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(3) PUBLIC
LISTING
OF
AWARDS.—The Sec-
retary shall— 
(A) not later than 7 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, post in a searchable, 
electronic format, a list of all awards made by 
the Secretary under this section, including the 
recipients and amounts of such awards; and 
(B) update such list not less than every 7 
days until all funds made available to carry out 
this section are expended. 
(4) INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years 
after final payments are made under this sec-
tion, the Inspector General of the Department 
of Health and Human Services shall transmit a 
final report on audit findings with respect to 
the program under this section to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor and Pensions and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate. 
(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this paragraph shall be construed as limiting 
the authority of the Inspector General of the 
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Department of Health and Human Services or 
the Comptroller General of the United States to 
conduct audits of interim payments earlier than 
the deadline described in subparagraph (A). 
(k) ELIGIBLE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER DEFINED.— 
In this section: 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘eligible health 
care provider’’ means a health care provider de-
scribed in paragraph (2) that provides diagnostic or 
testing services or treatment to individuals with a 
confirmed or presumptive diagnosis of COVID–19. 
(2) HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS DESCRIBED.—A 
health care provider described in this paragraph is 
any of the following: 
(A) A health care provider enrolled as a 
participating provider under a State plan ap-
proved under title XIX of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) (or a waiver of 
such a plan). 
(B) A provider of services (as defined in 
subsection (u) of section 1861 of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x)) or a supplier (as 
defined in subsection (d) of such section) that 
is enrolled as a participating provider of serv-
ices or participating supplier under the Medi-
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care program under title XVIII of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395 et seq.). 
(C) A public entity. 
(D) Any other entity not described in this 
paragraph as the Secretary may specify. 
(l) FUNDING.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated for an addi-
tional 
amount 
to 
carry 
out 
this 
section 
$100,000,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
(2) HEALTH CARE PROVIDER RELIEF FUND.— 
(A) USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—In addition to 
amounts authorized to be appropriated 
pursuant to paragraph (1), the unobligated 
balance of all amounts appropriated to the 
Health Care Provider Relief Fund shall be 
made available only to carry out this sec-
tion. 
(ii) 
AMOUNTS.—For 
purposes 
of 
clause (i), the following amounts are 
deemed to be appropriated to the Health 
Care Provider Relief Fund: 
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(I) The unobligated balance of 
the 
appropriation 
of 
$100,000,000,000 in the third para-
graph under the heading ‘‘Depart-
ment of Health and Human Serv-
ices—Office of the Secretary—Public 
Health and Social Services Emergency 
Fund’’ in division B of the CARES 
Act (Public Law 116–136). 
(II) The unobligated balance of 
the appropriation under the heading 
‘‘Department of Health and Human 
Services—Office of the Secretary— 
Public Health and Social Services 
Emergency Fund’’ in division B of the 
Paycheck Protection Program and 
Health Care Enhancement Act (Pub-
lic Law 116–139). 
(B) LIMITATION.—Of the unobligated bal-
ances described in subparagraph (A)(ii), the 
Secretary may not make available more than 
$10,000,000,000 to reimburse eligible health 
care providers for expenses incurred in pro-
viding uncompensated care. 
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(C) FUTURE
AMOUNTS.—Any appropria-
tion enacted subsequent to the date of enact-
ment of this Act that is made available for re-
imbursing eligible health care providers as de-
scribed in subsection (a) shall be made available 
only to carry out this section. 
PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE LOAN REPAYMENT 
PROGRAM 
SEC. 30612. 
Part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 254b et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subpart: 
‘‘Subpart XIII—Public Health Workforce 
‘‘SEC. 340J. LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall establish a program to be 
known as the Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment 
Program (referred to in this section as the ‘Program’) to 
assure an adequate supply of and encourage recruitment 
of public health professionals to eliminate critical public 
health workforce shortages in local, State, territorial, and 
Tribal public health agencies. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to participate in 
the Program, an individual shall— 
‘‘(1)(A) be accepted for enrollment, or be en-
rolled, as a student in an accredited academic edu-
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cational institution in a State or territory in the 
final semester or equivalent of a course of study or 
program leading to a public health degree, a health 
professions degree or certificate, or a degree in com-
puter science, information science, information sys-
tems, information technology, or statistics and have 
accepted employment with a local, State, territorial, 
or Tribal public health agency, or a related training 
fellowship, as recognized by the Secretary, to com-
mence upon graduation; or 
‘‘(B)(i) have graduated, during the preceding 
10-year period, from an accredited educational insti-
tution in a State or territory and received a public 
health degree, a health professions degree or certifi-
cate, or a degree in computer science, information 
science, information systems, information tech-
nology, or statistics; and 
‘‘(ii) be employed by, or have accepted employ-
ment with, a local, State, territorial, or Tribal public 
health agency or a related training fellowship, as 
recognized by the Secretary; 
‘‘(2) be a United States citizen; 
‘‘(3)(A) submit an application to the Secretary 
to participate in the Program; and 
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‘‘(B) execute a written contract as required in 
subsection (c); and 
‘‘(4) not have received, for the same service, a 
reduction of loan obligations under section 428K or 
428L of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1078–11, 1078–12). 
‘‘(c) CONTRACT.—The written contract referred to in 
subsection (b)(3)(B) between the Secretary and an indi-
vidual shall contain— 
‘‘(1) an agreement on the part of the Secretary 
that the Secretary will repay, on behalf of the indi-
vidual, loans incurred by the individual in the pur-
suit of the relevant degree or certificate in accord-
ance with the terms of the contract; 
‘‘(2) an agreement on the part of the individual 
that the individual will serve in the full-time employ-
ment of a local, State, or Tribal public health agency 
or a related fellowship program in a position related 
to the course of study or program for which the con-
tract was awarded for a period of time equal to the 
greater of— 
‘‘(A) 2 years; or 
‘‘(B) such longer period of time as deter-
mined appropriate by the Secretary and the in-
dividual; 
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‘‘(3) an agreement, as appropriate, on the part 
of the individual to relocate to a priority service area 
(as determined by the Secretary) in exchange for an 
additional loan repayment incentive amount to be 
determined by the Secretary; 
‘‘(4) a provision that any financial obligation of 
the United States arising out of a contract entered 
into under this section and any obligation of the in-
dividual that is conditioned thereon, is contingent on 
funds being appropriated for loan repayments under 
this section; 
‘‘(5) a statement of the damages to which the 
United States is entitled, under this section for the 
individual’s breach of the contract; and 
‘‘(6) such other statements of the rights and li-
abilities of the Secretary and of the individual as the 
Secretary determines appropriate, not inconsistent 
with this section. 
