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(A) IN GENERAL.—If this paragraph ap-
plies to any plan or contract amendment— 
(i) such plan or contract shall not fail 
to be treated as being operated in accord-
ance with the terms of the plan during the 
period described in subparagraph (B)(ii) 
solely because the plan operates in accord-
ance with this section, and 
(ii) except as provided by the Secretary 
of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate), 
such plan or contract shall not fail to meet 
the requirements of section 411(d)(6) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and section 
204(g) of the Employee Retirement Income 
Security Act of 1974 by reason of such 
amendment. 
(B) AMENDMENTS TO WHICH PARAGRAPH 
APPLIES.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—This paragraph 
shall apply to any amendment to any plan 
or annuity contract which— 
(I) is made pursuant to the 
amendments made by this section, and
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(II) is made on or before the last 
day of the first plan year beginning on 
or after January 1, 2022. 
In the case of a governmental plan, sub-
clause (II) shall be applied by substituting 
‘‘2024’’ for ‘‘2022’’. 
(ii) 
CONDITIONS.—This 
paragraph 
shall not apply to any amendment unless 
during the period beginning on the effective 
date of the amendment and ending on De-
cember 31, 2020, the plan or contract is op-
erated as if such plan or contract amend-
ment were in effect. 
SEC. 2204. ALLOWANCE OF PARTIAL ABOVE THE LINE DE-
DUCTION FOR CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 62(a) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after paragraph 
(21) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(22) CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS.—In the case 
of taxable years beginning in 2020, the amount (not 
to exceed $300) of qualified charitable contributions 
made by an eligible individual during the taxable 
year.’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 62 of such Code is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
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‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS RELATING TO QUALIFIED CHARI-
TABLE
CONTRIBUTIONS.—For purposes of subsection 
(a)(22)— 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘eligible 
individual’ means any individual who does not elect 
to itemize deductions. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
The term ‘qualified charitable contribution’ means a 
charitable 
contribution 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
170(c))— 
‘‘(A) which is made in cash, 
‘‘(B) for which a deduction is allowable 
under section 170 (determined without regard to 
subsection (b) thereof), and 
‘‘(C) which is— 
‘‘(i) made to an organization described 
in section 170(b)(1)(A), and 
‘‘(ii) not— 
‘‘(I) to an organization described 
in section 509(a)(3), or 
‘‘(II) for the establishment of a 
new, or maintenance of an existing, 
donor advised fund (as defined in sec-
tion 4966(d)(2)).
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Such term shall not include any amount 
which is treated as a charitable contribu-
tion made in such taxable year by reason of 
subsection (b)(1)(G)(ii) or (d)(1) of section 
170.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply to taxable years beginning after Decem-
ber 31, 2019. 
SEC. 2205. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATIONS ON CHARI-
TABLE CONTRIBUTIONS DURING 2020. 
(a) TEMPORARY SUSPENSION
OF LIMITATIONS
ON 
CERTAIN CASH CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided 
in paragraph (2), qualified contributions shall be dis-
regarded in applying subsections (b) and (d) of sec-
tion 170 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(2) TREATMENT OF EXCESS CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
For purposes of section 170 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986— 
(A) INDIVIDUALS.—In the case of an indi-
vidual— 
(i) LIMITATION.—Any qualified con-
tribution shall be allowed as a deduction 
only to the extent that the aggregate of such 
contributions does not exceed the excess of
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the taxpayer’s contribution base (as defined 
in subparagraph (H) of section 170(b)(1) of 
such Code) over the amount of all other 
charitable contributions allowed under sec-
tion 170(b)(1) of such Code. 
(ii) CARRYOVER.—If the aggregate 
amount of qualified contributions made in 
the contribution year (within the meaning 
of section 170(d)(1) of such Code) exceeds 
the limitation of clause (i), such excess shall 
be added to the excess described in section 
170(b)(1)(G)(ii). 
(B) CORPORATIONS.—In the case of a cor-
poration— 
(i) LIMITATION.—Any qualified con-
tribution shall be allowed as a deduction 
only to the extent that the aggregate of such 
contributions does not exceed the excess of 
25 percent of the taxpayer’s taxable income 
(as determined under paragraph (2) of sec-
tion 170(b) of such Code) over the amount 
of all other charitable contributions allowed 
under such paragraph. 
(ii) CARRYOVER.—If the aggregate 
amount of qualified contributions made in
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the contribution year (within the meaning 
of section 170(d)(2) of such Code) exceeds 
the limitation of clause (i), such excess shall 
be appropriately taken into account under 
section 170(d)(2) subject to the limitations 
thereof. 
(3) QUALIFIED CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the term ‘‘qualified contribution’’ means 
any charitable contribution (as defined in sec-
tion 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986) if— 
(i) such contribution is paid in cash 
during calendar year 2020 to an organiza-
tion described in section 170(b)(1)(A) of 
such Code, and 
(ii) the taxpayer has elected the appli-
cation of this section with respect to such 
contribution. 
(B) EXCEPTION.—Such term shall not in-
clude a contribution by a donor if the contribu-
tion is— 
(i) to an organization described in sec-
tion 509(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986, or
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(ii) for the establishment of a new, or 
maintenance of an existing, donor advised 
fund (as defined in section 4966(d)(2) of 
such Code). 
(C) APPLICATION OF ELECTION TO PART-
NERSHIPS AND S CORPORATIONS.—In the case of 
a partnership or S corporation, the election 
under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be made sepa-
rately by each partner or shareholder. 
(b) INCREASE IN LIMITS ON CONTRIBUTIONS OF FOOD 
INVENTORY.—In the case of any charitable contribution of 
food during 2020 to which section 170(e)(3)(C) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 applies, subclauses (I) and (II) 
of clause (ii) thereof shall each be applied by substituting 
‘‘25 percent’’ for ‘‘15 percent.’’ 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to tax-
able years ending after December 31, 2019. 
SEC. 2206. EXCLUSION FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYER PAYMENTS 
OF STUDENT LOANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 127(c) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph (A), by redesignating 
subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C), and by inserting 
after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph:
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‘‘(B) in the case of payments made before 
January 1, 2021, the payment by an employer, 
whether paid to the employee or to a lender, of 
principal or interest on any qualified education 
loan (as defined in section 221(d)(1)) incurred 
by the employee for education of the employee, 
and’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT; DENIAL OF DOUBLE 
BENEFIT.—The first sentence of paragraph (1) of section 
221(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
by inserting before the period the following: ‘‘, or for which 
an exclusion is allowable under section 127 to the taxpayer 
by reason of the payment by the taxpayer’s employer of any 
indebtedness on a qualified education loan of the taxpayer’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply to payments made after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
Subtitle C—Business Provisions 
SEC. 2301. EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDIT FOR EMPLOYERS 
SUBJECT TO CLOSURE DUE TO COVID–19. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an eligible employer, 
there shall be allowed as a credit against applicable employ-
ment taxes for each calendar quarter an amount equal to 
50 percent of the qualified wages with respect to each em-
ployee of such employer for such calendar quarter.
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(b) LIMITATIONS AND REFUNDABILITY.— 
(1) WAGES TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.—The amount 
of qualified wages with respect to any employee which 
may be taken into account under subsection (a) by the 
eligible employer for all calendar quarters shall not 
exceed $10,000. 
(2) CREDIT LIMITED TO EMPLOYMENT TAXES.— 
The credit allowed by subsection (a) with respect to 
any calendar quarter shall not exceed the applicable 
employment taxes (reduced by any credits allowed 
under subsections (e) and (f) of section 3111 of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 and sections 7001 and 
7003 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act) 
on the wages paid with respect to the employment of 
all the employees of the eligible employer for such cal-
endar quarter. 
(3) REFUNDABILITY OF EXCESS CREDIT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—If the amount of the 
credit under subsection (a) exceeds the limitation 
of paragraph (2) for any calendar quarter, such 
excess shall be treated as an overpayment that 
shall be refunded under sections 6402(a) and 
6413(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(B) TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS.—For pur-
poses of section 1324 of title 31, United States
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Code, any amounts due to the employer under 
this paragraph shall be treated in the same man-
ner as a refund due from a credit provision re-
ferred to in subsection (b)(2) of such section. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
(1) APPLICABLE EMPLOYMENT TAXES.—The term 
‘‘applicable employment taxes’’ means the following: 
(A) The taxes imposed under section 
3111(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(B) So much of the taxes imposed under 
section 3221(a) of such Code as are attributable 
to the rate in effect under section 3111(a) of such 
Code. 
(2) ELIGIBLE EMPLOYER.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘eligible em-
ployer’’ means any employer— 
(i) which was carrying on a trade or 
business during calendar year 2020, and 
(ii) with respect to any calendar quar-
ter, for which— 
(I) the operation of the trade or 
business described in clause (i) is fully 
or partially suspended during the cal-
endar quarter due to orders from an 
appropriate governmental authority
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limiting commerce, travel, or group 
meetings (for commercial, social, reli-
gious, or other purposes) due to the 
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19), 
or 
(II) such calendar quarter is 
within the period described in sub-
paragraph (B). 
(B) SIGNIFICANT
DECLINE
IN
GROSS
RE-
CEIPTS.—The period described in this subpara-
graph is the period— 
(i) beginning with the first calendar 
quarter beginning after December 31, 2019, 
for which gross receipts (within the mean-
ing of section 448(c) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986) for the calendar quarter 
are less than 50 percent of gross receipts for 
the same calendar quarter in the prior year, 
and 
(ii) ending with the calendar quarter 
following the first calendar quarter begin-
ning after a calendar quarter described in 
clause (i) for which gross receipts of such 
employer are greater than 80 percent of
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gross receipts for the same calendar quarter 
in the prior year. 
(C) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS.—In the 
case of an organization which is described in sec-
tion 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of 
such Code, clauses (i) and (ii)(I) of subpara-
graph (A) shall apply to all operations of such 
organization. 
(3) QUALIFIED WAGES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘qualified 
wages’’ means— 
(i) in the case of an eligible employer 
for which the average number of full-time 
employees (within the meaning of section 
4980H of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986) employed by such eligible employer 
during 2019 was greater than 100, wages 
paid by such eligible employer with respect 
to which an employee is not providing serv-
ices due to circumstances described in sub-
clause (I) or (II) of paragraph (2)(A)(ii), or 
(ii) in the case of an eligible employer 
for which the average number of full-time 
employees (within the meaning of section
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4980H of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986) employed by such eligible employer 
during 2019 was not greater than 100— 
(I) with respect to an eligible em-
ployer described in subclause (I) of 
paragraph (2)(A)(ii), wages paid by 
such eligible employer with respect to 
an employee during any period de-
scribed in such clause, or 
(II) with respect to an eligible em-
ployer described in subclause (II) of 
such paragraph, wages paid by such el-
igible employer with respect to an em-
ployee during such quarter. 
Such term shall not include any wages taken 
into account under section 7001 or section 7003 
of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. 
(B) LIMITATION.—Qualified wages paid or 
incurred by an eligible employer described in 
subparagraph (A)(i) with respect to an employee 
for any period described in such subparagraph 
may not exceed the amount such employee would 
have been paid for working an equivalent dura-
tion during the 30 days immediately preceding 
such period.
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(C) ALLOWANCE
FOR
CERTAIN
HEALTH 
PLAN EXPENSES.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘qualified 
wages’’ shall include so much of the eligible 
employer’s qualified health plan expenses as 
are properly allocable to such wages. 
(ii) QUALIFIED
HEALTH
PLAN
EX-
PENSES.—For purposes of this paragraph, 
the term ‘‘qualified health plan expenses’’ 
means amounts paid or incurred by the eli-
gible employer to provide and maintain a 
group health plan (as defined in section 
5000(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986), but only to the extent that such 
amounts are excluded from the gross income 
of employees by reason of section 106(a) of 
such Code. 
(iii) ALLOCATION
RULES.—For pur-
poses of this paragraph, qualified health 
plan expenses shall be allocated to qualified 
wages in such manner as the Secretary may 
prescribe. Except as otherwise provided by 
the Secretary, such allocation shall be treat-
ed as properly made if made on the basis 
of being pro rata among employees and pro
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rata on the basis of periods of coverage (rel-
ative to the periods to which such wages re-
late). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary’s dele-
gate. 
(5) WAGES.—The term ‘‘wages’’ means wages (as 
defined in section 3121(a) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986) and compensation (as defined in sec-
tion 3231(e) of such Code). 
(6) OTHER TERMS.—Any term used in this sec-
tion which is also used in chapter 21 or 22 of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 shall have the same 
meaning as when used in such chapter. 
(d) AGGREGATION RULE.—All persons treated as a 
single employer under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or subsection (m) or 
(o) of section 414 of such Code, shall be treated as one em-
ployer for purposes of this section. 
(e) CERTAIN RULES TO APPLY.—For purposes of this 
section, rules similar to the rules of sections 51(i)(1) and 
280C(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall apply. 
(f) CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYERS.—This cred-
it shall not apply to the Government of the United States,
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the government of any State or political subdivision thereof, 
or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing. 
(g) ELECTION NOT TO HAVE SECTION APPLY.—This 
section shall not apply with respect to any eligible employer 
for any calendar quarter if such employer elects (at such 
time and in such manner as the Secretary may prescribe) 
not to have this section apply. 
(h) SPECIAL RULES.— 
(1) EMPLOYEE NOT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT MORE 
THAN ONCE.—An employee shall not be included for 
purposes of this section for any period with respect to 
any employer if such employer is allowed a credit 
under section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
with respect to such employee for such period. 
(2) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—Any wages 
taken into account in determining the credit allowed 
under this section shall not be taken into account for 
purposes of determining the credit allowed under sec-
tion 45S of such Code. 
(3) THIRD PARTY PAYORS.—Any credit allowed 
under this section shall be treated as a credit de-
scribed in section 3511(d)(2) of such Code. 
(i) TRANSFERS
TO FEDERAL OLD-AGE
AND SUR-
VIVORS INSURANCE TRUST FUND.—There are hereby ap-
propriated to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance
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Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust 
Fund established under section 201 of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 401) and the Social Security Equivalent 
Benefit Account established under section 15A(a) of the 
Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 14 231n–1(a)) 
amounts equal to the reduction in revenues to the Treasury 
by reason of this section (without regard to this subsection). 
Amounts appropriated by the preceding sentence shall be 
transferred from the general fund at such times and in such 
manner as to replicate to the extent possible the transfers 
which would have occurred to such Trust Fund or Account 
had this section not been enacted. 
(j) RULE FOR EMPLOYERS TAKING SMALL BUSINESS 
INTERRUPTION LOAN.—If an eligible employer receives a 
covered loan under paragraph (36) of section 7(a) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)), as added by section 
1102 of this Act, such employer shall not be eligible for the 
credit under this section. 
(k) TREATMENT OF DEPOSITS.—The Secretary shall 
waive any penalty under section 6656 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 for any failure to make a deposit of any 
applicable employment taxes if the Secretary determines 
that such failure was due to the reasonable anticipation of 
the credit allowed under this section.
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(l) REGULATIONS
AND GUIDANCE.—The Secretary 
shall issue such forms, instructions, regulations, and guid-
ance as are necessary— 
(1) to allow the advance payment of the credit 
under subsection (a), subject to the limitations pro-
vided in this section, based on such information as 
the Secretary shall require, 
(2) to provide for the reconciliation of such ad-
vance payment with the amount advanced at the time 
of filing the return of tax for the applicable calendar 
quarter or taxable year, 
(3) to provide for the recapture of the credit 
under this section if such credit is allowed to a tax-
payer which receives a loan described in subsection (j) 
during a subsequent quarter, 
(4) with respect to the application of the credit 
under subsection (a) to third party payors (including 
professional employer organizations, certified profes-
sional employer organizations, or agents under sec-
tion 3504 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), in-
cluding regulations or guidance allowing such payors 
to submit documentation necessary to substantiate the 
eligible employer status of employers that use such 
payors, and
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(5) for application of subparagraphs (A)(ii)(II) 
and (B) of subsection (c)(2) in the case of any em-
ployer which was not carrying on a trade or business 
for all or part of the same calendar quarter in the 
prior year. 
(m) APPLICATION.—This section shall only apply to 
wages paid after March 12, 2020, and before January 1, 
2021. 
SEC. 2302. DELAY OF PAYMENT OF EMPLOYER PAYROLL 
TAXES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) TAXES.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the payment for applicable employment 
taxes for the payroll tax deferral period shall not be 
due before the applicable date. 
(2) DEPOSITS.—Notwithstanding section 6302 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, an employer shall 
be treated as having timely made all deposits of ap-
plicable employment taxes that are required to be 
made (without regard to this section) for such taxes 
during the payroll tax deferral period if all such de-
posits are made not later than the applicable date. 
(3) EXCEPTION.—This subsection shall not apply 
to any taxpayer if such taxpayer has had indebted-
ness forgiven under section 1106 of this Act with re-
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spect to a loan under paragraph (36) of section 7(a) 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)), as 
added by section 1102 of this Act, or indebtedness for-
given under section 1109 of this Act. 
(b) SECA.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the payment for 50 percent of the 
taxes imposed under section 1401(a) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 for the payroll tax deferral pe-
riod shall not be due before the applicable date. 
(2) ESTIMATED TAXES.—For purposes of apply-
ing section 6654 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to any taxable year which includes any part of the 
payroll tax deferral period, 50 percent of the taxes 
imposed under section 1401(a) of such Code for the 
payroll tax deferral period shall not be treated as 
taxes to which such section 6654 applies. 
(c) LIABILITY OF THIRD PARTIES.— 
(1) ACTS TO BE PERFORMED BY AGENTS.—For 
purposes of section 3504 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986, in the case of any person designated pursu-
ant to such section (and any regulations or other 
guidance issued by the Secretary with respect to such 
section) to perform acts otherwise required to be per-
formed by an employer under such Code, if such em-
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ployer directs such person to defer payment of any 
applicable employment taxes during the payroll tax 
deferral period under this section, such employer shall 
be solely liable for the payment of such applicable em-
ployment taxes before the applicable date for any 
wages paid by such person on behalf of such employer 
during such period. 
(2) CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGA-
NIZATIONS.—For purposes of section 3511, in the case 
of a certified professional employer organization (as 
defined in subsection (a) of section 7705 of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986) that has entered into a 
service contract described in subsection (e)(2) of such 
section with a customer, if such customer directs such 
organization to defer payment of any applicable em-
ployment taxes during the payroll tax deferral period 
under this section, such customer shall, notwith-
standing subsections (a) and (c) of section 3511, be 
solely liable for the payment of such applicable em-
ployment taxes before the applicable date for any 
wages paid by such organization to any work site em-
ployee performing services for such customer during 
such period. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section—
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(1) APPLICABLE EMPLOYMENT TAXES.—The term 
‘‘applicable employment taxes’’ means the following: 
(A) The taxes imposed under section 
3111(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(B) So much of the taxes imposed under 
section 3211(a) of such Code as are attributable 
to the rate in effect under section 3111(a) of such 
Code. 
(C) So much of the taxes imposed under sec-
tion 3221(a) of such Code as are attributable to 
the rate in effect under section 3111(a) of such 
Code. 
(2) PAYROLL TAX DEFERRAL PERIOD.—The term 
‘‘payroll tax deferral period’’ means the period begin-
ning on the date of the enactment of this Act and end-
ing before January 1, 2021. 
(3) APPLICABLE
DATE.—The term ‘‘applicable 
date’’ means— 
(A) December 31, 2021, with respect to 50 
percent of the amounts to which subsection (a) or 
(b), as the case may be, apply, and 
(B) December 31, 2022, with respect to the 
remaining such amounts.
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(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s dele-
gate). 
