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‘‘(8) COVID–19 
VACCINES, 
TESTING, 
AND 
TREATMENT.—Notwithstanding the previous provi-
sions of this section, a State may not provide for 
medical assistance through enrollment of an indi-
vidual with benchmark coverage or benchmark-equiv-
alent coverage under this section unless, during the 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of the 
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and ending on 
the last day of the first calendar quarter that begins 
at least one year after the last day of the emergency 
period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B), such cov-
erage includes (and does not impose any deduction, 
cost sharing, or similar charge for)— 
‘‘(A) COVID–19 vaccines and administra-
tion of the vaccines; and 
‘‘(B) testing and treatments for COVID- 
19, including specialized equipment and thera-
pies (including preventive therapies), and, in 
the case of such an individual who is diagnosed 
with or presumed to have COVID–19, during 
the period such individual has (or is presumed 
to have) COVID–19, the treatment of a condi-
tion that may seriously complicate the treat-
ment of COVID–19, if otherwise covered under 
the State plan (or waiver of such plan).’’. 
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(b) TEMPORARY INCREASE IN FEDERAL PAYMENTS 
FOR COVERAGE
AND ADMINISTRATION
OF COVID–19 
VACCINES.—Section 1905 of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396d) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘and (ff)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(ff), and (hh)’’; 
(2) in subsection (ff), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, subject to subsection 
(hh)’’ after ‘‘or (z)(2)’’ and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(hh) TEMPORARY INCREASED FMAP FOR MEDICAL 
ASSISTANCE FOR COVERAGE AND ADMINISTRATION OF 
COVID–19 VACCINES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this title, during the period described in 
paragraph (2), the Federal medical assistance per-
centage for a State, with respect to amounts ex-
pended by the State for medical assistance for a vac-
cine described in subsection (a)(4)(E) (and the ad-
ministration of such a vaccine), shall be equal to 100 
percent. 
‘‘(2) PERIOD
DESCRIBED.—The period de-
scribed in this paragraph is the period that— 
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‘‘(A) begins on the first day of the first 
quarter beginning after the date of the enact-
ment of this subsection; and 
‘‘(B) ends on the last day of the first quar-
ter that begins at least one year after the last 
day of the emergency period described in sec-
tion 1135(g)(1)(B). 
‘‘(3) EXCLUSION OF EXPENDITURES FROM TER-
RITORIAL CAPS.—Any payment made to a territory 
for expenditures for medical assistance under sub-
section (a)(4)(E) that are subject to the Federal 
medical assistance percentage specified under para-
graph (1) shall not be taken into account for pur-
poses of applying payment limits under subsections 
(f) and (g) of section 1108.’’. 
SEC. 3102. MODIFICATIONS TO CERTAIN COVERAGE UNDER 
MEDICAID 
FOR 
PREGNANT 
AND 
POSTPARTUM WOMEN. 
(a) STATE OPTION.—Section 1902(e) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(e)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(16) EXTENDING
CERTAIN
COVERAGE
FOR 
PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM WOMEN.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—At the option of the 
State, the State plan (or waiver of such State 
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plan) may provide, that an individual who, 
while pregnant, is eligible for and has received 
medical assistance under the State plan ap-
proved under this title (or a waiver of such 
plan) (including during a period of retroactive 
eligibility under subsection (a)(34)) shall, in ad-
dition to remaining eligible under paragraph (5) 
for all pregnancy-related and postpartum med-
ical assistance available under the State plan 
(or waiver) through the last day of the month 
in which the 60-day period (beginning on the 
last day of her pregnancy) ends, remain eligible 
under the State plan (or waiver) for medical as-
sistance for the period beginning on the first 
day occurring after the end of such 60-day pe-
riod and ending on the last day of the month 
in which the 12-month period (beginning on the 
last day of her pregnancy) ends. 
‘‘(B) FULL BENEFITS DURING PREGNANCY 
AND
THROUGHOUT
THE
12-MONTH 
POSTPARTUM PERIOD.—The medical assistance 
provided for a pregnant or postpartum indi-
vidual by a State making an election under this 
paragraph, without regard to the basis on which 
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the individual is eligible for medical assistance 
under the State plan (or waiver), shall— 
‘‘(i) include all items and services cov-
ered under the State plan (or waiver) that 
are not less in amount, duration, or scope, 
or are determined by the Secretary to be 
substantially equivalent, to the medical as-
sistance available for an individual de-
scribed in subsection (a)(10)(A)(i); and 
‘‘(ii) be provided for the individual 
while pregnant and during the 12-month 
period that begins on the last day of the 
individual’s pregnancy and ends on the last 
day of the month in which such 12-month 
period ends. 
‘‘(C) COVERAGE
UNDER
CHIP.—A State 
making an election under this paragraph that 
covers under title XXI child health assistance 
for targeted low-income children who are preg-
nant or targeted low-income pregnant women, 
as applicable, shall also make the election under 
section 2107(e)(1)(J) of such title.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to State elections 
made under paragraph (16) of section 1902(e) of the So-
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cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(e)), as added by sub-
section (a), during the 7-year period beginning on the 1st 
day of the 1st fiscal year quarter that begins at least one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3103. STATE OPTION TO PROVIDE QUALIFYING COM-
MUNITY-BASED MOBILE CRISIS INTERVEN-
TION SERVICES. 
Title XIX of the Social Security Act is amended by 
adding after section 1946 (42 U.S.C 1396w–5) the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 1947. STATE OPTION TO PROVIDE QUALIFYING COM-
MUNITY-BASED MOBILE CRISIS INTERVEN-
TION SERVICES. 
‘‘(a) 
IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
section 
1902(a)(1) 
(relating 
to 
Statewideness), 
section 
1902(a)(10)(B) (relating 
to 
comparability), 
section 
1902(a)(23)(A) (relating to freedom of choice of pro-
viders), or section 1902(a)(27) (relating to provider agree-
ments), a State may, during the 5-year period beginning 
on the first day of the first fiscal year quarter that begins 
on or after the date that is 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this section, provide medical assistance for 
qualifying community-based mobile crisis intervention 
services under a State plan amendment or waiver ap-
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proved under section 1115 or subsection (b) or (c) of sec-
tion 1915. 
‘‘(b) QUALIFYING COMMUNITY-BASED MOBILE CRI-
SIS INTERVENTION SERVICES DEFINED.—For purposes 
of this section, the term ‘qualifying community-based mo-
bile crisis intervention services’ means, with respect to a 
State, items and services for which medical assistance is 
available under the State plan under this title or a waiver 
of such plan, that are— 
‘‘(1) furnished to an individual otherwise eligi-
ble for medical assistance under the State plan (or 
waiver of such plan) who is— 
‘‘(A) outside of a hospital or other facility 
setting; and 
‘‘(B) experiencing a mental health or sub-
stance use disorder crisis; 
‘‘(2) furnished by a multidisciplinary mobile cri-
sis team— 
‘‘(A) that includes at least 1 behavioral 
health care professional who is capable of con-
ducting an assessment of the individual, in ac-
cordance with the professional’s permitted scope 
of practice under State law, and other profes-
sionals or paraprofessionals with appropriate 
expertise in behavioral health or mental health 
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crisis response, including nurses, social workers, 
peer support specialists, and others, as des-
ignated by the State through a State plan 
amendment (or waiver of such plan); 
‘‘(B) whose members are trained in trau-
ma-informed care, de-escalation strategies, and 
harm reduction; 
‘‘(C) that is able to respond in a timely 
manner and, where appropriate, provide— 
‘‘(i) screening and assessment; 
‘‘(ii) stabilization and de-escalation; 
and 
‘‘(iii) coordination with, and referrals 
to, health services as needed; 
‘‘(D) that maintains relationships with rel-
evant community partners, including medical 
and behavioral health providers, primary care 
providers, community health centers, crisis res-
pite centers, and managed care organizations (if 
applicable); 
‘‘(E) that maintains the privacy and con-
fidentiality of patient information consistent 
with Federal and State requirements; and 
‘‘(3) available 24 hours per day, every day of 
the year. 
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‘‘(c) PAYMENTS.—Notwithstanding section 1905(b) 
or 1905(ff) and subject to subsections (y) and (z) of sec-
tion 1905, during each of the first 12 fiscal quarters oc-
curring during the period described in subsection (a) that 
a State meets the requirements described in subsection 
(d), the Federal medical assistance percentage applicable 
to amounts expended by the State for medical assistance 
for qualifying community-based mobile crisis intervention 
services furnished during such quarter shall be equal to 
85 percent. In no case shall the application of the previous 
sentence result in the Federal medical assistance percent-
age applicable to amounts expended by a State for medical 
assistance for such qualifying community-based mobile cri-
sis intervention services furnished during a quarter being 
less than the Federal medical assistance percentage that 
would apply to such amounts expended by the State for 
such services furnished during such quarter without appli-
cation of the previous sentence. 
‘‘(d) REQUIREMENTS.—The requirements described 
in this paragraph are the following: 
‘‘(1) The State demonstrates, to the satisfaction 
of the Secretary that it will be able to support the 
provision of qualifying community-based mobile cri-
sis intervention services that meet the conditions 
specified in subsection (b). 
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‘‘(2) The State provides assurances satisfactory 
to the Secretary that— 
‘‘(A) any additional Federal funds received 
by the State for qualifying community-based 
mobile crisis intervention services provided 
under this section that are attributable to the 
increased Federal medical assistance percentage 
under subsection (c) will be used to supplement, 
and not supplant, the level of State funds ex-
pended for such services for the fiscal year pre-
ceding the first fiscal quarter occurring during 
the period described in subsection (a); 
‘‘(B) if the State made qualifying commu-
nity-based mobile crisis intervention services 
available in a region of the State in such fiscal 
year, the State will continue to make such serv-
ices available in such region under this section 
during each month occurring during the period 
described in subsection (a) for which the Fed-
eral medical assistance percentage under sub-
section (c) is applicable with respect to the 
State. 
‘‘(e) FUNDING FOR STATE PLANNING GRANTS.— 
There is appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, $15,000,000 to the Secretary 
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for purposes of implementing, administering, and making 
planning grants to States as soon as practicable for pur-
poses of developing a State plan amendment or section 
1115, 1915(b), or 1915(c) waiver request (or an amend-
ment to such a waiver) to provide qualifying community- 
based mobile crisis intervention services under this section, 
to remain available until expended.’’. 
SEC. 3104. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN FMAP FOR MEDICAL 
ASSISTANCE UNDER STATE MEDICAID PLANS 
WHICH BEGIN TO EXPEND AMOUNTS FOR 
CERTAIN MANDATORY INDIVIDUALS. 
Section 1905 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396d), as amended by section 3101 of this subtitle, is 
further amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), in the first sentence, by 
striking ‘‘and (hh)’’ and inserting ‘‘(hh), and (ii)’’; 
(2) in subsection (ff), by striking ‘‘subject to 
subsection (hh)’’ and inserting ‘‘subject to sub-
sections (hh) and (ii)’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(ii) TEMPORARY INCREASE IN FMAP FOR MEDICAL 
ASSISTANCE UNDER STATE MEDICAID PLANS WHICH 
BEGIN TO EXPEND AMOUNTS FOR CERTAIN MANDATORY 
INDIVIDUALS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For each quarter occurring 
during the 8-quarter period beginning with the first 
calendar quarter during which a qualifying State (as 
defined in paragraph (3)) expends amounts for all 
individuals 
described 
in 
section 
1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(VIII) under the State plan (or 
waiver of such plan), the Federal medical assistance 
percentage determined under subsection (b) for such 
State shall, after application of any increase, if ap-
plicable, under section 6008 of the Families First 
Coronavirus Response Act, be increased by 5 per-
centage points, except for any quarter (and each 
subsequent quarter) during such period during 
which the State ceases to provide medical assistance 
to any such individual under the State plan (or 
waiver of such plan). 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL
APPLICATION
RULES.—Any in-
crease described in paragraph (1) (or payment made 
for expenditures on medical assistance that are sub-
ject to such increase)— 
‘‘(A) shall not apply with respect to dis-
proportionate share hospital payments described 
in section 1923; 
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‘‘(B) shall not be taken into account in cal-
culating the enhanced FMAP of a State under 
section 2105; 
‘‘(C) shall not be taken into account for 
purposes of part A, D, or E of title IV; and 
‘‘(D) shall not be taken into account for 
purposes of applying payment limits under sub-
sections (f) and (g) of section 1108. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the term ‘qualifying State’ means a State 
which has not expended amounts for all individuals 
described in section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(VIII) before 
the date of the enactment of this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 3105. EXTENSION OF 100 PERCENT FEDERAL MEDICAL 
ASSISTANCE PERCENTAGE TO URBAN INDIAN 
HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS AND NATIVE HA-
WAIIAN HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS. 
Section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396d(b)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘(as defined in 
section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act)’’ 
the following: ‘‘; for the 8 fiscal year quarters beginning 
with the first fiscal year quarter beginning after the date 
of the enactment of the American Rescue Plan Act of 
2021, the Federal medical assistance percentage shall also 
be 100 per centum with respect to amounts expended as 
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medical assistance for services which are received through 
an Urban Indian organization (as defined in paragraph 
(29) of section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement 
Act) that has a grant or contract with the Indian Health 
Service under title V of such Act; and, for such 8 fiscal 
year quarters, the Federal medical assistance percentage 
shall also be 100 per centum with respect to amounts ex-
pended as medical assistance for services which are re-
ceived through a Native Hawaiian Health Center (as de-
fined in section 12(4) of the Native Hawaiian Health Care 
Improvement Act) or a qualified entity (as defined in sec-
tion 6(b) of such Act) that has a grant or contract with 
the Papa Ola Lokahi under section 8 of such Act’’. 
SEC. 3106. SUNSET OF LIMIT ON MAXIMUM REBATE 
AMOUNT FOR SINGLE SOURCE DRUGS AND 
INNOVATOR MULTIPLE SOURCE DRUGS. 
