H. R. 1319 
One Hundred Seventeenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Sunday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-one 
An Act 
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American Rescue Plan Act 
of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
TITLE I—COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY 
Subtitle A—Agriculture 
Sec. 1001. Food supply chain and agriculture pandemic response. 
Sec. 1002. Emergency rural development grants for rural health care. 
Sec. 1003. Pandemic program administration funds. 
Sec. 1004. Funding for the USDA Office of Inspector General for oversight of 
COVID–19-related programs. 
Sec. 1005. Farm loan assistance for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. 
Sec. 1006. USDA assistance and support for socially disadvantaged farmers, ranch-
ers, forest land owners and operators, and groups. 
Sec. 1007. Use of the Commodity Credit Corporation for commodities and associ-
ated expenses. 
Subtitle B—Nutrition 
Sec. 1101. Supplemental nutrition assistance program. 
Sec. 1102. Additional assistance for SNAP online purchasing and technology im-
provements. 
Sec. 1103. Additional funding for nutrition assistance programs. 
Sec. 1104. Commodity supplemental food program. 
Sec. 1105. Improvements to WIC benefits. 
Sec. 1106. WIC program modernization. 
Sec. 1107. Meals and supplements reimbursements for individuals who have not at-
tained the age of 25. 
Sec. 1108. Pandemic EBT program. 
TITLE II—COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS 
Subtitle A—Education Matters 
PART 1—DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 
Sec. 2001. Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund. 
Sec. 2002. Emergency assistance to non-public schools. 
Sec. 2003. Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund. 
Sec. 2004. Maintenance of effort and maintenance of equity. 
Sec. 2005. Outlying areas. 
Sec. 2006. Gallaudet University. 
Sec. 2007. Student aid administration. 
Sec. 2008. Howard University.
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Sec. 2009. National Technical Institute for the Deaf. 
Sec. 2010. Institute of Education Sciences. 
Sec. 2011. Program administration. 
Sec. 2012. Office of Inspector General. 
Sec. 2013. Modification of revenue requirements for proprietary institutions of 
higher education. 
Sec. 2014. Funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. 
PART 2—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 2021. National Endowment for the Arts. 
Sec. 2022. National Endowment for the Humanities. 
Sec. 2023. Institute of Museum and Library Services. 
Subtitle B—Labor Matters 
Sec. 2101. Funding for Department of Labor worker protection activities. 
Subtitle C—Human Services and Community Supports 
Sec. 2201. Child Care and Development Block Grant Program. 
Sec. 2202. Child Care Stabilization. 
Sec. 2203. Head Start. 
Sec. 2204. Programs for survivors. 
Sec. 2205. Child abuse prevention and treatment. 
Sec. 2206. Corporation for National and Community Service and the National Serv-
ice Trust. 
Subtitle D—Public Health 
Sec. 2301. Funding for COVID–19 vaccine activities at the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention. 
Sec. 2302. Funding for vaccine confidence activities. 
Sec. 2303. Funding for supply chain for COVID–19 vaccines, therapeutics, and 
medical supplies. 
Sec. 2304. Funding for COVID–19 vaccine, therapeutic, and device activities at the 
Food and Drug Administration. 
Sec. 2305. Reduced cost-sharing. 
Subtitle E—Testing 
Sec. 2401. Funding for COVID–19 testing, contact tracing, and mitigation activi-
ties. 
Sec. 2402. Funding for SARS–CoV–2 genomic sequencing and surveillance. 
Sec. 2403. Funding for global health. 
Sec. 2404. Funding for data modernization and forecasting center. 
Subtitle F—Public Health Workforce 
Sec. 2501. Funding for public health workforce. 
Sec. 2502. Funding for Medical Reserve Corps. 
Subtitle G—Public Health Investments 
Sec. 2601. Funding for community health centers and community care. 
Sec. 2602. Funding for National Health Service Corps. 
Sec. 2603. Funding for Nurse Corps. 
Sec. 2604. Funding for teaching health centers that operate graduate medical edu-
cation. 
Sec. 2605. Funding for family planning. 
Subtitle H—Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder 
Sec. 2701. Funding for block grants for community mental health services. 
Sec. 2702. Funding for block grants for prevention and treatment of substance 
abuse. 
Sec. 2703. Funding for mental health and substance use disorder training for 
health care professionals, paraprofessionals, and public safety officers. 
Sec. 2704. Funding for education and awareness campaign encouraging healthy 
work conditions and use of mental health and substance use disorder 
services by health care professionals. 
Sec. 2705. Funding for grants for health care providers to promote mental health 
among their health professional workforce. 
Sec. 2706. Funding for community-based funding for local substance use disorder 
services. 
Sec. 2707. Funding for community-based funding for local behavioral health needs. 
Sec. 2708. Funding for the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. 
Sec. 2709. Funding for Project AWARE.
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Sec. 2710. Funding for youth suicide prevention. 
Sec. 2711. Funding for behavioral health workforce education and training. 
Sec. 2712. Funding for pediatric mental health care access. 
Sec. 2713. Funding for expansion grants for certified community behavioral health 
clinics. 
Subtitle I—Exchange Grant Program 
Sec. 2801. Establishing a grant program for Exchange modernization. 
Subtitle J—Continued Assistance to Rail Workers 
Sec. 2901. Additional enhanced benefits under the Railroad Unemployment Insur-
ance Act. 
Sec. 2902. Extended unemployment benefits under the Railroad Unemployment In-
surance Act. 
Sec. 2903. Extension of waiver of the 7-day waiting period for benefits under the 
Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act. 
Sec. 2904. Railroad Retirement Board and Office of the Inspector General funding. 
Subtitle K—Ratepayer Protection 
Sec. 2911. Funding for LIHEAP. 
Sec. 2912. Funding for water assistance program. 
Subtitle L—Assistance for Older Americans, Grandfamilies, and Kinship Families 
Sec. 2921. Supporting older americans and their families. 
Sec. 2922. National Technical Assistance Center on Grandfamilies and Kinship 
Families. 
TITLE III—COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS 
Subtitle A—Defense Production Act of 1950 
Sec. 3101. COVID–19 emergency medical supplies enhancement. 
Subtitle B—Housing Provisions 
Sec. 3201. Emergency rental assistance. 
Sec. 3202. Emergency housing vouchers. 
Sec. 3203. Emergency assistance for rural housing. 
Sec. 3204. Housing counseling. 
Sec. 3205. Homelessness assistance and supportive services program. 
Sec. 3206. Homeowner Assistance Fund. 
Sec. 3207. Relief measures for section 502 and 504 direct loan borrowers. 
Sec. 3208. Fair housing activities. 
Subtitle C—Small Business (SSBCI) 
Sec. 3301. State Small Business Credit Initiative. 
Subtitle D—Public Transportation 
Sec. 3401. Federal Transit Administration grants. 
TITLE IV—COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL 
AFFAIRS 
Sec. 4001. Emergency Federal Employee Leave Fund. 
Sec. 4002. Funding for the Government Accountability Office. 
Sec. 4003. Pandemic Response Accountability Committee funding availability. 
Sec. 4004. Funding for the White House. 
Sec. 4005. Federal Emergency Management Agency appropriation. 
Sec. 4006. Funeral assistance. 
Sec. 4007. Emergency food and shelter program funding. 
Sec. 4008. Humanitarian relief. 
Sec. 4009. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. 
Sec. 4010. Appropriation for the United States Digital Service. 
Sec. 4011. Appropriation for the Technology Modernization Fund. 
Sec. 4012. Appropriation for the Federal Citizen Services Fund. 
Sec. 4013. AFG and SAFER program funding. 
Sec. 4014. Emergency management performance grant funding. 
Sec. 4015. Extension of reimbursement authority for Federal contractors. 
Sec. 4016. Eligibility for workers’ compensation benefits for Federal employees di-
agnosed with COVID–19. 
TITLE V—COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP 
Sec. 5001. Modifications to paycheck protection program.
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Sec. 5002. Targeted EIDL advance. 
Sec. 5003. Support for restaurants. 
Sec. 5004. Community navigator pilot program. 
Sec. 5005. Shuttered venue operators. 
Sec. 5006. Direct appropriations. 
TITLE VI—COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS 
Sec. 6001. Economic adjustment assistance. 
Sec. 6002. Funding for pollution and disparate impacts of the COVID–19 pandemic. 
Sec. 6003. United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 
TITLE VII—COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION 
Subtitle A—Transportation and Infrastructure 
Sec. 7101. Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation. 
Sec. 7102. Relief for airports. 
Sec. 7103. Emergency FAA Employee Leave Fund. 
Sec. 7104. Emergency TSA Employee Leave Fund. 
Subtitle B—Aviation Manufacturing Jobs Protection 
Sec. 7201. Definitions. 
Sec. 7202. Payroll support program. 
Subtitle C—Airlines 
Sec. 7301. Air Transportation Payroll Support Program Extension. 
Subtitle D—Consumer Protection and Commerce Oversight 
Sec. 7401. Funding for consumer product safety fund to protect consumers from po-
tentially dangerous products related to COVID–19. 
Sec. 7402. Funding for E-Rate support for emergency educational connections and 
devices. 
Sec. 7403. Funding for Department of Commerce Inspector General. 
Sec. 7404. Federal Trade Commission funding for COVID–19 related work. 
Subtitle E—Science and Technology 
Sec. 7501. National Institute of Standards and Technology. 
Sec. 7502. National Science Foundation. 
Subtitle F—Corporation for Public Broadcasting 
Sec. 7601. Support for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. 
TITLE VIII—COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS 
Sec. 8001. Funding for claims and appeals processing. 
Sec. 8002. Funding availability for medical care and health needs. 
Sec. 8003. Funding for supply chain modernization. 
Sec. 8004. Funding for State homes. 
Sec. 8005. Funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector Gen-
eral. 
Sec. 8006. Covid–19 veteran rapid retraining assistance program. 
Sec. 8007. Prohibition on copayments and cost sharing for veterans during emer-
gency relating to COVID–19. 
Sec. 8008. Emergency Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Leave Fund. 
TITLE IX—COMMITTEE ON FINANCE 
Subtitle A—Crisis Support for Unemployed Workers 
PART 1—EXTENSION OF CARES ACT UNEMPLOYMENT PROVISIONS 
Sec. 9011. Extension of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance. 
Sec. 9012. Extension of emergency unemployment relief for governmental entities 
and nonprofit organizations. 
Sec. 9013. Extension of Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation. 
Sec. 9014. Extension of full Federal funding of the first week of compensable reg-
ular unemployment for States with no waiting week. 
Sec. 9015. Extension of emergency State staffing flexibility. 
Sec. 9016. Extension of pandemic emergency unemployment compensation. 
Sec. 9017. Extension of temporary financing of short-time compensation payments 
in States with programs in law. 
Sec. 9018. Extension of temporary financing of short-time compensation agree-
ments for States without programs in law.
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PART 2—EXTENSION OF FFCRA UNEMPLOYMENT PROVISIONS 
Sec. 9021. Extension of temporary assistance for States with advances. 
Sec. 9022. Extension of full Federal funding of extended unemployment compensa-
tion. 
PART 3—DEPARTMENT OF LABOR FUNDING FOR TIMELY, ACCURATE, AND EQUITABLE 
PAYMENT 
Sec. 9031. Funding for administration. 
Sec. 9032. Funding for fraud prevention, equitable access, and timely payment to 
eligible workers. 
PART 4—OTHER PROVISIONS 
Sec. 9041. Extension of limitation on excess business losses of noncorporate tax-
payers. 
Sec. 9042. Suspension of tax on portion of unemployment compensation. 
Subtitle B—Emergency Assistance to Families Through Home Visiting Programs 
Sec. 9101. Emergency assistance to families through home visiting programs. 
Subtitle C—Emergency Assistance to Children and Families 
Sec. 9201. Pandemic Emergency Assistance. 
Subtitle D—Elder Justice and Support Guarantee 
Sec. 9301. Additional funding for aging and disability services programs. 
Subtitle E—Support to Skilled Nursing Facilities in Response to COVID–19 
Sec. 9401. Providing for infection control support to skilled nursing facilities 
through contracts with quality improvement organizations. 
Sec. 9402. Funding for strike teams for resident and employee safety in skilled 
nursing facilities. 
Subtitle F—Preserving Health Benefits for Workers 
Sec. 9501. Preserving health benefits for workers. 
Subtitle G—Promoting Economic Security 
PART 1—2021 RECOVERY REBATES TO INDIVIDUALS 
Sec. 9601. 2021 recovery rebates to individuals. 
PART 2—CHILD TAX CREDIT 
Sec. 9611. Child tax credit improvements for 2021. 
Sec. 9612. Application of child tax credit in possessions. 
PART 3—EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT 
Sec. 9621. Strengthening the earned income tax credit for individuals with no 
qualifying children. 
Sec. 9622. Taxpayer eligible for childless earned income credit in case of qualifying 
children who fail to meet certain identification requirements. 
Sec. 9623. Credit allowed in case of certain separated spouses. 
Sec. 9624. Modification of disqualified investment income test. 
Sec. 9625. Application of earned income tax credit in possessions of the United 
States. 
Sec. 9626. Temporary special rule for determining earned income for purposes of 
earned income tax credit. 
PART 4—DEPENDENT CARE ASSISTANCE 
Sec. 9631. Refundability and enhancement of child and dependent care tax credit. 
Sec. 9632. Increase in exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance. 
PART 5—CREDITS FOR PAID SICK AND FAMILY LEAVE 
Sec. 9641. Payroll credits. 
Sec. 9642. Credit for sick leave for certain self-employed individuals. 
Sec. 9643. Credit for family leave for certain self-employed individuals. 
PART 6—EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDIT 
Sec. 9651. Extension of employee retention credit. 
PART 7—PREMIUM TAX CREDIT 
Sec. 9661. Improving affordability by expanding premium assistance for consumers.
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Sec. 9662. Temporary modification of limitations on reconciliation of tax credits for 
coverage under a qualified health plan with advance payments of such 
credit. 
Sec. 9663. Application of premium tax credit in case of individuals receiving unem-
ployment compensation during 2021. 
PART 8—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 9671. Repeal of election to allocate interest, etc. on worldwide basis. 
Sec. 9672. Tax treatment of targeted EIDL advances. 
Sec. 9673. Tax treatment of restaurant revitalization grants. 
Sec. 9674. Modification of exceptions for reporting of third party network trans-
actions. 
Sec. 9675. Modification of treatment of student loan forgiveness. 
Subtitle H—Pensions 
Sec. 9701. Temporary delay of designation of multiemployer plans as in endan-
gered, critical, or critical and declining status. 
Sec. 9702. Temporary extension of the funding improvement and rehabilitation pe-
riods for multiemployer pension plans in critical and endangered status 
for 2020 or 2021. 
Sec. 9703. Adjustments to funding standard account rules. 
Sec. 9704. Special financial assistance program for financially troubled multiem-
ployer plans. 
Sec. 9705. Extended amortization for single employer plans. 
Sec. 9706. Extension of pension funding stabilization percentages for single em-
ployer plans. 
Sec. 9707. Modification of special rules for minimum funding standards for commu-
nity newspaper plans. 
Sec. 9708. Expansion of limitation on excessive employee remuneration. 
Subtitle I—Child Care for Workers 
Sec. 9801. Child care assistance. 
Subtitle J—Medicaid 
Sec. 9811. Mandatory coverage of COVID–19 vaccines and administration and 
treatment under Medicaid. 
Sec. 9812. Modifications to certain coverage under Medicaid for pregnant and 
postpartum women. 
Sec. 9813. State option to provide qualifying community-based mobile crisis inter-
vention services. 
Sec. 9814. Temporary increase in FMAP for medical assistance under State Med-
icaid plans which begin to expend amounts for certain mandatory indi-
viduals. 
Sec. 9815. Extension of 100 percent Federal medical assistance percentage to 
Urban Indian Health Organizations and Native Hawaiian Health Care 
Systems. 
Sec. 9816. Sunset of limit on maximum rebate amount for single source drugs and 
innovator multiple source drugs. 
Sec. 9817. Additional support for Medicaid home and community-based services 
during the COVID–19 emergency. 
Sec. 9818. Funding for State strike teams for resident and employee safety in nurs-
ing facilities. 
Sec. 9819. Special rule for the period of a declared public health emergency related 
to coronavirus. 
Subtitle K—Children’s Health Insurance Program 
Sec. 9821. Mandatory coverage of COVID–19 vaccines and administration and 
treatment under CHIP. 
Sec. 9822. Modifications to certain coverage under CHIP for pregnant and 
postpartum women. 
Subtitle L—Medicare 
Sec. 9831. Floor on the Medicare area wage index for hospitals in all-urban States. 
Sec. 9832. Secretarial authority to temporarily waive or modify application of cer-
tain Medicare requirements with respect to ambulance services fur-
nished during certain emergency periods. 
Sec. 9833. Funding for Office of Inspector General. 
Subtitle M—Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds 
Sec. 9901. Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds.
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Subtitle N—Other Provisions 
Sec. 9911. Funding for providers relating to COVID–19. 
Sec. 9912. Extension of customs user fees. 
TITLE X—COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS 
Sec. 10001. Department of State operations. 
Sec. 10002. United States Agency for International Development operations. 
Sec. 10003. Global response. 
Sec. 10004. Humanitarian response. 
Sec. 10005. Multilateral assistance. 
TITLE XI—COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS 
Sec. 11001. Indian Health Service. 
Sec. 11002. Bureau of Indian Affairs. 
Sec. 11003. Housing assistance and supportive services programs for Native Ameri-
cans. 
Sec. 11004. COVID–19 response resources for the preservation and maintenance of 
Native American languages. 
Sec. 11005. Bureau of Indian Education. 
Sec. 11006. American Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native education. 
TITLE 
I—COMMITTEE 
ON 
AGRI-
CULTURE, 
NUTRITION, 
AND 
FOR-
ESTRY 
Subtitle A—Agriculture 
SEC. 1001. FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN AND AGRICULTURE PANDEMIC 
RESPONSE. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts otherwise avail-
able, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture for fiscal 
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, $4,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, to carry 
out this section. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall use 
the amounts made available pursuant to subsection (a)— 
(1) to purchase food and agricultural commodities; 
(2) to purchase and distribute agricultural commodities 
(including fresh produce, dairy, seafood, eggs, and meat) to 
individuals in need, including through delivery to nonprofit 
organizations and through restaurants and other food related 
entities, as determined by the Secretary, that may receive, 
store, process, and distribute food items; 
(3) to make grants and loans for small or midsized food 
processors or distributors, seafood processing facilities and proc-
essing vessels, farmers markets, producers, or other organiza-
tions to respond to COVID–19, including for measures to protect 
workers against COVID–19; and 
(4) to make loans and grants and provide other assistance 
to maintain and improve food and agricultural supply chain 
resiliency. 
