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‘‘(C) visitors, including family members 
and attorneys; 
‘‘(D) court personnel that have regular 
contact with arrestees, detainees, and inmates; 
‘‘(E) law enforcement officers who trans-
port arrestees, detainees, and inmates; and 
‘‘(F) personnel outside the correctional fa-
cility 
who 
provide 
medical 
treatment 
to 
arrestees, detainees, and inmates; 
‘‘(3) curtail booking and in-facility processing 
for individuals who have committed technical parole 
or probation violations; and 
‘‘(4) provide transition and reentry support 
services to individuals released pursuant to this sec-
tion, including programs that— 
‘‘(A) increase access to and participation 
in reentry services; 
‘‘(B) promote a reduction in recidivism 
rates; 
‘‘(C) facilitate engagement in educational 
programs, job training, or employment; 
‘‘(D) place reentering individuals in safe 
and sanitary temporary transitional housing; 
‘‘(E) facilitate the enrollment of reentering 
individuals with a history of substance use dis-
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order in medication-assisted treatment and a 
referral to overdose prevention services, mental 
health services, or other medical services; and 
‘‘(F) facilitate family reunification or sup-
port services, as needed. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated $500,000,000 to carry 
out this section and section 3065 for each of fiscal years 
2020 and 2021. 
‘‘SEC. 3063. JUVENILE SPECIFIC SERVICES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, acting 
through the Administrator of the Office Juvenile Justice 
and Delinquency Prevention, consistent with section 261 
of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act 
of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11171), is authorized to make grants 
to States and units of local government or combinations 
thereof to assist them in planning, establishing, operating, 
coordinating, and evaluating projects directly, or through 
grants and contracts with public and private agencies and 
nonprofit entities (as such term is defined under section 
408(5)(A) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Pre-
vention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11296(5)(A))), for the de-
velopment of more effective education, training, research, 
prevention, diversion, treatment, and rehabilitation pro-
grams in the area of juvenile delinquency and programs 
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to improve the juvenile justice system, consistent with sub-
section (b). 
‘‘(b) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—Grants under this sec-
tion shall be used for the exclusive purpose of providing 
juvenile specific services that— 
‘‘(1) provide rapid mass testing for COVID–19 
in juvenile facilities, notification of the results of 
such tests to juveniles and authorized family mem-
bers or legal guardians, and include policies and pro-
cedures for non-punitive quarantine that does not in-
volve solitary confinement, and provide for examina-
tion by a doctor for any juvenile who tests positive 
for COVID–19; 
‘‘(2) examine all pre- and post-adjudication re-
lease processes and mechanisms applicable to juve-
niles and begin employing these as quickly as pos-
sible; 
‘‘(3) provide juveniles in out of home place-
ments with continued access to appropriate edu-
cation; 
‘‘(4) provide juveniles with access to legal coun-
sel through confidential visits or teleconferencing; 
‘‘(5) provide staff and juveniles with appro-
priate personal protective equipment, hand washing 
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facilities, toiletries, and medical care to reduce the 
spread of the virus; 
‘‘(6) provide juveniles with frequent and no cost 
calls home to parents, legal guardians, and other 
family members; 
‘‘(7) advance policies and procedures for juve-
nile delinquency program proceedings (including 
court proceedings) and probation conditions so that 
in-person reporting requirements for juveniles are 
replaced with virtual or telephonic appearances with-
out penalty; 
‘‘(8) expand opportunities for juveniles to par-
ticipate in community based services and social serv-
ices through videoconferencing or teleconferencing; 
or 
‘‘(9) place a moratorium on all requirements for 
juveniles to attend and pay for court and probation- 
ordered programs, community service, and labor, 
that violate any applicable social distancing or stay 
at home order. 
Each element described in paragraph (1) through (9) shall 
be trauma-informed, reflect the science of adolescent de-
velopment, and be designed to meet the needs of at-risk 
juveniles and juveniles who come into contact with the jus-
tice system. 
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‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—Terms used in this section have 
the meanings given such terms in the Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974. The term ‘juvenile’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 1809 of this 
Act. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 and 2021. 
‘‘SEC. 3064. RAPID COVID–19 TESTING. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall 
make grants to grantees under section 3062 for the exclu-
sive purpose of providing for rapid COVID–19 testing of 
arrestees, detainees, and inmates who are exiting the cus-
tody of a correctional facility prior to returning to the 
community. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants provided under this 
section may be used for any of the following: 
‘‘(1) Purchasing or leasing medical devices au-
thorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration 
to detect COVID–19 that produce results in less 
than one hour. 
