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than 100 percent of the previous salary 
of the employee; 
(ii) the provider of transportation serv-
ices— 
(I) is staffed at a level of full-time 
equivalent, seasonal employees, on a 
monthly basis, that is greater than or 
equivalent to the level at which the 
provider of transportation services was 
staffed with full-time equivalent, sea-
sonal employees on a monthly basis 
during calendar year 2019; 
(II) is offering priority in rehir-
ing to seasonal employees that were 
laid off, furloughed, terminated, or not 
offered rehire in calendar year 2020, as 
the provider of transportation services 
achieves staffing at the level described 
in subclause (I); and 
(III) offers any seasonal employee 
rehired under subclause (II) or subject 
to a reduction in salary before the date 
of receipt by the provider of transpor-
tation services of assistance under this 
subsection not less than 100 percent of 
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the previous salary of the employee; 
and 
(iii) the provider of transportation 
services will fully cover, through the appli-
cable covered period, all payroll costs associ-
ated with the staffing requirements de-
scribed in clauses (i) and (ii). 
(9) FORMS; TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—A grant 
provided under this section shall be in such form, sub-
ject to such terms and conditions, and contain such 
covenants, representations, warranties, and require-
ments (including requirements for audits) as the Sec-
retary determines to be appropriate in accordance 
with this section. 
(d) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the priority de-
scribed in subsection (c)(6)(A), a provider of trans-
portation services shall use assistance provided under 
subsection (c) only for— 
(A) the payment of payroll costs; 
(B) the acquisition of services, equipment, 
including personal protective equipment, and 
other measures needed to protect workers and 
customers from COVID–19; 
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(C) continued operations and maintenance 
during the applicable covered period of existing 
capital equipment and facilities— 
(i) including rent, leases, insurance, 
and interest on regularly scheduled debt 
service; but 
(ii) not including any prepayment of, 
or payment of principal on, a debt obliga-
tion, except for any principal on a debt ob-
ligation accrued by the provider of trans-
portation services directly to maintain the 
expenditures of the provider of transpor-
tation services on payroll costs throughout 
the COVID–19 pandemic; or 
(D) the compensation of returning employ-
ees for lost pay and benefits during the COVID– 
19 pandemic, subject to subsection (e). 
(2) ELIGIBILITY.—The use of assistance provided 
under subsection (c) for the compensation of returning 
employees under paragraph (1)(D) shall be counted 
toward the required amount of grants to be used on 
payroll costs under subsection (c)(6)(A). 
(e) COMPENSATION
OF RETURNING EMPLOYEES.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any compensa-
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tion provided to a returning employee under subsection 
(d)(1)(D)— 
(1) shall be offset by— 
(A) any amounts received by the employee 
from the provider of transportation services as a 
result of the layoff, furlough, or termination of 
the employee or any failure to hire the employee 
for seasonal employment during calendar year 
2020, including— 
(i) furlough pay; 
(ii) severance pay; or 
(iii) separation pay; and 
(B) any amounts the employee received 
from unemployment insurance; and 
(2) shall not— 
(A) be considered an overpayment for pur-
poses of any State or Federal unemployment 
law; or 
(B) be subject to any overpayment recovery 
efforts by a State agency (as defined in section 
205 of the Federal-State Extended Unemploy-
ment Compensation Act of 1970 (U.S.C. 3304 
note)). 
(f) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may take such 
actions as the Secretary determines to be necessary to 
carry out this section, including— 
(A) using direct hiring authority to hire 
employees to administer this section; 
(B) entering into contracts, including con-
tracts for services authorized by this section; and 
(C) issuing such regulations and other guid-
ance as may be necessary or appropriate to 
carry out the purposes of this section. 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of the funds 
made available under this section, not more than 
$50,000,000 may be used by the Secretary for admin-
istrative expenses to carry out this section. 
(3) AVAILABILITY FOR OBLIGATION.—The funds 
made available under this section shall remain avail-
able for obligation until the date that is 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
Subtitle C—Motor Carrier Safety 
Grant Relief Act of 2020 
SEC. 440. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety 
Grant Relief Act of 2020’’. 
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SEC. 441. RELIEF FOR RECIPIENTS OF FINANCIAL ASSIST-
ANCE AWARDS FROM THE FEDERAL MOTOR 
CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) DEFINITION OF SECRETARY.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Transportation. 
(b) RELIEF FOR RECIPIENTS OF FINANCIAL ASSIST-
ANCE AWARDED FOR FISCAL YEARS 2019 AND 2020.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any provi-
sion of chapter 311 of title 49, United States Code 
(including any applicable period of availability 
under section 31104(f) of that title), and any regula-
tions promulgated under that chapter and subject to 
paragraph (2), the period of availability during 
which a recipient may expend amounts made avail-
able to the recipient under a grant or cooperative 
agreement described in subparagraphs (A) through 
(E) shall be— 
(A) for a grant made under section 31102 
of that title (other than subsection (l) of that sec-
tion)— 
(i) the fiscal year in which the Sec-
retary approves the financial assistance 
agreement with respect to the grant; and 
(ii) the following 2 fiscal years; 
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(B) for a grant made or a cooperative 
agreement entered into under section 31102(l)(2) 
of that title— 
(i) the fiscal year in which the Sec-
retary approves the financial assistance 
agreement with respect to the grant or coop-
erative agreement; and 
(ii) the following 3 fiscal years; 
(C) for a grant made under section 
31102(l)(3) of that title— 
(i) the fiscal year in which the Sec-
retary approves the financial assistance 
agreement with respect to the grant; and 
(ii) the following 5 fiscal years; 
(D) for a grant made under section 31103 
of that title— 
(i) the fiscal year in which the Sec-
retary approves the financial assistance 
agreement with respect to the grant; and 
(ii) the following 2 fiscal years; and 
(E) for a grant made or a cooperative 
agreement entered into under section 31313 of 
that title— 
(i) the year in which the Secretary ap-
proves the financial assistance agreement 
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with respect to the grant or cooperative 
agreement; and 
(ii) the following 5 fiscal years. 
(2) APPLICABILITY.— 
(A) AMOUNTS AWARDED FOR FISCAL YEARS 
2019 AND 2020.—The periods of availability de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall apply only— 
(i) to amounts awarded for fiscal year 
2019 or 2020 under a grant or cooperative 
agreement described in subparagraphs (A) 
through (E) of that paragraph; and 
(ii) for the purpose of expanding the 
period of availability during which the re-
cipient may expend the amounts described 
in clause (i). 
(B) 
AMOUNTS
AWARDED
FOR
OTHER 
YEARS.—The periods of availability described in 
paragraph (1) shall not apply to any amounts 
awarded under a grant or cooperative agreement 
described in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of 
that paragraph for any fiscal year other than 
fiscal year 2019 or 2020, and those amounts 
shall be subject to the period of availability oth-
erwise applicable to those amounts under Federal 
law. 
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Subtitle D—Extension of Waiver 
Authority 
SEC. 442. EXTENSION OF WAIVER AUTHORITY. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in fiscal 
year 2021, the Secretary of Transportation may exercise the 
authority provided by section 22005 of division B of the 
CARES Act (23 U.S.C. 401 note; Public Law 116–136). 
TITLE V—BANKING 
Subtitle A—Emergency Rental 
Assistance 
SEC. 501. EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Out of any money in the 
Treasury of the United States not otherwise appro-
priated, there are appropriated for making payments 
to 
eligible 
grantees 
under 
this 
section, 
$25,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2021. 
(2) RESERVATION OF FUNDS FOR THE TERRI-
TORIES AND TRIBAL COMMUNITIES.—Of the amount 
appropriated under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall reserve— 
(A) $400,000,000 of such amount for mak-
ing payments under this section to the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin 
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Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the North-
ern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa; and 
(B) $800,000,000 of such amount for mak-
ing payments under this section to eligible 
grantees described in subparagraphs (C) and (D) 
of subsection (k)(2); and 
(C) $15,000,000 for administrative expenses 
of the Secretary described in subsection (h). 
(b) PAYMENTS FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) ALLOCATION AND PAYMENTS TO STATES AND 
UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The amount appro-
priated under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) 
that remains after the application of paragraph 
(2) of such subsection shall be allocated and paid 
to eligible grantees described in subparagraph 
(B) in the same manner as the amount appro-
priated under subsection (a)(1) of section 601 of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 801) is allo-
cated and paid to States and units of local gov-
ernment under subsections (b) and (c) of such 
section, and shall be subject to the same require-
ments, except that— 
(i) the deadline for payments under 
section 601(b)(1) of such Act shall, for pur-
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States Virgin Islands, Guam, the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands, and American Samoa’’ for 
‘‘excluding the District of Columbia 
and territories specified in subsection 
(a)(2)(A)’’; and 
(V) without regard to paragraph 
(6); 
(iv) section 601(d) of such Act shall 
not apply to such payments; and 
(v) section 601(e) shall be applied — 
(I) by substituting ‘‘under section 
501 of subtitle A of title V of division 
N of the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2021’’ for ‘‘under this section’’; 
and 
(II) by substituting ‘‘local govern-
ment elects to receive funds from the 
Secretary under section 501 of subtitle 
A of title V of division N of the Con-
solidated Appropriations Act, 2021 
and will use the funds in a manner 
consistent with such section’’ for ‘‘local 
government’s proposed uses of the funds 
are consistent with subsection (d)’’. 
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(B) ELIGIBLE GRANTEES DESCRIBED.—The 
eligible grantees described in this subparagraph 
are the following: 
(i) A State that is 1 of the 50 States 
or the District of Columbia. 
(ii) A unit of local government located 
in a State described in clause (i). 
(2) ALLOCATION AND PAYMENTS TO TRIBAL COM-
MUNITIES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—From the amount re-
served under subsection (a)(2)(B), the Secretary 
shall— 
(i) pay the amount equal to 0.3 per-
cent of such amount to the Department of 
Hawaiian Home Lands; and 
(ii) subject to subparagraph (B), from 
the remainder of such amount, allocate and 
pay to each Indian tribe (or, if applicable, 
the tribally designated housing entity of an 
Indian tribe) that was eligible for a grant 
under title I of the Native American Hous-
ing Assistance and Self-Determination Act 
of 1996 (NAHASDA) (25 U.S.C. 4111 et 
seq.) for fiscal year 2020 an amount that 
bears the same proportion to the such re-
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mainder as the amount each such Indian 
tribe (or entity) was eligible to receive for 
such fiscal year from the amount appro-
priated under paragraph (1) under the 
heading ‘‘NATIVE
AMERICAN
PROGRAMS’’ 
under the heading ‘‘PUBLIC
AND INDIAN 
HOUSING’’ of title II of division H of the 
Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2020 (Public Law 116–94) to carry out the 
Native American Housing Block Grants 
program bears to the amount appropriated 
under such paragraph for such fiscal year, 
provided the Secretary shall be authorized 
to allocate, in an equitable manner as deter-
mined by the Secretary, and pay any In-
dian tribe that opted out of receiving a 
grant allocation under the Native American 
Housing Block Grants program formula in 
fiscal year 2020, including by establishing a 
minimum amount of payments to such In-
dian tribe, provided such Indian tribe noti-
fies the Secretary not later than 30 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act that 
it intends to receive allocations and pay-
ments under this section. 
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(B) PRO RATA ADJUSTMENT; DISTRIBUTION 
OF DECLINED FUNDS.— 
(i) PRO
RATA
ADJUSTMENTS.—The 
Secretary shall make pro rata reductions in 
the amounts of the allocations determined 
under clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) for 
entities described in such clause as nec-
essary to ensure that the total amount of 
payments made pursuant to such clause 
does not exceed the remainder amount de-
scribed in such clause. 
(ii) 
DISTRIBUTION
OF
DECLINED 
FUNDS.—If the Secretary determines as of 
30 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act that an entity described in clause (ii) 
of subparagraph (A) has declined to receive 
its full allocation under such clause then, 
not later than 15 days after such date, the 
Secretary shall redistribute, on a pro rata 
basis, such allocation among the other enti-
ties described in such clause that have not 
declined to receive their allocations. 
(3) ALLOCATIONS
AND
PAYMENTS
TO
TERRI-
TORIES.— 
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—From the amount re-
served under subsection (a)(2)(A), subject to sub-
paragraph (B), the Secretary shall allocate and 
pay to each eligible grantee described in sub-
paragraph (C) an amount equal to the product 
of— 
(i) the amount so reserved; and 
(ii) each such eligible grantee’s share of 
the combined total population of all such el-
igible grantees, as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
(B) ALLOCATION ADJUSTMENT.— 
(i) REQUIREMENT.—The sum of the 
amounts allocated under subparagraph (A) 
to all of the eligible grantees described in 
clause (ii) of subparagraph (C) shall not be 
less than the amount equal to 0.3 percent of 
the amount appropriated under subsection 
(a)(1). 
(ii) REDUCTION.—The Secretary shall 
reduce the amount of the allocation deter-
mined under subparagraph (A) for the eligi-
ble grantee described in clause (i) of sub-
paragraph (C) as necessary to meet the re-
quirement of clause (i). 
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(C) ELIGIBLE GRANTEES DESCRIBED.—The 
eligible grantees described in this subparagraph 
are— 
(i) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 
and 
(ii) the United States Virgin Islands, 
Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible grantee shall only 
use the funds provided from a payment made under 
this section to provide financial assistance and hous-
ing stability services to eligible households. 
(2) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not less than 90 percent 
of the funds received by an eligible grantee from 
a payment made under this section shall be used 
to provide financial assistance to eligible house-
holds, including the payment of 
(i) rent; 
(ii) rental arrears; 
(iii) utilities and home energy costs; 
(iv) utilities and home energy costs ar-
rears; and 
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(v) other expenses related to housing 
incurred due, directly or indirectly, to the 
novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) out-
break, as defined by the Secretary. 
Such assistance shall be provided for a period 
not to exceed 12 months except that grantees 
may provide assistance for an additional 3 
months only if necessary to ensure housing sta-
bility for a household subject to the availability 
of funds. 
(B) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR PRO-
SPECTIVE RENT PAYMENTS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the excep-
tion in clause (ii), an eligible grantee shall 
not provide an eligible household with fi-
nancial assistance for prospective rent pay-
ments for more than 3 months based on any 
application by or on behalf of the household. 
(ii) EXCEPTION.—For any eligible 
household described in clause (i), such 
household may receive financial assistance 
for prospective rent payments for additional 
months: 
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(I) subject to the availability of 
remaining funds currently allocated to 
the eligible grantee, and 
(II) based on a subsequent appli-
cation for additional financial assist-
ance provided that the total months of 
financial assistance provided to the 
household do not exceed the total 
months of assistance allowed under 
subparagraph (A). 
(iii) FURTHER
LIMITATION.—To the 
extent that applicants have rental arrears, 
grantees may not make commitments for 
prospective rent payments unless they have 
also provided assistance to reduce an eligi-
ble household’s rental arrears. 
(C) DISTRIBUTION
OF
FINANCIAL
ASSIST-
ANCE.— 
(i) PAYMENTS.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—With respect to 
financial assistance for rent and rental 
arrears and utilities and home energy 
costs and utility and home energy costs 
arrears provided to an eligible house-
hold from a payment made under this 
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section, an eligible grantee shall make 
payments to a lessor or utility pro-
vider on behalf of the eligible house-
hold, except that, if the lessor or utility 
provider does not agree to accept such 
payment from the grantee after out-
reach to the lessor or utility provider 
by the grantee, the grantee may make 
such payments directly to the eligible 
household for the purpose of making 
payments to the lessor or utility pro-
vider. 
(II) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.— 
Nothing in this section shall be con-
strued to invalidate any otherwise le-
gitimate grounds for eviction. 
(ii) DOCUMENTATION.—For any pay-
ments made by an eligible grantee to a les-
sor or utility provider on behalf of an eligi-
ble household, the eligible grantee shall pro-
vide documentation of such payments to 
such household. 
(3) HOUSING STABILITY SERVICES.—Not more 
than 10 percent of funds received by an eligible grant-
ee from a payment made under this section may be 
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used to provide eligible households with case manage-
ment and other services related to the novel 
coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, as defined 
by the Secretary, intended to help keep households 
stably housed. 
(4) PRIORITIZATION OF ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) In reviewing applications for financial 
assistance and housing stability services to eligi-
ble households from a payment made under this 
section, an eligible grantee shall prioritize con-
sideration of the applications of an eligible 
household that satisfies any of the following con-
ditions: 
(i) The income of the household does 
not exceed 50 percent of the area median in-
come for the household. 
(ii) 1 or more individuals within the 
household are unemployed as of the date of 
the application for assistance and have not 
been employed for the 90-day period pre-
ceding such date. 
(B) Nothing in this section shall be con-
strued to prohibit an eligible grantee from pro-
viding a process for the further prioritizing of 
applications for financial assistance and housing 
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stability services from a payment made under 
this section, including to eligible households in 
which 1 or more individuals within the house-
hold were unable to reach their place of employ-
ment or their place of employment was closed be-
cause of a public health order imposed as a di-
rect result of the COVID-19 public health emer-
gency. 
(5) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not more than 10 per-
cent of the amount paid to an eligible grantee 
under this section may be used for administra-
tive costs attributable to providing financial as-
sistance and housing stability services under 
paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively, including 
for data collection and reporting requirements 
related to such funds. 
(B) NO OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— 
Amounts paid under this section shall not be 
used for any administrative costs other than to 
the extent allowed under subparagraph (A). 
(d) REALLOCATION OF UNUSED FUNDS.—Beginning 
on September 30, 2021, the Secretary shall recapture excess 
funds, as determined by the Secretary, not obligated by a 
grantee for the purposes described under subsection (c) and 
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the Secretary shall reallocate and repay such amounts to 
eligible grantees who, at the time of such reallocation, have 
obligated at least 65 percent of the amount originally allo-
cated and paid to such grantee under subsection (b)(1), only 
for the allowable uses described under subsection (c). The 
amount of any such reallocation shall be determined based 
on demonstrated need within a grantee’s jurisdiction, as de-
termined by the Secretary. 
