Congressional Record, Senate, August 4, 2020, Page S4803
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A page of the Congressional Record, Senate, dated August 4, 2020, at page S4803, made up of amendment text. General provisions in one title require the Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education to give a detailed spend plan to the Committees on Appropriations within 30 days and update it every 60 days, along with a listing of each contract obligation that exceeds $5,000,000. Another amendment, SA 2528 by Mr. Toomey and Mrs. Capito to the bill S. 178, would have the Secretary partner with State institutions of higher education and public health departments on seroprevalence studies in States with a COVID-19 prevalence greater than 1,000 per 100,000 people.
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August 4, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4803
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act demn gross human rights violations of validate, manufacture, purchase, administer,
of 1985. ethnic Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, and and expand capacity for COVID–19 tests to
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE calling for an end to arbitrary deten- effectively monitor and suppress COVID–19.
SEC. ll41. Not later than 30 days after the tion, torture, and harassment of these
date of enactment of this Act, the Secre-
SA 2528. Mr. TOOMEY (for himself
communities inside and outside China; and Mrs. CAPITO) submitted an amend-
taries of Labor, Health and Human Services,
which was ordered to lie on the table; ment intended to be proposed by him
and Education shall provide a detailed spend
plan of anticipated uses of funds made avail- as follows: to the bill S. 178, to condemn gross
able in this title, including estimated per- At the appropriate place, insert the fol- human rights violations of ethnic
sonnel and administrative costs, to the Com- lowing: Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, and call-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of SEC. ll. PARTNERSHIPS WITH STATE ACA- ing for an end to arbitrary detention,
Representatives and the Senate: Provided, DEMIC CENTERS AND PUBLIC
HEALTH DEPARTMENTS. torture, and harassment of these com-
That such plans shall be updated and sub- munities inside and outside China;
mitted to such Committees every 60 days (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health
until September 30, 2024: Provided further, and Human Services (referred to in this sec- which was ordered to lie on the table;
That the spend plans shall be accompanied tion as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall partner with as follows:
by a listing of each contract obligation in- State-based institutions of higher education At the appropriate place, insert the fol-
curred that exceeds $5,000,000 which has not (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher lowing:
previously been reported, including the Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))) and SEC. ll. ENSURING PROCESSING OF APPROVED
amount of each such obligation. public health departments to perform state- AND PENDING APPLICATIONS
SEC. ll42. (a) The remaining unobligated wide, regional seroprevalence studies in UNDER MEDICARE HOSPITAL AC-
States with a prevalence of COVID–19 that is CELERATED AND ADVANCE PAY-
balances of funds as of September 30, 2020, MENTS PROGRAMS.
from amounts provided under the heading greater than 1,000 per 100,000 people. Any
such study shall involve, at minimum, the (a) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘Corporation for National and Community (1) PART A.—Section 1815(f) of the Social
Service—Operating Expenses’’ in title IV of number of State residents required to
achieve statistical significance to estimate Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395g(f)) is amended—
division A of the Further Consolidated Ap- (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4)
propriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94), seroprevalence across the State.
(b) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall allocate as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and
are hereby permanently rescinded, and an (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
amount of additional new budget authority funds to carry out this section from any un-
obligated amounts of the additional amount lowing new paragraph:
equivalent to the amount rescinded is hereby ‘‘(3) In the case of any request for an accel-
appropriated on September 30, 2020, to re- of $25,000,000,000 appropriated to the Public
erated payment under the program under
main available until September 30, 2021, and Health and Social Services Emergency Fund,
subsection (e)(3) pursuant to paragraph (2)
shall be available for the same purposes, in under the heading ‘‘Public Health and Social
that was submitted prior to April 26, 2020,
addition to other funds as may be available Services Emergency Fund’’ under the head-
and for which such payment has not been
for such purposes, and under the same au- ing ‘‘Office of the Secretary’’ under the head-
issued as of the date of enactment of this
thorities for which the funds were originally ing ‘‘Department of Health and Human Serv-
paragraph, the Secretary shall—
provided in Public Law 116–94: Provided, That ices’’ under title I of division B of the Pay-
‘‘(A) in the case of any such request that
any amounts appropriated by the preceding check Protection Program and Health Care
was approved, not later than 15 days after
proviso shall not be subject to the allotment Enhancement Act (Public Law 116–139) for
such date of enactment, provide for the
requirements otherwise applicable under sec- necessary expenses to research, develop,
issuance of such payment to such hospital;
tions 129(a), (b), (d), and (e) of the National validate, manufacture, purchase, administer,
and
and Community Service Act of 1993: Provided and expand capacity for COVID–19 tests to
‘‘(B) in the case of any such request for
further, That such amount is designated by effectively monitor and suppress COVID–19.
which no determination has been made re-
the Congress as being for an emergency re- garding eligibility of a hospital for such pay-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) SA 2527. Mr. TOOMEY submitted an ment as of the date of enactment of this
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def- amendment intended to be proposed by paragraph, not later than 15 days after such
icit Control Act of 1985. him to the bill S. 178, to condemn gross date of enactment, review the request and, if
(b)(1) Subsection (b) of section 3514 of title human rights violations of ethnic the hospital is eligible for such payment,
III of division A of the CARES Act (Public Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, and call- issue such payment to such hospital.’’.
Law 116–136) is hereby repealed, and shall be (2) PART B.—In the case of any request for
ing for an end to arbitrary detention,
applied hereafter as if such subsection had an advance payment under the advance pay-
never been enacted. torture, and harassment of these com-
munities inside and outside China; ments program described in section 421.214 of
(2)(A) IN GENERAL.—The amounts provided
title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or a
under this subsection are designated as an which was ordered to lie on the table; successor regulation) that was submitted
emergency requirement pursuant to section as follows: prior to April 26, 2020, and for which such
4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of At the appropriate place, insert the fol- payment has not been issued as of the date of
2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)). lowing: enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary
(B) DESIGNATION IN SENATE.—In the Senate, ll.
SEC. PARTNERSHIPS WITH STATE ACA- of Health and Human Services shall—
this subsection is designated as an emer- DEMIC CENTERS AND PUBLIC (A) in the case of any such request that
gency requirement pursuant to section HEALTH DEPARTMENTS. was approved, not later than 15 days after
4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health such date of enactment, provide for the
concurrent resolution on the budget for fis- and Human Services (referred to in this sec- issuance of such payment to such supplier;
cal year 2018. tion as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall partner with and
(C) CLASSIFICATION OF BUDGETARY EF- State-based institutions of higher education (B) in the case of any such request for
FECTS.—Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budg- (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher which no determination has been made re-
et Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))) and garding eligibility of a supplier for such pay-
joint explanatory statement of the com- public health departments to perform state- ment as of the date of enactment of this
mittee of conference accompanying Con- wide, regional seroprevalence studies in paragraph, not later than 15 days after such
ference Report 105–217 and section 250(c)(7) States with a prevalence of COVID–19 that is date of enactment, review the request and, if
and (c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emer- greater than 1,000 per 100,000 people. Any the supplier is eligible for such payment,
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the budg- such study shall involve, at minimum, the issue such payment to such supplier.
etary effects of this subsection— number of State residents required to (3) ADDITIONAL TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT
(i) shall not be estimated for purposes of achieve statistical significance to estimate CONTRIBUTION.—Section 1844 of the Social Se-
section 251 of such Act; seroprevalence across the State. curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w) is amended by
(ii) shall not be estimated for purposes of (b) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall allocate adding at the end the following:
paragraph (4)(C) of section 3 of the Statutory funds to carry out this section from any un- ‘‘(e)(1) There shall be transferred from the
Pay As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included obligated amounts of the additional amount General Fund of the Treasury to the Trust
in an appropriation Act; and of $25,000,000,000 appropriated to the Public Fund an amount, as estimated by the Chief
(iii) shall be treated as if they were con- Health and Social Services Emergency Fund, Actuary of the Centers for Medicare & Med-
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tained in a PAYGO Act, as defined by section under the heading ‘‘Public Health and Social icaid Services, equal to amounts paid under
3(7) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of Services Emergency Fund’’ under the head- the advance payment program under section
2010 (2 U.S.C. 932(7)). ing ‘‘Office of the Secretary’’ under the head- 421.214 of title 42, Code of Federal Regula-
ing ‘‘Department of Health and Human Serv- tions (or any successor regulation) pursuant
SA 2526. Mr. TOOMEY submitted an ices’’ under title I of division B of the Pay- to section ll(a)(2) of the ll Act of 2020.
amendment intended to be proposed to check Protection Program and Health Care ‘‘(2) There shall be transferred from the
amendment SA 2499 proposed by Mr. Enhancement Act (Public Law 116–139) for Trust Fund to the General Fund of the
MCCONNELL to the bill S. 178, to con- necessary expenses to research, develop, Treasury amounts equivalent to the sum of—
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