(v) the projected number of COVID– 
19 cases during the period of the grant; 
and 
(B) an additional increment for States that 
have a plan to increase the percentage of the 
population that will be tested. 
(c) REQUIRED USES OF FUNDS.—Amounts made 
available to a grantee pursuant to subsection (a) shall be 
used for the following activities: 
(1) Costs, including wages and benefits, includ-
ing health care benefits, as appropriate, related to 
the recruiting and hiring of individuals— 
(A) to serve as case investigators, contact 
tracers, and social support specialists described 
in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively, of 
section 2(c); and 
(B) employed by— 
(i) the State or local government in-
volved; or 
(ii) a nonprofit organization with 
demonstrated expertise in implementing 
public health programs. 
(2) Supplies necessary for grantees to imple-
ment the strategy established under section 2, in-
cluding any supplies, equipment, or technology for 
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individuals serving as case investigators, contact 
tracers, or social support specialists. 
(3) Administrative costs and activities necessary 
for grantees to implement the strategy established 
under section 2. 
(4) Development of partnerships with State and 
local workforce development systems as defined in 
section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102) to provide training and 
supportive service for individuals serving as case in-
vestigators, contact tracers, or social support special-
ists. 
(5) Reporting to the Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention on— 
(A) implementation of the strategy estab-
lished under section 2; and 
(B) indicators of performance listed in sec-
tion 5(c)(1). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated 
$10,000,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
SEC. 4. AWARDS TO TRIBES AND TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap-
propriations, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’), acting 
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through the Director of the Indian Health Service, in co-
ordination with the Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, in consultation with Indian 
Tribes and Tribal organizations, shall award funds to In-
dian Tribes and Tribal organizations to implement the 
strategy established under section 2. 
(b) FORMULA.—The Secretary shall allocate amounts 
made available pursuant to subsection (a) in accordance 
with a formula to be established by the Secretary in con-
sultation with Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations 
that— 
(1) provides a minimum level of funding to each 
Indian Tribe and Tribal organization; and 
(2) allocates additional funding on the basis of 
population. 
(c) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Amounts made available 
to an awardee pursuant to subsection (a) shall be used 
for the following activities: 
(1) Costs, including wages and benefits, includ-
ing health care benefits, as appropriate, related to 
the recruiting and hiring of individuals— 
(A) to serve as case investigators, contact 
tracers, and social support specialists described 
in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively, of 
section 2(c); and 
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(B) employed by— 
(i) the Tribal government involved; or 
(ii) a nonprofit organizations with 
demonstrated expertise in implementing 
public health programs. 
(2) Supplies necessary for awardees to imple-
ment the strategy established under section 2, in-
cluding any supplies, equipment, or technology for 
individuals serving as case investigators, contact 
tracers, or social support specialists. 
(3) Administrative costs and activities necessary 
for awardees to implement the strategy established 
under section 2. 
(4) Development of partnerships with State and 
local workforce development systems as defined in 
section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102) to provide training and 
supportive service for individuals serving as case in-
vestigators, contact tracers, or social support special-
ists. 
(5) Reporting to the Indian Health Service, 
which shall then report the information to the Cen-
ters for Disease Control and Prevention, on— 
(A) implementation of the strategy estab-
lished under section 2; and 
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(B) indicators of performance listed in sec-
tion 5(c)(1). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated 
$1,000,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
SEC. 5. REPORTING BY THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CON-
TROL AND PREVENTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and every 30 days there-
after, the Secretary of Health and Human Services acting 
through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) shall report to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees on the implementation of the strategy established 
under section 2. 
(b) REPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE.—In carrying out 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) support a reporting infrastructure that— 
(A) minimizes administrative burdens on 
States, Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and 
localities; and 
(B) protects the privacy of individuals’ in-
formation; and 
(2) consult with Indian Tribes and Tribal orga-
nizations and coordinate with the Indian Health 
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Service to create a reporting infrastructure for In-
dian Tribes and Tribal organizations that— 
(A) honors and preserves Tribal data sov-
ereignty; and 
(B) ensures that Indian Tribes and Tribal 
organizations consent before any Tribal data is 
reported. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—The report under subsection 
(a) shall— 
(1) for each State and Indian Tribe include— 
(A) the number of case investigators hired, 
trained, and deployed; 
(B) the number of contact tracers hired, 
trained, and deployed; 
(C) the number of social support special-
ists hired, trained, and deployed; 
(D) the number of case investigations 
launched; 
(E) the percentage of contacts reached 
compared to the percentage of contacts identi-
fied; 
(F) the percentage of contacts quarantined 
or isolated compared to the percentage of con-
tacts reached; 
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(G) the percentage of contacts connected 
to social supports compared to the percentage 
of contacts needing such supports to quar-
antine; and 
(H) a description of any barriers that limit 
the ability of contacts to quarantine, to isolate, 
or to access needed social supports; 
(2) contextualize the data that is reported so as 
to 
mitigate 
discrimination 
against 
historically 
marginalized communities; and 
(3) be made public on the internet website of 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 
SEC. 6. GRANTS TO STATE AND TRIBAL WORKFORCE AGEN-
CIES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided, the terms in this section have the meanings 
given the terms in section 3 of the Workforce Inno-
vation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). 
