Public Law 116-148. Emergency Aid for Returning Americans Affected by Coronavirus Act
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An Act To amend section 1113 of the Social Security Act to provide authority for fiscal year 2020 for increased payments for temporary assistance to United States citizens returned from foreign countries, and for other purposes.July 13, 2020[[S. 4091](/us/bill/116/s/4091)] * Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Emergency Aid for Returning Americans Affected by Coronavirus Act.[42 USC 1305 note](/us/usc/t42/s1305). ## SECTION 1 SHORT TITLE.[42 USC 1305 note](/us/usc/t42/s1305) This Act may be cited as the “Emergency Aid for Returning Americans Affected by Coronavirus Act”. ## SEC. 2 INCREASE IN AGGREGATE PAYMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020 ###
(a)In General Section 1113(d) of the Social Security Act ([42 U.S.C. 1313(d)](/us/usc/t42/s1313/d)) is amended by striking “fiscal years 2017 and 2018” and all that follows through the period and inserting “fiscal year 2020, the total amount of such assistance provided during such fiscal year shall not exceed $10,000,000.”. ###
(b)Emergency Designation ####
(1)In general The amounts provided by the amendment made by this section are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 ([2 U.S.C. 933(g)](/us/usc/t2/s933/g)). ####
(2)Designation in senate In the Senate, this section and the amendment made by this section are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018. ## SEC. 3 LIMIT ON DIRECT CONTACT WITH REPATRIATED INDIVIDUALS DURING COVID–19 EMERGENCY PERIOD Determination.[42 USC 1313 note](/us/usc/t42/s1313). During the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act ([42 U.S.C. 1320b–5(g)(1)(B)](/us/usc/t42/s1320b–5/g/1/B)), in providing temporary assistance under section 1113 of such Act ([42 U.S.C. 1313](/us/usc/t42/s1313)), no employee of the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services shall have direct, in-person contact with an individual specified in section 1113(a)(1) of such Act ([42 U.S.C. 1313(a)(1)](/us/usc/t42/s1313/a/1)), except in the case of a uniformed member of the Regular Corps or the Ready Reserve Corps of the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service (as described in section 203 of the Public Health Service Act ([42 U.S.C. 204](/us/usc/t42/s204))) in an active duty status who, as determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, has— 134 STAT. 662 ####
(1)received appropriate training on infection prevention and control; and ####
(2)access to appropriate personal protective equipment. Approved July 13, 2020.
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- Public Law 116–148To amend section 1113 of the Social Security Act to provide authority for fiscal year 2020 for increased payments for temporary assistance to United States citizens returned from foreign countries, and for other purposes
- Public Law 116–147To extend the authority for commitments for the paycheck protection program and separate amounts authorized for other loans under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act, and for other purposes
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- 42 USC 1320b–5(g)(1)(B)
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