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(B) one or more nonprofit or community- 
based organizations partnering with such health 
departments; 
(2) how the activities described in paragraph 
(1) will support State efforts to address the demand 
for contact tracing and related positions with respect 
to— 
(A) the State plans referred to in the head-
ing ‘‘Public Health and Social Services Emer-
gency Fund’’ in title I of division B of the Pay-
check Protection Program and Health Care En-
hancement Act (Public Law 116–139); 
(B) the testing strategy submitted under 
section 541; and 
(C) the number of eligible individuals that 
the State plans to recruit and train under the 
plans and strategies described in subparagraphs 
(A) and (B); 
(3) the specific strategies for recruiting and 
placement of eligible individuals from or residing 
within the communities in which they will work, in-
cluding— 
(A) plans for the recruitment of eligible in-
dividuals to serve as contact tracers and related 
positions, including dislocated workers, individ-
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uals with barriers to employment, veterans, new 
entrants in the workforce, or underemployed or 
furloughed workers, who are from or reside in 
or near the local area in which they will serve, 
and who, to the extent practicable— 
(i) have experience or a background in 
industry-sectors and occupations such as 
public health, social services, customer 
service, case management, or occupations 
that require related qualifications, skills, or 
competencies, such as strong interpersonal 
and communication skills, needed for con-
tact tracing and related positions, as de-
scribed in section 562(d)(2)(E)(ii); or 
(ii) seek to transition to public health 
and public health related occupations upon 
the conclusion of employment in contact 
tracing and related positions; and 
(B) how such strategies will take into ac-
count the diversity of such community, includ-
ing racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, linguistic, or 
geographic diversity; 
(4) the amount, timing, and mechanisms for 
distribution of funds provided to local boards or 
through subgrants as described in subsection (d); 
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(5) for eligible entities described in subpara-
graphs (A) through (C) of subsection (a)(4), a de-
scription of how the eligible entity will ensure the eq-
uitable distribution of funds with respect to— 
(A) geography (such as urban and rural 
distribution); 
(B) medically underserved populations (as 
defined in section 33(b)(3) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(b))); 
(C) health professional shortage areas (as 
defined under section 332(a) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254e(a))); and 
(D) the racial and ethnic diversity of the 
area; and 
(6) for eligible entities who are local boards, a 
description of how a grant to such eligible entity 
would serve the equitable distribution of funds as de-
scribed in paragraph (5). 
(d) SUBGRANT AUTHORIZATION AND APPLICATION 
PROCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity may award 
a subgrant to one or more community-based organi-
zations for the purposes of partnering with a State 
or local board to conduct outreach and education ac-
tivities to inform potentially eligible individuals 
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about employment opportunities in contact tracing 
and related positions. 
(2) APPLICATION.—A community-based organi-
zation shall submit an application at such time and 
in such manner as the eligible entity may reasonably 
require, including— 
(A) a demonstration of the community- 
based organization’s established expertise and 
effectiveness in community outreach in the local 
area that such organization plans to serve; 
(B) a demonstration of the community- 
based organization’s expertise in providing em-
ployment or public health information to the 
local areas in which such organization plans to 
serve; and 
(C) a description of the expertise of the 
community-based organization in utilizing cul-
turally competent and multilingual strategies in 
the provision of services. 
(e) GRANT DISTRIBUTION.— 
(1) FEDERAL DISTRIBUTION.— 
(A) USE OF FUNDS.— The Secretary of 
Labor shall use the funds appropriated to carry 
out this section as follows: 
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(i) Subject to clause (ii), the Secretary 
shall distribute funds among eligible enti-
ties in accordance with a formula to be es-
tablished by the Secretary that provides a 
minimum level of funding to each eligible 
entity that seeks a grant under this section 
and allocates additional funding as follows: 
(I) The formula shall give first 
priority based on the number and pro-
portion of contact tracing and related 
positions that the State plans to re-
cruit, place, and train individuals as a 
part of the State strategy described in 
subsection (c)(2)(A). 
(II) Subject to subclause (I), the 
formula shall give priority in accord-
ance with section 562(c). 
(ii) Not more than 2 percent of the 
funding for administration of the grants 
and for providing technical assistance to 
recipients of funds under this section. 
(B) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.—If the ge-
ographic region served by one or more eligible 
entities overlaps, the Secretary shall distribute 
funds among such entities in such a manner 
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that ensures equitable distribution with respect 
to the factors under subsection (c)(5). 
