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U.S.C. 3191 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 508. OFFICE OF DISASTER RECOVERY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall create an 
Office of Disaster Recovery to direct and implement the 
Agency’s post-disaster economic recovery responsibilities 
pursuant to sections 209(c)(2) and 703. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary is authorized 
to appoint and fix the compensation of such temporary 
personnel as may be necessary to implement disaster re-
covery measures, without regard to the provisions of title 
5, United States Code, governing appointments in the 
competitive service.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 
1965 is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 507 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 508. Office of Disaster Recovery.’’. 
SEC. 200003. APPLICATION OF BUY AMERICAN. 
Chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code, shall not 
apply with respect to purchases made in response to the 
emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020, 
under section 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re-
lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5191) and 
under any subsequent major disaster declaration under 
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section 401 of such Act that supersedes such emergency 
declaration. 
SEC. 200004. PREMIUM PAY AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If services performed during cal-
endar year 2020 or 2021 are determined by the head of 
the agency to be primarily related to response or recovery 
operations arising out of an emergency or major disaster 
declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re-
lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 
seq.), any premium pay that is funded, either directly or 
through reimbursement, by the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency shall be exempted from the aggregate of 
basic pay and premium pay calculated under section 
5547(a) of title 5, United States Code, and any other pro-
vision of law limiting the aggregate amount of premium 
pay payable on a biweekly or calendar year basis. 
(b) OVERTIME AUTHORITY.—Any overtime that is 
funded for such services described in subsection (a), either 
directly or through reimbursement, by the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency shall be exempted from any 
annual limit on the amount of overtime payable in a cal-
endar or fiscal year. 
(c) APPLICABILITY OF AGGREGATE LIMITATION ON 
PAY.—In determining whether an employee’s pay exceeds 
the applicable annual rate of basic pay payable under sec-
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tion 5307 of title 5, United States Code, the head of an 
Executive agency shall not include pay exempted under 
this section. 
(d) LIMITATION OF PAY AUTHORITY.—Pay exempted 
from otherwise applicable limits under subsection (a) shall 
not cause the aggregate pay earned for the calendar year 
in which the exempted pay is earned to exceed the rate 
of basic pay payable for a position at level II of the Execu-
tive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
as if enacted on January 1, 2020. 
SEC. 200005. COST SHARE. 
Assistance provided under the emergency declaration 
issued by the President on March 13, 2020, pursuant to 
section 501(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5191(b)), and 
under any subsequent major disaster declaration under 
section 401 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) that supersedes 
such emergency declaration, shall be at a 100 percent 
Federal cost share. 
SEC. 200006. CLARIFICATION OF ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For the emergency declared on 
March 13, 2020 by the President under section 501 of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
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sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5191), the President may provide 
assistance for activities, costs, and purchases of States or 
local governments or the owners or operators of eligible 
private nonprofit organizations, including— 
(1) activities eligible for assistance under sec-
tions 301, 415, 416, and 426 of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5141, 5182, 5183, 5189d); 
(2) backfill costs for first responders and other 
essential employees who are ill or quarantined; 
(3) increased operating costs for essential gov-
ernment services due to such emergency, including 
costs for implementing continuity plans, and shel-
tering or housing for first responders, emergency 
managers, health providers and other essential em-
ployees; 
(4) costs of providing guidance and information 
to the public and for call centers to disseminate such 
guidance and information; 
(5) costs associated with establishing and oper-
ating virtual services; 
(6) costs for establishing and operating remote 
test sites; 
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(7) training provided specifically in anticipation 
of or in response to the event on which such emer-
gency declaration is predicated; 
(8) personal protective equipment and other 
critical supplies for first responders and other essen-
tial employees; 
(9) medical equipment, regardless of whether 
such equipment is used for emergency or inpatient 
care; 
(10) public health costs, including provision and 
distribution of medicine and medical supplies; 
(11) costs associated with maintaining alternate 
care facilities or related facilities currently inactive 
but related to future needs tied to the ongoing pan-
demic event; 
(12) costs of establishing and operating shelters 
and providing services, including transportation, that 
help alleviate the need of individuals for shelter, in-
cluding individuals transitioning out of detention; 
and 
(13) costs of procuring and distributing food to 
individuals affected by the pandemic through net-
works established by State, local, or Tribal govern-
ments or other organizations, including restaurants 
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and farms, and for the purchase of food directly 
from food producers and farmers. 
(b) APPLICATION
TO SUBSEQUENT MAJOR DIS-
ASTER.—The activities described in subsection (a) may 
also be eligible for assistance under any major disaster de-
clared by the President under section 401 of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 5170) that supersedes the emergency declaration 
described in such subsection. 
