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TITLE V—DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
SEC. 70501. SPECIAL BORROWING BY THE DISTRICT OF CO-
LUMBIA. 
(a) AUTHORIZING BORROWING UNDER MUNICIPAL 
LIQUIDITY FACILITY OF FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD AND 
SIMILAR FACILITIES OR PROGRAMS.—The Council of the 
District of Columbia (hereafter in this section referred to 
as the ‘‘Council’’) may by act authorize the issuance of 
bonds, notes, and other obligations, in amounts deter-
mined by the Chief Financial Officer of the District of 
Columbia to meet cash-flow needs of the District of Co-
lumbia government, for purchase by the Board of Gov-
ernors of the Federal Reserve under the Municipal Liquid-
ity Facility of the Federal Reserve or any other facility 
or program of the Federal Reserve or another entity of 
the Federal government which is established in response 
to the COVID–19 Pandemic. 
(b) REQUIRING ISSUANCE
TO BE COMPETITIVE 
WITH OTHER FORMS OF BORROWING.—The Council may 
authorize the issuance of bonds, notes, or other obligations 
under subsection (a) only if the issuance of such bonds, 
notes, and other obligations is competitive with other 
forms of borrowing in the financial market. 
(c) TREATMENT
AS GENERAL OBLIGATION.—Any 
bond, note, or other obligation issued under subsection (a) 
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shall, if provided in the act of the Council, be a general 
obligation of the District. 
(d) PAYMENTS NOT SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION.— 
No appropriation is required to pay— 
(1) any amount (including the amount of any 
accrued interest or premium) obligated or expended 
from or pursuant to subsection (a) for or from the 
sale of any bonds, notes, or other obligation under 
such subsection; 
(2) any amount obligated or expended for the 
payment of principal of, interest on, or any premium 
for any bonds, notes, or other obligations issued 
under subsection (a); 
(3) any amount obligated or expended pursuant 
to provisions made to secure any bonds, notes, or 
other obligations issued under subsection (a); or 
(4) any amount obligated or expended pursuant 
to commitments, including lines of credit or costs of 
issuance, made or entered in connection with the 
issuance of any bonds, notes, or other obligations for 
operating or capital costs financed under subsection 
(a). 
(e) RENEWAL.—Any bond, note, or other obligation 
issued under subsection (a) may be renewed if authorized 
by an act of the Council. 
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(f) PAYMENT.—Any bonds, notes, or other obliga-
tions issued under subsection (a), including any renewal 
of such bonds, notes, or other obligations, shall be due 
and payable on such terms and conditions as are con-
sistent with the terms and conditions of the Municipal Li-
quidity Facility or other facility or program referred to 
in subsection (a). 
(g) INCLUSION OF PAYMENTS IN ANNUAL BUDG-
ET.—The Council shall provide in each annual budget for 
the District of Columbia government sufficient funds to 
pay the principal of and interest on all bonds, notes, or 
other obligations issued under subsection (a) of this sec-
tion becoming due and payable during such fiscal year. 
(h) OBLIGATION TO PAY.—The Mayor of the District 
of Columbia shall ensure that the principal of and interest 
on all bonds, notes, or other obligations issued under sub-
section (a) are paid when due, including by paying such 
principal and interest from funds not otherwise legally 
committed. 
(i) SECURITY INTEREST IN DISTRICT REVENUES.— 
The Council may by act provide for a security interest in 
any District of Columbia revenues as additional security 
for the payment of any bond, note, or other obligation 
issued under subsection (a). 
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TITLE VI—OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 
70601. 
ESTIMATES 
OF 
AGGREGATE 
ECONOMIC 
GROWTH ACROSS INCOME GROUPS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Measuring Real Income Growth Act of 2020’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BUREAU.—The term ‘‘Bureau’’ means the 
Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Department of 
Commerce. 
(2) GROSS
DOMESTIC
PRODUCT
ANALYSIS.— 
The term ‘‘gross domestic product analysis’’— 
(A) means a quarterly or annual analysis 
conducted by the Bureau with respect to the 
gross domestic product of the United States; 
and 
(B) includes a revision prepared by the 
Bureau of an analysis described in subpara-
graph (A). 
(3) RECENT ESTIMATE.—The term ‘‘recent es-
timate’’ means the most recent estimate described in 
subsection (c) that is available on the date on which 
the gross domestic product analysis with which the 
estimate is to be included is conducted. 
(c) INCLUSION IN REPORTS.—Beginning in 2020, in 
each gross domestic product analysis conducted by the Bu-
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reau, the Bureau shall include a recent estimate of, with 
respect to specific percentile groups of income, the total 
amount that was added to the economy of the United 
States during the period to which the recent estimate per-
tains, including in— 
(1) each of the 10 deciles of income; and 
(2) the highest 1 percent of income. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Com-
merce such sums as are necessary to carry out this sec-
tion. 
SEC. 70602. WAIVER OF MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT 
FOR THE DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES SUP-
PORT PROGRAM. 
The matching funds requirement under paragraphs 
(1)(A)(i), (1)(A)(iii), and (3)(D) of section 1032(b) of the 
Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 1532(b)) may 
be modified or waived by the Administrator if a grantee 
or applicant is unable to meet the requirement as a result 
of the public health emergency declared pursuant to sec-
tion 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
247d) as a result of COVID–19. 
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SEC. 70603. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE BORROWING 
AUTHORITY. 
Subsection (b)(2) of section 6001 of the Coronavirus 
Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116– 
136) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) the Secretary of the Treasury shall lend up 
to the amount described in paragraph (1) at the re-
quest of the Postal Service subject to the terms and 
conditions of the note purchase agreement between 
the Postal Service and the Federal Financing Bank 
in effect on September 29, 2018.’’. 
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DIVISION H—VETERANS AND 
SERVICEMEMBERS PROVISIONS 
SEC. 80001. MODIFICATION OF PAY LIMITATION FOR CER-
TAIN HIGH-LEVEL EMPLOYEES AND OFFI-
CERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS. 
(a) MODIFICATION.—Section 7404(d) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘and except 
for individuals appointed under 7401(4) and 7306 of this 
title,’’ after ‘‘section 7457 of this title,’’. 
(b) WAIVERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs may waive the limitation described in section 
7404(d) of such title, as in effect on the day before 
the date of the enactment of this Act, on the amount 
of basic pay payable to individuals appointed under 
section 7401(4) or 7306 of such title for basic pay 
payable during the period— 
(A) beginning on November 1, 2010; and 
(B) ending on the day before the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(2) FORM.—The Secretary shall prescribe the 
form for requesting a waiver under paragraph (1). 
(3) TREATMENT OF WAIVER.—A decision not to 
grant a waiver under paragraph (1) shall not be 
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treated as an adverse action and is not subject to 
further appeal, third-party review, or judicial review. 
SEC. 80002. INCREASE OF AMOUNT OF CERTAIN DEPART-
MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PAYMENTS 
DURING EMERGENCY PERIOD RESULTING 
FROM COVID–19 PANDEMIC. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—During the covered period, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall apply each of the fol-
lowing provisions of title 38, United States Code, by sub-
stituting for each of the dollar amounts in such provision 
the amount equal to 125 percent of the dollar amount that 
was in effect under such provision on the date of the en-
actment of this Act: 
(1) Subsections (l), (m), (r), and (t) of section 
1114. 
(2) Paragraph (1)(E) of section 1115. 
(3) Subsection (c) of section 1311. 
(4) Subsection (g) of section 1315. 
(5) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (d) of 
section 1521. 
(6) Paragraphs (2) and (4) of subsection (f) of 
section 1521. 
(b) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS.—Any amount payable 
to an individual under subsection (a) in excess of the 
amount otherwise in effect shall be in addition to any 
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other benefit or any other amount payable to that indi-
vidual under any provision of law referred to in subsection 
(a) or any other provision of law administered by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs. 
(c) COVERED PERIOD.—In this section, the covered 
period is the period that begins on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and ends 60 days after the last day of 
the emergency period (as defined in section 1135(g)(1) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-5(g)(1))) result-
ing from the COVID–19 pandemic. 
SEC. 80003. PROHIBITION ON COPAYMENTS AND COST 
SHARING FOR VETERANS RECEIVING PRE-
VENTIVE SERVICES RELATING TO COVID–19. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs may not require any copayment or other cost sharing 
under chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, for 
qualifying coronavirus preventive services. The require-
ment described in this subsection shall take effect with 
respect to a qualifying coronavirus preventive service on 
the specified date. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘quali-
fying coronavirus preventive service’’ and ‘‘specified date’’ 
have the meaning given those terms in section 3203 of 
the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136). 
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SEC. 80004. MODIFICATION OF CALCULATION OF AMOUNTS 
OF PER DIEM GRANTS. 
Section 2012(a)(2)(B) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘or (iii)’’ after 
‘‘clause (ii)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(iii) With respect to a homeless veteran who 
has care of a minor dependent while receiving serv-
ices from the grant recipient or eligible entity, the 
daily cost of care shall be the sum of the daily cost 
of care determined under subparagraph (A) plus, for 
each such minor dependent, an amount that equals 
50 percent of such daily cost of care.’’. 
SEC. 80005. EMERGENCY TREATMENT FOR VETERANS DUR-
ING COVID–19 EMERGENCY PERIOD. 
(a) 
EMERGENCY
TREATMENT.—Notwithstanding 
section 1725 or 1728 of title 38, United States Code, or 
any other provision of law administered by the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs pertaining to furnishing emergency 
treatment to veterans at non-Department facilities, during 
the period of a covered public health emergency, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall furnish to an eligible vet-
eran emergency treatment at a non-Department facility in 
accordance with this section. 
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(d) CLAIMS PROCESSED BY THIRD PARTY ADMINIS-
TRATORS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall seek to award a contract to one or more 
entities, or to modify an existing contract, to process 
claims for payment for emergency treatment fur-
nished to eligible veterans pursuant to subsection 
(a). 
(2) PROMPT
PAYMENT
STANDARD.—Section 
1703D of title 38, United States Code, shall apply 
with respect to claims for payment for emergency 
treatment furnished to eligible veterans pursuant to 
subsection (a). 
(e) PRIMARY PAYER.—The Secretary shall be the pri-
mary payer with respect to emergency treatment furnished 
to eligible veterans pursuant to subsection (a), and with 
respect to the transportation of a veteran by ambulance. 
In any case in which an eligible veteran is furnished such 
emergency treatment for a non-service-connected disability 
described in subsection (a)(2) of section 1729 of title 38, 
United States Code, the Secretary shall recover or collect 
reasonable charges for such treatment from a health plan 
contract described in such section 1729 in accordance with 
such section. 
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(f) APPLICATION.—This section shall apply to emer-
gency treatment furnished to eligible veterans during the 
period of a covered public health emergency, regardless of 
whether treatment was furnished before the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 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 
(B) of a domestic emergency, based on an 
outbreak of COVID–19 by the President, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, or a State or 
local authority. 
(2) The term ‘‘eligible veteran’’ means a vet-
eran enrolled in the health care system established 
under section 1705 of title 38, United States Code. 
(3) The term ‘‘emergency treatment’’ means 
medical care or services rendered in a medical emer-
gency of such nature that a prudent layperson rea-
sonably expects that delay in seeking immediate 
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medical attention would be hazardous to life or 
health. 
(4) The term ‘‘non-Department facility’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 1701 of title 
38, United States Code. 
SEC. 80006. FLEXIBILITY FOR THE SECRETARY OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS IN CARING FOR HOMELESS 
VETERANS 
DURING 
A 
COVERED 
PUBLIC 
HEALTH EMERGENCY. 
(a) GENERAL SUPPORT.— 
(1) USE OF FUNDS.—During a covered public 
health emergency, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
may use amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
available to the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
carry out sections 2011, 2012, and 2061 of title 38, 
United States Code, to provide to homeless veterans 
the following: 
(A) Food. 
(B) Shelter. 
(C) Basic supplies (such as clothing, blan-
kets, and toiletry items). 
(D) Transportation. 
(E) Communications equipment and re-
quired capabilities (such as smartphones, dis-
posable phones, and phone service plans). 
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(F) Such other assistance as the Secretary 
determines appropriate. 
(2) HOMELESS VETERANS ON LAND OF THE 
DEPARTMENT.— 
(A) USE OF REVOLVING FUND.—During a 
covered public health emergency, the Secretary 
may use amounts in the revolving fund under 
section 8109(h) of title 38, United States Code, 
to alter parking facilities of the Department to 
facilitate the use of such facilities as temporary 
shelter locations for homeless veterans. 
(B) PARTNERSHIPS.—During a covered 
public health emergency, the Secretary may 
partner with one or more organizations to man-
age land of the Department used by homeless 
veterans for sleeping. 
(C) EQUIPMENT.—During a covered public 
health emergency, the Secretary shall not be re-
sponsible for furnishing outdoor equipment nec-
essary for sleeping on land of the Department. 
(b) GRANT AND PER DIEM PROGRAM.— 
(1) MAXIMUM
PER
DIEM
RATE.—Notwith-
standing paragraph (2) of section 2012(a) of title 
38, United States Code, during a covered public 
health emergency, the maximum rate of per diem 
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authorized under such section is 300 percent of the 
rate authorized for State homes for domiciliary care 
under subsection (a)(1)(A) of section 1741 of such 
title, as the Secretary may increase from time to 
time under subsection (c) of that section. 
(2) USE OF PER DIEM PAYMENTS.—During a 
covered public health emergency, a recipient of a 
grant or an eligible entity under the grant and per 
diem program of the Department (in this subsection 
referred to as the ‘‘program’’) may use per diem 
payments under sections 2012 and 2061 of title 38, 
United States Code, to provide food and basic sup-
plies for— 
(A) homeless veterans in the program; and 
(B) formerly homeless veterans in the com-
munity who experienced homelessness during 
the one-year period ending on the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(3) ADDITIONAL TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—During a covered pub-
lic health emergency, the Secretary may provide 
amounts for grants and per diem payments 
under the program for additional transitional 
housing beds to facilitate access to housing and 
services provided to homeless veterans. 
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(B) NOTICE; COMPETITION; PERIOD
OF 
PERFORMANCE.—The Secretary may provide 
amounts under subparagraph (A)— 
(i) without notice or competition; and 
(ii) for a period of performance deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
(4) INSPECTIONS AND LIFE SAFETY CODE RE-
QUIREMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—During a covered pub-
lic health emergency, the Secretary may waive 
any requirement under subsection (b) or (c) of 
section 2012 of title 38, United States Code, in 
order to allow the recipient of a grant or an eli-
gible entity under the program— 
(i) to quickly identify temporary alter-
nate sites of care for homeless veterans 
that are suitable for habitation; 
(ii) to facilitate social distancing or 
isolation needs; or 
(iii) to facilitate activation or continu-
ation of a program for which a grant has 
been awarded. 
(B) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may 
waive a requirement pursuant to the authority 
provided by subparagraph (A) with respect to a 
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facility of a recipient of a grant or an eligible 
entity under the program only if the facility 
meets applicable local safety requirements, in-
cluding fire safety requirements. 
(c) HEALTH CARE FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.— 
(1) COMMUNITY-BASED
TREATMENT
FACILI-
TIES.—During a covered public health emergency, 
the Secretary may use amounts as authorized under 
subsection (a)(1) notwithstanding any requirement 
under subsection (a)(2) of section 2031 of title 38, 
United States Code, that community-based treat-
ment facilities provide care, treatment, and rehabili-
tative services to veterans described in such section. 
(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS ON REDUCTION OF 
CARE, TREATMENT, AND
REHABILITATIVE
SERV-
ICES.—During a covered public health emergency, if 
the Secretary reduces the care, treatment, and reha-
bilitative services provided to homeless veterans 
under section 2031(a)(2) of title 38, United States 
Code, the Secretary shall submit to Congress month-
ly reports on the reduction of such care, treatment, 
and services for the duration of the covered public 
health emergency. 
(3) INSPECTION AND LIFE SAFETY CODE RE-
QUIREMENTS.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—During a covered pub-
lic health emergency, the Secretary may waive 
any inspection or life safety code requirement 
under subsection (c) of section 2032 of title 38, 
United States Code— 
(i) to allow quick identification of 
temporary alternate sites of care for home-
less veterans that are suitable for habi-
tation; 
(ii) to facilitate social distancing or 
isolation needs; or 
(iii) to facilitate the operation of hous-
ing under such section. 
(B) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may 
waive a requirement pursuant to the authority 
provided by subparagraph (A) with respect to a 
residence or facility referred to in such section 
2032 only if the residence or facility, as the 
case may be, meets applicable local safety re-
quirements, including fire safety requirements. 
(d) ACCESS OF HOMELESS VETERANS TO DEPART-
MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TELEHEALTH SERVICES.— 
During a covered public health emergency, the Secretary 
may make available telehealth capabilities to homeless vet-
erans who— 
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(1) are receiving services provided under chap-
ter 20 of title 38, United States Code; or 
(2) are participating in a program under such 
chapter. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.— 
The term ‘‘covered public health emergency’’ means 
an emergency with respect to COVID–19 declared 
by a Federal, State, or local authority. 
(2) 
HOMELESS
VETERAN; 
VETERAN.—The 
terms ‘‘homeless veteran’’ and ‘‘veteran’’ have the 
meanings given those terms in section 2002 of title 
38, United States Code. 
(3) PARKING FACILITY.—The term ‘‘parking fa-
cility’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
8109(a) of such title. 
(4) TELEHEALTH.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘telehealth’’ 
means the use of electronic information and 
telecommunications technologies to support and 
promote long-distance clinical health care, pa-
tient and professional health-related education, 
public health, and health administration. 
(B) TECHNOLOGIES.—For purposes of 
subparagraph (A), ‘‘telecommunications tech-
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nologies’’ include video conferencing, the inter-
net, streaming media, and terrestrial and wire-
less communications. 
SEC. 80007. HUD–VASH PROGRAM. 
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
shall take such actions with respect to the supported hous-
ing program carried out under section 8(o)(19) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f(o)(19)) in conjunction with the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs (commonly referred to as ‘‘HUD–VASH’’), 
and shall require public housing agencies administering 
assistance under such program to take such actions, as 
may be appropriate to facilitate the issuance and utiliza-
tion of vouchers for rental assistance under such program 
during the period of the covered public health emergency 
(as such term is defined in section 1 of this Act), including 
the following actions: 
(1) Establishing mechanisms and procedures 
providing for referral and application documents 
used under such program to be received by fax, elec-
tronic mail, drop box, or other means not requiring 
in-person contact. 
