Public Law 116–148: 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.Public Law148Public Law 116–148134 Stat. 6612020-07-132020-07-13United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-01-02116publicPUBLIC LAW 116–148—JULY 13, 2020134 STAT. 661Public Law116–148116th CongressAn ActTo 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]
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.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
42 USC 1305 note.
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)) 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)).(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.
Determination.
42 USC 1313 note.
LIMIT ON DIRECT CONTACT WITH REPATRIATED INDIVIDUALS DURING COVID–19 EMERGENCY PERIOD. 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)), in providing temporary assistance under section 1113 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1313), 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)), 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)) 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.ApprovedJuly 13, 2020.LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 4091:CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 166 (2020):