Sec. 3. Public health emergency information technology grant program
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There is established in the Department a program to be known as the Public Health Emergency Information Technology Grant Program (in this section referred to as the Public Health Emergency IT Grant Program ), under which the Secretary may award grants to States for emergency information technology expenses during the public health emergency. Each State may apply for a grant under the Public Health Emergency IT Grant Program, and shall submit such information in support of such a grant as the Secretary may require.
Grants to Tribal governments under the Public Health Emergency IT Grant Program may not exceed $25,000,000 in the aggregate. The Secretary may not expend more than $10,000,000 for administration of the Public Health Emergency IT Grant Program. To be eligible for a grant under the Public Health Emergency IT Grant Program, a State shall agree to designate the Chief Information Officer, or an equivalent official, of the State as the primary official for the management and allocation of funds awarded under the Public Health Emergency IT Grant Program.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, shall select commonly accepted security standards and certifications with respect to covered information technology. To be eligible for a grant under the Public Health Emergency IT Grant Program, a State shall agree to procure only covered information technology that meets or exceeds the standards and certifications selected pursuant to paragraph
(1)with funds made available under such Program. A State may not receive more than one grant under the Public Health Emergency IT Grant Program. The Secretary may award grants to States under the Public Health Emergency IT Grant Program on the basis of the population of such State, except no grant awarded under such Program may be less than $5,000,000. Each State that receives a grant under the Public Health Emergency IT Grant Program shall reserve not less than 40 percent of amounts received for the purpose of making subgrants to local governments within such State— for emergency information technology expenses; or to purchase licenses for covered information technology on behalf of such local governments. Amounts received by States under the Public Health Emergency IT Grant Program that are not expended by the date that is two years after the date of the receipt of such funds shall be returned to the Treasury of the United States. Not later than 180 days after receiving a grant under the Public Health Emergency IT Grant Program, a recipient of such grant shall submit to the Secretary a report that— describes how grant funds were obligated or expended, including the use of funds made available as subgrants; and demonstrates compliance by such recipient and subgrantee with the requirements of such Program. Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter until all funds under the Public Health Emergency IT Grant Program are expended or returned to the Treasury of the United States, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that— describes how grant funds were obligated or expended, including the use of funds made available as subgrants; and demonstrates compliance by each recipient and subgrantee with the requirements of such Program. There is authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000,000 for grants under the Public Health Emergency IT Grant Program. Amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to this subsection are authorized to remain available until September 30, 2022.