‘‘(2) Purchasing or securing COVID–19 testing 
supplies and personal protective equipment used by 
the correctional facility to perform such tests. 
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‘‘(3) Contracting with medical providers to ad-
minister such tests. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 and 2021. 
‘‘SEC. 3065. PRETRIAL CITATION AND RELEASE. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Attorney General shall 
make grants under this section to eligible applicants for 
the purposes set forth in section 3061(b)(2). 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM
ELIGIBILITY.—Eligible applicants 
under this section are States and units of local government 
that implement or continue operation of a program de-
scribed in subsection (c)(1) and not fewer than 2 of the 
other programs enumerated in such subsection. 
‘‘(c) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—A grantee shall use 
amounts provided as a grant under this section for pro-
grams that provide for the following: 
‘‘(1) Adopting and operating a cite-and-release 
process for individuals who are suspected of commit-
ting misdemeanor and felony offenses and who do 
not pose a risk of serious, imminent injury to a rea-
sonably identifiable person. 
‘‘(2) Curtailing booking and in-facility proc-
essing for individuals who have committed technical 
parole or probation violations. 
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‘‘(3) Ensuring that defense counsel is appointed 
at the earliest hearing that could result in pretrial 
detention so that low-risk defendants are not unnec-
essarily further exposed to COVID–19. 
‘‘(4) Establishing early review of charges by an 
experienced prosecutor, so only arrestees and detain-
ees who will be charged are detained. 
‘‘(5) Providing appropriate victims’ services 
supports and safety-focused residential accommoda-
tions for victims and community members who have 
questions or concerns about releases described in 
this subsection. 
‘‘SEC. 3066. REPORT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after 
the date on which grants are initially made under this 
part, and biannually thereafter during the grant period, 
the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report 
on the program, which shall include— 
‘‘(1) the number of grants made, the number of 
grantees, and the amount of funding distributed to 
each grantee pursuant to this part; 
‘‘(2) the location of each correctional facility 
where activities are carried out using grant amounts; 
‘‘(3) the number of persons in the custody of 
correctional facilities where activities are carried out 
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using grant amounts, including incarcerated persons 
released on parole, community supervision, good 
time or early release, clemency or commutation, as 
a result of the national emergency under the Na-
tional Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) de-
clared by the President with respect to the 
Coronavirus 
Disease 
2019 
(‘COVID–19’), 
disaggregated by type of offense, age, race, sex, and 
ethnicity; and 
‘‘(4) for each facility receiving funds under sec-
tion 3062— 
‘‘(A) the total number of tests for COVID– 
19 performed; 
‘‘(B) the results of such COVID–19 tests 
(confirmed positive or negative); 
‘‘(C) 
the 
total 
number 
of 
probable 
COVID–19 infections; 
‘‘(D) the total number of COVID–19-re-
lated hospitalizations, the total number of in-
tensive care unit admissions, and the duration 
of each such hospitalization; 
‘‘(E) recoveries from COVID–19; and 
‘‘(F) COVID–19 deaths, 
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disaggregated by race, ethnicity, age, disability, sex, 
pregnancy status, and whether the individual is a 
staff member of or incarcerated at the facility. 
‘‘(b) PRIVACY.—Data reported under this section 
shall be reported in accordance with applicable privacy 
laws and regulations. 
‘‘SEC. 3067. NO MATCHING REQUIRED. 
‘‘The Attorney General shall not require grantees to 
provide any matching funds with respect to the use of 
funds under this part. 
‘‘SEC. 3068. DEFINITION. 
‘‘For purposes of this part: 
‘‘(1) CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.—The term ‘cor-
rectional facility’ includes a juvenile facility. 
‘‘(2) COVERED EMERGENCY PERIOD.—The term 
‘covered emergency period’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 12003 of the CARES Act (Pub-
lic Law 116–136). 
‘‘(3) 
COVID–19.—The 
term 
‘COVID–19’ 
means a disease caused by severe acute respiratory 
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS–CoV–2). 
‘‘(4) DETAINEE; 
ARRESTEE; 
INMATE.—The 
terms ‘detainee’, ‘arrestee’, and ‘inmate’ each in-
clude juveniles.’’. 
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SEC. 191108. MORATORIUM ON FEES AND FINES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—During the covered emergency pe-
riod, and for fiscal years 2020, 2021, and 2022, the Attor-
ney General is authorized make grants to State and local 
courts that comply with the requirement under subsection 
(b) to ensure that such recipients are able to continue op-
erations. 
