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SEC. 30573. FEDERAL MODERNIZATION FOR HEALTH IN-
EQUITIES DATA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall work with 
covered agencies to support the modernization of data col-
lection methods and infrastructure at such agencies for 
the purpose of increasing data collection related to health 
inequities, such as racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, sex, gen-
der, and disability disparities. 
(b) COVERED AGENCY DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered agency’’ means each of the following 
Federal agencies: 
(1) The Agency for Healthcare Research and 
Quality. 
(2) The Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention. 
(3) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Serv-
ices. 
(4) The Food and Drug Administration. 
(5) The Office of the National Coordinator for 
Health Information Technology. 
(6) The National Institutes of Health. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to each covered agency to 
carry out this section $4,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
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SEC. 
30574. 
MODERNIZATION 
OF 
STATE 
AND 
LOCAL 
HEALTH INEQUITIES DATA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting 
through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention, shall award grants to State, local, and 
territorial health departments in order to support the 
modernization of data collection methods and infrastruc-
ture for the purposes of increasing data related to health 
inequities, such as racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, sex, gen-
der, and disability disparities. The Secretary shall— 
(1) provide guidance, technical assistance, and 
information to grantees under this section on best 
practices regarding culturally competent, accurate, 
and increased data collection and transmission; and 
(2) track performance of grantees under this 
section to help improve their health inequities data 
collection by identifying gaps and taking effective 
steps to support States, localities, and territories in 
addressing the gaps. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
on which the first grant is awarded under this section, 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of 
the Senate an initial report detailing— 
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(1) nationwide best practices for ensuring 
States and localities collect and transmit health in-
equities data; 
(2) nationwide trends which hinder the collec-
tion and transmission of health inequities data; 
(3) Federal best practices for working with 
States and localities to ensure culturally competent, 
accurate, and increased data collection and trans-
mission; and 
(4) any recommended changes to legislative or 
regulatory authority to help improve and increase 
health inequities data collection. 
(c) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 
2023, the Secretary shall— 
(1) update and finalize the initial report under 
subsection (b); and 
(2) submit such final report to the committees 
specified in such subsection. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$100,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
SEC. 30575. TRIBAL FUNDING TO RESEARCH HEALTH IN-
EQUITIES INCLUDING COVID–19. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Indian 
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Health Service, in coordination with Tribal Epidemiology 
Centers and other Federal agencies, as appropriate, shall 
conduct or support research and field studies for the pur-
poses of improved understanding of Tribal health inequi-
ties among American Indians and Alaska Natives, includ-
ing with respect to— 
(1) disparities related to COVID–19; 
(2) public health surveillance and infrastructure 
regarding unmet needs in Indian country and Urban 
Indian communities; 
(3) population-based health disparities; 
(4) barriers to health care services; 
(5) the impact of socioeconomic status; and 
(6) factors contributing to Tribal health inequi-
ties. 
(b) CONSULTATION, CONFER, AND COORDINATION.— 
In carrying out this section, the Director of the Indian 
Health Service shall— 
(1) consult with Indian Tribes and Tribal orga-
nizations; 
(2) confer with Urban Indian organizations; 
and 
(3) coordinate with the Director of the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention and the Director 
of the National Institutes of Health. 
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(c) PROCESS.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Indian Health 
Service shall establish a nationally representative panel to 
establish processes and procedures for the research and 
field studies conducted or supported under subsection (a). 
The Director shall ensure that, at a minimum, the panel 
consists of the following individuals: 
(1) Elected Tribal leaders or their designees. 
(2) Tribal public health practitioners and ex-
perts from the national and regional levels. 
(d) DUTIES.—The panel established under subsection 
(c) shall, at a minimum— 
(1) advise the Director of the Indian Health 
Service on the processes and procedures regarding 
the design, implementation, and evaluation of, and 
reporting on, research and field studies conducted or 
supported under this section; 
(2) develop and share resources on Tribal pub-
lic health data surveillance and reporting, including 
best practices; and 
(3) carry out such other activities as may be 
appropriate to establish processes and procedures for 
the research and field studies conducted or sup-
ported under subsection (a). 
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(e) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after expending 
all funds made available to carry out this section, the Di-
rector of the Indian Health Service, in coordination with 
the panel established under subsection (c), shall submit 
an initial report on the results of the research and field 
studies under this section to— 
(1) the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
and the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Indian Affairs and the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pen-
sions of the Senate. 
(f) TRIBAL DATA SOVEREIGNTY.—The Director of 
the Indian Health Service shall ensure that all research 
and field studies conducted or supported under this sec-
tion are tribally-directed and carried out in a manner 
which ensures Tribal-direction of all data collected under 
this section— 
(1) according to Tribal best practices regarding 
research design and implementation, including by 
ensuring the consent of the Tribes involved to public 
reporting of Tribal data; 
(2) according to all relevant and applicable 
Tribal, professional, institutional, and Federal 
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standards for conducting research and governing re-
search ethics; 
(3) with the prior and informed consent of any 
Indian Tribe participating in the research or sharing 
data for use under this section; and 
(4) in a manner that respects the inherent sov-
ereignty of Indian Tribes, including Tribal govern-
ance of data and research. 
(g) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 
2023, the Director of the Indian Health Service shall— 
(1) update and finalize the initial report under 
subsection (e); and 
(2) submit such final report to the committees 
specified in such subsection. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The terms ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ and ‘‘Tribal or-
ganization’’ have the meanings given to such terms 
in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(2) The term ‘‘Urban Indian organization’’ has 
the meaning given to such term in section 4 of the 
Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 
1603). 
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(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$25,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
SEC. 30576. CDC FIELD STUDIES PERTAINING TO SPECIFIC 
HEALTH INEQUITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting 
through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
in collaboration with State, local, and territorial health de-
partments, shall complete (by the reporting deadline in 
subsection (b)) field studies to better understand health 
inequities that are not currently tracked by the Secretary. 
Such studies shall include an analysis of— 
(1) the impact of socioeconomic status on 
health care access and disease outcomes, including 
COVID–19 outcomes; 
(2) the impact of disability status on health 
care access and disease outcomes, including COVID– 
19 outcomes; 
(3) the impact of language preference on health 
care access and disease outcomes, including COVID– 
19 outcomes; 
(4) factors contributing to disparities in health 
outcomes for the COVID–19 pandemic; and 
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(5) other topics related to disparities in health 
outcomes for the COVID–19 pandemic, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2021, 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of 
the Senate an initial report on the results of the field stud-
ies under this section. 
(c) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 
2023, the Secretary shall— 
(1) update and finalize the initial report under 
subsection (b); and 
(2) submit such final report to the committees 
specified in such subsection. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$25,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
SEC. 30577. ADDITIONAL REPORTING TO CONGRESS ON 
THE RACE AND ETHNICITY RATES OF COVID– 
19 TESTING, HOSPITALIZATIONS, AND MOR-
TALITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than August 1, 2020, 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Appro-
priations and the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
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of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Appropriations and the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor and Pensions of the Senate an initial report— 
(1) describing the testing, positive diagnoses, 
hospitalization, intensive care admissions, and mor-
tality 
rates 
associated 
with 
COVID–19, 
disaggregated by race, ethnicity, age, sex, gender, 
geographic region, and other relevant factors as de-
termined by the Secretary; 
(2) including an analysis of any variances of 
testing, positive diagnoses, hospitalizations, and 
deaths by demographic characteristics; and 
(3) including proposals for evidenced-based re-
sponse strategies to reduce disparities related to 
COVID–19. 
(b) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 
2024, the Secretary shall— 
(1) update and finalize the initial report under 
subsection (a); and 
(2) submit such final report to the committees 
specified in such subsection. 
(c) COORDINATION.—In preparing the report sub-
mitted under this section, the Secretary shall take into ac-
count and otherwise coordinate such report with reporting 
required under section 30572 and under the heading ‘‘De-
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 905(b)(4) of the 
FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 (Public Law 115– 
52) is amended by striking ‘Section 744H(e)(2)(B) 
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 379j–52(e)(2)(B))’ and inserting ‘Section 
744H(f)(2)(B) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act, as redesignated by section 403(c)(1) of 
this Act,’.’’. 
TITLE VI—PUBLIC HEALTH 
ASSISTANCE 
Subtitle A—Assistance to Providers 
and Health System 
SEC. 30611. HEALTH CARE PROVIDER RELIEF FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 7 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting 
through the Administrator of the Health Resources and 
Services Administration, shall establish a program under 
which the Secretary shall reimburse, through grants or 
other mechanisms, eligible health care providers for eligi-
ble expenses or lost revenues occurring during calendar 
quarters beginning on or after January 1, 2020, to pre-
vent, prepare for, and respond to COVID–19, in an 
amount calculated under subsection (c). 
(b) QUARTERLY BASIS.— 
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(1) SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS.—The Sec-
retary shall give applicants a period of 7 calendar 
days after the close of a quarter to submit applica-
tions under this section with respect to such quarter, 
except that the Secretary shall give applicants a pe-
riod of 7 calendar days after the date of enactment 
of this Act to submit applications with respect to the 
quarter beginning on January 1, 2020, if the appli-
cant has not previously submitted an application 
with the respect to such quarter. 
(2) REVIEW
AND
PAYMENT.—The Secretary 
shall— 
(A) review applications and make awards 
of reimbursement under this section on a quar-
terly basis; and 
(B) award the reimbursements under this 
section for a quarter not later than 14 calendar 
days after the close of the quarter, except that 
the Secretary shall award the reimbursements 
under this section for the quarter beginning on 
January 1, 2020, not later than 14 calendar 
days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(c) CALCULATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amount of the reim-
bursement to an eligible health care provider under 
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this section with respect to a calendar quarter shall 
equal— 
(A) the sum of— 
(i) 100 percent of the eligible ex-
penses, as described in subsection (d), of 
the provider during the quarter; and 
(ii) subject to paragraph (3), 60 per-
cent of the lost revenues, as described in 
subsection (e), of the provider during the 
quarter; less 
(B) any funds that are— 
(i) received by the provider during the 
quarter pursuant to the Coronavirus Pre-
paredness and Response Supplemental Ap-
propriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116– 
123), the Families First Coronavirus Re-
sponse Act (Public Law 116–127), the 
CARES Act (Public Law 116–136), or the 
Paycheck Protection Program and Health 
Care Enhancement Act (Public Law 116– 
139); and 
(ii) not required to be repaid. 
(2) CARRYOVER.—If the amount determined 
under paragraph (1)(B) for a calendar quarter with 
respect to an eligible health care provider exceeds 
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the amount determined under paragraph (1)(A) with 
respect to such provider and quarter, the amount of 
such difference shall be applied in making the cal-
culation under this subsection, over each subsequent 
calendar quarter for which the eligible health care 
provider seeks reimbursement under this section. 
(3) 
LOST
REVENUE
LIMITATION.—If 
the 
amount determined under subsection (e) with re-
spect to the lost revenue of an eligible health care 
provider for a calendar quarter does not exceed an 
amount that equals 10 percent of the net patient 
revenue (as defined in such subsection) of the pro-
vider for the corresponding quarter in 2019, the ad-
dend under paragraph (1)(A)(ii), in making the cal-
culation under paragraph (1), is deemed to be zero. 
(d) ELIGIBLE EXPENSES.—Subject to subsection 
(h)(1), expenses eligible for reimbursement under this sec-
tion include expenses for— 
(1) building or construction of temporary struc-
tures; 
(2) leasing of properties; 
(3) medical supplies and equipment including 
personal protective equipment; 
(4) in vitro diagnostic tests, serological tests, or 
testing supplies; 
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(5) increased workforce and trainings; 
(6) emergency operation centers; 
(7) construction or retrofitting of facilities; 
(8) mobile testing units; 
(9) surge capacity; 
(10) retention of workforce; and 
(11) such other items and services as the Sec-
retary determines to be appropriate, in consultation 
with relevant stakeholders. 
(e) LOST REVENUES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (h)(1), 
for purposes of subsection (c)(1)(A)(ii), the lost rev-
enues of an eligible health care provider, with re-
spect to the calendar quarter involved, shall be equal 
to— 
(A) net patient revenue of the provider for 
the corresponding quarter in 2019 minus net 
patient revenue of the provider for such quar-
ter; less 
(B) the savings of the provider during the 
calendar quarter involved attributable to fore-
gone wages, payroll taxes, and benefits of per-
sonnel who were furloughed or laid off by the 
provider during that quarter. 
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(2) NET
PATIENT
REVENUE
DEFINED.—For 
purposes of paragraph (1)(A), the term ‘‘net patient 
revenue’’, with respect to an eligible health care pro-
vider and a calendar quarter, means the sum of— 
(A) 200 percent of the total amount of re-
imbursement received by the provider during 
the quarter for all items and services furnished 
under a State plan or a waiver of a State plan 
under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396 et seq.); 
(B) 125 percent of the total amount of re-
imbursement received by the provider during 
the quarter for all items and services furnished 
under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395 et seq.); and 
(C) 100 percent of the total amount of re-
imbursement not described in subparagraph (A) 
or (B) received by the provider during the quar-
ter for all items and services. 
(f) INSUFFICIENT FUNDS FOR A QUARTER.—If there 
are insufficient funds made available to reimburse all eligi-
ble health care providers for all eligible expenses and lost 
revenues for a quarter in accordance with this section, the 
Secretary shall— 
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(1) prioritize reimbursement of eligible ex-
penses; and 
(2) using the entirety of the remaining funds, 
uniformly reduce the percentage of lost revenues 
otherwise applicable under subsection (c)(1)(A)(ii) to 
the extent necessary to reimburse a portion of the 
lost revenues of all eligible health care providers ap-
plying for reimbursement. 
(g) APPLICATION.—A health care provider seeking 
reimbursement under this section for a calendar quarter 
shall submit to the Secretary an application that— 
(1) provides documentation demonstrating that 
the health care provider is an eligible health care 
provider; 
(2) includes a valid tax identification number of 
the health care provider or, if the health care pro-
vider does not have a valid tax identification num-
ber, an employer identification number or such other 
identification number as the Secretary may accept or 
may assign; 
(3) attests to the eligible expenses and lost rev-
enues of the health care provider, as described in 
subsection (d), occurring during the calendar quar-
ter; 
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(4) includes an itemized listing of each such eli-
gible expense, including expenses incurred in pro-
viding uncompensated care; 
(5) for purposes of subsection (c)(3), attests to 
whether the amount determined under subsection (e) 
with respect to the lost revenue of an eligible health 
care provider for a calendar quarter exceeds an 
amount that equals 10 percent of the net patient 
revenue (as defined in such subsection) of the pro-
vider for the corresponding quarter in 2019; 
(6) includes projections of the eligible expenses 
and lost revenues of the health care provider, as de-
scribed in subsection (c), for the calendar quarter 
that immediately follows the calendar quarter for 
which reimbursement is sought; and 
(7) indicates the dollar amounts described in 
each of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection 
(e)(1) and subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of sub-
section (e)(2) for the calendar quarter and any other 
information the Secretary determines necessary to 
determine expenses and lost revenue related to 
COVID–19. 
(h) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) NO
DUPLICATIVE
REIMBURSEMENT.—The 
Secretary may not provide, and a health care pro-
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vider may not accept, reimbursement under this sec-
tion for expenses or losses with respect to which— 
(A) the eligible health care provider is re-
imbursed from other sources; or 
(B) other sources are obligated to reim-
burse the provider. 
(2) NO
EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION.—Reim-
bursement for eligible expenses (as described in sub-
section (d)) and lost revenues (as described in sub-
section (e)) shall not include compensation or bene-
fits, including salary, bonuses, awards of stock, or 
other financial benefits, for an officer or employee 
described in section 4004(a)(2) of the CARES Act 
(Public Law 116–136). 
(i) NO BALANCE BILLING AS CONDITION OF RE-
CEIPT OF FUNDS.— 
(1) PROTECTING
INDIVIDUALS
ENROLLED
IN 
HEALTH PLANS.—As a condition of receipt of reim-
bursement under this section, a health care provider, 
in the case such provider furnishes during the emer-
gency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b– 
5(g)(1)(B)) (whether before, on, or after, the date 
on which the provider submits an application under 
this section) a medically necessary item or service 
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described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of para-
graph (3) to an individual who is described in such 
subparagraph (A), (B), or (C), respectively, and en-
rolled in a group health plan or group or individual 
health insurance coverage offered by a health insur-
ance issuer (including grandfathered health plans as 
defined in section 1251(e) of the Patient Protection 
and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18011(e)) and 
such provider is a nonparticipating provider with re-
spect to such plan or coverage and such plan or cov-
erage and such items and services would otherwise 
be covered under such plan if furnished by a partici-
pating provider— 
(A) may not bill or otherwise hold liable 
such individual for a payment amount for such 
item or service that is more than the cost-shar-
ing amount that would apply under such plan 
or coverage for such item or service if such pro-
vider furnishing such service were a partici-
pating provider with respect to such plan or 
coverage; 
(B) shall reimburse such individual in a 
timely manner for any amount for such item or 
service paid by the individual to such provider 
in excess of such cost-sharing amount; 
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(C) shall submit any claim for such item or 
service directly to the plan or coverage; and 
(D) shall not bill the individual for such 
cost-sharing amount until such individual is in-
formed by the plan or coverage of the required 
payment amount. 
