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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2336 

To provide emergency assistance for disaster response and recovery, and 

other expenses directly related to Hurricanes Laura, Delta, and Zeta, 

and flooding in calendar year 2021 in Louisiana. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 13, 2021 

Mr. KENNEDY introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Finance 

A BILL 

To provide emergency assistance for disaster response and 

recovery, and other expenses directly related to Hurricanes Laura, Delta, and Zeta, and flooding in calendar 

year 2021 in Louisiana. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gulf Coast Hurricane 

5 Aid Act of 2021’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE SOCIAL 

2 SERVICES BLOCK GRANT. 

3 (a) SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION.—In addition to 

4 amounts otherwise appropriated, out of any money in the 

5 Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, 

6 there are appropriated for the Social Services Block Grant 

7 established under subtitle A of title XX of the Social Secu8 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1397 et seq.) $110,000,000, to remain 

9 available through September 30, 2024, for disaster re10 sponse and recovery, and other expenses directly related 

11 to Hurricanes Laura, Delta, and Zeta, and flooding in cal12 endar year 2021 in Louisiana. 

13 (b) RULES FOR DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The funds appropriated by 

15 subsection (a) for the Social Services Block Grant 

16 are in addition to the entitlement grants authorized 

17 by subsection (a)(1) of section 2002 of the Social 

18 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397a) and, notwith19 standing section 2002 of such Act, the distribution 

20 of the funds appropriated by subsection (a) for the 

21 Social Services Block Grant shall be limited to 

22 States directly affected by the hurricanes and flood23 ing described in subsection (a). The Secretary of 

24 Health and Human Services shall distribute such 

25 funds to such States based on demonstrated need in 


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1 accordance with objective criteria that are made 

2 available to the public. 

3 (2) LIMITATIONS.—The funds appropriated by 

4 subsection (a) for the Social Services Block Grant 

5 shall not be— 

6 (A) available for making entitlement 

7 grants authorized by subsection (a)(1) of sec8 tion 2002 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

9 1397a) to any State; or 

10 (B) treated as a payment made under such 

11 section 2002 for purposes of section 2004 of 

12 the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397c). 

13 (c) USE OF FUNDS.—In addition to other uses of 

14 funds permitted under the Social Services Block Grant es15 tablished under subtitle A of title XX of the Social Secu16 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1397 et seq.), the funds appropriated 

17 by subsection (a) for the Social Services Block Grant may 

18 be used for health services (including mental health serv19 ices), and for costs of renovating, repairing, or rebuilding 

20 health care facilities, child care facilities, or other social 

21 services facilities. 

22 (d) NONAPPLICATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.— 

23 The following provisions shall not apply to the funds ap24 propriated by subsection (a) for the Social Services Block 

25 Grant: 


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1 (1) Section 2003 of the Social Security Act (42 

2 U.S.C. 1397b). 

3 (2) Paragraphs (1) and (4) of 2005(a) of such 

4 Act (42 U.S.C. 1397d). 

5 (e) DEADLINE FOR DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.— 

6 Within 45 days after the date of the enactment of this 

7 Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 

8 distribute the funds made available by subsection (a), 

9 which shall be made available to States directly affected 

10 by the hurricanes and flooding described in subsection (a) 

11 on an emergency basis for immediate obligation and ex12 penditure. 

13 SEC. 3. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE COMMU14 NITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT. 

15 In addition to amounts otherwise appropriated, out 

16 of any money in the Treasury of the United States not 

17 otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to the 

18 ‘‘Community Development Fund’’, for necessary expenses 

19 related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, and restora20 tion of infrastructure, housing, and economic revitalization 

21 in areas in States for which the President declared a 

22 major disaster under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford 

23 Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of 1974 

24 (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.) related to Hurricane Laura, 

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1 aster relief, long-term recovery, and restoration of infra2 structure, housing, and economic revitalization in areas in 

3 Louisiana for which the President declared a major dis4 aster under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 

5 Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 

6 5170 et seq.) related to flooding in calendar year 2021, 

7 $3,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 

8 activities authorized under title I of the Housing and Com9 munity Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et 

10 seq.). 

11 SEC. 4. PAYGO/EMERGENCY DESIGNATION LANGUAGE. 

12 (a) DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.— 

13 The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of com14 plying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 

15 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

16 titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 

17 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

18 by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro19 vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 

20 vote on passage. 

21 (b) EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amounts provided under 

23 this Act, or an amendment made by this Act, are 

24 designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to 


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1 section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 

2 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)). 

3 (2) DESIGNATION IN SENATE.—In the Senate, 

4 this Act, and the amendments made by this Act, is 

5 designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to 

6 section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Con7 gress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for 

8 fiscal year 2018. 

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