(e) TRUST FUNDS HELD HARMLESS.—There are here-
by appropriated (out of any money in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated) for each fiscal year to the Federal 
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Fed-
eral Disability Insurance Trust Fund established under sec-
tion 201 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401) and 
the Social Security Equivalent Benefit Account established 
under section 15A(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 
1974 (45 U.S.C. 231n–1(a)) an amount equal to the reduc-
tion in the transfers to such fund for such fiscal year by 
reason of this section. Amounts appropriated by the pre-
ceding sentence shall be transferred from the general fund 
at such times and in such manner as to replicate to the 
extent possible the transfers which would have occurred to 
such Trust Fund had such amendments not been enacted. 
(f) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—The Secretary shall 
issue such regulations or other guidance as necessary to 
carry out the purposes of this section, including rules for 
the administration and enforcement of subsection (c). 
SEC. 2303. MODIFICATIONS FOR NET OPERATING LOSSES. 
(a) TEMPORARY REPEAL OF TAXABLE INCOME LIMI-
TATION.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The first sentence of section 
172(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by striking ‘‘an amount equal to’’ and all 
that follows and inserting ‘‘an amount equal to— 
‘‘(1) in the case of a taxable year beginning be-
fore January 1, 2021, the aggregate of the net oper-
ating loss carryovers to such year, plus the net oper-
ating loss carrybacks to such year, and 
‘‘(2) in the case of a taxable year beginning after 
December 31, 2020, the sum of— 
‘‘(A) the aggregate amount of net operating 
losses arising in taxable years beginning before 
January 1, 2018, carried to such taxable year, 
plus 
‘‘(B) the lesser of— 
‘‘(i) the aggregate amount of net oper-
ating losses arising in taxable years begin-
ning after December 31, 2017, carried to 
such taxable year, or 
‘‘(ii) 80 percent of the excess (if any) 
of— 
‘‘(I) taxable income computed 
without regard to the deductions under 
this section and sections 199A and 
250, over
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‘‘(II) 
the 
amount 
determined 
under subparagraph (A).’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Section 172(b)(2)(C) of such Code is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) for taxable years beginning after De-
cember 31, 2020, be reduced by 20 percent of the 
excess 
(if 
any) 
described 
in 
subsection 
(a)(2)(B)(ii) for such taxable year.’’. 
(B) Section 172(d)(6)(C) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘subsection (a)(2)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (a)(2)(B)(ii)(I)’’. 
(C) Section 860E(a)(3)(B) of such Code is 
amended by striking all that follows ‘‘for pur-
poses 
of’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘subsection 
(a)(2)(B)(ii)(I) and the second sentence of sub-
section (b)(2) of section 172.’’. 
(b) 
MODIFICATIONS
OF
RULES
RELATING
TO 
CARRYBACKS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 172(b)(1) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) SPECIAL RULE FOR LOSSES ARISING 
IN 2018, 2019, AND 2020.—
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any 
net operating loss arising in a taxable year 
beginning after December 31, 2017, and be-
fore January 1, 2021— 
‘‘(I) such loss shall be a net oper-
ating loss carryback to each of the 5 
taxable years preceding the taxable 
year of such loss, and 
‘‘(II) 
subparagraphs 
(B) 
and 
(C)(i) shall not apply. 
‘‘(ii) SPECIAL RULES FOR REITS.—For 
purposes of this subparagraph— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—A net oper-
ating loss for a REIT year shall not be 
a net operating loss carryback to any 
taxable year preceding the taxable year 
of such loss. 
‘‘(II) SPECIAL RULE.—In the case 
of any net operating loss for a taxable 
year which is not a REIT year, such 
loss shall not be carried to any pre-
ceding taxable year which is a REIT 
year. 
‘‘(III) REIT YEAR.—For purposes 
of this subparagraph, the term ‘REIT
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year’ means any taxable year for 
which the provisions of part II of sub-
chapter M (relating to real estate in-
vestment trusts) apply to the taxpayer. 
‘‘(iii) SPECIAL RULE FOR LIFE INSUR-
ANCE COMPANIES.— In the case of a life in-
surance company, if a net operating loss is 
carried pursuant to clause (i)(I) to a life 
insurance company taxable year beginning 
before January 1, 2018, such net operating 
loss carryback shall be treated in the same 
manner as an operations loss carryback 
(within the meaning of section 810 as in ef-
fect before its repeal) of such company to 
such taxable year. 
‘‘(iv) RULE RELATING TO CARRYBACKS 
TO
YEARS
TO
WHICH
SECTION
965
AP-
PLIES.—If a net operating loss of a tax-
payer is carried pursuant to clause (i)(I) to 
any taxable year in which an amount is in-
cludible in gross income by reason of section 
965(a), the taxpayer shall be treated as hav-
ing made the election under section 965(n) 
with respect to each such taxable year.
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‘‘(v) SPECIAL RULES FOR ELECTIONS 
UNDER PARAGRAPH (3).— 
‘‘(I) SPECIAL
ELECTION
TO
EX-
CLUDE SECTION 965 YEARS.— If the 5- 
year carryback period under clause 
(i)(I) with respect to any net operating 
loss of a taxpayer includes 1 or more 
taxable years in which an amount is 
includible in gross income by reason of 
section 965(a), the taxpayer may, in 
lieu of the election otherwise available 
under paragraph (3), elect under such 
paragraph to exclude all such taxable 
years from such carryback period. 
‘‘(II) TIME
OF
ELECTIONS.—An 
election under paragraph (3) (includ-
ing an election described in subclause 
(I)) with respect to a net operating loss 
arising in a taxable year beginning in 
2018 or 2019 shall be made by the due 
date (including extensions of time) for 
filing the taxpayer’s return for the first 
taxable year ending after the date of 
the enactment of this subparagraph.’’.
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(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
172(b)(1)(A) of such Code, as amended by subsection 
(c)(2), is amended by striking ‘‘and (C)(i)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, (C)(i), and (D)’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT RELATING TO SECTION 
13302 OF PUBLIC LAW 115–97.— 
(1) Section 13302(e) of Public Law 115–97 is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
‘‘(1) NET
OPERATING
LOSS
LIMITATION.—The 
amendments made by subsections (a) and (d)(2) shall 
apply to— 
‘‘(A) taxable years beginning after Decem-
ber 31, 2017, and 
‘‘(B) taxable years beginning on or before 
such date to which net operating losses arising 
in taxable years beginning after such date are 
carried. 
‘‘(2) 
CARRYOVERS
AND
CARRYBACKS.—The 
amendments made by subsections (b), (c), and (d)(1) 
shall apply to net operating losses arising in taxable 
years beginning after December 31, 2017.’’. 
(2) Section 172(b)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘(A) GENERAL RULE.—A net operating loss 
for any taxable year— 
‘‘(i) shall be a net operating loss 
carryback to the extent provided in sub-
paragraphs (B) and (C)(i), and 
‘‘(ii) except as provided in subpara-
graph (C)(ii), shall be a net operating loss 
carryover— 
‘‘(I) in the case of a net operating 
loss arising in a taxable year begin-
ning before January 1, 2018, to each of 
the 20 taxable years following the tax-
able year of the loss, and 
‘‘(II) in the case of a net oper-
ating loss arising in a taxable year be-
ginning after December 31, 2017, to 
each taxable year following the taxable 
year of the loss.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
(1) NET
OPERATING
LOSS
LIMITATION.—The 
amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply— 
(A) to taxable years beginning after Decem-
ber 31, 2017, and 
(B) to taxable years beginning on or before 
December 31, 2017, to which net operating losses
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arising in taxable years beginning after Decem-
ber 31, 2017, are carried. 
(2) 
CARRYOVERS
AND
CARRYBACKS.—The 
amendment made by subsection (b) shall apply to— 
(A) net operating losses arising in taxable 
years beginning after December 31, 2017, and 
(B) taxable years beginning before, on, or 
after such date to which such net operating losses 
are carried. 
(3) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—The amendments 
made by subsection (c) shall take effect as if included 
in the provisions of Public Law 115–97 to which they 
relate. 
(4) SPECIAL RULE.—In the case of a net oper-
ating loss arising in a taxable year beginning before 
January 1, 2018, and ending after December 31, 
2017— 
(A) an application under section 6411(a) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect 
to the carryback of such net operating loss shall 
not fail to be treated as timely filed if filed not 
later than the date which is 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and 
(B) an election to—
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(i) forgo any carryback of such net op-
erating loss, 
(ii) reduce any period to which such 
net operating loss may be carried back, or 
(iii) revoke any election made under 
section 172(b) to forgo any carryback of 
such net operating loss, 
shall not fail to be treated as timely made if 
made not later than the date which is 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 2304. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON LOSSES FOR 
TAXPAYERS OTHER THAN CORPORATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 461(l)(1) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) LIMITATION.—In the case of a taxpayer 
other than a corporation— 
‘‘(A) for any taxable year beginning after 
December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2026, 
subsection (j) (relating to limitation on excess 
farm losses of certain taxpayers) shall not apply, 
and 
‘‘(B) for any taxable year beginning after 
December 31, 2020, and before January 1, 2026, 
any excess business loss of the taxpayer for the 
taxable year shall not be allowed.’’.
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(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO SECTION 
11012 OF PUBLIC LAW 115–97.— 
(1) Section 461(l)(2) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘a net operating 
loss carryover to the following taxable year under sec-
tion 172’’ and inserting ‘‘a net operating loss for the 
taxable year for purposes of determining any net op-
erating loss carryover under section 172(b) for subse-
quent taxable years’’. 
(2) Section 461(l)(3)(A) of such Code is amend-
ed— 
(A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘and without 
regard to any deduction allowable under section 
172 or 199A’’ after ‘‘under paragraph (1)’’, and 
(B) by adding at the end the following flush 
sentence: 
‘‘Such excess shall be determined without regard to 
any deductions, gross income, or gains attributable to 
any trade or business of performing services as an 
employee.’’. 
(3) Section 461(l)(3) of such Code is amended by 
redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C) 
and by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following 
new subparagraph:
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‘‘(B) TREATMENT OF CAPITAL GAINS AND 
LOSSES.— 
‘‘(i) LOSSES.—Deductions for losses 
from sales or exchanges of capital assets 
shall not be taken into account under sub-
paragraph (A)(i). 
‘‘(ii) GAINS.—The amount of gains 
from sales or exchanges of capital assets 
taken into account under subparagraph 
(A)(ii) shall not exceed the lesser of— 
‘‘(I) the capital gain net income 
determined by taking into account only 
gains and losses attributable to a trade 
or business, or 
‘‘(II) the capital gain net in-
come.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning 
after December 31, 2017. 
(2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—The amendments 
made by subsection (b) shall take effect as if included 
in the provisions of Public Law 115–97 to which they 
relate.
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SEC. 2305. MODIFICATION OF CREDIT FOR PRIOR YEAR MIN-
IMUM TAX LIABILITY OF CORPORATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 53(e) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘2018, 2019, 2020, or 2021’’ in 
paragraph (1) and inserting ‘‘2018 or 2019’’, and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2021’’ in paragraph (2) and in-
serting ‘‘2019’’. 
(b) ELECTION TO TAKE ENTIRE REFUNDABLE CREDIT 
AMOUNT IN 2018.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 53(e) of such Code is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) SPECIAL RULE.—In the case of a corpora-
tion making an election under this paragraph— 
‘‘(A) paragraph (1) shall not apply, and 
‘‘(B) subsection (c) shall not apply to the 
first taxable year of such corporation beginning 
in 2018.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply to taxable years beginning after Decem-
ber 31, 2017. 
(d) SPECIAL RULE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986, a credit or refund for which 
an application described in paragraph (2)(A) is filed
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shall be treated as made under section 6411 of such 
Code. 
(2) TENTATIVE REFUND.— 
(A) APPLICATION.—A taxpayer may file an 
application for a tentative refund of any amount 
for which a refund is due by reason of an elec-
tion under section 53(e)(5) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986. Such application shall be in 
such manner and form as the Secretary of the 
Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) may pre-
scribe and shall— 
(i) be verified in the same manner as 
an application under section 6411(a) of 
such Code, 
(ii) be filed prior to December 31, 
2020, and 
(iii) set forth— 
(I) the amount of the refundable 
credit claimed under section 53(e) of 
such Code for such taxable year, 
(II) the amount of the refundable 
credit claimed under such section for 
any previously filed return for such 
taxable year, and
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(III) the amount of the refund 
claimed. 
(B) ALLOWANCE OF ADJUSTMENTS.—With-
in a period of 90 days from the date on which 
an application is filed under subparagraph (A), 
the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s 
delegate) shall— 
(i) review the application, 
(ii) determine the amount of the over-
payment, and 
(iii) apply, credit, or refund such over-
payment, 
in a manner similar to the manner provided in 
section 6411(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986. 
(C) CONSOLIDATED RETURNS.—The provi-
sions of section 6411(c) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 Code shall apply to an adjustment 
under this paragraph to the same extent and 
manner as the Secretary of the Treasury (or the 
Secretary’s delegate) may provide. 
SEC. 2306. MODIFICATIONS OF LIMITATION ON BUSINESS 
INTEREST. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 163(j) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating paragraph
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(10) as paragraph (11) and by inserting after paragraph 
(9) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(10) SPECIAL RULE FOR TAXABLE YEARS BE-
GINNING IN 2019 AND 2020.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
in clause (ii) or (iii), in the case of any 
taxable year beginning in 2019 or 2020, 
paragraph (1)(B) shall be applied by sub-
stituting ‘50 percent’ for ‘30 percent’. 
‘‘(ii) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
PARTNER-
SHIPS.—In the case of a partnership— 
‘‘(I) clause (i) shall not apply to 
any taxable year beginning in 2019, 
but 
‘‘(II) unless a partner elects not to 
have this subclause apply, in the case 
of any excess business interest of the 
partnership for any taxable year be-
ginning in 2019 which is allocated to 
the 
partner 
under 
paragraph 
(4)(B)(i)(II)— 
‘‘(aa) 50 percent of such ex-
cess business interest shall be 
treated as business interest which,
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notwithstanding 
paragraph 
(4)(B)(ii), is paid or accrued by 
the partner in the partner’s first 
taxable year beginning in 2020 
and which is not subject to the 
limits of paragraph (1), and 
‘‘(bb) 50 percent of such ex-
cess business interest shall be sub-
ject to the limitations of para-
graph (4)(B)(ii) in the same man-
ner as any other excess business 
interest so allocated. 
‘‘(iii) ELECTION
OUT.—A taxpayer 
may elect, at such time and in such manner 
as the Secretary may prescribe, not to have 
clause (i) apply to any taxable year. Such 
an election, once made, may be revoked only 
with the consent of the Secretary. In the 
case of a partnership, any such election 
shall be made by the partnership and may 
be made only for taxable years beginning in 
2020. 
‘‘(B) ELECTION
TO
USE
2019
ADJUSTED 
TAXABLE INCOME FOR TAXABLE YEARS BEGIN-
NING IN 2020.—
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‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), in the case of any taxable year begin-
ning in 2020, the taxpayer may elect to 
apply this subsection by substituting the ad-
justed taxable income of the taxpayer for the 
last taxable year beginning in 2019 for the 
adjusted taxable income for such taxable 
year. In the case of a partnership, any such 
election shall be made by the partnership. 
‘‘(ii) SPECIAL RULE FOR SHORT TAX-
ABLE YEARS.—If an election is made under 
clause (i) for a taxable year which is a 
short taxable year, the adjusted taxable in-
come for the taxpayer’s last taxable year be-
ginning in 2019 which is substituted under 
clause (i) shall be equal to the amount 
which bears the same ratio to such adjusted 
taxable income determined without regard 
to this clause as the number of months in 
the short taxable year bears to 12’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply to taxable years beginning after Decem-
ber 31, 2018.
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SEC. 2307. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS REGARDING QUALI-
FIED IMPROVEMENT PROPERTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 168 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)(E), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end of clause (v), by striking the period 
at the end of clause (vi) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, 
and by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(vii) 
any 
qualified 
improvement 
property.’’, and 
(B) in paragraph (6)(A), by inserting 
‘‘made by the taxpayer’’ after ‘‘any improve-
ment’’, and 
(2) in the table contained in subsection 
(g)(3)(B)— 
(A) by striking the item relating to sub-
paragraph (D)(v), and 
(B) by inserting after the item relating to 
subparagraph (E)(vi) the following new item: 
‘‘(E)(vii) .............................................................................................
20’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect as if included in section 13204 of 
Public Law 115–97.
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SEC. 2308. TEMPORARY EXCEPTION FROM EXCISE TAX FOR 
ALCOHOL USED TO PRODUCE HAND SANI-
TIZER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5214(a) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (13), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’, and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(14) with respect to distilled spirits removed 
after December 31, 2019, and before January 1, 2021, 
free of tax for use in or contained in hand sanitizer 
produced and distributed in a manner consistent with 
any guidance issued by the Food and Drug Adminis-
tration that is related to the outbreak of virus SARS– 
CoV–2 or coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply to distilled spirits removed after Decem-
ber 31, 2019. 
(c) APPLICATION
OF OTHER LAWS.—Any distilled 
spirits or product described in paragraph (14) of section 
5214(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added 
by this section) shall not be subject to any requirements re-
lated to labeling or bulk sales under— 
(1) section 105 or 106 of the Federal Alcohol Ad-
ministration Act (27 U.S.C. 205, 206); or
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(2) section 204 of the Alcoholic Beverage Label-
ing Act of 1988 (27 U.S.C. 215). 
TITLE III—SUPPORTING AMER-
ICA’S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM 
IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
Subtitle A—Health Provisions 
SEC. 3001. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Coronavirus Aid, 
Relief, and Economic Security Act’’. 
PART I—ADDRESSING SUPPLY SHORTAGES 
Subpart A—Medical Product Supplies 
SEC. 3101. NATIONAL ACADEMIES REPORT ON AMERICA’S 
MEDICAL PRODUCT SUPPLY CHAIN SECU-
RITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall enter into an agreement with the Na-
tional Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘National Academies’’) 
to examine, and, in a manner that does not compromise 
national security, report on, the security of the United 
States medical product supply chain. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The report developed under this sec-
tion shall—
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(1) assess and evaluate the dependence of the 
United States, including the private commercial sec-
tor, States, and the Federal Government, on critical 
drugs and devices that are sourced or manufactured 
outside of the United States, which may include an 
analysis of— 
(A) the supply chain of critical drugs and 
devices of greatest priority to providing health 
care; 
(B) any potential public health security or 
national security risks associated with reliance 
on critical drugs and devices sourced or manu-
factured outside of the United States, which may 
include responses to previous or existing short-
ages or public health emergencies, such as infec-
tious disease outbreaks, bioterror attacks, and 
other public health threats; 
(C) any existing supply chain information 
gaps, as applicable; and 
(D) potential economic impact of increased 
domestic manufacturing; and 
(2) provide recommendations, which may include 
a plan to improve the resiliency of the supply chain 
for critical drugs and devices as described in para-
graph (1), and to address any supply vulnerabilities
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or potential disruptions of such products that would 
significantly affect or pose a threat to public health 
security or national security, as appropriate, which 
may include strategies to— 
(A) promote supply chain redundancy and 
contingency planning; 
(B) encourage domestic manufacturing, in-
cluding consideration of economic impacts, if 
any; 
(C) improve supply chain information gaps; 
(D) improve planning considerations for 
medical product supply chain capacity during 
public health emergencies; and 
(E) promote the accessibility of such drugs 
and devices. 