(b) REQUIREMENT TO IMPOSE MORATORIUM ON IM-
POSITION AND COLLECTION OF FEES AND FINES.—To be 
eligible for a grant under this section, a court shall imple-
ment a moratorium on the imposition and collection (in-
cluding by a unit of local government or a State) of fees 
and fines imposed by that court— 
(1) not later than 120 day after the date of the 
enactment of this section; 
(2) retroactive to a period beginning 30 days 
prior the covered emergency period; and 
(3) continuing for an additional 90 days after 
the date the covered emergency period terminates. 
(c) GRANT AMOUNT.—In making grants under this 
section, the Attorney General shall— 
(1) give preference to applicants that implement 
a moratorium on the imposition and collection of 
fines and fees related to juvenile delinquency pro-
ceedings for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2022; 
and 
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(2) make such grants in amounts that are pro-
portionate to the number of individuals in the juris-
diction of the court. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds made available under 
this section may be used to ensure that the recipient is 
able to continue court operations during the covered emer-
gency period. 
(e) NO MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—There is no 
matching requirement for grants under this section. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘fees’’— 
(A) means monetary fees that are imposed 
for the costs of fine surcharges or court admin-
istrative fees; and 
(B) includes additional late fees, payment- 
plan fees, interest added if an individual is un-
able to pay a fine in its entirety, collection fees, 
and any additional amounts that do not include 
the fine. 
(2) The term ‘‘fines’’ means monetary fines im-
posed as punishment. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2022. 
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SEC. 191109. DEFINITION. 
In this title, the term ‘‘covered emergency period’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 12003 of the 
CARES Act (Public Law 116–136). 
SEC. 191110. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this title or any amendment made 
by this title, or the application of a provision or amend-
ment to any person or circumstance, is held to be invalid, 
the remainder of this title and the amendments made by 
this title, and the application of the provisions and amend-
ments to any other person not similarly situated or to 
other circumstances, shall not be affected by the holding. 
TITLE XII—IMMIGRATION 
MATTERS 
SEC. 191201. EXTENSION OF FILING AND OTHER DEAD-
LINES. 
(a) NEW DEADLINES FOR EXTENSION OR CHANGE 
OF STATUS OR OTHER BENEFITS.— 
(1) FILING DELAYS.—In the case of an alien 
who was lawfully present in the United States on 
January 26, 2020, the alien’s application for an ex-
tension or change of nonimmigrant status, applica-
tion for renewal of employment authorization, or any 
other application for extension or renewal of a pe-
riod of authorized stay, shall be considered timely 
filed if the due date of the application is within the 
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period described in subsection (d) and the applica-
tion is filed not later than 60 days after it otherwise 
would have been due. 
(2) DEPARTURE DELAYS.—In the case of an 
alien who was lawfully present in the United States 
on January 26, 2020, the alien shall not be consid-
ered to be unlawfully present in the United States 
during the period described in subsection (d). 
(3) SPECIFIC AUTHORITY.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—With respect to any 
alien whose immigration status, employment 
authorization, or other authorized period of stay 
has expired or will expire during the period de-
scribed in subsection (d), during the one-year 
period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this title, or during both such periods, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall automati-
cally extend such status, authorization, or pe-
riod of stay until the date that is 90 days after 
the last day of whichever of such periods ends 
later. 
(B) EXCEPTION.—If the status, authoriza-
tion, or period of stay referred to in subpara-
graph (A) is based on a grant of deferred ac-
tion, or a grant of temporary protected status 
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under section 244 of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a), the extension 
under such subparagraph shall be for a period 
not less than the period for which deferred ac-
tion or temporary protected status originally 
was granted by the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity. 
(b) IMMIGRANT VISAS.— 
(1) EXTENSION
OF
VISA
EXPIRATION.—Not-
withstanding the limitations under section 221(c) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1201(c)), in the case of any immigrant visa issued 
to an alien that expires or expired during the period 
described in subsection (d), the period of validity of 
the visa is extended until the date that is 90 days 
after the end of such period. 
(2) ROLLOVER OF UNUSED VISAS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal years 2021 
and 2022, the worldwide level of family-spon-
sored immigrants under subsection (c) of sec-
tion 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1151), the worldwide level of em-
ployment-based immigrants under subsection 
(d) of such section, and the worldwide level of 
diversity immigrants under subsection (e) of 
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such section shall each be increased by the 
number computed under subparagraph (B) with 
respect to each of such worldwide levels. 
