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(1) IN GENERAL.—Each individual or entity that receives 
assistance under this section for a project shall submit to the 
Under Secretary periodic reports (at such intervals as the 
Under Secretary may require) that include all information that 
the Under Secretary, after consultation with other government 
officials, determines is necessary to evaluate the progress and 
success of the project for the purposes of ensuring positive 
results, assessing problems, and fostering improvements. 
(2) AVAILABILITY TO THE PUBLIC.—Reports under paragraph 
(1) shall be made available to the public in a timely manner. 
SEC. 202. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the Under Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
of Representatives a report on the results and effectiveness of 
projects receiving assistance provided under this title. 
SEC. 203. FUNDING. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Under Secretary to carry out this title 
$50,000,000 (of which not less than $40,000,000 shall be for 
innovative gear deployment and technology) for each of fiscal 
years 2023 through 2032. 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of the amounts authorized 
to be appropriated under this subsection for a fiscal year, 
the Under Secretary may expend not more than 5 percent, 
or up to $80,000, whichever is greater, to pay the administrative 
expenses necessary to carry out this title. 
(b) ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF DONATIONS.—The Under Secretary 
may accept, receive, solicit, hold, administer, and use any gift, 
devise, or bequest, consistent with policy of the Department of 
Commerce in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, to provide 
assistance under section 201. 
TITLE III—CONTINUOUS PLANKTON 
RECORDER 
SEC. 301. SURVEY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and on an ongoing basis thereafter, the 
Secretary of Commerce shall conduct a Continuous Plankton 
Recorder survey. 
(b) REQUIRED ELEMENTS.—For the purpose of conducting the 
survey required under subsection (a), the Northeast Fisheries 
Science Center shall— 
(1) to the extent possible, utilize the resources of and 
partner with, on a volunteer basis, research institutions, non-
profit organizations, commercial vessels, and other Federal 
agencies; 
(2) in as short a time as possible, ensure relevant survey 
samples and results are analyzed, stored, archived, and made 
publicly available;
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(3) prioritize the collection of plankton samples and data 
that inform the conservation of North Atlantic right whales; 
and 
(4) to the extent practicable, coordinate with the Govern-
ment of Canada to develop a transboundary understanding 
of plankton abundance and distribution. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry out this sec-
tion there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
Commerce $300,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2032, 
which shall be derived from existing funds otherwise appropriated 
to the Secretary. 
DIVISION KK—PUMP FOR NURSING 
MOTHERS ACT 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Providing Urgent Maternal 
Protections for Nursing Mothers Act’’ or the ‘‘PUMP for Nursing 
Mothers Act’’. 
SEC. 102. BREASTFEEDING ACCOMMODATIONS IN THE WORKPLACE. 
(a) EXPANDING EMPLOYEE ACCESS TO BREAK TIME AND SPACE.— 
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) 
is amended— 
(1) in section 7 (29 U.S.C. 207), by striking subsection 
(r); and 
(2) by inserting after section 18C (29 U.S.C. 218c) the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 18D. BREASTFEEDING ACCOMMODATIONS IN THE WORKPLACE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An employer shall provide— 
‘‘(1) a reasonable break time for an employee to express 
breast milk for such employee’s nursing child for 1 year after 
the child’s birth each time such employee has need to express 
the milk; and 
‘‘(2) a place, other than a bathroom, that is shielded from 
view and free from intrusion from coworkers and the public, 
which may be used by an employee to express breast milk. 
‘‘(b) COMPENSATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), an employer 
shall not be required to compensate an employee receiving 
reasonable break time under subsection (a)(1) for any time 
spent during the workday for such purpose unless otherwise 
required by Federal or State law or municipal ordinance. 
‘‘(2) RELIEF FROM DUTIES.—Break time provided under sub-
section (a)(1) shall be considered hours worked if the employee 
is not completely relieved from duty during the entirety of 
such break. 
