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paragraph (1) shall prepare and make available to 
the State and the public, on an annual basis, a report 
containing a summary of the activities of the panel, 
the criteria used for determining which activities the 
panel engaged in, and recommendations or observa-
tions to improve the child protective services system 
at the State and local levels, and the data upon which 
these recommendations or observations are based.’’. 
(d) ANNUAL STATE DATA REPORTS.—Section 106(d) 
of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5106a(d)) is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (13) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(13) The annual report containing the sum-
mary of the activities and recommendations of the cit-
izen review panels of the State required by subsection 
(c)(6), and the actions taken by the State as a result 
of such recommendations.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (15), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(b)(2)(B)(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(2)(D)(i)’’; 
(3) in paragraph (16), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(b)(2)(B)(xxi)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘subsection 
(b)(2)(D)(viii)’’;
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(4) in paragraph (17), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(b)(2)(B)(xxiv)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘subsection 
(b)(2)(A)(xv)’’; 
(5) in paragraph (18)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (b)(2)(B)(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(b)(2)(D)(i)’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (b)(2)(B)(iii)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(b)(2)(D)(ii)’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (b)(2)(B)(iii)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(b)(2)(D)(ii)’’; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(19) The number of child fatalities and near fa-
talities from maltreatment and related information in 
accordance with the uniform standards established 
under section 103(d).’’. 
(e) ALLOTMENTS.—Section 106(f) of the Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(f)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) LIMITATION.—For any fiscal year for which 
the amount allotted to a State or territory under this 
subsection exceeds the amount allotted to the State or 
territory under such subsection for fiscal year 2019,
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the State or territory may use not more than 2 per-
cent of such excess amount for administrative ex-
penses.’’. 
SEC. 107. MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 108 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treat-
ment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106d) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘Indian tribes, 
and tribal organizations,’’ after ‘‘States,’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) 
as subsections (d) through (f), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) PROTECTING AGAINST SYSTEMIC CHILD SEXUAL 
ABUSE.— 
‘‘(1) REPORTING AND TASK FORCE.—Not later 
than 24 months after the date of the enactment of the 
Human Services and Community Supports Act, each 
State task force established under section 107(c) and 
expanded as described in paragraph (2) shall study 
and make recommendations on the following, with a 
focus on preventing systemic child sexual abuse: 
‘‘(A) How to detect systemic child sexual 
abuse that occurs in an organization. 
‘‘(B) How to prevent child sexual abuse and 
systemic child sexual abuse from occurring in or-
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ganizations, which shall include recommenda-
tions to improve— 
‘‘(i) practices and policies for the edu-
cation of parents, caregivers, and victims, 
and age appropriate education of children, 
about risk factors or signs of potential child 
sexual abuse; and 
‘‘(ii) the efficacy of applicable State 
laws and the role such laws play in deter-
ring or preventing incidences of child sexual 
abuse. 
‘‘(C) The feasibility of making available the 
disposition of a perpetrator within an organiza-
tion to— 
‘‘(i) the child alleging sexual abuse or 
the child’s family; or 
‘‘(ii) an adult who was a child at the 
time of the sexual abuse claim in question 
or the adult’s family. 
‘‘(2) TASK FORCE COMPOSITION.—For purposes 
of this subsection, a State task force shall include— 
‘‘(A) the members of the State task force de-
scribed in section 107(c) for the State; and 
‘‘(B) the following: 
‘‘(i) Family court judges.
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‘‘(ii) Individuals from religious orga-
nizations. 
‘‘(iii) Individuals from youth-serving 
organizations, including youth athletics or-
ganizations. 
‘‘(3) REPORTING
ON
RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not 
later than 6 months after a State task force makes 
recommendations under paragraph (1), the State 
maintaining such State task force shall— 
‘‘(A) make public the recommendations of 
such report; 
‘‘(B) report to the Secretary on the status of 
adopting such recommendations; and 
‘‘(C) in a case in which the State declines 
to adopt a particular recommendation, make 
public the explanation for such declination. 
‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section— 
‘‘(A) the terms ‘child sexual abuse’ and ‘sex-
ual abuse’ shall not be limited to an act or a 
failure to act on the part of a parent or care-
taker; 
‘‘(B) the term ‘organization’ means any en-
tity that serves children; and
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‘‘(C) the term ‘systemic child sexual abuse’ 
means— 
‘‘(i) a pattern of informal or formal 
policy or de facto policy to not follow State 
and local requirements to report instances 
of child sexual abuse in violation of State 
and local mandatory reporting laws or pol-
icy; or 
‘‘(ii) a pattern of assisting individual 
perpetrators in maintaining their careers 
despite substantiated evidence of child sex-
ual abuse.’’. 
SEC. 108. REPORTS. 
(a) SCALING EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT OF CHILD 
ABUSE AND NEGLECT.—Section 110 of the Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106f) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 110. STUDY AND REPORT RELATING TO SCALING EVI-
DENCE-BASED TREATMENT OF CHILD ABUSE 
AND NEGLECT; STUDY AND REPORT ON MAR-
ITAL AGE OF CONSENT; STUDY AND REPORT 
ON STATE MANDATORY REPORTING LAWS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
study that examines challenges to, and best practices for, 
the scalability of treatments that reduce the trauma result-
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ing from child abuse and neglect and reduce the risk of re-
victimization, such as those allowable under sections 105 
and 106. 
‘‘(b) CONTENT OF STUDY.—The study described in 
subsection (a) shall be completed in a manner that considers 
the variability among treatment programs and among pop-
ulations vulnerable to child abuse and neglect. The study 
shall include, at minimum: 
‘‘(1) A detailed synthesis of the existing research 
literature examining barriers and challenges to, and 
best practices for the scalability of child welfare pro-
grams and services as well as programs and services 
for vulnerable children and families in related fields, 
including healthcare and education. 
‘‘(2) Data describing state and local providers’ 
experiences with scaling treatments that reduce the 
trauma resulting from child abuse and neglect and re-
duce the risk of revictimization. 
‘‘(3) Consultation with experts in child welfare, 
healthcare, and education. 
‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of the enactment of the Human Services and Community 
Supports Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate 
and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House
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‘‘(3) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of the Human Services and Com-
munity Supports Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor of the House of Representatives a 
report containing the findings of the study required 
by this subsection, including any best practices. 
‘‘(e) STUDY AND REPORT ON STATE MANDATORY RE-
PORTING LAWS.— 
‘‘(1) STUDY.—The Secretary shall collect infor-
mation on and otherwise study State laws for manda-
tory reporting of incidents of child abuse or neglect. 
Such study shall examine trends in referrals and in-
vestigations of child abuse and neglect due to dif-
ferences in such State laws with respect to the inclu-
sion, as mandatory reporters, of the following individ-
uals: 
‘‘(A) Individuals licensed or certified to 
practice in any health-related field licensed by 
the State, employees of health care facilities or 
providers licensed by the State, who are engaged 
in the admission, examination, care or treatment 
of individuals, including mental health and 
emergency medical service providers.
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‘‘(B) Individuals employed by a school who 
have direct contact with children, including 
teachers, administrators, and independent con-
tractors. 
‘‘(C) Peace officers and law enforcement 
personnel. 
‘‘(D) Clergy, including Christian Science 
practitioners, except where prohibited on account 
of clergy-penitent privilege. 
‘‘(E) Day care and child care operators and 
employees. 
‘‘(F) Employees of social services agencies 
who have direct contact with children in the 
course of employment. 
‘‘(G) Foster parents. 
‘‘(H) Court appointed special advocates 
(employees and volunteers). 
‘‘(I) Camp and after-school employees. 
‘‘(J) An individual, paid or unpaid, who, 
on the basis of the individual’s role as an inte-
gral part of a regularly scheduled program, ac-
tivity, or service, accepts responsibility for a 
child. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than 4 years after the 
date of enactment of the Human Services and Com-
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munity Supports Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor of the House of Representatives a 
report containing the findings of the study required 
by this subsection, including any best practices re-
lated to the inclusion, as mandatory reporters, of in-
dividuals described in paragraph (1).’’. 
(b) REPORT ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT IN IN-
DIAN TRIBAL COMMUNITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General, in consultation with the Indian tribes from 
each of the 12 regions of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
shall study child abuse and neglect in Indian Tribal 
communities for the purpose of identifying vital in-
formation and making recommendations concerning 
issues relating to child abuse and neglect in such com-
munities, and submit to the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee 
on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
Education and Labor and the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the House of Representatives a report on 
such study, which shall include—
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(A) the number of Indian tribes providing 
primary child abuse and neglect prevention ac-
tivities; 
(B) the number of Indian tribes providing 
secondary child abuse and neglect prevention ac-
tivities; 
(C) promising practices of Indian tribes 
with respect to child abuse and neglect preven-
tion that are culturally-based or culturally- 
adapted; 
(D) information and recommendations on 
how such culturally-based or culturally-adapted 
child abuse and neglect prevention activities 
could become evidence-based; 
(E) the number of Indian tribes that have 
accessed Federal child abuse and neglect preven-
tion programs; 
(F) child abuse and neglect prevention ac-
tivities that Indian tribes provide using State 
funds; 
(G) child abuse and neglect prevention ac-
tivities that Indian tribes provide using Tribal 
funds; 
(H) Tribal access to State children’s trust 
fund resources, as described in section 202 of the
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Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5116a); 
(I) how a children’s trust fund model could 
be used to support prevention efforts regarding 
child abuse and neglect of American Indian and 
Alaska Native children; 
(J) Federal agency technical assistance ef-
forts to address child abuse and neglect preven-
tion and treatment of American Indian and 
Alaska Native children; 
(K) Federal agency cross-system collabora-
tion to address child abuse and neglect preven-
tion and treatment of American Indian and 
Alaska Native children; 
(L) Tribal access to child abuse and neglect 
prevention research and demonstration grants 
under the Child Abuse Prevention and Treat-
ment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.); and 
(M) an examination of child abuse and ne-
glect data systems to identify what Tribal data 
is being submitted, barriers to submitting data, 
and recommendations on improving the collec-
tion of data from Indian Tribes. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection—
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(A) the term ‘‘Alaska Native’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 111 of the Child 
Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 
5106g); and 
(B) the terms ‘‘child abuse and neglect’’ and 
‘‘Indian tribe’’ have the meaning given the terms 
in section 3 of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 note). 
SEC. 109. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 112(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106h(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘to carry out’’ through ‘‘fis-
cal year 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘to carry out this 
title $270,000,000 for fiscal year 2021’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2011 through 2015’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2022 through 2026’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (2)(A) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts appro-
priated for a fiscal year under paragraph (1), 
the Secretary shall make available 30 percent of 
such amounts, or $100,000,000, whichever is less, 
to fund discretionary activities under this title.’’.
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SEC. 110. MONITORING AND OVERSIGHT. 
Section 114(1) of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5108(1)) is amended— 
(1) in each of subparagraphs (A) and (B), by 
striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) include written guidance and technical 
assistance to support States, which shall include 
guidance on the requirements of this Act with re-
spect to infants born with and identified as 
being affected by substance use or withdrawal 
symptoms, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, or 
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, as described in 
clauses (i) and (ii) of section 106(b)(2)(D), in-
cluding by— 
‘‘(i) enhancing States’ understanding 
of requirements and flexibilities under the 
law, including by clarifying key terms; 
‘‘(ii) addressing State-identified chal-
lenges with developing, implementing, and 
monitoring plans of safe care; and 
‘‘(iii) disseminating best practices on 
implementation of plans of safe care, on 
such topics as differential response, collabo-
ration and coordination, and identification 
and delivery of services for different popu-
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lations, while recognizing needs of different 
populations and varying community ap-
proaches across States; and 
‘‘(D) include the submission of a report to 
the Committee on Education and Labor of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
Senate not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act that contains a description 
of the activities taken by the Secretary to comply 
with the requirements of subparagraph (C); 
and’’. 
SEC. 111. ELECTRONIC INTERSTATE DATA EXCHANGE SYS-
TEM. 
Title I of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 115. ELECTRONIC INTERSTATE DATA EXCHANGE SYS-
TEM. 
‘‘(a) INTERSTATE DATA EXCHANGE SYSTEM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall consider the recommendations 
included in the reports required under paragraph 
(8)(A) and subsection (b)(2) in developing an elec-
tronic interstate data exchange system that allows
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State entities responsible under State law for main-
taining child abuse and neglect registries to commu-
nicate information across State lines. 
‘‘(2) STANDARDS.—In developing the electronic 
interstate data exchange system under paragraph (1), 
the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) use interoperable standards developed 
and maintained by intergovernmental partner-
ships, such as the National Information Ex-
change Model; 
‘‘(B) develop policies and governance stand-
ards that— 
‘‘(i) ensure consistency in types of in-
formation shared and not shared; and 
‘‘(ii) 
specify 
circumstances 
under 
which data should be shared through the 
interstate data exchange system; and 
‘‘(C) ensure that all standards and policies 
adhere to the privacy, security, and civil rights 
laws of each State and Federal law. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON USE OF ELECTRONIC INTER-
STATE
DATA
EXCHANGE
SYSTEM.—The electronic 
interstate data exchange system may only be used for 
purposes relating to child safety. 
‘‘(4) PILOT PROGRAM.—
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‘‘(A) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 6 
months after the date of the enactment of this 
section, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services shall begin implementation of a pilot 
program to generate recommendations for the 
full integration of the electronic interstate data 
exchange system. Such pilot program shall in-
clude not less than 10 States and not more than 
15 States. 
‘‘(B) COMPLETION.—Not later than 30 
months after the date of the enactment of this 
section, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services shall complete the pilot program de-
scribed in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(5) INTEGRATION.—The Secretary of Health 
and Human Services may assist States in the inte-
gration of this system into the infrastructure of each 
State using funds appropriated under this subsection. 
‘‘(6) PARTICIPATION.—As a condition on eligi-
bility for receipt of funds under section 106, each 
State shall— 
‘‘(A) participate in the electronic interstate 
data exchange system to the fullest extent possible 
in accordance with State law (as determined by
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the Secretary of Health and Human Services) 
not later than December 31, 2027; and 
‘‘(B) prior to the participation described in 
subparagraph (A), provide to the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services an assurance that 
the child abuse and neglect registry of such State 
provides procedural due process protections with 
respect to including individuals on such registry. 
‘‘(7) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of Health 
and Human Services may not access or store data 
from the electronic interstate data exchange system, 
unless the State to which such data pertains volun-
tarily shares such data with the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services. 
‘‘(8) REPORTS.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall prepare and submit to Con-
gress— 
‘‘(A) not later than 3 years after the date 
of the enactment of this section, a report on the 
recommendations from the pilot program de-
scribed in paragraph (4); and 
‘‘(B) not later than January 31, 2025, a re-
port on the progress made in implementing this 
subsection.
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‘‘(9) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of 
the funds appropriated under section 112 for a fiscal 
year— 
‘‘(A) for each of fiscal years 2021 and 2022, 
$2,000,000 shall be reserved to carry out this sec-
tion; and 
‘‘(B) for each of fiscal years 2023 through 
2026, $1,000,000 shall be reserved to carry out 
this section. 
‘‘(b) WORKING GROUP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services shall convene a work-
ing group to study and make recommendations on the 
following: 
‘‘(A) The feasibility of making publicly 
available on the website of each State definitions 
and standards of substantiated child abuse and 
neglect for the State. 
‘‘(B) Whether background check require-
ments under this Act, the Child Care and Devel-
opment Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
9858 et seq.), and part E of title IV of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 670 et seq.) are com-
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plementary or if there are discrepancies that 
need to be addressed. 
‘‘(C) How to improve communication be-
tween and across States, including through the 
use of technology and the use of the electronic 
interstate data exchange system established 
under subsection (a), to allow for more accurate 
and efficient exchange of child abuse and neglect 
records. 
‘‘(D) How to reduce barriers and establish 
best practices for the State to provide timely re-
sponses to requests from other States for infor-
mation contained in the State’s child abuse and 
neglect registry through the electronic interstate 
data exchange system established under sub-
section (a). 
‘‘(E) How to ensure due process for any in-
dividual included in a State’s child abuse and 
neglect registry, including the following: 
‘‘(i) The level of evidence necessary for 
inclusion in the State’s child abuse and ne-
glect registry. 
‘‘(ii) The process for notifying such in-
dividual of inclusion in the State’s child
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abuse and neglect registry and the implica-
tions of such inclusion. 
‘‘(iii) The process for providing such 
individual the opportunity to challenge such 
inclusion, and the procedures for resolving 
such challenge. 
‘‘(iv) The length of time an individ-
ual’s record is to remain in the State’s child 
abuse and neglect registry, and the process 
for removing such individual’s record. 
‘‘(v) The criteria for when such indi-
vidual’s child abuse and neglect registry 
record may be— 
‘‘(I) made accessible to the general 
public; 
‘‘(II) made available for purposes 
of an employment check; and 
‘‘(III) be shared for the purposes 
of participation in the electronic inter-
state data exchange system described in 
subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of the enactment of this section, the working 
group convened under paragraph (1) shall submit a 
report containing its recommendations to the Sec-
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retary of Health and Human Services, the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
Senate, and the Committee on Education and Labor 
of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(3) CONSTRUCTION.—There shall be no require-
ment for any State to adopt the recommendations of 
the working group, nor shall the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services incentivize or coerce any State 
to adopt any such recommendation.’’. 
SEC. 112. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— The Child Abuse Pre-
vention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.), as 
amended by the preceding provisions of this title, is further 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Committee on Education and 
the Workforce’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Committee on Education and Labor’’; 
(2) in section 103(c)(1)(F), by striking ‘‘abused 
and neglected children’’ and inserting ‘‘victims of 
child abuse or neglect’’; and 
(3) in section 107(f), by striking ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 
10603a)’’ and inserting ‘‘(34 U.S.C. 20104)’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SECTION 103.—Section 103(b)(5) (42 U.S.C. 
5104(b)(5)) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘section
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106(b)(2)(B)(iii)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
106(b)(2)(D)(ii)’’. 
(2) SECTION 105.—Section 105(a)(11) (42 U.S.C. 
