989 
‘‘(1) beginning after the date on which such 
agreement is entered into; and 
‘‘(2) ending on or before January 31, 2021.’’. 
TITLE III—CLARIFICATIONS AND 
IMPROVEMENTS 
TO 
PAN-
DEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT AS-
SISTANCE 
SEC. 301. CLARIFICATION OF PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT 
ASSISTANCE 
ELIGIBILITY 
FOR 
PRIMARY 
CAREGIVING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2102(a)(3)(A)(ii)(I)(dd) 
of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9021(a)(3)(A)(ii)(I)(dd)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘that is closed as a direct result 
of the COVID–19 public health emergency’’ and inserting 
‘‘because the school or facility is closed or only partially 
reopened due to COVID–19, because child or family care 
is not available or affordable during the hours work is 
available due to COVID–19, or because physical attend-
ance at the school or facility presents an unacceptable 
health risk for the household or the individual in need of 
care due to COVID–19,’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect upon the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
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SEC. 302. WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN OVERPAY-
MENTS OF PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT AS-
SISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2102(d) of the CARES 
Act (15 U.S.C. 9021(d)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(4) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—In the case of indi-
viduals who have received amounts of Pandemic Un-
employment Assistance to which they were not enti-
tled, the State shall require such individuals to repay 
the amounts of such Pandemic Unemployment As-
sistance to the State agency, except that the State 
agency shall waive such repayment if it determines 
that— 
‘‘(A) the payment of such Pandemic Un-
employment Assistance was without fault on the 
part of any such individual; and 
‘‘(B) such repayment would be contrary to 
equity and good conscience.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136). 
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SEC. 303. CLARIFICATION OF ACCESS TO PANDEMIC UNEM-
PLOYMENT ASSISTANCE FOR WORKERS AT 
BUSINESSES THAT REDUCED STAFF DUE TO 
THE PANDEMIC. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2102(a)(3)(A)(ii)(I)(jj) of 
the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9021(a)(3)(A)(ii)(I)(jj)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘or its operations are otherwise cur-
tailed, including by reducing hours of operation, staffing 
levels, occupancy, or other changes that are recommended 
or required,’’ after ‘‘closed’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to weeks of unem-
ployment beginning after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 304. HOLD HARMLESS FOR PANDEMIC UNEMPLOY-
MENT ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2102(c) of the CARES 
Act (15 U.S.C. 9021(c)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(4) CONTINUED
ELIGIBILITY
FOR
ASSIST-
ANCE.—As a condition of continued eligibility for as-
sistance under this section, a covered individual shall 
submit a recertification to the State for each week 
after the individual’s 1st week of eligibility that cer-
tifies that the individual remains an individual de-
scribed in subsection (a)(3)(A)(ii) for such week.’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE; SPECIAL RULE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to weeks be-
ginning on or after the date that is 30 days after 
the date of enactment of this section. 
(2) SPECIAL RULE.—In the case of any State 
that made a good faith effort to implement section 
2102 of the CARES Act in accordance with rules 
similar to those provided in section 625.6 of title 20, 
Code of Federal Regulations, for weeks ending be-
fore the effective date specified in paragraph (1), an 
individual who received Pandemic Unemployment 
Assistance from such State for any such week shall 
not be considered ineligible for such assistance for 
such week solely by reason of failure to submit a re-
certification described in subsection (c)(4) of such 
section. 
TITLE IV—EXTENSION OF RE-
LIEF TO STATES AND EM-
PLOYERS 
SEC. 401. EXTENSION OF FULL FEDERAL FUNDING OF EX-
TENDED UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION. 
Section 4105 of the Families First Coronavirus Re-
sponse Act (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended by striking 
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‘‘December 31, 2020’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘June 30, 2021’’. 
SEC. 402. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR 
STATES WITH ADVANCES. 
Section 1202(b)(10)(A) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1322(b)(10)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2021’’. 
SEC. 403. EXTENSION OF EMERGENCY RELIEF FOR GOV-
ERNMENTAL ENTITIES AND NONPROFIT OR-
GANIZATIONS. 
Section 903(i)(1)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1103(i)(1)(D)) is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2021’’. 
TITLE V—CORRECTIVE ACTION 
FOR PROCESSING BACKLOGS 
SEC. 501. STATE REPORTING ON CLAIMS BACKLOGS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2104 of the CARES Act 
(15 U.S.C. 9023) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(j) STATE ACCOUNTABILITY RELATING TO CLAIMS 
BACKLOGS.—As a condition of any agreement under this 
section, the following rules shall apply: 
‘‘(1) CLAIMS REPORTING.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Each State partici-
pating in such an agreement shall submit to the 
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Secretary of Labor on a weekly basis a report 
on the status in the State of any backlog of the 
processing of unemployment claims, including 
claims for regular compensation, extended com-
pensation, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, 
and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Com-
pensation. Such report shall include a descrip-
tion, with respect to the previous week, of each 
of the following: 
‘‘(i) The number of initial claims still 
in process, disaggregated by the number of 
such claims still pending— 
‘‘(I) because of nonmonetary de-
terminations; 
‘‘(II) because of monetary deter-
minations; 
‘‘(III) 
because 
of 
suspected 
fraud; and 
‘‘(IV) for any other reason. 
‘‘(ii) The number of initial claims de-
nied. 
‘‘(iii) The number of individuals with 
respect to whom a continued claim was 
paid. 
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‘‘(iv) The number of individuals with 
respect to whom a continued claim is still 
in process, disaggregated by the number of 
such claims still pending— 
‘‘(I) because of nonmonetary de-
terminations; 
‘‘(II) because of monetary deter-
minations; 
‘‘(III) 
because 
of 
suspected 
fraud; and 
‘‘(IV) for any other reason. 
‘‘(v) The number of individuals with 
respect to whom a continued claims was 
denied. 
‘‘(B) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Upon re-
ceipt of a report described in subparagraph (A), 
the Secretary of Labor shall publish such report 
on the website of the Department of Labor and 
shall submit such report to the Committee on 
Ways and Means of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Finance of the Sen-
ate. 
‘‘(2) CORRECTIVE ACTION PLANS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this sub-
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section and at least every 90 days thereafter, 
each State participating in such an agreement 
shall submit to the Secretary of Labor a correc-
tive action plan that includes a description of 
the actions the State has taken and intends to 
take to address any backlog of the processing of 
unemployment claims described in paragraph 
(1)(A). The Secretary may waive the require-
ment under this subparagraph with respect to 
any State that the Secretary determines has 
made adequate progress in addressing any such 
backlog. 