(B) COMPUTATION
OF
INCREASE.—For 
each of the worldwide levels described in sub-
paragraph (A), the number computed under 
this subparagraph is the difference (if any) be-
tween the worldwide level established for the 
previous fiscal year under the applicable sub-
section of section 201 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151) and the num-
ber of visas that were, during the previous fiscal 
year, issued and used as the basis for an appli-
cation for admission into the United States as 
an immigrant described in the applicable sub-
section. 
(C) CLARIFICATIONS.— 
(i) ALLOCATION AMONG PREFERENCE 
CATEGORIES.—The additional visas made 
available for fiscal years 2021 and 2022 as 
a result of the computations made under 
subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be pro-
portionally allocated as set forth in sub-
sections (a), (b), and (c) of section 203 of 
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the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1153). 
(ii) ELIMINATION OF FALL ACROSS.— 
For fiscal years 2021 and 2022, the num-
ber computed under subsection (c)(3)(C) of 
section 201 of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151), and the 
number 
computed 
under 
subsection 
(d)(2)(C) of such section, are deemed to 
equal zero. 
(c) VOLUNTARY DEPARTURE.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 240B of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1229c), if a period for voluntary departure under 
such section expires or expired during the period described 
in subsection (d), such voluntary departure period is ex-
tended until the date that is 90 days after the end of such 
period. 
(d) 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 
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(2) ends 90 days after the date on which such 
public health emergency terminates. 
SEC. 191202. TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATIONS FOR NATU-
RALIZATION OATH CEREMONIES DUE TO 
PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY. 
(a) REMOTE OATH CEREMONIES.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of the enactment of this title, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall establish procedures for 
the administration of the oath of renunciation and alle-
giance under section 337 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1448) using remote videoconferencing, 
or other remote means for individuals who cannot reason-
ably access remote videoconferencing, as an alternative to 
an in-person oath ceremony. 
(b) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 310(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1421(b)), an individual may complete the natu-
ralization process by participating in a remote oath cere-
mony conducted pursuant to subsection (a) if such indi-
vidual— 
(1) has an approved application for naturaliza-
tion; 
(2) is unable otherwise to complete the natu-
ralization process due to the cancellation or suspen-
sion of in-person oath ceremonies during the public 
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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 
(3) elects to participate in a remote oath cere-
mony in lieu of waiting for in-person ceremonies to 
resume. 
(c) ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS.—Upon estab-
lishing the procedures described in subsection (a), the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall— 
(1) without undue delay, provide written notice 
to individuals described in subsection (b)(1) of the 
option of participating in a remote oath ceremony in 
lieu of a participating in an in-person ceremony; 
(2) to the greatest extent practicable, ensure 
that remote oath ceremonies are administered to in-
dividuals who elect to participate in such a ceremony 
not later than 30 days after the individual so noti-
fies the Secretary; and 
(3) administer oath ceremonies to all other eli-
gible individuals as expeditiously as possible after 
the end of the public health emergency referred to 
in subsection (b)(2). 
(d) AVAILABILITY OF REMOTE OPTION.—The Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall begin administering re-
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mote oath ceremonies on the date that is 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this title and shall continue 
administering such ceremonies until a date that is not ear-
lier than 90 days after the end of the public health emer-
gency referred to in subsection (b)(2). 
(e) CLARIFICATION.—Failure to appear for a remote 
oath ceremony shall not create a presumption that the in-
dividual has abandoned his or her intent to be naturalized. 
(f) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the end of the public health emergency referred to 
in subsection (b)(2), the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall submit a report to Congress that identifies, for each 
State and political subdivision of a State, the number of— 
(1) individuals who were scheduled for an in- 
person oath ceremony that was cancelled due to such 
public health emergency; 
(2) individuals who were provided written notice 
pursuant to subsection (c)(1) of the option of par-
ticipating in a remote oath ceremony; 
(3) individuals who elected to participate in a 
remote oath ceremony in lieu of an in-person public 
ceremony; 
(4) individuals who completed the naturaliza-
tion process by participating in a remote oath cere-
mony; and 
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(5) remote oath ceremonies that were conducted 
within the period described in subsection (d). 
SEC. 191203. TEMPORARY PROTECTIONS FOR ESSENTIAL 
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE WORKERS. 
(a) PROTECTIONS FOR ESSENTIAL CRITICAL INFRA-
STRUCTURE WORKERS.—During the period described in 
subsection (e), an alien described in subsection (d) shall 
be deemed to be in a period of deferred action and author-
ized for employment for purposes of section 274A of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a). 