(2) Establishing mechanisms and procedures 
for processing applications for participation in such 
program that do not require identification or 
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verification of identity by social security number or 
photo ID in cases in which closure of governmental 
offices prevents confirmation or verification of iden-
tity by such means. 
(3) Providing for waiver of requirements to con-
duct housing quality standard inspections with re-
spect to dwelling units for which rental assistance is 
provided under such program. 
SEC. 80008. EXTENSION OF LEASE PROTECTIONS FOR 
SERVICEMEMBERS UNDER STOP MOVEMENT 
ORDERS IN RESPONSE TO LOCAL, NATIONAL, 
OR GLOBAL EMERGENCY. 
(a) TERMINATION.—Subsection (a)(1) of section 305 
of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3955) 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(C) the date of the lessee’s stop move-
ment order described in paragraph (1)(C) or 
(2)(C) of subsection (b), as the case may be.’’. 
(b) COVERED LEASES.— 
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(1) LEASES OF PREMISES.—Paragraph (1) of 
subsection (b) of such section is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; 
or’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) the servicemember, while in military 
service— 
‘‘(i) executes a lease upon receipt of 
military orders for a permanent change of 
station or to deploy with a military unit, or 
as an individual in support of a military 
operation, for a period of not less than 90 
days; and 
‘‘(ii) thereafter receives a stop move-
ment order issued by the Secretary of De-
fense in response to a local, national, or 
global emergency, effective for an indefi-
nite period or for a period of not less than 
30 days, which prevents the servicemember 
or servicemember’s dependents from occu-
pying the lease for a residential, profes-
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sional, business, agricultural, or similar 
purpose.’’. 
(2) LEASES OF MOTOR VEHICLES.—Paragraph 
(2) of such subsection is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; 
or’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) the servicemember, while in military 
service— 
‘‘(i) executes a lease upon receipt of 
military orders described in subparagraph 
(B); and 
‘‘(ii) thereafter receives a stop move-
ment order issued by the Secretary of De-
fense in response to a local, national, or 
global emergency, effective for an indefi-
nite period or for a period of not less than 
30 days, which prevents the servicemem-
ber, or the servicemember’s dependents, 
from using the vehicle for personal or busi-
ness transportation.’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE OF TERMINATION.—Paragraph 
(1) of subsection (d) of such section is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(1) LEASE OF PREMISES.— 
‘‘(A) ENTRANCE
TO
MILITARY
SERVICE, 
PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION, OR DEPLOY-
MENT.—In the case of a lease described in sub-
paragraph (A) or (B) of subsection (b)(1) that 
provides for monthly payment of rent, termi-
nation of the lease under subsection (a) is effec-
tive 30 days after the first date on which the 
next rental payment is due and payable after 
the date on which the notice under subsection 
(c) is delivered. In the case of any other lease 
described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of sub-
section (b)(1) termination of the lease under 
subsection (a) is effective on the last day of the 
month following the month in which the notice 
is delivered. 
‘‘(B) STOP
MOVEMENT
ORDERS.—In the 
case of a lease described in subsection 
(b)(1)(C), termination of the lease under sub-
section (a) is effective on the date on which the 
requirements of subsection (c) are met for such 
termination.’’. 
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(d) TECHNICAL
CORRECTION.—Subsection (i) is 
amended, in the matter before paragraph (1), by inserting 
‘‘In this section:’’ after ‘‘DEFINITIONS.—’’. 
(e) RETROACTIVE APPLICATION.—The amendments 
made by this section shall apply to stop movement orders 
issued on or after March 1, 2020. 
SEC. 80009. TERMINATION OF TELEPHONE, MULTICHANNEL 
VIDEO PROGRAMMING, AND INTERNET AC-
CESS 
SERVICE 
CONTRACTS 
BY 
SERVICEMEMBERS WHO ENTER INTO CON-
TRACTS AFTER RECEIVING MILITARY OR-
DERS FOR PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION 
BUT THEN RECEIVE STOP MOVEMENT OR-
DERS DUE TO AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 305A(a)(1) of the 
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3956) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘after the date the servicemem-
ber receives military orders to relocate for a period 
of not less than 90 days to a location that does not 
support the contract.’’ and inserting ‘‘after—’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(A) the date the servicemember receives 
military orders to relocate for a period of not 
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less than 90 days to a location that does not 
support the contract; or 
‘‘(B) the date the servicemember, while in 
military service, receives military orders for a 
permanent change of station, thereafter enters 
into the contract, and then after entering into 
the contract receives a stop movement order 
issued by the Secretary of Defense in response 
to a local, national, or global emergency, effec-
tive for an indefinite period or for a period of 
not less than 30 days, which prevents the serv-
icemember from using the services provided 
under the contract.’’. 
(b) RETROACTIVE APPLICATION.—The amendments 
made by this section shall apply to stop movement orders 
issued on or after March 1, 2020. 
SEC. 80010. TERMINATION OF CONTRACTS FOR TELE-
PHONE, MULTICHANNEL VIDEO PROGRAM-
MING, OR INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE BY 
CERTAIN 
INDIVIDUALS 
UNDER 
SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT. 
Section 305A(a) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief 
Act (50 U.S.C. 3956(a)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUALS COVERED.—For 
purposes of this section, the following individuals 
shall be treated as a servicemember covered by para-
graph (1): 
‘‘(A) A spouse or dependent of a service-
member who dies while in military service or a 
spouse or dependent of a member of the reserve 
components who dies while performing duty de-
scribed in subparagraph (C). 
‘‘(B) A spouse or dependent of a service-
member who incurs a catastrophic injury or ill-
ness (as that term is defined in section 439(g) 
of title 37, United States Code), if the service-
member incurs the catastrophic injury or illness 
while in military service or performing duty de-
scribed in subparagraph (C). 
‘‘(C) A member of the reserve components 
performing military service or performing full- 
time National Guard duty, active Guard and 
Reserve duty, or inactive-duty training (as such 
terms are defined in section 101(d) of title 10, 
United States Code).’’. 
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SEC. 80011. CLARIFICATION OF TERMINATION OF LEASES 
OF PREMISES AND MOTOR VEHICLES OF 
SERVICEMEMBERS 
WHO 
INCUR 
CATA-
STROPHIC 
INJURY 
OR 
ILLNESS 
OR 
DIE 
WHILE IN MILITARY SERVICE. 
(a) CATASTROPHIC INJURIES
AND ILLNESSES.— 
Paragraph (4) of section 305(a) of the Servicemembers 
Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3955(a)), as added by section 
545 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92), is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(4) CATASTROPHIC
INJURY
OR
ILLNESS
OF 
LESSEE.— 
‘‘(A) TERMINATION.—If the lessee on a 
lease described in subsection (b) incurs a cata-
strophic injury or illness during a period of 
military service or while performing covered 
service, during the one-year period beginning on 
the date on which the lessee incurs such injury 
or illness— 
‘‘(i) the lessee may terminate the 
lease; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a lessee who lacks 
the mental capacity to contract or to man-
age his or her own affairs (including dis-
bursement of funds without limitation) due 
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to such injury or illness, the spouse or de-
pendent of the lessee may terminate the 
lease. 
‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) The term ‘catastrophic injury or 
illness’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 439(g) of title 37, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(ii) The term ‘covered service’ means 
full-time National Guard duty, active 
Guard and Reserve duty, or inactive-duty 
training (as such terms are defined in sec-
tion 101(d) of title 10, United States 
Code).’’. 
(b) DEATHS.—Paragraph (3) of such section is 
amended by striking ‘‘The spouse of the lessee’’ and in-
serting ‘‘The spouse or dependent of the lessee’’. 
SEC. 80012. DEFERRAL OF CERTAIN DEBTS ARISING FROM 
BENEFITS UNDER LAWS ADMINISTERED BY 
THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—During the covered period, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not— 
(1) take any action to collect a covered debt (in-
cluding the offset of any payment by the Secretary); 
(2) record a covered debt; 
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(3) issue notice of a covered debt to a person 
or a consumer reporting agency; 
(4) allow any interest to accrue on a covered 
debt; or 
(5) apply any administrative fee to a covered 
debt. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), 
the Secretary may collect a payment regarding a covered 
debt (including interest or any administrative fee) from 
a person (or the fiduciary of that person) who elects to 
make such a payment during the covered period. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘consumer reporting agency’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 5701 of title 
38, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered debt’’ means a debt— 
(A) owed by a person (including a fidu-
ciary) to the United States; 
(B) arising from a benefit under a covered 
law; and 
(C) that is not subject to recovery under— 
(i) section 3729 of title 31, United 
States Code; 
(ii) section 1729 of title 38, United 
States Code; or 
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(iii) Public Law 87–693 (42 U.S.C. 
2651). 
(3) The term ‘‘covered law’’ means any law ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
through— 
(A) the Under Secretary for Health; or 
(B) the Under Secretary for Benefits. 
(4) The term ‘‘covered period’’ means— 
(A) the COVID–19 emergency period; and 
(B) the 60 days immediately following the 
date of the end of the COVID–19 emergency 
period. 
(5) The term ‘‘COVID–19 emergency period’’ 
means the emergency period described in section 
1135(g)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1320b-5(g)(1)(B)). 
SEC. 80013. TOLLING OF DEADLINES RELATING TO CLAIMS 
FOR 
BENEFITS 
ADMINISTERED 
BY 
SEC-
RETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) REQUIRED TOLLING.—With respect to claims 
and appeals made by a claimant, the covered period shall 
be excluded in computing the following: 
(1) In cases where an individual expresses an 
intent to file a claim, the period in which the indi-
vidual is required to file the claim in order to have 
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the effective date of the claim be determined based 
on the date of such intent, as described in section 
3.155(b)(1) of title 38, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(2) The period in which the claimant is re-
quired to take an action pursuant to section 5104C 
of title 38, United States Code. 
(3) The period in which the claimant is re-
quired to appeal a change in service-connected or 
employability status or change in physical condition 
described in section 5112(b)(6) of such title. 
(4) The period in which an individual is re-
quired to file a notice of appeal under section 7266 
of such title. 
(5) Any other period in which a claimant or 
beneficiary is required to act with respect to filing, 
perfecting, or appealing a claim, as determined ap-
propriate by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
(b) USE OF POSTMARK DATES.—With respect to 
claims filed using nonelectronic means and appeals made 
during the covered period, the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs and the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, as 
the case may be, shall administer the provisions of title 
38, United States Code, as follows: 
(1) In section 5110— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
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(i) in paragraph (1), by substituting 
‘‘the earlier of the date of receipt of appli-
cation therefor and the date of the post-
mark or other official proof of mailing date 
of the application therefor’’ for ‘‘the date 
of receipt of application therefor’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (3), by substituting 
‘‘the earlier of the date of receipt of the 
supplemental claim and the date of the 
postmark or other official proof of mailing 
date of the supplemental claim’’ for ‘‘the 
date of receipt of the supplemental claim’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by sub-
stituting ‘‘the earlier of the date of receipt of 
application and the date of the postmark or 
other official proof of mailing date of the appli-
cation’’ for ‘‘the date of receipt of the applica-
tion’’. 
(2) In section 7266, without regard to sub-
section (d). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘claimant’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 5100 of title 38, United States 
Code. 
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(2) The term ‘‘covered period’’ means the pe-
riod beginning on the date of the emergency period 
(as defined in section 1135(g)(1) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-5(g)(1))) resulting from 
the COVID–19 pandemic and ending 90 days after 
the last day of such emergency period. 
SEC. 80014. PROVISION OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS HOSPITAL CARE AND MEDICAL SERV-
ICES TO CERTAIN VETERANS WHO ARE UN-
EMPLOYED OR LOST EMPLOYER-SPONSORED 
HEALTH CARE COVERAGE BY REASON OF A 
COVERED PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—During the 12-month period be-
ginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall consider a covered veteran 
to be unable to defray the expenses of necessary care for 
purposes of section 1722 of title 38, United States Code, 
and shall furnish to such veteran hospital care and med-
ical services under chapter 17 of title 38, United States 
Code. 
(b) COVERED VETERAN.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, a covered veteran is a veteran— 
(1) who— 
(A) is unemployed; or 
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(B) has lost access to a group health plan 
or group health insurance coverage by reason of 
a covered public health emergency; and 
(2) whose projected attributable income for the 
12-month period beginning on the date of applica-
tion for hospital care or medical services under this 
section is not more than the amount in effect under 
section 1722(b) of title 38, United States Code. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 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 
(B) of a domestic emergency, based on an 
outbreak of COVID–19 by the President, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, or State, or 
local authority. 
(2) The terms ‘‘group health plan’’ and ‘‘group 
health insurance coverage’’ have the meaning given 
such terms in section 2701 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-3). 
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SEC. 80015. PROHIBITION ON COPAYMENTS AND COST 
SHARING FOR VETERANS RECEIVING COVID– 
19 TREATMENT FURNISHED BY DEPARTMENT 
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6006(b) of the Families 
First Coronavirus Response Act (Public Law 116–127; 38 
U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by striking ‘‘or visits de-
scribed in paragraph (2) of such section’’ and inserting 
‘‘, visits described in paragraph (2) of such section, or hos-
pital care or medical services to treat COVID–19’’. 
(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 
(Public Law 116–127). 
SEC. 80016. EXPANSION OF VET CENTER SERVICES TO VET-
ERANS 
AND 
MEMBERS 
OF 
THE 
ARMED 
FORCES WHO PERFORM CERTAIN SERVICE IN 
RESPONSE TO COVERED PUBLIC HEALTH 
EMERGENCY. 
Section 1712A of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘clauses (i) through (iv)’’ both 
places it appears and inserting ‘‘clauses (i) through 
(v)’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘in clause (v)’’ both places it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘in clause (vi)’’; 
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(3) in subsection (a)(1)(C)— 
(A) by redesignating clauses (iv) and (v) as 
clauses (v) and (vi), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after clause (iii) the fol-
lowing new clause (iv): 
‘‘(iv) Any individual who is a veteran or mem-
ber of the Armed Forces (including the reserve com-
ponents), who, in response to a covered public health 
emergency, performed active service or State active 
duty for a period of at least 14 days.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (h), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(4) The term ‘active service’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 101 of title 10. 
‘‘(5) 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 
‘‘(B) of a domestic emergency, based on an 
outbreak of COVID–19, by the President, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, or a State or 
local authority.’’. 
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DIVISION I—SMALL BUSINESS 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 90001. AMENDMENTS TO THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION 
PROGRAM. 
(a) EXTENSION
OF
COVERED
PERIOD.—Section 
7(a)(36)(A)(iii) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(a)(36)(A)(iii)) is amended by striking ‘‘June 30, 
2020’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2020’’. 
(b) 
TRIBAL
BUSINESS
CONCERNS.—Section 
7(a)(36)(D) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(a)(36)(D)) is amended by striking ‘‘described in sec-
tion 31(b)(2)(C)’’ each place it appears. 
(c) INCLUSION OF CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS IN 
THE
PAYCHECK
PROTECTION
PROGRAM.—Section 
7(a)(36)(D) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(a)(36)(D)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new clause: 
‘‘(vii) INCLUSION OF CRITICAL ACCESS 
HOSPITALS.—During the covered period, 
any nonprofit organization that is a critical 
access hospital (as defined in section 
1861(mm) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395x(mm))) shall be eligible to re-
ceive a covered loan, regardless of the sta-
tus of such a hospital as a debtor in a case 
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under chapter 11 of title 11, Unites States 
Code, or the status of any debts owed by 
such a hospital to the Federal Govern-
ment.’’. 
(d) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.—Section 7(a)(36) 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36))— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)(vii), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 501(c)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 501(c)’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (D)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘nonprofit organization,’’ 
each place it appears; 
(B) in clause (iv)— 
(i) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘ 
and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subclause (III), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subclause: 
‘‘(IV) any nonprofit organiza-
tion.’’; and 
(C) in clause (vi), by striking ‘‘a nonprofit 
organization and’’. 
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(e) APPLICATION
TO
CERTAIN
LOCAL
NEWS 
MEDIA.—Section 7(a)(36)(D) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(D)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (iii)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘business concern that em-
ploys’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘business 
concern that— 
‘‘(I) employs’’; 
(B) in subclause (I), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(II) is assigned a North American Indus-
try Classification System code beginning with 
511110, 515112, or 515120 and the individual 
physical location at the time of disbursal does 
not exceed the size standard established by the 
Administrator for the applicable code shall be 
eligible to receive a covered loan for expenses 
associated with an individual physical location 
of that business concern to support the contin-
ued provision of local news, information, con-
tent, or emergency information, and, at the 
time of disbursal, the individual physical loca-
tion.’’; 
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(2) in clause (iv) (as amended by subsection 
(d))— 
(A) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in subclause (IV), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(V) an individual physical loca-
tion of a business concern described in 
clause (iii)(II), if such concern shall 
not pay, distribute, or otherwise pro-
vide any portion of the covered loan to 
any other entity other than the indi-
vidual physical location that is the in-
tended recipient of the covered loan.’’; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(vii) ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS 
FOR NEWS BROADCAST ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—With respect 
to an individual physical location of a 
business concern described in clause 
(iii)(II), each such location shall be 
treated as an independent, non-
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affiliated entity for purposes of this 
paragraph. 
‘‘(II) 
DEMONSTRATION
OF 
NEED.—Any such location that is a 
franchise or affiliate of, or owned or 
controlled by a parent company, in-
vestment company, or the manage-
ment thereof, shall demonstrate, upon 
request of the Administrator, the need 
for a covered loan to support the con-
tinued provision of local news, infor-
mation, content, or emergency infor-
mation, and, at the time of disbursal, 
the individual physical location. 
‘‘(III) REPORT.—The Adminis-
trator and Secretary of the Treasury 
shall submit to the Committee on 
Small Business of the House of Rep-
resentatives, the Committee on Small 
Business and Entrepreneurship of the 
Senate, and the Congressional Over-
sight Commission established under 
section 4020 of the CARES Act a re-
port including information on loans 
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made to an entity described under 
this clause.’’. 