‘‘(B) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Sec-
retary of Labor shall make technical assistance 
available to States to the extent feasible to en-
able States to develop and implement corrective 
action plans in accordance with this paragraph. 
If the Secretary of Labor determines at any 
time that a State has failed to take reasonable 
actions under a corrective action plan to ad-
dress a claims backlog, the State shall collabo-
rate with the Secretary to develop a subsequent 
corrective action plan to achieve clearly defined, 
targeted outcomes. 
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‘‘(C) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Upon re-
ceipt of a corrective action plan described in 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Labor shall 
publish such plan on the website of the Depart-
ment of Labor and shall submit such report to 
the Committee on Ways and Means of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Finance of the Senate.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to weeks beginning 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
TITLE VI—ADDITIONAL 
BENEFITS FOR MIXED EARNERS 
SECTION 601. MIXED EARNER UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSA-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2104(b)(1) of the CARES 
Act (15 U.S.C. 9023(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘, plus’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) an additional amount of $125 (in this 
section referred to as ‘Mixed Earner Unemploy-
ment Compensation’) in any case in which the 
individual received at least $5,000 of self-em-
ployment income (as defined in section 1402(b) 
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of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) in the 
most recent taxable year ending prior to the in-
dividual’s application for regular compensa-
tion.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 2104 of 
such Act is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or Mixed Earner Unemploy-
ment Compensation’’ after ‘‘Federal Pandemic Un-
employment Compensation’’ each place such term 
appears in subsection (b)(2), (c), or (f) of such sec-
tion; 
(2) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘and Mixed 
Earner Unemployment Compensation’’ after ‘‘Fed-
eral Pandemic Unemployment Compensation’’; and 
(3) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘provide that’’ 
and all that follows through the end and inserting 
‘‘provide that— 
‘‘(1) the purposes of the preceding provisions of 
this section, as such provisions apply with respect to 
Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation, 
shall be applied with respect to unemployment bene-
fits described in subsection (i)(2) to the same extent 
and in the same manner as if those benefits were 
regular compensation; and 
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‘‘(2) the purposes of the preceding provisions of 
this section, as such provisions apply with respect to 
Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation, shall 
be applied with respect to unemployment benefits 
described in subparagraph (B) or (D) of subsection 
(i)(2) to the same extent and in the same manner 
as if those benefits were regular compensation.’’. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this 
section shall not apply with respect to a State partici-
pating in an agreement under section 2104 of the CARES 
Act unless the State so elects, in which case such amend-
ments shall apply with respect to weeks of unemployment 
beginning on or after the later of the date of such election 
or the date of enactment of this section. 
TITLE VII—TECHNICAL 
CORRECTIONS 
SEC. 701. GRACE PERIOD FOR FULL FINANCING OF SHORT- 
TIME COMPENSATION PROGRAMS. 
Section 2108(c) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 
9026(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘shall be eligible’’ and 
all that follows through the end and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘ 
‘‘shall be eligible— 
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‘‘(1) for payments under subsection (a) for 
weeks of unemployment beginning after the effective 
date of such enactment; and 
‘‘(2) for an additional payment equal to the 
total amount of payments for which the State is eli-
gible pursuant to an agreement under section 2109 
for weeks of unemployment before such effective 
date.’’. 
SEC. 702. TECHNICAL CORRECTION FOR THE COMMON-
WEALTH OF NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. 
A Commonwealth Only Transitional Worker (as de-
fined in section 6(i)(2) of the Joint Resolution entitled ‘‘A 
Joint Resolution to approve the ‘Covenant To Establish 
a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Po-
litical Union with the United States of America’, and for 
other purposes’’ (48 U.S.C. 1806)) shall be considered a 
qualified alien under section 431 of Public Law 104–193 
(8 U.S.C. 1641) for purposes of eligibility for a benefit 
under section 2102 or 2104 of the CARES Act. 
SEC. 703. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT RELATING TO PAN-
DEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE. 
Section 2102(h) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 
9021(h)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 625’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘part 625’’. 
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DIVISION 
J—EMERGENCY 
AS-
SISTANCE, 
ELDER 
JUSTICE, 
AND CHILD AND FAMILY SUP-
PORT 
TITLE I—EMERGENCY 
ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 101. FUNDING TO STATES, LOCALITIES, AND COMMU-
NITY-BASED 
ORGANIZATIONS 
FOR 
EMER-
GENCY AID AND SERVICES. 
(a) FUNDING FOR STATES.— 
(1) INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR SOCIAL SERV-
ICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The amount specified 
in subsection (c) of section 2003 of the Social 
Security Act for purposes of subsections (a) and 
(b) 
of 
such 
section 
is 
deemed 
to 
be 
$11,325,000,000 for fiscal year 2020, of which 
$9,600,000,000 shall be obligated by States in 
accordance with this subsection. 
(B) APPROPRIATION.—Out of any money 
in the Treasury of the United States not other-
wise appropriated, there are appropriated 
$9,600,000,000, which shall be available for 
payments under section 2002 of the Social Se-
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curity Act, which shall remain available until 
the end of fiscal year 2021. 
(C) DEADLINE
FOR
DISTRIBUTION
OF 
FUNDS.—Within 45 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall distribute the funds 
made available by this paragraph, which shall 
be made available to States on an emergency 
basis for immediate obligation and expenditure. 
(D) SUBMISSION
OF
REVISED
PRE-EX-
PENDITURE REPORT.—Within 90 days after a 
State receives funds made available by this 
paragraph, the State shall submit to the Sec-
retary a revised pre-expenditure report pursu-
ant to title XX of the Social Security Act that 
describes how the State plans to administer the 
funds. 
(E) 
DEADLINE
FOR
OBLIGATION
OF 
FUNDS BY STATES.—A State to which funds 
made available by this paragraph are distrib-
uted shall obligate the funds not later than 120 
days after receipt. 
(F) DEADLINE
FOR
EXPENDITURE
OF 
FUNDS.—A grantee to which a State (or a sub-
grantee to which a grantee) provides funds 
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made available by this paragraph shall expend 
the funds not later than December 31, 2021. 