5106(a)(11) (as redesignated by section 105(1)(A) of 
this title) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 106(b)(2)(B)(iii)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
106(b)(2)(D)(ii)’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) in clause (i)(II), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 106(b)(2)(B)(iii)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 106(b)(2)(D)(ii)’’; 
(ii) in clause (i)(IV), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 106(b)(2)(B)(iii)(II)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 106(b)(2)(D)(ii)(II)’’; and 
(iii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘clauses 
(ii) and (iii) of section 106(b)(2)(B)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘clauses (i) and (ii) of section 
106(b)(2)(D)’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (D)— 
(i) in clause (i)(I), by striking ‘‘section 
106(b)(2)(B)(iii)(I)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
106(b)(2)(D)(ii)(I)’’;
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(ii) in clause (ii)(I), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 106(b)(2)(B)(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 106(b)(2)(D)(i)’’; 
(iii) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 106(b)(2)(B)(iii)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 106(b)(2)(D)(ii)(I)’’; 
(iv) in clause (iii)(I), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 106(b)(2)(B)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
106(b)(2)(A)(i)’’; 
(v) in clause (iii)(IV), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 106(b)(2)(B)(iii)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 106(b)(2)(D)(ii)’’; and 
(vi) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘section 
106(b)(2)(B)(iii)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
106(b)(2)(D)(ii)’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 106(b)(2)(B)(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
106(b)(2)(D)(i)’’; and 
(E) in subparagraph (G)(ii), by striking 
‘‘clauses (ii) and (iii) of section 106(b)(2)(B)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘clauses (i) and (ii) of section 
106(b)(2)(D)’’. 
(3) SECTION 114.—Section 114(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
5108(1)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘clauses (ii) and
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(iii) of section 106(b)(2)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘clauses 
(i) and (ii) of section 106(b)(2)(D)’’. 
(4) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act is amended— 
(A) by striking the items relating to sections 
2 and 102; 
(B) by inserting after the item relating to 
section 114 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 115. Electronic interstate data exchange system.’’; and 
(C) by striking the item relating to section 
110, and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 110. Study and report relating to scaling evidence-based treatment of child 
abuse and neglect; study and report on marital age of consent; 
study and report on State mandatory reporting laws.’’. 
Subtitle 
B—Community-based 
Grants for the Prevention of 
Child Abuse and Neglect 
SEC. 121. PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY. 
Section 201 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treat-
ment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 201. PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this title— 
‘‘(1) to support community-based efforts to de-
velop, operate, expand, enhance, evaluate, and coordi-
nate initiatives, programs, and activities to strength-
en families and prevent child abuse and neglect;
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‘‘(2) to support the development of a State strat-
egy to address unmet need and the coordination of 
State, regional, and local resources and activities to 
better strengthen and support families to reduce the 
likelihood of child abuse and neglect; and 
‘‘(3) to support local programs in increasing the 
ability of diverse populations with demonstrated need, 
including low-income families, racial and ethnic mi-
norities, families with children or caregivers with dis-
abilities, underserved communities, and rural commu-
nities, to access a continuum of preventive services 
that strengthen families in order to more effectively 
prevent child abuse and neglect. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary shall make grants 
under this title on a formula basis to the entity designated 
by the State as the lead entity (referred to in this title as 
the ‘lead entity’) under section 202(1) for the following pur-
poses— 
‘‘(1) supporting local programs in providing 
community-based family strengthening services de-
signed to prevent child abuse and neglect that help 
families build protective factors linked to the preven-
tion of child abuse and neglect, such as knowledge of 
parenting and child development, parental resilience, 
social connections, time-limited and need-based con-
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crete support, and social and emotional development 
of children, that— 
‘‘(A) are effective, culturally appropriate, 
and accessible to diverse populations with dem-
onstrated need; 
‘‘(B) build upon existing strengths; 
‘‘(C) offer assistance to families; 
‘‘(D) provide early, comprehensive support 
for parents; 
‘‘(E) promote the development of healthy fa-
milial relationships and parenting skills, espe-
cially in young parents and parents with very 
young children; 
‘‘(F) increase family stability; 
‘‘(G) improve family access to other formal 
and informal community-based resources, such 
as providing referrals to early health and devel-
opmental services, mental health services, and 
time-limited and need-based concrete supports, 
including for homeless families and those at-risk 
of homelessness; 
‘‘(H) support the additional needs of fami-
lies with children or caregivers with disabilities 
through respite care and other services; and
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‘‘(I) demonstrate a commitment to the con-
tinued leadership of parents in the planning, 
program implementation, and evaluation of the 
lead entity and local programs funded under this 
title, including involvement of parents of chil-
dren with disabilities, parents who are individ-
uals with disabilities, racial and ethnic minori-
ties, and members of other underrepresented or 
underserved groups; 
‘‘(2) promoting the development of a continuum 
of preventive services that strengthen families and 
promote child, parent, family, and community well- 
being, through the development of State and local net-
works, including collaboration and coordination be-
tween local programs and public agencies and private 
entities that utilize culturally responsive providers; 
‘‘(3) financing the start-up, maintenance, expan-
sion, or redesign of core services described in section 
205(b)(3) where communities have identified and de-
cided to address unmet need identified in the inven-
tory described in section 204(3), to the extent prac-
ticable given funding levels and community priorities; 
‘‘(4) maximizing funding through leveraging 
Federal, State, local, and private funds to carry out 
the purposes of the title;
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‘‘(5) financing public information activities, 
which may include activities to increase public 
awareness and education, and developing comprehen-
sive outreach strategies to engage diverse populations 
with demonstrated need, that focus on the healthy and 
positive development of parents and children; and 
‘‘(6) to the extent practicable— 
‘‘(A) promoting the development, enhance-
ment, expansion, and implementation of a state-
wide strategy to address the unmet need identi-
fied in the inventory described in section 204(3), 
with input from relevant stakeholders, to scale 
evidence-based and evidence-informed commu-
nity-based family strengthening services designed 
to prevent child abuse and neglect; and 
‘‘(B) addressing and supporting the capac-
ity of local programs to strengthen families and 
prevent child abuse and neglect through technical 
assistance, professional development, and collabo-
ration between local programs.’’. 
SEC. 122. ELIGIBILITY. 
Section 202 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treat-
ment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116a) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)—
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(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, 
taking into consideration the capacity and ex-
pertise of eligible entities,’’ after ‘‘State’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘par-
ents who are’’ and all that follows and inserting 
‘‘parents who are or who have been consumers of 
preventive supports and who can provide leader-
ship in the planning, implementation, and eval-
uation of programs and policy decisions of the 
lead entity in accomplishing the desired out-
comes of such efforts; and’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘local,’’ after ‘‘State,’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(D) by striking subparagraph (D); 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘com-
posed of’’ and all that follows through the semi-
colon at the end and inserting ‘‘carried out by 
local, 
collaborative, 
public-private 
partner-
ships;’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘local,’’ after ‘‘State,’’; 
and
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(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(3) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (A) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) has demonstrated commitment to the 
continued leadership of parents in the develop-
ment, operation, evaluation, and oversight of 
State and local efforts to support community- 
based family strengthening services designed to 
prevent child abuse and neglect;’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘com-
munity-based and prevention-focused programs 
and activities designed to strengthen and support 
families’’ and inserting ‘‘community-based fam-
ily strengthening services designed’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘community-based and 
prevention-focused programs and activities 
designed to strengthen and support families 
to prevent child abuse and neglect’’ and in-
serting ‘‘local programs’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(D) by striking subparagraph (D) and in-
serting the following:
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‘‘(D) will integrate efforts with individuals 
and organizations experienced in working in 
partnership with families with children with dis-
abilities or parents with disabilities, diverse pop-
ulations with demonstrated need, sexual and 
gender minority youth, victims of domestic vio-
lence, and with the child abuse and neglect pre-
vention activities in the State, and demonstrate 
a financial commitment to those activities; and 
‘‘(E) will take into consideration access for 
diverse populations and unmet need when dis-
tributing funds to local programs under section 
205; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) the Governor of the State provides an assur-
ance that, in issuing regulations in consultation with 
the lead entity to improve the delivery of community- 
based family strengthening services designed to pro-
mote child, family, and community well-being, and to 
prevent child abuse and neglect, the State will— 
‘‘(A) take into account how such regulations 
will impact activities funded under this Act; and 
‘‘(B) where appropriate, attempt to avoid 
duplication of efforts, minimize costs of compli-
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ance with such regulations, and maximize local 
flexibility with respect to such regulations.’’. 
SEC. 123. AMOUNT OF GRANT. 
Section 203 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treat-
ment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116b) is amended— 
(1) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the fol-
lowing: ‘‘For any fiscal year for which the amount 
appropriated under section 210(a) exceeds the amount 
appropriated under such section for fiscal year 2019 
by more than $2,000,000, the Secretary shall increase 
the reservation described in this subsection to 5 per-
cent of the amount appropriated under section 210(a) 
for the fiscal year for the purpose described in the 
preceding sentence.’’; 
(2) 
in 
subsection 
(b)(1)(A), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$175,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$200,000’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION.—For any fiscal year for which the 
amount allotted to a State under subsection (b) exceeds the 
amount allotted to the State under such subsection for fiscal 
year 2019, the State’s lead entity may use not more than 
10 percent of such excess amount for administrative ex-
penses.’’.
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SEC. 124. APPLICATION. 
Section 204 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treat-
ment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116d) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 204. APPLICATION. 
‘‘A grant may not be made to a State under this title 
unless an application therefore is submitted by the lead en-
tity to the Secretary and such application contains the 
types of information specified by the Secretary as essential 
to carrying out the provisions of section 202, including— 
‘‘(1) a description of the lead entity that will be 
responsible for the administration of funds provided 
under this title and the oversight of community-based 
family strengthening services designed to prevent 
child abuse and neglect that receive assistance from 
the lead entity in accordance with section 205; 
‘‘(2) a description of how community-based fam-
ily strengthening services designed to prevent child 
abuse and neglect supported by the lead entity will 
operate, including how local programs that receive as-
sistance from the lead entity and public agencies and 
private entities that promote child, parent, family, 
and community well-being will be integrated into a 
developing continuum of family centered, holistic, 
preventive services for children and families; 
‘‘(3) a description of the inventory of current 
unmet need and current community-based family
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strengthening services designed to prevent child abuse 
and neglect, and other family resource services oper-
ating in the State, including a description of how the 
lead entity plans to address unmet need in under-
served areas; 
‘‘(4) a budget for the development, operation, 
and expansion of the community-based family 
strengthening services designed to prevent child abuse 
and neglect that verifies that the State will expend in 
non-Federal funds an amount equal to not less than 
20 percent of the amount received under this title (in 
cash, not in-kind) for activities under this title; 
‘‘(5) an assurance that funds received under this 
title will supplement, not supplant, other State and 
local public funds designated for the start-up, mainte-
nance, expansion, and redesign of community-based 
family strengthening services designed to prevent 
child abuse and neglect; 
‘‘(6) a description of the lead entity’s capacity 
and commitment to ensure the continued leadership of 
parents who are or have been consumers of preventive 
supports, including parents of diverse populations 
with demonstrated need, family advocates, and adult 
former victims of child abuse or neglect, in the plan-
ning, implementation, and evaluation of the pro-
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grams and policy decisions of the lead entity in ac-
complishing the desired outcomes for such efforts; 
‘‘(7) a description of the criteria that the lead 
entity will use to identify communities in which to 
provide services, and select and fund local programs 
in accordance with section 205, including how the 
lead entity will take into consideration the local pro-
gram’s ability to— 
‘‘(A) collaborate with other community- 
based organizations and service providers and 
engage in long-term and strategic planning to 
support the development of a continuum of pre-
ventive services that strengthen families; 
‘‘(B) meaningfully partner with parents in 
the development, implementation, and evaluation 
of services; 
‘‘(C) reduce barriers to access to commu-
nity-based family strengthening services designed 
to prevent child abuse and neglect, including for 
diverse populations with demonstrated need; and 
‘‘(D) incorporate evidence-based or evidence- 
informed practices, to the extent practicable; 
‘‘(8) a description of outreach activities that the 
lead entity and local programs will undertake to 
maximize the participation of low-income families,
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racial and ethnic minorities, children and adults 
with disabilities, sexual and gender minority youth, 
victims of domestic violence, homeless families and 
those at risk of homelessness, families experiencing 
complex needs, and members of other underserved or 
underrepresented groups; 
‘‘(9) a plan for providing operational support, 
training, and technical assistance to local programs, 
which may include coordination with public agencies 
and private entities that promote child, parent, and 
family well-being to support increased access to a 
continuum of preventive services that strengthen and 
support families to prevent child abuse and neglect; 
‘‘(10) a description of how the performance of the 
lead entity and local programs will be measured in 
accordance with section 206; 
‘‘(11) a description of the actions that the lead 
entity will take to inform systemic changes in State 
policies, practices, procedures, and regulations to im-
prove the delivery of community-based family 
strengthening services designed to prevent child abuse 
and neglect, including improved access for diverse 
populations with demonstrated need; and 
‘‘(12) an assurance that the lead entity will pro-
vide the Secretary with reports at such time and con-
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taining such information as the Secretary may re-
quire.’’. 
SEC. 125. LOCAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 205 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treat-
ment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116e) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 205. LOCAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Grants or contracts made by the 
lead entity under this title shall be used to develop, imple-
ment, operate, expand, and enhance community-based fam-
ily strengthening services through a continuum of preven-
tive services to strengthen families and prevent child abuse 
and neglect in a manner that— 
‘‘(1) helps families build protective factors that 
are linked to the prevention of child abuse and neglect 
to support child and family well-being, including 
knowledge of parenting and child development, paren-
tal resilience, social connections, time-limited and 
need-based concrete support, and social and emotional 
development of children; 
‘‘(2) takes into consideration the assets and needs 
of communities in which they are located; and 
‘‘(3) promotes coordination between local pro-
grams and public agencies and private entities that 
promote child, parent, and family well-being.
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‘‘(b) LOCAL USES OF FUNDS.—Grant funds from the 
lead entity shall be used to develop, implement, operate, ex-
pand, and enhance community-based family strengthening 
services designed to prevent child abuse and neglect, which 
may include the following: 
‘‘(1) assessing community assets and needs 
through a planning process that— 
‘‘(A) involves other community-based orga-
nizations or agencies that have already per-
formed a needs-assessment, where possible; 
‘‘(B) includes the meaningful involvement of 
parents; and 
‘‘(C) uses information and expertise from 
local public agencies, local nonprofit organiza-
tions, and private sector representatives in 
meaningful roles; 
‘‘(2) developing a comprehensive strategy to pro-
vide a continuum of preventive, family-centered serv-
ices to children and families that strengthen and sup-
port families to prevent child abuse and neglect, espe-
cially to young parents, to parents with young chil-
dren, to families in hard-to-reach areas, and to par-
ents who are adult former victims of domestic violence 
or child abuse or neglect, through public-private part-
nerships;
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‘‘(3)(A) providing for core child abuse and ne-
glect prevention services, which may be provided di-
rectly by the local recipient of the grant funds or 
through grants or agreements with other local agen-
cies, such as— 
‘‘(i) parenting support and education 
programs, including services that help par-
ents and other caregivers support children’s 
development; 
‘‘(ii) mutual support and self help pro-
grams for parents and children; 
‘‘(iii) parent leadership skills develop-
ment programs that support parents as 
leaders in their families and communities; 
‘‘(ii) respite care services; 
‘‘(iii) outreach and follow-up services, 
which may include voluntary home visiting 
services; and 
‘‘(iv) community and social service re-
ferrals; and 
‘‘(B) connecting individuals and families to 
additional services, including— 
‘‘(i) referral to and counseling for 
adoption services for individuals interested
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in adopting a child or relinquishing their 
child for adoption; 
‘‘(ii) child care, early childhood care 
and education, such as Head Start and 
Early Head Start under the Head Start 
Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), and early 
intervention services, including early inter-
vention services for infants and toddlers 
with disabilities eligible for such services as 
defined in section 632 of the Individuals 
with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
1432); 
‘‘(iii) referral to services and supports 
to meet the additional needs of families 
with children with disabilities and parents 
who are individuals with disabilities; 
‘‘(iv) nutrition programs, which may 
include the special supplemental nutrition 
programs for women, infants, and children 
established by section 17 of the Child Nutri-
tion Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) and the 
supplemental nutrition assistance program 
under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.);
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‘‘(v) referral to educational services 
and workforce development activities, such 
as activities described in section 134 of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3174), adult education, includ-
ing literacy and academic tutoring, and ac-
tivities as described in section 203 of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3272); 
‘‘(vi) self-sufficiency and life manage-
ment skills training; 
‘‘(vii) community referral services, in-
cluding early developmental screening of 
children and mental health services; 
‘‘(viii) peer counseling; and 
‘‘(ix) domestic violence service pro-
grams that provide services and treatment 
to children and their non-abusing care-
givers; 
‘‘(4) developing and maintaining leadership 
roles for the meaningful involvement of parents in the 
development, operation, evaluation, and oversight of 
the programs and services, including to promote ac-
cess to such programs and services in spaces familiar 
to families;
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‘‘(5) providing leadership in mobilizing local 
public and private resources to support the provision 
of needed child abuse and neglect prevention program 
services; and 
‘‘(6) coordinating with public agencies and pri-
vate entities that promote child, parent, and family 
well-being, including through the development of State 
and local networks of programs and activities to de-
velop a continuum of preventive services to strengthen 
families and to prevent child abuse and neglect, where 
appropriate. 
‘‘(b) PRIORITY.—In awarding local grants under this 
title, a lead entity shall give priority to effective local pro-
grams serving low-income communities and those serving 
young parents or parents with young children, including 
community-based child abuse and neglect prevention pro-
grams.’’. 
SEC. 126. PERFORMANCE MEASURES. 
Section 206 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treat-
ment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116f) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 206. PERFORMANCE MEASURES. 
‘‘A State receiving a grant under this title, through 
reports provided to the Secretary— 
‘‘(1) shall demonstrate the effective development, 
operation, and expansion of community-based family
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strengthening services designed to prevent child abuse 
and neglect that meets the requirements of this title; 
‘‘(2) shall supply an inventory and description 
of the services provided to families by local programs 
that meet identified community needs, including core 
and additional services as described in section 205, 
which description shall specify whether those services 
are evidence-based or evidence-informed, and which 
may include a description of barriers and challenges, 
if any, to implementing evidence-based or evidence-in-
formed services; 
‘‘(3) shall demonstrate that the lead entity ad-
dressed unmet need identified by the inventory and 
description of current services required under section 
204(3) including, to the extent practicable, how the 
lead entity utilized a statewide strategy to address 
such unmet need; 
‘‘(4) shall describe the number of families served, 
including families with children with disabilities, and 
parents with disabilities, and demonstrate the in-
volvement of a diverse representation of families in 
the design, operation, and evaluation of community- 
based family strengthening services designed to pre-
vent child abuse and neglect, and in the design, oper-
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ation and evaluation of the networks of such commu-
nity-based and prevention-focused programs; 
‘‘(5) shall demonstrate a high level of satisfaction 
among families who have participated in the commu-
nity-based family strengthening services designed to 
prevent child abuse and neglect; 
‘‘(6) shall demonstrate the establishment or 
maintenance of innovative funding mechanisms, at 
the State or local level, that blend Federal, State, 
local, and private funds, and innovative, inter-
disciplinary service delivery mechanisms, for the de-
velopment, operation, expansion, and enhancement of 
the community-based family strengthening services 
designed to prevent child abuse and neglect; 
‘‘(7) shall describe the results of evaluation, or 
the outcomes of monitoring, conducted under the State 
program to demonstrate the effectiveness of activities 
conducted under this title in meeting the purposes of 
the program, including the number of local programs 
funded and the number of such programs that collabo-
rate with outside entities; and 
‘‘(8) shall demonstrate an implementation plan 
to ensure the continued leadership of parents in the 
on-going planning, implementation, and evaluation
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of such community-based family strengthening serv-
ices designed to prevent child abuse and neglect.’’. 
SEC. 127. NATIONAL NETWORK FOR COMMUNITY-BASED 
FAMILY RESOURCE PROGRAMS. 
Section 207 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treat-
ment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116g) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘such sums as may be necessary’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘not more than 5 percent’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘community- 
based and prevention-focused programs and activities 
designed to strengthen and support families’’ and in-
serting ‘‘community-based family strengthening serv-
ices designed’’. 
SEC. 128. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 208 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treat-
ment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116h) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
paragraphs (2) and (1), respectively, and transferring 
paragraph (1) as redesignated to appear before para-
graph (2) as redesignated; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (1) (as so redesig-
nated) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) COMMUNITY-BASED
FAMILY
STRENGTH-
ENING SERVICES.—The term ‘community-based fam-
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ily strengthening services’ includes family resource 
programs, family support programs, voluntary home 
visiting programs, respite care services, parenting 
education, mutual support programs for parents and 
children, parent partner programs, and other commu-
nity programs or networks of such programs that pro-
vide activities that are designed to prevent child abuse 
and neglect.’’. 
SEC. 129. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title II of the Child Abuse Preven-
tion and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116 et seq.) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating section 209 as section 210; 
and 
(2) by inserting after section 208 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 209. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
‘‘Nothing in this title shall be construed to prohibit 
grandparents, kinship care providers, foster parents, or 
adoptive parents from receiving or participating in services 
and programs under this title.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treat-
ment Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 
209 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 209. Rule of construction. 
‘‘Sec. 210. Authorization of appropriations.’’.
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SEC. 130. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 210 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treat-
ment Act, as redesignated by section 129 of this title, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘There are’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘to carry out’’ through ‘‘fiscal 
year 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘to carry out this title 
$270,000,000 for fiscal year 2021’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘2011 through 2015’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2022 through 2026’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) TREATMENT OF NON-FEDERAL FUNDS IN CER-
TAIN FISCAL YEARS.—For any fiscal year for which the 
amount appropriated under subsection (a) exceeds the 
amount appropriated under such subsection for fiscal year 
2019, the Secretary shall consider non-Federal funds and 
in-kind contributions as part of the State contribution for 
the activities specified in section 204(4).’’. 
SEC. 131. STUDY AND REPORT. 
(a) STUDY RELATING
TO NEW PREVENTION PRO-
GRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall complete a study, using data 
reported by States to the Secretary of Health and
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Human Services under section 206 of the Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116f), as 
amended by this title— 
(A) to determine how many families and 
children in the first 3 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act are served annually 
through programs funded under title II of the 
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5116 et seq.); and 
(B) to compare the number of such families 
and children served annually in the first 3 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act to the 
number of such families and children served in 
fiscal year 2020. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The study required under para-
graph (1) shall include the following for each of the 
first 3 years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act: 
(A) An examination of how many families 
received evidence-based programming under title 
II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5116 et seq.). 
(B) An examination of the extent to which 
local programs conduct evaluations using funds
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provided under such title and the findings of 
such evaluations. 
(C) An examination of whether findings of 
effectiveness in evaluation studies vary by urban, 
suburban, or rural community type. 
(D) An examination of whether programs 
partnering with other entities are more effective 
than those that do not partner with other enti-
ties. 
(E) An examination of barriers to imple-
ment evidence-based programming or to conduct 
evaluations in instances where such activities do 
not occur. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 4 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Education and Labor of the House of Representa-
tives a report that contains the results of the study con-
ducted under paragraph (1). 
Subtitle C—Adoption Opportunities 
SEC. 141. PURPOSE. 
Section 201 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treat-
ment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5111) 
is amended—
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(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘CON-
GRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF 
PURPOSE’’ and inserting ‘‘PURPOSE’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (a); and 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—’’; 
(B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by inserting ‘‘sexual and gender minority youth’’ 
after ‘‘particularly older children, minority chil-
dren,’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘services 
and,’’ after ‘‘post-legal adoption’’. 
SEC. 142. REPORT AND GUIDANCE ON UNREGULATED CUS-
TODY TRANSFERS. 
The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adop-
tion Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5111 et seq.) is amended 
by inserting after section 201 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 202. REPORT AND GUIDANCE ON UNREGULATED CUS-
TODY TRANSFERS. 
‘‘(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that: 
‘‘(1) Some adopted children may be at risk of ex-
periencing an unregulated custody transfer because 
the challenges associated with adoptions (including 
the child’s mental health needs and the difficulties
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‘‘(6) The caregivers with whom a child is placed 
through unregulated custody transfer often have no 
legal responsibility with respect to such child, placing 
the child at risk for additional unregulated custody 
transfers. 
‘‘(7) Such caregivers also may not have complete 
records with respect to such child, including the 
child’s birth, medical, or immigration records. 
‘‘(8) A child adopted through intercountry adop-
tion may be at risk of not acquiring United States 
citizenship if an unregulated custody transfer occurs 
before the adoptive parents complete all necessary 
steps to finalize the adoption of such child. 
‘‘(9) Engaging in, or offering to engage in, un-
regulated custody transfer places children at risk of 
harm. 
‘‘(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services shall provide to the 
Committee on Education and Labor of the House of 
Representatives, the Committee on Ways and Means 
of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Fi-
nance of the Senate, and the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate a report
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on unregulated custody transfers of children, includ-
ing of adopted children. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include— 
‘‘(A) the causes, methods, and characteris-
tics of unregulated custody transfers, including 
the use of social media and the internet; 
‘‘(B) the effects of unregulated custody 
transfers on children, including the lack of as-
sessment of a child’s safety and well-being by so-
cial services agencies and courts due to such un-
regulated custody transfer; 
‘‘(C) the prevalence of unregulated custody 
transfers within each State and across all States; 
and 
‘‘(D) recommended policies for preventing, 
identifying, and responding to unregulated cus-
tody transfers, including of adopted children, 
that include— 
‘‘(i) amendments to Federal and State 
law to address unregulated custody trans-
fers; 
‘‘(ii) amendments to child protection 
practices to address unregulated custody 
transfers; and
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‘‘(iii) methods of providing the public 
information regarding adoption and child 
protection. 
‘‘(c) GUIDANCE TO STATES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date specified in subsection (b)(1), the Sec-
retary shall issue guidance and technical assistance to 
States related to preventing, identifying, and respond-
ing to unregulated custody transfers, including of 
adopted children. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The guidance required under 
paragraph (1) shall include— 
‘‘(A) education materials related to pre-
venting, identifying, and responding to unregu-
lated custody transfers for employees of State, 
local, and Tribal agencies that provide child wel-
fare services; 
‘‘(B) guidance on appropriate pre-adoption 
education and post-adoption services for domes-
tic and international adoptive families to pro-
mote child permanency; and 
‘‘(C) the assistance available through the 
National Resource Center for Special Needs 
Adoption under section 203(b)(9). 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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‘‘(1) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of the 
several States, the District of Columbia, and any 
commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United 
States. 
‘‘(2) UNREGULATED CUSTODY TRANSFER.—The 
term ‘unregulated custody transfer’ means the aban-
donment of a child, by the child’s parent, legal guard-
ian, or a person or entity acting on behalf, and with 
the consent, of such parent or guardian— 
‘‘(A) by placing a child with a person who 
is not— 
‘‘(i) the child’s parent, step–parent, 
grandparent, adult sibling, legal guardian, 
or other adult relative; 
‘‘(ii) a friend of the family who is an 
adult and with whom the child is familiar; 
or 
‘‘(iii) a member of the Federally recog-
nized Indian tribe of which the child is also 
a member; 
‘‘(B) with the intent of severing the rela-
tionship between the child and the parent or 
guardian of such child; and 
‘‘(C) without—
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‘‘(i) reasonably ensuring the safety of 
the child and permanency of the placement 
of the child, including by conducting an of-
ficial home study, background check, and 
supervision; and 
‘‘(ii) transferring the legal rights and 
responsibilities of parenthood or guardian-
ship under applicable Federal and State 
law to a person described in subparagraph 
(A).’’. 
SEC. 143. INFORMATION AND SERVICES. 
(a) NATIONAL
RESOURCE
CENTER
FOR
SPECIAL 
NEEDS ADOPTION.—Section 203(b)(9) of the Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 
1978 (42 U.S.C. 5113(b)(9)) is amended by inserting ‘‘not 
later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of the 
Human Services and Community Supports Act, establish 
and’’ before ‘‘maintain’’. 
(b) PLACEMENT WITH ADOPTIVE FAMILIES.—Section 
203(b)(11)(C) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
and 
Adoption 
Reform 
Act 
of 
1978 
(42 
U.S.C. 
5113(b)(11)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘such children’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the children and youth described in the mat-
ter preceding paragraph (1) of section 201’’.
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‘‘SEC. 204. STUDY AND REPORT ON SUCCESSFUL ADOP-
TIONS. 
‘‘(a) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a study (di-
rectly or by grant to, or contract with, public or private 
nonprofit research agencies or organizations) on adoption 
outcomes and the factors (including parental substance use 
disorder) affecting those outcomes. 
‘‘(b) REPORT.—Not later than the date that is 36 
months after the date of the enactment of the Human Serv-
ices and Community Supports Act the Secretary shall sub-
mit a report to Congress that includes the results of the 
study required under subsection (a).’’. 
SEC. 145. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 205(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 
5115(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2010’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year 2021’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2011 through 2015’’ 
and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2022 through 2026’’. 
Subtitle D—Amendments to Other 
Laws 
SEC. 151. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO 
OTHER LAWS. 
(a) HEAD START ACT.—Section 658E(c)(2)(L) of the 
Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)(2)(L)) is amended by
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striking ‘‘will comply with the child abuse reporting re-
quirements of section 106(b)(2)(B)(i) of the Child Abuse 
Prevention 
and 
Treatment 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
5106a(b)(2)(B)(i))’’ and inserting ‘‘will comply with the 
child 
abuse 
reporting 
requirements 
of 
section 
106(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treat-
ment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(b)(2)(A)(i))’’. 
(b) VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT OF 1984.—Section 1404A 
of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C. 20104) is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 109’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
107’’. 
TITLE 
II—CHILD 
NUTRITION 
AND THE SPECIAL SUPPLE-
MENTAL 
NUTRITION 
PRO-
GRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, 
AND CHILDREN 
SEC. 201. EMERGENCY COSTS FOR CHILD NUTRITION PRO-
GRAMS DURING COVID–19 PANDEMIC. 
(a) USE
OF CERTAIN APPROPRIATIONS
TO COVER 
EMERGENCY OPERATIONAL COSTS UNDER SCHOOL MEAL 
PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) 
REQUIRED
ALLOTMENTS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary shall allocate to each State that partici-
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pates in the reimbursement program under para-
graph (3) such amounts as may be necessary to 
carry out reimbursements under such paragraph 
for each reimbursement month, including, subject 
to paragraph (4)(B), administrative expenses 
necessary to make such reimbursements. 
(B) GUIDANCE
WITH
RESPECT
TO
PRO-
GRAM.—Not later than 10 days after the date of 
the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
issue guidance with respect to the reimbursement 
program under paragraph (3). 
(2) REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM APPLICATION.— 
To participate in the reimbursement program under 
paragraph (3), not later than 30 days after the date 
described in paragraph (1), a State shall submit an 
application to the Secretary that includes a plan to 
calculate and disburse reimbursements under the re-
imbursement program under paragraph (3). 
(3) 
REIMBURSEMENT
PROGRAM.—Using 
the 
amounts allocated under paragraph (1)(A), a State 
participating in the reimbursement program under 
this paragraph shall make reimbursements for emer-
gency operational costs for each reimbursement month 
as follows:
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(A) For each new school food authority in 
the State for the reimbursement month, an 
amount equal to 55 percent of the amount equal 
to— 
(i) the average monthly amount such 
new school food authority was reimbursed 
under the reimbursement sections for meals 
and supplements served by such new school 
food authority during the alternate period; 
minus 
(ii) the amount such new school food 
authority was reimbursed under the reim-
bursement sections for meals and supple-
ments served by such new school food au-
thority during such reimbursement month. 
(B) For each school food authority not de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) in the State for the 
reimbursement month, an amount equal to 55 
percent of— 
(i) the amount such school food author-
ity was reimbursed under the reimburse-
ment sections for meals and supplements 
served by such school food authority for the 
month beginning one year before such reim-
bursement month; minus
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(ii) the amount such school food au-
thority was reimbursed under the reim-
bursement sections for meals and supple-
ments served by such school food authority 
during such reimbursement month. 
(4) TREATMENT OF FUNDS.— 
(A) AVAILABILITY.—Funds allocated to a 
State under paragraph (1)(A) shall remain 
available until June 30, 2021. 
(B) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—A State 
may reserve not more than 1 percent of the funds 
allocated under paragraph (1)(A) for adminis-
trative expenses to carry out this subsection. 
(C) UNEXPENDED BALANCE.—On December 
31, 2021, any amounts allocated to a State 
under paragraph (1)(A) or reimbursed to a 
school food authority or new school food author-
ity under paragraph (3) that are unexpended by 
such State, school food authority, or new school 
food authority shall revert to the Secretary. 
(5) REPORTS.—Each State that carries out a re-
imbursement program under paragraph (3) shall, not 
later than December 31, 2021, submit a report to the 
Secretary that includes a summary of the use of such
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funds by the State and each school food authority and 
new school food authority in such State. 
(b) USE
OF CERTAIN APPROPRIATIONS
TO COVER 
CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM CHILD CARE 
OPERATIONAL EMERGENCY COSTS DURING COVID–19 
PANDEMIC.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) 
REQUIRED
ALLOTMENTS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary shall allocate to each State that partici-
pates in the reimbursement program under para-
graph (3) such amounts as may be necessary to 
carry out reimbursements under such paragraph 
for each reimbursement month, including, subject 
to paragraph (4)(C), administrative expenses 
necessary to make such reimbursements. 
(B) GUIDANCE
WITH
RESPECT
TO
PRO-
GRAM.—Not later than 10 days after the date of 
the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
issue guidance with respect to the reimbursement 
program under paragraph (3). 
(2) REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM APPLICATION.— 
To participate in the reimbursement program under 
paragraph (3), not later than 30 days after the date 
described in paragraph (1), a State shall submit an
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application to the Secretary that includes a plan to 
calculate and disburse reimbursements under the re-
imbursement program under paragraph (3). 
(3) 
REIMBURSEMENT
AMOUNT.—Using 
the 
amounts allocated under paragraph (1)(A), a State 
participating in the reimbursement program under 
this paragraph shall make reimbursements for child 
care operational emergency costs for each reimburse-
ment month as follows: 
(A) For each new covered institution in the 
State for the reimbursement month, an amount 
equal to 55 percent of— 
(i) the average monthly amount such 
covered institution was reimbursed under 
subsection (c) and subsection (f) of section 
17 of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) for 
meals and supplements served by such new 
covered institution during the alternate pe-
riod; minus 
(ii) the amount such covered institu-
tion was reimbursed under such section for 
meals and supplements served by such new 
covered institution during such reimburse-
ment month.
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(B) For each covered institution not de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) in the State for the 
reimbursement month, an amount equal to 55 
percent of— 
(i) the amount such covered institution 
was reimbursed under subsection (c) and 
subsection (f) of section 17 of the Richard 
B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1766) for meals and supplements 
served by such covered institution during 
the month beginning one year before such 
reimbursement month; minus 
(ii) the amount such covered institu-
tion was reimbursed under such section for 
meals and supplements served by such cov-
ered institution during such reimbursement 
month. 
(C) For each new sponsoring organization 
of a family or group day care home in the State 
for the reimbursement month, an amount equal 
to 55 percent of— 
(i) the average monthly amount such 
new sponsoring organization of a family or 
group day care home was reimbursed under 
section 17(f)(3)(B) of the Richard B. Russell
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National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1766(f)(3)(B)) for administrative funds for 
the alternate period; minus 
(ii) the amount such new sponsoring 
organization of a family or group day care 
home was reimbursed under such section for 
administrative funds for the reimbursement 
month. 
(D) For each sponsoring organization of a 
family or group day care home not described in 
subparagraph (C) in the State for the reimburse-
ment month, an amount equal to 55 percent of— 
(i) the amount such sponsoring organi-
zation of a family or group day care home 
was reimbursed under section 17(f)(3)(B) of 
the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(f)(3)(B)) for ad-
ministrative funds for the month beginning 
one year before such reimbursement month; 
minus 
(ii) the amount such sponsoring orga-
nization of a family or group day care 
home was reimbursed under such section for 
administrative funds for such reimburse-
ment month.
