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non-federally owned facilities to improve preparedness and 
response capability at the State and local level: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated under this paragraph in 
this Act may be used for the construction, alteration, or ren-
ovation of non-federally owned facilities for the production 
of vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics where the Sec-
retary determines that such a contract is necessary to secure 
sufficient amounts of such supplies: Provided further, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Public Health and 
Social Services Emergency Fund’’, $275,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2022, to prevent, prepare for, 
and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internation-
ally: Provided, That $90,000,000 of the funds appropriated 
under this paragraph shall be transferred to ‘‘Health Re-
sources and Services Administration—Ryan White HIV/ 
AIDS Program’’ to remain available until September 30, 
2022 for modifications to existing contracts, and supple-
ments to existing grants and cooperative agreements under 
parts A, B, C, D, and section 2692(a) of title XXVI of the 
Public Health Service Act (referred to as ‘‘PHS’’ Act) to 
respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally:
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Provided further, That supplements made in the preceding 
proviso shall be awarded using a data-driven methodology 
determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That sec-
tions 2604(c), 2612(b), and 2651(c) of the PHS Act shall 
not apply to funds under this paragraph: Provided further, 
That $5,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this para-
graph shall be transferred to ‘‘Health Resources and Serv-
ices Administration—Health Care Systems’’ to remain 
available until September 30, 2022, for activities under sec-
tions 1271 and 1273 of the PHS Act to improve the capac-
ity of poison control centers to respond to increased calls: 
Provided further, That $180,000,000 of the funds appro-
priated under this paragraph shall be transferred to 
‘‘Health Resources and Services Administration—Rural 
Health’’ to remain available until September 30, 2022, to 
carry out telehealth and rural health activities under sec-
tions 330A and 330I of the PHS Act and sections 711 and 
1820 of the Social Security Act to prevent, prepare for, and 
respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally: 
Provided further, That of the funding in the previous pro-
viso, no less than $15,000,000 shall be allocated to tribes, 
tribal organizations, urban Indian health organizations, or 
health service providers to tribes: Provided further, That 
section 1820(g)(3)(A), section 1820(g)(3)(D) and section 
1820(g)(3)(E) of such Act shall not apply to funds in the
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preceding two provisos: Provided further, That funds appro-
priated under this heading in this Act may be made avail-
able to restore amounts, either directly or through reim-
bursement, for obligations incurred to prevent, prepare for, 
and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internation-
ally, prior to the date of enactment of this Act: Provided 
further, That for the purposes of any funding provided for 
fiscal year 2020 for the Health Centers Program pursuant 
to section 330 of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 254b), maintain-
ing or increasing health center capacity and staffing levels 
during a public health emergency related to coronavirus 
shall be deemed a cost of prevention, diagnosis, and treat-
ment of coronavirus: Provided further, That such amount 
is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Public Health and So-
cial Services Emergency Fund’’, $100,000,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, to prevent, prepare for, and 
respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally, for 
necessary expenses to reimburse, through grants or other 
mechanisms, eligible health care providers for health care 
related expenses or lost revenues that are attributable to 
coronavirus: Provided, That these funds may not be used 
to reimburse expenses or losses that have been reimbursed
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from other sources or that other sources are obligated to re-
imburse: Provided further, That recipients of payments 
under this paragraph shall submit reports and maintain 
documentation as the Secretary determines are needed to 
ensure compliance with conditions that are imposed by this 
paragraph for such payments, and such reports and docu-
mentation shall be in such form, with such content, and 
in such time as the Secretary may prescribe for such pur-
pose: Provided further, That ‘‘eligible health care providers’’ 
means public entities, Medicare or Medicaid enrolled sup-
pliers and providers, and such for-profit entities and not- 
for-profit entities not otherwise described in this proviso as 
the Secretary may specify, within the United States (in-
cluding territories), that provide diagnoses, testing, or care 
for individuals with possible or actual cases of COVID–19: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services shall, on a rolling basis, review applications and 
make payments under this paragraph in this Act: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated under this paragraph in 
this Act shall be available for building or construction of 
temporary structures, leasing of properties, medical sup-
plies and equipment including personal protective equip-
ment and testing supplies, increased workforce and 
trainings, emergency operation centers, retrofitting facili-
ties, and surge capacity: Provided further, That, in this
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paragraph, the term ‘‘payment’’ means a pre-payment, pro-
spective payment, or retrospective payment, as determined 
appropriate by the Secretary: Provided further, That pay-
ments under this paragraph shall be made in consideration 
of the most efficient payment systems practicable to provide 
emergency payment: Provided further, That to be eligible 
for a payment under this paragraph, an eligible health care 
provider shall submit to the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services an application that includes a statement 
justifying the need of the provider for the payment and the 
eligible health care provider shall have a valid tax identi-
fication number: Provided further, That, not later than 3 
years after final payments are made under this paragraph, 
the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health 
and Human Services shall transmit a final report on audit 
findings with respect to this program to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate: Provided further, That nothing in this section lim-
its the authority of the Inspector General or the Comptroller 
General to conduct audits of interim payments at an earlier 
date: Provided further, That not later than 60 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall provide a report to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate on obligation of funds, including obligations to
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such eligible health care providers summarized by State of 
the payment receipt: Provided further, That such reports 
shall be updated and submitted to such Committees every 
60 days until funds are expended: Provided further, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 
EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Education Stabiliza-
tion Fund’’, $30,750,000,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond 
to coronavirus, domestically or internationally: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUND 
SEC. 18001. (a) ALLOCATIONS.—From the amount 
made available under this heading in this Act to carry out 
the Education Stabilization Fund, the Secretary shall first 
allocate—
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(1) not more than 1/2 of 1 percent to the out-
lying areas on the basis of their respective needs, as 
determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Secretary of the Interior; 
(2) one-half of 1 percent for the Secretary of In-
terior, in consultation with the Secretary of Edu-
cation, for programs operated or funded by the Bu-
reau of Indian Education; and 
(3) 1 percent for grants to States with the high-
est coronavirus burden to support activities under 
this heading in this Act, for which the Secretary shall 
issue a notice inviting applications not later than 30 
days of enactment of this Act and approve or deny 
applications not later than 30 days after receipt. 
