Statements on Introduced Bills (Cong. Rec., May 6, 2020)
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Page S2291 of the Senate section of the Congressional Record for May 6, 2020. It lists additional cosponsors added to bills including S. 2085, S. Res. 511, S. 2539, S. 2599 and S. 2815. Under Statements on Introduced Bills, Reed introduces S. 3619, the Strengthening UI for Coronavirus Impacted Workers and Students Act, to modify unemployment compensation provisions of the CARES Act, with remarks that the bill is supported by numerous organizations including the AFL-CIO. The page ends in whereas clauses about sexual assault hotlines.
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May 6, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2291
S. 2085, a bill to authorize the Sec- CRUZ) was added as a cosponsor of S. reduce hours instead of laying off their
retary of Education to award grants to Res. 303, a resolution calling upon the workforce, while allowing the employ-
eligible entities to carry out edu- leadership of the Government of the ees to collect unemployment insurance
cational programs about the Holo- Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on the days they are not working.
caust, and for other purposes. to dismantle its kwan-li-so political The bill is supported by numerous or-
At the request of Ms. ROSEN, the prison labor camp system, and for ganizations including the American
name of the Senator from South Caro- other purposes. Federation of Labor and Congress of
lina (Mr. SCOTT) was added as a cospon- S. RES. 511 Industrial Organizations (AFL–CIO),
sor of S. 2085, supra. At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the International Brotherhood of Team-
S. 2539 name of the Senator from California sters, the National Association for the
At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the (Mrs. FEINSTEIN) was added as a co- Advancement of Colored People
name of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. sponsor of S. Res. 511, a resolution sup- (NAACP), National Education Associa-
DURBIN) was added as a cosponsor of S. porting the role of the United States in tion (NEA), National Employment Law
2539, a bill to modify and reauthorize helping save the lives of children and Project (NELP), National Low Income
the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002, and for protecting the health of people in de- Housing Coalition (NLIHC), The Arc,
other purposes. veloping countries with vaccines and United Auto Workers (UAW), National
S. 2599 immunization through GAVI, the Vac- Alliance on Mental Illness. National
At the request of Mr. TESTER, the cine Alliance. Association of Councils on Develop-
name of the Senator from Georgia f mental Disabilities, National Dis-
(Mrs. LOEFFLER) was added as a cospon- ability Rights Network, and National
STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED
sor of S. 2599, a bill to amend the De- Women’s Law Center.
BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION We have to be smart and this tar-
partment of Agriculture Reorganiza-
tion Act of 1994 to provide assistance to By Mr. REED: geted, temporary measure will help en-
manage farmer and rancher stress and S. 3619. A bill to amend title II of di- sure Americans who are out of work
for the mental health of individuals in vision A of the CARES Act to modify through no fault of their own can af-
rural areas, and for other purposes. certain provisions related to unemploy- ford food, housing, and medicine until
S. 2815
ment compensation, and for other pur- it is safe to go back to work. I am
poses; to the Committee on Finance. pleased to join my colleague in the
At the request of Mr. SCHUMER, the Mr. REED. Mr. President, today, I
names of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. other body, Representative KILDEE, in
am introducing the Strengthening UI sponsoring this legislation, and I look
CORTEZ MASTO), the Senator from for Coronavirus Impacted Workers and
Maryland (Mr. VAN HOLLEN), the Sen- forward to working with my colleagues
Students Act. For the 30 million Amer- here and across the Capitol to secure
ator from Michigan (Mr. PETERS), the ican unemployed workers, the en-
Senator from New Jersey (Mr. MENEN- passage of this important legislation.
hanced jobless benefits created in the
DEZ), the Senator from Nevada (Ms.
CARES Act are a lifeline. However, the By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr.
ROSEN), the Senator from Rhode Island Federal Pandemic Unemployment BROWN, Mr. TESTER, Mr.