(2) RULES
GOVERNING
USE
OF
ADDITIONAL 
FUNDS.—A State to which funds made available by 
paragraph (1)(B) are distributed shall use the funds 
in accordance with the following: 
(A) PURPOSE.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The State shall use 
the funds only to support the provision of 
emergency services to disadvantaged chil-
dren, families, and households. 
(ii) DISADVANTAGED
DEFINED.—In 
this paragraph, the term ‘‘disadvantaged’’ 
means, with respect to an entity, that the 
entity— 
(I) is an individual, or is located 
in a community, that is experiencing 
material hardship; 
(II) is a household in which there 
is a child (as defined in section 12(d) 
of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act) or a child served 
under section 11(a)(1) of such Act, 
who, if not for the closure of the 
school attended by the child during a 
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public health emergency designation 
and due to concerns about a COVID– 
19 outbreak, would receive free or re-
duced price school meals pursuant to 
such Act; 
(III) is an individual, or is lo-
cated in a community, with barriers to 
employment; or 
(IV) is located in a community 
that, as of the date of the enactment 
of this Act, is not experiencing a 56- 
day downward trajectory of— 
(aa) influenza-like illnesses; 
(bb) COVID-like syndromic 
cases; 
(cc) documented COVID–19 
cases; or 
(dd) positive test results as 
a percentage of total COVID–19 
tests. 
(B) PASS-THROUGH
TO
LOCAL
ENTI-
TIES.— 
(i) In the case of a State in which a 
county administers or contributes finan-
cially to the non-Federal share of the 
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amounts expended in carrying out a State 
program funded under title IV of the So-
cial Security Act, the State shall pass at 
least 50 percent of all funds so made avail-
able through to the chief elected official of 
the city or county that administers the 
program. 
(ii) In the case of any other State and 
any State to which clause (i) applies that 
does not pass through funds as described 
in that clause, the State shall— 
(I) pass at least 50 percent of 
the funds through to— 
(aa)(AA) local governments 
that will expend or distribute the 
funds in consultation with com-
munity-based organizations with 
experience serving disadvantaged 
families or individuals; or 
(BB) community-based or-
ganizations with experience serv-
ing disadvantaged families and 
individuals; and 
(bb) sub-State areas in pro-
portions based on the population 
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of disadvantaged individuals liv-
ing in the areas; and 
(II) report to the Secretary on 
how 
the 
State 
determined 
the 
amounts passed through pursuant to 
this clause. 
(C) METHODS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The State shall use 
the funds only for— 
(I) administering emergency serv-
ices; 
(II) providing short-term cash, 
non-cash, or in-kind emergency dis-
aster relief; 
(III) providing services with dem-
onstrated need in accordance with ob-
jective criteria that are made available 
to the public; 
(IV) operational costs directly re-
lated to providing services described 
in subclauses (I), (II), and (III); 
(V) local government emergency 
social service operations; and 
(VI) providing emergency social 
services to rural and frontier commu-
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nities that may not have access to 
other emergency funding streams. 
(ii) 
ADMINISTERING
EMERGENCY 
SERVICES
DEFINED.—In clause (i), the 
term ‘‘administering emergency services’’ 
means— 
(I) providing basic disaster relief, 
economic, and well-being necessities to 
ensure communities are able to safely 
observe shelter-in-place and social 
distancing orders; 
(II) providing necessary supplies 
such as masks, gloves, and soap, to 
protect the public against infectious 
disease; and 
(III) connecting individuals, chil-
dren, and families to services or pay-
ments for which they may already be 
eligible. 
(D) PROHIBITIONS.— 
(i) NO INDIVIDUAL ELIGIBILITY DE-
TERMINATIONS
BY
GRANTEES
OR
SUB-
GRANTEES.—Neither a grantee to which 
the State provides the funds nor any sub-
grantee of such a grantee may exercise in-
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dividual eligibility determinations for the 
purpose of administering short-term, non- 
cash, in-kind emergency disaster relief to 
communities. 
(ii) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN SO-
CIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT FUNDS USE 
LIMITATIONS.—The State shall use the 
funds subject to the limitations in section 
2005 of the Social Security Act, except 
that, for purposes of this clause, section 
2005(a)(2) and 2005(a)(8) of such Act 
shall not apply. 
(iii) NO SUPPLANTATION OF CERTAIN 
STATE
FUNDS.—The State may use the 
funds to supplement, not supplant, State 
general revenue funds for social services. 
(iv) BAN ON USE FOR CERTAIN COSTS 
REIMBURSABLE BY FEMA.—The State may 
not use the funds for costs that are reim-
bursable by the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency, under a contract for in-
surance, or by self-insurance. 
(b) FUNDING FOR INDIAN TRIBES AND TRIBAL OR-
GANIZATIONS.— 
(1) GRANTS.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Within 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services shall 
make grants to Indian Tribes and Tribal orga-
nizations. 
(B) AMOUNT OF GRANT.—The amount of 
the grant for an Indian Tribe or Tribal organi-
zation shall bear the same ratio to the amount 
appropriated by paragraph (3) as the total 
amount of grants awarded to the Indian Tribe 
or Tribal organization under the Low-Income 
Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 and the 
Community Service Block Grant for fiscal year 
2020 bears to the total amount of grants 
awarded to all Indian Tribes and Tribal organi-
zations under such Act and such Grant for the 
fiscal year. 
(2) RULES
GOVERNING
USE
OF
FUNDS.—An 
entity to which a grant is made under paragraph (1) 
shall obligate the funds not later than September 
30, 2021, and the funds shall be expended by grant-
ees and subgrantees not later than September 30, 
2022, and used in accordance with the following: 
(A) PURPOSE.— 
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(i) IN GENERAL.—The grantee shall 
use the funds only to support the provision 
of emergency services to disadvantaged 
households. 
(ii) DISADVANTAGED
DEFINED.—In 
clause (i), the term ‘‘disadvantaged’’ 
means, with respect to an entity, that the 
entity— 
(I) is an individual, or is located 
in a community, that is experiencing 
material hardship; 
(II) is a household in which there 
is a child (as defined in section 12(d) 
of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act) or a child served 
under section 11(a)(1) of such Act, 
who, if not for the closure of the 
school attended by the child during a 
public health emergency designation 
and due to concerns about a COVID– 
19 outbreak, would receive free or re-
duced price school meals pursuant to 
such Act; 
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(III) is an individual, or is lo-
cated in a community, with barriers to 
employment; or 
(IV) is located in a community 
that, as of the date of the enactment 
of this Act, is not experiencing a 56- 
day downward trajectory of— 
(aa) influenza-like illnesses; 
(bb) COVID-like syndromic 
cases; 
(cc) documented COVID–19 
cases; or 
(dd) positive test results as 
a percentage of total COVID–19 
tests. 
