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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1835 
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2021, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2021 
Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. CHU, Mr. RUIZ, Ms. 
KELLY of Illinois, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mrs. 
HAYES, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. SIRES, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, 
Ms. STRICKLAND, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. 
LOWENTHAL, Ms. PORTER, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. 
CARSON, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. HASTINGS, 
Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. LIEU, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. DESAULNIER, 
Mr. KHANNA, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. SPEIER, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. SAN 
NICOLAS, Ms. BUSH, Mr. KAHELE, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. JONES, Mr. 
RASKIN, and Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition 
to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following sums are hereby appropriated, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
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for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for 
other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 
HUMAN SERVICES 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY 
FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Public Health and So-
cial Services Emergency Fund’’, $8,000,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2024, for the imple-
mentation of the comprehensive program to prevent, pre-
pare for, and respond to COVID–19 in medically under-
served communities, as authorized by section 101: Pro-
vided, That of such amounts, $60,000,000 shall be trans-
ferred to ‘‘General Departmental Management’’ and made 
available to the ‘‘Office of Minority Health’’ for the imple-
mentation of such program: Provided further, That the 
amounts made available (including amounts transferred) 
under this heading shall be in addition to amounts other-
wise available for such purposes: Provided further, That 
such amounts are designated by the Congress as being for 
an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE 
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Indian Health Serv-
ices’’, $400,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2024, for the implementation of a comprehensive pro-
gram to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID–19 
through programs and services administered by the Indian 
Health Service, Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, 
Urban Indian organizations, and health service providers 
to Tribes pursuant to a contract or compact under the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
(25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) or the Indian Health Care Im-
provement Act (25 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), as authorized by 
section 102 of this Act: Provided, That such amounts shall 
be in addition to amounts otherwise available for such pur-
poses: Provided further, That such funds shall be allocated 
at the discretion of the Director of the Indian Health Serv-
ice: Provided further, That the amount provided under this 
heading in this Act shall be distributed through Indian 
Health Service directly operated programs and to Tribes 
and Tribal organizations under the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 
et seq.) and through contracts or grants with Urban In-
dian Organizations under title V of the Indian Health 
Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.): Provided 
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further, That any amounts made available under this 
heading and transferred to Tribes or Tribal organizations 
shall be transferred on a one-time basis, and that these 
non-recurring funds are not part of the amount required 
by section 106 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5325), and that such 
amounts may only be used for the purposes authorized by 
section 102 of this Act, notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law: Provided further, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS — THIS ACT 
SEC. 101. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Dep-
uty Assistant Secretary for Minority Health, the Director 
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and 
the Administrator of the Administration for Community 
Living, shall implement a comprehensive program to— 
(1) prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
COVID–19 in medically underserved communities; 
and 
(2) ensure that such program is designed to 
complement the efforts of State, local, territorial, 
and Tribal public health agencies. 
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(b) COMPONENTS.—The comprehensive program 
under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) The provision of diagnostic tests for SARS– 
CoV–2, including rapid response tests and testing 
through the use of mobile health units. 
(2) The provision of serological tests related to 
SARS–CoV–2. 
(3) Contact tracing to monitor the contacts of 
individuals who are or were infected with SARS– 
CoV–2. 
(4) Equitable vaccine distribution and imple-
mentation. 
(5) The provision of personal protective equip-
ment to essential workers. 
(6) The facilitation of— 
(A) voluntary isolation and quarantine of 
individuals presumed or confirmed to be in-
fected with, or exposed to individuals presumed 
or confirmed to be infected with, the virus that 
causes COVID–19; and 
(B) the provision of social services and 
support for such individuals. 
(7) A culturally competent and multilingual so-
cial marketing campaign carried out by trusted 
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members of the community involved to increase pub-
lic awareness of— 
(A) health precautions to prevent exposure 
to the virus that causes COVID–19; 
(B) the benefits of monitoring and testing 
for COVID–19; 
(C) education about the safety and effec-
tiveness of vaccines for COVID–19; 
(D) health care assistance programs and 
entities that provide testing, tracing, and vac-
cination services related to SARS–CoV–2; 
(E) public assistance and unemployment 
programs for individuals affected by the spread 
of COVID–19; 
(F) the purpose and protections of per-
sonal and demographic information collected by 
entities engaged in administering COVID–19 
testing, treatment, follow-up, and vaccines; and 
(G) other public awareness priorities. 
(c) GRANTS TO PARTNERS.—To carry out the compo-
nents of the comprehensive program under subsection (b), 
the Secretary shall— 
(1) provide grants to— 
(A) faith-based, community, and nonprofit 
organizations; and 
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