(e) AVAILABILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds provided to an eligible 
grantee under a payment made under this section 
shall remain available through December 31, 2021. 
(2) EXTENSION FOR FUNDS PROVIDED PURSUANT 
TO A REALLOCATION OF UNUSED FUNDS.—For funds 
reallocated to an eligible grantee pursuant to sub-
section (d), an eligible grantee may request, subject to 
the approval of the Secretary, a 90-day extension of 
the deadline established in paragraph (1). 
(f) APPLICATION FOR ASSISTANCE BY LANDLORDS AND 
OWNERS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
nothing in this section shall preclude a landlord or 
owner of a residential dwelling from— 
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(A) assisting a renter of such dwelling in 
applying for assistance from a payment made 
under this section; or 
(B) applying for such assistance on behalf 
of a renter of such dwelling. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
APPLICATIONS
SUB-
MITTED ON BEHALF OF TENANTS.—If a landlord or 
owner of a residential dwelling submits an applica-
tion for assistance from a payment made under this 
section on behalf of a renter of such dwelling— 
(A) the landlord must obtain the signature 
of the tenant on such application, which may be 
documented electronically; 
(B) documentation of such application shall 
be provided to the tenant by the landlord; and 
(C) any payments received by the landlord 
from a payment made under this section shall be 
used to satisfy the tenant’s rental obligations to 
the owner. 
(g) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment, shall provide public reports not less frequently 
than quarterly regarding the use of funds made avail-
able under this section, which shall include, with re-
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funding amount that a household received, as ap-
plicable. 
(2) DISAGGREGATION.—Each report under this 
subsection shall disaggregate the information relating 
to households provided under subparagraphs (A) 
through (F) of paragraph (1) by the gender, race, and 
ethnicity of the primary applicant for assistance in 
such households. 
(3) ALTERNATIVE
REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS 
FOR CERTAIN GRANTEES.—The Secretary may estab-
lish alternative reporting requirements for grantees 
described in subsection (b)(2). 
(4) PRIVACY REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Each eligible grantee 
that receives a payment under this section shall 
establish data privacy and security requirements 
for the information described in paragraph (1) 
that— 
(i) include appropriate measures to en-
sure that the privacy of the individuals and 
households is protected; 
(ii) provide that the information, in-
cluding any personally identifiable infor-
mation, is collected and used only for the 
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purpose of submitting reports under para-
graph (1); and 
(iii) provide confidentiality protections 
for data collected about any individuals 
who are survivors of intimate partner vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
(B) STATISTICAL RESEARCH.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary— 
(I) 
may 
provide 
full 
and 
unredacted information provided under 
subparagraphs (A) through (F) of 
paragraph (1), including personally 
identifiable information, for statistical 
research purposes in accordance with 
existing law; and 
(II) may collect and make avail-
able for statistical research, at the cen-
sus tract level, information collected 
under subparagraph (A). 
(ii) APPLICATION
OF
PRIVACY
RE-
QUIREMENTS.—A recipient of information 
under clause (i) shall establish for such in-
formation the data privacy and security re-
quirements described in subparagraph (A). 
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(5) NONAPPLICATION OF THE PAPERWORK RE-
DUCTION ACT.—Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, 
United States Code, shall not apply to the collection 
of information for the reporting or research require-
ments specified in this subsection. 
(h) ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES
OF
THE
SEC-
RETARY.—Of the funds appropriated pursuant to sub-
section (a), not more than $15,000,000 may be used for ad-
ministrative expenses of the Secretary in administering this 
section, including technical assistance to grantees in order 
to facilitate effective use of funds provided under this sec-
tion. 
(i) Inspector General Oversight; Recoupment 
(1) 
OVERSIGHT
AUTHORITY.—The 
Inspector 
General of the Department of the Treasury shall con-
duct monitoring and oversight of the receipt, disburse-
ment, and use of funds made available under this sec-
tion. 
(2) RECOUPMENT.—If the Inspector General of 
the Department of the Treasury determines that a 
State, Tribal government, or unit of local government 
has failed to comply with subsection (c), the amount 
equal to the amount of funds used in violation of such 
subsection shall be booked as a debt of such entity 
owed to the Federal Government. Amounts recovered 
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under this subsection shall be deposited into the gen-
eral fund of the Treasury. 
(3) APPROPRIATION.—Out of any money in the 
Treasury of the United States not otherwise appro-
priated, there are appropriated to the Office of the In-
spector General of the Department of the Treasury, 
$6,500,000 to carry out oversight and recoupment ac-
tivities under this subsection. Amounts appropriated 
under the preceding sentence shall remain available 
until expended. 
(4) AUTHORITY OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.—Noth-
ing in this subsection shall be construed to diminish 
the authority of any Inspector General, including 
such authority as provided in the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) 
(j) TREATMENT OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance provided 
to a household from a payment made under this section 
shall not be regarded as income and shall not be regarded 
as a resource for purposes of determining the eligibility of 
the household or any member of the household 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. 
(k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) AREA MEDIAN INCOME.—The term ‘‘area me-
dian income’’ means, with respect to a household, the 
median income for the area in which the household is 
located, as determined by the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development. 
(2) ELIGIBLE
GRANTEE.—The term ‘‘eligible 
grantee’’ means any of the following: 
(A) A State (as defined in section 601(g)(4) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 801(g)(4)). 
(B) A unit of local government (as defined 
in paragraph (5)). 
(C) An Indian tribe or its tribally des-
ignated housing entity (as such terms are defined 
in section 4 of the Native American Housing As-
sistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 
U.S.C. 4103)) that was eligible to receive a grant 
under title I of such Act (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.) 
for fiscal year 2020 from the amount appro-
priated under paragraph (1) under the heading 
‘‘NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS’’ under the head-
ing ‘‘PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING’’ of title II 
of division H of the Further Consolidated Appro-
priations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94) to 
carry out the Native American Housing Block 
Grants program. For the avoidance of doubt, the 
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term Indian tribe shall include Alaska native 
corporations established pursuant to the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et 
seq.). 
(D) The Department of Hawaiian Home-
lands. 
(3) ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLD.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘eligible house-
hold’’ means a household of 1 or more individ-
uals who are obligated to pay rent on a residen-
tial dwelling and with respect to which the eligi-
ble grantee involved determines— 
(i) that 1 or more individuals within 
the household has 
(I) qualified for unemployment 
benefits or 
(II) experienced a reduction in 
household income, incurred significant 
costs, or experienced other financial 
hardship due, directly or indirectly, to 
the novel coronavirus disease (COVID– 
19) outbreak, which the applicant shall 
attest in writing; 
(ii) that 1 or more individuals within 
the household can demonstrate a risk of ex-
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periencing homelessness or housing insta-
bility, which may include— 
(I) a past due utility or rent no-
tice or eviction notice; 
(II) unsafe or unhealthy living 
conditions; or 
(III) any other evidence of such 
risk, as determined by the eligible 
grantee involved; and 
(iii) the household has a household in-
come that is not more than 80 percent of the 
area median income for the household. 
(B) EXCEPTION.—To the extent feasible, an 
eligible grantee shall ensure that any rental as-
sistance provided to an eligible household pursu-
ant to funds made available under this section is 
not duplicative of any other Federally funded 
rental assistance provided to such household. 
(C) INCOME DETERMINATION.— 
(i) In determining the income of a 
household for purposes of determining such 
household’s eligibility for assistance from a 
payment made under this section (including 
for purposes of subsection (c)(4)), the eligi-
ble grantee involved shall consider either 
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(I) the household’s total income 
for calendar year 2020, or 
(II) subject to clause (ii), suffi-
cient confirmation, as determined by 
the Secretary, of the household’s month-
ly income at the time of application 
for such assistance. 
(ii) In the case of income determined 
under subclause (II), the eligible grantee 
shall be required to re-determine the eligi-
bility of a household’s income after each 
such period of 3 months for which the 
household receives assistance from a pay-
ment made under this section. 
(4) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Inspector 
General’’ means the Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of the Treasury. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Treasury. 
(6) UNIT
OF
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT.—The term 
‘‘unit of local government’’ has the meaning given 
such term in paragraph (2) of section 601(g) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 801(g)), except that, 
in applying such term for purposes of this section, 
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such paragraph shall be applied by substituting 
‘‘200,000’’ for ‘‘500,000’’. 
(l) TERMINATION OF PROGRAM.—The authority of an 
eligible grantee to make new obligations to provide pay-
ments under subsection (c) shall terminate on the date es-
tablished in subsection (e) for that eligible grantee. Amounts 
not expended in accordance with this section shall revert 
to the Department of the Treasury. 
SEC. 502. EXTENSION OF EVICTION MORATORIUM. 
The order issued by the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention under section 361 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 264), entitled ‘‘Temporary Halt in 
Residential Evictions To Prevent the Further Spread of 
COVID–19’’ (85 Fed. Reg. 55292 (September 4, 2020) is 
extended through January 31, 2021, notwithstanding the 
effective dates specified in such Order. 
Subtitle B—Community 
Development Investment 
SEC. 520. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this subtitle is to establish emergency 
programs to revitalize and provide long-term financial 
products and service availability for, and provide invest-
ments in, low- and moderate-income and minority commu-
nities that have disproportionately suffered from the im-
pacts of the COVID–19 pandemic. 
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SEC. 521. CONSIDERATIONS; REQUIREMENTS FOR CREDI-
TORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In exercising the authorities under 
this subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle, the 
Secretary of the Treasury shall take into consideration in-
creasing the availability of affordable credit for consumers, 
small businesses, and nonprofit organizations, including for 
projects supporting affordable housing, community-serving 
real estate, and other projects, that provide direct benefits 
to low- and moderate-income communities, low-income and 
underserved individuals, and minorities, that have dis-
proportionately suffered from the health and economic im-
pacts of the COVID–19 pandemic. 
(b) REQUIREMENT
FOR CREDITORS.—Any creditor 
participating in a program established under this subtitle 
or the amendments made by this subtitle shall fully comply 
with all applicable statutory and regulatory requirements 
relating to fair lending. 
SEC. 522. CAPITAL INVESTMENTS FOR NEIGHBORHOODS 
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY THE 
COVID–19 PANDEMIC. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—The Community Development 
Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 
4701 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 104 (12 
U.S.C. 4703) the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 104A. CAPITAL INVESTMENTS FOR NEIGHBORHOODS 
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY THE 
COVID–19 PANDEMIC. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘bank holding company’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 2 of the Bank 
Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841); 
‘‘(2) the term ‘eligible institution’ means any 
low- and moderate-income community financial insti-
tution that is eligible to participate in the Program; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘Emergency Capital Investment 
Fund’ means the Emergency Capital Investment 
Fund established under subsection (b); 
‘‘(4) the term ‘low- and moderate-income com-
munity financial institution’ means any financial in-
stitution that is— 
‘‘(A)(i) a community development financial 
institution; or 
‘‘(ii) a minority depository institution; and 
‘‘(B)(i) an insured depository institution 
that is not controlled by a bank holding com-
pany or savings and loan holding company that 
is also an eligible institution; 
‘‘(ii) a bank holding company; 
‘‘(iii) a savings and loan holding company; 
or 
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‘‘(iv) a federally insured credit union; 
‘‘(5) the term ‘minority’ means any Black Amer-
ican, Native American, Hispanic American, Asian 
American, Native Alaskan, Native Hawaiian, or Pa-
cific Islander; 
‘‘(6) the term ‘minority depository institution’ 
means an entity that is— 
‘‘(A) a minority depository institution, as 
defined in section 308 of the Financial Institu-
tions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 
1989 (12 U.S.C. 1463 note); or 
‘‘(B) considered to be a minority depository 
institution by— 
‘‘(i) the appropriate Federal banking 
agency; or 
‘‘(ii) the National Credit Union Ad-
ministration, in the case of an insured cred-
it union; or 
‘‘(C) listed in the Federal Deposit Insurance 
Corporation’s Minority Depository Institutions 
List published for the Third Quarter 2020. 
‘‘(7) the term ‘Program’ means the Emergency 
Capital Investment Program established under sub-
section (b); 
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‘‘(8) the term ‘savings and loan holding com-
pany’ has the meaning given the term under section 
10(a) of the Home Owners’ Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 
1467a(a)); and 
‘‘(9) the ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of the 
Treasury. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
‘‘(1) FUND ESTABLISHED.—There is established 
in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be 
known as the ‘Emergency Capital Investment Fund’, 
which shall be administered by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary is 
authorized to establish an emergency program known 
as the ‘Emergency Capital Investment Program’ to 
support the efforts of low- and moderate-income com-
munity financial institutions to, among other things, 
provide loans, grants, and forbearance for small busi-
nesses, minority-owned businesses, and consumers, es-
pecially in low-income and underserved communities, 
including persistent poverty counties, that may be 
disproportionately impacted by the economic effects of 
the COVID–19 pandemic, by providing direct and in-
direct capital investments in low- and moderate-in-
come community financial institutions consistent 
with this section. 
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‘‘(c) PURCHASES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the 
Emergency Capital Investment Fund shall be avail-
able to the Secretary, without further appropriation 
or fiscal year limitation, for the costs of purchases 
(including commitments to purchase), and modifica-
tions of such purchases, of preferred stock and other 
financial instruments from eligible institutions on 
such terms and conditions as are determined by the 
Secretary in accordance with this section. 
‘‘(2) PURCHASE LIMIT.—The aggregate amount 
of purchases pursuant to paragraph (1) may not ex-
ceed $9,000,000,000. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) ACCEPTANCE.—The Secretary shall begin 
accepting applications for capital investments under 
the Program not later than the end of the 30-day pe-
riod beginning on the date of enactment of this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION
WITH
REGULATORS.—For 
each eligible institution that applies to receive a cap-
ital investment under the Program, the Secretary 
shall consult with the appropriate Federal banking 
agency or the National Credit Union Administration, 
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as applicable, to determine whether the eligible insti-
tution may receive such capital investment. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Only low- and mod-
erate-income community financial institutions 
shall be eligible to participate in the Program. 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL
CRITERIA.—The Sec-
retary may establish additional criteria for par-
ticipation by an institution in the Program, as 
the Secretary may determine appropriate in fur-
therance of the goals of the Program. 
‘‘(4) REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE AN EMERGENCY 
INVESTMENT LENDING PLAN FOR COMMUNITIES THAT 
MAY
BE
DISPROPORTIONATELY
IMPACTED
BY
THE 
ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF THE COVID–19 PANDEMIC.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—At the time that an ap-
plicant submits an application to the Secretary 
for a capital investment under the Program, the 
applicant shall provide the Secretary, along with 
the appropriate Federal banking agency or the 
National Credit Union Administration, as ap-
plicable, an investment and lending plan that— 
‘‘(i) demonstrates that not less than 30 
percent of the lending of the applicant over 
the past 2 fiscal years was made directly to 
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low- and moderate income borrowers, to 
borrowers that create direct benefits for low- 
and moderate-income populations, to other 
targeted populations as defined by the 
Fund, or any combination thereof, as meas-
ured by the total number and dollar 
amount of loans; 
‘‘(ii) describes how the business strat-
egy and operating goals of the applicant 
will address community development needs 
in communities that may be disproportion-
ately impacted by the economic effects of 
COVID–19, which includes the needs of 
small businesses, consumers, nonprofit orga-
nizations, community development, and 
other projects providing direct benefits to 
low- and moderate-income communities, 
low-income individuals, and minorities 
within the minority, rural, and urban low- 
income and underserved areas served by the 
applicant; 
‘‘(iii) includes a plan to provide com-
munity outreach and communication, where 
appropriate; 
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‘‘(iv) includes details on how the appli-
cant plans to expand or maintain signifi-
cant lending or investment activity in low- 
or moderate-income minority communities, 
especially those that may be disproportion-
ately impacted by COVID–19 to historically 
disadvantaged borrowers, and to minorities 
that have significant unmet capital or fi-
nancial services needs. 
‘‘(B) DOCUMENTATION.—In the case of an 
applicant that is certified as a community devel-
opment financial institution as of the date of en-
actment of this subsection, for purposes of sub-
paragraph (A)(i), the Secretary may rely on doc-
umentation submitted by the applicant to the 
Fund as part of certification compliance report-
ing. 
‘‘(5) INCENTIVES
TO
INCREASE
LENDING
AND 
PROVIDE AFFORDABLE CREDIT.— 
‘‘(A) ISSUANCE
AND
PURCHASE
OF
PRE-
FERRED STOCK.—An eligible institution that the 
Secretary approves for participation in the Pro-
gram may issue to the Secretary, and the Sec-
retary may purchase from such institution, pre-
ferred stock that— 
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‘‘(i) provides that the preferred stock 
will— 
‘‘(I) be repaid not later than the 
end of the 10-year period beginning on 
the date of the capital investment 
under the Program; or 
‘‘(II) at the end of such 10-year 
period, be subject to such additional 
terms as the Secretary shall prescribe, 
which shall include a requirement that 
the stock shall carry the highest divi-
dend or interest rate payable; and 
‘‘(ii) provides that the term and condi-
tion described under clause (i) shall not 
apply if the application of that term and 
condition would adversely affect the capital 
treatment of the stock under current or suc-
cessor applicable capital provisions com-
pared to a capital instrument with iden-
tical terms other than the term and condi-
tion described under clause (i). 
‘‘(B) 
ALTERNATIVE
FINANCIAL
INSTRU-
MENTS.—If the Secretary determines that an in-
stitution cannot feasibly issue preferred stock as 
provided under subparagraph (A), such institu-
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tion may issue to the Secretary, and the Sec-
retary may purchase from such institution, a 
subordinated debt instrument whose terms are, to 
the extent possible, consistent with requirements 
under the Program applicable to the terms of 
preferred stock issued by institutions partici-
pating in the Program, with such adjustments as 
the Secretary determines appropriate, including 
by taking into account the tax treatment of pay-
ments made with respect to securities issued by 
such eligible institution. 