(b) RESERVATIONS.—After carrying out subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall reserve the remaining funds made 
available as follows: 
(1) 9.8 percent to carry out section 18002 of this 
title. 
(2) 43.9 percent to carry out section 18003 of 
this title. 
(3) 46.3 percent to carry out section 18004 of 
this title.
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GOVERNOR’S EMERGENCY EDUCATION RELIEF FUND 
SEC. 18002. (a) GRANTS.—From funds reserved under 
section 18001(b)(1) of this title, the Secretary shall make 
Emergency Education Relief grants to the Governor of each 
State with an approved application. The Secretary shall 
issue a notice inviting applications not later than 30 days 
of enactment of this Act and shall approve or deny applica-
tions not later than 30 days after receipt. 
(b) ALLOCATIONS.—The amount of each grant under 
subsection (a) shall be allocated by the Secretary to each 
State as follows: 
(1) 60 percent on the basis of their relative popu-
lation of individuals aged 5 through 24. 
(2) 40 percent on the basis of their relative num-
ber of children counted under section 1124(c) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(referred to under this heading as ‘‘ESEA’’). 
(c) USES OF FUNDS.—Grant funds awarded under 
subsection (b) may be used to— 
(1) provide emergency support through grants to 
local educational agencies that the State educational 
agency deems have been most significantly impacted 
by coronavirus to support the ability of such local 
educational agencies to continue to provide edu-
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cational services to their students and to support the 
on-going functionality of the local educational agency; 
(2) provide emergency support through grants to 
institutions of higher education serving students with-
in the State that the Governor determines have been 
most significantly impacted by coronavirus to sup-
port the ability of such institutions to continue to 
provide educational services and support the on-going 
functionality of the institution; and 
(3) provide support to any other institution of 
higher education, local educational agency, or edu-
cation related entity within the State that the Gov-
ernor deems essential for carrying out emergency edu-
cational services to students for authorized activities 
described in section 18003(d)(1) of this title or the 
Higher Education Act, the provision of child care and 
early childhood education, social and emotional sup-
port, and the protection of education-related jobs. 
(d) REALLOCATION.—Each Governor shall return to 
the Secretary any funds received under this section that the 
Governor does not award within one year of receiving such 
funds and the Secretary shall reallocate such funds to the 
remaining States in accordance with subsection (b).
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ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL EMERGENCY 
RELIEF FUND 
SEC. 18003. (a) GRANTS.—From funds reserved under 
section 18001(b)(2) of this title, the Secretary shall make 
elementary and secondary school emergency relief grants to 
each State educational agency with an approved applica-
tion. The Secretary shall issue a notice inviting applica-
tions not later than 30 days of enactment of this Act and 
approve or deny applications not later than 30 days after 
receipt. 
(b) ALLOCATIONS TO STATES.—The amount of each 
grant under subsection (a) shall be allocated by the Sec-
retary to each State in the same proportion as each State 
received under part A of title I of the ESEA of 1965 in 
the most recent fiscal year. 
(c) SUBGRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.— 
Each State shall allocate not less than 90 percent of the 
grant funds awarded to the State under this section as sub-
grants to local educational agencies (including charter 
schools that are local educational agencies) in the State in 
proportion to the amount of funds such local educational 
agencies and charter schools that are local educational 
agencies received under part A of title I of the ESEA of 
1965 in the most recent fiscal year.
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(d) USES OF FUNDS.—A local educational agency that 
receives funds under this title may use the funds for any 
of the following: 
(1) Any activity authorized by the ESEA of 
1965, including the Native Hawaiian Education Act 
and the Alaska Native Educational Equity, Support, 
and Assistance Act (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), the Indi-
viduals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
1400 et seq.) (‘‘IDEA’’), the Adult Education and 
Family Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.), the 
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act 
of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) (‘‘the Perkins Act’’), 
or subtitle B of title VII of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11431 et seq.). 
(2) Coordination of preparedness and response 
efforts of local educational agencies with State, local, 
Tribal, and territorial public health departments, and 
other relevant agencies, to improve coordinated re-
sponses among such entities to prevent, prepare for, 
and respond to coronavirus. 
(3) Providing principals and others school lead-
ers with the resources necessary to address the needs 
of their individual schools. 
(4) Activities to address the unique needs of low- 
income children or students, children with disabil-
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ities, English learners, racial and ethnic minorities, 
students experiencing homelessness, and foster care 
youth, including how outreach and service delivery 
will meet the needs of each population. 
(5) Developing and implementing procedures 
and systems to improve the preparedness and re-
sponse efforts of local educational agencies. 
(6) Training and professional development for 
staff of the local educational agency on sanitation 
and minimizing the spread of infectious diseases. 
(7) Purchasing supplies to sanitize and clean the 
facilities of a local educational agency, including 
buildings operated by such agency. 