Section 1927(c)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396r–8(c)(2)(D)) is amended by inserting after 
‘‘December 31, 2009,’’ the following: ‘‘and before January 
1, 2023,’’. 
SEC. 3107. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR MEDICAID HOME 
AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES DURING 
THE COVID–19 EMERGENCY. 
(a) INCREASED FMAP.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 
1905(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396d(b)) or section 1905(ff), in the case of a State 
that meets the HCBS program requirements under 
subsection (b), the Federal medical assistance per-
centage determined for the State under section 
1905(b) of such Act (or, if applicable, under section 
1905(ff)) and, if applicable, increased under sub-
section (y), (z), (aa), or (ii) of section 1905 of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d), section 1915(k) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1396n(k)), or section 6008(a) of the 
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Public 
Law 116–127), shall be increased by 7.35 percent-
age points with respect to expenditures of the State 
under the State Medicaid program for home and 
community-based services (as defined in paragraph 
(2)(B)) that are provided during the HCBS program 
improvement period (as defined in paragraph 
(2)(A)). In no case may the application of the pre-
vious sentence result in the Federal medical assist-
ance percentage determined for a State being more 
than 95 percent with respect to such expenditures. 
Any payment made to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Is-
lands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or 
American Samoa for expenditures on medical assist-
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ance that are subject to the Federal medical assist-
ance percentage increase specified under the first 
sentence of this paragraph shall not be taken into 
account for purposes of applying payment limits 
under subsections (f) and (g) of section 1108 of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1308). 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(A) HCBS PROGRAM
IMPROVEMENT
PE-
RIOD.—The term ‘‘HCBS program improve-
ment period’’ means, with respect to a State, 
the period— 
(i) beginning on April 1, 2021; and 
(ii) ending on March 31, 2022. 
(B) HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERV-
ICES.—The term ‘‘home and community-based 
services’’ means any of the following: 
(i) Home health care services author-
ized under paragraph (7) of section 
1905(a) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396d(a)). 
(ii) Personal care services authorized 
under paragraph (24) of such section. 
(iii) PACE services authorized under 
paragraph (26) of such section. 
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(iv) Home and community-based serv-
ices authorized under subsections (b), (c), 
(i), (j), and (k) of section 1915 of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1396n), such services author-
ized under a waiver under section 1115 of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1315), and such serv-
ices through coverage authorized under 
section 1937 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396u–7). 
(v) Case management services author-
ized under section 1905(a)(19) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)(19)) 
and section 1915(g) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396n(g)). 
(vi) Rehabilitative services, including 
those related to behavioral health, de-
scribed in section 1905(a)(13) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)(13)). 
(vii) Such other services specified by 
the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices. 
(C) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘el-
igible individual’’ means an individual who is el-
igible for and enrolled for medical assistance 
under a State Medicaid program and includes 
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an individual who becomes eligible for medical 
assistance under a State Medicaid program 
when removed from a waiting list. 
(D) 
MEDICAID
PROGRAM.—The 
term 
‘‘Medicaid program’’ means, with respect to a 
State, the State program under title XIX of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) 
(including any waiver or demonstration under 
such title or under section 1115 of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1315) relating to such title). 
(E) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the 
meaning given such term for purposes of title 
XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 
et seq.). 
(b) STATE REQUIREMENTS FOR FMAP INCREASE.— 
As conditions for receipt of the increase under subsection 
(a) to the Federal medical assistance percentage deter-
mined for a State, the State shall meet each of the fol-
lowing requirements (referred to in subsection (a) as the 
HCBS program requirements): 
(1) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—The State 
shall use the Federal funds attributable to the in-
crease under subsection (a) to supplement, and not 
supplant, the level of State funds expended for home 
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and community-based services for eligible individuals 
through programs in effect as of April 1, 2021. 
(2) REQUIRED IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN 
ACTIVITIES.—The State shall implement, or supple-
ment the implementation of, one or more activities 
to enhance, expand, or strengthen home and commu-
nity-based services under the State Medicaid pro-
gram. 
SEC. 3108. FUNDING FOR STATE STRIKE TEAMS FOR RESI-
DENT AND EMPLOYEE SAFETY IN NURSING 
FACILITIES. 
Section 1919 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396r) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(k) FUNDING FOR STATE STRIKE TEAMS.—In addi-
tion to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated 
to the Secretary, out of any monies in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, $250,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, for purposes of allocating such amount 
among the States (including the District of Columbia and 
each territory of the United States) for such a State to 
establish and implement a strike team that will be de-
ployed to a nursing facility in the State with diagnosed 
or suspected cases of COVID–19 among residents or staff 
for the purposes of assisting with clinical care, infection 
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control, or staffing during the emergency period described 
in section 1135(g)(1)(B).’’. 
SEC. 3109. SPECIAL RULE FOR THE PERIOD OF A DE-
CLARED PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY RE-
LATED TO CORONAVIRUS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1923(f)(3) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-4(f)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘subpara-
graph (E)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (E) and 
(F)’’ ; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(F) 
ALLOTMENTS
DURING
THE 
CORONAVIRUS TEMPORARY MEDICAID FMAP IN-
CREASE.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of this subsection, for 
any fiscal year for which the Federal med-
ical assistance percentage applicable to ex-
penditures under this section is increased 
pursuant to section 6008 of the Families 
First Coronavirus Response Act, the Sec-
retary shall recalculate the annual DSH al-
lotment, including the DSH allotment 
specified under paragraph (6)(A)(vi), to 
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ensure that the total DSH payments (in-
cluding both Federal and State shares) 
that a State may make related to a fiscal 
year is equal to the total DSH payments 
that the State could have made for such 
fiscal year without such increase to the 
Federal medical assistance percentage. 
‘‘(ii) NO
APPLICATION
TO
ALLOT-
MENTS BEGINNING AFTER COVID–19 EMER-
GENCY PERIOD.—The DSH allotment for 
any State for the first fiscal year beginning 
after the end of the emergency period de-
scribed in section 1135(g)(1)(B) or any 
succeeding fiscal year shall be determined 
under this paragraph without regard to the 
DSH allotments determined under clause 
(i).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect and apply as if included 
in the enactment of the Families First Coronavirus Re-
sponse Act (Public Law 116–127). 
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Subtitle C—Children’s Health 
Insurance Program 
SEC. 3201. MANDATORY COVERAGE OF COVID–19 VACCINES 
AND 
ADMINISTRATION 
AND 
TREATMENT 
UNDER CHIP. 
(a) COVERAGE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2103(c) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397cc(c)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following paragraph: 
‘‘(11) REQUIRED COVERAGE OF COVID–19 VAC-
CINES AND TREATMENT.—Regardless of the type of 
coverage elected by a State under subsection (a), the 
child health assistance provided for a targeted low- 
income child, and, in the case of a State that elects 
to provide pregnancy-related assistance pursuant to 
section 2112, the pregnancy-related assistance pro-
vided for a targeted low-income pregnant woman (as 
such terms are defined for purposes of such section), 
shall include coverage, during the period beginning 
on the date of the enactment of this paragraph and 
ending on the last day of the first calendar quarter 
that begins at least one year after the last day of 
the 
emergency 
period 
described 
in 
section 
1135(g)(1)(B), of— 
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‘‘(A) a COVID–19 vaccine (and the admin-
istration of the vaccine); and 
‘‘(B) testing and treatments for COVID- 
19, including specialized equipment and thera-
pies (including preventive therapies), and, in 
the case of an individual who is diagnosed with 
or presumed to have COVID–19, during the pe-
riod during which such individual has (or is 
presumed to have) COVID–19, the treatment of 
a condition that may seriously complicate the 
treatment of COVID–19, if otherwise covered 
under the State child health plan (or waiver of 
such plan).’’. 
(2) PROHIBITION OF COST SHARING.—Section 
2103(e)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1397cc(e)(2)), as amended by section 6004(b)(3) of 
the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, is 
amended— 
(A) in the paragraph header, by inserting 
‘‘A COVID–19 VACCINE, COVID–19 TREATMENT,’’ 
before ‘‘OR PREGNANCY-RELATED ASSISTANCE’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘visits described in section 
1916(a)(2)(G), or’’ and inserting ‘‘services de-
scribed in section 1916(a)(2)(G), vaccines de-
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scribed in section 1916(a)(2)(H) administered 
during the period described in such section (and 
the administration of such vaccines), testing or 
treatments described in section 1916(a)(2)(I) 
furnished during the period described in such 
section, or’’. 
(b) TEMPORARY INCREASE IN FEDERAL PAYMENTS 
FOR COVERAGE
AND ADMINISTRATION
OF COVID–19 
VACCINES.—Section 2105(c) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1397ee(c)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(12) TEMPORARY
ENHANCED
PAYMENT
FOR 
COVERAGE AND ADMINISTRATION OF COVID–19 VAC-
CINES.—During the period described in section 
1905(hh)(2), notwithstanding subsection (b), the en-
hanced FMAP for a State, with respect to payments 
under subsection (a) for expenditures under the 
State child health plan (or a waiver of such plan) for 
a vaccine described in section 1905(a)(4)(E) (and 
the administration of such a vaccine), shall be equal 
to 100 percent.’’. 
(c) ADJUSTMENT OF CHIP ALLOTMENTS.—Section 
2104(m) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1397dd(m)) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (2)(B), in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘paragraphs (5) and 
(7)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (5), (7), and (12)’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(12) ADJUSTING
ALLOTMENTS
TO
ACCOUNT 
FOR
INCREASED
FEDERAL
PAYMENTS
FOR
COV-
ERAGE
AND
ADMINISTRATION
OF
COVID–19
VAC-
CINES.—If a State, commonwealth, or territory re-
ceives payment for a fiscal year (beginning with fis-
cal year 2021) under subsection (a) of section 2105 
for expenditures that are subject to the enhanced 
FMAP specified under subsection (c)(12) of such 
section, the amount of the allotment determined for 
the State, commonwealth, or territory under this 
subsection— 
‘‘(A) for such fiscal year shall be increased 
by the projected expenditures for such year by 
the State, commonwealth, or territory under the 
State child health plan (or a waiver of such 
plan) 
for 
vaccines 
described 
in 
section 
1905(a)(4)(E) (and the administration of such 
vaccines); and 
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‘‘(B) once actual expenditures are available 
in the subsequent fiscal year, the fiscal year al-
lotment that was adjusted by the amount de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) shall be adjusted 
on the basis of the difference between— 
‘‘(i) such projected amount of expend-
itures described in subparagraph (A) for 
such fiscal year described in such subpara-
graph by the State, commonwealth, or ter-
ritory; and 
‘‘(ii) the actual amount of expendi-
tures for such fiscal year described in sub-
paragraph (A) by the State, common-
wealth, or territory under the State child 
health plan (or waiver of such plan) for 
vaccines described in section 1905(a)(4)(E) 
(and the administration of such vac-
cines).’’. 
SEC. 3202. MODIFICATIONS TO CERTAIN COVERAGE UNDER 
CHIP FOR PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM 
WOMEN. 
(a) MODIFICATIONS TO COVERAGE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 2107(e)(1) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397gg(e)(1)) is 
amended— 
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(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (J) 
through (S) as subparagraphs (K) through (T), 
respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(J) Paragraphs (5) and (16) of section 
1902(e) (relating to the State option to provide 
medical assistance consisting of full benefits 
during pregnancy and throughout the 12-month 
postpartum period under title XIX), if the 
State provides child health assistance for tar-
geted low-income children who are pregnant or 
to targeted low-income pregnant women and the 
State has elected to apply such paragraph (16) 
with respect to pregnant women under title 
XIX, the provision of assistance under the 
State child health plan or waiver for targeted 
low-income children or targeted low-income 
pregnant women during pregnancy and the 12- 
month postpartum period shall be required and 
not at the option of the State and shall include 
coverage of all items or services provided to a 
targeted low-income child or targeted low-in-
come pregnant woman (as applicable) under the 
State child health plan or waiver).’’. 
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(2) OPTIONAL COVERAGE OF TARGETED LOW- 
INCOME PREGNANT WOMEN.—Section 2112(d)(2)(A) 
of 
the 
Social 
Security 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1397ll(d)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘60- 
day period’’ the following: ‘‘, or, in the case that 
subparagraph (A) of section 1902(e)(16) applies to 
the State child health plan (or waiver of such plan), 
pursuant to section 2107(e)(1), the 12-month pe-
riod,’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a), shall apply with respect to State elections 
made under paragraph (16) of section 1902(e) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(e)), as added by sec-
tion 3102(a) of subtitle B of this title, during the 7-year 
period beginning on the 1st day of the 1st fiscal year quar-
ter that begins at least one year after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
Subtitle D—Other Provisions 
CHAPTER 1—ENSURING ENVIRONMENTAL 
HEALTH AND RATEPAYER PROTEC-
TION DURING THE PANDEMIC 
SEC. 3301. FUNDING FOR POLLUTION AND DISPARATE IM-
PACTS OF THE COVID–19 PANDEMIC. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Environmental Pro-
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tection Agency for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, to address health out-
come disparities from pollution and the COVID–19 pan-
demic, of which— 
(1) $50,000,000, shall be for grants, contracts, 
and other agency activities that identify and address 
disproportionate environmental or public health 
harms and risks in minority populations or low-in-
come populations under— 
(A) section 103(b) of the Clean Air Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7403(b)); 
(B) section 1442 of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–1); 
(C) section 104(k)(7)(A) of the Com-
prehensive Environmental Response, Compensa-
tion, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
9604(k)(7)(A)); and 
(D) sections 791 through 797 of the En-
ergy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16131 
through 16137); and 
(2) $50,000,000 shall be for grants and activi-
ties authorized under subsections (a) through (c) of 
section 103 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7403) 
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and grants and activities authorized under section 
105 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 7405). 
(b) ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS.— 
(1) Of the funds made available pursuant to 
subsection (a)(1), the Administrator shall reserve 2 
percent for administrative costs necessary to carry 
out activities funded pursuant to such subsection. 