(Mr. WHITEHOUSE), the Senator from Compensation, which provides a $600- SCHATZ, Mr. JONES, Ms. SMITH,
Delaware (Mr. CARPER) and the Senator per-week benefit on top of an individ- Ms. WARREN, Ms. SINEMA, Mr.
from Illinois (Mr. DURBIN) were added ual’s regular unemployment insurance WARNER, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr.
as cosponsors of S. 2815, a bill to re- (UI) benefits are set to expire on July VAN HOLLEN, Ms. CORTEZ
quire the Secretary of the Treasury to 31, 2020. Arbitrarily cutting these bene- MASTO, Mr. KAINE, Mr. UDALL,
mint coins in commemoration of the fits off in the midst of an ongoing pan- Mr. BOOKER, Mrs. FEINSTEIN,
National Purple Heart Honor Mission. demic could make a desperate situa- Mr. DURBIN, Mr. MERKLEY, and
S. 3485
tion worse for individuals and harm the Mr. WYDEN):
At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the economy. Moreover, if these workers S. 3620. A bill to establish a Housing
names of the Senator from New Jersey are prematurely pushed back into un- Assistance Fund at the Department of
(Mr. BOOKER), the Senator from Vir- safe work environments, it will ulti- the Treasury; to the Committee on
ginia (Mr. KAINE) and the Senator from mately harm families, businesses, and Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Delaware (Mr. COONS) were added as co- communities. Mr. REED. Mr. President, along with
sponsors of S. 3485, a bill to expand the That is why my new legislation seeks Senators BROWN, TESTER, SCHATZ,
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to to expand and enhance the unemploy- JONES, SMITH, WARREN, SINEMA, WAR-
expand revenue sharing for offshore ment insurance of the CARES Act. NER, MENENDEZ, VAN HOLLEN, CORTEZ
wind, to reauthorize the National Specifically, this bill would continue MASTO, KAINE, UDALL, BOOKER, FEIN-
Oceans and Coastal Security Act, and to offer out-of-work Americans the STEIN, DURBIN, MERKLEY, and WYDEN, I
for other purposes. $600-per-week additional benefit am introducing legislation that would
S. 3565 through the end of the year and make create a $75 billion Housing Assistance
At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, his it retroactive to the date of the Fund that builds on the success of the
name was added as a cosponsor of S. coronavirus pandemic disaster declara- Hardest Hit Fund at the Treasury De-
3565, a bill to amend the Fair Debt Col- tion date. This legislation would also partment that I championed in 2010.
lection Practices Act to provide addi- exempt these pandemic-specific bene- The Hardest Hit Fund provided funds
tional protections for consumers and fits from being factored into eligibility to 18 State-level Housing Finance
small business owners from debt collec- for means-tested programs, such as Agencies, directing targeted fore-
tion during a major disaster or emer- Section 8 housing, SNAP, TANF, and closure prevention assistance to house-
gency. WIC. Furthermore, it would create a holds and neighborhoods in States like
S. 3612 $300 Federal benefit for recent college Rhode Island hit hard by the economic
At the request of Mr. CORNYN, the graduates, students, and others who and housing market downturn.
names of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. are willing and able to work absent The Housing Assistance Fund ex-
CORTEZ MASTO) and the Senator from COVID–19. but who do not have recent pands this model to provide a flexible
Montana (Mr. DAINES) were added as work history. Finally, this legislation source Federal aid to all State-level
cosponsors of S. 3612, a bill to clarify would codify guidance by the Depart- Housing Finance Agencies. This Fed-
for purposes of the Internal Revenue ment of Labor requiring employees eral funding could then be used to help
Code of 1986 that receipt of coronavirus who are participating in ‘‘work shar- struggling households remain in their
assistance does not affect the tax ing’’ programs to be able to receive the homes while they search for new em-
treatment of ordinary business ex- $600-per-work boost. I added provisions ployment or wait to get back to work.