(c) ANIMAL HEALTH.— 
(1) COVID–19 ANIMAL SURVEILLANCE.—The Secretary of 
Agriculture shall conduct monitoring and surveillance of suscep-
tible animals for incidence of SARS–CoV–2. 
(2) FUNDING.—Out of the amounts made available under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall use $300,000,000 to carry 
out this subsection.
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(d) OVERTIME FEES.— 
(1) SMALL
ESTABLISHMENT; VERY
SMALL
ESTABLISHMENT 
DEFINITIONS.—The terms ‘‘small establishment’’ and ‘‘very small 
establishment’’ have the meaning given those terms in the 
final rule entitled ‘‘Pathogen Reduction; Hazard Analysis and 
Critical Control Point (HACCP) Systems’’ published in the Fed-
eral Register on July 25, 1996 (61 Fed. Reg. 38806). 
(2) OVERTIME
INSPECTION
COST
REDUCTION.—Notwith-
standing section 10703 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 2219a), the Act of June 5, 1948 
(21 U.S.C. 695), section 25 of the Poultry Products Inspection 
Act (21 U.S.C. 468), and section 24 of the Egg Products Inspec-
tion Act (21 U.S.C. 1053), and any regulations promulgated 
by the Department of Agriculture implementing such provisions 
of law and subject to the availability of funds under paragraph 
(3), the Secretary of Agriculture shall reduce the amount of 
overtime inspection costs borne by federally-inspected small 
establishments and very small establishments engaged in meat, 
poultry, or egg products processing and subject to the require-
ments of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et 
seq.), the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 et 
seq.), or the Egg Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 1031 et 
seq.), for inspection activities carried out during the period 
of fiscal years 2021 through 2030. 
(3) FUNDING.—Out of the amounts made available under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall use $100,000,000 to carry 
out this subsection. 
SEC. 1002. EMERGENCY RURAL DEVELOPMENT GRANTS FOR RURAL 
HEALTH CARE. 
(a) GRANTS.—The Secretary of Agriculture (in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall use the funds made available 
by this section to establish an emergency pilot program for rural 
development not later than 150 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act to provide grants to eligible applicants (as defined 
in section 3570.61(a) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations) to 
be awarded by the Secretary based on rural development needs 
related to the COVID–19 pandemic. 
(b) USES.—An eligible applicant to whom a grant is awarded 
under this section may use the grant funds for costs, including 
those incurred prior to the issuance of the grant, as determined 
by the Secretary, of facilities which primarily serve rural areas 
(as defined in section 343(a)(13)(C) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(13)(C)), which are located 
in a rural area, the median household income of the population 
to be served by which is less than the greater of the poverty 
line or the applicable percentage (determined under section 
3570.63(b) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations) of the State 
nonmetropolitan median household income, and for which the 
performance of any construction work completed with grant funds 
shall meet the condition set forth in section 9003(f) of the Farm 
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8103(f)), 
to— 
(1) increase capacity for vaccine distribution; 
(2) provide medical supplies to increase medical surge 
capacity;
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(3) reimburse for revenue lost during the COVID–19 pan-
demic, including revenue losses incurred prior to the awarding 
of the grant; 
(4) increase telehealth capabilities, including underlying 
health care information systems; 
(5) construct temporary or permanent structures to provide 
health care services, including vaccine administration or 
testing; 
(6) support staffing needs for vaccine administration or 
testing; and 
(7) engage in any other efforts to support rural development 
determined to be critical to address the COVID–19 pandemic, 
including nutritional assistance to vulnerable individuals, as 
approved by the Secretary. 
(c) FUNDING.—In addition to amounts otherwise available, there 
is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $500,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2023, to carry out this 
section, of which not more than 3 percent may be used by the 
Secretary for administrative purposes and not more than 2 percent 
may be used by the Secretary for technical assistance as defined 
in section 306(a)(26) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(26)). 
SEC. 1003. PANDEMIC PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION FUNDS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are appro-
priated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, $47,500,000, to remain available until 
expended, for necessary administrative expenses associated with 
carrying out this subtitle. 
SEC. 1004. FUNDING FOR THE USDA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
FOR OVERSIGHT OF COVID–19-RELATED PROGRAMS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise made available, there is 
appropriated to the Office of the Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,500,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2022, for audits, investigations, and 
other oversight activities of projects and activities carried out with 
funds made available to the Department of Agriculture related 
to the COVID–19 pandemic. 
SEC. 1005. FARM LOAN ASSISTANCE FOR SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED 
FARMERS AND RANCHERS. 
(a) PAYMENTS.— 
(1) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 
2021, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, such sums as may be necessary, to remain available 
until expended, for the cost of loan modifications and payments 
under this section. 
(2) PAYMENTS.—The Secretary shall provide a payment 
in an amount up to 120 percent of the outstanding indebtedness 
of each socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher as of January 
1, 2021, to pay off the loan directly or to the socially disadvan-
taged farmer or rancher (or a combination of both), on each— 
(A) direct farm loan made by the Secretary to the 
socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher; and
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(B) farm loan guaranteed by the Secretary the borrower 
of which is the socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FARM LOAN.—The term ‘‘farm loan’’ means— 
(A) a loan administered by the Farm Service Agency 
under subtitle A, B, or C of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.); and 
(B) a Commodity Credit Corporation Farm Storage 
Facility Loan. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Agriculture. 
(3) SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMER OR RANCHER.—The 
term ‘‘socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 2501(a) of the Food, Agri-
culture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(a)). 
SEC. 1006. USDA ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT FOR SOCIALLY DISADVAN-
TAGED FARMERS, RANCHERS, FOREST LAND OWNERS 
AND OPERATORS, AND GROUPS. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts otherwise avail-
able, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture for fiscal 
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, $1,010,000,000, to remain available until expended, to carry 
out this section. 
(b) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall use the 
amounts made available pursuant to subsection (a) for purposes 
described in this subsection by— 
(1) using not less than 5 percent of the total amount 
of funding provided under subsection (a) to provide outreach, 
mediation, financial training, capacity building training, 
cooperative development training and support, and other tech-
nical assistance on issues concerning food, agriculture, agricul-
tural credit, agricultural extension, rural development, or nutri-
tion to socially disadvantaged farmers, ranchers, or forest land-
owners, or other members of socially disadvantaged groups; 
(2) using not less than 5 percent of the total amount 
of funding provided under subsection (a) to provide grants 
and loans to improve land access for socially disadvantaged 
farmers, ranchers, or forest landowners, including issues related 
to heirs’ property in a manner as determined by the Secretary; 
(3) using not less than 0.5 percent of the total amount 
of funding provided under subsection (a) to fund the activities 
of one or more equity commissions that will address racial 
equity issues within the Department of Agriculture and its 
programs; 
(4) using not less than 5 percent of the total amount 
of funding provided under subsection (a) to support and supple-
ment agricultural research, education, and extension, as well 
as scholarships and programs that provide internships and 
pathways to Federal employment, by— 
(A) using not less than 1 percent of the total amount 
of funding provided under subsection (a) at colleges or 
universities eligible to receive funds under the Act of 
August 30, 1890 (commonly known as the ‘‘Second Morrill 
Act’’) (7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.), including Tuskegee University;
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(B) using not less than 1 percent of the total amount 
of funding provided under subsection (a) at 1994 Institu-
tions (as defined in section 532 of the Equity in Educational 
Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public 
Law 103–382)); 
(C) using not less than 1 percent of the total amount 
of funding provided under subsection (a) at Alaska Native 
serving institutions and Native Hawaiian serving institu-
tions eligible to receive grants under subsections (a) and 
(b), respectively, of section 1419B of the National Agricul-
tural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 
(7 U.S.C. 3156); 
(D) using not less than 1 percent of the total amount 
of funding provided under subsection (a) at Hispanic- 
serving institutions eligible to receive grants under section 
1455 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3241); and 
(E) using not less than 1 percent of the total amount 
of funding provided under subsection (a) at the insular 
area institutions of higher education located in the terri-
tories of the United States, as referred to in section 1489 
of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3361); and 
(5) using not less than 5 percent of the total amount 
of funding provided under subsection (a) to provide financial 
assistance to socially disadvantaged farmers, ranchers, or forest 
landowners that are former farm loan borrowers that suffered 
related adverse actions or past discrimination or bias in Depart-
ment of Agriculture programs, as determined by the Secretary. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) NONINDUSTRIAL PRIVATE FOREST LAND.—The term ‘‘non-
industrial private forest land’’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 1201(a)(18) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3801(a)(18)). 
(2) SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMER, RANCHER, OR FOREST 
LANDOWNER.—The 
term 
‘‘socially 
disadvantaged 
farmer, 
rancher, or forest landowner’’ means a farmer, rancher, or 
owner or operator of nonindustrial private forest land who 
is a member of a socially disadvantaged group. 
(3) SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED GROUP.—The term ‘‘socially 
disadvantaged group’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
2501(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act 
of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(a)). 
SEC. 1007. USE OF THE COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FOR 
COMMODITIES AND ASSOCIATED EXPENSES. 
In addition to amounts otherwise made available, there are 
appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, $800,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2022, to use the Commodity Credit Corporation 
to acquire and make available commodities under section 406(b) 
of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1736(b)) and for expenses 
under such section.
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Subtitle B—Nutrition 
SEC. 1101. SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) VALUE OF BENEFITS.—Section 702(a) of division N of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260) is 
amended by striking ‘‘June 30, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘September 
30, 2021’’. 
(b) SNAP ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—In addition to amounts 
otherwise available, there is hereby appropriated for fiscal year 
2021, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, $1,150,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2023, with amounts to be obligated for each of fiscal years 2021, 
2022, and 2023, for the costs of State administrative 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.), of which— 
(1) $15,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses of the Sec-
retary of Agriculture (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) for management and oversight of the program; and 
(2) $1,135,000,000 shall be for the Secretary to make grants 
to each State agency for each of fiscal years 2021 through 
2023 as follows: 
(A) 75 percent of the amounts available shall be allo-
cated to States based on the share of each State of house-
holds that participate in the supplemental nutrition assist-
ance program as reported to the Department of Agriculture 
for 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)); and 
(B) 25 percent of the amounts available shall be allo-
cated to States based on the increase in the number of 
households that participate in the supplemental nutrition 
assistance program as reported to the Department of Agri-
culture 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 Nutri-
tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(h)). 
SEC. 1102. ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR SNAP ONLINE PURCHASING 
AND TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS. 
(a) FUNDING.—In addition to amounts otherwise made avail-
able, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any amounts 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $25,000,000 to remain 
available through September 30, 2026, to carry out this section. 
(b) USE
OF FUNDS.—The Secretary of Agriculture may use 
the amounts made available pursuant to subsection (a)— 
(1) to make technological improvements to improve online 
purchasing in the supplemental nutrition assistance program 
established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2011 et seq.); 
(2) to modernize electronic benefit transfer technology; 
(3) to support the mobile technologies demonstration 
projects and the use of mobile technologies authorized under
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section 7(h)(14) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2016(h)(14)); and 
(4) to provide technical assistance to educate retailers on 
the process and technical requirements for the online accept-
ance of the supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits, 
for mobile payments, and for electronic benefit transfer mod-
ernization initiatives. 
SEC. 1103. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAMS. 
Section 704 of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘In addition’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) COVID–19 RESPONSE FUNDING.—In addition’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following— 
‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—In addition to any other funds 
made available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$1,000,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2027, for 
the Secretary of Agriculture to provide grants to the Commonwealth 
of Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and American Samoa 
for nutrition assistance, of which $30,000,000 shall be available 
to provide grants to the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana 
Islands for such assistance.’’. 
SEC. 1104. COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM. 
In addition to amounts otherwise made available, there is 
appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, $37,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2022, for activities authorized by section 4(a) of 
the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 
612c note). 
SEC. 1105. IMPROVEMENTS TO WIC BENEFITS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPLICABLE
PERIOD.—The term ‘‘applicable period’’ 
means a period— 
(A) beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, 
as selected by a State agency; and 
(B) ending not later than the earlier of— 
(i) 4 months after the date described in subpara-
graph (A); or 
(ii) September 30, 2021. 
(2) CASH-VALUE VOUCHER.—The term ‘‘cash-value voucher’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 246.2 of title 7, 
Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act). 
(3) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means the special 
supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and chil-
dren established by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 
1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786). 
(4) QUALIFIED FOOD PACKAGE.—The term ‘‘qualified food 
package’’ means each of the following food packages (as defined 
in section 246.10(e) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations 
(as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act)): 
(A) Food package III–Participants with qualifying 
conditions. 
(B) Food Package IV–Children 1 through 4 years.
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(C) Food Package V–Pregnant and partially (mostly) 
breastfeeding women. 
(D) Food Package VI–Postpartum women. 
(E) Food Package VII–Fully breastfeeding. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Agriculture. 
(6) STATE
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘State agency’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 17(b) of the Child Nutrition 
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(b)). 
(b) 
AUTHORITY
TO
INCREASE
AMOUNT
OF
CASH-VALUE 
VOUCHER.—During 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 the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19), 
and in response to challenges relating to that public health emer-
gency, the Secretary may, in carrying out the program, increase 
the amount of a cash-value voucher under a qualified food package 
to an amount that is less than or equal to $35. 
(c) APPLICATION
OF
INCREASED
AMOUNT
OF
CASH-VALUE 
VOUCHER TO STATE AGENCIES.— 
(1) NOTIFICATION.—An increase to the amount of a cash- 
value voucher under subsection (b) shall apply to any State 
agency that notifies the Secretary of— 
(A) the intent to use that increased amount, without 
further application; and 
(B) the applicable period selected by the State agency 
during which that increased amount shall apply. 
(2) USE
OF
INCREASED
AMOUNT.—A State agency that 
makes a notification to the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall 
use the increased amount described in that paragraph— 
(A) during the applicable period described in that 
notification; and 
(B) only during a single applicable period. 
(d) SUNSET.—The authority of the Secretary under subsection 
(b), and the authority of a State agency to increase the amount 
of a cash-value voucher under subsection (c), shall terminate on 
September 30, 2021. 
(e) FUNDING.—In addition to amounts otherwise made avail-
able, there is appropriated to the Secretary, out of funds in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $490,000,000 to carry out 
this section, to remain available until September 30, 2022. 
SEC. 1106. WIC PROGRAM MODERNIZATION. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are appro-
priated to the Secretary of Agriculture, out of amounts in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $390,000,000 for fiscal year 
2021, to remain available until September 30, 2024, to carry out 
outreach, innovation, and program modernization efforts, including 
appropriate waivers and flexibility, to increase participation in and 
redemption of benefits under programs established under section 
17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (7 U.S.C. 1431), except 
that such waivers may not relate to the content of the WIC Food 
Packages (as defined in section 246.10(e) of title 7, Code of Federal 
Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act)), 
or the nondiscrimination requirements under section 246.8 of title 
7, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment 
of this Act).
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SEC. 
1107. 
MEALS 
AND 
SUPPLEMENTS 
REIMBURSEMENTS 
FOR 
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NOT ATTAINED THE AGE OF 25. 
(a) PROGRAM FOR AT-RISK SCHOOL CHILDREN.—Beginning on 
the date of enactment of this section, notwithstanding paragraph 
(1)(A) of section 17(r) of the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(r)), during the COVID–19 public health 
emergency declared under section 319 of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 247d), the Secretary shall reimburse institutions 
that are emergency shelters under such section 17(r) (42 U.S.C. 
1766(r)) for meals and supplements served to individuals who, 
at the time of such service— 
(1) have not attained the age of 25; and 
(2) are receiving assistance, including non-residential 
assistance, from such emergency shelter. 
(b) PARTICIPATION
BY EMERGENCY SHELTERS.—Beginning on 
the date of enactment of this section, notwithstanding paragraph 
(5)(A) of section 17(t) of the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(t)), during the COVID–19 public health 
emergency declared under section 319 of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 247d), the Secretary shall reimburse emergency 
shelters under such section 17(t) (42 U.S.C. 1766(t)) for meals 
and supplements served to individuals who, at the time of such 
service have not attained the age of 25. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) EMERGENCY SHELTER.—The term ‘‘emergency shelter’’ 
has the meaning given the term under section 17(t)(1) of the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1766(t)(1)). 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Agriculture. 
SEC. 1108. PANDEMIC EBT PROGRAM. 
Section 1101 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act 
(7 U.S.C. 2011 note; Public Law 116–127) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘During fiscal years 2020 and 2021’’ 
and inserting ‘‘In any school year in which there is a 
public health emergency designation’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or in a covered summer period fol-
lowing a school session’’ after ‘‘in session’’; 
(2) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘During fiscal year 2020, 
the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; 
(3) in subsection (h)(1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘either’’ after ‘‘at least 1 child enrolled 
in such a covered child care facility and’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or a Department of Agriculture grant- 
funded nutrition assistance program in the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, or American 
Samoa’’ before ‘‘shall be eligible to receive assistance’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as subsections 
(j) and (k), respectively; 
(5) by inserting after subsection (h) the following: 
‘‘(i) EMERGENCIES DURING SUMMER.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture may permit a State agency to extend a State agency plan 
approved under subsection (b) for not more than 90 days for the 
purpose of operating the plan during a covered summer period, 
during which time schools participating in the school lunch program
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under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act or the 
school breakfast program under section 4 of the Child Nutrition 
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773 ) and covered child care facilities 
shall be deemed closed for purposes of this section.’’; 
(6) in subsection (j) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (6) as 
paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively; 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: 
‘‘(2) COVERED SUMMER PERIOD.—The term ‘covered summer 
period’ means a summer period that follows a school year 
during which there was a public health emergency designa-
tion.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), by striking 
‘‘or another coronavirus with pandemic potential’’; and 
(7) in subsection (k) (as so redesignated), by inserting ‘‘Fed-
eral agencies,’’ before ‘‘State agencies’’. 
TITLE II—COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, 
EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS 
Subtitle A—Education Matters 
PART 1—DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 
SEC. 2001. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL EMERGENCY 
RELIEF FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise available 
through the Education Stabilization Fund, there is appropriated 
to the Department of Education for fiscal year 2021, out of any 
money 
in 
the 
Treasury 
not 
otherwise 
appropriated, 
$122,774,800,000, to remain available through September 30, 2023, 
to carry out this section. 