(c) INPUT.—In conducting the study and developing 
the report under subsection (b), the National Academies 
shall— 
(1) consider input from the Department of 
Health and Human Services, the Department of 
Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, the 
Department of Commerce, the Department of State, 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department 
of Justice, and any other Federal agencies as appro-
priate; and
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(2) consult with relevant stakeholders, which 
may include conducting public meetings and other 
forms of engagement, as appropriate, with health care 
providers, medical professional societies, State-based 
societies, public health experts, State and local public 
health departments, State medical boards, patient 
groups, medical product manufacturers, health care 
distributors, wholesalers and group purchasing orga-
nizations, pharmacists, and other entities with experi-
ence in health care and public health, as appropriate. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘device’’ 
and ‘‘drug’’ have the meanings given such terms in section 
201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
321). 
SEC. 3102. REQUIRING THE STRATEGIC NATIONAL STOCK-
PILE TO INCLUDE CERTAIN TYPES OF MED-
ICAL SUPPLIES. 
Section 319F–2(a)(1) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(a)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(in-
cluding personal protective equipment, ancillary medical 
supplies, and other applicable supplies required for the ad-
ministration of drugs, vaccines and other biological prod-
ucts, medical devices, and diagnostic tests in the stockpile)’’ 
after ‘‘other supplies’’.
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SEC. 3103. TREATMENT OF RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DE-
VICES AS COVERED COUNTERMEASURES. 
Section 319F–3(i)(1)(D) of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6d(i)(1)(D)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(D) a respiratory protective device that is 
approved by the National Institute for Occupa-
tional Safety and Health under part 84 of title 
42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any suc-
cessor regulations), and that the Secretary deter-
mines to be a priority for use during a public 
health emergency declared under section 319.’’. 
Subpart B—Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages 
SEC. 3111. PRIORITIZE REVIEWS OF DRUG APPLICATIONS; 
INCENTIVES. 
Section 506C(g) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act (21 U.S.C. 356c(g)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the Secretary 
may’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary shall, as appro-
priate’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘prioritize 
and’’ before ‘‘expedite the review’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘prioritize 
and’’ before ‘‘expedite an inspection’’.
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SEC. 3112. ADDITIONAL MANUFACTURER REPORTING RE-
QUIREMENTS IN RESPONSE TO DRUG SHORT-
AGES. 
(a) EXPANSION
TO
INCLUDE
ACTIVE
PHARMA-
CEUTICAL INGREDIENTS.—Subsection (a) of section 506C 
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
356c) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(C), by inserting ‘‘or any 
such drug that is critical to the public health during 
a public health emergency declared by the Secretary 
under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act’’ 
after ‘‘during surgery’’; and 
(2) in the flush text at the end— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, or a permanent dis-
continuance in the manufacture of an active 
pharmaceutical ingredient or an interruption in 
the manufacture of the active pharmaceutical in-
gredient of such drug that is likely to lead to a 
meaningful disruption in the supply of the active 
pharmaceutical ingredient of such drug,’’ before 
‘‘and the reasons’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Notification under this subsection shall include 
disclosure of reasons for the discontinuation or 
interruption, and if applicable, an active phar-
maceutical ingredient is a reason for, or risk fac-
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tor in, such discontinuation or interruption, the 
source of the active pharmaceutical ingredient 
and any alternative sources for the active phar-
maceutical ingredient known by the manufac-
turer; whether any associated device used for 
preparation or administration included in the 
drug is a reason for, or a risk factor in, such dis-
continuation or interruption; the expected dura-
tion of the interruption; and such other informa-
tion as the Secretary may require.’’. 
(b) RISK MANAGEMENT.—Section 506C of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 356c) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) RISK MANAGEMENT PLANS.—Each manufacturer 
of a drug described in subsection (a) or of any active phar-
maceutical ingredient or any associated medical device used 
for preparation or administration included in the drug, 
shall develop, maintain, and implement, as appropriate, a 
redundancy risk management plan that identifies and eval-
uates risks to the supply of the drug, as applicable, for each 
establishment in which such drug or active pharmaceutical 
ingredient of such drug is manufactured. A risk manage-
ment plan under this section shall be subject to inspection 
and copying by the Secretary pursuant to an inspection 
or a request under section 704(a)(4).’’.
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(c) ANNUAL NOTIFICATION.—Section 506E of the Fed-
eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 356e) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) INTERAGENCY NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, and 
every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary shall transmit a re-
port regarding the drugs of the current drug shortage list 
under this section to the Administrator of the Centers for 
Medicare & Medicaid Services.’’. 
(d) REPORTING AFTER INSPECTIONS.—Section 704(b) 
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
374(b)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) and 
subparagraphs (A) and (B); 
(2) by striking ‘‘(b) Upon completion’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(b)(1) Upon completion’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) In carrying out this subsection with respect to 
any establishment manufacturing a drug approved under 
subsection (c) or (j) of section 505 for which a notification 
has been submitted in accordance with section 506C is, or 
has been in the last 5 years, listed on the drug shortage 
list under section 506E, or that is described in section 
505(j)(11)(A), a copy of the report shall be sent promptly
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to the appropriate offices of the Food and Drug Administra-
tion with expertise regarding drug shortages.’’. 
(e) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Section 510(j) of the 
Federal Food, Drug, Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360(j)) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 
paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3)(A) Each person who registers with the Sec-
retary under this section with regard to a drug shall 
report annually to the Secretary on the amount of 
each drug listed under paragraph (1) that was manu-
factured, prepared, propagated, compounded, or proc-
essed by such person for commercial distribution. 
Such information may be required to be submitted in 
an electronic format as determined by the Secretary. 
The Secretary may require that information required 
to be reported under this paragraph be submitted at 
the time a public health emergency is declared by the 
Secretary under section 319 of the Public Health 
Service Act. 
‘‘(B) By order of the Secretary, certain biological 
products or categories of biological products regulated 
under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act
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may be exempt from some or all of the reporting re-
quirements under subparagraph (A), if the Secretary 
determines that applying such reporting requirements 
to such biological products or categories of biological 
products is not necessary to protect the public 
health.’’. 
(f) CONFIDENTIALITY.—Nothing in the amendments 
made by this section shall be construed as authorizing the 
Secretary to disclose any information that is a trade secret 
or confidential information subject to section 552(b)(4) of 
title 5, United States Code, or section 1905 of title 18, 
United States Code. 
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section and section 3111 shall take effect on the date that 
is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
Subpart C—Preventing Medical Device Shortages 
SEC. 3121. DISCONTINUANCE OR INTERRUPTION IN THE 
PRODUCTION OF MEDICAL DEVICES. 
Chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 351 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
section 506I the following: 
‘‘SEC. 506J. DISCONTINUANCE OR INTERRUPTION IN THE 
PRODUCTION OF MEDICAL DEVICES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A manufacturer of a device that—
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‘‘(1) is critical to public health during a public 
health emergency, including devices that are life-sup-
porting, life-sustaining, or intended for use in emer-
gency medical care or during surgery; or 
‘‘(2) for which the Secretary determines that in-
formation on potential meaningful supply disruptions 
of such device is needed during, or in advance of, a 
public health emergency; 
shall, during, or in advance of, a public health emergency 
declared by the Secretary under section 319 of the Public 
Health Service Act, notify the Secretary, in accordance with 
subsection (b), of a permanent discontinuance in the manu-
facture of the device (except for discontinuances as a result 
of an approved modification of the device) or an interrup-
tion of the manufacture of the device that is likely to lead 
to a meaningful disruption in the supply of that device in 
the United States, and the reasons for such discontinuance 
or interruption. 
‘‘(b) TIMING.—A notice required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted to the Secretary— 
‘‘(1) at least 6 months prior to the date of the 
discontinuance or interruption; or 
‘‘(2) if compliance with paragraph (1) is not 
possible, as soon as practicable. 
‘‘(c) DISTRIBUTION.—
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‘‘(1) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—To the maximum 
extent practicable, subject to paragraph (2), the Sec-
retary shall distribute, through such means as the 
Secretary determines appropriate, information on the 
discontinuance or interruption of the manufacture of 
devices reported under subsection (a) to appropriate 
organizations, including physician, health provider, 
patient organizations, and supply chain partners, as 
appropriate and applicable, as described in subsection 
(g). 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC
HEALTH
EXCEPTION.—The Sec-
retary may choose not to make information collected 
under this section publicly available pursuant to this 
section if the Secretary determines that disclosure of 
such information would adversely affect the public 
health, such as by increasing the possibility of unnec-
essary over purchase of product, component parts, or 
other disruption of the availability of medical prod-
ucts to patients. 
‘‘(d) CONFIDENTIALITY.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed as authorizing the Secretary to disclose any 
information that is a trade secret or confidential informa-
tion subject to section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States 
Code, or section 1905 of title 18, United States Code.
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‘‘(e) FAILURE TO MEET REQUIREMENTS.—If a person 
fails to submit information required under subsection (a) 
in accordance with subsection (b)— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary shall issue a letter to such 
person informing such person of such failure; 
‘‘(2) not later than 30 calendar days after the 
issuance of a letter under paragraph (1), the person 
who receives such letter shall submit to the Secretary 
a written response to such letter setting forth the basis 
for noncompliance and providing information re-
quired under subsection (a); and 
‘‘(3) not later than 45 calendar days after the 
issuance of a letter under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall make such letter and any response to 
such letter under paragraph (2) available to the pub-
lic on the internet website of the Food and Drug Ad-
ministration, with appropriate redactions made to 
protect information described in subsection (d), except 
that, if the Secretary determines that the letter under 
paragraph (1) was issued in error or, after review of 
such response, the person had a reasonable basis for 
not notifying as required under subsection (a), the re-
quirements of this paragraph shall not apply. 
‘‘(f) EXPEDITED INSPECTIONS
AND REVIEWS.—If, 
based on notifications described in subsection (a) or any
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‘‘(i) Requirements related to complying 
with good manufacturing practices. 
‘‘(ii) Regulatory delay. 
‘‘(iii) Shortage or discontinuance of a 
component or part. 
‘‘(iv) Discontinuance of the manufac-
ture of the device. 
‘‘(v) Delay in shipping of the device. 
‘‘(vi) Delay in sterilization of the de-
vice. 
‘‘(vii) Demand increase for the device. 
‘‘(viii) Facility closure. 
‘‘(D) The estimated duration of the shortage 
as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graphs (B) and (C), the Secretary shall make the 
information in the list under paragraph (1) pub-
licly available. 
‘‘(B) TRADE SECRETS AND CONFIDENTIAL 
INFORMATION.—Nothing in this subsection shall 
be construed to alter or amend section 1905 of 
title 18, United States Code, or section 552(b)(4) 
of title 5 of such Code.
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‘‘(C) PUBLIC
HEALTH
EXCEPTION.—The 
Secretary may elect not to make information col-
lected under this subsection publicly available if 
the Secretary determines that disclosure of such 
information would adversely affect the public 
health (such as by increasing the possibility of 
hoarding or other disruption of the availability 
of the device to patients). 
‘‘(h) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to affect the authority of the Sec-
retary on the date of enactment of this section to expedite 
the review of devices under section 515 of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act, section 515B of such Act relating 
to the priority review program for devices, and section 564 
of such Act relating to the emergency use authorization au-
thorities. 
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) 
MEANINGFUL
DISRUPTION.—The 
term 
‘meaningful disruption’— 
‘‘(A) means a change in production that is 
reasonably likely to lead to a reduction in the 
supply of a device by a manufacturer that is 
more than negligible and affects the ability of the 
manufacturer to fill orders or meet expected de-
mand for its product;
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‘‘(B) does not include interruptions in man-
ufacturing due to matters such as routine main-
tenance or insignificant changes in manufac-
turing so long as the manufacturer expects to re-
sume operations in a short period of time, not to 
exceed 6 months; 
‘‘(C) does not include interruptions in man-
ufacturing of components or raw materials so 
long as such interruptions do not result in a 
shortage of the device and the manufacturer ex-
pects to resume operations in a reasonable period 
of time; and 
‘‘(D) does not include interruptions in 
manufacturing that do not lead to a reduction in 
procedures or diagnostic tests associated with a 
medical device designed to perform more than 
one procedure or diagnostic test. 
‘‘(2) SHORTAGE.—The term ‘shortage’, with re-
spect to a device, means a period of time when the de-
mand or projected demand for the device within the 
United States exceeds the supply of the device.’’.
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PART II—ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FOR COVID– 
19 PATIENTS 
Subpart A—Coverage of Testing and Preventive 
Services 
SEC. 3201. COVERAGE OF DIAGNOSTIC TESTING FOR 
COVID–19. 
Paragraph (1) of section 6001(a) of division F of the 
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Public Law 116– 
127) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) An in vitro diagnostic test defined in sec-
tion 809.3 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
successor regulations) for the detection of SARS–CoV– 
2 or the diagnosis of the virus that causes COVID– 
19, and the administration of such a test, that— 
‘‘(A) is approved, cleared, or authorized 
under section 510(k), 513, 515, or 564 of the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 360(k), 360c, 360e, 360bbb–3); 
‘‘(B) the developer has requested, or intends 
to request, emergency use authorization under 
section 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb–3), unless and until 
the emergency use authorization request under 
such section 564 has been denied or the developer 
of such test does not submit a request under such 
section within a reasonable timeframe;
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‘‘(C) is developed in and authorized by a 
State that has notified the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services of its intention to review 
tests intended to diagnose COVID–19; or 
‘‘(D) other test that the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate in guidance.’’. 
SEC. 3202. PRICING OF DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. 
(a) REIMBURSEMENT RATES.—A group health plan or 
a health insurance issuer providing coverage of items and 
services described in section 6001(a) of division F of the 
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Public Law 116– 
127) with respect to an enrollee shall reimburse the provider 
of the diagnostic testing as follows: 
(1) If the health plan or issuer has a negotiated 
rate with such provider in effect before the public 
health emergency declared under section 319 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d), such ne-
gotiated rate shall apply throughout the period of 
such declaration. 
(2) If the health plan or issuer does not have a 
negotiated rate with such provider, such plan or 
issuer shall reimburse the provider in an amount that 
equals the cash price for such service as listed by the 
provider on a public internet website, or such plan or
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issuer may negotiate a rate with such provider for 
less than such cash price. 
(b) REQUIREMENT TO PUBLICIZE CASH PRICE FOR 
DIAGNOSTIC TESTING FOR COVID–19.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—During the emergency period 
declared under section 319 of the Public Health Serv-
ice Act (42 U.S.C. 247d), each provider of a diag-
nostic test for COVID–19 shall make public the cash 
price for such test on a public internet website of such 
provider. 
(2) CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES.—The Secretary 
of Health and Human Services may impose a civil 
monetary penalty on any provider of a diagnostic test 
for COVID–19 that is not in compliance with para-
graph (1) and has not completed a corrective action 
plan to comply with the requirements of such para-
graph, in an amount not to exceed $300 per day that 
the violation is ongoing. 
SEC. 3203. RAPID COVERAGE OF PREVENTIVE SERVICES 
AND VACCINES FOR CORONAVIRUS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 2713(b) of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–13), the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of 
Labor, and the Secretary of the Treasury shall require 
group health plans and health insurance issuers offering
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group or individual health insurance to cover (without cost- 
sharing) any qualifying coronavirus preventive service, 
pursuant to section 2713(a) of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–13(a)) (including the regulations 
under sections 2590.715–2713 of title 29, Code of Federal 
Regulations, section 54.9815–2713 of title 26, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, and section 147.130 of title 45, Code of 
Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations)). The re-
quirement described in this subsection shall take effect with 
respect to a qualifying coronavirus preventive service on the 
specified date described in subsection (b)(2). 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) 
QUALIFYING
CORONAVIRUS
PREVENTIVE 
SERVICE.—The term ‘‘qualifying coronavirus preven-
tive service’’ means an item, service, or immunization 
that is intended to prevent or mitigate coronavirus 
disease 2019 and that is— 
(A) an evidence-based item or service that 
has in effect a rating of ‘‘A’’ or ‘‘B’’ in the cur-
rent recommendations of the United States Pre-
ventive Services Task Force; or 
(B) an immunization that has in effect a 
recommendation from the Advisory Committee 
on Immunization Practices of the Centers for
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Disease Control and Prevention with respect to 
the individual involved. 
(2) SPECIFIED DATE.—The term ‘‘specified date’’ 
means the date that is 15 business days after the date 
on which a recommendation is made relating to the 
qualifying coronavirus preventive service as described 
in such paragraph. 
(3) ADDITIONAL
TERMS.—In this section, the 
terms ‘‘group health plan’’, ‘‘health insurance issuer’’, 
‘‘group health insurance coverage’’, and ‘‘individual 
health insurance coverage’’ have the meanings given 
such terms in section 2791 of the Public Health Serv-
ice Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–91), section 733 of the Em-
ployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 
U.S.C. 1191b), and section 9832 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code, as applicable. 
Subpart B—Support for Health Care Providers 
SEC. 3211. SUPPLEMENTAL AWARDS FOR HEALTH CENTERS. 
(a) SUPPLEMENTAL AWARDS.—Section 330(r) of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(r)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS FOR SUPPLEMENTAL 
AWARDS.—In addition to any amounts made avail-
able pursuant to this subsection, section 402A of this 
Act, or section 10503 of the Patient Protection and
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Affordable Care Act, there is authorized to be appro-
priated, and there is appropriated, out of any monies 
in 
the 
Treasury 
not 
otherwise 
appropriated, 
$1,320,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 for supplemental 
awards under subsection (d) for the detection of 
SARS–CoV–2 or the prevention, diagnosis, and treat-
ment of COVID–19.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS.—Amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the amendment made by subsection (a) 
for fiscal year 2020 shall be subject to the requirements con-
tained in Public Law 116–94 for funds for programs au-
thorized under sections 330 through 340 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254 through 256). 
SEC. 3212. TELEHEALTH NETWORK AND TELEHEALTH RE-
SOURCE CENTERS GRANT PROGRAMS. 
Section 330I of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 254c–14) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘projects to dem-
onstrate how telehealth technologies can be 
used through telehealth networks’’ and in-
serting ‘‘evidence-based projects that utilize
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telehealth technologies through telehealth 
networks’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘the quality of’’ 
and inserting ‘‘access to, and the qual-
ity of,’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon; 
(iii) by striking subparagraph (B); 
(iv) by redesignating subparagraph (C) 
as subparagraph (B); and 
(v) in subparagraph (B), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘and patients and their 
families, for decisionmaking’’ and inserting 
‘‘, patients, and their families’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘demonstrate how tele-
health technologies can be used’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘support initiatives that utilize tele-
health technologies’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘, to establish telehealth 
resource centers’’; 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘4 years’’ and 
inserting ‘‘5 years’’; 
(3) in subsection (f)—
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(A) by striking paragraph (2); 
(B) in paragraph (1)(B)— 
(i) by redesignating clauses (i) through 
(iii) as paragraphs (1) through (3), respec-
tively, and adjusting the margins accord-
ingly; 
(ii) in paragraph (3), as so redesig-
nated by clause (i), by redesignating sub-
clauses (I) through (XII) as subparagraphs 
(A) through (L), respectively, and adjusting 
the margins accordingly; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘(1) TELEHEALTH 
NETWORK GRANTS—’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘(B) TELEHEALTH NETWORKS—’’; 
and 
(C) in paragraph (3)(I), as so redesignated, 
by inserting ‘‘and substance use disorder’’ after 
‘‘mental health’’ each place such term appears; 
(4) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ‘‘or im-
prove’’ and inserting ‘‘and improve’’; 
(5) by striking subsection (h); 
(6) by redesignating subsections (i) through (p) 
as subsection (h) through (o), respectively; 
(7) in subsection (h), as so redesignated— 
(A) in paragraph (1)—
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(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘mental health, public health, long-term 
care, home care, preventive’’ and inserting 
‘‘mental health care, public health services, 
long-term care, home care, preventive care’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (E), by inserting 
‘‘and regional’’ after ‘‘local’’; and 
(iii) by striking subparagraph (F); 
and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking 
‘‘medically underserved areas or’’ and inserting 
‘‘rural areas, medically underserved areas, or’’; 
(8) in paragraph (2) of subsection (i), as so re-
designated, by striking ‘‘ensure that—’’ and all that 
follows through the end of subparagraph (B) and in-
serting ‘‘ensure that not less than 50 percent of the 
funds awarded shall be awarded for projects in rural 
areas.’’; 
(9) in subsection (j), as so redesignated— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘com-
puter hardware and software, audio and video 
equipment, computer network equipment, inter-
active equipment, data terminal equipment, and 
other’’; and
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(B) in paragraph (2)(F), by striking 
‘‘health care providers and’’; 
(10) in subsection (k), as so redesignated— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘40 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘20 percent’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘(such as 
laying cable or telephone lines, or purchasing or 
installing microwave towers, satellite dishes, am-
plifiers, or digital switching equipment)’’; 
(11) by striking subsections (q) and (r) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(p) REPORT.—Not later than 4 years after the date 
of enactment of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic 
Security Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary 
shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Represent-
atives a report on the activities and outcomes of the grant 
programs under subsection (b).’’; 
(12) by redesignating subsection (s) as subsection 
(q); and 
(13) in subsection (q), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘this section—’’ and all that follows through 
the end of paragraph (2) and inserting ‘‘this section
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$29,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 
2025.’’. 