‘‘(6) REQUIREMENTS ON PREFERRED STOCK AND 
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT.—Any financial in-
strument issued to the Secretary by a low- and mod-
erate-income community financial institution under 
the Program shall provide the following: 
‘‘(A) No dividends, interest or other similar 
required payments shall have a rate exceeding 2 
percent per annum for the first 10 years. 
‘‘(B) The annual required payment rate of 
dividends, interest, or other similar payments of 
a low- and moderate-income community finan-
cial institution shall be adjusted downward as 
follows, based on lending by the institution dur-
ing the most recent annual period compared to 
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lending by the institution during the annual pe-
riod ending on September 30, 2020: 
‘‘(i) No dividends, interest, or other 
similar payments shall be due within the 
first 24-month period after the capital in-
vestment by the Secretary. 
‘‘(ii) If the amount of lending by the 
institution within minority, rural, and 
urban low-income and underserved commu-
nities and to low- and moderate-income bor-
rowers has increased in amount between 
200 percent and 400 percent of the amount 
of the capital investment, the annual pay-
ment rate shall not exceed 1.25 percent per 
annum. 
‘‘(iii) If the amount of lending by the 
institution within minority, rural, and 
urban low-income and underserved commu-
nities and to low- and moderate-income bor-
rowers has increased by more than 400 per-
cent of the capital investment, the annual 
payment rate shall not exceed 0.5 percent 
per annum. 
‘‘(7) CONTINGENCY OF PAYMENTS BASED ON CER-
TAIN FINANCIAL CRITERIA.— 
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‘‘(A) DEFERRAL.—Any annual payments 
under this section shall be deferred in any quar-
ter or payment period if any of the following is 
true: 
‘‘(i) The low- and moderate-income 
community institution fails to meet the Tier 
1 capital ratio or similar ratio as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(ii) The low- and moderate-income 
community financial institution fails to 
achieve positive net income for the quarter 
or payment period. 
‘‘(iii) The low- and moderate-income 
community financial institution determines 
that the payment would be detrimental to 
the financial health of the institution and 
the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Fi-
nancial Officer of the institution provide 
written notice, in a form reasonably satis-
factory to the Secretary, of such determina-
tion and the basis thereof. 
‘‘(B) TESTING DURING NEXT PAYMENT PE-
RIOD.—Any annual payment that is deferred 
under this section shall— 
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‘‘(i) be tested against the metrics de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) at the begin-
ning of the next payment period; and 
‘‘(ii) continue to be deferred until the 
metrics described in that subparagraph are 
no longer applicable. 
‘‘(8) REQUIREMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH FAIL-
URE TO SATISFY PROGRAM GOALS.—Any financial in-
strument issued to the Secretary by a low- and mod-
erate-income community financial institution under 
the Program may include such additional terms and 
conditions as the Secretary determines may be appro-
priate to provide the holders with rights in the event 
that such institution fails to satisfy applicable re-
quirements under the Program or to protect the inter-
ests of the Federal Government. 
‘‘(e) RESTRICTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each low- and moderate-in-
come community financial institution may only issue 
financial instruments or senior preferred stock under 
this subsection with an aggregate principal amount 
(or comparable amount) that is— 
‘‘(A) not more than $250,000,000; and 
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‘‘(B)(i) not more than 7.5 percent of total 
assets for an institution with assets of more than 
$2,000,000,000; 
‘‘(ii) not more than 15 percent of total as-
sets for an institution with assets of not less than 
$500,000,000 and not more than $2,000,000,000; 
and 
‘‘(iii) not more than 22.5 percent of total 
assets for an institution with assets of less than 
$500,000,000. 
‘‘(2) SET-ASIDES.—Of the amounts made avail-
able 
under 
subsection 
(c)(2), 
not 
less 
than 
$4,000,000,000 shall be made available for eligible in-
stitutions with total assets of not more than 
$2,000,000,000 that timely apply to receive a capital 
investment under the Program, of which not less than 
$2,000,000,000 shall be made available for eligible in-
stitutions with total assets of less than $500,000,000 
that timely apply to receive a capital investment 
under the Program. 
‘‘(3) HOLDING OF INSTRUMENTS.—Holding any 
instrument of a low- and moderate-income commu-
nity financial institution described in paragraph (1) 
shall not give the Secretary or any successor that 
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owns the instrument any rights over the management 
of the institution in the ordinary course of business. 
‘‘(4) SALE OF INTEREST.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a cap-
ital investment made into a low- and moderate- 
income community financial institution under 
this section, the Secretary— 
‘‘(i) prior to any sale of such capital 
investment to a third party, shall provide 
the low- and moderate-income community 
financial institution a right of first refusal 
to buy back the investment under terms that 
do not exceed a value as determined by an 
independent third party; 
‘‘(ii) shall not sell more than 25 per-
cent of the outstanding equity interests of 
any institution to a single third party 
without the consent of such institution, 
which may not be unreasonably withheld; 
and 
‘‘(iii) with the permission of the insti-
tution, may transfer or sell the interest of 
the Secretary in the capital investment for 
no consideration or for a de minimis 
amount to a mission aligned nonprofit af-
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filiate of an applicant that is an insured 
community development financial institu-
tion. 
‘‘(B) CALCULATION OF OWNERSHIP FOR MI-
NORITY
DEPOSITORY
INSTITUTIONS.—The cal-
culation and determination of ownership thresh-
olds for a depository institution to qualify as a 
minority depository institution shall exclude any 
dilutive effect of equity investments by the Fed-
eral Government, including under the Program 
or through the Fund. 
‘‘(5) REPAYMENT
INCENTIVES.—The Secretary 
may establish repayment incentives that will apply to 
capital investments under the Program in a manner 
that the Secretary determines to be consistent with the 
purposes of the Program. 
‘‘(f) TREATMENT
OF CAPITAL INVESTMENTS.—The 
Secretary shall seek to establish the terms of preferred stock 
issued under the Program to enable such preferred stock to 
receive Tier 1 capital treatment. 
‘‘(g) OUTREACH
TO MINORITY COMMUNITIES.—The 
Secretary shall require low- and moderate-income commu-
nity financial institutions receiving capital investments 
under the Program to provide community outreach and 
communication, where appropriate, describing the avail-
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ability and application process of receiving loans made pos-
sible by the Program through organizations, trade associa-
tions, and individuals that represent or work within or are 
members of minority communities. 
‘‘(h) RESTRICTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the end of the 
30-day period beginning on the date of enactment of 
this section, the Secretary shall issue rules setting re-
strictions on executive compensation, share buybacks, 
and dividend payments for recipients of capital in-
vestments under the Program. 
‘‘(2) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) 
CONTROLLING
INTEREST.—The 
term ‘controlling interest’ means owning, 
controlling, or holding not less than 20 per-
cent, by vote or value, of the outstanding 
amount of any class of equity interest in an 
entity. 
‘‘(ii) COVERED
ENTITY.—The term 
‘covered entity’ means an entity in which a 
covered individual directly or indirectly 
holds a controlling interest. For the purpose 
of determining whether an entity is a cov-
ered entity, the securities owned, controlled, 
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or held by 2 or more individuals who are 
related as described in clause (iii)(II) shall 
be aggregated. 
‘‘(iii) 
COVERED
INDIVIDUAL.—The 
term ‘covered individual’ means— 
‘‘(I) the President, the Vice Presi-
dent, the head of an Executive depart-
ment, or a Member of Congress; and 
‘‘(II) the spouse, child, son-in-law, 
or 
daughter-in-law, 
as 
determined 
under applicable common law, of an 
individual described in subclause (i). 
‘‘(iv) EXECUTIVE
DEPARTMENT.—The 
term ‘Executive department’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 101 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(v) MEMBER
OF
CONGRESS.—The 
term ‘member of Congress’ means a member 
of the Senate or House of Representatives, a 
Delegate to the House of Representatives, 
and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto 
Rico. 
‘‘(vi) EQUITY
INTEREST.—The term 
‘equity interest’ means— 
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‘‘(I) a share in an entity, without 
regard to whether the share is— 
‘‘(aa) transferable; or 
‘‘(bb) classified as stock or 
anything similar; 
‘‘(II) a capital or profit interest 
in a limited liability company or part-
nership; or 
‘‘(III) a warrant or right, other 
than a right to convert, to purchase, 
sell, or subscribe to a share or interest 
described in subclause (I) or (II), re-
spectively. 
‘‘(B) PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of this section, no covered entity 
may be eligible for any investment made under 
the Program. 
‘‘(C) REQUIREMENT.—The principal execu-
tive officer and the principal financial officer, or 
individuals performing similar functions, of an 
entity seeking to receive an investment made 
under the Program shall, before that investment 
is approved, certify to the Secretary and the ap-
propriate Federal banking agency or the Na-
tional Credit Union Administration, as applica-
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ble, that the entity is eligible to receive the in-
vestment, including that the entity is not a cov-
ered entity. 
‘‘(i) INELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS.—An 
institution shall be ineligible to participate in the Program 
if such institution is designated in Troubled Condition by 
the appropriate Federal banking agency or the National 
Credit Union Administration, as applicable, or is subject 
to a formal enforcement action with its primary Federal 
regulator that addresses unsafe or unsound lending prac-
tices. 
‘‘(j) TERMINATION OF INVESTMENT AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The authority to make new 
capital investments in low- and moderate-income 
community financial institutions, including commit-
ments to purchase preferred stock or other instru-
ments, provided under the Program shall terminate 
on the date that is 6 months after the date on which 
the 
national 
emergency 
concerning 
the 
novel 
coronavirus disease (COVID–19) outbreak declared by 
the President on March 13, 2020 under the National 
Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) terminates. 
‘‘(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection may be construed to limit any other au-
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thority of the Secretary not described in paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘(k) COLLECTION
OF DATA.—Notwithstanding the 
Equal Credit Opportunity Act (15 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.)— 
‘‘(1) any low- and moderate-income community 
financial institution may collect data described in 
section 701(a)(1) of that Act (15 U.S.C. 1691(a)(1)) 
from borrowers and applicants for credit for the sole 
purpose and exclusive use of monitoring compliance 
under the plan required under subsection (d)(4); and 
‘‘(2) a low- and moderate-income community fi-
nancial institution that collects the data described in 
paragraph (1) shall not be subject to adverse action 
related to that collection by the Bureau of Consumer 
Financial Protection or any other Federal agency. 
‘‘(l) DEPOSIT OF FUNDS.—All funds received by the 
Secretary in connection with purchases made pursuant this 
section, including interest payments, dividend payments, 
and proceeds from the sale of any financial instrument, 
shall be deposited into the Fund and used to provide finan-
cial and technical assistance pursuant to section 108, except 
that subsection (e) of that section shall be waived. 
‘‘(m) DIRECT
APPROPRIATION.—There is appro-
priated, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, for fiscal year 2021, $9,000,000,000, to remain 
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available until expended and to be deposited in the Emer-
gency Capital Investment Fund, to carry out this section. 
‘‘(n) ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Funds appro-
priated pursuant to subsection (m) may be used for admin-
istrative expenses, including the costs of modifying such in-
vestments, and reasonable costs of administering the Pro-
gram of making, holding, managing, and selling the capital 
investments. 
‘‘(o) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.—The Secretary 
may take such actions as the Secretary determines nec-
essary to carry out the authorities in this section, including 
the following: 
‘‘(1) The Secretary may use the services of any 
agency or instrumentality of the United States or 
component thereof on a reimbursable basis, and any 
such agency or instrumentality or component thereof 
is authorized to provide services as requested by the 
Secretary using all authorities vested in or delegated 
to that agency, instrumentality, or component. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may enter into contracts, in-
cluding contracts for services authorized by section 
3109 of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary may designate any bank, sav-
ings association, trust company, security broker or 
dealer, asset manager, or investment adviser as a fi-
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nancial agent of the Federal Government and such in-
stitution shall perform all such reasonable duties re-
lated to this section as financial agent of the Federal 
Government as may be required. The Secretary shall 
have authority to amend existing agreements with fi-
nancial agents to perform reasonable duties related to 
this section. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary may exercise any rights re-
ceived in connection with any preferred stock or other 
financial instruments or assets purchased or acquired 
pursuant to the authorities granted under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(5) The Secretary may manage any assets pur-
chased under this section, including revenues and 
portfolio risks therefrom. 
‘‘(6) The Secretary may sell, dispose of, transfer, 
exchange or enter into securities loans, repurchase 
transactions, or other financial transactions in regard 
to, any preferred stock or other financial instrument 
or asset purchased or acquired under this section, 
upon terms and conditions and at a price determined 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(7) The Secretary may manage or prohibit con-
flicts of interest that may arise in connection with the 
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administration and execution of the authorities pro-
vided under this section. 
‘‘(8) The Secretary may establish and use vehi-
cles to purchase, hold, and sell preferred stock or other 
financial instruments and issue obligations. 
‘‘(9) The Secretary may issue such regulations 
and other guidance as may be necessary or appro-
priate to define terms or carry out the authorities or 
purposes of this section. 
‘‘(10) The Secretary is authorized to use direct 
hiring authority to hire employees to administer this 
section.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The 
table of contents in section 1(b) of the Riegle Community 
Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 104 
the following: 
‘‘104A. Capital investments for neighborhoods disproportionately impacted by the 
COVID–19 pandemic.’’. 
SEC. 523. EMERGENCY SUPPORT FOR CDFIS AND COMMU-
NITIES RESPONDING TO THE COVID–19 PAN-
DEMIC. 
(a) DIRECT APPROPRIATION.—There is appropriated, 
out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
for the fiscal year 2021, $3,000,000,000 under the heading 
‘‘DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY—COMMUNITY DEVEL-
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OPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FUND PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT, EMERGENCY SUPPORT’’ to carry out this 
section, of which— 
(1) up to $1,250,000,000, shall remain available 
until September 30, 2021, to support, prepare for, 
and respond to the economic impact of the 
coronavirus, provided that the Fund shall— 
(A) provide grants funded under this para-
graph using a formula that takes into account 
criteria such as certification status, financial 
and compliance performance, portfolio and bal-
ance sheet strength, a diversity of CDFI business 
model types, and program capacity, of which not 
less than $25,000,000 may be for grants to ben-
efit Native American, Native Hawaiian, and 
Alaska Native communities; and 
(B) make funds available under this para-
graph not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act; and 
(2) up to $1,750,000,000, shall remain available 
until expended, to provide grants to CDFIs to respond 
to the economic impact of the COVID–19 pandemic— 
(A) to expand lending, grant making, or in-
vestment activity in low- or moderate-income 
minority communities and to minorities that 
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have significant unmet capital or financial serv-
ices needs; 
(B) using criteria such as certification sta-
tus, financial and compliance performance, port-
folio and balance sheet strength, a diversity of 
CDFI business model types, status as a minority 
lending institution, and program capacity, as 
well as experience making loans and investments 
to those areas and populations identified in this 
paragraph; and 
(C) of which up to $1,200,000,000, shall be 
for providing financial assistance, technical as-
sistance, awards, training and outreach pro-
grams to recipients that are minority lending 
institutions. 
(b) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Funds 
appro-
priated pursuant to subsection (a) may be used for admin-
istrative expenses, including administration of Fund pro-
grams and the New Markets Tax Credit Program under sec-
tion 45D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CDFI.—The term ‘‘CDFI’’ means a commu-
nity development financial institution, as defined in 
section 103 of the Community Development Banking 
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and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 
4702). 
(2) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Com-
munity Development Financial Institutions Fund es-
tablished under section 104(a) of the Community De-
velopment Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 
1994 (12 U.S.C. 4703(a)). 
(3) MINORITY.—The term ‘‘minority’’ means any 
Black American, Hispanic American, Asian Amer-
ican, Native American, Native Alaskan, Native Ha-
waiian, or Pacific Islander. 
(4) MINORITY LENDING INSTITUTION.—The term 
‘‘minority lending institution’’ means a CDFI— 
(A) with respect to which a majority of both 
the number dollar volume of arm’s-length, on- 
balance sheet financial products of the CDFI are 
directed at minorities or majority minority cen-
sus tracts or equivalents; and 
(B) that— 
(i) is a minority depository institu-
tion, as defined in section 308(b) of the Fi-
nancial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and 
Enforcement Act of 1989 (12 U.S.C. 1463 
note), or otherwise considered to be a mi-
nority depository institution by the appro-
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priate Federal banking agency, as defined 
in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insur-
ance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813), or by the Na-
tional Credit Union Administration, as ap-
plicable; or 
(ii) meets standards for accountability 
to minority populations as determined by 
the Administrator. 
(d) COLLECTION OF DATA.—With respect to a CDFI 
that receives funds under this section, notwithstanding the 
Equal Credit Opportunity Act (15 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.)— 
(1) the CDFI may collect data described in sec-
tion 701(a)(1) of that Act (15 U.S.C. 1691(a)(1)) 
from borrowers and applicants for credit for the sole 
purpose and exclusive use to ensure that targeted pop-
ulations and low-income residents of investment areas 
are adequately served; and 
(2) the CDFI that collects the data described in 
paragraph (1) shall not be subject to adverse action 
related to that collection by the Bureau of Consumer 
Financial Protection or any other Federal agency. 
SEC. 524. INSPECTOR GENERAL OVERSIGHT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General of the De-
partment of the Treasury shall conduct, supervise, and co-
ordinate audits and investigations of any program estab-
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lished under this subtitle or the amendments made by this 
subtitle. 
(b) REPORTING.—The Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of the Treasury shall submit to the Committee on Fi-
nancial Services of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
Senate and the Secretary of the Treasury not less frequently 
than 2 times per year a report relating to the oversight pro-
vided by the Office of the Inspector General, including any 
recommendations for improvements to the programs de-
scribed in subsection (a). 
SEC. 525. STUDY AND REPORT WITH RESPECT TO IMPACT 
OF PROGRAMS ON LOW- AND MODERATE-IN-
COME AND MINORITY COMMUNITIES. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall con-
duct a study of the impact of the programs established 
under this subtitle or any amendment made by this subtitle 
on low- and moderate-income and minority communities. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
submit to the Committee on Financial Services of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Hous-
ing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report on the results 
of the study conducted pursuant to subsection (a), which 
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shall include, to the extent possible, the results of the study 
disaggregated by ethnic group. 