(b) EMPLOYER PROTECTIONS.—During the period 
described in subsection (e), the hiring, employment, or 
continued employment of an alien described in subsection 
(d) is not a violation of section 274A(a) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(a)). 
(c) CLARIFICATION.—Nothing in this section shall be 
deemed to require an alien described in subsection (d), or 
such alien’s employer— 
(1) to submit an application for employment 
authorization or deferred action, or register with, or 
pay a fee to, the Secretary of Homeland Security or 
the head of any other Federal agency; or 
(2) to appear before an agent of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security or any other Federal 
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agency for an interview, examination, or any other 
purpose. 
(d) ALIENS DESCRIBED.—An alien is described in 
this subsection if the alien— 
(1) on the date of the enactment of this title— 
(A) is physically present in the United 
States; and 
(B) is inadmissible to, or deportable from, 
the United States; and 
(2) engaged in essential critical infrastructure 
labor or services in the United States prior to the 
period described in subsection (e) and continues to 
engage in such labor or services during such period. 
(e) 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. 
(f) ESSENTIAL CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE LABOR 
OR SERVICES.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘es-
sential critical infrastructure labor or services’’ means 
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labor or services performed in an essential critical infra-
structure sector, as described in the ‘‘Advisory Memo-
randum on Identification of Essential Critical Infrastruc-
ture Workers During COVID–19 Response’’, revised by 
the Department of Homeland Security on April 17, 2020. 
SEC. 191204. SUPPLEMENTING THE COVID RESPONSE 
WORKFORCE. 
(a) EXPEDITED GREEN CARDS FOR CERTAIN PHYSI-
CIANS IN THE UNITED STATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—During the period described 
in paragraph (3), an alien described in paragraph 
(2) may apply to acquire the status of an alien law-
fully admitted to the United States for permanent 
residence consistent with section 201(b)(1) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1151(b)(1)). 
(2) ALIEN DESCRIBED.—An alien described in 
this paragraph is an alien physician (and the spouse 
and children of such alien) who— 
(A) has an approved immigrant visa peti-
tion under section 203(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the Immi-
gration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1153(b)(2)(B)(ii)) and has completed the serv-
ice requirements for a waiver under such sec-
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tion on or before the date of the enactment of 
this title; and 
(B) provides a statement to the Secretary 
of Homeland Security attesting that the alien is 
engaged in or will engage in the practice of 
medicine or medical research involving the diag-
nosis, treatment, or prevention of COVID–19. 
(3) PERIOD DESCRIBED.—The period described 
in this paragraph is the period beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this title and ending 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. 
(b) EXPEDITED PROCESSING OF NONIMMIGRANT PE-
TITIONS AND APPLICATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the pro-
cedures described in paragraph (2), the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall expedite the processing of 
applications and petitions seeking employment or 
classification of an alien as a nonimmigrant to prac-
tice medicine, provide healthcare, engage in medical 
research, or participate in a graduate medical edu-
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cation or training program involving the diagnosis, 
treatment, or prevention of COVID–19. 
(2) APPLICATIONS OR PETITIONS FOR NEW EM-
PLOYMENT OR CHANGE OF STATUS.— 
(A) INITIAL REVIEW.—Not later than 15 
days after the Secretary of Homeland Security 
receives an application or petition for new em-
ployment or change of status described in para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall conduct an initial 
review of such application or petition and, if ad-
ditional evidence is required, shall issue a re-
quest for evidence. 
(B) DECISION.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall issue a final deci-
sion on an application or petition described 
in paragraph (1) not later than 30 days 
after receipt of such application or peti-
tion, or, if a request for evidence is issued, 
not later than 15 days after the Secretary 
receives the applicant or petitioner’s re-
sponse to such request. 
(ii) E-MAIL.—In addition to delivery 
through regular mail services, decisions de-
scribed in clause (i) shall be transmitted to 
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the applicant or petitioner via electronic 
mail, if the applicant or petitioner provides 
the Secretary of Homeland Security with 
an electronic mail address. 
(3) TERMINATION.—This subsection shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this title and 
shall cease to be effective on the date that is 180 
days after the termination of the public health emer-
gency 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. 
(c) EMERGENCY VISA PROCESSING.— 
(1) VISA PROCESSING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State 
shall prioritize the processing of applications 
submitted by aliens who are seeking a visa 
based on an approved nonimmigrant petition to 
practice medicine, provide healthcare, engage in 
medical research, or participate in a graduate 
medical education or training program involving 
the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of 
COVID–19. 
(B) INTERVIEW.— 
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(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of 
State shall ensure that visa appointments 
are scheduled for aliens described in sub-
paragraph (A) not later than 7 business 
days after the alien requests such an ap-
pointment. 