SEC. 3213. RURAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES OUTREACH, 
RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT, 
AND SMALL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER QUAL-
ITY IMPROVEMENT GRANT PROGRAMS. 
Section 330A of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 254c) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘es-
sential’’ and inserting ‘‘basic’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by inserting ‘‘to’’ after ‘‘grants’’; and 
(ii) in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), by 
striking ‘‘to’’ each place such term appears; 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘improving and’’ after 
‘‘outreach by’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, through community 
engagement and evidence-based or innova-
tive, evidence-informed models’’ before the 
period of the first sentence; and
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(iii) by striking ‘‘3 years’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘5 years’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by inserting ‘‘shall’’ after ‘‘enti-
ty’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘shall be a rural public or rural nonprofit 
private entity’’ and inserting ‘‘be an entity 
with demonstrated experience serving, or the 
capacity to serve, rural underserved popu-
lations’’; 
(iii) in subparagraphs (B) and (C), by 
striking ‘‘shall’’ each place such term ap-
pears; and 
(iv) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) in the matter preceding clause 
(i), by inserting ‘‘that’’ after ‘‘mem-
bers’’; and 
(II) in clauses (i) and (ii), by 
striking ‘‘that’’ each place such term 
appears; and 
(C) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking ‘‘the 
local community or region’’ and inserting ‘‘the
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rural underserved populations in the local com-
munity or region’’; 
(3) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in the matter preceding clause 
(i), by striking ‘‘promote, through 
planning and implementation, the de-
velopment of integrated health care 
networks that have combined the func-
tions of the entities participating in 
the networks’’ and inserting ‘‘plan, de-
velop, and implement integrated health 
care networks that collaborate’’; and 
(II) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘es-
sential health care services’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘basic health care services and as-
sociated health outcomes’’; and 
(ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(B) GRANT PERIODS.—The Director may 
award grants under this subsection for periods of 
not more than 5 years.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)—
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(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by inserting ‘‘shall’’ after ‘‘enti-
ty’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘shall be a rural public or rural nonprofit 
private entity’’ and inserting ‘‘be an entity 
with demonstrated experience serving, or the 
capacity to serve, rural underserved popu-
lations’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) in the matter preceding clause 
(i)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘shall’’; and 
(bb) by inserting ‘‘that’’ after 
‘‘participants’’; and 
(II) in clauses (i) and (ii), by 
striking ‘‘that’’ each place such term 
appears; and 
(iv) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘shall’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by amending clause (iii) of sub-
paragraph (C) to read as follows: 
‘‘(iii) how the rural underserved popu-
lations in the local community or region to
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be served will benefit from and be involved 
in the development and ongoing operations 
of the network;’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘the local community or region’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the rural underserved populations in 
the local community or region’’; 
(4) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, including activities 
related to increasing care coordination, en-
hancing chronic disease management, and 
improving patient health outcomes’’ before 
the period of the first sentence; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘3 years’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘5 years’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by inserting ‘‘shall’’ after ‘‘enti-
ty’’; 
(ii) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by 
striking ‘‘shall’’ each place such term ap-
pears; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by in-
serting ‘‘or regional’’ after ‘‘local’’; and
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(C) in paragraph (3)(D), by striking ‘‘the 
local community or region’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
rural underserved populations in the local com-
munity or region’’; 
(5) in subsection (h)(3), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, as appropriate,’’ 
after ‘‘the Secretary’’; 
(6) by amending subsection (i) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(i) REPORT.—Not later than 4 years after the date 
of enactment of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic 
Security Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary 
shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Represent-
atives a report on the activities and outcomes of the grant 
programs under subsections (e), (f), and (g), including the 
impact of projects funded under such programs on the 
health status of rural residents with chronic conditions.’’; 
and 
(7) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘$45,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$79,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 
through 2025’’.
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SEC. 3214. UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE MOD-
ERNIZATION. 
(a) COMMISSIONED CORPS
AND READY RESERVE 
CORPS.—Section 203 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 204) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘a Ready 
Reserve Corps for service in time of national emer-
gency’’ and inserting ‘‘, for service in time of a public 
health or national emergency, a Ready Reserve 
Corps’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘RE-
SEARCH’’ and inserting ‘‘RESERVE CORPS’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘during 
public health or national emergencies’’ before the 
period; 
(C) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by inserting ‘‘, consistent with 
paragraph (1)’’ after ‘‘shall’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 
‘‘during such emergencies’’ after ‘‘members’’; 
and 
(iii) in subparagraph (D), by inserting 
‘‘, consistent with subparagraph (C)’’ before 
the period; and
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(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) STATUTORY REFERENCES TO RESERVE.—A 
reference in any Federal statute, except in the case of 
subsection (b), to the ‘Reserve Corps’ of the Public 
Health Service or to the ‘reserve’ of the Public Health 
Service shall be deemed to be a reference to the Ready 
Reserve Corps.’’. 
(b) 
DEPLOYMENT
READINESS.—Section 
203A(a)(1)(B) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
204a(a)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘Active Reserves’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Ready Reserve Corps’’. 
(c) RETIREMENT OF COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.—Sec-
tion 211 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 212) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘the Service’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘the Regular Corps’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ‘‘(in the case 
of an officer in the Reserve Corps)’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘or an officer of the Re-
serve Corps’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or under section 
221(a)(19)’’ after ‘‘subsection (a)’’; and
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(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Regular 
or Reserve Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘Regular Corps 
or Ready Reserve Corps’’; and 
(4) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘the Regular or 
Reserve Corps of’’. 
(d) RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, ETC. OF OFFICERS
AND 
SURVIVING BENEFICIARIES.—Section 221 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 213a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(19) Chapter 1223, Retired Pay for Non-Reg-
ular Service. 
‘‘(20) Section 12601, Compensation: Reserve on 
active duty accepting from any person. 
‘‘(21) Section 12684, Reserves: separation for ab-
sence without authority or sentence to imprison-
ment.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Health, Edu-
cation, and Welfare or his designee’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Secretary of Health and Human Services 
or the designee of such secretary’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘(b) The authority vested’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(b)(1) The authority vested’’;
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(C) by striking ‘‘For purposes of’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(2) For purposes of’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) For purposes of paragraph (19) of subsection (a), 
the terms ‘Military department’, ‘Secretary concerned’, and 
‘Armed forces’ in such title 10 shall be deemed to include, 
respectively, the Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the 
Commissioned Corps.’’. 
(e) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Title II of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 202 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in sections 204 and 207(c), by striking ‘‘Reg-
ular or Reserve Corps’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘Regular Corps or Ready Reserve Corps’’; 
(2) in section 208(a), by striking ‘‘Regular and 
Reserve Corps’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Regular Corps and Ready Reserve Corps’’; and 
(3) in section 205(c), 206(c), 210, and 219, and 
in subsections (a), (b), and (d) of section 207, by 
striking ‘‘Reserve Corps’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘Ready Reserve Corps’’.
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SEC. 3215. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY FOR VOLUNTEER 
HEALTH 
CARE 
PROFESSIONALS 
DURING 
COVID–19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE. 
(a) LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.—Except as provided in 
subsection (b), a health care professional shall not be liable 
under Federal or State law for any harm caused by an act 
or omission of the professional in the provision of health 
care services during the public health emergency with re-
spect to COVID–19 declared by the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 247d) on January 31, 2020, if— 
(1) the professional is providing health care serv-
ices in response to such public health emergency, as 
a volunteer; and 
(2) the act or omission occurs— 
(A) in the course of providing health care 
services; 
(B) in the health care professional’s capac-
ity as a volunteer; 
(C) in the course of providing health care 
services that— 
(i) are within the scope of the license, 
registration, or certification of the volun-
teer, as defined by the State of licensure, 
registration, or certification; and
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(ii) do not exceed the scope of license, 
registration, or certification of a substan-
tially similar health professional in the 
State in which such act or omission occurs; 
and 
(D) in a good faith belief that the indi-
vidual being treated is in need of health care 
services. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) does not apply if— 
(1) the harm was caused by an act or omission 
constituting willful or criminal misconduct, gross 
negligence, reckless misconduct, or a conscious fla-
grant indifference to the rights or safety of the indi-
vidual harmed by the health care professional; or 
(2) the health care professional rendered the 
health care services under the influence (as deter-
mined pursuant to applicable State law) of alcohol or 
an intoxicating drug. 
(c) PREEMPTION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—This section preempts the 
laws of a State or any political subdivision of a State 
to the extent that such laws are inconsistent with this 
section, unless such laws provide greater protection 
from liability.
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(2) VOLUNTEER PROTECTION ACT.—Protections 
afforded by this section are in addition to those pro-
vided by the Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 (Public 
Law 105–19). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘harm’’ includes physical, nonphys-
ical, economic, and noneconomic losses; 
(2) the term ‘‘health care professional’’ means an 
individual who is licensed, registered, or certified 
under Federal or State law to provide health care 
services; 
(3) the term ‘‘health care services’’ means any 
services provided by a health care professional, or by 
any individual working under the supervision of a 
health care professional that relate to— 
(A) the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment 
of COVID–19; or 
(B) the assessment or care of the health of 
a human being related to an actual or suspected 
case of COVID–19; and 
(4) the term ‘‘volunteer’’ means a health care 
professional who, with respect to the health care serv-
ices rendered, does not receive compensation or any 
other thing of value in lieu of compensation, which 
compensation—
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(A) includes a payment under any insur-
ance policy or health plan, or under any Federal 
or State health benefits program; and 
(B) excludes— 
(i) receipt of items to be used exclu-
sively for rendering health care services in 
the health care professional’s capacity as a 
volunteer described in subsection (a)(1); and 
(ii) any reimbursement for travel to 
the site where the volunteer services are ren-
dered and any payments in cash or kind to 
cover room and board, if services are being 
rendered more than 75 miles from the vol-
unteer’s principal place of residence. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
upon the date of enactment of this Act, and applies to a 
claim for harm only if the act or omission that caused such 
harm occurred on or after the date of enactment. 
(f) SUNSET.—This section shall be in effect only for 
the length of the public health emergency declared by the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in 
this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) under section 319 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) on January 
31, 2020 with respect to COVID–19.
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SEC. 3216. FLEXIBILITY FOR MEMBERS OF NATIONAL 
HEALTH 
SERVICE 
CORPS 
DURING 
EMER-
GENCY PERIOD. 
During the public health emergency declared by the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) on Janu-
ary 31, 2020, with respect to COVID–19, the Secretary 
may, notwithstanding section 333 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254f), assign members of the Na-
tional Health Service Corps, with the voluntary agreement 
of such corps members, to provide such health services at 
such places, and for such number of hours, as the Secretary 
determines necessary to respond to such emergency, pro-
vided that such places are within a reasonable distance of 
the site to which such members were originally assigned, 
and the total number of hours required are the same as were 
required of such members prior to the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
Subpart C—Miscellaneous Provisions 
SEC. 
3221. 
CONFIDENTIALITY 
AND 
DISCLOSURE 
OF 
RECORDS RELATING TO SUBSTANCE USE DIS-
ORDER. 
(a) CONFORMING CHANGES RELATING TO SUBSTANCE 
USE DISORDER.—Subsections (a) and (h) of section 543 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290dd–2) are
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each amended by striking ‘‘substance abuse’’ and inserting 
‘‘substance use disorder’’. 
(b) DISCLOSURES TO COVERED ENTITIES CONSISTENT 
WITH HIPAA.—Paragraph (1) of section 543(b) of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290dd–2(b)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) CONSENT.—The following shall apply with 
respect to the contents of any record referred to in 
subsection (a): 
‘‘(A) Such contents may be used or disclosed 
in accordance with the prior written consent of 
the patient with respect to whom such record is 
maintained. 
‘‘(B) Once prior written consent of the pa-
tient has been obtained, such contents may be 
used or disclosed by a covered entity, business as-
sociate, or a program subject to this section for 
purposes of treatment, payment, and health care 
operations as permitted by the HIPAA regula-
tions. Any information so disclosed may then be 
redisclosed in accordance with the HIPAA regu-
lations. Section 13405(c) of the Health Informa-
tion Technology and Clinical Health Act (42 
U.S.C. 17935(c)) shall apply to all disclosures 
pursuant to subsection (b)(1) of this section.
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‘‘(C) It shall be permissible for a patient’s 
prior written consent to be given once for all 
such future uses or disclosures for purposes of 
treatment, payment, and health care operations, 
until such time as the patient revokes such con-
sent in writing. 
‘‘(D) Section 13405(a) of the Health Infor-
mation Technology and Clinical Health Act (42 
U.S.C. 17935(a)) shall apply to all disclosures 
pursuant to subsection (b)(1) of this section.’’. 
(c) DISCLOSURES OF DE-IDENTIFIED HEALTH INFOR-
MATION TO PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITIES.—Paragraph 
(2) of section 543(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 290dd–2(b)), is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(D) To a public health authority, so long 
as such content meets the standards established 
in section 164.514(b) of title 45, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or successor regulations) for cre-
ating de-identified information.’’. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—Section 543 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290dd–2) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(k) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
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‘‘(1) BREACH.—The term ‘breach’ has the mean-
ing given such term for purposes of the HIPAA regu-
lations. 
‘‘(2) BUSINESS ASSOCIATE.—The term ‘business 
associate’ has the meaning given such term for pur-
poses of the HIPAA regulations. 
‘‘(3) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘covered enti-
ty’ has the meaning given such term for purposes of 
the HIPAA regulations. 
‘‘(4) HEALTH
CARE
OPERATIONS.—The term 
‘health care operations’ has the meaning given such 
term for purposes of the HIPAA regulations. 
‘‘(5) HIPAA REGULATIONS.—The term ‘HIPAA 
regulations’ has the meaning given such term for pur-
poses of parts 160 and 164 of title 45, Code of Federal 
Regulations. 
‘‘(6) PAYMENT.—The term ‘payment’ has the 
meaning given such term for purposes of the HIPAA 
regulations. 
‘‘(7) PUBLIC
HEALTH
AUTHORITY.—The term 
‘public health authority’ has the meaning given such 
term for purposes of the HIPAA regulations. 
‘‘(8) TREATMENT.—The term ‘treatment’ has the 
meaning given such term for purposes of the HIPAA 
regulations.
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‘‘(9) UNSECURED PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMA-
TION.—The term ‘unprotected health information’ has 
the meaning given such term for purposes of the 
HIPAA regulations.’’. 
(e) USE OF RECORDS IN CRIMINAL, CIVIL, OR ADMIN-
ISTRATIVE INVESTIGATIONS, ACTIONS, OR PROCEEDINGS.— 
Subsection (c) of section 543 of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 290dd–2(c)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) USE OF RECORDS IN CRIMINAL, CIVIL, OR ADMIN-
ISTRATIVE CONTEXTS.—Except as otherwise authorized by 
a court order under subsection (b)(2)(C) or by the consent 
of the patient, a record referred to in subsection (a), or testi-
mony relaying the information contained therein, may not 
be disclosed or used in any civil, criminal, administrative, 
or legislative proceedings conducted by any Federal, State, 
or local authority, against a patient, including with respect 
to the following activities: 
‘‘(1) Such record or testimony shall not be en-
tered into evidence in any criminal prosecution or 
civil action before a Federal or State court. 
‘‘(2) Such record or testimony shall not form 
part of the record for decision or otherwise be taken 
into account in any proceeding before a Federal, 
State, or local agency.
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‘‘(B) each reference to ‘no damages obtained 
under subsection (d)’ shall be treated as a ref-
erence to ‘no damages obtained under subsection 
(d) (including as applied pursuant to section 
543(f) of the Public Health Service Act)’.’’. 
(g) ANTIDISCRIMINATION.—Section 543 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290dd–2) is amended by in-
serting after subsection (h) the following: 
‘‘(i) ANTIDISCRIMINATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No entity shall discriminate 
against an individual on the basis of information re-
ceived by such entity pursuant to an inadvertent or 
intentional disclosure of records, or information con-
tained in records, described in subsection (a) in— 
‘‘(A) admission, access to, or treatment for 
health care; 
‘‘(B) hiring, firing, or terms of employment, 
or receipt of worker’s compensation; 
‘‘(C) the sale, rental, or continued rental of 
housing; 
‘‘(D) access to Federal, State, or local 
courts; or 
‘‘(E) access to, approval of, or maintenance 
of social services and benefits provided or funded 
by Federal, State, or local governments.
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‘‘(2) RECIPIENTS OF FEDERAL FUNDS.—No re-
cipient of Federal funds shall discriminate against an 
individual on the basis of information received by 
such recipient pursuant to an intentional or inad-
vertent disclosure of such records or information con-
tained in records described in subsection (a) in af-
fording access to the services provided with such 
funds.’’. 
(h) NOTIFICATION IN CASE OF BREACH.—Section 543 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290dd–2), as 
amended by subsection (g), is further amended by inserting 
after subsection (i) the following: 
‘‘(j) NOTIFICATION IN CASE OF BREACH.—The provi-
sions of section 13402 of the HITECH Act (42 U.S.C. 
17932) shall apply to a program or activity described in 
subsection (a), in case of a breach of records described in 
subsection (a), to the same extent and in the same manner 
as such provisions apply to a covered entity in the case 
of a breach of unsecured protected health information.’’. 
(i) REGULATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, in consultation with appropriate 
Federal agencies, shall make such revisions to regula-
tions as may be necessary for implementing and en-
forcing the amendments made by this section, such
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that such amendments shall apply with respect to 
uses and disclosures of information occurring on or 
after the date that is 12 months after the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
(2) EASILY UNDERSTANDABLE NOTICE OF PRI-
VACY PRACTICES.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, in consultation with appro-
priate legal, clinical, privacy, and civil rights experts, 
shall update section 164.520 of title 45, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, so that covered entities and entities 
creating or maintaining the records described in sub-
section (a) provide notice, written in plain language, 
of privacy practices regarding patient records referred 
to in section 543(a) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 290dd–2(a)), including— 
(A) a statement of the patient’s rights, in-
cluding self-pay patients, with respect to pro-
tected health information and a brief description 
of how the individual may exercise these rights 
(as required by subsection (b)(1)(iv) of such sec-
tion 164.520); and 
(B) a description of each purpose for which 
the covered entity is permitted or required to use 
or disclose protected health information without
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the patient’s written authorization (as required 
by subsection (b)(2) of such section 164.520). 