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(4) TREATMENT OF FUNDS.— 
(A) AVAILABILITY.—Funds allocated to a 
State under paragraph (1)(A) shall remain 
available until June 30, 2021. 
(B) UNAFFILIATED CENTER.—In the case of 
a covered institution or a new covered institu-
tion that is an unaffiliated center that is spon-
sored by a sponsoring organization and receives 
funds for a reimbursement month under sub-
paragraph (A) or (B), such unaffiliated center 
shall provide to such sponsoring organization an 
amount of such funds as agreed to by the spon-
soring organization and the unaffiliated center, 
except such amount may not be greater be than 
15 percent of such funds. 
(C) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—A State 
may reserve not more than 1 percent of the funds 
allocated under paragraph (1)(A) for adminis-
trative expenses to carry out this subsection. 
(D) UNEXPENDED BALANCE.—On December 
31, 2021, any amounts allocated to a State 
under paragraph (1)(A) or reimbursed to a new 
covered institution, covered institution, new 
sponsoring organization of a family or group 
day care home, or sponsoring organization of a
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incurred by a school food authority or new school food 
authority— 
(A) during a public health emergency; 
(B) that are related to the ongoing oper-
ation, modified operation, or temporary suspen-
sion of operation (including administrative 
costs) of such school food authority or new school 
food authority; and 
(C) except as provided under subsection (a), 
that are not reimbursed under a Federal grant. 
(3) CHILD
CARE
OPERATIONAL
EMERGENCY 
COSTS.—The term ‘‘child care operational emergency 
costs’’ means the costs under the child and adult care 
food program under section 17 of the Richard B. Rus-
sell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) in-
curred by a new covered institution, covered institu-
tion, new sponsoring organization of a family or 
group day care home, or sponsoring organization of 
a family or group day care home— 
(A) during a public health emergency; 
(B) that are related to the ongoing oper-
ation, modified operation, or temporary suspen-
sion of operation (including administrative 
costs) of such new covered institution, covered in-
stitution, new sponsoring organization of a fam-
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ily or group day care home, sponsoring organi-
zation of a family or group day care home, or 
sponsoring organization of an unaffiliated cen-
ter; and 
(C) except as provided under subsection (b), 
that are not reimbursed under a Federal grant. 
(4) COVERED INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘covered 
institution’’ means— 
(A) an institution (as defined in section 
17(a)(2) of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(a)(2))); and 
(B) a family or group day care home. 
(5) NEW
COVERED
INSTITUTION.—The term 
‘‘new covered institution’’ means a covered institution 
for which no reimbursements were made for meals 
and supplements under section 17(c) or (f) of the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1766) with respect to the previous reimburse-
ment period. 
(6) NEW SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY.—The term 
‘‘new school food authority’’ means a school food au-
thority for which no reimbursements were made under 
the reimbursement sections with respect to the pre-
vious reimbursement period.
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(7) NEW SPONSORING ORGANIZATION OF A FAM-
ILY OR GROUP DAY CARE.—The term ‘‘new sponsoring 
organization of a family or group day care’’ means 
a sponsoring organization of a family or group day 
care home for which no reimbursements for adminis-
trative funds were made under section 17(f)(3)(B) of 
the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1766(f)(3)(B)) for the previous reimburse-
ment period. 
(8) PREVIOUS
REIMBURSEMENT
PERIOD.—The 
term ‘‘previous reimbursement period’’ means the pe-
riod beginning March 1, 2019 and ending June 30, 
2019. 
(9) PUBLIC
HEALTH
EMERGENCY.—The term 
‘‘public health emergency’’ means a public health 
emergency declared pursuant to section 319 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) resulting 
from the COVID–19 pandemic. 
(10) REIMBURSEMENT MONTH.—The term ‘‘re-
imbursement month’’ means March 2020, April 2020, 
May 2020, and June 2020. 
(11) REIMBURSEMENT
SECTIONS.—The term 
‘‘reimbursement sections’’ means— 
(A) section 4(b), section 11(a)(2), section 
13, and section 17A(c) of the Richard B. Russell
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National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1753(b); 
42 U.S.C. 1759a(a)(2); 42 U.S.C. 1761; 42 
U.S.C. 1766a(c)); and 
(B) section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act (42 
U.S.C. 1773). 
(12) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(13) STATE.— The term ‘‘State’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 12(d)(8) of the Richard 
B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1760(d)(8)). 
SEC. 202. FRESH PRODUCE FOR KIDS IN NEED. 
Section 2202(f)(1) of the Families First Coronavirus 
Response Act (42 U.S.C. 1760 note) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) The fresh fruit and vegetable program 
under section 19 of the Richard B. Russell Na-
tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769a).’’. 
SEC. 203. WIC BENEFIT FLEXIBILITY DURING COVID–19. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) AUTHORITY TO INCREASE AMOUNT OF CASH- 
VALUE
VOUCHER.—During the COVID–19 public 
health emergency declared under section 319 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) and in 
response to challenges related to such public health
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emergency, the Secretary may increase the amount of 
a cash-value voucher under a qualified food package 
to an amount less than or equal to $35. 
(2) APPLICATION
OF
INCREASED
AMOUNT
OF 
CASH-VALUE VOUCHER TO STATE AGENCIES.— 
(A) NOTIFICATION.—An increase to the 
amount of a cash-value voucher under paragraph 
(1) shall apply to any State agency that notifies 
the Secretary of the intent to use such an in-
creased amount, without further application. 
(B) USE OF INCREASED AMOUNT.—A State 
agency that notifies the Secretary under sub-
paragraph (A) may use or not use the increased 
amount described in such subparagraph during 
the period beginning on the date of the notifica-
tion by the State agency under such subpara-
graph and ending on the date that is 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section. 
(3) APPLICATION PERIOD.—An increase to the 
amount of a cash-value voucher under paragraph (1) 
may only apply during the period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this section and ending on 
January 31, 2021. 
(4) SUNSET.—The authority to make an increase 
to the amount of a cash-value voucher under para-
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graph (1) or to use such an increased amount under 
paragraph (2)(B) shall terminate on the date that is 
120 days after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) CASH-VALUE
VOUCHER.—The term ‘‘cash- 
value voucher’’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 246.2 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(2) QUALIFIED
FOOD
PACKAGE.—The term 
‘‘qualified food package’’ means the following food 
packages under section 246.10(e) of title 7, Code of 
Federal Regulations: 
(A) Food Package IV–Children 1 through 4 
years. 
(B) Food Package V–Pregnant and par-
tially (mostly) breastfeeding women. 
(C) Food Package VI–Postpartum women. 
(D) Food Package VII–Fully breastfeeding. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(4) STATE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘State agency’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 17(b) of the 
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(b)).
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SEC. 204. COVID–19 WIC SAFETY AND MODERNIZATION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF TASK FORCE.—Not later than 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
Secretary shall establish a task force on supplemental foods 
delivery in the special supplemental nutrition program (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘Task Force’’). 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) COMPOSITION.—The Task Force shall be com-
posed of at least 1 member but not more than 3 mem-
bers appointed by the Secretary from each of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Retailers of supplemental foods. 
(B) Representatives of State agencies. 
(C) Representatives of Indian State agen-
cies. 
(D) Representatives of local agencies. 
(E) Technology companies with experience 
maintaining the special supplemental nutrition 
program information systems and technology, 
including management information systems or 
electronic benefit transfer services. 
(F) Manufacturers of supplemental foods. 
(G) Participants in the special supple-
mental nutrition program from diverse locations.
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(H) Other organizations that have experi-
ence with and knowledge of the special supple-
mental nutrition program. 
(2) LIMITATION
ON
MEMBERSHIP.—The Task 
Force shall be composed of not more than 20 members. 
(c) DUTIES.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Task Force shall study meas-
ures to streamline the redemption of supplemental 
foods benefits that promote convenience, safety, and 
equitable access to supplemental foods, including in-
fant formula, for participants in the special supple-
mental nutrition program, including— 
(A) online and telephonic ordering and 
curbside pickup of, and payment for, supple-
mental foods; 
(B) online and telephonic purchasing of 
supplemental foods; 
(C) home delivery of supplemental foods; 
(D) self checkout for purchases of supple-
mental foods; and 
(E) other measures that limit or eliminate 
consumer presence in a physical store. 
(2) REPORT BY TASK FORCE.—Not later than 
September 30, 2021, the Task Force shall submit to 
the Secretary a report that includes—
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(A) the results of the study required under 
paragraph (1); and 
(B) recommendations with respect to such 
results. 
(3) REPORT BY SECRETARY.—Not later than 45 
days after receiving the report required under para-
graph (2), the Secretary shall— 
(A) submit to Congress a report that in-
cludes— 
(i) a plan with respect to carrying out 
the recommendations received by the Sec-
retary in such report under paragraph (2); 
and 
(ii) an assessment of whether legisla-
tive changes are necessary to carry out such 
plan; and 
(B) notify the Task Force of the submission 
of the report required under subparagraph (A). 
(4) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall make 
publicly available on the website of the Department of 
Agriculture— 
(A) the report received by the Secretary 
under paragraph (2); and 
(B) the report submitted by the Secretary 
under paragraph (3)(A).
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(d) TERMINATION.—The Task Force shall terminate on 
the date the Secretary submits the report required under 
paragraph (3)(A). 
(e) NONAPPLICABILITY OF FACA.—The Federal Advi-
sory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the 
Task Force. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) LOCAL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘local agency’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 17(b) of the 
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(b)). 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(3) SPECIAL
SUPPLEMENTAL
NUTRITION
PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘‘special supplemental nutrition 
program’’ means the special supplemental nutrition 
program under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act 
of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786). 
(4) STATE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘State agency’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 17(b) of the 
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(b)). 
(5) SUPPLEMENTAL FOODS.—The term ‘‘supple-
mental foods’’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 17(b) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
U.S.C. 1786(b)).
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SEC. 205. SERVING YOUTH IN THE CHILD AND ADULT CARE 
FOOD PROGRAM AT EMERGENCY SHELTERS. 
(a) PROGRAM FOR AT-RISK SCHOOL CHILDREN.—Be-
ginning on the date of the enactment of this section, not-
withstanding paragraph (1)(A) of section 17(r) of the Rich-
ard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1766(r)), during the COVID–19 public health emergency 
declared under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 247d), the Secretary shall reimburse institutions 
that are emergency shelters under such section 17(r) (42 
U.S.C. 1766(r)) for meals and supplements served to indi-
viduals who at the time of such service have not attained 
the age of 25. 
(b) PARTICIPATION BY EMERGENCY SHELTERS.—Be-
ginning on the date of the enactment of this section, not-
withstanding paragraph (5)(A) section 17(t) of the Richard 
B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(t)), 
during the COVID–19 public health emergency declared 
under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 247d), the Secretary shall reimburse emergency shel-
ters under such section 17(t) (42 U.S.C. 1766(t)) for meals 
and supplements served to individuals who at the time of 
such service have not attained the age of 25. 
(c) FUNDING.—There are hereby appropriated to the 
Secretary, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise
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appropriated, such sum as may be necessary to carry out 
this section. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) EMERGENCY
SHELTER.—The term ‘‘emer-
gency shelter’’ has the meaning given the term under 
section 17(t)(1) of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(t)(1)). 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
SEC. 206. CALCULATION OF PAYMENTS AND REIMBURSE-
MENTS FOR CERTAIN CHILD NUTRITION PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) RICHARD B. RUSSELL NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH 
ACT.— 
(1) COMMODITY
ASSISTANCE.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, for purposes of providing 
commodity assistance to a State under section 
6(c)(1)(C) of the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1755(c)(1)(C)) or cash assist-
ance in lieu of such commodity assistance under sec-
tion 16 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1765) the Secretary 
shall deem the number of lunches served by school food 
authorities in such State during the 2020 period to 
be equal to the greater of the following:
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(A) The number of lunches served by such 
school food authorities in such State during the 
2019 period. 
(B) The number of lunches served by such 
school food authorities in such State during the 
2020 period. 
(2) SPECIAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, in determining 
the number of meals served by a school for purposes 
of making special assistance payments to a State 
with respect to a school under subparagraph (B), 
clause (ii) or (iii) of subparagraph (C), or subpara-
graph (E)(i)(II) of section 11(a)(1) of the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1759a(a)(1)), the Secretary shall deem the number of 
meals served by such school during the 2020 period to 
be equal to the greater of the following: 
(A) The number of meals served by such 
school during the 2019 period. 
(B) The number of meals served by such 
school during the 2020 period. 
(b) CHILD NUTRITION ACT OF 1966.— 
(1) STATE
ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, for purposes 
of making payments to a State under section 7(a) of
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the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1776(a)), 
the Secretary shall deem the number of meals and 
supplements served by such school food authorities in 
such State during the 2020 period to be equal to the 
greater of the following: 
(A) The number of meals and supplements 
served by such school food authorities in such 
State during the 2019 period. 
(B) The number of meals and supplements 
served by such school food authorities in such 
State during the 2020 period. 
(2) 
TEAM
NUTRITION
NETWORK.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, for purposes of 
making allocations to a State under section 19(d) of 
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1788(d)), 
the Secretary shall deem the number of lunches served 
by school food authorities in such State during the 
2020 period to be equal to the greater of the following: 
(A) The number of lunches served by such 
school food authorities in such State during the 
2019 period. 
(B) The number of lunches served by such 
school food authorities in such State during the 
2020 period. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(2) 2019 PERIOD.—The term ‘‘2019 period’’ 
means the period beginning March 1, 2019 and end-
ing June 30, 2019. 
(3) 2020 PERIOD.—The term ‘‘2020 period’’ 
means the period beginning March 1, 2020 and end-
ing June 30, 2020. 
SEC. 207. REPORTING ON WAIVER AUTHORITY. 
(a) APPLICATION
TO
DOCUMENTS
RECEIVED
OR 
ISSUED ON OR AFTER DATE OF ENACTMENT.—Beginning 
on the date of the enactment of this section, not later than 
10 days after the date of the receipt or issuance of each 
document specified in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of this sub-
section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall make publicly 
available on the website of the Department of Agriculture 
the following documents: 
(1) Any request submitted by State agencies for 
a qualified waiver. 
(2) The Secretary’s approval or denial of each 
such request. 
(3) Any guidance issued by the Secretary with 
respect to a qualified waiver. 
(b) INCLUSION OF DATE WITH GUIDANCE.—With re-
spect to the guidance described in subsection (a)(3), the Sec-
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retary of Agriculture shall include the date on which such 
guidance was issued on the publicly available website of the 
Department of Agriculture on such guidance. 
(c) APPLICATION RECEIVED OR ISSUED BEFORE DATE 
OF ENACTMENT.—In the case of a document specified in 
paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a) received or 
issued by the Secretary of Agriculture before the date of the 
enactment of this section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall, 
not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
this section, make publicly available on the website of the 
Department of Agriculture— 
(1) the documents described in paragraphs (1) 
through (3) of subsection (a) with respect to each re-
ceived or issued document; and 
(2) if the Secretary issued guidance with respect 
to a qualified waiver issued before the date of the en-
actment of this section, the date on which such guid-
ance was issued. 
(d) QUALIFIED WAIVER DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘qualified waiver’’ means a waiver under section 
2102, 2202, 2203, or 2204 of the Families First 
Coronavirus Response Act (Public Law 116–127).
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TITLE III—RELATED PROGRAMS 
SEC. 301. COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT ENHANCE-
MENT ACT OF 2020. 
(a) DISTRIBUTION
OF
CARES ACT
FUNDS
TO 
STATES.—Section 675B(b)(3) of the Community Services 
Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9906(b)(3)) shall not apply 
with respect to funds appropriated by the CARES Act 
(Public Law 116–136) to carry out the Community Services 
Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.). 
(b) INCREASED POVERTY LINE.—For purposes of car-
rying out the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 
U.S.C. 9901 et seq.) with any funds appropriated for fiscal 
year 2021 for such Act, the term ‘‘poverty line’’ as defined 
in section 673(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)) means 
200 percent of the poverty line otherwise applicable under 
such section (excluding the last sentence of such section) 
without regard to this subsection. 
(c) DISTRIBUTION OF CARES ACT FUNDS BY STATES 
TO
ELIGIBLE
ENTITIES.—Funds appropriated by the 
CARES Act (Public Law 116–136) to carry out the Com-
munity Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.) 
and received by a State shall be made available to eligible 
entities (as defined in section 673(1)(A) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 9902(1)(A))) not later than either 30 days after such
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State receives such funds or 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, whichever occurs later. 
SEC. 302. FLEXIBILITY FOR THE RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS 
YOUTH PROGRAM. 
During the public health emergency declared by the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) on Janu-
ary 31, 2020, with respect to COVID–19, and any renewal 
of such declaration, the Secretary may waive with respect 
to a current or future grantee of funds provided to carry 
out the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 
11201 et seq.)— 
(1) the 21-day maximum period for which shel-
ter may be provided applicable under section 
311(a)(2)(B)(i) 
of 
such 
Act 
(34 
U.S.C. 
11211(a)(2)(B)(i)); 
(2) the 20-youth maximum capacity of a center 
or facility applicable under section 312(b)(2)(A) of 
such Act (34 U.S.C. 11212(b)(2)(A)) if such grantee 
provides an assurance that waiving such requirement 
would not compromise the health and safety of youth 
or staff and would not compromise such grantee’s 
ability to implement the applicable guidance issued 
by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to 
mitigate the spread of COVID–19, including the im-
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plementation of appropriate social distancing meas-
ures; 
(3) the 540-day and 635-day maximum contin-
uous periods for which shelter and services may be 
provided applicable under section 322(a)(2) of such 
Act (34 U.S.C. 11222(a)(2)); 
(4) the 20-individual maximum capacity of a 
shelter or facility applicable under section 322(a)(4) 
of such Act (34 U.S.C. 11222(a)(4)) if such grantee 
provides an assurance that waiving such requirement 
would not compromise the health and safety of youth 
or staff and would not compromise such grantee’s 
ability to implement the applicable guidance issued 
by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to 
mitigate the spread of COVID–19, including the im-
plementation of appropriate social distancing meas-
ures; and 
(5) the 90-percent limitation on the Federal cost 
share applicable under section 383(a) of such Act (34 
U.S.C. 11274(a)). 