(c) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
FOR FUNERAL EX-
PENSES.—For any emergency or major disaster described 
in subsection (a) or subsection (b), the President shall pro-
vide financial assistance to an individual or household to 
meet disaster-related funeral expenses under section 
408(e)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(e)). 
(d) ADVANCED ASSISTANCE.—In order to facilitate 
activities under this section, the Administrator of the Fed-
eral Emergency Management Agency may provide assist-
ance in advance to an eligible applicant if a failure to do 
so would prevent the applicant from carrying out such ac-
tivities. 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to make ineligible any assistance 
that would otherwise be eligible under section 403, 408, 
or 502 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b, 5174, 5192). 
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SEC. 200007. SAFETY UPGRADES IN GSA FACILITIES. 
(a) FACILITY SAFETY UPGRADES.—Not later than 
60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Ad-
ministrator of the General Services Administration shall 
take such actions as are necessary to prevent airborne 
transmission of COVID–19 through air conditioning, 
heating, ventilating, and water systems in facilities owned 
or leased by the General Services Administration to ensure 
safe and healthy indoor environments for Federal employ-
ees. 
(b) PRIORITIES.—Any projects carried out by the Ad-
ministrator to carry out this section shall prioritize indoor 
air and water environmental quality in facilities and en-
ergy-saving building technologies and products. 
SEC. 200008. NON-FEDERAL TENANTS IN GSA FACILITIES. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON REFERRAL TO DEBT COLLEC-
TION AGENCIES.—Administrator of the General Services 
Administration may not refer any non-Federal tenants of 
facilities owned by the Administration to a debt collection 
agency during the national emergency declared by the 
President under the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 
1601 et seq.) relating to COVID–19. 
(b) REPORT ON RENT DEFERRAL REQUESTS.—Not 
later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Administrator of the General Services Administration 
shall submit to Congress a report containing all requests 
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for rent deferrals related to COVID–19 from non-Federal 
tenants of facilities owned by the Administration. 
SEC. 200009. TRANSIT COVID–19 REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For the duration of the national 
emergency declared by the President under the National 
Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) related to the 
pandemic of SARS–CoV–2 or coronavirus disease 2019 
(COVID–19), recipients of funds under section 5307 of 
title 49, United States Code, that serve an urbanized area 
with a population of at least 500,000 individuals and that 
provided a minimum of 20,000,000 unlinked passenger 
trips in the most recent year for which data is available 
shall— 
(1) require each passenger to wear a mask or 
protective face covering while on board a public 
transportation vehicle; 
(2) provide masks or protective face coverings, 
gloves, and hand santizer and wipes with sufficient 
alcohol content to operators, station managers, and 
other employees or contractors whose job respon-
sibilities include interaction with passengers; 
(3) ensure public transportation vehicles oper-
ated by such public transportation provider are 
cleaned, disinfected, and sanitized frequently in ac-
cordance with Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
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vention guidance and ensure that employees or con-
tractors whose job responsibilities involve such clean-
ing, disinfecting, or sanitizing are provided masks or 
protective face coverings and gloves; 
(4) ensure stations and enclosed facilities 
owned, operated, or used by such public transpor-
tation provider, including facilities used for training 
or performance of indoor maintenance, repair, or 
overhaul work, are cleaned, disinfected, and sani-
tized frequently in accordance with Centers for Dis-
ease Control and Prevention guidance and ensure 
that employees or contractors whose job responsibil-
ities include such cleaning, disinfecting, or sanitizing 
are provided masks or other protective face cov-
erings and gloves; and 
(5) establish guidelines, or adhere to applicable 
guidelines, for notifying employees of a confirmed 
COVID–19 diagnosis of an employee of such public 
transportation provider. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The implementation of the 
requirement under subsection (a)(1) shall be carried out 
in a manner determined by the provider of public trans-
portation. 
(c) AVAILABILITY.—If a provider of public transpor-
tation is unable to acquire any of the items needed to com-
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ply with paragraph (2), (3), or (4) of subsection (a) due 
to market unavailability, such provider shall— 
(1) prepare and make public documentation 
demonstrating what actions have been taken to ac-
quire such items; and 
(2) continue efforts to acquire such items until 
they become available. 
SEC. 200010. REGULATION OF ANCHORAGE AND MOVEMENT 
OF VESSELS DURING NATIONAL EMERGENCY. 
