infected and killed individuals in every State and territory, causing more than 1,000,000 cases and 65,000 deaths so far. (9) In response, States, tribal governments, and cities across the country have closed down businesses, schools, and public events, leading to a dramatic drop in economic activity and a sharp projected decline in the United States economy. (10) More than 30,000,000 applications for unemployment benefits have been filed in recent weeks, with weekly filings repeatedly exceeding historic record levels. (11) More than 1 in every 10 adults in the United States has applied for unemployment insurance since the crisis began. (12) Public health leaders agree that to safely reopen the Nation and revive its economy, a massive effort to test millions of individuals in the United States and to trace contacts of those who are or may be infected is needed. (13) To recover, the Nation also needs meaningful employment opportunities, as well as a significant expansion of the human capital working to address community needs around public health, behavioral health, hunger, education, and conservation. (14) As the Nation works to respond to and recover from the current twin challenges of a public health pandemic and an economic crisis, national service presents a unique opportunity for flexible, locally driven responses to meet State and local public health, employment, and recovery needs. 3. Purposes The purposes of this Act are— (1) to provide for 750,000 participants, over 3 years, in national service programs, such as the Public Land Corps (also known as the 21st Century Conservation Service Corps) programs and other AmeriCorps programs, that will provide services in response to the pandemic and economic crisis, including to help satisfy the projected need for as many as 300,000 additional public health workers