SEC. 303. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN NUTRITION FLEXIBILI-
TIES FOR OLDER AMERICANS ACT PROGRAMS 
NUTRITION SERVICES. 
(a) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42
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U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), with respect to funds received by a 
State for fiscal year 2021 and attributable to funds appro-
priated under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 303(b) of such 
Act, the State may elect in its plan under section 
307(a)(13) of such Act regarding part C of title III of such 
Act, to transfer between subpart 1 and subpart 2 of part 
C any amount of the funds so received notwithstanding the 
limitation on transfer authority provided in subparagraph 
(A) of section 308(b)(4) of such Act and without regard to 
subparagraph (B) of such section. The preceding sentence 
shall apply to such funds until expended by the State. 
(b) HOME-DELIVERED NUTRITION SERVICES WAIV-
ER.—For purposes determining eligibility for the delivery 
of nutrition services under section 337 of the Older Ameri-
cans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030g) with funds received by 
a State under the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
2001 et seq.) for fiscal 2021, the State shall treat an older 
individual who is unable to obtain nutrition because such 
individual is practicing social distancing due to the emer-
gency in the same manner as the State treats an older indi-
vidual who is homebound by reason of illness. The preceding 
sentence shall apply to such funds until expended by the 
State. 
(c) DIETARY GUIDELINES WAIVER.—To facilitate im-
plementation of subparts 1 and 2 of part C of title III of
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the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030d–2 et 
seq.) with funds received by a State for fiscal year 2021, 
the Assistant Secretary on Aging may waive, but make 
every effort practicable to continue to encourage the restora-
tion of, the applicable requirements that meals provided 
under such subparts comply with the requirements of 
clauses (I) and (ii) of section 339(2)(A) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 3030g–21(2)(A)). The preceding sentence shall apply 
to such funds until expended by the State. 
SEC. 304. USE OF LIHEAP SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIA-
TIONS. 
Notwithstanding the Low-Income Home Energy As-
sistance Act of 1981, with respect to amounts appropriated 
under title VIII of division A of this Act to carry out the 
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, each 
State, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American 
Samoa, the Virgin Islands of the United States, the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and each In-
dian Tribe, as applicable, that receives an allotment of 
funds from such amounts shall, in using such funds, for 
purposes of income eligibility, accept proof of job loss or 
severe income loss dated after February 29, 2020, such as 
a layoff or furlough notice or verification of application for 
unemployment benefits, as sufficient to demonstrate lack of 
income for an individual or household.
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SEC. 305. CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY 
SERVICE. 
(a) CNCS LEGISLATIVE FLEXIBILITIES.— 
(1) MATCH WAIVER.—During the period begin-
ning on the date of the enactment of this Act and end-
ing on September 30, 2022, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, if a grantee of the Corporation 
for National and Community Service is unable to 
meet a requirement to provide matching funds due to 
funding constraints resulting from the COVID–19 na-
tional emergency, the Chief Executive Officer of the 
Corporation for National and Community Service 
may— 
(A) waive any requirement that such grant-
ee provide matching funds for a program; and 
(B) increase the Federal share of the grant 
for such program up to 100 percent. 
(2) END-OF-SERVICE
CASH
STIPEND.—Section 
3514(a)(2)(B) of the CARES Act is amended by in-
serting ‘‘, or the full value of the stipend under section 
105(a) of title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 
of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4955)’’ after ‘‘such subtitle’’. 
(3) SENIOR CORPS VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT.— 
During the period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment and ending on September 30, 2022, notwith-
standing sections 201(a), 211(d), 211(e), and 213(a)
538 
of title II of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 
1973 (42 U.S.C. 5000 et seq.)— 
(A) an individual age 45 years or older 
may enroll as a volunteer to provide services 
under parts A, B or C of such title to address 
the critical needs of local communities across the 
country during the COVID–19 national emer-
gency; and 
(B) for the purposes of parts B and C of 
such title II, ‘‘low-income person’’ and ‘‘person 
of low income’’ mean any person whose income 
is not more than 400 percent of the poverty line 
for a single individual. 
(b) NATIONAL
SERVICE
EXPANSION
FEASIBILITY 
STUDY.— 
(1) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Corporation for Na-
tional and Community Service shall conduct a study 
on the feasibility of increasing the capacity of na-
tional service programs to respond to the economic 
and social impact on communities across the country 
resulting from the COVID–19 national emergency 
and public health crisis. 
(2) SCOPE OF STUDY.—In conducting the study 
required under paragraph (1), the Corporation for 
National and Community Service shall examine new
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and existing programs, partnerships, organizations, 
and grantees that could be utilized to respond to the 
COVID–19 national emergency as described in sub-
section (a), including— 
(A) service opportunities related to food se-
curity, education, economic opportunity, and 
disaster or emergency response; 
(B) partnerships with the Department of 
Health and Human Services, the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, and public 
health departments in all 50 States and terri-
tories to respond to public health needs related to 
COVID–19 such as testing, contact tracing, or 
related activities; and 
(C) the capacity and ability of the State 
Commissions on National and Community Serv-
ice to respond to the needs of State and local 
governments in each State or territory in which 
such State Commission is in operation. 
(3) REQUIRED FACTORS OF THE STUDY.—In ex-
amining new and existing programs, partnerships, 
organizations, and grantees as required under para-
graph (2), the Corporation for National and Commu-
nity Service shall examine—
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(A) the cost and resources necessary related 
to increased capacity; 
(B) the timeline for implementation of any 
expanded partnerships or increased capacity; 
(C) options to use existing corps programs 
overseen by the Corporation for National and 
Community Service for increasing such capacity, 
and the role of programs, such as AmeriCorps, 
AmeriCorps VISTA, AmeriCorps National Civil-
ian Community Corps, or Senior Corps, for in-
creasing capacity; 
(D) the ability to increase diversity, includ-
ing economic, racial, ethnic, and gender diver-
sity, among national service volunteers and pro-
grams; 
(E) the geographic distribution of demand 
by State due to the economic or health related 
impacts of COVID–19 for national service volun-
teer opportunities across the country and the ad-
ditional volunteer capacity needed to meet such 
demand, comparing existing demand for volun-
teer opportunities to expected or realized in-
creases as a result of COVID–19; and 
(F) whether any additional administrative 
capacity at the Corporation for National and
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Community Service, such as grantee organiza-
tional capacity, is needed to respond to the in-
creased capacity of such new or existing pro-
grams, partnerships, organizations, and grant-
ees. 
(4) REPORTS
TO
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for 
National and Community Service shall submit 
to the congressional committees under subpara-
graph (B) a report on the results of the study 
under paragraph (1) with recommendations on 
the role for the Corporation for National and 
Community Service in responding to the 
COVID–19 national emergency, including any 
recommendations for legislative, regulatory, and 
administrative changes based on findings related 
to the topics identified under subsection (b). 
(B) 
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES.—The 
congressional committees under this subpara-
graph are—
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(i) the Committee on Education and 
Labor and the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives; and 
(ii) the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
(1) COVID–19 
NATIONAL
EMERGENCY.—The 
term ‘‘COVID–19 national emergency’’ means the na-
tional emergency declared by the President under the 
National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) on 
March 13, 2020, with respect to COVID–19. 
(2) GRANTEE.—The term ‘‘grantee’’ means a re-
cipient of a grant under the Domestic Volunteer Serv-
ice Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.) or the Na-
tional and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 12501 et seq.) to run a program. 
(3) POVERTY LINE FOR A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL.— 
The term ‘‘poverty line for a single individual’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 421 of the Do-
mestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 
5061). 
(4) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means a 
program funded under the Domestic Volunteer Service
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Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.) or the National 
and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12501 et seq.). 
(5) STATE COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘State Com-
mission’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
101 of the National and Community Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 12511). 
SEC. 
306. 
MATCHING 
FUNDS 
WAIVER 
FOR 
FORMULA 
GRANTS AND SUBGRANTS UNDER THE FAM-
ILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES 
ACT. 
(a) WAIVER
OF MATCHING FUNDS
FOR AWARDED 
GRANTS AND SUBGRANTS.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall waive— 
(1) the non-Federal contributions requirement 
under subsection (c)(4) of section 306 of the Family 
Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 
10406) with respect to the grants and subgrants 
awarded in fiscal years 2019, 2020, and 2021 to each 
State (as defined in section 302 of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 10402)) and the eligible entities within such 
State under section 306 or 308 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
10406; 10408); and
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(2) the reporting requirements required under 
such grants and subgrants that relate to such non- 
Federal contributions requirement. 
(b) WAIVER
OF MATCHING FUNDS
FOR GRANTS 
AWARDED AFTER DATE OF ENACTMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c)(4) of section 
306 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services 
Act (42 U.S.C. 10406) shall not apply to a qualified 
grant during the period of a public health emergency 
declared pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) resulting from the 
COVID–19 pandemic. 
(2) QUALIFIED GRANT DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘‘qualified grant’’ means a grant or 
subgrant awarded— 
(A) after the date of the enactment of this 
section; and 
(B) under section 306, 308, or 309 of the 
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 
U.S.C. 10406; 10408; 10409). 
DIVISION E—SMALL BUSINESS 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 100. SHORT TITLE, ETC. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This division may be cited as the 
‘‘PPP and EIDL Enhancement Act of 2020’’.
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this division is as follows: 
Sec. 100. Short Title, etc. 
TITLE I—FUNDING PROVISIONS 
Sec. 101. Amount authorized for commitments. 
Sec. 102. Funding for the paycheck protection program. 
Sec. 103. Direct appropriations. 
TITLE II—MODIFICATIONS TO THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION 
PROGRAM 
Sec. 201. Periods for loan forgiveness and application submission. 
Sec. 202. Supplemental covered loans for certain business concerns. 
Sec. 203. Certifications and documentation for forgiveness of covered loans. 
Sec. 204. Eligibility of certain organizations for loans under the paycheck protec-
tion program. 
Sec. 205. Limit on aggregate loan amount for eligible recipients with more than 
one physical location. 
Sec. 206. Allowable uses of covered loans; forgiveness. 
Sec. 207. Documentation required for certain eligible recipients. 
Sec. 208. Exclusion of certain publicly traded and foreign entities. 
Sec. 209. Election of 12-week period by seasonal employers. 
Sec. 210. Inclusion of certain refinancing in nonrecourse requirements. 
Sec. 211. Credit elsewhere requirements. 
Sec. 212. Prohibition on receiving duplicative amounts for payroll costs. 
Sec. 213. Application of certain terms through life of covered loan. 
Sec. 214. Interest calculation on covered loans. 
Sec. 215. Reimbursement for processing. 
Sec. 216. Duplication requirements for economic injury disaster loan recipients. 
Sec. 217. Reapplication for and modification to paycheck protection program. 
Sec. 218. Treatment of certain criminal violations. 
TITLE III—TAX PROVISIONS 
Sec. 301. Improved coordination between paycheck protection program and em-
ployee retention tax credit. 
TITLE IV—COVID–19 ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN PROGRAM 
REFORM 
Sec. 401. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 402. Notices to applicants for economic injury disaster loans or advances. 
Sec. 403. Modifications to emergency EIDL advances. 
Sec. 404. Data transparency, verification, and notices for economic injury dis-
aster loans. 
Sec. 405. Lifeline funding for small business continuity, adaptation, and resil-
iency. 
Sec. 406. Modifications to economic injury disaster loans. 
Sec. 407. Principal and interest payments for certain disaster loans. 
Sec. 408. Training. 
Sec. 409. Outreach plan. 
Sec. 410. Report on best practices. 
Sec. 411. Extension of period of availability for administrative funds.
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TITLE V—MICRO-SBIC AND EQUITY INVESTMENT ENHANCEMENT 
Sec. 501. Micro-SBIC Program. 
TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 601. Repeal of unemployment grants. 
Sec. 602. Subsidy for certain loan payments. 
Sec. 603. Modifications to 7(a) loan programs. 
Sec. 604. Flexibility in deferral of payments of 7(a) loans. 
Sec. 605. Recovery assistance under the microloan program. 
Sec. 606. Maximum loan amount for 504 loans. 
Sec. 607. Temporary fee reductions. 
Sec. 608. Extension of participation in 8(a) program. 
Sec. 609. Report on minority, women, and rural lending. 
Sec. 610. Comprehensive program guidance. 
Sec. 611. Reports on paycheck protection program. 
Sec. 612. Prohibiting conflicts of interest for small business programs under the 
CARES Act. 
Sec. 613. Inclusion of SCORE and Veteran Business Outreach Centers in entre-
preneurial development programs. 
Sec. 614. Clarification of use of CARES Act funds for small business development 
centers. 
Sec. 615. Funding for the Office of Inspector General of the Small Business Ad-
ministration. 
Sec. 616. Extension of waiver of matching funds requirement under the Women’s 
Business Center program. 
Sec. 617. Access to Small Business Administration information and databases. 
Sec. 618. Small business local relief program. 
Sec. 619. Grants for independent live venue operators. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this division: 
(1) ADMINISTRATION.—The term ‘‘Administra-
tion’’ means the Small Business Administration. 
(2) 
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
term 
‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Small Busi-
ness Administration. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY.—Except as oth-
erwise provided in this division, this division and the 
amendments made by this division shall take effect on the 
date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to loans 
made, or other assistance provided, on or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
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TITLE I—FUNDING PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. AMOUNT AUTHORIZED FOR COMMITMENTS. 
Section 1102(b)(1) of the CARES Act (Public Law 
116–136) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) PPP LOANS.—During the period beginning 
on the date of enactment of this subsection and ending 
on December 31, 2020, subject to the availability of 
appropriations, the Administrator may make com-
mitments under paragraph (36) of section 7(a) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)).’’. 
SEC. 102. FUNDING FOR THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) 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 10 per-
cent of each such amount for covered 
loans— 
‘‘(I) made to eligible recipients 
with 10 or fewer employees, including 
individuals who operate under a sole
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proprietorship or as an independent 
contractor and eligible self-employed 
individuals; or 
‘‘(II) less than or equal to 
$250,000 made to an eligible recipient 
that is located in a low- or moderate- 
income 
neighborhoods 
(as 
defined 
under the Community Reinvestment 
Act of 1977). 
‘‘(ii) a set aside of not more than 30 
percent of each such amount for covered 
loan made to nonprofit organizations, orga-
nizations 
described 
in 
subparagraph 
(D)(viii), or housing cooperatives; and 
‘‘(iii) a set aside of not more than 50 
percent of each such amount for supple-
mental covered loans made under subpara-
graph (B)(ii).’’. 
(b) SET ASIDE FOR COMMUNITY FINANCIAL INSTITU-
TIONS.—Of amounts appropriated by the Paycheck Protec-
tion Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (Public 
Law 116–139) under the heading ‘‘Small Business Admin-
istration—Business Loans Program Account, CARES Act’’ 
that have not been obligated or expended, the lesser of 25 
percent of such amounts or $15,000,000,000 shall be set
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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 subparagraph (A)(xi) of such section). 
(c) 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 
or covered loans of less than or equal to $250,000 
made to an eligible recipient that is located in 
a low- or moderate-income neighborhoods (as de-
fined under the Community Reinvestment Act of 
1977).’’. 
SEC. 103. DIRECT APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is appropriated, out of amounts in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, for additional amounts— 
(1) for the cost of carrying out section 407 of this 
division, $8,000,000,000; 
(2) for the cost of carrying out title V of this di-
vision, $1,000,000,000;
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(3) for the cost of carrying out section 603 and 
607 of this division, $1,000,000,000; 
(4) for the cost of carrying out section 605 of this 
division, $57,000,000; 
(5) for the cost of carrying out section 618 of this 
division, $15,000,000,000; and 
(6) for the cost of carrying out section 619 of this 
division, $10,000,000,000. 
TITLE 
II—MODIFICATIONS 
TO 
THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION 
PROGRAM 
SEC. 201. PERIODS FOR LOAN FORGIVENESS AND APPLICA-
TION SUBMISSION. 
(a) PERIOD FOR COSTS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR 
FORGIVENESS
AND APPLICATION SUBMISSION.—Section 
1106 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9005) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (3) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(3) the term ‘covered period’ means the period 
beginning on the date of the origination of a covered 
loan and ending on a date selected by the eligible re-
cipient of the covered loan that— 
‘‘(A) is not earlier than the date that is 8 
weeks after such date of origination; and
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‘‘(B) is not later than the date that is 24 
weeks after such date of origination;’’; 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2020’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2021’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (l) and inserting the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(l) APPLICATION DEADLINE.—An eligible recipient 
may apply for forgiveness under this section any time after 
covered period if proceeds from a covered loan have been 
spent and the eligible recipient is in compliance with sub-
sections (e) and (f).’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY OF AMENDMENTS.—The amend-
ments made by subsection (b) shall be effective as if included 
in the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136) and shall apply 
to any loan made pursuant to section 7(a)(36) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)) or section 1109 of the 
CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9008). 
SEC. 202. SUPPLEMENTAL COVERED LOANS FOR CERTAIN 
BUSINESS CONCERNS. 
Section 7(a)(36)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(B)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Except’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except’’; and
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(2) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(ii) 
SUPPLEMENTAL
COVERED 
LOANS.— 
‘‘(I) 
DEFINITIONS.—In 
this 
clause— 
‘‘(aa) the terms ‘exchange’, 
‘issuer’, and ‘security’ have the 
meanings given such terms in sec-
tion 3(a) of the Securities Ex-
change Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 
78c(a)); 
‘‘(bb) the term ‘gross receipts’ 
means gross receipts within the 
meaning of section 448(c) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986; 
‘‘(cc) the term ‘national secu-
rities exchange’ means an ex-
change registered as a national se-
curities exchange under section 6 
of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 (15 U.S.C. 78f); 
‘‘(dd) the term ‘publicly trad-
ed entity’ means an issuer, the se-
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curities of which are listed on a 
national securities exchange; 
‘‘(ee) the term ‘smaller con-
cern’ means an eligible recipient 
that— 
‘‘(AA) has not more 
than 200 employees; 
‘‘(BB) operates under a 
sole proprietorship or as an 
independent contractor; or 
‘‘(CC) is an eligible self- 
employed individual; and 
‘‘(ff) the term ‘significant 
loss in revenue’ means that, due to 
the impact of COVID–19— 
‘‘(AA) the gross receipts 
of the eligible recipient dur-
ing the first, second, or third 
calendar quarter of 2020 are 
less than 75 percent of the 
gross receipts of the eligible 
recipient during the same 
calendar quarter in 2019; 
‘‘(BB) if the eligible re-
cipient was not in business
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on April 1, 2019, the gross 
receipts of the eligible recipi-
ent during any 2-month pe-
riod during the first 3 cal-
endar quarters of 2020 are 
less than 75 percent of the 
amount of the gross receipts 
of the eligible recipient dur-
ing any prior 2-month pe-
riod during the first 3 cal-
endar quarters of 2020; or 
‘‘(CC) if the eligible re-
cipient is seasonal employer, 
as determined by the Admin-
istrator, the gross receipts of 
the eligible recipient during 
any 2-month period during 
the first 3 calendar quarters 
of 2020 are less than 75 per-
cent of the amount of the 
gross receipts of the eligible 
recipient during the same 2- 
month period in 2019. 