(j) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act or 
the amendments made by this Act shall be construed to 
limit— 
(1) a patient’s right, as described in section 
164.522 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, or 
any successor regulation, to request a restriction on 
the use or disclosure of a record referred to in section 
543(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
290dd–2(a)) for purposes of treatment, payment, or 
health care operations; or 
(2) a covered entity’s choice, as described in sec-
tion 164.506 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, 
or any successor regulation, to obtain the consent of 
the individual to use or disclose a record referred to 
in such section 543(a) to carry out treatment, pay-
ment, or health care operation. 
(k) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Con-
gress that— 
(1) any person treating a patient through a pro-
gram or activity with respect to which the confiden-
tiality requirements of section 543 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290dd–2) apply is en-
couraged to access the applicable State-based prescrip-
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tion drug monitoring program when clinically appro-
priate; 
(2) patients have the right to request a restric-
tion on the use or disclosure of a record referred to 
in section 543(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 290dd–2(a)) for treatment, payment, or health 
care operations; 
(3) covered entities should make every reasonable 
effort to the extent feasible to comply with a patient’s 
request for a restriction regarding such use or disclo-
sure; 
(4) for purposes of applying section 164.501 of 
title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, the definition of 
health care operations shall have the meaning given 
such term in such section, except that clause (v) of 
paragraph (6) shall not apply; and 
(5) programs creating records referred to in sec-
tion 543(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 290dd–2(a)) should receive positive incentives 
for discussing with their patients the benefits to con-
senting to share such records. 
SEC. 3222. NUTRITION SERVICES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘Assist-
ant Secretary’’, ‘‘Secretary’’, ‘‘State agency’’, and ‘‘area 
agency on aging’’ have the meanings given the terms in sec-
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tion 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
3002). 
(b) NUTRITION SERVICES TRANSFER CRITERIA.—Dur-
ing any portion of the COVID–19 public health emergency 
declared under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 247d), the Secretary shall allow a State agency 
or an area agency on aging, without prior approval, to 
transfer not more than 100 percent of the funds received 
by the State agency or area agency on aging, respectively, 
and attributable to funds appropriated under paragraph 
(1) or (2) of section 303(b) of the Older Americans Act of 
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3023(b)), between subpart 1 and subpart 
2 of part C (42 U.S.C. 3030d–2 et seq.) for such use as 
the State agency or area agency on aging, respectively, con-
siders appropriate to meet the needs of the State or area 
served. 
(c) HOME-DELIVERED NUTRITION SERVICES WAIV-
ER.—For purposes of State agencies’ determining the deliv-
ery of nutrition services under section 337 of the Older 
Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030g), during the period 
of the COVID–19 public health emergency declared under 
section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
247d), the same meaning shall be given to an individual 
who is unable to obtain nutrition because the individual 
is practicing social distancing due to the emergency as is
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given to an individual who is homebound by reason of ill-
ness. 
(d) DIETARY GUIDELINES WAIVER.—To facilitate im-
plementation of subparts 1 and 2 of part C of title III of 
the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030d–2 et 
seq.) during any portion of the COVID–19 public health 
emergency declared under section 319 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d), the Assistant Secretary may 
waive the requirements for meals provided under those sub-
parts to comply with the requirements of clauses (i) and 
(ii) of section 339(2)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3030g– 
21(2)(A)). 
SEC. 3223. CONTINUITY OF SERVICE AND OPPORTUNITIES 
FOR PARTICIPANTS IN COMMUNITY SERVICE 
ACTIVITIES UNDER TITLE V OF THE OLDER 
AMERICANS ACT OF 1965. 
To ensure continuity of service and opportunities for 
participants in community service activities under title V 
of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.), 
the Secretary of Labor— 
(1)(A) may allow individuals participating in 
projects under such title as of March 1, 2020, to ex-
tend their participation for a period that exceeds the 
period described in section 518(a)(3)(B)(i) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 3056p(a)(3)(B)(i)) if the Secretary deter-
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mines such extension is appropriate due to the effects 
of the COVID–19 public health emergency declared 
under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 247d); and 
(B) may increase the average participation cap 
for eligible individuals applicable to grantees as de-
scribed in section 502(b)(1)(C) of the Older Ameri-
cans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056(b)(1)(C)) to a cap 
the Secretary determines is appropriate due to the ef-
fects of the COVID–19 public health emergency de-
clared under section 319 of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 247d); and 
(2) may increase the amount available to pay 
the authorized administrative costs for a project, de-
scribed in section 502(c)(3) of the Older Americans 
Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056(c)(3)) to an amount not 
to exceed 20 percent of the grant amount if the Sec-
retary determines that such increase is necessary to 
adequately respond to the additional administrative 
needs to respond to the COVID–19 public health 
emergency declared under section 319 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d).
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SEC. 3224. GUIDANCE ON PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMA-
TION. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
shall issue guidance on the sharing of patients’ protected 
health information pursuant to section 160.103 of title 45, 
Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations) 
during the public health emergency declared by the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services under section 319 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) with re-
spect to COVID–19, during the emergency involving Fed-
eral primary responsibility determined to exist by the 
President under section 501(b) of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5191(b)) with respect to COVID–19, and during the na-
tional emergency declared by the President under the Na-
tional Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) with respect 
to COVID–19. Such guidance shall include information on 
compliance with the regulations promulgated pursuant to 
section 264(c) of the Health Insurance Portability and Ac-
countability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 1320d–2 note) and ap-
plicable policies, including such policies that may come into 
effect during such emergencies.
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SEC. 3225. REAUTHORIZATION OF HEALTHY START PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 330H of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 254c–8) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, during 
fiscal year 2001 and subsequent years,’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or in-
creasing above the national average’’ after ‘‘areas 
with high’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘con-
sumers of project services, public health depart-
ments, hospitals, health centers under section 
330’’ and inserting ‘‘participants and former 
participants of project services, public health de-
partments, hospitals, health centers under section 
330, State substance abuse agencies’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘such as low birthweight’’ and inserting 
‘‘including poor birth outcomes (such as low 
birthweight and preterm birth) and social 
determinants of health’’; 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) 
as subparagraph (C);
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(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(A), the following: 
‘‘(B) Communities with— 
‘‘(i) high rates of infant mortality or 
poor perinatal outcomes; or 
‘‘(ii) high rates of infant mortality or 
poor perinatal outcomes in specific sub-
populations within the community.’’; and 
(iv) in subparagraph (C) (as so redes-
ignated)— 
(I) by redesignating clauses (i) 
and (ii) as clauses (ii) and (iii), re-
spectively; 
(II) by inserting before clause (ii) 
(as so redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(i) collaboration with the local com-
munity in the development of the project;’’; 
(III) in clause (ii) (as so redesig-
nated), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(IV) in clause (iii) (as so redesig-
nated), by striking the period and in-
serting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(V) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘(iv) the use and collection of data 
demonstrating the effectiveness of such pro-
gram in decreasing infant mortality rates 
and improving perinatal outcomes, as ap-
plicable, or the process by which new appli-
cants plan to collect this data.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Recipients of grants’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Recipients of grants’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) OTHER
PROGRAMS.—The Secretary shall 
ensure coordination of the program carried out pur-
suant to this section with other programs and activi-
ties related to the reduction of the rate of infant mor-
tality and improved perinatal and infant health out-
comes supported by the Department.’’; 
(4) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘appro-
priated—’’ and all that follows through the end 
and inserting ‘‘appropriated $125,500,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by adding at the 
end the following: ‘‘Evaluations may also in-
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clude, to the extent practicable, information re-
lated to— 
‘‘(i) progress toward achieving any 
grant metrics or outcomes related to reduc-
ing infant mortality rates, improving 
perinatal outcomes, or reducing the dis-
parity in health status; 
‘‘(ii) recommendations on potential 
improvements that may assist with address-
ing gaps, as applicable and appropriate; 
and 
‘‘(iii) the extent to which the grantee 
coordinated with the community in which 
the grantee is located in the development of 
the project and delivery of services, includ-
ing with respect to technical assistance and 
mentorship programs.’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) GAO REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 4 years after 
the date of the enactment of this subsection, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall con-
duct an independent evaluation, and submit to the 
appropriate Committees of Congress a report, con-
cerning the Healthy Start program under this section.
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‘‘(2) EVALUATION.—In conducting the evaluation 
under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall 
consider, as applicable and appropriate, information 
from the evaluations under subsection (e)(2)(B). 
‘‘(3) REPORT.—The report described in para-
graph (1) shall review, assess, and provide rec-
ommendations, as appropriate, on the following: 
‘‘(A) The allocation of Healthy Start pro-
gram grants by the Health Resources and Serv-
ices Administration, including considerations 
made by such Administration regarding dispari-
ties in infant mortality or perinatal outcomes 
among urban and rural areas in making such 
awards. 
‘‘(B) Trends in the progress made toward 
meeting the evaluation criteria pursuant to sub-
section (e)(2)(B), including programs which de-
crease infant mortality rates and improve 
perinatal outcomes, programs that have not de-
creased infant mortality rates or improved 
perinatal outcomes, and programs that have 
made an impact on disparities in infant mor-
tality or perinatal outcomes. 
‘‘(C) The ability of grantees to improve 
health outcomes for project participants, promote
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the awareness of the Healthy Start program 
services, incorporate and promote family partici-
pation, facilitate coordination with the commu-
nity in which the grantee is located, and in-
crease grantee accountability through quality 
improvement, performance monitoring, evalua-
tion, and the effect such metrics may have to-
ward decreasing the rate of infant mortality and 
improving perinatal outcomes. 
‘‘(D) The extent to which such Federal pro-
grams are coordinated across agencies and the 
identification of opportunities for improved co-
ordination in such Federal programs and activi-
ties.’’. 
SEC. 3226. IMPORTANCE OF THE BLOOD SUPPLY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) shall carry out a national campaign to improve 
awareness of, and support outreach to the public and health 
care providers about the importance and safety of blood do-
nation and the need for donations for the blood supply dur-
ing the public health emergency declared by the Secretary 
under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 247d) with respect to COVID–19.
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(b) AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.—In carrying out sub-
section (a), the Secretary may enter into contracts with one 
or more public or private nonprofit entities, to establish a 
national blood donation awareness campaign that may in-
clude television, radio, internet, and newspaper public serv-
ice announcements, and other activities to provide for pub-
lic and professional awareness and education. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall consult with the Commissioner of Food 
and Drugs, the Assistant Secretary for Health, the Director 
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Di-
rector of the National Institutes of Health, and the heads 
of other relevant Federal agencies, and relevant accrediting 
bodies and representative organizations. 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce of the House of Representatives, a report that 
shall include— 
(1) a description of the activities carried out 
under subsection (a); 
(2) a description of trends in blood supply dona-
tions; and
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(3) an evaluation of the impact of the public 
awareness campaign, including any geographic or 
population variations. 
PART III—INNOVATION 
SEC. 3301. REMOVING THE CAP ON OTA DURING PUBLIC 
HEALTH EMERGENCIES. 
Section 319L(c)(5)(A) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 247d–7e(c)(5)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); 
and 
(2) by inserting after clause (ii) the following: 
‘‘(iii) AUTHORITY
DURING
A
PUBLIC 
HEALTH EMERGENCY.— 
‘‘(I) 
IN
GENERAL.—Notwith-
standing clause (ii), the Secretary, 
shall, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, 
use 
competitive 
procedures 
when entering into transactions to 
carry out projects under this subsection 
for purposes of a public health emer-
gency declared by the Secretary under 
section 319. Any such transactions en-
tered into during such public health 
emergency shall not be terminated sole-
ly due to the expiration of such public
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health emergency, if such public health 
emergency ends before the completion 
of the terms of such agreement. 
‘‘(II) REPORT.—After the expira-
tion of the public health emergency de-
clared by the Secretary under section 
319, the Secretary shall provide a re-
port to the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions of the 
Senate and the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce of the House of Rep-
resentatives regarding the use of any 
funds pursuant to the authority under 
subclause (I), including any outcomes, 
benefits, and risks associated with the 
use of such funds, and a description of 
the reasons for the use of such author-
ity for the project or projects.’’. 
SEC. 3302. PRIORITY ZOONOTIC ANIMAL DRUGS. 
Chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 351 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
section 512 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 512A. PRIORITY ZOONOTIC ANIMAL DRUGS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, at the request 
of the sponsor intending to submit an application for ap-
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proval of a new animal drug under section 512(b)(1) or 
an application for conditional approval of a new animal 
drug under section 571, expedite the development and re-
view of such new animal drug if preliminary clinical evi-
dence indicates that the new animal drug, alone or in com-
bination with 1 or more other animal drugs, has the poten-
tial to prevent or treat a zoonotic disease in animals, in-
cluding a vector borne-disease, that has the potential to 
cause serious adverse health consequences for, or serious or 
life-threatening diseases in, humans. 
‘‘(b) REQUEST FOR DESIGNATION.—The sponsor of a 
new animal drug may request the Secretary to designate 
a new animal drug described in subsection (a) as a priority 
zoonotic animal drug. A request for the designation may 
be made concurrently with, or at any time after, the open-
ing of an investigational new animal drug file under sec-
tion 512(j) or the filing of an application under section 
512(b)(1) or 571. 
‘‘(c) DESIGNATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 calendar 
days after the receipt of a request under subsection 
(b), the Secretary shall determine whether the new 
animal drug that is the subject of the request meets 
the criteria described in subsection (a). If the Sec-
retary determines that the new animal drug meets the
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disease to facilitate collaborative, cross-discipli-
nary review, including, as appropriate, across 
agency centers; and 
‘‘(D) implementing additional administra-
tive or process enhancements, as necessary, to fa-
cilitate an efficient review and development pro-
gram.’’. 
PART IV—HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE 
SEC. 3401. REAUTHORIZATION OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS 
WORKFORCE PROGRAMS. 
Title VII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
292 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 736 (42 U.S.C. 293), by striking 
subsection (i) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated 
$23,711,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.’’; 
(2) in section 740 (42 U.S.C. 293d)— 
(A) 
in 
subsection 
(a), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$51,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums 
as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 
2011 through 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘$51,470,000 
for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025’’; 
(B) 
in 
subsection 
(b), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010
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through 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,190,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025’’; 
(C) 
in 
subsection 
(c), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$60,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and such sums 
as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 
2011 through 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025’’; and 
(D) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘Not 
Later than 6 months after the date of enactment 
of this part, the Secretary shall prepare and sub-
mit to the appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
and inserting: ‘‘Not later than September 30, 
2025, and every five years thereafter, the Sec-
retary shall prepare and submit to the Com-
mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions of the Senate, and the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce of the House of Representa-
tives,’’; 
(3) in section 747 (42 U.S.C. 293k)— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)(G), by striking 
‘‘to plan, develop, and operate a demonstra-
tion program that provides training’’ and 
inserting: ‘‘to plan, develop, and operate a 
program that identifies or develops innova-
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tive models of providing care, and trains 
primary care physicians on such models 
and’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) 
PRIORITIES
IN
MAKING
AWARDS.—In 
awarding grants or contracts under paragraph (1), 
the Secretary may give priority to qualified appli-
cants that train residents in rural areas, including 
for Tribes or Tribal Organizations in such areas.’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)(3)(E), by striking 
‘‘substance-related disorders’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
stance use disorders’’; and 
(C) 
in 
subsection 
(c)(1), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$125,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such 
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2011 through 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘$48,924,000 
for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025’’; 
(4) in section 748 (42 U.S.C. 293k–2)— 
(A) in subsection (c)(5), by striking ‘‘sub-
stance-related disorders’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
stance use disorders’’; and 
(B) 
in 
subsection 
(f), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$30,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and such sums 
as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2011
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through 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘$28,531,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025’’; 
(5) in section 749(d)(2) (42 U.S.C. 293l(d)(2)), 
by striking ‘‘Committee on Labor and Human Re-
sources of the Senate, and the Committee on Com-
merce of the House of Representatives’’ and inserting 
‘‘Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions of the Senate, and the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce of the House of Representatives’’; 
(6) in section 751(j)(1) (42 U.S.C. 294a(j)(1)), 
by striking ‘‘$125,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2010 through 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘$41,250,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025’’; 
(7) 
in 
section 
754(b)(1)(A) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
294d(b)(1)(A)), by striking ‘‘new and innovative’’ 
and inserting ‘‘innovative or evidence-based’’; 
(8) 
in 
section 
755(b)(1)(A) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
294e(b)(1)(A)), by striking ‘‘the elderly’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘geriatric populations or for maternal and child 
health’’; 
(9) in section 761(e) (42 U.S.C. 294n(e))— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking 
‘‘$7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 
2014’’ and inserting ‘‘$5,663,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2021 through 2025’’; and
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(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; 
(10) in section 762 (42 U.S.C. 294o)— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘Com-
mittee on Labor and Human Resources’’ and in-
serting 
‘‘Committee 
on 
Health, 
Education, 
Labor, and Pensions’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘Health Care Financing Administration’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Centers for Medicare & Med-
icaid Services’’; 
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (4) 
through (6) as paragraphs (5) through (7), 
respectively; and 
(iii) by inserting after paragraph (3), 
the following: 
‘‘(4) the Administrator of the Health Resources 
and Services Administration;’’; 
(C) by striking subsections (i), (j), and (k) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) REPORTS.—Not later than September 30, 2023, 
and not less than every 5 years thereafter, the Council shall 
submit to the Secretary, and to the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Com-
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mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Represent-
atives, a report on the recommendations described in sub-
section (a).’’; and 
(D) by redesignating subsection (l) as sub-
section (j); 
(11) in section 766(b)(1) (42 U.S.C. 295a(b)(1)), 
by striking ‘‘that plans’’ and all that follows through 
the period and inserting ‘‘that plans, develops, oper-
ates, and evaluates projects to improve preventive 
medicine, health promotion and disease prevention, or 
access to and quality of health care services in rural 
or medically underserved communities.’’; 
(12) in section 770(a) (42 U.S.C. 295e(a)), by 
striking ‘‘$43,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, and such 
sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 
2012 through 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘$17,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025’’; and 
(13) in section 775(e) (42 U.S.C. 295f(e)), by 
striking ‘‘$30,000,000’’ and all that follows through 
the period and inserting ‘‘such sums as may be nec-
essary for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.’’. 
SEC. 3402. HEALTH WORKFORCE COORDINATION. 
(a) STRATEGIC PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
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Health and Human Services (referred to in this Act 
as the ‘‘Secretary’’), in consultation with the Advisory 
Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine 
and Dentistry and the Advisory Council on Graduate 
Medical Education, shall develop a comprehensive 
and coordinated plan with respect to the health care 
workforce development programs of the Department of 
Health and Human Services, including education 
and training programs. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The plan under para-
graph (1) shall— 
(A) include performance measures to deter-
mine the extent to which the programs described 
in paragraph (1) are strengthening the Nation’s 
health care system; 
(B) identify any gaps that exist between the 
outcomes of programs described in paragraph (1) 
and projected health care workforce needs identi-
fied in workforce projection reports conducted by 
the Health Resources and Services Administra-
tion; 
(C) identify actions to address the gaps de-
scribed in subparagraph (B); and
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(D) identify barriers, if any, to imple-
menting the actions identified under subpara-
graph (C). 
(b) COORDINATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES.—The 
Secretary shall coordinate with the heads of other Federal 
agencies and departments that fund or administer health 
care workforce development programs, including education 
and training programs, to— 
(1) evaluate the performance of such programs, 
including the extent to which such programs are effi-
cient and effective and are meeting the nation’s health 
workforce needs; and 
(2) identify opportunities to improve the quality 
and consistency of the information collected to evalu-
ate within and across such programs, and to imple-
ment such improvements. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
the Senate, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives, a report describing the plan 
developed under subsection (a) and actions taken to imple-
ment such plan.
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SEC. 3403. EDUCATION AND TRAINING RELATING TO GERI-
ATRICS. 