(f) APPLICATION
OF CERTAIN TERMS THROUGH 
LIFE OF COVERED LOAN.—Section 7(a)(36) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘During 
the covered period, with’’ and inserting ‘‘With’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘During 
the covered period, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (J), by striking ‘‘During 
the covered period, with’’ and inserting ‘‘With’’; 
(4) in subparagraph (M)— 
(A) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘During the 
covered period, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; and 
(B) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘During the 
covered period, with’’ and inserting ‘‘With’’. 
(g) LOAN MATURITY.—Section 7(a)(36)(K)(ii) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(K)(ii)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘minimum maturity of 5 years’’ be-
fore ‘‘maximum maturity’’. 
(h) INTEREST CALCULATION.—Section 7(a)(36)(L) 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(L)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘, calculated on a non-compounding, 
non-adjustable basis’’ after ‘‘4 percent’’. 
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(i) FUNDING FOR THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION PRO-
GRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 7(a)(36)(S) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(S)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(S) SET ASIDE FOR CERTAIN ENTITIES.— 
The Administrator shall provide for the cost to 
guarantee covered loans made under this para-
graph— 
‘‘(i) a set aside of not less than 25 
percent of each such amount for covered 
loans made to eligible recipients with 10 or 
fewer employees; and 
‘‘(ii) a set aside of 25 percent of each 
such amount for covered loans made to 
nonprofit organizations, of which not more 
than 12.5 percent of each such amount set 
aside may be used to make covered loans 
to nonprofit organizations with 500 or 
more employees.’’. 
(2) SET ASIDE FOR COMMUNITY FINANCIAL IN-
STITUTIONS.—Of amounts appropriated by the Pay-
check Protection Program and Health Care En-
hancement Act (Public Law 116–139) under the 
heading ‘‘Small Business Administration—Business 
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Loans Program Account, CARES Act’’ that have 
not been obligated or expended, the lesser of 25 per-
cent of such amounts or $10,000,000,000 shall be 
set aside for the cost to guarantee covered loans 
made under section 7(a)(36) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)) by community financial 
institutions (as such term is defined in subpara-
graph (A)(xi) of such section). 
(3) AMOUNTS RETURNED.—Section 7(a)(36) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(T) AMOUNTS RETURNED.—Any amounts 
returned to the Secretary of the Treasury due 
to the cancellation of a covered loan shall be 
solely used for the cost to guarantee covered 
loans made to eligible recipients with 10 or 
fewer employees.’’. 
(j) TREATMENT
OF
CERTAIN
CRIMINAL
VIOLA-
TIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 7(a)(36) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)), as 
amended by subsection (h), is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
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‘‘(U) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN CRIMINAL 
VIOLATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) FINANCIAL
FRAUD
OR
DECEP-
TION.—A entity that is a business, organi-
zation, cooperative, or enterprise may not 
receive a covered loan if an owner of 20 
percent or more of the equity of such enti-
ty, during the 5-year period preceding the 
date on which such entity applies for a cov-
ered loan, has been convicted of a felony of 
financial fraud or deception under Federal, 
State, or Tribal law. 
‘‘(ii) ARRESTS OR CONVICTIONS.—An 
entity that is a business, organization, co-
operative, or enterprise shall be an eligible 
recipient notwithstanding a prior arrest or 
conviction under Federal, State, or Tribal 
law of an owner of 20 percent or more of 
the equity of such entity, unless such 
owner is currently incarcerated. 
‘‘(iii) WAIVER.—The Administrator 
may waive the requirements of clause (i).’’. 
(2) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 15 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator of the Small Business Administration shall 
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make necessary revisions to any rules to carry out 
the amendment made by this subsection. 
(k) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITY FI-
NANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.—Section 7(a)(36) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)), as amended by sub-
section (i), is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(V) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR COMMU-
NITY
FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS.—Of amounts 
appropriated to carry out this paragraph, the 
Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with 
the Administrator, shall use $1,000,000,000 of 
such amounts to provide grants to community 
financial institutions, insured depository institu-
tions with consolidated assets of less than 
$10,000,000,000, and credit unions with con-
solidated assets of less than $10,000,000,000, 
to ensure such institutions can update their sys-
tems (including updates related to compliance 
with the Bank Secrecy Act) and efficiently pro-
vide loans that are guaranteed under this para-
graph.’’. 
(l) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 7(a)(36)(G) 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)) is 
amended— 
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(1) in the subparagraph heading, by striking 
‘‘BORROWER REQUIREMENTS’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘eligible recipient applying’’ and inserting 
‘‘BORROWER
CERTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS.—An 
eligible recipient applying’’; and 
(2) by redesignating subclauses (I) through 
(IV) as clauses (i) through (iv), respectively. 
SEC. 90002. COMMITMENTS FOR PAYCHECK PROTECTION 
PROGRAM. 
Section 1102(b) of the CARES Act (Public Law 116– 
136) is amended by striking ‘‘June 30, 2020’’ and all that 
follows through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2020, the amount authorized for commitments 
for loans made under paragraph (36) of section 7(a) of 
the Small Business Act, as added by subsection (a), shall 
be $659,000,000,000. The amount authorized under this 
section for commitments for loans made under section 
7(a)(36) of the Small Business Act shall be in addition 
to the amount authorized under the heading ‘Small Busi-
ness Administration—Business Loans Program Account’ 
in the Financial Services and General Government Appro-
priations Act, 2020 (division C of Public Law 116–93) 
for commitments for general business loans made under 
section 7(a) of the Small Business Act.’’. 
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SEC. 90003. INCLUSION OF SCORE AND VETERAN BUSINESS 
OUTREACH CENTERS IN ENTREPRENEURIAL 
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1103(a)(2) of the CARES 
Act (Public Law 116–136) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(C) a Veteran Business Outreach Center 
(as described under section 32(d) of the Small 
Business Act); and 
‘‘(D) the Service Corps of Retired Execu-
tives Association, or any successor or other or-
ganization, that receives a grant from the Ad-
ministrator to operate the SCORE program es-
tablished under section 8(b)(2)(A) of the Small 
Business Act;’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Section 1107(a)(4) of the CARES 
Act (Public Law 116–136) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$240,000,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$220,000,000’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
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‘‘(C) $10,000,000 shall be for a Veteran 
Business Outreach Center described in section 
1103(a)(2)(C) of this Act to carry out activities 
under such section; and 
‘‘(D) $10,000,000 shall be for the Service 
Corps of Retired Executives Association de-
scribed in section 1103(a)(2)(D) of this Act to 
carry out activities under such section;’’. 
SEC. 90004. AMENDMENTS TO PAYCHECK PROTECTION 
PROGRAM LOAN FORGIVENESS. 
(a) COVERED PERIOD.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1106(a)(3) of the 
CARES Act (Public Law 116–136) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(3) the term ‘covered period’ means the period 
beginning on the date of the origination of a covered 
loan and ending on the earlier of— 
‘‘(A) the date that is 24 weeks after such 
date of origination; or 
‘‘(B) December 31, 2020;’’. 
(2) 
EXEMPTION
FOR
REHIRES.—Section 
1106(d)(5)(B) of such Act is amended by striking 
‘‘June 30, 2020’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2020’’. 
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(b) 
DEFINITION
OF
EXPECTED
FORGIVENESS 
AMOUNT.— 
(1) DEFINITION
OF
EXPECTED
FORGIVENESS 
AMOUNT.—Section 1106(a)(7) of the CARES Act 
(Public Law 116–136) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraphs: 
‘‘(E) interest on any other debt obligations 
that were incurred before the covered period; 
and 
‘‘(F) any amount that was a loan made 
under subsection (b)(2) that was refinanced as 
part of a covered loan and authorized by section 
7(a)(36)(F)(iv) of the Small Business Act; 
and’’. 
(2) FORGIVENESS.—Section 1106(b) of the 
CARES Act (Public Law 116–136) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(5) Any payment of interest on any other debt 
obligations that were incurred before the covered pe-
riod. 
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‘‘(6) Any amount that was a loan made under 
section 7(b)(2) of the Small Business Act that was 
refinanced as part of a covered loan and authorized 
by section 7(a)(36)(F)(iv) of such Act.’’. 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 1106 
of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subsection (e)— 
(i) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘pay-
ments on covered mortgage obligations, 
payments on covered lease obligations, and 
covered utility payments’’ and inserting 
‘‘payments or amounts refinanced de-
scribed under subsection (b) (other than 
payroll costs)’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking 
‘‘, make interest payments’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘or make covered utility 
payments’’ and inserting ‘‘, make pay-
ments described under subsection (b), or 
that was refinanced as part of a covered 
loan 
and 
authorized 
by 
section 
7(a)(36)(F)(iv) of the Small Business 
Act’’; and 
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(B) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘pay-
ments for payroll costs, payments on covered 
mortgage obligations, payments on covered 
lease obligations, or covered utility payments’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘payments 
or amounts refinanced described under sub-
section (b)’’. 
(c) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
FOR PAYCHECK 
PROTECTION PROGRAM LOAN FORGIVENESS.—Section 
1106(e) of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (6); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(4) information on the veteran status, gender, 
race, and ethnicity, as reported on Form 1919 of the 
Administration or any similar loan application form 
of the Administration, of the eligible recipient; 
‘‘(5) the number of full-time equivalent employ-
ees of the eligible recipient— 
‘‘(A) on February 15, 2020; 
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‘‘(B) on the day the eligible recipient sub-
mitted an application for a covered loan; and 
‘‘(C) on the day the eligible recipient sub-
mitted an application for forgiveness of a cov-
ered loan under this section; and’’. 
(d) HOLD HARMLESS FOR ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.— 
Section 1106(d) of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(7) EXEMPTION BASED ON EMPLOYEE AVAIL-
ABILITY.—During the period beginning on February 
15, 2020 and ending on December 31, 2020, the 
amount of loan forgiveness under this section shall 
be determined without regard to a reduction in the 
number of full-time equivalent employees if an eligi-
ble recipient— 
‘‘(A) is unable rehire an individual who 
was an employee of the eligible recipient on or 
before February 15, 2020; or 
‘‘(B) is able to demonstrate an inability to 
find similarly qualified employees on or before 
December 31, 2020.’’. 
(e) PROHIBITION ON LIMITING FORGIVENESS.—Sec-
tion 1106(d) of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136), 
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as amended by subsection (c), is further amended by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) NO
LIMITATIONS.—In carrying out this 
section, the Administrator may not limit the non- 
payroll portion of a forgivable covered loan 
amount.’’. 
(f) HOLD
HARMLESS.—Section 1106(h) of the 
CARES Act (Public Law 116–136), is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘If a lender’’ and all that follows through ‘‘during cov-
ered period’’ inserting the following: ‘‘If a lender has re-
ceived any documentation required under this Act related 
to payments made by an eligible recipient attesting that 
the eligible recipient has accurately verified such pay-
ments’’. 
SEC. 90005. IMPROVED COORDINATION BETWEEN PAY-
CHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM AND EM-
PLOYEE RETENTION TAX CREDIT. 
(a) AMENDMENT TO PAYCHECK PROTECTION PRO-
GRAM.—Section 1106(a)(8) of the Cares Act is amended 
by inserting ‘‘, except that such costs shall not include 
qualified wages taken into account in determining the 
credit allowed under section 2301 of this Act’’ before the 
period at the end. 
(b) AMENDMENTS TO EMPLOYEE RETENTION TAX 
CREDIT.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 2301(g) of the 
CARES Act is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(g) ELECTION TO NOT TAKE CERTAIN WAGES INTO 
ACCOUNT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—This section shall not apply 
to qualified wages paid by an eligible employer with 
respect to which such employer makes an election 
(at such time and in such manner as the Secretary 
may prescribe) to have this section not apply to such 
wages. 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION WITH PAYCHECK PROTEC-
TION
PROGRAM.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Administrator of the Small Business Ad-
ministration, shall issue guidance providing that 
payroll costs paid or incurred during the covered pe-
riod shall not fail to be treated as qualified wages 
under this section by reason of an election under 
paragraph (1) to the extent that a covered loan of 
the eligible employer is not forgiven by reason of a 
decision under section 1106(g). Terms used in the 
preceding sentence which are also used in section 
1106 shall have the same meaning as when used in 
such section.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
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(A) Section 2301 of the CARES Act is 
amended by striking subsection (j). 
(B) Section 2301(l) of the CARES Act is 
amended by striking paragraph (3) and by re-
designating paragraphs (4) and (5) as para-
graphs (3) and (4), respectively. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect as if included in the provisions 
of the CARES Act to which they relate. 
SEC. 90006. TAXABILITY OF SUBSIDY FOR CERTAIN LOAN 
PAYMENTS. 
Section 1112 of the CARES Act (Public Law 116– 
136) is amended by inserting at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(g) TAXABILITY.—For purposes of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986, any payment under this section 
shall not be included in the gross income of the taxpayer 
on whose behalf such payment is made.’’. 
SEC. 90007. PROHIBITING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST FOR 
SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS UNDER THE 
CARES ACT. 
Section 4019 of the CARES Act (Public Law 116– 
136) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: 
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‘‘(7) SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE.—The term 
‘small business assistance’ means assistance pro-
vided under— 
‘‘(A) paragraph (36) of section 7(a) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)), as 
added by section 1102 of this Act; 
‘‘(B) subsection (b) or (c) of section 1103 
of this Act; 
‘‘(C) section 1110 of this Act; or 
‘‘(D) section 1112 of this Act.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or provisions relating to 
small business assistance’’ after ‘‘this subtitle’’; 
and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or for any small business 
assistance’’ before the period at the end; and 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or seeking any small 
business assistance’’ after ‘‘4003’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or small business assist-
ance’’ after ‘‘that transaction’’; 
(C) by inserting ‘‘or the Administrator of 
the Small Business Administration, as applica-
ble,’’ after ‘‘System’’; and 
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(D) by inserting ‘‘or receive the small busi-
ness assistance’’ after ‘‘in that transaction’’. 
SEC. 90008. FLEXIBILITY IN DEFERRAL OF PAYMENTS OF 
7(A) LOANS. 
Section 7(a)(7) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(a)(7)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Administration’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘and interest’’ after ‘‘prin-
cipal’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(B) DEFERRAL
REQUIREMENTS.—With re-
spect to a deferral provided under this paragraph, 
the Administrator— 
‘‘(i) shall require lenders under this sub-
section to provide full payment deferment relief 
(including payment of principal and interest) 
for a period of not less than 1 year; and 
‘‘(ii) may allow lenders under this sub-
section provide an additional deferment period 
if the borrower provides documentation justi-
fying such additional deferment. 
‘‘(C) SECONDARY MARKET.—If an investor de-
clines to approve a deferral or additional deferment 
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requested by a lender under subparagraph (B), the 
Administrator shall exercise the authority to pur-
chase the loan so that the borrower may receive full 
payment deferment relief (including payment of 
principal and interest) or an additional deferment as 
described under subparagraph (B).’’. 
SEC. 90009. CERTAIN CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS AND DIS-
ASTER LOAN APPLICATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The flush matter following sub-
paragraph (E) of section 7(b)(2) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)(2)) is amended by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘: Provided 
further, That any application for a loan or guarantee made 
pursuant to this paragraph (2) shall include a statement 
that an applicant is not ineligible for assistance under this 
paragraph solely because of the applicant’s involvement in 
the criminal justice system.’’ 
(b) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 15 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
Small Business Administration shall make necessary revi-
sions to any rules to carry out the amendment made by 
this section. 
SEC. 90010. TEMPORARY FEE REDUCTIONS. 
(a) ADMINISTRATIVE FEE WAIVER.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—During the period beginning 
on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on 
September 30, 2021, and to the extent that the cost 
of such elimination or reduction of fees is offset by 
appropriations, with respect to each loan guaranteed 
under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 636(a)) (including a recipient of assistance 
under the Community Advantage Pilot Program of 
the Administration) for which an application is ap-
proved or pending approval on or after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall— 
(A) in lieu of the fee otherwise applicable 
under section 7(a)(23)(A) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(23)(A)), collect no 
fee or reduce fees to the maximum extent pos-
sible; and 
(B) in lieu of the fee otherwise applicable 
under section 7(a)(18)(A) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(18)(A)), collect no 
fee or reduce fees to the maximum extent pos-
sible. 
(2) APPLICATION OF FEE ELIMINATIONS OR RE-
DUCTIONS.—To the extent that amounts are made 
available to the Administrator for the purpose of fee 
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eliminations or reductions under paragraph (1), the 
Administrator shall— 
(A) first use any amounts provided to 
eliminate or reduce fees paid by small business 
borrowers under clauses (i) through (iii) of sec-
tion 7(a)(18)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 636(a)(18)(A)), to the maximum extent 
possible; and 
(B) then use any amounts provided to 
eliminate or reduce fees under 7(a)(23)(A) of 
the 
Small 
Business 
Act 
(15 
U.S.C. 
636(a)(23)(A)). 
(c) TEMPORARY FEE ELIMINATION FOR THE 504 
LOAN PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—During the period beginning 
on the date of enactment of this section and ending 
on September 30, 2021, and to the extent the cost 
of such elimination in fees is offset by appropria-
tions, with respect to each project or loan guaran-
teed by the Administrator pursuant to title V of the 
Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 
695 et seq.) for which an application is approved or 
pending approval on or after the date of enactment 
of this section— 
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(A) the Administrator shall, in lieu of the 
fee otherwise applicable under section 503(d)(2) 
of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 
(15 U.S.C. 697(d)(2)), collect no fee; and 
(B) a development company shall, in lieu 
of 
the 
processing 
fee 
under 
section 
120.971(a)(1) of title 13, Code of Federal Reg-
ulations (relating to fees paid by borrowers), or 
any successor thereto, collect no fee. 
(2) REIMBURSEMENT FOR WAIVED FEES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—To the extent that the 
cost of such payments is offset by appropria-
tions, the Administrator shall reimburse each 
development company that does not collect a 
processing fee pursuant to paragraph (1)(B). 
(B) AMOUNT.—The payment to a develop-
ment company under subparagraph (A) shall be 
in an amount equal to 1.5 percent of the net 
debenture proceeds for which the development 
company does not collect a processing fee pur-
suant to paragraph (1)(B). 
SEC. 90011. GUARANTEE AMOUNTS. 
(a) 7(a) LOAN GUARANTEES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 7(a)(2)(A) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(2)(A)) is 
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amended by striking ‘‘), such participation by the 
Administration shall be equal to’’ and all that fol-
lows through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘or 
the Community Advantage Pilot Program of the Ad-
ministration), such participation by the Administra-
tion shall be equal to 90 percent of the balance of 
the financing outstanding at the time of disburse-
ment of the loan.’’. 
