Rapid Testing for Communities Act of 2020

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 7026 To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for acquiring equipment and supplies capable of performing same-day clinical labora- tory diagnostic testing in a point-of-care setting, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 27, 2020 Ms. DEGETTE (for herself and Mr. BUCSHON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for acquiring equipment and supplies capable of per- forming same-day clinical laboratory diagnostic testing in a point-of-care setting, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Rapid Testing for 4 Communities Act of 2020’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:57 Jun 17, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7026.IH H7026 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 7026 IH SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR SAME-DAY POINT-OF-CARE CLINICAL 1 LABORATORY DIAGNOSTIC TESTING IN COM- 2 MUNITIES. 3 Section 2821 of the Public Health Service Act (42 4 U.S.C. 300hh–31) is amended— 5 (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub- 6 section (c); 7 (2) in subsection (c), as so redesignated— 8 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), 9 and (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), re- 10 spectively, and moving the margin of each such 11 redesignated subparagraph 2 ems to the right; 12 and 13 (B) by striking ‘‘There are authorized to 14 be appropriated to carry out this section’’ and 15 inserting the following: 16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 17 appropriated to carry out subsection (a)’’; 18 (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol- 19 lowing new subsection: 20 ‘‘(b) GRANTS FOR SAME-DAY POINT-OF-CARE CLIN- 21 ICAL LABORATORY DIAGNOSTIC TESTING IN COMMU- 22 NITIES.— 23 ‘‘(1) GRANTS.—The Secretary, acting through 24 the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 25 Prevention, shall award grants to eligible entities to 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:02 Jun 19, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7026.IH H7026 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 7026 IH assist such entities in acquiring legally-marketed 1 equipment and supplies capable of performing same- 2 day clinical laboratory diagnostic testing in a point- 3 of-care setting. 4 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant 5 under paragraph (1), an entity shall— 6 ‘‘(A) be— 7 ‘‘(i) a hospital; 8 ‘‘(ii) a primary care facility; 9 ‘‘(iii) a clinic; 10 ‘‘(iv) a physician; or 11 ‘‘(v) another type of health care pro- 12 vider as the Secretary may define; and 13 ‘‘(B) submit to the Secretary an applica- 14 tion at such time, in such manner, and con- 15 taining such information as the Secretary may 16 reasonably require. 17 ‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts received 18 through a grant under this subsection shall be used 19 to purchase legally-marketed rapid diagnostic equip- 20 ment and such materials as are necessary to admin- 21 ister, store, and process same-day clinical laboratory 22 diagnostic testing in a point-of-care setting, includ- 23 ing diagnostic and serological tests. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:02 Jun 19, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7026.IH H7026 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 7026 IH ‘‘(4) AMOUNT OF GRANT.—The amount of a 1 grant under paragraph (1) may not exceed $20,000. 2 ‘‘(5) PRIORITY IN MAKING AWARDS.—In award- 3 ing grants under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 4 give priority to eligible entities providing services 5 to— 6 ‘‘(A) medically underserved populations (as 7 defined in section 330(b)(3)) in rural areas; and 8 ‘‘(B) all other areas.’’; and 9 (4) by adding at the end of subsection (c), as 10 redesignated, the following new paragraph: 11 ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of 13 carrying out subsection (b), there is authorized 14 to be appropriated $500,000,000 for fiscal year 15 2020, to remain available until expended. 16 ‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of the 17 amount made available to carry out subsection 18 (b) for any fiscal year, the Secretary may not 19 use more than 5 percent of such amount for the 20 expenses of administering this section.’’. 21 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:57 Jun 17, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H7026.IH H7026 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS