To authorize the Secretary of Labor to take certain actions to effectively respond during the COVID-19 public health emergency declared under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act to the needs of individuals participating in community service activities under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965.

Bill: 116-hr-6357
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]
Introduced: 2020-03-23
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Aging

Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Infectious and parasitic diseases

National and community service
Latest action: action_date: 2020-03-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-03-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill permits the Department of Labor, in response to the effects of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency, to increase the length of time individuals may participate in, and the amount available to pay authorized administrative costs for, Community Service Employment Program projects for older adults. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6357 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 23, 2020 Mrs. Lee of Nevada (for herself and Mr. Grothman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To authorize the Secretary of Labor to take certain actions to effectively respond during the COVID-19 public health emergency declared under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act to the needs of individuals participating in community service activities under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965.

1. 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. 3056–3056p ), the Secretary of Labor— (1) (A) may allow for individuals participating in such activities as of March 1, 2020, to extend their participation for a period that exceeds the period described in section 518(a)(3)(B)(i) of such Act if the Secretary determines 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 extend the average participation cap for eligible individuals applicable to grantees under section 502(b)(1)(C) of such Act to a cap the Secretary determines 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 (2) may increase the amount available to pay the authorized administrative costs to an amount not to exceed 20 percent of the grant amount if the Secretary 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 ).