‘‘(c) EXEMPTION
FOR SMALL EMPLOYERS.—An employer that 
employs less than 50 employees shall not be subject to the require-
ments of this section, if such requirements would impose an undue 
hardship by causing the employer significant difficulty or expense 
when considered in relation to the size, financial resources, nature, 
or structure of the employer’s business. 
‘‘(d) EXEMPTION FOR CREWMEMBERS OF AIR CARRIERS.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An employer that is an air carrier shall 
not be subject to the requirements of this section with respect 
to an employee of such air carrier who is a crewmember 
‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) AIR
CARRIER.—The term ‘air carrier’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 40102 of title 49, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(B) CREWMEMBER.—The term ‘crewmember’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 1.1 of title 14, Code 
of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations). 
‘‘(e) APPLICABILITY TO RAIL CARRIERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
an employer that is a rail carrier shall be subject to the require-
ments of this section. 
‘‘(2) CERTAIN EMPLOYEES.—An employer that is a rail car-
rier shall be subject to the requirements of this section with 
respect to an employee of such rail carrier who is a member 
of a train crew involved in the movement of a locomotive 
or rolling stock or who is an employee who maintains the 
right of way, provided that compliance with the requirements 
of this section does not— 
‘‘(A) require the employer to incur significant expense, 
such as through the addition of such a member of a train 
crew in response to providing a break described in sub-
section (a)(1) to another such member of a train crew, 
removal or retrofitting of seats, or the modification or retro-
fitting of a locomotive or rolling stock; or 
‘‘(B) result in unsafe conditions for an individual who 
is an employee who maintains the right of way. 
‘‘(3) SIGNIFICANT
EXPENSE.—For purposes of paragraph 
(2)(A), it shall not be considered a significant expense to modify 
or retrofit a locomotive or rolling stock by installing a curtain 
or other screening protection. 
‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) EMPLOYEE WHO MAINTAINS THE RIGHT OF WAY.— 
The term ‘employee who maintains the right of way’ means 
an employee who is a safety-related railroad employee 
described in section 20102(4)(C) of title 49, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(B) RAIL CARRIER.—The term ‘rail carrier’ means an 
employer described in section 13(b)(2). 
‘‘(C) TRAIN
CREW.—The term ‘train crew’ has the 
meaning given such term as used in chapter II of subtitle 
B of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 
regulations). 
‘‘(f) APPLICABILITY TO MOTORCOACH SERVICES OPERATORS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
an employer that is a motorcoach services operator shall be 
subject to the requirements of this section. 
‘‘(2) EMPLOYEES WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THE MOVEMENT OF 
A MOTORCOACH.—An employer that is a motorcoach services 
operator shall be subject to the requirements of this section 
with respect to an employee of such motorcoach services oper-
ator who is involved in the movement of a motorcoach provided 
that compliance with the requirements of this section does 
not—
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‘‘(A) require the employer to incur significant expense, 
such as through the removal or retrofitting of seats, the 
modification or retrofitting of a motorcoach, or unscheduled 
stops; or 
‘‘(B) result in unsafe conditions for an employee of 
a motorcoach services operator or a passenger of a motor-
coach. 
‘‘(3) SIGNIFICANT
EXPENSE.—For purposes of paragraph 
(2)(A), it shall not be considered a significant expense— 
‘‘(A) to modify or retrofit a motorcoach by installing 
a curtain or other screening protection if an employee 
requests such a curtain or other screening protection; or 
‘‘(B) for an employee to use scheduled stop time to 
express breast milk. 
‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) MOTORCOACH; MOTORCOACH SERVICES.—The terms 
‘motorcoach’ and ‘motorcoach services’ have the meanings 
given the terms in section 32702 of the Motorcoach 
Enhanced Safety Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 31136 note). 
‘‘(B) MOTORCOACH
SERVICES
OPERATOR.—The term 
‘motorcoach services operator’ means an entity that offers 
motorcoach services. 