‘‘(d) PAYMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A loan repayment provided 
for an individual under a written contract referred 
to in subsection (b)(3)(B) shall consist of payment, 
in accordance with paragraph (2), for the individual 
toward the outstanding principal and interest on 
education loans incurred by the individual in the 
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pursuit of the relevant degree in accordance with the 
terms of the contract. 
‘‘(2) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.—In awarding 
contracts under this section, the Secretary shall en-
sure— 
‘‘(A) a certain percentage of contracts are 
awarded to individuals who are not already 
working in public health departments; 
‘‘(B) an equitable distribution of funds 
geographically; and 
‘‘(C) an equitable distribution among 
State, local, territorial, and Tribal public health 
departments. 
‘‘(3) PAYMENTS
FOR
YEARS
SERVED.—For 
each year of service that an individual contracts to 
serve pursuant to subsection (c)(2), the Secretary 
may pay not more than $35,000 on behalf of the in-
dividual for loans described in paragraph (1). With 
respect to participants under the Program whose 
total eligible loans are less than $105,000, the Sec-
retary shall pay an amount that does not exceed 1⁄3 
of the eligible loan balance for each year of such 
service of such individual. 
‘‘(4) TAX LIABILITY.—For purposes of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986, a payment made 
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under this section shall be treated in the same man-
ner as an amount received under section 338B(g) of 
this Act, as described in section 108(f)(4) of such 
Code. 
‘‘(e) POSTPONING OBLIGATED SERVICE.—With re-
spect to an individual receiving a degree or certificate from 
a health professions or other related school, the date of 
the initiation of the period of obligated service may be 
postponed as approved by the Secretary. 
‘‘(f) BREACH OF CONTRACT.—An individual who fails 
to comply with the contract entered into under subsection 
(c) shall be subject to the same financial penalties as pro-
vided for under section 338E of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 254o) for breaches of loan repayment con-
tracts under section 338B of such Act (42 U.S.C. section 
254l–1). 
‘‘(g) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘full-time’ means full-time as such term is used in 
section 455(m)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section— 
‘‘(1) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and 
‘‘(2) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.’’. 
EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR HEALTH OUTCOMES 
SEC. 30613. 
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(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Ad-
ministration, shall award grants to eligible entities to de-
velop and expand the use of technology-enabled collabo-
rative learning and capacity building models to respond 
to ongoing and real-time learning, health care information 
sharing, and capacity building needs related to COVID– 
19. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this section, an entity shall have experience 
providing technology-enabled collaborative learning and 
capacity building health care services— 
(1) in rural areas, frontier areas, health profes-
sional shortage areas, or medically underserved area; 
or 
(2) to medically underserved populations or In-
dian Tribes. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity receiving a 
grant under this section shall use funds received through 
the grant— 
(1) to advance quality of care in response to 
COVID–19, with particular emphasis on rural and 
underserved areas and populations; 
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(2) to protect medical personnel and first re-
sponders through sharing real-time learning through 
virtual communities of practice; 
(3) to improve patient outcomes for conditions 
affected or exacerbated by COVID–19, including im-
provement of care for patients with complex chronic 
conditions; and 
(4) to support rapid uptake by health care pro-
fessionals of emerging best practices and treatment 
protocols around COVID–19. 
(d) OPTIONAL ADDITIONAL USES OF FUNDS.—An 
eligible entity receiving a grant under this section may use 
funds received through the grant for— 
(1) equipment to support the use and expansion 
of technology-enabled collaborative learning and ca-
pacity building models, including hardware and soft-
ware that enables distance learning, health care pro-
vider support, and the secure exchange of electronic 
health information; 
(2) the participation of multidisciplinary expert 
team members to facilitate and lead technology-en-
abled collaborative learning sessions, and profes-
sionals and staff assisting in the development and 
execution of technology-enabled collaborative learn-
ing; 
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(3) the development of instructional program-
ming and the training of health care providers and 
other professionals that provide or assist in the pro-
vision of services through technology-enabled collabo-
rative learning and capacity building models; and 
(4) other activities consistent with achieving the 
objectives of the grants awarded under this section. 
(e) TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED COLLABORATIVE LEARN-
ING AND CAPACITY BUILDING MODEL DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘technology-enabled collaborative learn-
ing and capacity building model’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 2(7) of the Expanding Capacity for 
Health Outcomes Act (Public Law 114–270; 130 Stat. 
1395). 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$20,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS 
SEC. 30614. 
Section 2813 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 300hh–15) is amended by striking ‘‘$11,200,000 
for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘$31,200,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 and 2021 and 
$11,200,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023’’. 
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GRANTS FOR SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE IN DIVERSE AND 
UNDERSERVED AREAS 
SEC. 30615. 
Subpart II of part C of title VII of the Public Health 
Service Act is amended by inserting after section 749B 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 293m) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 749C. SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE IN UNDERSERVED 
AREAS. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Ad-
ministration, may award grants to institutions of higher 
education (including multiple institutions of higher edu-
cation applying jointly) for the establishment, improve-
ment, and expansion of an allopathic or osteopathic school 
of medicine, or a branch campus of an allopathic or osteo-
pathic school of medicine. 
‘‘(b) PRIORITY.—In selecting grant recipients under 
this section, the Secretary shall give priority to institutions 
of higher education that— 
‘‘(1) propose to use the grant for an allopathic 
or osteopathic school of medicine, or a branch cam-
pus of an allopathic or osteopathic school of medi-
cine, in a combined statistical area with fewer than 
200 actively practicing physicians per 100,000 resi-
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dents according to the medical board (or boards) of 
the State (or States) involved; 
‘‘(2) have a curriculum that emphasizes care for 
diverse and underserved populations; or 
‘‘(3) are minority-serving institutions described 
in the list in section 371(a) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—The activities for which a 
grant under this section may be used include— 
‘‘(1) planning and constructing— 
‘‘(A) a new allopathic or osteopathic school 
of medicine in an area in which no other school 
is based; or 
‘‘(B) a branch campus of an allopathic or 
osteopathic school of medicine in an area in 
which no such school is based; 
‘‘(2) accreditation and planning activities for an 
allopathic or osteopathic school of medicine or 
branch campus; 
‘‘(3) hiring faculty and other staff to serve at 
an allopathic or osteopathic school of medicine or 
branch campus; 
‘‘(4) recruitment and enrollment of students at 
an allopathic or osteopathic school of medicine or 
branch campus; 
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‘‘(5) supporting educational programs at an 
allopathic or osteopathic school of medicine or 
branch campus; 
‘‘(6) modernizing infrastructure or curriculum 
at an existing allopathic or osteopathic school of 
medicine or branch campus thereof; 
‘‘(7) expanding infrastructure or curriculum at 
existing an allopathic or osteopathic school of medi-
cine or branch campus; and 
‘‘(8) other activities that the Secretary deter-
mines further the development, improvement, and 
expansion of an allopathic or osteopathic school of 
medicine or branch campus thereof. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘branch campus’ means a geo-
graphically separate site at least 100 miles from the 
main campus of a school of medicine where at least 
one student completes at least 60 percent of the stu-
dent’s training leading to a degree of doctor of medi-
cine. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘institution of higher education’ 
has the meaning given to such term in section 
101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there is authorized to be appro-
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priated $1,000,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.’’. 
