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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 6437 (Introduced in House) — To ensure that all communities have access to urgently needed COVID–19 testing, treatment, public health information,... · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. Definitions

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In this Act: The term coronavirus public health emergency means— an emergency involving Federal primary responsibility determined to exist by the President under section 501(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5191(b) ) with respect to COVID–19 or any other coronavirus with pandemic potential; an emergency declared by a Federal official with respect to coronavirus (as defined in section 506 of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 ( Public Law 116–123 )); a national emergency declared by the President under the National Emergencies Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) with respect to COVID–19 or any other coronavirus with pandemic potential; and a public health emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247(d) ) with respect to COVID–19 or any other coronavirus with pandemic potential.
The term coronavirus response law means— the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 ( Public Law 116–123 ); the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ( Public Law 116–127 ); the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ( Public Law 116–136 ); and any subsequent law enacted as a response to a coronavirus public health emergency. The term COVID–19 means the Coronavirus Disease 2019. The term enforcement action means an apprehension, an arrest, a search, an interview, a request for identification, or surveillance for the purposes of immigration enforcement.
The term sensitive location means all physical space located within 1,000 feet of— a medical treatment or health care facility, including a hospital, an office of a health care practitioner, an accredited health clinic, an alcohol or drug treatment center, an emergent or urgent care facility, and a community health center; a location at which emergency service providers distribute food or provide shelter; an organization that provides— disaster or emergency social services and assistance; services for individuals experiencing homelessness, including food banks and shelters; or assistance for children, pregnant women, victims of crime or abuse, or individuals with significant mental or physical disabilities; a public assistance office, including any Federal, State, or municipal location at which individuals may apply for or receive unemployment compensation or report violations of labor and employment laws; a Federal, State, or local courthouse, including the office of the legal counsel or representative of an individual; a domestic violence shelter, rape crisis center, supervised visitation center, family justice center, or victim services provider; an office of the Social Security Administration; a childcare facility or a school, including a preschool, primary school, secondary school, post-secondary school up to and including a college or university, and any other institution of learning such as a vocational or trade school; a church, synagogue, mosque or any other institution of worship, such as a building rented for the purpose of a religious service; the site of a funeral, wedding, or any other public religious ceremony; in the case of a jurisdiction in which a shelter-in-place order is in effect during a coronavirus public health emergency, any business location considered to provide an essential service, such as a pharmacy or a grocery store; and any other location specified by the Secretary of Homeland Security.
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