strategy established under section 2 of this Act; 
and 
(G) best practices for improving and in-
creasing the transition of individuals employed 
in contact tracing or related positions to perma-
nent, full-time 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 
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. 
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(j) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$500,000,000. 
SEC. 7. GAO STUDY. 
(a) SCOPE OF STUDY.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct a study to evaluate— 
(1) the strategies, components, policies, and 
practices used by recipients of funding under this 
Act to successfully assist— 
(A) State, Tribal, and local health depart-
ments; and 
(B) State, Tribal, and local workforce de-
velopment systems; and 
(2) any challenges associated with implementa-
tion of such strategies, components, policies, and 
practices. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the study 
under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall con-
sult with a geographically diverse (including urban, subur-
ban, and rural) representation of individuals engaged in 
implementation of this Act, including the following: 
(1) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
employees. 
(2) Department of Labor employees. 
(3) State and local public health departments. 
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(4) State and local workforce development sys-
tems. 
(5) Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations. 
(6) Case investigators, contact tracers, and so-
cial support specialists. 
(c) SUBMISSION.—Not later than two years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
shall submit the study conducted under subsection (a) to 
the appropriate congressional committees. 
SEC. 8. APPLICATION OF THE SERVICE CONTRACT ACT TO 
CONTRACTS AND GRANTS. 
Contracts and grants which include contact tracing 
as part of the scope of work and that are awarded under 
this subtitle shall require that contact tracers and related 
positions are paid not less than the prevailing wage and 
fringe rates required under chapter 67 of title 41, United 
States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Service Contract 
Act’’), for the area in which the work is performed. To 
the extent that a nonstandard wage determination is re-
quired to establish a prevailing wage for contact tracers 
and related positions for purposes of this subtitle, the Sec-
retary of Labor shall issue such determination not later 
than 14 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
based on a job description used by the Centers for Disease 
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Control and Prevention and contractors or grantees per-
forming contact tracing for State public health agencies. 
SEC. 9. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to restrict or 
in any way infringe upon individuals’ freedom of associa-
tion. 
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