(B) METHODS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The grantee shall 
use the funds only for— 
(I) administering emergency serv-
ices; 
(II) providing short-term, non- 
cash, in-kind emergency disaster re-
lief; and 
(III) tribal emergency social serv-
ice operations. 
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(ii) 
ADMINISTERING
EMERGENCY 
SERVICES
DEFINED.—In clause (i), the 
term ‘‘administering emergency services’’ 
means— 
(I) providing basic economic and 
well-being necessities to ensure com-
munities are able to safely observe 
shelter-in-place and social distancing 
orders; 
(II) providing necessary supplies 
such as masks, gloves, and soap, to 
protect the public against infectious 
disease; and 
(III) connecting individuals, chil-
dren, and families to services or pay-
ments for which they may already be 
eligible. 
(C) PROHIBITIONS.— 
(i) NO INDIVIDUAL ELIGIBILITY DE-
TERMINATIONS
BY
GRANTEES
OR
SUB-
GRANTEES.—Neither the grantee nor any 
subgrantee may exercise individual eligi-
bility determinations for the purpose of ad-
ministering short-term, non-cash, in-kind 
emergency disaster relief to communities. 
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(ii) BAN ON USE FOR CERTAIN COSTS 
REIMBURSABLE
BY
FEMA.—The grantee 
may not use the funds for costs that are 
reimbursable by the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, under a contract for 
insurance, or by self-insurance. 
(3) APPROPRIATION.—Out of any money in the 
Treasury of the United States not otherwise appro-
priated, there are appropriated $400,000,000 to 
make tribal grants under this subsection. 
SEC. 102. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES THROUGH 
HOME VISITING PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of section 511 of the 
Social Security Act, during the period that begins on Feb-
ruary 1, 2020, and ends January 31, 2021— 
(1) a virtual home visit shall be considered a 
home visit; 
(2) funding for, and staffing levels of, a pro-
gram conducted pursuant to such section shall not 
be reduced on account of reduced enrollment in the 
program; and 
(3) funds provided for such a program may be 
used— 
(A) to train home visitors in conducting a 
virtual home visit and in emergency prepared-
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ness and response planning for families served, 
and may include training on how to safely con-
duct intimate partner violence screenings, and 
training on safety and planning for families 
served; 
(B) for the acquisition by families enrolled 
in the program of such technological means as 
are needed to conduct and support a virtual 
home visit; 
(C) to provide emergency supplies (such as 
diapers, formula, non-perishable food, water, 
hand soap and hand sanitizer) to families 
served; and 
(D) to provide prepaid grocery cards to an 
eligible family (as defined in section 511(k)(2) 
of such Act) for the purpose of enabling the 
family to meet the emergency needs of the fam-
ily. 
(b) VIRTUAL HOME VISIT DEFINED.—In subsection 
(a), the term ‘‘virtual home visit’’ means a visit that is 
conducted solely by the use of electronic information and 
telecommunications technologies. 
(c) AUTHORITY TO DELAY DEADLINES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services may extend the deadline by which 
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a requirement of section 511 of the Social Security 
Act must be met, by such period of time as the Sec-
retary deems appropriate. 
(2) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall provide to eligible entities 
funded under section 511 of the Social Security Act 
information on the parameters used in extending a 
deadline under paragraph (1) of this subsection. 
(d) SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION.—In addition 
to amounts otherwise appropriated, out of any money in 
the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appro-
priated, there are appropriated to the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services $100,000,000, to enable eligible enti-
ties to conduct programs funded under section 511 of the 
Social Security Act pursuant to this section, which shall 
remain available for obligation not later than January 31, 
2021. 
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TITLE II—REAUTHORIZATION OF 
FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS TO 
PREVENT, INVESTIGATE, AND 
PROSECUTE 
ELDER 
ABUSE, 
NEGLECT, 
AND 
EXPLOI-
TATION 
SEC. 201. ELDER ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXPLOITATION FO-
RENSIC CENTERS. 
Section 2031(f) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1397l(f)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) for fiscal year 2021, $5,000,000.’’. 
SEC. 202. GRANTS FOR LONG-TERM CARE STAFFING AND 
TECHNOLOGY. 
Section 2041(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1397m(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(4) for fiscal year 2021, $14,000,000.’’. 
SEC. 203. ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES FUNCTIONS AND 
GRANT PROGRAMS. 
Section 2042 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1397m–1) is amended— 
(1) 
in 
subsection 
(a)(2), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$3,000,000’’ and all that follows through the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘$3,000,000 for fiscal year 
2021.’’; 
(2) 
in 
subsection 
(b)(5), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$100,000,000’’ and all that follows through the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘$100,000,000 for fiscal year 
2021.’’; and 
(3) 
in 
subsection 
(c)(6), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$25,000,000’’ and all that follows through the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘$20,000,000 for fiscal year 
2021.’’. 
SEC. 
204. 
LONG-TERM 
CARE 
OMBUDSMAN 
PROGRAM 
GRANTS AND TRAINING. 
Section 2043 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1397m–2) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
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(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) for fiscal year 2021, $8,000,000.’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting before the 
period the following: ‘‘, and for fiscal year 2021, 
$10,000,000’’. 
SEC. 205. INVESTIGATION SYSTEMS AND TRAINING. 
Section 6703(b) of the Patient Protection and Af-
fordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i–3a(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ‘‘for the 
period’’ and all that follows through the period and 
inserting ‘‘for fiscal year 2021, $10,000,000.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ‘‘for each 
of fiscal years 2011 through 2014, $5,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘for fiscal year 2021, $4,000,000’’. 
SEC. 206. INCREASED FUNDING FOR STATES AND INDIAN 
TRIBES FOR ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES. 
(a) INCREASE IN FUNDING.— 
(1) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—Of the amount 
made available to carry out subtitle A of title XX of 
the Social Security Act for fiscal year 2020, 
$25,000,000 shall be reserved for obligation by 
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States during calendar year 2020 in accordance with 
subsection (b) of this section. 
