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(A) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date 
on which a national emergency relating to a 
communicable disease is declared and ending on 
the date that is 60 days after such national 
emergency expires, a court is not required to re-
voke a defendant’s probation or supervised re-
lease under sections 3565(b) and 3583(g) of title 
18, United States Code, based on a finding that 
the defendant refused to comply with drug treat-
ment. 
(B) DISSEMINATION OF POLICY CHANGE.— 
Not later than 10 days after the date of enact-
ment of this title, the Judicial Conference of the 
United States shall issue and disseminate to all 
district courts of the United States a temporary 
policy change suspending mandatory revocation 
of probation or supervised release for refusal to 
comply with drug testing. 
(5) 
PROMPT
DETERMINATION.—Any 
motion 
under this subsection shall be determined promptly. 
(6) COUNSEL.—To effectuate the purposes of this 
subsection, counsel shall be appointed as early as pos-
sible to represent any indigent defendant. 
(7) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘defendant’’ includes individuals adjudicated delin-
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quent under the Federal Juvenile Delinquency Act 
and applies to persons serving time in official deten-
tion for a revocation of juvenile probation or super-
vised release. 
SEC. 203. COURT AUTHORITY TO REDUCE SENTENCES AND 
TEMPORARY RELEASE AUTHORITY FOR NON- 
VIOLENT OFFENDERS. 
(a) COURT AUTHORITY TO REDUCE SENTENCES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 3582 
of title 18, United States Code, the court shall, during 
the covered emergency period, upon motion of a cov-
ered individual (as such term is defined in section 
202(b)) or on the court’s own motion, reduce a term 
of imposed imprisonment on that individual, unless 
the government shows, by clear and convincing evi-
dence, that the individual poses a risk of serious, im-
minent injury to a reasonably identifiable person. 
(2) SENTENCE
REDUCTION
DEEMED
AUTHOR-
IZED.—Any sentence that is reduced under this sub-
section is deemed to be authorized under section 
3582(c)(1)(B) of title 18, United States Code. 
(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—In addition to the 
reduction of sentences authorized under this sub-
section, the court may continue to reduce and modify
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sentences under section 3582 of title 18, United States 
Code, during the covered emergency period. 
(4) SPECIAL RULE.—During the covered emer-
gency period, a covered individual who is serving a 
term of imprisonment for an offense committed before 
November 1, 1987, who would not otherwise be eligible 
to file a motion under section 3582(c)(1)(A) of title 
18, United States Code, is eligible to file such a mo-
tion and for relief under such section. Any motion for 
relief filed in accordance with this paragraph before 
the expiration or termination of the covered emer-
gency period shall not disqualify such motion based 
solely on such expiration or termination. 
(b) COURT AUTHORITY TO AUTHORIZE TEMPORARY 
RELEASE OF PERSONS AWAITING DESIGNATION OR TRANS-
PORTATION TO A BUREAU OF PRISONS FACILITY.—Not-
withstanding sections 3582 and 3621 of title 18, United 
States Code, during the covered emergency period, the court, 
upon motion of an individual (including individuals adju-
dicated delinquent under the Federal Juvenile Delinquency 
Act) awaiting designation or transportation to a Bureau 
of Prisons or other facility for service of sentence or official 
detention, or on the court’s own motion, may, taking into 
account the individual’s offense of conviction or adjudica-
tion, order the temporary release of the individual, for a
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limited period ending not later than the expiration or ter-
mination of the COVID–19 emergency, if such release is for 
the purpose of avoiding or mitigating the risks associated 
with imprisonment during the covered emergency period, 
either generally with respect to the individual’s place of im-
prisonment or specifically with respect to the individual. 
(c) HEARING REQUIREMENT.—The court may grant, 
but not deny, a motion without a hearing under this sec-
tion. Any motion under this section shall be determined 
promptly. 
(d) EFFECTIVE REPRESENTATION DURING NATIONAL 
EMERGENCY.— 
(1) ACCESS
TO
COURT.—During the covered 
emergency period, any procedural requirement under 
section 3582(c)(1)(A) of title 18, United States Code, 
that would delay a defendant from directly peti-
tioning the court shall not apply, and the defendant 
may petition the court directly for relief. 
(2) APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL.—The court shall 
appoint counsel for indigent defendants or prisoners, 
at no cost to the defendant or prisoner, as early as 
possible to effectuate the purposes of this section and 
the purposes of section 3582(c)(1)(A) of title 18, 
United States Code. 
(3) ACCESS TO MEDICAL RECORDS.—
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(A) IN GENERAL.—In order to expedite pro-
ceedings under this section and proceedings 
under 3582(c)(1)(A) of title 18, United States 
Code, during the covered emergency period, the 
Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall promptly 
release all medical records in the possession of 
the Bureau of Prisons to a prisoner who requests 
them on their own behalf, or to the counsel of 
record for a prisoner upon submission to the 
court of an affidavit, signed by such counsel 
under penalty of perjury, that such counsel has 
reason to believe that the prisoner has a covered 
health condition (as such term is defined in sec-
tion 202(b)) or a condition that would entitle 
them to relief under section 3582(c)(1)(A) of title 
18, United States Code. 
(B) INDIVIDUALS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE 
U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE.—In order to expedite 
proceedings under this section, in the case of an 
individual who is in the custody or care of the 
U.S. Marshals Service, the Director of the U.S. 
Marshals Service shall facilitate the provision of 
any medical records of the individual to the in-
dividual or the counsel of record of the indi-
vidual, upon request of the individual or counsel.
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SEC. 204. EXEMPTION FROM EXHAUSTING ADMINISTRATIVE 
REMEDIES DURING COVERED EMERGENCY 
PERIOD. 
Section 7 of the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Per-
sons Act (42 U.S.C. 1997e) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(i) COVERED EMERGENCY PERIOD.— 
‘‘(1) RELIEF
WITHOUT
EXHAUSTING
ADMINIS-
TRATIVE REMEDIES.—Notwithstanding the other pro-
visions of this section, during the covered emergency 
period, a prisoner may commence, without exhausting 
all administrative remedies, an action relating to 
conditions of imprisonment under which the prisoner 
is at significant risk of harm or under which the pris-
oner’s access to counsel has been impaired. If the 
court determines the prisoner is reasonably likely to 
prevail, the court may order such appropriate relief, 
limited in time and scope, as may be necessary to 
prevent or remedy the significant risk of harm or pro-
vide access to counsel. 
‘‘(2) RETALIATION PROHIBITED.—Section 6 shall 
apply in the case of retaliation against a prisoner 
who files an administrative claim or lawsuit during 
the covered emergency period or attempts to so file. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the term ‘covered emergency period’ has the
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meaning given the term in section 12003 of the 
CARES Act (Public Law 116–136).’’. 
SEC. 205. INCREASING AVAILABILITY OF HOME DETENTION 
FOR NON-VIOLENT ELDERLY OFFENDERS. 
(a) GOOD CONDUCT TIME CREDITS FOR CERTAIN EL-
DERLY
NONVIOLENT
OFFENDERS.—Section 
231(g)(5)(A)(ii) of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (34 
U.S.C. 60541(g)(5)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘to 
which the offender was sentenced’’ and inserting ‘‘reduced 
by any credit toward the service of the prisoner’s sentence 
awarded under section 3624(b) of title 18, United States 
Code’’. 
