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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7290 
To modify the cost-sharing requirement of the Defense Community Infrastruc-
ture Program and to temporarily expand eligibility for Department of 
Defense impact aid and authorize additional amounts to provide such 
aid, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 22, 2020 
Mr. HECK (for himself, Mr. CROW, Mr. KIM, and Mr. KILMER) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Edu-
cation and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To modify the cost-sharing requirement of the Defense Com-
munity Infrastructure Program and to temporarily ex-
pand eligibility for Department of Defense impact aid 
and authorize additional amounts to provide such aid, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Defense Communities 
Coronavirus Relief Act of 2020’’. 
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SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT 
OF THE DEFENSE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUC-
TURE PROGRAM. 
Paragraph (2) of section 2391(d) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2)(A) The Secretary of Defense shall establish cri-
teria for the selection of community infrastructure 
projects to receive assistance under paragraph (1). The 
criteria shall include a cost-sharing requirement under 
which the State government, local government, or not-for- 
profit, member-owned utility service proposing the com-
munity infrastructure project shall be required to cover 
a percentage of the cost of the community infrastructure 
project, as specified for the fiscal year involved in subpara-
graph (B) or (C). 
‘‘(B) In the case of a community infrastructure 
project that receives funds during the fiscal year 2021 ap-
plication cycle, the State government, local government, 
or not-for-profit, member-owned utility service shall agree 
to contribute five percent of the funding for the commu-
nity infrastructure project, unless a national security waiv-
er is approved by the Secretary of Defense. 
‘‘(C) In the case of a community infrastructure 
project that receives funds during the fiscal year 2022 or 
a subsequent application cycle: 
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‘‘(i) If the community infrastructure project will 
be carried out in a non-rural area, the State govern-
ment, local government, or not-for-profit, member- 
owned utility service shall agree to contribute 30 
percent of the funding for the community infrastruc-
ture project, unless a national security waiver is ap-
proved by the Secretary of Defense. 
‘‘(ii) If the community infrastructure project 
will be carried out in a rural area, the State govern-
ment, local government, or not-for-profit, member- 
owned utility service shall agree to contribute 20 
percent of the funding for the community infrastruc-
ture project, unless a national security waiver is ap-
proved by the Secretary of Defense.’’. 
SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE TO 
SCHOOLS WITH SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS OF 
MILITARY DEPENDENT CHILDREN. 
(a) TEMPORARY EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR 
DOD ASSISTANCE.—Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of 
section 572(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 20 U.S.C. 
7703b), a qualified local educational agency shall be eligi-
ble to receive assistance under such section for fiscal years 
2021 and 2022 if at least five percent (as rounded to the 
nearest whole percent) of the students in average daily at-
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SEC. 4. SUPPORT FOR BUSINESSES SERVING MILITARY IN-
STALLATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall exercise the 
authorities provided under title III of the Defense Produc-
tion Act of 1950 to provide direct loans to small busi-
nesses identified under subsection (b). 
(b) IDENTIFICATION OF BUSINESSES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall establish a process under which commanders of 
military installations may each identify up to 10 
small businesses that— 
(A) provide mission essential products and 
services to the applicable military installation; 
and 
(B) have been negatively impacted due to 
COVID–19 and the resulting economic down-
turn. 
(2) NON-DUPLICATION.—A small business may 
not be identified under paragraph (1) by more than 
one commander of a military installation. 
(c) LIMITATION
ON EXPENDITURES.—In carrying 
out subsection (a), the President may not expend more 
than $100,000 with respect to a single small business. 
(d) DETERMINATION.—For purposes of title III of 
the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4531 et 
seq.), products and services provided by small businesses 
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identified under subsection (b) to military installations 
shall be deemed an industrial resource, critical technology 
item, or material that is essential for national defense pur-
poses. 
(e) FUNDING.—There is appropriated, out of 
amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$50,000,000 to exercise the authorities described under 
subsection (a). 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than the end of the 365-day 
period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the 
President shall issue a report to the Congress detailing 
the use of the authorities provided by this Act. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) MILITARY INSTALLATION.—The term ‘‘mili-
tary installation’’ has the meaning given that term 
under section 2687 of title 10, United States Code. 
(2) MISSION ESSENTIAL PRODUCTS AND SERV-
ICES.—The term ‘‘mission essential products and 
services’’ means— 
(A) products or services essential to— 
(i) physical security; 
(ii) ensuring a regular supply of food, 
water, and medical supplies; 
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(iii) maintenance and upkeep of mili-
tary installation facilities, grounds, and ve-
hicles; or 
(iv) ensuring a regular supply of utili-
ties (including water, electricity, and nat-
ural gas); or 
(B) any products or services not described 
under subparagraph (A) with respect to which 
the commander of a military installation deter-
mines that a gap in the availability of such 
products or services would disrupt normal oper-
ations of the military installation. 
(3) SMALL BUSINESS.—The term ‘‘small busi-
ness’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘small busi-
ness concern’’ under section 3 of the Small Business 
Act. 
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