[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 42 (Friday, March 5, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S1294]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1024. Mr. SULLIVAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 891 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for himself, Mr. Wyden, 
Mrs. Murray, Mr. Brown, Mr. Peters, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. 
Stabenow, Mr. Tester, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Carper, Mr. Leahy, 
and Mr. Sanders) to the bill H.R. 1319, to provide for reconciliation 
pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle G of title II, add the following:

     SEC. 2606. FUNDING FOR COVID-19 MITIGATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR 
                   CRUISE SHIPS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 2403, of the 
     amounts appropriated under that section, $1,000,000 shall be 
     made available to the Secretary to develop and provide 
     instructions for activities to detect, diagnose, trace, 
     monitor, and report on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 infections, 
     and related strategies to mitigate the spread of SARS-CoV-2, 
     aboard cruise ships.
       (b) Use of Funds.--From amounts made available under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary, through the Director of the 
     Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall issue all 
     technical instructions or orders for cruise ships covered by 
     the order entitled ``No Sail Order and Suspension of Further 
     Embarkation'' issued by the Director effective on March 14, 
     2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 16628), or any modification to or 
     extension of such order, to resume operating in waters of the 
     United States in compliance with the order entitled 
     ``Framework for Conditional Sailing and Initial Phase COVID-
     19 Testing Requirements for Protection of Crew'', issued by 
     the Director effective on October 30, 2020, under sections 
     361 and 365 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 264; 
     268).
       (c) Timeline.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the Centers for 
     Disease Control and Prevention shall publish the technical 
     instructions or orders issued under subsection (b). The 
     Director may update or modify such technical instructions or 
     orders as necessary based on specific public health or other 
     considerations.
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