(2) TERMINATION.—Effective September 30, 
2021, section 7(a)(2)(A) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 636(a)(2)(A)), as amended by paragraph 
(1), is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraphs (B), (D), (E), and (F), in an 
agreement to participate in a loan on a deferred 
basis under this subsection (including a loan 
made under the Preferred Lenders Program), 
such participation by the Administration shall 
be equal to— 
‘‘(i) 75 percent of the balance of the 
financing outstanding at the time of dis-
bursement of the loan, if such balance ex-
ceeds $150,000; or 
‘‘(ii) 85 percent of the balance of the 
financing outstanding at the time of dis-
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respect to any loan guaranteed under section 7(a) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) for which an appli-
cation is approved or pending approval on or after the date 
of enactment of this section, the maximum loan amount 
shall be $10,000,000. 
SEC. 90013. MAXIMUM LOAN AMOUNT FOR 504 LOANS. 
(a) TEMPORARY INCREASE.—During the period be-
ginning on the date of enactment of this section and end-
ing on September 30, 2021, with respect to each project 
or loan guaranteed by the Administrator pursuant to title 
V of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 
U.S.C. 695 et seq.) for which an application is approved 
or pending approval on or after the date of enactment of 
this section, the maximum loan amount shall be 
$10,000,000. 
(b) PERMANENT INCREASE FOR SMALL MANUFAC-
TURERS.—Effective 
on 
October 
1, 
2021, 
section 
502(2)(A)(iii) of the Small Business Investment Act of 
1958 (15 U.S.C. 696(2)(A)(iii)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$5,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’. 
(c) LOW-INTEREST
REFINANCING
UNDER
THE 
LOCAL DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS LOAN PROGRAM.— 
(1) REPEAL.—Section 521(a) of division E of 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public 
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Law 114–113; 129 Stat. 2463; 15 U.S.C. 696 note) 
is repealed. 
(2) REFINANCING.—Section 502(7) of the 
Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 
696(7)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) REFINANCING
NOT
INVOLVING
EX-
PANSIONS.— 
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this subpara-
graph— 
‘‘(I) the term ‘borrower’ means a 
small business concern that submits 
an application to a development com-
pany for financing under this sub-
paragraph; 
‘‘(II) the term ‘eligible fixed 
asset’ means tangible property relat-
ing to which the Administrator may 
provide financing under this section; 
and 
‘‘(III) the term ‘qualified debt’ 
means indebtedness that— 
‘‘(aa) was incurred not less 
than 6 months before the date of 
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the application for assistance 
under this subparagraph; 
‘‘(bb) is a commercial loan; 
‘‘(cc) the proceeds of which 
were used to acquire an eligible 
fixed asset; 
‘‘(dd) was incurred for the 
benefit of the small business con-
cern; and 
‘‘(ee) is collateralized by eli-
gible fixed assets; and 
‘‘(ii) AUTHORITY.—A project that 
does not involve the expansion of a small 
business concern may include the refi-
nancing of qualified debt if— 
‘‘(I) the amount of the financing 
is not more than 90 percent of the 
value of the collateral for the financ-
ing, except that, if the appraised value 
of the eligible fixed assets serving as 
collateral for the financing is less than 
the amount equal to 125 percent of 
the amount of the financing, the bor-
rower may provide additional cash or 
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other collateral to eliminate any defi-
ciency; 
‘‘(II) the borrower has been in 
operation for all of the 2-year period 
ending on the date the loan applica-
tion is submitted; and 
‘‘(III) for a financing for which 
the Administrator determines there 
will be an additional cost attributable 
to the refinancing of the qualified 
debt, the borrower agrees to pay a fee 
in an amount equal to the anticipated 
additional cost. 
‘‘(iii) FINANCING FOR BUSINESS EX-
PENSES.— 
‘‘(I) FINANCING
FOR
BUSINESS 
EXPENSES.—The Administrator may 
provide financing to a borrower that 
receives financing that includes a refi-
nancing of qualified debt under clause 
(ii), in addition to the refinancing 
under clause (ii), to be used solely for 
the payment of business expenses. 
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‘‘(II) APPLICATION FOR FINANC-
ING.— An application for financing 
under subclause (I) shall include— 
‘‘(aa) a specific description 
of the expenses for which the ad-
ditional financing is requested; 
and 
‘‘(bb) an itemization of the 
amount of each expense. 
‘‘(III) 
CONDITION
ON
ADDI-
TIONAL FINANCING.—A borrower may 
not use any part of the financing 
under this clause for non-business 
purposes. 
‘‘(iv) LOANS BASED ON JOBS.— 
‘‘(I) JOB CREATION AND RETEN-
TION GOALS.— 
‘‘(aa) IN
GENERAL.—The 
Administrator may provide fi-
nancing under this subparagraph 
for a borrower that meets the job 
creation goals under subsection 
(d) or (e) of section 501. 
‘‘(bb) ALTERNATE JOB RE-
TENTION
GOAL.—The Adminis-
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trator may provide financing 
under this subparagraph to a 
borrower that does not meet the 
goals described in item (aa) in an 
amount that is not more than the 
product obtained by multiplying 
the number of employees of the 
borrower by $75,000. 
‘‘(II) NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES.— 
For purposes of subclause (I), the 
number of employees of a borrower is 
equal to the sum of— 
‘‘(aa) the number of full- 
time employees of the borrower 
on the date on which the bor-
rower applies for a loan under 
this subparagraph; and 
‘‘(bb) the product obtained 
by multiplying— 
‘‘(AA) the number of 
part-time employees of the 
borrower on the date on 
which the borrower applies 
for a loan under this sub-
paragraph, by 
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‘‘(BB) the quotient ob-
tained by dividing the aver-
age number of hours each 
part time employee of the 
borrower works each week 
by 40. 
‘‘(vi) TOTAL
AMOUNT
OF
LOANS.— 
The Administrator may provide not more 
than a total of $7,500,000,000 of financ-
ing under this subparagraph for each fiscal 
year.’’. 
(d) REFINANCING SENIOR PROJECT DEBT.—During 
the 1-year period beginning after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, a development company described under 
title V of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 
U.S.C. 695 et seq.) is authorized to allow the refinancing 
of a senior loan on an existing project in an amount that, 
when combined with the outstanding balance on the devel-
opment company loan, is not more than 90 percent of the 
total value of the senior loan. Proceeds of such refinancing 
can be used to support business operating expenses of 
such development company. 
SEC. 
90014. 
RECOVERY 
ASSISTANCE 
UNDER 
THE 
MICROLOAN PROGRAM. 
(a) LOANS TO INTERMEDIARIES.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 7(m) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (3)(C)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and $6,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$10,000,000, in the aggre-
gate,’’; and 
(ii) by inserting before the period at 
the end the following: ‘‘, and $4,500,000 in 
any of those remaining years’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘subparagraph (C)’’ each place that term 
appears and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (C) 
and (G)’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by amending 
clause (i) to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—In addition to 
grants made under subparagraph (A) or 
(G), each intermediary shall be eligible to 
receive a grant equal to 5 percent of the 
total outstanding balance of loans made to 
the intermediary under this subsection if— 
‘‘(I) the intermediary provides 
not less than 25 percent of its loans 
to small business concerns located in 
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or owned by one or more residents of 
an economically distressed area; or 
‘‘(II) the intermediary has a 
portfolio of loans made under this 
subsection— 
‘‘(aa) 
that 
averages 
not 
more than $10,000 during the 
period of the intermediary’s par-
ticipation in the program; or 
‘‘(bb) of which not less than 
25 percent is serving rural areas 
during 
the 
period 
of 
the 
intermediary’s participation in 
the program.’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(G) GRANT AMOUNTS BASED ON APPRO-
PRIATIONS.—In any fiscal year in which the 
amount appropriated to make grants under 
subparagraph (A) is sufficient to provide to 
each intermediary that receives a loan under 
paragraph (1)(B)(i) a grant of not less than 25 
percent of the total outstanding balance of 
loans made to the intermediary under this sub-
section, the Administration shall make a grant 
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under subparagraph (A) to each intermediary 
of not less than 25 percent and not more than 
30 percent of that total outstanding balance for 
the intermediary.’’; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (7) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(7) PROGRAM FUNDING FOR MICROLOANS.— 
Under the program authorized by this subsection, 
the Administration may fund, on a competitive basis, 
not more than 300 intermediaries.’’. 
(2) PROSPECTIVE
AMENDMENT.—Effective on 
October 1, 2021, section 7(m)(3)(C) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m)(3)(C)), as amended 
by paragraph (1)(A), is further amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and by in-
serting ‘‘$7,000,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘$4,500,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$3,000,000’’. 
(b) TEMPORARY WAIVER
OF TECHNICAL ASSIST-
ANCE GRANTS MATCHING REQUIREMENTS AND FLEXI-
BILITY ON PRE- AND POST-LOAN ASSISTANCE.—During 
the period beginning on the date of enactment of this sec-
tion and ending on September 30, 2021, the Administra-
tion shall waive— 
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(1) the requirement to contribute non-Federal 
funds under section 7(m)(4)(B) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m)(4)(B)); and 
(2) the limitation on amounts allowed to be ex-
pended to provide information and technical assist-
ance under clause (i) of section 7(m)(4)(E) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m)(4)(E)) and 
enter into third-party contracts to provide technical 
assistance under clause (ii) of such section 
7(m)(4)(E). 
(c) TEMPORARY DURATION
OF LOANS
TO BOR-
ROWERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—During the period beginning 
on the date of enactment of this section and ending 
on September 30, 2021, the duration of a loan made 
by an eligible intermediary under section 7(m) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m))— 
(A) to an existing borrower may be ex-
tended to not more than 8 years; and 
(B) to a new borrower may be not more 
than 8 years. 
(2) REVERSION.—On and after October 1, 
2021, the duration of a loan made by an eligible 
intermediary to a borrower under section 7(m) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m)) shall be 
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7 years or such other amount established by the Ad-
ministrator. 
(d) FUNDING.—Section 20 of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 631 note) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(h) MICROLOAN PROGRAM.—For each of fiscal 
years 2021 through 2025, the Administration is author-
ized to make— 
‘‘(1) $80,000,000 in technical assistance grants, 
as provided in section 7(m); and 
‘‘(2) $110,000,000 in direct loans, as provided 
in section 7(m).’’. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi-
tion to amounts provided under the Consolidated Appro-
priations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–93) for the program 
established under section 7(m) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 636(m)), there is authorized to be appro-
priated for fiscal year 2020, to remain available until ex-
pended— 
(1) $50,000,000 to provide technical assistance 
grants under such section 7(m); and 
(2) $7,000,000 to provide direct loans under 
such section 7(m). 
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SEC. 90015. CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS REPORTING. 
Section 10 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 639) 
is amended by inserting after subsection (a) the following: 
‘‘(b) CYBERSECURITY REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) ANNUAL
REPORT.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this subsection, 
and every year thereafter, the Administrator shall 
submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
committees that includes— 
‘‘(A) an assessment of the information 
technology (as defined in section 11101 of title 
40, United States Code) and cybersecurity in-
frastructure of the Administration; 
‘‘(B) a strategy to increase the cybersecu-
rity infrastructure of the Administration; 
‘‘(C) a detailed account of any information 
technology equipment or interconnected system 
or subsystem of equipment of the Administra-
tion that was manufactured by an entity that 
has its principal place of business located in the 
People’s Republic of China; and 
‘‘(D) an account of any cybersecurity risk 
or incident that occurred at the Administration 
during the 2-year period preceding the date on 
which the report is submitted, and any action 
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taken by the Administrator to respond to or re-
mediate any such cybersecurity risk or incident. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL REPORTS.—If the Adminis-
trator determines that there is a reasonable basis to 
conclude that a cybersecurity risk or incident oc-
curred at the Administration, the Administrator 
shall— 
‘‘(A) not later than 7 days after the date 
on which the Administrator makes that deter-
mination, notify the appropriate congressional 
committees of the cybersecurity risk or incident; 
and 
‘‘(B) not later than 30 days after the date 
on which the Administrator makes a determina-
tion under subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) provide notice to individuals and 
small business concerns affected by the cy-
bersecurity risk or incident; and 
‘‘(ii) submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report, based on 
information available to the Administrator 
as of the date which the Administrator 
submits the report, that includes— 
‘‘(I) a summary of information 
about the cybersecurity risk or inci-
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dent, including how the cybersecurity 
risk or incident occurred; and 
‘‘(II) an estimate of the number 
of individuals and small business con-
cerns affected by the cybersecurity 
risk or incident, including an assess-
ment of the risk of harm to affected 
individuals and small business con-
cerns. 
‘‘(3) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this subsection shall be construed to affect the re-
porting requirements of the Administrator under 
chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, in par-
ticular the requirement to notify the Federal infor-
mation security incident center under section 
3554(b)(7)(C)(ii) of such title, or any other provi-
sion of law. 
‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COM-
MITTEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional 
committees’ means— 
‘‘(i) the Committee on Small Business 
and Entrepreneurship of the Senate; and 
‘‘(ii) the Committee on Small Busi-
ness of the House of Representatives. 
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‘‘(B) CYBERSECURITY RISK; INCIDENT.— 
The terms ‘cybersecurity risk’ and ‘incident’ 
have the meanings given such terms, respec-
tively, under section 2209(a) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002.’’. 
SEC. 90016. REPORTING ON SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS 
UNDER THE CARES ACT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the terms ‘‘Administration’’ and ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ mean the Small Business Administration 
and the Administrator thereof; 
(2) the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) Committee on Appropriations and the 
Committee on Small Business and Entrepre-
neurship of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Appropriations and 
the Committee on Small Business of the House 
of Representatives; 
(3) the term ‘‘covered assistance’’ means— 
(A) loans made under section 7(a)(36) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)); 
(B) an advance on a loan made under sec-
tion 1110(e) of the CARES Act (Public Law 
116–136); 
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(C) loans made under section 7(b)(2) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)(2)), 
including those made in accordance with section 
1110 of the CARES Act (Public Law 116– 
136); 
(D) loan forgiveness under section 1106 of 
the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136); and 
(E) the payment of principal, interest, and 
fees under section 1112(c) of the CARES Act 
(Public Law 116–136); 
(4) the term ‘‘covered loan’’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 1112(a) of the CARES Act 
(Public Law 116–136); 
(5) the term ‘‘demographics’’ means veteran 
status, gender, race, and ethnicity, as reported on 
Form 1919 of the Administration or any similar 
loan application form of the Administration; and 
(6) the term ‘‘State’’— 
(A) means any State of the United States, 
the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, 
Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands, and any posses-
sion of the United States; and 
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(B) includes an Indian tribe, as defined in 
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b). 
(b) DAILY REPORTING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—During the period beginning 
on the day after the date of enactment of this Act 
and ending on the date on which loan, advance, or 
payment activity described in this subsection related 
to COVID–19 has ceased, the Administrator shall, 
on a daily basis, report to Congress on— 
(A) the total number and dollar amount of 
loans or advances, broken down by loans and 
grants approved and loans and grants dis-
bursed, under— 
(i) section 7(a)(36) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)); 
(ii) section 1110(e) of the CARES Act 
(Public Law 116–136); and 
(iii) section 7(b)(2) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)(2)); 
(B) for loans made under section 7(a)(36) 
of 
the 
Small 
Business 
Act 
(15 
U.S.C. 
636(a)(36))— 
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(i) the amount of remaining authority 
for the loans, in dollar amount and as a 
percentage; and 
(ii) an estimate of the date on which 
the net and gross dollar amount of loans 
will reach the maximum amount author-
ized for commitments for such loans; 
(C) for advances made under section 
1110(e) of the CARES Act (Public Law 116– 
136)— 
(i) the amount of remaining funds ap-
propriated for the advances, in dollar 
amount and as a percentage; and 
(ii) an estimate of the date on which 
the funds will be expended; and 
(D) for loans made under section 7(b)(2) 
of 
the 
Small 
Business 
Act 
(15 
U.S.C. 
636(b)(2))— 
(i) the amount of remaining authority 
for the loans, in dollar amount and as a 
percentage; and 
(ii) an estimate of the date on which 
the net and gross dollar amount of loans 
will reach the maximum amount author-
ized for commitments for such loans. 
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(2) 
REPORTING
ON
DEBT
RELIEF
FOR 
MICROLOANS, 7(A) LOANS, AND 504 LOANS.—The Ad-
ministrator shall include in each daily report sub-
mitted under paragraph (1), and update on a 
monthly basis until the date described in paragraph 
(1), with respect to payments made on covered loans 
under section 1112(c) of the CARES Act (Public 
Law 116–136)— 
(A) the amount of remaining funds appro-
priated for the payments, in dollar amount and 
as a percentage; and 
(B) an estimate of the date on which the 
funds will be expended. 
