[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4794 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4794

     Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the COVID-19 
  Telehealth Program of the Federal Communications Commission for the 
                 fiscal year ending September 30, 2020.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 1, 2020

 Ms. Smith (for herself and Mr. Rounds) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations

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                                 A BILL


 
     Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the COVID-19 
  Telehealth Program of the Federal Communications Commission for the 
                 fiscal year ending September 30, 2020.

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

SECTION 1. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FOR COVID-19 TELEHEALTH PROGRAM.

    (a) Appropriation.--There is appropriated, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2020, for an additional amount for ``Federal 
Communications Commission--Salaries and Expenses'', $200,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, to carry out the COVID-19 Telehealth 
Program established in the Report and Order in the matter of COVID-19 
Telehealth Program that was adopted by the Federal Communications 
Commission on March 31, 2020 (FCC 20-44).
    (b) Emergency Designation.--
            (1) Designation.--The amount made available under 
        subsection (a) is designated by Congress as being for an 
        emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
        the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
        (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)).
            (2) Limitation on availability.--The amount described in 
        paragraph (1) shall be available only if the President 
        subsequently designates the amount as being for an emergency 
        requirement and transmits the designation to Congress.
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