365 
equal to the DSH allotment that would have 
been determined under this paragraph for such 
fiscal year if this subparagraph had not been 
enacted.’’. 
(b) DSH ALLOTMENT
ADJUSTMENT
FOR
TEN-
NESSEE.—Section 1923(f)(6)(A)(vi) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r–4(f)(6)(A)(vi)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of this subsection’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(I) 
IN
GENERAL.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of this 
subsection (except as provided in sub-
clause (II) of this clause)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(II) TEMPORARY
INCREASE
IN 
ALLOTMENTS.—The DSH allotment 
for Tennessee for each of fiscal years 
2020 and 2021 shall be equal to 
$54,427,500.’’. 
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that a State should prioritize making payments 
under the State plan of the State under title XIX of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) (or a waiver 
of such plan) to disproportionate share hospitals that have 
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a higher share of COVID–19 patients relative to other 
such hospitals in the State. 
SEC. 802. COVID–19-RELATED TEMPORARY INCREASE OF 
MEDICAID FMAP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6008 of the Families 
First Coronavirus Response Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d note) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(or, if later, June 30, 
2021)’’ after ‘‘last day of such emergency pe-
riod occurs’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘6.2 percentage points.’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the percentage points specified 
in subsection (e). In no case may the applica-
tion of this section result in the Federal medical 
assistance percentage determined for a State 
being more than 95 percent.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(e) SPECIFIED PERCENTAGE POINTS.—For pur-
poses of subsection (a), the percentage points specified in 
this subsection are— 
‘‘(1) for each calendar quarter occurring during 
the period beginning on the first day of the emer-
gency period described in paragraph (1)(B) of sec-
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tion 1135(g) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1320b–5(g)) and ending on June 30, 2020, 6.2 per-
centage points; 
‘‘(2) for each calendar quarter occurring during 
the period beginning on July 1, 2020, and ending on 
June 30, 2021, 14 percentage points; and 
‘‘(3) for each calendar quarter, if any, occurring 
during the period beginning on July 1, 2021, and 
ending on the last day of the calendar quarter in 
which the last day of such emergency period occurs, 
6.2 percentage points. 
‘‘(f) CLARIFICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) In the case of a State that treats an indi-
vidual described in subsection (b)(3) as eligible for 
the benefits described in such subsection, for the pe-
riod described in subsection (a), expenditures for 
medical assistance and administrative costs attrib-
utable to such individual that would not otherwise be 
included as expenditures under section 1903 of the 
Social Security Act shall be regarded as expendi-
tures under the State plan approved under title XIX 
of the Social Security Act or for administration of 
such State plan. 
‘‘(2) The limitations on payment under sub-
sections (f) and (g) of section 1108 of the Social Se-
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curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1308) shall not apply to Fed-
eral payments made under section 1903(a)(1) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(a)(1)) attrib-
utable to the increase in the Federal medical assist-
ance percentage under this section. 
‘‘(3) Expenditures attributable to the increased 
Federal medical assistance percentage under this 
section shall not be counted for purposes of the limi-
tations under section 2104(b)(4) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1397dd(b)(4)). 
‘‘(4) Notwithstanding the first sentence of sec-
tion 2105(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1397ee(b)), the application of the increase under 
this section may result in the enhanced FMAP of a 
State for a fiscal year under such section exceeding 
85 percent, but in no case may the application of 
such increase before application of the second sen-
tence of such section result in the enhanced FMAP 
of the State exceeding 95 percent. 
‘‘(g) SCOPE OF APPLICATION.—An increase in the 
Federal medical assistance percentage for a State under 
this section shall not be taken into account for purposes 
of payments under part D of title IV of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.).’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect and apply as if included 
in the enactment of section 6008 of the Families First 
Coronavirus Response Act (Public Law 116–127). 
SEC. 803. APPROPRIATION FOR PRIMARY HEALTH CARE. 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Department of Health 
and Human Services—Health Resources and Services Ad-
ministration—Primary Health Care’’, $7,600,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2025, for necessary 
expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, for grants and cooperative agreements under 
the Health Centers Program, as defined by section 330 
of the Public Health Service Act, and for grants to Feder-
ally qualified health centers, as defined in section 
1861(aa)(4)(B) of the Social Security Act, and for eligible 
entities under the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improve-
ment Act, including maintenance or expansion of health 
center and system capacity and staffing levels: Provided, 
That 
sections 
330(r)(2)(B), 
330(e)(6)(A)(iii), 
and 
330(e)(6)(B)(iii) shall not apply to funds provided under 
this heading in this section: Provided further, That funds 
provided under this heading in this section may be used 
to (1) purchase equipment and supplies to conduct mobile 
testing for SARS–CoV–2 or COVID–19; (2) purchase and 
maintain mobile vehicles and equipment to conduct such 
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testing; and (3) hire and train laboratory personnel and 
other staff to conduct such mobile testing: Provided fur-
ther, That such amount is 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. 
