U.S.C. 1320b-5(g)) (beginning on or after the date 
of the enactment of this section). 
(b) REPORTS.— 
(1) LOCAL
AGENCY
REPORTS.—Each local 
agency that uses a waiver pursuant to subsection (a) 
shall, not later than 1 year after the date such local 
agency uses such waiver, submit a report to the 
State agency serving such local agency that includes 
the following: 
(A) A summary of the use of such waiver 
by the local agency. 
(B) A description of whether such waiver 
resulted in improved services to women, infants, 
and children. 
(2) STATE
AGENCY
REPORTS.—Each State 
agency that receives a waiver under subsection (a) 
shall, not later than 18 months after the date such 
State agency received such waiver, submit a report 
to the Secretary that includes the following: 
(A) A summary of the reports received by 
the State agency under paragraph (1). 
(B) A description of whether such waiver 
resulted in improved services to women, infants, 
and children.
(c) SUNSET.—The authority under this section shall 
expire on September 30, 2020. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) LOCAL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘local agency’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 17(b) of 
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1786(b)). 
(2) NUTRITIONAL RISK.—The term ‘‘nutritional 
risk’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
17(b) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1786(b)). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(4) STATE AGENCY.— The term ‘‘State agency’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 17(b) of 
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1786(b)). 
SEC. 
2204. 
ADMINISTRATIVE 
REQUIREMENTS 
WAIVER 
UNDER WIC. 
(a) WAIVER AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary of Agriculture may, 
if requested by a State agency (as defined in section 
17(b) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C.
1786(b)), modify or waive any qualified administra-
tive requirement with respect to such State agency. 
(2) QUALIFIED
ADMINISTRATIVE
REQUIRE-
MENT.—In this section, the term ‘‘qualified adminis-
trative requirement’’ means a regulatory require-
ment issued under section 17 of the Child Nutrition 
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) that the Secretary of 
Agriculture determines— 
(A) cannot be met by a State agency due 
to COVID–19; and 
(B) the modification or waiver of which is 
necessary to provide assistance under such sec-
tion. 
(b) STATE AGENCY REPORTS.—Each State agency 
that receives a waiver under subsection (a)(1) shall, not 
later than 1 year after the date such State agency received 
such waiver, submit a report to the Secretary of Agri-
culture that includes the following: 
(1) A summary of the use of such waiver by the 
State agency. 
(2) A description of whether such waiver re-
sulted in improved services to women, infants, and 
children. 
(c) SUNSET.—The authority under this section shall 
expire on September 30, 2020.
TITLE III—SNAP WAIVERS 
SEC. 2301. SNAP FLEXIBILITY FOR LOW-INCOME JOBLESS 
WORKERS. 
(a) Beginning with the first month that begins after 
the enactment of this Act and for each subsequent month 
through the end of the month subsequent to the month 
a public health emergency declaration by the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services under section 319 of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act based on an outbreak of coronavirus 
disease 2019 (COVID–19) is lifted, eligibility for supple-
mental nutrition assistance program benefits shall not be 
limited under section 6(o)(2) of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008 unless an individual does not comply with the 
requirements of a program offered by the State agency 
(as defined in section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008) that meets the standards of subparagraphs (B) 
or (C) of such section 6(o)(2). 
(b) Beginning on the month subsequent to the month 
the public health emergency declaration by the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services under section 319 of the 
Public Health Service Act based on an outbreak of 
COVID–19 is lifted for purposes of section 6(o) of the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, such State agency shall 
disregard any period during which an individual received
benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance pro-
gram prior to such month. 
SEC. 2302. ADDITIONAL SNAP FLEXIBILITIES IN A PUBLIC 
HEALTH EMERGENCY. 
