1989 
(5) TREATMENT OF SERVICE.—The regulations 
promulgated to carry out the amendments made by 
this section shall ensure that the creditable service 
of an affected employee or special agent (as the case 
may be) that is not in a covered position pursuant 
to an election made under such amendments shall be 
treated as the same type of service as the covered 
position in which the employee or agent suffered the 
qualifying illness. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY.—The amend-
ments made by this section— 
(1) shall take effect on the date of enactment 
of this section; and 
(2) shall apply to an individual who suffers an 
illness described in section 8336(c)(3)(A)(i)(II) or 
section 8412(d)(2)(A)(i)(II) of title 5, United States 
Code 
(as 
amended 
by 
this 
section), 
section 
302(d)(1)(A)(ii) of the Central Intelligence Agency 
Retirement Act (as amended by this section), or sec-
tion 806(a)(6)(D)(i)(I)(bb) of the Foreign Service 
Act of 1980 (as amended by this section), on or 
after the date that is 2 years after the date of enact-
ment of this section. 
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TITLE IV—FEDERAL 
CONTRACTING PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. MANDATORY TELEWORK. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—During the emergency period, the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
direct agencies to allow telework for all contractor per-
sonnel to the maximum extent practicable. Additionally, 
the Director shall direct contracting officers to document 
any decision to not allow telework during the emergency 
period in the contract file. 
(b) EMERGENCY PERIOD DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘emergency period’’ means the period that— 
(1) begins on the date that is not later than 15 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act; and 
(2) ends on the date that the public health 
emergency declared pursuant to section 319 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) as re-
sult of COVID–19, including any renewal thereof, 
expires. 
SEC. 402. GUIDANCE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SEC-
TION 3610 OF THE CARES ACT. 
Not later than 15 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget shall issue guidance to ensure uniform 
implementation across agencies of section 3610 of the 
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CARES Act (Public Law 116–136). Any such guidance 
shall— 
(1) limit the basic requirements for reimburse-
ment to those included in such Act and the effective 
date for such reimbursement shall be January 31, 
2020; and 
(2) clarify that the term ‘‘minimum applicable 
contract billing rates’’ as used in such section in-
cludes the financial impact incurred as a con-
sequence of keeping the employees or subcontractors 
of the contractor in a ready state (such as the base 
hourly wage rate of an employee, plus indirect costs, 
fees, and general and administrative expenses). 
SEC. 403. PAST PERFORMANCE RATINGS. 
Section 1126 of title 41, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTION FOR FAILURE TO DELIVER GOODS 
OR COMPLETE WORK DUE TO COVID–19.—If the head of 
an executive agency determines that a contractor failed 
to deliver goods or complete work as a result of measures 
taken as a result of COVID–19 under a contract with the 
agency by the date or within the time period imposed by 
the contract, any information relating to such failure may 
not be— 
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‘‘(1) included in any past performance database 
used by executive agencies for making source selec-
tion decisions; or 
‘‘(2) evaluated unfavorably as a factor of past 
contract performance.’’. 
SEC. 404. ACCELERATED PAYMENTS. 
Not later than 10 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and ending on the expiration of the public 
health emergency declared pursuant to section 319 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) as a result 
of COVID–19, including any renewal thereof, the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget shall direct con-
tracting officers to establish an accelerated payment date 
for any prime contract (as defined in section 8701 of title 
41, United States Code) with payments due 15 days after 
the receipt of a proper invoice. 
TITLE V—DISTRICT OF 
COLUMBIA 
SEC. 501. SPECIAL BORROWING BY THE DISTRICT OF CO-
LUMBIA. 
(a) AUTHORIZING BORROWING UNDER MUNICIPAL 
LIQUIDITY FACILITY OF FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD AND 
SIMILAR FACILITIES OR PROGRAMS.—The Council of the 
District of Columbia (hereafter in this section referred to 
as the ‘‘Council’’) may by act authorize the issuance of 
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bonds, notes, and other obligations, in amounts deter-
mined by the Chief Financial Officer of the District of 
Columbia to meet cash-flow needs of the District of Co-
lumbia government, for purchase by the Board of Gov-
ernors of the Federal Reserve under the Municipal Liquid-
ity Facility of the Federal Reserve or any other facility 
or program of the Federal Reserve or another entity of 
the Federal government which is established in response 
to the COVID–19 Pandemic. 