SEC. 804. AMENDMENT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE 
ACT. 
Title XXXIV of the Public Health Service Act, as 
amended by sections 104 and 702, is further amended by 
adding at the following: 
‘‘Subtitle 
C—Reconstruction 
and 
Improvement Grants for Public 
Health Care Facilities Serving 
Pacific Islanders and the Insu-
lar Areas 
‘‘SEC. 3407. GRANT SUPPORT FOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT 
INITIATIVES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in collaboration 
with the Administrator of the Health Resources and Serv-
ices Administration, the Director of the Agency for 
Healthcare Research and Quality, and the Administrator 
of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, shall 
award grants to eligible entities for the conduct of dem-
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onstration projects to improve the quality of and access 
to health care. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under subsection (a), an entity shall— 
‘‘(1) be a health center, hospital, health plan, 
health system, community clinic, or other health en-
tity determined appropriate by the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) that, by legal mandate or explicitly 
adopted mission, provides patients with access 
to services regardless of their ability to pay; 
‘‘(B) that provides care or treatment for a 
substantial number of patients who are unin-
sured, are receiving assistance under a State 
plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act 
(or under a waiver of such plan), or are mem-
bers of vulnerable populations, as determined 
by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(C)(i) with respect to which, not less than 
50 percent of the entity’s patient population is 
made up of racial and ethnic minority groups; 
or 
‘‘(ii) that— 
‘‘(I) serves a disproportionate percent-
age of local patients that are from a racial 
and ethnic minority group, or that has a 
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patient population, at least 50 percent of 
which is composed of individuals with lim-
ited English proficiency; and 
‘‘(II) provides an assurance that 
amounts received under the grant will be 
used only to support quality improvement 
activities in the racial and ethnic minority 
population served; and 
‘‘(2) prepare and submit to the Secretary an 
application at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may re-
quire. 
‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall give priority to applicants 
under subsection (b)(2) that— 
‘‘(1) demonstrate an intent to operate as part 
of a health care partnership, network, collaborative, 
coalition, or alliance where each member entity con-
tributes to the design, implementation, and evalua-
tion of the proposed intervention; or 
‘‘(2) intend to use funds to carry out system-
wide changes with respect to health care quality im-
provement, including— 
‘‘(A) improved systems for data collection 
and reporting; 
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‘‘(B) innovative collaborative or similar 
processes; 
‘‘(C) group programs with behavioral or 
self-management interventions; 
‘‘(D) case management services; 
‘‘(E) physician or patient reminder sys-
tems; 
‘‘(F) educational interventions; or 
‘‘(G) other activities determined appro-
priate by the Secretary. 
‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—An entity shall use amounts 
received under a grant under subsection (a) to support 
the implementation and evaluation of health care quality 
improvement activities or minority health and health care 
disparity reduction activities that include— 
‘‘(1) with respect to health care systems, activi-
ties relating to improving— 
‘‘(A) patient safety; 
‘‘(B) timeliness of care; 
‘‘(C) effectiveness of care; 
‘‘(D) efficiency of care; 
‘‘(E) patient centeredness; and 
‘‘(F) health information technology; and 
‘‘(2) with respect to patients, activities relating 
to— 
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‘‘(A) staying healthy; 
‘‘(B) getting well, mentally and physically; 
‘‘(C) living effectively with illness or dis-
ability; 
‘‘(D) coping with end-of-life issues; and 
‘‘(E) shared decision making. 
‘‘(e) COMMON DATA SYSTEMS.—The Secretary shall 
provide financial and other technical assistance to grant-
ees under this section for the development of common data 
systems. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2021 through 2026. 
