVERYONE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, acting through the Director of the Cen-
ters for Disease Control and Prevention, may award 
grants to eligible entities to conduct diagnostic testing for 
COVID–19, to trace and monitor the contacts of infected 
individuals, and to support the quarantine of such con-
tacts, through— 
(1) mobile health units; and 
(2) as necessary, testing individuals and pro-
viding individuals with services related to testing and 
quarantine at their residences. 
(b) PERMISSIBLE USES OF FUNDS.—A grant recipi-
ent under this section may use the grant funds, in support 
of the activities described in subsection (a)— 
(1) to hire, train, compensate, and pay the ex-
penses of individuals; and 
(2) to purchase personal protective equipment 
and other supplies. 
(c) PRIORITY.—In selecting grant recipients under 
this section, the Secretary shall give priority to— 
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(1) applicants proposing to conduct activities 
funded under this section in hot spots and medically 
underserved communities; and 
(2) applicants that agree, in hiring individuals 
to carry out activities funded under this section, to 
hire residents of the area or community where the 
activities will primarily occur, with higher priority 
among applicants described in this paragraph given 
based on the percentage of individuals to be hired 
from such area or community. 
(d) DISTRIBUTION.—In selecting grant recipients 
under this section, the Secretary shall ensure that grants 
are distributed across urban and rural areas. 
(e) FEDERAL PRIVACY REQUIREMENTS.—Nothing in 
this section shall be construed to supersede any Federal 
privacy or confidentiality requirement, including the regu-
lations promulgated under section 264(c) of the Health 
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 
(Public Law 104–191; 110 Stat. 2033) and section 543 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290dd–2). 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means— 
(A) a Federally qualified health center (as 
defined in section 1861(aa) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa))); 
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(B) a school-based health clinic; 
(C) a disproportionate share hospital (as 
defined under the applicable State plan under 
title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396 et seq.) pursuant to section 1923(a)(1)(A) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r–4)); 
(D) an academic medical center; 
(E) a nonprofit organization (including any 
such faith-based organization); 
(F) an institution of higher education (as 
defined in section 101 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)); 
(G) a high school (as defined in section 
8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)); 
(H) any Tribal organization including the 
Indian Health Service and Native American 
servicing facilities; or 
(I) any other type of entity that is deter-
mined by the Secretary to be an eligible entity 
for purposes of this section. 
(2) The term ‘‘emergency period’’ has the 
meaning given to that term in section 1135(g)(1)(B) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b– 
5(g)(1)(B)). 
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(3) The term ‘‘hot spot’’ means a geographic 
area where the rate of infection with the virus that 
causes COVID–19 exceeds the national average. 
(4) The term ‘‘medically underserved commu-
nity’’ has the meaning given to that term in section 
799B of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
295p). 
(5) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated— 
(1) $100,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and 
(2) such sums as may be necessary for each of 
fiscal year 2021 and any subsequent fiscal year dur-
ing which the emergency period continues. 
SEC. 222. NATIONAL SYSTEM FOR COVID–19 TESTING, CON-
TACT TRACING, SURVEILLANCE, CONTAIN-
MENT, AND MITIGATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’), acting through the Director of the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, and in coordination with 
State, local, Tribal, and territorial health departments, 
shall establish and implement a nationwide evidence-based 
system for— 
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(1) testing, contact tracing, surveillance, con-
tainment, and mitigation with respect to COVID–19; 
(2) offering guidance on voluntary isolation and 
quarantine of individuals infected with, or exposed to 
individuals infected with, the virus that causes 
COVID–19; and 
(3) public reporting on testing, contact tracing, 
surveillance, and voluntary isolation and quarantine 
activities with respect to COVID–19. 
(b) COORDINATION; TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—In 
carrying out the national system under this section, the 
Secretary shall— 
(1) coordinate State, local, Tribal, and terri-
torial activities related to testing, contact tracing, 
surveillance, containment, and mitigation with re-
spect to COVID–19, as appropriate; and 
(2) provide technical assistance for such activi-
ties, as appropriate. 
(c) CONSIDERATION.—In establishing and imple-
menting the national system under this section, the Sec-
retary shall take into consideration— 
(1) the State plans referred to in the heading 
‘‘Public Health and Social Services Emergency 
Fund’’ in title I of division B of the Paycheck Pro-
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tection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act 
(Public Law 116–139); and 
(2) the testing strategy submitted under section 
211. 
(d) REPORTING.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) not later than December 31, 2020, submit 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions a prelimi-
nary report on the effectiveness of the activities car-
ried out pursuant to this subtitle; and 
(2) not later than December 21, 2021, submit 
to such committees a final report on such effective-
ness. 
