that meets the definition of such term subsection (a) of 
this section, including any funds awarded for the purposes 
of grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, or the de-
velopment, implementation, or administration, of an ap-
prenticeship or an apprenticeship program. 
(j) DISPLACEMENT.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—A participant in a program 
or activity authorized under this section shall not 
displace (including a partial displacement, such as a 
reduction in the hours of nonovertime work, wages, 
or employment benefits) any currently employed em-
ployee (as of the date of the participation). 
(2) PROHIBITION
ON
IMPAIRMENT
OF
CON-
TRACTS.—A program or activity authorized under 
this section shall not impair an existing contract for 
services or collective bargaining agreement, and no 
such activity that would be inconsistent with the 
terms of a collective bargaining agreement shall be 
undertaken without the written concurrence of the 
labor organization and employer concerned. 
(k) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$500,000,000. 
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SEC. 7. GAO STUDY. 
(a) SCOPE OF STUDY.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct a study to evaluate— 
(1) the strategies, components, policies, and 
practices used by recipients of funding under this 
Act to successfully assist— 
(A) State, Tribal, and local health depart-
ments; and 
(B) State, Tribal, and local workforce de-
velopment systems; and 
(2) any challenges associated with implementa-
tion of such strategies, components, policies, and 
practices. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the study 
under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall con-
sult with a geographically diverse (including urban, subur-
ban, and rural) representation of individuals engaged in 
implementation of this Act, including the following: 
(1) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
employees. 
(2) Department of Labor employees. 
(3) State and local public health departments. 
(4) State and local workforce development sys-
tems. 
(5) Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations. 
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(6) Case investigators, contact tracers, and so-
cial support specialists. 
(c) SUBMISSION.—Not later than two years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
shall submit the study conducted under subsection (a) to 
the appropriate congressional committees. 
SEC. 8. APPLICATION OF THE SERVICE CONTRACT ACT TO 
CONTRACTS AND GRANTS. 
Contracts and grants which include contact tracing 
as part of the scope of work and that are awarded under 
this subtitle shall require that contact tracers and related 
positions are paid not less than the prevailing wage and 
fringe rates required under chapter 67 of title 41, United 
States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Service Contract 
Act’’), for the area in which the work is performed. To 
the extent that a nonstandard wage determination is re-
quired to establish a prevailing wage for contact tracers 
and related positions for purposes of this subtitle, the Sec-
retary of Labor shall issue such determination not later 
than 14 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
based on a job description used by the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention and contractors or grantees per-
forming contact tracing for State public health agencies. 
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SEC. 9. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to restrict or 
in any way infringe upon individuals’ freedom of associa-
tion. 
Æ 
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