Section 70051 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in the section heading by inserting ‘‘or 
public health emergency’’ after ‘‘national 
emergency’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or whenever the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services determines a public 
health emergency exists,’’ after ‘‘international rela-
tions of the United States’’; 
(3) by inserting ‘‘or to ensure the safety of ves-
sels and persons in any port and navigable water-
way,’’ after ‘‘harbor or waters of the United States’’; 
(4) by inserting ‘‘or public health emergency,’’ 
after ‘‘subversive activity’’; and 
(5) by inserting ‘‘or to ensure the safety of ves-
sels and persons in any port and navigable water-
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way,’’ after ‘‘injury to any harbor or waters of the 
United States,’’. 
SEC. 200011. MSP OPERATING VESSELS. 
Notwithstanding part 296 of title 46, Code of Federal 
Regulations, until December 31, 2020, or upon the written 
determination of the Secretary of Transportation until 
June 31, 2021, the operator of a vessel operating such 
vessel under an MSP Operating Agreement (as such term 
is defined in section 296.2 of title 46, Code of Federal 
Regulations)— 
(1) shall not be required to comply with any re-
quirement with respect to operating days (as such 
term is defined in such section) contained in such 
agreement; and 
(2) shall maintain such vessel in a state of 
operational readiness, including through the employ-
ment of the vessel’s crew complement, until the ap-
plicable date. 
SEC. 200012. EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE 
FOR LIBRARY OF CONGRESS SEVERABLE 
SERVICE CONTRACTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding sections 3902(a) 
and 3904(b) of title 41, United States Code, if the per-
formance or delivery of services procured under a sever-
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able service contract of the Library of Congress is delayed 
or otherwise affected by the COVID–19 Pandemic— 
(1) the period for the performance or delivery 
of services under the contract may be extended for 
an additional period not exceeding 12 months; and 
(2) funds shall remain available for obligation 
and expenditure under the contract until the per-
formance or delivery of the services is completed. 
(b) CONTRACTS COVERED.—This section applies with 
respect to contracts for services procured for a period be-
ginning in fiscal year 2019 or fiscal year 2020. 
SEC. 200013. COVERAGE OF COMMUTING EXPENSES UNDER 
AUTHORITY OF ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 
TO MAKE EXPENDITURES IN RESPONSE TO 
EMERGENCIES. 
(a) COVERAGE OF COMMUTING EXPENSES.—Section 
1305(a)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
2010 (2 U.S.C. 1827(a)(2)) is amended by inserting after 
‘‘refreshments,’’ the following: ‘‘transportation and other 
related expenses incurred by employees in commuting be-
tween their residence and their place of employment,’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2020 
and each succeeding fiscal year. 
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SEC. 200014. REPORTS ON SUICIDE AMONG MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMED FORCES DURING THE COVID–19 
PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and monthly 
thereafter through December 31, 2021, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report on suicide among members of the Armed 
Forces during the covered public health emergency. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each report under subsection (a) 
shall include, with respect to the months covered by the 
report, the following: 
(1) Incidents of suicide, attempted suicide, and 
suicidal ideation by a member of the Armed Forces, 
including the reserve components, listed by Armed 
Force. 
(2) The incidents identified under paragraph 
(1) that occurred during a period of active service by 
a member in support of— 
(A) a contingency operation; or 
(B) an operation in response to a covered 
public health emergency. 
(3) With respect to the member involved in 
each incident identified under paragraph (2): 
(A) Gender. 
(B) Age. 
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(C) Rank. 
(D) Method of suicide or attempted sui-
cide. 
(4) Elements of a research agenda for the De-
partment of Defense to establish suicide prevention 
treatment and risk communication for members of 
the Armed Forces that is— 
(A) evidence-based; 
(B) effective; and 
(C) designed to apply to a covered public 
health emergency. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The terms ‘‘active service’’, ‘‘congressional 
defense committees’’, and ‘‘contingency operation’’ 
have the meanings given those terms in section 101 
of title 10, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered public health emer-
gency’’ means the declaration— 
(A) of a public health emergency, based on 
an outbreak of COVID–19, by the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services under section 319 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
247d); or 
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(B) of a domestic emergency, based on an 
outbreak of COVID–19, by the President or the 
Secretary of Homeland Security. 
SEC. 200015. MODIFICATION TO MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT 
REQUIREMENT FOR TEMPORARY INCREASE 
IN MEDICAID FMAP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6008(b)(1) of the Fami-
lies First Coronavirus Response Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d 
note) is amended by inserting ‘‘, or as signed into State 
law on April 15, 2020, and taking effect in State law on 
April 3, 2020’’ after ‘‘January 1, 2020’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. 
Æ 
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