Emergency Aid for Returning Americans Affected by Coronavirus Act

Bill: 116-s-4091
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2020-06-29
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Department of Health and Human Services

Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Family services

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Health personnel

Health promotion and preventive care

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Worker safety and health
Latest action: action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Became Public Law No: 116-148.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-06-29
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Emergency Aid for Returning Americans Affected by Coronavirus Act</b></p> <p>This bill increases the maximum amount of funding available in FY2020 for, and revises certain&nbsp;requirements pertaining to, temporary assistance for U.S. citizens and their dependents who are returning from foreign countries due to a crisis and are without available resources. Under current law, the Department of Health and Human Services may provide assistance such as money payments and medical care to these individuals on a temporary basis. </p> <p>In providing temporary assistance during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency declared on January 31, 2020, only certain members of the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service shall have direct, in-person contact with those receiving assistance. Specifically, they must be uniformed, active-duty&nbsp;members of the Regular Reserve Corps or the Ready Reserve Corps. In addition, they must have received&nbsp;training on infection prevention and control and have access to personal protective equipment. <br /></p>

action_date: 2020-06-29
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><b>Emergency Aid for Returning Americans Affected by Coronavirus Act</b></p> <p>This bill increases the maximum amount of funding available in FY2020 for, and revises certain&nbsp;requirements pertaining to, temporary assistance for U.S. citizens and their dependents who are returning from foreign countries due to a crisis and are without available resources. Under current law, the Department of Health and Human Services may provide assistance such as money payments and medical care to these individuals on a temporary basis. </p> <p>In providing temporary assistance during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency declared on January 31, 2020, only certain members of the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service shall have direct, in-person contact with those receiving assistance. Specifically, they must be uniformed, active-duty&nbsp;members of the Regular Reserve Corps or the Ready Reserve Corps. In addition, they must have received&nbsp;training on infection prevention and control and have access to personal protective equipment. </p> <p><br /> </p>

action_date: 2020-07-13
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p><b>Emergency Aid for Returning Americans Affected by Coronavirus Act</b></p> <p>This bill increases the maximum amount of funding available in FY2020 for, and revises certain&nbsp;requirements pertaining to, temporary assistance for U.S. citizens and their dependents who are returning from foreign countries due to a crisis and are without available resources. Under current law, the Department of Health and Human Services may provide assistance such as money payments and medical care to these individuals on a temporary basis. </p> <p>In providing temporary assistance during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency declared on January 31, 2020, only certain members of the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service shall have direct, in-person contact with those receiving assistance. Specifically, they must be uniformed, active-duty&nbsp;members of the Regular Reserve Corps or the Ready Reserve Corps. In addition, they must have received&nbsp;training on infection prevention and control and have access to personal protective equipment. </p> <p><br /> </p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4091 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 29, 2020 Mr. Grassley (for himself and Mr. Wyden ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed A BILL To amend section 1113 of the Social Security Act to provide authority for fiscal year 2020 for increased payments for temporary assistance to United States citizens returned from foreign countries, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Aid for Returning Americans Affected by Coronavirus Act . 2. Increase in aggregate payments for fiscal year 2020 (a) In general Section 1113(d) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1313(d) ) is amended by striking fiscal years 2017 and 2018 and all that follows through the period and inserting fiscal year 2020, the total amount of such assistance provided during such fiscal year shall not exceed $10,000,000. . (b) Emergency designation (1) In general The amounts provided by the amendment made by this section are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 ( 2 U.S.C. 933(g) ). (2) Designation in senate In the Senate, this section and the amendment made by this section are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018. 3. Limit on direct contact with repatriated individuals during COVID–19 emergency period During the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320b–5(g)(1)(B) ), in providing temporary assistance under section 1113 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1313 ), no employee of the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services shall have direct, in-person contact with an individual specified in section 1113(a)(1) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1313(a)(1) ), except in the case of a uniformed member of the Regular Corps or the Ready Reserve Corps of the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service (as described in section 203 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 204 )) in an active duty status who, as determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, has— (1) received appropriate training on infection prevention and control; and (2) access to appropriate personal protective equipment.

tv_txt: 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4091 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend section 1113 of the Social Security Act to provide authority for fiscal year 2020 for increased payments for temporary assistance to United States citizens returned from foreign countries, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Aid for Returning Americans Affected by Coronavirus Act . 2. Increase in aggregate payments for fiscal year 2020 (a) In general Section 1113(d) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1313(d) ) is amended by striking fiscal years 2017 and 2018 and all that follows through the period and inserting fiscal year 2020, the total amount of such assistance provided during such fiscal year shall not exceed $10,000,000. . (b) Emergency designation (1) In general The amounts provided by the amendment made by this section are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 ( 2 U.S.C. 933(g) ). (2) Designation in senate In the Senate, this section and the amendment made by this section are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018. 3. Limit on direct contact with repatriated individuals during COVID–19 emergency period During the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320b–5(g)(1)(B) ), in providing temporary assistance under section 1113 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1313 ), no employee of the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services shall have direct, in-person contact with an individual specified in section 1113(a)(1) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1313(a)(1) ), except in the case of a uniformed member of the Regular Corps or the Ready Reserve Corps of the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service (as described in section 203 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 204 )) in an active duty status who, as determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, has— (1) received appropriate training on infection prevention and control; and (2) access to appropriate personal protective equipment.

Passed the Senate June 29, 2020. Secretary

tv_txt: One Hundred Sixteenth Congress of the United States of America 2d Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty S. 4091 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend section 1113 of the Social Security Act to provide authority for fiscal year 2020 for increased payments for temporary assistance to United States citizens returned from foreign countries, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Aid for Returning Americans Affected by Coronavirus Act . 2. Increase in aggregate payments for fiscal year 2020 (a) In general Section 1113(d) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1313(d) ) is amended by striking fiscal years 2017 and 2018 and all that follows through the period and inserting fiscal year 2020, the total amount of such assistance provided during such fiscal year shall not exceed $10,000,000. . (b) Emergency designation (1) In general The amounts provided by the amendment made by this section are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 ( 2 U.S.C. 933(g) ). (2) Designation in senate In the Senate, this section and the amendment made by this section are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018. 3. Limit on direct contact with repatriated individuals during COVID–19 emergency period During the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320b–5(g)(1)(B) ), in providing temporary assistance under section 1113 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1313 ), no employee of the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services shall have direct, in-person contact with an individual specified in section 1113(a)(1) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1313(a)(1) ), except in the case of a uniformed member of the Regular Corps or the Ready Reserve Corps of the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service (as described in section 203 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 204 )) in an active duty status who, as determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, has— (1) received appropriate training on infection prevention and control; and (2) access to appropriate personal protective equipment.

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