1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Minority Community Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2020 . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Title I—Rapid Response Grant Program Sec. 101. Rapid response grant program. Title II—Equality in Medicare and Medicaid Treatment Sec. 201. Improving access to care for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. I Rapid Response Grant Program 101. Rapid response grant program Title XXVIII of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300hh et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new subtitle: D Rapid Response 2831. Rapid response grant program (a) Establishment of program The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall award grants to eligible entities described in subsection (b) for COVID–19 preparedness and response efforts. (b) Eligible Entities To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an entity shall be a qualified government entity seeking a grant for a qualified community within its jurisdiction that— (1) is, or contains, a medically underserved community; and (2) has a percentage of COVID–19 cases, hospitalizations, or deaths for any racial and ethnic minority group that is greater than the percentage of such cases in the State or county in which the community is located. (c) Application To be eligible for a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such form, and containing such information as the Secretary determines appropriate, including— (1) documentation that the entity is an eligible entity; (2) a plan for carrying out the activities described in subsection (f) with amounts received under this section; (3) an oversight plan for tracking and security of resources and supplies