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY USE OF FUNDS.—An eli-
gible entity described in subparagraphs (A) through 
(C) of subsection (a)(4)— 
(A) shall, not later than 30 days after the 
date on which the entity receives grant funds 
under this section, provide not less than 70 per-
cent of grant funds to local boards for the pur-
pose of carrying out activities in subsection (f); 
(B) may use up to 20 percent of such 
funds to make subgrants to community-based 
organizations in the service area to conduct out-
reach, to potential eligible individuals, as de-
scribed in subsection (d); 
(C) in providing funds to local boards and 
awarding subgrants under this subsection shall 
ensure the equitable distribution with respect to 
the factors described in subsection (c)(5); and 
(D) may use not more than 10 percent of 
the funds awarded under this section for the 
administrative costs of carrying out the grant 
and for providing technical assistance to local 
boards and community-based organizations. 
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(II) exploring career pathways 
that lead to in-demand industries and 
sectors, including in public health and 
related occupations; and 
(E) services for the period during which 
the eligible individual is employed in a contact 
tracing and related position to ensure job reten-
tion, which may include— 
(i) supportive services throughout the 
term of employment; 
(ii) a continuation of skills training as 
related to employment in contact tracing 
and related positions, that is conducted in 
collaboration with the employers of such 
individuals; 
(iii) mentorship services and job re-
tention support for eligible individuals; or 
(iv) targeted training for managers 
and workers working with eligible individ-
uals (such as mentors), and human re-
source representatives; 
(4) Supporting the transition and placement in 
unsubsidized employment for eligible individuals 
serving in contact tracing and related positions after 
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such positions are no longer necessary in the State 
or local area, including— 
(A) any additional training and employ-
ment activities as described in section 170(d)(4) 
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3225(d)(4)); 
(B) developing the appropriate combina-
tion of services to enable the eligible individual 
to achieve the employment and career goals 
identified under paragraph (3)(D)(ii)(I); and 
(C) services to assist eligible individuals in 
maintaining employment for not less than 12 
months after the completion of employment in 
contact tracing and related positions, as appro-
priate. 
(5) Any other activities as described in sub-
sections (a)(3) and (b) of section 134 of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3174). 
(g) 
LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding 
section 
170(d)(3)(A) of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3225(d)(3)(A)), a person may be 
employed in a contact tracing and related positions using 
funds under this section for a period not greater than 2 
years. 
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(h) REPORTING BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days of 
the enactment of this Act, and once grant funds 
have been expended under this section, the Secretary 
shall report to the Committee on Education and 
Labor of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of 
the Senate, and make publicly available a report 
containing a description of— 
(A) the number of eligible individuals re-
cruited, hired, and trained in contact tracing 
and related positions; 
(B) the number of individuals successfully 
transitioned to unsubsidized employment or 
training at the completion of employment in 
contact tracing and related positions using 
funds under this subtitle; 
(C) the number of such individuals who 
were unemployed prior to being hired, trained, 
or deployed as described in paragraph (1); 
(D) the performance of each program sup-
ported by funds under this subtitle with respect 
to the indicators of performance under section 
116 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141), as applicable; 
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(E) the number of individuals in unsub-
sidized employment within six months and 1 
year, respectively, of the conclusion of employ-
ment in contact tracing and related positions 
and, of those, the number of individuals within 
a State, territorial, or local public health de-
partment in an occupation related to public 
health; 
(F) any information on how eligible enti-
ties, local boards, or community-based organiza-
tions that received funding under this sub-
section were able to support the goals of the na-
tional system for COVID–19 testing, contact 
tracing, surveillance, containment, and mitiga-
tion established under section 561 of this Act; 
and 
(G) best practices for improving and in-
creasing the transition of individuals employed 
in contract tracing and related positions to un-
subsidized employment. 
(2) DISAGGREGATION.—All data reported under 
paragraph (1) shall be disaggregated by race, eth-
nicity, sex, age, and, with respect to individuals with 
barriers to employment, subpopulation of such indi-
viduals, except for when the number of participants 
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in a category is insufficient to yield statistically reli-
able information or when the results would reveal 
personally identifiable information about an indi-
vidual participant. 
(i) SPECIAL RULE.—Any funds used for programs 
under this section that are used to fund an apprenticeship 
or apprenticeship program shall only be used for, or pro-
vided to, an apprenticeship or apprenticeship program 
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) INFORMATION
SHARING
REQUIREMENT
FOR 
HHS.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, shall provide the Secretary of 
Labor, acting through the Assistant Secretary of the Em-
ployment and Training Administration, with information 
on grants under section 562, including— 
(1) the formula used to award such grants to 
State, local, Tribal, and territorial health depart-
ments; 
(2) the dollar amounts of and scope of the work 
funded under such grants; 
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(3) the geographic areas served by eligible enti-
ties that receive such grants; and 
(4) the number of contact tracers and related 
positions to be hired using such grants. 
(k) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
amounts appropriated to carry out this subtitle, 
$500,000,000 shall be used by the Secretary of Labor to 
carry out subsections (a) through (h) of this section. 