(b) GRANTS.—From funds provided under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall— 
(1) use $800,000,000 for the purposes of identifying home-
less children and youth and providing homeless children and 
youth with— 
(A) wrap-around services in light of the challenges 
of COVID–19; and 
(B) assistance needed to enable homeless children and 
youth to attend school and participate fully in school activi-
ties; and 
(2) from the remaining amounts, make grants to each State 
educational agency in accordance with this section. 
(c) ALLOCATIONS TO STATES.—The amount of each grant under 
subsection (b) shall be allocated by the Secretary to each State 
in the same proportion as each State received under part A of 
title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
in the most recent fiscal year. 
(d) SUBGRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State shall allocate not less than 
90 percent of the grant funds awarded to the State under 
this section as subgrants to local educational agencies 
(including charter schools that are local educational agencies) 
in the State in proportion to the amount of funds such local
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educational agencies and charter schools that are local edu-
cational agencies received under part A of title I of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in the most 
recent fiscal year. 
(2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Each State shall make alloca-
tions under paragraph (1) to local educational agencies in an 
expedited and timely manner and, to the extent practicable, 
not later than 60 days after the receipt of such funds. 
(e) USES OF FUNDS.—A local educational agency that receives 
funds under this section— 
(1) shall reserve not less than 20 percent of such funds 
to address learning loss through the implementation of evi-
dence-based interventions, such as summer learning or summer 
enrichment, extended day, comprehensive afterschool programs, 
or extended school year programs, and ensure that such inter-
ventions respond to students’ academic, social, and emotional 
needs and address the disproportionate impact of the 
coronavirus on the student subgroups described in section 
1111(b)(2)(B)(xi) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)(B)(xi)), students experiencing 
homelessness, and children and youth in foster care; and 
(2) shall use the remaining funds for any of the following: 
(A) Any activity authorized by the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965. 
(B) Any activity authorized by the Individuals with 
Disabilities Education Act. 
(C) Any activity authorized by the Adult Education 
and Family Literacy Act. 
(D) Any activity authorized by the Carl D. Perkins 
Career and Technical Education Act of 2006. 
(E) Coordination of preparedness and response efforts 
of local educational agencies with State, local, Tribal, and 
territorial public health departments, and other relevant 
agencies, to improve coordinated responses among such 
entities to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus. 
(F) Activities to address the unique needs of low-income 
children or students, children with disabilities, English 
learners, racial and ethnic minorities, students experi-
encing homelessness, and foster care youth, including how 
outreach and service delivery will meet the needs of each 
population. 
(G) Developing and implementing procedures and sys-
tems to improve the preparedness and response efforts 
of local educational agencies. 
(H) Training and professional development for staff 
of the local educational agency on sanitation and mini-
mizing the spread of infectious diseases. 
(I) Purchasing supplies to sanitize and clean the facili-
ties of a local educational agency, including buildings oper-
ated by such agency. 
(J) Planning for, coordinating, and implementing activi-
ties during long-term closures, including providing meals 
to eligible students, providing technology for online 
learning to all students, providing guidance for carrying 
out requirements under the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act and ensuring other educational services can
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continue to be provided consistent with all Federal, State, 
and local requirements. 
(K) Purchasing educational technology (including hard-
ware, software, and connectivity) for students who are 
served by the local educational agency that aids in regular 
and substantive educational interaction between students 
and their classroom instructors, including low-income stu-
dents and children with disabilities, which may include 
assistive technology or adaptive equipment. 
(L) Providing mental health services and supports, 
including through the implementation of evidence-based 
full-service community schools. 
(M) Planning and implementing activities related to 
summer learning and supplemental afterschool programs, 
including providing classroom instruction or online learning 
during the summer months and addressing the needs of 
low-income students, children with disabilities, English 
learners, 
migrant 
students, 
students 
experiencing 
homelessness, and children in foster care. 
(N) Addressing learning loss among students, including 
low-income students, children with disabilities, English 
learners, racial and ethnic minorities, students experi-
encing homelessness, and children and youth in foster care, 
of the local educational agency, including by— 
(i) administering and using high-quality assess-
ments that are valid and reliable, to accurately assess 
students’ academic progress and assist educators in 
meeting students’ academic needs, including through 
differentiating instruction; 
(ii) implementing evidence-based activities to meet 
the comprehensive needs of students; 
(iii) providing information and assistance to par-
ents and families on how they can effectively support 
students, including in a distance learning environment; 
and 
(iv) tracking student attendance and improving 
student engagement in distance education. 
(O) School facility repairs and improvements to enable 
operation of schools to reduce risk of virus transmission 
and exposure to environmental health hazards, and to sup-
port student health needs. 
(P) Inspection, testing, maintenance, repair, replace-
ment, and upgrade projects to improve the indoor air 
quality in school facilities, including mechanical and non- 
mechanical heating, ventilation, and air conditioning sys-
tems, filtering, purification and other air cleaning, fans, 
control systems, and window and door repair and replace-
ment. 
(Q) Developing strategies and implementing public 
health protocols including, to the greatest extent prac-
ticable, policies in line with guidance from the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention for the reopening and 
operation of school facilities to effectively maintain the 
health and safety of students, educators, and other staff.
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(R) Other activities that are necessary to maintain 
the operation of and continuity of services in local edu-
cational agencies and continuing to employ existing staff 
of the local educational agency. 
(f) STATE FUNDING.—With funds not otherwise allocated under 
subsection (d), a State— 
(1) shall reserve not less than 5 percent of the total amount 
of grant funds awarded to the State under this section to 
carry out, directly or through grants or contracts, activities 
to address learning loss by supporting the implementation of 
evidence-based interventions, such as summer learning or 
summer enrichment, extended day, comprehensive afterschool 
programs, or extended school year programs, and ensure that 
such interventions respond to students’ academic, social, and 
emotional needs and address the disproportionate impact of 
the coronavirus on the student subgroups described in section 
1111(b)(2)(B)(xi) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)(B)(xi)), students experiencing 
homelessness, and children and youth in foster care, including 
by providing additional support to local educational agencies 
to fully address such impacts; 
(2) shall reserve not less than 1 percent of the total amount 
of grant funds awarded to the State under this section to 
carry out, directly or through grants or contracts, the 
implementation of evidence-based summer enrichment pro-
grams, and ensure such programs respond to students’ aca-
demic, social, and emotional needs and address the dispropor-
tionate impact of the coronavirus on the student populations 
described in section 1111(b)(2)(B)(xi) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)(B)(xi)), 
students experiencing homelessness, and children and youth 
in foster care; 
(3) shall reserve not less than 1 percent of the total amount 
of grant funds awarded to the State under this section to 
carry out, directly or through grants or contracts, the 
implementation of evidence-based comprehensive afterschool 
programs, and ensure such programs respond to students’ aca-
demic, social, and emotional needs and address the dispropor-
tionate impact of the coronavirus on the student populations 
described in section 1111(b)(2)(B)(xi) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)(B)(xi)), 
students experiencing homelessness, and children and youth 
in foster care; and 
(4) may reserve not more than one-half of 1 percent of 
the total amount of grant funds awarded to the State under 
this section for administrative costs and the remainder for 
emergency needs as determined by the State educational agency 
to address issues responding to coronavirus, which may be 
addressed through the use of grants or contracts. 
(g) REALLOCATION.—A State shall return to the Secretary any 
funds received under this section that the State does not award 
within 1 year of receiving such funds and the Secretary shall 
reallocate such funds to the remaining States in accordance with 
subsection (c). 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the terms ‘‘child’’, ‘‘children with disabilities’’, ‘‘distance 
education’’, ‘‘elementary school’’, ‘‘English learner’’, ‘‘evidence-
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based’’, ‘‘secondary school’’, ‘‘local educational agency’’, ‘‘parent’’, 
‘‘Secretary’’, ‘‘State educational agency’’, and ‘‘technology’’ have 
the meanings given those terms in section 8101 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7801); 
(2) the term ‘‘full-service community school’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 4622(2) of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7272(2)); and 
(3) the term ‘‘State’’ means each of the 50 States, the 
District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 
(i) SAFE RETURN TO IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A local educational agency receiving funds 
under this section shall develop and make publicly available 
on the local educational agency’s website, not later than 30 
days after receiving the allocation of funds described in para-
graph (d)(1), a plan for the safe return to in-person instruction 
and continuity of services. 
(2) COMMENT PERIOD.—Before making the plan described 
in paragraph (1) publicly available, the local educational agency 
shall seek public comment on the plan and take such comments 
into account in the development of the plan. 
(3) PREVIOUS
PLANS.—If a local educational agency has 
developed a plan for the safe return to in-person instruction 
before the date of enactment of this Act that meets the require-
ments described in paragraphs (1) and (2), such plan shall 
be deemed to satisfy the requirements under this subsection. 
SEC. 2002. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise available 
through the Emergency Assistance to Non-Public Schools Program, 
there is appropriated to the Department of Education for fiscal 
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, $2,750,000,000, to remain available through September 
30, 2023, for making allocations to Governors under the Emergency 
Assistance to Non-Public Schools Program to provide services or 
assistance to non-public schools that enroll a significant percentage 
of low-income students and are most impacted by the qualifying 
emergency. 
(b) LIMITATIONS.—Funds provided under subsection (a) shall 
not be used to provide reimbursements to any non-public school. 
SEC. 2003. HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Department of Education for fiscal year 2021, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$39,584,570,000, to remain available through September 30, 2023, 
for making allocations to institutions of higher education in accord-
ance with the same terms and conditions of section 314 of the 
Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
2021 (division M of Public Law 116–260), except that— 
(1) subsection (a)(1) of such section 314 shall be applied 
by substituting ‘‘91 percent’’ for ‘‘89 percent’’; 
(2) subsection (a)(2) of such section 314 shall be applied— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by sub-
stituting ‘‘under the heading ‘Higher Education’ in the 
Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2020’’ for 
‘‘in the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 
(Public Law 116–94)’’; and
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(B) in subparagraph (B), by substituting ‘‘under the 
heading ‘Higher Education’ in the Department of Education 
Appropriations Act, 2020’’ for ‘‘in the Further Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94)’’; 
(3) an institution that receives an allocation apportioned 
in accordance with clause (iii) of subsection (a)(2)(A) of such 
section 314 that has a total endowment size of less than 
$1,000,000 (including an institution that does not have an 
endowment) shall be treated by the Secretary as having a 
total endowment size of $1,000,000 for the purposes of such 
clause (iii); 
(4) subsection (a)(4) of such section 314 shall be applied 
by substituting ‘‘1 percent’’ for ‘‘3 percent’’; 
(5) except as provided in paragraphs (7) and (9) of sub-
section (d) of such section 314, an institution shall use a portion 
of funds received under this section to— 
(A) implement evidence-based practices to monitor and 
suppress coronavirus in accordance with public health 
guidelines; and 
(B) conduct direct outreach to financial aid applicants 
about the opportunity to receive a financial aid adjustment 
due to the recent unemployment of a family member or 
independent student, or other circumstances, described in 
section 479A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1087tt); 
(6) the following shall not apply to funds provided or 
received in accordance with this section— 
(A) subsection (b) of such section 314; 
(B) paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of such section 314; 
(C) paragraphs (1), (2), (4), (5), (6), and (8) of subsection 
(d) of such section 314; 
(D) subsections (e) and (f) of such section 314; and 
(E) section 316 of the Coronavirus Response and Relief 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (division M of 
Public Law 116–260); and 
(7) an institution that receives an allocation under this 
section apportioned in accordance with subparagraphs (A) 
through (D) of subsection (a)(1) of such section 314 shall use 
not less than 50 percent of such allocation to provide emergency 
financial aid grants to students in accordance with subsection 
(c)(3) of such section 314. 
SEC. 2004. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT AND MAINTENANCE OF EQUITY. 
(a) STATE MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receiving funds under 
section 2001, a State shall maintain support for elementary 
and secondary education, and for higher education (which shall 
include State funding to institutions of higher education and 
State need-based financial aid, and shall not include support 
for capital projects or for research and development or tuition 
and fees paid by students), in each of fiscal years 2022 and 
2023 at least at the proportional levels of such State’s support 
for elementary and secondary education and for higher edu-
cation relative to such State’s overall spending, averaged over 
fiscal years 2017, 2018, and 2019. 
(2) WAIVER.—For the purpose of relieving fiscal burdens 
incurred by States in preventing, preparing for, and responding
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to the coronavirus, the Secretary of Education may waive any 
maintenance of effort requirements associated with the Edu-
cation Stabilization Fund. 
(b) STATE MAINTENANCE OF EQUITY.— 
(1) HIGH-NEED LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—As a condi-
tion of receiving funds under section 2001, a State educational 
agency shall not, in fiscal year 2022 or 2023, reduce State 
funding (as calculated on a per-pupil basis) for any high-need 
local educational agency in the State by an amount that exceeds 
the overall per-pupil reduction in State funds, if any, across 
all local educational agencies in such State in such fiscal year. 
(2) HIGHEST POVERTY LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—Not-
withstanding paragraph (1), as a condition of receiving funds 
under section 2001, a State educational agency shall not, in 
fiscal year 2022 or 2023, reduce State funding (as calculated 
on a per-pupil basis) for any highest poverty local educational 
agency below the level of funding (as calculated on a per- 
pupil basis) provided to each such local educational agency 
in fiscal year 2019. 
(c) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY MAINTENANCE OF EQUITY FOR 
HIGH-POVERTY SCHOOLS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receiving funds under 
section 2001, a local educational agency shall not, in fiscal 
year 2022 or 2023— 
(A) reduce per-pupil funding (from combined State and 
local funding) for any high-poverty school served by such 
local educational agency by an amount that exceeds— 
(i) the total reduction in local educational agency 
funding (from combined State and local funding) for 
all schools served by the local educational agency in 
such fiscal year (if any); divided by 
(ii) the number of children enrolled in all schools 
served by the local educational agency in such fiscal 
year; or 
(B) reduce per-pupil, full-time equivalent staff in any 
high-poverty school by an amount that exceeds— 
(i) the total reduction in full-time equivalent staff 
in all schools served by such local educational agency 
in such fiscal year (if any); divided by 
(ii) the number of children enrolled in all schools 
served by the local educational agency in such fiscal 
year. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a local 
educational agency in fiscal year 2022 or 2023 that meets 
at least 1 of the following criteria in such fiscal year: 
(A) Such local educational agency has a total enroll-
ment of less than 1,000 students. 
(B) Such local educational agency operates a single 
school. 
(C) Such local educational agency serves all students 
within each grade span with a single school. 
(D) Such local educational agency demonstrates an 
exceptional 
or 
uncontrollable 
circumstance, 
such 
as 
unpredictable changes in student enrollment or a precipi-
tous decline in the financial resources of such agency, as 
determined by the Secretary of Education. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) ELEMENTARY EDUCATION; SECONDARY EDUCATION.—The 
terms ‘‘elementary education’’ and ‘‘secondary education’’ have 
the meaning given such terms under State law. 
(2) HIGHEST POVERTY LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The 
term ‘‘highest poverty local educational agency’’ means a local 
educational agency that is among the group of local educational 
agencies in the State that— 
(A) in rank order, have the highest percentages of 
economically disadvantaged students in the State, on the 
basis of the most recent satisfactory data available from 
the Department of Commerce (or, for local educational 
agencies for which no such data are available, such other 
data as the Secretary of Education determines are satisfac-
tory); and 
(B) collectively serve not less than 20 percent of the 
State’s total enrollment of students served by all local 
educational agencies in the State. 
(3) HIGH-NEED
LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL
AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘high-need local educational agency’’ means a local educational 
agency that is among the group of local educational agencies 
in the State that— 
(A) in rank order, have the highest percentages of 
economically disadvantaged students in the State, on the 
basis of the most recent satisfactory data available from 
the Department of Commerce (or, for local educational 
agencies for which no such data are available, such other 
data as the Secretary of Education determines are satisfac-
tory); and 
(B) collectively serve not less than 50 percent of the 
State’s total enrollment of students served by all local 
educational agencies in the State. 
(4) HIGH-POVERTY SCHOOL.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘high-poverty school’’ 
means, with respect to a school served by a local edu-
cational agency, a school that is in the highest quartile 
of schools served by such local educational agency based 
on the percentage of economically disadvantaged students 
served, as determined by the State in accordance with 
subparagraph (B). 
(B) DETERMINATION.—In making the determination 
under subparagraph (A), a State shall select a measure 
of poverty established for the purposes of this paragraph 
by the Secretary of Education and apply such measure 
consistently to all schools in the State. 
(5) OVERALL PER-PUPIL REDUCTION IN STATE FUNDS.—The 
term ‘‘overall per-pupil reduction in State funds’’ means, with 
respect to a fiscal year— 
(A) the amount of any reduction in the total amount 
of State funds provided to all local educational agencies 
in the State in such fiscal year compared to the total 
amount of such funds provided to all local educational 
agencies in the State in the previous fiscal year; divided 
by 
(B) the aggregate number of children enrolled in all 
schools served by all local educational agencies in the State 
in the fiscal year for which the determination is being 
made.
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(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the 50 States, 
the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico. 
SEC. 2005. OUTLYING AREAS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Department of Education for fiscal year 2021, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$850,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2023, 
for the Secretary of Education to allocate awards to the outlying 
areas on the basis of their respective needs, as determined by 
the Secretary, to be allocated not more than 30 calendar days 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 2006. GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Department of Education for fiscal year 2021, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$19,250,000, to remain available through September 30, 2023, for 
the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, the Model Sec-
ondary School for the Deaf, and Gallaudet University to prevent, 
prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, including to defray 
expenses associated with coronavirus (including lost revenue, 
reimbursement for expenses already incurred, technology costs asso-
ciated with a transition to distance education, faculty and staff 
trainings, and payroll) and to provide financial aid grants to stu-
dents, which may be used for any component of the student’s 
cost of attendance. 
SEC. 2007. STUDENT AID ADMINISTRATION. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Department of Education for fiscal year 2021, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$91,130,000, to remain available through September 30, 2023, for 
Student Aid Administration within the Department of Education 
to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus including direct 
outreach to students and borrowers about financial aid, economic 
impact payments, means-tested benefits, unemployment assistance, 
and tax benefits, for which the students and borrowers may be 
eligible. 
SEC. 2008. HOWARD UNIVERSITY. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Department of Education for fiscal year 2021, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$35,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2023, for 
Howard University to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, 
including 
to 
defray 
expenses 
associated 
with 
coronavirus (including lost revenue, reimbursement for expenses 
already incurred, technology costs associated with a transition to 
distance education, faculty and staff trainings, and payroll) and 
to provide financial aid grants to students, which may be used 
for any component of the student’s cost of attendance. 