SEC. 223. GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To implement the national system 
under section 222, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’), 
acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, shall, subject to the availability 
of appropriations, award grants to State, local, Tribal, and 
territorial health departments that seek grants under this 
section to carry out coordinated testing, contact tracing, 
surveillance, containment, and mitigation with respect to 
COVID–19, including— 
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(1) diagnostic and surveillance testing and re-
porting; 
(2) community-based contact tracing efforts; 
and 
(3) policies related to voluntary isolation and 
quarantine of individuals infected with, or exposed to 
individuals infected with, the virus that causes 
COVID–19. 
(b) FLEXIBILITY.—The Secretary shall ensure that— 
(1) the grants under subsection (a) provide 
flexibility for State, local, Tribal, and territorial 
health departments to modify, establish, or maintain 
evidence-based systems; and 
(2) local health departments receive funding 
from State health departments or directly from the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to con-
tribute to such systems, as appropriate. 
(c) ALLOCATIONS.— 
(1) FORMULA.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, shall allocate amounts made available 
pursuant to subsection (a) in accordance with a for-
mula to be established by the Secretary that pro-
vides a minimum level of funding to each State, 
local, Tribal, and territorial health department that 
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seeks a grant under this section and allocates addi-
tional funding based on the following prioritization: 
(A) The Secretary shall give highest pri-
ority to applicants proposing to serve popu-
lations in one or more geographic regions with 
a high burden of COVID–19 based on data pro-
vided by the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, or other sources as determined by 
the Secretary. 
(B) The Secretary shall give second high-
est priority to applicants preparing for, or cur-
rently working to mitigate, a COVID–19 surge 
in a geographic region that does not yet have 
a high number of reported cases of COVID–19 
based on data provided by the Centers for Dis-
ease Control and Prevention, or other sources 
as determined by the Secretary. 
(C) The Secretary shall give third highest 
priority to applicants proposing to serve high 
numbers of low-income and uninsured popu-
lations, including medically underserved popu-
lations (as defined in section 330(b)(3) of the 
Public 
Health 
Service 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
254b(b)(3))), health professional shortage areas 
(as defined under section 332(a) of the Public 
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Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254e(a))), racial 
and ethnic minorities, or geographically diverse 
areas, as determined by the Secretary. 
(2) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than the date 
that is one week before first awarding grants under 
this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a notifica-
tion detailing the formula established under para-
graph (1) for allocating amounts made available pur-
suant to subsection (a). 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.—A State, local, Tribal, and ter-
ritorial health department receiving a grant under this 
section shall, to the extent possible, use the grant funds 
for the following activities, or other activities deemed ap-
propriate by the Director of the Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention: 
(1) TESTING.—To implement a coordinated 
testing system that— 
(A) leverages or modernizes existing test-
ing infrastructure and capacity; 
(B) is consistent with the updated testing 
strategy required under section 211; 
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(C) is coordinated with the State plan for 
COVID–19 testing prepared as required under 
the heading ‘‘Department of Health and 
Human Services—Office of the Secretary— 
Public Health and Social Service Emergency 
Fund’’ in title I of division B of the Paycheck 
Protection Program and Health Care Enhance-
ment Act (Public Law 116–139; 134 Stat. 620, 
624); 
(D) is informed by contact tracing and 
surveillance activities under this subtitle; 
(E) is informed by guidelines established 
by the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion for which populations should be tested; 
(F) identifies how diagnostic and sero-
logical tests in such system shall be validated 
prior to use; 
(G) identifies how diagnostic and sero-
logical tests and testing supplies will be distrib-
uted to implement such system; 
(H) identifies specific strategies for ensur-
ing testing capabilities and accessibility in 
medically underserved populations (as defined 
in section 330(b)(3) of the Public Health Serv-
ice Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(b)(3))), health profes-
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sional shortage areas (as defined under section 
332(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 254e(a))), racial and ethnic minority 
populations, and geographically diverse areas, 
as determined by the Secretary; 
(I) identifies how testing may be used, and 
results may be reported, in both health care set-
tings (such as hospitals, laboratories for mod-
erate or high-complexity testing, pharmacies, 
mobile testing units, and community health cen-
ters) and non-health care settings (such as 
workplaces, schools, childcare centers, or drive- 
throughs); 
(J) allows for testing in sentinel surveil-
lance programs, as appropriate; and 
(K) supports the procurement and dis-
tribution of diagnostic and serological tests and 
testing supplies to meet the goals of the system. 