Section 753 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 294c) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 753. EDUCATION AND TRAINING RELATING TO GERI-
ATRICS. 
‘‘(a) GERIATRICS WORKFORCE ENHANCEMENT PRO-
GRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 
grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements under 
this subsection to entities described in paragraph (1), 
(3), or (4) of section 799B, section 801(2), or section 
865(d), or other health professions schools or pro-
grams approved by the Secretary, for the establish-
ment or operation of Geriatrics Workforce Enhance-
ment Programs that meet the requirements of para-
graph (2). 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A Geriatrics Workforce 
Enhancement Program receiving an award 
under this section shall support the training of 
health professionals in geriatrics, including 
traineeships or fellowships. Such programs shall 
emphasize, as appropriate, patient and family 
engagement, integration of geriatrics with pri-
mary care and other appropriate specialties, and
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collaboration with community partners to ad-
dress gaps in health care for older adults. 
‘‘(B) ACTIVITIES.—Activities conducted by 
a program under this section may include the 
following: 
‘‘(i) Clinical training on providing in-
tegrated geriatrics and primary care deliv-
ery services. 
‘‘(ii) 
Interprofessional 
training 
to 
practitioners from multiple disciplines and 
specialties, including training on the provi-
sion of care to older adults. 
‘‘(iii) Establishing or maintaining 
training-related community-based programs 
for older adults and caregivers to improve 
health outcomes for older adults. 
‘‘(iv) Providing education on Alz-
heimer’s disease and related dementias to 
families and caregivers of older adults, di-
rect care workers, and health professions 
students, faculty, and providers. 
‘‘(3) DURATION.—Each grant, contract, or coop-
erative agreement or contract awarded under para-
graph (1) shall be for a period not to exceed 5 years.
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‘‘(4) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under para-
graph (1), an entity described in such paragraph 
shall submit to the Secretary an application at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such informa-
tion as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(5) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In awarding grants, 
contracts, and cooperative agreements under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary— 
‘‘(i) shall give priority to programs 
that demonstrate coordination with another 
Federal or State program or another public 
or private entity; 
‘‘(ii) shall give priority to applicants 
with programs or activities that are ex-
pected to substantially benefit rural or 
medically underserved populations of older 
adults, or serve older adults in Indian 
Tribes or Tribal organizations; and 
‘‘(iii) may give priority to any pro-
gram that— 
‘‘(I) integrates geriatrics into pri-
mary care practice;
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‘‘(II) provides training to inte-
grate geriatric care into other special-
ties across care settings, including 
practicing clinical specialists, health 
care administrators, faculty without 
backgrounds in geriatrics, and students 
from all health professions; 
‘‘(III) emphasizes integration of 
geriatric care into existing service de-
livery locations and care across set-
tings, including primary care clinics, 
medical homes, Federally qualified 
health centers, ambulatory care clinics, 
critical access hospitals, emergency 
care, assisted living and nursing facili-
ties, and home- and community-based 
services, which may include adult 
daycare; 
‘‘(IV) supports the training and 
retraining of faculty, primary care 
providers, other direct care providers, 
and other appropriate professionals on 
geriatrics; 
‘‘(V) emphasizes education and 
engagement of family caregivers on
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disease management and strategies to 
meet the needs of caregivers of older 
adults; or 
‘‘(VI) proposes to conduct out-
reach to communities that have a 
shortage of geriatric workforce profes-
sionals. 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.—In award-
ing grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements 
under this section, the Secretary shall give spe-
cial consideration to entities that provide serv-
ices in areas with a shortage of geriatric work-
force professionals. 
‘‘(6) PRIORITY.—The Secretary may provide 
awardees with additional support for activities in 
areas of demonstrated need, which may include edu-
cation and training for home health workers, family 
caregivers, and direct care workers on care for older 
adults. 
‘‘(7) REPORTING.— 
‘‘(A) REPORTS FROM ENTITIES.—Each enti-
ty awarded a grant, contract, or cooperative 
agreement under this section shall submit an an-
nual report to the Secretary on the activities 
conducted under such grant, contract, or cooper-
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ative agreement, which may include information 
on the number of trainees, the number of profes-
sions and disciplines, the number of partnerships 
with health care delivery sites, the number of fac-
ulty and practicing professionals who partici-
pated in such programs, and other information, 
as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(B) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 4 years after the date of enactment of the 
Title VII Health Care Workforce Reauthorization 
Act of 2019 and every 5 years thereafter, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate 
and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
the House of Representatives a report that pro-
vides a summary of the activities and outcomes 
associated with grants, contracts, and coopera-
tive agreements made under this section. Such 
reports shall include— 
‘‘(i) information on the number of 
trainees, faculty, and professionals who par-
ticipated in programs under this section; 
‘‘(ii) information on the impact of the 
program conducted under this section on the 
health status of older adults, including in
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areas with a shortage of health profes-
sionals; and 
‘‘(iii) information on outreach and 
education provided under this section to 
families and caregivers of older adults. 
‘‘(C) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary 
shall make reports submitted under paragraph 
(B) publically available on the internet website 
of the Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices. 
‘‘(b) GERIATRIC ACADEMIC CAREER AWARDS.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Sec-
retary shall, as appropriate, establish or maintain a 
program to provide geriatric academic career awards 
to eligible entities applying on behalf of eligible indi-
viduals to promote the career development of such in-
dividuals as academic geriatricians or other academic 
geriatrics health professionals. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE
ENTITY.—For purposes of 
this subsection, the term ‘eligible entity’ means— 
‘‘(i) an entity described in paragraph 
(1), (3), or (4) of section 799B or section 
801(2); or
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‘‘(ii) another accredited health profes-
sions school or graduate program approved 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—For purposes 
of this subsection, the term ‘eligible individual’ 
means an individual who— 
‘‘(i)(I) is board certified or board eligi-
ble in internal medicine, family practice, 
psychiatry, or licensed dentistry, or has 
completed required training in a discipline 
and is employed in an accredited health 
professions school or graduate program that 
is approved by the Secretary; or 
‘‘(II) has completed an approved fel-
lowship program in geriatrics, or has com-
pleted specialty training in geriatrics as re-
quired by the discipline and any additional 
geriatrics training as required by the Sec-
retary; and 
‘‘(ii) has a junior, nontenured, faculty 
appointment at an accredited health profes-
sions school or graduate program in geri-
atrics or a geriatrics health profession. 
‘‘(C) CLARIFICATION.—If an eligible indi-
vidual is promoted during the period of an
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award under this subsection and thereby no 
longer meets the criteria of subparagraph (B)(ii), 
the individual shall continue to be treated as an 
eligible individual through the term of the 
award. 
‘‘(3) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—In order to 
receive an award under paragraph (1), an eligible en-
tity, on behalf of an eligible individual, shall— 
‘‘(A) submit to the Secretary an applica-
tion, at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may 
require; 
‘‘(B) provide, in such form and manner as 
the Secretary may require, assurances that the 
eligible individual will meet the service require-
ment described in paragraph (6); and 
‘‘(C) provide, in such form and manner as 
the Secretary may require, assurances that the 
individual has a full-time faculty appointment 
in a health professions institution and docu-
mented commitment from such eligible entity 
that the individual will spend 75 percent of the 
individual’s time that is supported by the award 
on teaching and developing skills in inter-
disciplinary education in geriatrics.
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‘‘(4) EQUITABLE
DISTRIBUTION.—In making 
awards under this subsection, the Secretary shall seek 
to ensure geographical distribution among award re-
cipients, including among rural or medically under-
served areas of the United States. 
‘‘(5) AMOUNT AND DURATION.— 
‘‘(A) AMOUNT.—The amount of an award 
under this subsection shall be at least $75,000 for 
fiscal year 2021, adjusted for subsequent years in 
accordance with the consumer price index. The 
Secretary shall determine the amount of an 
award under this subsection for individuals who 
are not physicians. 
‘‘(B) DURATION.—The Secretary shall make 
awards under paragraph (1) for a period not to 
exceed 5 years. 
‘‘(6) SERVICE
REQUIREMENT.—An individual 
who receives an award under this subsection shall 
provide training in clinical geriatrics, including the 
training of interprofessional teams of health care pro-
fessionals. The provision of such training shall con-
stitute at least 75 percent of the obligations of such 
individual under the award.
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‘‘(c) NONAPPLICABILITY
OF
PROVISION.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of this title, section 791(a) 
shall not apply to awards made under this section. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $40,737,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2021 through 2025 for purposes of carrying out this 
section.’’. 
SEC. 3404. NURSING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VIII of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 801 (42 U.S.C. 296), by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(18) NURSE
MANAGED
HEALTH
CLINIC.—The 
term ‘nurse managed health clinic’ means a nurse- 
practice arrangement, managed by advanced practice 
nurses, that provides primary care or wellness serv-
ices to underserved or vulnerable populations and 
that is associated with a school, college, university or 
department of nursing, federally qualified health cen-
ter, or independent nonprofit health or social services 
agency.’’; 
(2) in section 802(c) (42 U.S.C. 296a(c)), by in-
serting ‘‘, and how such project aligns with the goals 
in section 806(a)’’ before the period in the second sen-
tence;
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(3) in section 803(b) (42 U.S.C. 296b(b)), by 
adding at the end the following: ‘‘Such Federal funds 
are intended to supplement, not supplant, existing 
non-Federal expenditures for such activities.’’; 
(4) in section 806 (42 U.S.C. 296e)— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘as needed 
to’’ and all that follows and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘as needed to address national nursing 
needs, including— 
‘‘(1) addressing challenges, including through 
supporting training and education of nursing stu-
dents, related to the distribution of the nursing work-
force and existing or projected nursing workforce 
shortages in geographic areas that have been identi-
fied as having, or that are projected to have, a nurs-
ing shortage; 
‘‘(2) increasing access to and the quality of 
health care services, including by supporting the 
training of professional registered nurses, advanced 
practice registered nurses, and advanced education 
nurses within community based settings and in a va-
riety of health delivery system settings; or 
‘‘(3) addressing the strategic goals and priorities 
identified by the Secretary and that are in accord-
ance with this title.
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Contracts may be entered into under this title with public 
or private entities as determined necessary by the Sec-
retary.’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘a 
demonstration’’ and all that follows and insert-
ing the following: ‘‘the reporting of data and in-
formation 
demonstrating 
that 
satisfactory 
progress has been made by the program or 
project in meeting the performance outcome 
standards (as described in section 802) of such 
program or project.’’; 
(C) in subsection (e)(2), by inserting ‘‘, and 
have relevant expertise and experience’’ before the 
period at the end of the first sentence; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) BIENNIAL REPORT
ON NURSING WORKFORCE 
PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS.—Not later than September 30, 
2020, and biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives, a report that con-
tains an assessment of the programs and activities of the 
Department of Health and Human Services related to en-
hancing the nursing workforce, including the extent to 
which programs and activities under this title meet the
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identified goals and performance measures developed for the 
respective programs and activities, and the extent to which 
the Department coordinates with other Federal departments 
regarding programs designed to improve the nursing work-
force.’’; 
(5) in section 811 (42 U.S.C. 296j)— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Master’s’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘graduate’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘clinical nurse lead-
ers,’’ after ‘‘nurse administrators,’’; 
(B) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) 
as subsections (g) and (h), respectively; and 
(C) by inserting after subsection (e), the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZED CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST PRO-
GRAMS.—Clinical nurse specialist programs eligible for 
support under this section are education programs that— 
‘‘(1) provide registered nurses with full-time 
clinical nurse specialist education; and 
‘‘(2) have as their objective the education of clin-
ical nurse specialists who will, upon completion of 
such a program, be qualified to effectively provide 
care through the wellness and illness continuum to in-
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patients and outpatients experiencing acute and 
chronic illness.’’; and 
(6) in section 831 (42 U.S.C. 296p)— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘AND
QUALITY
GRANTS’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘QUALITY, AND RETENTION GRANTS’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘other 
high-risk groups such as the elderly, individuals 
with HIV/AIDS, substance abusers, the homeless, 
and victims’’ and inserting ‘‘high risk groups, 
such as the elderly, individuals with HIV/AIDS, 
individuals with mental health or substance use 
disorders, individuals who are homeless, and sur-
vivors’’; 
(C) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘advancement for 
nursing personnel’’ and inserting the 
following: ‘‘advancement for— 
‘‘(i) nursing’’; 
(II) 
by 
striking 
‘‘professional 
nurses, advanced education nurses, li-
censed practical nurses, certified nurse 
assistants, and home health aides’’ and 
inserting 
‘‘professional 
registered
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nurses, advanced practice registered 
nurses, and nurses with graduate nurs-
ing education’’; and 
(III) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ii) individuals including licensed 
practical nurses, licensed vocational nurses, 
certified nurse assistants, home health aides, 
diploma degree or associate degree nurses, 
and other health professionals, such as 
health aides or community health practi-
tioners certified under the Community 
Health Aide Program of the Indian Health 
Service, to become registered nurses with 
baccalaureate degrees or nurses with grad-
uate nursing education;’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) developing and implementing intern-
ships, accredited fellowships, and accredited resi-
dency programs in collaboration with one or 
more accredited schools of nursing, to encourage 
the mentoring and development of specialties.’’;
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(D) by striking subsections (e) and (h); 
(E) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g), 
as subsections (e) and (f), respectively; 
(F) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘The Secretary shall submit to the 
Congress before the end of each fiscal year’’ and 
inserting ‘‘As part of the report on nursing 
workforce programs described in section 806(i), 
the Secretary shall include’’; and 
(G) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘a school of nursing, as defined in sec-
tion 801(2),,’’ and inserting ‘‘an accredited 
school of nursing, as defined in section 801(2), a 
health care facility, including federally qualified 
health centers or nurse-managed health clinics, 
or a partnership of such a school and facility’’; 
(7) by striking section 831A (42 U.S.C. 296p–1); 
(8) in section 846 (42 U.S.C. 297n)— 
(A) by striking the last sentence of sub-
section (a); 
(B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘he 
began such practice’’ and inserting ‘‘the indi-
vidual began such practice’’; and 
(C) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘FUND-
ING’’ in the subsection heading and all that fol-
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lows through ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ in paragraph (2), 
and inserting the following: ‘‘ALLOCATIONS.—Of 
the 
amounts 
appropriated 
under 
section 
871(b),’’; 
(9) in section 846A (42 U.S.C. 247n–1), by 
striking subsection (f); 
(10) in section 847 (42 U.S.C. 297o), by striking 
subsection (g); 
(11) in section 851 (42 U.S.C. 297t)— 
(A) in subsection (b)(1)(A)(iv), by striking 
‘‘and nurse anesthetists’’ and inserting ‘‘nurse 
anesthetists, and clinical nurse specialists’’; 
(B) in subsection (d)(3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘3 years after the date 
of enactment of this section’’ and inserting 
‘‘2 years after the date of enactment of the 
Title VIII Nursing Reauthorization Act’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Labor and Human 
Resources’’ and inserting ‘‘Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions’’; and 
(iii) by inserting ‘‘Energy and’’ before 
‘‘Commerce’’; and 
(C) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘under 
this title’’ and inserting ‘‘for carrying out parts 
B, C, and D’’;
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(12) by striking sections 861 and 862 (42 U.S.C. 
297w and 297x); and 
(13) in section 871 (42 U.S.C. 298d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘For the purpose of’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘$338,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2010, and such sums as may be necessary 
for each of the fiscal years 2011 through 2016’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$137,837,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2021 through 2025’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) PART E.—For the purpose of carrying out part 
E, there are authorized to be appropriated $117,135,000 for 
each of the fiscal years 2021 through 2025.’’. 
(b) EVALUATION AND REPORT ON NURSE LOAN RE-
PAYMENT PROGRAMS.— 
(1) 
EVALUATION.—The 
Comptroller 
General 
shall conduct an evaluation of the nurse loan repay-
ment programs administered by the Health Resources 
and Services Administration. Such evaluation shall 
include— 
(A) the manner in which payments are 
made under such programs;
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(B) the existing oversight functions nec-
essary to ensure the proper use of such programs, 
including payments made as part of such pro-
grams; 
(C) the identification of gaps, if any, in 
oversight functions; and 
(D) information on the number of nurses 
assigned to facilities pursuant to such programs, 
including the type of facility to which nurses are 
assigned and the impact of modifying the eligi-
bility requirements for programs under section 
846 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
297n), such as the impact on entities to which 
nurses had previously been assigned prior to fis-
cal year 2019 (such as federally qualified health 
centers and facilities affiliated with the Indian 
Health Service). 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representa-
tives, a report on the evaluation under paragraph (1), 
which may include recommendations to improve rel-
evant nursing workforce loan repayment programs.
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Subtitle B—Education Provisions 
SEC. 3501. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘COVID–19 Pan-
demic Education Relief Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 3502. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this subtitle: 
(1) CORONAVIRUS.—The term ‘‘coronavirus’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 506 of the 
Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116– 
123). 
(2) FOREIGN INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘foreign 
institution’’ means an institution of higher education 
located outside the United States that is described in 
paragraphs (1)(C) and (2) of section 102(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(a)). 
(3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the mean-
ing of the term under section 102 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002). 
(4) QUALIFYING EMERGENCY.—The term ‘‘quali-
fying emergency’’ means— 
(A) a public health emergency related to the 
coronavirus declared by the Secretary of Health
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and Human Services pursuant to section 319 of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d); 
(B) an event related to the coronavirus for 
which the President declared a major disaster or 
an emergency under section 401 or 501, respec-
tively, of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 
and 5191); or 
(C) a national emergency related to the 
coronavirus declared by the President under sec-
tion 201 of the National Emergencies Act (50 
U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Education. 
SEC. 3503. CAMPUS-BASED AID WAIVERS. 
(a) WAIVER
OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE REQUIRE-
MENT.—Notwithstanding sections 413C(a)(2) and 443(b)(5) 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070b– 
2(a)(2) and 1087–53(b)(5)), with respect to funds made 
available for award years 2019–2020 and 2020–2021, the 
Secretary shall waive the requirement that a participating 
institution of higher education provide a non-Federal share 
to match Federal funds provided to the institution for the 
programs authorized pursuant to subpart 3 of part A and 
part C of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
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U.S.C. 1070b et seq. and 1087–51 et seq.) for all awards 
made under such programs during such award years, except 
nothing in this subsection shall affect the non-Federal share 
requirement under section 443(c)(3) that applies to private 
for-profit organizations. 
(b) AUTHORITY
TO REALLOCATE.—Notwithstanding 
sections 413D, 442, and 488 of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070b–3, 1087–52, and 1095), during 
a period of a qualifying emergency, an institution may 
transfer up to 100 percent of the institution’s unexpended 
allotment under section 442 of such Act to the institution’s 
allotment under section 413D of such Act, but may not 
transfer any funds from the institution’s unexpended allot-
ment under section 413D of such Act to the institution’s 
allotment under section 442 of such Act. 
SEC. 3504. USE OF SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPOR-
TUNITY GRANTS FOR EMERGENCY AID. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 413B of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070b–1), an 
institution of higher education may reserve any amount of 
an institution’s allocation under subpart 3 of part A of title 
IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070b 
et seq.) for a fiscal year to award, in such fiscal year, emer-
gency financial aid grants to assist undergraduate or grad-
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uate students for unexpected expenses and unmet financial 
need as the result of a qualifying emergency. 
(b) DETERMINATIONS.—In determining eligibility for 
and awarding emergency financial aid grants under this 
section, an institution of higher education may— 
(1) waive the amount of need calculation under 
section 471 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1087kk); 
(2) allow for a student affected by a qualifying 
emergency to receive funds in an amount that is not 
more than the maximum Federal Pell Grant for the 
applicable award year; and 
(3) utilize a contract with a scholarship-granting 
organization designated for the sole purpose of accept-
ing applications from or disbursing funds to students 
enrolled in the institution of higher education, if such 
scholarship-granting organization disburses the full 
allocated amount provided to the institution of higher 
education to the recipients. 