(8) Planning for and coordinating during long- 
term closures, including for how to provide meals to 
eligible students, how to provide technology for online 
learning to all students, how to provide guidance for 
carrying out requirements under the Individuals with 
Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.) 
and how to ensure other educational services can con-
tinue to be provided consistent with all Federal, 
State, and local requirements. 
(9) Purchasing educational technology (includ-
ing hardware, software, and connectivity) for students 
who are served by the local educational agency that
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aids in regular and substantive educational inter-
action between students and their classroom instruc-
tors, including low-income students and students with 
disabilities, which may include assistive technology or 
adaptive equipment. 
(10) Providing mental health services and sup-
ports. 
(11) Planning and implementing activities re-
lated to summer learning and supplemental after-
school programs, including providing classroom in-
struction or online learning during the summer 
months and addressing the needs of low-income stu-
dents, students with disabilities, English learners, mi-
grant students, students experiencing homelessness, 
and children in foster care. 
(12) Other activities that are necessary to main-
tain the operation of and continuity of services in 
local educational agencies and continuing to employ 
existing staff of the local educational agency. 
(e) STATE FUNDING.—With funds not otherwise allo-
cated under subsection (c), a State may reserve not more 
than 1/2 of 1 percent for administrative costs and the re-
mainder for emergency needs as determined by the state 
educational agency to address issues responding to
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coronavirus, which may be addressed through the use of 
grants or contracts. 
(f) REALLOCATION.—A State shall return to the Sec-
retary any funds received under this section that the State 
does not award within 1 year of receiving such funds and 
the Secretary shall reallocate such funds to the remaining 
States in accordance with subsection (b). 
HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND 
SEC. 18004. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall al-
locate funding under this section as follows: 
(1) 90 percent to each institution of higher edu-
cation to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, by apportioning it— 
(A) 75 percent according to the relative 
share of full-time equivalent enrollment of Fed-
eral Pell Grant recipients who are not exclu-
sively enrolled in distance education courses 
prior to the coronavirus emergency; and 
(B) 25 percent according to the relative 
share of full-time equivalent enrollment of stu-
dents who were not Federal Pell Grant recipients 
who are not exclusively enrolled in distance edu-
cation courses prior to the coronavirus emer-
gency.
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(2) 7.5 percent for additional awards under 
parts A and B of title III, parts A and B of title V, 
and subpart 4 of part A of title VII of the Higher 
Education Act to address needs directly related to 
coronavirus, that shall be in addition to awards made 
in section 18004(a)(1) of this title, and allocated by 
the Secretary proportionally to such programs based 
on the relative share of funding appropriated to such 
programs in the Further Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94) and which may be 
used to defray expenses (including lost revenue, reim-
bursement for expenses already incurred, technology 
costs associated with a transition to distance edu-
cation, faculty and staff trainings, payroll) incurred 
by institutions of higher education and for grants to 
students for any component of the student’s cost of at-
tendance (as defined under section 472 of the Higher 
Education Act), including food, housing, course mate-
rials, technology, health care, and child care. 
(3) 2.5 percent for part B of title VII of the 
Higher Education Act for institutions of higher edu-
cation that the Secretary determines have the greatest 
unmet needs related to coronavirus, which may be 
used to defray expenses (including lost revenue, reim-
bursement for expenses already incurred, technology
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costs associated with a transition to distance edu-
cation, faculty and staff trainings, payroll) incurred 
by institutions of higher education and for grants to 
students for any component of the student’s cost of at-
tendance (as defined under section 472 of the Higher 
Education Act), including food, housing, course mate-
rials, technology, health care, and child care. 
(b) DISTRIBUTION.—The funds made available to each 
institution under subsection (a)(1) shall be distributed by 
the Secretary using the same systems as the Secretary other-
wise distributes funding to each institution under title IV 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et 
seq.). 
(c) USES OF FUNDS.—Except as otherwise specified in 
subsection (a), an institution of higher education receiving 
funds under this section may use the funds received to cover 
any costs associated with significant changes to the delivery 
of instruction due to the coronavirus, so long as such costs 
do not include payment to contractors for the provision of 
pre-enrollment recruitment activities; endowments; or cap-
ital outlays associated with facilities related to athletics, 
sectarian instruction, or religious worship. Institutions of 
higher education shall use no less than 50 percent of such 
funds to provide emergency financial aid grants to students 
for expenses related to the disruption of campus operations
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due to coronavirus (including eligible expenses under a stu-
dent’s cost of attendance, such as food, housing, course mate-
rials, technology, health care, and child care). 
(d) SPECIAL PROVISIONS.—(1) In awarding grants 
under section 18004(a)(3) of this title, the Secretary shall 
give priority to any institution of higher education that is 
not otherwise eligible for funding under paragraphs (1) and 
(2) of section 18004(a) of this title of at least $500,000 and 
demonstrates significant unmet needs related to expenses as-
sociated with coronavirus. 
(2) A Historically Black College and University or a 
Minority Serving Institution may use prior awards pro-
vided under titles III, V, and VII of the Higher Education 
Act to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus. 
(e) REPORT.—An institution receiving funds under 
this section shall submit a report to the Secretary, at such 
time and in such manner as the Secretary may require, 
that describes the use of funds provided under this section. 
ASSISTANCE TO NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS 
SEC. 18005. (a) IN GENERAL.—A local educational 
agency receiving funds under sections 18002 or 18003 of 
this title shall provide equitable services in the same man-
ner as provided under section 1117 of the ESEA of 1965 
to students and teachers in non-public schools, as deter-
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mined in consultation with representatives of non-public 
schools. 
