Sec. 3. Grants to establish Pandemic Community Reserve Corps

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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, in consultation with the Office of Minority Health and Health Equity of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall award grants to State, local, and Tribal public health departments to establish and operate a Pandemic Community Reserve Corps within the jurisdiction of such State, local, or Tribal public health department for the purposes of— increasing diversity in recruitment of reserve corps personnel; ensuring a locally-sourced public health workforce to supplement the existing State and Federal public health infrastructure; and assisting with testing, contact tracing, and treatment of COVID–19.

The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, as a condition on the receipt of a grant under this section, require that a State, local, or Tribal public health department that receives a grant under this section— requires that personnel of the Pandemic Community Reserve Corps complete training under the national program established under section 1(d); and in establishing and operating a Pandemic Community Reserve Corps, gives priority to dislocated workers, the underemployed, youth, veterans, and individuals with barriers to employment.

Not later than 1 year after the date on which the first grant is awarded under this section, and annually thereafter, each State, local, and Tribal public health department receiving such a grant shall submit to the Secretary of Health and Human Services a report on the state of the Pandemic Community Reserve Corps within the jurisdiction of such State, local, or Tribal public health department, 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 Pandemic Community Reserve Corps personnel during public health emergencies.

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 Pandemic Community Reserve Corps receiving funding pursuant to this section, including the information specified in each of subparagraphs

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(D)of paragraph (1). In this section: The term locally-sourced means, with respect to personnel of a Pandemic Community Reserve Corps established pursuant to subsection (a), individuals residing within the community or communities served by that Pandemic Community Reserve Corps that reflect the diversity of such community or communities. 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 $50,000,000,000 to remain available until expended.

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42 USC 1320b–5(g)(1)(B)

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Grants to establish Pandemic Community Reserve Corps

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