(2) PROTECTING
UNINSURED
INDIVIDUALS.— 
As a condition of receipt of reimbursement under 
this section, a health care provider, in the case such 
reimbursement is with respect to expenses incurred 
in providing uncompensated care (as described in 
subsection (g)(4)) with respect to a medically nec-
essary item or service described in subparagraph 
(A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (3) furnished during 
such emergency period (whether before, on, or after, 
the date on which the provider submits an applica-
tion under this section) by the provider to an indi-
vidual who is described in such subparagraph (A), 
(B), or (C), respectively— 
(A) shall consider such reimbursement as 
payment in full with respect to such item or 
service so furnished to such individual; 
(B) may not bill or otherwise hold liable 
such individual for any payment for such item 
or service so furnished to such individual; and 
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(C) shall reimburse such individual in a 
timely manner for any amount for such item or 
service paid by the individual to such provider. 
(3) MEDICALLY NECESSARY ITEMS AND SERV-
ICES DESCRIBED.—For purposes of this subsection, 
medically necessary items and services described in 
this paragraph are— 
(A) medically necessary items and services 
(including in-person or telehealth visits in which 
such items and services are furnished) that are 
furnished to an individual who has been diag-
nosed with (or after provision of the items and 
services is diagnosed with) COVID–19 to treat 
or mitigate the effects of COVID–19; 
(B) medically necessary items and services 
(including in-person or telehealth visits in which 
such items and services are furnished) that are 
furnished to an individual who is presumed, in 
accordance 
with 
paragraph 
(4), 
to 
have 
COVID–19 but is never diagnosed as such; and 
(C) a diagnostic test (and administration 
of such test) as described in section 6001(a) of 
division F of the Families First Coronavirus 
Response Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b–5 note) admin-
istered to an individual. 
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(4) PRESUMPTIVE
CASE
OF
COVID–19.—For 
purposes of paragraph (3)(B), an individual shall be 
presumed to have COVID–19 if the medical record 
documentation of the individual supports a diagnosis 
of COVID–19, even if the individual does not have 
a positive in vitro diagnostic test result in the med-
ical record of the individual. 
(5) PENALTY.—In the case of an eligible health 
care provider that is paid a reimbursement under 
this section and that is in violation of paragraph (1) 
or (2), in addition to any other penalties that may 
be prescribed by law, the Secretary may recoup from 
such provider up to the full amount of reimburse-
ment the provider receives under this section. 
(6) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) NONPARTICIPATING
PROVIDER.—The 
term ‘‘nonparticipating provider’’ means, with 
respect to an item or service and group health 
plan or group or individual health insurance 
coverage offered by a health insurance issuer, a 
health care provider that does not have a con-
tractual relationship directly or indirectly with 
the plan or issuer, respectively, for furnishing 
such an item or service under the plan or cov-
erage. 
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(B) PARTICIPATING PROVIDER.—The term 
‘‘participating provider’’ means, with respect to 
an item or service and group health plan or 
group or individual health insurance coverage 
offered by a health insurance issuer, a health 
care provider that has a contractual relation-
ship directly or indirectly with the plan or 
issuer, respectively, for furnishing such an item 
or service under the plan or coverage. 
(C) GROUP HEALTH PLAN, HEALTH INSUR-
ANCE
COVERAGE.—The terms ‘‘group health 
plan’’, ‘‘health insurance issuer’’, ‘‘group health 
insurance coverage’’, and ‘‘individual health in-
surance coverage’’ shall have the meanings 
given such terms under section 2791 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg– 
91). 
(j) REPORTS.— 
(1) AWARD INFORMATION.—In making awards 
under this section, the Secretary shall post in a 
searchable, electronic format, a list of all recipients 
and awards pursuant to funding authorized under 
this section. 
(2) REPORTS BY RECIPIENTS.—Each recipient 
of an award under this section shall, as a condition 
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on receipt of such award, submit reports and main-
tain documentation, in such form, at such time, and 
containing such information, as the Secretary deter-
mines is needed to ensure compliance with this sec-
tion. 
(3) PUBLIC
LISTING
OF
AWARDS.—The Sec-
retary shall— 
(A) not later than 7 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, post in a searchable, 
electronic format, a list of all awards made by 
the Secretary under this section, including the 
recipients and amounts of such awards; and 
(B) update such list not less than every 7 
days until all funds made available to carry out 
this section are expended. 
(4) INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years 
after final payments are made under this sec-
tion, the Inspector General of the Department 
of Health and Human Services shall transmit a 
final report on audit findings with respect to 
the program under this section to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Health, 
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Education, Labor and Pensions and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate. 
(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this paragraph shall be construed as limiting 
the authority of the Inspector General of the 
Department of Health and Human Services or 
the Comptroller General of the United States to 
conduct audits of interim payments earlier than 
the deadline described in subparagraph (A). 
(k) ELIGIBLE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER DEFINED.— 
In this section: 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘eligible health 
care provider’’ means a health care provider de-
scribed in paragraph (2) that provides diagnostic or 
testing services or treatment to individuals with a 
confirmed or possible diagnosis of COVID–19. 
(2) HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS DESCRIBED.—A 
health care provider described in this paragraph is 
any of the following: 
(A) A health care provider enrolled as a 
participating provider under a State plan ap-
proved under title XIX of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) (or a waiver of 
such a plan). 
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(B) A provider of services (as defined in 
subsection (u) of section 1861 of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x)) or a supplier (as 
defined in subsection (d) of such section) that 
is enrolled as a participating provider of serv-
ices or participating supplier under the Medi-
care program under title XVIII of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395 et seq.). 
(C) A public entity. 
(D) Any other entity not described in this 
paragraph as the Secretary may specify. 
(l) FUNDING.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated for an addi-
tional 
amount 
to 
carry 
out 
this 
section 
$100,000,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
(2) HEALTH CARE PROVIDER RELIEF FUND.— 
(A) USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—In addition to 
amounts authorized to be appropriated 
pursuant to paragraph (1), the unobligated 
balance of all amounts appropriated to the 
Health Care Provider Relief Fund shall be 
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made available only to carry out this sec-
tion. 
(ii) 
AMOUNTS.—For 
purposes 
of 
clause (i), the following amounts are 
deemed to be appropriated to the Health 
Care Provider Relief Fund: 
(I) The unobligated balance of 
the 
appropriation 
of 
$100,000,000,000 in the third para-
graph under the heading ‘‘Depart-
ment of Health and Human Serv-
ices—Office of the Secretary—Public 
Health and Social Services Emergency 
Fund’’ in division B of the CARES 
Act (Public Law 116–136). 
(II) The unobligated balance of 
the appropriation under the heading 
‘‘Department of Health and Human 
Services—Office of the Secretary— 
Public Health and Social Services 
Emergency Fund’’ in division B of the 
Paycheck Protection Program and 
Health Care Enhancement Act (Pub-
lic Law 116–139). 
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(B) LIMITATION.—Of the unobligated bal-
ances described in subparagraph (A)(ii), the 
Secretary may not make available more than 
$10,000,000,000 to reimburse eligible health 
care providers for expenses incurred in pro-
viding uncompensated care. 
(C) FUTURE
AMOUNTS.—Any appropria-
tion enacted subsequent to the date of enact-
ment of this Act that is made available for re-
imbursing eligible health care providers as de-
scribed in subsection (a) shall be made available 
only to carry out this section. 
SEC. 30612. PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE LOAN REPAY-
MENT PROGRAM. 
Part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 254b et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subpart: 
‘‘Subpart XIII—Public Health Workforce 
‘‘SEC. 340J. LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall establish a program to be 
known as the Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment 
Program (referred to in this section as the ‘Program’) to 
assure an adequate supply of and encourage recruitment 
of public health professionals to eliminate critical public 
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health workforce shortages in local, State, territorial, and 
Tribal public health agencies. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to participate in 
the Program, an individual shall— 
‘‘(1)(A) be accepted for enrollment, or be en-
rolled, as a student in an accredited academic edu-
cational institution in a State or territory in the 
final semester or equivalent of a course of study or 
program leading to a public health degree, a health 
professions degree or certificate, or a degree in com-
puter science, information science, information sys-
tems, information technology, or statistics and have 
accepted employment with a local, State, territorial, 
or Tribal public health agency, or a related training 
fellowship, as recognized by the Secretary, to com-
mence upon graduation; or 
‘‘(B)(i) have graduated, during the preceding 
10-year period, from an accredited educational insti-
tution in a State or territory and received a public 
health degree, a health professions degree or certifi-
cate, or a degree in computer science, information 
science, information systems, information tech-
nology, or statistics; and 
‘‘(ii) be employed by, or have accepted employ-
ment with, a local, State, territorial, or Tribal public 
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health agency or a related training fellowship, as 
recognized by the Secretary; 
‘‘(2) be a United States citizen; 
‘‘(3)(A) submit an application to the Secretary 
to participate in the Program; and 
‘‘(B) execute a written contract as required in 
subsection (c); and 
‘‘(4) not have received, for the same service, a 
reduction of loan obligations under section 428K or 
428L of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1078–11, 1078–12). 
‘‘(c) CONTRACT.—The written contract referred to in 
subsection (b)(3)(B) between the Secretary and an indi-
vidual shall contain— 
‘‘(1) an agreement on the part of the Secretary 
that the Secretary will repay, on behalf of the indi-
vidual, loans incurred by the individual in the pur-
suit of the relevant degree or certificate in accord-
ance with the terms of the contract; 
‘‘(2) an agreement on the part of the individual 
that the individual will serve in the full-time employ-
ment of a local, State, or Tribal public health agency 
or a related fellowship program in a position related 
to the course of study or program for which the con-
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tract was awarded for a period of time equal to the 
greater of— 
‘‘(A) 2 years; or 
‘‘(B) such longer period of time as deter-
mined appropriate by the Secretary and the in-
dividual; 
‘‘(3) an agreement, as appropriate, on the part 
of the individual to relocate to a priority service area 
(as determined by the Secretary) in exchange for an 
additional loan repayment incentive amount to be 
determined by the Secretary; 
‘‘(4) a provision that any financial obligation of 
the United States arising out of a contract entered 
into under this section and any obligation of the in-
dividual that is conditioned thereon, is contingent on 
funds being appropriated for loan repayments under 
this section; 
‘‘(5) a statement of the damages to which the 
United States is entitled, under this section for the 
individual’s breach of the contract; and 
‘‘(6) such other statements of the rights and li-
abilities of the Secretary and of the individual as the 
Secretary determines appropriate, not inconsistent 
with this section. 
‘‘(d) PAYMENTS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A loan repayment provided 
for an individual under a written contract referred 
to in subsection (b)(3)(B) shall consist of payment, 
in accordance with paragraph (2), for the individual 
toward the outstanding principal and interest on 
education loans incurred by the individual in the 
pursuit of the relevant degree in accordance with the 
terms of the contract. 
‘‘(2) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.—In awarding 
contracts under this section, the Secretary shall en-
sure— 
‘‘(A) a certain percentage of contracts are 
awarded to individuals who are not already 
working in public health departments; 
‘‘(B) an equitable distribution of funds 
geographically; and 
‘‘(C) an equitable distribution among 
State, local, territorial, and Tribal public health 
departments. 
‘‘(3) PAYMENTS
FOR
YEARS
SERVED.—For 
each year of service that an individual contracts to 
serve pursuant to subsection (c)(2), the Secretary 
may pay not more than $35,000 on behalf of the in-
dividual for loans described in paragraph (1). With 
respect to participants under the Program whose 
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total eligible loans are less than $105,000, the Sec-
retary shall pay an amount that does not exceed 1⁄3 
of the eligible loan balance for each year of such 
service of such individual. 
‘‘(4) TAX LIABILITY.—For purposes of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986, a payment made 
under this section shall be treated in the same man-
ner as an amount received under section 338B(g) of 
this Act, as described in section 108(f)(4) of such 
Code. 
‘‘(e) POSTPONING OBLIGATED SERVICE.—With re-
spect to an individual receiving a degree or certificate from 
a health professions or other related school, the date of 
the initiation of the period of obligated service may be 
postponed as approved by the Secretary. 
‘‘(f) BREACH OF CONTRACT.—An individual who fails 
to comply with the contract entered into under subsection 
(c) shall be subject to the same financial penalties as pro-
vided for under section 338E of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 254o) for breaches of loan repayment con-
tracts under section 338B of such Act (42 U.S.C. section 
254l–1). 
‘‘(g) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘full-time’ means full-time as such term is used in 
section 455(m)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. 
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‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section— 
‘‘(1) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and 
‘‘(2) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.’’. 
SEC. 30613. EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR HEALTH OUT-
COMES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Ad-
ministration, shall award grants to eligible entities to de-
velop and expand the use of technology-enabled collabo-
rative learning and capacity building models to respond 
to ongoing and real-time learning, health care information 
sharing, and capacity building needs related to COVID– 
19. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this section, an entity shall have experience 
providing technology-enabled collaborative learning and 
capacity building health care services— 
(1) in rural areas, frontier areas, health profes-
sional shortage areas, or medically underserved area; 
or 
(2) to medically underserved populations or In-
dian Tribes. 
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(c) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity receiving a 
grant under this section shall use funds received through 
the grant— 
(1) to advance quality of care in response to 
COVID–19, with particular emphasis on rural and 
underserved areas and populations; 
(2) to protect medical personnel and first re-
sponders through sharing real-time learning through 
virtual communities of practice; 
(3) to improve patient outcomes for conditions 
affected or exacerbated by COVID–19, including im-
provement of care for patients with complex chronic 
conditions; and 
(4) to support rapid uptake by health care pro-
fessionals of emerging best practices and treatment 
protocols around COVID–19. 
(d) OPTIONAL ADDITIONAL USES OF FUNDS.—An 
eligible entity receiving a grant under this section may use 
funds received through the grant for— 
(1) equipment to support the use and expansion 
of technology-enabled collaborative learning and ca-
pacity building models, including hardware and soft-
ware that enables distance learning, health care pro-
vider support, and the secure exchange of electronic 
health information; 
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(2) the participation of multidisciplinary expert 
team members to facilitate and lead technology-en-
abled collaborative learning sessions, and profes-
sionals and staff assisting in the development and 
execution of technology-enabled collaborative learn-
ing; 
(3) the development of instructional program-
ming and the training of health care providers and 
other professionals that provide or assist in the pro-
vision of services through technology-enabled collabo-
rative learning and capacity building models; and 
(4) other activities consistent with achieving the 
objectives of the grants awarded under this section. 
(e) TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED COLLABORATIVE LEARN-
ING AND CAPACITY BUILDING MODEL DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘technology-enabled collaborative learn-
ing and capacity building model’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 2(7) of the Expanding Capacity for 
Health Outcomes Act (Public Law 114–270; 130 Stat. 
1395). 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$20,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
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SEC. 30614. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR MEDICAL RESERVE 
CORPS. 
Section 2813 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 300hh–15) is amended by striking ‘‘$11,200,000 
for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘$31,200,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 and 2021 and 
$11,200,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023’’. 
SEC. 30615. GRANTS FOR SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE IN DI-
VERSE AND UNDERSERVED AREAS. 
Subpart II of part C of title VII of the Public Health 
Service Act is amended by inserting after section 749B 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 293m) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 749C. SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE IN UNDERSERVED 
AREAS. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Ad-
ministration, may award grants to institutions of higher 
education (including multiple institutions of higher edu-
cation applying jointly) for the establishment, improve-
ment, and expansion of an allopathic or osteopathic school 
of medicine, or a branch campus of an allopathic or osteo-
pathic school of medicine. 
‘‘(b) PRIORITY.—In selecting grant recipients under 
this section, the Secretary shall give priority to institutions 
of higher education that— 
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‘‘(1) propose to use the grant for an allopathic 
or osteopathic school of medicine, or a branch cam-
pus of an allopathic or osteopathic school of medi-
cine, in a combined statistical area with fewer than 
200 actively practicing physicians per 100,000 resi-
dents according to the medical board (or boards) of 
the State (or States) involved; 
‘‘(2) have a curriculum that emphasizes care for 
diverse and underserved populations; or 
‘‘(3) are minority-serving institutions described 
in the list in section 371(a) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—The activities for which a 
grant under this section may be used include— 
‘‘(1) planning and constructing— 
‘‘(A) a new allopathic or osteopathic school 
of medicine in an area in which no other school 
is based; or 
‘‘(B) a branch campus of an allopathic or 
osteopathic school of medicine in an area in 
which no such school is based; 
‘‘(2) accreditation and planning activities for an 
allopathic or osteopathic school of medicine or 
branch campus; 
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‘‘(3) hiring faculty and other staff to serve at 
an allopathic or osteopathic school of medicine or 
branch campus; 
‘‘(4) recruitment and enrollment of students at 
an allopathic or osteopathic school of medicine or 
branch campus; 
‘‘(5) supporting educational programs at an 
allopathic or osteopathic school of medicine or 
branch campus; 
‘‘(6) modernizing infrastructure or curriculum 
at an existing allopathic or osteopathic school of 
medicine or branch campus thereof; 
‘‘(7) expanding infrastructure or curriculum at 
existing an allopathic or osteopathic school of medi-
cine or branch campus; and 
‘‘(8) other activities that the Secretary deter-
mines further the development, improvement, and 
expansion of an allopathic or osteopathic school of 
medicine or branch campus thereof. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘branch campus’ means a geo-
graphically separate site at least 100 miles from the 
main campus of a school of medicine where at least 
one student completes at least 60 percent of the stu-
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dent’s training leading to a degree of doctor of medi-
cine. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘institution of higher education’ 
has the meaning given to such term in section 
101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there is authorized to be appro-
priated $1,000,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.’’. 
SEC. 30616. GAO STUDY ON PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study on the public health 
workforce in the United States during the COVID–19 
pandemic. 
(b) TOPICS.—The study under subsection (a) shall 
address— 
(1) existing gaps in the Federal, State, local, 
Tribal, and territorial public health workforce, in-
cluding— 
(A) epidemiological and disease interven-
tion specialists needed during the pandemic for 
contact tracing, laboratory technicians nec-
essary for testing, community health workers 
for community supports and services, and other 
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staff necessary for contact tracing, testing, or 
surveillance activities; and 
(B) other personnel needed during the 
COVID–19 pandemic; 
(2) challenges associated with the hiring, re-
cruitment, and retention of the Federal, State, local, 
Tribal, and territorial public health workforce; and 
(3) recommended steps the Federal Government 
should take to improve hiring, recruitment, and re-
tention of the public health workforce. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than December 1, 2021, the 
Comptroller General shall submit to the Congress a report 
on the findings of the study conducted under this section. 
SEC. 30617. LONGITUDINAL STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF 
COVID–19 ON RECOVERED PATIENTS. 
Part A of title IV of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 281 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 404O. LONGITUDINAL STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF 
COVID–19 ON RECOVERED PATIENTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of NIH, in con-
sultation with the Director of the Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention, shall conduct a longitudinal study, 
over not less than 10 years, on the full impact of SARS– 
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CoV–2 or COVID–19 on infected individuals, including 
both short-term and long-term health impacts. 
‘‘(b) TIMING.—The Director of NIH shall begin en-
rolling patients in the study under this section not later 
than 6 months after the date of enactment of this section. 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS.—The study under this section 
shall— 
‘‘(1) be nationwide; 
‘‘(2) include diversity of enrollees to account for 
gender, 
age, 
race, 
ethnicity, 
geography, 
comorbidities, and underrepresented populations, in-
cluding pregnant and lactating women; 
‘‘(3) study individuals with COVID–19 who ex-
perienced mild symptoms, such individuals who expe-
rienced moderate symptoms, and such individuals 
who experienced severe symptoms; 
‘‘(4) monitor the health outcomes and symp-
toms of individuals with COVID–19, or who had 
prenatal exposure to SARS–CoV–2 or COVID–19, 
including lung capacity and function, and immune 
response, taking into account any pharmaceutical 
interventions such individuals may have received; 
‘‘(5) monitor the mental health outcomes of in-
dividuals with COVID–19, taking into account any 
interventions that affected mental health; and 
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‘‘(6) monitor individuals enrolled in the study 
not less frequently than twice per year after the first 
year of the individual’s infection with SARS–CoV–2. 
‘‘(d) PUBLIC-PRIVATE RESEARCH NETWORK.—For 
purposes of carrying out the study under this section, the 
Director of NIH may develop a network of public-private 
research partners, provided that all research, including the 
research carried out through any such partner, is available 
publicly. 
‘‘(e) SUMMARIES
OF FINDINGS.—The Director of 
NIH shall make public a summary of findings under this 
section not less frequently than once every 3 months for 
the first 2 years of the study, and not less frequently than 
every 6 months thereafter. Such summaries may include 
information about how the findings of the study under this 
section compare with findings from research conducted 
abroad. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$200,000,000, to remain available until expended.’’. 
SEC. 30618. RESEARCH ON THE MENTAL HEALTH IMPACT 
OF COVID–19. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, shall 
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conduct or support research on the mental health con-
sequences of SARS–CoV–2 or COVID–19. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Research under subsection (a) 
may include the following: 
(1) Research on the mental health impact of 
SARS–CoV–2 or COVID–19 on health care pro-
viders, including— 
(A) traumatic stress; 
(B) psychological distress; and 
(C) psychiatric disorders. 
(2) Research on the impact of SARS–CoV–2 or 
COVID–19 stressors on mental health over time. 
(3) Research to strengthen the mental health 
response to SARS–CoV–2 or COVID–19, including 
adapting to and maintaining or providing additional 
services for new or increasing mental health needs. 
(4) Research on the reach, efficiency, effective-
ness, and quality of digital mental health interven-
tions. 
(5) Research on effectiveness of strategies for 
implementation and delivery of evidence-based men-
tal health interventions and services for underserved 
populations. 
(6) Research on suicide prevention. 
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(c) RESEARCH COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall 
coordinate activities under this section with similar activi-
ties conducted by national research institutes and centers 
of the National Institutes of Health to the extent that 
such institutes and centers have responsibilities that are 
related to the mental health consequences of SARS–CoV– 
2 or COVID–19. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated 
$200,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
SEC. 30619. EMERGENCY MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE 
USE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
CENTER. 
Subpart 3 of part B of title V of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–31 et seq.) is amended by 
inserting after section 520A (42 U.S.C. 290bb–32) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 520B. EMERGENCY MENTAL HEALTH AND SUB-
STANCE USE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL AS-
SISTANCE CENTER. 
‘‘(a) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Assistant Secretary, shall establish or operate 
a center to be known as the Emergency Mental Health 
and Substance Use Training and Technical Assistance 
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Center (referred to in this section as the ‘Center’) to pro-
vide technical assistance and support— 
‘‘(1) to public or nonprofit entities seeking to 
establish or expand access to mental health and sub-
stance use prevention, treatment, and recovery sup-
port services, and increase awareness of such serv-
ices; and 
‘‘(2) to public health professionals, health care 
professionals and support staff, essential workers (as 
defined by a State, Tribe, locality, or territory), and 
members of the public to address the trauma, stress, 
and mental health needs associated with an emer-
gency period. 
‘‘(b) ASSISTANCE
AND SUPPORT.—The assistance 
and support provided under subsection (a) shall include 
assistance and support with respect to— 
‘‘(1) training on identifying signs of trauma, 
stress, and mental health needs; 
‘‘(2) providing accessible resources to assist in-
dividuals and families experiencing trauma, stress, 
or other mental health needs during and after an 
emergency period; 
‘‘(3) providing resources for substance use dis-
order prevention, treatment, and recovery designed 
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to assist individuals and families during and after an 
emergency period; 
‘‘(4) the provision of language access services, 
including translation services, interpretation, or 
other such services for individuals with limited 
English speaking proficiency or people with disabil-
ities; and 
‘‘(5) evaluation and improvement, as necessary, 
of the effectiveness of such services provided by pub-
lic or nonprofit entities. 
‘‘(c) BEST PRACTICES.—The Center shall periodi-
cally issue best practices for use by organizations seeking 
to provide mental health services or substance use disorder 
prevention, treatment, or recovery services to individuals 
during and after an emergency period. 
‘‘(d) EMERGENCY PERIOD.—In this section, the term 
‘emergency period’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 1135(g)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 and 2021.’’. 
SEC. 30620. IMPORTANCE OF THE BLOOD AND PLASMA SUP-
PLY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3226 of the CARES Act 
(Public Law 116–136) is amended— 
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(1) in the section heading after ‘‘BLOOD’’ by 
inserting ‘‘AND PLASMA’’; and 
(2) by inserting after ‘‘blood’’ each time it ap-
pears ‘‘and plasma’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The item relating 
to section 3226 in the table of contents in section 2 of 
the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 3226. Importance of the blood and plasma supply.’’. 
Subtitle B—Assistance for 
Individuals and Families 
SEC. 30631. REIMBURSEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL HEALTH 
SERVICES RELATING TO CORONAVIRUS. 
Title V of division A of the Families First 
Coronavirus Response Act (Public Law 116–127) is 
amended under the heading ‘‘Department of Health and 
Human Services—Office of the Secretary—Public Health 
and Social Services Emergency Fund’’ by inserting ‘‘, or 
treatment related to SARS–CoV–2 or COVID–19 for un-
insured individuals’’ after ‘‘or visits described in para-
graph (2) of such section for uninsured individuals’’. 
SEC. 30632. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVEN-
TION COVID–19 RESPONSE LINE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—During the public health emer-
gency declared by the Secretary pursuant to section 319 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) on Jan-
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uary 31, 2020 with respect to COVID–19, the Secretary, 
acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, shall maintain a toll-free tele-
phone number to address public health queries, including 
questions concerning COVID–19. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated 
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
SEC. 30633. GRANTS TO ADDRESS SUBSTANCE USE DURING 
COVID–19. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary for Men-
tal Health and Substance Use of the Department of 
Health and Human Services (in this section referred to 
as the ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’), in consultation with the Di-
rector of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
shall award grants to States, political subdivisions of 
States, Tribes, Tribal organizations, and community-based 
entities to address the harms of drug misuse, including 
by— 
(1) preventing and controlling the spread of in-
fectious diseases, such as HIV/AIDS and viral hepa-
titis, and the consequences of such diseases for indi-
viduals with substance use disorder; 
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(2) connecting individuals at risk for or with a 
substance use disorder to overdose education, coun-
seling, and health education; or 
(3) encouraging such individuals to take steps 
to reduce the negative personal and public health 
impacts of substance use or misuse during the emer-
gency period. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In awarding grants under 
this section, the Assistant Secretary shall prioritize grants 
to applicants proposing to serve areas with— 
(1) a high proportion of people who meet cri-
teria for dependence on or abuse of illicit drugs who 
have not received any treatment; 
(2) high drug overdose death rates; 
(3) high telemedicine infrastructure needs; and 
(4) high behavioral health and substance use 
disorder workforce needs. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘emer-
gency period’’ has the meaning given to such term in sec-
tion 1135(g)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1320b–5(g)(1)(B))). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated 
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
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SEC. 30634. GRANTS TO SUPPORT INCREASED BEHAVIORAL 
HEALTH NEEDS DUE TO COVID–19. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Assistant Secretary of Mental Health and Substance Use, 
shall award grants to States, political subdivisions of 
States, Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, commu-
nity-based entities, and primary care and behavioral 
health organizations to address behavioral health needs 
caused by the public health emergency declared pursuant 
to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
247d) with respect to COVID–19. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—An entity that receives a grant 
under subsection (a) may use funds received through such 
grant to— 
(1) increase behavioral health treatment and 
prevention capacity, including to— 
(A) promote coordination among local enti-
ties; 
(B) train the behavioral health workforce, 
relevant stakeholders, and community members; 
(C) upgrade technology to support effective 
delivery of health care services through tele-
health modalities; 
(D) purchase medical supplies and equip-
ment for behavioral health treatment entities 
and providers; 
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(E) address surge capacity for behavioral 
health needs such as through mobile units; and 
(F) promote collaboration between primary 
care and mental health providers; and 
(2) support or enhance behavioral health serv-
ices, including— 
(A) emergency crisis intervention, includ-
ing mobile crisis units, 24/7 crisis call centers, 
and medically staffed crisis stabilization pro-
grams; 
(B) screening, assessment, diagnosis, and 
treatment; 
(C) mental health awareness trainings; 
(D) evidence-based suicide prevention; 
(E) evidence-based integrated care models; 
(F) community recovery supports; 
(G) outreach to underserved and minority 
communities; and 
(H) for front line health care workers. 
(c) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall give priority to 
applicants proposing to serve areas with a high number 
of COVID–19 cases. 
(d) EVALUATION.—An entity that receives a grant 
under this section shall prepare and submit an evaluation 
to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and con-
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taining such information as the Secretary may reasonably 
require, including— 
(1) an evaluation of activities carried out with 
funds received through the grant; and 
(2) a process and outcome evaluation. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated 
$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 and 2021, to 
remain available until expended. 
Subtitle C—Assistance to Tribes 
SEC. 30641. IMPROVING STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL PUB-
LIC HEALTH SECURITY. 
Section 319C–1 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 247d–3a) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘AND 
LOCAL’’ and inserting ‘‘, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end and inserting ‘‘or’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(D) be an Indian Tribe, Tribal organiza-
tion, or a consortium of Indian Tribes or Tribal 
organizations; and’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by inserting ‘‘, as applicable’’ 
after ‘‘including’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A)(viii)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘and Tribal’’ 
after ‘‘with State’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘(as defined in 
section 8101 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘and Tribal educational 
agencies (as defined in sections 8101 
and 6132, respectively, of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965)’’; and 
(III) by inserting ‘‘and Tribal’’ 
after ‘‘and State’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (G), by striking 
‘‘and tribal’’ and inserting ‘‘Tribal, and 
urban Indian organization’’; and 
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(iv) in subparagraph (H), by inserting 
‘‘, Indian Tribes, and urban Indian organi-
zations’’ after ‘‘public health’’; 
(3) in subsection (e), by inserting ‘‘Indian 
Tribes, Tribal organizations, urban Indian organiza-
tions,’’ after ‘‘local emergency plans,’’; 
(4) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ‘‘tribal offi-
cials’’ and inserting ‘‘Tribal officials’’; 
(5) in subsection (h)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘through 2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘and 2020’’; and 
(ii) by inserting before the period ‘‘; 
and $690,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2021 through 2023 for awards pursuant to 
paragraph (3) (subject to the authority of 
the Secretary to make awards pursuant to 
paragraphs (4) and (5)) and paragraph 
(8), of which not less than $5,000,000 
shall be reserved each fiscal year for 
awards under paragraph (8)’’; 
(B) in subsection (h)(2)(B), by striking 
‘‘tribal public’’ and inserting ‘‘Tribal public’’; 
(C) in the heading of paragraph (3), by in-
serting ‘‘FOR STATES’’ after ‘‘AMOUNT’’; and 
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(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) TRIBAL ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(A) 
DETERMINATION
OF
FUNDING 
AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary 
shall award at least 10 cooperative agree-
ments under this section, in amounts not 
less than the minimum amount determined 
under clause (ii), to eligible entities de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1)(D) that sub-
mits to the Secretary an application that 
meets the criteria of the Secretary for the 
receipt of such an award and that meets 
other reasonable implementation conditions 
established by the Secretary, in consulta-
tion with Indian Tribes, for such awards. 
If the Secretary receives more than 10 ap-
plications under this section from eligible 
entities described in subsection (b)(1)(D) 
that meet the criteria and conditions de-
scribed in the previous sentence, the Sec-
retary, in consultation with Indian Tribes, 
may make additional awards under this 
section to such entities. 
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‘‘(ii) MINIMUM
AMOUNT.—In deter-
mining the minimum amount of an award 
pursuant to clause (i), the Secretary, in 
consultation with Indian Tribes, shall first 
determine an amount the Secretary con-
siders appropriate for the eligible entity. 
‘‘(B) AVAILABLE
UNTIL
EXPENDED.— 
Amounts provided to a Tribal eligible entity 
under a cooperative agreement under this sec-
tion for a fiscal year and remaining unobligated 
at the end of such year shall remain available 
to such entity during the entirety of the per-
formance period, for the purposes for which 
said funds were provided. 
‘‘(C) NO MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—Sub-
paragraphs (B), (C), and (D) of paragraph (1) 
shall not apply with respect to cooperative 
agreements awarded under this section to eligi-
ble entities described in subsection (b)(1)(D).’’; 
and 
(6) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(l) SPECIAL RULES RELATED TO TRIBAL ELIGIBLE 
ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(1) MODIFICATIONS.—After consultation with 
Indian Tribes, the Secretary may make necessary 
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and appropriate modifications to the program under 
this section to facilitate the use of the cooperative 
agreement program by eligible entities described in 
subsection (b)(1)(D). 
‘‘(2) WAIVERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the Secretary may waive or 
specify alternative requirements for any provi-
sion of this section (including regulations) that 
the Secretary administers in connection with 
this section if the Secretary finds that the waiv-
er or alternative requirement is necessary for 
the effective delivery and administration of this 
program with respect to eligible entities de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1)(D). 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary may not 
waive or specify alternative requirements under 
subparagraph (A) relating to labor standards or 
the environment. 
‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall con-
sult with Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations on 
the design of this program with respect to such 
Tribes and organizations to ensure the effectiveness 
of the program in enhancing the security of Indian 
Tribes with respect to public health emergencies. 
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‘‘(4) REPORTING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this subsection, 
and as an addendum to the biennial evaluations 
required under subsection (k), the Secretary, in 
coordination with the Director of the Indian 
Health Service, shall— 
‘‘(i) conduct a review of the implemen-
tation of this section with respect to eligi-
ble 
entities 
described 
in 
subsection 
(b)(1)(D), including any factors that may 
have limited its success; and 
‘‘(ii) submit a report describing the 
results of the review described in clause (i) 
to— 
‘‘(I) the Committee on Indian Af-
fairs, the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor and Pensions, and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate; and 
‘‘(II) the Subcommittee for In-
digenous Peoples of the United States 
of the Committee on Natural Re-
sources, the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce, and the Committee on 
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Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
‘‘(B) 
ANALYSIS
OF
TRIBAL
PUBLIC 
HEALTH
EMERGENCY
INFRASTRUCTURE
LIMI-
TATION.—The Secretary shall include in the 
initial report submitted under subparagraph (A) 
a description of any public health emergency in-
frastructure limitation encountered by eligible 
entities described in subsection (b)(1)(D).’’. 
SEC. 30642. PROVISION OF ITEMS TO INDIAN PROGRAMS 
AND FACILITIES. 
(a) STRATEGIC
NATIONAL
STOCKPILE.—Section 
319F–2(a)(3)(G) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 247d–6b(a)(3)(G)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, and, 
in the case that the Secretary deploys the stockpile under 
this subparagraph, ensure, in coordination with the appli-
cable States and programs and facilities, that appropriate 
drugs, vaccines and other biological products, medical de-
vices, and other supplies are deployed by the Secretary di-
rectly to health programs or facilities operated by the In-
dian Health Service, an Indian Tribe, a Tribal organiza-
tion (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
U.S.C. 5304)), or an inter-Tribal consortium (as defined 
in section 501 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
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cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5381)) or through an 
urban Indian organization (as defined in section 4 of the 
Indian Health Care Improvement Act), while avoiding du-
plicative distributions to such programs or facilities’’ be-
fore the semicolon. 
(b) DISTRIBUTION OF QUALIFIED PANDEMIC OR EPI-
DEMIC PRODUCTS TO IHS FACILITIES.—Title III of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.) is 
amended by inserting after section 319F–4 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 319F–5. DISTRIBUTION OF QUALIFIED PANDEMIC OR 
EPIDEMIC PRODUCTS TO INDIAN PROGRAMS 
AND FACILITIES. 
‘‘In the case that the Secretary distributes qualified 
pandemic or epidemic products (as defined in section 
319F–3(i)(7)) to States or other entities, the Secretary 
shall ensure, in coordination with the applicable States 
and programs and facilities, that, as appropriate, such 
products are distributed directly to health programs or fa-
cilities operated by the Indian Health Service, an Indian 
Tribe, a Tribal organization (as those terms are defined 
in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)), or an inter-Trib-
al consortium (as defined in section 501 of the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
U.S.C. 5381)) or through an urban Indian organization 
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(as defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Im-
provement Act), while avoiding duplicative distributions to 
such programs or facilities.’’. 
TITLE VII—OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 30701. NON-DISCRIMINATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any provision of 
a covered law (or an amendment made in any such provi-
sion), no person otherwise eligible shall be excluded from 
participation in, denied the benefits of, or subjected to dis-
crimination in the administration of, programs and serv-
ices receiving funding under a covered law (or an amend-
ment made by a provision of such a covered law), based 
on any factor that is not merit-based, such as age, dis-
ability, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity, 
and pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical condi-
tions), race, color, national origin, immigration status, or 
religion. 
(b) COVERED LAW DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘covered law’’ includes— 
(1) this Act (other than this section); 
(2) title I of division B of the Paycheck Protec-
tion Program and Healthcare Enhancement Act 
(Public Law 116–139); 
(3) subtitles A, D, and E of title III of the 
CARES Act (Public Law 116–136); 
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(4) division F of the Families First Coronavirus 
Relief Act (Public Law 116–127); and 
(5) division B of the Coronavirus Preparedness 
and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
2020 (Public Law 116–123). 
DIVISION D—RETIREMENT 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 40001. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Emergency Pen-
sion Plan Relief Act of 2020’’. 
TITLE I—RELIEF FOR MULTIEM-
PLOYER PENSION PLANS 
SEC. 40101. SPECIAL PARTITION RELIEF. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—Section 4005 of the Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1305) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i)(1) An eighth fund shall be established for parti-
tion assistance to multiemployer pension plans, as pro-
vided under section 4233A, and to pay for necessary ad-
ministrative and operating expenses relating to such as-
sistance. 
‘‘(2) There is appropriated from the general fund 
such amounts as necessary for the costs of providing parti-
tion assistance under section 4233A and necessary admin-
istrative and operating expenses. The eighth fund estab-
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lished under this subsection shall be credited with such 
amounts from time to time as the Secretary of the Treas-
ury determines appropriate, from the general fund of the 
Treasury, and such amounts shall remain available until 
expended.’’. 
(b) SPECIAL
PARTITION
AUTHORITY.—The Em-
ployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 
U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 
4233 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 4233A. SPECIAL PARTITION RELIEF. 
‘‘(a) SPECIAL PARTITION AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon the application of a 
plan sponsor of an eligible multiemployer plan for 
partition of the plan under this section, the corpora-
tion shall order a partition of the plan in accordance 
with this section. 
‘‘(2) INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN REPAYMENT 
OBLIGATION.—A plan receiving partition assistance 
pursuant to this section shall not be subject to re-
payment obligations under section 4261(b)(2). 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE PLANS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, a multiemployer plan is an eligible multiem-
ployer plan if— 
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‘‘(A) the plan is in critical and declining 
status 
(within 
the 
meaning 
of 
section 
305(b)(6)) in any plan year beginning in 2020 
through 2024; 
‘‘(B) a suspension of benefits has been ap-
proved with respect to the plan under section 
305(e)(9) as of the date of the enactment of 
this section; 
‘‘(C) in any plan year beginning in 2020 
through 2024, the plan is certified by the plan 
actuary to be in critical status (within the 
meaning of section 305(b)(2)), has a modified 
funded percentage of less than 40 percent, and 
has a ratio of active to inactive participants 
which is less than 2 to 3; or 
‘‘(D) the plan is insolvent for purposes of 
section 418E of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 as of the date of enactment of this sec-
tion, if the plan became insolvent after Decem-
ber 16, 2014, and has not been terminated by 
such date of enactment. 
‘‘(2) MODIFIED
FUNDED
PERCENTAGE.—For 
purposes of paragraph (1)(C), the term ‘modified 
funded percentage’ means the percentage equal to a 
fraction the numerator of which is current value of 
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plan assets (as defined in section 3(26) of such Act) 
and the denominator of which is current liabilities 
(as defined in section 431(c)(6)(D) of such Code and 
section 304(c)(6)(D) of such Act). 
‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS FOR SPECIAL PARTITION.— 
‘‘(1) GUIDANCE.—The corporation shall issue 
guidance setting forth requirements for special parti-
tion applications under this section not later than 
120 days after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion. In such guidance, the corporation shall— 
‘‘(A) limit the materials required for a spe-
cial partition application to the minimum nec-
essary to make a determination on the applica-
tion; and 
‘‘(B) provide for an alternate application 
for special partition under this section, which 
may be used by a plan that has been approved 
for a partition under section 4233 before the 
date of enactment of this section. 
‘‘(2) TEMPORARY PRIORITY CONSIDERATION OF 
APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The corporation may 
specify in guidance under paragraph (1) that, 
during the first 2 years following the date of 
enactment of this section, special partition ap-
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plications will be provided priority consider-
ation, if— 
‘‘(i) the plan is likely to become insol-
vent within 5 years of the date of enact-
ment of this section; 
‘‘(ii) the corporation projects a plan to 
have a present value of financial assistance 
payments under section 4261 that exceeds 
$1,000,000,000 if the special partition is 
not ordered; 
‘‘(iii) the plan has implemented ben-
efit suspensions under section 305(e)(9) as 
of the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion; or 
‘‘(iv) the corporation determines it ap-
propriate based on other circumstances. 
‘‘(B) NO EFFECT ON AMOUNT OF ASSIST-
ANCE.—A plan that is approved for special par-
tition assistance under this section shall not re-
ceive reduced special partition assistance on ac-
count of not receiving priority consideration 
under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(3) ACTUARIAL ASSUMPTIONS AND OTHER IN-
FORMATION.—The corporation shall accept assump-
tions incorporated in a multiemployer plan’s deter-
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mination that it is in critical status or critical and 
declining status (within the meaning of section 
305(b)), or that the plan’s modified funded percent-
age is less than 40 percent, unless such assumptions 
are clearly erroneous. The corporation may require 
such other information as the corporation deter-
mines appropriate for making a determination of eli-
gibility and the amount of special partition assist-
ance necessary under this section. 
‘‘(4) APPLICATION DEADLINE.—Any application 
by a plan for special partition assistance under this 
section shall be submitted no later than December 
31, 2026, and any revised application for special 
partition assistance shall be submitted no later than 
December 31, 2027. 
‘‘(5) NOTICE OF APPLICATION.—Not later than 
120 days after the date of enactment of this section, 
the corporation shall issue guidance requiring multi-
employer plans to notify participants and bene-
ficiaries that the plan has applied for partition 
under this section, after the corporation has deter-
mined that the application is complete. Such notice 
shall reference the special partition relief internet 
website described in subsection (p). 
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‘‘(d) DETERMINATIONS ON APPLICATIONS.—A plan’s 
application for special partition under this section that is 
timely filed in accordance with guidance issued under sub-
section (c)(1) shall be deemed approved and the corpora-
tion shall issue a special partition order unless the cor-
poration notifies the plan within 120 days of the filing 
of the application that the application is incomplete or the 
plan is not eligible under this section. Such notice shall 
specify the reasons the plan is ineligible for a special parti-
tion or information needed to complete the application. If 
a plan is denied partition under this subsection, the plan 
may submit a revised application under this section. Any 
revised application for special partition submitted by a 
plan shall be deemed approved unless the corporation noti-
fies the plan within 120 days of the filing of the revised 
application that the application is incomplete or the plan 
is not eligible under this section. A special partition order 
issued by the corporation shall be effective no later than 
120 days after a plan’s special partition application is ap-
proved by the corporation or deemed approved. 
‘‘(e) AMOUNT AND MANNER OF SPECIAL PARTITION 
ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The liabilities of an eligible 
multiemployer plan that the corporation assumes 
pursuant to a special partition order under this sec-
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tion shall be the amount necessary for the plan to 
meet its funding goals described in subsection (g). 
‘‘(2) NO CAP.—Liabilities assumed by the cor-
poration pursuant to a special partition order under 
this section shall not be capped by the guarantee 
under section 4022A. The corporation shall have dis-
cretion on how liabilities of the plan are partitioned. 
‘‘(f) SUCCESSOR PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The plan created by a spe-
cial partition order under this section is a successor 
plan to which section 4022A applies. 
‘‘(2) PLAN
SPONSOR
AND
ADMINISTRATOR.— 
The plan sponsor of an eligible multiemployer plan 
prior to the special partition and the administrator 
of such plan shall be the plan sponsor and the ad-
ministrator, respectively, of the plan created by the 
partition. 
‘‘(g) FUNDING GOALS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The funding goals of a 
multiemployer plan eligible for partition under this 
section are both of the following: 
‘‘(A) The plan will remain solvent over 30 
years with no reduction in a participant’s or 
beneficiary’s accrued benefit (except to the ex-
tent of a reduction in accordance with section 
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305(e)(8) adopted prior to the plan’s applica-
tion for partition under this section). 
‘‘(B) The funded percentage of the plan 
(disregarding partitioned benefits) at the end of 
the 30-year period is projected to be 80 percent. 
‘‘(2) BASIS.—The funding projections under 
paragraph (1) shall be performed on a deterministic 
basis. 
‘‘(h) RESTORATION OF BENEFIT SUSPENSIONS.—An 
eligible multiemployer plan that is partitioned under this 
section shall— 
‘‘(1) reinstate any benefits that were suspended 
under section 305(e)(9) or section 4245(a), effective 
as of the first month the special partition order is 
effective, for participants or beneficiaries as of the 
effective date of the partition; and 
‘‘(2) provide payments equal to the amount of 
benefits previously suspended to any participants or 
beneficiaries in pay status as of the effective date of 
the special partition, payable in the form of a lump 
sum within 3 months of such effective date or in 
equal monthly installments over a period of 5 years, 
with no adjustment for interest. 
‘‘(i) ADJUSTMENT OF SPECIAL PARTITION ASSIST-
ANCE.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Every 5 years, the corpora-
tion shall adjust the special partition assistance de-
scribed in subsection (e) as necessary for the eligible 
multiemployer plan to satisfy the funding goals de-
scribed in subsection (g). If the 30 year period de-
scribed in subsection (g) has lapsed, in applying this 
paragraph, 5 years shall be substituted for 30 years. 
‘‘(2) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.—An eligi-
ble multiemployer plan that is the subject of a spe-
cial partition order under subsection (a) shall submit 
such information as the corporation may require to 
determine the amount of the adjustment under para-
graph (1). 
‘‘(3) CESSATION
OF
ADJUSTMENTS.—Adjust-
ments under this subsection with respect to special 
partition assistance for an eligible multiemployer 
plan shall cease and the corporation shall perma-
nently assume liability for payment of any benefits 
transferred to the successor plan (subject to sub-
section (l)) beginning with the first plan year that 
the funded percentage of the eligible multiemployer 
plan (disregarding partitioned benefits) is at least 
80 percent and the plan’s projected funded percent-
age for each of the next 10 years is at least 80 per-
cent. Any accumulated funding deficiency of the 
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plan (within the meaning of section 304(a)) shall be 
reduced to zero as of the first day of the plan year 
for which partition assistance is permanent under 
this paragraph. 
‘‘(j) CONDITIONS ON PLANS DURING PARTITION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The corporation may im-
pose, by regulation, reasonable conditions on an eli-
gible multiemployer plan that is partitioned under 
section (a) relating to increases in future accrual 
rates and any retroactive benefit improvements, allo-
cation of plan assets, reductions in employer con-
tribution rates, diversion of contributions to, and al-
location of, expenses to other retirement plans, and 
withdrawal liability. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—The corporation shall not 
impose conditions on an eligible multiemployer plan 
as a condition of or following receipt of such parti-
tion assistance under this section relating to— 
‘‘(A) any reduction in plan benefits (in-
cluding benefits that may be adjusted pursuant 
to section 305(e)(8)); 
‘‘(B) plan governance, including selection 
of, removal of, and terms of contracts with, 
trustees, actuaries, investment managers, and 
other service providers; or 
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‘‘(C) any funding rules relating to the plan 
that is partitioned under this section. 
‘‘(3) CONDITION.—An eligible multiemployer 
plan that is partitioned under subsection (a) shall 
continue to pay all premiums due under section 
4007 for participants and beneficiaries in the plan 
created by a special partition order until the plan 
year beginning after a cessation of adjustments ap-
plies under subsection (i). 
‘‘(k) WITHDRAWAL LIABILITY.—An employer’s with-
drawal liability for purposes of this title shall be calculated 
taking into account any plan liabilities that are partitioned 
under subsection (a) until the plan year beginning after 
the expiration of 15 calendar years from the effective date 
of the partition. 
‘‘(l) CESSATION OF PARTITION ASSISTANCE.—If a 
plan that receives partition assistance under this section 
becomes insolvent for purposes of section 418E of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986, the plan shall no longer be 
eligible for assistance under this section and shall be eligi-
ble for assistance under section 4261. 
‘‘(m) REPORTING.—An eligible multiemployer plan 
that receives partition assistance under this section shall 
file with the corporation a report, including the following 
information, in such manner (which may include electronic 
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filing requirements) and at such time as the corporation 
requires: 
‘‘(1) The funded percentage (as defined in sec-
tion 305(j)(2)) as of the first day of such plan year, 
and the underlying actuarial value of assets and li-
abilities taken into account in determining such per-
centage. 
‘‘(2) The market value of the assets of the plan 
(determined as provided in paragraph (1)) as of the 
last day of the plan year preceding such plan year. 
‘‘(3) The total value of all contributions made 
by employers and employees during the plan year 
preceding such plan year. 