(2) APPROPRIATION.—Out of any money in the 
Treasury of the United States not otherwise appro-
priated, there are appropriated $25,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2020 to make grants to States under this 
subsection, which shall remain available until the 
end of fiscal year 2021. 
(3) 
DEADLINE
FOR
DISTRIBUTION
OF 
FUNDS.—Within 45 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall distribute the funds reserved 
under paragraph (1) of this subsection, which shall 
be made available to States (as defined for purposes 
of title XX of the Social Security Act in section 
1101 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1301)) on an emer-
gency basis for immediate obligation and expendi-
ture. 
(4) SUBMISSION
OF
REVISED
PRE-EXPENDI-
TURE REPORT.—Within 90 days after a State re-
ceives funds distributed under paragraph (3), the 
State shall submit to the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services a revised pre-expenditure report 
pursuant to subtitle A of title XX of the Social Se-
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curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1397 et seq.) that describes 
how the State plans to administer the funds. 
(5) DEADLINE FOR OBLIGATION OF FUNDS BY 
STATES.—Within 120 days after funds are distrib-
uted to a State under paragraph (3), the State shall 
obligate the funds. 
(6) 
DEADLINE
FOR
EXPENDITURE
OF 
FUNDS.—A grantee to which a State (or a sub-
grantee to which a grantee) provides funds distrib-
uted under this subsection shall expend the funds 
not later than December 31, 2021. 
(b) RULES
GOVERNING
USE
OF
ADDITIONAL 
FUNDS.—Funds are used in accordance with this sub-
section if— 
(1) the funds are used for adult protective serv-
ices (as defined in section 2011(2) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1397j(2)); 
(2) the funds are used subject to the limitations 
in section 2005 of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1397d); and 
(3) the funds are used to supplement, not sup-
plant, State general revenue funds or funds provided 
under section 2002 of the Social Security Act for 
adult protective services. 
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(c) FUNDING FOR INDIAN TRIBES AND TRIBAL OR-
GANIZATIONS.— 
(1) GRANTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Within 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services shall 
make grants to Indian Tribes and Tribal orga-
nizations (as defined in section 677(e)(1) of the 
Community Services Block Grant Act (42 
U.S.C. 9911(e)(1))). 
(B) AMOUNT OF GRANT.—The amount of 
the grant for an Indian Tribe or Tribal organi-
zation shall bear the same ratio to the amount 
appropriated by paragraph (3) as the total 
amount of grants awarded to the Indian Tribe 
or Tribal organization under the Low-Income 
Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 and the 
Community Service Block Grant for fiscal year 
2020 bears to the total amount of grants 
awarded to all Indian Tribes and Tribal organi-
zations under such Act and such Grant for the 
fiscal year. 
(2) RULES
GOVERNING
USE
OF
FUNDS.—An 
entity to which a grant is made under paragraph (1) 
shall obligate the funds not later than September 
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30, 2021, and the funds shall be expended by grant-
ees and subgrantees not later than December 31, 
2021, and used in accordance with subsection (b) of 
this section (except that paragraph (3) of such sub-
section shall be applied by substituting ‘‘general rev-
enue funds of the Indian Tribe or Tribal organiza-
tion’’ for ‘‘State general revenue funds’’). 
(3) REPORTS.— 
(A) PRE-EXPENDITURE REPORT AND IN-
TENDED USE PLAN.—Not later than 90 days 
after an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization re-
ceives funds made available by this subsection, 
the Indian Tribe or Tribal organization shall 
submit to the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services a pre-expenditure report on the in-
tended use of such funds including information 
on the types of activities to be supported and 
the categories or characteristics of individuals 
to be served. The Indian Tribe or Tribal organi-
zation shall subsequently revise the pre-expendi-
ture report as necessary to reflect substantial 
changes in the activities to be supported or the 
categories or characteristics of individuals to be 
served. 
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(B) POST-EXPENDITURE
REPORT.—Not 
later than January 1, 2022, each Indian Tribe 
or Tribal organization that receives funds made 
available under this section shall submit to the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services a re-
port on the activities supported by such funds. 
Such report shall be in such form and contain 
such information (including the information de-
scribed in section 2006(c) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1397e(c))) as the Tribe or orga-
nization finds necessary to provide an accurate 
description of such activities, to secure a com-
plete record of the purposes for which funds 
were spent, and to determine the extent to 
which funds were spent in a manner consistent 
with the report required by subparagraph (A). 
(4) APPROPRIATION.—Out of any money in the 
Treasury of the United States not otherwise appro-
priated, there are appropriated $650,000 for making 
grants to Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations 
under this subsection. 
SEC. 207. ASSESSMENT REPORTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall submit a report to the Congress on 
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the programs, coordinating bodies, registries, and activi-
ties established or authorized under subtitle B of title XX 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397l et seq.) or 
section 6703(b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i–3a(b)). The report shall assess 
the extent to which such programs, coordinating bodies, 
registries, and activities have improved access to, and the 
quality of, resources available to aging Americans and 
their caregivers to ultimately prevent, detect, and treat 
abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and shall include, as ap-
propriate, recommendations to Congress on funding levels 
and policy changes to help these programs, coordinating 
bodies, registries, and activities better prevent, detect, and 
treat abuse, neglect, and exploitation of aging Americans. 
(b) LIMITATIONS
ON AUTHORIZATION
OF APPRO-
PRIATIONS.—For fiscal year 2021, out of any money in 
the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appro-
priated, there are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services $1,000,000 to 
carry out this section. 
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TITLE III—FAIRNESS FOR SEN-
IORS AND PEOPLE WITH DIS-
ABILITIES DURING COVID–19 
SEC. 301. SOCIAL SECURITY AND SUPPLEMENTAL SECU-
RITY INCOME BENEFICIARY PROTECTIONS 
REGARDING INCORRECT PAYMENTS DURING 
COVID–19. 
(a) NO ADJUSTMENT, RECOVERY, OR LIABILITY 
WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN INCORRECT PAYMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) NO ADJUSTMENT, RECOVERY, OR LI-
ABILITY.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of title II, title VIII, title XI, or title XVI of 
the Social Security Act, and subject to subpara-
graph (D), in the case of any payment under 
title II, title VIII, or title XVI of such Act of 
more than the correct amount for any month 
during the period beginning on March 1, 2020, 
and ending on January 31, 2021 (other than a 
payment described in paragraph (2)), there 
shall be no adjustment of such payment to, or 
recovery by the United States from, any person, 
estate, State, or organization, and no person, 
estate, State, or organization shall be liable for 
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the repayment of the amount of such payment 
in excess of the correct amount. 