(b) INCREASING ELIGIBILITY FOR HOME DETENTION 
FOR CERTAIN ELDERLY NONVIOLENT OFFENDERS.—Dur-
ing the covered emergency period an offender who is in the 
custody of the Bureau of Prisons, including pursuant to a 
conviction for a criminal offense under the laws of the Dis-
trict of Columbia, shall be considered an eligible elderly of-
fender under section 231(g) of the Second Chance Act of 
2007 (34 U.S.C. 60541(g)) if the offender— 
(1) is not less than 50 years of age; 
(2) has served 1/2 of the term of imprisonment 
reduced by any credit toward the service of the pris-
oner’s sentence awarded under section 3624(b) of title 
18, United States Code; and
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(3) is otherwise described in such section 
231(g)(5)(A). 
SEC. 206. EFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL IN THE DIG-
ITAL ERA ACT. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON MONITORING.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this title, the 
Attorney General shall create a program or system, or mod-
ify any program or system that exists on the date of enact-
ment of this title, through which an incarcerated person 
sends or receives an electronic communication, to exclude 
from monitoring the contents of any privileged electronic 
communication. In the case that the Attorney General cre-
ates a program or system in accordance with this sub-
section, the Attorney General shall, upon implementing 
such system, discontinue using any program or system that 
exists on the date of enactment of this title through which 
an incarcerated person sends or receives a privileged elec-
tronic communication, except that any program or system 
that exists on such date may continue to be used for any 
other electronic communication. 
(b) RETENTION OF CONTENTS.—A program or system 
or a modification to a program or system under subsection 
(a) may allow for retention by the Bureau of Prisons of, 
and access by an incarcerated person to, the contents of elec-
tronic communications, including the contents of privileged
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electronic communications, of the person until the date on 
which the person is released from prison. 
(c) ATTORNEY-CLIENT
PRIVILEGE.—Attorney-client 
privilege, and the protections and limitations associated 
with such privilege (including the crime fraud exception), 
applies to electronic communications sent or received 
through the program or system established or modified 
under subsection (a). 
(d) ACCESSING RETAINED CONTENTS.—Contents re-
tained under subsection (b) may only be accessed by a per-
son other than the incarcerated person for whom such con-
tents are retained under the following circumstances: 
(1) ATTORNEY GENERAL.—The Attorney General 
may only access retained contents if necessary for the 
purpose of creating and maintaining the program or 
system, or any modification to the program or sys-
tem, through which an incarcerated person sends or 
receives electronic communications. The Attorney 
General may not review retained contents that are 
accessed pursuant to this paragraph. 
(2) INVESTIGATIVE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OF-
FICERS.— 
(A) WARRANT.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Retained contents 
may only be accessed by an investigative or
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law enforcement officer pursuant to a war-
rant issued by a court pursuant to the pro-
cedures described in the Federal Rules of 
Criminal Procedure. 
(ii) APPROVAL.—No application for a 
warrant may be made to a court without 
the express approval of a United States At-
torney or an Assistant Attorney General. 
(B) PRIVILEGED INFORMATION.— 
(i) REVIEW.—Before retained contents 
may be accessed pursuant to a warrant ob-
tained under subparagraph (A), such con-
tents shall be reviewed by a United States 
Attorney to ensure that privileged electronic 
communications are not accessible. 
(ii) 
BARRING
PARTICIPATION.—A 
United States Attorney who reviews re-
tained contents pursuant to clause (i) shall 
be barred from— 
(I) participating in a legal pro-
ceeding in which an individual who 
sent or received an electronic commu-
nication from which such contents are 
retained under subsection (b) is a de-
fendant; or
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(II) sharing the retained contents 
with an attorney who is participating 
in such a legal proceeding. 
(3) MOTION TO SUPPRESS.—In a case in which 
retained contents have been accessed in violation of 
this subsection, a court may suppress evidence ob-
tained or derived from access to such contents upon 
motion of the defendant. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘agent of an attorney or legal rep-
resentative’’ means any person employed by or con-
tracting with an attorney or legal representative, in-
cluding law clerks, interns, investigators, paraprofes-
sionals, and administrative staff; 
(2) the term ‘‘contents’’ has the meaning given 
such term in 2510 of title 18, United States Code; 
(3) the term ‘‘electronic communication’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 2510 of title 18, 
United States Code, and includes the Trust Fund 
Limited Inmate Computer System; 
(4) the term ‘‘monitoring’’ means accessing the 
contents of an electronic communication at any time 
after such communication is sent; 
(5) the term ‘‘incarcerated person’’ means any 
individual in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons or
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the United States Marshals Service who has been 
charged with or convicted of an offense against the 
United States, including such an individual who is 
imprisoned in a State institution; and 
(6) the term ‘‘privileged electronic communica-
tion’’ means— 
(A) any electronic communication between 
an incarcerated person and a potential, current, 
or former attorney or legal representative of such 
a person; and 
(B) any electronic communication between 
an incarcerated person and the agent of an at-
torney or legal representative described in sub-
paragraph (A). 
SEC. 207. COVID–19 CORRECTIONAL FACILITY EMERGENCY 
RESPONSE ACT OF 2020. 
Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘PART OO—PANDEMIC CORRECTIONAL FACILITY 
EMERGENCY RESPONSE 
‘‘SEC. 3061. FINDINGS; PURPOSES. 
‘‘(a) IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF VULNERABLE AND LOW- 
RISK INDIVIDUALS.—The purpose of the grant program 
under section 3062 is to provide for the testing, initiation
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and transfer to treatment in the community, and provision 
of services in the community, by States and units of local 
government as they relate to preventing, detecting, and 
stopping the spread of COVID–19 in correctional facilities. 
‘‘(b) PRETRIAL CITATION AND RELEASE.— 
‘‘(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds as follows: 
‘‘(A) With the dramatic growth in pretrial 
detention resulting in county and city correc-
tional facilities regularly exceeding capacity, 
such correctional facilities may serve to rapidly 
increase the spread of COVID–19, as facilities 
that hold large numbers of individuals in 
congregant living situations may promote the 
spread of COVID–19. 
‘‘(B) While individuals arrested and proc-
essed at local correctional facilities may only be 
held for hours or days, exposure to large number 
of individuals in holding cells and courtrooms 
promotes the spread of COVID–19. 
‘‘(C) Pretrial detainees and individuals in 
correctional facilities are then later released into 
the community having being exposed to COVID– 
19. 
‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the grant pro-
gram under section 3065 is to substantially increase
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the use of risk-based citation release for all individ-
uals who do not present a public safety risk. 
‘‘SEC. 3062. IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF VULNERABLE AND 
LOW-RISK INDIVIDUALS. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Attorney General shall 
carry out a grant program to make grants to States and 
units of local government that operate correctional facili-
ties, to establish and implement policies and procedures to 
prevent, detect, and stop the presence and spread of 
COVID–19 among arrestees, detainees, inmates, correc-
tional facility staff, and visitors to the facilities. 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Eligible applicants under 
this section are States and units of local government 
that release or have a plan to release the persons de-
scribed in paragraph (2) from custody in order to en-
sure that, not later than 90 days after enactment of 
this section, the total population of arrestees, detain-
ees, and inmates at a correctional facility does not ex-
ceed the number established under subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) PERSONS DESCRIBED.—A person described 
in this paragraph is a person who, taking into ac-
count the person’s offense of conviction—
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‘‘(A) does not pose a risk of serious, immi-
nent injury to a reasonably identifiable person; 
or 
‘‘(B) is— 
‘‘(i) 50 years of age or older; 
‘‘(ii) a juvenile; 
‘‘(iii) an individual with serious 
chronic medical conditions, including heart 
disease, cancer, diabetes, HIV, sickle cell 
anemia, a neurological disease that inter-
feres with the ability to cough or breathe, 
chronic lung disease, asthma, or respiratory 
illness; 
‘‘(iv) a pregnant woman; 
‘‘(v) 
an 
individual 
who 
is 
immunocompromised or has a weakened 
immune system; or 
‘‘(vi) an individual who has a health 
condition or disability that makes them vul-
nerable to COVID–19. 
‘‘(c) TARGET CORRECTIONAL POPULATION.— 
‘‘(1) TARGET POPULATION.—An eligible appli-
cant shall establish individualized, facility-specific 
target capacities at each correction facility that will 
receive funds under this section that reflect the max-
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imum number of individuals who may be incarcer-
ated safely in accordance with the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention guidelines for correctional fa-
cilities pertaining to COVID–19, with consideration 
given to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
guidelines pertaining to community-based physical 
distancing, hygiene, and sanitation. A correctional 
facility receiving funds under this section may not 
use isolation in a punitive or non-medical manner as 
a way of achieving specific target capacities estab-
lished under this paragraph. 
‘‘(2) CERTIFICATION.—An eligible applicant 
shall include in its application for a grant under this 
section a certification by a public health professional 
who is certified in epidemiology or infectious diseases 
that each correctional facility that will receive funds 
under this section in its jurisdiction meets the appro-
priate target capacity standard established under 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZED USES.—Funds awarded pursuant 
to this section shall be used by grantees (including acting 
through nonprofit entities) to— 
‘‘(1) test all arrestees, detainees, and inmates, 
and initiate treatment for COVID–19, and transfer
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such an individual for an appropriate treatment at 
external medical facility, as needed; 
‘‘(2) test for COVID–19— 
‘‘(A) correctional facility staff; 
‘‘(B) volunteers; 
‘‘(C) visitors, including family members 
and attorneys; 
‘‘(D) court personnel that have regular con-
tact with arrestees, detainees, and inmates; 
‘‘(E) law enforcement officers who transport 
arrestees, detainees, and inmates; and 
‘‘(F) personnel outside the correctional facil-
ity who provide medical treatment to arrestees, 
detainees, and inmates; 
‘‘(3) curtail booking and in-facility processing 
for individuals who have committed technical parole 
or probation violations; and 
‘‘(4) provide transition and reentry support serv-
ices to individuals released pursuant to this section, 
including programs that— 
‘‘(A) increase access to and participation in 
reentry services; 
‘‘(B) promote a reduction in recidivism 
rates;
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‘‘(C) facilitate engagement in educational 
programs, job training, or employment; 
‘‘(D) place reentering individuals in safe 
and sanitary temporary transitional housing; 
‘‘(E) facilitate the enrollment of reentering 
individuals with a history of substance use dis-
order in medication-assisted treatment and a re-
ferral to overdose prevention services, mental 
health services, or other medical services; and 
‘‘(F) facilitate family reunification or sup-
port services, as needed. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $500,000,000 to carry out 
this section and section 3065 for each of fiscal years 2020 
and 2021. 
‘‘SEC. 3063. JUVENILE SPECIFIC SERVICES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, acting 
through the Administrator of the Office Juvenile Justice 
and Delinquency Prevention, consistent with section 261 of 
the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 
1974 (34 U.S.C. 11171), is authorized to make grants to 
States and units of local government or combinations there-
of to assist them in planning, establishing, operating, co-
ordinating, and evaluating projects directly, or through 
grants and contracts with public and private agencies and
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nonprofit entities (as such term is defined under section 
408(5)(A) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Preven-
tion Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11296(5)(A))), for the develop-
ment of more effective education, training, research, preven-
tion, diversion, treatment, and rehabilitation programs in 
the area of juvenile delinquency and programs to improve 
the juvenile justice system, consistent with subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—Grants under this sec-
tion shall be used for the exclusive purpose of providing ju-
venile specific services that— 
‘‘(1) provide rapid mass testing for COVID–19 
in juvenile facilities, notification of the results of such 
tests to juveniles and authorized family members or 
legal guardians, and include policies and procedures 
for non-punitive quarantine that does not involve sol-
itary confinement, and provide for examination by a 
doctor for any juvenile who tests positive for COVID– 
19; 
‘‘(2) examine all pre- and post-adjudication re-
lease processes and mechanisms applicable to juveniles 
and begin employing these as quickly as possible; 
‘‘(3) provide juveniles in out of home placements 
with continued access to appropriate education; 
‘‘(4) provide juveniles with access to legal counsel 
through confidential visits or teleconferencing;
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‘‘(5) provide staff and juveniles with appropriate 
personal protective equipment, hand washing facili-
ties, toiletries, and medical care to reduce the spread 
of the virus; 
‘‘(6) provide juveniles with frequent and no cost 
calls home to parents, legal guardians, and other fam-
ily members; 
‘‘(7) advance policies and procedures for juvenile 
delinquency program proceedings (including court 
proceedings) and probation conditions so that in-per-
son reporting requirements for juveniles are replaced 
with virtual or telephonic appearances without pen-
alty; 
‘‘(8) expand opportunities for juveniles to par-
ticipate in community based services and social serv-
ices through videoconferencing or teleconferencing; or 
‘‘(9) place a moratorium on all requirements for 
juveniles to attend and pay for court and probation- 
ordered programs, community service, and labor, that 
violate any applicable social distancing or stay at 
home order. 
Each element described in paragraph (1) through (9) shall 
be trauma-informed, reflect the science of adolescent devel-
opment, and be designed to meet the needs of at-risk juve-
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niles and juveniles who come into contact with the justice 
system. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—Terms used in this section have 
the meanings given such terms in the Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974. The term ‘juvenile’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 1809 of this Act. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 and 2021. 
‘‘SEC. 3064. RAPID COVID–19 TESTING. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall make 
grants to grantees under section 3062 for the exclusive pur-
pose of providing for rapid COVID–19 testing of arrestees, 
detainees, and inmates who are exiting the custody of a cor-
rectional facility prior to returning to the community. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants provided under this sec-
tion may be used for any of the following: 
‘‘(1) Purchasing or leasing medical devices au-
thorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration 
to detect COVID–19 that produce results in less than 
one hour. 
‘‘(2) Purchasing or securing COVID–19 testing 
supplies and personal protective equipment used by 
the correctional facility to perform such tests.
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‘‘(3) Contracting with medical providers to ad-
minister such tests. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 and 2021. 
‘‘SEC. 3065. PRETRIAL CITATION AND RELEASE. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Attorney General shall 
make grants under this section to eligible applicants for the 
purposes set forth in section 3061(b)(2). 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM
ELIGIBILITY.—Eligible applicants 
under this section are States and units of local government 
that implement or continue operation of a program de-
scribed in subsection (c)(1) and not fewer than 2 of the other 
programs enumerated in such subsection. 
‘‘(c) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—A grantee shall use 
amounts provided as a grant under this section for pro-
grams that provide for the following: 
‘‘(1) Adopting and operating a cite-and-release 
process for individuals who are suspected of commit-
ting misdemeanor and felony offenses and who do not 
pose a risk of serious, imminent injury to a reason-
ably identifiable person. 
‘‘(2) Curtailing booking and in-facility proc-
essing for individuals who have committed technical 
parole or probation violations.
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‘‘(3) Ensuring that defense counsel is appointed 
at the earliest hearing that could result in pretrial de-
tention so that low-risk defendants are not unneces-
sarily further exposed to COVID–19. 
‘‘(4) Establishing early review of charges by an 
experienced prosecutor, so only arrestees and detainees 
who will be charged are detained. 
‘‘(5) Providing appropriate victims’ services sup-
ports and safety-focused residential accommodations 
for victims and community members who have ques-
tions or concerns about releases described in this sub-
section. 
‘‘SEC. 3066. REPORT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date on which grants are initially made under this part, 
and biannually thereafter during the grant period, the At-
torney General shall submit to Congress a report on the pro-
gram, which shall include— 
‘‘(1) the number of grants made, the number of 
grantees, and the amount of funding distributed to 
each grantee pursuant to this part; 
‘‘(2) the location of each correctional facility 
where activities are carried out using grant amounts; 
‘‘(3) the number of persons in the custody of cor-
rectional facilities where activities are carried out
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using grant amounts, including incarcerated persons 
released on parole, community supervision, good time 
or early release, clemency or commutation, as a result 
of the national emergency under the National Emer-
gencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) declared by the 
President with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 
2019 (‘COVID–19’), disaggregated by type of offense, 
age, race, sex, and ethnicity; and 
‘‘(4) for each facility receiving funds under sec-
tion 3062— 
‘‘(A) the total number of tests for COVID– 
19 performed; 
‘‘(B) the results of such COVID–19 tests 
(confirmed positive or negative); 
‘‘(C) the total number of probable COVID– 
19 infections; 
‘‘(D) the total number of COVID–19-related 
hospitalizations, the total number of intensive 
care unit admissions, and the duration of each 
such hospitalization; 
‘‘(E) recoveries from COVID–19; and 
‘‘(F) COVID–19 deaths, 
disaggregated by race, ethnicity, age, disability, sex, 
pregnancy status, and whether the individual is a 
staff member of or incarcerated at the facility.
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‘‘(b) PRIVACY.—Data reported under this section shall 
be reported in accordance with applicable privacy laws and 
regulations. 
‘‘SEC. 3067. NO MATCHING REQUIRED. 
‘‘The Attorney General shall not require grantees to 
provide any matching funds with respect to the use of funds 
under this part. 
‘‘SEC. 3068. DEFINITION. 
‘‘For purposes of this part: 
‘‘(1) CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.—The term ‘cor-
rectional facility’ includes a juvenile facility. 
‘‘(2) COVERED EMERGENCY PERIOD.—The term 
‘covered emergency period’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 12003 of the CARES Act (Public Law 
116–136). 
‘‘(3) COVID–19.—The term ‘COVID–19’ means a 
disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome 
coronavirus 2 (SARS–CoV–2). 
‘‘(4) DETAINEE; ARRESTEE; INMATE.—The terms 
‘detainee’, ‘arrestee’, and ‘inmate’ each include juve-
niles.’’. 
SEC. 208. MORATORIUM ON FEES AND FINES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—During the covered emergency pe-
riod, and for fiscal years 2020, 2021, and 2022, the Attor-
ney General is authorized make grants to State and local
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courts that comply with the requirement under subsection 
(b) to ensure that such recipients are able to continue oper-
ations. 
(b) REQUIREMENT TO IMPOSE MORATORIUM ON IMPO-
SITION AND COLLECTION OF FEES AND FINES.—To be eligi-
ble for a grant under this section, a court shall implement 
a moratorium on the imposition and collection (including 
by a unit of local government or a State) of fees and fines 
imposed by that court— 
(1) not later than 120 day after the date of the 
enactment of this section; 
(2) retroactive to a period beginning 30 days 
prior the covered emergency period; and 
(3) continuing for an additional 90 days after 
the date the covered emergency period terminates. 
(c) GRANT AMOUNT.—In making grants under this 
section, the Attorney General shall— 
(1) give preference to applicants that implement 
a moratorium on the imposition and collection of 
fines and fees related to juvenile delinquency pro-
ceedings for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2022; 
and 
(2) make such grants in amounts that are pro-
portionate to the number of individuals in the juris-
diction of the court.
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(d) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds made available under this 
section may be used to ensure that the recipient is able to 
continue court operations during the covered emergency pe-
riod. 
(e) NO
MATCHING
REQUIREMENT.—There is no 
matching requirement for grants under this section. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘fees’’— 
(A) means monetary fees that are imposed 
for the costs of fine surcharges or court adminis-
trative fees; and 
(B) includes additional late fees, payment- 
plan fees, interest added if an individual is un-
able to pay a fine in its entirety, collection fees, 
and any additional amounts that do not include 
the fine. 
(2) The term ‘‘fines’’ means monetary fines im-
posed as punishment. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2022. 
SEC. 209. DEFINITION. 
In this title, the term ‘‘covered emergency period’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 12003 of the CARES 
Act (Public Law 116–136).
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SEC. 210. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this title or any amendment made 
by this title, or the application of a provision or amend-
ment to any person or circumstance, is held to be invalid, 
the remainder of this title and the amendments made by 
this title, and the application of the provisions and amend-
ments to any other person not similarly situated or to other 
circumstances, shall not be affected by the holding. 
TITLE III—VICTIMS OF CRIME 
ACT AMENDMENTS 
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Victims of Crime Act 
Fix Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 302. DEPOSITS OF FUNDING INTO THE CRIME VICTIMS 
FUND. 
Section 1402(b) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 
(34 U.S.C. 20101(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) any funds that would otherwise be deposited 
in the general fund of the Treasury collected as pursu-
ant to— 
‘‘(A) a deferred prosecution agreement; or
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‘‘(B) a non-prosecution agreement.’’. 
SEC. 303. WAIVER OF MATCHING REQUIREMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of VOCA, during the COVID–19 emergency period and 
for the period ending one year after the date on which such 
period expires or is terminated, the Attorney General, act-
ing through the Director of the Office for Victims of Crime, 
may not impose any matching requirement as a condition 
of receipt of funds under any program to provide assistance 
to victims of crimes authorized under the Victims of Crime 
Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C. 20101 et seq.). 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘COVID– 
19 emergency period’’ means the period beginning on the 
date on which the President declared a national emergency 
under the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et 
seq.) with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID– 
19) and ending on the date that is 30 days after the date 
on which the national emergency declaration is terminated. 
(c) APPLICATION.—This section shall apply with re-
spect to— 
(1) applications submitted during the period de-
scribed under subsection (a), including applications 
for which funds will be distributed after such period; 
and
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(2) distributions of funds made during the pe-
riod described under subsection (a), including dis-
tributions made pursuant to applications submitted 
before such period. 
TITLE IV—JABARA-HEYER NO 
HATE ACT 
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Jabara-Heyer National 
Opposition to Hate, Assault, and Threats to Equality Act 
of 2020’’ or the ‘‘Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act’’. 
SEC. 402. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The incidence of violence known as hate 
crimes or crimes motivated by bias poses a serious 
national problem. 
(2) According to data obtained by the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation, the incidence of such violence 
increased in 2017, the most recent year for which 
data is available. 
(3) In 1990, Congress enacted the Hate Crime 
Statistics Act (Public Law 101–275; 28 U.S.C. 534 
note) to provide the Federal Government, law enforce-
ment agencies, and the public with data regarding the 
incidence of hate crime. The Hate Crimes Statistics 
Act and the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr.
