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TITLE III—VICTIMS OF CRIME 
ACT AMENDMENTS 
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Victims of Crime Act 
Fix Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 302. DEPOSITS OF FUNDING INTO THE CRIME VICTIMS 
FUND. 
Section 1402(b) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 
(34 U.S.C. 20101(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) any funds that would otherwise be depos-
ited in the general fund of the Treasury collected as 
pursuant to— 
‘‘(A) a deferred prosecution agreement; or 
‘‘(B) a non-prosecution agreement.’’. 
SEC. 303. WAIVER OF MATCHING REQUIREMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of VOCA, during the COVID–19 emergency period 
and for the period ending one year after the date on which 
such period expires or is terminated, the Attorney General, 
acting through the Director of the Office for Victims of 
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Crime, may not impose any matching requirement as a 
condition of receipt of funds under any program to provide 
assistance to victims of crimes authorized under the Vic-
tims of Crime Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C. 20101 et seq.). 
(b) 
DEFINITION.—In 
this 
section, 
the 
term 
‘‘COVID–19 emergency period’’ means the period begin-
ning on the date on which the President declared a na-
tional emergency under the National Emergencies Act (50 
U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) with respect to the Coronavirus Dis-
ease 2019 (COVID–19) and ending on the date that is 
30 days after the date on which the national emergency 
declaration is terminated. 
(c) APPLICATION.—This section shall apply with re-
spect to— 
(1) applications submitted during the period de-
scribed under subsection (a), including applications 
for which funds will be distributed after such period; 
and 
(2) distributions of funds made during the pe-
riod described under subsection (a), including dis-
tributions made pursuant to applications submitted 
before such period. 
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TITLE IV—JABARA-HEYER NO 
HATE ACT 
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Jabara-Heyer Na-
tional Opposition to Hate, Assault, and Threats to Equal-
ity Act of 2020’’ or the ‘‘Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act’’. 
SEC. 402. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The incidence of violence known as hate 
crimes or crimes motivated by bias poses a serious 
national problem. 
(2) According to data obtained by the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation, the incidence of such vio-
lence increased in 2017, the most recent year for 
which data is available. 
(3) In 1990, Congress enacted the Hate Crime 
Statistics Act (Public Law 101–275; 28 U.S.C. 534 
note) to provide the Federal Government, law en-
forcement agencies, and the public with data regard-
ing the incidence of hate crime. The Hate Crimes 
Statistics Act and the Matthew Shepard and James 
Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (division E of 
Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2835) have enabled 
Federal authorities to understand and, where appro-
priate, investigate and prosecute hate crimes. 
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(4) A more complete understanding of the na-
tional problem posed by hate crime is in the public 
interest and supports the Federal interest in eradi-
cating bias-motivated violence referenced in section 
249(b)(1)(C) of title 18, United States Code. 
(5) However, a complete understanding of the 
national problem posed by hate crimes is hindered 
by incomplete data from Federal, State, and local 
jurisdictions through the Uniform Crime Reports 
program authorized under section 534 of title 28, 
United States Code, and administered by the Fed-
eral Bureau of Investigation. 
(6) Multiple factors contribute to the provision 
of inaccurate and incomplete data regarding the in-
cidence of hate crime through the Uniform Crime 
Reports program. A significant contributing factor is 
the quality and quantity of training that State and 
local law enforcement agencies receive on the identi-
fication and reporting of suspected bias-motivated 
crimes. 
(7) The problem of crimes motivated by bias is 
sufficiently serious, widespread, and interstate in na-
ture as to warrant Federal financial assistance to 
States and local jurisdictions. 
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(8) Federal financial assistance with regard to 
certain violent crimes motivated by bias enables Fed-
eral, State, and local authorities to work together as 
partners in the investigation and prosecution of such 
crimes. 
SEC. 403. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) HATE
CRIME.—The term ‘‘hate crime’’ 
means an act described in section 245, 247, or 249 
of title 18, United States Code, or in section 901 of 
the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3631). 
(2) PRIORITY
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘priority 
agency’’ means— 
(A) a law enforcement agency of a unit of 
local government that serves a population of not 
less than 100,000, as computed by the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation; or 
(B) a law enforcement agency of a unit of 
local government that— 
(i) serves a population of not less than 
50,000 and less than 100,000, as com-
puted by the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion; and 
(ii) has reported no hate crimes 
through the Uniform Crime Reports pro-
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gram in each of the 3 most recent calendar 
years for which such data is available. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 901 of title I of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 (34 U.S.C. 10251). 
(4) UNIFORM
CRIME
REPORTS.—The term 
‘‘Uniform Crime Reports’’ means the reports author-
ized under section 534 of title 28, United States 
Code, and administered by the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation that compile nationwide criminal sta-
tistics for use— 
(A) in law enforcement administration, op-
eration, and management; and 
(B) to assess the nature and type of crime 
in the United States. 
(5) UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—The term 
‘‘unit of local government’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 901 of title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 
U.S.C. 10251). 
SEC. 404. REPORTING OF HATE CRIMES. 
(a) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may 
make grants to States and units of local government 
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to assist the State or unit of local government in im-
plementing the National Incident-Based Reporting 
System, including to train employees in identifying 
and classifying hate crimes in the National Incident- 
Based Reporting System. 
(2) PRIORITY.—In making grants under para-
graph (1), the Attorney General shall give priority to 
States and units of local government with larger 
populations. 
