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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 6206
To provide that the President may provide additional Federal assistance
for an emergency related to a public health emergency, including a
pandemic or virus threat, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 11, 2020
Mr. DELGADO (for himself, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, and Ms. TITUS) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To provide that the President may provide additional Federal
assistance for an emergency related to a public health
emergency, including a pandemic or virus threat, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pandemic Response
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and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2020’’ or the ‘‘PREP
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Act of 2020’’.
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SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.
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In any emergency declared by the President under
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section 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
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Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5191) related to a
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public health emergency, including a pandemic or virus
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threat, that occurs between the date of enactment of this
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Act and September 30, 2021, in addition to the assistance
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authorized by section 502 of such Act, the President may
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provide assistance under—
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(1) section 410 of such Act for unemployment
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and lost wages; and
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(2) sections 412, 415, 416, and 426 of such
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Act.
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