S.Amdt. 1355

SA 1355. Mr. JOHNSON 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:

Strike section 2605 of the amendment and insert the
following:

SEC. 2605. TELEHEALTH ASSISTANCE FUND.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
$50,000,000, to remain available until expended, for
necessary expenses for the establishment of a Telehealth
Assistance Fund by the Secretary to carry out existing
telehealth initiatives of the Department of Health and Human
Services.
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