(c) INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE SECRETARY.— 
Eligible institutions that participate in any of the pro-
grams described in subsection (a) shall provide the Sec-
retary of the Treasury with such information as the Sec-
retary may require to carry out the study required by this 
section. 
Subtitle C—Miscellaneous 
SEC. 540. EXTENSIONS OF TEMPORARY RELIEF AND EMER-
GENCY AUTHORITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title IV of the CARES Act (15 
U.S.C. 9041 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 4014(b) (15 U.S.C. 9052(b))— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘the 
first day of the fiscal year of the insured deposi-
tory institution, bank holding company, or any 
affiliate thereof that begins after’’ before ‘‘the 
date’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2022’’; 
and 
(2) in section 4016(b)(2), by striking ‘‘2020’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2021’’. 
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(b) TEMPORARY CREDIT UNION PROVISIONS.—Section 
307(a)(4)(A) of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 
1795f(a)(4)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2020’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2021’’. 
SEC. 541. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY RELIEF FROM TROU-
BLED DEBT RESTRUCTURINGS AND INSURER 
CLARIFICATION. 
Section 4013 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9051) is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘, including an insurance com-
pany,’’ after ‘‘institution’’ each place the term ap-
pears; 
(2) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2022’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by inserting ‘‘under 
United States Generally Accepted Accounting Prin-
ciples’’ after ‘‘purposes’’; and 
(4) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting ‘‘, includ-
ing insurance companies,’’ after ‘‘institutions’’. 
SEC. 542. HEALTHCARE OPERATING LOSS LOANS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) OPERATING
LOSS.—The term ‘‘operating 
loss’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
223(d) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
1715n(d)). 
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(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION TO PROVIDE MORTGAGE INSUR-
ANCE.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fis-
cal years 2020 and 2021, in addition to the authority pro-
vided to insure operating loss loans under section 223(d) 
of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715n(d)), the Sec-
retary may insure or enter into commitments to ensure 
mortgages under such section 223(d) with respect to 
healthcare facilities— 
(1) insured under section 232 or section 242 of 
the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715w, 1715z– 
7); 
(2) that were financially sound immediately 
prior to the President’s March 13, 2020 Proclamation 
on Declaring a National Emergency Concerning the 
Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19) Outbreak; 
(3) that have exhausted all other forms of assist-
ance; and 
(4) subject to— 
(A) the limitation for new commitments to 
guarantee loans insured under the General and 
Special Risk Insurance Funds under the heading 
‘‘General and Special Risk Program Account’’ 
for fiscal years 2020 and 2021; and 
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(B) the underwriting parameters and other 
terms and conditions that the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate through guidance. 
(c) AMOUNT OF LOAN.—After all other realized or rea-
sonably anticipated assistance (including reimbursements, 
loans, or other payments from other Federal sources) are 
taken into account, a loan insured under subsection (b) 
shall be in an amount not exceeding the lesser of— 
(1) the temporary losses or additional expenses 
incurred or expected to be incurred by the healthcare 
facility as a result of the impact of the circumstances 
giving rise to the President’s March 13, 2020 Procla-
mation on Declaring a National Emergency Con-
cerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19) 
Outbreak; or 
(2) the amount expected to be needed to cover the 
sum of— 
(A) 1 year of principal and interest pay-
ments for the existing loans of the healthcare fa-
cility insured by the Secretary; 
(B) 1 year of principal and interest pay-
ments for the loan pursuant to this section; 
(C) 1 year of mortgage insurance premiums 
for the loans described in subparagraphs (A) and 
(B); 
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(D) 1 year of monthly deposits to reserve 
accounts required by the Secretary for the loans 
described in subparagraphs (A) and (B); 
(E) 1 year of property taxes and insurance 
for the healthcare facility; and 
(F) transaction costs, including legal fees, 
for the loans described in subparagraphs (A) and 
(B). 
TITLE VI—LABOR PROVISIONS 
SEC. 601. JOB CORPS FLEXIBILITIES. 
(a) ENROLLMENT.—During the period beginning on 
the date of enactment of this Act and ending when all quali-
fying emergencies have expired, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the requirements described in sections 
145(a)(2)(A) and 152(b)(2)(B) of the Workforce Innovation 
and 
Opportunity 
Act 
(29 
U.S.C. 
3195(a)(2)(A), 
3202(b)(2)(B)) shall be applicable only for enrollees in the 
Job Corps— 
(1) participating on-site at a Job Corps center; 
or 
(2) returning to on-site participation at a Job 
Corps center after participating in distance learning. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—During a qualifying emergency or 
the 1-year period immediately following the expiration of 
the qualifying emergency, an individual who would be older 
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than the age of 24 on the date the individual enrolls in 
the Job Corps is eligible to enroll in the Job Corps, notwith-
standing section 144(a)(1)(A) of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3194(a)(1)(A)), as long 
as— 
(1) the individual applies for enrollment by the 
date that is 6 months after the date of enactment of 
this Act, and is not older than age 24 on the date of 
application; and 
(2) the individual attains the age of 25 during 
the qualifying emergency or the 1-year period imme-
diately following the expiration of the qualifying 
emergency. 
(c) QUALIFYING EMERGENCY DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘qualifying emergency’’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 3502(a)(4) of the Coronavirus Aid, 
Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116–136). 
TITLE VII—NUTRITION AND 
AGRICULTURE RELIEF 
Subtitle A—Nutrition 
CHAPTER 1—SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION 
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
SEC. 701. DEFINITIONS. 
In this chapter— 
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(1) COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.—The 
term ‘‘COVID-19 public health emergency’’ means a 
public health emergency declared or renewed by the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services under sec-
tion 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
247d) based on an outbreak of coronavirus disease 
2019 (COVID-19). 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(3) SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘‘supplemental nutrition assistance 
program’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
3(t) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2012(t)). 
(4) SNAP.—The term ‘‘SNAP’’ refers to the sup-
plemental nutrition assistance program. 
SEC. 702. SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) VALUE OF BENEFITS.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, beginning on January 1, 2021, and for 
each subsequent month through June 30, 2021, the value 
of benefits determined under section 8(a) of the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 15 2017(a)) shall be cal-
culated using 115 percent of the June 2020 value of the 
thrifty food plan (as defined in section 3 of such Act (7 
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U.S.C. 2012)) if the value of the benefits would be greater 
under that calculation than in the absence of this sub-
section. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SECRETARY.—In car-
rying out this section, the Secretary shall— 
(1) consider the benefit increases described in 
subsection (a) to be a ‘‘mass change’’; 
(2) require a simple process for States to notify 
households of the increase in benefits; 
(3) consider section 16(c)(3)(A) of the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(c)(3)(A)) to 
apply to any errors in the implementation of this sec-
tion without regard to the 120-day limit described in 
that section; and 
(4) disregard the additional amount of benefits 
that a household receives as a result of this section in 
determining the amount of overissuances under sec-
tion 13 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2022). 
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For the costs of State admin-
istrative expenses associated with carrying out this 
section and administering the supplemental nutrition 
assistance program established under the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) during 
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the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Secretary 
shall make available $100,000,000 for fiscal year 
2021. 
(2) TIMING.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
make available to States amounts for fiscal year 2021 
under paragraph (1). 
(3) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Funds described in 
paragraph (1) shall be made available as grants to 
State agencies for fiscal year 2021 as follows: 
(A) 75 percent of the amounts available for 
fiscal year 2021 shall be allocated to States based 
on the share of each State of households that par-
ticipate in the supplemental nutrition assistance 
program as reported to the Department of Agri-
culture for the most recent 12-month period for 
which data are available, adjusted by the Sec-
retary (as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act) for participation in disaster 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 
fiscal year 2021 shall be allocated to States based 
on the increase in the number of households that 
participate in the supplemental nutrition assist-
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ance 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 disaster programs 
under section 5(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(h)). 
(d) CERTAIN EXCLUSIONS FROM SNAP INCOME.—A 
Federal pandemic unemployment compensation payment 
made to an individual under section 2104 of the 
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Pub-
lic Law 116–136) 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 the purpose of determining eligi-
bility of such individual or any other individual for benefits 
or assistance, or the amount of benefits or assistance, under 
any programs authorized under the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.). 
(e) PROVISIONS FOR IMPACTED STUDENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, not later than 20 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, eligibility for supple-
mental nutrition assistance program benefits shall not 
be limited under section 6(e) of the Food and Nutri-
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tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(e)) for an individual 
who— 
(A) is enrolled at least half-time in an in-
stitution of higher education; and 
(B)(i) is eligible to participate in a State or 
federally financed work study program during 
the regular school year as determined by the in-
stitution of higher education; or 
(ii) in the current academic year, has an 
expected family contribution of $0 as determined 
in accordance with part F of title IV of the 
Higher Education Act of 195 (20 U.S.C. 1087kk 
et. seq.). 
(2) SUNSET.— 
(A) INITIAL APPLICATIONS.—The eligibility 
standards authorized under paragraph (1) shall 
be in effect for initial applications for the sup-
plemental nutrition assistance program until 30 
days after the COVID–19 public health emer-
gency is lifted. 
(B) 
RECERTIFICATIONS.—The 
eligibility 
standards authorized under paragraph (1) shall 
be in effect until the first recertification of a 
household beginning no earlier than 30 days 
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after the COVID–19 public health emergency is 
lifted. 
(3) GUIDANCE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 10 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall issue guidance to State agencies on 
the temporary student eligibility requirements 
established under this subsection. 
(B) COORDINATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT 
OF EDUCATION.—The Secretary of Education, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture 
and institutions of higher education, shall carry 
out activities to inform applicants for Federal 
student financial aid under the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) and 
students at institutions of higher education of the 
temporary student eligibility requirements estab-
lished under this subsection. 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than July 31, 2021, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that 
accounts for both the redemption rate and account balances 
for each month during the period specified in subsection 
(a). 
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(g) LIMITATION ON QUALITY CONTROL WAIVERS.— 
Section 4603(a)(2) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2021 and Other Extensions Act (Public Law 116-159) is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2021’’ and inserting 
‘‘June 30, 2021’’. 
(h) FUNDING.—There are hereby appropriated to the 
Secretary, out of any money not otherwise appropriated, 
such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. 
SEC. 703. ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR SNAP ONLINE PUR-
CHASING AND TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS. 
(a) RESOURCES FOR SNAP ONLINE PURCHASING.— 
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall provide— 
(1) additional support for the Food and Nutri-
tion Service to conduct end-to-end testing in the on-
line production environment; and 
(2) technical assistance to educate retailers on 
the process and technical requirements for the online 
acceptance of SNAP benefits and to support and expe-
dite SNAP online purchasing. 
(b) SNAP ONLINE PURCHASING ASSISTANCE FOR DI-
RECT-MARKETING FARMERS AND FARMERS’ MARKETS.— 
The Secretary, on a competitive basis, shall enter into coop-
erative agreements with, or provide grants to, not more 
than 5 eligible entities to build out functionality, and pro-
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vide assistance to direct-marketing farmers and farmers’ 
markets to accept SNAP benefits through online trans-
actions. 
(1) SELECTION PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall 
prioritize eligible entities with experience building on-
line purchasing platforms for technology solutions for 
farmers’ markets and direct-marketing farmers. 
(2) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means a non-
profit entity with experience building online pur-
chasing platforms or technology solutions, or with ex-
perience working with commercial entities that have 
experience building online purchasing platforms or 
technology solutions. 
(c) ISSUANCE INNOVATION
AND TECHNOLOGY IM-
PROVEMENT SUPPORT.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) review technological developments, including 
developments related to security and privacy, sur-
rounding mobile payment technology, to support the 
mobile technologies demonstration projects and the use 
of mobile technologies authorized under section 
7(k)(14) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008; and 
(2) test methods to modernize electronic benefit 
transfer technology for the purpose of improving the 
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security and integrity of the electronic benefits trans-
fer system. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than January 31, 2022, and 
annually thereafter until all funds provided under sub-
section (e) have been expended, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry of the Senate a report that includes— 
(1) a description of the activities conducted 
under subsections (a), (b), and (c); 
(2) a description of any grants, cooperative 
agreements, or contracts awarded under this section; 
(3) an analysis of the technological developments 
surrounding mobile payment technology; and 
(4) a summary of EBT modernization testing re-
sults under subsection (c)(2). 
(e) FUNDING.— 
(1) APPROPRIATIONS.—There is hereby appro-
priated to the Secretary, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $5,000,000 to 
be available until expended to carry out this section. 
(2) USE OF FUNDS.—With respect to the funds 
appropriated under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall use— 
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(A) not more than $1,000,000 for purposes 
described in subsection (a); and 
(B) not more than $1,000,000 for purposes 
described in subsection (b). 
SEC. 704. NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise made available, 
$614,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 
2021, shall be available for the Secretary of Agriculture to 
provide grants to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mar-
iana Islands, Puerto Rico, and American Samoa for nutri-
tion assistance in response to a COVID-19 public health 
emergency, of which $14,000,000 shall be available for the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 
CHAPTER 2—COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION 
PROGRAMS 
SEC. 711. EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Commodity Assist-
ance Program’’ for the emergency food assistance program 
as authorized by section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)) and section 204(a)(1) of 
the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 
7508(a)(1)), $400,000,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2021: Provided, That of the funds made 
available in this section, the Secretary may use up to 20 
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percent for costs associated with the distribution of com-
modities. 
SEC. 712. COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAM. 
In addition to amounts otherwise made available, 
$13,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 
2021, shall be available for the Secretary of Agriculture for 
the Commodity Supplemental Food Program as authorized 
by section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection 
Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note): Provided, That of the 
funds made available in this section, up to 20 percent shall 
be available for State administrative expenses. 
CHAPTER 3—CHILD NUTRITION 
SEC. 721. ASSISTANCE FOR CHILDREN IN CHILD CARE. 
Section 1101 of the Families First Coronavirus Re-
sponse Act (Public Law 116-127; 7 U.S.C. 2011 note) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (f), by amending paragraph (2) 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) SIMPLIFYING
ASSUMPTIONS
FOR
SCHOOL 
YEAR 2020-2021.—For purposes of this section, a State 
agency may develop and use simplifying assumptions 
(including a State or local public health ordinance 
developed in response to COVID–19) and the best fea-
sibly available data to determine the status of a school 
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or covered child care facility as opened, closed, or op-
erating with a reduced number of days or hours, es-
tablish State or regionally-based benefits levels, iden-
tify eligible children and children eligible for assist-
ance under subsection (h), and establish eligibility pe-
riods for eligible children and children eligible for as-
sistance under subsection (h).’’; and 
(2) in subsection (h)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or the 
area of a child’s residence’’ after ‘‘schools in the 
area of a covered child care facility’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or for 
each day that a school in the area of a covered 
child care facility or the area of the child’s resi-
dence is closed or has reduced attendance or 
hours for at least 5 consecutive days’’ before the 
period at the end; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) DEEMED POPULATION.—For purposes of an 
approved State agency plan described in paragraph 
(1) or an approved amendment to such a plan de-
scribed in such paragraph, the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall deem any child who has not attained the 
age of 6 as a child who is enrolled in a covered child 
care facility.’’; and 
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(3) in subsection (j), by inserting ‘‘for State 
agencies, other agencies of the State, local units, and 
schools’’ after ‘‘administrative expenses’’. 
SEC. 722. EMERGENCY COSTS FOR CHILD NUTRITION PRO-
GRAMS DURING COVID–19 PANDEMIC. 
(a) USE
OF CERTAIN APPROPRIATIONS
TO COVER 
EMERGENCY OPERATIONAL COSTS UNDER SCHOOL MEAL 
PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) 
REQUIRED
ALLOTMENTS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary shall allocate to each State that partici-
pates in the reimbursement program under para-
graph (3) such amounts as may be necessary to 
carry out reimbursements under such paragraph 
for each reimbursement month, including, subject 
to paragraph (5)(B), administrative expenses 
necessary to make such reimbursements. 
(B) GUIDANCE
WITH
RESPECT
TO
PRO-
GRAM.—Not later than 30 days after the date of 
the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
issue guidance with respect to the reimbursement 
program under paragraph (3). 
(2) REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM APPLICATION.— 
To participate in the reimbursement program under 
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paragraph (3), not later than 30 days after the date 
described in paragraph (1)(B), a State shall submit 
an application to the Secretary that includes a plan 
to calculate and disburse reimbursements under the 
reimbursement program under paragraph (3). 
(3) REIMBURSEMENT
PROGRAM.—Subject to 
paragraphs (4) and (5)(D), using the amounts allo-
cated under paragraph (1)(A), a State participating 
in the reimbursement program under this paragraph 
shall make reimbursements for emergency operational 
costs for each reimbursement month as follows: 
(A) For each new school food authority in 
the State for the reimbursement month, an 
amount equal to 55 percent of the amount equal 
to— 
(i) the average monthly amount such 
new school food authority was reimbursed 
under the reimbursement sections for meals 
and supplements served by such new school 
food authority during the alternate period; 
minus 
(ii) the amount such new school food 
authority was reimbursed under the reim-
bursement sections for meals and supple-
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only be made available to a school food authority 
or new school food authority that— 
(i) submits a claim to such State for 
meals, supplements, or administrative costs 
with respect to a month occurring during 
the period beginning September 1, 2020 and 
ending December 31, 2020; or 
(ii) provides an assurance to such 
State that the school food authority or new 
school food authority will submit a claim to 
such State for meals, supplements, or ad-
ministrative costs with respect to a month 
occurring during the first full semester (or 
equivalent term) after the conclusion of the 
public health emergency, as determined by 
such State. 
(6) REPORTS.—Each State that carries out a re-
imbursement program under paragraph (3) shall, not 
later than March 31, 2022, submit a report to the 
Secretary that includes a summary of the use of such 
funds by the State and each school food authority and 
new school food authority in such State. 