(c) WEEKLY REPORTING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 week after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and every week 
thereafter until the date on which loan, advance, or 
payment activity described in this subsection related 
to COVID–19 has ceased, the Administrator shall 
submit to Congress a report on— 
(A) loans made under section 7(a)(36) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)), 
which shall include— 
(i) the number and dollar amount of 
loans approved for or disbursed to all bor-
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rowers, including a breakout of loans by 
State, congressional district, demographics, 
industry, and loan size; 
(ii) the number and dollar amount of 
loans approved for or disbursed to business 
concerns assigned a North American In-
dustry Classification System code begin-
ning with 72, including a breakout of loans 
by State, congressional district, demo-
graphics, and loan size; 
(iii) the number and dollar amount of 
loans approved for or disbursed to non-
profit organizations and veterans organiza-
tions (as those terms are defined in section 
7(a)(36)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(A)), including religious 
institutions, including a breakout of loans 
by State, congressional district, industry, 
and loan size; 
(iv) for each category of borrowers de-
scribed in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii)— 
(I) the number of full-time equiv-
alent employees at the time at which 
the borrower submits a loan applica-
tion; 
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(II) the number of full-time 
equivalent employees at the time at 
which the borrower receives loan for-
giveness under section 1106 of the 
CARES Act (Public Law 116–136); 
and 
(III) the number of full-time 
equivalent employees expected for bor-
rowers in the 6-month period fol-
lowing forgiveness of the loan; 
(v) the number and dollar amount of 
loans fully forgiven under section 1106 of 
the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136), as 
compared to the number and dollar 
amount of loans made as of the date of the 
report; 
(vi) the number and dollar amount of 
loans not fully forgiven under section 1106 
of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136), 
and the proportion of that dollar amount 
of loans that become term loans guaran-
teed by the Administration under section 
7(a)(36) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 636(a)(36)); 
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(vii) the total amount of the lender 
compensation fees paid to lenders; and 
(viii) the total amount lenders paid in 
broker fees; and 
(B) loans made under section 7(b)(2) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)(2)) 
and advances made under section 1110(e) of 
the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136), which 
shall include— 
(i) the number and dollar amount of 
loans approved for or disbursed to all bor-
rowers, including a breakout of loans by 
State, congressional district, demographics, 
industry, and loan size; 
(ii) the number and dollar amount of 
advances approved for or disbursed to 
grantees, including a breakout of loans by 
State, congressional district, demographics, 
industry, and grant size; 
(iii) the number and dollar amount of 
advances approved for or disbursed to pri-
vate nonprofit organizations, including a 
breakout by State, congressional district, 
industry, and loan or grant size; 
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(iv) for each category of recipients, 
the number of full-time equivalent employ-
ees of the recipient at the time at which an 
application is submitted for the loan or ad-
vance, and the number of jobs created or 
retained because of the loan or advance; 
(v) loan processing times, including 
processing times for application to ap-
proval and approval to disbursement; and 
(vi) advance processing times, includ-
ing the percentage of advances that were 
provided within 3 days of submission of 
the application, as required under section 
1110(e)(1) of the CARES Act (Public Law 
116–136). 
(2) 
REPORTING
ON
DEBT
RELIEF
FOR 
MICROLOANS, 7(A) LOANS, AND 504 LOANS.—The Ad-
ministrator shall include in each weekly report sub-
mitted under paragraph (1), and update on a 
monthly basis until the date described in paragraph 
(1), with respect to payments made on covered loans 
under section 1112(c) of the CARES Act (Public 
Law 116–136)— 
(A) the total dollar amount approved and 
the total amount disbursed by the Administra-
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(C) the total number and amount of new 
covered loans by approval and disbursement 
broken out by lending institution, including a 
breakout of loans by State, congressional dis-
trict, demographics, industry, and loan size. 
(d) REPORT ON WASTE, FRAUD AND ABUSE.—Not 
later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Administrator and the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
submit to Congress a joint report on steps that the Admin-
istration and the Department of the Treasury are taking 
to identify and prevent potential instances of waste, fraud, 
and abuse relating to covered assistance, including bor-
rower compliance with any loan deferment, relief, or for-
giveness provided through covered assistance. 
(e) REPORT ON JOBS FOR THE DEBT RELIEF PRO-
GRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To the extent practicable, 
with respect to each type of covered loan described 
in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) and 
paragraph (2) of section 1112(a) of the CARES Act 
(Public Law 116–136), the Administrator shall sub-
mit to Congress a report on— 
(A) the number of full-time equivalent em-
ployees— 
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(i) for existing borrowers of a covered 
loan, as described in subparagraph (A) or 
(B) of such section 1112(c)(1) at the start 
of the debt relief under such section 
1112(c); and 
(ii) for new borrowers of a covered 
loan, as described in subparagraph (C) of 
such section 1112(c)(1), at the time of ap-
plication for the covered loan; and 
(B) the number of jobs created or retained 
because of the covered loan or the debt relief. 
(2) TIMING.—The Administrator shall, to the 
extent practicable, submit to Congress the report re-
quired under paragraph (1) not later than October 
1, 2020, with an updated version submitted not later 
than January 31, 2021. 
(f) REPORT ON CARES ACT SALARIES AND EX-
PENSES FUNDING.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report that 
includes the plans of the Administrator to use the 
$675,000,000 provided in section 1107(a)(2) of the 
CARES Act (Public Law 116–136) for salaries and ex-
penses, and the $2,100,000,000 provided in title II of the 
Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhance-
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ment Act (Public Law 116–139) for salaries and expenses 
(including staff hired, the use of outside consultants, pro-
gram improvements, and system upgrades), to carry out 
the provisions of title I of division A of the CARES Act 
(Public Law 116–136). 
(g) COLLECTION OF ADDITIONAL DATA.—The Ad-
ministrator shall collect and make publically available— 
(1) the number and dollar amount of loans ap-
proved and for or disbursed under 7(a)(36) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)) to bor-
rowers broken out by lending institution, including a 
breakout of loans made by the lending institution by 
State, congressional district, demographics, industry, 
and loan size, and the number and percent of loan 
applicants that were new or existing customers of 
the lender; 
(2) the total amount of the lender compensation 
fees paid to each lender under such section 7(a)(36); 
(3) the total amount each lender paid in broker 
fees under such section 7(a)(36); and 
(4) to the extent practicable, detailed informa-
tion on processing times for— 
(A) loan approvals and loan disbursements 
under such section 7(a)(36); and 
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(B) notices of forgiveness of the loans 
under section 1106 of the CARES Act (Public 
Law 116–136) to borrowers. 
(h) FORMAT OF REPORTED DATA.—Not later than 
30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Ad-
ministrator shall make available on a publicly available 
website in a standardized and downloadable format, and 
update on a monthly basis, any data contained in a report 
submitted under this section. 
SEC. 90017. FUNDING FOR RESOURCES AND SERVICES IN 
LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH. 
Of the unobligated balances of amounts appropriated 
for salaries and expenses by section 1107(a)(2) of the 
CARES Act, $25,000,000 shall be made available to carry 
out the requirements of section 1111 of such Act. 
SEC. 90018. DIRECT APPROPRIATION. 
There is appropriated, out of amounts in the Treas-
ury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2020, to remain available until September 
30, 2021— 
(1) $500,000,000 under the heading ‘‘Small 
Business Administration—Business Loans Program 
Account’’ to carry out the requirements of sections 
90010, 90011, and 90012 of this division; and 
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(2) $7,000,000 under the heading ‘‘Small Busi-
ness Administration—Business Loans Program Ac-
count’’ to carry out the requirements of section 
90014 of this division; and 
(3) $50,000,000 under the heading ‘‘Small 
Business Administration—Entrepreneurial Develop-
ment Programs’’ for technical assistance grants, as 
authorized under section 90014 of this division. 
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DIVISION J—SUPPORT FOR ES-
SENTIAL WORKERS, AT-RISK 
INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND 
COMMUNITIES 
TITLE I—FAMILY CARE FOR 
ESSENTIAL WORKERS 
SEC. 100101. FAMILY CARE FOR ESSENTIAL WORKERS. 
(a) INCREASE IN FUNDING.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amount specified in 
subsection (c) of section 2003 of the Social Security 
Act for purposes of subsections (a) and (b) of such 
section is deemed to be $12,150,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2020, of which $850,000,000 shall be obligated 
by States during calendar year 2020 in accordance 
with subsection (b) of this section. 
(2) APPROPRIATION.—Out of any money in the 
Treasury of the United States not otherwise appro-
priated, there are appropriated $850,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2020 to carry out this section. 
(b) RULES
GOVERNING
USE
OF
ADDITIONAL 
FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds are used in accord-
ance with this subsection if— 
(A) the funds are used for— 
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(i) child care services for a child of an 
essential worker; or 
(ii) daytime care services or other 
adult protective services for an individual 
who— 
(I) is a dependent, or a member 
of the household of, an essential work-
er; and 
(II) requires the services; 
(B) the funds are provided to reimburse an 
essential worker for the cost of obtaining the 
services (including child care services obtained 
on or after the date the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services declared a public health 
emergency pursuant to section 319 of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act on January 31, 2020, en-
titled ‘‘Determination that a Public Health 
Emergency Exists Nationwide as the Result of 
the 2019 Novel Coronavirus’’), to a provider of 
child care services, or to establish a temporary 
child care facility operated by a State or local 
government; 
(C) eligibility for the funds or services, and 
the amount of funds or services provided, is not 
conditioned on a means test; 
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(D) the funds are used subject to the limi-
tations in section 2005 of the Social Security 
Act, except that, for purposes of this subpara-
graph— 
(i) paragraphs (3), (5), and (8) of sec-
tion 2005(a) of such Act shall not apply; 
and 
(ii)(I) 
the 
limitation 
in 
section 
2005(a)(7) of such Act shall not apply 
with respect to any standard which the 
State involved determines would impede 
the ability of the State to provide emer-
gency temporary care to a child, depend-
ent, or household member referred to in 
subparagraph (A) of this paragraph; and 
(II) if the State determines that such 
a standard would be so impeding, the 
State shall report the determination to the 
Secretary, separately from the annual re-
port to the Secretary by the State; 
(E) the funds are used to supplement, not 
supplant, State general revenue funds for child 
care assistance; and 
(F) the funds are not used for child care 
costs that are— 
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(i) covered by funds provided under 
the Child Care and Development Block 
Grant Act of 1990 or section 418 of the 
Social Security Act; or 
(ii) reimbursable by the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency. 
(2) ESSENTIAL
WORKER
DEFINED.—In para-
graph (1), the term ‘‘essential worker’’ means— 
(A) a health sector employee; 
(B) an emergency response worker; 
(C) a sanitation worker; 
(D) a worker at a business which a State 
or local government official has determined 
must remain open to serve the public during the 
emergency referred to in paragraph (1)(B); and 
(E) any other worker who cannot telework, 
and whom the State deems to be essential dur-
ing the emergency referred to in paragraph 
(1)(B). 
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TITLE 
II—PANDEMIC 
EMER-
GENCY 
ASSISTANCE 
AND 
SERVICES 
SEC. 100201. FUNDING TO STATES, LOCALITIES, AND COM-
MUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS FOR EMER-
GENCY AID AND SERVICES. 
(a) FUNDING FOR STATES.— 
(1) INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR SOCIAL SERV-
ICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(A) APPROPRIATION.—Out of any money 
in the Treasury of the United States not other-
wise appropriated, there are appropriated 
$9,600,000,000, which shall be available for 
payments under section 2002 of the Social Se-
curity Act. 
(B) DEADLINE
FOR
DISTRIBUTION
OF 
FUNDS.—Within 45 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall distribute the funds 
made available by this paragraph, which shall 
be made available to States on an emergency 
basis for immediate obligation and expenditure. 
(C) SUBMISSION
OF
REVISED
PRE-EX-
PENDITURE REPORT.—Within 90 days after a 
State receives funds made available by this 
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paragraph, the State shall submit to the Sec-
retary a revised pre-expenditure report pursu-
ant to title XX of the Social Security Act that 
describes how the State plans to administer the 
funds. 
(D) OBLIGATION OF FUNDS BY STATES.— 
A State to which funds made available by this 
paragraph are distributed shall obligate the 
funds not later than December 31, 2020. 
(E) 
EXPENDITURE
OF
FUNDS
BY 
STATES.—A grantee to which a State (or a sub-
grantee to which a grantee) provides funds 
made available by this paragraph shall expend 
the funds not later than December 31, 2021. 
(2) RULES
GOVERNING
USE
OF
ADDITIONAL 
FUNDS.—A State to which funds made available by 
paragraph (1)(B) are distributed shall use the funds 
in accordance with the following: 
(A) PURPOSE.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The State shall use 
the funds only to support the provision of 
emergency services to disadvantaged chil-
dren, families, and households. 
(ii) DISADVANTAGED
DEFINED.—In 
this paragraph, the term ‘‘disadvantaged’’ 
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means, with respect to an entity, that the 
entity— 
(I) is an individual, or is located 
in a community, that is experiencing 
material hardship; 
(II) is a household in which there 
is a child (as defined in section 12(d) 
of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act) or a child served 
under section 11(a)(1) of such Act, 
who, if not for the closure of the 
school attended by the child during a 
public health emergency designation 
and due to concerns about a COVID– 
19 outbreak, would receive free or re-
duced price school meals pursuant to 
such Act; 
(III) is an individual, or is lo-
cated in a community, with barriers to 
employment; or 
(IV) is located in a community 
that, as of the date of the enactment 
of this Act, is not experiencing a 56- 
day downward trajectory of— 
(aa) influenza-like illnesses; 
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(bb) COVID-like syndromic 
cases; 
(cc) documented COVID–19 
cases; or 
(dd) positive test results as 
a percentage of total COVID–19 
tests. 
(B) PASS-THROUGH
TO
LOCAL
ENTI-
TIES.— 
(i) In the case of a State in which a 
county administers or contributes finan-
cially to the non-Federal share of the 
amounts expended in carrying out a State 
program funded under title IV of the So-
cial Security Act, the State may pass funds 
so made available through to— 
(I) the chief elected official of the 
city or urban county that administers 
the program; or 
(II) local government and com-
munity-based organizations. 
(ii) In the case of any other State, the 
State shall— 
(I) pass the funds through to— 
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(aa)(AA) local governments 
that will expend or distribute the 
funds in consultation with com-
munity-based organizations with 
experience serving disadvantaged 
families or individuals; or 
(BB) community-based or-
ganizations with experience serv-
ing disadvantaged families and 
individuals; and 
(bb) sub-State areas in pro-
portions based on the population 
of disadvantaged individuals liv-
ing in the areas; and 
(II) report to the Secretary on 
how 
the 
State 
determined 
the 
amounts passed through pursuant to 
this clause. 
(C) METHODS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The State shall use 
the funds only for— 
(I) administering emergency serv-
ices; 
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(II) providing short-term cash, 
non-cash, or in-kind emergency dis-
aster relief; 
(III) providing services with dem-
onstrated need in accordance with ob-
jective criteria that are made available 
to the public; 
(IV) operational costs directly re-
lated to providing services described 
in subclauses (I), (II), and (III); 
(V) local government emergency 
social service operations; and 
(VI) providing emergency social 
services to rural and frontier commu-
nities that may not have access to 
other emergency funding streams. 
(ii) 
ADMINISTERING
EMERGENCY 
SERVICES
DEFINED.—In clause (i), the 
term ‘‘administering emergency services’’ 
means— 
(I) providing basic disaster relief, 
economic, and well-being necessities to 
ensure communities are able to safely 
observe shelter-in-place and social 
distancing orders; 
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(II) providing necessary supplies 
such as masks, gloves, and soap, to 
protect the public against infectious 
disease; and 
(III) connecting individuals, chil-
dren, and families to services or pay-
ments for which they may already be 
eligible. 
(D) PROHIBITIONS.— 
(i) NO INDIVIDUAL ELIGIBILITY DE-
TERMINATIONS
BY
GRANTEES
OR
SUB-
GRANTEES.—Neither a grantee to which 
the State provides the funds nor any sub-
grantee of such a grantee may exercise in-
dividual eligibility determinations for the 
purpose of administering short-term, non- 
cash, in-kind emergency disaster relief to 
communities. 
(ii) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN SO-
CIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT FUNDS USE 
LIMITATIONS.—The State shall use the 
funds subject to the limitations in section 
2005 of the Social Security Act, except 
that, for purposes of this clause, section 
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2005(a)(2) and 2005(a)(8) of such Act 
shall not apply. 
(iii) NO SUPPLANTATION OF CERTAIN 
STATE
FUNDS.—The State may use the 
funds to supplement, not supplant, State 
general revenue funds for social services. 
(iv) BAN ON USE FOR CERTAIN COSTS 
REIMBURSABLE BY FEMA.—The State may 
not use the funds for costs that are reim-
bursable by the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency, under a contract for in-
surance, or by self-insurance. 
(b) FUNDING FOR FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN 
TRIBES AND TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS.— 
(1) GRANTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Within 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services shall 
make grants to federally recognized Indian 
Tribes and Tribal organizations. 
(B) AMOUNT OF GRANT.—The amount of 
the grant for an Indian Tribe or Tribal organi-
zation shall bear the same ratio to the amount 
appropriated by paragraph (3) as the total 
amount of grants awarded to the Indian Tribe 
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or Tribal organization under the Low-Income 
Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 and the 
Community Service Block Grant for fiscal year 
2020 bears to the total amount of grants 
awarded to all Indian Tribes and Tribal organi-
zations under such Act and such Grant for the 
fiscal year. 
(2) RULES
GOVERNING
USE
OF
FUNDS.—An 
entity to which a grant is made under paragraph (1) 
shall obligate the funds not later than December 31, 
2020, and the funds shall be expended by grantees 
and subgrantees not later than December 31, 2021, 
and used in accordance with the following: 
(A) PURPOSE.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The grantee shall 
use the funds only to support the provision 
of emergency services to disadvantaged 
households. 
(ii) DISADVANTAGED
DEFINED.—In 
clause (i), the term ‘‘disadvantaged’’ 
means, with respect to an entity, that the 
entity— 
(I) is an individual, or is located 
in a community, that is experiencing 
material hardship; 
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(II) is a household in which there 
is a child (as defined in section 12(d) 
of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act) or a child served 
under section 11(a)(1) of such Act, 
who, if not for the closure of the 
school attended by the child during a 
public health emergency designation 
and due to concerns about a COVID– 
19 outbreak, would receive free or re-
duced price school meals pursuant to 
such Act; 
(III) is an individual, or is lo-
cated in a community, with barriers to 
employment; or 
(IV) is located in a community 
that, as of the date of the enactment 
of this Act, is not experiencing a 56- 
day downward trajectory of— 
(aa) influenza-like illnesses; 
(bb) COVID-like syndromic 
cases; 
(cc) documented COVID–19 
cases; or 
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(dd) positive test results as 
a percentage of total COVID–19 
tests. 
(B) METHODS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The grantee shall 
use the funds only for— 
(I) administering emergency serv-
ices; 
(II) providing short-term, non- 
cash, in-kind emergency disaster re-
lief; and 
(III) tribal emergency social serv-
ice operations. 
(ii) 
ADMINISTERING
EMERGENCY 
SERVICES
DEFINED.—In clause (i), the 
term ‘‘administering emergency services’’ 
means— 
(I) providing basic economic and 
well-being necessities to ensure com-
munities are able to safely observe 
shelter-in-place and social distancing 
orders; 
(II) providing necessary supplies 
such as masks, gloves, and soap, to 
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protect the public against infectious 
disease; and 
(III) connecting individuals, chil-
dren, and families to services or pay-
ments for which they may already be 
eligible. 
(C) PROHIBITIONS.— 
(i) NO INDIVIDUAL ELIGIBILITY DE-
TERMINATIONS
BY
GRANTEES
OR
SUB-
GRANTEES.—Neither the grantee nor any 
subgrantee may exercise individual eligi-
bility determinations for the purpose of ad-
ministering short-term, non-cash, in-kind 
emergency disaster relief to communities. 
(ii) BAN ON USE FOR CERTAIN COSTS 
REIMBURSABLE
BY
FEMA.—The grantee 
may not use the funds for costs that are 
reimbursable by the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, under a contract for 
insurance, or by self-insurance. 
(3) APPROPRIATION.—Out of any money in the 
Treasury of the United States not otherwise appro-
priated, there are appropriated to the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services $400,000,000 to carry 
out this subsection. 
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SEC. 100202. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO OLDER FOSTER 
YOUTH. 
(a) FUNDING INCREASES.— 
(1) GENERAL
PROGRAM.—The dollar amount 
specified in section 477(h)(1) of the Social Security 
Act for fiscal year 2020 is deemed to be 
$193,000,000. 
(2) EDUCATION
AND
TRAINING
VOUCHERS.— 
The dollar amount specified in section 477(h)(2) of 
such Act for fiscal year 2020 is deemed to be 
$78,000,000. 
(b) PROGRAMMATIC FLEXIBILITY.—With respect to 
the period that begins on March 1, 2020, and ends Janu-
ary 31, 2021: 
(1) ELIMINATION OF AGE LIMITATIONS ON ELI-
GIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE.—Eligibility for services 
or assistance under a State program operated pursu-
ant to section 477 of the Social Security Act shall 
be provided without regard to the age of the recipi-
ent. 
(2) SUSPENSION OF WORK AND EDUCATION RE-
QUIREMENTS UNDER THE EDUCATION AND TRAIN-
ING VOUCHER PROGRAM.—Section 477(i)(3) of the 
Social Security Act shall be applied and adminis-
tered without regard to any work or education re-
quirement. 
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(3) AUTHORITY TO WAIVE LIMITATION ON PER-
CENTAGE OF FUNDS USED FOR HOUSING ASSIST-
ANCE.—The Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices (in this subsection referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) may apply and administer section 477 of 
the Social Security Act without regard to subsection 
(b)(3)(B) of such section. 
(4) ELIMINATION OF EDUCATION AND EMPLOY-
MENT
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
CERTAIN
FOSTER 
YOUTH.—The Secretary may waive the applicability 
of 
subclauses 
(I) 
through 
(IV) 
of 
section 
475(8)(B)(iv) of the Social Security Act. 
(c) STATE DEFINED.—In subsection (a), the term 
‘‘State’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
1101(a) of the Social Security Act for purposes of title 
IV of such Act, and includes an Indian tribe, tribal organi-
zation, or tribal consortium with an application and plan 
approved under section 477(j) of such Act for fiscal year 
2020. 
SEC. 
100203. 
EMERGENCY 
ASSISTANCE 
TO 
FAMILIES 
THROUGH HOME VISITING PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of section 511 of the 
Social Security Act, during the period that begins on Feb-
ruary 1, 2020, and ends January 31, 2021— 
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(1) a virtual home visit shall be considered a 
home visit; 
(2) funding for, and staffing levels of, a pro-
gram conducted pursuant to such section shall not 
be reduced on account of reduced enrollment in the 
program; and 
(3) funds provided for such a program may be 
used— 
(A) to train home visitors in conducting a 
virtual home visit and in emergency prepared-
ness and response planning for families served; 
(B) for the acquisition by families enrolled 
in the program of such technological means as 
are needed to conduct and support a virtual 
home visit; 
(C) to provide emergency supplies (such as 
diapers, formula, non-perishable food, water, 
hand soap and hand sanitizer) to families 
served; and 
(D) to provide prepaid debit cards to an el-
igible family (as defined in section 511(k)(2) of 
such Act) for the purpose of enabling the family 
to meet the emergency needs of the family. 
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(b) VIRTUAL HOME VISIT DEFINED.—In subsection 
(a), the term ‘‘virtual home visit’’ means a visit that is 
conducted solely by electronic means. 
(c) AUTHORITY TO DELAY DEADLINES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services may extend the deadline by which 
a requirement of section 511 of the Social Security 
Act must be met, by such period of time as the Sec-
retary deems appropriate. 
(2) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall provide to 
eligible entities funded under section 511 of the So-
cial Security Act information on the parameters 
used in extending a deadline under paragraph (1) of 
this subsection. 
(d) SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION.—In addition 
to amounts otherwise appropriated, out of any money in 
the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appro-
priated, there are appropriated to the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services $100,000,000, to enable eligible enti-
ties to conduct programs funded under section 511 of the 
Social Security Act pursuant to this section, which shall 
remain available for obligation not later than January 31, 
2021. 
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TITLE 
III—PROGRAM 
FLEXI-
BILITY 
DURING 
THE 
PAN-
DEMIC 
SEC. 100301. EMERGENCY FLEXIBILITY FOR CHILD WEL-
FARE PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to the period that 
begins on March 1, 2020, and ends January 31, 2021: 
(1) AUTHORITY
OF
STATES
TO
DETERMINE 
HOW
DAILY
ACTIVITIES
MAY
BE
CONDUCTED
RE-
MOTELY.—The Secretary of Health and Human 
Services may allow a State to determine how daily 
activities under the State plan developed under part 
B of title IV of the Social Security Act and the 
State program funded under section 477 of such Act 
may be conducted through electronic means to com-
ply with public health guidelines relating to social 
distancing, including conducting any required court 
proceedings pertaining to children in care. In mak-
ing any such determination, the State shall work to 
ensure that the safety and health of each child in 
care remains paramount. 
(2) COUNTING OF REMOTE CASEWORKER VISITS 
AS IN-PERSON VISITS.—In the case of a foster child 
who has attained 18 years of age and with respect 
to whom foster care maintenance payments are 
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being made under a State plan approved under part 
E of title IV of the Social Security Act, caseworker 
contact with the child that includes visual and audi-
tory contact and which is conducted solely by elec-
tronic means is deemed an in-person visit to the 
child by the caseworker for purposes of section 
424(f)(1)(A) of such Act if the child is visited by the 
caseworker in person not less than once every 6 
months while in such care. 
(b) STATE DEFINED.—In subsection (a), the term 
‘‘State’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
1101(a) of the Social Security Act for purposes of title 
IV of such Act, and includes an Indian tribe, tribal organi-
zation, or tribal consortium with an application and plan 
approved under this section 477(j) of such Act for fiscal 
year 2020. 
SEC. 100302. EMERGENCY FLEXIBILITY FOR CHILD SUP-
PORT PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to the period that 
begins on March 1, 2020, and ends January 31, 2021: 
(1) 
Sections 
408(a)(2), 
409(a)(5), 
and 
409(a)(8) of the Social Security Act shall have no 
force or effect. 
(2) Notwithstanding section 466(d) of such Act, 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this 
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subsection referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may ex-
empt a State from any requirement of section 466 
of such Act to respond to the COVID–19 pandemic, 
except that the Secretary may not exempt a State 
from any requirement to— 
(A) provide a parent with notice of a right 
to request a review and, if appropriate, adjust-
ment of a support order; or 
(B) afford a parent the opportunity to 
make such a request. 
(3) The Secretary may not impose a penalty or 
take any other adverse action against a State pursu-
ant to section 452(g)(1) of such Act for failure to 
achieve a paternity establishment percentage of less 
than 90 percent. 
(4) The Secretary may not find that the pater-
nity establishment percentage for a State is not 
based on reliable data for purposes of section 
452(g)(1) of such Act, and the Secretary may not 
determine that the data which a State submitted 
pursuant to section 452(a)(4)(C)(i) of such Act and 
which is used in determining a performance level is 
not complete or reliable for purposes of section 
458(b)(5)(B) of such Act, on the basis of the failure 
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of the State to submit OCSE Form 396 or 34 in a 
timely manner. 
(5) The Secretary may not impose a penalty or 
take any other adverse action against a State for 
failure to comply with section 454A(g)(1)(A)(i) of 
such Act. 
(6) The Secretary may not disapprove a State 
plan submitted pursuant to part D of title IV of 
such Act for failure of the plan to meet the require-
ment of section 454(1) of such Act, and may not im-
pose a penalty or take any other adverse action 
against a State with such a plan that meets that re-
quirement for failure to comply with that require-
ment. 
(7) To the extent that a preceding provision of 
this section applies with respect to a provision of law 
applicable to a program operated by an Indian tribe 
or tribal organization (as defined in subsections (e) 
and (l) of section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination 
and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)), 
that preceding provision shall apply with respect to 
the Indian tribe or tribal organization. 
(b) STATE DEFINED.—In subsection (a), the term 
‘‘State’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
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1101(a) of the Social Security Act for purposes of title 
IV of such Act. 
SEC. 100303. EMERGENCY FLEXIBILITY FOR STATE TANF 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) STATE PROGRAMS.—Sections 407(a), 407(e)(1), 
and 408(a)(7)(A) of the Social Security Act shall have no 
force or effect during the applicable period, and para-
graphs (3), (9), (14), and (15) of section 409(a) of such 
Act shall not apply with respect to conduct engaged in 
during the period. 
(b) TRIBAL PROGRAMS.—The minimum work partici-
pation requirements and time limits established under sec-
tion 412(c) of the Social Security Act shall have no force 
or effect during the applicable period, and the penalties 
established under such section shall not apply with respect 
to conduct engaged in during the period. 
(c) PENALTY FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services finds that a State or an Indian 
tribe has imposed a work requirement as a condition 
of receiving assistance, or a time limit on the provi-
sion of assistance, under a program funded under 
part A of title IV of the Social Security Act or any 
program funded with qualified State expenditures 
(as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i) of such Act) 
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during the applicable period, or has imposed a pen-
alty for failure to comply with a work requirement 
during the period, the Secretary shall reduce the 
grant payable to the State under section 403(a)(1) 
of such Act or the grant payable to the tribe under 
section 412(a)(1) of such Act, as the case may be, 
for fiscal year 2021 by an amount equal to 5 percent 
of the State or tribal family assistance grant, as the 
case may be. 
(2) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.— 
For purposes of section 409(d) of the Social Secu-
rity Act, paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be 
considered to be included in section 409(a) of such 
Act. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPLICABLE PERIOD.—The term ‘‘applica-
ble period’’ means the period that begins on March 
1, 2020, and ends January 31, 2021. 
(2) WORK REQUIREMENT.—The term ‘‘work re-
quirement’’ means a requirement to engage in a 
work activity (as defined in section 407(d) of the So-
cial Security Act)or other work-related activity as 
defined by a State or tribal program funded under 
part A of title IV of such Act. 
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(3) OTHER TERMS.—Each other term has the 
meaning given the term in section 419 of the Social 
Security Act. 
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DIVISION K—COVID–19 HERO ACT 
SEC. 110001. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘COVID–19 Hous-
ing, Economic Relief, and Oversight Act’’ or the ‘‘COVID– 
19 HERO Act’’. 
TITLE 
I—PROVIDING 
MEDICAL 
EQUIPMENT 
FOR FIRST RESPONDERS AND ESSENTIAL 
WORKERS 
SEC. 110101. COVID–19 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SUPPLIES EN-
HANCEMENT. 
(a) DETERMINATION ON EMERGENCY SUPPLIES AND 
RELATIONSHIP TO STATE AND LOCAL EFFORTS.— 
(1) DETERMINATION.—For the purposes of sec-
tion 101 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 
U.S.C. 4511), the following materials shall be 
deemed to be scarce and critical materials essential 
to the national defense and otherwise meet the re-
quirements of section 101(b) of such Act during the 
COVID–19 emergency period: 
(A) Diagnostic tests, including serological 
tests, for COVID–19 and the reagents and 
other materials necessary for producing or con-
ducting such tests. 
(B) Personal protective equipment, includ-
ing face shields, N–95 respirator masks, and 
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any other masks determined by the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services to be needed to re-
spond to the COVID–19 pandemic, and the ma-
terials to produce such equipment. 
(C) Medical ventilators, the components 
necessary to make such ventilators, and medi-
cines needed to use a ventilator as a treatment 
for any individual who is hospitalized for 
COVID–19. 
(D) Pharmaceuticals and any medicines 
determined by the Food and Drug Administra-
tion or another Government agency to be effec-
tive in treating COVID–19 (including vaccines 
for COVID–19) and any materials necessary to 
produce or use such pharmaceuticals or medi-
cines (including self-injection syringes or other 
delivery systems). 
(E) Any other medical equipment or sup-
plies determined by the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services or the Secretary of Homeland 
Security to be scarce and critical materials es-
sential to the national defense for purposes of 
section 101 of the Defense Production Act of 
1950 (50 U.S.C. 4511). 
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(2) EXERCISE OF TITLE I AUTHORITIES IN RE-
LATION TO CONTRACTS BY STATE AND LOCAL GOV-
ERNMENTS.—In exercising authorities under title I 
of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 
4511 et seq.) during the COVID–19 emergency pe-
riod, the President (and any officer or employee of 
the United States to which authorities under such 
title I have been delegated)— 
(A) may exercise the prioritization or allo-
cation authority provided in such title I to ex-
clude any materials described in paragraph (1) 
ordered by a State or local government that are 
scheduled to be delivered within 15 days of the 
time at which— 
(i) the purchase order or contract by 
the Federal Government for such materials 
is made; or 
(ii) the materials are otherwise allo-
cated by the Federal Government under 
the authorities contained in such Act; and 
(B) shall, within 24 hours of any exercise 
of the prioritization or allocation authority pro-
vided in such title I— 
(i) notify any State or local govern-
ment if the exercise of such authorities 
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would delay the receipt of such materials 
ordered by such government; and 
(ii) take such steps as may be nec-
essary to ensure that such materials or-
dered by such government are delivered in 
the shortest possible period. 
(3) UPDATE
TO
THE
FEDERAL
ACQUISITION 
REGULATION.—Not later than 15 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Ac-
quisition Regulation shall be revised to reflect the 
requirements of paragraph (2)(A). 
(b) ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR.— 
(1) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—The Congress— 
(A) appreciates the willingness of private 
companies not traditionally involved in pro-
ducing items for the health sector to volunteer 
to use their expertise and supply chains to 
produce essential medical supplies and equip-
ment; 
(B) encourages other manufacturers to re-
view their existing capacity and to develop ca-
pacity to produce essential medical supplies, 
medical equipment, and medical treatments to 
address the COVID–19 emergency; and 
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(C) commends and expresses deep appre-
ciation to individual citizens who have been pro-
ducing personal protective equipment and other 
materials for, in particular, use at hospitals in 
their community. 
(2) OUTREACH REPRESENTATIVE.— 
(A) DESIGNATION.—Consistent with the 
authorities in title VII of the Defense Produc-
tion Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4551 et seq.), the 
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, shall 
designate or shall appoint, pursuant to section 
703 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 4553), an indi-
vidual to be known as the ‘‘Outreach Rep-
resentative’’. Such individual shall— 
(i) be appointed from among individ-
uals with substantial experience in the pri-
vate sector in the production of medical 
supplies or equipment; and 
(ii) act as the Government-wide single 
point of contact during the COVID–19 
emergency for outreach to manufacturing 
companies and their suppliers who may be 
interested in producing medical supplies or 
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equipment, including the materials de-
scribed under subsection (a). 
(B) ENCOURAGING
PARTNERSHIPS.—The 
Outreach Representative shall seek to develop 
partnerships between companies, in coordina-
tion with the Supply Chain Stabilization Task 
Force or any overall coordinator appointed by 
the President to oversee the response to the 
COVID–19 emergency, including through the 
exercise of the authorities under section 708 of 
the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 
4558). 
(c) ENHANCEMENT
OF SUPPLY CHAIN PRODUC-
TION.—In exercising authority under title III of the De-
fense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4531 et seq.) 
with respect to materials described in subsection (a), the 
President shall seek to ensure that support is provided to 
companies that comprise the supply chains for reagents, 
components, raw materials, and other materials and items 
necessary to produce or use the materials described in sub-
section (a). 
(d) OVERSIGHT
OF
CURRENT
ACTIVITY
AND 
NEEDS.— 
(1) RESPONSE TO IMMEDIATE NEEDS.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 7 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
President, in coordination with the National 
Response Coordination Center of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, the Adminis-
trator of the Defense Logistics Agency, the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs, and heads of other 
Federal agencies (as appropriate), shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report assessing the immediate needs described 
in subparagraph (B) to combat the COVID–19 
pandemic and the plan for meeting those imme-
diate needs. 
(B) ASSESSMENT.—The report required by 
this paragraph shall include— 
(i) an assessment of the needs for 
medical supplies or equipment necessary to 
address the needs of the population of the 
United States infected by the virus SARS– 
CoV–2 that causes COVID–19 and to pre-
vent an increase in the incidence of 
COVID–19 throughout the United States, 
including diagnostic tests, serological tests, 
medicines that have been approved by the 
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Food and Drug Administration to treat 
COVID–19, and ventilators and medicines 
needed to employ ventilators; 
(ii) based on meaningful consultations 
with relevant stakeholders, an assessment 
of the need for personal protective equip-
ment and other supplies (including diag-
nostic tests) required by— 
(I) health professionals, health 
workers, and hospital staff; 
(II) workers in industries and 
sectors described in the ‘‘Advisory 
Memorandum on Identification of Es-
sential Critical Infrastructure Work-
ers during the COVID–19 Response’’ 
issued by the Director of Cybersecu-
rity and Infrastructure Security Agen-
cy of the Department of Homeland 
Security on April 17, 2020 (and any 
expansion of industries and sectors in-
cluded in updates to such advisory 
memorandum); and 
(III) other workers determined to 
be essential based on such consulta-
tion; 
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(iii) an assessment of the quantities of 
equipment and supplies in the Strategic 
National Stockpile (established under sec-
tion 319F–2 of the Public Health Service 
Act ((42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(a)(1))) as of the 
date of the report, and the projected gap 
between the quantities of equipment and 
supplies identified as needed in the assess-
ment under clauses (i) and (ii) and the 
quantities in the Strategic National Stock-
pile; 
(iv) an identification of the industry 
sectors and manufacturers most ready to 
fulfill purchase orders for such equipment 
and supplies (including manufacturers that 
may be incentivized) through the exercise 
of authority under section 303(e) of the 
Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 
U.S.C. 4533(e)) to modify, expand, or im-
prove production processes to manufacture 
such equipment and supplies to respond 
immediately to a need identified in clause 
(i) or (ii); 
(v) an identification of Government- 
owned and privately-owned stockpiles of 
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such equipment and supplies not included 
in the Strategic National Stockpile that 
could be repaired or refurbished; 
(vi) an identification of previously dis-
tributed critical supplies that can be redis-
tributed based on current need; 
(vii) a description of any exercise of 
the authorities described under paragraph 
(1)(E) or (2)(A) of subsection (a); and 
(viii) an identification of critical areas 
of need, by county and by areas identified 
by the Indian Health Service, in the 
United States and the metrics and criteria 
for identification as a critical area. 