GAO STUDY ON PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE 
SEC. 30616. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study on the public health 
workforce in the United States during the COVID–19 
pandemic. 
(b) TOPICS.—The study under subsection (a) shall 
address— 
(1) existing gaps in the Federal, State, local, 
Tribal, and territorial public health workforce, in-
cluding— 
(A) epidemiological and disease interven-
tion specialists needed during the pandemic for 
contact tracing, laboratory technicians nec-
essary for testing, community health workers 
for community supports and services, and other 
staff necessary for contact tracing, testing, or 
surveillance activities; and 
(B) other personnel needed during the 
COVID–19 pandemic; 
(2) challenges associated with the hiring, re-
cruitment, and retention of the Federal, State, local, 
Tribal, and territorial public health workforce; and 
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(3) recommended steps the Federal Government 
should take to improve hiring, recruitment, and re-
tention of the public health workforce. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than December 1, 2021, the 
Comptroller General shall submit to the Congress a report 
on the findings of the study conducted under this section. 
LONGITUDINAL STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF COVID–19 ON 
RECOVERED PATIENTS 
SEC. 30617. 
Part A of title IV of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 281 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 404O. LONGITUDINAL STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF 
COVID–19 ON RECOVERED PATIENTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of NIH, in con-
sultation with the Director of the Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention, shall conduct a longitudinal study, 
over not less than 10 years, on the full impact of SARS– 
CoV–2 or COVID–19 on infected individuals, including 
both short-term and long-term health impacts. 
‘‘(b) TIMING.—The Director of NIH shall begin en-
rolling patients in the study under this section not later 
than 6 months after the date of enactment of this section. 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS.—The study under this section 
shall— 
‘‘(1) be nationwide; 
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‘‘(2) include diversity of enrollees to account for 
gender, 
age, 
race, 
ethnicity, 
geography, 
comorbidities, and underrepresented populations, in-
cluding pregnant and lactating women; 
‘‘(3) study individuals with COVID–19 who ex-
perienced mild symptoms, such individuals who expe-
rienced moderate symptoms, and such individuals 
who experienced severe symptoms; 
‘‘(4) monitor the health outcomes and symp-
toms of individuals with COVID–19, or who had 
prenatal exposure to SARS–CoV–2 or COVID–19, 
including lung capacity and function, and immune 
response, taking into account any pharmaceutical 
interventions such individuals may have received; 
‘‘(5) monitor the mental health outcomes of in-
dividuals with COVID–19, taking into account any 
interventions that affected mental health; and 
‘‘(6) monitor individuals enrolled in the study 
not less frequently than twice per year after the first 
year of the individual’s infection with SARS–CoV–2. 
‘‘(d) PUBLIC-PRIVATE RESEARCH NETWORK.—For 
purposes of carrying out the study under this section, the 
Director of NIH may develop a network of public-private 
research partners, provided that all research, including the 
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research carried out through any such partner, is available 
publicly. 
‘‘(e) SUMMARIES
OF FINDINGS.—The Director of 
NIH shall make public a summary of findings under this 
section not less frequently than once every 3 months for 
the first 2 years of the study, and not less frequently than 
every 6 months thereafter. Such summaries may include 
information about how the findings of the study under this 
section compare with findings from research conducted 
abroad. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$200,000,000, to remain available until expended.’’. 
RESEARCH ON THE MENTAL HEALTH IMPACT OF COVID– 
SEC. 30618. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, shall 
conduct or support research on the mental health con-
sequences of SARS–CoV–2 or COVID–19. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Research under subsection (a) 
may include the following: 
(1) Research on the mental health impact of 
SARS–CoV–2 or COVID–19 on health care pro-
viders, including— 
(A) traumatic stress; 
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(B) psychological distress; and 
(C) psychiatric disorders. 
(2) Research on the impact of SARS–CoV–2 or 
COVID–19 stressors on mental health over time. 
(3) Research to strengthen the mental health 
response to SARS–CoV–2 or COVID–19, including 
adapting to and maintaining or providing additional 
services for new or increasing mental health needs. 
(4) Research on the reach, efficiency, effective-
ness, and quality of digital mental health interven-
tions. 
(5) Research on effectiveness of strategies for 
implementation and delivery of evidence-based men-
tal health interventions and services for underserved 
populations. 
(6) Research on suicide prevention. 
(c) RESEARCH COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall 
coordinate activities under this section with similar activi-
ties conducted by national research institutes and centers 
of the National Institutes of Health to the extent that 
such institutes and centers have responsibilities that are 
related to the mental health consequences of SARS–CoV– 
2 or COVID–19. 
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(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated 
$200,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
EMERGENCY MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE 
TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER 
SEC. 30619. 
Subpart 3 of part B of title V of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–31 et seq.) is amended by 
inserting after section 520A (42 U.S.C. 290bb–32) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 520B. EMERGENCY MENTAL HEALTH AND SUB-
STANCE USE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL AS-
SISTANCE CENTER. 
‘‘(a) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Assistant Secretary, shall establish or operate 
a center to be known as the Emergency Mental Health 
and Substance Use Training and Technical Assistance 
Center (referred to in this section as the ‘Center’) to pro-
vide technical assistance and support— 
‘‘(1) to public or nonprofit entities seeking to 
establish or expand access to mental health and sub-
stance use prevention, treatment, and recovery sup-
port services, and increase awareness of such serv-
ices; and 
‘‘(2) to public health professionals, health care 
professionals and support staff, essential workers (as 
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defined by a State, Tribe, locality, or territory), and 
members of the public to address the trauma, stress, 
and mental health needs associated with an emer-
gency period. 
‘‘(b) ASSISTANCE
AND SUPPORT.—The assistance 
and support provided under subsection (a) shall include 
assistance and support with respect to— 
‘‘(1) training on identifying signs of trauma, 
stress, and mental health needs; 
‘‘(2) providing accessible resources to assist in-
dividuals and families experiencing trauma, stress, 
or other mental health needs during and after an 
emergency period; 
‘‘(3) providing resources for substance use dis-
order prevention, treatment, and recovery designed 
to assist individuals and families during and after an 
emergency period; 
‘‘(4) the provision of language access services, 
including translation services, interpretation, or 
other such services for individuals with limited 
English speaking proficiency or people with disabil-
ities; and 
‘‘(5) evaluation and improvement, as necessary, 
of the effectiveness of such services provided by pub-
lic or nonprofit entities. 