(2) APPRENTICESHIP; APPRENTICESHIP
PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘‘apprenticeship’’ or ‘‘apprentice-
ship program’’ means an apprenticeship program 
registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (com-
monly known as the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’) 
(50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.), 
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including any requirement, standard, or rule promul-
gated under such Act, as such requirement, stand-
ard, or rule was in effect on December 30, 2019. 
(3) CONTACT
TRACING
AND
RELATED
POSI-
TIONS.—The term ‘‘contact tracing and related posi-
tions’’ means employment related to contact tracing, 
surveillance, containment, and mitigation activities. 
(4) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) a State or territory, including the Dis-
trict of Columbia and Puerto Rico; 
(B) an Indian Tribe, Tribal organization, 
Urban Indian organization, Alaska Native enti-
ty, Indian-controlled organization serving Indi-
ans, or Native Hawaiian organization; 
(C) an outlying area; or 
(D) a local board, if an eligible entity 
under subparagraphs (A) through (C) has not 
applied with respect to the area over which the 
local board has jurisdiction as of the date on 
which the local board submits an application 
under subsection (c). 
(5) ELIGIBLE
INDIVIDUAL.—Notwithstanding 
section 170(b)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3225(b)(2)), the term 
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‘‘eligible individual’’ means an individual seeking or 
securing employment in contact tracing or related 
positions and is served by an eligible entity or com-
munity-based organization receiving funding under 
this section. 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Labor. 
(7) URBAN INDIAN ORGANIZATION.—The term 
‘‘Urban Indian organization’’ has the meaning given 
to such term in section 4 of the Indian Health Care 
Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1603). 
(b) GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of 
appropriations under subsection (g), the Secretary 
shall award national dislocated worker grants under 
section 170(b)(1)(B) of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3225(b)(1)(B)) to 
each eligible entity that seeks a grant to assist local 
boards and community-based organizations in car-
rying out activities under subsections (f) and (d), re-
spectively, for the following purposes: 
(A) To support the recruitment, place-
ment, and training, as applicable, of eligible in-
dividuals seeking employment in contact tracing 
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and related positions in accordance with the 
strategy established under section 2 of this Act. 
(B) To assist with the employment transi-
tion to new employment or education and train-
ing of individuals employed under this section 
in preparation for and upon termination of such 
employment. 
(2) TIMELINE.—The Secretary of Labor shall— 
(A) issue application requirements under 
subsection (c) not later than 10 days after the 
date of enactment of this section; and 
(B) award grants to an eligible entity 
under paragraph (1) not later than 10 days 
after the date on which the Secretary receives 
an application from such entity. 
(c) GRANT APPLICATION.—An eligible entity apply-
ing for a grant under this section shall submit an applica-
tion to the Secretary, at such time and in such form and 
manner as the Secretary may reasonably require, which 
shall include a description of— 
(1) how the eligible entity will support the re-
cruitment, placement, and training, as applicable, of 
eligible individuals seeking employment in contact 
tracing and related positions by partnering with— 
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(A) a State, local, Tribal, or territorial 
health department; or 
(B) 
a 
community-based 
organization 
partnering with such health departments; 
(2) how the activities described in paragraph 
(1) will support State efforts to address the demand 
for contact tracing and related positions with respect 
to— 
(A) the State plans referred to in the head-
ing ‘‘Public Health and Social Services Emer-
gency Fund’’ in title I of division B of the Pay-
check Protection Program and Health Care En-
hancement Act (Public Law 116–139); 
(B) the strategy established under section 
2 of this Act; and 
(C) the number of eligible individuals that 
the State plans to recruit and train under the 
plans and strategies described in subparagraphs 
(A) and (B); 
(3) the specific strategies for recruiting and 
placement of eligible individuals from or residing 
within the communities in which they will work, in-
cluding— 
(A) plans for the recruitment of eligible in-
dividuals to serve as contact tracers and related 
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positions, including dislocated workers, individ-
uals with barriers to employment, veterans, new 
entrants in the workforce, or underemployed or 
furloughed workers, who are from or reside in 
or near the local area in which they will serve, 
and who, to the extent practicable— 
(i) have experience or a background in 
industry-sectors and occupations such as 
public health, social services, customer 
service, case management, or occupations 
that require related qualifications, skills, or 
competencies, such as strong interpersonal 
and communication skills, needed for con-
tact tracing or related positions; or 
(ii) seek to transition to public health 
and public health related occupations upon 
the conclusion of employment in contact 
tracing or related positions; 
(B) how such strategies will take into ac-
count the diversity of such community, includ-
ing racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, linguistic, or 
geographic diversity; 
(4) the amount, timing, and mechanisms for 
distribution of funds provided to local boards or 
through subgrants as described in subsection (d); 
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(5) for eligible entities described in subpara-
graphs (A) through (C) of subsection (a)(4), a de-
scription of how the eligible entity will ensure the eq-
uitable distribution of funds with respect to— 
(A) geography (such as urban and rural 
distribution); 
(B) medically underserved populations (as 
defined in section 33(b)(3) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(b))); 
(C) health professional shortage areas (as 
defined under section 332(a) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254e(a))); and 
(D) the racial and ethnic diversity of the 
area; and 
(6) for eligible entities who are local boards, a 
description of how a grant to such eligible entity 
would serve the equitable distribution of funds as de-
scribed in paragraph (5). 