(b) REPORTING.— 
(1) COMPLIANCE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), in each fiscal year beginning 
after the date that is 3 years after the date on 
which a State or unit of local government first 
receives a grant under subsection (a), the State 
or unit of local government shall provide to the 
Attorney General, through the Uniform Crime 
Reporting system, information pertaining to 
hate crimes committed in that jurisdiction dur-
ing the preceding fiscal year. 
(B) EXTENSIONS; WAIVER.—The Attorney 
General— 
(i) may provide a 120-day extension 
to a State or unit of local government that 
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is making good faith efforts to comply with 
subparagraph (A); and 
(ii) shall waive the requirements of 
subparagraph (A) if compliance with that 
subparagraph by a State or unit of local 
government 
would 
be 
unconstitutional 
under the constitution of the State or of 
the State in which the unit of local govern-
ment is located, respectively. 
(2) FAILURE TO COMPLY.—If a State or unit of 
local government that receives a grant under sub-
section (a) fails to substantially comply with para-
graph (1) of this subsection, the State or unit of 
local government shall repay the grant in full, plus 
reasonable interest and penalty charges allowable by 
law or established by the Attorney General. 
SEC. 405. GRANTS FOR STATE-RUN HATE CRIME HOTLINES. 
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall 
make grants to States to create State-run hate 
crime reporting hotlines. 
(2) GRANT
PERIOD.—A grant made under 
paragraph (1) shall be for a period of not more than 
5 years. 
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(b) HOTLINE REQUIREMENTS.—A State shall ensure, 
with respect to a hotline funded by a grant under sub-
section (a), that— 
(1) the hotline directs individuals to— 
(A) law enforcement if appropriate; and 
(B) local support services; 
(2) any personally identifiable information that 
an individual provides to an agency of the State 
through the hotline is not directly or indirectly dis-
closed, without the consent of the individual, to— 
(A) any other agency of that State; 
(B) any other State; 
(C) the Federal Government; or 
(D) any other person or entity; 
(3) the staff members who operate the hotline 
are trained to be knowledgeable about— 
(A) applicable Federal, State, and local 
hate crime laws; and 
(B) local law enforcement resources and 
applicable local support services; and 
(4) the hotline is accessible to— 
(A) individuals with limited English pro-
ficiency, where appropriate; and 
(B) individuals with disabilities. 
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(c) BEST PRACTICES.—The Attorney General shall 
issue guidance to States on best practices for imple-
menting the requirements of subsection (b). 
SEC. 406. INFORMATION COLLECTION BY STATES AND 
UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPLICABLE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘applica-
ble agency’’, with respect to an eligible entity that 
is— 
(A) a State, means— 
(i) a law enforcement agency of the 
State; and 
(ii) a law enforcement agency of a 
unit of local government within the State 
that— 
(I) is a priority agency; and 
(II) receives a subgrant from the 
State under this section; and 
(B) a unit of local government, means a 
law enforcement agency of the unit of local gov-
ernment that is a priority agency. 
(2) COVERED
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘covered 
agency’’ means— 
(A) a State law enforcement agency; or 
(B) a priority agency. 
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(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) a State; or 
(B) a unit of local government that has a 
priority agency. 
(b) GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may 
make grants to eligible entities to assist covered 
agencies within the jurisdiction of the eligible entity 
in conducting law enforcement activities or crime re-
duction programs to prevent, address, or otherwise 
respond to hate crime, particularly as those activities 
or programs relate to reporting hate crimes through 
the Uniform Crime Reports program, including— 
(A) adopting a policy on identifying, inves-
tigating, and reporting hate crimes; 
(B) developing a standardized system of 
collecting, analyzing, and reporting the inci-
dence of hate crime; 
(C) establishing a unit specialized in iden-
tifying, 
investigating, 
and 
reporting 
hate 
crimes; 
(D) engaging in community relations func-
tions related to hate crime prevention and edu-
cation such as— 
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(i) establishing a liaison with formal 
community-based organizations or leaders; 
and 
(ii) conducting public meetings or 
educational forums on the impact of hate 
crimes, services available to hate crime vic-
tims, and the relevant Federal, State, and 
local laws pertaining to hate crimes; and 
(E) providing hate crime trainings for 
agency personnel. 
(2) SUBGRANTS.—A State that receives a grant 
under paragraph (1) may award a subgrant to a pri-
ority agency of a unit of local government within the 
State for the purposes under that paragraph. 
(c) INFORMATION REQUIRED OF STATES AND UNITS 
OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—For each fiscal year in 
which an eligible entity receives a grant under sub-
section (b), the eligible entity shall— 
(A) collect information from each applica-
ble agency summarizing the law enforcement 
activities or crime reduction programs con-
ducted by the agency to prevent, address, or 
otherwise respond to hate crime, particularly as 
those activities or programs relate to reporting 
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hate crimes through the Uniform Crime Re-
ports program; and 
(B) submit to the Attorney General a re-
port containing the information collected under 
subparagraph (A). 
(2) SEMIANNUAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY 
REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In collecting the infor-
mation required under paragraph (1)(A), an eli-
gible entity shall require each applicable agency 
to submit a semiannual report to the eligible 
entity that includes a summary of the law en-
forcement activities or crime reduction pro-
grams conducted by the agency during the re-
porting period to prevent, address, or otherwise 
respond to hate crime, particularly as those ac-
tivities or programs relate to reporting hate 
crimes through the Uniform Crime Reports pro-
gram. 
