(1) be based on available scientific evidence; 
(2) increase awareness and knowledge of 
COVID–19, including countering stigma associated 
with COVID–19; 
(3) improve information on the availability of 
COVID–19 diagnostic testing; 
(4) promote cooperation with contact tracing ef-
forts; and 
(5) promote employment opportunities per-
forming contact tracing and other pandemic re-
sponse activities. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
amounts appropriated to carry out this Act under section 
9, $5,000,000,000 shall be used by the Secretary to carry 
out this section. 
SEC. 6. NATIONAL SYSTEM FOR COVID–19 TESTING, CON-
TACT TRACING, SURVEILLANCE, CONTAIN-
MENT, AND MITIGATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, acting through the Director of the Cen-
ters for Disease Control and Prevention, and in coordina-
tion with the applicable offices of the Department of 
Health and Human Services and State, local, Tribal, and 
territorial health departments, shall establish and imple-
ment a nationwide evidence-based system for— 
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(1) testing, contact tracing, surveillance, con-
tainment, and mitigation with respect to COVID–19; 
(2) offering guidance on voluntary isolation and 
quarantine of individuals infected with, or exposed to 
individuals infected with, the virus that causes 
COVID–19; and 
(3) public reporting on testing, contact tracing, 
surveillance, and voluntary isolation and quarantine 
activities with respect to COVID–19. 
(b) COORDINATION; TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—In 
carrying out the national system under this section, the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall— 
(1) coordinate State, local, Tribal, and terri-
torial activities related to testing, contact tracing, 
surveillance, containment, and mitigation with re-
spect to COVID–19, as appropriate; and 
(2) provide technical assistance for such activi-
ties, as appropriate. 
(c) CONSIDERATION.—In establishing and imple-
menting the national system under this section, the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services shall take into con-
sideration the State and Tribal plans referred to in the 
heading ‘‘Public Health and Social Services Emergency 
Fund’’ in title I of division B of the Paycheck Protection 
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Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (Public Law 
116–139). 
(d) REPORTING.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall— 
(1) not later than December 31, 2020, submit 
to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce of the House of Representatives 
a preliminary report on the effectiveness of the ac-
tivities carried out pursuant to this Act; and 
(2) not later than December 21, 2021, submit 
to such committees a final report on such effective-
ness. 
SEC. 7. HEALTH DEPARTMENT GRANTS. 
(a) DEFINITION OF SECRETARY.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services. 
(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—To implement the na-
tional system under section 6, the Secretary, acting 
through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention, shall, subject to the availability of appro-
priations, award grants to State, local, Tribal, and terri-
torial health departments that seek grants under this sec-
tion to carry out coordinated testing, contact tracing, sur-
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veillance, containment, and mitigation with respect to 
COVID–19, including— 
(1) diagnostic and surveillance testing and re-
porting; 
(2) community-based contact tracing efforts; 
and 
(3) policies related to voluntary isolation and 
quarantine of individuals infected with, or exposed to 
individuals infected with, the virus that causes 
COVID–19. 
(c) FLEXIBILITY.—The Secretary shall ensure that— 
(1) the grants under subsection (b) provide 
flexibility for State, local, Tribal, and territorial 
health departments to modify, establish, or maintain 
evidence-based systems; and 
(2) local health departments receive funding 
from State health departments or directly from the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to con-
tribute to such systems, as appropriate. 
(d) ALLOCATIONS.— 
(1) FORMULA.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, shall allocate amounts made available 
pursuant to subsection (b) in accordance with a for-
mula, to be established by the Secretary, that— 
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(A) provides a minimum level of funding to 
each State, local, Tribal, and territorial health 
department that seeks a grant under this sec-
tion; and 
(B) allocates additional funding based on 
the following prioritization: 
(i) The Secretary shall give highest 
priority to applicants proposing to serve 
populations in one or more geographic re-
gions with a high burden of COVID–19 
based on data provided by the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, or other 
sources as determined by the Secretary. 
(ii) The Secretary shall give second 
highest priority to applicants preparing 
for, or currently working to mitigate, a 
COVID–19 surge in a geographic region 
that does not yet have a high number of 
reported cases of COVID–19 based on 
data provided by the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, or other sources 
as determined by the Secretary. 