(d) SUBGRANT AUTHORIZATION AND APPLICATION 
PROCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity may award 
a subgrant to a community-based organization for 
the purposes of partnering with a State or local 
board to conduct outreach and education activities 
to inform potentially eligible individuals about em-
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ployment opportunities in contact tracing and re-
lated positions. 
(2) APPLICATION.—A community-based organi-
zation shall submit an application at such time and 
in such manner as the eligible entity may reasonably 
require, including— 
(A) a demonstration of the community- 
based organization’s established expertise and 
effectiveness in community outreach in the local 
area that such organization plans to serve; 
(B) a demonstration of the community- 
based organization’s expertise in providing em-
ployment or public health information to the 
local areas in which such organization plans to 
serve; and 
(C) a description of the expertise of the 
community-based organization in utilizing cul-
turally competent and multilingual strategies in 
the provision of services. 
(e) GRANT DISTRIBUTION.— 
(1) FEDERAL DISTRIBUTION.— 
(A) USE
OF
FUNDS.—The Secretary of 
Labor shall use the funds appropriated to carry 
out this section as follows: 
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(i) Subject to clause (ii), the Secretary 
shall distribute funds among eligible enti-
ties in accordance with a formula to be es-
tablished by the Secretary that— 
(I) provides a minimum level of 
funding to each eligible entity that 
seeks a grant under this section; and 
(II) allocates additional funding 
with priority given based on the num-
ber and proportion of contact tracing 
and related positions that the State 
plans to recruit, place, and train as a 
part of the State plans described in 
subsection (c)(2)(A). 
(ii) Not more than 2 percent of the 
funding may be used for administration of 
the grants and for providing technical as-
sistance to recipients of funds under this 
section. 
(B) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.—If the ge-
ographic region served by one or more eligible 
entities overlaps, the Secretary shall distribute 
funds among such entities in such a manner 
that ensures equitable distribution with respect 
to the factors under in subsection (c)(5). 
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(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY USE OF FUNDS.—An eli-
gible entity described in subparagraphs (A) through 
(C) of subsection (a)(4)— 
(A) shall, not later than 30 days after the 
date on which the entity receives grant funds 
under this section, provide not less than 70 per-
cent of grant funds to local boards for the pur-
pose of carrying out activities in subsection (f); 
(B) may use up to 20 percent of such 
funds to make subgrants to community-based 
organizations in the service area to conduct out-
reach, to potential eligible individuals, as de-
scribed in subsection (d); 
(C) in providing funds to local boards and 
awarding subgrants under this subsection shall 
ensure the equitable distribution with respect to 
the factors described in subsection (c)(5); and 
(D) may use not more than 10 percent of 
the funds awarded under this section for the 
administrative costs of carrying out the grant 
and for providing technical assistance to local 
boards and community-based organizations. 
(3) LOCAL
BOARD
USE
OF
FUNDS.—A local 
board, or an eligible entity that is a local board, 
shall use— 
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(A) not less than 60 percent of the funds 
for recruitment and training for activities in ac-
cordance with the strategy established under 
section 2; 
(B) not less than 30 of the funds to sup-
port the transition of individuals hired as con-
tact tracers and related positions into an edu-
cation or training program, or unsubsidized em-
ployment upon completion of such positions; 
and 
(C) not more than 10 percent of the funds 
for administrative costs. 
(f) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—The State or local boards 
shall use funds awarded under this section to support the 
recruitment and placement of eligible individuals, training 
and employment transition as related to contact tracing 
and related positions, and for the following activities: 
(1) Establishing or expanding partnerships 
with— 
(A) State, local, Tribal, and territorial 
public health departments; 
(B) community-based health providers, in-
cluding community health centers and rural 
health clinics; 
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(C) labor organizations or joint labor man-
agement organizations; 
(D) two-year and four-year institutions of 
higher education (as defined in section 101 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1001)), including institutions eligible to receive 
funds under section 371(a) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)); and 
(E) community action agencies or other 
community-based organizations serving local 
areas in which there is a demand for contact 
tracers and related positions. 