‘‘(II) 
AUTHORITY.—Except 
as 
otherwise provided in this clause, for
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an eligible recipient that has received a 
covered loan under clause (i), the Ad-
ministrator may guarantee a single 
supplemental covered loan to the eligi-
ble recipient under the same terms, 
conditions, and processes as a covered 
loan made under clause (i). 
‘‘(III) CHOICE OF LENDER.—An 
eligible recipient may apply for a sup-
plemental covered loan under this 
clause with the lender that made the 
covered loan under clause (i) to the eli-
gible recipient or another lender. 
‘‘(IV) ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(aa) IN GENERAL.—A sup-
plemental covered loan under this 
clause— 
‘‘(AA) 
may 
only 
be 
made to an eligible recipient 
that is a smaller concern that 
has had a significant loss in 
revenue and has used, or is 
expending funds at a rate 
that the eligible recipient will 
use on or before the expected
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date of the disbursement of 
the 
supplemental 
covered 
loan under this clause, the 
full amount of the covered 
loan received under clause 
(i); and 
‘‘(BB) may not be made 
to a publicly traded entity. 
‘‘(bb) BUSINESS
CONCERNS 
WITH MORE THAN 1 PHYSICAL LO-
CATION.— 
‘‘(AA) IN
GENERAL.— 
For purposes of a supple-
mental covered loan under 
this 
clause, 
subparagraph 
(D)(iii) shall be applied by 
substituting ‘not more than 
200 employees per physical 
location’ for ‘not more than 
500 employees per physical 
location’. 
‘‘(BB) LIMIT FOR MUL-
TIPLE
LOCATIONS.—For an 
eligible recipient with more 
than 1 physical location, the
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total amount of all supple-
mental covered loans made 
under this clause to the eligi-
ble recipient shall not be 
more than $2,000,000. 
‘‘(V) 
MAXIMUM
AMOUNT.—The 
maximum amount of a supplemental 
covered loan under this clause is the 
lesser of— 
‘‘(aa) the product obtained 
by multiplying— 
‘‘(AA) the average total 
monthly payments for pay-
roll costs by the eligible re-
cipient used to determine the 
maximum amount of the cov-
ered loan under clause (i) 
made to the eligible recipient 
under this paragraph, by 
‘‘(BB) 2.5; or 
‘‘(bb) $2,000,000. 
‘‘(VI) EXCEPTION FROM CERTAIN 
CERTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS.—An 
eligible recipient applying for a sup-
plemental covered loan under this
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clause shall not be required to make the 
certification described in clauses (iii) 
or (iv) of subparagraph (G). 
‘‘(VII) 
REIMBURSEMENT
FOR 
PROCESSING
SUPPLEMENTAL
PPP.— 
For a supplemental covered loan under 
this clause of less than or equal to 
$50,000, the reimbursement under sub-
paragraph (P)(I) by the Administrator 
shall not be less than $2,500.’’. 
SEC. 203. CERTIFICATIONS AND DOCUMENTATION FOR 
FORGIVENESS OF COVERED LOANS. 
Section 1106 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9005) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (e), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘An eligible recipient’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘an application,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Subject to subsection (f), an eligible recipi-
ent applying for loan forgiveness under this section 
shall provide proof of the use of covered loan pro-
ceeds,’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS.—To receive 
loan forgiveness under this section, an eligible recipient 
shall comply with the following requirements:
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‘‘(1) With respect to a covered loan in an 
amount less than or equal to $50,000, the eligible re-
cipient— 
‘‘(A) shall certify to the Administrator that 
the eligible recipient has used proceeds from the 
covered loan in compliance with the require-
ments of section 7(a)(36) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)), including a descrip-
tion of the amount of proceeds used for payroll 
costs (as defined in such section) and the number 
of employees the eligible recipient was able to re-
tain because of such covered loan; 
‘‘(B) is not required to submit any docu-
mentation or application to receive forgiveness 
under this section; 
‘‘(C) shall certify to the Administrator that 
the eligible recipient can make the documenta-
tion described under subsection (e) available, 
upon request, for a period of time determined by 
the Administrator, which period shall be not less 
than 3 years; and 
‘‘(D) may submit to the Administrator de-
mographic information of the owner of the eligi-
ble recipient, including the sex, race, ethnicity,
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and veteran status of the owner, through a proc-
ess established by the Administrator. 
‘‘(2) With respect to a covered loan in an 
amount greater than $50,000 but less than or equal 
to $150,000, the eligible recipient— 
‘‘(A) shall submit to the lender that is serv-
icing the covered loan the certification described 
in paragraph (1)(A) and a simplified one-page 
application form that does not require the sub-
mission of any documentation described under 
subsection (e); 
‘‘(B) shall make the certification described 
in paragraph (1)(C); and 
‘‘(C) may submit to the Administrator de-
mographic information of the owner of the eligi-
ble recipient, including the sex, race, ethnicity, 
and veteran status of the owner, as established by 
the Administrator on the application form de-
scribed in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(3) With respect to a covered loan in an 
amount greater than $150,000, the eligible recipient 
shall submit to the lender that is servicing the covered 
loan the documentation described under subsection 
(e).’’; and
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(3) by amending subsection (g) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(g) LENDER SUBMISSION.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date on which a lender receives an application 
for loan forgiveness under this section from an eligible re-
cipient, the lender shall only be required to review the ap-
plication to ensure completion, including that required at-
testations have been made, before submitting such applica-
tion to the Administrator.’’. 
SEC. 204. ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS FOR 
LOANS UNDER THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION 
PROGRAM. 
Section 7(a)(36) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(a)(36))— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) in clause (vii), by inserting ‘‘covered’’ 
before ‘‘nonprofit’’; 
(B) in clause (viii)(II)— 
(i) in item (dd), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(ii) in item (ee), by inserting ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following 
new item:
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‘‘(ff) any compensation of an 
employee who is a registered lob-
byist under the Lobbying Disclo-
sure Act of 1995;’’; 
(C) by amending clause (ix) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(ix) the term ‘covered organization’ 
means— 
‘‘(I) an organization described in 
section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 and exempt from tax 
under section 501(a) of such Code that 
is not a covered nonprofit organiza-
tion; 
‘‘(II) an entity created by a State 
or local government that derives the 
majority of its operating budget from 
the production of live events; or 
‘‘(III) a destination marketing or-
ganization;’’; 
(D) in clause (xi)(IV), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(E) in clause (xii), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and
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(F) by adding at the end the following new 
clauses: 
‘‘(xiii) the term ‘housing cooperative’ 
means a cooperative housing corporation 
(as defined in section 216(b) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986); and 
‘‘(xiv) the term ‘destination marketing 
organization’ means a nonprofit entity that 
is not an organization described in section 
501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 and exempt from tax under section 
501(a) of such Code, a State, or a political 
subdivision of a State (including any in-
strumentality of such entities) engaged in 
marketing and promoting communities and 
facilities to businesses and leisure travelers 
through a range of activities, including— 
‘‘(I) assisting with the location of 
meeting and convention sites; 
‘‘(II) providing travel information 
on area attractions, lodging accom-
modations, and restaurants; 
‘‘(III) providing maps; and
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‘‘(IV) organizing group tours of 
local historical, recreational, and cul-
tural attractions.’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (D)— 
(A) in clause (i)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘covered’’ before ‘‘non-
profit organization’’ each place it appears; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘veterans organiza-
tion’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘housing cooperative’’; 
(B) in clause (iii)— 
(i) by amended the clause heading to 
read as follows: ‘‘REQUIREMENTS FOR RES-
TAURANTS AND CERTAIN NEWS ORGANIZA-
TIONS’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘During the covered 
period, any business concern that employs’’ 
and inserting the following: ‘‘Any business 
concern that— 
‘‘(I) during the covered period, 
employs’’; 
(iii) in subclause (I), as so designated, 
by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing a semicolon; and
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(iv) by adding at the end the following 
new subclauses: 
‘‘(II) was not eligible to receive a 
covered loan the day before the date of 
the enactment of this subclause, is as-
signed a North American Industry 
Classification System code beginning 
with 511110, 515112, or 515120, and 
an individual physical location of the 
business concern at the time of dis-
bursal does not exceed the size standard 
established by the Administrator for 
the applicable code shall be eligible to 
receive a covered loan for expenses as-
sociated with an individual physical 
location of that business concern to 
support the continued provision of 
local news, information, content, or 
emergency information, and, at the 
time of disbursal, the individual phys-
ical location; or 
‘‘(III) was not eligible to receive a 
covered loan the day before the date of 
the enactment of this subclause, is as-
signed a North American Industry
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Classification System code of 519130, 
is identified as a Internet-only news 
publisher or Internet-only periodical 
publisher, and is engaged in the collec-
tion and distribution of local or re-
gional and national news and infor-
mation shall be eligible to receive a 
covered loan for expenses to support the 
continued provision of news, informa-
tion, content, or emergency informa-
tion.’’; 
(C) 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 following 
new subclause: 
‘‘(IV) an individual physical loca-
tion of a business concern described in 
clause (iii)(II), if such concern does 
not pay, distribute, or otherwise pro-
vide any portion of the covered loan to 
any other entity other than the indi-
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vidual physical location that is the in-
tended recipient of the covered loan.’’; 
(D) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘nonprofit or-
ganization, veterans organization,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘covered organization, covered nonprofit or-
ganization, housing cooperative,’’; 
(E) in clause (vi), by striking ‘‘nonprofit 
organization and a veterans organization’’ and 
inserting ‘‘covered organization, a covered non-
profit organization, and a housing cooperative’’; 
and 
(F) by adding at the end the following new 
clauses: 
‘‘(vii) 
ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS 
FOR
COVERED
ORGANIZATIONS
AND
COV-
ERED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.— 
‘‘(I) LOBBYING
RESTRICTION.— 
During the covered period, a covered 
organization that employs less than 
500 employees shall be eligible to re-
ceive a covered loan if— 
‘‘(aa) the covered organiza-
tion does not receive more than 10 
percent of its receipts from lob-
bying activities; and
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‘‘(bb) the lobbying activities 
of the covered organization do not 
comprise more than 10 percent of 
the total activities of the covered 
organization. 
‘‘(II) LARGER ORGANIZATIONS.— 
During the covered period, a covered 
nonprofit organization that employs 
500 employees or more, or a covered 
organization that meets the require-
ments of items (aa) and (bb) of sub-
clause (I) and employs 500 employees 
or more, shall be eligible to receive a 
covered loan if such covered nonprofit 
organization or covered organization 
has had a significant loss in revenue 
(as 
defined 
in 
subparagraph 
(B)(ii)(I)(ff)). 
‘‘(viii) INCLUSION OF CRITICAL ACCESS 
HOSPITALS.—During the covered period, 
any covered 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 status
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of such a hospital as a debtor in a case 
under chapter 11 of title 11, Unites States 
Code, or the status of any debts owed by 
such a hospital to the Federal Government. 
‘‘(ix) 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-
affiliated entity for purposes of this 
paragraph. A parent company, invest-
ment company, or management com-
pany of one or more physical locations 
of a business concern described in 
clause (iii)(II) shall not be eligible for 
a covered loan. 
‘‘(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 management 
thereof, shall demonstrate, upon request 
of the Administrator, the need for a
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covered loan to support the continued 
provision of local news, information, 
content, or emergency information, 
and, at the time of disbursal, the indi-
vidual physical location.’’. 
SEC. 205. LIMIT ON AGGREGATE LOAN AMOUNT FOR ELIGI-
BLE RECIPIENTS WITH MORE THAN ONE 
PHYSICAL LOCATION. 
Section 7(a)(36)(E) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(E)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following flush matter: 
‘‘With respect to an eligible recipient with more 
than 1 physical location, the total amount of all 
covered loans made under this clause to the eligi-
ble 
recipient 
shall 
not 
be 
more 
than 
$10,000,000.’’. 
SEC. 206. ALLOWABLE USES OF COVERED LOANS; FORGIVE-
NESS. 
(a) 
PAYCHECK
PROTECTION
PROGRAM.—Section 
7(a)(36) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)) 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (G)— 
(A) in the subparagraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘BORROWER REQUIREMENTS’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘eligible recipient applying’’ and
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inserting ‘‘BORROWER CERTIFICATION REQUIRE-
MENTS.—An eligible recipient applying’’; 
(B) by redesignating subclauses (I) through 
(IV) as clauses (i) through (iv), respectively; and 
(C) in clause (ii), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘to retain workers’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘utility payments’’ and inserting ‘‘for 
an allowable use described in subparagraph 
(F)’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (F)(i)— 
(A) in subclause (VI), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in subclause (VII), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subclauses: 
‘‘(VIII) costs related to the provi-
sion of personal protective equipment 
for employees or other equipment or 
supplies determined by the employer to 
be necessary to protect the health and 
safety of employees and the general 
public; 
‘‘(IX) payments for inventory, 
raw materials, or supplies; and
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‘‘(X) costs related to property 
damage, vandalism, or looting due to 
public disturbances that occurred dur-
ing 2020 that was not covered by in-
surance or other compensation.’’. 
(b) FORGIVENESS.— 
(1) DEFINITION
OF
EXPECTED
FORGIVENESS 
AMOUNT.—Section 1106(a)(7) of the CARES Act (15 
U.S.C. 9005(a)(7)) 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; 
‘‘(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; 
‘‘(G) payments made for the provision of 
personal protective equipment for employees or 
other equipment or supplies determined by the
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employer to be necessary to protect the health 
and safety of employees and the general public; 
‘‘(H) payments made for inventory, raw 
materials, or supplies; and 
‘‘(I) payments related to property damage, 
vandalism, or looting due to public disturbances 
that occurred during 2020 that was not covered 
by insurance or other compensation; and’’. 
(2) FORGIVENESS.—Section 1106(b) of the 
CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9005(b)), is amended by add-
ing 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. 
‘‘(6) Any amount that was a loan made under 
section 7(b)(2) of the Small Business Act that was re-
financed as part of a covered loan and authorized by 
section 7(a)(36)(F)(iv) of such Act. 
‘‘(7) Any payment made for the provision of per-
sonal protective equipment for employees or other 
equipment or supplies determined by the employer to 
be necessary to protect the health and safety of em-
ployees. 
‘‘(8) Any payment made for inventory, raw ma-
terials, or supplies.
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‘‘(9) Any payments related to property damage, 
vandalism, or looting due to public disturbances that 
occurred during 2020 that was not covered by insur-
ance or other compensation.’’. 
(3) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 1106 
of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9005) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (e), as amended by section 
203— 
(i) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘pay-
ments on covered mortgage obligations, pay-
ments on covered lease obligations, and cov-
ered utility payments’’ and inserting ‘‘pay-
ments or amounts refinanced described 
under subsection (b) (other than payroll 
costs)’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking 
‘‘, make interest payments’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘or make covered utility pay-
ments’’ and inserting ‘‘, make payments de-
scribed under subsection (b), or that was re-
financed as part of a covered loan and au-
thorized by section 7(a)(36)(F)(iv) of the 
Small Business Act’’; and 
(B) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘pay-
ments for payroll costs, payments on covered
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mortgage obligations, payments on covered lease 
obligations, or covered utility payments’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘payments or 
amounts refinanced described under subsection 
(b)’’. 
SEC. 207. DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN ELIGI-
BLE RECIPIENTS. 
Section 7(a)(36)(D)(ii)(II) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(D)(ii)(II)) is amended by striking 
‘‘as is necessary’’ and all that follows through the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘as determined necessary by the 
Administrator and the Secretary, to establish such indi-
vidual as eligible.’’. 
SEC. 208. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN PUBLICLY TRADED AND 
FOREIGN ENTITIES. 
Section 7(a)(36)(D) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(D)), as amended by section 204 is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(x) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN PUBLICLY 
TRADED AND FOREIGN ENTITIES.—Effective 
on the date of the enactment of this clause— 
‘‘(I) an issuer, the securities of 
which are traded on a national securi-
ties exchange, is not eligible to receive 
a covered loan under this section; and
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‘‘(II) an entity that is 51 percent 
or more owned by a foreign person, or 
the management and daily business 
operations of which are controlled by a 
foreign person (excluding an entity 
owned and controlled by a person dom-
iciled in a territory or possession of the 
United States), is not eligible to receive 
a covered loan under this section.’’. 
SEC. 209. ELECTION OF 12-WEEK PERIOD BY SEASONAL EM-
PLOYERS. 
Section 7(a)(36)(E)(i)(I)(aa)(AA) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(E)(i)(I)(aa)(AA)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘an applicant’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘June 30, 2019’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘an applicant 
that is a seasonal employer, as determined by the Adminis-
trator, shall use the average total monthly payments for 
payroll for any 12-week period selected by the seasonal em-
ployer between February 15, 2019, and December 31, 
2019’’. 
SEC. 210. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN REFINANCING IN NON-
RECOURSE REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 7(a)(36)(F)(v) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(F)(v)) is amended by striking ‘‘clause 
(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘clauses (i) and (iv)’’.
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SEC. 211. CREDIT ELSEWHERE REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 7(a)(36)(I) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(I)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(I) CREDIT
ELSEWHERE.—The require-
ment that a small business concern is unable to 
obtain credit elsewhere (as defined in section 
3(h))— 
‘‘(i) shall not apply to a covered loan 
approved by the Administrator before the 
date of enactment of this subparagraph; and 
‘‘(ii) shall only apply to covered loans 
in an amount greater than $350,000 ap-
proved by the Administrator on or after the 
date of the enactment of this subpara-
graph.’’. 