SEC. 567. 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 contract 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. 568. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
To carry out this subtitle, there are authorized to be 
appropriated $75,000,000,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
Subtitle E—Demographic Data and 
Supply Reporting Related to 
COVID–19 
SEC. 571. COVID–19 REPORTING PORTAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish 
and maintain an online portal for use by eligible health 
care entities to track and transmit data regarding their 
personal protective equipment and medical supply inven-
tory and capacity related to COVID–19. 
(b) ELIGIBLE HEALTH CARE ENTITIES.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘eligible health care entity’’ means a li-
censed acute care hospital, hospital system, or long-term 
care facility with confirmed cases of COVID–19. 
(c) SUBMISSION.—An eligible health care entity shall 
report using the portal under this section on a biweekly 
basis in order to assist the Secretary in tracking usage 
and need of COVID–related supplies and personnel in a 
regular and real-time manner. 
(d) INCLUDED INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall 
design the portal under this section to include information 
on personal protective equipment and medical supply in-
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ventory and capacity related to COVID–19, including with 
respect to the following: 
(1) PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT.— 
Total personal protective equipment inventory, in-
cluding, in units, the numbers of N95 masks and 
authorized equivalent respirator masks, surgical 
masks, exam gloves, face shields, isolation gowns, 
and coveralls. 
(2) MEDICAL SUPPLY.— 
(A) Total ventilator inventory, including, in 
units, the number of universal, adult, pediatric, 
and infant ventilators. 
(B) Total diagnostic and serological test 
inventory, including, in units, the number of 
test platforms, tests, test kits, reagents, trans-
port media, swabs, and other materials or sup-
plies determined necessary by the Secretary. 
(3) CAPACITY.— 
(A) Case count measurements, including 
confirmed positive cases and persons under in-
vestigation. 
(B) Total number of staffed beds, includ-
ing medical surgical beds, intensive care beds, 
and critical care beds. 
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(C) Available beds, including medical sur-
gical beds, intensive care beds, and critical care 
beds. 
(D) Total number of COVID–19 patients 
currently utilizing a ventilator. 
(E) Average number of days a COVID–19 
patient is utilizing a ventilator. 
(F) Total number of additionally needed 
professionals in each of the following categories: 
intensivists, critical care physicians, respiratory 
therapists, registered nurses, certified registered 
nurse anesthetists, and laboratory personnel. 
(G) Total number of hospital personnel 
currently not working due to self-isolation fol-
lowing a known or presumed COVID–19 expo-
sure. 
(e) ACCESS TO INFORMATION RELATED TO INVEN-
TORY AND CAPACITY.—The Secretary shall ensure that 
relevant agencies and officials, including the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, the Assistant Secretary 
for Preparedness and Response, and the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency, have access to information re-
lated to inventory and capacity submitted under this sec-
tion. 
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(f) WEEKLY REPORT TO CONGRESS.—On a weekly 
basis, the Secretary shall transmit information related to 
inventory and capacity submitted under this section to the 
appropriate committees of the House and Senate. 
SEC. 572. REGULAR CDC REPORTING ON DEMOGRAPHIC 
DATA. 
Not later than 14 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Direc-
tor of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
shall amend the reporting 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 Enhancement Act (Public Law 116–139; 
134 Stat. 620, 626) on the demographic characteristics, 
including race, ethnicity, age, sex, gender, geographic re-
gion, and other relevant factors of individuals tested for 
or diagnosed with COVID–19, to include— 
(1) providing technical assistance to State, 
local, and territorial health departments to improve 
the collection and reporting of such demographic 
data; 
(2) if such data is not so collected or reported, 
the reason why the State, local, or territorial depart-
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formation’’ and inserting ‘‘unsecured protected health in-
formation’’. 
(e) Section 3401(2)(D) of division A of the CARES 
Act (Public Law 116–136), is amended by striking ‘‘Not 
Later than’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than’’. 
(f) Section 831(f) of the Public Health Service Act, 
as redesignated by section 3404(a)(6)(E) and amended by 
section 3404(a)(6)(G) of division A of the CARES Act 
(Public Law 116–136), is amended by striking ‘‘a health 
care facility, or a partnership of such a school and facil-
ity’’. 
(g) Section 846(i) of the Public Health Service Act, 
as amended by section 3404(a)(8)(C) of division A of the 
CARES Act (Public Law 116–136), is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘871(b),,’’ and inserting ‘‘871(b),’’. 
(h) Section 3606(a)(1)(A) of division A of the 
CARES Act (Public Law 116–136) is amended by striking 
‘‘In general’’ and inserting ‘‘IN GENERAL’’. 
(i) Section 3856(b)(1) of division A of the CARES 
Act (Public Law 116–136) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 905(b)(4) of the 
FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 (Public Law 115– 
52) is amended by striking ‘Section 744H(e)(2)(B) 
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 379j–52(e)(2)(B))’ and inserting ‘Section 
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