(2) Providing training for contact tracing and 
related positions in coordination with State, local, 
Tribal, or territorial health departments that is con-
sistent with the State or territorial testing and con-
tact tracing strategy and ensuring that eligible indi-
viduals receive compensation while participating in 
such training. 
(3) Providing eligible individuals with— 
(A) adequate and safe equipment, environ-
ments, and facilities for training and super-
vision, as applicable; 
(B) information regarding the wages and 
benefits related to contact tracing and related 
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positions, as compared to State, local, and na-
tional averages; 
(C) supplies and equipment needed by the 
program participants to support placement of 
an individual in contact tracing and related po-
sitions, as applicable; 
(D) an individualized employment plan for 
each eligible individual, as applicable— 
(i) in coordination with the entity em-
ploying the eligible individual in a contact 
tracing or related position; and 
(ii) which shall include providing a 
case manager to work with each eligible in-
dividual to develop the plan, which may in-
clude— 
(I) identifying employment and 
career goals, and setting appropriate 
achievement objectives to attain such 
goals; and 
(II) exploring career pathways 
that lead to in-demand industries and 
sectors, including in public health and 
related occupations; and 
(E) services for the period during which 
the individual is employed in a contact tracing 
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and related position to ensure job retention, 
which may include— 
(i) supportive services throughout the 
term of employment; 
(ii) a continuation of skills training as 
related to employment as a contact tracer 
or related positions, that is conducted in 
collaboration with the employers of such 
participants; 
(iii) mentorship services and job re-
tention support for eligible individuals; or 
(iv) targeted training for managers 
and workers working with eligible individ-
uals (such as mentors), and human re-
source representatives. 
(4) Supporting the transition and placement in 
unsubsidized employment for eligible individuals 
serving in the contact tracing or related positions 
after such positions are no longer necessary in the 
State or local area, including— 
(A) any additional training and employ-
ment activities as described in section 170(d)(4) 
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3225(d)(4)); 
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(B) developing the appropriate combina-
tion of services to enable the eligible individual 
to achieve the employment and career goals 
identified under paragraph (3)(D)(ii)(I); and 
(C) services to assist eligible individuals in 
maintaining employment for not less than 12 
months after the completion of employment in 
contact tracing or related positions, as appro-
priate. 
(5) Any other activities as described in sub-
sections (a)(3) and (b) of section 134 of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3174). 
(g) 
LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding 
section 
170(d)(3)(A) of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3225(d)(3)(A)), a person may be 
employed in a contact tracing or related position using 
funds under this section for a period not greater than 2 
years. 
(h) REPORTING BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days of 
the enactment of this Act, and once grant funds 
have been expended under this section, the Secretary 
shall report to the Committee on Education and 
Labor of the House of Representatives and the Com-
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mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
of the Senate, and make publicly available a report 
containing a description of— 
(A) the number of eligible individuals re-
cruited, hired, trained as contact tracers or in 
related positions; 
(B) the number of individuals successfully 
transitioned to unsubsidized employment or 
training at the completion of employment in 
contact tracing or related positions using funds 
under this subtitle; 
(C) the number of such individuals who 
were unemployed prior to being hired, trained, 
or deployed as described in paragraph (1); 
(D) the performance of each program sup-
ported by funds under this subtitle with respect 
to the indicators of performance under section 
116 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141), as applicable; 
(E) the number of individuals in unsub-
sidized employment within six months and 1 
year, respectively, of the conclusion of employ-
ment in contact tracing or related positions 
and, of those, the number of individuals within 
a State, territorial, or local public health de-
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partment in an occupation related to public 
health; 
(F) any information on how eligible enti-
ties, local boards, or community-based organiza-
tions that received funding under this sub-
section were able to support the goals of the 
strategy established under section 2 of this Act; 
and 
(G) best practices for improving and in-
creasing the transition of individuals employed 
in contact tracing or related positions to perma-
nent, full-time employment. 
(2) DISAGGREGATION.—All data reported under 
paragraph (1) shall be disaggregated by race, eth-
nicity, sex, age, and, with respect to individuals with 
barriers to employment, subpopulation of such indi-
viduals, except for when the number of participants 
in a category is insufficient to yield statistically reli-
able information or when the results would reveal 
personally identifiable information about an indi-
vidual participant. 
(i) SPECIAL RULE.—Any funds used for programs 
under this section that are used to fund an apprenticeship 
or apprenticeship program shall only be used for, or pro-
vided to, an apprenticeship or apprenticeship program 
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