(c) SPECIAL RULE.—Any emergency financial aid 
grants to students under this section shall not be treated 
as other financial assistance for the purposes of section 471 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087kk).
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SEC. 3505. FEDERAL WORK-STUDY DURING A QUALIFYING 
EMERGENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the event of a qualifying emer-
gency, an institution of higher education participating in 
the program under part C of title IV of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087–51 et seq.) may make 
payments under such part to affected work-study students, 
for the period of time (not to exceed one academic year) 
in which affected students were unable to fulfill the students’ 
work-study obligation for all or part of such academic year 
due to such qualifying emergency, as follows: 
(1) Payments may be made under such part to 
affected work-study students in an amount equal to or 
less than the amount of wages such students would 
have been paid under such part had the students been 
able to complete the work obligation necessary to re-
ceive work study funds, as a one time grant or as 
multiple payments. 
(2) Payments shall not be made to any student 
who was not eligible for work study or was not com-
pleting the work obligation necessary to receive work 
study funds under such part prior to the occurrence 
of the qualifying emergency. 
(3) Any payments made to affected work-study 
students under this subsection shall meet the matching 
requirements of section 443 of the Higher Education
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Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087–53), unless such match-
ing requirements are waived by the Secretary. 
(b) DEFINITION
OF AFFECTED WORK-STUDY STU-
DENT.—In this section, the term ‘‘affected work-study stu-
dent’’ means a student enrolled at an eligible institution 
participating in the program under part C of title IV of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087–51 et 
seq.) who— 
(1) received a work-study award under section 
443 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1087–53) for the academic year during which a 
qualifying emergency occurred; 
(2) earned Federal work-study wages from such 
eligible institution for such academic year; and 
(3) was prevented from fulfilling the student’s 
work-study obligation for all or part of such academic 
year due to such qualifying emergency. 
SEC. 3506. ADJUSTMENT OF SUBSIDIZED LOAN USAGE LIM-
ITS. 
Notwithstanding section 455(q)(3) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(q)(3)), the Secretary 
shall exclude from a student’s period of enrollment for pur-
poses of loans made under part D of title IV of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.) any semes-
ter (or the equivalent) that the student does not complete
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due to a qualifying emergency, if the Secretary is able to 
administer such policy in a manner that limits complexity 
and the burden on the student. 
SEC. 3507. EXCLUSION FROM FEDERAL PELL GRANT DURA-
TION LIMIT. 
The Secretary shall exclude from a student’s Federal 
Pell Grant duration limit under section 401(c)(5) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (2 U.S.C. 1070a(c)(5)) any 
semester (or the equivalent) that the student does not com-
plete due to a qualifying emergency if the Secretary is able 
to administer such policy in a manner that limits com-
plexity and the burden on the student. 
SEC. 3508. INSTITUTIONAL REFUNDS AND FEDERAL STU-
DENT LOAN FLEXIBILITY. 
(a) INSTITUTIONAL WAIVER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall waive the 
institutional requirement under section 484B of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091b) 
with respect to the amount of grant or loan assistance 
(other than assistance received under part C of title 
IV of such Act) to be returned under such section if 
a recipient of assistance under title IV of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) with-
draws from the institution of higher education during
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the payment period or period of enrollment as a re-
sult of a qualifying emergency. 
(2) WAIVERS.—The Secretary shall require each 
institution using a waiver relating to the withdrawal 
of recipients under this subsection to report the num-
ber of such recipients, the amount of grant or loan as-
sistance (other than assistance received under part C 
of title IV of such Act) associated with each such re-
cipient, and the total amount of grant or loan assist-
ance (other than assistance received under part C of 
title IV of such Act) for which each institution has 
not returned assistance under title IV to the Sec-
retary. 
(b) STUDENT WAIVER.—The Secretary shall waive the 
amounts that students are required to return under section 
484B of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1091b) with respect to Federal Pell Grants or other grant 
assistance if the withdrawals on which the returns are 
based, are withdrawals by students who withdrew from the 
institution of higher education as a result of a qualifying 
emergency. 
(c) CANCELING LOAN OBLIGATION.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), the Secretary shall cancel the bor-
rower’s obligation to repay the entire portion of a loan
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made under part D of title IV of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1087a 
et seq.) associated with a payment period for a recipient 
of such loan who withdraws from the institution of higher 
education during the payment period as a result of a quali-
fying emergency. 
(d) APPROVED LEAVE OF ABSENCE.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), for purposes of receiving assistance 
under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1070 et seq.), an institution of higher education 
may, as a result of a qualifying emergency, provide a stu-
dent with an approved leave of absence that does not require 
the student to return at the same point in the academic 
program that the student began the leave of absence if the 
student returns within the same semester (or the equiva-
lent). 
SEC. 3509. SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS. 
Notwithstanding section 484 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091), in determining whether a 
student is maintaining satisfactory academic progress for 
purposes of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.), an institution of higher education 
may, as a result of a qualifying emergency, exclude from 
the quantitative component of the calculation any at-
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tempted credits that were not completed by such student 
without requiring an appeal by such student. 
SEC. 3510. CONTINUING EDUCATION AT AFFECTED FOR-
EIGN INSTITUTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 481(b) of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088(b)), with 
respect to a foreign institution, in the case of a public health 
emergency, major disaster or emergency, or national emer-
gency declared by the applicable government authorities in 
the country in which the foreign institution is located, the 
Secretary may permit any part of an otherwise eligible pro-
gram to be offered via distance education for the duration 
of such emergency or disaster and the following payment 
period for purposes of title IV of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.). 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—An otherwise eligible program that 
is offered in whole or in part through distance education 
by a foreign institution between March 1, 2020, and the 
date of enactment of this Act shall be deemed eligible for 
the purposes of part D of title IV of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.) for the duration of 
the qualifying emergency and the following payment period 
for purposes of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.). An institution of higher education
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that uses the authority provided in the previous sentence 
shall report such use to the Secretary— 
(1) for the 2019–2020 award year, not later than 
June 30, 2020; and 
(2) for an award year subsequent to the 2019– 
2020 award year, not later than 30 days after such 
use. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter for 
the duration of the qualifying emergency and the following 
payment period, the Secretary shall submit to the author-
izing committees (as defined in section 103 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003)) a report that 
identifies each foreign institution that carried out a dis-
tance education program authorized under this section. 
(d) WRITTEN ARRANGEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 102 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1002), for the duration of a qualifying emergency and 
the following payment period, the Secretary may 
allow a foreign institution to enter into a written ar-
rangement with an institution of higher education lo-
cated in the United States that participates in the 
Federal Direct Loan Program under part D of title 
IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
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1087a et seq.) for the purpose of allowing a student 
of the foreign institution who is a borrower of a loan 
made under such part to take courses from the insti-
tution of higher education located in the United 
States. 
(2) FORM OF ARRANGEMENTS.— 
(A) PUBLIC OR OTHER NONPROFIT INSTITU-
TIONS.—A foreign institution that is a public or 
other nonprofit institution may enter into a 
written arrangement under subsection (a) only 
with an institution of higher education described 
in section 101 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(B) OTHER INSTITUTIONS.—A foreign insti-
tution that is a graduate medical school, nursing 
school, or a veterinary school and that is not a 
public or other nonprofit institution may enter 
into a written arrangement under subsection (a) 
with an institution of higher education described 
in section 101 or section 102 of such Act (20 
U.S.C. 1001 and 1002). 
(3) REPORT ON USE.—An institution of higher 
education that uses the authority described in para-
graph (2) shall report such use to the Secretary— 
(A) for the 2019–2020 award year, not later 
than June 30, 2020; and
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(B) for an award year subsequent to the 
2019–2020 award year, not later than 30 days 
after such use. 
(4) REPORT FROM THE SECRETARY.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
and every 180 days thereafter for the duration of the 
qualifying emergency and the following payment pe-
riod, the Secretary shall submit to the authorizing 
committees (as defined in section 103 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003)) a report 
that identifies each foreign institution that entered 
into a written arrangement authorized under sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 3511. NATIONAL EMERGENCY EDUCATIONAL WAIVERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Secretary may, upon the request of a State 
educational agency or Indian tribe, waive any statutory or 
regulatory provision described under paragraphs (1) and 
(2) of subsection (b), and upon the request of a local edu-
cational agency, waive any statutory or regulatory provi-
sion described under paragraph (2) of subsection (b), if the 
Secretary determines that such a waiver is necessary and 
appropriate due to the emergency involving Federal pri-
mary responsibility determined to exist by the President 
under the section 501(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
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Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5191(b)) 
with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19). 
(b) APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF LAW.— 
(1) STREAMLINED
WAIVERS.—The Secretary 
shall create an expedited application process to re-
quest a waiver and the Secretary may waive any 
statutory or regulatory requirements for a State edu-
cational agency (related to assessments, account-
ability, and reporting requirements related to assess-
ments and accountability), if the Secretary deter-
mines that such a waiver is necessary and appro-
priate as described in subsection (a), under the fol-
lowing provisions of law: 
(A) The following provisions under section 
1111 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311): 
(i) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of sub-
section (b). 
(ii) Subsection (c)(4). 
(iii) Subparagraphs (C) and (D) of 
subsection (d)(2). 
(iv) The following provisions under 
subsection (h) of such section 1111:
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(I) Clauses (i), (ii), (iii)(I), (iv), 
(v), (vi), (vii), and (xi) of paragraph 
(1)(C). 
(II) Paragraph (2)(C) with re-
spect to the waived requirements under 
subclause (I). 
(III) Clauses (i) and (ii) of para-
graph (2)(C). 
(B) Section 421(b) of the General Edu-
cation Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1225(b)). 
(2) STATE
AND
LOCALLY-REQUESTED
WAIV-
ERS.—For a State educational agency, local edu-
cational agency, or Indian tribe that receives funds 
under a program authorized under the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
6301 et seq.) that requests a waiver under subsection 
(c), the Secretary may waive statutory and regulatory 
requirements under any of the following provisions of 
such Act: 
(A) Section 1114(a)(1). 
(B) Section 1118(a) and section 8521. 
(C) Section 1127. 
(D) Section 4106(d). 
(E) Subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) of 
section 4106(e)(2).
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(F) Section 4109(b). 
(G) The definition under section 8101(42) 
for purposes of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.). 
(3) APPLICABILITY TO CHARTER SCHOOLS.—Any 
waivers issued by the Secretary under this section 
shall be implemented, as applicable— 
(A) for all public schools, including public 
charter schools within the boundaries of the re-
cipient of the waiver; 
(B) in accordance with State charter school 
law; and 
(C) pursuant to section 1111(c)(5) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(c)(5)). 
(4) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to allow the Secretary to waive any stat-
utory or regulatory requirements under applicable 
civil rights laws. 
(5) ACCOUNTABILITY AND IMPROVEMENT.—Any 
school located in a State that receives a waiver under 
paragraph (1) and that is identified for comprehen-
sive support and improvement, targeted support and 
improvement, or additional targeted support in the 
2019–2020 school year under section 1111(c)(4)(D) or
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section 1111(d)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(c)(4)(D) or 
(d)(2)) shall maintain that identification status in 
the 2020–2021 school year and continue to receive 
supports and interventions consistent with the school’s 
support and improvement plan in the 2020–2021 
school year. 
(c) STATE AND LOCAL REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency, 
local educational agency, or Indian tribe that desires 
a waiver from any statutory or regulatory provision 
described under subsection (b)(2), may submit a 
waiver request to the Secretary in accordance with 
this subsection. 
(2) REQUESTS
SUBMITTED.—A request for a 
waiver under this subsection shall— 
(A) identify the Federal programs affected 
by the requested waiver; 
(B) describe which Federal statutory or reg-
ulatory requirements are to be waived; 
(C) describe how the emergency involving 
Federal primary responsibility determined to 
exist by the President under the section 501(b) of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5191(b)) with
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respect 
to 
the 
Coronavirus 
Disease 
2019 
(COVID–19) prevents or otherwise restricts the 
ability of the State, State educational agency, 
local educational agency, Indian tribe, or school 
to comply with such statutory or regulatory re-
quirements; and 
(D) provide an assurance that the State 
educational agency, local educational agency, or 
Indian tribe will work to mitigate any negative 
effects, if any, that may occur as a result of the 
requested waiver. 
(3) SECRETARY APPROVAL.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Except as provided 
under subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall ap-
prove or disapprove a waiver request submitted 
under paragraph (1) not more than 30 days 
after the date on which such request is submitted. 
(B) EXCEPTIONS.—The Secretary may dis-
approve a waiver request submitted under para-
graph (1), only if the Secretary determines 
that— 
(i) the waiver request does not meet the 
requirements of this section; 
(ii) the waiver is not permitted pursu-
ant to subsection (b)(2); or
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(iii) the description required under 
paragraph (2)(C) provides insufficient in-
formation to demonstrate that the waiving 
of such requirements is necessary or appro-
priate consistent with subsection (a). 
(4) DURATION.—A waiver approved by the Sec-
retary under this section may be for a period not to 
exceed the 2019–2020 academic year, except to carry 
out full implementation of any maintenance of effort 
waivers granted during the 2019–2020 academic 
year. 
(d) REPORTING AND PUBLICATION.— 
(1) PUBLIC NOTICE.—A State educational agen-
cy, Indian Tribe, or local educational agency request-
ing a waiver under subsection (b)(2) shall provide the 
public and all local educational agencies in the State 
with notice of, and the opportunity to comment on, 
the request by posting information regarding the 
waiver request and the process for commenting on the 
State website. 
(2) NOTIFYING
CONGRESS.—Not later than 7 
days after granting a waiver under this section, the 
Secretary shall notify the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Com-
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mittee on Education and Labor of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives of such waiver. 
(3) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 30 days after 
granting a waiver under this section, the Secretary 
shall publish a notice of the Secretary’s decision (in-
cluding which waiver was granted and the reason for 
granting the waiver) in the Federal Register and on 
the website of the Department of Education. 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall pre-
pare and submit a report to the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the 
Committee on Education and Labor and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives, with recommendations on any additional waiv-
ers under the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
Act (20 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.), the Rehabilitation Act 
of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.), the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et 
seq.), and the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 
Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) the 
Secretary believes are necessary to be enacted into law 
to provide limited flexibility to States and local edu-
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cational agencies to meet the needs of students during 
the emergency involving Federal primary responsi-
bility determined to exist by the President under sec-
tion 501(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5191(b)) 
with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 
(COVID–19). 
(e) TERMS.—In this section, the term ‘‘State edu-
cational agency’’ includes the Bureau of Indian Education, 
and the term ‘‘local educational agency’’ includes Bureau 
of Indian Education funded schools operated pursuant to 
a grant under the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 
(25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), or a contract under the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
U.S.C. 5301 et seq.). 
SEC. 3512. HBCU CAPITAL FINANCING. 
(a) DEFERMENT PERIOD.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any provi-
sion of title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.), or any regulation promul-
gated under such title, the Secretary may grant a 
deferment, for the duration of a qualifying emergency, 
to an institution that has received a loan under part 
D of title III of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1066 et seq.).
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(2) TERMS.—During the deferment period grant-
ed under this subsection— 
(A) the institution shall not be required to 
pay any periodic installment of principal or in-
terest required under the loan agreement for such 
loan; and 
(B) the Secretary shall make principal and 
interest payments otherwise due under the loan 
agreement. 
(3) CLOSING.—At the closing of a loan deferred 
under this subsection, terms shall be set under which 
the institution shall be required to repay the Sec-
retary for the payments of principal and interest 
made by the Secretary during the deferment, on a 
schedule that begins upon repayment to the lender in 
full on the loan agreement, except in no case shall re-
payment be required to begin before the date that is 
1 full fiscal year after the date that is the end of the 
qualifying emergency. 
(b) TERMINATION DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The authority provided under 
this section to grant a loan deferment under sub-
section (a) shall terminate on the date on which the 
qualifying emergency is no longer in effect.
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(2) DURATION.—Any provision of a loan agree-
ment or insurance agreement modified by the author-
ity under this section shall remain so modified for the 
duration of the period covered by the loan agreement 
or insurance agreement. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter dur-
ing the period beginning on the first day of the qualifying 
emergency and ending on September 30 of the fiscal year 
following the end of the qualifying emergency, the Secretary 
shall submit to the authorizing committees (as defined in 
section 103 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1003)) a report that identifies each institution that received 
assistance under this section. 
(d) FUNDING.—There is hereby appropriated, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$62,000,000 to carry out this section. 
SEC. 3513. TEMPORARY RELIEF FOR FEDERAL STUDENT 
LOAN BORROWERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall suspend all 
payments due for loans made under part D and part B 
(that are held by the Department of Education) of title IV 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087a et 
seq.; 1071 et seq.) through September 30, 2020.
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(b) NO ACCRUAL OF INTEREST.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), interest shall not accrue on a loan 
described under subsection (a) for which payment was sus-
pended for the period of the suspension. 
(c) CONSIDERATION OF PAYMENTS.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), the Secretary shall deem each 
month for which a loan payment was suspended under this 
section as if the borrower of the loan had made a payment 
for the purpose of any loan forgiveness program or loan 
rehabilitation program authorized under part D or B of 
title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1087a et seq.; 1071 et seq.) for which the borrower would 
have otherwise qualified. 
(d) REPORTING
TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGEN-
CIES.—During the period in which the Secretary suspends 
payments on a loan under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall ensure that, for the purpose of reporting information 
about the loan to a consumer reporting agency, any pay-
ment that has been suspended is treated as if it were a regu-
larly scheduled payment made by a borrower. 
(e) SUSPENDING INVOLUNTARY COLLECTION.—During 
the period in which the Secretary suspends payments on
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(C) of the option to continue making pay-
ments toward principal; and 
(D) that the program under this section is 
a temporary program. 
(2) beginning on August 1, 2020, carry out a 
program to provide not less than 6 notices by postal 
mail, telephone, or electronic communication to bor-
rowers indicating— 
(A) when the borrower’s normal payment 
obligations will resume; and 
(B) that the borrower has the option to en-
roll in income-driven repayment, including a 
brief description of such options. 
SEC. 3514. PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE CORPORATION 
FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. 
(a) ACCRUAL OF SERVICE HOURS.— 
(1) 
ACCRUAL
THROUGH
OTHER
SERVICE 
HOURS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of the Domestic Volunteer Service 
Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.) or the Na-
tional and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 12501 et seq.), the Corporation for Na-
tional and Community Service shall allow an 
individual described in subparagraph (B) to ac-
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crue other service hours that will count toward 
the number of hours needed for the individual’s 
education award. 
(B) 
AFFECTED
INDIVIDUALS.—Subpara-
graph (A) shall apply to any individual serving 
in a position eligible for an educational award 
under subtitle D of title I of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12601 et seq.)— 
(i) who is performing limited service 
due to COVID–19; or 
(ii) whose position has been suspended 
or placed on hold due to COVID–19. 
(2) PROVISIONS IN CASE OF EARLY EXIT.—In 
any case where an individual serving in a position 
eligible for an educational award under subtitle D of 
title I of the National and Community Service Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12601 et seq.) was required to exit 
the position early at the direction of the Corporation 
for National and Community Service, the Chief Exec-
utive Officer of the Corporation for National and 
Community Service may— 
(A) deem such individual as having met the 
requirements of the position; and
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(B) award the individual the full value of 
the educational award under such subtitle for 
which the individual would otherwise have been 
eligible. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, all funds made available to the Cor-
poration for National and Community Service under any 
Act, including the amounts appropriated to the Corporation 
under the headings ‘‘OPERATING EXPENSES’’, ‘‘SALARIES 
AND EXPENSES’’, and ‘‘OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GEN-
ERAL’’ under the heading ‘‘CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL 
AND COMMUNITY SERVICE’’ under title IV of Division A 
of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Pub-
lic Law 116–94), shall remain available for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2021. 