SEC. 
212. 
PROHIBITION 
ON 
RECEIVING 
DUPLICATIVE 
AMOUNTS FOR PAYROLL COSTS. 
(a) PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM.—Clause (iv) of 
section 7(a)(36)(G) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(a)(36)(G)), as redesignated by section 206, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2020’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘June 30, 2020’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘the same purpose and’’ and in-
serting ‘‘payments for payroll costs incurred during 
such period’’.
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(b) TREASURY PROGRAM.—Section 1109(f) of the 
CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9008(f)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘for the same 
purpose’’ and inserting ‘‘for payments for payroll 
costs (as defined in section 7(a)(36)(A)(viii) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(A)(viii))’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2020’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2020’’. 
SEC. 213. 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 (J), by striking ‘‘During 
the covered period, with’’ and inserting ‘‘With’’; 
(3) 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’’. 
SEC. 214. INTEREST CALCULATION ON COVERED LOANS. 
Section 7(a)(36)(L) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(L)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, calculated
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on a non-compounding, non-adjustable basis’’ after ‘‘4 per-
cent’’. 
SEC. 215. REIMBURSEMENT FOR PROCESSING. 
Section 7(a)(36)(P) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(P)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (ii), by inserting at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Such fees shall be paid by the eligible recipi-
ent and may not be paid out of the proceeds of a cov-
ered loan. A lender shall only be responsible for pay-
ing fees to an agent for services for which such lender 
directly contracts with such agent.’’; and 
(2) by amending clause (iii) to read as follows: 
‘‘(iii) TIMING.—A reimbursement de-
scribed in clause (i) shall be made not later 
than 5 days after the reported disbursement 
of the covered loan and may not be required 
to be repaid by a lender unless the lender is 
found guilty of an act of fraud in connec-
tion with the covered loan.’’. 
SEC. 216. DUPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR ECONOMIC 
INJURY DISASTER LOAN RECIPIENTS. 
Section 7(a)(36)(Q) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(Q)) is amended by striking ‘‘during the 
period beginning on January 31, 2020, and ending on the 
date on which covered loans are made available’’.
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SEC. 217. REAPPLICATION FOR AND MODIFICATION TO PAY-
CHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM. 
Not later than 7 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator shall issue rules or guidance 
to ensure that an eligible recipient of a covered loan made 
under section 7(a)(36) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(a)(36)) that returns amounts disbursed under such cov-
ered loan or does not accept the full amount of such covered 
loan for which such eligible recipient was approved— 
(1) in the case of an eligible recipient that re-
turned all or part of a covered loan, such eligible re-
cipient may reapply for a covered loan for an amount 
equal to the difference between the amount retained 
and the maximum amount applicable; and 
(2) in the case of an eligible recipient that did 
not accept the full amount of a covered loan, such eli-
gible recipient may request a modification to increase 
the amount of the covered loan to the maximum 
amount applicable, subject to the requirements of such 
section 7(a)(36). 
SEC. 218. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7(a)(36) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)), as amended by section 101, 
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 entity, 
during the 5-year period preceding the date 
on which such entity applies for a covered 
loan, has been convicted of a felony of fi-
nancial 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).’’. 
(b) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 15 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall make
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necessary revisions to any rules to carry out the amendment 
made by this section. 
TITLE III—TAX PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. IMPROVED COORDINATION BETWEEN PAYCHECK 
PROTECTION PROGRAM AND EMPLOYEE RE-
TENTION TAX CREDIT. 
(a) AMENDMENT
TO PAYCHECK PROTECTION PRO-
GRAM.—Section 1106(a)(8) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 
9005(a)(8)) 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.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 2301(g) of the 
CARES Act (Public Law 116–136; 26 U.S.C. 3111 
note) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(g) ELECTION TO NOT TAKE CERTAIN WAGES INTO 
ACCOUNT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—This section shall not apply 
to so much of the qualified wages paid by an eligible 
employer as such employer elects (at such time and 
in such manner as the Secretary may prescribe) to 
not take into account for purposes of this section.
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‘‘(2) COORDINATION
WITH
PAYCHECK
PROTEC-
TION PROGRAM.—The Secretary, in consultation with 
the Administrator of the Small Business Administra-
tion, shall issue guidance providing that payroll costs 
paid or incurred during the covered period 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.— 
(A) Section 2301 of the CARES Act (Public 
Law 116–136; 26 U.S.C. 3111 note) is amended 
by striking subsection (j). 
(B) Section 2301(l) of the CARES Act 
(Public Law 116–136; 26 U.S.C. 3111 note) 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 (Public Law 116–136) to which they relate.
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TITLE IV—COVID–19 ECONOMIC 
INJURY DISASTER LOAN PRO-
GRAM REFORM 
SEC. 401. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) many businesses that have received economic 
injury disaster loans under section 7(b)(2) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)) continue to 
suffer from the effects of the COVID–19 pandemic and 
may not be in a position to make payments in the 
near term; 
(2) the Administrator of the Small Business Ad-
ministration has the authority under the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) to reduce the interest 
charged on loans and to offer borrowers up to 4 years 
of deferment on the payment of interest and prin-
cipal; and 
(3) the Congress encourages the Administrator of 
the Small Business Administration to use this discre-
tion to provide relief to the hardest hit small busi-
nesses that have received or will receive direct loans 
from the Administration under section 7(b)(2) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)(2)).
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SEC. 402. NOTICES TO APPLICANTS FOR ECONOMIC INJURY 
DISASTER LOANS OR ADVANCES. 
Section 7(b)(11) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(b)(11) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Administrator’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(B) ACCEPTANCE
CRITERIA
AND
QUALI-
FICATIONS.—In carrying out subparagraph (A), 
the Administrator shall— 
‘‘(i) publish on the website of the Ad-
ministration a description of the rules 
issued with respect to a loan made under 
this subsection, which shall be clear and 
easy to understand; and 
‘‘(ii) upon receiving an application for 
a loan under this subsection, provide to the 
loan applicant the description described in 
clause (i). 
‘‘(C) RIGHT TO EXPLANATION OF DECLINED 
LOAN OR ADVANCE.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall—
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‘‘(I) provide all applicants for a 
loan under this subsection or an ad-
vance under section 1110(e) of the 
CARES Act for which the loan or ad-
vance application was fully or par-
tially denied with a complete written 
application of the reason for the denial 
at the time the decision is made; 
‘‘(II) establish a dedicated tele-
phonic information line and e-mail 
address to respond to further inquiries 
about denied applications described in 
subclause (I); and 
‘‘(III) before fully or partially de-
nying an application for a loan under 
this subsection or an advance under 
such section 1110(e) because the appli-
cant submitted incomplete informa-
tion— 
‘‘(aa) contact the applicant 
and give the applicant the oppor-
tunity to provide that informa-
tion; and
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‘‘(bb) reconsider the applica-
tion with any additional informa-
tion provided. 
‘‘(ii) SUBMISSION OF ADDITIONAL IN-
FORMATION.—An applicant for a loan 
under this subsection or an advance under 
section 1110(e) of the CARES Act that can 
remedy the grounds for denial of the appli-
cation by submitting additional informa-
tion under clause (i)(III)— 
‘‘(I) shall have the opportunity to 
do so directly with a loan officer; and 
‘‘(II) shall not be required to seek 
a remedy through the appeals process 
of the Administration.’’. 
SEC. 403. MODIFICATIONS TO EMERGENCY EIDL ADVANCES. 
Section 1110(e)(1) of division A of the CARES Act (15 
U.S.C. 90009(e)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—During the covered period, 
an entity included for eligibility in subsection (b), in-
cluding small business concerns, private nonprofit or-
ganizations, and small agricultural cooperatives, that 
applies for a loan under section 7(b)(2) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)(2)) in response to 
COVID–19 shall be provided an advance that is, sub-
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ject to paragraph (3), disbursed within 3 days after 
the Administrator receives an application from such 
entity, unless the advance is specifically declined by 
such entity.’’. 
SEC. 404. DATA TRANSPARENCY, VERIFICATION, AND NO-
TICES FOR ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER 
LOANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1110 of the CARES Act (15 
U.S.C. 9009) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection 
(j); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following 
new subsections: 
‘‘(f) DATA TRANSPARENCY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In this subsection, the term 
‘covered application’ means an application submitted 
to the Administrator for a loan under section 7(b)(2) 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)(2)), in-
cluding an application for such a loan submitted by 
an eligible entity. 
‘‘(2) WEEKLY REPORTS.—Not later than 1 week 
after the date of enactment of this subsection, and 
weekly thereafter until the end of the covered period, 
the Administrator shall publish on the website of the
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Administration a report that contains the following 
information: 
‘‘(A) For the week covered by the report, the 
number of covered applications that the Admin-
istrator— 
‘‘(i) received; 
‘‘(ii) processed; and 
‘‘(iii) approved and rejected, including 
the percentage of covered applications that 
the Administrator approved. 
‘‘(B) With respect to the covered applica-
tions that the Administrator approved during 
that week, the number and dollar amount of the 
loans made with respect to such applications as 
part of a response to COVID–19. 
‘‘(C) The identification number, or other in-
dicator showing the order in which any applica-
tion was received and intended to be processed, 
for the most recent covered application processed 
by the Administrator. 
‘‘(D) Demographic data with respect to ap-
plicants submitting covered applications during 
the week covered by the report and loans made 
pursuant to covered applications during the week 
covered by the report, which shall include—
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‘‘(i) with respect to each such appli-
cant or loan recipient, as applicable, infor-
mation regarding— 
‘‘(I) the geographic area in which 
the applicant or loan recipient oper-
ates; 
‘‘(II) if applicable, the sex, race, 
and ethnicity of each owner of the ap-
plicant or loan recipient, which the in-
dividual may decline to provide; 
‘‘(III) the annual revenue of the 
applicant or loan recipient; 
‘‘(IV) the number of employees 
employed by the applicant or loan re-
cipient; 
‘‘(V) whether the applicant or 
loan recipient is a for-profit or non-
profit entity; and 
‘‘(VI) the industry in which the 
applicant or loan recipient operates; 
‘‘(ii) the number of such loans made to 
agricultural enterprises; and 
‘‘(iii) the average economic injury suf-
fered by—
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‘‘(I) applicants, the covered appli-
cations of which the Administrator ap-
proved; and 
‘‘(II) applicants, the covered ap-
plications of which the Administrator 
rejected. 
‘‘(g) VERIFICATION OF BUSINESS ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to an applica-
tion submitted to the Administrator during the cov-
ered period for a loan under section 7(b)(2) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)(2)) in response 
to COVID–19, the Administrator shall verify that 
each such applicant was in operation on January 31, 
2020. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this subsection, the Adminis-
trator shall submit to Congress a report that describes 
the steps taken by the Administrator to perform the 
verification required under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the verification required under para-
graph (1) constitutes oversight that the Administrator 
is required to perform under paragraph (15) of sec-
tion 7(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
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636(b)) with respect to entities receiving loans under 
paragraph (2) of such section 7(b). 
‘‘(h) NOTIFICATIONS TO CONGRESS.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘appropriate committees of 
Congress’ means— 
‘‘(i) the Committee on Small Business 
and 
Entrepreneurship 
and 
the 
Sub-
committee on Financial Services and Gen-
eral Government of the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the Senate; and 
‘‘(ii) the Committee on Small Business 
and the Subcommittee on Financial Serv-
ices and General Government of the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives; and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘covered program, project, or 
activity’ means— 
‘‘(i) the program under this section; 
‘‘(ii) the loan program under section 
7(b)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 636(b)(2)); 
‘‘(iii) the authorized activities for 
amounts were appropriated in response to 
the COVID–19 pandemic under the heading
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‘Small Business Administration—Salaries 
and Expenses’; or 
‘‘(iv) any other program, project, or 
activity for which funds are made available 
to the Administration to respond to the 
COVID–19 pandemic. 
‘‘(2) 
NOTICE
OF
APPROACHING
FUNDING 
LAPSE.—The Administrator shall submit to the ap-
propriate committees of Congress a notification not 
later than 2 days after the date on which unobligated 
balances of amounts appropriated for a fiscal year for 
any covered program, project, or activity are less 
than 25 percent of the total amount appropriated for 
the covered program, project, or activity for such fis-
cal year. 
‘‘(3) MONTHLY
REPORT.—The Administrator 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress a monthly report detailing the current and fu-
ture planned uses of amounts appropriated in re-
sponse to the COVID–19 pandemic under the heading 
‘Small Business Administration—Salaries and Ex-
penses’, which shall include— 
‘‘(A) the number of employees hired and 
contractors retained using such amounts;
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‘‘(B) the number of contracts with a total 
cost of more than $5,000,000 entered into using 
such amounts; 
‘‘(C) a list of all sole source contracts en-
tered into using such amounts; and 
‘‘(D) any program changes, regulatory ac-
tions, guidance issuances, or other initiatives re-
lating to the response to the COVID–19 pan-
demic.’’. 
(b) RETROACTIVE COLLECTION.—As soon as is prac-
ticable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator shall collect the information required under section 
1110(f) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9009(f)), as amended 
by subsection (a), from applicants that submitted covered 
applications (as defined in such section 1110(f)) during the 
period beginning on the date of enactment of the CARES 
Act (Public Law 116–136) and ending on the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 405. LIFELINE FUNDING FOR SMALL BUSINESS CON-
TINUITY, ADAPTATION, AND RESILIENCY. 
Section 1110 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9009), as 
amended by section 404, is further amended by inserting 
after subsection (i) (as added by such section) the following 
new subsection:
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‘‘(i) LIFELINE FUNDING FOR SMALL BUSINESS CON-
TINUITY, ADAPTATION, AND RESILIENCY.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) 
AGRICULTURAL
ENTERPRISE.—The 
term ‘agricultural enterprise’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 18(b) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 647(b)). 
‘‘(B) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘covered 
entity’— 
‘‘(i) means an eligible entity described 
in subsection (b) of this section, if such eli-
gible entity— 
‘‘(I) has not more than 50 em-
ployees; and 
‘‘(II) has suffered an economic 
loss of not less than 30 percent; and 
‘‘(ii) except with respect to an entity 
included under section 123.300(c) of title 
13, Code of Federal Regulations, or any 
successor regulation, does not include an ag-
ricultural enterprise. 
‘‘(C) ECONOMIC LOSS.—The term ‘economic 
loss’ means, with respect to a covered entity, the 
amount by which the gross receipts of the covered 
entity declined during an 8-week period between
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March 2, 2020, and December 31, 2020 (as deter-
mined by the covered entity), relative to a com-
parable 8-week period immediately preceding 
March 2, 2020, or during 2019 (as determined 
by the covered entity). 
‘‘(D) ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDI-
VIDUAL.—The term ‘economically disadvantaged 
individual’ means an economically disadvan-
taged individual under section 124.104 of title 
13, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor 
regulation. 
‘‘(E) LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘low-income community’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 45D(e) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986. 
‘‘(F) 
REMOTE
RECREATIONS
ENTER-
PRISE.—The term ‘remote recreational enter-
prise’ means a covered entity that was in oper-
ation on or before March 1, 2020, that can docu-
ment an economic loss caused by the closure of 
the United States and Canadian border that re-
stricted the ability of American customers to ac-
cess the location of the covered entity. 
‘‘(G) 
SMALL
BUSINESS
CONCERN.—The 
term ‘small business concern’ has the meaning
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given the term under section 3(a) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)). 
‘‘(H) 
SOCIALLY
DISADVANTAGED
INDI-
VIDUAL.—The term ‘socially disadvantaged indi-
vidual’ means a socially disadvantaged indi-
vidual under section 124.103 of title 13, Code of 
Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. 
‘‘(2) PROCEDURE.—During the covered period, a 
covered entity that applies for a loan under section 
7(b)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(b)(2)) may request that the Administrator pro-
vide funding for the purposes described in paragraph 
(6). 
‘‘(3) VERIFICATION.—With respect to each re-
quest submitted by an entity under paragraph (2), 
the Administrator shall— 
‘‘(A) not later than 14 days after the date 
on which the Administrator receives the request, 
verify whether the entity is a covered entity; and 
‘‘(B) if the Administrator verifies that the 
entity is a covered entity under clause (i), and 
subject to paragraph (8), disburse the funding re-
quested by the covered entity not later than 7 
days after the date on which the Administrator 
completes the verification.
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‘‘(4) ORDER OF PROCESSING.—Subject to para-
graph (8), the Administrator shall process and ap-
prove requests submitted under paragraph (2) in the 
order the Administrator receives the requests. 
‘‘(5) AMOUNT OF FUNDING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The amount of funding 
provided to a covered entity that submits a re-
quest under paragraph (2) shall be in an 
amount that is the lesser of— 
‘‘(i) the amount of working capital 
needed by the covered entity for the 180-day 
period beginning on the date on which the 
covered entity would receive the funding, as 
determined by the Administrator using a 
methodology that is identical to the method-
ology used by the Administrator to deter-
mine working capital needs with respect to 
an application for a loan submitted under 
section 7(b)(2) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 636(b)(2)); or 
‘‘(ii) $50,000. 
‘‘(B) ENTITLEMENT TO FULL AMOUNT.—A 
covered entity that receives funding pursuant to 
a request submitted under paragraph (2) shall be 
entitled to receive the full amount of that fund-
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ing, as determined under subparagraph (A), 
without regard to— 
‘‘(i) if the applicable loan for which the 
covered entity has applied under section 
7(b)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 636(b)(2)) is approved, the amount 
of the loan; 
‘‘(ii) whether the covered entity accepts 
the offer of the Administrator with respect 
to an approved loan described in clause (i); 
or 
‘‘(iii) whether the covered entity has 
previously received any amounts under sub-
section (e). 