(b) USE
OF CERTAIN APPROPRIATIONS
TO COVER 
CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM CHILD CARE 
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OPERATIONAL EMERGENCY COSTS DURING COVID–19 
PANDEMIC.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) 
REQUIRED
ALLOTMENTS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary shall allocate to each State that partici-
pates in the reimbursement program under para-
graph (3) such amounts as may be necessary to 
carry out reimbursements under such paragraph 
for each reimbursement month, including, subject 
to paragraph (5)(C), administrative expenses 
necessary to make such reimbursements. 
(B) GUIDANCE
WITH
RESPECT
TO
PRO-
GRAM.—Not later than 30 days after the date of 
the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
issue guidance with respect to the reimbursement 
program under paragraph (3). 
(2) REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM APPLICATION.— 
To participate in the reimbursement program under 
paragraph (3), not later than 30 days after the date 
described in paragraph (1)(B), a State shall submit 
an application to the Secretary that includes a plan 
to calculate and disburse reimbursements under the 
reimbursement program under paragraph (3). 
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(3) REIMBURSEMENT AMOUNT.—Subject to para-
graphs (4) and (5)(E), using the amounts allocated 
under paragraph (1)(A), a State participating in the 
reimbursement program under this paragraph shall 
make reimbursements for child care operational emer-
gency costs for each reimbursement month as follows: 
(A) For each new covered institution in the 
State for the reimbursement month, an amount 
equal to 55 percent of— 
(i) the average monthly amount such 
new covered institution was reimbursed 
under subsection (c) and subsection (f) of 
section 17 of the Richard B. Russell Na-
tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) 
for meals and supplements served by such 
new covered institution during the alternate 
period; minus 
(ii) the amount such new covered insti-
tution was reimbursed under such section 
for meals and supplements served by such 
new covered institution during such reim-
bursement month. 
(B) For each covered institution not de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) in the State for the 
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reimbursement month, an amount equal to 55 
percent of— 
(i) the amount such covered institution 
was reimbursed under subsection (c) and 
subsection (f) of section 17 of the Richard 
B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1766) for meals and supplements 
served by such covered institution during 
the month beginning one year before such 
reimbursement month; minus 
(ii) the amount such covered institu-
tion was reimbursed under such section for 
meals and supplements served by such cov-
ered institution during such reimbursement 
month. 
(C) For each new sponsoring organization 
of a family or group day care home in the State 
for the reimbursement month, an amount equal 
to 55 percent of— 
(i) the average monthly amount such 
new sponsoring organization of a family or 
group day care home was reimbursed under 
section 17(f)(3)(B) of the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
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1766(f)(3)(B)) for administrative funds for 
the alternate period; minus 
(ii) the amount such new sponsoring 
organization of a family or group day care 
home was reimbursed under such section for 
administrative funds for the reimbursement 
month. 
(D) For each sponsoring organization of a 
family or group day care home not described in 
subparagraph (C) in the State for the reimburse-
ment month, an amount equal to 55 percent of— 
(i) the amount such sponsoring organi-
zation of a family or group day care home 
was reimbursed under section 17(f)(3)(B) of 
the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(f)(3)(B)) for ad-
ministrative funds for the month beginning 
one year before such reimbursement month; 
minus 
(ii) the amount such sponsoring orga-
nization of a family or group day care 
home was reimbursed under such section for 
administrative funds for such reimburse-
ment month. 
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(4) SPECIAL RULES RELATING TO REIMBURSE-
MENT CALCULATION.— 
(A) EFFECT OF NEGATIVE NUMBER.—If a 
subtraction performed under subparagraph (A), 
(B), (C), or (D) of paragraph (3) results in a 
negative number, the reimbursement amount cal-
culated under such subparagraph shall equal 
zero. 
(B) 
SPECIAL
TREATMENT
OF
MARCH, 
2020.—In the case of a reimbursement under sub-
paragraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of paragraph (3) 
for the reimbursement month of March, 2020, the 
reimbursement amount shall be equal to the 
amount determined under such a subparagraph 
for such month, divided by 2. 
(5) TREATMENT OF FUNDS.— 
(A) AVAILABILITY.—Funds allocated to a 
State under paragraph (1)(A) shall remain 
available until September 30, 2021. 
(B) UNAFFILIATED CENTER.—In the case of 
a covered institution or a new covered institu-
tion that is an unaffiliated center that is spon-
sored by a sponsoring organization and receives 
funds for a reimbursement month under sub-
paragraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (3), such un-
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affiliated center shall provide to such sponsoring 
organization an amount of such funds as agreed 
to by the sponsoring organization and the unaf-
filiated center, except such amount may not be 
greater be than 15 percent of such funds. 
(C) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—A State 
may reserve not more than 1 percent of the funds 
allocated under paragraph (1)(A) for adminis-
trative expenses to carry out this subsection. 
(D) UNEXPENDED
BALANCE.—On March 
31, 2022, any amounts allocated to a State 
under paragraph (1)(A) or reimbursed to a new 
covered institution, covered institution, new 
sponsoring organization of a family or group 
day care home, or sponsoring organization of a 
family or group day care home that are unex-
pended by such State, new covered institution, 
covered institution, new sponsoring organization 
of a family or group day care home, or spon-
soring organization of a family or group day 
care home, shall revert to the Secretary. 
(E) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Funds 
allocated to a State under paragraph (1)(A) may 
only be made available to a new covered institu-
tion, covered institution, new sponsoring organi-
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family or group day care home, or sponsoring organi-
zation of a family or group day care home. 
(c) FUNDING.—There are appropriated to the Sec-
retary, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, such sums as are necessary to carry out this 
section. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ALTERNATE PERIOD.—The term ‘‘alternate 
period’’ means the period beginning January 1, 2020 
and ending February 29, 2020. 
(2) 
EMERGENCY
OPERATIONAL
COSTS.—The 
term ‘‘emergency operational costs’’ means the costs 
incurred by a school food authority or new school food 
authority— 
(A) during a public health emergency; 
(B) that are related to the ongoing oper-
ation, modified operation, or temporary suspen-
sion of operation (including administrative 
costs) of such school food authority or new school 
food authority; and 
(C) except as provided under subsection (a), 
that are not reimbursed under a Federal grant. 
(3) CHILD
CARE
OPERATIONAL
EMERGENCY 
COSTS.—The term ‘‘child care operational emergency 
costs’’ means the costs under the child and adult care 
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food program under section 17 of the Richard B. Rus-
sell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) in-
curred by a new covered institution, covered institu-
tion, new sponsoring organization of a family or 
group day care home, or sponsoring organization of 
a family or group day care home— 
(A) during a public health emergency; 
(B) that are related to the ongoing oper-
ation, modified operation, or temporary suspen-
sion of operation (including administrative 
costs) of such new covered institution, covered in-
stitution, new sponsoring organization of a fam-
ily or group day care home, sponsoring organi-
zation of a family or group day care home, or 
sponsoring organization of an unaffiliated cen-
ter; and 
(C) except as provided under subsection (b), 
that are not reimbursed under a Federal grant. 
(4) COVERED INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘covered 
institution’’ means— 
(A) an institution (as defined in section 
17(a)(2) of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(a)(2))); and 
(B) a family or group day care home. 
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(5) NEW
COVERED
INSTITUTION.—The term 
‘‘new covered institution’’ means a covered institution 
for which no reimbursements were made for meals 
and supplements under section 17(c) or (f) of the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1766) with respect to the previous reimburse-
ment period. 
(6) NEW SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY.—The term 
‘‘new school food authority’’ means a school food au-
thority for which no reimbursements were made under 
the reimbursement sections with respect to the pre-
vious reimbursement period. 
(7) NEW SPONSORING ORGANIZATION OF A FAM-
ILY OR GROUP DAY CARE.—The term ‘‘new sponsoring 
organization of a family or group day care’’ means 
a sponsoring organization of a family or group day 
care home for which no reimbursements for adminis-
trative funds were made under section 17(f)(3)(B) of 
the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1766(f)(3)(B)) for the previous reimburse-
ment period. 
(8) PREVIOUS
REIMBURSEMENT
PERIOD.—The 
term ‘‘previous reimbursement period’’ means the pe-
riod beginning March 1, 2019 and ending June 30, 
2019. 
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(9) PUBLIC
HEALTH
EMERGENCY.—The term 
‘‘public health emergency’’ means a public health 
emergency declared pursuant to section 319 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) resulting 
from the COVID–19 pandemic or any renewal of such 
declaration pursuant to such section 319. 
(10) REIMBURSEMENT MONTH.—The term ‘‘re-
imbursement month’’ means March 2020, April 2020, 
May 2020, and June 2020. 
(11) REIMBURSEMENT
SECTIONS.—The term 
‘‘reimbursement sections’’ means— 
(A) section 4(b), section 11(a)(2), section 
13, and section 17A(c) of the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1753(b); 
42 U.S.C. 1759a(a)(2); 42 U.S.C. 1761; 42 
U.S.C. 1766a(c)); and 
(B) section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act (42 
U.S.C. 1773). 
(12) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(13) STATE.— The term ‘‘State’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 12(d)(8) of the Richard 
B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1760(d)(8)). 
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SEC. 723. TASK FORCE ON SUPPLEMENTAL FOODS DELIV-
ERY IN THE SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRI-
TION PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF TASK FORCE.—Not later than 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
Secretary shall establish a task force on supplemental foods 
delivery in the special supplemental nutrition program (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘Task Force’’). 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) COMPOSITION.—The Task Force shall be com-
posed of at least 1 member but not more than 3 mem-
bers appointed by the Secretary from each of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Retailers of supplemental foods. 
(B) Representatives of State agencies. 
(C) Representatives of Indian State agen-
cies. 
(D) Representatives of local agencies. 
(E) Technology companies with experience 
maintaining the special supplemental nutrition 
program information systems and technology, 
including management information systems or 
electronic benefit transfer services. 
(F) Manufacturers of supplemental foods, 
including infant formula. 
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(G) Participants in the special supple-
mental nutrition program from diverse locations. 
(H) Other organizations that have experi-
ence with and knowledge of the special supple-
mental nutrition program. 
(2) LIMITATION
ON
MEMBERSHIP.—The Task 
Force shall be composed of not more than 20 members. 
(c) DUTIES.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Task Force shall study meas-
ures to streamline the redemption of supplemental 
foods benefits that promote convenience, safety, and 
equitable access to supplemental foods, including in-
fant formula, for participants in the special supple-
mental nutrition program, including— 
(A) online and telephonic ordering and 
curbside pickup of, and payment for, supple-
mental foods; 
(B) online and telephonic purchasing of 
supplemental foods; 
(C) home delivery of supplemental foods; 
(D) self checkout for purchases of supple-
mental foods; and 
(E) other measures that limit or eliminate 
consumer presence in a physical store. 
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(2) REPORT BY TASK FORCE.—Not later than 
September 30, 2021, the Task Force shall submit to 
the Secretary a report that includes— 
(A) the results of the study required under 
paragraph (1); and 
(B) recommendations with respect to such 
results. 
(3) REPORT BY SECRETARY.—Not later than 45 
days after receiving the report required under para-
graph (2), the Secretary shall— 
(A) submit to Congress a report that in-
cludes— 
(i) a plan with respect to carrying out 
the recommendations received by the Sec-
retary in such report under paragraph (2); 
and 
(ii) an assessment of whether legisla-
tive changes are necessary to carry out such 
plan; and 
(B) notify the Task Force of the submission 
of the report required under subparagraph (A). 
(4) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall make 
publicly available on the website of the Department of 
Agriculture— 
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(5) SUPPLEMENTAL FOODS.—The term ‘‘supple-
mental foods’’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 17(b) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
U.S.C. 1786(b)). 
CHAPTER 4—OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 731. AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES PROGRAMS. 
For an additional amount for nutrition services under 
the Older Americans Act of 1965, $175,000,000: Provided, 
That of the amount made available under this heading in 
this Act, $168,000,000 shall be for subparts 1 and 2 of part 
C of title III of such Act and $7,000,000 shall be for nutri-
tion services under title VI of such Act: Provided further, 
That 
State 
matching 
requirements 
under 
sections 
304(d)(1)(D) and 309(b)(2) of such Act shall not apply to 
funds made available under this heading. 
SEC. 732. NUTRITION SERVICES UNDER OLDER AMERICANS 
ACT. 
(a) NUTRITION SERVICES TRANSFER CRITERIA.— 
With respect to funds appropriated under paragraph (1) 
or (2) of section 303(b) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 
(42 U.S.C. 3023(b)) received by a State for fiscal year 2021, 
the Secretary shall allow a State agency or an area agency 
on aging, without prior approval, to transfer not more than 
100 percent of the funds received, notwithstanding the limi-
tation on transfer authority provided in subparagraph (A) 
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of section 308(b)(4) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3028(b)(4)) and without regard to subparagraph (B) 
of such section, by the State agency or area agency on 
aging, respectively, and attributable to funds appropriated 
under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 303(b) of such Act, 
between subpart 1 and subpart 2 of part C (42 U.S.C. 
3030d–2 et seq.) for such use as the State agency or area 
agency on aging, respectively, considers appropriate to meet 
the needs of the State or area served. 
(b) HOME-DELIVERED NUTRITION SERVICES WAIV-
ER.—For purposes of determining eligibility for the deliv-
ery of nutrition services under section 337 of the Older 
Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030g), with funds re-
ceived by a State under the Older Americans Act of 1965 
(42 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.) for fiscal 2021, the State shall treat 
an older individual who is unable to obtain nutrition be-
cause the individual is practicing social distancing due to 
the public health emergency in the same manner as the 
State treats an older individual who is homebound by rea-
son of illness. 
(c) DIETARY GUIDELINES WAIVER.—To facilitate im-
plementation of subparts 1 and 2 of part C of title III of 
the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030d–2 et 
seq.), with funds received by a State for fiscal year 2021, 
the Assistant Secretary for Aging may waive, but continue 
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to make every effort practicable to encourage the restoration 
of, the applicable requirements for meals provided under 
such subparts comply with the requirements of clauses (i) 
and (ii) of section 339(2)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3030g– 
21(2)(A)). 
Subtitle B—Agriculture 
CHAPTER 1—AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 
SEC. 751. OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY. 
There is appropriated, out of any funds in the Treas-
ury not otherwise appropriated, for an additional amount 
for the ‘‘Office of the Secretary’’, $11,187,500,000, to re-
main available until expended, to prevent, prepare for, and 
respond to coronavirus by providing support for agricul-
tural producers, growers, and processors impacted by 
coronavirus, including producers and growers of specialty 
crops, non-specialty crops, dairy, livestock, and poultry, 
producers that supply local food systems, including farmers 
markets, restaurants, and schools, and growers who produce 
livestock or poultry under a contract for another entity: 
Provided, That from the amounts provided in this section, 
the Secretary of Agriculture shall make supplemental pay-
ments to producers of price trigger crops for the 2020 crop 
year under section 9.202 of title 7, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, on eligible acres of the crop, in an amount equal to 
$20 per eligible acre: Provided further, That from the 
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amounts provided in this section, the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall make supplemental payments to producers of 
flat-rate crops for the 2020 crop year under section 9.202 
of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, on eligible acres of 
the crop, in an amount equal to $20 per eligible acre: Pro-
vided further, That for the purposes of determining the 
amount of eligible sales under section 9.202(i) of title 7, 
Code of Federal Regulations, the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall also include indemnities received under crop insur-
ance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 
et seq.) and payments made or calculated under the non-
insured crop disaster assistance program established by sec-
tion 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Re-
form Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333) and the wildfire and hur-
ricane indemnity plus program under subpart O of part 
760 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations: Provided fur-
ther, That for the purposes of determining the amount of 
eligible sales under section 9.202(i) of title 7, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, the Secretary of Agriculture may allow 
producers to substitute 2018 sales for such commodities for 
2019 sales: Provided further, That from the amounts pro-
vided in this section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
make payments to producers of livestock or poultry (not in-
cluding any packer (as defined in section 201 of the Packers 
and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 191)) or live poultry 
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dealer (as defined in section 2(a) of that Act (7 U.S.C. 
