(B) eligible institutions of higher education 
described in section 371(a) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)) that 
have partnerships with one or more faith-based, 
community, or nonprofit organizations; and 
(2) ensure that grantees represent or dem-
onstrate an intent to subcontract with entities hav-
ing relationships with medically underserved commu-
nities. 
(d) HIRING OF PERSONNEL.—The individuals hired 
and trained to perform services pursuant to the com-
prehensive program under subsection (a) shall have— 
(1) experience working in medically underserved 
communities; and 
(2) relationships with individuals who reside in 
medically underserved communities. 
(e) PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION.—The 
Secretary shall ensure that the individually identifiable in-
formation collected to perform contact tracing pursuant 
to the comprehensive program under subsection (a) is se-
cure from unauthorized access and disclosure. 
(f) LIMITATIONS ON USE OF COLLECTION, USE AND 
DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION.—Individuals, 
Federal agencies, and entities carrying out actions under 
or administering the program under this section shall col-
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lect only the information strictly necessary to carry out 
the program, and shall not— 
(1) use or disclose the information generated 
pursuant to the program for any purpose other than 
carrying out the program; 
(2) publish or sell individually identifiable infor-
mation generated pursuant to the program nor 
transmit such data for purposes other than carrying 
out the program, including sharing personally identi-
fiable information with any local, State, or Federal 
law enforcement agency; or 
(3) permit anyone other than the officers and 
employees of the entities charged with administering 
the program, who are subject to the limitations of 
this section, to access or examine such individually 
identifiable information. 
(g) STRATEGY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall develop and publish a comprehensive strategy 
with respect to the comprehensive program under 
subsection (a) for the purpose of addressing health 
and health disparities, taking into consideration the 
following: 
(A) Race and ethnicity. 
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(B) Sex (including sexual orientation and 
gender identity). 
(C) Age. 
(D) Limited English proficiency. 
(E) Socioeconomic status. 
(F) Disability. 
(G) Census tract. 
(H) Occupation. 
(I) Other demographic data. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—In developing the strat-
egy under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult 
with health officials who represent the following: 
(A) State and territorial governments. 
(B) Local governments. 
(C) Tribal governments. 
SEC. 102. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, acting through the Director 
of the Indian Health Service, shall implement a com-
prehensive program to prevent and respond to COVID– 
19 through programs and services administered by— 
(1) the Indian Health Service; and 
(2) Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, Urban 
Indian organizations, and health service providers to 
Tribes pursuant to a contract or compact under— 
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(A) the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et 
seq.); or 
(B) the Indian Health Care Improvement 
Act (25 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). 
(b) COMPONENTS.—The comprehensive program 
under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) The provision of diagnostic tests for the 
virus that causes COVID–19, including rapid re-
sponse tests and testing through the use of mobile 
health units. 
(2) The provision of serological tests related to 
SARS–CoV–2. 
(3) Contact tracing to identify and monitor the 
contacts of individuals who are or were infected with 
the virus that causes COVID–19, including hiring 
and training culturally and linguistically competent 
contact tracers. 
(4) Equitable vaccine distribution and imple-
mentation. 
(5) The provision of personal protective equip-
ment to essential workers, including— 
(A) community health representatives em-
ployed under section 516 of the Indian Health 
Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1616f); and 
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(B) community health aides employed 
under section 119 of the Indian Health Care 
Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1616l). 
(6) The facilitation of— 
(A) voluntary isolation and quarantine of 
individuals presumed or confirmed to be in-
fected with, or exposed to individuals presumed 
or confirmed to be infected with, the virus that 
causes COVID–19; and 
(B) the provision of social services and 
support for such individuals. 
(7) A culturally competent and linguistically ap-
propriate social marketing campaign carried out by 
trusted members of the community involved to in-
crease public awareness of— 
(A) health precautions to prevent exposure 
to, and the spread of, the virus that causes 
COVID–19; 
(B) the benefits of monitoring and testing 
for such virus; 
(C) education about the safety and effec-
tiveness of vaccines for COVID–19; 
(D) health care assistance programs and 
entities that provide testing, tracing, and vac-
cination services related to SARS–CoV–2; 
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(E) public assistance and unemployment 
programs for individuals affected by the spread 
of COVID–19; 
(F) the purpose and protections of per-
sonal and demographic information collected by 
entities engaged in administering COVID–19 
testing, treatment, follow-up, and vaccines; and 
(G) other public awareness priorities. 
(8) Awarding grants or cooperative agreements 
to epidemiology centers established under section 
214 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 
U.S.C. 1621m). 
(c) CONSULTATION.—Before implementing the pro-
gram under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) consult with Indian Tribes and Tribal orga-
nizations; and 
(2) confer with Urban Indian organizations. 
SEC. 103. In this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘essential worker’’ means— 
(A) a health sector employee; 
(B) an emergency response worker; 
(C) a sanitation worker; 
(D) a worker at a business which a State, 
local, territorial, or Tribal government official 
has determined must remain open to serve the 
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public during a public health emergency (as de-
clared pursuant to section 319 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d)) with re-
spect to COVID–19; and 
(E) any other worker who cannot telework, 
and whom the State deems to be essential dur-
ing a public health emergency with respect to 
COVID–19. 
(2) The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ means an ‘‘Indian 
tribe’’ as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-De-
termination and Education Assistance Act (25 
U.S.C. 5304). 
(3) The term ‘‘medically underserved commu-
nities’’ means communities that each— 
(A) have a rate of infection, hospitaliza-
tion, or death with respect to COVID–19 that 
is higher than the national average; 
(B) have a high percentage of racial and 
ethnic minorities; 
(C) have a significant number of individ-
uals who are limited English proficient; or 
(D) are above the 90th percentile accord-
ing to the area deprivation index developed by 
the Administrator of the Health Resources and 
Services Administration. 
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(4) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services. 
(5) The term ‘‘Tribal organization’’ means a 
‘‘tribal organization’’ as defined in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(6) The term ‘‘Urban Indian organization’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 4 of the In-
dian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 
1603). 
SEC. 104. Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, 
the additional amounts appropriated by this Act to appro-
priations accounts shall be available under the authorities 
and conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts 
for fiscal year 2021. 
SEC. 105. Each amount designated in this Act by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available 
(or transferred, as applicable) only if the President subse-
quently so designates all such amounts and transmits such 
designations to the Congress. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘COVID Community 
Care Act’’. 
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