; (2) Federal and State agencies and licensing boards should cooperate to facilitate the timely movement of properly licensed volunteer health care professionals to areas affected by a disaster; and (3) the appropriate licensing entities should verify the licenses of volunteer health care professionals serving disaster victims as soon as is reasonably practical following a disaster. D Medical Sheltering 1031. Reducing the spread of COVID–19 through payments to States to lease hotels to temporarily house eligible individuals (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services may make payments to States to lease hotels to temporarily house, on a voluntary basis, eligible individuals. (b) Formula The Secretary shall allocate the amount appropriated to carry out this section pursuant to a formula developed by the Secretary that— (1) distributes the amount among the States that— (A) submit applications in accordance with subsection (c); and (B) are determined by the Secretary to need such payments; and (2) takes into consideration— (A) the number of active cases of individuals infected with COVID–19 in the applying State relative to the overall population of the State; and (B) the average income of individuals in the applying State relative to the average income of individuals in the United States. (c) Applications (1) In general To seek a payment under this section, a State shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information and assurances as the Secretary may require. (2) Process The Secretary shall— (A) not later than 15 days after the date of enactment of this Act, publish the process for States to apply for payments under this section; and (B) not later than 15 days after the submission of an application in accordance with such process, approve or disapprove the application. (3) Contents The Secretary shall require the application of a State under this section to include— (A) a plan for leasing hotels as described in subsection (a)