(B) AUTOMATIC
RELIEF.—The Commis-
sioner of Social Security shall apply subpara-
graph (A) to each payment described therein 
without requiring such person, estate, State, or 
organization to so request and regardless of 
whether such person, estate, State, or organiza-
tion so requests. 
(C) PRESUMPTIONS TO APPLY.—For the 
purposes of precluding such adjustment or re-
covery, the Commissioner of Social Security 
may presume— 
(i) all such persons, estates, States, or 
organizations to be not at fault; and 
(ii) recovery to be against equity and 
good conscience. 
(D) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Notwith-
standing the preceding subparagraphs, in case 
of any payment described in subparagraph (A) 
that has been recovered, in full or in part, the 
Commissioner of Social Security shall have no 
obligation to issue refunds of such recovered 
amounts. 
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(2) AMOUNTS SUBJECT TO LIABILITY AND RE-
COVERY.—A payment described in this paragraph is 
a payment of more than the correct amount result-
ing from— 
(A) a conviction for an offense under sec-
tion 208(a), 811, or 1632(a) of the Social Secu-
rity Act; 
(B) an incorrect or incomplete statement 
that is knowingly made and material, or the 
knowing concealment of material information; 
or 
(C) a determination that a representative 
payee misused benefits made under section 
205(j), 807, or 1631(a)(2) of the Social Secu-
rity Act, 
but only if such offense, misstatement, or misuse oc-
curred on or after March 1. 
(b) NOTIFICATIONS; SUSPENSION
OF
RECOVERY 
UPON REQUEST.— 
(1) RECOVERY
BY
ADJUSTMENT
OF
BENE-
FITS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than Novem-
ber 30, 2020, the Commissioner of Social Secu-
rity shall— 
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(i) notify each covered individual of 
the opportunity to request that the adjust-
ment of benefits described in subparagraph 
(B) be reduced or suspended during the 
period described in subsection (a)(1); and 
(ii) reduce or suspend (as requested) 
such adjustment immediately upon receipt 
of the request. 
(B) COVERED INDIVIDUAL.—In this para-
graph, the term ‘‘covered individual’’ means an 
individual with respect to whom the recovery of 
any payment under title II, title VIII, or title 
XVI of the Social Security Act of more than the 
correct amount (other than a payment de-
scribed in paragraph (a)(2)) is in effect, by ad-
justment of the individual’s monthly benefits or 
underpayments, for any month during the pe-
riod described in subsection (a)(1). 
(2) 
RECOVERY
BY
INSTALLMENT
AGREE-
MENTS.—Not later than November 30, 2020, the 
Commissioner of Social Security shall notify each 
party owing a debt to the Social Security Adminis-
tration (other than a debt arising from a payment 
described in paragraph (a)(2)) with respect to which 
an installment agreement is in effect of the oppor-
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tunity to request that the installment payments 
under such agreement be suspended during the pe-
riod described in subsection (a)(1), and shall sus-
pend such payments upon request. The Commis-
sioner of Social Security shall deem a debt for which 
such a suspension has been made to be not delin-
quent during such period. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Secu-
rity shall submit a report to the Committee on Ways and 
Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Finance of the Senate describing the Commissioner’s 
activities under this section. 
(d) DEEMED ELIGIBILITY FOR SSI FOR PURPOSES 
OF DETERMINING MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any provi-
sion of title XVI or title XIX of the Social Security 
Act (or section 212(a) of Public Law 93–66), each 
individual who receives a covered supplemental pay-
ment for any month during the period described in 
subsection (a)(1) and is subsequently determined to 
be ineligible for such payment shall be deemed to be 
a recipient of supplemental security income benefits 
under title XVI or State supplementary benefits of 
the type referred to in section 1616(a) of such Act 
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(or payments of the type described in section 212(a) 
of Public Law 93–66), as the case may be, for such 
month for purposes of determining the individual’s 
eligibility for medical assistance under a State plan 
approved under title XIX of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) (or a waiver of such plan). 
(2) COVERED SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENT.—For 
purposes of this subsection, a covered supplemental 
payment is— 
(A) a payment of a supplemental security 
income benefit under title XVI of the Social Se-
curity Act; or 
(B) a State supplementary payment of the 
type referred to in section 1616(a) of such title 
(or a payment of the type described in section 
212(a) of Public Law 93–66). 
(e) PROTECTION FOR CERTAIN MEDICARE BENE-
FICIARIES.—Notwithstanding section 226(a) of the Social 
Security Act, in the case of any individual— 
(1) who is entitled to hospital insurance bene-
fits under part A of title XVIII of the Social Secu-
rity by operation of section 226(a) of such Act; and 
(2) whose entitlement to monthly insurance 
benefits under section 202 of such Act or status as 
a qualified railroad retirement beneficiary (as de-
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fined in section 226(d) of such Act) terminates with 
any month during the period beginning on March 1, 
2020, and ending on January 31, 2021, as a result 
of a determination made on or after August 31, 
2020, 
the individual’s entitlement to such hospital insurance 
benefits shall end with the month following the month in 
which notice of termination of such entitlement to monthly 
insurance benefits under section 202 of such Act or such 
status as a qualified railroad retirement beneficiary is 
mailed to the individual, or if earlier, with the month be-
fore the month in which the individual dies. 
(f) HOLD HARMLESS FOR THE SOCIAL SECURITY 
TRUST FUNDS.—There are appropriated, out of any mon-
eys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to each 
of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust 
Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund 
for each fiscal year such amounts as the chief actuary of 
the Social Security Administration shall certify are nec-
essary to place each such Trust Fund in the same position 
at the end of such fiscal year as it would have been in 
if the amendments made by this section had not been en-
acted. 
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TITLE IV—SUPPORTING FOSTER 
YOUTH 
AND 
FAMILIES 
THROUGH THE PANDEMIC 
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Supporting Foster 
Youth and Families through the Pandemic Act’’. 