penses. to the CARES Act to Federally finance Financial assistance could go towards
S. RES. 303 these cost-effective and job saving preventing eviction, mortgage delin-
At the request of Mr. HAWLEY, the ‘‘work sharing’’ programs, which give quency, default, foreclosures, or loss of
name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. struggling companies the flexibility to utility services, such as water, gas, and
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S2292 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 6, 2020
electricity. Funds could also be used to (2) in paragraph (2)(H), by striking the pe- aster, such individual shall be subject to
keep the Internet connected and re- riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and serve in such capacity as the Secretary shall
main current with property taxes. (3) by adding at the end the following: determine appropriate to carry out the pur-
‘‘(3) to be transferred to the Secretary of poses of this section, and in accordance with
In the midst of responding to the
Health and Human Services— the Secretary’s plan to increase surge capac-
coronavirus, we clearly need to do ev- ‘‘(A) $25,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2020, to ity in response to public health emergencies
erything we can to help our constitu- provide additional funding to carry out sub- or disasters. Such service may be furnished
ents. According to CNBC, 8.7 million section (i) of section 338A of the Public in coordination with the Corps described in
jobs were lost in the Great Recession, Health Service Act and the National Health section 204, a State, territorial, or local pub-
and as of April 23, 2020, more than 26 Service Corps Loan Program under section lic health department, or through the proc-
million Americans filed unemployment 338B of such Act, of which— ess described in section 319(e).
insurance claims in just five weeks. ‘‘(i) $15,000,000,000 shall be allocated to the ‘‘(2) Not less frequently than 2 days each
program under section 338A; and month, and for a total of not fewer than 30
Just for comparative purposes, CNBC
‘‘(ii) $10,000,000,000 shall be allocated to the days each year, as directed by the Secretary,
also reported that 22.4 million jobs program under such section 338B; and such individual shall—
were created since the Great Recession. ‘‘(B) $690,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 ‘‘(A) conduct trainings on public health
This means we’re facing job losses at through 2026, to provide additional amounts preparedness and response activities, which
an unprecedented scale and pace. to carry out the National Health Service may be in coordination with the State, terri-
What this also means is that we Corps Scholarship Program under section torial, or local health department; or
could be facing a potential wave of 338A of the Public Health Service Act, the ‘‘(B) furnish health care services to low-in-
evictions and foreclosures, so there is National Health Service Corps Loan Repay- come individuals in a health professional
no time to waste. We should respond ment Program under section 338B of such shortage area (as defined under section
Act, and the reserve service program under 332(a)), a medically underserved population
accordingly so that more families can section 338O of such Act.’’. (as defined under section 330(b)(3)), or a
make it to the other side of this public (b) CRITERIA FOR USE OF ADDITIONAL FUND- medically underserved area or area at high
health emergency while staying safe in ING FOR IN-DEMAND PROFESSIONALS.—Section risk of a public health emergency as des-
their homes. This is precisely the goal 338A of the Public Health Service Act (42 ignated by the Secretary.
of this Housing Assistance Fund legis- U.S.C. 254l) is amended by adding at the end ‘‘(c) QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS.—An individual
lation we are introducing today. the following: may be eligible to participate in the reserve
‘‘(i) Not less than 40 percent of the service under this section if such individual
I thank the National Council of State amounts made available to carry out this
Housing Agencies; Habitat for Human- meets one of the following criteria:
section under 10503(b)(3)(A)(i) of the Patient ‘‘(1) An individual participating in the
ity; National Housing Conference; Na- Protection and Affordable Care Act shall be Scholarship Program under section 338A may
tional Community Reinvestment Coali- allocated to scholarships under this section satisfy the obligated service requirement
tion; National Association of Afford- for eligible applicants who are members of under such program if the individual’s con-
able Housing Lenders; National Leased groups that are historically underrep- tract provides for such service.
Housing Association; Americans for Fi- resented in health care professions, including ‘‘(2) An individual who participated in the
racial and ethnic minorities and individuals
nancial Reform; National Consumer Loan Repayment Program under section
from low-income urban and rural commu-
Law Center, on behalf of its low-in- 338B and who satisfied the obligated service
nities. To carry out the requirements of this
come clients; Center for Responsible requirements under such program, in accord-
subsection, the Secretary may coordinate
Lending; Rhode Island Housing; and ance with the individual’s contract.
with entities receiving funding under section
‘‘(3) An individual who—
the Rhode Island Association of Real- 739 to identify, recruit, and select individuals
‘‘(A) did not participate in the Scholarship
tors for their support. to receive such scholarships.’’.