(2) CONTACT TRACING.—To implement a co-
ordinated contact tracing system that— 
(A) leverages or modernizes existing con-
tact tracing systems and capabilities, including 
community health workers, health departments, 
and Federally qualified health centers; 
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(B) is able to investigate cases of COVID– 
19, and help to identify other potential cases of 
COVID–19, through tracing contacts of individ-
uals with positive diagnoses; 
(C) establishes culturally competent and 
multilingual strategies for contact tracing, 
which may include consultation with and sup-
port for cultural or civic organizations with es-
tablished ties to the community; 
(D) provides individuals identified under 
the contact tracing program with information 
and support for containment or mitigation; 
(E) enables State, local, Tribal, and terri-
torial health departments to work with a non-
governmental, community partner or partners 
and State and local workforce development sys-
tems (as defined in section 3(67) of Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3102(67))) receiving grants under section 
224(b) of this Act to hire and compensate a lo-
cally sourced contact tracing workforce, if nec-
essary, to supplement the public health work-
force, to— 
(i) identify the number of contact 
tracers needed for the respective State, lo-
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cality, territorial, or Tribal health depart-
ment to identify all cases of COVID–19 
currently in the jurisdiction and those an-
ticipated to emerge over the next 18 
months in such jurisdiction; 
(ii) outline qualifications necessary for 
contact tracers; 
(iii) train the existing and newly hired 
public health workforce on best practices 
related to tracing close contacts of individ-
uals diagnosed with COVID–19, including 
the protection of individual privacy and 
cybersecurity protection; and 
(iv) equip the public health workforce 
with tools and resources to enable a rapid 
response to new cases; 
(F) identifies the level of contact tracing 
needed within the State, locality, territory, or 
Tribal area to contain and mitigate the trans-
mission of COVID–19; 
(G) establishes statewide mechanisms to 
integrate regular evaluation to the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention regarding con-
tact tracing efforts, makes such evaluation pub-
licly available, and to the extent possible pro-
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vides for such evaluation at the county level; 
and 
(H) identifies specific strategies for ensur-
ing contact tracing activities in medically un-
derserved populations (as defined in section 
330(b)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 254b(b)(3))), health professional short-
age areas (as defined under section 332(a) of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
254e(a))), racial and ethnic minority popu-
lations, and geographically diverse areas, as de-
termined by the Secretary. 
(3) SURVEILLANCE.—To strengthen the exist-
ing public health surveillance system that— 
(A) leverages or modernizes existing sur-
veillance systems within the respective State, 
local, Tribal, or territorial health department 
and national surveillance systems; 
(B) detects and identifies trends in 
COVID–19 at the county level; 
(C) evaluates State, local, Tribal, and ter-
ritorial health departments in achieving surveil-
lance capabilities with respect to COVID–19; 
(D) integrates and improves disease sur-
veillance and immunization tracking; and 
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(E) identifies specific strategies for ensur-
ing disease surveillance in medically under-
served populations (as defined in section 
330(b)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 254b(b)(3))), health professional short-
age areas (as defined under section 332(a) of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
254e(a))), racial and ethnic minority popu-
lations, and geographically diverse areas, as de-
termined by the Secretary. 
(4) CONTAINMENT AND MITIGATION.—To im-
plement a coordinated containment and mitigation 
system that— 
(A) leverages or modernizes existing con-
tainment and mitigation strategies within the 
respective State, local, Tribal, or territorial gov-
ernments and national containment and mitiga-
tion strategies; 
(B) may provide for, connect to, and lever-
age existing social services and support for indi-
viduals who have been infected with or exposed 
to COVID–19 and who are isolated or quar-
antined in their homes, such as through— 
(i) food assistance programs; 
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(ii) guidance for household infection 
control; 
(iii) information and assistance with 
childcare services; and 
(iv) information and assistance per-
taining to support available under the 
CARES Act (Public Law 116–136) and 
this Act; 
(C) provides guidance on the establishment 
of safe, high-quality, facilities for the voluntary 
isolation of individuals infected with, or quar-
antine of the contacts of individuals exposed to 
COVID–19, where hospitalization is not re-
quired, which facilities should— 
(i) be prohibited from making inquir-
ies relating to the citizenship status of an 
individual isolated or quarantined; and 
(ii) be operated by a non-Federal, 
community partner or partners that— 
(I) have previously established re-
lationships in localities; 
(II) work with local places of 
worship, community centers, medical 
facilities, and schools to recruit local 
staff for such facilities; and 
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(III) are fully integrated into 
State, local, Tribal, or territorial con-
tainment and mitigation efforts; and 
(D) identifies specific strategies for ensur-
ing containment and mitigation activities in 
medically underserved populations (as defined 
in section 330(b)(3) of the Public Health Serv-
ice Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(b)(3))), health profes-
sional shortage areas (as defined under section 
332(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 254e(a))), racial and ethnic minority 
populations, and geographically diverse areas, 
as determined by the Secretary. 