(C) PLAN.—The report required by this 
paragraph shall include a plan for meeting the 
immediate needs to combat the COVID–19 pan-
demic, including the needs described in sub-
paragraph (B). Such plan shall include— 
(i) each contract the Federal Govern-
ment has entered into to meet such needs, 
including the purpose of each contract, the 
type and amount of equipment, supplies, or 
services to be provided under the contract, 
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the entity performing such contract, and 
the dollar amount of each contract; 
(ii) each contract that the Federal 
Government intends to enter into within 
14 days after submission of such report, 
including the information described in sub-
paragraph (B) for each such contract; and 
(iii) whether any of the contracts de-
scribed in clause (i) or (ii) have or will 
have a priority rating under the Defense 
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 
et seq.), including purchase orders pursu-
ant to Department of Defense Directive 
4400.1 (or any successor directive), sub-
part A of part 101 of title 45, Code of 
Federal Regulations, or any other applica-
ble authority. 
(D) ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
report required by this paragraph, and each up-
date required by subparagraph (E), shall in-
clude— 
(i) any requests for equipment and 
supplies from State or local governments 
and Indian Tribes, and an accompanying 
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list of the employers and unions consulted 
in developing these requests; 
(ii) any modeling or formulas used to 
determine allocation of equipment and sup-
plies, and any related chain of command 
issues on making final decisions on alloca-
tions; 
(iii) the amount and destination of 
equipment and supplies delivered; 
(iv) an explanation of why any portion 
of any contract, whether to replenish the 
Strategic National Stockpile or otherwise, 
will not be filled; 
(v) of products procured under this 
section, the percentage of such products 
that are used to replenish the Strategic 
National Stockpile, that are targeted to 
COVID–19 hotspots, and that are used for 
the commercial market; 
(vi) metrics, formulas, and criteria 
used to determine COVID–19 hotspots or 
areas of critical need for a State, county, 
or an area identified by the Indian Health 
Service; 
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(vii) 
production 
and 
procurement 
benchmarks, where practicable; and 
(viii) results of the consultation with 
the relevant stakeholders required by sub-
paragraph (B)(ii). 
(E) UPDATES.—The President, in coordi-
nation with the National Response Coordination 
Center of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, the Administrator of the Defense Lo-
gistics Agency, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs, and heads of other Federal agencies (as 
appropriate), shall update such report every 14 
days. 
(F) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The President 
shall make the report required by this para-
graph and each update required by subpara-
graph (E) available to the public, including on 
a Government website. 
(2) RESPONSE TO LONGER-TERM NEEDS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 14 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
President, in coordination with the National 
Response Coordination Center of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, the Adminis-
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trator of the Defense Logistics Agency, the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs, and heads of other 
Federal agencies (as appropriate), shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report containing an assessment of the needs 
described in subparagraph (B) to combat the 
COVID–19 pandemic and the plan for meeting 
such needs during the 6-month period begin-
ning on the date of submission of the report. 
(B) ASSESSMENT.—The report required by 
this paragraph shall include— 
(i) an assessment of the elements de-
scribe in clauses (i) through (v) and clause 
(viii) of paragraph (1)(B); and 
(ii) an assessment of needs related to 
COVID–19 vaccines and any additional 
services to address the COVID–19 pan-
demic, including services related to health 
surveillance to ensure that the appropriate 
level of contact tracing related to detected 
infections is available throughout the 
United States. 
(C) PLAN.—The report required by this 
paragraph shall include a plan for meeting the 
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longer-term needs to combat the COVID–19 
pandemic, including the needs described in sub-
paragraph (B). This plan shall include— 
(i) a plan to exercise authorities under 
the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 
U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) necessary to increase 
the production of the medical equipment, 
supplies, and services that are essential to 
meeting the needs identified in subpara-
graph (B), including the number of N–95 
respirator masks and other personal pro-
tective equipment needed, based on mean-
ingful consultations with relevant stake-
holders, by the private sector to resume 
economic activity and by the public and 
nonprofit sectors to significantly increase 
their activities; 
(ii) results of the consultations with 
the relevant stakeholders required by 
clause (i)(II); 
(iii) an estimate of the funding and 
other measures necessary to rapidly ex-
pand manufacturing production capacity 
for such equipment and supplies, includ-
ing— 
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(I) any efforts to expand, retool, 
or reconfigure production lines; 
(II) any efforts to establish new 
production lines through the purchase 
and installation of new equipment; or 
(III) the issuance of additional 
contracts, purchase orders, purchase 
guarantees, or other similar measures; 
(iv) each contract the Federal Govern-
ment has entered into to meet such needs 
or expand such production, the purpose of 
each contract, the type and amount of 
equipment, supplies, or services to be pro-
vided under the contract, the entity per-
forming such contract, and the dollar 
amount of each contract; 
(v) each contract that the Federal 
Government intends to enter into within 
14 days after submission of such report, 
including the information described in 
clause (iv) for each such contract; 
(vi) whether any of the contracts de-
scribed in clause (iv) or (v) have or will 
have a priority rating under the Defense 
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 
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et seq.), including purchase orders pursu-
ant to Department of Defense Directive 
4400.1 (or any successor directive), sub-
part A of part 101 of title 45, Code of 
Federal Regulations, or any other applica-
ble authority; and 
(vii) the manner in which the Defense 
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 
et seq.) could be used to increase services 
necessary to combat the COVID–19 pan-
demic, including services described in sub-
paragraph (B)(ii). 
(D) UPDATES.—The President, in coordi-
nation with the National Response Coordination 
Center of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, the Administrator of the Defense Lo-
gistics Agency, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs, and heads of other Federal agencies (as 
appropriate), shall update such report every 14 
days. 
(E) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The Presi-
dent shall make the report required by this sub-
section and each update required by subpara-
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graph (D) available to the public, including on 
a Government website. 
(3) REPORT
ON
EXERCISING
AUTHORITIES 
UNDER THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 14 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
President, in consultation with the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, the Secretary of Defense, and the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report on the exercise of authorities 
under titles I, III, and VII of the Defense Pro-
duction Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) 
prior to the date of such report. 
(B) 
CONTENTS.—The 
report 
required 
under subparagraph (A) and each update re-
quired under subparagraph (C) shall include, 
with respect to each exercise of such author-
ity— 
(i) an explanation of the purpose of 
the applicable contract, purchase order, or 
other exercise of authority (including an 
allocation of materials, services, and facili-
ties under section 101(a)(2) of the Defense 
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Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 
4511(a)(2)); 
(ii) the cost of such exercise of au-
thority; and 
(iii) if applicable— 
(I) the amount of goods that 
were purchased or allocated; 
(II) an identification of the entity 
awarded a contract or purchase order 
or that was the subject of the exercise 
of authority; and 
(III) an identification of any en-
tity that had shipments delayed by the 
exercise of any authority under the 
Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 
U.S.C. 4501 et seq.). 
(C) UPDATES.—The President shall up-
date the report required under subparagraph 
(A) every 14 days. 
(D) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The Presi-
dent shall make the report required by this sub-
section and each update required by subpara-
graph (C) available to the public, including on 
a Government website. 
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(4) QUARTERLY
REPORTING.—The President 
shall submit to Congress, and make available to the 
public (including on a Government website), a quar-
terly report detailing all expenditures made pursuant 
to titles I, III, and VII of the Defense Production 
Act of 1950 50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.). 
(5) SUNSET.—The requirements of this sub-
section shall terminate on the later of— 
(A) December 31, 2021; or 
(B) the end of the COVID–19 emergency 
period. 
(e) ENHANCEMENTS TO THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION 
ACT OF 1950.— 
(1) HEALTH EMERGENCY AUTHORITY.—Section 
107 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 
U.S.C. 4517) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(c) HEALTH EMERGENCY AUTHORITY.—With re-
spect to a public health emergency declaration by the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services under section 319 
of the Public Health Service Act, or preparations for such 
a health emergency, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency are authorized to carry out the au-
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thorities provided under this section to the same extent 
as the President.’’. 
(2) EMPHASIS ON BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED 
BY
WOMEN, MINORITIES, VETERANS, AND
NATIVE 
AMERICANS.—Section 108 of the Defense Produc-
tion Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4518) is amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘MOD-
ERNIZATION
OF
SMALL
BUSINESS
SUP-
PLIERS’’ and inserting ‘‘SMALL
BUSINESS 
PARTICIPATION AND FAIR INCLUSION’’; 
(B) by amending subsection (a) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(a) PARTICIPATION AND INCLUSION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In providing any assistance 
under this Act, the President shall accord a strong 
preference for subcontractors and suppliers that 
are— 
‘‘(A) small business concerns; or 
‘‘(B) businesses of any size owned by 
women, minorities, veterans, and the disabled. 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.—To the max-
imum extent practicable, the President shall accord 
the preference described under paragraph (1) to 
small business concerns and businesses described in 
paragraph (1)(B) that are located in areas of high 
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unemployment or areas that have demonstrated a 
continuing pattern of economic decline, as identified 
by the Secretary of Labor.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) MINORITY DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘minority’— 
‘‘(1) has the meaning given the term in section 
308(b) of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recov-
ery, and Enforcement Act of 1989; and 
‘‘(2) includes any indigenous person in the 
United States, including any territories of the 
United States.’’. 
(3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN ANNUAL RE-
PORT.—Section 304(f)(3) of the Defense Production 
Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4534(f)(3)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘year.’’ and inserting ‘‘year, including the 
percentage of contracts awarded using Fund 
amounts to each of the groups described in section 
108(a)(1)(B) (and, with respect to minorities, 
disaggregated by ethnic group), and the percentage 
of the total amount expended during such fiscal year 
on such contracts.’’. 
(4) DEFINITION OF NATIONAL DEFENSE.—Sec-
tion 702(14) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 
is amended by striking ‘‘and critical infrastructure 
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protection and restoration’’ and inserting ‘‘, critical 
infrastructure protection and restoration, and health 
emergency preparedness and response activities’’. 
(f) SECURING ESSENTIAL MEDICAL MATERIALS.— 
(1) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—Section 2(b) of 
the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 
4502) is amended— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(3) 
through (8) as paragraphs (4) through (9), re-
spectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following: 
‘‘(3) authorities under this Act should be used 
when appropriate to ensure the availability of med-
ical materials essential to national defense, including 
through measures designed to secure the drug sup-
ply chain, and taking into consideration the impor-
tance of United States competitiveness, scientific 
leadership and cooperation, and innovative capac-
ity;’’. 
(2) STRENGTHENING DOMESTIC CAPABILITY.— 
Section 107 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 
(50 U.S.C. 4517) is amended— 
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(A) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘(in-
cluding medical materials)’’ after ‘‘materials’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘(in-
cluding medical materials such as drugs to di-
agnose, cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent disease 
that essential to national defense)’’ after ‘‘es-
sential materials’’. 
(3) STRATEGY ON SECURING SUPPLY CHAINS 
FOR
MEDICAL
ARTICLES.—Title I of the Defense 
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4511 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 109. STRATEGY ON SECURING SUPPLY CHAINS FOR 
MEDICAL MATERIALS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this section, the President, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, and the Secretary of Defense, shall 
transmit a strategy to the appropriate Members of Con-
gress that includes the following: 
‘‘(1) A detailed plan to use the authorities 
under this title and title III, or any other provision 
of law, to ensure the supply of medical materials (in-
cluding drugs to diagnose, cure, mitigate, treat, or 
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prevent disease) essential to national defense, to the 
extent necessary for the purposes of this Act. 
‘‘(2) An analysis of vulnerabilities to existing 
supply chains for such medical articles, and rec-
ommendations to address the vulnerabilities. 
‘‘(3) Measures to be undertaken by the Presi-
dent to diversify such supply chains, as appropriate 
and as required for national defense; and 
‘‘(4) A discussion of— 
‘‘(A) any significant effects resulting from 
the plan and measures described in this sub-
section on the production, cost, or distribution 
of vaccines or any other drugs (as defined 
under section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321)); 
‘‘(B) a timeline to ensure that essential 
components of the supply chain for medical ma-
terials are not under the exclusive control of a 
foreign government in a manner that the Presi-
dent determines could threaten the national de-
fense of the United States; and 
‘‘(C) efforts to mitigate any risks resulting 
from the plan and measures described in this 
subsection to United States competitiveness, 
scientific leadership, and innovative capacity, 
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including efforts to cooperate and proactively 
engage with United States allies. 
‘‘(b) PROGRESS REPORT.—Following submission of 
the strategy under subsection (a), the President shall sub-
mit to the appropriate Members of Congress an annual 
progress report evaluating the implementation of the 
strategy, and may include updates to the strategy as ap-
propriate. The strategy and progress reports shall be sub-
mitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified 
annex. 
‘‘(c) APPROPRIATE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.—The 
term ‘appropriate Members of Congress’ means the 
Speaker, majority leader, and minority leader of the 
House of Representatives, the majority leader and minor-
ity leader of the Senate, the Chairman and Ranking Mem-
ber of the Committees on Armed Services and Financial 
Services of the House of Representatives, and the Chair-
man and Ranking Member of the Committees on Armed 
Services and Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
Senate.’’. 
(g) GAO REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an-
nually thereafter, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to the appropriate con-
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gressional committees a report on ensuring that the 
United States Government has access to the medical 
supplies and equipment necessary to respond to fu-
ture pandemics and public health emergencies, in-
cluding recommendations with respect to how to en-
sure that the United States supply chain for diag-
nostic tests (including serological tests), personal 
protective equipment, vaccines, and therapies is bet-
ter equipped to respond to emergencies, including 
through the use of funds in the Defense Production 
Act Fund under section 304 of the Defense Produc-
tion Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4534) to address short-
ages in that supply chain. 
(2) REVIEW OF ASSESSMENT AND PLAN.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days 
after each of the submission of the reports de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection 
(d), the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees an assessment of such re-
ports, including identifying any gaps and pro-
viding any recommendations regarding the sub-
ject matter in such reports. 
(B) MONTHLY REVIEW.—Not later than a 
month after the submission of the assessment 
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under subparagraph (A), and monthly there-
after, the Comptroller General shall issue a re-
port to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees with respect to any updates to the reports 
described in paragraph (1) and (2) of sub-
section (d) that were issued during the previous 
1-month period, containing an assessment of 
such updates, including identifying any gaps 
and providing any recommendations regarding 
the subject matter in such updates. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committees on Appropriations, 
Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Financial 
Services, Homeland Security, and Veterans’ Affairs 
of the House of Representatives and the Committees 
on Appropriations, Armed Services, Banking, Hous-
ing, and Urban Affairs, Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions, Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs, and Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate. 
(2) COVID–19 
EMERGENCY
PERIOD.—The 
term ‘‘COVID–19 emergency period’’ means the pe-
riod beginning on the date of enactment of this Act 
and ending after the end of the incident period for 
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the emergency declared on March 13, 2020, by the 
President under Section 501 of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 4121 et seq.) relating to the Coronavirus 
Disease 2019 (COVID–19) pandemic. 
(3) RELEVANT STAKEHOLDER.—The term ‘‘rel-
evant stakeholder’’ means— 
(A) representative private sector entities; 
(B) representatives of the nonprofit sector; 
and 
(C) representatives of labor organizations 
representing workers, including unions that rep-
resent health workers, manufacturers, public 
sector employees, and service sector workers. 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the several States, the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or 
possession of the United States. 
TITLE II—PROTECTING RENTERS AND HOME-
OWNERS FROM EVICTIONS AND FORE-
CLOSURES 
SEC. 110201. EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development (referred to in this section as the 
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‘‘Secretary’’) $100,000,000,000 for an additional amount 
for grants under the Emergency Solutions Grants pro-
gram under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11371 et seq.), to 
remain available until expended (subject to subsections (d) 
and (n) of this section), to be used for providing short- 
or medium-term assistance with rent and rent-related 
costs (including tenant-paid utility costs, utility- and rent- 
arrears, fees charged for those arrears, and security and 
utility deposits) in accordance with paragraphs (4) and (5) 
of section 415(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 11374(a)) and 
this section. 
(b) DEFINITION OF AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.— 
Notwithstanding section 401(1) of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360(1)), for pur-
poses of assistance made available with amounts made 
available pursuant to subsection (a), the term ‘‘at risk of 
homelessness’’ means, with respect to an individual or 
family, that the individual or family— 
(1) has an income below 80 percent of the me-
dian income for the area as determined by the Sec-
retary; and 
(2) has an inability to attain or maintain hous-
ing stability or has insufficient resources to pay for 
rent or utilities due to financial hardships. 
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(c) INCOME TARGETING AND CALCULATION.—For 
purposes of assistance made available with amounts made 
available pursuant to subsection (a)— 
(1) each recipient of such amounts shall use— 
(A) not less than 40 percent of the 
amounts received only for providing assistance 
for individuals or families experiencing home-
lessness, or for persons or families at risk of 
homelessness who have incomes not exceeding 
30 percent of the median income for the area 
as determined by the Secretary; 
(B) not less than 70 percent of the 
amounts received only for providing assistance 
for individuals or families experiencing home-
lessness, or for persons or families at risk of 
homelessness who have incomes not exceeding 
50 percent of the median income for the area 
as determined by the Secretary; and 
(C) the remainder of the amounts received 
only for providing assistance to individuals or 
families experiencing homelessness, or for per-
sons or families at risk of homelessness who 
have incomes not exceeding 80 percent of the 
median income for the area as determined by 
the Secretary, but such recipient may establish 
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a higher percentage limit for purposes of sub-
section (b)(1), which shall not in any case ex-
ceed 120 percent of the area median income, if 
the recipient states that it will serve such popu-
lation in its plan; and 
(2) in determining the income of a household 
for homelessness prevention assistance— 
(A) the calculation of income performed at 
the time of application for such assistance, in-
cluding arrearages, shall consider only income 
that the household is currently receiving at such 
time and any income recently terminated shall 
not be included; 
(B) any calculation of income performed 
with respect to households receiving ongoing as-
sistance (such as medium-term rental assist-
ance) 3 months after initial receipt of assist-
ance shall consider only the income that the 
household is receiving at the time of such re-
view; and 
(C) the calculation of income performed 
with respect to households receiving assistance 
for arrearages shall consider only the income 
that the household was receiving at the time 
such arrearages were incurred. 
