1778 
Homeland Security to establish by a 
preponderance of the evidence that 
the alien meets the requirements of 
paragraph (2). 
(ii) CONVERSION OF PENDING APPLI-
CATIONS.—The Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity shall establish procedures for the ad-
judication of any employment authoriza-
tion applications for aliens described in 
paragraph (2) that are pending on the date 
of the enactment of this title, and the 
issuance of employment authorization doc-
uments in connection with such applica-
tions in accordance with the terms and 
conditions of this subsection, upon request 
by the applicant. 
(B) FEES.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall collect a fee for the processing of 
applications for employment authorization as 
provided under this paragraph. 
(C) REQUEST FOR EVIDENCE.—If all re-
quired initial evidence has been submitted 
under this subsection but such evidence does 
not establish eligibility, the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall issue a request for evidence
1779 
not later than 15 days after receipt of the ap-
plication for employment authorization. 
(D) DECISION.—The Secretary of Home-
land Security shall issue a final decision on an 
application for employment authorization under 
this subsection not later than 30 days after re-
ceipt of such application, or, if a request for 
evidence is issued, not later than 15 days after 
the Secretary receives the alien’s response to 
such request. 
(E) 
EMPLOYMENT
AUTHORIZATION 
CARD.—An employment authorization document 
issued under this subsection shall— 
(i) be valid for a period of not less 
than 1 year; 
(ii) include the annotation ‘‘COVID– 
19’’; and 
(iii) notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, allow the bearer of such docu-
ment to engage in employment during its 
validity period, with any United States em-
ployer to perform services described in 
paragraph (1). 
(F) RENEWAL.—Subject to paragraph (5), 
the Secretary of Homeland Security may renew
1780 
an employment authorization document issued 
under this subsection in accordance with proce-
dures established by the Secretary. 
(G) CLARIFICATIONS.— 
(i) MAINTENANCE OF STATUS.—Not-
withstanding a reduction in hours or ces-
sation of work with the employer that peti-
tioned for the alien’s underlying non-
immigrant status, an alien granted employ-
ment authorization under this subsection, 
and the spouse and children of such alien 
shall, for the period of such authorization, 
be deemed— 
(I) to be lawfully present in the 
United States; and 
(II) to have continuously main-
tained the alien’s underlying non-
immigrant status for purposes of an 
extension of such status, a change of 
nonimmigrant status under section 
248 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1258), or adjust-
ment of status under section 245 of 
such Act (8 U.S.C. 1255).
1781 
(ii) LIMITATIONS.—An employment 
authorization document described in sub-
paragraph (E) may not be— 
(I) utilized by the alien to engage 
in any employment other than that 
which is described in paragraph (1); 
or 
(II) accepted by an employer as 
evidence of authorization under sec-
tion 274A(b)(1)(C) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1324a(b)(1)(C)), to engage in employ-
ment other than that which is de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
(4) TREATMENT OF TIME SPENT ENGAGING IN 
COVID–19-RELATED
WORK.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, time spent by an alien physi-
cian engaged in direct patient care involving the di-
agnosis, treatment, or prevention of COVID–19 
shall count towards— 
(A) the 5 years that an alien is required to 
work as a full-time physician for purposes of a 
national 
interest 
waiver 
under 
section 
203(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(2)(B)(ii)); and
1782 
(B) the 3 years that an alien is required 
to work as a full-time physician for purposes of 
a waiver of the 2-year foreign residence require-
ment under section 212(e) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(e)), as pro-
vided in section 214(l) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
1184(l)). 
(5) EXTENSION OR TERMINATION.—The proce-
dures described in paragraph (1) shall take effect on 
the date that is 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this title and shall remain in effect until 
180 days after the termination 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. 
(g) 
SPECIAL
IMMIGRANT
STATUS
FOR
NON-
IMMIGRANT COVID–19 WORKERS
AND THEIR FAMI-
LIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security may grant a petition for special immigrant 
classification to an alien described in paragraph (2) 
(and the spouse and children of such alien) if the 
alien files a petition for special immigrant status 
under section 204 of the Immigration and Nation-
1783 
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154) for classification under 
section 203(b)(4) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(4)). 
(2) ALIENS DESCRIBED.—An alien is described 
in this paragraph if, during the period beginning on 
the date that the COVID–19 public health emer-
gency was declared by the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services under section 319 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) and ending 
180 days after the termination of such emergency, 
the alien was— 
(A) authorized for employment in the 
United States and maintaining a nonimmigrant 
status; and 
(B) engaged in the practice of medicine, 
provision of healthcare services, or medical re-
search involving the diagnosis, treatment, or 
prevention of COVID–19 disease. 
(3) PRIORITY DATE.—Subject to paragraph (5), 
immigrant visas under paragraph (1) shall be made 
available to aliens in the order in which a petition 
on behalf of each such alien is filed with the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, except that an alien 
shall maintain any priority date that was assigned 
with respect to an immigrant visa petition or appli-
1785 
scribed in paragraph (2) shall be considered to 
have maintained lawful nonimmigrant status 
until the earlier of the date— 
(i) on which the Secretary of Home-
land Security accepts for filing, an applica-
tion for adjustment of status based on a 
petition described in paragraph (1); or 
(ii) that is 2 years after the date of 
the principal nonimmigrant’s death. 
(5) NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The total number of 
principal aliens who may be provided special 
immigrant status under this subsection may not 
exceed 4,000 per year for each of the 3 fiscal 
years beginning after the date of the enactment 
of this title. 
(B) EXCLUSION FROM NUMERICAL LIMITA-
TIONS.—Aliens provided special immigrant sta-
tus under this subsection shall not be counted 
against any numerical limitations under section 
201(d), 202(a), or 203(b)(4) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(d), 
1152(a), or 1153(b)(4)). 
(C) CARRY
FORWARD.—If the numerical 
limitation specified in subparagraph (A) is not
1786 
reached during a given fiscal year referred to in 
such subparagraph, the numerical limitation 
specified in such subparagraph for the following 
fiscal year shall be increased by a number equal 
to the difference between— 
(i) the numerical limitation specified 
in subparagraph (A) for the given fiscal 
year; and 
(ii) the number of principal aliens pro-
vided special immigrant status under this 
subsection during the given fiscal year. 
SEC. 191205. ICE DETENTION. 
(a) REVIEWING ICE DETENTION.—During 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, 
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.
1787 
(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; 
(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
1788 
(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. 
TITLE XIII—CORONAVIRUS 
RELIEF FUND AMENDMENTS 
SEC. 191301. CONGRESSIONAL INTENT RELATING TO TRIB-
AL 
GOVERNMENTS 
ELIGIBLE 
FOR 
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUND PAYMENTS. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section and the 
amendments made by subsection (b) is to affirm the April 
27, 2020, memorandum and decision of the United States 
District Court for the District of Columbia in Confederated 
Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation et al v. Mnuchin (Case 
No. 1:20–cv–01002) and clarify the intent of Congress 
that only Federally recognized Tribal Governments are eli-
gible for payments from the Coronavirus Relief Fund es-
1789 
tablished in section 601 of the Social Security Act, as 
added by section 5001(a) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, 
and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116–136). 
(b) ELIGIBLE TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.—Effective as 
if included in the enactment of the Coronavirus Aid, Re-
lief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116–136), 
section 601 of the Social Security Act, as added by section 
5001(a) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Se-
curity Act, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(7), by striking ‘‘Indian 
Tribes’’ and inserting ‘‘Tribal Governments’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1); 
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(2) 
through (5) as paragraphs (1) through (4), re-
spectively; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (4) (as redesig-
nated by subparagraph (B)) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(4) TRIBAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘Tribal 
Government’ means the recognized governing body 
of any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, 
pueblo, village, community, component band, or com-
ponent reservation, individually identified (including 
parenthetically) in the list published most recently as
1790 
of the date of enactment of this Act pursuant to sec-
tion 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe 
List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131).’’. 