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‘‘(c) BEST PRACTICES.—The Center shall periodi-
cally issue best practices for use by organizations seeking 
to provide mental health services or substance use disorder 
prevention, treatment, or recovery services to individuals 
during and after an emergency period. 
‘‘(d) EMERGENCY PERIOD.—In this section, the term 
‘emergency period’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 1135(g)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 and 2021.’’. 
IMPORTANCE OF THE BLOOD AND PLASMA SUPPLY 
SEC. 30620. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3226 of the CARES Act 
(Public Law 116–136) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading after ‘‘BLOOD’’ by 
inserting ‘‘AND PLASMA’’; and 
(2) by inserting after ‘‘blood’’ each time it ap-
pears ‘‘and plasma’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The item relating 
to section 3226 in the table of contents in section 2 of 
the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 3226. Importance of the blood and plasma supply.’’. 
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Subtitle B—Assistance for Individuals and Families 
REIMBURSEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL HEALTH SERVICES 
RELATING TO CORONAVIRUS 
SEC. 30631. 
Title V of division A of the Families First 
Coronavirus Response Act (Public Law 116–127) is 
amended under the heading ‘‘Department of Health and 
Human Services—Office of the Secretary—Public Health 
and Social Services Emergency Fund’’ by inserting ‘‘, or 
treatment related to SARS–CoV–2 or COVID–19 for un-
insured individuals’’ after ‘‘or visits described in para-
graph (2) of such section for uninsured individuals’’. 
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION 
COVID–19 RESPONSE LINE 
SEC. 30632. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—During the public health emer-
gency declared by the Secretary pursuant to section 319 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) on Jan-
uary 31, 2020 with respect to COVID–19, the Secretary, 
acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, shall maintain a toll-free tele-
phone number to address public health queries, including 
questions concerning COVID–19. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated 
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
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GRANTS TO ADDRESS SUBSTANCE USE DURING COVID–19 
SEC. 30633. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary for Men-
tal Health and Substance Use of the Department of 
Health and Human Services (in this section referred to 
as the ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’), in consultation with the Di-
rector of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
shall award grants to States, political subdivisions of 
States, Tribes, Tribal organizations, and community-based 
entities to address the harms of drug misuse, including 
by— 
(1) preventing and controlling the spread of in-
fectious diseases, such as HIV/AIDS and viral hepa-
titis, and the consequences of such diseases for indi-
viduals with substance use disorder; 
(2) connecting individuals at risk for or with a 
substance use disorder to overdose education, coun-
seling, and health education; or 
(3) encouraging such individuals to take steps 
to reduce the negative personal and public health 
impacts of substance use or misuse during the emer-
gency period. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In awarding grants under 
this section, the Assistant Secretary shall prioritize grants 
to applicants proposing to serve areas with— 
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(1) a high proportion of people who meet cri-
teria for dependence on or abuse of illicit drugs who 
have not received any treatment; 
(2) high drug overdose death rates; 
(3) high telemedicine infrastructure needs; and 
(4) high behavioral health and substance use 
disorder workforce needs. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘emer-
gency period’’ has the meaning given to such term in sec-
tion 1135(g)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1320b–5(g)(1)(B))). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated 
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
GRANTS TO SUPPORT INCREASED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 
NEEDS DUE TO COVID–19 
SEC. 30634. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Assistant Secretary of Mental Health and Substance Use, 
shall award grants to States, political subdivisions of 
States, Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, commu-
nity-based entities, and primary care and behavioral 
health organizations to address behavioral health needs 
caused by the public health emergency declared pursuant 
to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
247d) with respect to COVID–19. 
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(b) USE OF FUNDS.—An entity that receives a grant 
under subsection (a) may use funds received through such 
grant to— 
(1) increase behavioral health treatment and 
prevention capacity, including to— 
(A) promote coordination among local enti-
ties; 
(B) train the behavioral health workforce, 
relevant stakeholders, and community members; 
(C) upgrade technology to support effective 
delivery of health care services through tele-
health modalities; 
(D) purchase medical supplies and equip-
ment for behavioral health treatment entities 
and providers; 
(E) address surge capacity for behavioral 
health needs such as through mobile units; and 
(F) promote collaboration between primary 
care and mental health providers; and 
(2) support or enhance behavioral health serv-
ices, including— 
(A) emergency crisis intervention, includ-
ing mobile crisis units, 24/7 crisis call centers, 
and medically staffed crisis stabilization pro-
grams; 
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(B) screening, assessment, diagnosis, and 
treatment; 
(C) mental health awareness trainings; 
(D) evidence-based suicide prevention; 
(E) evidence-based integrated care models; 
(F) community recovery supports; 
(G) outreach to underserved and minority 
communities; and 
(H) for front line health care workers. 
(c) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall give priority to 
applicants proposing to serve areas with a high number 
of COVID–19 cases. 
(d) EVALUATION.—An entity that receives a grant 
under this section shall prepare and submit an evaluation 
to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may reasonably 
require, including— 
(1) an evaluation of activities carried out with 
funds received through the grant; and 
(2) a process and outcome evaluation. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated 
$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 and 2021, to 
remain available until expended. 
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Subtitle C—Assistance to Tribes 
IMPROVING STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL PUBLIC HEALTH 
SECURITY 
SEC. 30641. 
Section 319C–1 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 247d–3a) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘AND 
LOCAL’’ and inserting ‘‘, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end and inserting ‘‘or’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) be an Indian Tribe, Tribal organiza-
tion, or a consortium of Indian Tribes or Tribal 
organizations; and’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by inserting ‘‘, as applicable’’ 
after ‘‘including’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A)(viii)— 
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(I) by inserting ‘‘and Tribal’’ 
after ‘‘with State’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘(as defined in 
section 8101 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘and Tribal educational 
agencies (as defined in sections 8101 
and 6132, respectively, of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965)’’; and 
(III) by inserting ‘‘and Tribal’’ 
after ‘‘and State’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (G), by striking 
‘‘and tribal’’ and inserting ‘‘Tribal, and 
urban Indian organization’’; and 
(iv) in subparagraph (H), by inserting 
‘‘, Indian Tribes, and urban Indian organi-
zations’’ after ‘‘public health’’; 
(3) in subsection (e), by inserting ‘‘Indian 
Tribes, Tribal organizations, urban Indian organiza-
tions,’’ after ‘‘local emergency plans,’’; 
(4) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ‘‘tribal offi-
cials’’ and inserting ‘‘Tribal officials’’; 
(5) in subsection (h)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘through 2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘and 2020’’; and 
(ii) by inserting before the period ‘‘; 
and $690,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2021 through 2023 for awards pursuant to 
paragraph (3) (subject to the authority of 
the Secretary to make awards pursuant to 
paragraphs (4) and (5)) and paragraph 
(8), of which not less than $5,000,000 
shall be reserved each fiscal year for 
awards under paragraph (8)’’; 
(B) in subsection (h)(2)(B), by striking 
‘‘tribal public’’ and inserting ‘‘Tribal public’’; 
(C) in the heading of paragraph (3), by in-
serting ‘‘FOR STATES’’ after ‘‘AMOUNT’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) TRIBAL ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(A) 
DETERMINATION
OF
FUNDING 
AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary 
shall award at least 10 cooperative agree-
ments under this section, in amounts not 
less than the minimum amount determined 
under clause (ii), to eligible entities de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1)(D) that sub-
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mits to the Secretary an application that 
meets the criteria of the Secretary for the 
receipt of such an award and that meets 
other reasonable implementation conditions 
established by the Secretary, in consulta-
tion with Indian Tribes, for such awards. 