(a) In the event of a public health emergency declara-
tion by the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act based 
on an outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19) 
and the issuance of an emergency or disaster declaration 
by a State based on an outbreak of COVID–19, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture— 
(1) shall provide, at the request of a State 
agency (as defined in section 3 of the Food and Nu-
trition Act of 2008) that provides sufficient data (as 
determined by the Secretary through guidance) sup-
porting such request, for emergency allotments to 
households participating in the supplemental nutri-
tion assistance program under the Food and Nutri-
tion Act of 2008 to address temporary food needs 
not greater than the applicable maximum monthly 
allotment for the household size; and 
(2) may adjust, at the request of State agencies 
or by guidance in consultation with one or more 
State agencies, issuance methods and application 
and reporting requirements under the Food and Nu-
trition Act of 2008 to be consistent with what is 
practicable under actual conditions in affected areas. 
(In making this adjustment, the Secretary shall con-
sider the availability of offices and personnel in 
State agencies, any conditions that make reliance on 
electronic benefit transfer systems described in sec-
tion 7(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 im-
practicable, any disruptions of transportation and 
communication facilities, and any health consider-
ations that warrant alternative approaches.) 
(b) Not later than 10 days after the date of the re-
ceipt or issuance of each document listed in paragraphs 
(1), (2), or (3) of this subsection, the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall make publicly available on the website of the 
Department the following documents: 
(1) Any request submitted by State agencies 
under subsection (a). 
(2) The Secretary’s approval or denial of each 
such request. 
(3) Any guidance issued under subsection 
(a)(2). 
(c) The Secretary of Agriculture shall, within 18 
months after the public health emergency declaration de-
scribed in subsection (a) is lifted, submit a report to the 
House and Senate Agriculture Committees with a descrip-
tion of the measures taken to address the food security 
needs of affected populations during the emergency, any 
information or data supporting State agency requests, any 
additional measures that States requested that were not 
approved, and recommendations for changes to the Sec-
retary’s authority under the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 to assist the Secretary and States and localities in 
preparations for any future health emergencies. 
DIVISION C—EMERGENCY FAM-
ILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE EX-
PANSION ACT 
SEC. 3101. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as ‘‘Emergency Family and 
Medical Leave Expansion Act’’. 
SEC. 3102. AMENDMENTS TO THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL 
LEAVE ACT OF 1993. 
(a) PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY LEAVE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 102(a)(1) of the 
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 
2612(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(F) During the period beginning on the 
date the Emergency Family and Medical Leave 
Expansion Act takes effect, and ending on De-
cember 31, 2020, because of a qualifying need
related to a public health emergency in accord-
ance with section 110.’’. 
(2) 
PAID
LEAVE
REQUIREMENT.—Section 
102(c) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 
(29 U.S.C. 2612(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘under 
subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘under subsection (a) 
(other than certain periods of leave under subsection 
(a)(1)(F))’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—Title I of the Family and Med-
ical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611 et seq.) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 110. PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY LEAVE. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—The following shall apply with 
respect to leave under section 102(a)(1)(F): 
‘‘(1) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN TERMS.—The 
definitions in section 101 shall apply, except as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE.—In lieu of the 
definition 
in 
sections 
101(2)(A) 
and 
101(2)(B)(ii), the term ‘eligible employee’ 
means an employee who has been employed for 
at least 30 calendar days by the employer with 
respect to whom leave is requested under sec-
tion 102(a)(1)(F).
‘‘(B) 
EMPLOYER
THRESHOLD.—Section 
101(4)(A)(i) shall be applied by substituting 
‘fewer than 500 employees’ for ‘50 or more em-
ployees for each working day during each of 20 
or more calendar workweeks in the current or 
preceding calendar year’. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS.—In addition to 
the definitions described in paragraph (1), the fol-
lowing definitions shall apply with respect to leave 
under section 102(a)(1)(F): 
‘‘(A) QUALIFYING
NEED
RELATED
TO
A 
PUBLIC
HEALTH
EMERGENCY.—The 
term 
‘qualifying need related to a public health emer-
gency’, with respect to leave, means the em-
ployee is unable to work (or telework) due to a 
need for leave to care for the son or daughter 
under 18 years of age of such employee if the 
school or place of care has been closed, or the 
child care provider of such son or daughter is 
unavailable, due to a public health emergency. 