(iii) The Secretary shall give third 
highest priority to applicants proposing to 
serve high numbers of low-income and un-
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insured populations, including medically 
underserved populations, health profes-
sional shortage areas, racial and ethnic mi-
norities, or geographically diverse areas, as 
determined by the Secretary. 
(2) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than the date 
that is 7 days before first awarding grants under 
this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce of the House of Representatives a notifi-
cation detailing the formula established under para-
graph (1) for allocating amounts made available pur-
suant to subsection (b). 
(e) USE OF FUNDS.—A State, local, Tribal, or terri-
torial health department receiving a grant under this sec-
tion shall, to the extent possible, use the grant funds for 
activities determined appropriate by the Director of the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (in coordina-
tion with Tribal health organizations) to implement the 
national system under section 6. 
(f) REPORTING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall facilitate 
mechanisms for timely, standardized reporting by 
grantees under this section regarding implementa-
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tion of the systems established under this section 
and coordinated processes with the reporting as re-
quired under the heading ‘‘Public Health and Social 
Service Emergency Fund’’ in title I of division B of 
the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care 
Enhancement Act (Public Law 116–139, 134 Stat. 
620), including— 
(A) a summary of county or local health 
department level information from the entities 
receiving funding under this section about the 
activities that will be undertaken using funding 
awarded under this section, including sub-
grants; and 
(B) any barriers in the prevention, testing, 
mitigation, or treatment of COVID–19 under 
this section. 
(2) TRIBAL
DATA
SOVEREIGNTY.—The Sec-
retary shall consult with Indian Tribes and Tribal 
organizations and coordinate with Tribal health or-
ganizations to ensure that any reporting process 
under this section honors and preserves the data 
sovereignty of individuals who are members of In-
dian Tribes or Tribal organizations (as such terms 
are defined in section 166 of the Workforce Innova-
tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3221)), includ-
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ing individuals who are members of Native Hawaiian 
organizations (as defined in such section 166), and 
urban Indian organizations. 
(g) PUBLIC LISTING OF AWARDS.—The Secretary 
shall— 
(1) not later than 7 days after first awarding 
grants under this section, post in a searchable, elec-
tronic format a list of all awards made by the Sec-
retary under this section, including the recipients 
and amounts of such awards; and 
(2) update such list not less than once every 7 
days until all funds made available to carry out this 
section are expended. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
amounts appropriated to carry out this Act under section 
9, $15,000,000,000 shall be used by the Secretary to carry 
out this section. 
SEC. 8. GUIDANCE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERV-
ICES GUIDELINES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 14 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services, in coordination with 
the heads of other Federal agencies as appropriate, 
shall issue guidance, provide technical assistance, 
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and provide information to States, units of local gov-
ernment, Tribes, and territories, with respect to the 
following: 
(A) Best practices regarding contact trac-
ing, including the collection of data with respect 
to such contact tracing and requirements re-
lated to the standardization of demographic and 
syndromic information collected as part of con-
tact tracing efforts. 
(B) Best practices regarding COVID–19 
disease surveillance, including best practices to 
reduce duplication in surveillance activities, 
identifying gaps in surveillance and surveillance 
systems, and ways in which the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services plans to effectively 
support State, local, Tribal and territorial 
health departments in addressing such gaps. 
(C) Information on ways for State, local, 
Tribal, and territorial health departments to es-
tablish and maintain the contact tracing and 
surveillance activities described in subpara-
graphs (A) and (B). 
(D) Best practices regarding privacy and 
cybersecurity protection related to contact trac-
ing, containment, and mitigation efforts. 
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(2) COMMUNICATION.—The Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall identify and publicly an-
nounce the form and manner for communication 
with State, local, Tribal, and territorial health de-
partments for purposes of carrying out the activities 
addressed by guidance issued under paragraph (1). 
(b) LABOR AND WORKPLACE RELATED GUIDANCE.— 
Not later than 14 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Labor, acting through the Assistant 
Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, 
shall provide guidance and technical assistance regarding 
how to provide individuals in contact tracing and pan-
demic response positions with healthy and safe working 
conditions. 
(c) ONGOING PROVISION OF GUIDANCE AND TECH-
NICAL ASSISTANCE.—Notwithstanding whether funds are 
available specifically to carry out this Act, guidance and 
technical assistance shall continue to be provided under 
this section. 
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act, $125,000,000,000 to remain available until ex-
pended. 
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