SEC. 402. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) COVID–19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.— 
The term ‘‘COVID–19 public health emergency’’ 
means the public health emergency declared by the 
Secretary pursuant to section 319 of the Public 
Health Service Act, entitled ‘‘Determination that a 
Public Health Emergency Exists Nationwide as the 
Result of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus’’. 
(2) COVID–19 PUBLIC
HEALTH
EMERGENCY 
PERIOD.—The term ‘‘COVID–19 public health emer-
gency period’’ means the period beginning on April 
1, 2020 and ending with September 30, 2021. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
SEC. 403. CONTINUED SAFE OPERATION OF CHILD WEL-
FARE PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT FOR OLDER 
FOSTER YOUTH. 
(a) FUNDING INCREASES.— 
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(1) INCREASE IN SUPPORT FOR CHAFEE PRO-
GRAMS.—Out of any money in the Treasury of the 
United States not otherwise appropriated, there are 
appropriated $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2020, to 
carry out section 477 of the Social Security Act, in 
addition to any amounts otherwise made available 
for such purpose. 
(2) EDUCATION AND TRAINING VOUCHERS.—Of 
the amount made available by reason of paragraph 
(1) of this subsection, not less than $50,000,000 
shall be reserved for the provision of vouchers pursu-
ant to section 477(h)(2) of the Social Security Act. 
(3) APPLICABILITY OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
TO ADDITIONAL FUNDS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 477(g)(2) of 
the Social Security Act shall apply with respect 
to the amount made available by reason of 
paragraph (1) of this subsection as if the 
amount were included in the amount specified 
in section 477(h) of such Act. 
(B) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount to 
which section 477(g)(2) of the Social Secu-
rity Act applies by reason of subparagraph 
(A) of this paragraph, the Secretary shall 
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reserve not less than $500,000 to provide 
technical assistance to a State imple-
menting or seeking to implement a driving 
and transportation program for foster 
youth. 
(ii) PROVIDER QUALIFICATIONS.—The 
Secretary shall ensure that the entity pro-
viding the assistance has demonstrated the 
capacity to— 
(I) successfully administer activi-
ties in 1 or more States to provide 
driver’s licenses to youth who are in 
foster care under the responsibility of 
the State; and 
(II) increase the number of such 
foster youth who obtain a driver’s li-
cense. 
(4) INAPPLICABILITY OF STATE MATCHING RE-
QUIREMENT
TO
ADDITIONAL
FUNDS.—In making 
payments under subsections (a)(4) and (e)(1) of sec-
tion 474 of the Social Security Act from the addi-
tional funds made available as a result of para-
graphs (1) and (2) of this subsection, the percent-
ages specified in subsections (a)(4)(A)(i) and (e)(1) 
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of such section are, respectively, deemed to be 100 
percent. 
(5) MAXIMUM
AWARD
AMOUNT.—The dollar 
amount specified in section 477(i)(4)(B) of the So-
cial Security Act through the end of fiscal year 2021 
is deemed to be $12,000. 
(6) INAPPLICABILITY
OF
NYTD
PENALTY
TO 
ADDITIONAL
FUNDS.—In calculating any penalty 
under section 477(e)(2) of the Social Security Act 
with respect to the National Youth in Transition 
Database (NYTD) for the COVID–19 public health 
emergency period, none of the additional funds made 
available by reason of paragraphs (1) and (2) of this 
subsection shall be considered to be part of an allot-
ment to a State under section 477(c) of such Act. 
(b) MAXIMUM AGE LIMITATION ON ELIGIBILITY FOR 
ASSISTANCE.—During fiscal years 2020 and 2021, a child 
may be eligible for services and assistance under section 
477 of the Social Security Act until the child attains 27 
years of age, notwithstanding any contrary certification 
made under such section. 
(c) SPECIAL RULE.—With respect to funds made 
available by reason of subsection (a) that are used during 
the COVID–19 public health emergency period to support 
activities due to the COVID–19 pandemic, the Secretary 
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may not require any State to provide proof of a direct 
connection to the pandemic if doing so would be adminis-
tratively burdensome or would otherwise delay or impede 
the ability of the State to serve foster youth. 
(d) PROGRAMMATIC
FLEXIBILITIES.—During the 
COVID–19 public health emergency period: 
(1) SUSPENSION OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS 
UNDER THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING VOUCHER 
PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall allow a State to 
waive the applicability of the requirement in section 
477(i)(3) of the Social Security Act that a youth 
must be enrolled in a postsecondary education or 
training program or making satisfactory progress to-
ward completion of that program if a youth is un-
able to do so due to the COVID–19 public health 
emergency. 
(2) AUTHORITY TO USE VOUCHERS TO MAIN-
TAIN TRAINING AND POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION.— 
A voucher provided under a State educational and 
training voucher program under section 477(i) of the 
Social Security Act may be used for maintaining 
training and postsecondary education, including less 
than full-time matriculation costs or other expenses 
that are not part of the cost of attendance but would 
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help support youth in remaining enrolled as de-
scribed in paragraph (1) of this subsection. 
(3) AUTHORITY
TO
WAIVE
LIMITATIONS
ON 
PERCENTAGE OF FUNDS USED FOR HOUSING ASSIST-
ANCE AND ELIGIBILITY FOR SUCH ASSISTANCE.— 
Notwithstanding section 477(b)(3)(B) of the Social 
Security Act, a State may use— 
(A) more than 30 percent of the amounts 
paid to the State from its allotment under sec-
tion 477(c)(1) of such Act for a fiscal year, for 
room or board payments; and 
(B) any of such amounts for youth other-
wise eligible for services under section 477 of 
such Act who— 
(i) have attained 18 years of age and 
not 27 years of age; and 
(ii) experienced foster care at 14 
years of age or older. 
(4) AUTHORITY
TO
PROVIDE
DRIVING
AND 
TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) USE
OF
FUNDS.—Funds provided 
under section 477 of the Social Security Act 
may be used to provide driving and transpor-
tation assistance to youth described in para-
graph (3)(B) who have attained 15 years of age 
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with costs related to obtaining a driver’s license 
and driving lawfully in a State (such as vehicle 
insurance costs, driver’s education class and 
testing fees, practice lessons, practice hours, li-
cense fees, roadside assistance, deductible as-
sistance, and assistance in purchasing an auto-
mobile). 
