[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 41 (Thursday, March 4, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S1197]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 924. Mr. TOOMEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 891 proposed by Mr. Schumer to provide for reconciliation 
pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       In section 2301, add at the end the following:
       ``(d) Expertise Requirement.--Any amount awarded to a 
     State, local, Tribal, or territorial public health department 
     pursuant to subsection (b)(2) shall be conditioned on such 
     public health department agreeing to make such award funds 
     available--
       ``(1) only to entities with which the public health 
     department has an established relationship, and based on 
     demonstrated expertise of such entities in vaccine 
     distribution and administration; and
       ``(2) with special consideration given to such entities 
     serving medically underserved areas.''.
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