‘‘(B) PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.—The 
term ‘public health emergency’ means an emer-
gency with respect to COVID-19 declared by a 
Federal, State, or local authority.
‘‘(C) CHILD CARE PROVIDER.—The term 
‘child care provider’ means a provider who re-
ceives compensation for providing child care 
services on a regular basis, including an ‘eligible 
child care provider’ (as defined in section 658P 
of the Child Care and Development Block 
Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858n)). 
‘‘(D) SCHOOL.—The term ‘school’ means 
an ‘elementary school’ or ‘secondary school’ as 
such terms are defined in section 8101 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
‘‘(3) REGULATORY
AUTHORITIES.—The Sec-
retary of Labor shall have the authority to issue reg-
ulations for good cause under sections 553(b)(B) 
and 553(d)(A) of title 5, United States Code— 
‘‘(A) to exclude certain health care pro-
viders and emergency responders from the defi-
nition of eligible employee under section 
110(a)(1)(A); and 
‘‘(B) to exempt small businesses with fewer 
than 50 employees from the requirements of 
section 102(a)(1)(F) when the imposition of 
such requirements would jeopardize the viability 
of the business as a going concern.
‘‘(b) RELATIONSHIP TO PAID LEAVE.— 
‘‘(1) UNPAID LEAVE FOR INITIAL 10 DAYS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The first 10 days for 
which an employee takes leave under section 
102(a)(1)(F) may consist of unpaid leave. 
‘‘(B) EMPLOYEE ELECTION.—An employee 
may elect to substitute any accrued vacation 
leave, personal leave, or medical or sick leave 
for unpaid leave under section 102(a)(1)(F) in 
accordance with section 102(d)(2)(B). 
‘‘(2) PAID LEAVE FOR SUBSEQUENT DAYS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—An employer shall 
provide paid leave for each day of leave under 
section 102(a)(1)(F) that an employee takes 
after taking leave under such section for 10 
days. 
‘‘(B) CALCULATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), paid leave under subparagraph (A) for 
an employee shall be calculated based on— 
‘‘(I) an amount that is not less 
than two-thirds of an employee’s reg-
ular rate of pay (as determined under 
section 7(e) of the Fair Labor Stand-
ards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 207(e)); 
and 
‘‘(II) the number of hours the 
employee would otherwise be normally 
scheduled to work (or the number of 
hours calculated under subparagraph 
(C)). 
‘‘(ii) CLARIFICATION.—In no event 
shall such paid leave exceed $200 per day 
and $10,000 in the aggregate. 
‘‘(C) VARYING
SCHEDULE
HOURS
CAL-
CULATION.—In the case of an employee whose 
schedule varies from week to week to such an 
extent that an employer is unable to determine 
with certainty the number of hours the em-
ployee would have worked if such employee had 
not taken leave under section 102(a)(1)(F), the 
employer shall use the following in place of such 
number: 
‘‘(i) Subject to clause (ii), a number 
equal to the average number of hours that 
the employee was scheduled per day over 
the 6-month period ending on the date on 
which the employee takes such leave, in-
cluding hours for which the employee took 
leave of any type. 
‘‘(ii) If the employee did not work 
over such period, the reasonable expecta-
tion of the employee at the time of hiring 
of the average number of hours per day 
that the employee would normally be 
scheduled to work. 
‘‘(c) NOTICE.—In any case where the necessity for 
leave under section 102(a)(1)(F) for the purpose described 
in subsection (a)(2)(A)(iii) is foreseeable, an employee 
shall provide the employer with such notice of leave as is 
practicable. 
‘‘(d) RESTORATION TO POSITION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 104(a)(1) shall not 
apply with respect to an employee of an employer 
who employs fewer than 25 employees if the condi-
tions described in paragraph (2) are met. 
‘‘(2) CONDITIONS.—The conditions described in 
this paragraph are the following: 
‘‘(A) The employee takes leave under sec-
tion 102(a)(1)(F). 