(e) REPORTING.—The Secretary shall facilitate 
mechanisms for timely, standardized reporting by grantees 
under this section regarding implementation of the sys-
tems established under this section and coordinated proc-
esses with the reporting as required and under the heading 
‘‘Department of Health and Human Services—Office of 
the Secretary—Public Health and Social Service Emer-
gency Fund’’ in title I of division B of the Paycheck Pro-
tection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (Pub-
lic Law 116–139, 134 Stat. 620), including— 
(1) a summary of county or local health depart-
ment level information from the States receiving 
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funding, and information from directly funded local-
ities, territories, and Tribal entities, about the activi-
ties that will be undertaken using funding awarded 
under this section, including subgrants; 
(2) any anticipated shortages of required mate-
rials for testing for COVID–19 under subsection (a); 
and 
(3) other barriers in the prevention, mitigation, 
or treatment of COVID–19 under this section. 
(f) PUBLIC LISTING OF AWARDS.—The Secretary 
shall— 
(1) not later than 7 days after first awarding 
grants under this section, post in a searchable, elec-
tronic format a list of all awards made by the Sec-
retary under this section, including the recipients 
and amounts of such awards; and 
(2) update such list not less than every 7 days 
until all funds made available to carry out this sec-
tion are expended. 
SEC. 224. GRANTS TO STATE AND TRIBAL WORKFORCE 
AGENCIES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided, the terms in this section have the meanings 
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given the terms in section 3 of the Workforce Inno-
vation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). 
(2) APPRENTICESHIP; APPRENTICESHIP
PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘‘apprenticeship’’ or ‘‘apprentice-
ship program’’ means an apprenticeship program 
registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (com-
monly known as the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’) 
(50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.), 
including any requirement, standard, or rule promul-
gated under such Act, as such requirement, stand-
ard, or rule was in effect on December 30, 2019. 
(3) CONTACT
TRACING
AND
RELATED
POSI-
TIONS.—The term ‘‘contact tracing and related posi-
tions’’ means employment related to contact tracing, 
surveillance, containment, and mitigation activities 
as described in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of sec-
tion 223(d). 
(4) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) a State or territory, including the Dis-
trict of Columbia and Puerto Rico; 
(B) an Indian Tribe, Tribal organization, 
Alaska Native entity, Indian-controlled organi-
zations serving Indians, or Native Hawaiian or-
ganizations; 
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(C) an outlying area; or 
(D) a local board, if an eligible entity 
under subparagraphs (A) through (C) has not 
applied with respect to the area over which the 
local board has jurisdiction as of the date on 
which the local board submits an application 
under subsection (c). 
(5) ELIGIBLE
INDIVIDUAL.—Notwithstanding 
section 170(b)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3225(b)(2)), the term 
‘‘eligible individual’’ means an individual seeking or 
securing employment in contact tracing and related 
positions and served by an eligible entity or commu-
nity-based organization receiving funding under this 
section. 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Labor. 
(b) GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of 
appropriations under subsection (g), the Secretary 
shall award national dislocated worker grants under 
section 170(b)(1)(B) of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3225(b)(1)(B)) to 
each eligible entity that seeks a grant to assist local 
boards and community-based organizations in car-
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rying out activities under subsections (f) and (d), re-
spectively, for the following purposes: 
(A) To support the recruitment, place-
ment, and training, as applicable, of eligible in-
dividuals seeking employment in contact tracing 
and related positions in accordance with the na-
tional system for COVID–19 testing, contact 
tracing, surveillance, containment, and mitiga-
tion established under section 222. 
(B) To assist with the employment transi-
tion to new employment or education and train-
ing of individuals employed under this section 
in preparation for and upon termination of such 
employment. 
(2) TIMELINE.—The Secretary of Labor shall— 
(A) issue application requirements under 
subsection (c) not later than 10 days after the 
date of enactment of this section; and 
(B) award grants to an eligible entity 
under paragraph (1) not later than 10 days 
after the date on which the Secretary receives 
an application from such entity. 
(c) GRANT APPLICATION.—An eligible entity apply-
ing for a grant under this section shall submit an applica-
tion to the Secretary, at such time and in such form and 
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(F) CHAIR.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
select the Chair of the Council from among 
the members of the Council. 
(ii) 
INITIATING
GUIDANCE.—The 
Chair, on behalf of the Council, shall iden-
tify and invite individuals from diverse en-
tities to provide the Council with advice 
and information pertaining to addressing 
social determinants of health, including— 
(I) individuals from State and 
local government health and human 
services agencies; 
(II) individuals from State Med-
icaid agencies; 
(III) individuals from State and 
local government budget offices; 
(IV) 
individuals 
from 
public 
housing authorities or State housing 
finance agencies; 
(V) individuals from nonprofit or-
ganizations, small businesses, and 
philanthropic organizations; 
(VI) advocates; 
(VII) researchers; and 
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