Congressional Record, Senate — Page S4775, August 4, 2020
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Page S4775 of the Senate section of the Congressional Record for August 4, 2020. It prints amendment SA 2517, submitted by McSally as intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2499 proposed by McConnell. The text is a Department of Health and Human Services title with an additional amount of $16,000,000,000 for the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund, including not less than $500,000,000 allocated in coordination with the Director of the Indian Health Service to tribes and tribal organizations. A Governor or designee receiving funds must update plans for COVID–19 testing and contact tracing. A National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases heading follows.
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August 4, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4775
her to the bill S. 178, to condemn gross tion Program and Health Care Enhancement tories according to the formula that applied
human rights violations of ethnic Act (Public Law 116–139) and submit such up- to the Public Health Emergency Prepared-
Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, and call- dates to the Secretary not later than 60 days ness cooperative agreement in fiscal year
after funds appropriated in this paragraph in 2019: Provided further, That not less than
ing for an end to arbitrary detention, $500,000,000 shall be allocated in coordination
this Act have been awarded to such recipi-
torture, and harassment of these com- ent: Provided further, That funds an entity with the Director of the Indian Health Serv-
munities inside and outside China; receives from amounts described in the first ice, to tribes, tribal organizations, urban In-
which was ordered to lie on the table; proviso in this paragraph may also be used dian health organizations, or health service
as follows: for the rent, lease, purchase, acquisition, providers to tribes: Provided further, That the
At the appropriate place, insert the fol- construction, alteration, renovation, or Secretary of Health and Human Services (re-
lowing: equipping of non-federally owned facilities to ferred to in this paragraph as the ‘‘Sec-
improve coronavirus preparedness and re- retary’’) may satisfy the funding thresholds
TITLE ll—
sponse capability at the State and local outlined in the first and third provisos under
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN this paragraph in this Act by making awards
level: Provided further, That such amount is
SERVICES through other grant or cooperative agree-
designated by the Congress as being for an
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY emergency requirement pursuant to section ment mechanisms: Provided further, That the
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Governor or designee of each State, locality,
EMERGENCY FUND Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. territory, tribe, or tribal organization re-
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) ceiving funds pursuant to this title shall up-
For an additional amount for ‘‘Public SA 2517. Ms. MCSALLY submitted an date their plans, as applicable, for COVID–19
amendment intended to be proposed to testing and contact tracing submitted to the
Health and Social Services Emergency
amendment SA 2499 proposed by Mr. Secretary pursuant to the Paycheck Protec-
Fund’’, $16,000,000,000, to remain available
MCCONNELL to the bill S. 178, to con- tion Program and Health Care Enhancement
until expended, to prevent, prepare for, and
Act (Public Law 116–139) and submit such up-
respond to coronavirus, domestically or demn gross human rights violations of dates to the Secretary not later than 60 days
internationally, which shall be for necessary ethnic Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, and after funds appropriated in this paragraph in
expenses for testing, contact tracing, sur- calling for an end to arbitrary deten- this Act have been awarded to such recipi-
veillance, containment, and mitigation to
tion, torture, and harassment of these ent: Provided further, That funds an entity
monitor and suppress COVID–19, including
tests for both active infection and prior ex- communities inside and outside China; receives from amounts described in the first
which was ordered to lie on the table; proviso in this paragraph may also be used
posure, including molecular, antigen, and se-
as follows: for the rent, lease, purchase, acquisition,
rological tests, the manufacturing, procure-
construction, alteration, renovation, or
ment and distribution of tests, testing equip- At the appropriate place, insert the fol-
equipping of non-federally owned facilities to
ment and testing supplies, including per- lowing:
improve coronavirus preparedness and re-
sonal protective equipment needed for ad- TITLE ll— sponse capability at the State and local
ministering tests, the development and vali- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN level: Provided further, That such amount is
dation of rapid, molecular point-of-care SERVICES designated by the Congress as being for an
tests, and other tests, support for workforce,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY emergency requirement pursuant to section
epidemiology, to scale up academic, commer-
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
cial, public health, and hospital laboratories,
EMERGENCY FUND Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
to conduct surveillance and contact tracing,
support development of COVID–19 testing (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SA 2518. Mr. BLUNT (for himself,
plans, and other related activities related to For an additional amount for ‘‘Public
COVID–19 testing: Provided, That of the Health and Social Services Emergency