Program under section 338A or the Loan Re-
I urge all of my colleagues to join in (c) NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS RE-
payment Program under section 338B;
SERVE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.—
pressing for inclusion of the Housing ‘‘(B) has a graduate degree in medicine, os-
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subpart III of part D of
Assistance Fund in our continued re- title III of the Public Health Service Act (42
teopathic medicine, dentistry, or another
sponse to the coronavirus pandemic. health profession, or an appropriate graduate
U.S.C. 254l et seq.) is amended by adding at
degree from a program of behavioral or men-
the end the following:
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. tal health, or is certified as a nurse midwife,
‘‘SEC. 338O. NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS
DUCKWORTH, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, RESERVE SERVICE DEMONSTRA- nurse practitioner, or physician assistant;
Ms. STABENOW, Mr. MERKLEY, TION PROJECT. ‘‘(C) holds a license issued by a State, the
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts made District of Columbia, or a territory to prac-
Mr. JONES, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Ms. tice the applicable profession;
HIRONO, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Ms. available under section 10503(b)(3)(B) of the
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ‘‘(D) is otherwise qualified to practice, and
SMITH, Mr. SANDERS, Ms. HAR- for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2024, the has experience practicing, in a profession—
RIS, and Ms. BALDWIN): Secretary shall, to the extent permitted by, ‘‘(i) described in section 338B(a)(1); or
S. 3634. A bill to address health work- and consistent with, the requirements of ap- ‘‘(ii) another high-demand health care field
force shortages and disparities high- plicable State law, use such sums as the Sec- or specialty that the Secretary identifies,
lighted by the COVID–19 pandemic retary determines necessary to establish, as through a process conducted every 3 years,
through additional funding for the Na- a demonstration project, a National Health as a field or specialty of national priority,
Service Corps Reserve Service (referred to in based on relative workforce shortages, ex-
tional Health Service Corps and Nurse pected workforce changes, or projected
Corps; to the Committee on Health, this section as the ‘reserve service’) under
which a qualified individual agrees to engage changes in patient needs; and
Education, Labor, and Pensions. in service for a period specified in a contract ‘‘(E) satisfies any other eligibility or appli-
Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask under this section in such reserve service cation requirements specified by the Sec-
unanimous consent that the text of the under this section. retary in order to demonstrate the individ-
bill be printed in the RECORD. ‘‘(b) RESERVE SERVICE REQUIREMENTS.—An ual’s qualifications.
There being no objection, the text of individual whose obligated service under a ‘‘(d) RESERVE SERVICE PLAN.—In carrying
the bill was ordered to be printed in contract under section 338A is provided, pur- out this section, the Secretary shall estab-
the RECORD, as follows: suant to a contract under subsection (a), as lish, in coordination with the Surgeon Gen-
reserve service, and any other participating eral and State, tribal, and local health de-
S. 3634 partments, an action plan for the service
individual described in subparagraph (B) of
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- subsection (c)(2) may practice a health pro- commitments, priority areas, coordination
resentatives of the United States of America in fession in any private capacity, subject to efforts, training requirements, and such
Congress assembled, the following requirements: other considerations as the Secretary deter-
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. ‘‘(1) In the event of a public health emer- mines appropriate, to ensure the complemen-
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Health He- gency declared under section 319, a major tary, additive capacity of such individuals
roes 2020 Act’’. disaster declared by the President under sec- providing reserve service.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE SCHOL- tion 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster ‘‘(e) CONTRACTS FOR CERTAIN PARTICIPATING
ARSHIP PROGRAM OF THE NA- Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, or an INDIVIDUALS.—An individual described in
TIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS. emergency declared by the President under subparagraph (B) of subsection (c)(2) who is
(a) ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—Section 10503(b) section 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster participating in the reserve service program
of the Patient Protection and Affordable Relief and Emergency Assistance Act or a under this section shall receive loan repay-
Care Act (42 U.S.C. 254b–2(b)) is amended— national emergency declared by the Presi- ments in an amount equal to 50 percent of