(2) Of the funds made available pursuant to 
subsection (a)(2), the Administrator shall reserve 5 
percent for activities funded pursuant to such sub-
section other than grants. 
SEC. 3302. FUNDING FOR LIHEAP. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated 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 addi-
tional funding to provide payments 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 
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(2) section 2607(b)(2)(B) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 8626(b)(2)(B)) shall not apply to funds ap-
propriated under this section for fiscal year 2021. 
SEC. 3303. FUNDING FOR WATER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services for fiscal year 2021, out of any 
amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$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 proportion of household income for drink-
ing water and wastewater services, 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 per-
cent of the Federal poverty line; and 
(B) the percentage of households in the 
State, or under the jurisdiction of the Indian 
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Tribe, that spend more than 30 percent of 
monthly income on housing; and 
(2) reserve up to 3 percent of the amount ap-
propriated in this section for Indian Tribes and trib-
al organizations. 
CHAPTER 2—DISTANCE LEARNING AND 
CONSUMER PROTECTION DURING THE 
COVID–19 PANDEMIC 
SEC. 3311. FUNDING FOR CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 
FUND TO PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM PO-
TENTIALLY 
DANGEROUS 
PRODUCTS 
RE-
LATED TO COVID–19. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Consumer 
Product Safety Commission for fiscal year 2021, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2026, for the purposes described in subsection (b). 
(b) PURPOSES.—The funds made available in sub-
section (a) shall only be used for purposes of the Con-
sumer Product Safety Commission to— 
(1) carry out the requirements in title XX of di-
vision FF of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2021 (Public Law 116–260); 
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(2) enhance targeting, surveillance, and screen-
ing of consumer products, particularly COVID–19 
products, entering the United States at ports of 
entry, including ports of entry for de minimis ship-
ments; 
(3) enhance monitoring of internet websites for 
the offering for sale of new and used violative con-
sumer products, particularly COVID–19 products, 
and coordination with retail and resale websites to 
improve identification and elimination of listings of 
such products; 
(4) increase awareness and communication par-
ticularly of COVID–19 product related risks and 
other consumer product safety information; and 
(5) improve the Commission’s data collection 
and analysis system especially with a focus on con-
sumer product safety risks resulting from the 
COVID–19 pandemic to socially disadvantaged indi-
viduals and other vulnerable populations. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘Commission’’ means the Con-
sumer Product Safety Commission; 
(2) the term ‘‘violative consumer products’’ 
means consumer products in violation of an applica-
ble consumer product safety standard under the 
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Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2051 et 
seq.) or any similar rule, regulation, standard, or 
ban under any other Act enforced by the Commis-
sion; 
(3) the term ‘‘COVID–19 emergency period’’ 
means the period during which a public health emer-
gency declared pursuant to section 319 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) with respect to 
the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID–19), including 
under any renewal of such declaration, is in effect; 
and 
(4) the term ‘‘COVID–19 products’’ means con-
sumer products, as defined by section 3(a)(5) of the 
Consumer 
Product 
Safety 
Act 
(15 
U.S.C. 
2052(a)(5)), whose risks have been significantly af-
fected by COVID–19 or whose sales have materially 
increased during the COVID–19 emergency period 
as a result of the COVID–19 pandemic. 
SEC. 3312. FUNDING FOR E-RATE SUPPORT FOR EMER-
GENCY EDUCATIONAL CONNECTIONS AND 
DEVICES. 
(a) REGULATIONS REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Com-
mission shall promulgate regulations providing for the 
provision, from amounts made available from the Emer-
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gency Connectivity Fund, of support under paragraphs 
(1)(B) and (2) of section 254(h) of the Communications 
Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(h)) to an eligible school or 
library, for the purchase during a COVID–19 emergency 
period of eligible equipment or advanced telecommuni-
cations and information services (or both), for use by— 
(1) in the case of a school, students and staff 
of the school at locations that include locations other 
than the school; and 
(2) in the case of a library, patrons of the li-
brary at locations that include locations other than 
the library. 
(b) SUPPORT AMOUNT.—In providing support under 
the covered regulations, the Commission shall reimburse 
100 percent of the costs associated with the eligible equip-
ment, advanced telecommunications and information serv-
ices, or eligible equipment and advanced telecommuni-
cations and information services, except that any reim-
bursement of a school or library for the costs associated 
with any eligible equipment may not exceed an amount 
that the Commission determines, with respect to the re-
quest by the school or library for the reimbursement, is 
reasonable. 
(c) EMERGENCY CONNECTIVITY FUND.— 
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(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Treasury of the United States a fund to be 
known as the ‘‘Emergency Connectivity Fund’’. 
(2) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts 
otherwise available, there is appropriated to the 
Emergency Connectivity Fund for fiscal year 2021, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated— 
(A) $7,599,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2030, for— 
(i) the provision of support under the 
covered regulations; and 
(ii) the Commission to adopt, and the 
Commission and the Universal Service Ad-
ministrative Company to administer, the 
covered regulations; and 
(B) $1,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2030, for the Inspector General 
of the Commission to conduct oversight of sup-
port provided under the covered regulations. 
(3) LIMITATION.—Not more than 2 percent of 
the amount made available under paragraph (2)(A) 
may be used for the purposes described in clause (ii) 
of such paragraph. 
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(4) RELATIONSHIP
TO
UNIVERSAL
SERVICE 
CONTRIBUTIONS.—Support provided under the cov-
ered regulations shall be provided from amounts 
made available from the Emergency Connectivity 
Fund and not from contributions under section 
254(d) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 254(d)). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND IN-
FORMATION SERVICES.—The term ‘‘advanced tele-
communications and information services’’ means 
advanced telecommunications and information serv-
ices, as such term is used in section 254(h) of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(h)). 
(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Communications Commission. 
(3) CONNECTED
DEVICE.—The term ‘‘con-
nected device’’ means a laptop computer, tablet com-
puter, or similar end-user device that is capable of 
connecting to advanced telecommunications and in-
formation services. 
(4) COVERED REGULATIONS.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered regulations’’ means the regulations promul-
gated under subsection (a). 
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(5) COVID–19 
EMERGENCY
PERIOD.—The 
term ‘‘COVID–19 emergency period’’ means a pe-
riod that— 
(A) begins on the date of a determination 
by the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) that a public 
health emergency exists as a result of COVID– 
19; and 
(B) ends on the June 30 that first occurs 
after the date that is 1 year after the date on 
which such determination (including any re-
newal thereof) terminates. 
(6) ELIGIBLE EQUIPMENT.—The term ‘‘eligible 
equipment’’ means the following: 
(A) Wi-Fi hotspots. 
(B) Modems. 
(C) Routers. 
(D) Devices that combine a modem and 
router. 
(E) Connected devices. 
(7) ELIGIBLE SCHOOL OR LIBRARY.—The term 
‘‘eligible school or library’’ means an elementary 
school, secondary school, or library (including a 
Tribal elementary school, Tribal secondary school, or 
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Tribal library) eligible for support under paragraphs 
(1)(B) and (2) of section 254(h) of the Communica-
tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(h)). 
(8) EMERGENCY
CONNECTIVITY
FUND.—The 
term ‘‘Emergency Connectivity Fund’’ means the 
fund established under subsection (c)(1). 
(9) LIBRARY.—The term ‘‘library’’ includes a 
library consortium. 
(10) WI-FI.—The term ‘‘Wi-Fi’’ means a wire-
less networking protocol based on Institute of Elec-
trical and Electronics Engineers standard 802.11 
(or any successor standard). 
(11) 
WI-FI
HOTSPOT.—The 
term 
‘‘Wi-Fi 
hotspot’’ means a device that is capable of— 
(A) receiving advanced telecommunications 
and information services; and 
(B) sharing such services with a connected 
device through the use of Wi-Fi. 
CHAPTER 
3—OVERSIGHT 
OF 
DEPART-
MENT OF COMMERCE PREVENTION 
AND RESPONSE TO COVID–19 
SEC. 3321. FUNDING FOR DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE IN-
SPECTOR GENERAL. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Office of the Inspector General of the 
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Department of Commerce for fiscal year 2021, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$3,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, 
for oversight of activities supported with funds appro-
priated to the Department of Commerce to prevent, pre-
pare for, and respond to COVID–19. 
TITLE IV—COMMITTEE ON 
FINANCIAL SERVICES 
Subtitle A—Defense Production Act 
of 1950 
SEC. 4001. COVID–19 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SUPPLIES EN-
HANCEMENT. 
(a) SUPPORTING ENHANCED USE OF THE DEFENSE 
PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950.—In addition to funds other-
wise available, there is appropriated, for fiscal year 2021, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, $10,000,000,000, notwithstanding section 304(e) 
of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 
4534(e)), to remain available 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 MA-
TERIALS.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
amounts appropriated in subsection (a) shall be used 
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for the purchase, production (including the construc-
tion, repair, and retrofitting of government-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 de-
tection 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 facepiece respirators, and any 
other masks or equipment (including durable 
medical equipment) needed to respond to the 
COVID–19 pandemic, and the materials, ma-
chinery, additional manufacturing lines or fa-
cilities, or other technology necessary to 
produce such equipment; and 
(C) drugs, devices, and biological products 
that are approved, cleared, licensed, or author-
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ized under either of such Acts for use in treat-
ing or preventing COVID–19 and symptoms re-
lated to COVID–19, and any materials, manu-
facturing machinery, additional manufacturing 
or fill-finish lines or facilities, technology, or 
equipment (including durable medical equip-
ment) necessary to produce or use such drugs, 
biological products, or devices (including sy-
ringes, vials, or other supplies or equipment re-
lated to delivery, distribution, or administra-
tion). 
(2) RESPONDING
TO
PUBLIC
HEALTH
EMER-
GENCIES.—After September 30, 2022, amounts ap-
propriated in subsection (a) may be used for any ac-
tivity authorized by paragraph (1), or any other ac-
tivity 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. 4101. EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) FUNDING.— 
(1) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts 
otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Sec-
retary of the Treasury for fiscal year 2021, out of 
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any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, $20,250,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2027, for making payments to eligi-
ble 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 section to the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico, the United States 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 as-
sistance 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) $1,200,000,000 for payments to high- 
need grantees as provided in this section. 
(b) ALLOCATION FOR RENTAL AND UTILITY ASSIST-
ANCE.— 
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(1) ALLOCATION FOR STATES AND UNITS OF 
LOCAL GOVERNMENT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The amount appro-
priated under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) 
that remains after the application of paragraph 
(2) of such subsection shall be allocated to eligi-
ble grantees described in subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) of subsection (f)(1) in the same man-
ner 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 appro-
priated under paragraph (1) of subsection 
(a) of this Act that remains after the ap-
plication of paragraph (2) of such sub-
section to be the amount deemed to apply 
for purposes of applying clause (ii) of sec-
tion 501(b)(1)(A) of such subtitle A; 
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(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 4101 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 4101 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 Secretary 
under section 501 of subtitle A of title V 
of division N of the Consolidated Appro-
priations Act, 2021 and will use the funds 
in a manner consistent with such section’’. 
(B) PRO
RATA
ADJUSTMENT.—The Sec-
retary shall make pro rata adjustments in the 
amounts of the allocations determined under 
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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 appropriated amount de-
scribed in such subparagraph. 
(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 appro-
priated under section 501(a)(2)(A) of subtitle A of 
title V of division N of the Consolidated Appropria-
tions Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260) is allocated 
under section 501(b)(3) of such subtitle A to eligible 
grantees under subparagraph (C) of such section 
501(b)(3), except that section 501(b)(3) of such sub-
title A shall be applied— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘of 
this Act’’ 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 appropriated under subsection 
(a)(1)’’ with ‘‘the amount equal to 0.3 percent 
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of the amount appropriated under subsection 
(a)(1) of this Act’’. 
(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 as evidenced by the 
number of very low-income renter households paying 
more than 50 percent of income on rent or living in 
substandard or overcrowded conditions, rental mar-
ket costs, and employment trends. 
(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 proce-
dure established by the Secretary, provided that any 
such procedure established by the Secretary shall re-
quire that an eligible grantee must have obligated 
not less than 75 percent of the funds already dis-
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bursed 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. 
(ii) 
LIMITATION.—The 
aggregate 
amount of financial assistance an eligible 
household may receive under this section, 
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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 payments made under this 
section may be used to provide case manage-
ment 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 pro-
viding financial assistance, housing stability 
services, and other affordable rental housing 
and eviction prevention activities, including for 
data collection and reporting requirements re-
lated to such funds. 
(D) OTHER AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUS-
ING AND EVICTION PREVENTION ACTIVITIES.— 
An eligible grantee may use any funds from 
payments made under this section that are un-
obligated on October 1, 2022, for purposes in 
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addition to those specified in this paragraph, 
provided that— 
(i) such other purposes are affordable 
housing purposes, as defined by the Sec-
retary, 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 ob-
ligated not less than 75 percent of the 
total funds allocated to such eligible grant-
ee 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 eligi-
ble grantees in accordance with subsection (b) but 
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not yet paid in accordance with subsection (c)(2) ac-
cording 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 sub-
section (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 eligi-
ble grantee eligible for a payment of reallocated 
funds described in paragraph (2) of this subsection 
the amount allocated to such eligible grantee in ac-
cordance with the procedure established by the Sec-
retary in accordance with paragraph (2) of this sub-
section. 
(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. 
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(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 Is-
lands, and American Samoa. 
(2) ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLD.—The term ‘‘eligible 
household’’ means a household of 1 or more individ-
uals who are obligated to pay rent on a residential 
dwelling and with respect to which the eligible grant-
ee involved determines that— 
(A) 1 or more individuals within the house-
hold has— 
(i) qualified for unemployment bene-
fits; or 
(ii) experienced a reduction in house-
hold income, incurred significant costs, or 
experienced other financial hardship during 
or due, directly or indirectly, to the 
coronavirus pandemic; 
(B) 1 or more individuals within the 
household can demonstrate a risk of experi-
encing homelessness or housing instability; and 
(C) the household is a low-income family 
(as such term is defined in section 3(b) of the 
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United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437a(b)). 