(b) REQUIRING ISSUANCE
TO BE COMPETITIVE 
WITH OTHER FORMS OF BORROWING.—The Council may 
authorize the issuance of bonds, notes, or other obligations 
under subsection (a) only if the issuance of such bonds, 
notes, and other obligations is competitive with other 
forms of borrowing in the financial market. 
(c) TREATMENT
AS GENERAL OBLIGATION.—Any 
bond, note, or other obligation issued under subsection (a) 
shall, if provided in the act of the Council, be a general 
obligation of the District. 
(d) PAYMENTS NOT SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION.— 
No appropriation is required to pay— 
(1) any amount (including the amount of any 
accrued interest or premium) obligated or expended 
from or pursuant to subsection (a) for or from the 
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(g) INCLUSION OF PAYMENTS IN ANNUAL BUDG-
ET.—The Council shall provide in each annual budget for 
the District of Columbia government sufficient funds to 
pay the principal of and interest on all bonds, notes, or 
other obligations issued under subsection (a) of this sec-
tion becoming due and payable during such fiscal year. 
(h) OBLIGATION TO PAY.—The Mayor of the District 
of Columbia shall ensure that the principal of and interest 
on all bonds, notes, or other obligations issued under sub-
section (a) are paid when due, including by paying such 
principal and interest from funds not otherwise legally 
committed. 
(i) SECURITY INTEREST IN DISTRICT REVENUES.— 
The Council may by act provide for a security interest in 
any District of Columbia revenues as additional security 
for the payment of any bond, note, or other obligation 
issued under subsection (a). 
TITLE VI—OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 601. ESTIMATES OF AGGREGATE ECONOMIC GROWTH 
ACROSS INCOME GROUPS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Measuring Real Income Growth Act of 2020’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) BUREAU.—The term ‘‘Bureau’’ means the 
Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Department of 
Commerce. 
(2) GROSS
DOMESTIC
PRODUCT
ANALYSIS.— 
The term ‘‘gross domestic product analysis’’— 
(A) means a quarterly or annual analysis 
conducted by the Bureau with respect to the 
gross domestic product of the United States; 
and 
(B) includes a revision prepared by the 
Bureau of an analysis described in subpara-
graph (A). 
(3) RECENT ESTIMATE.—The term ‘‘recent es-
timate’’ means the most recent estimate described in 
subsection (c) that is available on the date on which 
the gross domestic product analysis with which the 
estimate is to be included is conducted. 
(c) INCLUSION IN REPORTS.—Beginning in 2020, in 
each gross domestic product analysis conducted by the Bu-
reau, the Bureau shall include a recent estimate of, with 
respect to specific percentile groups of income, the total 
amount that was added to the economy of the United 
States during the period to which the recent estimate per-
tains, including in— 
(1) each of the 10 deciles of income; and 
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(2) the highest 1 percent of income. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Com-
merce such sums as are necessary to carry out this sec-
tion. 
SEC. 602. WAIVER OF FEDERAL FUND LIMITATION FOR THE 
DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES SUPPORT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), if the 
Administrator of the Drug-Free Communities Support 
Program determines that, as a result of the public health 
emergency declared pursuant to section 319 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) as a result of 
COVID–19, an eligible coalition is unable to raise the 
amount of non-Federal funds, including in-kind contribu-
tions, agreed to be raised by the coalition for a fiscal year 
under an agreement entered into with the Administrator 
pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) or (3)(D) of section 1032(b) 
of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 1532(b)), 
the Administrator may, notwithstanding such paragraphs, 
provide to the eligible coalition the grant or renewal grant, 
as applicable, for that fiscal year in an amount— 
(1) with respect to an initial grant or renewal 
grant described under paragraph (1)(A) of such sec-
tion, that exceeds the amount of non-Federal funds 
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raised by the eligible coalition, including in-kind con-
tributions, for that fiscal year; 
(2) with respect to a renewal grant described 
under paragraph (3)(D)(i) of such section, that ex-
ceeds 125 percent of the amount of non-Federal 
funds raised by the eligible coalition, including in- 
kind contributions, for that fiscal year; and 
(3) with respect to a renewal grant described 
under paragraph (3)(D)(ii) of such section, that ex-
ceeds 150 percent of the amount of non-Federal 
funds raised by the eligible coalition, including in- 
kind contributions, for that fiscal year. 
