3.0.0 188 2023-03-08T20:26:31Z 2023-03-08T20:26:31Z Senate S 2021-02-03 117 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-02-03T15:03:05Z Coronavirus Containment Corps Act 117 710 HR 2021-03-01 Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. Related bill CRS 2021-02-03 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2021-02-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. N S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2021-02-03 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2021-02-03 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2021-02-03 True Health Cardiovascular and respiratory health Community life and organization Congressional oversight Emergency medical services and trauma care Employee hiring Employment and training programs Federal-Indian relations Government studies and investigations Health care coverage and access Health information and medical records Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Health technology, devices, supplies Indian social and development programs Infectious and parasitic diseases Intergovernmental relations Medical tests and diagnostic methods Minority employment Minority health Performance measurement Racial and ethnic relations Right of privacy Rural conditions and development State and local government operations Unemployment Worker safety and health Health 00 2021-02-03 Introduced in Senate 2021-05-18T15:15:13Z Coronavirus Containment Corps Act

This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop, within 21 days, a nationwide contact tracing strategy for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) that addresses issues including workforce needs.

To implement that strategy, the bill establishes grant programs in the CDC and the Indian Health Service (IHS). It also expands programs in the Department of Labor.

The CDC must award grants to state and local health departments to, among other purposes, hire and train individuals for contact tracing positions and related roles. The IHS must award similar grants to tribes and tribal organizations. Additionally, Labor must award grants for states and other jurisdictions to support recruitment and employment of dislocated workers and other individuals in public health roles.

Grants and contracts that include contact tracing in their scope of work must comply with prevailing wage requirements that apply to federal service contracts. Employees who work under such grants or contracts must receive similar compensation to that prevailing in the locality where work is performed.

The CDC and Labor must report certain information on specified timelines, and the Government Accountability Office must evaluate the activities of grantees.

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