(3) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Inspec-
tor General’’ means the Inspector General of the De-
partment 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 Appropriations 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 Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260) is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2021’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2022’’. 
SEC. 4102. EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHERS. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred 
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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 sub-
section (b); 
(2) renewals of the vouchers under subsection 
(b); 
(3) fees for the costs of administering vouchers 
under subsection (b) and other eligible expenses de-
fined 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 par-
ticipating owners; and 
(4) adjustments in the calendar year 2021 sec-
tion 8 renewal funding allocation, including main-
stream vouchers, for public housing agencies that ex-
perience a significant increase in voucher per-unit 
costs due to extraordinary circumstances or that, de-
spite taking reasonable cost savings measures, would 
otherwise be required to terminate rental assistance 
for families as a result of insufficient funding. 
(b) EMERGENCY VOUCHERS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 
emergency rental assistance vouchers under sub-
section (a), which shall be tenant-based rental assist-
ance under section 8(o) of the United States Hous-
ing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)). 
(2) QUALIFYING INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES DE-
FINED.—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 Home-
less 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 Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11360(1))); 
(C) fleeing, or attempting to flee, domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalk-
ing, or human trafficking, 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 homeless-
ness or having high risk of housing instability. 
(3) ALLOCATION.—The Secretary shall notify 
public housing agencies of the number of emergency 
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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 re-
spect to rural areas, among public housing agencies 
administering the Housing Choice Voucher program. 
(4) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
(A) ELECTION TO ADMINISTER.—The Sec-
retary shall establish a procedure for public 
housing agencies to accept or decline the emer-
gency vouchers allocated to the agency in ac-
cordance with the formula under subparagraph 
(3). 
(B) FAILURE TO USE VOUCHERS PROMPT-
LY.—If a public housing agency fails to lease 
its authorized vouchers under subsection (b) on 
behalf of eligible families within a reasonable 
period of time, the Secretary may revoke and 
redistribute any unleased vouchers and associ-
ated funds, including administrative fees and 
costs referred to in subsection (a)(3), to other 
public housing agencies according to the for-
mula under paragraph (3). 
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(5) WAIVERS
AND
ALTERNATIVE
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—The Secretary may waive or specify alter-
native requirements for any 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, non-
discrimination, labor standards, and the environ-
ment, 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 TURN-
OVER.—After September 30, 2023, a public housing 
agency may not reissue any vouchers made available 
under this section when assistance for the family as-
sisted 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 im-
plementation 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 
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technical assistance providers to provide an immediate in-
crease in capacity building and technical assistance to 
public housing agencies. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary may imple-
ment the provisions of this section by notice. 
SEC. 4103. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR RURAL HOUSING. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture for fiscal year 
2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, $100,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2022, to provide grants under section 
521(a)(2) of the Housing Act of 1949 or agreements en-
tered into in lieu of debt forgiveness or payments for eligi-
ble households as authorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of 
the Housing Act of 1949, for temporary adjustment of in-
come 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 cur-
rently receiving Federal rental assistance. 
SEC. 4104. HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORTIVE SERV-
ICES PROGRAMS FOR NATIVE AMERICANS. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, 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 
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money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$750,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2025, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, 
for activities and assistance authorized under title I of the 
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determina-
tion Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), 
under title VIII of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4221 et seq.), 
and under section 106(a)(1) of the Housing and Commu-
nity Development Act of 1974 with respect to Indian 
tribes (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), which shall be made avail-
able as follows: 
(1) HOUSING
BLOCK
GRANTS.—$455,000,000 
shall be available for the Native American Housing 
Block Grants and Native Hawaiian Housing Block 
Grant programs, as authorized under titles I and 
VIII of NAHASDA, subject to the following terms 
and conditions: 
(A) FORMULA.—Of the amounts made 
available under this paragraph, $450,000,000 
shall be for grants under title I of NAHASDA 
and shall be distributed according to the same 
funding formula used in fiscal year 2021. 
(B) NATIVE HAWAIIANS.—Of the amounts 
made 
available 
under 
this 
paragraph, 
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$5,000,000 shall be for grants under title VIII 
of NAHASDA. 
(C) USE.—Amounts made available under 
this paragraph shall be used by recipients to 
prevent, 
prepare 
for, 
and 
respond 
to 
coronavirus, including to maintain normal oper-
ations and fund eligible affordable housing ac-
tivities under NAHASDA during the period 
that the program is impacted by coronavirus. In 
addition, amounts made available under sub-
paragraph (B) shall be used to provide rental 
assistance to eligible Native Hawaiian families 
both on and off the Hawaiian Home Lands. 
(D) TIMING
OF
OBLIGATIONS.—Amounts 
made available under this paragraph shall be 
used, as necessary, to cover or reimburse allow-
able costs to prevent, prepare for, and respond 
to coronavirus that are incurred by a recipient, 
including for costs incurred as of January 21, 
2020. 
(E) WAIVERS OR ALTERNATIVE REQUIRE-
MENTS.—The Secretary may waive or specify 
alternative requirements for any provision of 
NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.) or regula-
tion applicable to the Native American Housing 
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Block Grant or Native Hawaiian Housing Block 
Grant program other than requirements related 
to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor stand-
ards, and the environment, upon a finding that 
the waiver or alternative requirement is nec-
essary to expedite or facilitate the use of 
amounts made available under this paragraph. 
(F) UNOBLIGATED
AMOUNTS.—Amounts 
made available under this paragraph which are 
not accepted, are voluntarily returned, or other-
wise recaptured for any reason shall be used to 
fund grants under paragraph (2). 
(2) INDIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK 
GRANTS.—$280,000,000 shall be available for grants 
under title I of the Housing and Community Devel-
opment Act of 1974, subject to the following terms 
and conditions: 
(A) USE.—Amounts made available under 
this paragraph shall be used, without competi-
tion, for emergencies that constitute imminent 
threats to health and safety and are designed to 
prevent, 
prepare 
for, 
and 
respond 
to 
coronavirus. 
(B) PLANNING.—Not to exceed 20 percent 
of any grant made with funds made available 
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under this paragraph shall be expended for 
planning and management development and ad-
ministration. 
(C) TIMING
OF
OBLIGATIONS.—Amounts 
made available under this paragraph shall be 
used, as necessary, to cover or reimburse allow-
able costs to prevent, prepare for, and respond 
to coronavirus incurred by a recipient, including 
for costs incurred as of January 21, 2020. 
(D) INAPPLICABILITY OF PUBLIC SERVICES 
CAP.—Indian tribes may use up to 100 percent 
of any grant from amounts made available 
under this paragraph for public services activi-
ties to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus. 
(E) WAIVERS OR ALTERNATIVE REQUIRE-
MENTS.—The Secretary may waive or specify 
alternative requirements for any provision of 
title I of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) or 
regulation applicable to the Indian Community 
Development Block Grant program other than 
requirements related to fair housing, non-
discrimination, labor standards, and the envi-
ronment, upon a finding that the waiver or al-
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ternative requirement is necessary to expedite 
or facilitate the use of amounts made available 
under this paragraph. 
(3) 
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—$10,000,000 
shall be used, without competition, to make new 
awards or increase prior awards to existing technical 
assistance providers to provide an immediate in-
crease in training and technical assistance to Indian 
tribes, Indian housing authorities, tribally des-
ignated housing entities, and recipients under title 
VIII of NAHASDA for activities under this section. 
(4) OTHER COSTS.—$5,000,000 shall be used 
for the administrative costs to oversee and admin-
ister the implementation of this section, and pay for 
associated information technology, financial report-
ing, and other costs. 
SEC. 4105. HOUSING COUNSELING. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Neighborhood 
Reinvestment Corporation (in this section referred to as 
the ‘‘Corporation’’) for fiscal year 2021, out of any money 
in 
the 
Treasury 
not 
otherwise 
appropriated, 
$100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2025, for grants to housing counseling intermediaries ap-
proved by the Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
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opment, 
State 
housing 
finance 
agencies, 
and 
NeighborWorks organizations for providing housing coun-
seling services, as authorized under the Neighborhood Re-
investment 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 minor-
ity and low-income populations facing housing insta-
bility; or 
(2) provide housing counseling services in 
neighborhoods having high concentrations of minor-
ity and low-income populations. 
(b) LIMITATION.—The aggregate amount provided to 
NeighborWorks organizations under this section shall not 
exceed 15 percent of the total of grant funds made avail-
able by subsection (a). 
(c) ADMINISTRATION
AND OVERSIGHT.—The Cor-
poration may retain a portion of the amounts provided 
under this section, in a proportion consistent with its 
standard rate for program administration in order to cover 
its expenses related to program administration and over-
sight. 
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(d) HOUSING COUNSELING SERVICES DEFINED.— 
For the purposes of this section, the term ‘‘housing coun-
seling services’’ means— 
(1) housing counseling provided directly to 
households facing housing instability, such as evic-
tion, default, foreclosure, loss of income, or home-
lessness; 
(2) education, outreach, training, technology 
upgrades, and other program related support; and 
(3) operational oversight funding for grantees 
and subgrantees that receive funds under this sec-
tion. 
SEC. 4106. HOMELESSNESS ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORTIVE 
SERVICES PROGRAM. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, 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 Na-
tional Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12721 et seq.) 
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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); 
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(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 DE-
FINED.—For the purposes of this section, qualifying indi-
viduals 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)); 
(2) at-risk of homelessness, as defined in sec-
tion 401(1) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360(1)); 
(3) fleeing, or attempting to flee, domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or 
human trafficking, as defined by the Secretary; 
(4) in other populations where providing sup-
portive 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 
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(5) veterans and families that include a veteran 
family member that meet one of the preceding cri-
teria. 
(c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
(1) FUNDING RESTRICTIONS.—The cost limits 
in section 212(e) (42 U.S.C. 12742(e)), the commit-
ment 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 de-
veloped, sponsored, or owned by community housing 
development 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 planning 
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 addi-
tional five percent of its allocation for the payment 
of operating expenses of community housing develop-
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ment organizations and nonprofit organizations car-
rying out activities authorized under this section, 
but only if— 
(A) such funds are used to develop the ca-
pacity of the community housing development 
organization or nonprofit organization in the ju-
risdiction 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 con-
tracting 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 
contracted. 
(d) ALLOCATION.— 
(1) FORMULA
ASSISTANCE.—Except as pro-
vided in paragraphs (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 pursu-
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ant to that same formula in fiscal year 2021, and 
shall make such allocations within 30 days of enact-
ment of this Act. 
(2) 
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—Up 
to 
$25,000,000 of the amounts made available under 
this section shall be used, without competition, to 
make new awards or increase prior awards to exist-
ing technical assistance providers to provide an im-
mediate 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 ad-
minister implementation of this section and the 
HOME program generally, including information 
technology, financial reporting, and other costs. 
(4) WAIVERS
OR
ALTERNATIVE
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—The Secretary may waive or specify alter-
native requirements for any provision of the Cran-
ston-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 
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this section other than requirements related to fair 
housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the 
environment, upon a finding that the waiver or alter-
native requirement is necessary to expedite or facili-
tate the use of amounts made available under this 
section. 
SEC. 4107. HOMEOWNER ASSISTANCE FUND. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of 
the Treasury for the Homeowner Assistance Fund estab-
lished 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 speci-
fied under subsection (c) and expenses described in sub-
section (d)(1). 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CONFORMING LOAN LIMIT.—The term ‘‘con-
forming 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 mort-
gage 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 
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Federal National Mortgage 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 individuals. 
(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ 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 prop-
erty that includes a 1- to 4-unit dwelling; and 
(B) the unpaid principal balance of which 
was, at the time of origination, not more than 
the conforming loan limit. 
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(5) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the 
Homeowner Assistance Fund established under sub-
section (c). 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Treasury. 
(7) SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVAN-
TAGED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘socially and eco-
nomically disadvantaged individual’’ means an indi-
vidual who is a socially disadvantaged individual or 
an economically disadvantaged individual, as such 
terms are defined, respectively, under section 8 of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637) and the 
regulations thereunder. 
(8) 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 Mariana Islands. 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT; QUALIFIED EXPENSES.— 
There is established in the Department of the Treas-
ury a Homeowner Assistance Fund to mitigate fi-
nancial hardships associated with the coronavirus 
pandemic by providing such funds as are appro-
priated by subsection (a) to eligible entities for the 
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purpose of preventing homeowner mortgage delin-
quencies, defaults, foreclosures, loss of utilities or 
home energy services, and displacements of home-
owners experiencing financial hardship after Janu-
ary 21, 2020, through qualified expenses related to 
mortgages and housing, which include— 
(A) mortgage payment assistance; 
(B) financial assistance to allow a home-
owner to reinstate a mortgage or to pay other 
housing related costs related to a period of for-
bearance, 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 de-
fined in section 8.1(b) of title 47, Code of 
Federal Regulations (or any successor reg-
ulation); 
(iii) homeowner’s insurance, flood in-
surance, and mortgage insurance; and 
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(iv) homeowner’s association, condo-
minium 
association 
fees, 
or 
common 
charges; 
(F) reimbursement of funds expended by a 
State, local government, or designated entity 
under subsection (e) during the period begin-
ning 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 individuals or oth-
erwise providing funds to prevent foreclosure or 
eviction of a homeowner or tenant or prevent 
mortgage delinquency or loss of housing or util-
ities as a response to the coronavirus disease 
(COVID) pandemic; and 
(G) any other assistance to promote hous-
ing stability for homeowners, including pre-
venting eviction, mortgage delinquency or de-
fault, foreclosure, or the loss of utility or home 
energy services, as determined by the Secretary. 
(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 homeowners having 
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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 and economically disadvantaged in-
dividuals. 