(B) CONTENTS.—In a report submitted 
under subparagraph (A), a law enforcement 
agency shall, at a minimum, disclose— 
(i) whether the agency has adopted a 
policy on identifying, investigating, and re-
porting hate crimes; 
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(ii) whether the agency has developed 
a standardized system of collecting, ana-
lyzing, and reporting the incidence of hate 
crime; 
(iii) whether the agency has estab-
lished a unit specialized in identifying, in-
vestigating, and reporting hate crimes; 
(iv) whether the agency engages in 
community relations functions related to 
hate crime, such as— 
(I) establishing a liaison with for-
mal community-based organizations or 
leaders; and 
(II) conducting public meetings 
or educational forums on the impact 
of hate crime, services available to 
hate crime victims, and the relevant 
Federal, State, and local laws per-
taining to hate crime; and 
(v) 
the 
number 
of 
hate 
crime 
trainings for agency personnel, including 
the duration of the trainings, conducted by 
the agency during the reporting period. 
(d) COMPLIANCE AND REDIRECTION OF FUNDS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), beginning not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this title, an eligible entity re-
ceiving a grant under subsection (b) shall comply 
with subsection (c). 
(2) EXTENSIONS; WAIVER.—The Attorney Gen-
eral— 
(A) may provide a 120-day extension to an 
eligible entity that is making good faith efforts 
to collect the information required under sub-
section (c); and 
(B) shall waive the requirements of sub-
section (c) for a State or unit of local govern-
ment if compliance with that subsection by the 
State or unit of local government would be un-
constitutional under the constitution of the 
State or of the State in which the unit of local 
government is located, respectively. 
SEC. 407. REQUIREMENTS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. 
(a) INFORMATION COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS; RE-
PORT.—In order to improve the accuracy of data regard-
ing the incidence of hate crime provided through the Uni-
form Crime Reports program, and promote a more com-
plete understanding of the national problem posed by hate 
crime, the Attorney General shall— 
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(1) collect and analyze the information provided 
by States and units of local government under sec-
tion 406 for the purpose of developing policies re-
lated to the provision of accurate data obtained 
under the Hate Crime Statistics Act (Public Law 
101–275; 28 U.S.C. 534 note) by the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation; and 
(2) for each calendar year beginning after the 
date of enactment of this title, publish and submit 
to Congress a report based on the information col-
lected and analyzed under paragraph (1). 
(b) CONTENTS
OF REPORT.—A report submitted 
under subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) a qualitative analysis of the relationship be-
tween— 
(A) the number of hate crimes reported by 
State law enforcement agencies or priority 
agencies through the Uniform Crime Reports 
program; and 
(B) the nature and extent of law enforce-
ment activities or crime reduction programs 
conducted by those agencies to prevent, ad-
dress, or otherwise respond to hate crime; and 
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(2) a quantitative analysis of the number of 
State law enforcement agencies and priority agencies 
that have— 
(A) adopted a policy on identifying, inves-
tigating, and reporting hate crimes; 
(B) developed a standardized system of 
collecting, analyzing, and reporting the inci-
dence of hate crime; 
(C) established a unit specialized in identi-
fying, investigating, and reporting hate crimes; 
(D) engaged in community relations func-
tions related to hate crime, such as— 
(i) establishing a liaison with formal 
community-based organizations or leaders; 
and 
(ii) conducting public meetings or 
educational forums on the impact of hate 
crime, services available to hate crime vic-
tims, and the relevant Federal, State, and 
local laws pertaining to hate crime; and 
(E) conducted hate crime trainings for 
agency personnel during the reporting period, 
including— 
(i) the total number of trainings con-
ducted by each agency; and 
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(ii) the duration of the trainings de-
scribed in clause (i). 
SEC. 408. ALTERNATIVE SENTENCING. 
Section 249 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) SUPERVISED RELEASE.—If a court includes, as 
a part of a sentence of imprisonment imposed for a viola-
tion of subsection (a), a requirement that the defendant 
be placed on a term of supervised release after imprison-
ment under section 3583, the court may order, as an ex-
plicit condition of supervised release, that the defendant 
undertake educational classes or community service di-
rectly related to the community harmed by the defendant’s 
offense.’’. 
TITLE V—BANKRUPTCY 
PROTECTIONS 
SEC. 501. BANKRUPTCY PROTECTIONS. 
(a) BANKRUPTCY
PROTECTIONS
FOR
FEDERAL 
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF PAYMENTS.—Section 541(b) of 
title 11, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (9), in the matter following 
subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or’’; 
(2) in paragraph (10)(C), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
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(3) by inserting after paragraph (10) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(11) payments made under Federal law relat-
ing to the national emergency declared by the Presi-
dent under the National Emergencies Act (50 
U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) with respect to the coronavirus 
disease 2019 (COVID–19).’’. 
(b) PROTECTION AGAINST DISCRIMINATORY TREAT-
MENT OF HOMEOWNERS IN BANKRUPTCY.—Section 525 
of title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(d) A person may not be denied any forbearance, 
assistance, or loan modification relief made available to 
borrowers by a mortgage creditor or servicer because the 
person is or has been a debtor, or has received a discharge, 
in a case under this title.’’. 
(c) INCREASING
THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.— 
Section 522 of title 11, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘$15,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$100,000’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(r) Notwithstanding any other provision of applica-
ble nonbankruptcy law, a debtor in any State may exempt 
from property of the estate the property described in sub-
section (d)(1) not to exceed the value in subsection (d)(1) 
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if the exemption for such property permitted by applicable 
nonbankruptcy law is lower than that amount.’’. 
(d) EFFECT OF MISSED MORTGAGE PAYMENTS ON 
DISCHARGE.—Section 1328 of title 11, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) A debtor shall not be denied a discharge under 
this section because, as of the date of discharge, the debtor 
did not make 6 or fewer payments directly to the holder 
of a debt secured by real property. 
‘‘(j) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), upon 
the debtor’s request, the court shall grant a discharge of 
all debts provided for in the plan that are dischargeable 
under subsection (a) if the debtor— 
‘‘(1) has made payments under a confirmed 
plan for at least 1 year; and 
‘‘(2) is experiencing or has experienced a mate-
rial financial hardship due, directly or indirectly, to 
the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19) pan-
demic.’’. 
(e) EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY FOR CHAPTER 13.—Sec-
tion 109(e) of title 11, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$250,000’’ each place the term 
appears and inserting ‘‘$850,000’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$750,000’’ each place the term 
appears and inserting ‘‘$2,600,000’’. 
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(f) EXTENDED CURE PERIOD FOR HOMEOWNERS 
HARMED BY COVID–19 PANDEMIC.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 13 of title 11, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end thereof the following: 
‘‘§ 1331. Special provisions related to COVID–19 pan-
demic 
‘‘(a) Notwithstanding subsections (b)(2) and (d) of 
section 1322, if the debtor is experiencing or has experi-
enced a material financial hardship due, directly or indi-
rectly, to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19) pan-
demic, a plan may provide for the curing of any default 
within a reasonable time, not to exceed 7 years after the 
time that the first payment under the original confirmed 
plan was due, and maintenance of payments while the case 
is pending on any unsecured claim or secured claim on 
which the last payment is due after the expiration of such 
time. Any such plan provision shall not affect the applica-
ble commitment period under section 1325(b). 
‘‘(b) For purposes of sections 1328(a) and 1328(b), 
any cure or maintenance payments under subsection (a) 
that are made after the end of the period during which 
the plan provides for payments (other than payments 
under subsection (a)) shall not be treated as payments 
under the plan. 
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‘‘(c) Notwithstanding section 1329(c), a plan modi-
fied under section 1329 at the debtor’s request may pro-
vide for cure or maintenance payments under subsection 
(a) over a period that is not longer than 7 years after 
the time that the first payment under the original con-
firmed plan was due. 
‘‘(d) Notwithstanding section 362(c)(2), during the 
period after the debtor receives a discharge and the period 
during which the plan provides for the cure of any default 
and maintenance of payments under the plan, section 
362(a) shall apply to the holder of a claim for which a 
default is cured and payments are maintained under sub-
section (a) and to any property securing such claim. 
‘‘(e) Notwithstanding section 1301(a)(2), the stay of 
section 1301(a) terminates upon the granting of a dis-
charge under section 1328 with respect to all creditors 
other than the holder of a claim for which a default is 
cured and payments are maintained under subsection 
(a).’’. 
(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of sec-
tions of chapter 13, title 11, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following: 
‘‘Sec. 1331. Special provisions related to COVID–19 Pandemic.’’. 
(3) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by 
this paragraph shall apply only to any case under 
title 11, United States Code, commenced before 3 
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DIVISION U—OTHER MATTERS 
TITLE 
I—PRESUMPTION 
OF 
SERVICE CONNECTION FOR 
CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 
SEC. 101. PRESUMPTIONS OF SERVICE-CONNECTION FOR 
MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES WHO CON-
TRACT CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 UNDER 
CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter VI of chapter 11 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1164. 
Presumptions 
of 
service-connection 
for 
Coronavirus Disease 2019 
‘‘(a) PRESUMPTIONS GENERALLY.—(1) For purposes 
of laws administered by the Secretary and subject to sec-
tion 1113 of this title, if symptoms of Coronavirus Disease 
2019 (in this section referred to as ‘COVID–19’) de-
scribed in subsection (d) manifest within one of the mani-
festation periods described in paragraph (2) in an indi-
vidual who served in a qualifying period of duty described 
in subsection (b)— 
‘‘(A) infection with severe acute respiratory 
syndrome coronavirus 2 (in this section referred to 
as ‘SARS–CoV–2’) shall be presumed to have oc-
curred during the qualifying period of duty; 
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‘‘(B) COVID–19 shall be presumed to have 
been incurred during the qualifying period of duty; 
and 
‘‘(C) if the individual becomes disabled or dies 
as a result of COVID–19, it shall be presumed that 
the individual became disabled or died during the 
qualifying period of duty for purposes of establishing 
that the individual served in the active military, 
naval, or air service. 
‘‘(2)(A) The manifestation periods described in this 
paragraph are the following: 
‘‘(i) During a qualifying period of duty de-
scribed in subsection (b), if that period of duty was 
more than 48 continuous hours in duration. 
‘‘(ii) Within 14 days after the individual’s com-
pletion of a qualifying period of duty described in 
subsection (b). 
‘‘(iii) An additional period prescribed under 
subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B)(i) If the Secretary determines that a manifesta-
tion period of more than 14 days after completion of a 
qualifying period of service is appropriate for the presump-
tions under paragraph (1), the Secretary may prescribe 
that additional period by regulation. 
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‘‘(ii) A determination under clause (i) shall be made 
in consultation with the Director of the Centers for Dis-
ease Control and Prevention. 
‘‘(b) QUALIFYING PERIOD OF DUTY DESCRIBED.— 
A qualifying period of duty described in this subsection 
is a period of— 
‘‘(1) active duty; or 
‘‘(2) the following duty or training not covered 
by paragraph (1) performed under orders issued on 
or after March 13, 2020, during the national emer-
gency declared by the President under the National 
Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.): 
‘‘(A) Training duty under title 10. 
‘‘(B) Full-time National Guard duty (as 
defined in section 101 of title 10). 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION OF PRESUMPTIONS FOR TRAINING 
DUTY.—When, pursuant to subsection (a), COVID–19 is 
presumed to have been incurred during a qualifying period 
of duty described in subsection (b)(2)— 
‘‘(1) COVID–19 shall be deemed to have been 
incurred in the line of duty during a period of active 
military, naval, or air service; and 
‘‘(2) where entitlement to benefits under this 
title is predicated on the individual who was disabled 
or died being a veteran, benefits for disability or 
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death resulting from COVID–19 as described in sub-
section (a) shall be paid or furnished as if the indi-
vidual was a veteran, without regard to whether the 
period of duty would constitute active military, 
naval, or air service under section 101 of this title. 
‘‘(d) SYMPTOMS OF COVID–19.—For purposes of 
subsection (a), symptoms of COVID–19 are those symp-
toms that competent medical evidence demonstrates are 
experienced by an individual affected and directly related 
to COVID–19. 
‘‘(e) MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS AND OPINIONS.—If 
there is a question of whether the symptoms experienced 
by an individual described in paragraph (1) of subsection 
(a) during a manifestation period described in paragraph 
(2) of such subsection are attributable to COVID–19 re-
sulting from infection with SARS–CoV–2 during the 
qualifying period of duty, in determining whether a med-
ical examination or medical opinion is necessary to make 
a decision on the claim within the meaning of section 
5103A(d) of this title, a qualifying period of duty de-
scribed in subsection (b) of this section shall be treated 
as if it were active military, naval, or air service for pur-
poses of section 5103A(d)(2)(B) of this title.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item: 
‘‘1164. Presumptions of service-connection for Coronavirus Disease 2019.’’. 
TITLE II—CORONAVIRUS RELIEF 
FUND AMENDMENTS 
SEC. 201. CONGRESSIONAL INTENT RELATING TO TRIBAL 
GOVERNMENTS ELIGIBLE FOR CORONAVIRUS 
RELIEF FUND PAYMENTS. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section and the 
amendments made by subsection (b) is to clarify the intent 
of Congress that only Federally recognized Tribal govern-
ments are eligible for payments from the Coronavirus Re-
lief Fund established in section 601 of the Social Security 
Act, as added by section 5001(a) of the Coronavirus Aid, 
Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116–136). 
(b) ELIGIBLE TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.—Effective as 
if included in the enactment of the Coronavirus Aid, Re-
lief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116–136), 
section 601 of the Social Security Act, as added by section 
5001(a) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Se-
curity Act, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(7), by striking ‘‘Indian 
Tribes’’ and inserting ‘‘Tribal governments’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1); 
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(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(2) 
through (5) as paragraphs (1) through (4), re-
spectively; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (4) (as redesig-
nated by subparagraph (B)) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(4) TRIBAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘Tribal 
government’ means the recognized governing body of 
any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, 
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).’’. 
(c) RULES RELATING TO PAYMENTS MADE BEFORE 
THE DATE OF ENACTMENT OF THIS ACT.— 
(1) PAYMENTS
MADE
TO
INELIGIBLE
ENTI-
TIES.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall require 
any entity that was not eligible to receive a payment 
from the amount set aside for fiscal year 2020 
under subsection (a)(2)(B) of section 601 of the So-
cial Security Act, as added by section 5001(a) of the 
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act 
(Public Law 116–136) and after the application of 
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the amendments made by subsection (a) clarifying 
congressional intent relating to eligibility for such a 
payment, to return the full payment to the Depart-
ment. 
(2) DISTRIBUTION
OF
PAYMENTS
RETURNED 
BY
INELIGIBLE
ENTITIES.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall distribute payments returned under 
paragraph (1), without further appropriation or fis-
cal year limitation and not later than 7 days after 
receiving any returned funds as required under 
paragraph (1) to Tribal governments eligible for 
payments under such section 601 of the Social Secu-
rity Act, as amended by subsection (a), in accord-
ance with subsection (c)(7) of such Act. 
(3) LIMITATION
ON
SECRETARIAL
AUTHOR-
ITY.—The Secretary of the Treasury is prohibited 
from requiring an entity that is eligible for a pay-
ment from the amount set aside for fiscal year 2020 
under subsection (a)(2)(B) of section 601 of the So-
cial Security Act, as amended by subsection(a), and 
that received a payment before the date of enact-
ment of this Act, from requiring the entity to return 
all or part of the payment except to the extent au-
thorized under section 601(f) of such Act in the case 
of a determination by the Inspector General of the 
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Department of the Treasury that the Tribal govern-
ment failed to comply with the use of funds require-
ments of section 601(d) of such Act. 
SEC. 202. REDISTRIBUTION OF AMOUNTS RECOVERED OR 
RECOUPED FROM PAYMENTS FOR TRIBAL 
GOVERNMENTS; 
REPORTING 
REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
Effective as if included in the enactment of the 
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Pub-
lic Law 116–136), section 601(c)(7) of the Social Security 
Act, as added by section 5001(a) of the Coronavirus Aid, 
Relief, and Economic Security Act, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘From the amount’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—From the amount’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) REDISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(i) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out 
the requirement under subparagraph (A) 
to ensure that all amounts available under 
subsection (a)(2)(B) for fiscal year 2020 
are distributed to Tribal governments, the 
Secretary of the Treasury shall redistribute 
any amounts from payments for Tribal 
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governments that are recovered through 
recoupment activities carried out by the 
Inspector General of the Department of 
the Treasury under subsection (f), without 
further appropriation, using a procedure 
and methodology determined by the Sec-
retary in consultation with Tribal govern-
ments, to Tribal Governments that apply 
for payments from such amounts. 
‘‘(ii) REPAYMENT.—In carrying out 
the recoupment activities by the Inspector 
General of the Department of the Treasury 
under subsection (f), the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall not impose any additional 
fees, penalties, or interest payments on 
Tribal governments associated with any 
amounts that are recovered. 
‘‘(C) DISCLOSURE
AND
REPORTING
RE-
QUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) DISCLOSURE OF FUNDING FOR-
MULA
AND
METHODOLOGY.—Not later 
than 24 hours before any payments for 
Tribal governments are distributed by the 
Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to the 
requirements under subparagraph (A) and 
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subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall pub-
lish on the website of the Department of 
the Treasury— 
‘‘(I) a detailed description of the 
funding allocation formula; and 
‘‘(II) a detailed description of the 
procedure and methodology used to 
determine the funding allocation for-
mula. 
‘‘(ii) REPORT
ON
FUND
DISTRIBU-
TION.—No later than 7 days after pay-
ments for Tribal governments are distrib-
uted by the Secretary of the Treasury pur-
suant to the requirements under subpara-
graph (A) or subparagraph (B), the Sec-
retary shall publish on the website of the 
Department of the Treasury the date and 
amount of all fund disbursements, broken 
down by individual Tribal government re-
cipient.’’. 
SEC. 203. USE OF RELIEF FUNDS. 
Effective as if included in the Coronavirus, Aid, Re-
lief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116–136), 
section 601 of the Social Security Act, as added by section 
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5001(a) of such Act, is amended by striking subsection 
(d) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—A State, Tribal government, 
and unit of local government shall use the funds provided 
under a payment made under this section to 
‘‘(1) cover only those costs of the State, Tribal 
government, or unit of local government that— 
‘‘(A) Are necessary expenditures incurred 
due to the public health emergency with respect 
to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19); 
‘‘(B) were not accounted for in the budget 
most recently approved as of the date of enact-
ment of this section for the State or govern-
ment; and 
‘‘(C) were incurred during the period that 
begins on January 31, 2020, and ends on De-
cember 31, 2021; or 
‘‘(2) Replace lost, delayed, or decreased reve-
nues, stemming from the public health emergency 
with respect to the coronavirus disease (COVID– 
19).’’. 
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TITLE III—ENERGY AND 
ENVIRONMENT PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. HOME ENERGY AND WATER SERVICE CON-
TINUITY. 
Any entity receiving financial assistance pursuant to 
any division of this Act shall, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, establish or maintain in effect policies to ensure 
that no home energy service or public water system service 
to a residential customer, which is provided or regulated 
by such entity, is or remains disconnected or interrupted 
during the emergency period described in section 
1135(g)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act because of non-
payment, and all reconnections of such public water sys-
tem service are conducted in a manner that minimizes risk 
to the health of individuals receiving such service. For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘‘home energy service’’ 
means a service to provide home energy, as such term is 
defined in section 2603 of the Low-Income Home Energy 
Assistance Act of 1981, or service provided by an electric 
utility, as such term is defined in section 3 of the Public 
Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, and the term 
‘‘public water system’’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 1401 of the Safe Drinking Water Act. Nothing 
in this section shall be construed to require forgiveness 
of any debt incurred or owed to an entity or to absolve 
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an individual of any obligation to an entity for service, 
nor to preempt any State or local law or regulation gov-
erning entities that provide such services to residential 
customers. 
SEC. 302. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GRANT PROGRAMS. 
(a) ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GRANTS.—The Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall 
continue to carry out— 
(1) the Environmental Justice Small Grants 
Program and the Environmental Justice Collabo-
rative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement Pro-
gram, as those programs are in existence on the date 
of enactment of this Act; and 
(2) the Community Action for a Renewed Envi-
ronment grant programs I and II, as in existence on 
January 1, 2012. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS FOR GRANTS IN RESPONSE TO 
COVID–19 PANDEMIC.—With respect to amounts appro-
priated by division A of this Act that are available to carry 
out the programs described in subsection (a), the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency may only 
award grants under such programs for projects that will 
investigate or address the disproportionate impacts of the 
COVID–19 pandemic in environmental justice commu-
nities. 
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(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out the programs 
described in subsection (a) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 
2021, and such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal 
year thereafter. 
(d) DISTRIBUTION.—Not later than 30 days after 
amounts are made available pursuant to subsection (c), 
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy shall make awards of grants under each of the pro-
grams described in subsection (a). 