182(a)))) for losses of livestock or poultry depopulated before 
the date of enactment of this Act due to insufficient proc-
essing access, based on 80 percent of the fair market value 
of any livestock or poultry so depopulated, and for the cost 
of such depopulation (other than costs for which the pro-
ducer has been compensated under the environmental qual-
ity incentives program under subchapter A of chapter 4 of 
subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3839aa et seq.)): Provided further, That in deter-
mining the cost of depopulation under the preceding pro-
viso, the Secretary of Agriculture may take into consider-
ation whether a producer has been compensated for the costs 
of such depopulation by any State program: Provided fur-
ther, That from the amounts provided in this section, the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall make payments to producers 
of cattle described in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of section 
9.102(i) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, in an 
amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying the 
number of such cattle in inventory during the time period 
specified in paragraph (c)(2) of that section by 50 percent 
of the payment rate calculated by subtracting the applicable 
CCC payment rate specified in paragraph (h) of that sec-
tion and the applicable payment rate specified in section 
9.202(c) of that title from the applicable CARES Act pay-
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ment rate specified in section 9.102(h) of that title: Pro-
vided further, That from the amounts provided in this sec-
tion, the Secretary of Agriculture shall make payments to 
producers of cattle described in paragraphs (1) and (5) of 
section 9.102(i) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, in 
an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying 
the number of such cattle in inventory during the time pe-
riod specified in paragraph (c)(2) of that section by 25 per-
cent of the payment rate calculated by subtracting the ap-
plicable CCC payment rate specified in paragraph (h) of 
that section and the applicable payment rate specified in 
section 9.202(c) of that title (if applicable) from the appli-
cable CARES Act payment rate specified in section 
9.102(h) of that title: Provided further, That from the 
amounts provided in this section, the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall use not more than $1,000,000,000 to make 
payments to contract growers of livestock and poultry to 
cover not more than 80 percent of revenue losses, as deter-
mined by the Secretary of Agriculture, for the period begin-
ning on January 1, 2020, and ending on the date of enact-
ment of this Act: Provided further, That from the amounts 
provided in this section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
use not less than $20,000,000 to improve and maintain ani-
mal disease prevention and response capacity: Provided 
further, That from the amounts provided in this section, 
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the Secretary of Agriculture shall make payments to domes-
tic users of upland cotton and extra-long staple cotton for 
the period beginning on March 1, 2020, and ending on De-
cember 31, 2020, in an amount equal to the product ob-
tained by multiplying 10 by the product obtained by multi-
plying 6 cents per pound by the average monthly consump-
tion of the domestic user for the period beginning on Janu-
ary 1, 2017, and ending on December 31, 2019: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding paragraph (e) of section 9.7 
of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor 
regulation), and subject to the availability of funds, taking 
into account the requirements of the other provisos in this 
section, for purposes of providing assistance under subparts 
B and C of part 9 of that title, the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall make additional payments to ensure that such assist-
ance more closely aligns with the calculated gross payment 
or revenue losses of any person or entity, except that such 
assistance shall not exceed the calculated gross payment or 
80 percent of the loss, as determined by the Secretary of 
Agriculture, of any entity or persons, and that for the pur-
poses of determining income derived from farming, ranch-
ing, and forestry under paragraph (d) of that section, the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall broadly consider income de-
rived from agricultural sales (including gains), agricultural 
services, the sale of agricultural real estate, and prior year 
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net operating loss carryforward as such income: Provided 
further, That from the amounts provided in this section, 
the Secretary of Agriculture may provide support to proc-
essors for losses of crops due to insufficient processing ac-
cess: Provided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture 
may extend the term of a marketing assistance loan author-
ized by section 1201 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 
U.S.C. 9031), notwithstanding section 1203(b) of that Act 
(7 U.S.C. 9033(b)), for any loan commodity to 12 months: 
Provided further, That the authority provided by the pre-
vious proviso shall expire on September 30, 2021: Provided 
further, That from the amounts provided in this section, 
the Secretary of Agriculture shall use not less than 
$1,500,000,000 to purchase food and agricultural products, 
including seafood, to purchase and distribute agricultural 
products (including fresh produce, dairy, and meat prod-
ucts) to individuals in need, including through delivery to 
nonprofit organizations that can receive, store, and dis-
tribute food items, and for grants and loans to small or 
midsized food processors or distributors, seafood processing 
facilities and processing vessels, farmers markets, producers, 
or other organizations to respond to coronavirus, including 
for measures to protect workers against the Coronavirus 
Disease 2019 (COVID–19): Provided further, That not later 
than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act and 
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prior to issuing solicitations for contracts under the pre-
vious proviso, the Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct a 
preliminary review of actions necessary to improve 
COVID–19-related food purchasing, including reviewing co-
ordination, specifications, quality, and fairness of pur-
chases, including the distribution of purchased commodities, 
including the fairness of food distribution, such as whether 
rural communities received adequate support, the degree to 
which transportation costs were sufficient to reach all areas, 
whether food safety was adequate in the distribution of food, 
and the degree to which local purchases of food were made: 
Provided further, That from the amounts provided in this 
section, the Secretary of Agriculture may use not more than 
$200,000,000 to provide relief to timber harvesting and tim-
ber hauling businesses that have, as a result of the COVID– 
19 pandemic, experienced a loss of not less than 10 percent 
in gross revenue during the period beginning on January 
1, 2020, and ending on December 1, 2020, as compared to 
the gross revenue of that timber harvesting or hauling busi-
ness during the same period in 2019: Provided further, That 
in making direct support payments in this section, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture may take into account price differen-
tiation factors for each commodity based on specialized va-
rieties, local markets, and farm practices, such as certified 
organic farms (as defined in section 2103 of the Organic 
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Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6502)): Provided 
further, That using amounts provided in this section, the 
Secretary of Agriculture may make payments to producers 
of advanced biofuel, biomass-based diesel, cellulosic biofuel, 
conventional biofuel, or renewable fuel (as such terms are 
defined in section 211(o)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7545(o)(1))) produced in the United States, for unexpected 
market losses as a result of COVID–19: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of Agriculture may make recourse loans 
available to dairy product processors, packagers, or mer-
chandisers impacted by COVID–19: Provided further, That 
each reference in this section to a section or other provision 
of the Code of Federal Regulations shall be considered to 
be a reference to that section or other provision as in effect 
on the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 752. SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANTS. 
Due to the impacts of COVID–19 on specialty crops, 
there is appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, for Specialty Crop Block Grants 
under section 101 of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness 
Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note; Public Law 108–465), 
$100,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
SEC. 753. LOCAL AGRICULTURE MARKET PROGRAM. 
Due to the impacts that COVID–19 has had on many 
local agriculture markets, there is appropriated, out of any 
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funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
Local Agriculture Market Program established under sec-
tion 210A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 
U.S.C. 1627c), $100,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Secretary of Agriculture may reduce the 
amount of matching funds otherwise required under that 
section 210A to an amount not greater than 10 percent of 
the total amount of the Federal funds obligated under this 
section only during the public health emergency declared 
by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under sec-
tion 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) 
on January 31, 2020, with respect to COVID–19 (or any 
renewal of that declaration): Provided further, That such 
match may be an in-kind contribution. 
SEC. 754. FARMING OPPORTUNITIES TRAINING AND OUT-
REACH PROGRAM. 
Due to the impacts of COVID–19 on certain producers, 
there is appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, for the Farming Opportunities 
Training and Outreach Program under section 2501 of the 
Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 
U.S.C. 2279), $75,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Secretary of Agriculture may reduce the 
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amount of matching funds otherwise required under that 
section 2501 to an amount not greater than 10 percent of 
the total amount of the Federal funds obligated under this 
section only during the public health emergency declared 
by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under sec-
tion 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) 
on January 31, 2020, with respect to COVID–19 (or any 
renewal of that declaration): Provided further, That such 
match may be an in-kind contribution: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of Agriculture may waive any max-
imum grant amount otherwise applicable to grants pro-
vided using such amounts. 
SEC. 755. GUS SCHUMACHER NUTRITION INCENTIVE PRO-
GRAM. 
There is appropriated, out of any funds in the Treas-
ury not otherwise appropriated, for the Gus Schumacher 
Nutrition Incentive Program under section 4405 of the 
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
7517), $75,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Secretary of Agriculture may reduce the amount of 
matching funds otherwise required under that section 4405 
to an amount not greater than 10 percent of the total 
amount of the Federal funds obligated under this section 
only during the public health emergency declared by the 
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Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) on Janu-
ary 31, 2020, with respect to COVID–19 (or any renewal 
of that declaration): Provided further, That such match 
may be an in-kind contribution: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of Agriculture may waive any maximum grant 
amount otherwise applicable to grants provided under this 
section: Provided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture 
may use such amounts to provide additional funding to on-
going grants provided under such Program before the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 756. RESEARCH. 
There is appropriated, out of any funds in the Treas-
ury not otherwise appropriated, $20,000,000 for fiscal year 
2021 and each fiscal year thereafter for the Agricultural 
Research Service to address gaps in nutrition research at 
the critical intersections of responsive agriculture, quality 
food production, and human nutrition and health. 
CHAPTER 2—SUPPORT FOR DAIRY, 
LIVESTOCK, AND FARM STRESS 
SEC. 760. DEFINITIONS. 
In this chapter: 
(1) The term ‘‘COVID–19’’ means the disease 
caused by SARS–CoV–2, or any viral strain mutat-
ing therefrom with pandemic potential. 
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(2) The term ‘‘COVID–19 public health emer-
gency’’ means the public health emergency declared by 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services under 
section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 247d) on January 31, 2020, with respect to 
COVID–19 (or any renewal of that declaration). 
(3) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 
Agriculture. 
SEC. 761. SUPPLEMENTAL DAIRY MARGIN COVERAGE PAY-
MENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide supple-
mental dairy margin coverage payments to participating 
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 
threshold selected by such eligible dairy operation under sec-
tion 1406 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 9056). 
(b) ELIGIBLE DAIRY OPERATION DESCRIBED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible dairy operation 
described in this subsection is a dairy operation 
that— 
(A) is located in the United States; and 
(B) during a calendar year in which such 
dairy operation is a participating dairy oper-
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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 mar-
gin coverage program under section 1405 of the 
Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9055) of less 
than 5,000,000 pounds, as determined in accord-
ance 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 CALCULA-
TION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of determining 
the supplemental production history of an eligible 
dairy operation under this section, such dairy oper-
ation’s supplemental production history shall be equal 
to 75 percent of the amount described in paragraph 
(2) with respect to such dairy operation. 
(2) AMOUNT.—The amount referred to in para-
graph (1) is, with respect to an eligible dairy oper-
ation, the amount equal to— 
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(A) the production volume of such dairy op-
eration for the 2019 milk marketing year; minus 
(B) the dairy margin coverage production 
history of such dairy operation established under 
section 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 cal-
endar year, an eligible dairy operation’s coverage per-
centage shall be equal to the coverage percentage se-
lected by such eligible dairy operation with respect to 
such calendar year under section 1406 of the Agricul-
tural 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 5,000,000 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 
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percentage selected by such operation under sec-
tion 1406 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 
U.S.C. 9056) by the sum of— 
(i) the supplemental production history 
calculated under subsection (c) with respect 
to such dairy operation; and 
(ii) the dairy margin coverage produc-
tion 
history 
described 
in 
subsection 
(c)(2)(B) with respect to such dairy oper-
ation. 
(e) PREMIUM COST.—The premium cost for an eligible 
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 sec-
tion 1407(b) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 
9057(b)); by 
(2) the supplemental production history with re-
spect to such dairy operation calculated under sub-
section (c) (such that total covered production history 
does not exceed 5,000,000 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. 
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(g) PROHIBITION WITH RESPECT TO DAIRY MARGIN 
COVERAGE ENROLLMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may not reopen 
or otherwise provide a special enrollment for dairy 
margin coverage (as defined in section 1401 of the 
Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9051)) for pur-
poses of establishing eligibility for supplemental dairy 
margin coverage payments under this section. 
(2) CLARIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO SUPPLE-
MENTAL DAIRY MARGIN COVERAGE PAYMENTS.—The 
Secretary may open a special enrollment for supple-
mental dairy margin coverage under this section. 
(h) APPLICATION FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2021.—The 
Secretary shall make payments under this section to eligible 
dairy operations described in subsection (b)(1) for months 
after and including January, 2021. 
(i) SUNSET.—The authority to make payments under 
this section shall terminate on December 31, 2023. 
(j) FUNDING.—There is appropriated, out of any funds 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to carry out 
this section such sums as necessary, to remain available 
until the date specified in subsection (i). 
SEC. 762. DAIRY DONATION PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) ELIGIBLE DAIRY ORGANIZATION.—The term 
‘‘eligible dairy organization’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 1431(a) of the Agricultural Act of 
2014 (7 U.S.C. 9071(a)). 
(2) ELIGIBLE DAIRY PRODUCT.—The term ‘‘eligi-
ble dairy product’’ means a product primarily made 
from milk, including fluid milk, that is produced and 
processed in the United States. 
(3) ELIGIBLE DISTRIBUTOR.—The term ‘‘eligible 
distributor’’ means a public or private nonprofit or-
ganization that distributes donated eligible dairy 
products to recipient individuals and families. 
(4) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘‘eligible 
partnership’’ means a partnership between an eligible 
dairy organization and an eligible distributor. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSES.—Not later than 
60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall establish and administer a dairy donation pro-
gram 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 reim-
bursement under subsection (d), an eligible partner-
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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.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 busi-
ness days after receiving a plan described in 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
(i) review that plan; and 
(ii) issue an approval or disapproval 
of that plan. 
(B) EMERGENCY
AND
DISASTER-RELATED 
PRIORITIZATION.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—In receiving and re-
viewing a donation and distribution plan 
submitted under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall determine whether an emer-
gency or disaster was a substantial factor 
in the submission, including— 
(I) a declared or renewed public 
health emergency under section 319 of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 247d); and 
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(II) a disaster designated by the 
Secretary. 
(ii) PRIORITY
REVIEW.—On making 
an affirmative determination under clause 
(i) with respect to a donation and distribu-
tion plan submitted under paragraph (1), 
the Secretary shall give priority to the ap-
proval or disapproval of that plan. 
(d) REIMBURSEMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—On receipt of appropriate 
documentation under paragraph (3), the Secretary 
shall reimburse an eligible dairy organization that is 
a member of an eligible partnership for which the 
Secretary has approved a donation and distribution 
plan under subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii) at a rate equal to 
the product obtained by multiplying— 
(A) the current reimbursement price de-
scribed in paragraph (2); and 
(B) the volume of milk required to make the 
donated eligible dairy product. 
(2) REIMBURSEMENT PRICE.—The Secretary— 
(A) shall set the reimbursement price re-
ferred to in paragraph (1)(A) at a value that 
shall— 
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(i) be representative of the cost of the 
milk required to make the donated eligible 
dairy product; 
(ii) be between the lowest and highest 
of the class I, II, III, or IV milk prices on 
the date of the production of the eligible 
dairy product; 
(iii) be sufficient to avoid food waste; 
and 
(iv) not interfere with the commercial 
marketing of milk or dairy products; 
(B) may set appropriate reimbursement 
prices under subparagraph (A) for different eli-
gible dairy products by class and region for the 
purpose of— 
(i) encouraging the donation of surplus 
eligible dairy products; 
(ii) facilitating the orderly marketing 
of milk; 
(iii) reducing volatility relating to sig-
nificant market disruptions; 
(iv) maintaining traditional price re-
lationships between classes of milk; or 
(v) stabilizing on-farm milk prices. 
(3) DOCUMENTATION.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible dairy organi-
zation shall submit to the Secretary such docu-
mentation as the Secretary may require to dem-
onstrate— 
(i) the production of the eligible dairy 
product; and 
(ii) the donation of the eligible dairy 
product to an eligible distributor. 
(B) VERIFICATION.—The Secretary may 
verify the accuracy of documentation submitted 
under subparagraph (A). 
(4) RETROACTIVE
REIMBURSEMENT.—In pro-
viding reimbursements under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary may provide reimbursements for eligible dairy 
product costs incurred before the date on which the 
donation and distribution plan for the applicable 
participating partnership was approved by the Sec-
retary under subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii). 
(5) 
EMERGENCY
AND
DISASTER-RELATED 
PRIORITIZATION.—In 
providing 
reimbursements 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give priority 
to reimbursements to eligible dairy organizations cov-
ered by a donation and distribution plan for which 
the Secretary makes an affirmative determination 
under subsection (c)(2)(B)(i). 
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(e) PROHIBITION ON RESALE OF PRODUCTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible distributor that 
receives eligible dairy products donated under this 
section may not sell the eligible dairy products into 
commercial markets. 
(2) PROHIBITION ON FUTURE PARTICIPATION.— 
An eligible distributor that the Secretary determines 
has violated paragraph (1) shall not be eligible for 
any future participation in the program established 
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 Sec-
retary, acting through the Administrator of the Agricultural 
Marketing Service, shall publish on the publicly accessible 
website of the Agricultural Marketing Service periodic re-
ports describing donation activity under this section. 
(h) SUPPLEMENTAL REIMBURSEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make a 
supplemental reimbursement to an eligible dairy or-
ganization that received a reimbursement under the 
milk donation program established under section 1431 
of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9071) dur-
ing the period beginning on January 1, 2020, and 
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ending on the date on which amounts made available 
under subsection (i) are no longer available. 
(2) REIMBURSEMENT CALCULATION.—A supple-
mental reimbursement described in paragraph (1) 
shall be an amount equal to— 
(A) the reimbursement calculated under 
subsection (d); minus 
(B) the reimbursement under the milk dona-
tion program described in paragraph (1). 
(i) FUNDING.—Out of any amounts of the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to the 
Secretary to carry out this section $400,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
SEC. 763. ESTABLISHMENT OF TRUST FOR BENEFIT OF UN-
PAID CASH SELLERS OF LIVESTOCK. 
The Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, is amended by 
inserting after section 317 (7 U.S.C. 217a) the following 
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 receiv-
ables or proceeds from, such livestock shall be held by 
such dealer in trust for the benefit of all unpaid cash 
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sellers of such livestock until full payment has been 
received by such unpaid cash sellers. 
‘‘(2) EXEMPTION.—Any dealer whose average an-
nual purchases of livestock do not exceed $100,000 
shall be exempt from the provisions of this section. 
‘‘(3) EFFECT OF DISHONORED INSTRUMENTS.— 
For purposes of determining full payment under 
paragraph (1), a payment to an unpaid cash seller 
shall not be considered to have been made if the un-
paid cash seller receives a payment instrument that 
is dishonored. 
‘‘(b) PRESERVATION OF TRUST.—An unpaid cash sell-
er 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 making 
a payment under section 409 in the event that a pay-
ment 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 seller’s 
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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. 
‘‘(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 satis-
faction of an antecedent debt or to a secured party 
pursuant to a security agreement. 
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‘‘(f) ENFORCEMENT.—Whenever the Secretary has rea-
son 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— 
‘‘(1) appoint an independent trustee to carry out 
the duties required by this section, preserve trust as-
sets, 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 pre-
clude unpaid sellers from filing suit to preserve or en-
force the trust.’’. 
SEC. 764. GRANTS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO MEAT AND 
POULTRY FACILITIES TO ALLOW FOR INTER-
STATE SHIPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make grants to 
meat and poultry slaughter and processing facilities de-
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scribed in subsection (b) (including such facilities operating 
under State inspection or such facilities that are exempt 
from Federal inspection) to assist such facilities with re-
spect to costs incurred in making improvements to such fa-
cilities and carrying out other planning activities nec-
essary— 
(1) to obtain a Federal grant of inspection under 
the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et 
seq.) or the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 
U.S.C. 451 et seq.), as applicable; or 
(2) to operate as a State-inspected facility that 
is compliant with— 
(A) the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 
U.S.C. 601 et seq.) under the cooperative inter-
state shipment program established under section 
501 of that Act (21 U.S.C. 683); or 
(B) the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 
U.S.C. 451 et seq.) under the cooperative inter-
state shipment program established under section 
31 of that Act (21 U.S.C. 472). 