(b) PUBLIC CONTROL OF FUNDS.—The control of funds 
for the services and assistance provided to a non-public 
school under subsection (a), and title to materials, equip-
ment, and property purchased with such funds, shall be in 
a public agency, and a public agency shall administer such 
funds, materials, equipment, and property and shall pro-
vide such services (or may contract for the provision of such 
services with a public or private entity). 
CONTINUED PAYMENT TO EMPLOYEES 
SEC. 18006. A local educational agency, State, institu-
tion of higher education, or other entity that receives funds 
under ‘‘Education Stabilization Fund’’, shall to the greatest 
extent practicable, continue to pay its employees and con-
tractors during the period of any disruptions or closures 
related to coronavirus. 
DEFINITIONS 
SEC. 18007. Except as otherwise provided in sections 
18001–18006 of this title, as used in such sections— 
(1) the terms ‘‘elementary education’’ and ‘‘sec-
ondary education’’ have the meaning given such terms 
under State law; 
(2) the term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ 
has the meaning given such term in title I of the
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Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et 
seq.); 
(3) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 
Education; 
(4) the term ‘‘State’’ means each of the 50 States, 
the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico; 
(5) the term ‘‘cost of attendance’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 472 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965. 
(6) the term ‘‘Non-public school’’ means a non- 
public elementary and secondary school that (A) is 
accredited, licensed, or otherwise operates in accord-
ance with State law; and (B) was in existence prior 
to the date of the qualifying emergency for which 
grants are awarded under this section; 
(7) the term ‘‘public school’’ means a public ele-
mentary or secondary school; and 
(8) any other term used that is defined in section 
8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801) shall have the meaning 
given the term in such section. 
MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT 
SEC. 18008. (a) A State’s application for funds to 
carry out sections 18002 or 18003 of this title shall include
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assurances that the State will maintain support for elemen-
tary and secondary education, and State support for higher 
education (which shall include State funding to institutions 
of higher education and state need-based financial aid, and 
shall not include support for capital projects or for research 
and development or tuition and fees paid by students) in 
fiscal years 2020 and 2021 at least at the levels of such 
support that is the average of such State’s support for ele-
mentary and secondary education and for higher education 
provided in the 3 fiscal years preceding the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
(b) The secretary may waive the requirement in sub-
section (a) for the purpose of relieving fiscal burdens on 
States that have experienced a precipitous decline in finan-
cial resources. 
SAFE SCHOOLS AND CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Safe Schools and Citi-
zenship Education’’, $100,000,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and 
respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally, to 
supplement funds otherwise available for ‘‘Project SERV’’, 
including to help elementary, secondary and postsecondary 
schools clean and disinfect affected schools, and assist in 
counseling and distance learning and associated costs: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as
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being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Gallaudet University’’, 
$7,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 
2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, 
domestically or internationally, including to help defray the 
expenses directly caused by coronavirus and to enable 
grants to students for expenses directly related to 
coronavirus and the disruption of university operations: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
STUDENT AID ADMINISTRATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Student Aid Adminis-
tration’’, $40,000,000, to remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, domestically or internationally, for carrying 
out part D of title I, and subparts 1, 3, 9 and 10 of part 
A, and parts B, C, D, and E of title IV of the HEA, and 
subpart 1 of part A of title VII of the Public Health Service 
Act: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Con-
gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to
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section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
HOWARD UNIVERSITY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Howard University’’, 
$13,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 
2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, 
domestically or internationally, including to help defray the 
expenses directly caused by coronavirus and to enable 
grants to students for expenses directly related to 
coronavirus and the disruption of university operations: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Program Administra-
tion’’, $8,000,000, to remain available through September 
30, 2021 to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, domestically or internationally: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of the Inspector 
General’’, $7,000,000, to remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2022, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, domestically or internationally, including for 
salaries and expenses necessary for oversight and audit of 
programs, grants, and projects funded in this Act to re-
spond to coronavirus: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Corporation for Public 
Broadcasting’’, $75,000,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond 
to coronavirus, including for fiscal stabilization grants to 
public telecommunications entities, as defined by 47 U.S.C. 
397(12), with no deduction for administrative or other costs 
of the Corporation, to maintain programming and services 
and preserve small and rural stations threatened by declines 
in non-Federal revenues: Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES 
OFFICE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES: GRANTS AND 
ADMINISTRATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Institute of Museum 
and Library Services’’, $50,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and re-
spond to coronavirus, including grants to States, territories 
and tribes to expand digital network access, purchase inter-
net accessible devices, and provide technical support serv-
ices: Provided, That any matching funds requirements for 
States, tribes, libraries, and museums are waived for grants 
provided with funds made available under this heading in 
this Act: Provided further, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATION 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Railroad Retire-
ment Board’’, $5,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, including the purchase of information tech-
nology equipment to improve the mobility of the workforce 
and provide for additional hiring or overtime hours as 
needed to administer the Railroad Unemployment Insur-
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ance Act: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Limitation on Admin-
istrative Expenses’’, $300,000,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2021 to prevent, prepare for, and 
respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally, in-
cluding paying the salaries and benefits of all employees 
affected as a result of office closures, telework, phone and 
communication services for employees, overtime costs, and 
supplies, and for resources necessary for processing dis-
ability and retirement workloads and backlogs: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 18108. Funds appropriated by this title may be 
used by the Secretary of the Department of Health and 
Human Services to appoint, without regard to the provi-
sions of sections 3309 through 3319 of title 5 of the United
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States Code, candidates needed for positions to perform crit-
ical work relating to coronavirus for which— 
(1) public notice has been given; and 
(2) the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
has determined that such a public health threat exists. 