(c) RULES RELATING TO PAYMENTS MADE BEFORE 
THE DATE OF ENACTMENT OF THIS ACT.— 
(1) PAYMENTS
MADE
TO
INELIGIBLE
ENTI-
TIES.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall require 
any entity that was not eligible to receive a payment 
from the amount set aside for fiscal year 2020 
under subsection (a)(2)(B) of section 601 of the So-
cial Security Act, as added by section 5001(a) of the 
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act 
(Public Law 116–136) and after the application of 
the amendments made by subsection (a) clarifying 
congressional intent relating to eligibility for such a 
payment, to return the full payment to the Depart-
ment. 
(2) DISTRIBUTION
OF
PAYMENTS
RETURNED 
BY
INELIGIBLE
ENTITIES.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall distribute payments returned under 
paragraph (1), without further appropriation or fis-
cal year limitation and not later than 7 days after 
receiving any returned funds as required under 
paragraph (1) to Tribal Governments eligible for 
payments under such section 601 of the Social Secu-
1791 
rity Act, as amended by subsection (a), in accord-
ance with subsection (c)(7) of such Act. 
(3) LIMITATION
ON
SECRETARIAL
AUTHOR-
ITY.—The Secretary of the Treasury is prohibited 
from requiring an entity that is eligible for a pay-
ment from the amount set aside for fiscal year 2020 
under subsection (a)(2)(B) of section 601 of the So-
cial Security Act, as amended by subsection(a), and 
that received a payment before the date of enact-
ment of this Act, from requiring the entity to return 
all or part of the payment except to the extent au-
thorized under section 601(f) of such Act in the case 
of a determination by the Inspector General of the 
Department of the Treasury that the Tribal govern-
ment failed to comply with the use of funds require-
ments of section 601(d) of such Act. 
SEC. 191302. REDISTRIBUTION OF AMOUNTS RECOVERED 
OR RECOUPED FROM PAYMENTS FOR TRIBAL 
GOVERNMENTS; 
REPORTING 
REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
Effective as if included in the enactment of the 
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Pub-
lic Law 116–136), section 601(c)(7) of the Social Security 
Act, as added by section 5001(a) of the Coronavirus Aid, 
Relief, and Economic Security Act, is amended—
1792 
(1) by striking ‘‘From the amount’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—From the amount’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) REDISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(i) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out 
the requirement under subparagraph (A) 
to ensure that all amounts available under 
subsection (a)(2)(B) for fiscal year 2020 
are distributed to Tribal governments, the 
Secretary shall redistribute any amounts 
from payments for Tribal Governments 
that are recovered through recoupment ac-
tivities carried out by the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of the Treasury 
under subsection (f), without further ap-
propriation, using a procedure and meth-
odology determined by the Secretary in 
consultation with Tribal Governments, to 
Tribal Governments that apply for pay-
ments from such amounts. 
‘‘(ii) REPAYMENT.—In carrying out 
the recoupment activities by the Inspector 
General of the Department of the Treasury
1793 
under subsection (f), Treasury shall not 
impose any additional fees, penalties, or in-
terest payments on Tribal Governments as-
sociated with any amounts that are recov-
ered. 
‘‘(C) DISCLOSURE
AND
REPORTING
RE-
QUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) DISCLOSURE OF FUNDING FOR-
MULA
AND
METHODOLOGY.—Not later 
than 24 hours before any payments for 
Tribal Governments are distributed by the 
Secretary pursuant to the requirements 
under subparagraph (A) and subparagraph 
(B), the Secretary shall publish on the 
website of the Department of the Treas-
ury— 
‘‘(I) a detailed description of the 
funding allocation formula; and 
‘‘(II) a detailed description of the 
procedure and methodology used to 
determine the funding allocation for-
mula. 
‘‘(ii) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—No 
later than 7 days after payments for Tribal 
Governments are distributed by the Sec-
1794 
retary pursuant to the requirements under 
subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B), 
the Secretary shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate, the Chair 
and Ranking Members of the House Com-
mittee on Natural Resources and the Chair 
and Vice-Chair of the Senate Committee 
on Indian Affairs a report summarizing— 
‘‘(I) an overview of actions taken 
by the Secretary in carrying out the 
requirements under subparagraph (A) 
and subparagraph (B); and 
‘‘(II) the date and amount of all 
fund disbursements, broken down by 
individual Tribal Government recipi-
ents.’’. 
SEC. 191303. USE OF RELIEF FUNDS. 
Effective as if included in the Coronavirus, Aid, Re-
lief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116–136), 
section 601 of the Social Security Act, as added by section 
5001(a) of such Act, is amended by striking subsection 
(d) and inserting the following:
1795 
‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—A State, Tribal government, 
and unit of local government shall use the funds provided 
under a payment made under this section to 
‘‘(1) cover only those costs of the State, Tribal 
government, or unit of local government that— 
‘‘(A) Are necessary expenditures incurred 
due to the public health emergency with respect 
to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19); 
‘‘(B) were not accounted for in the budget 
most recently approved as of the date of enact-
ment of this section for the State or govern-
ment; and 
‘‘(C) were incurred during the period that 
begins on January 31, 2020, and ends on De-
cember 31, 2020; or 
‘‘(2) Replace lost, delayed, or decreased reve-
nues, stemming from the public health emergency 
with respect to the coronavirus disease (COVID– 
19).’’. 
TITLE XIV—RURAL DIGITAL 
OPPORTUNITY 
SEC. 191401. ACCELERATION OF RURAL DIGITAL OPPOR-
TUNITY FUND PHASE I AUCTION. 
With respect to the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund 
Phase I auction (in this section referred to as the ‘‘auc-
1796 
tion’’) provided for in the Report and Order in the matter 
of Rural Digital Opportunity Fund and Connect America 
Fund adopted by the Federal Communications Commis-
sion (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’) on 
January 30, 2020 (FCC 20–5), the Commission shall 
modify the framework for the auction adopted in such Re-
port and Order as follows: 
(1) The Commission shall begin accepting long- 
form applications before the auction, not later than 
the earlier of the date that is 30 days after the date 
on which the Commission begins accepting short- 
form applications or July 31, 2020, from such appli-
cants as are willing to commit to the schedule de-
scribed in paragraph (3)(B) for deployment of net-
works capable of providing symmetrical Gigabit per-
formance service. 
(2) If the long-form applications accepted pur-
suant to paragraph (1) indicate that, for any census 
block or census block group identified in the Prelimi-
nary List of Eligible Areas released by the Commis-
sion on March 17, 2020, there is only 1 qualified ap-
plicant willing to commit to provide symmetrical 
Gigabit performance service pursuant to the sched-
ule described in paragraph (3)(B), the Commission
1798 
such applicant becomes a winning bidder and is 
awarded support; and 
(B) commit to— 
(i) begin construction not later than 6 
months following funding authorization; 
and 
(ii) begin to make service available not 
later than 1 year following funding author-
ization. 
(4) If an applicant to which an award of sup-
port has been made under paragraph (2)(A) for a 
census block or census block group fails to meet the 
requirements of paragraph (3) with respect to such 
award of support, the Commission shall revoke such 
award of support and include such census block or 
census block group for competitive bidding in the 
Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase II auction 
provided for in such Report and Order. 