‘‘(4) The total value of all benefits paid during 
the plan year preceding such plan year. 
‘‘(5) Cash flow projections for such plan year 
and the 9 succeeding plan years, and the assump-
tions used in making such projections. 
‘‘(6) Funding standard account projections for 
such plan year and the 9 succeeding plan years, and 
the assumptions relied upon in making such projec-
tions. 
‘‘(7) The total value of all investment gains or 
losses during the plan year preceding such plan year. 
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‘‘(8) Any significant reduction in the number of 
active participants during the plan year preceding 
such plan year, and the reason for such reduction. 
‘‘(9) A list of employers that withdrew from the 
plan in the plan year preceding such plan year, the 
payment schedule with respect to such withdrawal li-
ability, and the resulting reduction in contributions. 
‘‘(10) A list of employers that paid withdrawal 
liability to the plan during the plan year preceding 
such plan year and, for each employer, a total as-
sessment of the withdrawal liability paid, the annual 
payment amount, and the number of years remain-
ing in the payment schedule with respect to such 
withdrawal liability. 
‘‘(11) Any material changes to benefits, accrual 
rates, or contribution rates during the plan year pre-
ceding such plan year, and whether such changes re-
late to the conditions of the partition assistance. 
‘‘(12) Details regarding any funding improve-
ment plan or rehabilitation plan and updates to such 
plan. 
‘‘(13) The number of participants and bene-
ficiaries during the plan year preceding such plan 
year who are active participants, the number of par-
ticipants and beneficiaries in pay status, and the 
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number of terminated vested participants and bene-
ficiaries. 
‘‘(14) The information contained on the most 
recent annual funding notice submitted by the plan 
under section 101(f). 
‘‘(15) The information contained on the most 
recent annual return under section 6058 of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 and actuarial report 
under section 6059 of such Code of the plan. 
‘‘(16) Copies of the plan document and amend-
ments, other retirement benefit or ancillary benefit 
plans relating to the plan and contribution obliga-
tions under such plans, a breakdown of administra-
tive expenses of the plan, participant census data 
and distribution of benefits, the most recent actu-
arial valuation report as of the plan year, financial 
reports, and copies of the portions of collective bar-
gaining agreements relating to plan contributions, 
funding coverage, or benefits, and such other infor-
mation as the corporation may reasonably require. 
Any information disclosed by a plan to the corporation 
that could identify individual employers shall be confiden-
tial and not subject to publication or disclosure. 
‘‘(n) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this section and annually 
thereafter, the board of directors of the corporation 
shall submit to the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on 
Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor and the Committee on Ways and 
Means of the House of Representatives a detailed re-
port on the implementation and administration of 
this section. Such report shall include— 
‘‘(A) information on the name and number 
of multiemployer plans that have applied for 
partition assistance under this section; 
‘‘(B) the name and number of such plans 
that have been approved for partition assistance 
under this section and the name and number of 
the plans that have not been approved for spe-
cial partition assistance; 
‘‘(C) a detailed rationale for any decision 
by the corporation to not approve an applica-
tion for special partition assistance; 
‘‘(D) the amount of special partition as-
sistance provided to eligible multiemployer 
plans (including amounts provided on an indi-
vidual plan basis and in the aggregate); 
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‘‘(E) the name and number of the multi-
employer plans that restored benefit suspen-
sions and provided lump sum or monthly in-
stallment payments to participants or bene-
ficiaries; 
‘‘(F) the amount of benefits that were re-
stored and lump sum or monthly installment 
payments that were paid (including amounts 
provided on an individual plan basis and in the 
aggregate); 
‘‘(G) the name and number of the plans 
that received adjustments to partition assist-
ance under subsection (i); 
‘‘(H) a list of, and rationale for, each rea-
sonable condition imposed by the corporation on 
plans approved for special partition assistance 
under this section; 
‘‘(I) the contracts that have been awarded 
by the corporation to implement or administer 
this section; 
‘‘(J) the number, purpose, and dollar 
amounts of the contracts that have been award-
ed to implement or administer the section; 
‘‘(K) a detailed summary of the reports re-
quired under subsection (m); and 
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‘‘(L) a detailed summary of the feedback 
received on the pension relief internet website 
established under subsection (p). 
‘‘(2) PBGC CERTIFICATION.—The board of di-
rectors of the corporation shall include with the re-
port under paragraph (1) a certification and affir-
mation that the amount of special partition assist-
ance provided to each plan under this section is the 
amount necessary to meet its funding goals under 
subsection (g), including, if applicable, any adjust-
ment of special partition assistance as determined 
under subsection (i). 
‘‘(3) CONFIDENTIALITY.—Congress may pub-
licize the reports received under paragraph (1) only 
after redacting all sensitive or proprietary informa-
tion. 
‘‘(o) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
first partition application is approved by the corporation 
under this section, and biennially thereafter, the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall submit to the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
and the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the 
Committee on Education and Labor and the Committee 
on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a 
detailed report on the actions of the corporation to imple-
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ment and administer this section, including an examina-
tion of the contracts awarded by such corporation to carry 
out this section and an analysis of such corporation’s com-
pliance with subsections (e) and (g). 
‘‘(p) SPECIAL PARTITION RELIEF WEBSITE.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of enactment of this section, the 
corporation shall establish and maintain a user- 
friendly, public-facing internet website to foster 
greater accountability and transparency in the im-
plementation and administration of this section. 
‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The internet website estab-
lished and maintained under paragraph (1) shall be 
a portal to key information relating to this section 
for multiemployer plan administrators and trustees, 
plan participants, beneficiaries, participating em-
ployers, other stakeholders, and the public. 
‘‘(3) CONTENT AND FUNCTION.—The internet 
website established under paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) describe the nature and scope of the 
special partition authority and assistance under 
this section in a manner calculated to be under-
stood by the average plan participant; 
‘‘(B) include published guidance, regula-
tions, and all other relevant information on the 
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implementation and administration of this sec-
tion; 
‘‘(C) include, with respect to plan applica-
tions for special partition assistance— 
‘‘(i) a general description of the proc-
ess by which eligible plans can apply for 
special partition assistance, information on 
how and when the corporation will process 
and consider plan applications; 
‘‘(ii) information on how the corpora-
tion will address any incomplete applica-
tions as specified in under this section; 
‘‘(iii) a list of the plans that have ap-
plied for special partition assistance and, 
for each application, the date of submis-
sion of a completed application; 
‘‘(iv) the text of each plan’s completed 
application for special partition assistance 
with appropriate redactions of personal, 
proprietary, or sensitive information; 
‘‘(v) the estimated date that a deci-
sion will be made by the corporation on 
each application; 
‘‘(vi) the actual date when such deci-
sion is made; 
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‘‘(vii) the corporation’s decision on 
each application; and 
‘‘(viii) as applicable, a detailed ration-
ale for any decision not to approve a plan’s 
application for special partition assistance; 
‘‘(D) provide detailed information on each 
contract solicited and awarded to implement or 
administer this section; 
‘‘(E) include reports, audits, and other rel-
evant oversight and accountability information 
on this section, including the annual reports 
submitted by the board of directors of the cor-
poration to Congress required under subsection 
(n), the Office of the Inspector General audits, 
correspondence, and publications, and the Gov-
ernment Accountability Office reports under 
subsection (o); 
‘‘(F) provide a clear means for multiem-
ployer plan administrators, plan participants, 
beneficiaries, other stakeholders, and the public 
to contact the corporation and provide feedback 
on the implementation and administration of 
this section; and 
‘‘(G) be regularly updated to carry out the 
purposes of this subsection. 
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‘‘(q) OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.—There is au-
thorized to be appropriated to the corporation’s Office of 
Inspector General $24,000,000 for fiscal year 2020, which 
shall remain available through September 30, 2028, for 
salaries and expenses necessary for conducting investiga-
tions and audits of the implementation and administration 
of this section. 
‘‘(r) APPLICATION OF EXCISE TAX.—During the pe-
riod that a plan is subject to a partition order under this 
section and prior to a cessation of adjustments pursuant 
to subsection (i)(3), the plan shall not be subject to section 
4971 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.’’. 
SEC. 40102. REPEAL OF BENEFIT SUSPENSIONS FOR MULTI-
EMPLOYER PLANS IN CRITICAL AND DECLIN-
ING STATUS. 
(a) AMENDMENT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 
1986.—Paragraph (9) of section 432(e) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is repealed. 
(b) AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT IN-
COME SECURITY ACT OF 1974.—Paragraph (9) of section 
305(e) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1085(e)) is repealed. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The repeals made by this 
section shall not apply to plans that have been approved 
for a suspension of benefit under section 432(e)(9)(G) of 
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the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and section 
305(e)(9)(G) of the Employee Retirement Income Security 
Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1085(e)(9)(G)) before the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 40103. TEMPORARY DELAY OF DESIGNATION OF MUL-
TIEMPLOYER PLANS AS IN ENDANGERED, 
CRITICAL, OR CRITICAL AND DECLINING STA-
TUS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the actuarial 
certification under section 305(b)(3) of the Employee Re-
tirement Income Security Act of 1974 and section 
432(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, if a plan 
sponsor of a multiemployer plan elects the application of 
this section, then, for purposes of section 305 of such Act 
and section 432 of such Code— 
(1) the status of the plan for its first plan year 
beginning during the period beginning on March 1, 
2020, and ending on February 28, 2021, or the next 
succeeding plan year (as designated by the plan 
sponsor in such election), shall be the same as the 
status of such plan under such sections for the plan 
year preceding such designated plan year, and 
(2) in the case of a plan which was in endan-
gered or critical status for the plan year preceding 
the designated plan year described in paragraph (1), 
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the plan shall not be required to update its plan or 
schedules under section 305(c)(6) of such Act and 
section 
432(c)(6) 
of 
such 
Code, 
or 
section 
305(e)(3)(B) of such Act and section 432(e)(3)(B) 
of such Code, whichever is applicable, until the plan 
year following the designated plan year described in 
paragraph (1). 
If section 305 of the Employee Retirement Income Secu-
rity Act of 1974 and section 432 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 did not apply to the plan year preceding 
the designated plan year described in paragraph (1), the 
plan actuary shall make a certification of the status of 
the plan under section 305(b)(3) of such Act and section 
432(b)(3) of such Code for the preceding plan year in the 
same manner as if such sections had applied to such pre-
ceding plan year. 
(b) EXCEPTION
FOR PLANS BECOMING CRITICAL 
DURING ELECTION.—If— 
(1) an election was made under subsection (a) 
with respect to a multiemployer plan, and 
(2) such plan has, without regard to such elec-
tion, been certified by the plan actuary under section 
305(b)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Secu-
rity Act of 1974 and section 432(b)(3) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 to be in critical status for 
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the designated plan year described in subsection 
(a)(1), then such plan shall be treated as a plan in 
critical status for such plan year for purposes of ap-
plying section 4971(g)(1)(A) of such Code, section 
302(b)(3) of such Act (without regard to the second 
sentence thereof), and section 412(b)(3) of such 
Code (without regard to the second sentence there-
of). 
(c) ELECTION AND NOTICE.— 
(1) ELECTION.—An election under subsection 
(a)— 
(A) shall be made at such time and in such 
manner as the Secretary of the Treasury or the 
Secretary’s delegate may prescribe and, once 
made, may be revoked only with the consent of 
the Secretary, and 
(B) if made— 
(i) before the date the annual certifi-
cation is submitted to the Secretary or the 
Secretary’s 
delegate 
under 
section 
305(b)(3) 
of 
such 
Act 
and 
section 
432(b)(3) of such Code, shall be included 
with such annual certification, and 
(ii) after such date, shall be submitted 
to the Secretary or the Secretary’s delegate 
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not later than 30 days after the date of the 
election. 
(2) NOTICE TO PARTICIPANTS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 305(b)(3)(D) of the Employee Retirement 
Income Security Act of 1974 and section 
432(b)(3)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986, if the plan is neither in endangered nor 
critical status by reason of an election made 
under subsection (a)— 
(i) the plan sponsor of a multiem-
ployer plan shall not be required to provide 
notice under such sections, and 
(ii) the plan sponsor shall provide to 
the participants and beneficiaries, the bar-
gaining parties, the Pension Benefit Guar-
anty Corporation, and the Secretary of 
Labor a notice of the election under sub-
section (a) and such other information as 
the Secretary of the Treasury (in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Labor) may re-
quire— 
(I) if the election is made before 
the date the annual certification is 
submitted to the Secretary or the Sec-
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retary’s 
delegate 
under 
section 
305(b)(3) of such Act and section 
432(b)(3) of such Code, not later than 
30 days after the date of the certifi-
cation, and 
(II) if the election is made after 
such date, not later than 30 days 
after the date of the election. 
(B) NOTICE OF ENDANGERED STATUS.— 
Notwithstanding section 305(b)(3)(D) of such 
Act and section 432(b)(3)(D) of such Code, if 
the plan is certified to be in critical status for 
any plan year but is in endangered status by 
reason of an election made under subsection 
(a), the notice provided under such sections 
shall be the notice which would have been pro-
vided if the plan had been certified to be in en-
dangered status. 
SEC. 40104. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF THE FUNDING IM-
PROVEMENT AND REHABILITATION PERIODS 
FOR MULTIEMPLOYER PENSION PLANS IN 
CRITICAL AND ENDANGERED STATUS FOR 
2020 OR 2021. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If the plan sponsor of a multiem-
ployer plan which is in endangered or critical status for 
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a plan year beginning in 2020 or 2021 (determined after 
application of section 4) elects the application of this sec-
tion, then, for purposes of section 305 of the Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and section 432 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986— 
(1) except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
plan’s funding improvement period or rehabilitation 
period, whichever is applicable, shall be 15 years 
rather than 10 years, and 
(2) in the case of a plan in seriously endan-
gered status, the plan’s funding improvement period 
shall be 20 years rather than 15 years. 
(b) DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES.—For pur-
poses of this section— 
(1) ELECTION.—An election under this section 
shall be made at such time, and in such manner and 
form, as (in consultation with the Secretary of 
Labor) the Secretary of the Treasury or the Sec-
retary’s delegate may prescribe. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—Any term which is used in 
this section which is also used in section 305 of the 
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 
and section 432 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 shall have the same meaning as when used in 
such sections. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to 
plan years beginning after December 31, 2019. 
SEC. 40105. ADJUSTMENTS TO FUNDING STANDARD AC-
COUNT RULES. 
(a) ADJUSTMENTS.— 
(1) AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT 
INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974.—Section 304(b)(8) 
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
1974 (29 U.S.C. 1084(b)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(F) RELIEF FOR 2020 AND 2021.—A mul-
tiemployer plan with respect to which the sol-
vency test under subparagraph (C) is met as of 
February 29, 2020, may elect to apply this 
paragraph by substituting ‘February 29, 2020’ 
for ‘August 31, 2008’ each place it appears in 
subparagraphs (A)(i), (B)(i)(I), and (B)(i)(II) 
(without regard to whether such plan previously 
elected the application of this paragraph). The 
preceding sentence shall not apply to a plan 
with respect to which a partition order is in ef-
fect under section 4233A.’’. 
(2) AMENDMENT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 
OF 1986.—Section 431(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue 
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Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(F) RELIEF FOR 2020 AND 2021.—A mul-
tiemployer plan with respect to which the sol-
vency test under subparagraph (C) is met as of 
February 29, 2020, may elect to apply this 
paragraph by substituting ‘February 29, 2020’ 
for ‘August 31, 2008’ each place it appears in 
subparagraphs (A)(i), (B)(i)(I), and (B)(i)(II) 
(without regard to whether such plan previously 
elected the application of this paragraph). The 
preceding sentence shall not apply to a plan 
with respect to which a partition order is in ef-
fect under section 4233A of the Employee Re-
tirement Income Security Act of 1974.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect as of the first day of 
the first plan year ending on or after February 29, 
2020, except that any election a plan makes pursu-
ant to this section that affects the plan’s funding 
standard account for the first plan year beginning 
after February 29, 2020, shall be disregarded for 
purposes of applying the provisions of section 305 of 
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
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1974 and section 432 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 to such plan year. 
(2) RESTRICTIONS ON BENEFIT INCREASES.— 
Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the restrictions on 
plan amendments increasing benefits in sections 
304(b)(8)(D) of such Act and 431(b)(8)(D) of such 
Code, as applied by the amendments made by this 
section, shall take effect on the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 40106. PBGC GUARANTEE FOR PARTICIPANTS IN MUL-
TIEMPLOYER PLANS. 
Section 4022A(c)(1) of the Employee Retirement In-
come Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1322a(c)(1)) is 
amended by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) 100 percent of the accrual rate up to 
$15, plus 75 percent of the lesser of— 
‘‘(i) $70; or 
‘‘(ii) the accrual rate, if any, in excess 
of $15; and 
‘‘(B) the number of the participant’s years 
of credited service. 