SEC. 2009. NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Department of Education for fiscal year 2021, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
H. R. 1319—25 
$19,250,000, to remain available through September 30, 2023, for 
the National Technical Institute for the Deaf to prevent, prepare 
for, and respond to coronavirus, including to defray expenses associ-
ated with coronavirus (including lost revenue, reimbursement for 
expenses already incurred, technology costs associated with a transi-
tion to distance education, faculty and staff training, and payroll) 
and to provide financial aid grants to students, which may be 
used for any component of the student’s cost of attendance. 
SEC. 2010. INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Department of Education for fiscal year 2021, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$100,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2023, 
for the Institute of Education Sciences to carry out research related 
to addressing learning loss caused by the coronavirus among the 
student subgroups described in section 1111(b)(2)(B)(xi) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
6311(b)(2)(B)(xi)) and students experiencing homelessness and chil-
dren and youth in foster care, and to disseminate such findings 
to State educational agencies and local educational agencies and 
other appropriate entities. 
SEC. 2011. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Department of Education for fiscal year 2021, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$15,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2024, for 
Program Administration within the Department of Education to 
prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, and for salaries 
and expenses necessary to implement this part. 
SEC. 2012. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Department of Education for fiscal year 2021, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$5,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the Office of 
Inspector General of the Department of Education, for salaries 
and expenses necessary for oversight, investigations, and audits 
of programs, grants, and projects funded under this part carried 
out by the Office of Inspector General. 
SEC. 2013. MODIFICATION OF REVENUE REQUIREMENTS FOR PROPRI-
ETARY INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 487(a)(24) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)(24)) is amended by striking ‘‘funds 
provided under this title’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal funds that are 
disbursed or delivered to or on behalf of a student to be used 
to attend such institution (referred to in this paragraph and sub-
section (d) as ‘Federal education assistance funds’)’’. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION
OF
NON-FEDERAL
REVENUE
REQUIRE-
MENT.—Section 487(d) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1094(d)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘Non-title IV’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Non-Federal’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ‘‘funds for a program 
under this title’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal education assistance 
funds’’.
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made under this section 
shall— 
(1) be subject to the master calendar requirements under 
section 482 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1089) and the public involvement and negotiated rulemaking 
requirements under section 492 of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1098a), except that such negotiated rule-
making shall commence not earlier than October 1, 2021; and 
(2) apply to institutional fiscal years beginning on or after 
January 1, 2023. 
SEC. 2014. FUNDING FOR THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDU-
CATION ACT. 
(a) AMOUNTS FOR IDEA.—There is appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Education for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated— 
(1) $2,580,000,000 for grants to States under part B of 
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; 
(2) $200,000,000 for preschool grants under section 619 
of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; and 
(3) $250,000,000 for programs for infants and toddlers with 
disabilities under part C of the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act. 
(b) GENERAL PROVISIONS.—Any amount appropriated under 
subsection (a) is in addition to other amounts appropriated or 
made available for the applicable purpose. 
PART 2—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 2021. NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, $135,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, under the National Foundation on the Arts and the 
Humanities Act of 1965, as follows: 
(1) Forty percent shall be for grants, and relevant adminis-
trative expenses, to State arts agencies and regional arts 
organizations that support organizations’ programming and 
general operating expenses to cover up to 100 percent of the 
costs of the programs which the grants support, to prevent, 
prepare for, respond to, and recover from the coronavirus. 
(2) Sixty percent shall be for direct grants, and relevant 
administrative expenses, that support organizations’ program-
ming and general operating expenses to cover up to 100 percent 
of the costs of the programs which the grants support, to 
prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from the 
coronavirus. 
SEC. 2022. NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, $135,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, under the National Foundation on the Arts and the 
Humanities Act of 1965, as follows: 
(1) Forty percent shall be for grants, and relevant adminis-
trative expenses, to State humanities councils that support 
humanities organizations’ programming and general operating 
expenses to cover up to 100 percent of the costs of the programs
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which the grants support, to prevent, prepare for, respond 
to, and recover from the coronavirus. 
(2) Sixty percent shall be for direct grants, and relevant 
administrative expenses, that support humanities organiza-
tions’ programming and general operating expenses to cover 
up to 100 percent of the costs of the programs which the 
grants support, to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover 
from the coronavirus. 
SEC. 2023. INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Institute of Museum and Library Services for fiscal 
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, $200,000,000, to remain available until expended, for nec-
essary expenses to carry out museum and library services. The 
Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services shall 
award not less than 89 percent of such funds to State library 
administrative agencies by applying the formula in section 221(b) 
of the Museum and Library Services Act, except that— 
(1) section 221(b)(3)(A) of such Act shall be applied by 
substituting ‘‘$2,000,000’’ for ‘‘$680,000’’ and by substituting 
‘‘$200,000’’ for ‘‘$60,000’’; and 
(2) section 221(b)(3)(C) and subsections (b) and (c) of section 
223 of such Act shall not apply to funds provided under this 
section. 
Subtitle B—Labor Matters 
SEC. 2101. FUNDING FOR DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WORKER PROTEC-
TION ACTIVITIES. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts otherwise made 
available, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, there are appropriated to the Secretary of Labor for fiscal 
year 2021, $200,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2023, for the Wage and Hour Division, the Office of Workers’ 
Compensation Programs, the Office of the Solicitor, the Mine Safety 
and Health Administration, and the Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration to carry out COVID–19 related worker protection 
activities, and for the Office of Inspector General for oversight 
of the Secretary’s activities to prevent, prepare for, and respond 
to COVID–19. 
(b) ALLOCATION OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts appropriated under 
subsection (a) shall be allocated as follows: 
(1) Not less than $100,000,000 shall be for the Occupational 
Safety and Health Administration, of which $10,000,000 shall 
be for Susan Harwood training grants and not less than 
$5,000,000 shall be for enforcement activities related to 
COVID–19 at high risk workplaces including health care, meat 
and poultry processing facilities, agricultural workplaces and 
correctional facilities. 
(2) $12,500,000 shall be for the Office of Inspector General.
H. R. 1319—28 
Subtitle C—Human Services and 
Community Supports 
SEC. 2201. CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDING.— 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated 
for fiscal year 2021, out of any amounts in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, $14,990,000,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2021, to carry out the program authorized under 
section 658C of the Child Care and Development Block Grant 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858a) without regard to requirements 
in sections 658E(c)(3)(E) or 658G of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
9858c(c)(3)(E), 9858e). Payments made to States, territories, Indian 
Tribes, and Tribal organizations from funds made available under 
this subsection shall be obligated in fiscal year 2021 or the suc-
ceeding 2 fiscal years. States, territories, Indian Tribes, and Tribal 
organizations are authorized to use such funds to provide child 
care assistance to health care sector employees, emergency 
responders, sanitation workers, and other workers deemed essential 
during the response to coronavirus by public officials, without 
regard to the income eligibility requirements of section 658P(4) 
of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 
9858n(4)). 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any 
amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $35,000,000, 
to remain available through September 30, 2025, for the costs 
of providing technical assistance and conducting research and for 
the administrative costs to carry out this section and section 2202 
of this subtitle. 
(c) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Amounts made available to 
carry out this section shall be used to supplement and not supplant 
other Federal, State, and local public funds expended to provide 
child care services for eligible individuals. 
SEC. 2202. CHILD CARE STABILIZATION. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVID–19 PUBLIC
HEALTH
EMERGENCY.—The term 
‘‘COVID–19 public health emergency’’ 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, including any renewal of the declaration. 
(2) ELIGIBLE
CHILD
CARE
PROVIDER.—The term ‘‘eligible 
child care provider’’ means— 
(A) an eligible child care provider as defined in section 
658P of the Child Care and Development Block Grant 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858n); or 
(B) a child care provider that is licensed, regulated, 
or registered in the State, territory, or Indian Tribe on 
the date of enactment of this Act and meets applicable 
State and local health and safety requirements. 
(b) CHILD
CARE
STABILIZATION
FUNDING.—In addition to 
amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 
2021, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, $23,975,000,000, to remain available through September
H. R. 1319—29 
30, 2021, for grants under this section in accordance with the 
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990. 
(c) GRANTS.—From the amounts appropriated to carry out this 
section and under the authority of section 658O of the Child Care 
and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858m) and 
this section, the Secretary shall award to each lead agency a child 
care stabilization grant, without regard to the requirements in 
subparagraphs (C) and (E) of section 658E(c)(3), and in section 
658G, of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)(3), 9858e). Such grant shall be allotted 
in accordance with section 658O of the Child Care and Development 
Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858m). 
(d) STATE RESERVATIONS AND SUBGRANTS.— 
(1) RESERVATION.—A lead agency for a State that receives 
a child care stabilization grant pursuant to subsection (c) shall 
reserve not more than 10 percent of such grant funds to admin-
ister subgrants, provide technical assistance and support for 
applying for and accessing the subgrant opportunity, publicize 
the availability of the subgrants, carry out activities to increase 
the supply of child care, and provide technical assistance to 
help child care providers implement policies as described in 
paragraph (2)(D)(i). 
(2) SUBGRANTS TO QUALIFIED CHILD CARE PROVIDERS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The lead agency shall use the 
remainder of the grant funds awarded pursuant to sub-
section (c) to make subgrants to qualified child care pro-
viders described in subparagraph (B), regardless of such 
a provider’s previous receipt of other Federal assistance, 
to support the stability of the child care sector during 
and after the COVID–19 public health emergency. 
(B) QUALIFIED CHILD CARE PROVIDER.—To be qualified 
to receive a subgrant under this paragraph, a provider 
shall be an eligible child care provider that on the date 
of submission of an application for the subgrant, was 
either— 
(i) open and available to provide child care services; 
or 
(ii) closed due to public health, financial hardship, 
or other reasons relating to the COVID–19 public 
health emergency. 
(C) SUBGRANT
AMOUNT.—The amount of such a 
subgrant to a qualified child care provider shall be based 
on the provider’s stated current operating expenses, 
including costs associated with providing or preparing to 
provide child care services during the COVID–19 public 
health emergency, and to the extent practicable, cover suffi-
cient operating expenses to ensure continuous operations 
for the intended period of the subgrant. 
(D) APPLICATION.—The lead agency shall— 
(i) make available on the lead agency’s website 
an application for qualified child care providers that 
includes certifications that, for the duration of the 
subgrant— 
(I) the provider applying will, when open and 
available to provide child care services, implement 
policies in line with guidance from the cor-
responding State, Tribal, and local authorities, and
H. R. 1319—30 
in accordance with State, Tribal, and local orders, 
and, to the greatest extent possible, implement 
policies in line with guidance from the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention; 
(II) for each employee, the provider will pay 
not less than the full compensation, including any 
benefits, that was provided to the employee as 
of the date of submission of the application for 
the subgrant (referred to in this subclause as ‘‘full 
compensation’’), and will not take any action that 
reduces the weekly amount of the employee’s com-
pensation below the weekly amount of full com-
pensation, or that reduces the employee’s rate of 
compensation below the rate of full compensation, 
including the involuntary furloughing of any 
employee employed on the date of submission of 
the application for the subgrant; and 
(III) the provider will provide relief from co-
payments and tuition payments for the families 
enrolled in the provider’s program, to the extent 
possible, and prioritize such relief for families 
struggling to make either type of payment; and 
(ii) accept and process applications submitted 
under this subparagraph on a rolling basis, and provide 
subgrant funds in advance of provider expenditures, 
except as provided in subsection (e)(2). 
(E) OBLIGATION.—The lead agency shall notify the Sec-
retary if it is unable to obligate at least 50 percent of 
the funds received pursuant to subsection (c) that are avail-
able for subgrants described in this paragraph within 9 
months of the date of enactment of this Act. 
(e) USES OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—A qualified child care provider that 
receives funds through such a subgrant shall use the funds 
for at least one of the following: 
(A) Personnel costs, including payroll and salaries or 
similar compensation for an employee (including any sole 
proprietor or independent contractor), employee benefits, 
premium pay, or costs for employee recruitment and reten-
tion. 
(B) Rent (including rent under a lease agreement) or 
payment on any mortgage obligation, utilities, facility 
maintenance or improvements, or insurance. 
(C) Personal protective equipment, cleaning and 
sanitization supplies and services, or training and profes-
sional development related to health and safety practices. 
(D) Purchases of or updates to equipment and supplies 
to respond to the COVID–19 public health emergency. 
(E) Goods and services necessary to maintain or resume 
child care services. 
(F) Mental health supports for children and employees. 
(2) REIMBURSEMENT.—The qualified child care provider 
may use the subgrant funds to reimburse the provider for 
sums obligated or expended before the date of enactment of 
this Act for the cost of a good or service described in paragraph 
(1) to respond to the COVID–19 public health emergency.
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(f) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Amounts made available to 
carry out this section shall be used to supplement and not supplant 
other Federal, State, and local public funds expended to provide 
child care services for eligible individuals. 
SEC. 2203. HEAD START. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated for fiscal year 2021, out of any amounts in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2022, to carry out the Head Start Act, 
including for Federal administrative expenses. After reserving funds 
for Federal administrative expenses, the Secretary shall allocate 
all remaining amounts to Head Start agencies for one-time grants, 
and shall allocate to each Head Start agency an amount that 
bears the same ratio to the portion available for allocations as 
the number of enrolled children served by the Head Start agency 
bears to the number of enrolled children served by all Head Start 
agencies. 
SEC. 2204. PROGRAMS FOR SURVIVORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 303 of the Family Violence Prevention 
and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10403) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—For the purposes of carrying out 
this title, in addition to amounts otherwise made available for 
such purposes, there are appropriated, out of any amounts in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fiscal year 2021, to remain 
available until expended except as otherwise provided in this sub-
section, each of the following: 
‘‘(1) $180,000,000 to carry out sections 301 through 312, 
to be allocated in the manner described in subsection (a)(2), 
except that— 
‘‘(A) a reference in subsection (a)(2) to an amount 
appropriated under subsection (a)(1) shall be considered 
to be a reference to an amount appropriated under this 
paragraph; 
‘‘(B) the matching requirement in section 306(c)(4) and 
condition in section 308(d)(3) shall not apply; and 
‘‘(C) each reference in section 305(e) to ‘the end of 
the following fiscal year’ shall be considered to be a ref-
erence to ‘the end of fiscal year 2025’; and 
‘‘(D) funds made available to a State in a grant under 
section 306(a) and obligated in a timely manner shall be 
available for expenditure, by the State or a recipient of 
funds from the grant, through the end of fiscal year 2025; 
‘‘(2) $18,000,000 to carry out section 309. 
‘‘(3) $2,000,000 to carry out section 313, of which $1,000,000 
shall be allocated to support Indian communities.’’. 
(b) COVID–19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘COVID–19 public health emergency’’ 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, including any renewal of the declaration. 
(c) GRANTS TO SUPPORT CULTURALLY SPECIFIC POPULATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise made 
available, there is appropriated, out of any amounts in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Secretary of Health
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and Human Services (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’), $49,500,000 for fiscal year 2021, to be available until 
expended, to carry out this subsection (excluding Federal 
administrative costs, for which funds are appropriated under 
subsection (e)). 
(2) USE
OF
FUNDS.—From amounts appropriated under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary acting through the Director of 
the Family Violence Prevention and Services Program, shall— 
(A) 
support 
culturally 
specific 
community-based 
organizations to provide culturally specific activities for 
survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence, to 
address emergent needs resulting from the COVID–19 
public health emergency and other public health concerns; 
and 
(B) 
support 
culturally 
specific 
community-based 
organizations that provide culturally specific activities to 
promote strategic partnership development and collabora-
tion in responding to the impact of COVID–19 and other 
public health concerns on survivors of sexual assault and 
domestic violence. 
(d) GRANTS TO SUPPORT SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise made 
available, there is appropriated, out of any amounts in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Secretary, 
$198,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, to be available until 
expended, to carry out this subsection (excluding Federal 
administrative costs, for which funds are appropriated under 
subsection (e)). 
(2) USE
OF
FUNDS.—From amounts appropriated under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary acting through the Director of 
the Family Violence Prevention and Services Program, shall 
assist rape crisis centers in transitioning to virtual services 
and meeting the emergency needs of survivors. 
(e) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
made available, there is appropriated to the Secretary, out of any 
amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,500,000 
for fiscal year 2021, to remain available until expended, for the 
Federal administrative costs of carrying out subsections (c) and 
(d). 
SEC. 2205. CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for fiscal 
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, the following amounts, to remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2023: 
(1) $250,000,000 for carrying out the program authorized 
under section 201 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5116), which shall be allocated without regard 
to section 204(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5116d(4)) and shall 
be allotted to States in accordance with section 203 of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5116b), except that— 
(A) in subsection (b)(1)(A) of such section 203, ‘‘70 
percent’’ shall be deemed to be ‘‘100 percent’’; and 
(B) subsections (b)(1)(B) and (c) of such section 203 
shall not apply; and
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(2) $100,000,000 for carrying out the State grant program 
authorized under section 106 of the Child Abuse Prevention 
and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a), which shall be allocated 
without regard to section 112(a)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
5106h(a)(2)). 
SEC. 2206. CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 
AND THE NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST. 
(a) CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.— 
In addition to amounts otherwise made available, there is appro-
priated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, to the Corporation for National and 
Community Service, $852,000,000, to remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2024, to carry out subsection (b), except that amounts 
to carry out subsection (b)(7) shall remain available until September 
30, 2026. 
(b) ALLOCATION OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts provided by subsection 
(a) shall be allocated as follows: 
(1) AMERICORPS STATE AND NATIONAL.—$620,000,000 shall 
be used— 
(A) to increase the living allowances of participants 
in national service programs; and 
(B) to make funding adjustments to existing (as of 
the date of enactment of this Act) awards and award new 
and additional awards to entities to support programs 
described in paragraphs (1)(B), (2)(B), (3)(B), (4)(B), and 
(5)(B) of subsection (a), and subsection (b)(2), of section 
122 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 
(42 U.S.C. 12572), whether or not the entities are already 
grant recipients under such provisions on the date of enact-
ment 
of 
this 
Act, 
and 
notwithstanding 
section 
122(a)(1)(B)(vi) of the National and Community Service 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12572(a)(1)(B)(vi)), by— 
(i) prioritizing entities serving communities dis-
proportionately impacted by COVID–19 and utilizing 
culturally competent and multilingual strategies in the 
provision of services; and 
(ii) taking into account the diversity of commu-
nities and participants served by such entities, 
including racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, linguistic, or 
geographic diversity. 
(2) STATE
COMMISSIONS.—$20,000,000 shall be used to 
make adjustments to existing (as of the date of enactment 
of this Act) awards and new and additional awards, including 
awards to State Commissions on National and Community 
Service, under section 126(a) of the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12576(a)). 
(3) VOLUNTEER GENERATION FUND.—$20,000,000 shall be 
used for expenses authorized under section 501(a)(4)(F) of the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12681(a)(4)(F)), which, notwithstanding section 198P(d)(1)(B) 
of that Act (42 U.S.C. 12653p(d)(1)(B)), shall be for grants 
awarded by the Corporation for National and Community 
Service on a competitive basis. 
(4) AMERICORPS VISTA.—$80,000,000 shall be used for the 
purposes described in section 101 of the Domestic Volunteer 
Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951), including to increase
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the living allowances of volunteers, described in section 105(b) 
of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 
4955(b)). 
(5) NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS.—$30,000,000 shall 
be used for the purposes described in section 200 of the 
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5000). 
(6) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—$73,000,000 shall be used for 
the Corporation for National and Community Service for 
administrative expenses to carry out programs and activities 
funded by subsection (a). 
(7) OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.—$9,000,000 shall be 
used for the Office of Inspector General of the Corporation 
for National and Community Service for salaries and expenses 
necessary for oversight and audit of programs and activities 
funded by subsection (a). 
(c) NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST.—In addition to amounts other-
wise made available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$148,000,000, to remain available until expended, for administra-
tion of the National Service Trust, and for payment to the Trust 
for the provision of educational awards pursuant to section 
145(a)(1)(A) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 
(42 U.S.C. 12601(a)(1)(A)). 
Subtitle D—Public Health 
SEC. 2301. FUNDING FOR COVID–19 VACCINE ACTIVITIES AT THE CEN-
TERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise available, 
there is appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices (in this subtitle referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) for fiscal year 
2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$7,500,000,000, to remain available until expended, to carry out 
activities to plan, prepare for, promote, distribute, administer, mon-
itor, and track COVID–19 vaccines. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary, acting through the Director 
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and in consulta-
tion with other agencies, as applicable, shall, in conducting activities 
referred to in subsection (a)— 
(1) conduct activities to enhance, expand, and improve 
nationwide COVID–19 vaccine distribution and administration, 
including activities related to distribution of ancillary medical 
products and supplies related to vaccines; and 
(2) provide technical assistance, guidance, and support to, 
and award grants or cooperative agreements to, State, local, 
Tribal, and territorial public health departments for enhance-
ment of COVID–19 vaccine distribution and administration 
capabilities, including— 
(A) the distribution and administration of vaccines 
licensed under section 351 of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 262) or authorized under section 564 of 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
360bbb–3) and ancillary medical products and supplies 
related to vaccines;
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(B) the establishment and expansion, including staffing 
support, of community vaccination centers, particularly in 
underserved areas; 
(C) the deployment of mobile vaccination units, particu-
larly in underserved areas; 
(D) information technology, standards-based data, and 
reporting enhancements, including improvements nec-
essary to support standards-based sharing of data related 
to vaccine distribution and vaccinations and systems that 
enhance vaccine safety, effectiveness, and uptake, particu-
larly among underserved populations; 
(E) facilities enhancements; 
(F) communication with the public regarding when, 
where, and how to receive COVID–19 vaccines; and 
(G) transportation of individuals to facilitate vaccina-
tions, including at community vaccination centers and 
mobile vaccination units, particularly for underserved popu-
lations. 
(c) SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR STATE VACCINATION GRANTS.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) BASE FORMULA.—The term ‘‘base formula’’ means 
the allocation formula that applied to the Public Health 
Emergency Preparedness cooperative agreement in fiscal 
year 2020. 
(B) ALTERNATIVE ALLOCATION.—The term ‘‘alternative 
allocation’’ means an allocation to each State, territory, 
or locality calculated using the percentage derived from 
the allocation received by such State, territory, or locality 
of the aggregate amount of fiscal year 2020 Public Health 
Emergency Preparedness cooperative agreement awards 
under section 319C–1 of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 247d–3a). 
(2) SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 21 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, out 
of amounts described in subsection (a), provide supple-
mental funding to any State, locality, or territory that 
received less of the amounts that were appropriated under 
title III of division M of Public Law 116–260 for vaccination 
grants to be issued by the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention than such State, locality, or territory would 
have received had such amounts been allocated using the 
alternative allocation. 
(B) AMOUNT.—The amount of supplemental funding 
provided under this subsection shall be equal to the dif-
ference between— 
(i) the amount the State, locality, or territory 
received, or would receive, under the base formula; 
and 
(ii) the amount the State, locality, or territory 
would receive under the alternative allocation. 
SEC. 2302. FUNDING FOR VACCINE CONFIDENCE ACTIVITIES. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, to carry out activities, acting
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through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion— 
(1) to strengthen vaccine confidence in the United States, 
including its territories and possessions; 
(2) to provide further information and education with 
respect to vaccines licensed under section 351 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262) or authorized under section 
564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
360bbb–3); and 
(3) to improve rates of vaccination throughout the United 
States, including its territories and possessions, including 
through activities described in section 313 of the Public Health 
Service Act, as amended by section 311 of division BB of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260). 
SEC. 2303. FUNDING FOR SUPPLY CHAIN FOR COVID–19 VACCINES, 
THERAPEUTICS, AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $6,050,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, for necessary expenses with 
respect to research, development, manufacturing, production, and 
the purchase of vaccines, therapeutics, and ancillary medical prod-
ucts and supplies to prevent, prepare, or respond to— 
(1) SARS–CoV–2 or any viral variant mutating therefrom 
with pandemic potential; and 
(2) COVID–19 or any disease with potential for creating 
a pandemic. 
SEC. 2304. FUNDING FOR COVID–19 VACCINE, THERAPEUTIC, AND 
DEVICE ACTIVITIES AT THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINIS-
TRATION. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $500,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, to be used for the evaluation of the contin-
ued performance, safety, and effectiveness, including with respect 
to emerging COVID–19 variants, of vaccines, therapeutics, and 
diagnostics approved, cleared, licensed, or authorized for use for 
the treatment, prevention, or diagnosis of COVID–19; facilitation 
of advanced continuous manufacturing activities related to produc-
tion of vaccines and related materials; facilitation and conduct 
of inspections related to the manufacturing of vaccines, thera-
peutics, and devices delayed or cancelled for reasons related to 
COVID–19; review of devices authorized for use for the treatment, 
prevention, or diagnosis of COVID–19; and oversight of the supply 
chain and mitigation of shortages of vaccines, therapeutics, and 
devices approved, cleared, licensed, or authorized for use for the 
treatment, prevention, or diagnosis of COVID–19 by the Food and 
Drug Administration. 
SEC. 2305. REDUCED COST-SHARING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1402 of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act is amended by redesignating subsection (f) 
as subsection (g) and by inserting after subsection (e) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(f) SPECIAL RULE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVE UNEMPLOY-
MENT COMPENSATION DURING 2021.—For purposes of this section,
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in the case of an individual who has received, or has been approved 
to receive, unemployment compensation for any week beginning 
during 2021, for the plan year in which such week begins— 
‘‘(1) such individual shall be treated as meeting the require-
ments of subsection (b)(2), and 
‘‘(2) for purposes of subsections (c) and (d), there shall 
not be taken into account any household income of the indi-
vidual in excess of 133 percent of the poverty line for a family 
of the size involved.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this section 
shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 2020. 
Subtitle E—Testing 
SEC. 2401. FUNDING FOR COVID–19 TESTING, CONTACT TRACING, AND 
MITIGATION ACTIVITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise available, 
there is appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices (in this subtitle referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) for fiscal year 
2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$47,800,000,000, to remain available until expended, to carry out 
activities to detect, diagnose, trace, and monitor SARS–CoV–2 and 
COVID–19 infections and related strategies to mitigate the spread 
of COVID–19. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—From amounts appropriated by subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) implement a national, evidence-based strategy for 
testing, contact tracing, surveillance, and mitigation with 
respect to SARS–CoV–2 and COVID–19, including through 
activities authorized under section 319(a) of the Public Health 
Service Act; 
(2) provide technical assistance, guidance, and support, 
and award grants or cooperative agreements to State, local, 
and territorial public health departments for activities to detect, 
diagnose, trace, and monitor SARS–CoV–2 and COVID–19 
infections and related strategies and activities to mitigate the 
spread of COVID–19; 
(3) support the development, manufacturing, procurement, 
distribution, and administration of tests to detect or diagnose 
SARS–CoV–2 and COVID–19, including through— 
(A) support for the development, manufacture, procure-
ment, and distribution of supplies necessary for admin-
istering tests, such as personal protective equipment; and 
(B) support for the acquisition, construction, alteration, 
or renovation of non-federally owned facilities for the 
production of diagnostics and ancillary medical products 
and supplies where the Secretary determines that such 
an investment is necessary to ensure the production of 
sufficient amounts of such supplies; 
(4) establish and expand Federal, State, local, and terri-
torial testing and contact tracing capabilities, including— 
(A) through investments in laboratory capacity, such 
as— 
(i) academic and research laboratories, or other 
laboratories that could be used for processing of 
COVID–19 testing;
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(ii) community-based testing sites and community- 
based organizations; or 
(iii) mobile health units, particularly in medically 
underserved areas; and 
(B) with respect to quarantine and isolation of contacts; 
(5) enhance information technology, data modernization, 
and reporting, including improvements necessary to support 
sharing of data related to public health capabilities; 
(6) award grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements 
or contracts with, State, local, and territorial public health 
departments to establish, expand, and sustain a public health 
workforce; and 
(7) to cover administrative and program support costs nec-
essary to conduct activities related to subparagraph (a). 
SEC. 2402. FUNDING FOR SARS–COV–2 GENOMIC SEQUENCING AND 
SURVEILLANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise available, 
there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021 out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$1,750,000,000, to remain available until expended, to strengthen 
and expand activities and workforce related to genomic sequencing, 
analytics, and disease surveillance. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—From amounts appropriated by subsection 
(a), the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, shall— 
(1) conduct, expand, and improve activities to sequence 
genomes, identify mutations, and survey the circulation and 
transmission of viruses and other organisms, including strains 
of SARS–CoV–2; 
(2) award grants or cooperative agreements to State, local, 
Tribal, or territorial public health departments or public health 
laboratories— 
(A) to increase their capacity to sequence genomes 
of circulating strains of viruses and other organisms, 
including SARS–CoV–2; 
(B) to identify mutations in viruses and other orga-
nisms, including SARS–CoV–2; 
(C) to use genomic sequencing to identify outbreaks 
and clusters of diseases or infections, including COVID– 
19; and 
(D) to develop effective disease response strategies 
based on genomic sequencing and surveillance data; 
(3) enhance and expand the informatics capabilities of the 
public health workforce; and 
(4) award grants for the construction, alteration, or renova-
tion of facilities to improve genomic sequencing and surveillance 
capabilities at the State and local level. 
SEC. 2403. FUNDING FOR GLOBAL HEALTH. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of any amounts 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $750,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, for activities to be conducted acting 
through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion to combat SARS–CoV–2, COVID–19, and other emerging infec-
tious disease threats globally, including efforts related to global 
health security, global disease detection and response, global health
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protection, global immunization, and global coordination on public 
health. 
SEC. 2404. FUNDING FOR DATA MODERNIZATION AND FORECASTING 
CENTER. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $500,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, for activities to be conducted acting 
through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion to support public health data surveillance and analytics infra-
structure modernization initiatives at the Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention, and establish, expand, and maintain efforts 
to modernize the United States disease warning system to forecast 
and track hotspots for COVID–19, its variants, and emerging 
biological threats, including academic and workforce support for 
analytics and informatics infrastructure and data collection systems. 
Subtitle F—Public Health Workforce 
SEC. 2501. FUNDING FOR PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise available, 
there is appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices (in this subtitle referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) for fiscal year 
2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$7,660,000,000, to remain available until expended, to carry out 
activities related to establishing, expanding, and sustaining a public 
health workforce, including by making awards to State, local, and 
territorial public health departments. 
(b) USE
OF
FUNDS
FOR
PUBLIC
HEALTH
DEPARTMENTS.— 
Amounts made available to an awardee pursuant to subsection 
(a) shall be used for the following: 
(1) Costs, including wages and benefits, related to the 
recruiting, hiring, and training of individuals— 
(A) to serve as case investigators, contact tracers, social 
support specialists, community health workers, public 
health nurses, disease intervention specialists, epidemiolo-
gists, 
program 
managers, 
laboratory 
personnel, 
informaticians, communication and policy experts, and any 
other positions as may be required to prevent, prepare 
for, and respond to COVID–19; and 
(B) who are employed by— 
(i) the State, territorial, or local public health 
department involved; or 
(ii) a nonprofit private or public organization with 
demonstrated expertise in implementing public health 
programs and established relationships with such 
State, territorial, or local public health departments, 
particularly in medically underserved areas. 
(2) Personal protective equipment, data management and 
other technology, or other necessary supplies. 
(3) Administrative costs and activities necessary for 
awardees to implement activities funded under this section. 
(4) Subawards from recipients of awards under subsection 
(a) to local health departments for the purposes of the activities 
funded under this section.
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SEC. 2502. FUNDING FOR MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, for carrying out section 2813 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh–15). 
Subtitle G—Public Health Investments 
SEC. 2601. FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS AND COMMU-
NITY CARE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise available, 
there is appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices (in this subtitle referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) for fiscal year 
2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$7,600,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary 
expenses for awarding grants and cooperative agreements under 
section 330 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b) 
to be awarded without regard to the time limitation in subsection 
(e)(3) and subsections (e)(6)(A)(iii), (e)(6)(B)(iii), and (r)(2)(B) of such 
section 330, and for necessary expenses for awarding grants to 
Federally qualified health centers, as described in section 
1861(aa)(4)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)(4)(B)), 
and for awarding grants or contracts to Papa Ola Lokahi and 
to qualified entities under sections 4 and 6 of the Native Hawaiian 
Health Care Improvement Act (42 U.S.C. 11703, 11705). Of the 
total amount appropriated by the preceding sentence, not less than 
$20,000,000 shall be for grants or contracts to Papa Ola Lokahi 
and to qualified entities under sections 4 and 6 of the Native 
Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act (42 U.S.C. 11703, 11705). 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts made available to an awardee 
pursuant to subsection (a) shall be used— 
(1) to plan, prepare for, promote, distribute, administer, 
and track COVID–19 vaccines, and to carry out other vaccine- 
related activities; 
(2) to detect, diagnose, trace, and monitor COVID–19 infec-
tions and related activities necessary to mitigate the spread 
of COVID–19, including activities related to, and equipment 
or supplies purchased for, testing, contact tracing, surveillance, 
mitigation, and treatment of COVID–19; 
(3) to purchase equipment and supplies to conduct mobile 
testing or vaccinations for COVID–19, to purchase and maintain 
mobile vehicles and equipment to conduct such testing or vac-
cinations, and to hire and train laboratory personnel and other 
staff to conduct such mobile testing or vaccinations, particularly 
in medically underserved areas; 
(4) to establish, expand, and sustain the health care 
workforce to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID– 
19, and to carry out other health workforce-related activities; 
(5) to modify, enhance, and expand health care services 
and infrastructure; and 
(6) to conduct community outreach and education activities 
related to COVID–19. 
(c) PAST
EXPENDITURES.—An awardee may use amounts 
awarded pursuant to subsection (a) to cover the costs of the awardee 
carrying out any of the activities described in subsection (b) during
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the period beginning on the date of the declaration of a public 
health emergency by the Secretary under section 319 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) on January 31, 2020, with 
respect to COVID–19 and ending on the date of such award. 
SEC. 2602. FUNDING FOR NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise available, 
there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$800,000,000, to remain available until expended, for carrying out 
sections 338A, 338B, and 338I of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 254l, 254l–1, 254q–1) with respect to the health 
workforce. 
(b) STATE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount made available pursuant 
to subsection (a), $100,000,000 shall be made available for 
providing primary health services through grants to States 
under section 338I(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 254q–1(a)). 
(2) CONDITIONS.—With respect to grants described in para-
graph (1) using funds made available under such paragraph: 
(A) Section 338I(b) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 254q–1(b)) shall not apply. 
(B) Notwithstanding section 338I(d)(2) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254q–1(d)(2)), not more than 
10 percent of an award to a State from such amounts, 
may be used by the State for costs of administering the 
State loan repayment program. 
SEC. 2603. FUNDING FOR NURSE CORPS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $200,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, for carrying out section 846 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 297n). 
SEC. 2604. FUNDING FOR TEACHING HEALTH CENTERS THAT OPERATE 
GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise available, 
and notwithstanding the capped amount referenced in sections 
340H(b)(2) and 340H(d)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 256h(b)(2) and (d)(2)), there is appropriated to the Secretary 
for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $330,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2023, for the program of payments to teaching health centers 
that operate graduate medical education under section 340H of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h) and for teaching 
health center development grants authorized under section 749A 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 293l–1). 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts made available pursuant to sub-
section (a) shall be used for the following activities: 
(1) For making payments to establish new approved grad-
uate medical residency training programs pursuant to section 
340H(a)(1)(C) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
256h(a)(1)(C)). 
(2) To provide an increase to the per resident amount 
described in section 340H(a)(2) of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 256h(a)(2)) of $10,000.
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(3) For making payments under section 340H(a)(1)(A) of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h(a)(1)(A))) to 
qualified teaching health centers for maintenance of filled posi-
tions at existing approved graduate medical residency training 
programs. 
(4) For making payments under section 340H(a)(1)(B) of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h(a)(1)(B)) for 
the expansion of existing approved graduate medical residency 
training programs. 
(5) For making awards under section 749A of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 293l–1) to teaching health centers 
for the purpose of establishing new accredited or expanded 
primary care residency programs. 
(6) To cover administrative costs and activities necessary 
for qualified teaching health centers receiving payments under 
section 340H of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h) 
to carry out activities under such section. 
SEC. 2605. FUNDING FOR FAMILY PLANNING. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $50,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, for necessary expenses for making grants 
and contracts under section 1001 of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 300). 