Mrs. CAPITO, and Mrs. HYDE-SMITH)
amount appropriated under this paragraph in Fund’’, $16,000,000,000, to remain available submitted an amendment intended to
this Act, not less than $15,000,000,000 shall be until expended, to prevent, prepare for, and be proposed by him to the bill S. 178, to
for States, localities, territories, tribes, trib- respond to coronavirus, domestically or condemn gross human rights violations
al organizations, urban Indian health organi- internationally, which shall be for necessary of ethnic Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang,
zations, or health service providers to tribes expenses for testing, contact tracing, sur- and calling for an end to arbitrary de-
for necessary expenses for testing, contact veillance, containment, and mitigation to tention, torture, and harassment of
tracing, surveillance, containment, and miti- monitor and suppress COVID–19, including these communities inside and outside
gation, including support for workforce, epi- tests for both active infection and prior ex-
demiology, use by employers, elementary posure, including molecular, antigen, and se-
China; which was ordered to lie on the
and secondary schools, child care facilities, rological tests, the manufacturing, procure- table; as follows:
institutions of higher education, long-term ment and distribution of tests, testing equip- At the appropriate place, insert the fol-
care facilities, or in other settings, scale up ment and testing supplies, including per- lowing:
of testing by public health, academic, com- sonal protective equipment needed for ad- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
mercial, and hospital laboratories, and com- ministering tests, the development and vali- SERVICES
munity-based testing sites, health care fa- dation of rapid, molecular point-of-care NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
cilities, and other entities engaged in tests, and other tests, support for workforce, NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE
COVID–19 testing, and other related activi- epidemiology, to scale up academic, commer- For an additional amount for ‘‘National
ties related to COVID–19 testing, contact cial, public health, and hospital laboratories, Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’’,
tracing, surveillance, containment, and miti- to conduct surveillance and contact tracing, $290,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
gation: Provided further, That the amount support development of COVID–19 testing tember 30, 2024, to prevent, prepare for, and
identified in the preceding proviso shall be plans, and other related activities related to respond to coronavirus, domestically or
allocated to States, localities, and terri- COVID–19 testing: Provided, That of the internationally: Provided, That such amount
tories according to the formula that applied amount appropriated under this paragraph in is designated by the Congress as being for an
to the Public Health Emergency Prepared- this Act, not less than $15,000,000,000 shall be emergency requirement pursuant to section
ness cooperative agreement in fiscal year for States, localities, territories, tribes, trib- 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
2019: Provided further, That not less than al organizations, urban Indian health organi- Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
$500,000,000 shall be allocated in coordination zations, or health service providers to tribes
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND
with the Director of the Indian Health Serv- for necessary expenses for testing, contact
DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES
ice, to tribes, tribal organizations, urban In- tracing, surveillance, containment, and miti-
dian health organizations, or health service gation, including support for workforce, epi- For an additional amount for ‘‘National In-
providers to tribes: Provided further, That the demiology, use by employers, elementary stitute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney
Secretary of Health and Human Services (re- and secondary schools, child care facilities, Diseases’’, $200,000,000, to remain available
ferred to in this paragraph as the ‘‘Sec- institutions of higher education, long-term until September 30, 2024, to prevent, prepare
retary’’) may satisfy the funding thresholds care facilities, or in other settings, scale up for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically
outlined in the first and third provisos under of testing by public health, academic, com- or internationally: Provided, That such
this paragraph in this Act by making awards mercial, and hospital laboratories, and com- amount is designated by the Congress as
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through other grant or cooperative agree- munity-based testing sites, health care fa- being for an emergency requirement pursu-
ment mechanisms: Provided further, That the cilities, and other entities engaged in ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced
Governor or designee of each State, locality, COVID–19 testing, and other related activi- Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
territory, tribe, or tribal organization re- ties related to COVID–19 testing, contact of 1985.
ceiving funds pursuant to this title shall up- tracing, surveillance, containment, and miti- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND
date their plans, as applicable, for COVID–19 gation: Provided further, That the amount INFECTIOUS DISEASES
testing and contact tracing submitted to the identified in the preceding proviso shall be For an additional amount for ‘‘National In-
Secretary pursuant to the Paycheck Protec- allocated to States, localities, and terri- stitute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases’’,
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