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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. 3498
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to reimburse States
for the cost of operating drive-through sites for COVID-19 testing.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MARCH 12, 2020
Mr. SCOTT of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services
to reimburse States for the cost of operating drive-
through sites for COVID-19 testing.
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 ‘‘Coronavirus Mobile
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Collection Site Act’’.
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SEC. 2. MOBILE TESTING SITES.
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The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
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reimburse any State that operates a drive-through site at
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which individuals can receive testing for COVID-19 infec-
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tion during the public health emergency declared by such
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Secretary on January 31, 2020, under section 319 of the
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Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d), provided that
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such State (or political subdivision of the State) does not
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charge individuals for such testing. Such reimbursement
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shall be in an amount equal to the cost to the State of
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operating the site during such period.
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