(d) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
(1) ADMINISTRATION.—Of any amounts made 
available under this section, the Secretary shall re-
serve— 
(A) to the Department of the Treasury, an 
amount not to exceed $40,000,000 to admin-
ister and oversee the Fund, and to provide tech-
nical assistance to eligible entities for the cre-
ation and implementation of State and tribal 
programs to administer assistance from the 
Fund; and 
(B) to the Inspector General of the De-
partment of the Treasury, an amount to not ex-
ceed $2,600,000 for oversight of the program 
under this section. 
(2) FOR
STATES.—After the application of 
paragraphs (1), (4), and (5) of this subsection and 
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subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Sec-
retary 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— 
(A) the average number of unemployed in-
dividuals measured over a period of time not 
fewer than 3 months and not more than 12 
months; 
(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 $40,000,000 for the purposes es-
tablished in (c). 
(B) PRO RATA ADJUSTMENTS.—The Sec-
retary shall adjust on a pro rata basis the 
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amount of the payments for each State of the 
United States, the District of Columbia, and 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico determined 
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 Is-
lands based on each such territory’s share of the 
combined total population of all such territories, as 
determined by the 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 en-
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actment 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 re-
quest allocated funds by the 45th day after the date 
of enactment of this Act, such State shall not be eli-
gible 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, reallo-
cate 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 reallocation of funds, the Sec-
retary 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 mortgage default, fore-
closure, or displacement, including homeowners hav-
ing incomes equal to or less than 100 percent of the 
area median income for their household size or 100 
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percent of the median income for the United States, 
as determined by the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development, whichever is greater, and mi-
nority homeowners. 
(f) TRIBAL SET-ASIDE.— 
(1) SET-ASIDE.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this section, of the amounts appro-
priated under subsection (a), the Secretary shall use 
5 percent to make payments to entities that are eli-
gible for payments under clauses (i) and (ii) of sec-
tion 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 Sec-
retary shall allocate the funds set aside under para-
graph (1) using the allocation formulas described in 
clauses (i) and (ii) of section 501(b)(2)(A) of sub-
title A of title V of division N of the Consolidated 
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 
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Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) that notify the Sec-
retary that they request to receive payments allo-
cated 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 subsection may be further adjusted as provided 
by section 501(b)(2)(B) of subtitle A of title V of di-
vision N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2021 (Public Law 116-260). 
SEC. 4108. RELIEF MEASURES FOR SECTION 502 AND 504 DI-
RECT LOAN BORROWERS. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of 
Agriculture for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $39,000,000, to re-
main 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 appro-
priated under this section for administrative purposes. 
SEC. 4109. FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of 
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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 sec-
tion 561 of the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 3616a) to ensure fair housing organi-
zations have additional resources to address fair housing 
inquiries, complaints, investigations, and education and 
outreach activities, during or relating to the coronavirus 
pandemic. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—The Secretary 
may use not more than 3 percent of the amounts appro-
priated under this section for administrative purposes. 
Subtitle C—Small Business (SSBCI) 
SEC. 4201. STATE SMALL BUSINESS CREDIT INITIATIVE. 
(a) STATE SMALL BUSINESS CREDIT INITIATIVE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The State Small Business 
Credit Initiative 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 follows: 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of enactment of subsection (d), the 
Secretary shall allocate Federal funds to partici-
pating 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 
paragraph (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 in-
serting ‘‘With respect to States 
other than Tribal governments, 
the Secretary’’; 
(dd) in subparagraph (C)(i), 
by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘2019’’; and 
(ee) by adding at the end 
the following: 
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‘‘(C) SEPARATE ALLOCATION FOR TRIBAL 
GOVERNMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—With respect to 
States that are Tribal governments, the 
Secretary shall determine the 2021 alloca-
tion by allocating $500,000,000 among the 
Tribal governments in the proportion the 
Secretary determines appropriate, includ-
ing with consideration to available employ-
ment 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 individually 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 partici-
pating Tribal governments not later 
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than 60 days after the date of enact-
ment of subsection (d). 
‘‘(D) EMPLOYMENT
DATA.—If the Sec-
retary determines that employment data with 
respect to a State is unavailable from the Bu-
reau of Labor Statistics of the Department of 
Labor, the Secretary shall consider such other 
economic and employment data that is other-
wise available for purposes 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 fol-
lowing: ‘‘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 TRANSFERRED.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any portion of a par-
ticipating State’s allocated amount that has not 
been transferred to the State under this section 
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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 allo-
cated 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 par-
ticipation; 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 participa-
tion. 
‘‘(B) 
REALLOCATION.—Any 
amount 
deemed by the Secretary to be no longer allo-
cated to a State and no longer available to such 
State under subparagraph (A) may be reallo-
cated by the Secretary to other participating 
States. In making such a reallocation, the Sec-
retary shall not take into account the minimum 
allocation 
requirements 
under 
subsection 
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(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 enactment of this Act’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘date of the enactment of 
section 3003(d)’’. 
(2) APPROPRIATION.— 
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(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 re-
main available until expended, to provide sup-
port to small businesses responding to and re-
covering from the economic effects of the 
COVID–19 pandemic, ensure business enter-
prises owned and controlled by socially and eco-
nomically disadvantaged individuals have access 
to credit and investments, provide technical as-
sistance to help small businesses applying for 
various support programs, and to pay reason-
able costs of administering such Initiative. 
(B) 
RESCISSION.—With 
respect 
to 
amounts 
appropriated 
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 unex-
pended (whether obligated or unobligated) 
on September 30, 2030, shall be rescinded 
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and deposited into the general fund of the 
Treasury. 
(b) ADDITIONAL ALLOCATIONS TO SUPPORT BUSI-
NESS ENTERPRISES OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY SO-
CIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVID-
UALS.—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 BUSI-
NESS ENTERPRISES OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY SO-
CIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVID-
UALS.—Of the amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2021 
to carry out the Program, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) allocate $1,500,000,000 to States from 
funds allocated under this section and, by regulation 
or other guidance, prescribe Program requirements 
that the funds be expended for business enterprises 
owned and controlled by socially and economically 
disadvantaged individuals; 
‘‘(2) allocate such amounts to States based on 
the needs of business enterprises owned and con-
trolled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
individuals, as determined by the Secretary, in each 
State, and not subject to the allocation formula de-
scribed under subsection (b); 
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‘‘(3) oversee the States’ expenditure of these 
funds to directly support business enterprises owned 
and controlled by socially and economically disadvan-
taged individuals; and 
‘‘(4) establish a minimum amount of support 
that a State shall provide to business enterprises 
owned and controlled by socially and economically 
disadvantaged individuals. 
‘‘(e) INCENTIVE ALLOCATIONS TO SUPPORT BUSI-
NESS ENTERPRISES OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY SO-
CIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVID-
UALS.—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 alloca-
tions for States that demonstrate robust support, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, for business concerns owned and 
controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged indi-
viduals in the deployment of prior allocation amounts.’’. 
(c) ADDITIONAL ALLOCATIONS TO SUPPORT VERY 
SMALL BUSINESSES.—Section 3003 of the State Small 
Business Credit Initiative Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5702), 
as amended by subsection (b), is further amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
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‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL ALLOCATIONS TO SUPPORT VERY 
SMALL BUSINESSES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Of the amounts appro-
priated 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 ex-
pended 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) CDFI AND MDI PARTICIPATION PLAN.—Section 
3004 of the State Small Business Credit Initiative Act of 
2010 (12 U.S.C. 5703) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(e) CDFI AND MDI PARTICIPATION PLAN.—The 
Secretary may not approve a State to be a participating 
State unless the State has provided the Secretary with a 
plan detailing how minority depository institutions and 
community development financial institutions will be en-
couraged to participate in State programs.’’. 
(e) PANDEMIC RESPONSE PLAN.—Section 3004 of 
the State Small Business Credit Initiative Act of 2010 (12 
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U.S.C. 5703), as amended by subsection (d), is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) PANDEMIC RESPONSE PLAN.—The Secretary 
may not approve a State to be a participating State unless 
the State has provided the Secretary with a description 
of how the State will expeditiously utilize funds to support 
small businesses, including business enterprises owned and 
controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged indi-
viduals, in responding to and recovering from the eco-
nomic effects of the COVID–19 pandemic.’’. 
(f) 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 fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Of the amounts ap-
propriated 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 assistance plan under which a State will 
provide legal, accounting, and financial advisory 
services, either directly or contracted with legal, ac-
counting, and financial advisory firms, with priority 
given to business enterprises owned and controlled 
by socially and economically disadvantaged individ-
uals, to very small businesses and business enter-
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prises owned and controlled by socially and economi-
cally 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 
Development Agency, so that the Agency may use 
such amounts in a manner the Agency determines 
appropriate, including through contracting with 
third parties, to provide technical assistance to busi-
ness enterprises owned and controlled by socially 
and economically disadvantaged individuals applying 
to— 
‘‘(A) State programs under the Program; 
and 
‘‘(B) other State or Federal programs that 
support small businesses; and 
‘‘(3) contract with legal, accounting, and finan-
cial advisory firms (with priority given to business 
enterprises owned and controlled by socially and eco-
nomically disadvantaged individuals), to provide 
technical assistance to business enterprises owned 
and controlled by socially and economically disadvan-
taged individuals applying to— 
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‘‘(A) State programs under the Program; 
and 
‘‘(B) other State or Federal programs that 
support small businesses.’’. 
(g) PREDATORY LENDING PROHIBITED.—Section 
3004 of the State Small Business Credit Initiative Act of 
2010 (15 U.S.C. 5702), as amended by subsection (e), is 
further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) PREDATORY LENDING PROHIBITED.—The Sec-
retary may not approve a State to be a participating State 
unless the State has agreed that no lending activity sup-
ported by amounts received by the State under the Pro-
gram would result in predatory lending, as determined by 
the Secretary.’’. 
(h) INCLUSION OF TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.—Section 
3002(10) of the State Small Business Credit Initiative Act 
of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5701(10)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) a Tribal government, or a group of 
Tribal governments that jointly apply for an al-
location.’’. 
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(i) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3002 of the State Small 
Business Credit Initiative Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5701) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(15) BUSINESS ENTERPRISE OWNED AND CON-
TROLLED
BY
SOCIALLY
AND
ECONOMICALLY
DIS-
ADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS.—The term ‘business en-
terprise owned and controlled by socially and eco-
nomically disadvantaged individuals’ means a busi-
ness that— 
‘‘(A) if privately owned, 51 percent is 
owned by one or more socially and economically 
disadvantaged individuals; 
‘‘(B) if publicly owned, 51 percent of the 
stock is owned by one or more socially and eco-
nomically disadvantaged individuals; and 
‘‘(C) in the case of a mutual institution, a 
majority of the Board of Directors, account 
holders, and the community which the institu-
tion services is predominantly comprised of so-
cially and economically disadvantaged individ-
uals. 
‘‘(16) COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL 
INSTITUTION.—The term ‘community development 
financial institution’ has the meaning given that 
term under section 103 of the Riegle Community 
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Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 
1994. 
‘‘(17) MINORITY DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION.— 
The term ‘minority depository institution’ has the 
meaning given that term under section 308(b) of the 
Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and En-
forcement Act of 1989. 
‘‘(18) SOCIALLY
AND
ECONOMICALLY
DIS-
ADVANTAGED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘socially and 
economically disadvantaged individual’ means an in-
dividual who is a socially disadvantaged individual or 
an economically disadvantaged individual, as such 
terms are defined, respectively, under section 8 of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637) and the 
regulations thereunder. 
‘‘(19) TRIBAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘Tribal 
government’ means a government of an Indian Tribe 
listed on the list of recognized Tribes published by 
the Secretary of the Interior under section 104 of 
the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 
1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131) and means the Office of Ha-
waiian Affairs established by the Constitution of the 
State of Hawaii.’’. 
(j) RULE OF APPLICATION.—The amendments made 
by this section shall apply with respect to funds appro-
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priated under this section and funds appropriated on and 
after the date of enactment of this section. 
Subtitle D—Airlines 
SEC. 4301. AIR TRANSPORTATION PAYROLL SUPPORT PRO-
GRAM EXTENSION. 
(a) 
DEFINITIONS.—The 
definitions 
in 
section 
40102(a) of title 49, United States Code, shall apply with 
respect to terms used in this section, except that— 
(1) the term ‘‘catering functions’’ means prepa-
ration, assembly, or both, of food, beverages, provi-
sions and related supplies for delivery, and the deliv-
ery of such items, directly to aircraft or to a location 
on or near airport property for subsequent delivery 
to aircraft; 
(2) the term ‘‘contractor’’ means— 
(A) a person that performs, under contract 
with a passenger air carrier conducting oper-
ations under part 121 of title 14, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations— 
(i) catering functions; or 
(ii) functions on the property of an 
airport that are directly related to the air 
transportation of persons, property, or 
mail, including the loading and unloading 
of property on aircraft, assistance to pas-
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sengers under part 382 of title 14, Code of 
Federal 
Regulations, 
security, 
airport 
ticketing and check-in functions, ground- 
handling of aircraft, or aircraft cleaning 
and sanitization functions and waste re-
moval; or 
(B) a subcontractor that performs such 
functions; 
(3) the term ‘‘employee’’ means an individual, 
other than a corporate officer, who is employed by 
an air carrier or a contractor; 
(4) the term ‘‘eligible air carrier’’ means an air 
carrier that— 
(A) received financial assistance pursuant 
section 402(a)(1) of division N of the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 
116-260); 
(B) provides air transportation as of 
March 31, 2021; 
(C) has not conducted involuntary fur-
loughs or reduced pay rates or benefits between 
March 31, 2021, and the date on which the air 
carrier makes a certification to the Secretary 
pursuant to subparagraph (D); and 
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(D) certifies to the Secretary that such air 
carrier will— 
(i) refrain from conducting involun-
tary furloughs or reducing pay rates or 
benefits until September 30, 2021, or the 
date on which assistance provided under 
this section is exhausted, whichever is 
later; 
(ii) refrain from purchasing an equity 
security of the air carrier or the parent 
company of the air carrier that is listed on 
a national securities exchange through 
September 30, 2022; 
(iii) refrain from paying dividends, or 
making other capital distributions, with re-
spect to common stock (or equivalent inter-
est) of such air carrier through September 
30, 2022; 
(iv) during the 2-year period begin-
ning April 1, 2021, and ending April 1, 
2023, refrain from paying— 
(I) any officer or employee of the 
air carrier whose total compensation 
exceeded $425,000 in calendar year 
2019 (other than an employee whose 
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compensation is determined through 
an 
existing 
collective 
bargaining 
agreement entered into prior to the 
date of enactment of this Act)— 
(aa) total compensation that 
exceeds, during any 12 consecu-
tive months of such 2-year pe-
riod, the total compensation re-
ceived by the officer or employee 
from the air carrier in calendar 
year 2019; or 
(bb) severance pay or other 
benefits upon termination of em-
ployment with the air carrier 
which exceeds twice the max-
imum total compensation re-
ceived by the officer or employee 
from the air carrier in calendar 
year 2019; and 
(II) any officer or employee of 
the air carrier whose total compensa-
tion exceeded $3,000,000 in calendar 
year 2019 during any 12 consecutive 
months of such period total compensa-
tion in excess of the sum of— 
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(aa) $3,000,000; and 
(bb) 50 percent of the excess 
over $3,000,000 of the total com-
pensation received by the officer 
or employee from the air carrier 
in calendar year 2019. 