‘‘(g) NOTIFICATION PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
before commencing an action under section 16(b) for a violation 
of subsection (a)(2), an employee shall— 
‘‘(A) notify the employer of such employee of the failure 
to provide the place described in such subsection; and 
‘‘(B) provide the employer with 10 days after such 
notification to come into compliance with such subsection 
with respect to the employee. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply in a case 
in which— 
‘‘(A) the employee has been discharged because the 
employee— 
‘‘(i) has made a request for the break time or 
place described in subsection (a); or 
‘‘(ii) has opposed any employer conduct related to 
this section; or 
‘‘(B) the employer has indicated that the employer has 
no intention of providing the place described in subsection 
(a)(2). 
‘‘(h) INTERACTION WITH STATE AND FEDERAL LAW.— 
‘‘(1) LAWS
PROVIDING
GREATER
PROTECTION.—Nothing in 
this section shall preempt a State law or municipal ordinance 
that provides greater protections to employees than the protec-
tions provided for under this section. 
‘‘(2) NO
EFFECT
ON
TITLE
PREEMPTION.—This section 
shall have no effect on the preemption of a State law or munic-
ipal ordinance that is preempted under subtitle IV, V, or VII 
of title 49, United States Code.’’. 
(b) CLARIFYING REMEDIES.—The Fair Labor Standards Act of 
1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 15(a) (29 U.S.C. 215(a))— 
(A) by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
(5) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(6) to violate any of the provisions of section 18D.’’; and 
(2) in section 16(b) (29 U.S.C. 216(b)), by striking ‘‘15(a)(3)’’ 
each place the term appears and inserting ‘‘15(a)(3) or 18D’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZING EMPLOYEES TO TEMPORARILY OBSCURE THE 
FIELD OF VIEW OF AN IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE ON A LOCOMOTIVE 
OR ROLLING STOCK WHILE EXPRESSING BREAST MILK.—Section 
20168(f) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘A railroad carrier’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
a railroad carrier’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) TEMPORARILY OBSCURING FIELD OF VIEW OF AN IMAGE 
RECORDING DEVICE WHILE EXPRESSING BREAST MILK.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of expressing breast 
milk, an employee may temporarily obscure the field of 
view of an image recording device required under this 
section if the passenger train on which such device is 
installed is not in motion. 
‘‘(B) RESUMING OPERATION.—The crew of a passenger 
train on which an image recording device has been obscured 
pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall ensure that such image 
recording device is no longer obscured immediately after 
the employee has finished expressing breast milk and 
before resuming operation of the passenger train.’’. 
SEC. 103. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) EXPANDING ACCESS.—The amendments made by section 
102(a) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) REMEDIES AND CLARIFICATION.—The amendments made by 
section 102(b) shall take effect on the date that is 120 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
(c) AUTHORIZING EMPLOYEES TO TEMPORARILY OBSCURE THE 
FIELD OF VIEW OF AN IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE ON A LOCOMOTIVE 
OR ROLLING STOCK WHILE EXPRESSING BREAST MILK.—The amend-
ments made by section 102(c) shall take effect on the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
(d) APPLICATION OF LAW TO EMPLOYEES OF RAIL CARRIERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 18D of the Fair Labor Standards 
Act of 1938 (as added by section 102(a)) shall not apply to 
employees who are members of a train crew involved in the 
movement of a locomotive or rolling stock or who are employees 
who maintain the right of way of an employer that is a rail 
carrier until the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYER.—The terms ‘‘employee’’ and 
‘‘employer’’ have the meanings given such terms in section 
3 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
203). 
(B) EMPLOYEES WHO MAINTAINS THE RIGHT OF WAY; 
RAIL
CARRIER; TRAIN
CREW.—The terms ‘‘employee who 
maintains the right of way’’, ‘‘rail carrier’’, and ‘‘train crew’’ 
have the meanings given such terms in section 18D(e)(4) 
of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as added by 
section 102(a).
