[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 42 (Friday, March 5, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S1362]
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SA 1302. Mr. BURR 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:
Strike section 2501 of the amendment and insert the
following:
SEC. 2501. FUNDING FOR PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE.
(a) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Health
and Human Services for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $7,660,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2031, for grants or
contracts pursuant to sections 317F, 317G, 765, 766, 767, and
768 of the Public Health Service Act, and for sections 487A
and 487B of the Public Health Service Act, related to
emerging scientific needs under section 487A(b)(B) and
section 487B(b)(B).
(b) Transfer of Funds.--Not later than 90 days after the
termination of the public health emergency for COVID-19
declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services on
January 31, 2020, any funds remaining unobligated under this
section shall transfer to the Fund established under section
319(b) of the Public Health Service Act.
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