SEC. 18109. Funds made available by this title may 
be used to enter into contracts with individuals for the pro-
vision of personal services (as described in section 104 of 
part 37 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations (48 CFR 
37.104)) to support the prevention of, preparation for, or 
response to coronavirus, domestically and internationally, 
subject to prior notification to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: 
Provided, That such individuals may not be deemed em-
ployees of the United States for the purpose of any law ad-
ministered by the Office of Personnel Management: Pro-
vided further, That the authority made available pursuant 
to this section shall expire on September 30, 2024. 
SEC. 18110. (a) If services performed by an employee 
during fiscal year 2020 are determined by the head of the 
agency to be primarily related to preparation, prevention, 
or response to coronavirus, any premium pay for such serv-
ices shall be disregarded in calculating the aggregate of such 
employee’s basic pay and premium pay for purposes of a 
limitation under section 5547(a) of title 5, United States
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Code, or under any other provision of law, whether such 
employee’s pay is paid on a biweekly or calendar year 
basis. 
(b) Any overtime pay for such services shall be dis-
regarded in calculating any annual limit on the amount 
of overtime pay payable in a calendar or fiscal year. 
(c) With regard to such services, any pay that is dis-
regarded under either subsection (a) or (b) shall be dis-
regarded in calculating such employee’s aggregate pay for 
purposes of the limitation in section 5307 of such title 5. 
(d)(1) Pay that is disregarded under subsection (a) or 
(b) shall not cause the aggregate of the employee’s basic pay 
and premium pay for the applicable calendar year to exceed 
the rate of basic pay payable for a position at level II of 
the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, United 
States Code, as in effect at the end of such calendar year. 
(2) For purposes of applying this subsection to an em-
ployee who would otherwise be subject to the premium pay 
limits established under section 5547 of title 5, United 
States Code, ‘‘premium pay’’ means the premium pay paid 
under the provisions of law cited in section 5547(a). 
(3) For purposes of applying this subsection to an em-
ployee under a premium pay limit established under an 
authority other than section 5547 of title 5, United States 
Code, the agency responsible for administering such limit
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shall determine what payments are considered premium 
pay. 
(e) This section shall take effect as if enacted on Feb-
ruary 2, 2020. 
(f) If application of this section results in the payment 
of additional premium pay to a covered employee of a type 
that is normally creditable as basic pay for retirement or 
any other purpose, that additional pay shall not— 
(1) be considered to be basic pay of the covered 
employee for any purpose; or 
(2) be used in computing a lump-sum payment 
to the covered employee for accumulated and accrued 
annual leave under section 5551 or section 5552 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
SEC. 18111. Funds appropriated by this title to the 
heading ‘‘Department of Health and Human Services’’ may 
be transferred to, and merged with, other appropriation ac-
counts under the headings ‘‘Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention’’, ‘‘Public Health and Social Services Emer-
gency Fund’’, ‘‘Administration for Children and Families’’, 
‘‘Administration for Community Living’’, and ‘‘National 
Institutes of Health’’ to prevent, prepare for, and respond 
to coronavirus following consultation with the Office of 
Management and Budget: Provided, That the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
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Senate shall be notified 10 days in advance of any such 
transfer: Provided further, That, upon a determination that 
all or part of the funds transferred from an appropriation 
by this title are not necessary, such amounts may be trans-
ferred back to that appropriation: Provided further, That 
none of the funds made available by this title may be trans-
ferred pursuant to the authority in section 205 of division 
A of Public Law 116–94 or section 241(a) of the PHS Act. 
SEC. 18112. Not later than 30 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services shall provide a detailed spend plan of anticipated 
uses of funds made available to the Department of Health 
and Human Services in this Act, including estimated per-
sonnel and administrative costs, to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate: Provided, That such plans shall be updated and sub-
mitted to such Committees every 60 days until September 
30, 2024: Provided further, That the spend plans shall be 
accompanied by a listing of each contract obligation in-
curred that exceeds $5,000,000 which has not previously 
been reported, including the amount of each such obligation. 
SEC. 18113. Of the funds appropriated by this title 
under the heading ‘‘Public Health and Social Services 
Emergency Fund’’, up to $4,000,000 shall be transferred to, 
and merged with, funds made available under the heading
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‘‘Office of the Secretary, Office of Inspector General’’, and 
shall remain available until expended, for oversight of ac-
tivities supported with funds appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services to prevent, prepare 
for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or inter-
nationally: Provided, That the Inspector General of the De-
partment of Health and Human Services shall consult with 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate prior to obligating such funds: 
Provided further, That the transfer authority provided by 
this section is in addition to any other transfer authority 
provided by law. 
SEC. 18114. (a) Funds appropriated in title III of the 
Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Ap-
propriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–123) shall be paid 
to the ‘‘Department of Homeland Security—Countering 
Weapons 
of 
Mass 
Destruction 
Office—Federal 
Assistance’’account for costs incurred, including to reim-
burse costs incurred prior to the enactment of this Act, 
under other transaction authority and related to screening 
for coronavirus, domestically or internationally. 
(b) The term coronavirus has the meaning given the 
term in section 506 of the Coronavirus Preparedness and 
Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020.
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(c) The amounts repurposed in this section that were 
previously designated by the Congress as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the 
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 18115. (a) IN GENERAL.—Every laboratory that 
performs or analyzes a test that is intended to detect 
SARS–CoV–2 or to diagnose a possible case of COVID–19 
shall report the results from each such test, to the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services in such form and manner, 
and at such timing and frequency, as the Secretary may 
prescribe until the end of the Secretary’s Public Health 
Emergency declaration with respect to COVID–19 or any 
extension of such declaration. 