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(e) APPLICATION OF LAW TO EMPLOYEES OF MOTORCOACH SERV-
ICES OPERATORS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 18D of the Fair Labor Standards 
Act of 1938 (as added by section 102(a)) shall not apply to 
employees who are involved in the movement of a motorcoach 
of an employer that is a motorcoach services operator until 
the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYER.—The terms ‘‘employee’’ and 
‘‘employer’’ have the meanings given such terms in section 
3 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
203). 
(B) MOTORCOACH; MOTORCOACH SERVICES OPERATOR.— 
The terms ‘‘motorcoach’’ and ‘‘motorcoach services operator’’ 
have the meanings given such terms in section 18D(f)(4) 
of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as added by 
section 102(a). 
DIVISION LL—STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, 
AND TERRITORIAL FISCAL RECOV-
ERY, 
INFRASTRUCTURE, 
AND 
DIS-
ASTER RELIEF FLEXIBILITY 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘State, Local, Tribal, and 
Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief 
Flexibility Act’’. 
SEC. 102. AUTHORITY TO USE CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUNDS FOR 
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
801 et seq.), as amended by section 40909 of the Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act, is amended— 
(1) in section 602— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘(except as pro-
vided in subsection (c)(5))’’ after ‘‘December 31, 2024’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘paragraph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graphs (3), (4), and (5)’’; 
(II) by amending subparagraph (C) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(C) for the provision of government services up to 
an amount equal to the greater of— 
‘‘(i) the amount of the reduction in revenue of 
such State, territory, or Tribal government due to the 
COVID–19 public health emergency relative to reve-
nues collected in the most recent full fiscal year of 
the State, territory, or Tribal government prior to the 
emergency; or 
‘‘(ii) $10,000,000;’’; 
(III) in subparagraph (D), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
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(IV) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) to provide emergency relief from natural disasters 
or the negative economic impacts of natural disasters, 
including temporary emergency housing, food assistance, 
financial assistance for lost wages, or other immediate 
needs.’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(5) AUTHORITY TO USE FUNDS FOR CERTAIN INFRASTRUC-
TURE PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (C), not-
withstanding any other provision of law, a State, territory, 
or Tribal government receiving a payment under this sec-
tion may use funds provided under such payment for 
projects described in subparagraph (B), including, to the 
extent consistent with guidance or rules issued by the 
Secretary or the head of a Federal agency to which the 
Secretary has delegated authority pursuant to subpara-
graph (C)(iv)— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a project eligible under section 
117 of title 23, United States Code, or section 5309 
or 6701 of title 49, United States Code, to satisfy 
a non-Federal share requirement applicable to such 
a project; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a project eligible for credit 
assistance under the TIFIA program under chapter 
6 of title 23, United States Code— 
‘‘(I) to satisfy a non-Federal share requirement 
applicable to such a project; and 
‘‘(II) to repay a loan provided under such pro-
gram. 
‘‘(B) PROJECTS
DESCRIBED.—A project referred to in 
subparagraph (A) is any of the following: 
‘‘(i) A project eligible under section 117 of title 
23, United States Code. 
‘‘(ii) A project eligible under section 119 of title 
23, United States Code. 
‘‘(iii) A project eligible under section 124 of title 
23, United States Code, as added by the Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act. 
‘‘(iv) A project eligible under section 133 of title 
23, United States Code. 
‘‘(v) An activity to carry out section 134 of title 
23, United States Code. 
‘‘(vi) A project eligible under section 148 of title 
23, United States Code. 
‘‘(vii) A project eligible under section 149 of title 
23, United States Code. 
‘‘(viii) A project eligible under section 151(f) of 
title 23, United States Code, as added by the Infra-
structure Investment and Jobs Act. 
‘‘(ix) A project eligible under section 165 of title 
23, United States Code. 
‘‘(x) A project eligible under section 167 of title 
23, United States Code.
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‘‘(xi) A project eligible under section 173 of title 
23, United States Code, as added by the Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act. 
‘‘(xii) A project eligible under section 175 of title 
23, United States Code, as added by the Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act. 
