New Jersey, New York, and Highly Impacted States COVID–19 Relief Fund Act

Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the New Jersey, New York, and Highly Impacted States COVID–19 Relief Fund Act 2. Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Relief Funds The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes, namely: Department of the Treasury Office of Inspector General Salaries and Expenses For an additional amount for Salaries and Expenses Coronavirus State Fiscal Relief Fund Coronavirus Local Fiscal Relief Fund Fiscal Relief Funds Provided Provided further Coronavirus State Fiscal Relief Fund For making payments to States, territories, and Tribal governments to mitigate the fiscal effects stemming from the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), $300,000,000,000 to remain available until expended, which shall be in addition to any other amounts available for making payments to States, territories, and Tribal governments for any purpose (including payments made under section 601 of the Social Security Act), of which: (1) $10,000,000,000 shall be for making payments to the District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, United States Virgin Islands, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa: Provided (2) $10,000,000,000 shall be for making payments to Tribal governments: Provided (3) $280,000,000,000 shall be for making payments to each of the 50 States, of which— (A) $40,000,000,000 shall be allocated equally between each of the 50 States; (B) $140,000,000,000 shall be allocated as an additional amount to each such entity in an amount which bears the same proportion to the total amount provided under this subparagraph as the relative population of each such entity bears to the total population of all such entities; (C) $100,000,000,000 shall be allocated as additional amounts among each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Five Territories in an amount which bears the same proportion to the total amount provided under this subparagraph as the relative prevalence of COVID–19 within each such entity bears to the total prevalence of COVID–19 within all such entities: Provided Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Tribal government Indian Tribe 42 U.S.C. 601(g) Public Law 116–136 State Provided further Provided further Coronavirus Local Fiscal Relief Fund For making payments to metropolitan cities, counties, and other units of general local government to mitigate the fiscal effects stemming from the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), $200,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, which shall be in addition to any other amounts available for making payments to metropolitan cities, counties, and other units of general local government (including payments made under section 601 of the Social Security Act), of which— (1) $100,000,000,000 shall be for making payments to metropolitan cities and other units of general local government (as those terms are defined in section 102 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5302 (A) $750,000,000 shall be allocated pursuant to the formula under section 106(b)(1) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5306(b)(1) 42 U.S.C. 5302(a)(4) Provided (B) $250,000,000 shall be distributed to each State (as that term is defined in section 102 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5302 Provided Provided further (2) $100,000,000,000 shall be paid directly to counties within the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa in an amount which bears the same proportion to the total amount provided under this paragraph as the relative population of each such county bears to the total population of all such entities: Provided Provided further urban county 42 U.S.C. 5302 42 U.S.C. 5306(b) Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further county Provided further Provided further 3. Other requirements Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2020 under this Act shall be subject to the requirements contained in Public Law 116–94 42 U.S.C. 254

Summary: New Jersey, New York, and Highly Impacted States COVID-19 Relief Fund Act This bill provides additional appropriations for the Department of the Treasury to make payments to states, territories, tribal governments, cities, counties, and other units of local government to mitigate the fiscal effects of the COVID-19 public health emergency.