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(d) 3-YEAR AVAILABILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each recipient of amounts 
made available pursuant to subsection (a) shall— 
(A) expend not less than 60 percent of 
such grant amounts within 2 years of the date 
that such funds became available to the recipi-
ent for obligation; and 
(B) expend 100 percent of such grant 
amounts within 3 years of such date. 
(2) REALLOCATION AFTER 2 YEARS.—The Sec-
retary may recapture any amounts not expended in 
compliance with paragraph (1)(A) and reallocate 
such amounts to recipients in compliance with the 
formula referred to in subsection (h)(1)(A). 
(e) RENT RESTRICTIONS.— 
(1) INAPPLICABILITY.—Section 576.106(d) of 
title 24, Code of Federal Regulations, shall not 
apply with respect to homelessness prevention assist-
ance made available with amounts made available 
under subsection (a). 
(2) AMOUNT OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE.—In pro-
viding homelessness prevention assistance with 
amounts made available under subsection (a), the 
maximum amount of rental assistance that may be 
provided shall be the greater of— 
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(A) 120 percent of the higher of— 
(i) the Fair Market Rent established 
by the Secretary for the metropolitan area 
or county; or 
(ii) the applicable Small Area Fair 
Market Rent established by the Secretary; 
or 
(B) such higher amount as the Secretary 
shall determine is needed to cover market rents 
in the area. 
(f) SUBLEASES.—A recipient shall not be prohibited 
from providing assistance authorized under subsection (a) 
with respect to subleases that are valid under State law. 
(g) HOUSING RELOCATION OR STABILIZATION AC-
TIVITIES.—A recipient of amounts made available pursu-
ant to subsection (a) may expend up to 25 percent of its 
allocation for activities under section 415(a)(5) of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11374(a)(5)), except that notwithstanding such section, 
activities authorized under this subsection may be pro-
vided only for individuals or families who have incomes 
not exceeding 50 percent of the area median income and 
meet the criteria in subsection (b)(2) of this section or 
section 103 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 11302). This subsection shall not apply 
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to rent-related costs that are specifically authorized under 
subsection (a) of this section. 
(h) ALLOCATION OF ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In allocating amounts made 
available pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall— 
(A)(i) for any purpose authorized in this 
section— 
(I) allocate 2 percent of such amount 
for Indian tribes and tribally designated 
housing entities (as such terms are defined 
in section 4 of the Native American Hous-
ing Assistance and Self-Determination Act 
of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103)) under the for-
mula established pursuant to section 302 
of such Act (25 U.S.C. 4152), except that 
0.3 percent of the amount allocated under 
this clause shall be allocated for the De-
partment of Hawaiian Home Lands; and 
(II) allocate 0.3 percent of such 
amount for the Virgin Islands, Guam, 
American Samoa, and the Northern Mar-
iana Islands; 
(ii) not later than 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, obligate and disburse 
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the amounts allocated pursuant to clause (i) in 
accordance with such allocations and provide 
such recipient with any necessary guidance for 
use of the funds; and 
(B)(i) not later than 7 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act and after setting aside 
amounts under subparagraph (A), allocate 50 
percent of any such remaining amounts under 
the formula specified in subsections (a), (b), 
and (e) of section 414 of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11373) 
for, and notify, each State, metropolitan city, 
and urban county that is to receive a direct 
grant of such amounts; and 
(ii) not later than 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, obligate and disburse 
the amounts allocated pursuant to clause (i) in 
accordance with such allocations and provide 
such recipient with any necessary guidance for 
use of the funds; and 
(C)(i) not later than 45 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, allocate any remaining 
amounts for eligible recipients according to a 
formula to be developed by the Secretary that 
takes into consideration the formula referred to 
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in subparagraph (A) and the need for emer-
gency rental assistance under this section, in-
cluding the severe housing cost burden among 
extremely low- and very low-income renters and 
disruptions in housing and economic conditions, 
including unemployment; and 
(ii) not later than 30 days after the date 
of the allocation of such amounts pursuant to 
clause (i), obligate and disburse such amounts 
in accordance with such allocations. 
(2) ALLOCATIONS TO STATES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sub-
section (a) of section 414 of the McKinney- 
Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11373(a)) and section 576.202(a) of title 24, 
Code of Federal Regulations, a State recipient 
of an allocation under this section may elect to 
use up to 100 percent of its allocation to carry 
out activities eligible under this section directly. 
(B) REQUIREMENT.—Any State recipient 
making an election described in subparagraph 
(A) shall serve households throughout the entire 
State, including households in rural commu-
nities and small towns. 
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(3) ELECTION NOT TO ADMINISTER.—If a re-
cipient other than a State elects not to receive funds 
under this section, such funds shall be allocated to 
the State recipient in which the recipient is located. 
(4) PARTNERSHIPS, SUBGRANTS, AND
CON-
TRACTS.—A recipient of a grant under this section 
may distribute funds through partnerships, sub-
grants, or contracts with an entity, such as a public 
housing agency (as such term is defined in section 
3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437a(b))), that is capable of carrying activi-
ties under this section. 
(5) REVISION TO RULE.—The Secretary shall 
revise section 576.3 of tile 24, Code of Federal Reg-
ulations, to change the set aside for allocation to the 
territories to exactly 0.3 percent. 
(i) INAPPLICABILITY
OF
MATCHING
REQUIRE-
MENT.—Subsection (a) of section 416 of the McKinney- 
Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11375(a)) 
shall not apply to any amounts made available pursuant 
to subsection (a) of this section. 
(j) REIMBURSEMENT
OF ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.— 
Amounts made available pursuant to subsection (a) may 
be used by a recipient to reimburse expenditures incurred 
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for eligible activities under this section after March 27, 
2020. 
(k) PROHIBITION ON PREREQUISITES.—None of the 
funds made available pursuant to this section may be used 
to require any individual receiving assistance under the 
program under this section to receive treatment or per-
form any other prerequisite activities as a condition for 
receiving shelter, housing, or other services. 
(l) WAIVERS AND ALTERNATIVE REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) AUTHORITY.—In administering the 
amounts made available pursuant to subsection 
(a), the Secretary may waive, or specify alter-
native requirements for, any provision of any 
statute or regulation that the Secretary admin-
isters in connection with the obligation by the 
Secretary or the use by the recipient of such 
amounts (except for requirements related to fair 
housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, 
prohibition on prerequisites, minimum data re-
porting, and the environment), if the Secretary 
finds that good cause exists for the waiver or 
alternative requirement and such waiver or al-
ternative requirement is necessary to expedite 
the use of funds made available pursuant to 
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this section, to respond to public health orders 
or conditions related to the COVID-19 emer-
gency, or to ensure that eligible individuals can 
attain or maintain housing stability. 
(B) PUBLIC NOTICE.—The Secretary shall 
notify the public through the Federal Register 
or other appropriate means of any waiver or al-
ternative requirement under this paragraph, 
and that such public notice shall be provided, at 
a minimum, on the internet at the appropriate 
Government website or through other electronic 
media, as determined by the Secretary. 
(C) ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS.—Eligi-
bility for rental assistance or housing relocation 
and stabilization services shall not be restricted 
based upon the prior receipt of assistance under 
the program during the preceding three years. 
(2) PUBLIC HEARINGS.— 
(A) INAPPLICABILITY OF IN-PERSON HEAR-
ING
REQUIREMENTS
DURING
THE
COVID-19 
EMERGENCY.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—A recipient under 
this section shall not be required to hold 
in-person public hearings in connection 
with its citizen participation plan, but shall 
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provide citizens with notice, including pub-
lication of its plan for carrying out this 
section on the internet, and a reasonable 
opportunity to comment of not less than 5 
days. 
(ii) 
RESUMPTION
OF
IN-PERSON 
HEARING
REQUIREMENTS.—After the pe-
riod beginning on the date of enactment of 
this Act and ending on the date of the ter-
mination by the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency of the emergency declared 
on March 13, 2020, by the President 
under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re-
lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 4121 et seq.) relating to the 
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) 
pandemic, and after the period described 
in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall 
direct recipients under this section to re-
sume pre-crisis public hearing require-
ments. 
(B) VIRTUAL PUBLIC HEARINGS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—During the period 
that national or local health authorities 
recommend social distancing and limiting 
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public gatherings for public health reasons, 
a recipient may fulfill applicable public 
hearing requirements for all grants from 
funds made available pursuant to this sec-
tion by carrying out virtual public hear-
ings. 
(ii) 
REQUIREMENTS.—Any 
virtual 
hearings held under clause (i) by a recipi-
ent under this section shall provide reason-
able notification and access for citizens in 
accordance with the recipient’s certifi-
cations, timely responses from local offi-
cials to all citizen questions and issues, 
and public access to all questions and re-
sponses. 
(m) CONSULTATION.—In addition to any other cit-
izen participation and consultation requirements, in devel-
oping and implementing a plan to carry out this section, 
each recipient of funds made available pursuant to this 
section shall consult with the applicable Continuum or 
Continuums of Care for the area served by the recipient 
and organizations representing underserved communities 
and populations and organizations with expertise in af-
fordable housing, fair housing, and services for people with 
disabilities. 
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(n) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) BY
SECRETARY.—Of any amounts made 
available pursuant to subsection (a)— 
(A) not more than the lesser of 0.5 per-
cent, or $15,000,000, may be used by the Sec-
retary for staffing, training, technical assist-
ance, technology, monitoring, research, and 
evaluation activities necessary to carry out the 
program carried out under this section, and 
such amounts shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2024; and 
(B) not more than $2,000,000 shall be 
available to the Office of the Inspector General 
for audits and investigations of the program au-
thorized under this section. 
(2) BY RECIPIENTS.—Notwithstanding section 
576.108 of title 24 of the Code of Federal Regula-
tions, with respect to amounts made available pursu-
ant to this section, a recipient may use up to 10 per-
cent of the recipient’s grant for payment of adminis-
trative costs related to the planning and execution of 
activities. 
SEC. 110202. HOMEOWNER ASSISTANCE FUND. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the 
Homeowner Assistance Fund established under sub-
section (b). 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Treasury. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any 
State of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
any territory of the United States, Puerto Rico, 
Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the 
Northern Mariana Islands. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT
OF FUND.—There is estab-
lished at the Department of the Treasury a Homeowner 
Assistance Fund to provide such funds as are made avail-
able under subsection (g) to State housing finance agen-
cies for the purpose of preventing homeowner mortgage 
defaults, foreclosures, and displacements of individuals 
and families experiencing financial hardship after January 
21, 2020. 
(c) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
(1) ADMINISTRATION.—Of any amounts made 
available for the Fund, the Secretary of the Treas-
ury may allocate, in the aggregate, an amount not 
exceeding 5 percent— 
(A) to the Office of Financial Stability es-
tablished under section 101(a) of the Emer-
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gency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 
U.S.C. 5211(a)) to administer and oversee the 
Fund, and to provide technical assistance to 
States for the creation and implementation of 
State programs to administer assistance from 
the Fund; and 
(B) to the Inspector General of the De-
partment of the Treasury for oversight of the 
program under this section. 
(2) FOR STATES.—The Secretary shall establish 
such criteria as are necessary to allocate the funds 
available within the Fund for each State. The Sec-
retary shall allocate such funds among all States 
taking into consideration the number of unemploy-
ment claims within a State relative to the nationwide 
number of unemployment claims. 
(3) SMALL STATE MINIMUM.—The amount allo-
cated for each State shall not be less than 
$250,000,000. 
(4) SET-ASIDE FOR INSULAR AREAS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of this section, of the 
amounts appropriated under subsection (g), the Sec-
retary shall reserve $200,000,000 to be disbursed to 
Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the 
Northern Mariana Islands based on each such terri-
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tory’s share of the combined total population of all 
such territories, as determined by the Secretary. For 
the purposes of this paragraph, population shall be 
determined based on the most recent year for which 
data are available from the United States Census 
Bureau. 
(5) SET-ASIDE FOR INDIAN TRIBES AND NATIVE 
HAWAIIANS.—— 
(A) INDIAN TRIBES.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of this section, of the amounts 
appropriated under subsection (g), the Sec-
retary shall use 5 percent to make grants in ac-
cordance with subsection (f) to eligible recipi-
ents for the purposes described in subsection 
(e)(1). 
(B) NATIVE HAWAIIANS.— Of the funds 
set aside under subparagraph (A), the Sec-
retary shall use 0.3 percent to make grants to 
the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands in 
accordance with subsection (f) for the purposes 
described in subsection (e)(1). 
(d) DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS.— 
(1) ADMINISTRATION.—Except for amounts 
made available for assistance under subsection (f), 
State housing finance agencies shall be primarily re-
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sponsible for administering amounts disbursed from 
the Fund, but may delegate responsibilities and sub- 
allocate amounts to community development finan-
cial institutions and State agencies that administer 
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program of 
the Department of Health and Human Services. 
(2) NOTICE OF FUNDING.—The Secretary shall 
provide public notice of the amounts that will be 
made available to each State and the method used 
for determining such amounts not later than the ex-
piration of the 14-day period beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this Act of enactment. 
(3) SHFA PLANS.— 
(A) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive 
funding allocated for a State under the section, 
a State housing finance agency for the State 
shall submit to the Secretary a plan for the im-
plementation of State programs to administer, 
in part or in full, the amount of funding the 
state is eligible to receive, which shall provide 
for the commencement of receipt of applications 
by homeowners for assistance, and funding of 
such applications, not later than the expiration 
of the 6-month period beginning upon the ap-
proval under this paragraph of such plan. 
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(B) MULTIPLE PLANS.—. A State housing 
finance agency may submit multiple plans, each 
covering a separate portion of funding for 
which the State is eligible. 
(C) TIMING.— The Secretary shall approve 
or disapprove a plan within 30 days after the 
plan’s submission and, if disapproved, explain 
why the plan could not be approved. 
(D) DISBURSEMENT
UPON
APPROVAL.— 
The Secretary shall disburse to a State housing 
finance agency the appropriate amount of fund-
ing upon approval of the agency’s plan. 
(E) AMENDMENTS.—A State housing fi-
nance agency may subsequently amend a plan 
that has previously been approved, provided 
that any plan amendment shall be subject to 
the approval of the Secretary. The Secretary 
shall approve any plan amendment or dis-
approve such amendment explain why the plan 
amendment could not be approved within 45 
days after submission to the Secretary of such 
amendment. 
(F) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—The Sec-
retary shall provide technical assistance for any 
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State housing finance agency that twice fails to 
have a submitted plan approved. 
(4) PLAN
TEMPLATES.—The Secretary shall, 
not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, publish templates that States may 
utilize in drafting the plans required under para-
graph (3)(A). The template plans shall include 
standard program terms and requirements, as well 
as any required legal language, which State housing 
finance agencies may modify with the consent of the 
Secretary. 
(e) PERMISSIBLE USES OF FUND.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Funds made available to 
State housing finance agencies pursuant to this sec-
tion may be used for the purposes established under 
subsection (b), which may include— 
(A) mortgage payment assistance, includ-
ing financial assistance to allow a borrower to 
reinstate their mortgage or to achieve a more 
affordable mortgage payment, which may in-
clude principal reduction or rate reduction, pro-
vided that any mortgage payment assistance is 
tailored to a borrower’s needs and their ability 
to repay, and takes into consideration the loss 
mitigation options available to the borrower; 
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(B) assistance with payment of taxes, haz-
ard insurance, flood insurance, mortgage insur-
ance, or homeowners’ association fees; 
(C) utility payment assistance, including 
electric, gas, water, and internet service, includ-
ing broadband internet access service (as such 
term is defined in section 8.1(b) of title 47, 
Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor 
regulation)); 
(D) reimbursement of funds expended by a 
State or local government during the period be-
ginning on January 21, 2020, and ending on 
the date that the first funds are disbursed by 
the State under the Fund, for the purpose of 
providing housing or utility assistance to indi-
viduals or otherwise providing funds to prevent 
foreclosure or eviction of a homeowner or pre-
vent mortgage delinquency or loss of housing or 
critical utilities as a response to the coronavirus 
disease 2019 (COVID–19) pandemic; and 
(E) any other assistance for homeowners 
to prevent eviction, mortgage delinquency or de-
fault, foreclosure, or the loss of essential utility 
services. 
(2) TARGETING.— 
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(A) REQUIREMENT.—Not less than 60 per-
cent of amounts made available for each State 
or other entity allocated amounts under sub-
section (c) shall be used for activities under 
paragraph (1) that assist homeowners having 
incomes equal to or less than 80 percent of the 
area median income. 
(B) DETERMINATION OF INCOME.— In de-
termining the income of a household for pur-
poses of this paragraph, income shall be consid-
ered to include only income that the household 
is receiving at the time of application for assist-
ance from the Fund and any income recently 
terminated shall not be included, except that for 
purposes of households receiving assistance for 
arrearages income shall include only the income 
that the household was receiving at the time 
such arrearages were incurred. 
(C) LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE.—Each State 
housing finance agency or other entity allocated 
amounts under subsection (c) shall make avail-
able to each applicant for assistance from 
amounts from the Fund language assistance in 
any language that such language assistance is 
available in and shall provide notice to each 
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such applicant that such language assistance is 
available. 
(3) ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Not more 
than 15 percent of the amount allocated to a State 
pursuant to subsection (c) may be used by a State 
housing financing agency for administrative ex-
penses. Any amounts allocated to administrative ex-
penses that are no longer necessary for administra-
tive expenses may be used in accordance with para-
graph (1). 
(f) TRIBAL AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) DEPARTMENT
OF
HAWAIIAN
HOME 
LANDS.—The term ‘‘Department of Hawaiian 
Home Lands’’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 801 of the Native American Housing 
Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 
(42 U.S.C. 4221). 
(B) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT.—The term ‘‘eli-
gible recipient’’ means any entity eligible to re-
ceive a grant under section 101 of the Native 
American Housing Assistance and Self-Deter-
mination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4111). 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.— 
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