(5) the term ‘‘eligible contractor’’ means a con-
tractor that— 
(A) received financial assistance pursuant 
to section 402(a)(2) of division N of the Con-
solidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 
116-260); 
(B) performs one or more of the functions 
described under paragraph (2) as of March 31, 
2021; 
(C) has not conducted involuntary fur-
loughs or reduced pay rates or benefits between 
March 31, 2021, and the date on which the 
contractor makes a certification to the Sec-
retary pursuant to subparagraph (D); and 
(D) certifies to the Secretary that such 
contractor will— 
(i) refrain from conducting involun-
tary furloughs or reducing pay rates or 
benefits until September 30, 2021, or the 
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date on which assistance provided under 
this section is exhausted, whichever is 
later; 
(ii) refrain from purchasing an equity 
security of the contractor or the parent 
company of the contractor that is listed on 
a national securities exchange through 
September 30, 2022; 
(iii) refrain from paying dividends, or 
making other capital distributions, with re-
spect to common stock (or equivalent inter-
est) of the contractor through September 
30, 2022; 
(iv) during the 2-year period begin-
ning April 1, 2021, and ending April 1, 
2023, refrain from paying— 
(I) any officer or employee of the 
contractor whose total compensation 
exceeded $425,000 in calendar year 
2019 (other than an employee whose 
compensation is determined through 
an 
existing 
collective 
bargaining 
agreement entered into prior to the 
date of enactment of this Act)— 
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(aa) total compensation that 
exceeds, during any 12 consecu-
tive months of such 2-year pe-
riod, the total compensation re-
ceived by the officer or employee 
from the contractor in calendar 
year 2019; or 
(bb) severance pay or other 
benefits upon termination of em-
ployment with the contractor 
which exceeds twice the max-
imum total compensation re-
ceived by the officer or employee 
from the contractor in calendar 
year 2019; and 
(II) any officer or employee of 
the contractor whose total compensa-
tion exceeded $3,000,000 in calendar 
year 2019 during any 12 consecutive 
months of such period total compensa-
tion in excess of the sum of— 
(aa) $3,000,000; and 
(bb) 50 percent of the excess 
over $3,000,000 of the total com-
pensation received by the officer 
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or employee from the contractor 
in calendar year 2019. 
(6) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Treasury. 
(b) PAYROLL SUPPORT GRANTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—To preserve aviation jobs 
and compensate air carrier industry workers, the 
Secretary shall make available to eligible air carriers 
and eligible contractors, financial assistance exclu-
sively for the continuation of payment of employee 
wages, salaries, and benefits to— 
(A) eligible air carriers, in an aggregate 
amount of $14,000,000,000; and 
(B) eligible contractors, in an aggregate 
amount of $1,000,000,000. 
(2) APPORTIONMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ap-
portion funds to eligible air carriers and eligible 
contractors in accordance with the requirements 
of this section not later than April 15, 2021. 
(B) ELIGIBLE
AIR
CARRIERS.—The Sec-
retary shall apportion funds made available 
under paragraph (1)(A) to each eligible air car-
rier in the ratio that— 
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(i) the amount received by the air car-
rier pursuant to section 403(a) of division 
N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2021 (Public Law 116-260) bears to 
(ii) $15,000,000,000. 
(C) ELIGIBLE
CONTRACTORS.—The Sec-
retary shall apportion, to each eligible con-
tractor, an amount equal to the total amount 
such contractor received pursuant to section 
403(a) of division N of the Consolidated Appro-
priations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260). 
(3) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) FORMS; TERMS
AND
CONDITIONS.— 
The Secretary shall provide financial assistance 
to an eligible air carrier or eligible contractor 
under this section in the same form and on the 
same terms and conditions as determined by 
pursuant to section 403(b)(1)(A) of subtitle A 
of title IV of division N of the Consolidated Ap-
propriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. No. 116-260). 
(B) PROCEDURES.—The Secretary shall 
publish streamlined and expedited procedures 
not later than 5 days after the date of enact-
ment of this section for eligible air carriers and 
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eligible contractors to submit requests for fi-
nancial assistance under this section. 
(C) DEADLINE FOR IMMEDIATE PAYROLL 
ASSISTANCE.—Not later than 10 days after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Secretary 
shall make initial payments to air carriers and 
contractors that submit requests for financial 
assistance approved by the Secretary. 
(4) TAXPAYER
PROTECTION.—The Secretary 
shall receive financial instruments issued by recipi-
ents of financial assistance under this section in the 
same form and amount, and under the same terms 
and conditions, as determined by the Secretary 
under section 408 of subtitle A of title IV of division 
N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 
(Pub. L. No. 116-260). 
(5) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Of 
the 
amounts made available under paragraph (1)(A), 
$10,000,000 shall be made available to the Sec-
retary for costs and administrative expenses associ-
ated with providing financial assistance under this 
section. 
(c) FUNDING.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
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$15,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, to 
carry out this section. 
TITLE V—COMMITTEE ON 
OVERSIGHT AND REFORM 
Subtitle A—Coronavirus State and 
Local Fiscal Recovery Funds 
SEC. 5001. CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RE-
COVERY FUNDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VI of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 602. CORONAVIRUS STATE FISCAL RECOVERY FUND. 
‘‘(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts oth-
erwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, $219,800,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for making payments under this section to States, 
territories, and Tribal governments to mitigate the fiscal 
effects stemming from the public health emergency with 
respect to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19). 
‘‘(b) AUTHORITY TO MAKE PAYMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) PAYMENTS TO TERRITORIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
reserve $4,500,000,000 of the amount appro-
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priated under subsection (a) to make payments 
to the territories. 
‘‘(B) ALLOCATION.—Of the amount re-
served under subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) 50 percent of such amount shall 
be allocated by the Secretary equally 
among each territory; and 
‘‘(ii) 50 percent of such amount shall 
be allocated by the Secretary as an addi-
tional amount to each territory in an 
amount which bears the same proportion 
to 1⁄2 of the total amount reserved under 
subparagraph (A) as the relative popu-
lation of the territory bears to the total 
population of all such territories. 
‘‘(C) PAYMENT.—The Secretary shall pay 
each territory the total of the amounts allocated 
for the territory under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(2) PAYMENTS TO TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
reserve $20,000,000,000 of the amount appro-
priated under subsection (a) to make payments 
to Tribal governments. 
‘‘(B) ALLOCATION.—Of the amount re-
served under subparagraph (A)— 
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‘‘(i) $1,000,000,000 shall be allocated 
by the Secretary equally among each Trib-
al government; and 
‘‘(ii) $19,000,000,000 shall be allo-
cated by the Secretary among each Tribal 
government in an amount determined by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(C) PAYMENT.— The Secretary shall pay 
each Tribal government the total of the 
amounts allocated for the Tribal government 
under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(3) PAYMENTS TO EACH OF THE 50 STATES 
AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
reserve $195,300,000,000 of the amount appro-
priated under subsection (a) to make payments 
to each of the 50 States and the District of Co-
lumbia. 
‘‘(B) ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount re-
served under subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) $25,500,000,000 of such amount 
shall be allocated by the Secretary equally 
among each of the 50 States and the Dis-
trict of Columbia; 
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‘‘(ii) 
an 
amount 
equal 
to 
$1,250,000,000 less the amount allocated 
for the District of Columbia pursuant to 
section 601(c)(6) shall allocated by the 
Secretary as an additional amount to the 
District of Columbia; and 
‘‘(iii) an amount equal to the remain-
der of the amount reserved under subpara-
graph (A) after the application of clauses 
(i) and (ii) of this subparagraph shall be 
allocated by the Secretary as an additional 
amount to each of the 50 States and the 
District of Columbia in an amount which 
bears the same proportion to such remain-
der as the average estimated number of 
seasonally-adjusted unemployed individuals 
(as measured by the Bureau of Labor Sta-
tistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics 
program) in the State or District of Co-
lumbia over the 3-month period ending in 
December 2020 bears to the average esti-
mated number of seasonally-adjusted un-
employed individuals in all of the 50 States 
and the District of Columbia over the same 
period. 
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‘‘(C) PAYMENT.—The Secretary shall pay 
each of the 50 States and the District of Co-
lumbia the total of the amounts allocated for 
the State and District of Columbia under sub-
paragraph (B). 
‘‘(4) POPULATION DATA.—For purposes of de-
termining allocations for a State or territory under 
this section, the population of the State or territory 
shall be determined based on the most recent data 
available from the Bureau of the Census. 
‘‘(5) TIMING.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), to the extent practicable, with re-
spect to each State, territory, and Tribal gov-
ernment allocated a payment under this sub-
section, the Secretary shall make the payment 
required for the State, territory, or Tribal gov-
ernment (as applicable) not later than 60 days 
after the date on which the certification re-
quired under subsection (d) is provided to the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—With respect to the 
amount allocated to the District of Columbia 
under paragraph (3)(B)(ii)— 
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‘‘(i) the Secretary shall pay such 
amount to the District of Columbia not 
later than 15 days after the date of enact-
ment of this section; and 
‘‘(ii) the District of Columbia shall 
not be required to submit a certification 
under subsection (d) as a condition for re-
ceiving such payment. 
‘‘(6) PRO
RATA
ADJUSTMENT
AUTHORITY.— 
The amounts otherwise determined for allocation 
and payment under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) 
may be adjusted by the Secretary on a pro rata 
basis to the extent necessary to ensure that all avail-
able funds are distributed to territories, Tribal gov-
ernments, and States in accordance with the require-
ments specified in each paragraph (as applicable) 
and the certification requirement specified in sub-
section (d). 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) USE OF FUNDS.—A State, territory, or 
Tribal government shall only use the funds provided 
under a payment made under this section, or trans-
ferred pursuant to section 603(c)(3), to— 
‘‘(A) respond to or mitigate the public 
health 
emergency 
with 
respect 
to 
the 
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) or its 
negative economic impacts; 
‘‘(B) cover costs incurred as a result of 
such emergency; 
‘‘(C) replace revenue that was lost, de-
layed, or decreased (as determined based on 
revenue projections for the State, Tribal Gov-
ernment, or territory as of January 27, 2020) 
as a result of such emergency; or 
‘‘(D) address the negative economic im-
pacts of such emergency. 
‘‘(2) TRANSFER
AUTHORITY.—A State, terri-
tory, or Tribal government receiving a payment from 
funds made available under this section may transfer 
funds to a private nonprofit organization (as that 
term is defined in paragraph (17) of section 401 of 
the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11360(17)), or a public benefit corporation 
involved in the transportation of passengers or 
cargo, a special-purpose unit of State or local gov-
ernment. 
‘‘(d) CERTIFICATION
OF
NEED
AND
INTENDED 
USES.—In order to receive a payment under this section 
(other than the payment made in accordance with sub-
section (b)(5)(B) of this section) or a transfer of funds 
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under section 603(c)(3), a State, territory, or Tribal gov-
ernment shall provide the Secretary with a certification 
signed by the authorized officer of such State, territory, 
or Tribal government, that— 
‘‘(1) such State, territory, or Tribal government 
requires Federal assistance under this section to ef-
fectively carry out the activities specified in sub-
section (c) of this section; and 
‘‘(2) such State, territory, or Tribal govern-
ment’s intended uses of any payment under this sec-
tion, or transfer of funds under section 603(c)(3), 
are consistent with subsection (c) of this section. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of the Treasury. 
‘‘(2) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of 
the 50 States and the District of Columbia. 
‘‘(3) TERRITORY.—The term ‘territory’ means 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United 
States Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands, and American 
Samoa. 
‘‘(4) TRIBAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘Tribal 
Government’ means the recognized governing body 
of any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, 
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pueblo, village, community, component band, or com-
ponent reservation, individually identified (including 
parenthetically) in the list published most recently as 
of the date of enactment of this Act pursuant to sec-
tion 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe 
List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131). 
‘‘SEC. 603. CORONAVIRUS LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUND. 
‘‘(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts oth-
erwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, $130,200,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for making payments under this section to metro-
politan cities, nonentitlement units of local government, 
and counties to mitigate the fiscal effects stemming from 
the public health emergency with respect to the 
Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19). 
‘‘(b) AUTHORITY TO MAKE PAYMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) METROPOLITAN CITIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount appro-
priated under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall reserve $45,570,000,000 to make pay-
ments to metropolitan cities. 