If the Secretary receives more than 10 ap-
plications under this section from eligible 
entities described in subsection (b)(1)(D) 
that meet the criteria and conditions de-
scribed in the previous sentence, the Sec-
retary, in consultation with Indian Tribes, 
may make additional awards under this 
section to such entities. 
‘‘(ii) MINIMUM
AMOUNT.—In deter-
mining the minimum amount of an award 
pursuant to clause (i), the Secretary, in 
consultation with Indian Tribes, shall first 
determine an amount the Secretary con-
siders appropriate for the eligible entity. 
‘‘(B) AVAILABLE
UNTIL
EXPENDED.— 
Amounts provided to a Tribal eligible entity 
under a cooperative agreement under this sec-
tion for a fiscal year and remaining unobligated 
at the end of such year shall remain available 
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to such entity during the entirety of the per-
formance period, for the purposes for which 
said funds were provided. 
‘‘(C) NO MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—Sub-
paragraphs (B), (C), and (D) of paragraph (1) 
shall not apply with respect to cooperative 
agreements awarded under this section to eligi-
ble entities described in subsection (b)(1)(D).’’; 
and 
(6) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(l) SPECIAL RULES RELATED TO TRIBAL ELIGIBLE 
ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(1) MODIFICATIONS.—After consultation with 
Indian Tribes, the Secretary may make necessary 
and appropriate modifications to the program under 
this section to facilitate the use of the cooperative 
agreement program by eligible entities described in 
subsection (b)(1)(D). 
‘‘(2) WAIVERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the Secretary may waive or 
specify alternative requirements for any provi-
sion of this section (including regulations) that 
the Secretary administers in connection with 
this section if the Secretary finds that the waiv-
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er or alternative requirement is necessary for 
the effective delivery and administration of this 
program with respect to eligible entities de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1)(D). 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary may not 
waive or specify alternative requirements under 
subparagraph (A) relating to labor standards or 
the environment. 
‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall con-
sult with Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations on 
the design of this program with respect to such 
Tribes and organizations to ensure the effectiveness 
of the program in enhancing the security of Indian 
Tribes with respect to public health emergencies. 
‘‘(4) REPORTING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this subsection, 
and as an addendum to the biennial evaluations 
required under subsection (k), the Secretary, in 
coordination with the Director of the Indian 
Health Service, shall— 
‘‘(i) conduct a review of the implemen-
tation of this section with respect to eligi-
ble 
entities 
described 
in 
subsection 
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(b)(1)(D), including any factors that may 
have limited its success; and 
‘‘(ii) submit a report describing the 
results of the review described in clause (i) 
to— 
‘‘(I) the Committee on Indian Af-
fairs, the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor and Pensions, and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate; and 
‘‘(II) the Subcommittee for In-
digenous Peoples of the United States 
of the Committee on Natural Re-
sources, the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce, and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
‘‘(B) 
ANALYSIS
OF
TRIBAL
PUBLIC 
HEALTH
EMERGENCY
INFRASTRUCTURE
LIMI-
TATION.—The Secretary shall include in the 
initial report submitted under subparagraph (A) 
a description of any public health emergency in-
frastructure limitation encountered by eligible 
entities described in subsection (b)(1)(D).’’. 
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PROVISION OF ITEMS TO INDIAN PROGRAMS AND 
FACILITIES 
SEC. 30642. 
(a) STRATEGIC
NATIONAL
STOCKPILE.—Section 
319F–2(a)(3)(G) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 247d–6b(a)(3)(G)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, and, 
in the case that the Secretary deploys the stockpile under 
this subparagraph, ensure, in coordination with the appli-
cable States and programs and facilities, that appropriate 
drugs, vaccines and other biological products, medical de-
vices, and other supplies are deployed by the Secretary di-
rectly to health programs or facilities operated by the In-
dian Health Service, an Indian Tribe, a Tribal organiza-
tion (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
U.S.C. 5304)), or an inter-Tribal consortium (as defined 
in section 501 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5381)) or through an 
urban Indian organization (as defined in section 4 of the 
Indian Health Care Improvement Act), while avoiding du-
plicative distributions to such programs or facilities’’ be-
fore the semicolon. 
(b) DISTRIBUTION OF QUALIFIED PANDEMIC OR EPI-
DEMIC PRODUCTS TO IHS FACILITIES.—Title III of the 
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Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.) is 
amended by inserting after section 319F–4 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 319F–5. DISTRIBUTION OF QUALIFIED PANDEMIC OR 
EPIDEMIC PRODUCTS TO INDIAN PROGRAMS 
AND FACILITIES. 
‘‘In the case that the Secretary distributes qualified 
pandemic or epidemic products (as defined in section 
319F–3(i)(7)) to States or other entities, the Secretary 
shall ensure, in coordination with the applicable States 
and programs and facilities, that, as appropriate, such 
products are distributed directly to health programs or fa-
cilities operated by the Indian Health Service, an Indian 
Tribe, a Tribal organization (as those terms are defined 
in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)), or an inter-Trib-
al consortium (as defined in section 501 of the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
U.S.C. 5381)) or through an urban Indian organization 
(as defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Im-
provement Act), while avoiding duplicative distributions to 
such programs or facilities.’’. 
HEALTH CARE ACCESS FOR URBAN NATIVE VETERANS 
SEC. 30643. 
Section 405 of the Indian Health Care Improvement 
Act (25 U.S.C. 1645) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘urban In-
dian organizations,’’ before ‘‘and tribal organiza-
tions’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘urban Indian organiza-
tion,’’ before ‘‘or tribal organization’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘an urban Indian organi-
zation,’’ before ‘‘or a tribal organization’’. 