(ii) SUSPENSION
OF
ROUTINE
VISA 
SERVICES.—If routine visa services are un-
available in the alien’s home country— 
(I) the U.S. embassy or consulate 
in the alien’s home country shall— 
(aa) conduct the visa inter-
view with the alien via video-tele-
conferencing technology; or 
(bb) grant an emergency 
visa appointment to the alien not 
later than 10 business days after 
the alien requests such an ap-
pointment; or 
(II) the alien may seek a visa ap-
pointment at any other U.S. embassy 
or consulate where routine visa serv-
ices are available, and such embassy 
or consulate shall make every reason-
able effort to provide the alien with an 
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appointment within 10 business days 
after the alien requests such an ap-
pointment. 
(2) INTERVIEW WAIVERS.—Except as provided 
in section 222(h)(2) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1202(h)(2)), the Secretary of 
State shall waive the interview of any alien seeking 
a nonimmigrant visa based on an approved petition 
described in paragraph (1)(A), if— 
(A) such alien is applying for a visa— 
(i) not more than 3 years after the 
date on which such alien’s prior visa ex-
pired; 
(ii) in the visa classification for which 
such prior visa was issued; and 
(iii) at a consular post located in the 
alien’s country of residence or, if otherwise 
required by regulation, country of nation-
ality; and 
(B) the consular officer has no indication 
that such alien has failed to comply with the 
immigration laws and regulations of the United 
States. 
(3) TERMINATION.—This subsection shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this title and 
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shall cease to be effective on the date that is 180 
days after the termination of the public health emer-
gency declared by the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services under section 319 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 274d), with respect 
to COVID–19. 
(d) 
IMPROVING
MOBILITY
OF
NONIMMIGRANT 
COVID–19 WORKERS.— 
(1) 
LICENSURE.—Notwithstanding 
section 
212(j)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1182(j)(2)), for the period described in para-
graph (6), the Secretary of Homeland Security may 
approve a petition for classification as a non-
immigrant 
described 
under 
section 
101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of such Act, filed on behalf of a 
physician for purposes of performing direct patient 
care if such physician possesses a license or other 
authorization required by the State of intended em-
ployment to practice medicine, or is eligible for a 
waiver of such requirement pursuant to an executive 
order, emergency rule, or other action taken by the 
State to modify or suspend regular licensing require-
ments in response to the COVID–19 public health 
emergency. 
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(2) TEMPORARY LIMITATIONS ON AMENDED H– 
1B PETITIONS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall not require an employer of 
a nonimmigrant alien described in section 
101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the Immigration and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)) to file an amended or 
new petition under section 214(a) of such Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1184(a)) if upon transferring such 
alien to a new area of employment, the alien 
will practice medicine, provide healthcare, or 
engage in medical research involving the diag-
nosis, treatment, or prevention of COVID–19. 
(B) CLARIFICATION ON TELEMEDICINE.— 
Nothing in the Immigration and Nationality 
Act or any other provision of law shall be con-
strued to require an employer of a non-
immigrant 
alien 
described 
in 
section 
101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the Immigration and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)) to file an amended or 
new petition under section 214(a) of such Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1184(a)) if the alien is a physician or 
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other healthcare worker who will provide remote 
patient care through the use of real-time audio- 
video communication tools to consult with pa-
tients and other technologies to collect, analyze, 
and transmit medical data and images. 
(3) PERMISSIBLE
WORK
ACTIVITIES
FOR
J–1 
PHYSICIANS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the diagnosis, treatment, 
or prevention of COVID–19 shall be considered 
an integral part of a graduate medical edu-
cation or training program and a nonimmigrant 
described in section 101(a)(15)(J) of the Immi-
gration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)(J)) who is participating in such a 
program— 
(i) may be redeployed to a new rota-
tion within the host training institution as 
needed to engage in COVID–19 work; and 
(ii) may receive compensation for such 
work. 
(B) OTHER
PERMISSIBLE
EMPLOYMENT 
ACTIVITIES.—A nonimmigrant described in sec-
tion 101(a)(15)(J) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(J)) who is 
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participating in a graduate medical education 
or training program may engage in work out-
side the scope of the approved program, if— 
(i) the work involves the diagnosis, 
treatment, or prevention of COVID–19; 
(ii) the alien has maintained lawful 
nonimmigrant status and has otherwise 
complied with the terms of the education 
or training program; and 
(iii) the program sponsor approves the 
additional work by annotating the non-
immigrant’s Certificate of Eligibility for 
Exchange Visitor (J–1) Status (Form DS– 
2019) and notifying the Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement Student and Ex-
change Visitor Program of the approval of 
such work. 
