S.Amdt. 1024

SA 1024. Mr. SULLIVAN 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:

At the end of subtitle G of title II, add the following:

SEC. 2606. FUNDING FOR COVID-19 MITIGATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR
CRUISE SHIPS.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 2403, of the
amounts appropriated under that section, $1,000,000 shall be
made available to the Secretary to develop and provide
instructions for activities to detect, diagnose, trace,
monitor, and report on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 infections,
and related strategies to mitigate the spread of SARS-CoV-2,
aboard cruise ships.
(b) Use of Funds.--From amounts made available under
subsection (a), the Secretary, through the Director of the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall issue all
technical instructions or orders for cruise ships covered by
the order entitled ``No Sail Order and Suspension of Further
Embarkation'' issued by the Director effective on March 14,
2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 16628), or any modification to or
extension of such order, to resume operating in waters of the
United States in compliance with the order entitled
``Framework for Conditional Sailing and Initial Phase COVID-
19 Testing Requirements for Protection of Crew'', issued by
the Director effective on October 30, 2020, under sections
361 and 365 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 264;
268).
(c) Timeline.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention shall publish the technical
instructions or orders issued under subsection (b). The
Director may update or modify such technical instructions or
orders as necessary based on specific public health or other
considerations.
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