Sec. 2. Grants to increase Federal public health reserve corps personnel
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Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall— award grants to State, local, and Tribal public health departments to train and equip public health and medical personnel to serve as Federal public health reserve corps personnel to assist with testing, contact tracing, and treatment of COVID–19; reactivate retired personnel of any such corps to assist with such testing, contact tracing, and treatment of COVID–19; and in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, award grants to local workforce development boards established under section 107 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3122 ) to develop transition plans (including career exposure, career planning, and career pathways) and transferable credits and certifications for Federal public health reserve corps personnel to pursue further service in a health-related career.
A State, local, or Tribal health department that receives a grant under this section may use funds received through the grant awarded under subsection (a)(1) to establish partnerships with medical training and public health programs, such as medical schools, nursing schools, respiratory therapy programs, and community-based organizations, to recruit individuals to serve as Federal public health reserve corps personnel. In establishing partnerships under subsection (b), a State, local, or Tribal health department that receives a grant under this section shall give priority to institutions eligible to receive funding under section 371 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1067q ).
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, a national training program (in digital and in-person formats) for individuals serving as Federal public health reserve corps personnel with respect to responding to COVID–19, including necessary surge capacity and activation on short notice in local communities, including hot spot areas with 100 or more COVID–19 hospital admissions. Any certification received for completion of any such training shall not supersede any training required under State law for public health personnel.
Not later than 1 year after the date on which the emergency period (as defined in section 1135(g)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320b–5(g)(1)(B) )) ends, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report on the state of the Federal public health reserve corps, including— the rate of participation by members of racial and ethnic minority groups in such corps; specific occupations of corps personnel; careers attained after service in the corps; and specific recommendations on the amount of funding necessary for successful deployment of Federal heath reserve corps personnel during public health emergencies.
In this section, the term Federal public health reserve corps includes— Federal public health and medical personnel under the authority of the Secretary, including the Ready Reserve Corps, the Regular Corps, the National Disaster Medical System, the Medical Reserve Corps, and the Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals; personnel of the Federal Emergency Management Agency appointed under section 306(c) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5149 ); personnel of the Pandemic Community Reserve Corps; and members of the National Guard.
In this section, the term State has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000,000 to remain available until expended.
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- 42 USC 1320b–5(g)(1)(B)
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Grants to increase Federal public health reserve corps personnel
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