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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8360 

To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to modify the restrictions 

on use of Coronavirus Relief Fund amounts, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 

Mr. PALMER (for himself, Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina, Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. 

BURGESS, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. HILL of Arkansas, Mr. PENCE, Mr. 

KEVIN HERN of Oklahoma, Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. WEBER

of Texas, Mr. ALLEN, and Mr. NORMAN) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in 

addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a 

period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 

consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to modify 

the restrictions on use of Coronavirus Relief Fund 

amounts, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Coronavirus Relief 

5 Fund Flexibility Act of 2020’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. USE OF CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUND AMOUNTS. 

2 (a) USE OF FUNDS.—Section 601(d) of the Social 

3 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 801(d)) is amended to read as 

4 follows: 

5 ‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State, Tribal govern7 ment, or unit of local government may not use any 

8 funds provided under a payment made under this 

9 section for lobbying expenses, pensions, raises or bo10 nuses for government officials, or budget shortfalls 

11 that existed prior to the public health emergency 

12 with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 

13 (COVID–19). 

14 ‘‘(2) RESTRICTION ON FUNDS.—In the case of 

15 funds provided under a payment made under this 

16 section to a State that is 1 of the 50 States, none 

17 of the funds may be obligated except by approval of 

18 the legislature of such State. 

19 ‘‘(3) FUNDS HELD IN TRUST.—Of any funds 

20 provided under a payment made under this section 

21 to a State, Tribal government, or unit of local gov22 ernment that remain unobligated as of the date of 

23 the enactment of this subsection, not less than 25 

24 percent shall be held in trust until June 30, 2021.’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. FUNDING FLEXIBILITY FOR TRANSPORTATION 

2 PROJECTS. 

3 (a) PROVISION OF MATCHING FEDERAL FUNDS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—If a State uses any amount 

5 of funds provided under a payment made under sec6 tion 601 of the Social Security Act or any non-Fed7 eral funds to carry out activities during the period 

8 beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and 

9 ending 1 year after such date that are related to a 

10 project receiving Federal financial assistance 

11 through the Department of Transportation or a 

12 project authorized by the Corps of Engineers and 

13 carried out by a non-Federal interest, the Secretary 

14 of Transportation or the Secretary of the Army, as 

15 applicable, shall provide to such State an amount 

16 equal to 50 percent of the funds spent on such ac17 tivities. 

18 (2) FUNDING.—To carry out this subsection, 

19 there is authorized to be appropriated, and there is 

20 appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury not 

21 otherwise appropriated, $25,000,000,000, to remain 

22 available until expended. 

23 (b) FUNDS ELIGIBLE FOR NON-FEDERAL SHARE OF

24 CERTAIN TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.—Funds provided 

25 under a payment made under section 601 of the Social 

26 Security Act may be used for up to 100 percent of the 


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1 non-Federal share of any project authorized by the Corps 

2 of Engineers and carried out by a non-Federal interest 

3 or any project receiving financial assistance under title 23, 

4 United States Code, if such funds are used to carry out 

5 activities during the period beginning on the date of enact6 ment of this Act and ending on the date that is 1 year 

7 after such date of enactment. 

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