‘‘SEC. 3408. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services 
Administration, shall designate centers of excellence at 
public hospitals, and other health systems serving large 
numbers of minority patients, that— 
‘‘(1) 
meet 
the 
requirements 
of 
section 
3451(b)(1); 
‘‘(2) demonstrate excellence in providing care to 
minority populations; and 
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‘‘(3) demonstrate excellence in reducing dispari-
ties in health and health care. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—A hospital or health system 
that serves as a center of excellence under subsection (a) 
shall— 
‘‘(1) design, implement, and evaluate programs 
and policies relating to the delivery of care in ra-
cially, ethnically, and linguistically diverse popu-
lations; 
‘‘(2) provide training and technical assistance 
to other hospitals and health systems relating to the 
provision of quality health care to minority popu-
lations; and 
‘‘(3) develop activities for graduate or con-
tinuing medical education that institutionalize a 
focus on cultural competence training for health care 
providers. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2021 through 2026. 
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‘‘SEC. 3409. RECONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT GRANTS 
FOR PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FACILITIES SERV-
ING PACIFIC ISLANDERS AND THE INSULAR 
AREAS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide di-
rect financial assistance to designated health care pro-
viders and community health centers in American Samoa, 
Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
lands, the United States Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and 
Hawaii for the purposes of reconstructing and improving 
health care facilities and services in a culturally competent 
and sustainable manner. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive direct fi-
nancial assistance under subsection (a), an entity shall be 
a public health facility or community health center located 
in American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Is-
lands, Puerto Rico, or Hawaii that— 
‘‘(1) is owned or operated by— 
‘‘(A) the Government of American Samoa, 
Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Is-
lands, Puerto Rico, or Hawaii or a unit of local 
government; or 
‘‘(B) a nonprofit organization; and 
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‘‘(2)(A) provides care or treatment for a sub-
stantial number of patients who are uninsured, re-
ceiving assistance under title XVIII of the Social Se-
curity Act, or a State plan under title XIX of such 
Act (or under a waiver of such plan), or who are 
members of a vulnerable population, as determined 
by the Secretary; or 
‘‘(B) serves a disproportionate percentage of 
local patients that are from a racial and ethnic mi-
nority group. 
‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this title and annually thereafter, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Congress and the President 
a report that includes an assessment of health resources 
and facilities serving populations in American Samoa, 
Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
lands, the United States Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and 
Hawaii. In preparing such report, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) consult with and obtain information on all 
health care facilities needs from the entities receiv-
ing direct financial assistance under subsection (a); 
‘‘(2) include all amounts of Federal assistance 
received by each such entity in the preceding fiscal 
year; 
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‘‘(3) review the total unmet needs of health care 
facilities serving American Samoa, Guam, the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the 
United States Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Ha-
waii, including needs for renovation and expansion 
of existing facilities; 
‘‘(4) include a strategic plan for addressing the 
needs of each such population identified in the re-
port; and 
‘‘(5) evaluate the effectiveness of the care pro-
vided by measuring patient outcomes and cost meas-
ures. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as necessary 
to carry out this section.’’. 
SEC. 805. PANDEMIC PREMIUM PAY FOR ESSENTIAL WORK-
ERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— Beginning 3 days after an essen-
tial work employer receives a grant under section 806 
from the Secretary of the Treasury, the essential work em-
ployer shall— 
(1) be required to comply with subsections (b) 
through (h); and 
(2) be subject to the enforcement requirements 
of section 807. 
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(b) PANDEMIC PREMIUM PAY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An essential work employer 
receiving a grant under section 806 shall, in accord-
ance with this subsection, provide each essential 
worker of the essential work employer with premium 
pay at a rate equal to $13 for each hour of work 
performed by the essential worker for the employer 
from January 27, 2020, until the date that is 60 
days after the last day of the COVID–19 Public 
Health Emergency. 
(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNTS.—The total amount of 
all premium pay under this subsection that an essen-
tial work employer is required to provide to an es-
sential worker, including through any retroactive 
payment under paragraph (3), shall not exceed— 
(A) for an essential worker who is not a 
highly-compensated essential worker, $10,000 
reduced by employer payroll taxes with respect 
to such premium pay; or 
(B) for a highly-compensated essential 
worker, $5,000 reduced by employer payroll 
taxes with respect to such premium pay. 
