1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Grants of Release And Compassion Effectively Act of 2020 or the Emergency GRACE Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Director The term Director means the Director of the Bureau of Prisons. (2) Public health emergency The term public health emergency — (A) means a public health emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d ); and (B) includes— (i) a public health emergency declared by the Governor of a State or territory in which a Bureau of Prisons facility is located; and (ii) the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020, in response to COVID–19. 3. Expedited compassionate release (a) Authority For purposes of a motion filed under section 3582(c)(1) of title 18, United States Code, during any period for which a public health emergency is in effect, the requirement to exhaust all administrative rights and the 30-day waiting period described in section 3582(c)(1) of title 18, United States Code, shall not apply. (b) Identifying compassionate release cases The Director shall— (1) identify defendants who are at a higher risk of death, as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, from the disease or illness for which the public health emergency was declared, including— (A) defendants over the age of 60; (B) defendants with a terminal illness, as defined in section 3582(d)(1) of title 18, United States Code; and (C) defendants with autoimmune disorders or serious medical conditions, including heart disease, diabetes, HIV, chronic or acute respiratory disease, or cancer