(b) LABORATORIES COVERED.—The Secretary may 
prescribe which laboratories must submit reports pursuant 
to this section. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary may make pre-
scriptions under this section by regulation, including by in-
terim final rule, or by guidance, and may issue such regula-
tions or guidance without regard to the procedures other-
wise required by section 553 of title 5, United States Code.
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(d) REPEALER.—Section 1702 of division A of the 
Families First Coronavirus Response Act is repealed. 
TITLE IX 
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
SENATE 
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE 
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Sergeant at Arms and 
Doorkeeper of the Senate’’, $1,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, domestically or internationally: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Miscellaneous Items’’, 
$9,000,000, to remain available until expended, to prevent, 
prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or 
internationally, subject to approval by the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the Senate Committee on 
Rules and Administration: Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $25,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2021, except that $5,000,000 shall remain available 
until expended, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, domestically or internationally, to be allocated 
in accordance with a spend plan submitted to the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
by the Chief Administrative Officer and approved by such 
Committee: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
JOINT ITEMS 
OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of the Attending 
Physician’’, $400,000, to remain available until expended, 
to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domes-
tically or internationally: Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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CAPITOL POLICE 
SALARIES 
For 
an 
additional 
amount 
for 
‘‘Salaries’’, 
$12,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, 
to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domes-
tically or internationally: Provided, That the Capitol Police 
may transfer amounts appropriated under this heading in 
this Act to ‘‘General Expenses’’ without the approval re-
quirement of 2 U.S.C. 1907(a): Provided further, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 
CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Capital Construction 
and Operations’’, $25,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond 
to coronavirus, domestically or internationally, including 
to purchase and distribute cleaning and sanitation products 
throughout all facilities and grounds under the care of the 
Architect of the Capitol, wherever located, and any related 
services and operational costs: Provided, That the Architect 
of the Capitol shall provide a report within 30 days enact-
ment of this Act, and every 30 days thereafter, to the Com-
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mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives, the Senate Committee on Rules and Adminis-
tration, and the Committee on House Administration on 
expenditure of funds from amounts appropriated under this 
heading in this Act: Provided further, That this amount 
shall be in addition to any other funds available for such 
purposes in appropriations Acts for the legislative branch: 
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $700,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2020, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, 
domestically or internationally, to be made available to the 
Little Scholars Child Development Center, subject to ap-
proval by the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and House of Representatives, the Senate Committee on 
Rules and Administration, and the Committee on House 
Administration: Provided, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domes-
tically or internationally, for audits and investigations and 
for reimbursement of the Tiny Findings Child Development 
Center for salaries for employees, as authorized by this Act: 
Provided, That not later than 90 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Government Accountability Office 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate a spend plan 
specifying funding estimates and a timeline for such audits 
and investigations: Provided further, That $600,000 shall 
be made available to the Tiny Findings Child Development 
Center, subject to approval by the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and House of Representatives, the 
Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, and the 
Committee on House Administration: Provided further, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 
SOURCE OF FUNDS USED FOR PAYMENT OF SALARIES AND 
EXPENSES OF SENATE EMPLOYEE CHILD CARE CENTER 
SEC. 19001. The Secretary of the Senate shall reim-
burse the Senate Employee Child Care Center for personnel 
costs incurred starting on April 1, 2020, for employees of 
such Center who have been ordered to cease working due 
to measures taken in the Capitol complex to combat 
coronavirus, not to exceed $84,000 per month, from 
amounts in the appropriations account ‘‘Miscellaneous 
Items’’ within the contingent fund of the Senate. 
SOURCE OF FUNDS USED FOR PAYMENT OF SALARIES AND 
EXPENSES OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CHILD 
CARE CENTER 
SEC. 19002. (a) AUTHORIZING USE OF REVOLVING 
FUND OR APPROPRIATED FUNDS.—Section 312(d)(3)(A) of 
the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992 (2 U.S.C. 
2062(d)(3)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘, and, at the 
option of the Chief Administrative Officer during an 
emergency situation, the payment of the salary of 
other employees of the Center.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
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‘‘(C) During an emergency situation, the 
payment of such other expenses for activities car-
ried out under this section as the Chief Adminis-
trative Officer determines appropriate.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2020 and 
each succeeding fiscal year. 
PAYMENTS
TO
ENSURE
CONTINUING
AVAILABILITY
OF 
GOODS
AND
SERVICES
DURING
THE
CORONAVIRUS 
EMERGENCY 
SEC. 19003. (a) AUTHORIZATION
TO MAKE PAY-
MENTS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law and 
subject to subsection (b), during an emergency situation, the 
Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representa-
tives may make payments under contracts with vendors 
providing goods and services to the House in amounts and 
under terms and conditions other than those provided under 
the contract in order to ensure that those goods and services 
remain available to the House throughout the duration of 
the emergency. 
(b) CONDITIONS.— 
(1) APPROVAL REQUIRED.—The Chief Adminis-
trative Officer may not make payments under the au-
thority of subsection (a) without the approval of the 
Committee on House Administration of the House of 
Representatives.