(5) The Commission shall require an applicant 
to which an award of support has been made under 
paragraph (2)(A) to meet the deployment schedule 
to which the applicant committed under paragraph 
(3)(B).
1799 
SEC. 191402. ENSURING THE FCC CREATES ACCURATE 
SERVICE MAPS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—Title 
VIII of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 641 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 807. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated to the Com-
mission to carry out this title— 
‘‘(1) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and 
‘‘(2) $9,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2021 through 2027.’’. 
(b) DEADLINE FOR CREATION OF MAPS.—Section 
802(c)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
642(c)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘create’’ and inserting 
‘‘create, not later than October 1, 2020’’. 
TITLE XV—FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Matters Relating to the 
Department of State 
SEC. 191501. MITIGATION PLAN TO ASSIST FEDERAL VOT-
ERS OVERSEAS IMPACTED BY COVID–19. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a plan to 
mitigate the effects of limited or curtailed diplomatic
1800 
pouch capacities or other operations constraints at United 
States diplomatic and consular posts, due to coronavirus, 
on overseas voters (as such term is defined in section 
107(5) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee 
Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 20310(5))) seeking to return ab-
sentee ballots and other balloting materials under such 
Act with respect to elections for Federal office held in 
2020. Such plan shall include steps to— 
(1) restore or augment diplomatic pouch capac-
ities; 
(2) facilitate using the Army Post Office, Fleet 
Post Office, the United States mails, or private 
couriers, if available; 
(3) mitigate other operations constraints affect-
ing eligible overseas voters; and 
(4) develop specific outreach plans to educate 
eligible overseas voters about accessing all available 
forms of voter assistance prior to the date of the 
regularly scheduled general election for Federal of-
fice. 
(b) REPORT ON EFFORTS TO ASSIST AND INFORM 
FEDERAL VOTERS OVERSEAS.—Not later than 90 days 
before the date of the regularly scheduled general election 
for Federal office held in November 2020, the Secretary 
of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense,
1801 
shall report to the appropriate congressional committees 
on the implementation of efforts to carry out the plan sub-
mitted pursuant to subsection (a). 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. 
SEC. 191502. REPORT ON EFFORTS OF THE CORONAVIRUS 
REPATRIATION TASK FORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the date specified 
in subsection (b), the Secretary of State shall submit to 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate a report evaluating the efforts of the 
Coronavirus Repatriation Task Force of the Department 
of State to repatriate United States citizens and legal per-
manent residents in response to the 2020 coronavirus out-
break. The report shall identify— 
(1) the most significant impediments to repa-
triating such persons;
1802 
(2) the lessons learned from such repatriations; 
and 
(3) any changes planned to future repatriation 
efforts of the Department of State to incorporate 
such lessons learned. 
(b) DEADLINE.—The date specified in this subsection 
is the earlier of— 
(1) the date that is 90 days after the date on 
which the Coronavirus Repatriation Task Force of 
the Department of State is disbanded; or 
(2) September 30, 2020. 
Subtitle B—Global Health Security 
Act of 2020 
SEC. 191503. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Global Health Se-
curity Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 191504. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) In December 2009, President Obama re-
leased the National Strategy for Countering Biologi-
cal Threats, which listed as one of seven objectives 
‘‘Promote global health security: Increase the avail-
ability of and access to knowledge and products of 
the life sciences that can help reduce the impact
1803 
from outbreaks of infectious disease whether of nat-
ural, accidental, or deliberate origin’’. 
(2) In February 2014, the United States and 
nearly 30 other nations launched the Global Health 
Security Agenda (GHSA) to address several high- 
priority, global infectious disease threats. The 
GHSA is a multi-faceted, multi-country initiative in-
tended to accelerate partner countries’ measurable 
capabilities to achieve specific targets to prevent, de-
tect, and respond to infectious disease threats, 
whether naturally occurring, deliberate, or acci-
dental. 
(3) In 2015, the United Nations adopted the 
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which in-
clude specific reference to the importance of global 
health security as part of SDG 3 ‘‘ensure healthy 
lives and promote well-being for all at all ages’’ as 
follows: ‘‘strengthen the capacity of all countries, in 
particular developing countries, for early warning, 
risk reduction and management of national and 
global health risks’’. 
(4) On November 4, 2016, President Obama 
signed Executive Order 13747, ‘‘Advancing the 
Global Health Security Agenda to Achieve a World 
Safe and Secure from Infectious Disease Threats’’.
1804 
(5) In October 2017 at the GHSA Ministerial 
Meeting in Uganda, the United States and more 
than 40 GHSA member countries supported the 
‘‘Kampala Declaration’’ to extend the GHSA for an 
additional 5 years to 2024. 
(6) In December 2017, President Trump re-
leased the National Security Strategy, which in-
cludes the priority action: ‘‘Detect and contain bio-
threats at their source: We will work with other 
countries to detect and mitigate outbreaks early to 
prevent the spread of disease. We will encourage 
other countries to invest in basic health care systems 
and to strengthen global health security across the 
intersection of human and animal health to prevent 
infectious disease outbreaks’’. 
(7) In September 2018, President Trump re-
leased the National Biodefense Strategy, which in-
cludes objectives to ‘‘strengthen global health secu-
rity capacities to prevent local bioincidents from be-
coming epidemics’’, and ‘‘strengthen international 
preparedness to support international response and 
recovery capabilities’’. 
SEC. 191505. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States to—
1805 
(1) promote global health security as a core na-
tional security interest; 
(2) advance the aims of the Global Health Se-
curity Agenda; 
(3) collaborate with other countries to detect 
and mitigate outbreaks early to prevent the spread 
of disease; 
(4) encourage other countries to invest in basic 
resilient and sustainable health care systems; and 
(5) strengthen global health security across the 
intersection of human and animal health to prevent 
infectious disease outbreaks and combat the growing 
threat of antimicrobial resistance. 
SEC. 191506. GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY AGENDA INTER-
AGENCY REVIEW COUNCIL. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The President shall establish 
a Global Health Security Agenda Interagency Review 
Council (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Council’’) to 
perform the general responsibilities described in sub-
section (c) and the specific roles and responsibilities de-
scribed in subsection (e). 
(b) MEETINGS.—The Council shall meet not less than 
four times per year to advance its mission and fulfill its 
responsibilities.
1806 
(c) GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Council shall 
be responsible for the following activities: 
(1) Provide policy-level recommendations to 
participating agencies on Global Health Security 
Agenda (GHSA) goals, objectives, and implementa-
tion. 
(2) Facilitate interagency, multi-sectoral en-
gagement to carry out GHSA implementation. 
(3) Provide a forum for raising and working to 
resolve interagency disagreements concerning the 
GHSA. 
(4)(A) Review the progress toward and work to 
resolve challenges in achieving United States com-
mitments under the GHSA, including commitments 
to assist other countries in achieving the GHSA tar-
gets. 
(B) The Council shall consider, among other 
issues, the following: 
(i) The status of United States financial 
commitments to the GHSA in the context of 
commitments by other donors, and the con-
tributions of partner countries to achieve the 
GHSA targets. 
(ii) The progress toward the milestones 
outlined in GHSA national plans for those
1807 
countries where the United States Government 
has committed to assist in implementing the 
GHSA and in annual work-plans outlining 
agency priorities for implementing the GHSA. 
(iii) The external evaluations of United 
States and partner country capabilities to ad-
dress infectious disease threats, including the 
ability to achieve the targets outlined within the 
WHO Joint External Evaluation (JEE) tool, as 
well as gaps identified by such external evalua-
tions. 
(d) PARTICIPATION.—The Council shall consist of 
representatives, serving at the Assistant Secretary level or 
higher, from the following agencies: 
(1) The Department of State. 
