Congressional and Federal Agency Responses and Opportunities Regarding the COVID-19 Outbreak Lewis-Burke Associates LLC May 13, 2020 Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 3 Congressional and Federal Updates ............................................................................................................. 3 Update: Democrats Unveil Proposed $3 Trillion Response Package ........................................................ 3 Update: House, Senate Committees Hold Hearings on COVID-19 Response ........................................... 9 Federal Guidance Related to Research and Higher Education ................................................................... 10 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) ............................................................................................ 10 Update: Department of Education (ED) ................................................................................................. 12 National Institutes of HealtH (NIH) ......................................................................................................... 15 Department of HealtH and Human Services (HHS) ................................................................................. 16 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) .............................................................................. 16 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ..................................................................................................... 18 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ................................................................................ 18 Agency for HealtHcare ResearcH and Quality (AHRQ) ............................................................................ 19 HealtH Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) .......................................................................... 19 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) ............................................. 19 Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) ....................................................................... 19 Administration for CHildren and Families .............................................................................................. 19 Update: National Science Foundation (NSF) .......................................................................................... 20 Department of Energy (DOE) ................................................................................................................. 20 Update: Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ................................................................................ 21 Department of Defense (DOD) ............................................................................................................... 23 Department of Labor (DOL) .................................................................................................................... 27 Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) ..................................................................................................... 27 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) ....................................................................... 28 National Endowment for tHe Humanities (NEH) .................................................................................... 28 National Endowment for tHe Arts (NEA) ................................................................................................ 28 Update: Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) ..................................................................... 29 United States Agency for International Development (USAID) .............................................................. 29 Department of State (DOS) .................................................................................................................... 29 1 Department of Justice (DOJ) .................................................................................................................. 30 Small Business Administration (SBA) ...................................................................................................... 30 US Census Bureau .................................................................................................................................. 30 Update: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) .................................................................... 30 National Oceanic and AtmospHeric Administration (NOAA) .................................................................. 31 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) ............................................................................................................... 32 The White House .................................................................................................................................... 33 Research and Funding Opportunities ......................................................................................................... 33 National Institutes of HealtH (NIH) ......................................................................................................... 33 Agency for HealtHcare ResearcH and Quality (AHRQ) ............................................................................ 37 Update: HealtH Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) ............................................................ 38 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ................................................................................ 38 Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) .................................................................. 38 Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) ....................................................................... 38 National Science Foundation (NSF) ........................................................................................................ 39 Economic Development Administration (EDA) ...................................................................................... 40 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) ....................................................................... 40 Department of HealtH and Human Services (HHS)/Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) .................................................................................................................................. 40 Update: Department of Defense (DOD) ................................................................................................. 41 Department of Energy (DOE) ................................................................................................................. 46 United States Agency for International Development (USAID) .............................................................. 46 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) ................................................................................. 47 Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) .................................................................................. 48 United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) .................................................................................. 48 Notable Non-Federal COVID-19 Updates ............................................................................................... 49 International News ..................................................................................................................................... 50 UN-Water ............................................................................................................................................... 50 World Bank Group (WBG) ...................................................................................................................... 50 World HealtH Organization (WHO) ........................................................................................................ 50 2 Introduction Today’s edition of Lewis-Burke's COVID-19 update includes Congressional updates, as well as new and updated federal funding opportunities and guidance related to the outbreak for the following agencies and offices: Congressional and Federal Updates • Analysis of the House Democrats’ proposed newest relief package, the Heroes Act • Overviews of three COVID-19 Senate hearings Agency Updates • Department of Education -- ED’s Office of Civil Rights posted a Q&A document outlining an institution of higHer education’s obligations under Federal civil rights laws during tHe COVID-19 emergency • National Science Foundation (NSF) -- Announced Virtual Office Hours: Certain NSF Directorates and Divisions have held or are holding office hours for their research community • Department of Homeland Security (DHS) -- The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and tHe Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released an advisory to raise awareness of the threat to COVID-19-related research, particularly cybersecurity threats from the People’s Republic of CHina (PRC) • Department of Homeland Security (DHS) -- The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) provided updates to its COVID-19 FAQs • Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) -- A Small Business Administration (SBA) webinar was Held on May 12 to discuss PaycHeck Protection Program (PPP) issues most relevant to museums and libraries • United States