PROPER AND REIMBURSED CARE FOR NATIVE VETERANS 
SEC. 30644. 
Section 405(c) of the Indian Health Care Improve-
ment Act (25 U.S.C. 1645(c)) is amended by inserting be-
fore the period at the end the following: ‘‘, regardless of 
whether such services are provided directly by the Service, 
an Indian tribe, or tribal organization, through contract 
health services, or through a contract for travel described 
in section 213(b)’’. 
AMENDMENT TO THE INDIAN HEALTH CARE 
IMPROVEMENT ACT 
SEC. 30645. 
Section 409 of the Indian Health Care Improvement 
Act (25 U.S.C. 1647b) is amended by inserting ‘‘or the 
Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 
et seq.)’’ after ‘‘(25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.)’’. 
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DIVISION D—RETIREMENT 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 40001. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Emergency Pen-
sion Plan Relief Act of 2020’’. 
TITLE I—RELIEF FOR MULTIEM-
PLOYER PENSION PLANS 
SEC. 40101. SPECIAL PARTITION RELIEF. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—Section 4005 of the Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1305) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i)(1) An eighth fund shall be established for parti-
tion assistance to multiemployer pension plans, as pro-
vided under section 4233A, and to pay for necessary ad-
ministrative and operating expenses relating to such as-
sistance. 
‘‘(2) There is appropriated from the general fund 
such amounts as necessary for the costs of providing parti-
tion assistance under section 4233A and necessary admin-
istrative and operating expenses. The eighth fund estab-
lished under this subsection shall be credited with such 
amounts from time to time as the Secretary of the Treas-
ury determines appropriate, from the general fund of the 
Treasury, and such amounts shall remain available until 
expended.’’. 
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(b) SPECIAL
PARTITION
AUTHORITY.—The Em-
ployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 
U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 
4233 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 4233A. SPECIAL PARTITION RELIEF. 
‘‘(a) SPECIAL PARTITION AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon the application of a 
plan sponsor of an eligible multiemployer plan for 
partition of the plan under this section, the corpora-
tion shall order a partition of the plan in accordance 
with this section. 
‘‘(2) INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN REPAYMENT 
OBLIGATION.—A plan receiving partition assistance 
pursuant to this section shall not be subject to re-
payment obligations under section 4261(b)(2). 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE PLANS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, a multiemployer plan is an eligible multiem-
ployer plan if— 
‘‘(A) the plan is in critical and declining 
status 
(within 
the 
meaning 
of 
section 
305(b)(6)) in any plan year beginning in 2020 
through 2024; 
‘‘(B) a suspension of benefits has been ap-
proved with respect to the plan under section 
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305(e)(9) as of the date of the enactment of 
this section; 
‘‘(C) in any plan year beginning in 2020 
through 2024, the plan is certified by the plan 
actuary to be in critical status (within the 
meaning of section 305(b)(2)), has a modified 
funded percentage of less than 40 percent, and 
has a ratio of active to inactive participants 
which is less than 2 to 3; or 
‘‘(D) the plan is insolvent for purposes of 
section 418E of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 as of the date of enactment of this sec-
tion, if the plan became insolvent after Decem-
ber 16, 2014, and has not been terminated by 
such date of enactment. 
‘‘(2) MODIFIED
FUNDED
PERCENTAGE.—For 
purposes of paragraph (1)(C), the term ‘modified 
funded percentage’ means the percentage equal to a 
fraction the numerator of which is current value of 
plan assets (as defined in section 3(26) of such Act) 
and the denominator of which is current liabilities 
(as defined in section 431(c)(6)(D) of such Code and 
section 304(c)(6)(D) of such Act). 
‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS FOR SPECIAL PARTITION.— 
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‘‘(1) GUIDANCE.—The corporation shall issue 
guidance setting forth requirements for special parti-
tion applications under this section not later than 
120 days after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion. In such guidance, the corporation shall— 
‘‘(A) limit the materials required for a spe-
cial partition application to the minimum nec-
essary to make a determination on the applica-
tion; and 
‘‘(B) provide for an alternate application 
for special partition under this section, which 
may be used by a plan that has been approved 
for a partition under section 4233 before the 
date of enactment of this section. 
‘‘(2) TEMPORARY PRIORITY CONSIDERATION OF 
APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The corporation may 
specify in guidance under paragraph (1) that, 
during the first 2 years following the date of 
enactment of this section, special partition ap-
plications will be provided priority consider-
ation, if— 
‘‘(i) the plan is likely to become insol-
vent within 5 years of the date of enact-
ment of this section; 
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‘‘(ii) the corporation projects a plan to 
have a present value of financial assistance 
payments under section 4261 that exceeds 
$1,000,000,000 if the special partition is 
not ordered; 
‘‘(iii) the plan has implemented ben-
efit suspensions under section 305(e)(9) as 
of the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion; or 
‘‘(iv) the corporation determines it ap-
propriate based on other circumstances. 
‘‘(B) NO EFFECT ON AMOUNT OF ASSIST-
ANCE.—A plan that is approved for special par-
tition assistance under this section shall not re-
ceive reduced special partition assistance on ac-
count of not receiving priority consideration 
under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(3) ACTUARIAL ASSUMPTIONS AND OTHER IN-
FORMATION.—The corporation shall accept assump-
tions incorporated in a multiemployer plan’s deter-
mination that it is in critical status or critical and 
declining status (within the meaning of section 
305(b)), or that the plan’s modified funded percent-
age is less than 40 percent, unless such assumptions 
are clearly erroneous. The corporation may require 
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such other information as the corporation deter-
mines appropriate for making a determination of eli-
gibility and the amount of special partition assist-
ance necessary under this section. 
‘‘(4) APPLICATION DEADLINE.—Any application 
by a plan for special partition assistance under this 
section shall be submitted no later than December 
31, 2026, and any revised application for special 
partition assistance shall be submitted no later than 
December 31, 2027. 
‘‘(5) NOTICE OF APPLICATION.—Not later than 
120 days after the date of enactment of this section, 
the corporation shall issue guidance requiring multi-
employer plans to notify participants and bene-
ficiaries that the plan has applied for partition 
under this section, after the corporation has deter-
mined that the application is complete. Such notice 
shall reference the special partition relief internet 
website described in subsection (p). 
‘‘(d) DETERMINATIONS ON APPLICATIONS.—A plan’s 
application for special partition under this section that is 
timely filed in accordance with guidance issued under sub-
section (c)(1) shall be deemed approved and the corpora-
tion shall issue a special partition order unless the cor-
poration notifies the plan within 120 days of the filing 
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under section 4022A. The corporation shall have dis-
cretion on how liabilities of the plan are partitioned. 
