; or (2) terminate such relationship during such period; unless such lesser reimbursement or such termination is based on fraud, abuse, or other quality concerns with respect to such provider or such provider being placed on the exclusion list maintained by the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services. (b) Definitions For purposes of this section, an emergency area is a geographical area in which, and an emergency period is the period during which, there exists a public health emergency declared by the Secretary pursuant to section 319. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections for such subchapter is amended by adding at the end the following new items: Sec. 9815. Additional market reforms. Sec. 9816. Prohibition on reduction of rates and termination of contracts during public health emergencies. . (d) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to public health emergencies declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services on or after January 31, 2020, and items and services furnished, and terminations occurring, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.