(C) CLARIFICATION ON TELEMEDICINE.— 
Section 214(l)(1)(D) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(l)(1)(D)) may 
be satisfied through the provision of care to pa-
tients located in areas designated by the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services as having 
a shortage of health care professionals, through 
the physician’s use of real-time audio-video 
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communication tools to consult with patients 
and other technologies to collect, analyze, and 
transmit medical data and images. 
(4) PORTABILITY OF O–1 NONIMMIGRANTS.—A 
nonimmigrant who was previously issued a visa or 
otherwise provided nonimmigrant status under sec-
tion 101(a)(15)(O)(i) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(O)(i)), and is 
seeking an extension of such status, is authorized to 
accept new employment under the terms and condi-
tions described in section 214(n) of such Act (8 
U.S.C. 1184(n)). 
(5) INCREASING THE ABILITY OF PHYSICIANS 
TO CHANGE NONIMMIGRANT STATUS.— 
(A) CHANGE OF NONIMMIGRANT CLASSI-
FICATION.—Section 248(a) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(l)), is 
amended— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting 
‘‘and’’ after the comma at the end; 
(ii) by striking paragraphs (2) and 
(3); and 
(iii) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (2). 
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(B) ADMISSION
OF
NONIMMIGRANTS.— 
Section 214(l)(2)(A) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(l)(2)(A)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding section 
248(a)(2), the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’. 
(6) TERMINATION.—This subsection shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this title and 
except as provided in paragraphs (2)(B), (3)(C), (4), 
and (5), shall cease to be effective on that date that 
is 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. 
(e) CONRAD 30 PROGRAM.— 
(1) 
PERMANENT
AUTHORIZATION.—Section 
220(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Technical 
Corrections Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–416; 8 
U.S.C. 1182 note) is amended by striking ‘‘and be-
fore September 30, 2015’’. 
(2) ADMISSION
OF
NONIMMIGRANTS.—Section 
214(l) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1184(l)), is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(B)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘30’’ and inserting 
‘‘35’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, except as provided 
in paragraph (4)’’ before the semicolon at 
the end; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) ADJUSTMENT IN WAIVER NUMBERS.— 
‘‘(A) INCREASES.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (ii), if in any fiscal year, 
not less than 90 percent of the waivers 
provided under paragraph (1)(B) are uti-
lized by States receiving at least 5 such 
waivers, the number of such waivers allot-
ted to each State shall increase by 5 for 
each subsequent fiscal year. 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—If 45 or more 
waivers are allotted to States in any fiscal 
year, an increase of 5 waivers in subse-
quent fiscal years shall be provided only in 
the case that not less than 95 percent of 
such waivers are utilized by States receiv-
ing at least 1 waiver. 
‘‘(B) DECREASES.—If in any fiscal year in 
which there was an increase in waivers, the 
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total number of waivers utilized is 5 percent 
lower than in the previous fiscal year, the num-
ber of such waivers allotted to each State shall 
decrease by 5 for each subsequent fiscal year, 
except that in no case shall the number of waiv-
ers allotted to each State drop below 35.’’. 
(f) TEMPORARY PORTABILITY FOR PHYSICIANS AND 
CRITICAL HEALTHCARE WORKERS
IN RESPONSE
TO 
COVID–19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this title, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Labor and the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, shall establish emergency proce-
dures to provide employment authorization to aliens 
described in paragraph (2), for purposes of facili-
tating the temporary deployment of such aliens to 
practice medicine, provide healthcare, or engage in 
medical research involving the diagnosis, treatment, 
or prevention of COVID–19. 
(2) ALIENS DESCRIBED.—An alien described in 
this paragraph is an alien who is— 
(A) physically present in the United 
States; 
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(B) maintaining lawful nonimmigrant sta-
tus that authorizes employment with a specific 
employer incident to such status; and 
(C) working in the United States in a 
healthcare occupation essential to COVID–19 
response, as determined by the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services. 
(3) EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION.— 
(A) APPLICATION.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security may grant employment 
authorization to an alien described in para-
graph (2) if such alien submits an Applica-
tion for Employment Authorization (Form 
I–765 or any successor form), which shall 
include— 
(I) evidence of the alien’s current 
nonimmigrant status; 
(II) copies of the alien’s academic 
degrees and any licenses, credentials, 
or other documentation confirming 
authorization to practice in the alien’s 
occupation; and 
(III) any other evidence deter-
mined necessary by the Secretary of 
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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 
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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 
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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). 