(c) NO REQUIRED RETURN OF GRANT FUNDS.—Not-
withstanding section 129(l)(3)(A)(i) of the National and 
Community 
Service 
Act 
of 
1990 
(42 
U.S.C. 
12581(l)(3)(A)(i)), the Chief Executive Officer of the Cor-
poration for National and Community Service may permit 
fixed-amount grant recipients under such section 129(l) to 
maintain a pro rata amount of grant funds, at the discre-
tion of the Corporation for National and Community Serv-
ice, for participants who exited, were suspended, or are 
serving in a limited capacity due to COVID–19, to enable
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the grant recipients to maintain operations and to accept 
participants. 
(d) EXTENSION OF TERMS AND AGE LIMITS.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, the Corporation 
for National and Community Service may extend the term 
of service (for a period not to exceed the 1-year period im-
mediately following the end of the national emergency) or 
waive any upper age limit (except in no case shall the max-
imum age exceed 26 years of age) for national service pro-
grams carried out by the National Civilian Community 
Corps under subtitle E of title I of the National and Com-
munity Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12611 et seq.), and 
the participants in such programs, for the purposes of— 
(1) addressing disruptions due to COVID–19; 
and 
(2) minimizing the difficulty in returning to full 
operation due to COVID–19 on such programs and 
participants. 
SEC. 3515. WORKFORCE RESPONSE ACTIVITIES. 
(a) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 128(b)(4) of the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3163(b)(4)), of the total amount allocated to a 
local area (including the total amount allotted to a single 
State local area) under subtitle B of title I of such Act (29 
U.S.C. 3151 et seq.) for program year 2019, not more than
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20 percent of the total amount may be used for the adminis-
trative costs of carrying out local workforce investment ac-
tivities under chapter 2 or chapter 3 of subtitle B of title 
I of such Act, if the portion of the total amount that exceeds 
10 percent of the total amount is used to respond to a quali-
fying emergency. 
(b) RAPID RESPONSE ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) STATEWIDE RAPID RESPONSE.—Of the funds 
reserved by a Governor for program year 2019 for 
statewide activities under section 128(a) of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3163(a)) that remain unobligated, such funds may be 
used for statewide rapid response activities as de-
scribed in section 134(a)(2)(A) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
3174(a)(2)(A)) for responding to a qualifying emer-
gency. 
(2) LOCAL BOARDS.—Of the funds reserved by a 
Governor for program year 2019 under section 
133(a)(2) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3173(a)(2)) that re-
main unobligated, such funds may be released within 
30 days after the date of enactment of this Act to the 
local boards most impacted by the coronavirus at the 
determination of the Governor for rapid response ac-
tivities related to responding to a qualifying emer-
gency.
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(c) DEFINITIONS.—Except as otherwise provided, the 
terms in this section have the meanings given the terms in 
section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3102). 
SEC. 3516. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) Section 6103(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986, as amended by the FUTURE Act (Pub-
lic Law 116–91), is further amended by striking 
‘‘(13), (16)’’ and inserting ‘‘(13)(A), (13)(B), (13)(C), 
(13)(D)(i), (16)’’. 
(2) Section 6103(p)(3)(A) of such Code, as so 
amended, is further amended by striking ‘‘(12),’’ and 
inserting 
‘‘(12), 
(13)(A), 
(13)(B), 
(13)(C), 
(13)(D)(i)’’. 
(3) Section 6103(p)(4) of such Code, as so 
amended, is further amended by striking ‘‘(13) or 
(16)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘(13), or 
(16)’’. 
(4) Section 6103(p)(4) of such Code, as so 
amended and as amended by paragraph (3), is fur-
ther amended by striking ‘‘(13)’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘(13)(A), (13)(B), (13)(C), (13)(D)(i)’’. 
(5) Section 6103(l)(13)(C)(ii) of such Code, as 
added by the FUTURE Act (Public Law 116–91), is
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amended by striking ‘‘section 236A(e)(4)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 263A(e)(4)’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply as if included in the enactment of the 
FUTURE Act (Public Law 116–91). 
SEC. 3517. WAIVER AUTHORITY AND REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENT FOR INSTITUTIONAL AID. 
(a) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (U.S.C. 1001 
et seq.), unless enacted with specific reference to this section, 
for any institution of higher education that was receiving 
assistance under title III, title V, or subpart 4 of part A 
of title VII of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.; 1101 et 
seq.; 1136a et seq.) at the time of a qualifying emergency, 
the Secretary may, for the period beginning on the first day 
of the qualifying emergency and ending on September 30 
of the fiscal year following the end of the qualifying emer-
gency— 
(1) waive— 
(A) the eligibility data requirements set 
forth in section 391(d) and 521(e) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1068(d); 
1103(e));
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(B) the wait-out period set forth in section 
313(d) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1059(d)); 
(C) the allotment requirements under para-
graphs (2) and (3) of subsection 318(e) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1059e(e)), and the reference to ‘‘the academic 
year preceding the beginning of that fiscal year’’ 
under such section 318(e)(1); 
(D) the allotment requirements under sub-
sections (b), (c), and (g) of section 324 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1063), 
the reference to ‘‘the end of the school year pre-
ceding the beginning of that fiscal year’’ under 
such section 324(a), and the reference to ‘‘the 
academic year preceding such fiscal year’’ under 
such section 324(h); 
(E) subparagraphs (A), (C), (D), and (E) of 
section 326(f)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1063b(f)(3)), and references to 
‘‘previous year’’ under such section 326(f)(3)(B); 
(F) subparagraphs (A), (C), (D), and (E) of 
section 723(f)(3) and subparagraphs (A), (C), 
(D), and (E) of section 724(f)(3) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1136a(f)(3);
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1136b(f)(3)), and references to ‘‘previous aca-
demic year’’ under subparagraph (B) of such sec-
tions 723(f)(3) and 724(f)(3); and 
(G) the allotment restriction set forth in sec-
tion 318(d)(4) and section 323(c)(2) of the High-
er 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1059e(d)(4); 1062(c)(2)); and 
(2) waive or modify any statutory or regulatory 
provision to ensure that institutions that were receiv-
ing assistance under title III, title V, or subpart 4 of 
part A of title VII of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.; 
1101 et seq.; 1136a et seq.) at the time of a qualifying 
emergency are not adversely affected by any formula 
calculation for fiscal year 2020 and for the period be-
ginning on the first day of the qualifying emergency 
and ending on September 30 of the fiscal year fol-
lowing the end of the qualifying emergency, as nec-
essary. 
(b) USE OF UNEXPENDED FUNDS.—Any funds paid 
to an institution under title III, title V, or subpart 4 of 
part A of title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.; 1101 et seq.; 1136a et seq.) and 
not expended or used for the purposes for which the funds 
were paid to the institution during the 5-year period fol-
lowing the date on which the funds were first paid to the
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institution, may be carried over and expended during the 
succeeding 5-year period. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter for 
the period beginning on the first day of the qualifying emer-
gency and ending on September 30 of the fiscal year fol-
lowing the end of the qualifying emergency, the Secretary 
shall submit to the authorizing committees (as defined in 
section 103 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1003)) a report that identifies each institution that received 
a waiver or modification under this section. 
SEC. 3518. AUTHORIZED USES AND OTHER MODIFICATIONS 
FOR GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
modify the required and allowable uses of funds for grants 
awarded under part A or B of title III, chapter I or II 
of subpart 2 of part A of title IV, title V, or subpart 4 
of part A of title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1057 et seq.; 1060 et seq.; 1070a–11 et seq.; 
1070a–21 et seq.; 1101 et seq.; 1136a et seq.) to an institu-
tion of higher education or other grant recipient (not in-
cluding individual recipients of Federal student financial 
assistance), at the request of an institution of higher edu-
cation or other recipient of a grant (not including indi-
vidual recipients of Federal student financial assistance) as
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a result of a qualifying emergency, for the period beginning 
on the first day of the qualifying emergency and ending 
on September 30 of the fiscal year following the end of the 
qualifying emergency. 
(b) MATCHING REQUIREMENT MODIFICATIONS.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), the Secretary is au-
thorized to modify any Federal share or other financial 
matching requirement for a grant awarded on a competitive 
basis or a grant awarded under part A or B of title III 
or subpart 4 of part A of title VII of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1057 et seq.; 1060 et seq.; 1136a 
et seq.) at the request of an institution of higher education 
or other grant recipient as a result of a qualifying emer-
gency, for the period beginning on the first day of the quali-
fying emergency and ending on September 30 of the fiscal 
year following the end of the qualifying emergency. 
(c) REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter for 
the duration of the period beginning on the first day of the 
qualifying emergency and ending on September 30 of the 
fiscal year following the end of the qualifying emergency, 
the Secretary shall submit to the authorizing committees (as 
defined in section 103 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1003)) a report that identifies each institution
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of higher education or other grant recipient that received 
a modification under this section. 
SEC. 3519. SERVICE OBLIGATIONS FOR TEACHERS. 
(a) TEACH GRANTS.—For the purpose of section 420N 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070g– 
2), during a qualifying emergency, the Secretary— 
(1) may modify the categories of extenuating cir-
cumstances under which a recipient of a grant under 
subpart 9 of part A of title IV of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070g et seq.) who is 
unable to fulfill all or part of the recipient’s service 
obligation may be excused from fulfilling that portion 
of the service obligation; and 
(2) shall consider teaching service that, as a re-
sult of a qualifying emergency, is part-time or tempo-
rarily interrupted, to be full-time service and to fulfill 
the service obligations under such section 420N. 
(b) TEACHER LOAN FORGIVENESS.—Notwithstanding 
section 428J or 460 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1078–10; 1087j), the Secretary shall waive the 
requirements under such sections that years of teaching 
service shall be consecutive if— 
(1) the teaching service of a borrower is tempo-
rarily interrupted due to a qualifying emergency; and
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(2) after the temporary interruption due to a 
qualifying emergency, the borrower resumes teaching 
service and completes a total of 5 years of qualifying 
teaching service under such sections, including quali-
fying teaching service performed before, during, and 
after such qualifying emergency. 
Subtitle C—Labor Provisions 
SEC. 3601. LIMITATION ON PAID LEAVE. 
Section 110(b)(2)(B) of the Family and Medical Leave 
Act of 1993 (as added by the Emergency Family and Med-
ical Leave Expansion Act) is amended by striking clause 
(ii) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—An employer shall 
not be required to pay more than $200 per 
day and $10,000 in the aggregate for each 
employee for paid leave under this section.’’. 
SEC. 3602. EMERGENCY PAID SICK LEAVE ACT LIMITATION. 
Section 5102 of the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act 
(division E of the Families First Coronavirus Response 
Act) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) LIMITATIONS.—An employer shall not be required 
to pay more than either— 
‘‘(1) $511 per day and $5,110 in the aggregate 
for each employee, when the employee is taking leave
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for a reason described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) 
of section 5102(a); or 
‘‘(2) $200 per day and $2,000 in the aggregate 
for each employee, when the employee is taking leave 
for a reason described in paragraph (4), (5), or (6) 
of section 5102(a).’’. 
SEC. 3603. UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE. 
Section 903(h)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1103(h)(2)(B)), as added by section 4102 of the 
Emergency Unemployment Insurance Stabilization and Ac-
cess Act of 2020, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) The State ensures that applications for 
unemployment compensation, and assistance 
with the application process, are accessible, to 
the extent practicable in at least two of the fol-
lowing: in person, by phone, or online.’’. 
SEC. 3604. OMB WAIVER OF PAID FAMILY AND PAID SICK 
LEAVE. 
(a) FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF 1993.—Sec-
tion 110(a) of title I of the Family and Medical Leave Act 
of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611 et seq.) (as added by division C 
of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) The Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget shall have the authority to exclude for
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good cause from the requirements under subsection (b) 
certain employers of the United States Government 
with respect to certain categories of Executive Branch 
employees.’’. 
(b) EMERGENCY PAID SICK LEAVE ACT.—The Emer-
gency Paid Sick Leave Act (division E of the Families First 
Coronavirus Response Act) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 5112. AUTHORITY TO EXCLUDE CERTAIN EMPLOYEES. 
‘‘The Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
shall have the authority to exclude for good cause from the 
definition of employee under section 5110(1) certain em-
ployees described in subparagraphs (E) and (F) of such sec-
tion, including by exempting certain United States Govern-
ment employers covered by section 5110(2)(A)(i)(V) from 
the requirements of this title with respect to certain cat-
egories of Executive Branch employees.’’. 
SEC. 3605. PAID LEAVE FOR REHIRED EMPLOYEES. 
Section 110(a)(1)(A) of the Family and Medical Leave 
Act of 1993, as added by section 3102 of the Emergency 
Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act, is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In lieu of the defi-
nition 
in 
sections 
101(2)(A) 
and
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101(2)(B)(ii), the term ‘eligible employee’ 
means an employee who has been employed 
for at least 30 calendar days by the em-
ployer with respect to whom leave is re-
quested under section 102(a)(1)(F). 
‘‘(ii) RULE REGARDING REHIRED EM-
PLOYEES.—For purposes of clause (i), the 
term ‘employed for at least 30 calendar 
days’, used with respect to an employee and 
an employer described in clause (i), in-
cludes an employee who was laid off by that 
employer not earlier than March 1, 2020, 
had worked for the employer for not less 
than 30 of the last 60 calendar days prior 
to the employee’s layoff, and was rehired by 
the employer.’’. 
SEC. 3606. ADVANCE REFUNDING OF CREDITS. 
(a) PAYROLL CREDIT
FOR REQUIRED PAID SICK 
LEAVE.—Section 7001 of division G of the Families First 
Coronavirus Response Act is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(4)(A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(A) In general.—If the 
amount’’ and inserting ‘‘(A)(i) Credit is refund-
able.—If the amount’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(ii) ADVANCING CREDIT.—In antici-
pation of the credit, including the refund-
able portion under clause (i), the credit 
may be advanced, according to forms and 
instructions provided by the Secretary, up 
to an amount calculated under subsection 
(a), subject to the limits under subsection 
(b), both calculated through the end of the 
most recent payroll period in the quarter.’’; 
(2) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘, and’’ 
and inserting a comma; 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘, and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) regulations or other guidance to permit the 
advancement of the credit determined under sub-
section (a).’’; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (h) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(i) TREATMENT OF DEPOSITS.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) shall waive any pen-
alty under section 6656 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 for any failure to make a deposit of the tax imposed 
by section 3111(a) or 3221(a) of such Code if the Secretary
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determines that such failure was due to the anticipation 
of the credit allowed under this section.’’. 
(b) PAYROLL CREDIT FOR REQUIRED PAID FAMILY 
LEAVE.—Section 7003 of division G of the Families First 
Coronavirus Response Act is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘If the amount’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(A) Credit is refundable.—If the amount’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) ADVANCING CREDIT.—In anticipation 
of the credit, including the refundable portion 
under subparagraph (A), the credit may be ad-
vanced, according to forms and instructions pro-
vided by the Secretary, up to an amount cal-
culated under subsection (a), subject to the limits 
under subsection (b), both calculated through the 
end of the most recent payroll period in the 
quarter.’’; 
(2) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘, and’’ 
and inserting a comma; 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘, and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(6) regulations or other guidance to permit the 
advancement of the credit determined under sub-
section (a).’’; and 
(c) by inserting after subsection (h) the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(i) TREATMENT OF DEPOSITS.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) shall waive any pen-
alty under section 6656 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 for any failure to make a deposit of the tax imposed 
by section 3111(a) or 3221(a) of such Code if the Secretary 
determines that such failure was due to the anticipation 
of the credit allowed under this section.’’. 
SEC. 3607. EXPANSION OF DOL AUTHORITY TO POSTPONE 
CERTAIN DEADLINES. 
Section 518 of the Employee Retirement Income Secu-
rity Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1148) is amended by striking 
‘‘or a terroristic or military action (as defined in section 
692(c)(2) of such Code), the Secretary may’’ and inserting 
‘‘a terroristic or military action (as defined in section 
692(c)(2) of such Code), or a public health emergency de-
clared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services pur-
suant to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act, the 
Secretary may’’.
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SEC. 3608. SINGLE-EMPLOYER PLAN FUNDING RULES. 
(a) DELAY IN PAYMENT OF MINIMUM REQUIRED CON-
TRIBUTIONS.—In the case of any minimum required con-
tribution (as determined under section 430(a) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 and section 303(a) of the Em-
ployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 
1083(a))) which (but for this section) would otherwise be 
due under section 430(j) of such Code (including quarterly 
contributions under paragraph (3) thereof) and section 
303(j) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1083(j)) (including quarterly 
contributions under paragraph (3) thereof) during calendar 
year 2020— 
(1) the due date for such contributions shall be 
January 1, 2021, and 
(2) the amount of each such minimum required 
contribution shall be increased by interest accruing 
for the period between the original due date (without 
regard to this section) for the contribution and the 
payment date, at the effective rate of interest for the 
plan for the plan year which includes such payment 
date. 
(b) BENEFIT RESTRICTION STATUS.—For purposes of 
section 436 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and sec-
tion 206(g) of the Employee Retirement Income Security 
Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1056(g)), a plan sponsor may elect 
to treat the plan’s adjusted funding target attainment per-
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centage for the last plan year ending before January 1, 
2020, as the adjusted funding target attainment percentage 
for plan years which include calendar year 2020. 
SEC. 3609. APPLICATION OF COOPERATIVE AND SMALL EM-
PLOYER CHARITY PENSION PLAN RULES TO 
CERTAIN CHARITABLE EMPLOYERS WHOSE 
PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS PROVIDING 
SERVICES WITH RESPECT TO MOTHERS AND 
CHILDREN. 
(a) EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT 
OF 1974.—Section 210(f)(1) of the Employee Retirement 
Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1060(f)(1)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph 
(B); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of subpara-
graph (C)(iv) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) that, as of January 1, 2000, was 
maintained by an employer— 
‘‘(i) described in section 501(c)(3) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
‘‘(ii) who has been in existence since at 
least 1938,
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‘‘(iii) who conducts medical research 
directly or indirectly through grant making, 
and 
‘‘(iv) whose primary exempt purpose is 
to provide services with respect to mothers 
and children.’’. 
(b) INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
OF 1986.—Section 
414(y)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph 
(B); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of subpara-
graph (C)(iv) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) that, as of January 1, 2000, was 
maintained by an employer— 
‘‘(i) described in section 501(c)(3), 
‘‘(ii) who has been in existence since at 
least 1938, 
‘‘(iii) who conducts medical research 
directly or indirectly through grant making, 
and
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‘‘(iv) whose primary exempt purpose is 
to provide services with respect to mothers 
and children.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply to plan years beginning after December 
31, 2018. 
SEC. 3610. FEDERAL CONTRACTOR AUTHORITY. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and sub-
ject to the availability of appropriations, funds made avail-
able to an agency by this Act or any other Act may be used 
by such agency to modify the terms and conditions of a 
contract, or other agreement, without consideration, to re-
imburse at the minimum applicable contract billing rates 
not to exceed an average of 40 hours per week any paid 
leave, including sick leave, a contractor provides to keep 
its employees or subcontractors in a ready state, including 
to protect the life and safety of Government and contractor 
personnel, but in no event beyond September 30, 2020. Such 
authority shall apply only to a contractor whose employees 
or subcontractors cannot perform work on a site that has 
been approved by the Federal Government, including a fed-
erally-owned or leased facility or site, due to facility clo-
sures or other restrictions, and who cannot telework because 
their job duties cannot be performed remotely during the 
public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020 for