‘‘(xiii) A project eligible under section 176 of title 
23, United States Code, as added by the Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act. 
‘‘(xiv) A project eligible under section 202 of title 
23, United States Code. 
‘‘(xv) A project eligible under section 203 of title 
23, United States Code. 
‘‘(xvi) A project eligible under section 204 of title 
23, United States Code. 
‘‘(xvii) A project eligible under the program for 
national infrastructure investments (commonly known 
as the ‘Rebuilding American Infrastructure with 
Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program’). 
‘‘(xviii) A project eligible for credit assistance under 
the TIFIA program under chapter 6 of title 23, United 
States Code. 
‘‘(xix) A project that furthers the completion of 
a designated route of the Appalachian Development 
Highway System under section 14501 of title 40, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(xx) A project eligible under section 5307 of title 
49, United States Code. 
‘‘(xxi) A project eligible under section 5309 of title 
49, United States Code. 
‘‘(xxii) A project eligible under section 5311 of title 
49, United States Code. 
‘‘(xxiii) A project eligible under section 5337 of 
title 49, United States Code. 
‘‘(xxiv) A project eligible under section 5339 of 
title 49, United States Code. 
‘‘(xxv) A project eligible under section 6703 of title 
49, United States Code, as added by the Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act. 
‘‘(xxvi) A project eligible under title I of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5301 et seq.). 
‘‘(xxvii) A project eligible under the bridge replace-
ment, rehabilitation, preservation, protection, and 
construction program under paragraph (1) under the 
heading ‘HIGHWAY
INFRASTRUCTURE
PROGRAM’ under 
the heading ‘FEDERAL
HIGHWAY
ADMINISTRATION’ 
under the heading ‘DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPOR-
TATION’ under title VIII of division J of the Infrastruc-
ture Investment and Jobs Act. 
‘‘(C) LIMITATIONS; APPLICATION OF REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) LIMITATION
ON
AMOUNTS
TO
BE
USED
FOR 
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—The total amount that a 
State, territory, or Tribal government may use 
from a payment made under this section for uses
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described in subparagraph (A) shall not exceed 
the greater of— 
‘‘(aa) $10,000,000; and 
‘‘(bb) 30 percent of such payment. 
‘‘(II) RULE
OF
APPLICATION.—The spending 
limitation under subclause (I) shall not apply to 
any use of funds permitted under paragraph (1), 
and any such use of funds shall be disregarded 
for purposes of applying such spending limitation. 
‘‘(ii) LIMITATION ON OPERATING EXPENSES.—Funds 
provided under a payment made under this section 
shall not be used for operating expenses of a project 
described in clauses (xx) through (xxiv) of subpara-
graph (B). 
‘‘(iii) APPLICATION OF REQUIREMENTS.—Except as 
otherwise determined by the Secretary or the head 
of a Federal agency to which the Secretary has dele-
gated authority pursuant to clause (iv) or provided 
in this section— 
‘‘(I) the requirements of section 60102 of the 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act shall apply 
to funds provided under a payment made under 
this section that are used pursuant to subpara-
graph (A) for a project described in clause (xxvi) 
of subparagraph (B) that relates to broadband 
infrastructure; 
‘‘(II) the requirements of titles 23, 40, and 
49 of the United States Code, title I of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), and the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et. seq) 
shall apply to funds provided under a payment 
made under this section that are used for projects 
described in subparagraph (B); and 
‘‘(III) a State government receiving a payment 
under this section may use funds provided under 
such payment for projects described in clauses (i) 
through (xxvii) of subparagraph (B), as applicable, 
that— 
‘‘(aa) demonstrate progress in achieving 
a state of good repair as required by the State’s 
asset management plan under section 119(e) 
of title 23, United States Code; and 
‘‘(bb) support the achievement of 1 or more 
performance targets of the State established 
under section 150 of title 23, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(iv) OVERSIGHT.—The Secretary may delegate 
oversight and administration of the requirements 
described in clause (iii) to the appropriate Federal 
agency. 