(2) The Department of Defense. 
(3) The Department of Justice. 
(4) The Department of Agriculture. 
(5) The Department of Health and Human 
Services. 
(6) The Department of Labor. 
(7) The Department of Homeland Security. 
(8) The Office of Management and Budget. 
(9) The United States Agency for International 
Development.
1808 
(10) The Environmental Protection Agency. 
(11) The Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention. 
(12) The Office of Science and Technology Pol-
icy. 
(13) The National Institutes of Health. 
(14) The National Institute of Allergy and In-
fectious Diseases. 
(15) Such other agencies as the Council deter-
mines to be appropriate. 
(e) SPECIFIC ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The heads of agencies de-
scribed in subsection (d) shall— 
(A) make the GHSA and its implementa-
tion a high priority within their respective agen-
cies, and include GHSA-related activities within 
their respective agencies’ strategic planning and 
budget processes; 
(B) designate a senior-level official to be 
responsible for the implementation of this Act; 
(C) designate, in accordance with sub-
section (d), an appropriate representative at the 
Assistant Secretary level or higher to partici-
pate on the Council;
1809 
(D) keep the Council apprised of GHSA- 
related activities undertaken within their re-
spective agencies; 
(E) maintain responsibility for agency-re-
lated programmatic functions in coordination 
with host governments, country teams, and 
GHSA in-country teams, and in conjunction 
with other relevant agencies; 
(F) coordinate with other agencies that are 
identified in this section to satisfy pro-
grammatic goals, and further facilitate coordi-
nation of country teams, implementers, and do-
nors in host countries; and 
(G) coordinate across GHSA national 
plans and with GHSA partners to which the 
United States is providing assistance. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
ROLES
AND
RESPONSIBIL-
ITIES.—In addition to the roles and responsibilities 
described in paragraph (1), the heads of agencies de-
scribed in subsection (d) shall carry out their respec-
tive roles and responsibilities described in sub-
sections (b) through (i) of section 3 of Executive 
Order 13747 (81 Fed. Reg. 78701; relating to Ad-
vancing the Global Health Security Agenda to 
Achieve a World Safe and Secure from Infectious
1810 
Disease Threats), as in effect on the day before the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 191507. UNITED STATES COORDINATOR FOR GLOBAL 
HEALTH SECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall appoint an in-
dividual to the position of United States Coordinator for 
Global Health Security, who shall be responsible for the 
coordination of the interagency process for responding to 
global health security emergencies. As appropriate, the 
designee shall coordinate with the President’s Special Co-
ordinator for International Disaster Assistance. 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.—Not less frequently 
than twice each year, the employee designated under this 
section shall provide to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a briefing on the responsibilities and activities of 
the individual under this section. 
SEC. 191508. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of the Congress that, given the complex 
and multisectoral nature of global health threats to the 
United States, the President— 
(1) should consider appointing an individual 
with significant background and expertise in public 
health or emergency response management to the 
position of United States Coordinator for Global 
Health Security, as required by section 191507(a),
1811 
who is an employee of the National Security Council 
at the level of Deputy Assistant to the President or 
higher; and 
(2) in providing assistance to implement the 
strategy required under section 191509(a), should— 
(A) coordinate, through a whole-of-govern-
ment approach, the efforts of relevant Federal 
departments and agencies to implement the 
strategy; 
(B) seek to fully utilize the unique capa-
bilities of each relevant Federal department and 
agency while collaborating with and leveraging 
the contributions of other key stakeholders; and 
(C) utilize open and streamlined solicita-
tions to allow for the participation of a wide 
range of implementing partners through the 
most appropriate procurement mechanisms, 
which may include grants, contracts, coopera-
tive agreements, and other instruments as nec-
essary and appropriate. 
SEC. 191509. STRATEGY AND REPORTS. 
(a) STRATEGY.—The United States Coordinator for 
Global 
Health 
Security 
(appointed 
under 
section 
191507(a)) shall coordinate the development and imple-
1812 
mentation of a strategy to implement the policy aims de-
scribed in section 191505, which shall— 
(1) set specific and measurable goals, bench-
marks, timetables, performance metrics, and moni-
toring and evaluation plans that reflect international 
best practices relating to transparency, account-
ability, and global health security; 
(2) support and be aligned with country-owned 
global health security policy and investment plans 
developed with input from key stakeholders, as ap-
propriate; 
(3) facilitate communication and collaboration, 
as appropriate, among local stakeholders in support 
of a multi-sectoral approach to global health secu-
rity; 
(4) support the long-term success of programs 
by building the capacity of local organizations and 
institutions in target countries and communities; 
(5) develop community resilience to infectious 
disease threats and emergencies; 
(6) leverage resources and expertise through 
partnerships with the private sector, health organi-
zations, civil society, nongovernmental organizations, 
and health research and academic institutions; and
1813 
(7) support collaboration, as appropriate, be-
tween United States universities, and public and pri-
vate institutions in target countries and communities 
to promote health security and innovation. 
(b) COORDINATION.—The President, acting through 
the United States Coordinator for Global Health Security, 
shall coordinate, through a whole-of-government approach, 
the efforts of relevant Federal departments and agencies 
in the implementation of the strategy required under sub-
section (a) by— 
(1) establishing monitoring and evaluation sys-
tems, coherence, and coordination across relevant 
Federal departments and agencies; and 
(2) establishing platforms for regular consulta-
tion and collaboration with key stakeholders and the 
appropriate congressional committees. 
(c) STRATEGY SUBMISSION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
President, in consultation with the head of each rel-
evant Federal department and agency, shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees the 
strategy required under subsection (a) that provides 
a detailed description of how the United States in-
tends to advance the policy set forth in section
1814 
191505 and the agency-specific plans described in 
paragraph (2). 
(2) AGENCY-SPECIFIC PLANS.—The strategy re-
quired under subsection (a) shall include specific im-
plementation plans from each relevant Federal de-
partment and agency that describes— 
(A) the anticipated contributions of the de-
partment or agency, including technical, finan-
cial, and in-kind contributions, to implement 
the strategy; and 
(B) the efforts of the department or agen-
cy to ensure that the activities and programs 
carried out pursuant to the strategy are de-
signed to achieve maximum impact and long- 
term sustainability. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date on which the strategy required under sub-
section (a) is submitted to the appropriate congres-
sional committees under subsection (c), and not later 
than October 1 of each year thereafter, the Presi-
dent shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report that describes the status of the 
implementation of the strategy.
1815 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) identify any substantial changes made 
in the strategy during the preceding calendar 
year; 
(B) describe the progress made in imple-
menting the strategy; 
(C) identify the indicators used to establish 
benchmarks and measure results over time, as 
well as the mechanisms for reporting such re-
sults in an open and transparent manner; 
(D) contain a transparent, open, and de-
tailed accounting of expenditures by relevant 
Federal departments and agencies to implement 
the strategy, including, to the extent prac-
ticable, for each Federal department and agen-
cy, the statutory source of expenditures, 
amounts expended, partners, targeted popu-
lations, and types of activities supported; 
(E) describe how the strategy leverages 
other United States global health and develop-
ment assistance programs; 
(F) assess efforts to coordinate United 
States global health security programs, activi-
ties, and initiatives with key stakeholders;
1816 
(G) incorporate a plan for regularly review-
ing and updating strategies, partnerships, and 
programs and sharing lessons learned with a 
wide range of stakeholders, including key stake-
holders, in an open, transparent manner; and 
(H) describe the progress achieved and 
challenges concerning the United States Gov-
ernment’s ability to advance the Global Health 
Security Agenda across priority countries, in-
cluding data disaggregated by priority country 
using indicators that are consistent on a year- 
to-year basis and recommendations to resolve, 
mitigate, or otherwise address the challenges 
identified therein. 