(b) ELIGIBLE FACILITIES.—To be eligible for a grant 
under this section, a meat or poultry slaughter or processing 
facility shall be— 
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(1) in operation as of the date on which the fa-
cility submits to the Secretary an application for the 
grant; and 
(2) seeking— 
(A) to obtain a Federal grant of inspection 
described in subsection (a)(1); or 
(B) to be eligible for inspection under a co-
operative interstate shipment program described 
in subparagraph (A) or (B), as applicable, of 
subsection (a)(2), in a State that participates in 
that program. 
(c) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—A facility that receives a 
grant under this section may use the grant amount for— 
(1) the modernization or expansion of existing 
facilities; 
(2) the modernization of equipment; 
(3) compliance with packaging and labeling re-
quirements under applicable law; 
(4) compliance with safety requirements under 
applicable law; 
(5) the development of processes to ensure food 
safety; and 
(6) such other purposes as the Secretary deter-
mines to be appropriate. 
(d) GRANT REQUIREMENTS.— 
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(1) AMOUNT.—The amount of a grant under this 
section shall not exceed $200,000. 
(2) CONDITION.—As a condition of receiving a 
grant under this section, a grant recipient shall agree 
that the grant recipient shall make a payment (or 
payments) to the Secretary in an amount equal to the 
amount of the grant if the recipient, within 36 
months of receiving such grant— 
(A) as applicable— 
(i) is not subject to inspection under 
the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 
601 et seq.) or the Poultry Products Inspec-
tion Act (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.), as applica-
ble; or 
(ii) is not eligible for inspection under 
a cooperative interstate shipment program 
described in subparagraph (A) or (B), as 
applicable, of subsection (a)(2); or 
(B) is not making a good faith effort to be 
subject to such inspection or to be eligible under 
such a cooperative interstate shipment program, 
as applicable. 
(3) MATCHING FUNDS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall re-
quire a recipient of a grant under this section to 
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provide matching non-Federal funds in an 
amount equal to the amount of the grant. 
(B) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary shall not 
require any recipient of a grant under this sec-
tion to provide matching funds with respect to a 
grant awarded in fiscal year 2021. 
(e) REPORTS.— 
(1) REPORTS ON GRANTS MADE.—Beginning not 
later than 1 year after the date on which the first 
grant is awarded under this section, and continuing 
annually thereafter through the year that is 10 years 
after the date on which the final grant is awarded 
under this section, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 
a report on grants made under this section, includ-
ing— 
(A) any facilities that used a grant award-
ed under this section to carry out eligible activi-
ties described in subsection (c) during the year 
covered by the report; and 
(B) the operational status of facilities that 
were awarded grants under this section. 
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(2) REPORT ON THE COOPERATIVE INTERSTATE 
SHIPMENT
PROGRAM.—Beginning not later than 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agri-
culture and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the Senate a report describing 
any recommendations, developed in consultation with 
all States, for possible improvements to the coopera-
tive interstate shipment programs under section 501 
of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 683) 
and section 31 of the Poultry Products Inspection Act 
(21 U.S.C. 472). 
(f) FUNDING.—Of the funds of the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, there is appropriated to carry out this 
section $60,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2021 
through 2023, to remain available until expended. 
SEC. 765. MEAT AND POULTRY PROCESSING STUDY AND RE-
PORT. 
(a) STUDY AND REPORT ON FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 
AVAILABILITY.— 
(1) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall con-
duct a study on the availability and effectiveness of— 
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(A) Federal loan programs, Federal loan 
guarantee programs, and grant programs for 
which— 
(i) facilities that slaughter or otherwise 
process meat and poultry in the United 
States, which are in operation and subject 
to inspection under the Federal Meat In-
spection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) or the 
Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 
451 et seq.), as of the date of the enactment 
of this section, and 
(ii) entities seeking to establish such a 
facility in the United States, 
may be eligible; and 
(B) Federal grant programs intended to 
support— 
(i) business activities relating to in-
creasing the slaughter or processing capac-
ity in the United States; and 
(ii) feasibility or marketing studies on 
the practicality and viability of specific 
new or expanded projects to support addi-
tional slaughter or processing capacity in 
the United States. 
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(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 60 
days after the date of the enactment of this section, 
the Secretary, in consultation with applicable Federal 
agencies, shall submit a report to the Committee on 
Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of 
the Senate that includes the results of the study re-
quired under paragraph (1). 
(3) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary 
shall make publicly available on the website of the 
Food Safety and Inspection Service of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture a list of each loan program, loan 
guarantee program, and grant program identified 
under paragraph (1). 
(b) FUNDING.—There is appropriated, out of the funds 
of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,000,000 to 
carry out this section. 
SEC. 766. SUPPORT FOR FARM STRESS PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make grants to 
State departments of agriculture (or such equivalent de-
partment) to expand or sustain stress assistance programs 
for individuals who are engaged in farming, ranching, and 
other agriculture-related occupations, including— 
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(1) programs that meet the criteria specified in 
section 7522(b)(1) of the Food, Conservation, and En-
ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 5936(b)(1)); and 
(2) any State initiatives carried out as of the 
date of the enactment of this Act that provide stress 
assistance for such individuals. 
(b) GRANT TIMING AND AMOUNT.—In making grants 
under subsection (a), not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and subject to subsection (c), 
the Secretary shall— 
(1) make awards to States submitting State 
plans that meet the criteria specified in paragraph 
(1) of such subsection within the time period specified 
by the Secretary; and 
(2) of the amounts made available under sub-
section (f), allocate among such States, an amount to 
be determined by the Secretary, which in no case may 
exceed $500,000 for each State. 
(c) STATE PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A State department of agri-
culture seeking a grant under subsection (a) shall sub-
mit to the Secretary a State plan to expand or sus-
tain stress assistance programs described in that sub-
section that includes— 
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(A) a description of each activity and the 
estimated amount of funding to support each 
program and activity carried out through such a 
program; 
(B) an estimated timeline for the operation 
of each such program and activity; 
(C) the total amount of funding sought; and 
(D) an assurance that the State department 
of agriculture will comply with the reporting re-
quirement under subsection (e). 
(2) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 20 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
issue guidance for States with respect to the submis-
sion of a State plan under paragraph (1) and the al-
location criteria under subsection (b). 
(3) REALLOCATION.—If, after the first grants are 
awarded pursuant to allocation under subsection (b), 
any funds made available under subsection (f) to 
carry out this subsection remain unobligated, the Sec-
retary shall— 
(A) inform States that submit plans as de-
scribed in subsection (b), of such availability; 
and 
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(B) reallocate such funds among such 
States, as the Secretary determines to be appro-
priate and equitable. 
(d) COLLABORATION.—The Secretary may issue guid-
ance to encourage State departments of agriculture to use 
funds provided under this section to support programs de-
scribed in subsection (a) that are operated by— 
(1) Indian tribes (as defined in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)); 
(2) State cooperative extension services; and 
(3) nongovernmental organizations. 
(e) REPORTING.—Not later than 180 days after the 
COVID–19 public health emergency ends, each State receiv-
ing additional grants under subsection (b) shall submit a 
report to the Secretary describing— 
(1) the activities conducted using such funds; 
(2) the amount of funds used to support each 
such activity; and 
(3) the estimated number of individuals served 
by each such activity. 
(f) FUNDING.—Out of the funds of the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to carry out 
this section $28,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
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(g) STATE
DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘State’’ means— 
(1) a State; 
(2) the District of Columbia; 
(3) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and 
(4) any other territory or possession of the 
United States. 
TITLE VIII—UNITED STATES 
POSTAL SERVICE 
SEC. 801. COVID–19 FUNDING FOR THE UNITED STATES 
POSTAL SERVICE. 
Section 6001 of the CARES Act (39 U.S.C. 101 note; 
Public Law 116–136) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘BOR-
ROWING AUTHORITY’’ and inserting ‘‘FUNDING’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 
(d); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) NO REPAYMENT REQUIRED.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, including subsection (b) of this 
section, or any agreement entered into between the Sec-
retary of the Treasury and the Postal Service under that 
subsection, the Postal Service shall not be required to repay 
the amounts borrowed under that subsection.’’. 
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SEC. 802. TEMPORARY ACCEPTANCE OF CERTAIN LOW-RISK 
POSTAL SHIPMENTS. 
Section 343(a)(3)(K)(vii) of the Trade Act of 2002 (19 
U.S.C. 1415(a)(3)(K)(vii)) is amended— 
(1) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘subclause (II)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subclause (II) or (III)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(III) Notwithstanding subclause (I), dur-
ing the period beginning on January 1, 2021, 
through March 15, 2021, the Postmaster General 
may accept a shipment without transmission of 
the information described in paragraphs (1) and 
(2) if the Commissioner determines, or concurs 
with the determination of the Postmaster Gen-
eral, that the shipment presents a low risk of vio-
lating any relevant United States statutes or 
regulations, including statutes or regulations re-
lating to the importation of controlled substances 
such as fentanyl and other synthetic opioids.’’. 
TITLE IX—BROADBAND 
INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE 
SEC. 901. AMENDMENTS TO THE SECURE AND TRUSTED 
COMMUNICATIONS 
NETWORK 
REIMBURSE-
MENT PROGRAM. 
The Secure and Trusted Communications Networks 
Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is amended— 
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(1) in section 4 (47 U.S.C. 1603)— 
(A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking 
‘‘2,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘10,000,000’’; 
(B) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(I) in the matter preceding clause 
(i), by striking ‘‘before’’; 
(II) by amending clause (i) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(i) as defined in the Report and 
Order of the Commission in the matter of 
Protecting 
Against 
National 
Security 
Threats to the Communications Supply 
Chain Through FCC Programs (FCC 19– 
121; WC Docket No. 18–89; adopted Novem-
ber 22, 2019) (in this section referred to as 
the ‘Report and Order’); or’’; and 
(III) by amending clause (ii) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(ii) as determined to be covered by 
both the process of the Report and Order 
and the Designation Orders of the Commis-
sion on June 30, 2020 (DA 20–690; PS 
Docket No. 19–351; adopted June 30, 2020) 
(DA 20–691; PS Docket No. 19–352; adopt-
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ed June 30, 2020) (in this section collec-
tively referred to as the ‘Designation Or-
ders’);’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)(A), by amending 
clauses (i) and (ii) to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) publication of the Report and 
Order; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of covered communica-
tions equipment that only became covered 
pursuant to the Designation Orders, June 
30, 2020; or’’; 
(C) in subsection (d)(5)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘The Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject 
to subparagraph (C), the Commission’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) PRIORITY FOR ALLOCATION.—On and 
after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, 
the Commission shall allocate sufficient reim-
bursement funds— 
‘‘(i) first, to approved applicants that 
have 2,000,000 or fewer customers, for re-
moval and replacement of covered commu-
nications equipment, as defined in section 9 
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or as designated by the process set forth in 
the Report and Order; 
‘‘(ii) after funds have been allocated to 
all applicants described in clause (i), to ap-
proved applicants that are accredited public 
or private non-commercial educational in-
stitutions providing their own facilities- 
based educational broadband service, as de-
fined in section 27.4 of title 47, Code of 
Federal Regulations, or any successor regu-
lation, for removal and replacement of cov-
ered communications equipment, as defined 
in section 9 or as designated by the process 
set forth in the Report and Order; and 
‘‘(iii) after funds have been allocated to 
all applicants described in clause (ii), to 
any remaining approved applicants deter-
mined to be eligible for reimbursement 
under the Program.’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) LIMITATION.—In carrying out this section, the 
Commission may not expend more than $1,900,000,000.’’; 
and 
(2) in section 9 (47 U.S.C. 1608), by amending 
paragraph (10) to read as follows: 
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‘‘(10) PROVIDER OF ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS 
SERVICE.—The term ‘provider of advanced commu-
nications service’— 
‘‘(A) means a person who provides ad-
vanced communications service to United States 
customers; and 
‘‘(B) includes— 
‘‘(i) accredited public or private non-
commercial educational institutions, pro-
viding their own facilities-based educational 
broadband service, as defined in section 
27.4 of title 47, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, or any successor regulation; and 
‘‘(ii) health care providers and librar-
ies providing advanced communications 
service.’’. 
SEC. 902. CONNECTING MINORITY COMMUNITIES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ANCHOR COMMUNITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘anchor com-
munity’’ means any area that— 
(i) except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), is not more than 15 miles from a his-
torically Black college or university, a Trib-
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al College or University, or a Minority-serv-
ing institution; and 
(ii) has an estimated median annual 
household income of not more than 250 per-
cent of the poverty line, as that term is de-
fined in section 673(2) of the Community 
Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 
9902(2)). 
(B) CERTAIN TRIBAL COLLEGES OR UNIVER-
SITIES.—With respect to a Tribal College or 
University that is located on land held in trust 
by the United States, the Assistant Secretary, in 
consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, 
may establish a different maximum distance for 
the purposes of subparagraph (A)(i) if the Assist-
ant Secretary is able to ensure that, in estab-
lishing that different maximum distance, each 
anchor community that is established as a result 
of that action is statistically comparable to other 
anchor communities described in subparagraph 
(A). 
(2) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Assist-
ant Secretary’’ means the Assistant Secretary of Com-
merce for Communications and Information. 
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(A) a historically Black college or univer-
sity; 
(B) a Tribal College or University; 
(C) a Minority-serving institution; or 
(D) a consortium that is led by a histori-
cally Black college or university, a Tribal College 
or University, or a Minority-serving institution 
and that also includes— 
(i) a minority business enterprise; or 
(ii) an organization described in sec-
tion 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 
501(a) of such Code. 
(9) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE OR UNIVER-
SITY.—The term ‘‘historically Black college or univer-
sity’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘part B institu-
tion’’ in section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061). 
(10) 
MINORITY-SERVING
INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘‘Minority-serving institution’’ means any of the 
following: 
(A) An Alaska Native-serving institution, as 
that term is defined in section 317(b) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1059d(b)). 
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(B) A Native Hawaiian-serving institution, 
as that term is defined in section 317(b) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1059d(b)). 
(C) A Hispanic-serving institution, as that 
term is defined in section 502(a) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)). 
(D) A Predominantly Black institution, as 
that term is defined in section 371(c) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1067q(c)). 
(E) An Asian American and Native Amer-
ican Pacific Islander-serving institution, as that 
term is defined in section 320(b) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059g(b)). 
(F) A Native American-serving, nontribal 
institution, as that term is defined in section 
319(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1059f(b)). 
(11) MINORITY
BUSINESS
ENTERPRISE.—The 
term ‘‘minority business enterprise’’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 1400.2 of title 15, Code of 
Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. 
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(12) OFFICE.—The term ‘‘Office’’ means the Of-
fice of Minority Broadband Initiatives established 
pursuant to subsection (b)(1). 
(13) PILOT
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Pilot Pro-
gram’’ means the Connecting Minority Communities 
Pilot Program established under the rules promul-
gated by the Assistant Secretary under subsection 
(c)(1). 
(14) TRIBAL
COLLEGE
OR
UNIVERSITY.—The 
term ‘‘Tribal College or University’’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 316(b) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)). 
(15) WI-FI.—The term ‘‘Wi-Fi’’ means a wireless 
networking protocol based on Institute of Electrical 
and Electronics Engineers standard 802.11, or any 
successor standard. 
(16) 
WI-FI
HOTSPOT.—The 
term 
‘‘Wi-Fi 
hotspot’’ means a device that is capable of— 
(A) receiving broadband internet access 
service; and 
(B) sharing broadband internet access serv-
ice with another device through the use of Wi-Fi. 
(b) OFFICE OF MINORITY BROADBAND INITIATIVES.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant 
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Secretary shall establish within the National Tele-
communications and Information Administration the 
Office of Minority Broadband Initiatives. 
(2) DIRECTOR.—The Office shall be headed by 
the Director of the Office of Minority Broadband Ini-
tiatives, who shall be appointed by the Assistant Sec-
retary. 