‘‘(B) ALLOCATION AND PAYMENT.—From 
the amount reserved under subparagraph (A), 
the Secretary shall estimate, allocate, and pay, 
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to each metropolitan city an amount determined 
for the metropolitan city consistent with the 
formula under section 106(b) of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5306(b)), except that, in applying such 
formula, the Secretary shall substitute ‘all met-
ropolitan cities’ for ‘all metropolitan areas’ each 
place it appears. 
‘‘(2) NONENTITLEMENT UNITS OF LOCAL GOV-
ERNMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount appro-
priated under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall reserve $19,530,000,000 to make pay-
ments to States for distribution by the State to 
nonentitlement units of local government in the 
State. 
‘‘(B) ALLOCATION AND PAYMENT.—From 
the amount reserved under subparagraph (A), 
the Secretary shall allocate and pay to each 
State an amount which bears the same propor-
tion to such reserved amount as the total popu-
lation of all areas that are non-metropolitan cit-
ies in the State bears to the total population of 
all areas that are non-metropolitan cities in all 
such States. 
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‘‘(C) DISTRIBUTION TO NONENTITLEMENT 
UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 
days after a State receives a payment 
under subparagraph (B), the State shall 
distribute to each nonentitlement unit of 
local government in the State an amount 
that bears the same proportion to the 
amount of such payment as the population 
of the nonentitlement unit of local govern-
ment bears to the total population of all 
the nonentitlement units of local govern-
ment in the State, subject to clause (iii). 
‘‘(ii) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(I) EXTENSION FOR DISTRIBU-
TION.—If an authorized officer of a 
State required to make distributions 
under clause (i) certifies in writing to 
the Secretary before the end of the 
30-day distribution period described 
in such clause that it would constitute 
an excessive administrative burden for 
the State to meet the terms of such 
clause with respect to 1 or more such 
distributions, the authorized officer 
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may request, and the Secretary shall 
grant, an extension of such period of 
not more than 30 days to allow the 
State to make such distributions in 
accordance with clause (i). 
‘‘(II) 
ADDITIONAL
EXTEN-
SIONS.— 
‘‘(aa) IN
GENERAL.—If a 
State has been granted an exten-
sion to the distribution period 
under subclause (I) but is unable 
to make all the distributions re-
quired under clause (i) before the 
end of such period as extended, 
the authorized officer of the 
State may request an additional 
extension of the distribution pe-
riod of not more than 30 days. 
The Secretary may grant a re-
quest for an additional extension 
of such period only if— 
‘‘(AA) the authorized 
officer making such request 
provides a written plan to 
the Secretary specifying, for 
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each distribution for which 
an additional extension is re-
quested, when the State ex-
pects to make such distribu-
tion and the actions the 
State has taken and will 
take in order to make all 
such distributions before the 
end of the distribution pe-
riod (as extended under sub-
clause (I) and this sub-
clause); and 
‘‘(BB) 
the 
Secretary 
certifies in writing that the 
actions specified in such 
plan are likely sufficient for 
the State to make all such 
distributions before the end 
of the distribution period (as 
so extended). 
‘‘(bb) 
FURTHER
ADDI-
TIONAL EXTENSIONS.—If a State 
granted an additional extension 
of the distribution period under 
item (aa) requires any further 
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additional extensions of such pe-
riod, the request only may be 
made and granted subject to the 
requirements specified in item 
(aa). 
‘‘(iii) CAPPED
AMOUNT.—The total 
amount distributed to a nonentitlement 
unit of local government under this para-
graph may not exceed the amount equal to 
75 percent of the most recent budget for 
the nonentitlement unit of local govern-
ment as of January 27, 2020. 
‘‘(iv) REDISTRIBUTION
OF
EXCESS 
AMOUNTS.—Any amounts not distributed 
to a nonentitlement unit of local govern-
ment as a result of the application of 
clause (iii) shall be retained or paid as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(I) 50 percent of all such undis-
tributed amounts shall be retained by 
the State. 
‘‘(II) Subject to the payment 
limit under clause (iii), the remainder 
of all such undistributed amounts 
shall be allocated and paid by the 
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State to each nonentitlement unit of 
local government in the State an 
amount that bears the same propor-
tion to such remainder as the popu-
lation of the nonentitlement unit of 
local government bears to the total 
population of all nonentitlement units 
of local government in the State. 
‘‘(v) ADJUSTMENT
AUTHORITY.—A 
State may make pro rata adjustments to 
the allocations determined under clause 
(iv)(II) as necessary to comply with clause 
(iii) and ensure that all available funds are 
distributed to nonentitlement units of local 
government in a State. 
‘‘(D) PENALTY FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.—If, 
by the end of the 120-day period that begins on 
the date a State receives a payment under sub-
paragraph (B) or, if later, the last day of the 
distribution period for the State (as extended 
with respect to the State under subparagraph 
(C)(ii)), such State has failed to make all the 
distributions from such payment in accordance 
with the terms of subparagraph (C) (including 
any extensions of the distribution period grant-
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ed in accordance with such subparagraph), an 
amount equal to the amount of such payment 
that remains undistributed as of such date shall 
be booked as a debt of such State owed to the 
Federal Government, shall be paid back from 
the State’s allocation provided under section 
602(b)(3)(B)(iii), and shall be deposited into 
the general fund of the Treasury. 
‘‘(3) COUNTIES.— 
‘‘(A) AMOUNT.—From the amount appro-
priated under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall reserve $65,100,000,000 of such amount 
to make payments directly to counties in an 
amount which bears the same proportion to the 
total amount reserved under this paragraph as 
the relative population of each such county 
bears to the total population of all such entities. 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULES.— 
‘‘(i) URBAN
COUNTIES.—No county 
that is an ‘urban county’ (as defined in 
section 102 of the Housing and Commu-
nity Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
5302)) shall receive less than the amount 
the county would otherwise receive if the 
amount paid under this paragraph were al-
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located to metropolitan cities and urban 
counties under section 106(b) of the Hous-
ing and Community Development Act of 
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306(b)). 
‘‘(ii) COUNTIES THAT ARE NOT UNITS 
OF
GENERAL
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT.—In 
the case of an amount to be paid to a 
county that is not a unit of general local 
government, the amount shall instead be 
paid to the State in which such county is 
located, and such State shall distribute 
such amount to units of general local gov-
ernment within such county in an amounts 
that bear the same proportion as the popu-
lation of such units of general local govern-
ment bear to the total population of such 
county. 
‘‘(iii) DISTRICT
OF
COLUMBIA.—For 
purposes of this paragraph, the District of 
Columbia shall be considered to consist of 
a single county that is a unit of general 
local government. 
‘‘(4) CONSOLIDATED
GOVERNMENTS.—A unit 
of general local government that has formed a con-
solidated government, or that is geographically con-
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tained (in full or in part) within the boundaries of 
another unit of general local government may receive 
a distribution under each of paragraphs (1), (2), and 
(3), as applicable, based on the respective formulas 
specified in such paragraphs. 
‘‘(5) PRO
RATA
ADJUSTMENT
AUTHORITY.— 
The amounts otherwise determined for allocation 
and payment under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) 
may be adjusted by the Secretary on a pro rata 
basis to the extent necessary to ensure that all avail-
able funds are distributed to metropolitan cities, 
counties, and States in accordance with the require-
ments specified in each paragraph (as applicable) 
and the certification requirement specified in sub-
section (d). 
‘‘(6) POPULATION.—For purposes of deter-
mining allocations under this section, the population 
of an entity shall be determined based on the most 
recent data are available from the Bureau of the 
Census or, if not available, from such other data as 
a State determines appropriate. 
‘‘(7) TIMING.—To the extent practicable— 
‘‘(A) with respect to each metropolitan city 
allocated a payment under paragraph (1) and 
each county allocated a payment under para-
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graph (3), the Secretary shall make the pay-
ment required for the metropolitan city or coun-
ty (as applicable) not later than 60 days after 
the date on which the certification required 
under subsection (d) is provided to the Sec-
retary; and 
‘‘(B) with respect to the payments allo-
cated to States under paragraph (2) for dis-
tribution to nonentitlement units of local gov-
ernment, the Secretary shall make such pay-
ments not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this section. 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) USE OF FUNDS.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (3), a metropolitan city, nonentitlement 
unit of local government, or county receiving a pay-
ment from funds made available under this section 
shall only use such amounts to— 
‘‘(A) respond to or mitigate the public 
health 
emergency 
with 
respect 
to 
the 
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) or its 
negative economic impacts; 
‘‘(B) cover costs incurred as a result of 
such emergency; 
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‘‘(C) replace revenue that was lost, de-
layed, or decreased (as determined based on 
revenue projections for the metropolitan city, 
nonentitlement unit of local government, or 
county as of January 27, 2020) as a result of 
such emergency; or 
‘‘(D) address the negative economic im-
pacts of such emergency. 
‘‘(2) TRANSFER
AUTHORITY.—A metropolitan 
city, nonentitlement unit of local government, or 
county receiving a payment from funds made avail-
able under this section may transfer funds to a pri-
vate nonprofit organization (as that term is defined 
in paragraph (17) of section 401 of the McKinney- 
Vento 
Homeless 
Assistance 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
11360(17)), a public benefit corporation involved in 
the transportation of passengers or cargo, or a spe-
cial-purpose unit of State or local government. 
‘‘(3) TRANSFERS TO STATES.—Notwithstanding 
paragraph (1) of this subsection, a metropolitan city, 
nonentitlement unit of local government, or county 
receiving a payment from funds made available 
under this section may transfer such funds to the 
State in which such entity is located. 
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‘‘(d) CERTIFICATION
OF
NEED
AND
INTENDED 
USES.—In order to receive a payment under paragraphs 
(1) or (3) of subsection (b), a metropolitan city or a coun-
ty (as each of those terms are defined in subsection (e)), 
shall provide the Secretary with a certification signed by 
the authorized officer of such metropolitan city or county, 
that— 
‘‘(1) such metropolitan city or county requires 
Federal assistance under this section to effectively 
carry out the activities specified in subsection (c); 
and 
‘‘(2) such metropolitan city or county’s intended 
uses of any payment under this section are con-
sistent with subsection (c). 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COUNTY.—The term ‘county’ means a 
county, parish, or other equivalent county division 
(as defined by the Bureau of the Census). 
‘‘(2) METROPOLITAN CITY.—The term ‘metro-
politan city’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 102(a)(4) of the Housing and Community De-
velopment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302(a)(4)) and 
includes cities that relinquish or defer their status as 
a metropolitan city for purposes of receiving alloca-
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tions under section 106 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
5306) for fiscal year 2021. 
‘‘(3) NONENTITLEMENT UNIT OF LOCAL GOV-
ERNMENT.—The term ‘nonentitlement unit of local 
government’ means a ‘city’ (as that term is defined 
in section 102(a)(5) of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302(a)(5))) 
that is not a metropolitan city. 
‘‘(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of the Treasury. 
‘‘(5) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of 
the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin 
Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. 
‘‘(6) UNIT
OF
GENERAL
LOCAL
GOVERN-
MENT.—The term ‘unit of general local government’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 
102(a)(1) of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302(a)(1)).’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The heading for title 
VI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) is 
amended by striking ‘‘FUND’’ and inserting ‘‘AND 
FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS’’. 
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Subtitle B—Other Matters 
SEC. 5111. EMERGENCY FEDERAL EMPLOYEE LEAVE FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT; APPROPRIATION.—There is es-
tablished in the Treasury the Emergency Federal Em-
ployee Leave Fund (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Fund’’), to be administered by the Director of the Office 
of Personnel Management, for the purposes set forth in 
subsection (b). In addition to amounts otherwise available, 
there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$570,000,000, which shall be deposited into the Fund and 
remain available through September 30, 2022. The Fund 
is available for reasonable expenses incurred by the Office 
of Personnel Management in administering this section. 
(b) PURPOSE.—Amounts in the Fund shall be avail-
able for reimbursement to an agency for the use of paid 
leave under this section by any employee of the agency 
who is unable to work because the employee— 
(1) is subject to a Federal, State, or local quar-
antine or isolation order related to COVID–19; 
(2) has been advised by a health care provider 
to self-quarantine due to concerns related to 
COVID–19; 
(3) is caring for an individual who is subject to 
such an order or has been so advised; 
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(4) is experiencing symptoms of COVID–19 
and seeking a medical diagnosis; 
(5) is caring for a son or daughter of such em-
ployee if the school or place of care of the son or 
daughter has been closed, if the school of such son 
or daughter requires or makes optional a virtual 
learning instruction model or requires or makes op-
tional a hybrid of in-person and virtual learning in-
struction models, or the child care provider of such 
son or daughter is unavailable, due to COVID–19 
precautions; 
(6) is experiencing any other substantially simi-
lar condition; 
(7) is caring for a family member with a mental 
or physical disability or who is 55 years of age or 
older and incapable of self-care, without regard to 
whether another individual other than the employee 
is available to care for such family member, if the 
place of care for such family member is closed or the 
direct care provider is unavailable due to COVID– 
19; or 
(8) is obtaining immunization related to 
COVID–19 or to recover from any injury, disability, 
illness, or condition related to such immunization. 
(c) LIMITATIONS.— 
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(1) PERIOD
OF
AVAILABILITY.—Paid leave 
under this section may only be provided to and used 
by an employee during the period beginning on the 
date of enactment of this Act and ending on Sep-
tember 30, 2021. 
(2) TOTAL HOURS; AMOUNT.—Paid leave under 
this section— 
(A) shall be provided to an employee in an 
amount not to exceed 600 hours of paid leave 
for each full-time employee, and in the case of 
a part-time employee, employee on an uncom-
mon tour of duty, or employee with a seasonal 
work schedule, in an amount not to exceed the 
proportional equivalent of 600 hours to the ex-
tent amounts in the Fund remain available for 
reimbursement; 
(B) shall be paid at the same hourly rate 
as other leave payments; and 
(C) may not be provided to an employee if 
the leave would result in payments greater than 
$2,800 in aggregate for any biweekly pay pe-
riod for a full-time employee, or a proportion-
ally equivalent biweekly limit for a part-time 
employee. 