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(2) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS.—The au-
thority of the Chief Administrative Officer to make 
payments under the authority of subsection (a) is sub-
ject to the availability of appropriations to make such 
payments. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply with re-
spect to fiscal year 2020 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
SOURCE OF FUNDS USED FOR PAYMENT OF SALARIES AND 
EXPENSES
OF
LITTLE
SCHOLARS
CHILD
DEVELOP-
MENT CENTER 
SEC. 19004. The Library of Congress shall reimburse 
Little Scholars Child Development Center for salaries for 
employees incurred from April 1, 2020, to September 30, 
2020, for employees of such Center who have been ordered 
to cease working due to measures taken in the Capitol com-
plex to combat coronavirus, not to exceed $113,000 per 
month, from amounts in the appropriations account ‘‘Li-
brary of Congress—Salaries and Expenses’’. 
AUTHORIZING PAYMENTS UNDER SERVICE CONTRACTS 
DURING THE CORONAVIRUS EMERGENCY 
SEC. 19005. (a) AUTHORIZING PAYMENTS.—Notwith-
standing section 3324(a) of title 31, United States Code, 
or any other provision of law and subject to subsection (b), 
if the employees of a contractor with a service contract with 
the Architect of the Capitol are furloughed or otherwise un-
able to work during closures, stop work orders, or reductions
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in service arising from or related to the impacts of 
coronavirus, the Architect of the Capitol may continue to 
make the payments provided for under the contract for the 
weekly salaries and benefits of such employees for not more 
than 16 weeks. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS.—The author-
ity of the Architect of the Capitol to make payments under 
the authority of subsection (a) is subject to the availability 
of appropriations to make such payments. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—The Architect of the Capitol shall 
promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry 
out this section. 
MASS MAILINGS AS FRANKED MAIL 
SEC. 19006. (a) WAIVER.—Section 3210(a)(6)(D) of 
title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
period at the end of the first sentence and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, and in the case of the Commission, to waive this 
paragraph in the case of mailings sent in response to or 
to address threats to life safety.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
subsection shall apply with respect to mailings sent on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
TECHNICAL CORRECTION 
SEC. 19007. In the matter preceding the first proviso 
under the heading ‘‘Library of Congress—Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ in division E of the Further Consolidated Appro-
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priations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94), strike ‘‘ 
$504,164,000’’ and insert ‘‘ $510,164,000’’. 
CONFORMING AMENDMENT 
SEC. 19008. Section 110(a)(1)(A) of the Family and 
Medical Leave Act of 1993 (as added by section 3102 of 
the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Public Law 
116–127)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting before ‘‘In lieu of’’ the following: 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) SPECIAL RULE.—For purposes of 
applying section 102(a)(1)(F) and this sec-
tion under the Congressional Accountability 
Act of 1995, in lieu of the definition in sec-
tion 202(a)(2)(B) of that Act (2 U.S.C. 
1312(a)(2)(B)), the term ‘eligible employee’ 
means a covered employee (as defined in 
section 101 of that Act (2 U.S.C. 1301)) 
who has been employed for at least 30 cal-
endar days by the employing office (as so 
defined) with respect to whom leave is re-
quested under section 102(a)(1)(F).’’.
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SOURCE OF FUNDS USED FOR PAYMENT OF SALARIES AND 
EXPENSES OF TINY FINDINGS CHILD DEVELOPMENT 
CENTER 
SEC. 19009. The Government Accountability Office 
may reimburse the Tiny Findings Child Development Cen-
ter for salaries for employees incurred from April 1, 2020, 
to September 30, 2020, for employees of such Center who 
have been ordered to cease working due to measures taken 
in the Capitol complex to combat coronavirus, not to exceed 
$100,000 per month, from amounts in the appropriations 
account ‘‘Government Accountability Office—Salaries and 
Expenses’’. 
OVERSIGHT AND AUDIT AUTHORITY 
SEC. 19010. (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; 
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives; 
(E) the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives;
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(F) the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(G) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives; and 
(2) the term ‘‘Comptroller General’’ means the 
Comptroller General of the United States. 
(b) AUTHORITY.—The Comptroller General shall con-
duct monitoring and oversight of the exercise of authorities, 
or the receipt, disbursement, and use of funds made avail-
able, under this Act or any other Act to prepare for, respond 
to, and recover from the Coronavirus 2019 pandemic and 
the effect of the pandemic on the health, economy, and pub-
lic and private institutions of the United States, including 
public health and homeland security efforts by the Federal 
Government and the use of selected funds under this or any 
other Act related to the Coronavirus 2019 pandemic and 
a comprehensive audit and review of charges made to Fed-
eral contracts pursuant to authorities provided in the 
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. 
(c) BRIEFINGS AND REPORTS.—In conducting moni-
toring and oversight under subsection (b), the Comptroller 
General shall— 
(1) during the period beginning on the date of 
enactment of this Act and ending on the date on 
which the national emergency declared by the Presi-
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dent under the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 
1601 et seq.) with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 
2019 (COVID–19) expires, offer regular briefings on 
not less frequently than a monthly basis to the appro-
priate congressional committees regarding Federal 
public health and homeland security efforts; 
(2) publish reports regarding the ongoing moni-
toring and oversight efforts, which, along with any 
audits and investigations conducted by the Comp-
troller General, shall be submitted to the appropriate 
congressional committees and posted on the website of 
the Government Accountability Office— 
(A) not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and every other month 
thereafter until the date that is 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act; and 
(B) after the period described in subpara-
graph (A), on a periodic basis; and 
(3) submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees additional reports as warranted by the find-
ings of the monitoring and oversight activities of the 
Comptroller General. 