‘‘(v) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Amounts from 
a payment made under this section that are used by 
a State, territory, or Tribal government for uses 
described in subparagraph (A) shall supplement, and 
not supplant, other Federal, State, territorial, Tribal,
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and local government funds (as applicable) otherwise 
available for such uses. 
‘‘(D) REPORTS.—The Secretary, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Transportation, shall provide periodic reports 
on the use of funds by States, territories, and Tribal govern-
ments under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(E) AVAILABILITY.—Funds provided under a payment 
made under this section to a State, territory, or Tribal 
government shall remain available for obligation for a use 
described in subparagraph (A) through December 31, 2024, 
except that no amount of such funds may be expended 
after September 30, 2026.’’; and 
(2) in subsection 603— 
(A) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘(except as provided 
in subsection (c)(6))’’ after ‘‘December 31, 2024’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘paragraphs (3) and (4)’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6)’’; 
(II) by amending subparagraph (C) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(C) for the provision of government services up to 
an amount equal to the greater of— 
‘‘(i) the amount of the reduction in revenue of 
such metropolitan city, nonentitlement unit of local 
government, or county due to the COVID–19 public 
health emergency relative to revenues collected in the 
most recent full fiscal year of the metropolitan city, 
nonentitlement unit of local government, or county 
to the emergency; or 
‘‘(ii) $10,000,000;’’; 
(III) in subparagraph (D), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(IV) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) to provide emergency relief from natural disasters 
or the negative economic impacts of natural disasters, 
including temporary emergency housing, food assistance, 
financial assistance for lost wages, or other immediate 
needs.’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(6) AUTHORITY TO USE FUNDS FOR CERTAIN INFRASTRUC-
TURE PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), not-
withstanding any other provision of law, a metropolitan 
city, nonentitlement unit of local government, or county 
receiving a payment under this section may use funds 
provided under such payment for projects described in 
subparagraph (B) of section 602(c)(5), including, to the 
extent consistent with guidance or rules issued by the 
Secretary or the head of a Federal agency to which the 
Secretary has delegated authority pursuant to subpara-
graph (B)(iv)— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a project eligible under section 
117 of title 23, United States Code, or section 5309
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government, or county for uses described in subpara-
graph (A) shall supplement, and not supplant, other 
Federal, State, territorial, Tribal, and local government 
funds (as applicable) otherwise available for such uses. 
‘‘(C) REPORTS.—The Secretary, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Transportation, shall provide periodic reports 
on the use of funds by metropolitan cities, nonentitlement 
units of local government, or counties under subparagraph 
(A). 
‘‘(D) AVAILABILITY.—Funds provided under a payment 
made under this section to a metropolitan city, nonentitle-
ment unit of local government, or county shall remain 
available for obligation for a use described in subparagraph 
(A) through December 31, 2024, except that no amount 
of such funds may be expended after September 30, 2026.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Sections 602(c)(3) and 603(c)(3) 
of title VI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 802(c)(3), 803(c)(3)) 
are each amended by striking ‘‘paragraph (17) of’’. 
(c) GUIDANCE AND EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) GUIDANCE OR RULE.—Within 60 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Transportation, shall issue guid-
ance or promulgate a rule to carry out the amendments made 
by this section, including updating reporting requirements on 
the use of funds under this section. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this sec-
tion shall take effect upon the issuance of guidance or the 
promulgation of a rule described in paragraph (1). 
(d) 
DEPARTMENT
OF
THE
TREASURY
ADMINISTRATIVE 
EXPENSES.— 
(1) REDUCTION OF FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE 
EXPENSES.—Title IV of division A of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, 
and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116–136) is amended— 
(A) in section 4003(f), by striking ‘‘$100,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘61,000,000’’; and 
(B) in section 4112(b), by striking ‘‘$100,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$67,000,000’’. 