SEC. 603. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE BORROWING 
AUTHORITY. 
Subsection (b)(2) of section 6001 of the Coronavirus 
Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116– 
136) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) the Secretary of the Treasury shall lend up 
to the amount described in paragraph (1) at the re-
quest of the Postal Service subject to the terms and 
conditions of the note purchase agreement between 
the Postal Service and the Federal Financing Bank 
in effect on September 29, 2018.’’. 
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DIVISION S—FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
PROVISIONS 
TITLE I—MATTERS RELATING 
TO THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
SEC. 101. EFFORTS TO ASSIST FEDERAL VOTERS OVERSEAS 
IMPACTED BY COVID–19. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Defense and the Postmaster General, should 
undertake efforts to mitigate the effects of limited or cur-
tailed diplomatic pouch capacities or other operations con-
straints 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))) seek-
ing to return absentee ballots and other balloting mate-
rials under such Act with respect to elections for Federal 
office held in 2020. Such efforts should include steps to— 
(1) restore or augment diplomatic pouch capac-
ities; 
(2) facilitate using the Army Post Office, Fleet 
Post Office, Diplomatic Post Office, the United 
States mails, or private couriers, if available; 
(3) mitigate other operations constraints affect-
ing eligible overseas voters; 
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(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; and 
(5) ensure any employees at Department of 
State overseas posts interacting with Federal over-
seas voters seeking to return their ballots are in-
formed of and exercise necessary protocols to avoid 
the spoilage or invalidating of ballots for which the 
Department of State is helping to facilitate return. 
(b) REPORT ON EFFORTS TO ASSIST AND INFORM 
FEDERAL VOTERS OVERSEAS.—Not later than 15 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, 
shall report to the appropriate congressional committees 
on the efforts described in 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 
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(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. 
SEC. 102. REPORT ON EFFORTS OF THE CORONAVIRUS RE-
PATRIATION TASK FORCE. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this division, 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; 
(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. 
TITLE II—GLOBAL HEALTH 
SECURITY ACT OF 2020 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Global Health Security 
Act of 2020’’. 
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SEC. 202. 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 
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 
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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’’. 
(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-
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rity capacities to prevent local bioincidents from be-
coming epidemics’’, and ‘‘strengthen international 
preparedness to support international response and 
recovery capabilities’’. 
SEC. 203. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States to— 
(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. 204. 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-
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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. 
(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 
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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 
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. 
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(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. 
(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; 
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(B) designate a senior-level official to be 
responsible for the implementation of this divi-
sion; 
(C) designate, in accordance with sub-
section (d), an appropriate representative at the 
Assistant Secretary level or higher to partici-
pate on the Council; 
(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 
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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 
Disease Threats), as in effect on the day before the 
date of the enactment of this division. 
SEC. 205. 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. 
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SEC. 206. 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 205(a), 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 207(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, 
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which may include grants, contracts, coopera-
tive agreements, and other instruments as nec-
essary and appropriate. 
SEC. 207. STRATEGY AND REPORTS. 
(a) STRATEGY.—The United States Coordinator for 
Global Health Security (appointed under section 205(a)) 
shall coordinate the development and implementation of 
a strategy to implement the policy aims described in sec-
tion 203, 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; 
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(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 
(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 division, the 
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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 203 
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-
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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. 
(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; 
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(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; 
(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. 
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SEC. 208. 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— 
(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. 209. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(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 
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