(e) FORM.—The strategy required under subsection 
(a) and the report required under subsection (d) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classi-
fied annex. 
SEC. 191510. COMPLIANCE WITH THE FOREIGN AID TRANS-
PARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 
2016. 
Section 2(3) of the Foreign Aid Transparency and 
Accountability Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–191; 22 
U.S.C. 2394c note) is amended—
1817 
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) the Global Health Security Act of 
2020.’’. 
SEC. 191511. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate. 
(2) GLOBAL
HEALTH
SECURITY.—The term 
‘‘global health security’’ means activities supporting 
epidemic and pandemic preparedness and capabili-
ties at the country and global levels in order to mini-
mize vulnerability to acute public health events that 
can endanger the health of populations across geo-
graphical regions and international boundaries.
1818 
SEC. 191512. SUNSET. 
This subtitle (other than section 191507), and the 
amendments made by this subtitle, shall cease to be effec-
tive on December 31, 2024. 
Subtitle C—Securing America 
From Epidemics Act 
SEC. 191513. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Due to increasing population and popu-
lation density, human mobility, and ecological 
change, emerging infectious diseases pose a real and 
growing threat to global health security. 
(2) While vaccines can be the most effective 
tools to protect against infectious disease, the ab-
sence of vaccines for a new or emerging infectious 
disease with epidemic potential is a major health se-
curity threat globally, posing catastrophic potential 
human and economic costs. 
(3) The 1918 influenza pandemic infected 
500,000,000 people, or about one-third of the 
world’s 
population 
at 
the 
time, 
and 
killed 
50,000,000 people—more than died in the First 
World War. 
(4) The economic cost of an outbreak can be 
devastating. The estimated global cost today, should 
an outbreak of the scale of the 1918 influenza pan-
1819 
demic strike, is 5 percent of global gross domestic 
product. 
(5) Even regional outbreaks can have enormous 
human costs and substantially disrupt the global 
economy and cripple regional economies. The 2014 
Ebola outbreak in West Africa killed more than 
11,000 and cost $2,800,000,000 in losses in the af-
fected countries alone. 
(6) The ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak re-
flects the pressing need for quick and effective vac-
cine and countermeasure development. 
(7) While the need for vaccines to address 
emerging epidemic threats is acute, markets to drive 
the necessary development of vaccines to address 
them—a complex and expensive undertaking—are 
very often critically absent. Also absent are mecha-
nisms to ensure access to those vaccines by those 
who need them when they need them. 
(8) To address this global vulnerability and the 
deficit of political commitment, institutional capac-
ity, and funding, in 2017, several countries and pri-
vate partners launched the Coalition for Epidemic 
Preparedness Innovations (CEPI). CEPI’s mission 
is to stimulate, finance, and coordinate development 
of vaccines for high-priority, epidemic-potential
1820 
threats in cases where traditional markets do not 
exist or cannot create sufficient demand. 
(9) Through funding of partnerships, CEPI 
seeks to bring priority vaccines candidates through 
the end of phase II clinical trials, as well as support 
vaccine platforms that can be rapidly deployed 
against emerging pathogens. 
(10) CEPI has funded multiple partners to de-
velop 
vaccine 
candidates 
against 
the 
novel 
coronavirus, responding to this urgent, global re-
quirement. 
(11) Support for and participation in CEPI is 
an important part of the United States own health 
security and biodefense and is in the national inter-
est, complementing the work of many Federal agen-
cies and providing significant value through global 
partnership and burden-sharing. 
SEC. 191514. AUTHORIZATION FOR UNITED STATES PAR-
TICIPATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States is hereby au-
thorized to participate in the Coalition for Epidemic Pre-
paredness Innovations. 
(b) PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES.—The Coalition 
for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations shall be consid-
ered a public international organization for purposes of
1821 
section 1 of the International Organizations Immunities 
Act (22 U.S.C. 288). 
(c) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Presi-
dent shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report that includes the following: 
(1) The United States planned contributions to 
the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations 
and the mechanisms for United States participation 
in such Coalition. 
(2) The manner and extent to which the United 
States shall participate in the governance of the Co-
alition. 
(3) How participation in the Coalition supports 
relevant United States Government strategies and 
programs in health security and biodefense, to in-
clude— 
(A) the Global Health Security Strategy 
required by section 7058(c)(3) of division K of 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 
(Public Law 115–141); 
(B) the applicable revision of the National 
Biodefense Strategy required by section 1086 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2017 (6 U.S.C. 104); and
1822 
(C) any other relevant decision-making 
process for policy, planning, and spending in 
global health security, biodefense, or vaccine 
and medical countermeasures research and de-
velopment. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
SEC. 191515. AUTHORIZATION TO EXTEND MILLENNIUM 
CHALLENGE COMPACTS. 
Notwithstanding the limitation in section 609(j) the 
Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7708), the 
Millennium Challenge Corporation may extend any com-
pact in effect as of January 29, 2020, for up to one addi-
tional year to account for delays related to the spread of 
coronavirus, if the Corporation provides to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a jus-
tification prior to providing any such extension.
1823 
TITLE XVI—SCIENTIFIC 
INTEGRITY ACT 
SEC. 191601. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Scientific Integrity 
Act’’. 
SEC. 191602. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) science and the scientific process should 
help inform and guide public policy decisions on a 
wide range of issues, including improvement of pub-
lic health, protection of the environment, and protec-
tion of national security; 
(2) the public must be able to trust the science 
and scientific process informing public policy deci-
sions; 
(3) science, the scientific process, and the com-
munication of science should be free from politics, 
ideology, and financial conflicts of interest; 
(4) policies and procedures that ensure the in-
tegrity of the conduct and communication of publicly 
funded science are critical to ensuring public trust; 
(5) a Federal agency that funds, conducts, or 
oversees research should not suppress, alter, inter-
fere with, or otherwise impede the timely commu-
nication and open exchange of data and findings to
1824 
other agencies, policymakers, and the public of re-
search conducted by a scientist or engineer employed 
or contracted by a Federal agency that funds, con-
ducts, or oversees scientific research; 
(6) Federal agencies that fund, conduct, or 
oversee research should work to prevent the suppres-
sion or distortion of the data and findings; 
(7) under the First Amendment to the Con-
stitution, citizens of the United States have the right 
to ‘‘petition the government for a redress of griev-
ances’’; and 
(8) Congress has further protected those rights 
under section 7211 of title 5, United States Code, 
which states, ‘‘the right of employees, individually or 
collectively, to petition Congress or a member of 
Congress . . . may not be interfered with or denied’’. 
SEC. 191603. AMENDMENT TO AMERICA COMPETES ACT. 
Section 1009 of the America COMPETES Act (42 
U.S.C. 6620) is amended by striking subsections (a) and 
(b) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY POLICIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of the Scientific Integ-
rity Act, the head of each covered agency shall—
1825 
‘‘(A) adopt and enforce a scientific integ-
rity policy in accordance with subsections (b) 
and (c); and 
‘‘(B) submit such policy to the Director of 
the Office of Science and Technology Policy for 
approval. 
