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tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Public Health and So-
cial Services Emergency Fund’’, $75,000,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, to prevent, prepare for, and 
respond to coronavirus, for necessary expenses to carry 
out the COVID–19 National Testing and Contact Tracing 
Initiative, as described in subtitle D of title V of division 
K of this Act: Provided, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg-
et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 
STATE FISCAL STABILIZATION FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘State Fiscal Stabiliza-
tion Fund’’, $208,058,000,000, to prevent, prepare for, 
and respond to coronavirus: Provided, That the Secretary 
of Education (referred to under this heading as ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) shall make grants to the Governor of each State 
for support of elementary, secondary, and postsecondary 
education and, as applicable, early childhood education 
programs and services: Provided further, That of the 
amount made available, the Secretary shall first allocate 
up to one-half of 1 percent to the outlying areas and one- 
half of 1 percent to the Bureau of Indian Education 
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(‘‘BIE’’) for BIE-funded schools and Tribal Colleges or 
Universities for activities consistent with this heading 
under such terms and conditions as the Secretary may de-
termine and in consultation with the Secretary of the Inte-
rior: Provided further, That the Secretary may reserve up 
to $30,000,000 for administration and oversight of the ac-
tivities under this heading: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall allocate 61 percent of the remaining funds 
made available to carry out this heading to the States on 
the basis of their relative population of individuals aged 
5 through 24 and allocate 39 percent on the basis of their 
relative number of children counted under section 1124(c) 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(referred to under this heading as ‘‘ESEA’’) as State 
grants: Provided further, That State grants shall support 
statewide elementary, secondary, and postsecondary activi-
ties; subgrants to local educational agencies; and, sub-
grants to public institutions of higher education: Provided 
further, That States shall allocate 85 percent of the funds 
received under the fourth proviso as subgrants to local 
educational agencies in proportion to the amount of funds 
such local educational agencies received under part A of 
title I of the ESEA in the most recent fiscal year: Provided 
further, That subgrants provided under the preceding pro-
viso shall be administered by State educational agencies: 
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most recent month for which 
data from the Bureau of Labor 
Statistics are available by an 
amount that is equal to or great-
er than one-third of the dif-
ference between— 
‘‘(AA) the highest value 
of the average national U–5 
measure of labor under-
utilization for a 3-consecu-
tive-month 
period 
during 
such period; and 
‘‘(BB) the value of the 
average national U–5 meas-
ure of labor underutilization 
for the 3-consecutive-month 
period ending in February 
2020; and 
‘‘(bb) has decreased for each 
month during the most recent 2 
consecutive months for which 
data from the Bureau of Labor 
Statistics are available. 
‘‘(E) OTHER DEFINITIONS.—In this para-
graph: 
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‘‘(i) DEFAULT.—The term ‘default’— 
‘‘(I) in the case of a Federal stu-
dent loan made, insured, or guaran-
teed under part B or D of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965, has the mean-
ing given such term in section 435(l) 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1085); 
‘‘(II) in the case of a Federal 
student loan made under part E of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965, 
has the meaning given such term in 
section 674.2 of title 34, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations (or successor regula-
tions); or 
‘‘(III) in the case of a Federal 
student 
loan 
defined 
in 
section 
3502(a)(2)(C), has the meaning given 
such term in section 721 or 835 of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 292q, 297a), as applicable. 
‘‘(ii) 
GRACE
PERIOD.—The 
term 
‘grace period’ means— 
‘‘(I) in the case of a Federal stu-
dent loan made, insured, or guaran-
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teed under part B or D of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965, the 6-month 
period after the date the student 
ceases to carry at least one-half the 
normal full-time academic workload, 
as described in section 428(b)(7) of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1078(b)(7)); 
‘‘(II) in the case of a Federal 
student loan made under part E of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965, 
the 9-month period after the date on 
which a student ceases to carry at 
least one-half the normal full-time 
academic workload, as described in 
section 464(c)(1)(A) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1087dd(c)(1)(A)); and 
‘‘(III) in the case of a Federal 
student 
loan 
defined 
in 
section 
3502(a)(2)(C), the 1-year period de-
scribed in section 722(c) of the Public 
Health 
Service 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
292r(c)) or the 9-month period de-
scribed in section 836(b)(2) of such 
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Act (42 U.S.C. 297b(b)(2)), as appli-
cable. 
‘‘(iii) 
REPAYMENT
PERIOD.—The 
term ‘repayment period’ means— 
‘‘(I) in the case of a Federal stu-
dent loan made, insured, or guaran-
teed under part B or D of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965, the repayment 
period described in section 428(b)(7) 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1078(b)(7)); 
‘‘(II) in the case of a Federal 
student loan made under part E of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965, 
the repayment period described in sec-
tion 464(c)(4) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1087dd(c)(4)); or 
‘‘(III) in the case of a Federal 
student 
loan 
defined 
in 
section 
3502(a)(2)(C), the repayment period 
described 
in 
section 
722(c) 
or 
836(b)(2) of the Public Health Serv-
ice 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
292r(c), 
297b(b)(2)), as applicable. 
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‘‘(ii) is diagnosed with COVID–19 be-
fore the date on which the employee be-
comes entitled to an annuity under section 
233 of this Act or section 8412(d)(1) of 
title 5, United States Code; 
‘‘(iii) because of the illness described 
in clause (ii), is permanently unable to 
render useful and efficient service in the 
employee’s covered position, as determined 
by the Director; and 
‘‘(iv) is appointed to a position in the 
civil service that is not a covered position 
but is within the Agency; 
‘‘(B) the term ‘covered position’ means a 
position as— 
‘‘(i) a law enforcement officer de-
scribed in section 8331(20) or 8401(17) of 
title 5, United States Code; 
‘‘(ii) a customs and border protection 
officer described in section 8331(31) or 
8401(36) of title 5, United States Code; 
‘‘(iii) a firefighter described in section 
8331(21) or 8401(14) of title 5, United 
States Code; 
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