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Hate Crimes Prevention Act (division E of Public 
Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2835) have enabled Federal 
authorities to understand and, where appropriate, in-
vestigate and prosecute hate crimes. 
(4) A more complete understanding of the na-
tional problem posed by hate crime is in the public 
interest and supports the Federal interest in eradi-
cating bias-motivated violence referenced in section 
249(b)(1)(C) of title 18, United States Code. 
(5) However, a complete understanding of the 
national problem posed by hate crimes is hindered by 
incomplete data from Federal, State, and local juris-
dictions through the Uniform Crime Reports program 
authorized under section 534 of title 28, United 
States Code, and administered by the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation. 
(6) Multiple factors contribute to the provision of 
inaccurate and incomplete data regarding the inci-
dence of hate crime through the Uniform Crime Re-
ports program. A significant contributing factor is 
the quality and quantity of training that State and 
local law enforcement agencies receive on the identi-
fication and reporting of suspected bias-motivated 
crimes.
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(7) The problem of crimes motivated by bias is 
sufficiently serious, widespread, and interstate in na-
ture as to warrant Federal financial assistance to 
States and local jurisdictions. 
(8) Federal financial assistance with regard to 
certain violent crimes motivated by bias enables Fed-
eral, State, and local authorities to work together as 
partners in the investigation and prosecution of such 
crimes. 
SEC. 403. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) HATE CRIME.—The term ‘‘hate crime’’ means 
an act described in section 245, 247, or 249 of title 
18, United States Code, or in section 901 of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3631). 
(2) PRIORITY
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘priority 
agency’’ means— 
(A) a law enforcement agency of a unit of 
local government that serves a population of not 
less than 100,000, as computed by the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation; or 
(B) a law enforcement agency of a unit of 
local government that—
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(i) serves a population of not less than 
50,000 and less than 100,000, as computed 
by the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and 
(ii) has reported no hate crimes 
through the Uniform Crime Reports pro-
gram in each of the 3 most recent calendar 
years for which such data is available. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 901 of title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 
U.S.C. 10251). 
(4) UNIFORM CRIME REPORTS.—The term ‘‘Uni-
form Crime Reports’’ means the reports authorized 
under section 534 of title 28, United States Code, and 
administered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
that compile nationwide criminal statistics for use— 
(A) in law enforcement administration, op-
eration, and management; and 
(B) to assess the nature and type of crime 
in the United States. 
(5) UNIT
OF
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT.—The term 
‘‘unit of local government’’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 901 of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 
10251).
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SEC. 404. REPORTING OF HATE CRIMES. 
(a) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may 
make grants to States and units of local government 
to assist the State or unit of local government in im-
plementing the National Incident-Based Reporting 
System, including to train employees in identifying 
and classifying hate crimes in the National Incident- 
Based Reporting System. 
(2) PRIORITY.—In making grants under para-
graph (1), the Attorney General shall give priority to 
States and units of local government with larger pop-
ulations. 
(b) REPORTING.— 
(1) COMPLIANCE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), in each fiscal year beginning 
after the date that is 3 years after the date on 
which a State or unit of local government first 
receives a grant under subsection (a), the State 
or unit of local government shall provide to the 
Attorney General, through the Uniform Crime 
Reporting system, information pertaining to 
hate crimes committed in that jurisdiction dur-
ing the preceding fiscal year.
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(B) EXTENSIONS; WAIVER.—The Attorney 
General— 
(i) may provide a 120-day extension to 
a State or unit of local government that is 
making good faith efforts to comply with 
subparagraph (A); and 
(ii) shall waive the requirements of 
subparagraph (A) if compliance with that 
subparagraph by a State or unit of local 
government 
would 
be 
unconstitutional 
under the constitution of the State or of the 
State in which the unit of local government 
is located, respectively. 
(2) FAILURE TO COMPLY.—If a State or unit of 
local government that receives a grant under sub-
section (a) fails to substantially comply with para-
graph (1) of this subsection, the State or unit of local 
government shall repay the grant in full, plus reason-
able interest and penalty charges allowable by law or 
established by the Attorney General. 
SEC. 405. GRANTS FOR STATE-RUN HATE CRIME HOTLINES. 
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall 
make grants to States to create State-run hate crime 
reporting hotlines.
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(2) GRANT PERIOD.—A grant made under para-
graph (1) shall be for a period of not more than 5 
years. 
(b) HOTLINE REQUIREMENTS.—A State shall ensure, 
with respect to a hotline funded by a grant under subsection 
(a), that— 
(1) the hotline directs individuals to— 
(A) law enforcement if appropriate; and 
(B) local support services; 
(2) any personally identifiable information that 
an individual provides to an agency of the State 
through the hotline is not directly or indirectly dis-
closed, without the consent of the individual, to— 
(A) any other agency of that State; 
(B) any other State; 
(C) the Federal Government; or 
(D) any other person or entity; 
(3) the staff members who operate the hotline are 
trained to be knowledgeable about— 
(A) applicable Federal, State, and local 
hate crime laws; and 
(B) local law enforcement resources and ap-
plicable local support services; and 
(4) the hotline is accessible to—
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(A) individuals with limited English pro-
ficiency, where appropriate; and 
(B) individuals with disabilities. 
(c) BEST PRACTICES.—The Attorney General shall 
issue guidance to States on best practices for implementing 
the requirements of subsection (b). 
SEC. 406. INFORMATION COLLECTION BY STATES AND 
UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPLICABLE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘applicable 
agency’’, with respect to an eligible entity that is— 
(A) a State, means— 
(i) a law enforcement agency of the 
State; and 
(ii) a law enforcement agency of a unit 
of local government within the State that— 
(I) is a priority agency; and 
(II) receives a subgrant from the 
State under this section; and 
(B) a unit of local government, means a 
law enforcement agency of the unit of local gov-
ernment that is a priority agency. 
(2) COVERED AGENCY.—The term ‘‘covered agen-
cy’’ means— 
(A) a State law enforcement agency; or
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(B) a priority agency. 
(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) a State; or 
(B) a unit of local government that has a 
priority agency. 
(b) GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may 
make grants to eligible entities to assist covered agen-
cies within the jurisdiction of the eligible entity in 
conducting law enforcement activities or crime reduc-
tion programs to prevent, address, or otherwise re-
spond to hate crime, particularly as those activities 
or programs relate to reporting hate crimes through 
the Uniform Crime Reports program, including— 
(A) adopting a policy on identifying, inves-
tigating, and reporting hate crimes; 
(B) developing a standardized system of col-
lecting, analyzing, and reporting the incidence of 
hate crime; 
(C) establishing a unit specialized in identi-
fying, investigating, and reporting hate crimes; 
(D) engaging in community relations func-
tions related to hate crime prevention and edu-
cation such as—
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(i) establishing a liaison with formal 
community-based organizations or leaders; 
and 
(ii) conducting public meetings or edu-
cational forums on the impact of hate 
crimes, services available to hate crime vic-
tims, and the relevant Federal, State, and 
local laws pertaining to hate crimes; and 
(E) providing hate crime trainings for 
agency personnel. 
(2) SUBGRANTS.—A State that receives a grant 
under paragraph (1) may award a subgrant to a pri-
ority agency of a unit of local government within the 
State for the purposes under that paragraph. 