Subtitle H—Mental Health and Substance 
Use Disorder 
SEC. 2701. FUNDING FOR BLOCK GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY MENTAL 
HEALTH SERVICES. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this 
subtitle referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) for fiscal year 2021, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$1,500,000,000, to remain available until expended, for carrying 
out subpart I of part B of title XIX of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 300x et seq.), subpart III of part B of title XIX 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 300x–51 et seq.), and section 505(c) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa–4(c)) with respect to mental health. 
Notwithstanding section 1952 of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300x–62), any amount awarded to a State out of amounts 
appropriated by this section shall be expended by the State by 
September 30, 2025. 
SEC. 2702. FUNDING FOR BLOCK GRANTS FOR PREVENTION AND 
TREATMENT OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,500,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, for carrying out subpart II of 
part B of title XIX of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
300x–21 et seq.), subpart III of part B of title XIX of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300x–51 et seq.), section 505(d) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
290aa–4(d)) with respect to substance abuse, and section 515(d) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–21(d)). Notwithstanding section 1952
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of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x–62), any amount 
awarded to a State out of amounts appropriated by this section 
shall be expended by the State by September 30, 2025. 
SEC. 2703. FUNDING FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DIS-
ORDER TRAINING FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, 
PARAPROFESSIONALS, AND PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise available, 
there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$80,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the purpose 
described in subsection (b). 
(b) USE
OF FUNDING.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, 
shall, taking into consideration the needs of rural and medically 
underserved communities, use amounts appropriated by subsection 
(a) to award grants or contracts to health professions schools, aca-
demic health centers, State or local governments, Indian Tribes 
and Tribal organizations, or other appropriate public or private 
nonprofit entities (or consortia of entities, including entities pro-
moting multidisciplinary approaches), to plan, develop, operate, or 
participate in health professions and nursing training activities 
for health care students, residents, professionals, paraprofessionals, 
trainees, and public safety officers, and employers of such individ-
uals, in evidence-informed strategies for reducing and addressing 
suicide, burnout, mental health conditions, and substance use dis-
orders among health care professionals. 
SEC. 2704. FUNDING FOR EDUCATION AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGN 
ENCOURAGING HEALTHY WORK CONDITIONS AND USE OF 
MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERV-
ICES BY HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise available, 
there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$20,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the purpose 
described in subsection (b). 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary, acting through the Director 
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and in consulta-
tion with the medical professional community, shall use amounts 
appropriated by subsection (a) to carry out a national evidence- 
based education and awareness campaign directed at health care 
professionals and first responders (such as emergency medical 
service providers), and employers of such professionals and first 
responders. Such awareness campaign shall— 
(1) encourage primary prevention of mental health condi-
tions and substance use disorders and secondary and tertiary 
prevention by encouraging health care professionals to seek 
support and treatment for their own mental health and sub-
stance use concerns; and 
(2) help such professionals to identify risk factors in them-
selves and others and respond to such risks. 
SEC. 2705. FUNDING FOR GRANTS FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO 
PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH AMONG THEIR HEALTH 
PROFESSIONAL WORKFORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise available, 
there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out
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of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$40,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the purpose 
described in subsection (b). 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary, acting through the Adminis-
trator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall, 
taking into consideration the needs of rural and medically under-
served communities, use amounts appropriated by subsection (a) 
to award grants or contracts to entities providing health care, 
including health care providers associations and Federally qualified 
health centers, to establish, enhance, or expand evidence-informed 
programs or protocols to promote mental health among their pro-
viders, other personnel, and members. 
SEC. 2706. FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY-BASED FUNDING FOR LOCAL 
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise available, 
there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$30,000,000, to remain available until expended, to carry out the 
purpose described in subsection (b). 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the Assist-
ant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use and in 
consultation with the Director of the Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention, shall award grants to support States; 
local, Tribal, and territorial governments; Tribal organizations; 
nonprofit community-based organizations; and primary and 
behavioral health organizations to support community-based 
overdose prevention programs, syringe services programs, and 
other harm reduction services. 
(2) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—Grant funds awarded under 
this section to eligible entities shall be used for preventing 
and controlling the spread of infectious diseases and the con-
sequences of such diseases for individuals with substance use 
disorder, distributing opioid overdose reversal medication to 
individuals at risk of overdose, connecting individuals at risk 
for, or with, a substance use disorder to overdose education, 
counseling, and health education, and encouraging such individ-
uals to take steps to reduce the negative personal and public 
health impacts of substance use or misuse. 
SEC. 2707. FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY-BASED FUNDING FOR LOCAL 
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise available, 
there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$50,000,000, to remain available until expended, to carry out the 
purpose described in subsection (b). 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the Assist-
ant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, shall 
award grants to State, local, Tribal, and territorial govern-
ments, Tribal organizations, nonprofit community-based enti-
ties, and primary care and behavioral health organizations 
to address increased community behavioral health needs wors-
ened by the COVID–19 public health emergency. 
(2) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—Grant funds awarded under 
this section to eligible entities shall be used for promoting
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care coordination among local entities; training the mental 
and behavioral health workforce, relevant stakeholders, and 
community members; expanding evidence-based integrated 
models of care; addressing surge capacity for mental and behav-
ioral health needs; providing mental and behavioral health 
services to individuals with mental health needs (including 
co-occurring substance use disorders) as delivered by behavioral 
and mental health professionals utilizing telehealth services; 
and supporting, enhancing, or expanding mental and behavioral 
health preventive and crisis intervention services. 
SEC. 2708. FUNDING FOR THE NATIONAL CHILD TRAUMATIC STRESS 
NETWORK. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $10,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, for carrying out section 582 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290hh–1) with respect to addressing 
the problem of high-risk or medically underserved persons who 
experience violence-related stress. 
SEC. 2709. FUNDING FOR PROJECT AWARE. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $30,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, for carrying out section 520A of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–32) with respect to advancing 
wellness and resiliency in education. 
SEC. 2710. FUNDING FOR YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $20,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, for carrying out sections 520E and 520E– 
2 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–36, 290bb– 
36b). 
SEC. 2711. FUNDING FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE EDU-
CATION AND TRAINING. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, for carrying out section 756 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 294e–1). 
SEC. 2712. FUNDING FOR PEDIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH CARE ACCESS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $80,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, for carrying out section 330M of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c–19). 
SEC. 2713. FUNDING FOR EXPANSION GRANTS FOR CERTIFIED COMMU-
NITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary 
for Mental Health and Substance Use, for fiscal year 2021, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$420,000,000, to remain available until expended, for grants to
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communities and community organizations that meet the criteria 
for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics pursuant to 
section 223(a) of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 
(42 U.S.C. 1396a note). 
Subtitle I—Exchange Grant Program 
SEC. 2801. ESTABLISHING A GRANT PROGRAM FOR EXCHANGE MOD-
ERNIZATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Out of funds appropriated under subsection 
(b), the Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this subtitle 
referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall award grants to each American 
Health Benefits Exchange established under section 1311(b) of the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18031(b)) 
(other than an Exchange established by the Secretary under section 
1321(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 18041(c))) that submits to the Sec-
retary an application at such time and in such manner, and con-
taining such information, as specified by the Secretary, for purposes 
of enabling such Exchange to modernize or update any system, 
program, or technology utilized by such Exchange to ensure such 
Exchange is compliant with all applicable requirements. 
(b) FUNDING.—In addition to amounts otherwise available, there 
is appropriated, for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $20,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2022, for carrying out this section. 
Subtitle J—Continued Assistance to Rail 
Workers 
SEC. 2901. ADDITIONAL ENHANCED BENEFITS UNDER THE RAILROAD 
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(a)(5)(A) of the Railroad Unemploy-
ment Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 352(a)(5)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence— 
(A) by striking ‘‘March 14, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep-
tember 6, 2021’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘or July 1, 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘July 
1, 2020, or July 1, 2021’’; and 
(2) in the fourth sentence, by striking ‘‘March 14, 2021’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 6, 2021’’. 
(b) CLARIFICATION
ON
AUTHORITY
TO
USE
FUNDS.—Funds 
appropriated under subparagraph (B) of section 2(a)(5) of the Rail-
road Unemployment Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 352(a)(5)) shall be 
available to cover the cost of recovery benefits provided under 
such section 2(a)(5) by reason of the amendments made by sub-
section (a) as well as to cover the cost of such benefits provided 
under such section 2(a)(5) as in effect on the day before the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 2902. EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNDER THE RAIL-
ROAD UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(c)(2)(D) of the Railroad Unemploy-
ment Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 352(c)(2)(D)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i)—
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(A) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘185 days’’ and 
inserting ‘‘330 days’’; 
(B) in subclause (II), 
(i) by striking ‘‘19 consecutive 14-day periods’’ and 
inserting ‘‘33 consecutive 14-day periods’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘6 consecutive 14-day periods’’ and 
inserting ‘‘20 consecutive 14-day periods’’; 
(2) in clause (ii)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘120 days of unemployment’’ and 
inserting ‘‘265 days of unemployment’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘12 consecutive 14-day periods’’ and 
inserting ‘‘27 consecutive 14-day periods’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘6 consecutive 14-day periods’’ and 
inserting ‘‘20 consecutive 14-day periods’’; 
(3) in clause (iii)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘June 30, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘June 
30, 2022’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the provisions of clauses (i) and (ii) 
shall not apply to any employee whose extended benefit 
period under subparagraph (B) begins after March 14, 
2021, and shall not apply to any employee with respect 
to any registration period beginning after April 5, 2021.’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the provisions of clauses (i) and (ii) shall 
not apply to any employee with respect to any registration 
period beginning after September 6, 2021.’’; and 
(4) in clause (v), by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In 
addition to the amount appropriated by the preceding two 
sentences, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, there are appropriated $2,000,000 to cover the 
cost of additional extended unemployment benefits provided 
under this subparagraph, to remain available until expended.’’. 
(b) CLARIFICATION
ON
AUTHORITY
TO
USE
FUNDS.—Funds 
appropriated under the first, second, or third sentence of clause 
(v) of section 2(c)(2)(D) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance 
Act shall be available to cover the cost of additional extended 
unemployment benefits provided under such section 2(c)(2)(D) by 
reason of the amendments made by subsection (a) as well as to 
cover the cost of such benefits provided under such section 2(c)(2)(D) 
as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 2903. EXTENSION OF WAIVER OF THE 7-DAY WAITING PERIOD 
FOR BENEFITS UNDER THE RAILROAD UNEMPLOYMENT 
INSURANCE ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2112(a) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 
9030(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘March 14, 2021’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 6, 2021’’. 
(b) CLARIFICATION
ON AUTHORITY TO USE FUNDS.—Funds 
appropriated under section 2112(c) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 
9030(c)) shall be available to cover the cost of additional benefits 
payable due to section 2112(a) of such Act by reason of the amend-
ments made by subsection (a) as well as to cover the cost of 
such benefits payable due to such section 2112(a) as in effect on 
the day before the date of enactment of this Act.
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SEC. 2904. RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD AND OFFICE OF THE 
INSPECTOR GENERAL FUNDING. 
In addition to amounts otherwise made available, there are 
appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated— 
(1) $27,975,000, to remain available until expended, for 
the Railroad Retirement Board, to prevent, prepare for, and 
respond to coronavirus, of which— 
(A) $6,800,000 shall be for additional hiring and over-
time bonuses as needed to administer the Railroad 
Unemployment Insurance Act; and 
(B) $21,175,000 shall be to supplement, not supplant, 
existing resources devoted to operations and improvements 
for the Information Technology Investment Initiatives of 
the Railroad Retirement Board; and 
(2) $500,000, to remain available until expended, for the 
Railroad Retirement Board Office of Inspector General for audit, 
investigatory and review activities. 
Subtitle K—Ratepayer Protection 
SEC. 2911. FUNDING FOR LIHEAP. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated for fiscal year 2021, out of any amounts in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, $4,500,000,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2022, for additional funding to provide pay-
ments under section 2602(b) of the Low-Income Home Energy 
Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621(b)), except that— 
(1) $2,250,000,000 of such amounts shall be allocated as 
though the total appropriation for such payments for fiscal 
year 2021 was less than $1,975,000,000; and 
(2) 
section 
2607(b)(2)(B) 
of 
such 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
8626(b)(2)(B)) shall not apply to funds appropriated under this 
section for fiscal year 2021. 
SEC. 2912. FUNDING FOR WATER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise available, 
there is appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) for fiscal year 
2021, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, $500,000,000, to remain available until expended, for grants 
to States and Indian Tribes to assist low-income households, 
particularly those with the lowest incomes, that pay a high propor-
tion of household income for drinking water and wastewater serv-
ices, by providing funds to owners or operators of public water 
systems or treatment works to reduce arrearages of and rates 
charged to such households for such services. 
(b) ALLOTMENT.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) allot amounts appropriated in this section to a State 
or Indian Tribe based on— 
(A) the percentage of households in the State, or under 
the jurisdiction of the Indian Tribe, with income equal 
or less than 150 percent of the Federal poverty line; and 
(B) the percentage of households in the State, or under 
the jurisdiction of the Indian Tribe, that spend more than 
30 percent of monthly income on housing; and
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(2) reserve up to 3 percent of the amount appropriated 
in this section for Indian Tribes and tribal organizations. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘State’’ means each 
of the 50 States of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the 
United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands. 
Subtitle L—Assistance for Older Ameri-
cans, Grandfamilies, and Kinship Fami-
lies 
SEC. 2921. SUPPORTING OLDER AMERICANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts otherwise avail-
able, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,434,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, to carry out the Older Americans 
Act of 1965. 
(b) ALLOCATION OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts made available by sub-
section (a) shall be available as follows: 
(1) $750,000,000 shall be available to carry out part C 
of title III of such Act. 
(2) $25,000,000 shall be available to carry out title VI 
of such Act, including part C of such title. 
(3) $460,000,000 shall be available to carry out part B 
of title III of such Act, including for— 
(A) supportive services of the types made available 
for fiscal year 2020; 
(B) efforts related to COVID–19 vaccination outreach, 
including education, communication, transportation, and 
other activities to facilitate vaccination of older individuals; 
and 
(C) prevention and mitigation activities related to 
COVID–19 focused on addressing extended social isolation 
among older individuals, including activities for invest-
ments in technological equipment and solutions or other 
strategies aimed at alleviating negative health effects of 
social isolation due to long-term stay-at-home recommenda-
tions for older individuals for the duration of the COVID– 
19 public health emergency. 
(4) $44,000,000 shall be available to carry out part D of 
title III of such Act. 
(5) $145,000,000 shall be available to carry out part E 
of title III of such Act. 
(6) $10,000,000 shall be available to carry out the long- 
term care ombudsman program under title VII of such Act. 
SEC. 
2922. 
NATIONAL 
TECHNICAL 
ASSISTANCE 
CENTER 
ON 
GRANDFAMILIES AND KINSHIP FAMILIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise available, 
there is appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, $10,000,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2025, for the Secretary, acting through the Adminis-
trator of the Administration for Community Living, to establish,
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directly or through grants or contracts, a National Technical Assist-
ance Center on Grandfamilies and Kinship Families (in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘Center’’) to provide training, technical assistance, 
and resources for government programs, nonprofit and other 
community-based organizations, and Indian Tribes, Tribal organiza-
tions, and urban Indian organizations, that serve grandfamilies 
and kinship families to support the health and well-being of mem-
bers of grandfamilies and kinship families, including caregivers, 
children, and their parents. The Center shall focus primarily on 
serving grandfamilies and kinship families in which the primary 
caregiver is an adult age 55 or older, or the child has one or 
more disabilities. 
(b) ACTIVITIES OF THE CENTER.—The Center shall— 
(1) engage experts to stimulate the development of new 
and identify existing evidence-based, evidence-informed, and 
exemplary practices or programs related to health promotion 
(including mental health and substance use disorder treat-
ment), education, nutrition, housing, financial needs, legal 
issues, disability self-determination, caregiver support, and 
other issues to help serve caregivers, children, and their parents 
in grandfamilies and kinship families; 
(2) encourage and support the implementation of the evi-
dence-based, evidence-informed, and exemplary practices or 
programs 
identified 
under 
paragraph 
(1) 
to 
support 
grandfamilies and kinship families and to promote coordination 
of services for grandfamilies and kinship families across sys-
tems that support them; 
(3) facilitate learning across States, territories, Indian 
Tribes, Tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations 
for providing technical assistance, resources, and training 
related to issues described in paragraph (1) to individuals and 
entities across systems that directly work with grandfamilies 
and kinship families; 
(4) help government programs, nonprofit and other commu-
nity-based organizations, and Indian Tribes, Tribal organiza-
tions, and urban Indian organizations, serving grandfamilies 
and kinship families, to plan and coordinate responses to assist 
grandfamilies and kinship families during national, State, 
Tribal, territorial, and local emergencies and disasters; and 
(5) assist government programs, and nonprofit and other 
community-based organizations, in promoting equity and imple-
menting culturally and linguistically appropriate approaches 
as the programs and organizations serve grandfamilies and 
kinship families. 
TITLE III—COMMITTEE ON BANKING, 
HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS 
Subtitle A—Defense Production Act of 1950 
SEC. 3101. COVID–19 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SUPPLIES ENHANCEMENT. 
(a) SUPPORTING ENHANCED USE OF THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION 
ACT OF 1950.—In addition to funds otherwise available, there is 
appropriated, for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, $10,000,000,000, to remain available
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until September 30, 2025, to carry out titles I, III, and VII of 
such Act in accordance with subsection (b). 
(b) MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT.— 
(1) TESTING, PPE, VACCINES, AND
OTHER
MATERIALS.— 
Except as provided in paragraph (2), amounts appropriated 
in subsection (a) shall be used for the purchase, production 
(including the construction, repair, and retrofitting of govern-
ment-owned or private facilities as necessary), or distribution 
of medical supplies and equipment (including durable medical 
equipment) related to combating the COVID–19 pandemic, 
including— 
(A) in vitro diagnostic products for the detection of 
SARS–CoV–2 or the diagnosis of the virus that causes 
COVID–19, and the reagents and other materials necessary 
for producing, conducting, or administering such products, 
and the machinery, equipment, laboratory capacity, or 
other technology necessary to produce such products; 
(B) face masks and personal protective equipment, 
including face shields, nitrile gloves, N–95 filtering face-
piece respirators, and any other masks or equipment 
(including durable medical equipment) needed to respond 
to the COVID–19 pandemic, and the materials, machinery, 
additional manufacturing lines or facilities, or other tech-
nology necessary to produce such equipment; and 
(C) drugs, devices, and biological products that are 
approved, cleared, licensed, or authorized for use in treating 
or preventing COVID–19 and symptoms related to COVID– 
19, and any materials, manufacturing machinery, addi-
tional manufacturing or fill-finish lines or facilities, tech-
nology, or equipment (including durable medical equip-
ment) necessary to produce or use such drugs, biological 
products, or devices (including syringes, vials, or other 
supplies or equipment related to delivery, distribution, or 
administration). 
