; (ii) are not described in subparagraph (B); and (iii) have been identified by the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, as— (I) (aa) involving the provision of care or treatment to individuals who had been diagnosed with COVID–19; or (bb) involving the operation of a facility which provides care or treatment to individuals who had been diagnosed with COVID–19; and (II) having a risk of exposure to COVID–19 which is comparable to a health care provider in a hospital who is treating individuals who have been diagnosed with COVID–19. (5) Qualified health care worker The term qualified health care worker means an individual who— (A) provided eligible services; and (B) subject to paragraph (2)(D) of subsection (c), has filed an application to receive a pandemic responder service award pursuant to such subsection which is approved by the Secretary. (6) Qualified purposes The term qualified purposes means any of the following with respect to the qualified health care worker, their spouse, or any of their dependents: (A) Payment to the holder of— (i) a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.); or (ii) a private education loan (as defined in section 140(a) of the Truth in Lending Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1650(a) )). (B) (i) Payment— (I) to an eligible institution for qualified higher education expenses (as defined in section 529(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986); (II) for the costs of a registered apprenticeship