(2) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the unobligated balances from amounts made available 
to the Secretary of the Treasury (referred to in this subsection 
as the ‘‘Secretary’’) for administrative expenses pursuant to 
the provisions specified in paragraph (3) shall be available 
to the Secretary (in addition to any other appropriations pro-
vided for such purpose) for the purpose described in paragraph 
(4) (subject to the limitation in such paragraph) and for 
administrative expenses of the Department of the Treasury, 
except for the Internal Revenue Service, determined by the 
Secretary to be necessary to respond to the coronavirus emer-
gency, including any expenses necessary to implement any 
provision of— 
(A) the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security 
Act (Public Law 116–136); 
(B) division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2021 (Public Law 116–260); 
(C) the American Rescue Plan Act (Public Law 117– 
2); or
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(D) title VI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 801 
et seq.). 
(3) PROVISIONS SPECIFIED.—The provisions specified in this 
paragraph are the following: 
(A) Amounts made available under section 4027(a) of 
the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act 
(15 U.S.C. 9061(a)) to pay costs and administrative 
expenses under section 4003(f) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
9042(f))) and amounts made available by section 4120(a) 
of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act 
(15 U.S.C. 9080) to pay costs and administrative expenses 
under section 4112(b) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 9072(b)) (after 
application of the amendments made by paragraph (1) of 
this subsection). 
(B) Section 421(f)(2) of division N of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260). 
(C) Sections 3201(a)(2)(B), 3206(d)(1)(A), and 7301(b)(5) 
of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 
117–2). 
(D) Section 602(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 802(a)(2)). 
(4) PAYMENTS
TO
ELIGIBLE
REVENUE
SHARING
CONSOLI-
DATED GOVERNMENTS.—Of amounts made available under para-
graph (2), up to $10,600,000 shall be available to the Secretary 
(in addition to any other appropriations provided for such pur-
pose) for making payments to eligible revenue sharing consoli-
dated governments under subsection (g) of section 605 of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 805), as added by section 103 
of this Act. 
SEC. 103. ALLOWING PAYMENTS TO ELIGIBLE REVENUE SHARING 
CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS FROM LOCAL ASSISTANCE 
AND TRIBAL CONSISTENCY FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 605 of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 805) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(g) PAYMENTS TO ELIGIBLE REVENUE SHARING CONSOLIDATED 
GOVERNMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) PAYMENTS
TO
ELIGIBLE
REVENUE
SHARING
CONSOLI-
DATED GOVERNMENTS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2023 AND 2024.—The 
Secretary shall allocate and pay to each eligible revenue sharing 
consolidated government for each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024 
an amount equal to the amount that the Secretary would 
have allocated to such eligible revenue sharing consolidated 
government for fiscal year 2022 if all eligible revenue sharing 
consolidated governments had been treated as eligible revenue 
sharing counties for purposes of being eligible for payments 
under subsection (b)(1) for such fiscal year using the allocation 
methodology adopted by the Department of the Treasury for 
such eligible revenue sharing counties as of the date of enact-
ment of this subsection. 
‘‘(2) FUNDING FOR PAYMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make the alloca-
tions and payments described in paragraph (1) from the 
amounts described in subparagraph (B), which shall be 
available to the Secretary for such purpose notwithstanding 
any other provision of law.
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‘‘(B) AMOUNTS DESCRIBED.—The amounts described in 
this subparagraph are the following: 
‘‘(i) Any amount allocated to an eligible revenue 
sharing county under subsection (b)(1) for fiscal year 
2022 or 2023 that, as of January 31, 2023, has not 
been requested by such county. 