(2) RESPONDING TO PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES.—After 
September 30, 2022, amounts appropriated in subsection (a) 
may be used for any activity authorized by paragraph (1), 
or any other activity necessary to meet critical public health 
needs of the United States, with respect to any pathogen that 
the President has determined has the potential for creating 
a public health emergency. 
Subtitle B—Housing Provisions 
SEC. 3201. EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) FUNDING.— 
(1) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of the Treasury 
for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, $21,550,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2027, for making payments to eligible 
grantees under this section— 
(2) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—Of the amount appropriated 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall reserve— 
(A) $305,000,000 for making payments under this sec-
tion to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States
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Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, and American Samoa; 
(B) $30,000,000 for costs of the Secretary for the 
administration of emergency rental assistance programs 
and technical assistance to recipients of any grants made 
by the Secretary to provide financial and other assistance 
to renters; 
(C) $3,000,000 for administrative expenses of the 
Inspector General relating to oversight of funds provided 
in this section; and 
(D) $2,500,000,000 for payments to high-need grantees 
as provided in this section. 
(b) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO ELIGIBLE GRANTEES.— 
(1) ALLOCATION FOR STATES AND UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERN-
MENT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The amount appropriated under 
paragraph (1) of subsection (a) that remains after the 
application of paragraph (2) of such subsection shall be 
allocated to eligible grantees described in subparagraphs 
(A) and (B) of subsection (f)(1) in the same manner as 
the amount appropriated under section 501 of subtitle A 
of title V of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260) is allocated to States and 
units of local government under subsection (b)(1) of such 
section, except that section 501(b) of such subtitle A shall 
be applied— 
(i) without regard to clause (i) of paragraph (1)(A); 
(ii) by deeming the amount appropriated under 
paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this Act that remains 
after the application of paragraph (2) of such subsection 
to be the amount deemed to apply for purposes of 
applying clause (ii) of section 501(b)(1)(A) of such sub-
title A; 
(iii) 
by 
substituting 
‘‘$152,000,000’’ 
for 
‘‘$200,000,000’’ each place such term appears; 
(iv) in subclause (I) of such section 501(b)(1)(A)(v), 
by substituting ‘‘under section 3201 of the American 
Rescue Plan Act of 2021’’ for ‘‘under section 501 of 
subtitle A of title V of division N of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2021’’; and 
(v) in subclause (II) of such section 501(b)(1)(A)(v), 
by substituting ‘‘local government elects to receive 
funds from the Secretary under section 3201 of the 
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and will use the 
funds in a manner consistent with such section’’ for 
‘‘local government elects to receive funds from the Sec-
retary under section 501 of subtitle A of title V of 
division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 
and will use the funds in a manner consistent with 
such section’’. 
(B) PRO RATA ADJUSTMENT.—The Secretary shall make 
pro rata adjustments in the amounts of the allocations 
determined under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph for 
entities described in such subparagraph as necessary to 
ensure that the total amount of allocations made pursuant 
to such subparagraph does not exceed the remainder appro-
priated amount described in such subparagraph.
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(2) ALLOCATIONS FOR TERRITORIES.—The amount reserved 
under subsection (a)(2)(A) shall be allocated to eligible grantees 
described in subsection (f)(1)(C) in the same manner as the 
amount appropriated under section 501(a)(2)(A) of subtitle A 
of title V of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260) is allocated under section 
501(b)(3) of such subtitle A to eligible grantees described under 
subparagraph (C) of such section 501(b)(3), except that section 
501(b)(3) of such subtitle A shall be applied— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘of section 3201 
of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021’’ after ‘‘the amount 
reserved under subsection (a)(2)(A)’’; and 
(B) in clause (i) of subparagraph (B), by substituting 
‘‘the amount equal to 0.3 percent of the amount appro-
priated under subsection (a)(1)’’ with ‘‘the amount equal 
to 0.3 percent of the amount appropriated under subsection 
(a)(1) of section 3201 of the American Rescue Plan Act 
of 2021’’. 
(3) HIGH-NEED
GRANTEES.—The Secretary shall allocate 
funds reserved under subsection (a)(2)(D) to eligible grantees 
with a high need for assistance under this section, with the 
number of very low-income renter households paying more than 
50 percent of income on rent or living in substandard or over-
crowded conditions, rental market costs, and change in employ-
ment since February 2020 used as the factors for allocating 
funds. 
(c) PAYMENT SCHEDULE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall pay all eligible 
grantees not less than 40 percent of each such eligible grantee’s 
total allocation provided under subsection (b) within 60 days 
of enactment of this Act. 
(2) SUBSEQUENT PAYMENTS.—The Secretary shall pay to 
eligible grantees additional amounts in tranches up to the 
full amount of each such eligible grantee’s total allocation in 
accordance with a procedure established by the Secretary, pro-
vided that any such procedure established by the Secretary 
shall require that an eligible grantee must have obligated not 
less than 75 percent of the funds already disbursed by the 
Secretary pursuant to this section prior to disbursement of 
additional amounts. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible grantee shall only use the 
funds provided from payments made under this section as 
follows: 
(A) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to clause (ii) of this 
subparagraph, funds received by an eligible grantee 
from payments made under this section shall be used 
to provide financial assistance to eligible households, 
not to exceed 18 months, including the payment of— 
(I) rent; 
(II) rental arrears; 
(III) utilities and home energy costs; 
(IV) utilities and home energy costs arrears; 
and 
(V) other expenses related to housing, as 
defined by the Secretary.
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(ii) LIMITATION.—The aggregate amount of finan-
cial assistance an eligible household may receive under 
this section, when combined with financial assistance 
provided under section 501 of subtitle A of title V 
of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2021 (Public Law 116–260), shall not exceed 18 
months. 
(B) HOUSING STABILITY SERVICES.—Not more than 10 
percent of funds received by an eligible grantee from pay-
ments made under this section may be used to provide 
case management and other services intended to help keep 
households stably housed. 
(C) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than 15 percent 
of the total amount paid to an eligible grantee under this 
section may be used for administrative costs attributable 
to providing financial assistance, housing stability services, 
and other affordable rental housing and eviction prevention 
activities, including for data collection and reporting 
requirements related to such funds. 
(D) OTHER AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING AND EVICTION 
PREVENTION ACTIVITIES.—An eligible grantee may use any 
funds from payments made under this section that are 
unobligated on October 1, 2022, for purposes in addition 
to those specified in this paragraph, provided that— 
(i) such other purposes are affordable rental 
housing and eviction prevention purposes, as defined 
by the Secretary, serving very low-income families (as 
such term is defined in section 3(b) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b))); and 
(ii) prior to obligating any funds for such purposes, 
the eligible grantee has obligated not less than 75 
percent of the total funds allocated to such eligible 
grantee in accordance with this section. 
(2) DISTRIBUTION OF ASSISTANCE.—Amounts appropriated 
under subsection (a)(1) of this section shall be subject to the 
same terms and conditions that apply under paragraph (4) 
of section 501(c) of subtitle A of title V of division N of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260) 
to amounts appropriated under subsection (a)(1) of such section 
501. 
(e) REALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning March 31, 2022, the Secretary 
shall reallocate funds allocated to eligible grantees in accord-
ance with subsection (b) but not yet paid in accordance with 
subsection (c)(2) according to a procedure established by the 
Secretary. 
(2) ELIGIBILITY FOR REALLOCATED FUNDS.—The Secretary 
shall require an eligible grantee to have obligated 50 percent 
of the total amount of funds allocated to such eligible grantee 
under subsection (b) to be eligible to receive funds reallocated 
under paragraph (1) of this subsection. 
(3) PAYMENT OF REALLOCATED FUNDS BY THE SECRETARY.— 
The Secretary shall pay to each eligible grantee eligible for 
a payment of reallocated funds described in paragraph (2) of 
this subsection the amount allocated to such eligible grantee 
in accordance with the procedure established by the Secretary 
in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection.
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(4) USE OF REALLOCATED FUNDS.—Eligible grantees may 
use any funds received in accordance with this subsection only 
for purposes specified in paragraph (1) of subsection (d). 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE GRANTEE.—The term ‘‘eligible grantee’’ means 
any of the following: 
(A) The 50 States of the United States and the District 
of Columbia. 
(B) A unit of local government (as defined in paragraph 
(5)). 
(C) The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United 
States Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. 
(2) ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLD.—The term ‘‘eligible household’’ 
means a household of 1 or more individuals who are obligated 
to pay rent on a residential dwelling and with respect to which 
the eligible grantee involved determines that— 
(A) 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 finan-
cial hardship during or due, directly or indirectly, to 
the coronavirus pandemic; 
(B) 1 or more individuals within the household can 
demonstrate a risk of experiencing homelessness or housing 
instability; and 
(C) the household is a low-income family (as such term 
is defined in section 3(b) of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)). 
(3) INSPECTOR
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Inspector General’’ 
means the Inspector General of the Department of the 
Treasury. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Treasury. 
(5) UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘‘unit of local 
government’’ has the meaning given such term in section 501 
of subtitle A of title V of division N of the Consolidated Appro-
priations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260). 
(g) AVAILABILITY.—Funds provided to an eligible grantee under 
a payment made under this section shall remain available through 
September 30, 2025. 
(h) EXTENSION OF AVAILABILITY UNDER PROGRAM FOR EXISTING 
FUNDING.—Paragraph (1) of section 501(e) of subtitle A of title 
V of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public 
Law 116–260) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2021’’ and 
inserting ‘‘September 30, 2022’’. 
SEC. 3202. EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHERS. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts otherwise avail-
able, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) for 
fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $5,000,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2030, for— 
(1) incremental emergency vouchers under subsection (b); 
(2) renewals of the vouchers under subsection (b);
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(3) fees for the costs of administering vouchers under sub-
section (b) and other eligible expenses defined by notice to 
prevent, prepare, and respond to coronavirus to facilitate the 
leasing of the emergency vouchers, such as security deposit 
assistance and other costs related to retention and support 
of participating owners; and 
(4) adjustments in the calendar year 2021 section 8 renewal 
funding allocation, including mainstream vouchers, for public 
housing agencies that experience a significant increase in 
voucher per-unit costs due to extraordinary circumstances or 
that, despite taking reasonable cost savings measures, would 
otherwise be required to terminate rental assistance for families 
as a result of insufficient funding. 
(b) EMERGENCY VOUCHERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide emergency 
rental assistance vouchers under subsection (a), which shall 
be tenant-based rental assistance under section 8(o) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)). 
(2) QUALIFYING
INDIVIDUALS
OR
FAMILIES
DEFINED.—For 
the purposes of this section, qualifying individuals or families 
are those who are— 
(A) homeless (as such term is defined in section 103(a) 
of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11302(a)); 
(B) at risk of homelessness (as such term is defined 
in section 401(1) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360(1))); 
(C) fleeing, or attempting to flee, domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human traf-
ficking, as defined by the Secretary; or 
(D) recently homeless, as determined by the Secretary, 
and for whom providing rental assistance will prevent the 
family’s homelessness or having high risk of housing insta-
bility. 
(3) ALLOCATION.—The Secretary shall notify public housing 
agencies of the number of emergency vouchers provided under 
this section to be allocated to the agency not later than 60 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, in accordance 
with a formula that includes public housing agency capacity 
and ensures geographic diversity, including with respect to 
rural areas, among public housing agencies administering the 
Housing Choice Voucher program. 
(4) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
(A) ELECTION
TO
ADMINISTER.—The Secretary shall 
establish a procedure for public housing agencies to accept 
or decline the emergency vouchers allocated to the agency 
in accordance with the formula under subparagraph (3). 
(B) FAILURE TO USE VOUCHERS PROMPTLY.—If a public 
housing agency fails to lease its authorized vouchers under 
subsection (b) on behalf of eligible families within a reason-
able period of time, the Secretary may revoke and redis-
tribute any unleased vouchers and associated funds, 
including administrative fees and costs referred to in sub-
section (a)(3), to other public housing agencies according 
to the formula under paragraph (3). 
(5) WAIVERS AND ALTERNATIVE REQUIREMENTS.—The Sec-
retary may waive or specify alternative requirements for any
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provision of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437 et seq.) or regulation applicable to such statute other 
than requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, 
labor standards, and the environment, upon a finding that 
the waiver or alternative requirement is necessary to expedite 
or facilitate the use of amounts made available in this section. 
(6) TERMINATION
OF
VOUCHERS
UPON
TURNOVER.—After 
September 30, 2023, a public housing agency may not reissue 
any vouchers made available under this section when assistance 
for the family assisted ends. 
(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND OTHER COSTS.—The Secretary 
may use not more $20,000,000 of the amounts made available 
under this section for the costs to the Secretary of administering 
and overseeing the implementation of this section and the Housing 
Choice Voucher program generally, including information tech-
nology, financial reporting, and other costs. Of the amounts set 
aside under this subsection, the Secretary may use not more than 
$10,000,000, without competition, to make new awards or increase 
prior awards to existing technical assistance providers to provide 
an immediate increase in capacity building and technical assistance 
to public housing agencies. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary may implement the provi-
sions of this section by notice. 
SEC. 3203. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR RURAL HOUSING. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated to the Secretary of Agriculture for fiscal year 2021, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, to 
provide grants under section 521(a)(2) of the Housing Act of 1949 
or agreements entered into in lieu of debt forgiveness or payments 
for eligible households as authorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the 
Housing Act of 1949, for temporary adjustment of income losses 
for residents of housing financed or assisted under section 514, 
515, or 516 of the Housing Act of 1949 who have experienced 
income loss but are not currently receiving Federal rental assist-
ance. 
SEC. 3204. HOUSING COUNSELING. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts otherwise avail-
able, there is appropriated to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Cor-
poration (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Corporation’’) for fiscal 
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, $100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, 
for grants to housing counseling intermediaries approved by the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, State housing 
finance agencies, and NeighborWorks organizations for providing 
housing counseling services, as authorized under the Neighborhood 
Reinvestment Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 8101–8107) and consistent 
with the discretion set forth in section 606(a)(5) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 8105(a)(5)) to design and administer grant programs. Of 
the grant funds made available under this subsection, not less 
than 40 percent shall be provided to counseling organizations that— 
(1) target housing counseling services to minority and low- 
income populations facing housing instability; or 
(2) provide housing counseling services in neighborhoods 
having high concentrations of minority and low-income popu-
lations.
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(b) 
LIMITATION.—The 
aggregate 
amount 
provided 
to 
NeighborWorks organizations under this section shall not exceed 
15 percent of the total of grant funds made available by subsection 
(a). 
(c) ADMINISTRATION
AND OVERSIGHT.—The Corporation may 
retain a portion of the amounts provided under this section, in 
a proportion consistent with its standard rate for program adminis-
tration in order to cover its expenses related to program administra-
tion and oversight. 
(d) HOUSING COUNSELING SERVICES DEFINED.— For the pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘‘housing counseling services’’ 
means— 
(1) housing counseling provided directly to households 
facing housing instability, such as eviction, default, foreclosure, 
loss of income, or homelessness; 
(2) education, outreach, training, technology upgrades, and 
other program related support; and 
(3) operational oversight funding for grantees and sub-
grantees that receive funds under this section. 
SEC. 3205. HOMELESSNESS ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES 
PROGRAM. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts otherwise avail-
able, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) for 
fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $5,000,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2025, except that amounts authorized under subsection (d)(3) 
shall remain available until September 30, 2029, for assistance 
under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12721 et seq.) for the following activities to primarily 
benefit qualifying individuals or families: 
(1) Tenant-based rental assistance. 
(2) The development and support of affordable housing 
pursuant to section 212(a) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12742(a)) (‘‘the Act’’ herein). 
(3) Supportive services to qualifying individuals or families 
not already receiving such supportive services, including— 
(A) activities listed in section 401(29) of the McKinney- 
Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360(29)); 
(B) housing counseling; and 
(C) homeless prevention services. 
(4) The acquisition and development of non-congregate 
shelter units, all or a portion of which may— 
(A) be converted to permanent affordable housing; 
(B) be used as emergency shelter under subtitle B 
of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 11371–11378); 
(C) be converted to permanent housing under subtitle 
C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 11381–11389); or 
(D) remain as non-congregate shelter units. 
(b) QUALIFYING INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES DEFINED.—For the 
purposes of this section, qualifying individuals or families are those 
who are— 
(1) homeless, as defined in section 103(a) of the McKinney- 
Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302(a));
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(2) at-risk of homelessness, as defined in section 401(1) 
of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11360(1)); 
(3) fleeing, or attempting to flee, domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking, as 
defined by the Secretary; 
(4) in other populations where providing supportive services 
or assistance under section 212(a) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 
12742(a)) would prevent the family’s homelessness or would 
serve those with the greatest risk of housing instability; or 
(5) veterans and families that include a veteran family 
member that meet one of the preceding criteria. 
(c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
(1) FUNDING
RESTRICTIONS.—The cost limits in section 
212(e) (42 U.S.C. 12742(e)), the commitment requirements in 
section 218(g) (42 U.S.C. 12748(g)), the matching requirements 
in section 220 (42 U.S.C. 12750), and the set-aside for housing 
developed, sponsored, or owned by community housing develop-
ment organizations required in section 231 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 
12771) shall not apply for amounts made available in this 
section. 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS.— Notwithstanding sections 
212(c) and (d)(1) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12742(c) and (d)(1)), 
of the funds made available in this section for carrying out 
activities authorized in this section, a grantee may use up 
to fifteen percent of its allocation for administrative and plan-
ning costs. 
(3) OPERATING EXPENSES.—Notwithstanding sections 212(a) 
and (g) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12742(a) and (g)), a grantee 
may use up to an additional five percent of its allocation for 
the payment of operating expenses of community housing 
development organizations and nonprofit organizations carrying 
out activities authorized under this section, but only if— 
(A) such funds are used to develop the capacity of 
the community housing development organization or non-
profit organization in the jurisdiction or insular area to 
carry out activities authorized under this section; and 
(B) the community housing development organization 
or nonprofit organization complies with the limitation on 
assistance in section 234(b) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12774(b)). 
(4) CONTRACTING.—A grantee, when contracting with 
service providers engaged directly in the provision of services 
under paragraph (a)(3), shall, to the extent practicable, enter 
into contracts in amounts that cover the actual total program 
costs and administrative overhead to provide the services con-
tracted. 