‘‘(f) SUCCESSOR PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The plan created by a spe-
cial partition order under this section is a successor 
plan to which section 4022A applies. 
‘‘(2) PLAN
SPONSOR
AND
ADMINISTRATOR.— 
The plan sponsor of an eligible multiemployer plan 
prior to the special partition and the administrator 
of such plan shall be the plan sponsor and the ad-
ministrator, respectively, of the plan created by the 
partition. 
‘‘(g) FUNDING GOALS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The funding goals of a 
multiemployer plan eligible for partition under this 
section are both of the following: 
‘‘(A) The plan will remain solvent over 30 
years with no reduction in a participant’s or 
beneficiary’s accrued benefit (except to the ex-
tent of a reduction in accordance with section 
305(e)(8) adopted prior to the plan’s applica-
tion for partition under this section). 
‘‘(B) The funded percentage of the plan 
(disregarding partitioned benefits) at the end of 
the 30-year period is projected to be 80 percent. 
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‘‘(2) BASIS.—The funding projections under 
paragraph (1) shall be performed on a deterministic 
basis. 
‘‘(h) RESTORATION OF BENEFIT SUSPENSIONS.—An 
eligible multiemployer plan that is partitioned under this 
section shall— 
‘‘(1) reinstate any benefits that were suspended 
under section 305(e)(9) or section 4245(a), effective 
as of the first month the special partition order is 
effective, for participants or beneficiaries as of the 
effective date of the partition; and 
‘‘(2) provide payments equal to the amount of 
benefits previously suspended to any participants or 
beneficiaries in pay status as of the effective date of 
the special partition, payable in the form of a lump 
sum within 3 months of such effective date or in 
equal monthly installments over a period of 5 years, 
with no adjustment for interest. 
‘‘(i) ADJUSTMENT OF SPECIAL PARTITION ASSIST-
ANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Every 5 years, the corpora-
tion shall adjust the special partition assistance de-
scribed in subsection (e) as necessary for the eligible 
multiemployer plan to satisfy the funding goals de-
scribed in subsection (g). If the 30 year period de-
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scribed in subsection (g) has lapsed, in applying this 
paragraph, 5 years shall be substituted for 30 years. 
‘‘(2) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.—An eligi-
ble multiemployer plan that is the subject of a spe-
cial partition order under subsection (a) shall submit 
such information as the corporation may require to 
determine the amount of the adjustment under para-
graph (1). 
‘‘(3) CESSATION
OF
ADJUSTMENTS.—Adjust-
ments under this subsection with respect to special 
partition assistance for an eligible multiemployer 
plan shall cease and the corporation shall perma-
nently assume liability for payment of any benefits 
transferred to the successor plan (subject to sub-
section (l)) beginning with the first plan year that 
the funded percentage of the eligible multiemployer 
plan (disregarding partitioned benefits) is at least 
80 percent and the plan’s projected funded percent-
age for each of the next 10 years is at least 80 per-
cent. Any accumulated funding deficiency of the 
plan (within the meaning of section 304(a)) shall be 
reduced to zero as of the first day of the plan year 
for which partition assistance is permanent under 
this paragraph. 
‘‘(j) CONDITIONS ON PLANS DURING PARTITION.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The corporation may im-
pose, by regulation, reasonable conditions on an eli-
gible multiemployer plan that is partitioned under 
section (a) relating to increases in future accrual 
rates and any retroactive benefit improvements, allo-
cation of plan assets, reductions in employer con-
tribution rates, diversion of contributions to, and al-
location of, expenses to other retirement plans, and 
withdrawal liability. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—The corporation shall not 
impose conditions on an eligible multiemployer plan 
as a condition of or following receipt of such parti-
tion assistance under this section relating to— 
‘‘(A) any reduction in plan benefits (in-
cluding benefits that may be adjusted pursuant 
to section 305(e)(8)); 
‘‘(B) plan governance, including selection 
of, removal of, and terms of contracts with, 
trustees, actuaries, investment managers, and 
other service providers; or 
‘‘(C) any funding rules relating to the plan 
that is partitioned under this section. 
‘‘(3) CONDITION.—An eligible multiemployer 
plan that is partitioned under subsection (a) shall 
continue to pay all premiums due under section 
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4007 for participants and beneficiaries in the plan 
created by a special partition order until the plan 
year beginning after a cessation of adjustments ap-
plies under subsection (i). 
‘‘(k) WITHDRAWAL LIABILITY.—An employer’s with-
drawal liability for purposes of this title shall be calculated 
taking into account any plan liabilities that are partitioned 
under subsection (a) until the plan year beginning after 
the expiration of 15 calendar years from the effective date 
of the partition. 
‘‘(l) CESSATION OF PARTITION ASSISTANCE.—If a 
plan that receives partition assistance under this section 
becomes insolvent for purposes of section 418E of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986, the plan shall no longer be 
eligible for assistance under this section and shall be eligi-
ble for assistance under section 4261. 
‘‘(m) REPORTING.—An eligible multiemployer plan 
that receives partition assistance under this section shall 
file with the corporation a report, including the following 
information, in such manner (which may include electronic 
filing requirements) and at such time as the corporation 
requires: 
‘‘(1) The funded percentage (as defined in sec-
tion 305(j)(2)) as of the first day of such plan year, 
and the underlying actuarial value of assets and li-
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abilities taken into account in determining such per-
centage. 
‘‘(2) The market value of the assets of the plan 
(determined as provided in paragraph (1)) as of the 
last day of the plan year preceding such plan year. 
‘‘(3) The total value of all contributions made 
by employers and employees during the plan year 
preceding such plan year. 
‘‘(4) The total value of all benefits paid during 
the plan year preceding such plan year. 
‘‘(5) Cash flow projections for such plan year 
and the 9 succeeding plan years, and the assump-
tions used in making such projections. 
‘‘(6) Funding standard account projections for 
such plan year and the 9 succeeding plan years, and 
the assumptions relied upon in making such projec-
tions. 
‘‘(7) The total value of all investment gains or 
losses during the plan year preceding such plan year. 
‘‘(8) Any significant reduction in the number of 
active participants during the plan year preceding 
such plan year, and the reason for such reduction. 
‘‘(9) A list of employers that withdrew from the 
plan in the plan year preceding such plan year, the 
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payment schedule with respect to such withdrawal li-
ability, and the resulting reduction in contributions. 
‘‘(10) A list of employers that paid withdrawal 
liability to the plan during the plan year preceding 
such plan year and, for each employer, a total as-
sessment of the withdrawal liability paid, the annual 
payment amount, and the number of years remain-
ing in the payment schedule with respect to such 
withdrawal liability. 