(B) MAXIMUM ALLOWANCE.—The amount 
of the assistance provided for each eligible 
youth under subparagraph (A) shall not exceed 
$4,000 per year, and any assistance so provided 
shall be disregarded for purposes of deter-
mining the recipient’s eligibility for, and the 
amount of, any other Federal or federally-sup-
ported assistance, except that the State agency 
shall take appropriate steps to prevent duplica-
tion of benefits under this and other Federal or 
federally-supported programs. 
(C) REPORT TO THE CONGRESS.—Within 
6 months after the end of the expenditure pe-
riod, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress 
a report on the extent to which, and the man-
ner in which, the funds to which subsection 
(a)(3) applies were used to provide technical as-
sistance to State child welfare programs, mon-
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itor State performance and foster youth out-
comes, and evaluate program effectiveness. 
SEC. 404. PREVENTING AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE DUR-
ING THE PANDEMIC. 
(a) ADDRESSING FOSTER CARE AGE RESTRICTIONS 
DURING THE PANDEMIC.—A State operating a program 
under part E of title IV of the Social Security Act may 
not require a child who is in foster care under the respon-
sibility of the State to leave foster care solely by reason 
of the child’s age. A child may not be found ineligible for 
foster care maintenance payments under section 472 of 
such Act solely due to the age of the child or the failure 
of the child to meet a condition of section 475(8)(B)(iv) 
of such Act before October 1, 2021. 
(b) RE-ENTRY TO FOSTER CARE FOR YOUTH WHO 
AGE OUT DURING THE PANDEMIC.—A State operating a 
program under the State plan approved under part E of 
title IV of the Social Security Act (and without regard 
to whether the State has exercised the option provided by 
section 475(8)(B) of such Act to extend assistance under 
such part to older children) shall— 
(1) permit any youth who left foster care due 
to age during the COVID–19 public health emer-
gency to voluntarily re-enter foster care; 
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(2) provide to each such youth who was for-
mally discharged from foster care during the 
COVID–19 public health emergency, a notice de-
signed to make the youth aware of the option to re-
turn to foster care; 
(3) facilitate the voluntary return of any such 
youth to foster care; and 
(4) conduct a public awareness campaign about 
the option to voluntarily re-enter foster care for 
youth who have not attained 22 years of age, who 
aged out of foster care in fiscal year 2020 or fiscal 
year 2021, and who are otherwise eligible to return 
to foster care. 
(c) PROTECTIONS FOR YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE.— 
A State operating a program under the State plan ap-
proved under part E of title IV of the Social Security Act 
shall— 
(1) continue to ensure that the safety, perma-
nence, and well-being needs of older foster youth, in-
cluding youth who remain in foster care and youth 
who age out of foster care during that period but 
who re-enter foster care pursuant to this section, are 
met; and 
(2) work with any youth who remains in foster 
care after attaining 18 years of age (or such greater 
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age as the State may have elected under section 
475(8)(B)(iii) of such Act) to develop, or review and 
revise, a transition plan consistent with the plan re-
ferred to in section 475(5)(H) of such Act, and as-
sist the youth with identifying adults who can offer 
meaningful, permanent connections. 
(d) AUTHORITY TO USE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR 
CERTAIN COSTS INCURRED TO PREVENT AGING OUT OF, 
FACILITATING RE-ENTRY TO, AND PROTECTING YOUTH 
IN CARE DURING THE PANDEMIC.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2) of 
this subsection, a State to which additional funds 
are made available as a result of section 3(a) may 
use the funds to meet any costs incurred in com-
plying with subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this sec-
tion. 
(2) RESTRICTIONS.— 
(A) The costs referred to in paragraph (1) 
must be incurred after the date of the enact-
ment of this section and before October 1, 
2021. 
(B) The costs of complying with subsection 
(a) or (c) of this section must not be incurred 
on behalf of children eligible for foster care 
maintenance payments under section 472 of the 
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Social Security Act, including youth who have 
attained 18 years of age who are eligible for the 
payments by reason of the temporary waiver of 
the age requirement or the conditions of section 
475(8)(B)(iv) of such Act. 
(C) A State shall make reasonable efforts 
to ensure that eligibility for foster care mainte-
nance payments under section 472 of the Social 
Security Act is determined when a youth re-
mains in, or re-enters, foster care as a result of 
the State complying with subsections (a) and 
(c) of this section. 
(D) A child who re-enters care during the 
COVID–19 public health emergency period may 
not be found ineligible for foster care mainte-
nance payments under section 472 of the Social 
Security Act solely due to age or the require-
ments of section 475(8)(B)(iv) of such Act be-
fore October 1, 2021. 
(e) TERMINATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.—The 
preceding provisions of this section shall have no force or 
effect after September 30, 2021. 
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SEC. 405. FAMILY FIRST PREVENTION SERVICES PROGRAM 
PANDEMIC FLEXIBILITY. 
During the COVID–19 public health emergency pe-
riod, each percentage specified in subparagraphs (A)(i) 
and (B) of section 474(a)(6) of the Social Security Act 
is deemed to be 100 percent. 
SEC. 406. EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR THE MARYLEE ALLEN 
PROMOTING SAFE AND STABLE FAMILIES 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Out of any money in the Treasury 
of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are 
appropriated $85,000,000 to carry out section 436(a) of 
the Social Security Act for fiscal year 2020, in addition 
to any amounts otherwise made available for such pur-
pose. For purposes of section 436(b) of such Act, the 
amount made available by the preceding sentence shall be 
considered part of the amount specified in such section 
436(a). 
(b) INAPPLICABILITY
OF STATE MATCHING RE-
QUIREMENT TO ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—In making pay-
ments under section 434(a) of the Social Security Act 
from the additional funds made available as a result of 
subsection (a) of this section, the percentage specified in 
section 434(a)(1) of such Act is deemed to be 100 percent. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 436 of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629f) is amended in each 
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(B) the terms of such contract may not be 
extended after such date of enactment, whether 
by exercise of an option or otherwise. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the 
terms ‘‘confinement facility’’, ‘‘confinement facility 
communications service’’, and ‘‘provider of confine-
ment facility communications services’’ have the 
meanings given such terms in paragraph (7) of sub-
section (e) of section 276 of the Communications 
Act of 1934, as added by subsection (a) of this sec-
tion. 
SEC. 603. AUTHORITY. 
Section 2(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 152(b)) is amended by inserting ‘‘section 276,’’ 
after ‘‘227, inclusive,’’. 
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