(d) ALLOCATION.— 
(1) FORMULA
ASSISTANCE.—Except as provided in para-
graphs (2) and (3), the Secretary shall allocate amounts made 
available under this section pursuant to section 217 of the 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12747) to grantees that received allocations 
pursuant to that same formula in fiscal year 2021, and shall 
make such allocations within 30 days of enactment of this 
Act. 
(2) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—Up to $25,000,000 of the 
amounts made available under this section shall be used, with-
out competition, to make new awards or increase prior awards
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to existing technical assistance providers to provide an imme-
diate increase in capacity building and technical assistance 
available to any grantees implementing activities or projects 
consistent with this section. 
(3) OTHER COSTS.—Up to $50,000,000 of the amounts made 
available under this section shall be used for the administrative 
costs to oversee and administer implementation of this section 
and the HOME program generally, including information tech-
nology, financial reporting, and other costs. 
(4) WAIVERS
OR
ALTERNATIVE
REQUIREMENTS.—The Sec-
retary may waive or specify alternative requirements for any 
provision 
of 
the 
Cranston-Gonzalez 
National 
Affordable 
Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12701 et seq.) and titles I and IV 
of the McKinney-Vento Homelessness Act (42 U.S.C. 11301 
et seq., 11360 et seq.) or regulation for the administration 
of the amounts made available under this section other than 
requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor 
standards, and the environment, upon a finding that the waiver 
or alternative requirement is necessary to expedite or facilitate 
the use of amounts made available under this section. 
SEC. 3206. HOMEOWNER ASSISTANCE FUND. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts otherwise avail-
able, there is appropriated to the Secretary of the Treasury for 
the Homeowner Assistance Fund established under subsection (c) 
for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $9,961,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2025, for qualified expenses that meet the purposes specified 
under subsection (c) and expenses described in subsection (d)(1). 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CONFORMING LOAN LIMIT.—The term ‘‘conforming loan 
limit’’ means the applicable limitation governing the maximum 
original principal obligation of a mortgage secured by a single- 
family residence, a mortgage secured by a 2-family residence, 
a mortgage secured by a 3-family residence, or a mortgage 
secured by a 4-family residence, as determined and adjusted 
annually under section 302(b)(2) of the Federal National Mort-
gage Association Charter Act (12 U.S.C. 1717(b)(2)) and section 
305(a)(2) of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1454(a)(2)). 
(2) DWELLING.—The term ‘‘dwelling’’ means any building, 
structure, or portion thereof which is occupied as, or designed 
or intended for occupancy as, a residence by one or more individ-
uals. 
(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means— 
(A) a State; or 
(B) any entity eligible for payment under subsection 
(f). 
(4) MORTGAGE.—The term ‘‘mortgage’’ means any credit 
transaction— 
(A) that is secured by a mortgage, deed of trust, or 
other consensual security interest on a principal residence 
of a borrower that is (i) a 1- to 4-unit dwelling, or (ii) 
residential real property that includes a 1- to 4-unit 
dwelling; and
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(B) the unpaid principal balance of which was, at the 
time of origination, not more than the conforming loan 
limit. 
(5) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Homeowner Assist-
ance Fund established under subsection (c). 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Treasury. 
(7) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any State of the 
United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States 
Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mar-
iana Islands. 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT; QUALIFIED EXPENSES.—There is estab-
lished in the Department of the Treasury a Homeowner Assist-
ance Fund to mitigate financial hardships associated with the 
coronavirus pandemic by providing such funds as are appro-
priated by subsection (a) to eligible entities for the purpose 
of preventing homeowner mortgage delinquencies, defaults, 
foreclosures, loss of utilities or home energy services, and 
displacements of homeowners experiencing financial hardship 
after January 21, 2020, through qualified expenses related 
to mortgages and housing, which include— 
(A) mortgage payment assistance; 
(B) financial assistance to allow a homeowner to 
reinstate a mortgage or to pay other housing related costs 
related to a period of forbearance, delinquency, or default; 
(C) principal reduction; 
(D) facilitating interest rate reductions; 
(E) payment assistance for— 
(i) utilities, including electric, gas, home energy, 
and water; 
(ii) internet service, including broadband internet 
access service, as defined in section 8.1(b) of title 47, 
Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regula-
tion); 
(iii) homeowner’s insurance, flood insurance, and 
mortgage insurance; and 
(iv) 
homeowner’s 
association, 
condominium 
association fees, or common charges; 
(F) reimbursement of funds expended by a State, local 
government, or designated entity under subsection (f) 
during the period beginning on January 21, 2020, and 
ending on the date that the first funds are disbursed by 
the eligible entity under the Homeowner Assistance Fund, 
for the purpose of providing housing or utility payment 
assistance to homeowners or otherwise providing funds 
to prevent foreclosure or post-foreclosure eviction of a home-
owner or prevent mortgage delinquency or loss of housing 
or utilities as a response to the coronavirus disease 
(COVID) pandemic; and 
(G) any other assistance to promote housing stability 
for homeowners, including preventing mortgage delin-
quency, default, foreclosure, post-foreclosure eviction of a 
homeowner, or the loss of utility or home energy services, 
as determined by the Secretary.
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(2) TARGETING.—Not less than 60 percent of amounts made 
to each eligible entity allocated amounts under subsection (d) 
or (f) shall be used for qualified expenses that assist home-
owners having incomes equal to or less than 100 percent of 
the area median income for their household size or equal to 
or less than 100 percent of the median income for the United 
States, as determined by the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development, whichever is greater. The eligible entity shall 
prioritize remaining funds to socially disadvantaged individ-
uals. 
(d) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
(1) ADMINISTRATION.—Of any amounts made available 
under this section, the Secretary shall reserve— 
(A) to the Department of the Treasury, an amount 
not to exceed $40,000,000 to administer and oversee the 
Fund, and to provide technical assistance to eligible entities 
for the creation and implementation of State and tribal 
programs to administer assistance from the Fund; and 
(B) to the Inspector General of the Department of 
the Treasury, an amount to not exceed $2,600,000 for over-
sight of the program under this section. 
(2) FOR STATES.—After the application of paragraphs (1), 
(4), and (5) of this subsection and subject to paragraph (3) 
of this subsection, the Secretary shall allocate the remaining 
funds available within the Homeowner Assistance Fund to each 
State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico based on homeowner need, for 
such State relative to all States of the United States, the 
District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
as of the date of the enactment of this Act, which is determined 
by reference to— 
(A) the average number of unemployed individuals 
measured over a period of time not fewer than 3 months 
and not more than 12 months; and 
(B) the total number of mortgagors with— 
(i) mortgage payments that are more than 30 days 
past due; or 
(ii) mortgages in foreclosure. 
(3) SMALL STATE MINIMUM.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Each State of the United States, 
the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico shall receive no less than $50,000,000 for the purposes 
established in (c). 
(B) PRO
RATA
ADJUSTMENTS.—The Secretary shall 
adjust on a pro rata basis the amount of the payments 
for each State of the United States, the District of 
Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico deter-
mined under this subsection without regard to this 
subparagraph to the extent necessary to comply with the 
requirements of subparagraph (A). 
(4) TERRITORY
SET-ASIDE.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this section, of the amounts appropriated under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall reserve $30,000,000 to be 
disbursed to Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin 
Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands based on each such territory’s share of the combined 
total population of all such territories, as determined by the
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Secretary. For the purposes of this paragraph, population shall 
be determined based on the most recent year for which data 
are available from the United States Census Bureau. 
(5) TRIBAL SET-ASIDE.—The Secretary shall allocate funds 
to any eligible entity designated under subsection (f) pursuant 
to the requirements of that subsection. 
(e) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS TO STATES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make payments, 
beginning not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, 
from amounts allocated under subsection (d) to eligible entities 
that have notified the Secretary that they request to receive 
payment from the Fund and that the eligible entity will use 
such payments in compliance with this section. 
(2) REALLOCATION.—If a State does not request allocated 
funds by the 45th day after the date of enactment of this 
Act, such State shall not be eligible for a payment from the 
Secretary pursuant to this section, and the Secretary shall, 
by the 180th day after the date of enactment of this Act, 
reallocate any funds that were not requested by such State 
among the States that have requested funds by the 45th day 
after the date of enactment of this Act. For any such realloca-
tion of funds, the Secretary shall adhere to the requirements 
of subsection (d), except for paragraph (1), to the greatest 
extent possible, provided that the Secretary shall also take 
into consideration in determining such reallocation a State’s 
remaining need and a State’s record of using payments from 
the Fund to serve homeowners at disproportionate risk of mort-
gage default, foreclosure, or displacement, including home-
owners having incomes equal to or less than 100 percent of 
the area median income for their household size or 100 percent 
of the median income for the United States, as determined 
by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, whichever 
is greater, and minority homeowners. 
(f) TRIBAL SET-ASIDE.— 
(1) SET-ASIDE.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
section, of the amounts appropriated under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall use 5 percent to make payments to entities 
that are eligible for payments under clauses (i) and (ii) of 
section 501(b)(2)(A) of subtitle A of title V of division N of 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116– 
260) for the purposes described in subsection (c). 
(2) ALLOCATION AND PAYMENT.—The Secretary shall allo-
cate the funds set aside under paragraph (1) using the alloca-
tion formulas described in clauses (i) and (ii) of section 
501(b)(2)(A) of subtitle A of title V of division N of the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260), and shall 
make payments of such amounts beginning no later than 45 
days after enactment of this Act to entities eligible for payment 
under clauses (i) and (ii) of section 501(b)(2)(A) of subtitle 
A of title V of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260) that notify the Secretary that 
they request to receive payments allocated from the Fund by 
the Secretary for purposes described under subsection (c) and 
will use such payments in compliance with this section. 
(3) ADJUSTMENT.—Allocations provided under this sub-
section may be further adjusted as provided by section
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501(b)(2)(B) of subtitle A of title V of division N of the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260). 
SEC. 3207. RELIEF MEASURES FOR SECTION 502 AND 504 DIRECT LOAN 
BORROWERS. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts otherwise avail-
able, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture (in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) for fiscal year 2021, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$39,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, for 
direct loans made under sections 502 and 504 of the Housing 
Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472, 1474). 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—The Secretary may use not 
more than 3 percent of the amounts appropriated under this section 
for administrative purposes. 
SEC. 3208. FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts otherwise avail-
able, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) for 
fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2023, for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program under section 561 
of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 
3616a) to ensure fair housing organizations have additional 
resources to address fair housing inquiries, complaints, investiga-
tions, education and outreach activities, and costs of delivering 
or adapting services, during or relating to the coronavirus pandemic. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—The Secretary may use not 
more than 3 percent of the amounts appropriated under this section 
for administrative purposes. 
Subtitle C—Small Business (SSBCI) 
SEC. 3301. STATE SMALL BUSINESS CREDIT INITIATIVE. 
(a) STATE SMALL BUSINESS CREDIT INITIATIVE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The State Small Business Credit Initia-
tive Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) is amended— 
(A) in section 3003— 
(i) in subsection (b)— 
(I) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of enactment of subsection (d), the Secretary shall allocate 
Federal funds to participating States so that each State is 
eligible to receive an amount equal to what the State would 
receive under the 2021 allocation, as determined under para-
graph (2).’’; 
(II) in paragraph (2)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘2009’’ each place such 
term appears and inserting ‘‘2021’’; 
(bb) by striking ‘‘2008’’ each place such 
term appears and inserting ‘‘2020’’; 
(cc) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘The 
Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘With respect to 
States other than Tribal governments, the Sec-
retary’’;
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(dd) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking 
‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2019’’; and 
(ee) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) SEPARATE
ALLOCATION
FOR
TRIBAL
GOVERN-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—With respect to States that are 
Tribal governments, the Secretary shall determine the 
2021 allocation by allocating $500,000,000 among the 
Tribal governments in the proportion the Secretary 
determines appropriate, including with consideration 
to available employment and economic data regarding 
each such Tribal government. 
‘‘(ii) NOTICE OF INTENT; TIMING OF ALLOCATION.— 
With respect to allocations to States that are Tribal 
governments, the Secretary may— 
‘‘(I) require Tribal governments that individ-
ually or jointly wish to participate in the Program 
to file a notice of intent with the Secretary not 
later than 30 days after the date of enactment 
of subsection (d); and 
‘‘(II) notwithstanding paragraph (1), allocate 
Federal funds to participating Tribal governments 
not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of subsection (d). 
‘‘(D) EMPLOYMENT DATA.—If the Secretary determines 
that employment data with respect to a State is unavailable 
from the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department 
of Labor, the Secretary shall consider such other economic 
and employment data that is otherwise available for pur-
poses of determining the employment data of such State.’’; 
and 
(III) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(ii) in subsection (c)— 
(I) in paragraph (1)(A)(iii), by inserting before 
the period the following: ‘‘that have delivered loans 
or investments to eligible businesses’’; and 
(II) by amending paragraph (4) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(4) TERMINATION OF AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS NOT TRANS-
FERRED.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Any portion of a participating 
State’s allocated amount that has not been transferred 
to the State under this section may be deemed by the 
Secretary to be no longer allocated to the State and no 
longer available to the State and shall be returned to 
the general fund of the Treasury or reallocated as described 
under subparagraph (B), if— 
‘‘(i) the second 1⁄3 of a State’s allocated amount 
has not been transferred to the State before the end 
of the end of the 3-year period beginning on the date 
that the Secretary approves the State for participation; 
or 
‘‘(ii) the last 1⁄3 of a State’s allocated amount has 
not been transferred to the State before the end of 
the end of the 6-year period beginning on the date 
that the Secretary approves the State for participation.
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‘‘(B) REALLOCATION.—Any amount deemed by the Sec-
retary to be no longer allocated to a State and no longer 
available to such State under subparagraph (A) may be 
reallocated by the Secretary to other participating States. 
In making such a reallocation, the Secretary shall not 
take into account the minimum allocation requirements 
under subsection (b)(2)(B) or the specific allocation for 
Tribal governments described under subsection (b)(2)(C).’’; 
(B) in section 3004(d), by striking ‘‘date of enactment 
of this Act’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘date of 
the enactment of section 3003(d)’’; 
(C) in section 3005(b), by striking ‘‘date of enactment 
of this Act’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘date of 
the enactment of section 3003(d)’’; 
(D) in section 3006(b)(4), by striking ‘‘date of enactment 
of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘date of the enactment of section 
3003(d)’’; 
(E) in section 3007(b), by striking ‘‘March 31, 2011’’ 
and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2022’’; 
(F) in section 3009, by striking ‘‘date of enactment 
of this Act’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘date of 
the enactment of section 3003(d)’’; and 
(G) in section 3011(b), by striking ‘‘date of the enact-
ment of this Act’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘date 
of the enactment of section 3003(d)’’. 
(2) APPROPRIATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is hereby appropriated to the Secretary 
of the Treasury for fiscal year 2021, out of any money 
in 
the 
Treasury 
not 
otherwise 
appropriated, 
$10,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, to 
provide support to small businesses responding to and 
recovering from the economic effects of the COVID–19 pan-
demic, ensure business enterprises owned and controlled 
by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals 
have access to credit and investments, provide technical 
assistance to help small businesses applying for various 
support programs, and to pay reasonable costs of admin-
istering such Initiative. 
(B) RESCISSION.—With respect to amounts appro-
priated under subparagraph (A)— 
(i) the Secretary of the Treasury shall complete 
all disbursements and remaining obligations before 
September 30, 2030; and 
(ii) any amounts that remain unexpended (whether 
obligated or unobligated) on September 30, 2030, shall 
be rescinded and deposited into the general fund of 
the Treasury. 
(b) ADDITIONAL ALLOCATIONS
TO SUPPORT BUSINESS ENTER-
PRISES OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY 
DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS.—Section 3003 of the State Small 
Business Credit Initiative Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5702) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL ALLOCATIONS TO SUPPORT BUSINESS ENTER-
PRISES OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY 
DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS.—Of the amounts appropriated for 
fiscal year 2021 to carry out the Program, the Secretary shall—
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‘‘(1) allocate $1,500,000,000 to States from funds allocated 
under this section and, by regulation or other guidance, pre-
scribe Program requirements that the funds be expended for 
business enterprises owned and controlled by socially and 
economically disadvantaged individuals; and 
‘‘(2) allocate such amounts to States based on the needs 
of business enterprises owned and controlled by socially and 
economically disadvantaged individuals, as determined by the 
Secretary, in each State, and not subject to the allocation 
formula described under subsection (b). 
‘‘(e) INCENTIVE ALLOCATIONS
TO SUPPORT BUSINESS ENTER-
PRISES OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY 
DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS.—Of the amounts appropriated for 
fiscal year 2021 to carry out the Program, the Secretary shall 
set aside $1,000,000,000 for an incentive program under which 
the Secretary shall increase the second 1⁄3 and last 1⁄3 allocations 
for States that demonstrate robust support, as determined by the 
Secretary, for business concerns owned and controlled by socially 
and economically disadvantaged individuals in the deployment of 
prior allocation amounts.’’. 
(c) ADDITIONAL
ALLOCATIONS
TO
SUPPORT
VERY
SMALL 
BUSINESSES.—Section 3003 of the State Small Business Credit Ini-
tiative Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5702), as amended by subsection 
(b), is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL
ALLOCATIONS
TO
SUPPORT
VERY
SMALL 
BUSINESSES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts appropriated to carry 
out the Program, the Secretary shall allocate not less than 
$500,000,000 to States from funds allocated under this section 
to be expended for very small businesses. 
‘‘(2) VERY SMALL BUSINESS DEFINED.—In this subsection, 
the term ‘very small business’— 
‘‘(A) means a business with fewer than 10 employees; 
and 
‘‘(B) may include independent contractors and sole 
proprietors.’’. 
(d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 3009 of the State Small 
Business Credit Initiative Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5708) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Of the amounts appropriated for 
fiscal year 2021 to carry out the Program, $500,000,000 may be 
used by the Secretary to— 
‘‘(1) provide funds to States to carry out a technical assist-
ance plan under which a State will provide legal, accounting, 
and financial advisory services, either directly or contracted 
with legal, accounting, and financial advisory firms, with pri-
ority given to business enterprises owned and controlled by 
socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, to very 
small businesses and business enterprises owned and controlled 
by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals applying 
for— 
‘‘(A) State programs under the Program; and 
‘‘(B) other State or Federal programs that support 
small businesses; 
‘‘(2) transfer amounts to the Minority Business Develop-
ment Agency, so that the Agency may use such amounts in 
a manner the Agency determines appropriate, including