‘‘(ii) Amounts made available to the Secretary 
under section 102(d)(4) of the State, Local, Tribal, and 
Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Dis-
aster Relief Flexibility Act.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 605 of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 805), as amended by subsection (a), is further 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, subject to subsection 
(g),’’ after ‘‘obligated’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘or an eligible Tribal 
government’’ and inserting ‘‘, an eligible Tribal government, 
or an eligible revenue sharing consolidated government’’; 
(3) in subsections (d) and (e), by inserting ‘‘or eligible 
revenue sharing consolidated government’’ after ‘‘eligible rev-
enue sharing county’’ each place it appears; and 
(4) in subsection (f)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as 
paragraphs (2) through (5), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesig-
nated) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE REVENUE SHARING CONSOLIDATED GOVERN-
MENT.—The term ‘eligible revenue sharing consolidated govern-
ment’ means a county, parish, or borough— 
‘‘(A) that has been classified by the Bureau of the 
Census as an active government consolidated with another 
government; and 
‘‘(B) for which, as determined by the Secretary, there 
is a negative revenue impact due to implementation of 
a Federal program or changes to such program.’’. 
SEC. 104. EXTENSION OF AVAILABILITY OF CORONAVIRUS RELIEF 
FUND PAYMENTS TO TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS. 
Section 601(d)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 801(d)(3)) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘(or, in the case of costs incurred by 
a Tribal government, during the period that begins on March 1, 
2020, and ends on December 31, 2022)’’ before the period. 
SEC. 105. RESCISSION OF CORONAVIRUS RELIEF AND RECOVERY 
FUNDS DECLINED BY STATES, TERRITORIES, OR OTHER 
GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES. 
Title VI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 606. RESCISSION OF FUNDS DECLINED BY STATES, TERRITORIES, 
OR OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES. 
‘‘(a) RESCISSION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), if 
a State, territory, or other governmental entity provides notice 
to the Secretary of the Treasury in the manner provided by 
the Secretary of the Treasury that the State, territory, or 
other governmental entity intends to decline all or a portion 
of the amounts that are to be awarded to the State, territory,
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or other governmental entity from funds appropriated under 
this title, an amount equal to the unaccepted amounts or por-
tion of such amounts allocated by the Secretary of the Treasury 
as of the date of such notice that would have been awarded 
to the State, territory, or other governmental entity shall be 
rescinded from the applicable appropriation account. 
‘‘(2) EXCLUSION.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply with 
respect to funds that are to be paid to a State under section 
603 for distribution to nonentitlement units of local government. 
‘‘(3) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not be 
construed as— 
‘‘(A) preventing a sub-State governmental entity, 
including a nonentitlement unit of local government, from 
notifying the Secretary of the Treasury that the sub-State 
governmental entity intends to decline all or a portion 
of the amounts that a State may distribute to the entity 
from funds appropriated under this title; or 
‘‘(B) allowing a State to prohibit or otherwise prevent 
a sub-State governmental entity from providing such a 
notice. 
‘‘(b) USE FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION.—Amounts rescinded under 
subsection (a) shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury 
for the sole purpose of deficit reduction. 
‘‘(c) STATE OR OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘State, territory, or other governmental entity’ 
means any entity to which a payment may be made directly to 
the entity under this title other than a Tribal government, as 
defined in sections 601(g), 602(g), and 604(d), and an eligible Tribal 
government, as defined in section 605(f).’’. 
DIVISION MM—FAIRNESS FOR 9/11 
FAMILIES ACT 
SEC. 101. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE JUSTICE FOR UNITED STATES VIC-
TIMS OF STATE SPONSORED TERRORISM ACT. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Fairness 
for 9/11 Families Act’’. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—Section 404 of the Justice for United States 
Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act (34 U.S.C. 20144) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(B), in the first sentence, by 
inserting ‘‘and during the 1-year period beginning on the 
date of enactment of the Fairness for 9/11 Families Act, 
the Special Master may utilize an additional 5 full-time 
equivalent Department of Justice personnel’’ before the 
period at the end; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ‘‘Not later than 
30 days after the date of enactment of the Fairness for 
9/11 Families Act, the Special Master shall update, as 
necessary as a result of the enactment of such Act, such 
procedures and other guidance previously issued by the 
Special Master.’’ after the period at the end of the second 
sentence; 
(2) in subsection (c)(3)(A), by striking clause (ii) and 
inserting the following: