[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3507 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3507

To require the Secretary of Defense to make testing for the coronavirus 
disease 19 available to all members of the Armed Forces deployed to an 
  area in which the United States Central Command has responsibility.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 17, 2020

  Ms. Baldwin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Secretary of Defense to make testing for the coronavirus 
disease 19 available to all members of the Armed Forces deployed to an 
  area in which the United States Central Command has responsibility.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TESTING FOR COVID-19 FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
              FORCES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than seven days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Director of the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall make testing for the 
coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) available to all members of the Armed 
Forces deployed to an area in which the United States Central Command 
has responsibility.
    (b) Report on Policies and Protocols.--Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to Congress a report setting forth any formal policies or 
protocols provided to members of the Armed Forces regarding how to be 
tested for the coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19).
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Defense such sums as may be necessary 
to carry out this section.
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