(c) INFORMATION REQUIRED OF STATES AND UNITS 
OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year in which 
an eligible entity receives a grant under subsection 
(b), the eligible entity shall— 
(A) collect information from each applicable 
agency summarizing the law enforcement activi-
ties or crime reduction programs conducted by 
the agency to prevent, address, or otherwise re-
spond to hate crime, particularly as those activi-
ties or programs relate to reporting hate crimes
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through the Uniform Crime Reports program; 
and 
(B) submit to the Attorney General a report 
containing the information collected under sub-
paragraph (A). 
(2) SEMIANNUAL
LAW
ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY 
REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In collecting the infor-
mation required under paragraph (1)(A), an eli-
gible entity shall require each applicable agency 
to submit a semiannual report to the eligible en-
tity that includes a summary of the law enforce-
ment activities or crime reduction programs con-
ducted by the agency during the reporting period 
to prevent, address, or otherwise respond to hate 
crime, particularly as those activities or pro-
grams relate to reporting hate crimes through the 
Uniform Crime Reports program. 
(B) CONTENTS.—In a report submitted 
under subparagraph (A), a law enforcement 
agency shall, at a minimum, disclose— 
(i) whether the agency has adopted a 
policy on identifying, investigating, and re-
porting hate crimes;
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(ii) whether the agency has developed a 
standardized system of collecting, analyzing, 
and reporting the incidence of hate crime; 
(iii) whether the agency has established 
a unit specialized in identifying, inves-
tigating, and reporting hate crimes; 
(iv) whether the agency engages in 
community relations functions related to 
hate crime, such as— 
(I) establishing a liaison with for-
mal community-based organizations or 
leaders; and 
(II) conducting public meetings or 
educational forums on the impact of 
hate crime, services available to hate 
crime victims, and the relevant Fed-
eral, State, and local laws pertaining 
to hate crime; and 
(v) the number of hate crime trainings 
for agency personnel, including the dura-
tion of the trainings, conducted by the agen-
cy during the reporting period. 
(d) COMPLIANCE AND REDIRECTION OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), beginning not later than 1 year after the
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date of enactment of this title, an eligible entity re-
ceiving a grant under subsection (b) shall comply 
with subsection (c). 
(2) EXTENSIONS; WAIVER.—The Attorney Gen-
eral— 
(A) may provide a 120-day extension to an 
eligible entity that is making good faith efforts 
to collect the information required under sub-
section (c); and 
(B) shall waive the requirements of sub-
section (c) for a State or unit of local govern-
ment if compliance with that subsection by the 
State or unit of local government would be un-
constitutional under the constitution of the State 
or of the State in which the unit of local govern-
ment is located, respectively. 
SEC. 407. REQUIREMENTS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. 
(a) INFORMATION COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS; RE-
PORT.—In order to improve the accuracy of data regarding 
the incidence of hate crime provided through the Uniform 
Crime Reports program, and promote a more complete un-
derstanding of the national problem posed by hate crime, 
the Attorney General shall— 
(1) collect and analyze the information provided 
by States and units of local government under section
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406 for the purpose of developing policies related to 
the provision of accurate data obtained under the 
Hate Crime Statistics Act (Public Law 101–275; 28 
U.S.C. 534 note) by the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion; and 
(2) for each calendar year beginning after the 
date of enactment of this title, publish and submit to 
Congress a report based on the information collected 
and analyzed under paragraph (1). 
(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—A report submitted under 
subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) a qualitative analysis of the relationship be-
tween— 
(A) the number of hate crimes reported by 
State law enforcement agencies or priority agen-
cies through the Uniform Crime Reports pro-
gram; and 
(B) the nature and extent of law enforce-
ment activities or crime reduction programs con-
ducted by those agencies to prevent, address, or 
otherwise respond to hate crime; and 
(2) a quantitative analysis of the number of 
State law enforcement agencies and priority agencies 
that have—
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(A) adopted a policy on identifying, inves-
tigating, and reporting hate crimes; 
(B) developed a standardized system of col-
lecting, analyzing, and reporting the incidence of 
hate crime; 
(C) established a unit specialized in identi-
fying, investigating, and reporting hate crimes; 
(D) engaged in community relations func-
tions related to hate crime, such as— 
(i) establishing a liaison with formal 
community-based organizations or leaders; 
and 
(ii) conducting public meetings or edu-
cational forums on the impact of hate 
crime, services available to hate crime vic-
tims, and the relevant Federal, State, and 
local laws pertaining to hate crime; and 
(E) conducted hate crime trainings for 
agency personnel during the reporting period, 
including— 
(i) the total number of trainings con-
ducted by each agency; and 
(ii) the duration of the trainings de-
scribed in clause (i).
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SEC. 408. ALTERNATIVE SENTENCING. 
Section 249 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) SUPERVISED RELEASE.—If a court includes, as 
a part of a sentence of imprisonment imposed for a viola-
tion of subsection (a), a requirement that the defendant be 
placed on a term of supervised release after imprisonment 
under section 3583, the court may order, as an explicit con-
dition of supervised release, that the defendant undertake 
educational classes or community service directly related to 
the community harmed by the defendant’s offense.’’. 
TITLE V—BANKRUPTCY 
PROTECTIONS 
SEC. 501. BANKRUPTCY PROTECTIONS. 
(a) 
BANKRUPTCY
PROTECTIONS
FOR
FEDERAL 
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF PAYMENTS.—Section 541(b) of title 
11, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (9), in the matter following 
subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or’’; 
(2) in paragraph (10)(C), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (10) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(11) payments made under Federal law relat-
ing to the national emergency declared by the Presi-
dent under the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C.
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1601 et seq.) with respect to the coronavirus disease 
2019 (COVID–19).’’. 
(b) PROTECTION AGAINST DISCRIMINATORY TREAT-
MENT OF HOMEOWNERS IN BANKRUPTCY.—Section 525 of 
title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(d) A person may not be denied any forbearance, as-
sistance, or loan modification relief made available to bor-
rowers by a mortgage creditor or servicer because the person 
is or has been a debtor, or has received a discharge, in a 
case under this title.’’. 
(c) INCREASING THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.—Sec-
tion 522 of title 11, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘$15,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$100,000’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(r) Notwithstanding any other provision of applicable 
nonbankruptcy law, a debtor in any State may exempt 
from property of the estate the property described in sub-
section (d)(1) not to exceed the value in subsection (d)(1) 
if the exemption for such property permitted by applicable 
nonbankruptcy law is lower than that amount.’’. 
(d) EFFECT OF MISSED MORTGAGE PAYMENTS ON 
DISCHARGE.—Section 1328 of title 11, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(i) A debtor shall not be denied a discharge under 
this section because, as of the date of discharge, the debtor 
did not make 6 or fewer payments directly to the holder 
of a debt secured by real property. 
‘‘(j) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), upon the 
debtor’s request, the court shall grant a discharge of all debts 
provided for in the plan that are dischargeable under sub-
section (a) if the debtor— 
‘‘(1) has made payments under a confirmed plan 
for at least 1 year; and 
‘‘(2) is experiencing or has experienced a mate-
rial financial hardship due, directly or indirectly, to 
the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19) pan-
demic.’’. 
(e) EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY FOR CHAPTER 13.—Sec-
tion 109(e) of title 11, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$250,000’’ each place the term 
appears and inserting ‘‘$850,000’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$750,000’’ each place the term 
appears and inserting ‘‘$2,600,000’’. 