For each calendar year after the first full calendar 
year following the date of the enactment of the In-
spector General Independence Act, the accrual rates 
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in subparagraph (A) shall increase by the national 
average wage index (as defined in section 209(k)(1) 
of the Social Security Act). For purposes of this 
subsection, the rates applicable for determining the 
guaranteed benefits of the participants of any plan 
shall be the rates in effect for the calendar year in 
which the plan becomes insolvent under section 4245 
or the calendar year in which the plan is terminated, 
if earlier.’’. 
TITLE II—RELIEF FOR SINGLE 
EMPLOYER PENSION PLANS 
SEC. 40201. EXTENDED AMORTIZATION FOR SINGLE EM-
PLOYER PLANS. 
(a) 15-YEAR AMORTIZATION UNDER THE INTERNAL 
REVENUE CODE OF 1986.—Section 430(c) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) 15-YEAR AMORTIZATION.—With respect to 
plan years beginning after December 31, 2019— 
‘‘(A) the shortfall amortization bases for 
all plan years preceding the first plan year be-
ginning after December 31, 2019 (and all 
shortfall amortization installments determined 
with respect to such bases) shall be reduced to 
zero, and 
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SEC. 40202. EXTENSION OF PENSION FUNDING STABILIZA-
TION PERCENTAGES FOR SINGLE EMPLOYER 
PLANS. 
(a) AMENDMENTS TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 
1986.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The table contained in sub-
clause (II) of section 430(h)(2)(C)(iv) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘If the calendar year is: 
The applica-
ble min-
imum per-
centage is: 
The applica-
ble max-
imum per-
centage is: 
Any year in the period starting in 2012 and end-
ing in 2019 .........................................................
90% 
110%
Any year in the period starting in 2020 and end-
ing in 2025 .........................................................
95% 
105%
2026 ........................................................................
90% 
110%
2027 ........................................................................
85% 
115%
2028 ........................................................................
80% 
120%
2029 ........................................................................
75% 
125%
After 2029 ..............................................................
70% 
130%.’’. 
(2) FLOOR ON 25-YEAR AVERAGES.—Subclause 
(I) of section 430(h)(2)(C)(iv) of such Code is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Not-
withstanding anything in this subclause, if the aver-
age of the first, second, or third segment rate for 
any 25-year period is less than 5 percent, such aver-
age shall be deemed to be 5 percent.’’. 
(b) AMENDMENTS TO EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT IN-
COME SECURITY ACT OF 1974.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The table contained in sub-
clause (II) of section 303(h)(2)(C)(iv) of the Em-
ployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 
U.S.C. 1083(h)(2)(C)(iv)(II)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘If the calendar year is: 
The applica-
ble min-
imum per-
centage is: 
The applica-
ble max-
imum per-
centage is: 
Any year in the period starting in 2012 and end-
ing in 2019 .........................................................
90% 
110%
Any year in the period starting in 2020 and end-
ing in 2025 .........................................................
95% 
105%
2026 ........................................................................
90% 
110%
2027 ........................................................................
85% 
115%
2028 ........................................................................
80% 
120%
2029 ........................................................................
75% 
125%
After 2029 ..............................................................
70% 
130%.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(f)(2)(D) of 
such Act (29 U.S.C. 1021(f)(2)(D)) is amend-
ed— 
(i) in clause (i) by striking ‘‘and the 
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015’’ both 
places it appears and inserting ‘‘, the Bi-
partisan Budget Act of 2015, and the In-
spector General Independence Act’’, and 
(ii) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
(B) 
STATEMENTS.—The 
Secretary 
of 
Labor shall modify the statements required 
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under subclauses (I) and (II) of section 
101(f)(2)(D)(i) of such Act to conform to the 
amendments made by this section. 
(3) FLOOR ON 25-YEAR AVERAGES.—Subclause 
(I) of section 303(h)(2)(C)(iv) of such Act (29 
U.S.C. 1083(h)(2)(C)(iv)(II)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: ‘‘Notwithstanding anything 
in this subclause, if the average of the first, second, 
or third segment rate for any 25-year period is less 
than 5 percent, such average shall be deemed to be 
5 percent.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to plan years begin-
ning after December 31, 2019. 
TITLE III—OTHER RETIREMENT 
RELATED PROVISIONS 
SEC. 40301. WAIVER OF REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBU-
TIONS FOR 2019. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 401(a)(9)(I)(i) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘cal-
endar year 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘calendar years 2019 and 
2020’’. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ROLLOVER DISTRIBUTIONS.—Section 
402(c)(4) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘2020’’ 
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each place it appears in the last sentence and inserting 
‘‘2019 or 2020’’. 
(c) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
401(a)(9)(I) of such Code is amended— 
(1) by striking clause (ii) and redesignating 
clause (iii) as clause (ii), and 
(2) by striking ‘‘calendar year 2020’’ in clause 
(ii)(II), as so redesignated, and inserting ‘‘calendar 
years 2019 and 2020’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of section 2203 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and 
Economic Security Act, except that subparagraph (c)(1) 
thereof shall be applied by substituting ‘‘December 31, 
2018’’ for ‘‘December 31, 2019’’. 
SEC. 40302. WAIVER OF 60-DAY RULE IN CASE OF ROLL-
OVER OF OTHERWISE REQUIRED MINIMUM 
DISTRIBUTIONS IN 2019 OR 2020. 
(a) QUALIFIED TRUSTS.—402(c)(3) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) EXCEPTION FOR ROLLOVER OF OTH-
ERWISE REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTIONS IN 
2019 OR 2020.—In the case of an eligible roll-
over distribution described in the second sen-
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tence of paragraph (4), subparagraph (A) shall 
not apply to any transfer of such distribution 
made before December 1, 2020.’’. 
(b) INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS.—Section 
408(d)(3) of such Code is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(J) WAIVER OF 60-DAY RULE AND ONCE 
PER-YEAR LIMITATION FOR CERTAIN 2019 AND 
2020 ROLLOVERS.—In the case of a distribu-
tion during 2019 or 2020 to which, under sub-
paragraph (E), this paragraph would not have 
applied had the minimum distribution require-
ments of section 401(a)(9) applied during such 
years, the 60-day requirement under subpara-
graph (A) and the limitation under subpara-
graph (B) shall not apply to such distribution 
to the extent the amount is paid into an indi-
vidual retirement account, individual retirement 
annuity (other than an endowment contract), or 
eligible retirement plan (as defined in subpara-
graph (A)) as otherwise required under such 
subparagraph before December 1, 2020.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2018. 
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SEC. 40303. EMPLOYEE CERTIFICATION AS TO ELIGIBILITY 
FOR INCREASED CARES ACT LOAN LIMITS 
FROM EMPLOYER PLAN. 
(a) 
IN
GENERAL.—Section 
2202(b) 
of 
the 
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(4) EMPLOYEE CERTIFICATION.—The admin-
istrator of a qualified employer plan may rely on an 
employee’s certification that the requirements of 
subsection (a)(4)(A)(ii) are satisfied in determining 
whether the employee is a qualified individual for 
purposes of this subsection.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of section 2202(b) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, 
and Economic Security Act. 
SEC. 40304. EXCLUSION OF BENEFITS PROVIDED TO VOL-
UNTEER FIREFIGHTERS AND EMERGENCY 
MEDICAL RESPONDERS MADE PERMANENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 139B of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsection (d). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2020. 
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SEC. 40305. APPLICATION OF SPECIAL RULES TO MONEY 
PURCHASE PENSION PLANS. 
Section 2202(a)(6)(B) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, 
and Economic Security Act is amended by inserting ‘‘, 
and, in the case of a money purchase pension plan, a 
coronavirus-related distribution which is an in-service 
withdrawal shall be treated as meeting the distribution 
rules of section 401(a) of such Code’’ before the period. 
SEC. 40306. GRANTS TO ASSIST LOW-INCOME WOMEN AND 
SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN OB-
TAINING QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS 
ORDERS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF GRANT AWARDS.—The Sec-
retary of Labor, acting through the Director of the Wom-
en’s Bureau and in conjunction with the Assistant Sec-
retary of the Employee Benefits Security Administration, 
shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible enti-
ties to enable such entities to assist low-income women 
and survivors of domestic violence in obtaining qualified 
domestic relations orders and ensuring that those women 
actually obtain the benefits to which they are entitled 
through those orders. 
(b) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means a community-based 
organization with proven experience and expertise in serv-
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ing women and the financial and retirement needs of 
women. 
(c) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity that desires to 
receive a grant under this section shall submit an applica-
tion to the Secretary of Labor at such time, in such man-
ner, and accompanied by such information as the Sec-
retary of Labor may require. 
(d) MINIMUM GRANT AMOUNT.—The Secretary of 
Labor shall award grants under this section in amounts 
of not less than $250,000. 
(e) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity that receives 
a grant under this section shall use the grant funds to 
develop programs to offer help to low-income women or 
survivors of domestic violence who need assistance in pre-
paring, obtaining, and effectuating a qualified domestic re-
lations order. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 and each succeeding 
fiscal year. 
SEC. 40307. MODIFICATION OF SPECIAL RULES FOR MIN-
IMUM FUNDING STANDARDS FOR COMMU-
NITY NEWSPAPER PLANS. 
(a) AMENDMENT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 
1986.—Subsection (m) of section 430 of the Internal Rev-
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enue Code of 1986, as added by the Setting Every Com-
munity Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(m) SPECIAL RULES FOR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER 
PLANS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible newspaper plan 
sponsor of a plan under which no participant has 
had the participant’s accrued benefit increased 
(whether because of service or compensation) after 
April 2, 2019, may elect to have the alternative 
standards described in paragraph (4) apply to such 
plan. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE NEWSPAPER PLAN SPONSOR.— 
The term ‘eligible newspaper plan sponsor’ means 
the plan sponsor of— 
‘‘(A) any community newspaper plan, or 
‘‘(B) any other plan sponsored, as of April 
2, 2019, by a member of the same controlled 
group of a plan sponsor of a community news-
paper plan if such member is in the trade or 
business of publishing 1 or more newspapers. 
‘‘(3) ELECTION.—An election under paragraph 
(1) shall be made at such time and in such manner 
as prescribed by the Secretary. Such election, once 
made with respect to a plan year, shall apply to all 
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subsequent plan years unless revoked with the con-
sent of the Secretary. 
‘‘(4) ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM FUNDING STAND-
ARDS.—The alternative standards described in this 
paragraph are the following: 
‘‘(A) INTEREST RATES.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
subsection (h)(2)(C) and except as pro-
vided in clause (ii), the first, second, and 
third segment rates in effect for any 
month for purposes of this section shall be 
8 percent. 
‘‘(ii) NEW BENEFIT ACCRUALS.—Not-
withstanding subsection (h)(2), for pur-
poses of determining the funding target 
and normal cost of a plan for any plan 
year, the present value of any benefits ac-
crued or earned under the plan for a plan 
year with respect to which an election 
under paragraph (1) is in effect shall be 
determined on the basis of the United 
States Treasury obligation yield curve for 
the day that is the valuation date of such 
plan for such plan year. 
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‘‘(iii) UNITED STATES TREASURY OB-
LIGATION YIELD CURVE.—For purposes of 
this subsection, the term ‘United States 
Treasury obligation yield curve’ means, 
with respect to any day, a yield curve 
which shall be prescribed by the Secretary 
for such day on interest-bearing obligations 
of the United States. 
‘‘(B) SHORTFALL AMORTIZATION BASE.— 
‘‘(i) PREVIOUS SHORTFALL AMORTIZA-
TION
BASES.—The shortfall amortization 
bases determined under subsection (c)(3) 
for all plan years preceding the first plan 
year to which the election under paragraph 
(1) applies (and all shortfall amortization 
installments determined with respect to 
such bases) shall be reduced to zero under 
rules similar to the rules of subsection 
(c)(6). 
‘‘(ii) NEW SHORTFALL AMORTIZATION 
BASE.—Notwithstanding subsection (c)(3), 
the shortfall amortization base for the first 
plan year to which the election under para-
graph (1) applies shall be the funding 
shortfall of such plan for such plan year 
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(determined using the interest rates as 
modified under subparagraph (A)). 
‘‘(C) DETERMINATION OF SHORTFALL AM-
ORTIZATION INSTALLMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) 
30-YEAR
PERIOD.—Subpara-
graphs (A) and (B) of subsection (c)(2) 
shall be applied by substituting ‘30-plan- 
year’ for ‘7-plan-year’ each place it ap-
pears. 
‘‘(ii) NO
SPECIAL
ELECTION.—The 
election under subparagraph (D) of sub-
section (c)(2) shall not apply to any plan 
year to which the election under paragraph 
(1) applies. 
‘‘(D) EXEMPTION FROM AT-RISK TREAT-
MENT.—Subsection (i) shall not apply. 
‘‘(5) COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER PLAN.—For pur-
poses of this subsection— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘community 
newspaper plan’ means any plan to which this 
section applies maintained as of December 31, 
2018, by an employer which— 
‘‘(i) maintains the plan on behalf of 
participants and beneficiaries with respect 
to employment in the trade or business of 
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‘‘(II) during the entire 30-year 
period ending on the date of the en-
actment of this subsection by individ-
uals who are members of the same 
family, 
‘‘(III) by 1 or more trusts, the 
sole trustees of which are persons de-
scribed in subclause (I) or (II), or 
‘‘(IV) by a combination of per-
sons described in subclause (I), (II), 
or (III). 
‘‘(B) NEWSPAPER.—The term ‘newspaper’ 
does not include any newspaper (determined 
without regard to this subparagraph) to which 
any of the following apply: 
‘‘(i) Is not in general circulation. 
‘‘(ii) Is published (on newsprint or 
electronically) less frequently than 3 times 
per week. 
‘‘(iii) Has not ever been regularly 
published on newsprint. 
‘‘(iv) Does not have a bona fide list of 
paid subscribers. 
‘‘(C) CONTROL.—A person shall be treated 
as controlled by another person if such other 
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person possesses, directly or indirectly, the 
power to direct or cause the direction and man-
agement of such person (including the power to 
elect a majority of the members of the board of 
directors of such person) through the ownership 
of voting securities. 
‘‘(6) CONTROLLED
GROUP.—For purposes of 
this subsection, the term ‘controlled group’ means all 
persons treated as a single employer under sub-
section (b), (c), (m), or (o) of section 414 as of the 
date of the enactment of this subsection.’’. 
(b) AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT IN-
COME SECURITY ACT OF 1974.—Subsection (m) of section 
303 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
1974 (29 U.S.C. 1083(m)), as added by the Setting Every 
Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(m) SPECIAL RULES FOR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER 
PLANS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible newspaper plan 
sponsor of a plan under which no participant has 
had the participant’s accrued benefit increased 
(whether because of service or compensation) after 
April 2, 2019, may elect to have the alternative 
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standards described in paragraph (4) apply to such 
plan. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE NEWSPAPER PLAN SPONSOR.— 
The term ‘eligible newspaper plan sponsor’ means 
the plan sponsor of— 
‘‘(A) any community newspaper plan, or 
‘‘(B) any other plan sponsored, as of April 
2, 2019, by a member of the same controlled 
group of a plan sponsor of a community news-
paper plan if such member is in the trade or 
business of publishing 1 or more newspapers. 
‘‘(3) ELECTION.—An election under paragraph 
(1) shall be made at such time and in such manner 
as prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury. Such 
election, once made with respect to a plan year, shall 
apply to all subsequent plan years unless revoked 
with the consent of the Secretary of the Treasury. 
‘‘(4) ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM FUNDING STAND-
ARDS.—The alternative standards described in this 
paragraph are the following: 
‘‘(A) INTEREST RATES.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
subsection (h)(2)(C) and except as pro-
vided in clause (ii), the first, second, and 
third segment rates in effect for any 
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month for purposes of this section shall be 
8 percent. 
‘‘(ii) NEW BENEFIT ACCRUALS.—Not-
withstanding subsection (h)(2), for pur-
poses of determining the funding target 
and normal cost of a plan for any plan 
year, the present value of any benefits ac-
crued or earned under the plan for a plan 
year with respect to which an election 
under paragraph (1) is in effect shall be 
determined on the basis of the United 
States Treasury obligation yield curve for 
the day that is the valuation date of such 
plan for such plan year. 
‘‘(iii) UNITED STATES TREASURY OB-
LIGATION YIELD CURVE.—For purposes of 
this subsection, the term ‘United States 
Treasury obligation yield curve’ means, 
with respect to any day, a yield curve 
which shall be prescribed by the Secretary 
of the Treasury for such day on interest- 
bearing obligations of the United States. 