‘‘(B) The position held by the employee 
when the leave commenced does not exist due to
economic conditions or other changes in oper-
ating conditions of the employer— 
‘‘(i) that affect employment; and 
‘‘(ii) are caused by a public health 
emergency during the period of leave. 
‘‘(C) The employer makes reasonable ef-
forts to restore the employee to a position 
equivalent to the position the employee held 
when the leave commenced, with equivalent em-
ployment benefits, pay, and other terms and 
conditions of employment. 
‘‘(D) If the reasonable efforts of the em-
ployer under subparagraph (C) fail, the em-
ployer makes reasonable efforts during the pe-
riod described in paragraph (3) to contact the 
employee if an equivalent position described in 
subparagraph (C) becomes available. 
‘‘(3) CONTACT PERIOD.—The period described 
under this paragraph is the 1-year period beginning 
on the earlier of— 
‘‘(A) the date on which the qualifying need 
related to a public health emergency concludes; 
or
‘‘(B) the date that is 12 weeks after the 
date on which the employee’s leave under sec-
tion 102(a)(1)(F) commences.’’. 
SEC. 3103. EMPLOYMENT UNDER MULTI-EMPLOYER BAR-
GAINING AGREEMENTS. 
(a) EMPLOYERS.—An employer signatory to a multi-
employer collective bargaining agreement may, consistent 
with its bargaining obligations and its collective bar-
gaining agreement, fulfill its obligations under section 
110(b)(2) of title I of the Family and Medical Leave Act 
of 1993, as added by the Families First Coronavirus Re-
sponse Act, by making contributions to a multiemployer 
fund, plan, or program based on the paid leave each of 
its employees is entitled to under such section while work-
ing under the multiemployer collective bargaining agree-
ment, provided that the fund, plan, or program enables 
employees to secure pay from such fund, plan, or program 
based on hours they have worked under the multiemployer 
collective bargaining agreement for paid leave taken under 
section 102(a)(1)(F) of title I of the Family and Medical 
Leave Act of 1993, as added by the Families First 
Coronavirus Response Act. 
(b) EMPLOYEES.—Employees who work under a mul-
tiemployer collective bargaining agreement into which 
their employers make contributions as provided in sub-
section (a) may secure pay from such fund, plan, or pro-
gram based on hours they have worked under the multiem-
ployer collective bargaining agreement for paid leave taken 
under section 102(a)(1)(F) of title I of the Family and 
Medical Leave Act of 1993, as added by the Families First 
Coronavirus Response Act. 
SEC. 3104. SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYERS. 
An employer under 110(a)(B) shall not be subject to 
section 107(a) for a violation of section 102(a)(1)(F) if 
the employer does not meet the definition of employer set 
forth in Section 101(4)(A)(i). 
SEC. 3105. SPECIAL RULE FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS 
AND EMERGENCY RESPONDERS. 
An employer of an employee who is a health care pro-
vider or an emergency responder may elect to exclude such 
employee from the application of the provisions in the 
amendments made under of section 3102 of this Act. 
SEC. 3106. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act shall take effect not later than 15 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act.
DIVISION 
D—EMERGENCY 
UN-
EMPLOYMENT 
INSURANCE 
STABILIZATION AND ACCESS 
ACT OF 2020 
SEC. 4101. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Emergency Unem-
ployment Insurance Stabilization and Access Act of 
2020’’. 
SEC. 4102. EMERGENCY TRANSFERS FOR UNEMPLOYMENT 
COMPENSATION ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 903 of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1103) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘Emergency Transfers in Fiscal Year 2020 for 
Administration 
‘‘(h)(1)(A) In addition to any other amounts, the Sec-
retary of Labor shall provide for the making of emergency 
administration grants in fiscal year 2020 to the accounts 
of the States in the Unemployment Trust Fund, in accord-
ance with succeeding provisions of this subsection. 
‘‘(B) The amount of an emergency administration 
grant with respect to a State shall, as determined by the 
Secretary of Labor, be equal to the amount obtained by 
multiplying $1,000,000,000 by the same ratio as would 
apply under subsection (a)(2)(B) for purposes of deter-