(f) EXTENDED CURE PERIOD
FOR HOMEOWNERS 
HARMED BY COVID–19 PANDEMIC.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 13 of title 11, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof 
the following:
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‘‘§ 1331. Special provisions related to COVID–19 pan-
demic 
‘‘(a) Notwithstanding subsections (b)(2) and (d) of sec-
tion 1322, if the debtor is experiencing or has experienced 
a material financial hardship due, directly or indirectly, 
to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19) pandemic, a 
plan may provide for the curing of any default within a 
reasonable time, not to exceed 7 years after the time that 
the first payment under the original confirmed plan was 
due, and maintenance of payments while the case is pend-
ing on any unsecured claim or secured claim on which the 
last payment is due after the expiration of such time. Any 
such plan provision shall not affect the applicable commit-
ment period under section 1325(b). 
‘‘(b) For purposes of sections 1328(a) and 1328(b), any 
cure or maintenance payments under subsection (a) that 
are made after the end of the period during which the plan 
provides for payments (other than payments under sub-
section (a)) shall not be treated as payments under the plan. 
‘‘(c) Notwithstanding section 1329(c), a plan modified 
under section 1329 at the debtor’s request may provide for 
cure or maintenance payments under subsection (a) over 
a period that is not longer than 7 years after the time that 
the first payment under the original confirmed plan was 
due.
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‘‘(d) Notwithstanding section 362(c)(2), during the pe-
riod after the debtor receives a discharge and the period 
during which the plan provides for the cure of any default 
and maintenance of payments under the plan, section 
362(a) shall apply to the holder of a claim for which a de-
fault is cured and payments are maintained under sub-
section (a) and to any property securing such claim. 
‘‘(e) Notwithstanding section 1301(a)(2), the stay of 
section 1301(a) terminates upon the granting of a discharge 
under section 1328 with respect to all creditors other than 
the holder of a claim for which a default is cured and pay-
ments are maintained under subsection (a).’’. 
(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of sections 
of chapter 13, title 11, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end thereof the following: 
‘‘Sec. 1331. Special provisions related to COVID–19 Pandemic.’’. 
(3) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by 
this paragraph shall apply only to any case under 
title 11, United States Code, commenced before 3 
years after the date of enactment of this Act and 
pending on or commenced after such date of enact-
ment, in which a plan under chapter 13 of title 11, 
United States Code, was not confirmed before March 
27, 2020.
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DIVISION U—OTHER MATTERS 
TITLE 
I—PRESUMPTION 
OF 
SERVICE 
CONNECTION 
FOR 
CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 
SEC. 101. PRESUMPTIONS OF SERVICE-CONNECTION FOR 
MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES WHO CON-
TRACT CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 UNDER 
CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter VI of chapter 11 of title 
38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1164. 
Presumptions 
of 
service-connection 
for 
Coronavirus Disease 2019 
‘‘(a) PRESUMPTIONS GENERALLY.—(1) For purposes 
of laws administered by the Secretary and subject to section 
1113 of this title, if symptoms of Coronavirus Disease 2019 
(in this section referred to as ‘COVID–19’) described in sub-
section (d) manifest within one of the manifestation periods 
described in paragraph (2) in an individual who served in 
a qualifying period of duty described in subsection (b)— 
‘‘(A) infection with severe acute respiratory syn-
drome coronavirus 2 (in this section referred to as 
‘SARS–CoV–2’) shall be presumed to have occurred 
during the qualifying period of duty;
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‘‘(B) COVID–19 shall be presumed to have been 
incurred during the qualifying period of duty; and 
‘‘(C) if the individual becomes disabled or dies as 
a result of COVID–19, it shall be presumed that the 
individual became disabled or died during the quali-
fying period of duty for purposes of establishing that 
the individual served in the active military, naval, or 
air service. 
‘‘(2)(A) The manifestation periods described in this 
paragraph are the following: 
‘‘(i) During a qualifying period of duty de-
scribed in subsection (b), if that period of duty was 
more than 48 continuous hours in duration. 
‘‘(ii) Within 14 days after the individual’s com-
pletion of a qualifying period of duty described in 
subsection (b). 
‘‘(iii) An additional period prescribed under sub-
paragraph (B). 
‘‘(B)(i) If the Secretary determines that a manifesta-
tion period of more than 14 days after completion of a 
qualifying period of service is appropriate for the presump-
tions under paragraph (1), the Secretary may prescribe 
that additional period by regulation.
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‘‘(ii) A determination under clause (i) shall be made 
in consultation with the Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention. 
‘‘(b) QUALIFYING PERIOD OF DUTY DESCRIBED.—A 
qualifying period of duty described in this subsection is a 
period of— 
‘‘(1) active duty; or 
‘‘(2) the following duty or training not covered 
by paragraph (1) performed under orders issued on or 
after March 13, 2020, during the national emergency 
declared by the President under the National Emer-
gencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.): 
‘‘(A) Training duty under title 10. 
‘‘(B) Full-time National Guard duty (as de-
fined in section 101 of title 10). 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION OF PRESUMPTIONS FOR TRAINING 
DUTY.—When, pursuant to subsection (a), COVID–19 is 
presumed to have been incurred during a qualifying period 
of duty described in subsection (b)(2)— 
‘‘(1) COVID–19 shall be deemed to have been in-
curred in the line of duty during a period of active 
military, naval, or air service; and 
‘‘(2) where entitlement to benefits under this title 
is predicated on the individual who was disabled or 
died being a veteran, benefits for disability or death
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resulting from COVID–19 as described in subsection 
(a) shall be paid or furnished as if the individual was 
a veteran, without regard to whether the period of 
duty would constitute active military, naval, or air 
service under section 101 of this title. 
‘‘(d) SYMPTOMS OF COVID–19.—For purposes of sub-
section (a), symptoms of COVID–19 are those symptoms 
that competent medical evidence demonstrates are experi-
enced by an individual affected and directly related to 
COVID–19. 
‘‘(e) MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS AND OPINIONS.—If there 
is a question of whether the symptoms experienced by an 
individual described in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) dur-
ing a manifestation period described in paragraph (2) of 
such subsection are attributable to COVID–19 resulting 
from infection with SARS–CoV–2 during the qualifying pe-
riod of duty, in determining whether a medical examina-
tion or medical opinion is necessary to make a decision 
on the claim within the meaning of section 5103A(d) of this 
title, a qualifying period of duty described in subsection (b) 
of this section shall be treated as if it were active military, 
naval, or air service for purposes of section 5103A(d)(2)(B) 
of this title.’’.
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such subchapter is amended by adding at 
the end the following new item: 
‘‘1164. Presumptions of service-connection for Coronavirus Disease 2019.’’. 
TITLE II—CORONAVIRUS RELIEF 
FUND AMENDMENTS 
SEC. 201. CONGRESSIONAL INTENT RELATING TO TRIBAL 
GOVERNMENTS ELIGIBLE FOR CORONAVIRUS 
RELIEF FUND PAYMENTS. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section and the 
amendments made by subsection (b) is to clarify the intent 
of Congress that only Federally recognized Tribal govern-
ments are eligible for payments from the Coronavirus Relief 
Fund established in section 601 of the Social Security Act, 
as added by section 5001(a) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, 
and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116–136). 