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(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 
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(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-
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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-
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cation for labor certification that was previously filed 
on behalf of such alien. 
(4) PROTECTIONS
FOR
SURVIVING
SPOUSES 
AND CHILDREN.— 
(A) 
SURVIVING
SPOUSES
AND
CHIL-
DREN.—Notwithstanding the death of an alien 
described in paragraph (2), the Secretary of 
State may approve an application for an immi-
grant visa, and the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity may approve an application for adjust-
ment of status to lawful permanent resident, 
filed by or on behalf of a spouse or child of 
such alien. 
(B) AGE-OUT PROTECTION.—For purposes 
of an application for an immigrant visa or ad-
justment of status filed by or on behalf of a 
child of an alien described in paragraph (2), the 
determination of whether the child satisfies the 
age requirement under section 101(b)(1) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(b)(1)) shall be made using the age of the 
child on the date the immigrant visa petition 
under paragraph (1) was approved. 
(C) CONTINUATION
OF
NONIMMIGRANT 
STATUS.—A spouse or child of an alien de-
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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 
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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. 
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(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 
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(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-
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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 
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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-
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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— 
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(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 
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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-
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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: 
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‘‘(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-
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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 
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shall, not later than the earlier of September 30, 
2020, or 30 days before the start of the auction— 
(A) award to such applicant Rural Digital 
Opportunity Fund Phase I support for such 
census block or census block group, at 100 per-
cent of the reserve price (in this paragraph re-
ferred to as the ‘‘award’’); 
(B) remove such census block or census 
block group from the auction; and 
(C) reduce the budget for the auction by 
75 percent of the amount of the award and re-
duce the budget for the Rural Digital Oppor-
tunity Fund Phase II auction provided for in 
such Report and Order by 25 percent of the 
amount of the award. 
(3) The Commission shall require an applicant 
submitting a long-form application pursuant to para-
graph (1) to— 
(A) not later than 30 days after the date 
on which such applicant submits such long-form 
application, provide a letter of commitment 
from a bank meeting the Commission’s eligi-
bility requirements stating that the bank would 
provide a letter of credit to such applicant if 
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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). 
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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 
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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, 
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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; 
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(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 
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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’’. 
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(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— 
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(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. 
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(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 
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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. 
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(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; 
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(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 
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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), 
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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-
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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 
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(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 
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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. 
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(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; 
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(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— 
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(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. 
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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-
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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 
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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 
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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 
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(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. 
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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 
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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— 
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‘‘(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-
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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; 
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‘‘(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 
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conducting their research and disseminating 
their findings; 
‘‘(E) the appropriate rules, procedures, 
and safeguards are in place to ensure the integ-
rity of the scientific process within the covered 
agency; 
‘‘(F) scientific or technological information 
considered in policy decisions is subject to well- 
established scientific processes, including peer 
review where appropriate; 
‘‘(G) procedures, including procedures with 
respect to applicable whistleblower protections, 
are in place as are necessary to ensure the in-
tegrity of scientific and technological informa-
tion and processes on which the covered agency 
relies in its decision making or otherwise uses; 
and 
‘‘(H) enforcement of such policy is con-
sistent with the processes for an administrative 
hearing and an administrative appeal. 
‘‘(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—In carrying out subsection 
(a), the head of each covered agency shall— 
‘‘(1) design the scientific integrity policy to 
apply with respect to the covered agency; 
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‘‘(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. 
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‘‘(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.— 
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‘‘(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 
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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. 
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‘‘(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. 
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‘‘(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-
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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— 
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(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 
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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.’’. 
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(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-
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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. 
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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-
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tering or housing for first responders, emergency 
managers, health providers and other essential em-
ployees; 
(4) costs of providing guidance and information 
to the public and for call centers to disseminate such 
guidance and information; 
(5) costs associated with establishing and oper-
ating virtual services; 
(6) costs for establishing and operating remote 
test sites; 
(7) training provided specifically in anticipation 
of or in response to the event on which such emer-
gency declaration is predicated; 
(8) personal protective equipment and other 
critical supplies for first responders and other essen-
tial employees; 
(9) medical equipment, regardless of whether 
such equipment is used for emergency or inpatient 
care; 
(10) public health costs, including provision and 
distribution of medicine and medical supplies; 
(11) costs associated with maintaining alternate 
care facilities or related facilities currently inactive 
but related to future needs tied to the ongoing pan-
demic event; 
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(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-
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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 
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