SEC. 303. LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLD DRINKING WATER AND 
WASTEWATER ASSISTANCE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $1,500,000,000 to the Sec-
retary to carry out this section. 
(b) LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLD DRINKING WATER 
AND WASTEWATER ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 
make grants to States and Indian Tribes to assist low- 
income households, particularly those with the lowest in-
comes, that pay a high proportion of household income 
for drinking water and wastewater services, by providing 
funds to owners or operators of public water systems or 
treatment works to reduce rates charged to such house-
holds for such services. 
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(c) NONDUPLICATION OF EFFORT.—In carrying out 
this section, the Secretary, States, and Indian Tribes, as 
applicable, shall, as appropriate and to the extent prac-
ticable, use existing processes, procedures, policies, and 
systems in place to provide assistance to low-income 
households, including by using existing application and ap-
proval processes. 
(d) ALLOTMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Secretary shall allot amounts appro-
priated pursuant to this section to a State or Indian 
Tribe based on the following: 
(A) The percentage of households in the 
State, or under the jurisdiction of the Indian 
Tribe, with income equal to or less than 150 
percent of the Federal poverty line. 
(B) The percentage of such households in 
the State, or under the jurisdiction of the In-
dian Tribe, that spend more than 30 percent of 
monthly income on housing. 
(C) The extent to which the State or In-
dian Tribe has been affected by the public 
health emergency, including the rate of trans-
mission of COVID–19 in the State or area over 
which the Indian Tribe has jurisdiction, the 
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number of COVID–19 cases compared to the 
national average, and economic disruptions re-
sulting from the public health emergency. 
(2) RESERVED FUNDS.—The Secretary shall re-
serve not more than 10 percent of the amounts ap-
propriated pursuant to this section for allotment to 
States and Indian Tribes based on the economic dis-
ruptions to the States and Indian Tribes resulting 
from the emergency described in the emergency dec-
laration 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)), during the period covered by such 
emergency declaration and any subsequent major 
disaster declaration under section 401 of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5170) that supersedes such emergency 
declaration. 
(e) DETERMINATION
OF
LOW-INCOME
HOUSE-
HOLDS.— 
(1) MINIMUM DEFINITION OF LOW-INCOME.—In 
determining whether a household is considered low- 
income for the purposes of this section, a State or 
Indian Tribe— 
(A) shall ensure that, at a minimum— 
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(i) all households with income equal to 
or less than 150 percent of the Federal 
poverty line are included as low-income 
households; and 
(ii) all households with income equal 
to or less than 60 percent of the State me-
dian income are included as low-income 
households; 
(B) may include households that have been 
adversely economically affected by job loss or 
severe income loss related to the public health 
emergency; and 
(C) may include other households, includ-
ing households in which 1 or more individuals 
are receiving— 
(i) assistance under the State pro-
gram funded under part A of title IV of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et 
seq.); 
(ii) supplemental security income pay-
ments under title XVI of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.); 
(iii) supplemental nutrition assistance 
program benefits under the Food and Nu-
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trition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et 
seq.); or 
(iv) payments under section 1315, 
1521, 1541, or 1542 of title 38, United 
States Code, or under section 306 of the 
Veterans’ and Survivors’ Pension Improve-
ment Act of 1978. 
(2) HOUSEHOLD
DOCUMENTATION
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—States and Indian Tribes shall— 
(A) to the maximum extent practicable, 
seek to limit the income history documentation 
requirements for determining whether a house-
hold is considered low-income for the purposes 
of this section; and 
(B) for the purposes of income eligibility, 
accept proof of job loss or severe income loss 
dated after February 29, 2020, such as a layoff 
or furlough notice or verification of application 
of unemployment benefits, as sufficient to dem-
onstrate lack of income for an individual or 
household. 
(f) APPLICATIONS.—Each State or Indian Tribe de-
siring to receive a grant under this section shall submit 
an application to the Secretary, in such form as the Sec-
retary shall require. 
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(g) UTILITY RESPONSIBILITIES.—Owners or opera-
tors of public water systems or treatment works receiving 
funds pursuant to this section for the purposes of reducing 
rates charged to low-income households for service shall— 
(1) conduct outreach activities designed to en-
sure that such households are made aware of the 
rate assistance available pursuant to this section; 
(2) charge such households, in the normal bill-
ing process, not more than the difference between 
the actual cost of the service provided and the 
amount of the payment made by the State or Indian 
Tribe pursuant to this section; and 
(3) within 45 days of providing assistance to a 
household pursuant to this section, notify in writing 
such household of the amount of such assistance. 
(h) STATE AGREEMENTS WITH DRINKING WATER 
AND WASTEWATER PROVIDERS.—To the maximum extent 
practicable, a State that receives a grant under this sec-
tion shall enter into agreements with owners and operators 
of public water systems, owners and operators of treat-
ment works, municipalities, nonprofit organizations asso-
ciated with providing drinking water, wastewater, and 
other social services to rural and small communities, and 
Indian Tribes, to assist in identifying low-income house-
holds and to carry out this section. 
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(i) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—A State or Indian 
Tribe that receives a grant under this section may use up 
to 8 percent of the granted amounts for administrative 
costs. 
(j) FEDERAL AGENCY COORDINATION.—In carrying 
out this section, the Secretary shall coordinate with the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
and consult with other Federal agencies with authority 
over the provision of drinking water and wastewater serv-
ices. 