‘‘(11) Any material changes to benefits, accrual 
rates, or contribution rates during the plan year pre-
ceding such plan year, and whether such changes re-
late to the conditions of the partition assistance. 
‘‘(12) Details regarding any funding improve-
ment plan or rehabilitation plan and updates to such 
plan. 
‘‘(13) The number of participants and bene-
ficiaries during the plan year preceding such plan 
year who are active participants, the number of par-
ticipants and beneficiaries in pay status, and the 
number of terminated vested participants and bene-
ficiaries. 
‘‘(14) The information contained on the most 
recent annual funding notice submitted by the plan 
under section 101(f). 
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‘‘(15) The information contained on the most 
recent annual return under section 6058 of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 and actuarial report 
under section 6059 of such Code of the plan. 
‘‘(16) Copies of the plan document and amend-
ments, other retirement benefit or ancillary benefit 
plans relating to the plan and contribution obliga-
tions under such plans, a breakdown of administra-
tive expenses of the plan, participant census data 
and distribution of benefits, the most recent actu-
arial valuation report as of the plan year, financial 
reports, and copies of the portions of collective bar-
gaining agreements relating to plan contributions, 
funding coverage, or benefits, and such other infor-
mation as the corporation may reasonably require. 
Any information disclosed by a plan to the corporation 
that could identify individual employers shall be confiden-
tial and not subject to publication or disclosure. 
‘‘(n) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this section and annually 
thereafter, the board of directors of the corporation 
shall submit to the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on 
Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Edu-
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cation and Labor and the Committee on Ways and 
Means of the House of Representatives a detailed re-
port on the implementation and administration of 
this section. Such report shall include— 
‘‘(A) information on the name and number 
of multiemployer plans that have applied for 
partition assistance under this section; 
‘‘(B) the name and number of such plans 
that have been approved for partition assistance 
under this section and the name and number of 
the plans that have not been approved for spe-
cial partition assistance; 
‘‘(C) a detailed rationale for any decision 
by the corporation to not approve an applica-
tion for special partition assistance; 
‘‘(D) the amount of special partition as-
sistance provided to eligible multiemployer 
plans (including amounts provided on an indi-
vidual plan basis and in the aggregate); 
‘‘(E) the name and number of the multi-
employer plans that restored benefit suspen-
sions and provided lump sum or monthly in-
stallment payments to participants or bene-
ficiaries; 
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‘‘(F) the amount of benefits that were re-
stored and lump sum or monthly installment 
payments that were paid (including amounts 
provided on an individual plan basis and in the 
aggregate); 
‘‘(G) the name and number of the plans 
that received adjustments to partition assist-
ance under subsection (i); 
‘‘(H) a list of, and rationale for, each rea-
sonable condition imposed by the corporation on 
plans approved for special partition assistance 
under this section; 
‘‘(I) the contracts that have been awarded 
by the corporation to implement or administer 
this section; 
‘‘(J) the number, purpose, and dollar 
amounts of the contracts that have been award-
ed to implement or administer the section; 
‘‘(K) a detailed summary of the reports re-
quired under subsection (m); and 
‘‘(L) a detailed summary of the feedback 
received on the pension relief internet website 
established under subsection (p). 
‘‘(2) PBGC CERTIFICATION.—The board of di-
rectors of the corporation shall include with the re-
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port under paragraph (1) a certification and affir-
mation that the amount of special partition assist-
ance provided to each plan under this section is the 
amount necessary to meet its funding goals under 
subsection (g), including, if applicable, any adjust-
ment of special partition assistance as determined 
under subsection (i). 
‘‘(3) CONFIDENTIALITY.—Congress may pub-
licize the reports received under paragraph (1) only 
after redacting all sensitive or proprietary informa-
tion. 
‘‘(o) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
first partition application is approved by the corporation 
under this section, and biennially thereafter, the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall submit to the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
and the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the 
Committee on Education and Labor and the Committee 
on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a 
detailed report on the actions of the corporation to imple-
ment and administer this section, including an examina-
tion of the contracts awarded by such corporation to carry 
out this section and an analysis of such corporation’s com-
pliance with subsections (e) and (g). 
‘‘(p) SPECIAL PARTITION RELIEF WEBSITE.— 
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‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of enactment of this section, the 
corporation shall establish and maintain a user- 
friendly, public-facing internet website to foster 
greater accountability and transparency in the im-
plementation and administration of this section. 
‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The internet website estab-
lished and maintained under paragraph (1) shall be 
a portal to key information relating to this section 
for multiemployer plan administrators and trustees, 
plan participants, beneficiaries, participating em-
ployers, other stakeholders, and the public. 
‘‘(3) CONTENT AND FUNCTION.—The internet 
website established under paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) describe the nature and scope of the 
special partition authority and assistance under 
this section in a manner calculated to be under-
stood by the average plan participant; 
‘‘(B) include published guidance, regula-
tions, and all other relevant information on the 
implementation and administration of this sec-
tion; 
‘‘(C) include, with respect to plan applica-
tions for special partition assistance— 
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‘‘(i) a general description of the proc-
ess by which eligible plans can apply for 
special partition assistance, information on 
how and when the corporation will process 
and consider plan applications; 
‘‘(ii) information on how the corpora-
tion will address any incomplete applica-
tions as specified in under this section; 
‘‘(iii) a list of the plans that have ap-
plied for special partition assistance and, 
for each application, the date of submis-
sion of a completed application; 
‘‘(iv) the text of each plan’s completed 
application for special partition assistance 
with appropriate redactions of personal, 
proprietary, or sensitive information; 
‘‘(v) the estimated date that a deci-
sion will be made by the corporation on 
each application; 
‘‘(vi) the actual date when such deci-
sion is made; 
‘‘(vii) the corporation’s decision on 
each application; and 
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432(b)(3) of such Code, not later than 
30 days after the date of the certifi-
cation, and 
(II) if the election is made after 
such date, not later than 30 days 
after the date of the election. 
(B) NOTICE OF ENDANGERED STATUS.— 
Notwithstanding section 305(b)(3)(D) of such 
Act and section 432(b)(3)(D) of such Code, if 
the plan is certified to be in critical status for 
any plan year but is in endangered status by 
reason of an election made under subsection 
(a), the notice provided under such sections 
shall be the notice which would have been pro-
vided if the plan had been certified to be in en-
dangered status. 
SEC. 40104. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF THE FUNDING IM-
PROVEMENT AND REHABILITATION PERIODS 
FOR MULTIEMPLOYER PENSION PLANS IN 
CRITICAL AND ENDANGERED STATUS FOR 
2020 OR 2021. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If the plan sponsor of a multiem-
ployer plan which is in endangered or critical status for 
a plan year beginning in 2020 or 2021 (determined after 
application of section 4) elects the application of this sec-
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