‘‘(B) SHORTFALL AMORTIZATION BASE.— 
‘‘(i) PREVIOUS SHORTFALL AMORTIZA-
TION
BASES.—The shortfall amortization 
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bases determined under subsection (c)(3) 
for all plan years preceding the first plan 
year to which the election under paragraph 
(1) applies (and all shortfall amortization 
installments determined with respect to 
such bases) shall be reduced to zero under 
rules similar to the rules of subsection 
(c)(6). 
‘‘(ii) NEW SHORTFALL AMORTIZATION 
BASE.—Notwithstanding subsection (c)(3), 
the shortfall amortization base for the first 
plan year to which the election under para-
graph (1) applies shall be the funding 
shortfall of such plan for such plan year 
(determined using the interest rates as 
modified under subparagraph (A)). 
‘‘(C) DETERMINATION OF SHORTFALL AM-
ORTIZATION INSTALLMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) 
30-YEAR
PERIOD.—Subpara-
graphs (A) and (B) of subsection (c)(2) 
shall be applied by substituting ‘30-plan- 
year’ for ‘7-plan-year’ each place it ap-
pears. 
‘‘(ii) NO
SPECIAL
ELECTION.—The 
election under subparagraph (D) of sub-
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section (c)(2) shall not apply to any plan 
year to which the election under paragraph 
(1) applies. 
‘‘(D) EXEMPTION FROM AT-RISK TREAT-
MENT.—Subsection (i) shall not apply. 
‘‘(5) COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER PLAN.—For pur-
poses of this subsection— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘community 
newspaper plan’ means a plan to which this sec-
tion applies maintained as of December 31, 
2018, by an employer which— 
‘‘(i) maintains the plan on behalf of 
participants and beneficiaries with respect 
to employment in the trade or business of 
publishing 1 or more newspapers which 
were published by the employer at any 
time during the 11-year period ending on 
the date of the enactment of this sub-
section, 
‘‘(ii)(I) is not a company the stock of 
which is publicly traded (on a stock ex-
change or in an over-the-counter market), 
and is not controlled, directly or indirectly, 
by such a company, or 
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‘‘(IV) by a combination of per-
sons described in subclause (I), (II), 
or (III). 
‘‘(B) NEWSPAPER.—The term ‘newspaper’ 
does not include any newspaper (determined 
without regard to this subparagraph) to which 
any of the following apply: 
‘‘(i) Is not in general circulation. 
‘‘(ii) Is published (on newsprint or 
electronically) less frequently than 3 times 
per week. 
‘‘(iii) Has not ever been regularly 
published on newsprint. 
‘‘(iv) Does not have a bona fide list of 
paid subscribers. 
‘‘(C) CONTROL.—A person shall be treated 
as controlled by another person if such other 
person possesses, directly or indirectly, the 
power to direct or cause the direction and man-
agement of such person (including the power to 
elect a majority of the members of the board of 
directors of such person) through the ownership 
of voting securities. 
‘‘(6) CONTROLLED
GROUP.—For purposes of 
this subsection, the term ‘controlled group’ means all 
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persons treated as a single employer under sub-
section (b), (c), (m), or (o) of section 414 of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 as of the date of the 
enactment of this subsection. 
‘‘(7) EFFECT
ON
PREMIUM
RATE
CALCULA-
TION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
or any regulation issued by the Pension Benefit 
Guaranty Corporation, in the case of a plan for 
which an election is made to apply the alternative 
standards described in paragraph (3), the additional 
premium under section 4006(a)(3)(E) shall be deter-
mined as if such election had not been made.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to plan years ending after Decem-
ber 31, 2017. 
SEC. 40308. MINIMUM RATE OF INTEREST FOR CERTAIN DE-
TERMINATIONS RELATED TO LIFE INSUR-
ANCE CONTRACTS. 
(a) MODIFICATION OF MINIMUM RATE FOR PUR-
POSES OF CASH VALUE ACCUMULATION TEST.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 7702(b)(2)(A) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘an annual effective rate of 4 percent’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the applicable accumulation test minimum 
rate’’. 
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(2) APPLICABLE
ACCUMULATION
TEST
MIN-
IMUM
RATE.—Section 7702(b) of such Code is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) APPLICABLE
ACCUMULATION
TEST
MIN-
IMUM RATE.—For purposes of paragraph (2)(A), the 
term ‘applicable accumulation test minimum rate’ 
means the lesser of— 
‘‘(A) an annual effective rate of 4 percent, 
or 
‘‘(B) the insurance interest rate (as de-
fined in subsection (f)(11)) in effect at the time 
the contract is issued.’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF MINIMUM RATE FOR PUR-
POSES OF GUIDELINE PREMIUM REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 7702(c)(3)(B)(iii) of 
such Code is amended by striking ‘‘an annual effec-
tive rate of 6 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘the applicable 
guideline premium minimum rate’’. 
(2) APPLICABLE
GUIDELINE
PREMIUM
MIN-
IMUM RATE.—Section 7702(c)(3) of such Code is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) APPLICABLE
GUIDELINE
PREMIUM 
MINIMUM
RATE.—For purposes of subpara-
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graph (B)(iii), the term ‘applicable guideline 
premium minimum rate’ means the applicable 
accumulation test minimum rate (as defined in 
subsection (b)(3)) plus 2 percentage points.’’. 
(c) APPLICATION OF MODIFIED MINIMUM RATES TO 
DETERMINATION OF GUIDELINE LEVEL PREMIUM.—Sec-
tion 7702(c)(4) of such Code is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘4 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
applicable accumulation test minimum rate’’, and 
(2) by striking ‘‘6 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
applicable guideline premium minimum rate’’. 
(d) INSURANCE INTEREST RATE.—Section 7702(f) 
of such Code is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(11) INSURANCE INTEREST RATE.—For pur-
poses of this section— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘insurance 
interest rate’ means, with respect to any con-
tract issued in any calendar year, the lesser 
of— 
‘‘(i) the section 7702 valuation inter-
est rate for such calendar year (or, if such 
calendar year is not an adjustment year, 
the most recent adjustment year), or 
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‘‘(ii) the section 7702 applicable Fed-
eral interest rate for such calendar year 
(or, if such calendar year is not an adjust-
ment year, the most recent adjustment 
year). 
‘‘(B) SECTION 7702 VALUATION INTEREST 
RATE.—The term ‘section 7702 valuation inter-
est rate’ means, with respect to any adjustment 
year, the prescribed U.S. valuation interest rate 
for life insurance with guaranteed durations of 
more than 20 years (as defined in the National 
Association of Insurance Commissioners’ Stand-
ard Valuation Law) as effective in the calendar 
year immediately preceding such adjustment 
year. 
‘‘(C) SECTION 7702 APPLICABLE FEDERAL 
INTEREST RATE.—The term ‘section 7702 ap-
plicable Federal interest rate’ means, with re-
spect to any adjustment year, the average 
(rounded to the nearest whole percentage point) 
of the applicable Federal mid-term rates (as de-
fined in section 1274(d) but based on annual 
compounding) effective as of the beginning of 
each of the calendar months in the most recent 
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60-month period ending before the second cal-
endar year prior to such adjustment year. 
‘‘(D) ADJUSTMENT YEAR.—The term ‘ad-
justment year’ means the calendar year fol-
lowing any calendar year that includes the ef-
fective date of a change in the prescribed U.S. 
valuation interest rate for life insurance with 
guaranteed durations of more than 20 years (as 
defined in the National Association of Insur-
ance Commissioners’ Standard Valuation Law). 
‘‘(E) 
TRANSITION
RULE.—Notwith-
standing subparagraph (A), the insurance inter-
est rate shall be 2 percent in the case of any 
contract which is issued during the period 
that— 
‘‘(i) begins on January 1, 2021, and 
‘‘(ii) ends immediately before the be-
ginning of the first adjustment year that 
beings after December 31, 2021.’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to contracts issued after December 
31, 2020. 
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DIVISION 
E—CONTINUED 
AS-
SISTANCE TO UNEMPLOYED 
WORKERS 
SEC. 50001. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL PANDEMIC UNEM-
PLOYMENT COMPENSATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2104(e) of the CARES 
Act (Public Law 116–136) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) APPLICABILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An agreement entered into 
under this section shall apply to weeks of unemploy-
ment— 
‘‘(A) beginning after the date on which 
such agreement is entered into; and 
‘‘(B) ending on or before January 31, 
2021. 
‘‘(2) TRANSITION RULE FOR INDIVIDUALS RE-
MAINING ENTITLED TO REGULAR COMPENSATION AS 
OF JANUARY 31, 2021.—In the case of any individual 
who, as of the date specified in paragraph (1)(B), 
has not yet exhausted all rights to regular com-
pensation under the State law of a State with re-
spect to a benefit year that began before such date, 
Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation 
shall continue to be payable to such individual for 
any week beginning on or after such date for which 
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the individual is otherwise eligible for regular com-
pensation with respect to such benefit year. 
‘‘(3) 
TERMINATION.—Notwithstanding 
any 
other provision of this subsection, no Federal Pan-
demic Unemployment Compensation shall be payable 
for any week beginning after March 31, 2021.’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON APPLICATION OF TRANSITION 
RULE.—Section 2104(g) of such Act is amended by in-
serting ‘‘(except for subsection (e)(2))’’ after ‘‘the pre-
ceding provisions of this section’’. 
(c) DISREGARD OF FEDERAL PANDEMIC UNEMPLOY-
MENT COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.—Section 
2104(h) of such Act is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(h) DISREGARD OF FEDERAL PANDEMIC UNEM-
PLOYMENT COMPENSATION FOR PURPOSES OF ALL FED-
ERAL AND FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS.—A Federal 
Pandemic Unemployment Compensation payment shall 
not be regarded as income and shall not be regarded as 
a resource for the month of receipt and the following 9 
months, for purposes of determining the eligibility of the 
recipient (or the recipient’s spouse or family) for benefits 
or assistance, or the amount or extent of benefits or assist-
ance, under any Federal program or under any State or 
local program financed in whole or in part with Federal 
funds.’’. 
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SEC. 50002. EXTENSION AND BENEFIT PHASEOUT RULE 
FOR 
PANDEMIC 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
ASSIST-
ANCE. 
Section 2102(c) of the CARES Act (Public Law 116– 
136) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘January 
31, 2021’’; and 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (4); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) TRANSITION RULE FOR INDIVIDUALS RE-
MAINING ENTITLED TO PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT 
ASSISTANCE AS OF JANUARY 31, 2021.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any in-
dividual who, as of the date specified in para-
graph (1)(A)(ii), is receiving Pandemic Unem-
ployment Assistance but has not yet exhausted 
all rights to such assistance under this section, 
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance shall con-
tinue to be payable to such individual for any 
week beginning on or after such date for which 
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the individual is otherwise eligible for Pandemic 
Unemployment Assistance. 
‘‘(B) 
TERMINATION.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of this subsection, no Pan-
demic Unemployment Assistance shall be pay-
able for any week beginning after March 31, 
2021.’’. 
SEC. 50003. EXTENSION AND BENEFIT PHASEOUT RULE 
FOR 
PANDEMIC 
EMERGENCY 
UNEMPLOY-
MENT COMPENSATION. 
Section 2107(g) of the CARES Act (Public Law 116– 
136) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(g) APPLICABILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An agreement entered into 
under this section shall apply to weeks of unemploy-
ment— 
‘‘(A) beginning after the date on which 
such agreement is entered into; and 
‘‘(B) ending on or before January 31, 
2021. 
‘‘(2) TRANSITION RULE FOR INDIVIDUALS RE-
MAINING ENTITLED TO PANDEMIC EMERGENCY UN-
EMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION AS OF JANUARY 31, 
2021.—In the case of any individual who, as of the 
date specified in paragraph (1)(A)(ii), is receiving 
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Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation 
but has not yet exhausted all rights to such assist-
ance under this section, Pandemic Emergency Un-
employment Compensation shall continue to be pay-
able to such individual for any week beginning on or 
after such date for which the individual is otherwise 
eligible for Pandemic Emergency Unemployment 
Compensation. 
‘‘(3) 
TERMINATION.—Notwithstanding 
any 
other provision of this subsection, no Pandemic 
Emergency Unemployment Compensation shall be 
payable for any week beginning after March 31, 
2021.’’. 
SEC. 50004. EXTENSION OF FULL FEDERAL FUNDING OF 
THE FIRST WEEK OF COMPENSABLE REG-
ULAR UNEMPLOYMENT FOR STATES WITH NO 
WAITING WEEK. 
Section 2105(e)(2) of the CARES Act (Public Law 
116–136) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2020’’ 
and inserting ‘‘January 31, 2021’’. 
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SEC. 50005. EXTENSION OF EMERGENCY RELIEF AND TECH-
NICAL CORRECTIONS FOR GOVERNMENTAL 
ENTITIES AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. 
Section 903(i)(1) of the Social Security Act, as added 
by section 2103 of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136), 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘during 
the applicable period’’ and inserting ‘‘with respect to 
the applicable period’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘section 
3309(a)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3309(a)’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘shall be 
used exclusively’’ and all that follows through the 
end and inserting ‘‘shall be used exclusively to re-
duce the amounts required to be paid in lieu of con-
tributions into the State unemployment fund pursu-
ant to such section by governmental entities and 
other organizations described in section 3309(a) of 
such Code’’; and 
(4) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘January 31, 2021’’. 
SEC. 50006. REDUCTION OF STATE ADMINISTRATIVE BUR-
DEN IN DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT OF 
PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE. 
Section 2102(d) of the CARES Act (Public Law 116– 
136) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(4) STATE FLEXIBILITY IN ESTABLISHING IN-
COME.—In determining the income of an individual 
for purposes of an application for assistance author-
ized under subsection (b), a State may rely on such 
wage and self-employment data as the State may 
elect, including any applicable data with respect to 
an individual’s electronically mediated employment.’’. 
SEC. 50007. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR 
STATES WITH ADVANCES. 
Section 1202(b)(10)(A) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1322(b)(10)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2021’’. 
SEC. 50008. EXTENSION OF FULL FEDERAL FUNDING OF EX-
TENDED UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION. 
Section 4105 of the Families First Coronavirus Re-
sponse Act (Public Law 116–127) is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2020’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘June 30, 2021’’. 
SEC. 50009. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY FINANCING OF 
SHORT-TIME COMPENSATION PAYMENTS IN 
STATES WITH PROGRAMS IN LAW. 
Section 2108(b)(2) of the CARES Act (Public Law 
116–136) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2020’’ 
and inserting ‘‘January 31, 2021’’. 
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SEC. 50010. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY FINANCING OF 
SHORT-TIME COMPENSATION AGREEMENTS. 
Section 2109(d)(2) of the CARES Act (Public Law 
116–136) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2020’’ 
and inserting ‘‘January 31, 2021’’. 
SEC. 50011. GRACE PERIOD FOR FULL FINANCING OF 
SHORT-TIME COMPENSATION PROGRAMS. 
Section 2108(c) of the CARES Act (Public Law 116– 
136) is amended by striking ‘‘shall be eligible’’ and all that 
follows through the end and inserting the following: ‘‘ 
‘‘shall be eligible— 
‘‘(1) for payments under subsection (a) for 
weeks of unemployment beginning after the effective 
date of such enactment; and 
‘‘(2) for an additional payment equal to the 
total amount of payments for which the State is eli-
gible pursuant to an agreement under section 2109 
for weeks of unemployment before such effective 
date.’’. 
DIVISION F—ASSISTANCE TO AG-
RICULTURAL 
PRODUCERS 
AND OTHER MATTERS RELAT-
ING TO AGRICULTURE 
SEC. 60001. DEFINITIONS. 
In this division: 
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(1) The term ‘‘COVID–19’’ means the disease 
caused by SARS–CoV–2, or any viral strain mutat-
ing therefrom with pandemic potential. 
(2) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Agriculture. 
TITLE I—LIVESTOCK 
SEC. 60101. ESTABLISHMENT OF TRUST FOR BENEFIT OF 
UNPAID CASH SELLERS OF LIVESTOCK. 
The Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, is amended 
by inserting after section 317 (7 U.S.C. 217a) the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 318. STATUTORY TRUST ESTABLISHED; DEALER. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—All livestock purchased by 
a dealer in cash sales and all inventories of, or re-
ceivables or proceeds from, such livestock shall be 
held by such dealer in trust for the benefit of all un-
paid cash sellers of such livestock until full payment 
has been received by such unpaid cash sellers. 
‘‘(2) EXEMPTION.—Any dealer whose average 
annual purchases of livestock do not exceed 
$100,000 shall be exempt from the provisions of this 
section. 
‘‘(3) 
EFFECT
OF
DISHONORED
INSTRU-
MENTS.—For purposes of determining full payment 
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under paragraph (1), a payment to an unpaid cash 
seller shall not be considered to have been made if 
the unpaid cash seller receives a payment instrument 
that is dishonored. 