(k) AUDITS.—The Secretary shall require each State 
and Indian Tribe receiving a grant under this section to 
undertake periodic audits and evaluations of expenditures 
made by such State or Indian Tribe pursuant to this sec-
tion. 
(l) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall 
submit to Congress a report on the results of activities 
carried out pursuant to this section— 
(1) not later than 1 year after the date of en-
actment of this section; and 
(2) upon disbursement of all funds appropriated 
pursuant to this section. 
(m) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
means any Indian Tribe, band, group, or community 
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recognized by the Secretary of the Interior and exer-
cising governmental authority over a Federal Indian 
reservation. 
(2) MUNICIPALITY.—The term ‘‘municipality’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 502 of 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1362). 
(3) PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.—The term 
‘‘public health emergency’’ means the public health 
emergency described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b–5). 
(4) PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘public 
water system’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 1401 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300f). 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means a State, 
the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States, 
Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands. 
(7) TREATMENT WORKS.—The term ‘‘treatment 
works’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
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212 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1292). 
SEC. 304. HOME WATER SERVICE CONTINUITY. 
(a) CONTINUITY OF SERVICE.—Any entity receiving 
financial assistance under division A of this Act shall, to 
the maximum extent practicable, establish or maintain in 
effect policies to ensure that, with respect to any service 
provided by a public water system or treatment works to 
an occupied residence, which service is provided or regu-
lated by such entity— 
(1) no such service is or remains disconnected 
or interrupted during the emergency period because 
of nonpayment; 
(2) all reconnections of such service are con-
ducted in a manner that minimizes risk to the health 
of individuals receiving such service; and 
(3) no fees for late payment of bills for such 
service are charged or accrue during the emergency 
period. 
(b) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section shall be con-
strued to require forgiveness of outstanding debt owed to 
an entity or to absolve an individual of any obligation to 
an entity for service. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) EMERGENCY
PERIOD.—The term ‘‘emer-
gency period’’ means the emergency period described 
in section 1135(g)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1320b–5). 
(2) PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘public 
water system’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 1401 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300f). 
(3) TREATMENT WORKS.—The term ‘‘treatment 
works’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
212 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1292). 
TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS 
MATTERS 
SEC. 401. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATION. 
(a) Section 4002 of the CARES Act (Public Law 
116–136; 15 U.S.C. 9041) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(13) BUSINESSES CRITICAL TO MAINTAINING 
NATIONAL SECURITY.—The term ‘businesses critical 
to maintaining national security’ includes businesses 
that manufacture and produce aerospace-related 
products, civil or defense, including those that de-
sign, integrate, assemble, supply, maintain and re-
pair such products, and other businesses as further 
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defined by the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transpor-
tation. For purposes of the preceding sentence, aero-
space-related products include, but are not limited 
to, components, parts, or systems of aircraft, air-
craft engines, or appliances for inclusion in an air-
craft, aircraft engine, or appliance.’’. 
SEC. 402. TRADE OF INJURIOUS SPECIES AND SPECIES 
THAT POSE A RISK TO HUMAN HEALTH. 
Section 42 of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘or any interstate 
transport between States within the conti-
nental United States,’’ after ‘‘shipment be-
tween the continental United States, the 
District of Columbia, Hawaii, the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico, or any posses-
sion of the United States,’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘to be injurious to 
human beings, to the interests of agri-
culture’’ and inserting ‘‘to be injurious to 
or to transmit a pathogen that can cause 
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disease in humans, to be injurious to the 
interests of agriculture’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) In the case of an emergency posing a sig-
nificant risk to the health of humans, the Secretary 
of the Interior may designate a species by interim 
final rule. At the time of publication of the regula-
tion in the Federal Register, the Secretary shall 
publish therein detailed reasons why such regulation 
is necessary, and in the case that such regulation 
applies to a native species, the Secretary shall give 
actual notice of such regulation to the State agency 
in each State in which such species is believed to 
occur. Any regulation promulgated under the au-
thority of this paragraph shall cease to have force 
and effect at the close of the 365-day period fol-
lowing the date of publication unless, during such 
365-day period, the rulemaking procedures which 
would apply to such regulation without regard to 
this paragraph are complied with. If at any time 
after issuing an emergency regulation the Secretary 
determines, on the basis of the best appropriate data 
available to the Secretary, that substantial evidence 
does not exist to warrant such regulation, the Sec-
retary shall withdraw it. 
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‘‘(7) Not more than 90 days after receiving a 
petition of an interested person under section 553(e) 
of title 5, United States Code, to determine that a 
species is injurious under this section, the Secretary 
of the Interior shall determine whether such petition 
has scientific merit. If the Secretary determines a 
petition has scientific merit, such Secretary shall 
make a determination regarding such petition not 
more than 12 months after the date such Secretary 
received such petition.’’; and 
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) Any person who knowingly imports, ships, or 
transports any species in violation of subsection (a) of this 
section and who reasonably should have known that the 
species at issue in such violation is a species listed in sub-
section (a) of this section, or in any regulation issued pur-
suant thereto, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned 
not more than six months, or both.’’. 
SEC. 403. RESCISSION OF FUNDS. 
Of the unobligated balances available under section 
4027 of division A of the CARES Act (Public Law 116– 
136), $146,000,000,000 is hereby permanently rescinded. 
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