SENATE BILL: More Funding to Combat Covid-19 Act (Passed)

[Sestak]

MORE FUNDING TO COMBAT COVID-19 ACT

To increase funding to protect Atlasia from coronavirus

Be it enacted by the Congress of the Republic of Atlasia assembled

SECTION I: TITLE.
This law shall be referred to as the More Funding to Combat COVID-19 Act.

SECTION II: DEFINITIONS.

(a) Coronavirus disease 2019 is an infectious disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). This disease shall by refered to by its acronym "COVID-19" for the purposes of this bill.

SECTION III: APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) Section 6 of the Coronavirus Containment and Emergency Response Act shall be amended as follows:

Section 6. Unemployment Benefits

(a.) An additional $1,000,000,000 $75,000,000,000 shall be appropriated to the Atlasian Department of Labor's Unemployment Insurance program for workers who are temporarily discharged from their jobs because of the coronavirus outbreak.

(b) Section 7 of the Coronavirus Containment and Emergency Response Act shall be amended as follows:

Section 7. Food Aid

(a.) An additional $1,300,000,000 $3,000,000,000 shall be appropriated in emergency food aid for low-income pregnant women and children, senior citizens, and Atlasian Department of Agriculture food banks.  Regions and states may provide SNAP benefits to make up for lost school lunch benefits to children in low-income households if they are kept home from school because of the coronavirus outbreak.

(b) Section 8 of the Coronavirus Containment and Emergency Response Act shall be amended as follows:

Section 8. Miscellaneous Appropriations

(1.) $61,000,000 $150,000,000 shall be available until expended, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally, including the development of necessary medical countermeasures and vaccines, advanced manufacturing for medical products, the monitoring of medical product supply chains.

(2.) $20,000,000 shall be available until expended, that such amounts may be transferred to the Small Business Administration for the cost of direct loans in any fiscal year may be used to make economic injury disaster loans.

(3a.) $2,200,000,000 $4,000,000,000 shall be available, to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, until September 30, 2022, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally.

(3b.) No less than $950,000,000 of the amount provided shall be for grants to or cooperative agreements with Regions, States, localities, territories, tribes, tribal organizations, urban Indian health organizations, or health service providers to tribes, to carry out surveillance, epidemiology, laboratory capacity, infection control, mitigation, communications, and other preparedness and response activities.

(3c.) No less than $300,000,000 shall be for global disease detection and emergency response.

(3d.) Funds appropriated under this Act may be used for grants for the construction, alteration, or renovation of non-Federally owned facilities to improve preparedness and response capability at the Regional, State, and local level.

(3e.) Funds appropriated under this act may be used for purchase and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries.

(4a.) $836,000,000 $1,200,000,000 shall be available for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases until September 30, 2024, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally.

(4b.) $10,000,000 $100,000,000 shall be transferred to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences for worker-based training to prevent and reduce exposure of hospital employees, emergency first responders, and other workers who are at risk of exposure to coronavirus through their work duties.

(5a.) $3,100,000,000 $5,000,000,000 shall be available to the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund until September 30, 2024, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally, including the development of necessary countermeasures and vaccines, prioritizing platform-based technologies with Atlasia-based manufacturing capabilities, and the purchase of vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics, necessary medical supplies, medical surge capacity, and related administrative activities.

(5b.) Of the amount provided under this heading in this Act, $100,000,000 shall be transferred to “Health Resources and Services Administration—Primary Health Care” for grants under the Health Centers Program to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.

(5c.) For the “Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund”, $300,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2024, for products purchased as described in the first paragraph under this heading, including the purchase of vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics.

(6.) For “Diplomatic Programs”, $264,000,000, shall be available until September 30, 2022, for necessary expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, including for maintaining consular operations, reimbursement of evacuation expenses, and emergency preparedness.

(7.) For “Global Health Programs”, $435,000,000, shall be available until September 30, 2022, for necessary expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.

(8.) For “International Disaster Assistance”, $300,000,000, shall be available until expended, for necessary expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.

(9.) For the “Economic Support Fund”, $250,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2022, for necessary expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, including to address related economic, security, and stabilization requirements.

SECTION IV: IMPLEMENTATION.

(a) This act shall take effect immediately upon passage.

House of Representatives
Passed the House of Representatives 6-0-0-3

Designation: SB 25-07
Sponsor: Jimmy7812

[Sestak]

So apparently this never reached the Senate?

[Esteemed Jimmy]

I'll sponsor.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I'll sponsor.

Senators have 24 hours to object.

[thumb21]

I introduced this bill back in April so its a little outdated. Might be worth looking over this and seeing if any of the funding needs to be increased even more.

[YE]

Is there a reason to wait on this?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Is there a reason to wait on this?

Thumbs suggestion about updating the numbers.

[Sestak]

Without objection, the Senator Jimmy is recognized as sponsor.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

Let's get this passed as soon as possible.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Where do these numbers in relation to what is already been done here and what has been done in total IRL up to this point?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Where do these numbers in relation to what is already been done here and what has been done in total IRL up to this point?

I post these questions to try and frame subsequent debate. Like a jolt to get it started. 

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Where do these numbers in relation to what is already been done here and what has been done in total IRL up to this point?

I post these questions to try and frame subsequent debate. Like a jolt to get it started. 

This is disappointing. Respond to me?

[Esteemed Jimmy]

Not sure about what funding levels were used IRL.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Its been two weeks now, I say we just move this one as it is.

I motion for a final vote, Senators have 24 hours to object.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

No objection.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Going to go ahead and open this then.


A final vote is now open on this legislation, Senators please vote Aye, Nay or Abstain.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

Aye

[Former President tack50]

Aye

[Devout Centrist]

Aye

[At-Large Senator LouisvilleThunder]

Aye

[Sestak]

This has the votes to pass. Senators have 24 hours to vote or change their vote.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Aye

[YE]

Aye.

[Sestak]

All members having voted, the vote is closed.

NC Yankee	Yea
L. Thunder	Yea
Tack	Yea
Jimmy	Yea
YE	Yea
D. Centrist	Yea

The bill is passed.