‘‘(2) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 30 days 
after the Director of the Office of Science and Tech-
nology Policy approves the scientific integrity policy 
under paragraph (1), the head of each covered agen-
cy shall— 
‘‘(A) make such policy available to the 
public on the website of the agency; and 
‘‘(B) submit such policy to the relevant 
Committees of Congress. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—A scientific integrity policy 
under subsection (a)— 
‘‘(1) shall prohibit any covered individual 
from— 
‘‘(A) engaging in dishonesty, fraud, deceit, 
misrepresentation, coercive manipulation, or 
other scientific or research misconduct; 
‘‘(B) 
suppressing, 
altering, 
interfering 
with, delaying without scientific merit, or other-
1826 
wise impeding the release and communication 
of, scientific or technical findings; 
‘‘(C) intimidating or coercing an individual 
to alter or censor, attempting to intimidate or 
coerce an individual to alter or censor, or retali-
ating against an individual for failure to alter 
or censor, scientific or technical findings; or 
‘‘(D) implementing an institutional barrier 
to cooperation with scientists outside the cov-
ered agency and the timely communication of 
scientific or technical findings; 
‘‘(2) shall allow a covered individual to— 
‘‘(A) disseminate scientific or technical 
findings, subject to existing law, by— 
‘‘(i) participating in scientific con-
ferences; and 
‘‘(ii) seeking publication in online and 
print publications through peer-reviewed, 
professional, or scholarly journals; 
‘‘(B) sit on scientific advisory or governing 
boards; 
‘‘(C) join or hold leadership positions on 
scientific councils, societies, unions, and other 
professional organizations;
1827 
‘‘(D) contribute to the academic peer-re-
view process as reviewers or editors; and 
‘‘(E) participate and engage with the sci-
entific community; 
‘‘(3) may require a covered individual to, before 
disseminating scientific or technical findings as de-
scribed in paragraph (2)(A), submit such findings to 
the agency for the purpose of review by the agency 
of the data and findings for technical accuracy if the 
scientific integrity policy outlines a clear and con-
sistent process for such review; and 
‘‘(4) shall require that— 
‘‘(A) scientific conclusions are not made 
based on political considerations; 
‘‘(B) the selection and retention of can-
didates for science and technology positions in 
the covered agency are based primarily on the 
candidate’s expertise, scientific credentials, ex-
perience, and integrity; 
‘‘(C) personnel actions regarding covered 
individuals, except for political appointees, are 
not taken on the basis of political consideration 
or ideology; 
‘‘(D) covered individuals adhere to the 
highest ethical and professional standards in
1829 
‘‘(2) ensure that such policy is clear with re-
spect to what activities are permitted and what ac-
tivities are not permitted; 
‘‘(3) ensure that there is a process for individ-
uals not employed or contracted by the agency, in-
cluding grantees, collaborators, partners, and volun-
teers, to report violations of the scientific integrity 
policy; 
‘‘(4) enforce such policy uniformly throughout 
the covered agency; and 
‘‘(5) make such policy available to the public, 
employees, private contractors, and grantees of the 
covered agency. 
‘‘(d) SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY OFFICER.—Not later 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each 
covered agency shall appoint a Scientific Integrity Officer, 
who shall— 
‘‘(1) be a career employee at the covered agency 
in a professional position; 
‘‘(2) have technical knowledge and expertise in 
conducting and overseeing scientific research; 
‘‘(3) direct the activities and duties described in 
subsections (e), (f), and (g); and 
‘‘(4) work closely with the inspector general of 
the covered agency, as appropriate.
1830 
‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS AND TRAINING.— 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the head of each covered agency shall establish— 
‘‘(1) an administrative process and administra-
tive appeal process for dispute resolution consistent 
with the scientific integrity policy of the covered 
agency adopted under subsection (a); and 
‘‘(2) a training program to provide— 
‘‘(A) regular scientific integrity and ethics 
training to employees and contractors of the 
covered agency; 
‘‘(B) new covered employees with training 
within one month of commencing employment; 
‘‘(C) information to ensure that covered in-
dividuals are fully aware of their rights and re-
sponsibilities regarding the conduct of scientific 
research, publication of scientific research, and 
communication with the media and the public 
regarding scientific research; and 
‘‘(D) information to ensure that covered 
individuals are fully aware of their rights and 
responsibilities for administrative hearings and 
appeals established in the covered agency’s sci-
entific integrity policy. 
‘‘(f) REPORTING.—
1831 
‘‘(1) ANNUAL REPORT.—Each year, each Sci-
entific Integrity Officer appointed by a covered agen-
cy under subsection (d) shall post an annual report 
on the public website of the covered agency that in-
cludes, for the year covered by the report— 
‘‘(A) the number of complaints of mis-
conduct with respect to the scientific integrity 
policy adopted under subsection (a)— 
‘‘(i) filed for administrative redress; 
‘‘(ii) petitioned for administrative ap-
peal; and 
‘‘(iii) still pending from years prior to 
the year covered by the report, if any; 
‘‘(B) an anonymized summary of each such 
complaint and the results of each such com-
plaint; and 
‘‘(C) any changes made to the scientific in-
tegrity policy. 
‘‘(2) INCIDENT REPORT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 30 
days after the date on which an incident de-
scribed in subparagraph (B) occurs, the head of 
a covered agency shall submit a report describ-
ing the incident to the Office of Science and
1832 
Technology Policy and the relevant Committees 
of Congress. 
‘‘(B) INCIDENT.—An incident described 
under this paragraph is an incident in which an 
individual, acting outside the channels estab-
lished under subsection (e), overrules the deci-
sion of the Scientific Integrity Officer with re-
spect to a dispute regarding a violation of the 
scientific integrity policy. 
‘‘(g) OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POL-
ICY.—The Director of the Office of Science and Tech-
nology Policy shall— 
‘‘(1) collate, organize, and publicly share all in-
formation it receives under subsection (g) in one 
place on its own website; and 
‘‘(2) on an annual basis, convene the Scientific 
Integrity Officer of each covered agency appointed 
under subsection (d) to discuss best practices for im-
plementing the requirements of this section. 
‘‘(h) PERIODIC REVIEW AND APPROVAL.— 
‘‘(1) INTERNAL
REVIEW.—The head of each 
covered agency shall periodically conduct a review of 
the scientific integrity policy and change such policy 
as appropriate.
1833 
‘‘(2) REVIEW BY THE OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND 
TECHNOLOGY POLICY.— 
‘‘(A) 
REVIEW
OF
SUBSTANTIAL
UP-
DATES.—The head of each covered agency shall 
submit to the Office of Science and Technology 
Policy for approval any substantial changes to 
the scientific integrity policy. 
‘‘(B) QUINQUENNIAL REVIEW.—Not later 
than 5 years after the date of the enactment of 
the Scientific Integrity Act, and quinquennially 
thereafter, the head of each covered agency 
shall submit the scientific integrity policy to the 
Office of Science and Technology Policy for re-
view and approval. 
‘‘(i) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later 
than 2 years after the date of the enactment of the Sci-
entific Integrity Act, the Comptroller General shall con-
duct a review of the implementation of the scientific integ-
rity policy by each covered agency. 
‘‘(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘agency’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 551 of title 5, 
United States Code.
1834 
‘‘(2) COVERED
AGENCY.—The term ‘covered 
agency’ means an agency that funds, conducts, or 
oversees scientific research. 
‘‘(3) COVERED
INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘cov-
ered individual’ means a Federal employee or con-
tractor who— 
‘‘(A) is engaged in, supervises, or manages 
scientific activities; 
‘‘(B) analyzes or publicly communicates in-
formation resulting from scientific activities; or 
‘‘(C) uses scientific information or analyses 
in making bureau, office, or agency policy, man-
agement, or regulatory decisions. 
‘‘(4) RELEVANT COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.— 
The 
term 
‘relevant 
Committees 
of 
Congress’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) 
the 
Committee 
on 
Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Science, Space, 
and Technology of the House of Representa-
tives.’’. 
SEC. 191604. EXISTING POLICIES; CLARIFICATION. 
(a) EXISTING SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY POLICIES.— 
Notwithstanding the amendments made by this title, a 
covered agency’s scientific integrity policy that was in ef-
1835 
fect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act 
may satisfy the requirements under the amendments made 
by this title if the head of the covered agency— 
(1) makes a written determination that the pol-
icy satisfies such requirements; and 
(2) submits the written determination and the 
policy to the Director of the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy for review and approval. 
(b) CLARIFICATION.—Nothing in this title shall af-
fect the application of United States copyright law. 
(c) COVERED AGENCY DEFINED.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered agency’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
1009 of the America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 6620). 
DIVISION T—ADDITIONAL 
OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 200001. APPLICATION OF LAW. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the pro-
hibition under section 213 of the Public Works and Eco-
nomic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3153) shall 
not apply with respect to applications for grants made 
under this Act or Public Law 116–136. 
SEC. 200002. DISASTER RECOVERY OFFICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 601(d)(2) of the Public 
Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3211(d)(2)) is amended—
1836 
(1) by striking ‘‘(2) RELEASE.—’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(2) RELEASE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) REVOLVING LOAN FUND PROGRAM.— 
The Secretary may release, subject to terms 
and conditions the Secretary determines appro-
priate, the Federal Government’s interest in 
connection with a grant under section 209(d) 
not less than 7 years after final disbursement 
of the grant, if— 
‘‘(i) the recipient has carried out the 
terms of the award in a satisfactory man-
ner; 
‘‘(ii) any proceeds realized from the 
release of the Federal Government’s inter-
est will be used for one or more activities 
that continue to carry out the economic de-
velopment purposes of this Act; and 
‘‘(iii) the recipient shall provide ade-
quate assurance to the Secretary that at 
all times after release of the Federal Gov-
ernment’s interest in connection with the 
grant, the recipient will be responsible for
1837 
continued compliance with the require-
ments of section 602 in the same manner 
it was responsible prior to release of the 
Federal Government’s interest and that 
the recipient’s failure to comply shall result 
in the Secretary taking appropriate action, 
including, but not limited to, rescission of 
the release and recovery of the Federal 
share of the grant.’’. 
(b) OFFICE OF DISASTER RECOVERY.—Title V of the 
Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3191 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 508. OFFICE OF DISASTER RECOVERY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall create an 
Office of Disaster Recovery to direct and implement the 
Agency’s post-disaster economic recovery responsibilities 
pursuant to sections 209(c)(2) and 703. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary is authorized 
to appoint and fix the compensation of such temporary 
personnel as may be necessary to implement disaster re-
covery measures, without regard to the provisions of title 
5, United States Code, governing appointments in the 
competitive service.’’.
1838 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 
1965 is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 507 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 508. Office of Disaster Recovery.’’. 
SEC. 200003. APPLICATION OF BUY AMERICAN. 
Chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code, shall not 
apply with respect to purchases made in response to the 
emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020, 
under section 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re-
lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5191) and 
under any subsequent major disaster declaration under 
section 401 of such Act that supersedes such emergency 
declaration. 
SEC. 200004. PREMIUM PAY AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If services performed during cal-
endar year 2020 or 2021 are determined by the head of 
the agency to be primarily related to response or recovery 
operations arising out of an emergency or major disaster 
declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re-
lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 
seq.), any premium pay that is funded, either directly or 
through reimbursement, by the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency shall be exempted from the aggregate of 
basic pay and premium pay calculated under section 
5547(a) of title 5, United States Code, and any other pro-
1839 
vision of law limiting the aggregate amount of premium 
pay payable on a biweekly or calendar year basis. 
(b) OVERTIME AUTHORITY.—Any overtime that is 
funded for such services described in subsection (a), either 
directly or through reimbursement, by the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency shall be exempted from any 
annual limit on the amount of overtime payable in a cal-
endar or fiscal year. 
(c) APPLICABILITY OF AGGREGATE LIMITATION ON 
PAY.—In determining whether an employee’s pay exceeds 
the applicable annual rate of basic pay payable under sec-
tion 5307 of title 5, United States Code, the head of an 
Executive agency shall not include pay exempted under 
this section. 
(d) LIMITATION OF PAY AUTHORITY.—Pay exempted 
from otherwise applicable limits under subsection (a) shall 
not cause the aggregate pay earned for the calendar year 
in which the exempted pay is earned to exceed the rate 
of basic pay payable for a position at level II of the Execu-
tive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
as if enacted on January 1, 2020.
1840 
SEC. 200005. COST SHARE. 
Assistance provided under the emergency declaration 
issued by the President on March 13, 2020, pursuant to 
section 501(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5191(b)), and 
under any subsequent major disaster declaration under 
section 401 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) that supersedes 
such emergency declaration, shall be at a 100 percent 
Federal cost share. 
SEC. 200006. CLARIFICATION OF ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For the emergency declared on 
March 13, 2020 by the President under section 501 of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5191), the President may provide 
assistance for activities, costs, and purchases of States or 
local governments or the owners or operators of eligible 
private nonprofit organizations, including— 
(1) activities eligible for assistance under sec-
tions 301, 415, 416, and 426 of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5141, 5182, 5183, 5189d); 
(2) backfill costs for first responders and other 
essential employees who are ill or quarantined; 
(3) increased operating costs for essential gov-
ernment services due to such emergency, including 
costs for implementing continuity plans, and shel-
1842 
(12) costs of establishing and operating shelters 
and providing services, including transportation, that 
help alleviate the need of individuals for shelter, in-
cluding individuals transitioning out of detention; 
and 
(13) costs of procuring and distributing food to 
individuals affected by the pandemic through net-
works established by State, local, or Tribal govern-
ments or other organizations, including restaurants 
and farms, and for the purchase of food directly 
from food producers and farmers. 
(b) APPLICATION
TO SUBSEQUENT MAJOR DIS-
ASTER.—The activities described in subsection (a) may 
also be eligible for assistance under any major disaster de-
clared by the President under section 401 of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 5170) that supersedes the emergency declaration 
described in such subsection. 
(c) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
FOR FUNERAL EX-
PENSES.—For any emergency or major disaster described 
in subsection (a) or subsection (b), the President shall pro-
vide financial assistance to an individual or household to 
meet disaster-related funeral expenses under section 
408(e)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(e)). 
(d) ADVANCED ASSISTANCE.—In order to facilitate 
activities under this section, the Administrator of the Fed-
1843 
eral Emergency Management Agency may provide assist-
ance in advance to an eligible applicant if a failure to do 
so would prevent the applicant from carrying out such ac-
tivities. 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to make ineligible any assistance 
that would otherwise be eligible under section 403, 408, 
or 502 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b, 5174, 5192). 
SEC. 200007. SAFETY UPGRADES IN GSA FACILITIES. 
(a) FACILITY SAFETY UPGRADES.—Not later than 
60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Ad-
ministrator of the General Services Administration shall 
take such actions as are necessary to prevent airborne 
transmission of COVID–19 through air conditioning, 
heating, ventilating, and water systems in facilities owned 
or leased by the General Services Administration to ensure 
safe and healthy indoor environments for Federal employ-
ees. 
(b) PRIORITIES.—Any projects carried out by the Ad-
ministrator to carry out this section shall prioritize indoor 
air and water environmental quality in facilities and en-
ergy-saving building technologies and products. 