(1) in paragraph (1)(F), by striking ‘‘and’’ dent under the National Emergencies Act, the amount of payments that would be re-
at the end; for the duration of such emergency or dis- quired with respect to a participant of the
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May 6, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2293
same clinical profession in the Loan Repay- (2) DESIGNATION IN SENATE.—In the Senate, Whereas, according to the National Crime
ment Program pursuant to a contract en- this section is designated as an emergency Victimization Survey, between 2014 and 2018,
tered into at the same time under section requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. an average of only 29 percent of rapes or sex-
338B(g), in a manner similar to the manner Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent ual assaults in the United States were re-
in which payments are made under such sec- resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018. ported to law enforcement agencies;
tion, pursuant to the terms of a contract be- SEC. 4. FLEXIBILITY FOR MEMBERS OF NA- Whereas studies have suggested that the
tween the Secretary and such individual. TIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS rate at which American Indians and Alaska
The Secretary shall establish a system of DURING EMERGENCY PERIODS. Natives experience sexual violence is signifi-
contracting for purposes of this subsection Section 333 of the Public Health Service cantly higher than for other populations in
which shall be similar to the contract re- Act (42 U.S.C. 254f) is amended by adding at the United States;
quirements and terms under subsections (c), the end the following: Whereas, according to the Centers for Dis-
(d), and (f) of section 338B. ‘‘(f) During any public health emergency ease Control and Prevention, more than 1⁄2 of
‘‘(f) REPORT.—Not later than 5 years after declared by the Secretary under section 319, all female rape victims reported being raped
the date of enactment of this section, the the Secretary may, notwithstanding any by an intimate partner;
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on other provision of this section, assign Corps Whereas sexual violence is a burden for
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of many individuals who serve in the Armed
members, with the voluntary agreement of
the Senate and the Committee on Energy Forces, and the Department of Defense esti-
such Corps members, to provide such health
and Commerce of the House of Representa- mates that approximately 20,500 members of
services at such places, and for such number
tives a report that evaluates the demonstra- the Armed Forces, including approximately
of hours, as the Secretary determines nec-
tion project established under this section, 13,000 women and 7,500 men, experienced
including— essary to respond to such emergency, pro-
vided that the total number of hours re- some form of contact or penetrative sexual
‘‘(1) the effects of such program on health assault during 2018;
care access, public health emergency re- quired are the same as were required of such
members prior to the change of assign- Whereas sexual assault does not discrimi-
sponse capacity, and the provider workforce nate on any basis and can affect any indi-
pipeline; and ment.’’.
vidual in the United States;
‘‘(2) any other considerations as the Sec- f Whereas sexual violence may take many
retary determines appropriate.’’. forms, including acquaintance, stranger,
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS
spousal, and gang rape, incest, child sexual
(A) SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.—Section 338A abuse, elder sexual abuse, sexual abuse and
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. exploitation of disabled persons, commercial
254l) is amended— SENATE RESOLUTION 560—RECOG-
NIZING AND SUPPORTING THE sex trafficking, sexual harassment, and
(i) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘, or be
stalking;
eligible for, or hold, an appointment in the GOALS AND IDEALS OF NA- Whereas, according to the National Alli-
reserve service under section 338O’’ before TIONAL SEXUAL ASSAULT ance to End Sexual Violence, in addition to
the semicolon; AWARENESS AND PREVENTION immediate physical and emotional costs,
(ii) in subsection (c)(2)(B), by inserting ‘‘or MONTH sexual assault can have numerous adverse
through reserve service under an agreement
Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. consequences for the victim, which may in-
under section 338O’’ after ‘‘section 338D’’; and
clude post-traumatic stress disorder, sub-
(iii) in the flush text of subsection CORNYN, Mr. LEAHY, Ms. ERNST, Mrs. stance abuse, major depression, homeless-
(f)(1)(B)(v), by inserting ‘‘, including service MURRAY, and Mr. GRASSLEY) submitted ness, eating disorders, and suicide;
under the reserve service in accordance with the following resolution; which was re-
section 338O, as applicable’’ before the semi- Whereas, according to a 2019 survey of rape
ferred to the Committee on the Judici- crisis centers by the National Alliance to
colon at the end.