(b) ELIGIBLE TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.—Effective as if 
included in the enactment of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, 
and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116–136), section 
601 of the Social Security Act, as added by section 5001(a) 
of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(7), by striking ‘‘Indian 
Tribes’’ and inserting ‘‘Tribal governments’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1);
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(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(2) 
through (5) as paragraphs (1) through (4), re-
spectively; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (4) (as redesig-
nated by subparagraph (B)) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(4) TRIBAL
GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘Tribal 
government’ means the recognized governing body of 
any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, 
pueblo, village, community, component band, or com-
ponent reservation, individually identified (including 
parenthetically) in the list published most recently as 
of the date of enactment of this Act pursuant to sec-
tion 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe 
List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131).’’. 
(c) RULES RELATING TO PAYMENTS MADE BEFORE 
THE DATE OF ENACTMENT OF THIS ACT.— 
(1) PAYMENTS MADE TO INELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall require any enti-
ty that was not eligible to receive a payment from the 
amount set aside for fiscal year 2020 under subsection 
(a)(2)(B) of section 601 of the Social Security Act, as 
added by section 5001(a) of the Coronavirus Aid, Re-
lief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116– 
136) and after the application of the amendments
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made by subsection (a) clarifying congressional intent 
relating to eligibility for such a payment, to return 
the full payment to the Department. 
(2) DISTRIBUTION OF PAYMENTS RETURNED BY 
INELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall distribute payments returned under para-
graph (1), without further appropriation or fiscal 
year limitation and not later than 7 days after re-
ceiving any returned funds as required under para-
graph (1) to Tribal governments eligible for payments 
under such section 601 of the Social Security Act, as 
amended by subsection (a), in accordance with sub-
section (c)(7) of such Act. 
(3) LIMITATION ON SECRETARIAL AUTHORITY.— 
The Secretary of the Treasury is prohibited from re-
quiring an entity that is eligible for a payment from 
the amount set aside for fiscal year 2020 under sub-
section (a)(2)(B) of section 601 of the Social Security 
Act, as amended by subsection(a), and that received 
a payment before the date of enactment of this Act, 
from requiring the entity to return all or part of the 
payment except to the extent authorized under section 
601(f) of such Act in the case of a determination by 
the Inspector General of the Department of the Treas-
ury that the Tribal government failed to comply with
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the use of funds requirements of section 601(d) of such 
Act. 
SEC. 202. REDISTRIBUTION OF AMOUNTS RECOVERED OR 
RECOUPED FROM PAYMENTS FOR TRIBAL 
GOVERNMENTS; REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
Effective as if included in the enactment of the 
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Pub-
lic Law 116–136), section 601(c)(7) of the Social Security 
Act, as added by section 5001(a) of the Coronavirus Aid, 
Relief, and Economic Security Act, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘From the amount’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—From the amount’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) REDISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(i) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out 
the requirement under subparagraph (A) to 
ensure that all amounts available under 
subsection (a)(2)(B) for fiscal year 2020 are 
distributed to Tribal governments, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall redistribute any 
amounts from payments for Tribal govern-
ments 
that 
are 
recovered 
through 
recoupment activities carried out by the In-
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spector General of the Department of the 
Treasury under subsection (f), without fur-
ther appropriation, using a procedure and 
methodology determined by the Secretary in 
consultation with Tribal governments, to 
Tribal Governments that apply for pay-
ments from such amounts. 
‘‘(ii) REPAYMENT.—In carrying out 
the recoupment activities by the Inspector 
General of the Department of the Treasury 
under subsection (f), the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall not impose any additional 
fees, penalties, or interest payments on 
Tribal governments associated with any 
amounts that are recovered. 
‘‘(C) DISCLOSURE
AND
REPORTING
RE-
QUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) DISCLOSURE
OF
FUNDING
FOR-
MULA AND METHODOLOGY.—Not later than 
24 hours before any payments for Tribal 
governments are distributed by the Sec-
retary of the Treasury pursuant to the re-
quirements under subparagraph (A) and 
subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall pub-
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lish on the website of the Department of the 
Treasury— 
‘‘(I) a detailed description of the 
funding allocation formula; and 
‘‘(II) a detailed description of the 
procedure and methodology used to de-
termine the funding allocation for-
mula. 
‘‘(ii) REPORT
ON
FUND
DISTRIBU-
TION.—No later than 7 days after payments 
for Tribal governments are distributed by 
the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to 
the requirements under subparagraph (A) 
or subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall 
publish on the website of the Department of 
the Treasury the date and amount of all 
fund disbursements, broken down by indi-
vidual Tribal government recipient.’’. 
SEC. 203. USE OF RELIEF FUNDS. 
Effective as if included in the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, 
and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116–136), section 
601 of the Social Security Act, as added by section 5001(a) 
of such Act, is amended by striking subsection (d) and in-
serting the following:
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‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—A State, Tribal government, 
and unit of local government shall use the funds provided 
under a payment made under this section to 
‘‘(1) cover only those costs of the State, Tribal 
government, or unit of local government that— 
‘‘(A) Are necessary expenditures incurred 
due to the public health emergency with respect 
to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19); 
‘‘(B) were not accounted for in the budget 
most recently approved as of the date of enact-
ment of this section for the State or government; 
and 
‘‘(C) were incurred during the period that 
begins on January 31, 2020, and ends on De-
cember 31, 2021; or 
‘‘(2) Replace lost, delayed, or decreased revenues, 
stemming from the public health emergency with re-
spect to the coronavirus disease (COVID–19).’’. 
TITLE III—ENERGY AND 
ENVIRONMENT PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. HOME ENERGY AND WATER SERVICE CONTINUITY. 
Any entity receiving financial assistance pursuant to 
any division of this Act shall, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, establish or maintain in effect policies to ensure 
that no home energy service or public water system service
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to a residential customer, which is provided or regulated 
by such entity, is or remains disconnected or interrupted 
during 
the 
emergency 
period 
described 
in 
section 
1135(g)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act because of non-
payment, and all reconnections of such public water system 
service are conducted in a manner that minimizes risk to 
the health of individuals receiving such service. For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘‘home energy service’’ means 
a service to provide home energy, as such term is defined 
in section 2603 of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance 
Act of 1981, or service provided by an electric utility, as 
such term is defined in section 3 of the Public Utility Regu-
latory Policies Act of 1978, and the term ‘‘public water sys-
tem’’ has the meaning given that term in section 1401 of 
the Safe Drinking Water Act. Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to require forgiveness of any debt incurred or 
owed to an entity or to absolve an individual of any obliga-
tion to an entity for service, nor to preempt any State or 
local law or regulation governing entities that provide such 
services to residential customers. 
SEC. 302. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GRANT PROGRAMS. 
(a) ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GRANTS.—The Admin-
istrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall con-
tinue to carry out—
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regulation promulgated under the authority of this 
paragraph shall cease to have force and effect at the 
close of the 365-day period following the date of publi-
cation unless, during such 365-day period, the rule-
making procedures which would apply to such regula-
tion without regard to this paragraph are complied 
with. If at any time after issuing an emergency regu-
lation the Secretary determines, on the basis of the 
best appropriate data available to the Secretary, that 
substantial evidence does not exist to warrant such 
regulation, the Secretary shall withdraw it. 
‘‘(7) Not more than 90 days after receiving a pe-
tition of an interested person under section 553(e) of 
title 5, United States Code, to determine that a spe-
cies is injurious under this section, the Secretary of 
the Interior shall determine whether such petition has 
scientific merit. If the Secretary determines a petition 
has scientific merit, such Secretary shall make a de-
termination regarding such petition not more than 12 
months after the date such Secretary received such pe-
tition.’’; and 
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) Any person who knowingly imports, ships, or 
transports any species in violation of subsection (a) of this