# Public Law 117-2

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An Act To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5.
One Hundred Seventeenth Congress of the United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION Begun and held at the City of Washington on Sunday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-one
AN ACT
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5.
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

### SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “American Rescue Plan Act of 2021”.

### SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
       TITLE I — COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY
          Subtitle A — Agriculture
          Subtitle B — Nutrition
       TITLE II — COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS
          Subtitle A—Education Matters
             Part 1 — Department of Education
             Part 2 — Miscellaneous
          Subtitle B — Labor Matters
          Subtitle C — Human Services And Community Supports
          Subtitle D — Public Health
          Subtitle E — Testing
          Subtitle F — Public Health Workforce
          Subtitle G — Public Health Investments
          Subtitle H — Mental Health And Substance Use Disorder
          Subtitle I — Exchange Grant Program
          Subtitle J — Continued Assistance To Rail Workers
          Subtitle K — Ratepayer Protection
          Subtitle L — Assistance For Older Americans, Grandfamilies, And Kinship Families
       TITLE III — COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS
          Subtitle A — Defense Production Act Of 1950
          Subtitle B — Housing Provisions
          Subtitle C — Small Business (SSBCI)
          Subtitle D — Public Transportation
       TITLE IV — COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
       TITLE V — COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
       TITLE VI — COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS
       TITLE VII — COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION
          Subtitle A — Transportation And Infrastructure
          Subtitle B — Aviation Manufacturing Jobs Protection
          Subtitle C — Airlines
          Subtitle D — Consumer Protection And Commerce Oversight
          Subtitle E — Science And Technology
          Subtitle F — Corporation For Public Broadcasting
       TITLE IX — COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
          Subtitle A — Crisis Support For Unemployed Workers
             Part 1 — Extension of Cares Act Unemployment Provisions
             Part 2 — Extension of FFCRA Unemployment Provisions
             Part 3 — Department of Labor Funding for Timely, Accurate, and Equitable Payment
             Part 4 — Other Provisions
          Subtitle B — Emergency Assistance To Families Through Home Visiting Programs
          Subtitle C — Emergency Assistance To Children And Families
          Subtitle D — Elder Justice And Support Guarantee
          Subtitle E — Support To Skilled Nursing Facilities In Response To COVID–19
          Subtitle F — Preserving Health Benefits For Workers
          Subtitle G — Promoting Economic Security
             Part 1 — 2021 Recovery Rebates to Individuals
             Part 2 — Child Tax Credit
             Part 3 — Earned Income Tax Credit
             Part 4 — Dependent Care Assistance
             Part 5 — Credits for Paid Sick and Family Leave
             Part 6 — Employee Retention Credit
             Part 7 — Premium Tax Credit
             Part 8 — Miscellaneous Provisions
          Subtitle H — Pensions
          Subtitle I — Child Care For Workers
          Subtitle J — Medicaid
          Subtitle K — Children’s Health Insurance Program
          Subtitle L — Medicare
          Subtitle M — Coronavirus State And Local Fiscal Recovery Funds
          Subtitle N — Other Provisions
       TITLE X — COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
          Sec. 10001. Department of State operations.
          Sec. 10002. United States Agency for International Development operations.
          Sec. 10003. Global response.
          Sec. 10004. Humanitarian response.
          Sec. 10005. Multilateral assistance.
       TITLE IX — COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS
          Sec. 11001. Indian Health Service.
          Sec. 11002. Bureau of Indian Affairs.
          Sec. 11003. Housing assistance and supportive services programs for Native Americans.
          Sec. 11004. COVID–19 response resources for the preservation and maintenance of Native American languages.
          Sec. 11005. Bureau of Indian Education.
          Sec. 11006. American Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native education

## LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

    H.R. 1319:
    HOUSE REPORTS: No. 117–7 (Comm. on the Budget).
    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 167 (2021):
       Feb. 26, considered and passed House.
       Mar. 4, 5, considered and passed Senate, amended.
       Mar. 10, House concurred in Senate amendment.
    DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2021):
       Mar. 11, Presidential remarks.
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