(3) DUTIES.—The Office, acting through the Di-
rector, shall— 
(A) collaborate with Federal agencies that 
carry out broadband internet access service sup-
port programs to determine how to expand access 
to broadband internet access service and other 
digital opportunities in anchor communities; 
(B) collaborate with State, local, and Tribal 
governments, historically Black colleges or uni-
versities, Tribal Colleges or Universities, Minor-
ity-serving institutions, and stakeholders in the 
communications, education, business, and tech-
nology fields to— 
(i) promote— 
(I) 
initiatives 
relating 
to 
broadband 
internet 
access 
service 
connectivity for anchor communities; 
and 
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(II) digital opportunities for an-
chor communities; 
(ii) develop recommendations to pro-
mote the rapid, expanded deployment of 
broadband 
internet 
access 
service 
to 
unserved historically Black colleges or uni-
versities, Tribal Colleges or Universities, 
Minority-serving institutions, and anchor 
communities, including to— 
(I) students, faculty, and staff of 
historically Black colleges or univer-
sities, Tribal Colleges or Universities, 
and Minority-serving institutions; and 
(II) senior citizens and veterans 
who live in anchor communities; 
(iii) promote activities that would ac-
celerate the adoption of broadband internet 
access service (including any associated 
equipment or personnel necessary to access 
and use that service, such as modems, rout-
ers, devices that combine a modem and a 
router, Wi-Fi hotspots, and connected de-
vices)— 
(I) by students, faculty, and staff 
of historically Black colleges or univer-
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sities, Tribal Colleges or Universities, 
and Minority-serving institutions; and 
(II) within anchor communities; 
(iv) upon request, provide assistance to 
historically Black colleges or universities, 
Tribal Colleges or Universities, Minority- 
serving institutions, and leaders from an-
chor communities with respect to navi-
gating Federal programs dealing with 
broadband internet access service; 
(v) promote digital literacy skills, in-
cluding by providing opportunities for vir-
tual or in-person digital literacy training 
and education; 
(vi) promote professional development 
opportunity partnerships between industry 
and historically Black colleges or univer-
sities, Tribal Colleges or Universities, and 
Minority-serving institutions to help ensure 
that information technology personnel and 
students of historically Black colleges or 
universities, Tribal Colleges or Universities, 
and Minority-serving institutions have the 
skills needed to work with new and emerg-
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ing technologies with respect to broadband 
internet access service; and 
(vii) explore how to leverage invest-
ment in infrastructure with respect to 
broadband internet access service to— 
(I) expand connectivity with re-
spect to that service in anchor commu-
nities and by students, faculty, and 
staff of historically Black colleges or 
universities, Tribal Colleges or Univer-
sities, and Minority-serving institu-
tions; 
(II) encourage investment in com-
munities that have been designated as 
qualified opportunity zones under sec-
tion 1400Z–1 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986; and 
(III) serve as a catalyst for adop-
tion of that service, so as to promote 
job growth and economic development 
and deployment of advanced tech-
nologies; and 
(C) assume any functions carried out under 
the Minority Broadband Initiative of the Na-
tional Telecommunications and Information Ad-
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ministration, as of the day before the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
(4) REPORTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date on which the Assistant Secretary 
establishes the Office under paragraph (1), and 
annually thereafter, the Assistant Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
Representatives a report that— 
(i) for the year covered by the report, 
details the work of the Office in expanding 
access to fixed and mobile broadband inter-
net access service— 
(I) at historically Black colleges 
or universities, Tribal Colleges or Uni-
versities, and Minority-serving institu-
tions, including by expanding that ac-
cess to students, faculty, and staff of 
historically Black colleges or univer-
sities, Tribal Colleges or Universities, 
and Minority-serving institutions; and 
(II) within anchor communities; 
and 
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(ii) identifies barriers to providing ac-
cess to broadband internet access service— 
(I) at historically Black colleges 
or universities, Tribal Colleges or Uni-
versities, and Minority-serving institu-
tions, including to students, faculty, 
and staff of historically Black colleges 
or universities, Tribal Colleges or Uni-
versities, and Minority-serving institu-
tions; and 
(II) within anchor communities. 
(B) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Not later than 
30 days after the date on which the Assistant 
Secretary submits a report under subparagraph 
(A), the Assistant Secretary shall, to the extent 
feasible, make that report publicly available. 
(c) CONNECTING MINORITY COMMUNITIES PILOT PRO-
GRAM.— 
(1) RULES REQUIRED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 45 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the As-
sistant Secretary shall promulgate rules estab-
lishing the Connecting Minority Communities 
Pilot Program, the purpose of which shall be to 
provide grants to eligible recipients in anchor 
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communities for the purchase of broadband 
internet access service or any eligible equipment, 
or to hire and train information technology per-
sonnel— 
(i) in the case of an eligible recipient 
described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) 
of subsection (a)(8), to facilitate educational 
instruction and learning, including through 
remote instruction; 
(ii) in the case of an eligible recipient 
described in subsection (a)(8)(D)(i), to oper-
ate the minority business enterprise; or 
(iii) in the case of an eligible recipient 
described in subsection (a)(8)(D)(ii), to op-
erate the organization. 
(B) 
CONTENT.—The 
rules 
promulgated 
under subparagraph (A) shall— 
(i) establish a method for identifying 
which eligible recipients in anchor commu-
nities have the greatest unmet financial 
needs; 
(ii) ensure that grants under the Pilot 
Program are made— 
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(I) to eligible recipients identified 
under the method established under 
clause (i); and 
(II) in a manner that best 
achieves the purposes of the Pilot Pro-
gram; 
(iii) require that an eligible recipient 
described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) 
of subsection (a)(8) that receives a grant to 
provide broadband internet access service or 
eligible equipment to students prioritizes 
students who— 
(I) are eligible to receive a Fed-
eral Pell Grant under section 401 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1070a); 
(II) are recipients of any other 
need-based financial aid from the Fed-
eral Government, a State, or that eligi-
ble recipient; 
(III) are qualifying low-income 
consumers for the purposes of the pro-
gram carried out under subpart E of 
part 54 of title 47, Code of Federal 
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Regulations, or any successor regula-
tions; 
(IV) are low-income individuals, 
as that term is defined in section 
312(g) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058(g)); or 
(V) have been approved to receive 
unemployment 
insurance 
benefits 
under any Federal or State law since 
March 1, 2020; 
(iv) provide that a recipient of a grant 
under the Pilot Program— 
(I) shall use eligible equipment for 
a purpose that the recipient considers 
to be appropriate, subject to any re-
striction provided in those rules (or 
any successor rules); 
(II) if the recipient lends, or oth-
erwise provides, eligible equipment to 
students or patrons, shall prioritize 
lending or providing to such individ-
uals that the recipient believes do not 
have access to that equipment, subject 
to any restriction provided in those 
rules (or any successor rules); and 
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(III) may not sell or otherwise 
transfer eligible equipment in exchange 
for any thing (including a service) of 
value; 
(v) include audit requirements that— 
(I) ensure that a recipient of a 
grant made under the Pilot Program 
uses grant funds in compliance with 
the requirements of this section and the 
overall purpose of the Pilot Program; 
and 
(II) prevent waste, fraud, and 
abuse in the operation of the Pilot Pro-
gram; 
(vi) provide that not less than 40 per-
cent of the amount of the grants made 
under the Pilot Program are made to His-
torically Black colleges or universities; and 
(vii) provide that not less than 20 per-
cent of the amount of the grants made 
under the Pilot Program are made to eligi-
ble recipients described in subparagraphs 
(A), (B), and (C) of subsection (a)(8) to 
provide broadband internet access service or 
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eligible equipment to students of those eligi-
ble recipients. 
(2) FUND.— 
(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established 
in the Treasury of the United States a fund to 
be known as the Connecting Minority Commu-
nities Fund. 
(B) USE OF FUND.—Amounts in the Con-
necting Minority Communities Fund established 
under subparagraph (A) shall be available to the 
Assistant Secretary to provide support under the 
rules promulgated under paragraph (1). 
(3) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.—When mak-
ing grants under the Pilot Program, the Assistant 
Secretary shall coordinate with other Federal agen-
cies, including the Commission, the National Science 
Foundation, and the Department of Education, to en-
sure the efficient expenditure of Federal funds, includ-
ing by preventing multiple expenditures of Federal 
funds for the same purpose. 
(4) AUDITS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—For each of fiscal years 
2021 and 2022, the Inspector General of the De-
partment of Commerce shall conduct an audit of 
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the Pilot Program according to the requirements 
established under paragraph (1)(B)(v). 
(B) REPORT.—After completing each audit 
conducted under subparagraph (A), the Inspector 
General of the Department of Commerce shall 
submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
Representatives a report that details the findings 
of the audit. 
(5) DIRECT
APPROPRIATION.—There is appro-
priated, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2021, to remain available until expended, 
$285,000,000 to the Connecting Minority Commu-
nities Fund established under paragraph (2). 
(6) TERMINATION.—Except with respect to the 
report required under paragraph (7) and the author-
ity of the Secretary of Commerce and the Inspector 
General of the Department of Commerce described in 
paragraph (8), the Pilot Program, including all re-
porting requirements under this section, shall termi-
nate on the date on which the amounts made avail-
able to carry out the Pilot Program are fully ex-
pended. 
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(7) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date on which the Pilot Program terminates under 
paragraph (6), the Assistant Secretary, after con-
sulting with eligible recipients that received grants 
under the Pilot Program, shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives a report that— 
(A) describes the manner in which the Pilot 
Program was carried out; 
(B) identifies each eligible recipient that re-
ceived a grant under the Pilot Program; and 
(C) contains information regarding the ef-
fectiveness of the Pilot Program, including les-
sons learned in carrying out the Pilot Program 
and recommendations for future action. 
(8) SAVINGS PROVISION.—The termination of the 
Pilot Program under paragraph (6) shall not limit, 
alter, or affect the ability of the Secretary of Com-
merce or the Inspector General of the Department of 
Commerce to— 
(A) investigate waste, fraud, and abuse with 
respect to the Pilot Program; or 
(B) recover funds that are misused under 
the Pilot Program. 
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SEC. 903. FCC COVID–19 TELEHEALTH PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives; 
(2) the term ‘‘Commission’’ means the Federal 
Communications Commission; and 
(3) the term ‘‘COVID–19 Telehealth Program’’ or 
‘‘Program’’ means the COVID–19 Telehealth Program 
established by the Commission under the authority 
provided under the heading ‘‘SALARIES
AND
EX-
PENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘FEDERAL COMMUNICA-
TIONS
COMMISSION’’ under the heading ‘‘INDE-
PENDENT AGENCIES’’ in title V of division B of 
the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136; 134 Stat. 
531). 
(b) ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION.—Out of amounts in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appro-
priated $249,950,000 in additional funds for the COVID– 
19 Telehealth Program, of which $50,000 shall be trans-
ferred by the Commission to the Inspector General of the 
Commission for oversight of the COVID–19 Telehealth Pro-
gram. 
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(c) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.— 
(1) EVALUATION OF APPLICATIONS.— 
(A) PUBLIC
NOTICE.—Not later than 10 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Commission shall issue a Public Notice estab-
lishing a 10-day period during which the Com-
mission will seek comments on— 
(i) the metrics the Commission should 
use to evaluate applications for funding 
under this section; and 
(ii) how the Commission should treat 
applications 
filed 
during 
the 
funding 
rounds for awards from the COVID-19 Tele-
health Program using amounts appro-
priated under the CARES Act (Public Law 
116–36; 134 Stat. 281). 
(B) CONGRESSIONAL
NOTICE.—After the 
end of the comment period under subparagraph 
(A), and not later than 15 days before the Com-
mission first commits funds under this section, 
the Commission shall provide notice to the ap-
propriate congressional committees of the metrics 
the Commission plans to use to evaluate applica-
tions for those funds. 
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(2) EQUITABLE
DISTRIBUTION.—To the extent 
feasible, the Commission shall ensure, in providing 
assistance under the COVID–19 Telehealth Program 
from amounts made available under subsection (b), 
that not less than 1 applicant in each of the 50 States 
and the District of Columbia has received funding 
from the Program since the inception of the Program, 
unless there is no such applicant eligible for such as-
sistance in a State or in the District of Columbia, as 
the case may be. 
(3) PREVIOUS
APPLICANTS.—The Commission 
shall allow an applicant who filed an application 
during the funding rounds for awards from the 
COVID–19 Telehealth Program using amounts appro-
priated under the CARES Act (Public Law 116-36; 
134 Stat. 281) the opportunity to update or amend 
that application as necessary. 
(4) INFORMATION.—To the extent feasible, the 
Commission shall provide each applicant for funding 
from the COVID–19 Telehealth Program, if requested, 
with— 
(A) information on the status of the appli-
cation; and 
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(B) a rationale for the final funding deci-
sion for the application, after making that deci-
sion. 
(5) DENIAL.—If the Commission chooses to deny 
an application for funding from the COVID–19 Tele-
health Program, the Commission shall— 
(A) issue notice to the applicant of the in-
tent of the Commission to deny the application 
and the grounds for that decision; 
(B) provide the applicant with 10 days to 
submit any supplementary information that the 
applicant determines relevant; and 
(C) consider any supplementary informa-
tion submitted under subparagraph (B) in mak-
ing any final decision with respect to the appli-
cation. 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 30 days 
thereafter until all funds made available under this section 
have been expended, the Commission shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a report on the distribu-
tion of funds appropriated for the COVID–19 Telehealth 
Program under the CARES Act (Public Law 116–36; 134 
Stat. 281) or under this section, which shall include— 
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(1) non-identifiable and aggregated data on defi-
cient and rejected applications; 
(2) non-identifiable and aggregated data on ap-
plications for which no award determination was 
made; 
(3) information on the total number of appli-
cants; 
(4) information on the total dollar amount of re-
quests for awards made under this section; and 
(5) information on applicant outreach and tech-
nical assistance. 
(e) PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT REQUIREMENTS.— 
A collection of information conducted or sponsored under 
any regulations required to implement this section shall not 
constitute a collection of information for the purposes of 
subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code 
(commonly referred to as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act’’). 
SEC. 904. BENEFIT FOR BROADBAND SERVICE DURING 
EMERGENCY PERIOD RELATING TO COVID–19. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE.— 
The term ‘‘broadband internet access service’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 8.1(b) of title 47, 
Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regula-
tion. 
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(2) 
BROADBAND
PROVIDER.—The 
term 
‘‘broadband provider’’ means a provider of broadband 
internet access service. 
(3) 
COMMISSION.—The 
term 
‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Communications Commission. 
(4) CONNECTED DEVICE.—The term ‘‘connected 
device’’ means a laptop or desktop computer or a tab-
let. 
(5) DESIGNATED AS AN ELIGIBLE TELECOMMUNI-
CATIONS CARRIER.—The term ‘‘designated as an eligi-
ble telecommunications carrier’’, with respect to a 
broadband provider, means the broadband provider is 
designated as an eligible telecommunications carrier 
under section 214(e) of the Communications Act of 
1934 (47 U.S.C. 214(e)). 
(6) ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLD.—The term ‘‘eligible 
household’’ means, regardless of whether the household 
or any member of the household receives support 
under subpart E of part 54 of title 47, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations (or any successor regulation), and 
regardless of whether any member of the household has 
any past or present arrearages with a broadband pro-
vider, a household in which— 
(A) at least one member of the household 
meets the qualifications in subsection (a) or (b) 
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of section 54.409 of title 47, Code of Federal Reg-
ulations (or any successor regulation); 
(B) at least one member of the household 
has applied for and been approved to receive 
benefits under the free and reduced price lunch 
program under the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) or the 
school breakfast program under section 4 of the 
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773); 
(C) at least one member of the household 
has experienced a substantial loss of income since 
February 29, 2020, that is documented by layoff 
or furlough notice, application for unemploy-
ment insurance benefits, or similar documenta-
tion or that is otherwise verifiable through the 
National Verifier or National Lifeline Account-
ability Database; 
(D) at least one member of the household 
has received a Federal Pell Grant under section 
401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1070a) in the current award year, if such 
award is verifiable through the National Verifier 
or National Lifeline Accountability Database or 
the participating provider verifies eligibility 
under subsection (a)(2)(B); or 
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(E) at least one member of the household 
meets the eligibility criteria for a participating 
provider’s existing low-income or COVID–19 
program, subject to the requirements of sub-
section (a)(2)(B) and any other eligibility re-
quirements the Commission may consider nec-
essary for the public interest. 
(7) EMERGENCY
BROADBAND
BENEFIT.—The 
term ‘‘emergency broadband benefit’’ means a month-
ly discount for an eligible household applied to the ac-
tual amount charged to such household, which shall be 
no more than the standard rate for an internet service 
offering and associated equipment, in an amount 
equal to such amount charged, but not more than $50, 
or, if an internet service offering is provided to an el-
igible household on Tribal land, not more than $75. 
(8) EMERGENCY PERIOD.—The term ‘‘emergency 
period’’ means the period that— 
(A) begins on the date of the enactment of 
this Act; and 
(B) ends on the date that is 6 months after 
the date on which the determination by the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services pursuant 
to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 247d) that a public health emergency 
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exists as a result of COVID–19, including any 
renewal thereof, terminates. 
(9) INTERNET
SERVICE
OFFERING.—The term 
‘‘internet service offering’’ means, with respect to a 
broadband provider, broadband internet access service 
provided by such provider to a household, offered in 
the same manner, and on the same terms, as described 
in any of such provider’s offerings for broadband 
internet access service to such household, as on De-
cember 1, 2020. 
(10) NATIONAL LIFELINE ACCOUNTABILITY DATA-
BASE.—The term ‘‘National Lifeline Accountability 
Database’’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 54.400 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations 
(or any successor regulation). 
(11) NATIONAL VERIFIER.—The term ‘‘National 
Verifier’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
54.400 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or 
any successor regulation. 
(12) PARTICIPATING PROVIDER.—The term ‘‘par-
ticipating provider’’ means a broadband provider 
that— 
(A)(i) is designated as an eligible tele-
communications carrier; or 
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(ii) meets requirements established by the 
Commission for participation in the Emergency 
Broadband Benefit Program and is approved by 
the Commission under subsection (d)(2); and 
(B) elects to participate in the Emergency 
Broadband Benefit Program. 
(13) STANDARD
RATE.—The term ‘‘standard 
rate’’ means the monthly retail rate for the applicable 
tier of broadband internet access service as of Decem-
ber 1, 2020, excluding any taxes or other govern-
mental fees. 
(b) EMERGENCY BROADBAND BENEFIT PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Commission shall es-
tablish a program, to be known as the ‘‘Emergency 
Broadband Benefit Program’’, under which the Com-
mission shall, in accordance with this section, reim-
burse, using funds from the Emergency Broadband 
Connectivity Fund established in subsection (i), a 
participating provider for an emergency broadband 
benefit, or an emergency broadband benefit and a 
connected device, provided to an eligible household 
during the emergency period. 
(2) VERIFICATION
OF
ELIGIBILITY.—To verify 
whether a household is an eligible household, a par-
ticipating provider shall— 
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(A) use the National Verifier or National 
Lifeline Accountability Database; 
(B) rely upon an alternative verification 
process of the participating provider, if— 
(i) the participating provider submits 
information as required by the Commission 
regarding the alternative verification proc-
ess prior to seeking reimbursement; and 
(ii) not later than 7 days after receiv-
ing the information required under clause 
(i), the Commission— 
(I) determines that the alternative 
verification process will be sufficient to 
avoid waste, fraud, and abuse; and 
(II) notifies the participating pro-
vider of the determination under sub-
clause (I); or 
(C) rely on a school to verify the eligibility 
of a household based on the participation of the 
household in the free and reduced price lunch 
program or the school breakfast program de-
scribed in subsection (a)(6)(B). 
(3) USE OF NATIONAL VERIFIER AND NATIONAL 
LIFELINE ACCOUNTABILITY DATABASE.—The Commis-
sion shall— 
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