(d) ACCESS TO INFORMATION.— 
(1) RIGHT
OF
ACCESS.—In conducting moni-
toring and oversight activities under this section, the
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Comptroller General shall have access to records, upon 
request, of any Federal, State, or local agency, con-
tractor, grantee, recipient, or subrecipient pertaining 
to any Federal effort or assistance of any type related 
to the Coronavirus 2019 pandemic under this Act or 
any other Act, including private entities receiving 
such assistance. 
(2) COPIES.—The Comptroller General may 
make and retain copies of any records accessed under 
paragraph (1) as the Comptroller General determines 
appropriate. 
(3) INTERVIEWS.—In addition to such other au-
thorities as are available, the Comptroller General or 
a designee of the Comptroller General may interview 
Federal, State, or local officials, contractor staff, 
grantee staff, recipients, or subrecipients pertaining 
to any Federal effort or assistance of any type related 
to the Coronavirus 2019 pandemic under this or any 
other Act, including private entities receiving such as-
sistance. 
(4) INSPECTION OF FACILITIES.—As determined 
necessary by the Comptroller General, the Government 
Accountability Office may inspect facilities at which 
Federal, State, or local officials, contractor staff, 
grantee staff, or recipients or subrecipients carry out
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their responsibilities related to the Coronavirus 2019 
pandemic. 
(5) ENFORCEMENT.—Access rights under this 
subsection shall be subject to enforcement consistent 
with section 716 of title 31, United States Code. 
(e) RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING AUTHORITY.—Noth-
ing in this section shall be construed to limit, amend, super-
sede, or restrict in any manner any existing authority of 
the Comptroller General. 
NATIONAL EMERGENCY RELIEF AUTHORITY FOR THE 
REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS 
SEC. 19011. (a) AMENDMENT.—Chapter 7 of title 17, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘§ 710. Emergency relief authority 
‘‘(a) EMERGENCY ACTION.—If, on or before December 
31, 2021, the Register of Copyrights determines that a na-
tional emergency declared by the President under the Na-
tional Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) generally 
disrupts or suspends the ordinary functioning of the copy-
right system under this title, or any component thereof, in-
cluding on a regional basis, the Register may, on a tem-
porary basis, toll, waive, adjust, or modify any timing pro-
vision (including any deadline or effective period, except 
as provided in subsection (c)) or procedural provision con-
tained in this title or chapters II or III of title 37, Code
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of Federal Regulations, for no longer than the Register rea-
sonably determines to be appropriate to mitigate the impact 
of the disruption caused by the national emergency. In tak-
ing such action, the Register shall consider the scope and 
severity of the particular national emergency, and its spe-
cific effect with respect to the particular provision, and 
shall tailor any remedy accordingly. 
‘‘(b) NOTICE AND EFFECT.—Any action taken by the 
Register in response to a national emergency pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall not be subject to section 701(e) or sub-
chapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, and 
chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code. The provision of 
general public notice detailing the action being taken by 
the Register in response to the national emergency under 
subsection (a) is sufficient to effectuate such action. The 
Register may make such action effective both prospectively 
and retroactively in relation to a particular provision as 
the Register determines to be appropriate based on the tim-
ing, scope, and nature of the public emergency, but any ac-
tion by the Register may only be retroactive with respect 
to a deadline that has not already passed before the declara-
tion described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) STATEMENT REQUIRED.—Except as provided in 
subsection (d), not later than 20 days after taking any ac-
tion that results in a provision being modified for a cumu-
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lative total of longer than 120 days, the Register shall sub-
mit to Congress a statement detailing the action taken, the 
relevant background, and rationale for the action. 
‘‘(d) EXCEPTIONS.—The authority of the Register to 
act under subsection (a) does not extend provisions under 
this title requiring the commencement of an action or pro-
ceeding in Federal court within a specified period of time, 
except that if the Register adjusts the license availability 
date defined in section 115(e)(15), such adjustment shall 
not affect the ability to commence actions for any claim 
of infringement of exclusive rights provided by paragraphs 
(1) and (3) of section 106 against a digital music provider 
arising from the unauthorized reproduction or distribution 
of a musical work by such digital music provider in the 
course of engaging in covered activities that accrued after 
January 1, 2018, provided that such action is commenced 
within 
the 
time 
periods 
prescribed 
under 
section 
115(d)(10)(C)(i) or 115(d)(10)(C)(ii) as calculated from the 
adjusted license availability date. If the Register adjusts the 
license availability date, the Register must provide the 
statement to Congress under subsection (c) at the same time 
as the public notice of such adjustment with a detailed ex-
planation of why such adjustment is needed. 
‘‘(e) COPYRIGHT TERM EXCEPTION.—The authority of 
the Register to act under subsection (a) does not extend to
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GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 20001. Amounts made available for the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs in this title, under the ‘‘Medical 
Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support 
and Compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ accounts may 
be transferred among the accounts to prevent, prepare for, 
and respond to coronavirus, domestically and internation-
ally: Provided, That any transfers among the ‘‘Medical 
Services’’, ‘‘Medical Community Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support 
and Compliance’’, and ‘‘Medical Facilities’’ accounts of 2 
percent or less of the total amount appropriated to an ac-
count in this title may take place subject to notification 
from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the amount 
and purpose of the transfer: Provided further, That any 
transfers among the ‘‘Medical Services’’, ‘‘Medical Commu-
nity Care’’, ‘‘Medical Support and Compliance’’, and 
‘‘Medical Facilities’’ accounts in excess of 2 percent of the 
total amount appropriated to an account in this title, or 
exceeding a cumulative 2 percent for all of the funds pro-
vided in this title, may take place only after the Secretary 
requests from the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and 
an approval is issued.