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(3) RELATIONSHIP
TO
OTHER
LEAVE.—Paid 
leave under this section— 
(A) is in addition to any other leave pro-
vided to an employee; and 
(B) may not be used by an employee con-
currently with any other paid leave. 
(4) CALCULATION OF RETIREMENT BENEFIT.— 
Any paid leave provided to an employee under this 
section shall reduce the total service used to cal-
culate any Federal civilian retirement benefit. 
(d) EMPLOYEE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘employee’’ means— 
(1) an individual in the executive branch for 
whom annual and sick leave is provided under sub-
chapter I of chapter 63 of title 5, United States 
Code; 
(2) an individual employed by the United States 
Postal Service; 
(3) an individual employed by the Postal Regu-
latory Commission; and 
(4) an employee of the Public Defender Service 
for the District of Columbia and the District of Co-
lumbia Courts. 
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expenses for the White House, to prevent, prepare for, and 
respond to coronavirus. 
TITLE VI—COMMITTEE ON 
SMALL BUSINESS 
SEC. 6001. MODIFICATIONS TO PAYCHECK PROTECTION 
PROGRAM. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN NONPROFIT ENTITIES 
FOR COVERED LOANS UNDER THE PAYCHECK PROTEC-
TION PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 7(a)(36) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)), as 
amended by the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small 
Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (title III of 
division N of Public Law 116–260), is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in clause (xv), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(ii) in clause (xvi), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(xvii) the term ‘additional covered 
nonprofit entity’— 
‘‘(I) means an organization de-
scribed in any paragraph of section 
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501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986, other than paragraph (3), 
(4), (6), or (19), and exempt from tax 
under section 501(a) of such Code; 
and 
‘‘(II) does not include any entity 
that, if the entity were a business con-
cern, would be described in section 
120.110 of title 13, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or in any successor regu-
lation or other related guidance or 
rule that may be issued by the Admin-
istrator) other than a business con-
cern described in paragraph (a) or (k) 
of such section.’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (D)— 
(i) in clause (iii), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(III) ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN 
ORGANIZATIONS.—Subject to the pro-
visions in this subparagraph, during 
the covered period— 
‘‘(aa) a nonprofit organiza-
tion shall be eligible to receive a 
covered loan if the nonprofit or-
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ganization employs not more 
than 500 employees per physical 
location of the organization; and 
‘‘(bb) an additional covered 
nonprofit entity and an organiza-
tion that, but for subclauses 
(I)(dd) and (II)(dd) of clause 
(vii), would be eligible for a cov-
ered loan under clause (vii) shall 
be eligible to receive a covered 
loan if the entity or organization 
employs not more than 300 em-
ployees per physical location of 
the entity or organization.’’; 
(ii) in clause (iv)— 
(I) in subclause (III), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(II) in subclause (IV)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘(aa)’’; 
(bb) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(cc) by striking item (bb); 
and 
(III) by adding at the end the 
following: 
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‘‘(V) any nonprofit organization, 
additional covered nonprofit entity, or 
any organization made eligible for a 
loan under clause (vii); and’’; and 
(iii) by striking clause (vi) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(vi) ELIGIBILITY
OF
ADDITIONAL 
COVERED NONPROFIT ENTITIES.—An addi-
tional covered nonprofit entity shall be eli-
gible to receive a covered loan if— 
‘‘(I) the additional covered non-
profit entity does not receive more 
than 15 percent of its receipts from 
lobbying activities; 
‘‘(II) the lobbying activities of 
the additional covered nonprofit entity 
do not comprise more than 15 percent 
of the total activities of the organiza-
tion; 
‘‘(III) the cost of the lobbying ac-
tivities of the additional covered non-
profit 
entity 
did 
not 
exceed 
$1,000,000 during the most recent 
tax year of the additional covered non-
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profit entity that ended prior to Feb-
ruary 15, 2020; and 
‘‘(IV) the additional covered non-
profit entity employs not more than 
300 employees.’’. 
(2) ELIGIBILITY FOR SECOND DRAW LOANS.— 
Paragraph (37)(A)(i) of section 7(a) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)), as added by the 
Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Non-
profits, and Venues Act (title III of division N of 
Public Law 116–260), is amended by inserting ‘‘ ‘ad-
ditional covered nonprofit entity’,’’ after ‘‘the 
terms’’. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY OF INTERNET PUBLISHING ORGANI-
ZATIONS FOR COVERED LOANS UNDER THE PAYCHECK 
PROTECTION PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 7(a)(36)(D) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(D)), as 
amended by subsection (a), is further amended— 
(A) in clause (iii), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(IV) ELIGIBILITY OF INTERNET 
PUBLISHING
ORGANIZATIONS.—A 
business concern or other organization 
that was not eligible to receive a cov-
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ered loan the day before the date of 
enactment of this subclause, is as-
signed a North American Industry 
Classification System code of 519130, 
certifies in good faith as an Internet- 
only news publisher or Internet-only 
periodical publisher, and is engaged in 
the collection and distribution of local 
or regional and national news and in-
formation shall be eligible to receive a 
covered loan for the continued provi-
sion of news, information, content, or 
emergency information if— 
‘‘(aa) the business concern 
or organization employs not more 
than 500 employees, or the size 
standard established by the Ad-
ministrator for that North Amer-
ican Industry Classification code, 
per physical location of the busi-
ness concern or organization; and 
‘‘(bb) the business concern 
or organization makes a good 
faith certification that proceeds 
of the loan will be used to sup-
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port expenses at the component 
of the business concern or orga-
nization that supports local or re-
gional news.’’; 
(B) in clause (iv), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(VI) any business concern or 
other organization that was not eligi-
ble to receive a covered loan the day 
before the date of enactment of this 
subclause, is assigned a North Amer-
ican Industry Classification System 
code of 519130, certifies in good faith 
as an Internet-only news publisher or 
Internet-only periodical publisher, and 
is engaged in the collection and dis-
tribution of local or regional and na-
tional news and information, if the 
business concern or organization— 
‘‘(aa) 
employs 
not 
more 
than 500 employees, or the size 
standard established by the Ad-
ministrator for that North Amer-
ican Industry Classification code, 
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per physical location of the busi-
ness concern or organization; and 
‘‘(bb) is majority owned or 
controlled by a business concern 
or organization that is assigned a 
North American Industry Classi-
fication 
System 
code 
of 
519130.’’; 
(C) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘clause 
(iii)(II), (iv)(IV), or (vii)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
clause (II), (III), or (IV) of clause (iii), sub-
clause (IV) or (VI) of clause (iv), clause (vi), or 
clause (vii)’’; and 
(D) in clause (viii)(II)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘business concern made 
eligible by clause (iii)(II) or clause (iv)(IV) 
of this subparagraph’’ and inserting ‘‘busi-
ness concern made eligible by subclause 
(II) or (IV) of clause (iii) or subclause (IV) 
or (VI) of clause (iv) of this subpara-
graph’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or organization’’ 
after ‘‘business concern’’ each place it ap-
pears. 
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(2) ELIGIBILITY FOR SECOND DRAW LOANS.— 
Section 7(a)(37)(A)(iv)(II) of the Small Business 
Act, as amended by the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit 
Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (title 
III of division N of Public Law 116–260), is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘clause (iii)(II), (iv)(IV), or (vii)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subclause (II) or (III) of clause (iii), sub-
clause (IV) or (V) of clause (iv), clause (vi), or 
clause (vii)’’. 
(c) COORDINATION WITH CONTINUATION COVERAGE 
PREMIUM ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) PAYCHECK
PROTECTION
PROGRAM.—Sec-
tion 7A(a)(12) of the Small Business Act (as redes-
ignated, transferred, and amended by section 304(b) 
of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, 
Nonprofits, and Venues Act (Public Law 116–260)) 
is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘CARES Act or’’ and in-
serting ‘‘CARES Act,’’; and 
(B) by inserting before the period at the 
end the following: ‘‘, or premiums taken into 
account in determining the credit allowed under 
section 6432 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986’’. 
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(2) PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM SECOND 
DRAW.—Section 7(a)(37)(J)(iii)(I) of the Small 
Business Act, as amended by the Economic Aid to 
Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues 
Act (title III of division N of Public Law 116–260), 
is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of item 
(aa); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
item (bb) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘(cc) premiums taken into 
account in determining the credit 
allowed under section 6432 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986.’’. 
(3) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply only with respect to 
applications for forgiveness of covered loans made 
under paragraphs (36) or (37) of section 7(a) of the 
Small Business Act, as amended by the Economic 
Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and 
Venues Act (title III of division N of Public Law 
116–260), that are received on or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
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(d) COMMITMENT
AUTHORITY
AND
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.— 
(1) 
COMMITMENT
AUTHORITY.—Section 
1102(b)(1) of the CARES Act (Public Law 116– 
136) is amended by striking ‘‘$806,450,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$813,700,000,000’’. 
(2) DIRECT APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to 
amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to 
the Administrator of the Small Business Administra-
tion for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the 
Treasury 
not 
otherwise 
appropriated, 
$7,250,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
for carrying out this section. 
SEC. 6002. TARGETED EIDL ADVANCE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Ad-
ministrator of the Small Business Administration; 
(2) the terms ‘‘covered entity’’ and ‘‘economic 
loss’’ have the meanings given the terms in section 
331(a) of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small 
Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (title III of 
division N of Public Law 116–260); 
(3) the term ‘‘severely impacted small business’’ 
means a covered entity that— 
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(A) has suffered an economic loss of great-
er than 50 percent; and 
(B) employs not more than 10 employees; 
(4) the term ‘‘substantially impacted small busi-
ness’’ means a covered entity that— 
(A) employs not more than 10 employees; 
and 
(B) is not a severely impacted small busi-
ness; and 
(5) the term ‘‘supplemental payment’’ means a 
payment— 
(A) made by the Administrator under sec-
tion 1110(e) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 
9009(e)) to a severely impacted small business 
or a substantially impacted small business; 
(B) in an amount that is $5,000; and 
(C) that, with respect to a covered entity, 
is in addition to any payment made to the cov-
ered entity under section 1110(e) of the 
CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9009(e)) or section 331 
of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Busi-
nesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (title III of 
division N of Public Law 116–260). 
(b) PAYMENTS.—The Administrator shall take the 
following actions: 
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(1) Not later than 14 days after the date of the 
enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall 
begin processing applications for payments, and may 
make payments, to covered entities that have not re-
ceived the full amounts to which the covered entities 
are entitled under section 331 of the Economic Aid 
to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and 
Venues Act (title III of division N of Public Law 
116–260). 
(2)(A) During the 14-day period beginning on 
the date that is 28 days after the date of enactment 
of this subsection, and subject to the availability of 
funds, the Administrator shall— 
(i) begin processing applications for sup-
plemental payments to severely impacted small 
businesses; and 
(ii) continue to process applications for the 
payments described in paragraph (1). 
(B) During the period described in subpara-
graph (A), the Administrator may make supple-
mental payments to severely impacted small busi-
nesses, and payments described in paragraph (1), in 
the order that the Administrator receives applica-
tions for those payments. 
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for similar activities to prevent, prepare 
for, and respond to coronavirus, is equal to 
132 percent of the urbanized area’s 2018 
operating costs; and 
(ii) for funds remaining after the ap-
portionment described in clause (i), such 
funds shall be apportioned such that— 
(I) each urbanized area that did 
not receive an apportionment under 
clause (i) shall receive an apportion-
ment equal to 25 percent of the ur-
banized area’s 2018 operating costs; 
and 
(II) each urbanized area under 
clause (i), when the amounts that 
were otherwise made available, prior 
to clause (i) to that urbanized area 
for similar activities to prevent, pre-
pare for, and respond to coronavirus 
are equal to or greater than 130 per-
cent of the urbanized area’s 2018 op-
erating costs but do not exceed 132 
percent of such costs, such urbanized 
area shall receive an apportionment 
equal to 10 percent of the urbanized 
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area’s 2018 operating costs, in addi-
tion to amounts apportioned to the 
urbanized area under clause (i). 
(2) FORMULA
GRANTS
FOR
THE
ENHANCED 
MOBILITY OF SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DIS-
ABILITIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made 
available under subsection (a), $50,000,000 
shall be for grants to recipients or subrecipients 
eligible under section 5310 of title 49, United 
States Code, and shall be apportioned in ac-
cordance with such section. 
(B) ALLOCATION RATIO.—Amounts made 
available under subparagraph (A) shall be allo-
cated in the same ratio as funds were provided 
under section 5310 of title 49, United States 
Code, for fiscal year 2020. 
(3) FORMULA GRANTS FOR RURAL AREAS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made 
available under subsection (a), $317,214,013 
shall be for grants to recipients or subrecipients 
eligible under section 5311 of title 49, United 
States Code, and shall be administered as if the 
funds were provided under section 5311 of such 
title, and shall be apportioned in accordance 
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with such section, except as described in para-
graph (B). 
(B) ALLOCATION RATIO.—Amounts made 
available under subparagraph (A) to States, as 
defined in section 5302 of title 49, United 
States Code, shall be allocated to such States 
based on data contained in the National Transit 
Database, such that— 
(i) any State that received an amount 
for similar activities to prevent, prepare 
for, and respond to coronavirus that is 
equal to or greater than 150 percent of the 
combined 2018 rural operating costs of the 
recipients and subrecipients in such State 
shall receive an amount equal to 5 percent 
of such State’s 2018 rural operating costs; 
(ii) any State that does not receive an 
allocation under clause (i) that received an 
amount for similar activities to prevent, 
prepare for, and respond to coronavirus 
that is equal to or greater than 140 per-
cent of the combined 2018 rural operating 
costs of the recipients and subrecipients in 
that State shall receive an amount equal to 
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