(B) OBLIGATED SERVICE.—Section 338C of ary: End Sexual Violence, 1⁄2 of such centers have
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. S. RES. 560 a waiting list, in some cases months long, for
254m) is amended— counseling services, 44 percent lack a thera-
Whereas the Senate is committed to the
(i) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or 338O’’ pist on staff, and 84 percent have experienced
awareness, prevention, and deterrence of sex-
after ‘‘section 338D’’; and an increased demand for services;
ual violence affecting individuals in the
(ii) in subsection (c)— Whereas many sexual assaults are not re-
United States;
(I) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, or’’ and ported to law enforcement agencies, and
Whereas, according to the National Crime
inserting a semicolon; many States have restrictive criminal stat-
Victimization Survey, between 2008 and 2018,
(II) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘agree- utes of limitations, which enable many per-
approximately—
ment,’’ and inserting ‘‘agreement; or’’; and petrators to evade punishment for their
(1) 3,434,326 women were victims of rape
(III) by inserting after paragraph (2) the crimes;
and sexual assault; and
following: Whereas advances in deoxyribonucleic acid
(2) 523,895 men were victims of rape and
‘‘(3) in the case of an individual who enters (commonly known as ‘‘DNA’’) technology
sexual assault;
into an agreement with the Secretary under have enabled law enforcement agencies to
Whereas, due to the unprecedented chal-
section 338O, on the date specified in such identify and prosecute the perpetrators in
lenges presented by the COVID–19 pandemic,
agreement,’’. tens of thousands of previously unsolved sex-
including mandatory stay-at-home orders,
SEC. 3. FUNDING FOR THE NURSE CORPS SCHOL- ual assault cases;
the needs of sexual assault victims have be-
ARSHIP AND LOAN REPAYMENT Whereas incarceration of sexual assault
come even more complex and challenging;
PROGRAM. perpetrators can prevent perpetrators from
Whereas, according to a March 2020 survey
(a) FUNDING.—There are hereby appro- committing additional crimes;
by the National Alliance to End Sexual Vio-
priated, out of amounts in the Treasury not Whereas national, State, territorial, and
otherwise appropriated, $5,000,000,000 for fis- lence of more than 600 rape crisis programs,
Tribal coalitions, community-based rape cri-
cal year 2020, for purposes of carrying out 89 percent of those programs need emergency
sis centers, and other organizations across
section 846 of the Public Health Service Act stimulus funding to respond to requests from
the United States are committed to—
(42 U.S.C. 297n), to remain available until ex- survivors for support and emergency assist- (1) increasing public awareness of sexual
pended, except that— ance; violence and the prevalence of sexual vio-
(1) of the amount appropriated under this Whereas, according to the March 2020 sur- lence; and
heading and made available for scholarships, vey, since the onset of the COVID–19 pan- (2) eliminating sexual violence through
not less than 40 percent shall be allocated to demic, 40 percent of the programs surveyed prevention and education;
scholarships for eligible applicants who are have experienced an increased demand for Whereas important partnerships have been
members of groups that are historically services both in terms of new requests and formed among criminal and juvenile justice
underrepresented in health care professions, more dire and complicated requests from ex- agencies, health professionals, public health
including racial and ethnic minorities and isting clients, including requests relating to workers, educators, first responders, and vic-
individuals from low-income urban and rural technology needs for virtual services and tim service providers;
communities; and emergency needs of vulnerable survivors; Whereas thousands of volunteers and staff
(2) to carry out the requirements of para- Whereas, during the pandemic, many rape at rape crisis centers, State coalitions
graph (1), the Secretary may coordinate with crisis centers have had to cancel signature against sexual assault, and nonprofit organi-
entities receiving funding under section 821 fundraisers and have experienced overall de- zations across the United States play an im-
to identify, recruit, and select individuals to creases in private donations; portant role in making crisis hotlines and
receive such scholarships. Whereas, according to the 2018 Child Mal- other services available to survivors of sex-
(b) EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.— treatment Report of the Department of ual assault;
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amounts provided by Health and Human Services, in 2018, child Whereas free, confidential help is available
this section are designated as an emergency protective services agencies substantiated or to all victims and survivors of sexual assault
requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the found strong evidence to indicate that 47,124 through—
Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 children under 18 years of age were victims (1) the National Sexual Assault Hotline—
U.S.C. 933(g)). of sexual abuse; (A) by telephone at 800–656–HOPE; and
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