SEC. 200008. NON-FEDERAL TENANTS IN GSA FACILITIES. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON REFERRAL TO DEBT COLLEC-
TION AGENCIES.—Administrator of the General Services
1844 
Administration may not refer any non-Federal tenants of 
facilities owned by the Administration to a debt collection 
agency during the national emergency declared by the 
President under the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 
1601 et seq.) relating to COVID–19. 
(b) REPORT ON RENT DEFERRAL REQUESTS.—Not 
later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Administrator of the General Services Administration 
shall submit to Congress a report containing all requests 
for rent deferrals related to COVID–19 from non-Federal 
tenants of facilities owned by the Administration. 
SEC. 200009. TRANSIT COVID–19 REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For the duration of the national 
emergency declared by the President under the National 
Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) related to the 
pandemic of SARS–CoV–2 or coronavirus disease 2019 
(COVID–19), recipients of funds under section 5307 of 
title 49, United States Code, that serve an urbanized area 
with a population of at least 500,000 individuals and that 
provided a minimum of 20,000,000 unlinked passenger 
trips in the most recent year for which data is available 
shall— 
(1) require each passenger to wear a mask or 
protective face covering while on board a public 
transportation vehicle;
1845 
(2) provide masks or protective face coverings, 
gloves, and hand santizer and wipes with sufficient 
alcohol content to operators, station managers, and 
other employees or contractors whose job respon-
sibilities include interaction with passengers; 
(3) ensure public transportation vehicles oper-
ated by such public transportation provider are 
cleaned, disinfected, and sanitized frequently in ac-
cordance with Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention guidance and ensure that employees or con-
tractors whose job responsibilities involve such clean-
ing, disinfecting, or sanitizing are provided masks or 
protective face coverings and gloves; 
(4) ensure stations and enclosed facilities 
owned, operated, or used by such public transpor-
tation provider, including facilities used for training 
or performance of indoor maintenance, repair, or 
overhaul work, are cleaned, disinfected, and sani-
tized frequently in accordance with Centers for Dis-
ease Control and Prevention guidance and ensure 
that employees or contractors whose job responsibil-
ities include such cleaning, disinfecting, or sanitizing 
are provided masks or other protective face cov-
erings and gloves; and
1846 
(5) establish guidelines, or adhere to applicable 
guidelines, for notifying employees of a confirmed 
COVID–19 diagnosis of an employee of such public 
transportation provider. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The implementation of the 
requirement under subsection (a)(1) shall be carried out 
in a manner determined by the provider of public trans-
portation. 
(c) AVAILABILITY.—If a provider of public transpor-
tation is unable to acquire any of the items needed to com-
ply with paragraph (2), (3), or (4) of subsection (a) due 
to market unavailability, such provider shall— 
(1) prepare and make public documentation 
demonstrating what actions have been taken to ac-
quire such items; and 
(2) continue efforts to acquire such items until 
they become available. 
SEC. 200010. REGULATION OF ANCHORAGE AND MOVEMENT 
OF VESSELS DURING NATIONAL EMERGENCY. 
Section 70051 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in the section heading by inserting ‘‘or 
public health emergency’’ after ‘‘national 
emergency’’;
1847 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or whenever the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services determines a public 
health emergency exists,’’ after ‘‘international rela-
tions of the United States’’; 
(3) by inserting ‘‘or to ensure the safety of ves-
sels and persons in any port and navigable water-
way,’’ after ‘‘harbor or waters of the United States’’; 
(4) by inserting ‘‘or public health emergency,’’ 
after ‘‘subversive activity’’; and 
(5) by inserting ‘‘or to ensure the safety of ves-
sels and persons in any port and navigable water-
way,’’ after ‘‘injury to any harbor or waters of the 
United States,’’. 
SEC. 200011. MSP OPERATING VESSELS. 
Notwithstanding part 296 of title 46, Code of Federal 
Regulations, until December 31, 2020, or upon the written 
determination of the Secretary of Transportation until 
June 31, 2021, the operator of a vessel operating such 
vessel under an MSP Operating Agreement (as such term 
is defined in section 296.2 of title 46, Code of Federal 
Regulations)— 
(1) shall not be required to comply with any re-
quirement with respect to operating days (as such 
term is defined in such section) contained in such 
agreement; and
1848 
(2) shall maintain such vessel in a state of 
operational readiness, including through the employ-
ment of the vessel’s crew complement, until the ap-
plicable date. 
SEC. 200012. EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE 
FOR LIBRARY OF CONGRESS SEVERABLE 
SERVICE CONTRACTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding sections 3902(a) 
and 3904(b) of title 41, United States Code, if the per-
formance or delivery of services procured under a sever-
able service contract of the Library of Congress is delayed 
or otherwise affected by the COVID–19 Pandemic— 
(1) the period for the performance or delivery 
of services under the contract may be extended for 
an additional period not exceeding 12 months; and 
(2) funds shall remain available for obligation 
and expenditure under the contract until the per-
formance or delivery of the services is completed. 
(b) CONTRACTS COVERED.—This section applies with 
respect to contracts for services procured for a period be-
ginning in fiscal year 2019 or fiscal year 2020.
1849 
SEC. 200013. COVERAGE OF COMMUTING EXPENSES UNDER 
AUTHORITY OF ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 
TO MAKE EXPENDITURES IN RESPONSE TO 
EMERGENCIES. 
(a) COVERAGE OF COMMUTING EXPENSES.—Section 
1305(a)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
2010 (2 U.S.C. 1827(a)(2)) is amended by inserting after 
‘‘refreshments,’’ the following: ‘‘transportation and other 
related expenses incurred by employees in commuting be-
tween their residence and their place of employment,’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2020 
and each succeeding fiscal year. 
SEC. 200014. REPORTS ON SUICIDE AMONG MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMED FORCES DURING THE COVID–19 
PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and monthly 
thereafter through December 31, 2021, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report on suicide among members of the Armed 
Forces during the covered public health emergency. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each report under subsection (a) 
shall include, with respect to the months covered by the 
report, the following:
1850 
(1) Incidents of suicide, attempted suicide, and 
suicidal ideation by a member of the Armed Forces, 
including the reserve components, listed by Armed 
Force. 
(2) The incidents identified under paragraph 
(1) that occurred during a period of active service by 
a member in support of— 
(A) a contingency operation; or 
(B) an operation in response to a covered 
public health emergency. 
(3) With respect to the member involved in 
each incident identified under paragraph (2): 
(A) Gender. 
(B) Age. 
(C) Rank. 
(D) Method of suicide or attempted sui-
cide. 
(4) Elements of a research agenda for the De-
partment of Defense to establish suicide prevention 
treatment and risk communication for members of 
the Armed Forces that is— 
(A) evidence-based; 
(B) effective; and 
(C) designed to apply to a covered public 
health emergency.
1851 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The terms ‘‘active service’’, ‘‘congressional 
defense committees’’, and ‘‘contingency operation’’ 
have the meanings given those terms in section 101 
of title 10, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered public health emer-
gency’’ means the declaration— 
(A) of a public health emergency, based on 
an outbreak of COVID–19, by the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services under section 319 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
247d); or 
(B) of a domestic emergency, based on an 
outbreak of COVID–19, by the President or the 
Secretary of Homeland Security. 
SEC. 200015. MODIFICATION TO MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT 
REQUIREMENT FOR TEMPORARY INCREASE 
IN MEDICAID FMAP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6008(b)(1) of the Fami-
lies First Coronavirus Response Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d 
note) is amended by inserting ‘‘, or as signed into State 
law on April 15, 2020, and taking effect in State law on 
April 3, 2020’’ after ‘‘January 1, 2020’’.
1852 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 15, 2020. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6800 
AN ACT 
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and 
for other purposes.