(3) RETROACTIVE
PAYMENT.—For all work 
performed by an essential worker during the period 
from January 27, 2020, through the date on which 
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the essential work employer of the worker receives a 
grant under this title, the essential work employer 
shall use a portion of the amount of such grant to 
provide such worker with premium pay under this 
subsection for such work at the rate provided under 
paragraph (1). Such amount shall be provided to the 
essential worker as a lump sum in the next paycheck 
(or other payment form) that immediately follows 
the receipt of the grant by the essential work em-
ployer. In any case where it is impossible for the em-
ployer to arrange for payment of the amount due in 
such paycheck (or other payment form), such 
amounts shall be paid as soon as practicable, but in 
no event later than the second paycheck (or other 
payment form) following the receipt of the grant by 
the essential work employer. 
(4) NO EMPLOYER DISCRETION.—An essential 
work employer receiving a grant under section 806 
shall not have any discretion to determine which 
portions of work performed by an essential worker 
qualify for premium pay under this subsection, but 
shall pay such premium pay for any increment of 
time worked by the essential worker for the essential 
work employer up to the maximum amount applica-
ble to the essential worker under paragraph (2). 
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(c) PROHIBITION ON REDUCING COMPENSATION AND 
DISPLACEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any payments made to an 
essential worker as premium pay under subsection 
(b) shall be in addition to all other compensation, in-
cluding all wages, remuneration, or other pay and 
benefits, that the essential worker otherwise receives 
from the essential work employer. 
(2) REDUCTION OF COMPENSATION.—An essen-
tial work employer receiving a grant under section 
806 shall not, during the period beginning on the 
date of enactment of this Act and ending on the 
date that is 60 days after the last day of the 
COVID–19 Public Health Emergency, reduce or in 
any other way diminish, any other compensation, in-
cluding the wages, remuneration, or other pay or 
benefits, that the essential work employer provided 
to the essential worker on the day before the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(3) DISPLACEMENT.—An essential work em-
ployer shall not take any action to displace an essen-
tial worker (including partial displacement such as a 
reduction in hours, wages, or employment benefits) 
for purposes of hiring an individual for an equivalent 
position at a rate of compensation that is less than 
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is required to be provided to an essential worker 
under paragraph (2). 
(d) DEMARCATION FROM OTHER COMPENSATION.— 
The amount of any premium pay paid under subsection 
(b) shall be clearly demarcated as a separate line item in 
each paystub or other document provided to an essential 
worker that details the remuneration the essential worker 
received from the essential work employer for a particular 
period of time. If any essential worker does not otherwise 
regularly receive any such paystub or other document from 
the employer, the essential work employer shall provide 
such paystub or other document to the essential worker 
for the duration of the period in which the essential work 
employer provides premium pay under subsection (b). 
(e) EXCLUSION
FROM
WAGE-BASED
CALCULA-
TIONS.—Any premium pay under subsection (b) paid to 
an essential worker under this section by an essential work 
employer receiving a grant under section 806 shall be ex-
cluded from the amount of remuneration for work paid 
to the essential worker for purposes of— 
(1) calculating the essential worker’s eligibility 
for any wage-based benefits offered by the essential 
work employer; 
(2) computing the regular rate at which such 
essential worker is employed under section 7 of the 
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(A) TREATMENT AS PREMIUM PAY.—For 
purposes of this title, any payment made under 
this subsection shall be treated as a premium 
pay under subsection (b). 
(B) TREATMENT
FOR
PURPOSES
OF
IN-
TERNAL
REVENUE
CODE
OF
1986.—For pur-
poses of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
any payment made under this subsection shall 
be treated as a payment for work performed by 
the essential worker. 
(g) APPLICATION TO SELF-DIRECTED CARE WORK-
ERS FUNDED THROUGH MEDICAID OR THE VETERAN-DI-
RECTED CARE PROGRAM.— 
(1) MEDICAID.—In the case of an essential 
work employer receiving a grant under section 806 
that is a covered employer described in paragraph 
(4) who, under a State Medicaid plan under title 
XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et 
seq.) or under a waiver of such plan, has opted to 
receive items or services using a self-directed service 
delivery model, the preceding requirements of this 
section, including the requirements to provide pre-
mium pay under subsection (b) (including a lump 
sum payment in the event of an essential worker 
death under subsection (f)) and the requirements of 
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sections 806 and 807, shall apply to the State Med-
icaid agency responsible for the administration of 
such plan or waiver with respect to self-directed care 
workers employed by that employer. In admin-
istering payments made under this title to such self- 
directed care workers on behalf of such employers, 
a State Medicaid agency shall— 
(A) exclude and disregard any payments 
made under this title to such self-directed work-
ers from the individualized budget that applies 
to the items or services furnished to the indi-
vidual client employer under the State Medicaid 
plan or waiver; 
(B) to the extent practicable, administer 
and provide payments under this title directly 
to such self-directed workers through arrange-
ments with entities that provide financial man-
agement services in connection with the self-di-
rected service delivery models used under the 
State Medicaid plan or waiver; and 
(C) ensure that individual client employers 
of such self-directed workers are provided notice 
of, and comply with, the prohibition under sec-
tion 807(b)(1)(B). 