‘‘(b) PRESERVATION OF TRUST.—An unpaid cash 
seller shall lose the benefit of a trust under subsection (a) 
if the unpaid cash seller has not preserved the trust by 
giving written notice to the dealer involved and filing such 
notice with the Secretary— 
‘‘(1) within 30 days of the final date for mak-
ing a payment under section 409 in the event that 
a payment instrument has not been received; or 
‘‘(2) within 15 business days after the date on 
which the seller receives notice that the payment in-
strument promptly presented for payment has been 
dishonored. 
‘‘(c) NOTICE TO LIEN HOLDERS.—When a dealer re-
ceives notice under subsection (b) of the unpaid cash sell-
er’s intent to preserve the benefits of the trust, the dealer 
shall, within 15 business days, give notice to all persons 
who have recorded a security interest in, or lien on, the 
livestock held in such trust. 
‘‘(d) CASH SALES DEFINED.—For the purpose of 
this section, a cash sale means a sale in which the seller 
does not expressly extend credit to the buyer. 
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‘‘(e) PURCHASE
OF
LIVESTOCK
SUBJECT
TO 
TRUST.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A person purchasing live-
stock subject to a dealer trust shall receive good title 
to the livestock if the person receives the livestock— 
‘‘(A) in exchange for payment of new 
value; and 
‘‘(B) in good faith without notice that the 
transfer is a breach of trust. 
‘‘(2) DISHONORED
PAYMENT
INSTRUMENT.— 
Payment shall not be considered to have been made 
if a payment instrument given in exchange for the 
livestock is dishonored. 
‘‘(3) TRANSFER
IN
SATISFACTION
OF
ANTE-
CEDENT DEBT.—A transfer of livestock subject to a 
dealer trust is not for value if the transfer is in sat-
isfaction of an antecedent debt or to a secured party 
pursuant to a security agreement. 
‘‘(f) ENFORCEMENT.—Whenever the Secretary has 
reason to believe that a dealer subject to this section has 
failed to perform the duties required by this section or 
whenever the Secretary has reason to believe that it will 
be in the best interest of unpaid cash sellers, the Secretary 
shall do one or more of the following— 
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‘‘(1) appoint an independent trustee to carry 
out the duties required by this section, preserve 
trust assets, and enforce the trust; 
‘‘(2) serve as independent trustee, preserve 
trust assets, and enforce the trust; or 
‘‘(3) file suit in the United States district court 
for the district in which the dealer resides to enjoin 
the dealer’s failure to perform the duties required by 
this section, preserve trust assets, and to enforce the 
trust. Attorneys employed by the Secretary may, 
with the approval of the Attorney General, represent 
the Secretary in any such suit. Nothing herein shall 
preclude unpaid sellers from filing suit to preserve 
or enforce the trust.’’. 
SEC. 60102. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR MARKET-READY 
LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY LOSSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make pay-
ments to covered producers to offset the losses of income 
related to the intentional depopulation of market-ready 
livestock and poultry due to insufficient access to meat 
and poultry processing related to the COVID–19 public 
health emergency, as determined by the Secretary. 
(b) PAYMENT RATE FOR COVERED PRODUCERS.— 
(1) PAYMENTS FOR FIRST 30-DAY PERIOD.— 
For a period of 30 days beginning, with respect to 
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a covered producer, on the initial date of depopula-
tion described in subsection (a) of the market-ready 
livestock or poultry of the covered producer, the Sec-
retary shall reimburse such covered producer for 85 
percent of the value of losses as determined under 
subsection (c). 
(2) SUBSEQUENT 30-DAY PERIODS.—For each 
30-day period subsequent to the 30-day period de-
scribed in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall reduce 
the value of the losses as determined under sub-
section (c) with respect to a covered producer by 10 
percent. 
(3) MAXIMUM
AGGREGATE
PAYMENT.—In no 
case shall the amount of payments received by a pro-
ducer under this section and section 60306 exceed 
100 percent of the loss of such producer. 
(c) VALUATION.—In calculating the amount of losses 
for purposes of the payment rates under subsection (b), 
the Secretary shall use the average fair market value, as 
determined by the Secretary in collaboration with the 
Chief Economist of the Department of Agriculture and the 
Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service, for 
market-ready livestock, where applicable, and market- 
ready poultry, where applicable, during the period begin-
ning March 1, 2020, and ending on the date of the enact-
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ment of this section. In no case shall a payment made 
under subsection (b) exceed the average market value of 
market-ready livestock or poultry on the date of depopula-
tion. 
(d) PACKER-OWNED ANIMALS EXCLUDED.—The Sec-
retary may not make payments under this section for the 
losses of packer-owned animals. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED PRODUCER.—The term ‘‘covered 
producer’’ means a person or legal entity that as-
sumes the production and market risks associated 
with the agricultural production of livestock and 
poultry (as such terms are defined in section 2(a) of 
the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 
183(a)). 
(2) PACKER.—The term ‘‘packer’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 201 of the Pack-
ers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 191). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(f) FUNDING.—There is appropriated, out of any 
funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such 
sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. 
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SEC. 60103. ANIMAL DISEASE PREVENTION AND MANAGE-
MENT RESPONSE. 
Out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, there is appropriated to carry out section 
10409A of the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 
8308A) $300,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
TITLE II—DAIRY 
SEC. 60201. DAIRY DIRECT DONATION PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE DAIRY ORGANIZATION.—The term 
‘‘eligible dairy organization’’ is defined in section 
1431(a) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 
9071(a)). 
(2) ELIGIBLE DISTRIBUTOR.—The term ‘‘eligi-
ble distributor’’ means a public or private nonprofit 
organization that distributes donated eligible dairy 
products to recipient individuals and families. 
(3) ELIGIBLE
DAIRY
PRODUCTS.—The term 
‘‘eligible dairy products’’ means products primarily 
made from milk produced and processed within a 
Federal Milk Marketing Order. 
(4) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘‘eligi-
ble partnership’’ means a partnership between an el-
igible dairy organization and an eligible distributor. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT
AND PURPOSES.—Not later 
than 45 days after the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
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retary shall establish and administer a direct dairy dona-
tion program for the purposes of— 
(1) facilitating the timely donation of eligible 
dairy products and 
(2) preventing and minimizing food waste. 
(c) DONATION AND DISTRIBUTION PLANS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive re-
imbursement under this section, an eligible partner-
ship shall submit to the Secretary a donation and 
distribution plan that describes the process that the 
eligible partnership will use for the donation, proc-
essing, transportation, temporary storage, and dis-
tribution of eligible dairy products. 
(2) REVIEW AND APPROVAL.—No later than 15 
business days after receiving a plan described in 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
(A) review such plan; and 
(B) issue an approval or disapproval of 
such plan. 
(d) REIMBURSEMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—On receipt of appropriate 
documentation under paragraph (2), the Secretary 
shall reimburse an eligible dairy organization at a 
rate equal to the current Class I milk price multi-
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plied by the volume of milk required to make the do-
nated product. 
(2) SPECIAL
CASE.—In the case of donated 
Class I products, the Secretary shall reimburse an 
eligible dairy organization at a rate equal to the cur-
rent Class I milk price plus 5 percent multiplied by 
the volume of milk required to make the donated 
Class I product. 
(3) DOCUMENTATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible dairy orga-
nization shall submit to the Secretary such doc-
umentation as the Secretary may require to 
demonstrate the eligible dairy product produc-
tion and donation to the eligible distributor. 
(B) VERIFICATION.—The Secretary may 
verify the accuracy of documentation submitted. 
(3) RETROACTIVE
REIMBURSEMENT.—In pro-
viding reimbursements under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary may provide reimbursements for milk 
costs incurred before the date on which the donation 
and distribution plan for the applicable participating 
partnership was approved by the Secretary. 
(e) PROHIBITION ON RESALE OF PRODUCTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible distributor that 
receives eligible dairy products donated under this 
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section may not sell the products into commercial 
markets. 
(2) PROHIBITION
ON
FUTURE
PARTICIPA-
TION.—An eligible distributor that the Secretary de-
termines has violated paragraph (1) shall not be eli-
gible for any future participation in the program es-
tablished under this section. 
(f) REVIEWS.—The Secretary shall conduct appro-
priate reviews or audits to ensure the integrity of the pro-
gram established under this section. 
(g) PUBLICATION
OF DONATION ACTIVITY.—The 
Secretary, acting through the Agricultural Marketing 
Service, shall publish on the publicly accessible website of 
such agency periodic reports containing donation activity 
under this section. 
(h) SUPPLEMENTAL REIMBURSEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make a 
supplemental reimbursement to an eligible dairy or-
ganization for an approved donation and distribution 
plan in accordance with the milk donation program 
established under section 1431 of the Agricultural 
Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9071). 
(2) REIMBURSEMENT
CALCULATION.—A sup-
plemental reimbursement described in paragraph (1) 
shall be equal to the value of— 
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(A) the sum of— 
(i) the Class IV milk price for the ap-
plicable month, plus 
(ii) 5 percent of the Class I price for 
the applicable month, multiplied by 
(B) the volume of eligible milk under such 
approved donation plan. 
(i) FUNDING.—Out of any amounts of the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to carry 
out this section $500,000,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
SEC. 60202. SUPPLEMENTAL DAIRY MARGIN COVERAGE 
PAYMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide sup-
plemental dairy margin coverage payments to eligible 
dairy operations described in subsection (b)(1) whenever 
the average actual dairy production margin (as defined in 
section 1401 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 
9051)) for a month is less than the coverage level thresh-
old selected by such eligible dairy operation under such 
section 1406. 
(b) ELIGIBLE DAIRY OPERATION DESCRIBED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible dairy operation 
described in this subsection is a dairy operation 
that— 
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(A) is located in the United States; and 
(B) during a calendar year in which such 
dairy operation is a participating dairy oper-
ation (as defined in section 1401 of the Agricul-
tural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9051)), has a pro-
duction history established under the dairy 
margin coverage program under section 1405 of 
the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9055) 
of less than 5 million pounds, as determined in 
accordance with subsection (c) of such section 
1405. 
(2) LIMITATION ON ELIGIBILITY.—An eligible 
dairy operation shall only be eligible for payments 
under this section during a calendar year in which 
such eligible dairy operation is enrolled in the dairy 
margin coverage (as defined in section 1401 of the 
Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9051)). 
(c) SUPPLEMENTAL PRODUCTION HISTORY CAL-
CULATION.—For purposes of determining the production 
history of an eligible dairy operation under this section, 
such dairy operation’s production history shall be equal 
to— 
(1) the production volume of such dairy oper-
ation for the 2019 milk marketing year; minus 
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(2) the dairy margin coverage production his-
tory of such dairy operation established under sec-
tion 1405 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 
9055). 
(d) COVERAGE PERCENTAGE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of calculating 
payments to be issued under this section during a 
calendar year, an eligible dairy operation’s coverage 
percentage shall be equal to the coverage percentage 
selected by such eligible dairy operation with respect 
to such calendar year under section 1406 of the Ag-
ricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9056). 
(2) 5-MILLION POUND LIMITATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall not 
provide supplemental dairy margin coverage on 
an eligible dairy operation’s actual production 
for a calendar year such that the total covered 
production history of such dairy operation ex-
ceeds 5 million pounds. 
(B) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT.—In cal-
culating the total covered production history of 
an eligible dairy operation under subparagraph 
(A), the Secretary shall multiply the coverage 
percentage selected by such operation under 
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section 1406 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 
U.S.C. 9056) by the sum of— 
(i) the supplemental production his-
tory calculated under subsection (c) with 
respect to such dairy operation; and 
(ii) the dairy margin coverage produc-
tion history described in subsection (c)(2) 
with respect to such dairy operation. 
(e) PREMIUM COST.—The premium cost for an eligi-
ble dairy operation under this section for a calendar year 
shall be equal to the product of multiplying— 
(1) the Tier I premium cost calculated with re-
spect to such dairy operation for such year under 
section 1407(b) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 
12 U.S.C. 9057(b)); by 
(2) the production history calculation with re-
spect to such dairy operation determined under sub-
section (c) (such that total covered production his-
tory does not exceed 5 million pounds). 
(f) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 45 days after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
issue regulations to carry out this section. 
(g) PROHIBITION WITH RESPECT TO DAIRY MARGIN 
COVERAGE ENROLLMENT.—The Secretary may not re-
open or otherwise provide a special enrollment for dairy 
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(3) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Funds described 
in paragraph (1) shall be made available as grants 
to State agencies for each fiscal year as follows: 
(A) 75 percent of the amounts available 
for each fiscal year shall be allocated to States 
based on the share of each State of households 
that participate in the supplemental nutrition 
assistance program as reported to the Depart-
ment of Agriculture for the most recent 12- 
month period for which data are available, ad-
justed by the Secretary (as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act) for participation in dis-
aster programs under section 5(h) of the Food 
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(h)); 
and 
(B) 25 percent of the amounts available 
for each fiscal year shall be allocated to States 
based on the increase in the number of house-
holds that participate in the supplemental nu-
trition assistance program as reported to the 
Department of Agriculture over the most recent 
12-month period for which data are available, 
adjusted by the Secretary (as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act) for participation in dis-
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end and inserting ‘‘guarantee rate of not more than 
50 percent.’’. 
SEC. 90012. MAXIMUM LOAN AMOUNT FOR 7(a) LOANS. 
During the period beginning on the date of enactment 
of this section and ending on September 30, 2021, with 
respect to any loan guaranteed under section 7(a) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) for which an appli-
cation is approved or pending approval on or after the date 
of enactment of this section, the maximum loan amount 
shall be $10,000,000. 
SEC. 90013. MAXIMUM LOAN AMOUNT FOR 504 LOANS. 
(a) TEMPORARY INCREASE.—During the period be-
ginning on the date of enactment of this section and end-
ing on September 30, 2021, with respect to each project 
or loan guaranteed by the Administrator pursuant to title 
V of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 
U.S.C. 695 et seq.) for which an application is approved 
or pending approval on or after the date of enactment of 
this section, the maximum loan amount shall be 
$10,000,000. 
(b) PERMANENT INCREASE FOR SMALL MANUFAC-
TURERS.—Effective 
on 
October 
1, 
2021, 
section 
502(2)(A)(iii) of the Small Business Investment Act of 
1958 (15 U.S.C. 696(2)(A)(iii)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$5,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’. 
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tutions Advisory Committee established pursuant to 
this section. 
(6) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
(A) COVERED
REGULATOR.—The term 
‘‘covered regulator’’ means the Comptroller of 
the Currency, the Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Corporation, and the National Credit 
Union Administration. 
(B) COVERED
MINORITY
INSTITUTION.— 
The term ‘‘covered minority institution’’ means 
a minority depository institution (as defined in 
section 308(b) of the Financial Institutions Re-
form, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 
(12 U.S.C. 1463 note)) or a minority credit 
union (as defined in section 1204(c) of the Fi-
nancial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and En-
forcement Act of 1989, as amended by this 
Act). 
(C) DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION.—The term 
‘‘depository institution’’ has the meaning given 
under section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insur-
ance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813). 
(D) INSURED CREDIT UNION.—The term 
‘‘insured credit union’’ has the meaning given 
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‘‘(iv) Next of kin of the employee or 
a person for whom the employee is next of 
kin. 
‘‘(v) A son or daughter of the em-
ployee. 
‘‘(vi) A grandparent or grandchild of 
the employee. 
‘‘(vii) A domestic partner of the em-
ployee. 
‘‘(viii) Any other individual related by 
blood or affinity whose close association 
with the employee is the equivalent of a 
family relationship. 
‘‘(F) DOMESTIC PARTNER.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘domes-
tic partner’, with respect to an individual, 
means another individual with whom the 
individual is in a committed relationship. 
‘‘(ii) COMMITTED RELATIONSHIP DE-
FINED.—The term ‘committed relationship’ 
means a relationship between 2 individuals, 
each at least 18 years of age, in which 
each individual is the other individual’s 
sole domestic partner and both individuals 
share responsibility for a significant meas-
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(9) RURAL
HEALTH
CARE
PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘‘Rural Health Care Program’’ means the pro-
gram described in subpart G of part 54 of title 47, 
Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regu-
lation). 
(10) RURAL
HEALTH
CARE
PROVIDER.—The 
term ‘‘rural health care provider’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 54.600(f) of title 47, 
Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regu-
lation). 
(11) TELECOMMUNICATIONS
PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘‘Telecommunications Program’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 54.602(a) of title 47, 
Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regu-
lation). 
(12) UPFRONT PAYMENTS.—The term ‘‘upfront 
payments’’ means the payments described in section 
54.616 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
any successor regulation). 
DIVISION 
N—GIVING 
RETIRE-
MENT OPTIONS TO WORKERS 
ACT 
SEC. 140001. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Giving Retirement 
Options to Workers Act of 2020’’ or the ‘‘GROW Act’’. 
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