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(2) VETERAN-DIRECTED
CARE
PROGRAM.—In 
the case of an essential work employer that is a cov-
ered employer described in paragraph (4) who is a 
veteran participating in the Veteran Directed Care 
program administered by the VA Office of Geriatrics 
& Extended Care of the Veterans Health Adminis-
tration, the preceding requirements of this section 
and sections 806 and 807, shall apply to such VA 
Office of Geriatrics & Extended Care with respect to 
self-directed care workers employed by that em-
ployer. Paragraph (1) of this subsection shall apply 
to the administration by the VA Office of Geriatrics 
& Extended Care of payments made under this title 
to such self-directed care workers on behalf of such 
employers in the same manner as such requirements 
apply to State Medicaid agencies. 
(3) PENALTY
ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretary 
of Labor shall consult with the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services and the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs regarding the enforcement of penalties im-
posed under section 807(b)(2) with respect to viola-
tions of subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 
807(b)(1) that involve self-directed workers for 
which the requirements of this section and sections 
806 and 807 are applied to a State Medicaid agency 
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under paragraph (1) or the VA Office of Geriatrics 
& Extended Care under paragraph (2). 
(4) COVERED
EMPLOYER
DESCRIBED.—For 
purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), a covered em-
ployer described in this paragraph means— 
(A) an entity or person that contracts di-
rectly with a State, locality, Tribal government, 
or the Federal Government, to provide care 
(which may include items and services) through 
employees of such entity or person to individ-
uals under the Medicare program under title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395 et seq.), under a State Medicaid plan 
under title XIX of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et 
seq.) or under a waiver of such plan, or under 
any other program established or administered 
by a State, locality, Tribal government, or the 
Federal Government; 
(B) a subcontractor of an entity or person 
described in subparagraph (A); 
(C) an individual client (or a representa-
tive on behalf of an individual client), an entity, 
or a person, that employs an individual to pro-
vide care (which may include items and serv-
ices) to the individual client under a self-di-
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rected service delivery model through a program 
established or administered by a State, locality, 
Tribal government, or the Federal Government; 
or 
(D) an individual client (or a representa-
tive on behalf of an individual client) that, on 
their own accord, employs an individual to pro-
vide care (which may include items and serv-
ices) to the individual client using the individual 
client’s own finances. 
(h) INTERACTION WITH STAFFORD ACT.—Nothing 
in this section shall nullify, supersede, or otherwise change 
a State’s ability to seek reimbursement under section 403 
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b) for the costs of pre-
mium pay based on pre-disaster labor policies for eligible 
employees. 
(i) CALCULATION OF PAID LEAVE UNDER FFCRA 
AND FMLA.— 
(1) FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE 
ACT.—Section 5110(5)(B) of the Families First 
Coronavirus Response Act (29 U.S.C. 2601 note) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) PANDEMIC
PREMIUM
PAY.— 
Compensation received by an employee 
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under section 807(b) of the EHDC Act of 
2020 shall be included as remuneration for 
employment paid to the employee for pur-
poses of computing the regular rate at 
which such employee is employed.’’. 
(2) FAMILY
AND
MEDICAL
LEAVE
ACT
OF 
1993.—Section 110(b)(2)(B) of the Family and Med-
ical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2620(b)(2)(B)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) PANDEMIC
PREMIUM
PAY.— 
Compensation received by an employee 
under section 807(b) of the EHDC Act of 
2020 shall be included as remuneration for 
employment paid to the employee for pur-
poses of computing the regular rate at 
which such employee is employed.’’. 
SEC. 806. COVID–19 HEROES FUND GRANTS. 
(a) GRANTS.— 
(1) FOR PANDEMIC PREMIUM PAY.—The Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall, subject to the avail-
ability of amounts provided in this title, award a 
grant to each essential work employer that applies 
for a grant, in accordance with this section, for the 
purpose of providing premium pay to essential work-
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