‘‘(6) USE OF FUNDS.—A covered entity that re-
ceives funding under this subsection— 
‘‘(A) may use the funding— 
‘‘(i) for any purpose for which a loan 
received under section 7(b)(2) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)(2)) may be 
used; 
‘‘(ii) for working capital needs, includ-
ing investments to implement adaptive 
changes or resiliency strategies to help the
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eligible entity maintain business continuity 
during the COVID–19 pandemic; or 
‘‘(iii) to repay any unpaid amount 
of— 
‘‘(I) a loan received under sub-
section (a)(36) or (b)(2) of section 7 of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636); or 
‘‘(II) mortgage interest; and 
‘‘(B) may not use the funding to pay any 
loan debt, except as provided in subparagraph 
(A)(iii). 
‘‘(7) APPLICABILITY.—In addition to any other 
restriction imposed under this subsection, any eligi-
bility restriction applicable to a loan made under sec-
tion 7(b)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(b)(2)), including any restriction under section 
123.300 or 123.301 of title 13, Code of Federal Regu-
lations, or any successor regulation, shall apply with 
respect to funding provided under this subsection. 
‘‘(8) PRIORITY.—During the 56-day period be-
ginning on the date of enactment of this subsection, 
the Administrator may approve a request for funding 
under this subsection only if the request is submitted 
by—
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‘‘(A) a covered entity located in a low-in-
come community; 
‘‘(B) a covered entity owned or controlled 
by a veteran or a member of the Armed Forces; 
‘‘(C) a covered entity owned or controlled by 
an economically disadvantaged individual or a 
socially disadvantaged individual; or 
‘‘(D) a remote recreational enterprise. 
‘‘(9) ADMINISTRATION.—In carrying out this 
subsection, the Administrator may rely on loan offi-
cers and other personnel of the Office of Disaster As-
sistance of the Administration and other resources of 
the Administration, including contractors of the Ad-
ministration. 
‘‘(10) RETROACTIVE EFFECT.—Any covered enti-
ty that, during the period beginning on January 1, 
2020, and ending on the day before the date of enact-
ment of this subsection, applied for a loan under sec-
tion 7(b)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(b)(2)) may submit to the Administrator a request 
under paragraph (2) with respect to that loan. 
‘‘(11) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Ad-
ministrator $40,000,000,000 to carry out this sub-
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section, which shall remain available through Decem-
ber 31, 2020, of which— 
‘‘(A) $20,00,000,000 is authorized to be ap-
propriated to provide funding to covered entities 
described in paragraph (8); and 
‘‘(B) $20,000,000 is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Inspector General of the Adminis-
tration to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse with 
respect to funding provided under this sub-
section.’’. 
SEC. 406. MODIFICATIONS TO ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER 
LOANS. 
(a) LOANS FOR NEW BORROWERS.—With respect to a 
loan made under section 7(b)(2) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 636(b)(2)) to a borrower adversely impacted by 
COVID–19 during the period beginning on the date of en-
actment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2020— 
(1) the borrower shall be eligible for a loan in an 
amount equal to 6 months of working capital if the 
borrower otherwise meets the underwriting standards 
established by the Administration; and 
(2) the Administrator— 
(A) shall not impose a maximum loan 
amount limit that is lower than $2,000,000; and
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(B) shall not disqualify any applicant for 
such a loan due to the criminal history or arrest 
record of the applicant, except in the case of an 
applicant that, during the 5-year period pre-
ceding the date on which the applicant submits 
an application, has been convicted— 
(i) of a felony offense involving fraud, 
bribery, or embezzlement in any State or 
Federal court; or 
(ii) in connection with a false state-
ment made in— 
(I) a loan application; or 
(II) an application for Federal fi-
nancial assistance. 
(b) ADDITIONAL LOAN FOR EXISTING BORROWERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A recipient of a loan made 
under section 7(b)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 636(b)(2)) to a borrower adversely impacted 
by COVID–19 during the period beginning on Janu-
ary 31, 2020, and ending on the date of enactment 
of this Act may submit to the Administrator a request 
for an additional amount to increase in the amount 
of that loan, provided that the aggregate amount re-
ceived under such section by the recipient during that 
period shall be not more than the lesser of—
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(A) an amount equal to 6 months of work-
ing capital for the recipient; and 
(B) $2,000,000; and 
(2) CONSIDERATION.—In considering a request 
submitted under paragraph (1), the Administrator— 
(A) may not recalculate the economic injury 
or creditworthiness of the borrower; and 
(B) shall issue a determination based on the 
documentation submitted by the borrower for the 
initial loan under such section 7(b)(2), any other 
new information voluntarily provided by the 
borrower, and any information obtained to pre-
vent fraud or abuse. 
(3) ADDITIONAL
DOCUMENTATION.—If the Ad-
ministrator of the Small Business Administration re-
quires a borrower making a request under paragraph 
(1) to provide additional documentation, the Admin-
istrator shall— 
(A) publish those documentation require-
ments on the website of the Administration not 
later than 7 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act; and 
(B) proactively provide those requirements 
to any such borrower that received a loan de-
scribed in paragraph (1).
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SEC. 407. PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST PAYMENTS FOR CER-
TAIN DISASTER LOANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall pay the 
principal, interest, and any associated fees that are owed 
on a physical disaster loan or a covered EIDL loan as fol-
lows: 
(1) With respect to a physical disaster loan— 
(A) not in deferment, for the 12-month pe-
riod beginning with the next payment due on 
such loan; 
(B) in deferment, for the 12-month period 
beginning with the next payment due on such 
loan after the deferment period; and 
(C) made on or after the date of enactment 
of this Act, for the 12-month period beginning 
with the first payment due on such loan. 
(2) With respect to a covered EIDL loan— 
(A) not in deferment, for the 12-month pe-
riod beginning with the next payment due on 
such loan; and 
(B) in deferment, for the 12-month period 
beginning with the next payment due on such 
loan after the deferment period. 
(b) TIMING OF PAYMENT.—The Administrator shall 
begin making payments under subsection (a) not later than
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30 days after the date on which the first such payment is 
due. 
(c) APPLICATION OF PAYMENT.—Any payment made 
by the Administrator under subsection (a) shall be applied 
to the physical disaster loan or a covered EIDL loan (as 
applicable) such that the borrower is relieved of the obliga-
tion to pay that amount. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
PHYSICAL
DISASTER
LOAN.—The 
term 
‘‘physical disaster loan’’ means a loan made under 
section 7(b)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(b)(1)) in a regular servicing status. 
(2) COVERED EIDL LOAN.—The term ‘‘covered 
EIDL loan’’ means a loan made under section 7(b)(2) 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)(2)) 
that— 
(A) was approved by the Administrator be-
fore February 15, 2020; and 
(B) is in a regular servicing status. 
SEC. 408. TRAINING. 
The Administrator shall develop and implement a 
plan to train any staff responsible for implementing or ad-
ministering the loan program established under section 
7(b)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)(2)) on 
specific responsibilities with respect to such program. Such
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plan shall be submitted to the Committee on Small Business 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate. 
SEC. 409. OUTREACH PLAN. 
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee 
on Small Business of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the 
Senate an outreach plan to clearly communicate program 
and policy changes to all offices of the Administration, 
small business development centers (as defined in section 
3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)), women’s busi-
ness centers (described under section 29 of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 656)), chapters of the Service Corps of Retired Ex-
ecutives (established under section 8(b)(1)(B) of such Act 
(15 U.S.C. 637(b)(1)(B))), Veteran Business Outreach Cen-
ters (described under section 32 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
657b)), Members of Congress, congressional committees, 
small business concerns (as defined in section 3 of such Act 
(15 U.S.C. 632)), and the public. 
SEC. 410. REPORT ON BEST PRACTICES. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee 
on Small Business of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the
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Senate a report on outlining the best practices to admin-
ister the loan program established under section 7(b)(2) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)(2)) during a pan-
demic. 
SEC. 411. EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY FOR AD-
MINISTRATIVE FUNDS. 
Section 1107(a) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 
9006(a)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) 
by striking ‘‘until September 30, 2021’’ and inserting 
‘‘until December 31, 2021, for amounts appropriated under 
paragraph (2), and until September 30, 2021, for all other 
amounts appropriated under this subsection’’. 
TITLE V—MICRO-SBIC AND EQ-
UITY INVESTMENT ENHANCE-
MENT 
SEC. 501. MICRO-SBIC PROGRAM. 
Title III of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 
(15 U.S.C. 681 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘PART D—MICRO-SBIC PROGRAM 
‘‘SEC. 399A. MICRO-SBIC PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the Ad-
ministration a program to be known as the ‘Micro-SBIC 
Program’ under which the Administrator shall issue a li-
cense to an applicant for the purpose of making loans to
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and investments in small business concerns. An applicant 
licensed under this section shall have the same benefits as 
an applicant licensed under section 301. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—An applicant desiring to receive a 
license to operate as a micro-SBIC shall submit an applica-
tion to the Administrator at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Administrator may 
require, including— 
‘‘(1) evidence that the applicant holds private 
capital of not less than $5,000,000; 
‘‘(2) evidence that the management of the appli-
cant is qualified and has significant business exper-
tise relevant to the applicant’s strategy; and 
‘‘(3) an election to receive a seed investment 
under section 399C or leverage from the Adminis-
trator. 
‘‘(c) ISSUANCE OF LICENSE.— 
‘‘(1) PROCEDURES.— 
‘‘(A) STATUS.—Not later than 90 days after 
the initial receipt by the Administrator of an 
application under this subsection, the Adminis-
trator shall provide the applicant with a written 
report detailing the status of the application and 
any requirements remaining for completion of 
the application.
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‘‘(B) APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL.—Except 
as provided in subparagraph (C) and within a 
reasonable time after providing the report under 
subparagraph (A) and in accordance with such 
requirements as the Administrator may prescribe 
by regulation, the Administrator shall— 
‘‘(i) approve the application and issue 
to the applicant a license to operate as a 
micro-SBIC; or 
‘‘(ii) disapprove the application and 
notify the applicant in writing of the dis-
approval. 
‘‘(C) PROVISIONAL APPROVAL.—The Admin-
istrator may provide provisional approval for an 
applicant for a period of not more than 12 
months before making a final determination of 
approval or disapproval under subparagraph 
(B). 
‘‘(D) EXPLANATION OF DISAPPROVAL.—An 
applicant may submit to the Administrator a re-
quest for a written explanation regarding the 
disapproval of an application under subpara-
graph (B)(ii). 
‘‘(2) APPEALS.—
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‘‘(A) DISAPPROVED
APPLICATIONS.—With 
respect to an application that is disapproved 
under paragraph (1)(B)(iii)— 
‘‘(i) not later than 30 days after the 
date on which the application is dis-
approved, the applicant may submit an ap-
peal to the Chair of the Investment Division 
Licensing Committee of the Administration 
(referred to in this subparagraph as the 
‘Chair’); and 
‘‘(ii) not later than 30 days after the 
date on which the applicant submits an ap-
peal under clause (i), the Chair shall issue 
a ruling with respect to the appeal and no-
tify the applicant regarding such ruling. 
‘‘(B) DENIAL OF APPEAL.—With respect to 
an application that the Chair denies in an ap-
peal submitted under subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) not later than 30 days after the 
date on which the Chair submits the notifi-
cation required under subparagraph (A)(ii), 
the applicant may submit to the Adminis-
trator an appeal of the ruling made by the 
Chair; and
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‘‘(ii) not later than 30 days after the 
date on which the applicant submits an ap-
peal under clause (i), the Administrator 
shall issue a final ruling with respect to the 
appeal and notify the applicant regarding 
such ruling. 
‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—In reviewing applications and 
issuing licenses under this section, the Administrator 
shall give priority to an applicant the management 
of which consists of at least two socially disadvan-
taged individuals or economically disadvantaged in-
dividuals and at least one track record investment 
committee member. 
‘‘(4) EXPEDITED PROCEDURES.—The Adminis-
trator shall establish expedited procedures for the con-
sideration of an application submitted under sub-
section (b), including a written report under para-
graph (1)(A) not later than 45 days after the initial 
receipt of an application, for— 
‘‘(A) a small business investment companies 
licensed under section 301; 
‘‘(B) a rural business investment company; 
or 
‘‘(C) a bank-owned applicant. 
‘‘(d) MAXIMUM LEVERAGE.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For a micro-SBIC that elects 
to receive leverage under subsection (b)(3), the max-
imum amount of outstanding leverage made available 
to any one micro-SBIC may not exceed— 
‘‘(A) 50 percent of the private capital of 
such micro-SBIC, not to exceed $25,000,000; or 
‘‘(B) in the case of a micro-SBIC owned by 
persons who also own a small business invest-
ment company licensed under section 301, 100 
percent of the private capital of such micro- 
SBIC, not to exceed $50,000,000. 
‘‘(2) INVESTMENTS IN CERTAIN BUSINESSES.—In 
calculating the outstanding leverage of a micro-SBIC 
for purposes of paragraph (1), the Administrator 
shall exclude the amount of the cost basis of any in-
vestments made in an early-stage small business, 
growth-stage small business, scale-up small business, 
or covered small business in an amount not to ex-
ceed— 
‘‘(A) $25,000,000; or 
‘‘(B) in the case of a micro-SBIC owned by 
persons who also own a small business invest-
ment company licensed under section 301, 
$50,000,000.
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‘‘SEC. 399B. MICRO-SBIC PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. 
‘‘(a) SURRENDER OF LICENSE.—A micro-SBIC that 
voluntarily surrenders a license issued under this section 
shall enter into an agreement with Administrator for the 
repayment of leverage received. Such agreement may not 
require the micro-SBIC to immediately repay all leverage 
received. 
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATION.—To the extent practicable, for 
a micro-SBIC that elects to receive leverage under section 
399A(b)(3), the Administrator shall administer the Micro- 
SBIC Program in a similar manner to the program under 
section 301. 
‘‘SEC. 399C. SEED INVESTMENT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall es-
tablish and carry out an equity investment program (in 
this part referred to as the ‘Seed Investment Program’) to 
provide seed investments to a micro-SBIC to invest in small 
business concerns. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—A micro-SBIC that elects to re-
ceive a seed investment under section 399A(b)(3) shall sub-
mit to the Administrator an application that includes the 
following: 
‘‘(1) A business plan describing how the appli-
cant intends to make successful investments in early- 
stage small businesses, growth-stage small businesses,
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scale-up small businesses, or covered small businesses, 
as applicable. 
‘‘(2) A description of the extent to which the ap-
plicant meets the selection criteria under subsection 
(c). 
‘‘(c) SELECTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of receipt of an application under subsection 
(b), the Administrator shall make a final determina-
tion to approve or disapprove the applicant as a par-
ticipant in the Seed Investment Program and shall 
submit such determination to the applicant in writ-
ing. 
‘‘(2) CRITERIA.—In making a determination 
under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall con-
sider each of the following criteria: 
‘‘(A) The likelihood that the applicant will 
meet the goals specified in the business plan of 
the applicant. 
‘‘(B) The likelihood that the investments of 
the applicant will directly and indirectly create 
or preserve jobs. 
‘‘(C) The character and fitness of the man-
agement of the applicant.
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‘‘(D) The experience and background of the 
management of the applicant. 
‘‘(E) The extent to which the applicant will 
concentrate investment activities on early-stage 
small businesses, growth-stage small businesses, 
scale-up small businesses, or covered small busi-
nesses, as applicable. 
‘‘(F) The likelihood that the applicant will 
achieve profitability. 
‘‘(G) The experience of the management of 
the applicant with respect to establishing a prof-
itable investment track record. 
‘‘SEC. 399D. REQUIREMENTS FOR SEED INVESTMENTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may make one 
seed investment to a Program participant, which shall be 
held in an account from which the Program participant 
may make withdrawals. 
‘‘(b) AMOUNTS.— 
‘‘(1) NON-FEDERAL CAPITAL.—A seed investment 
made to a Program participant may not exceed the 
amount of capital of such Program participant 
that— 
‘‘(A) is not from a Federal source; and 
‘‘(B) that is available for investment, in-
cluding through legally binding commitments, on
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or before the date on which the seed investment 
is approved. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT.—The amount of a 
seed investment made to a Program participant may 
not exceed the lesser of— 
‘‘(A) $25,000,000; or 
‘‘(B) 100 percent of the private capital com-
mitted to the Program participant. 
‘‘(c) PROCESS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts held in an account 
under this section shall remain available to a Pro-
gram participant— 
‘‘(A) for initial seed investments, during the 
5-year period beginning on the date on which the 
Program participant first accesses amounts from 
the account; and 
‘‘(B) for follow-on investments and manage-
ment fees, during the 10-year period beginning 
on the date on which the Program participant 
first accesses amounts from the account. 
‘‘(2) EXTENSION.—Upon request by a Program 
participant, the Administrator may grant a 1-year 
extension of the period described in paragraph (1)(B) 
not more than 2 times.
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‘‘(3) USE OF AMOUNTS.—A Program participant 
shall invest all amounts in the account during the 10- 
year period beginning on the date on which the Pro-
gram participant first accesses amounts from the ac-
count. 
‘‘(d) PRIORITY.—The Administrator shall prioritize 
making seed investments under this section to Program par-
ticipants in underlicensed States. 
‘‘(e) INVESTMENTS IN CERTAIN BUSINESSES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A Program participant that 
receives a seed investment under this part shall make 
all of the investments of such Program participant in 
small business concerns, of which at least 50 percent 
shall be in covered small businesses. 
‘‘(2) MINORITY
POSITIONS.—On the date on 
which a Program participant first accesses amounts 
from such seed investment, the Program participant 
may not own or control not more than 50 percent of 
the shares of any small business concern in which 
such Program participant invests. A Program partic-
ipant shall not pursue a buyout strategy as a pri-
mary purpose of an investment in such a small busi-
ness concern, but may take control in follow-on in-
vestments if necessary for the success of any such 
small business concern.
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‘‘(3) EVALUATION OF COMPLIANCE.—The Admin-
istrator shall evaluate the compliance of a Program 
participant with the requirements under this section 
once such Program participant has expended 75 per-
cent of the amount of a seed investment made under 
this part. 
‘‘(f) SEED INVESTMENT INTEREST.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph 
(4), a Program participant that receives a seed 
investment under the Program shall convey a 
seed investment interest to the Administrator in 
accordance with subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) EFFECT
OF
CONVEYANCE.—The seed 
investment interest conveyed under paragraph 
(1) shall have all the rights and attributes of 
other investors with respect to the Program par-
ticipant, but shall not assign control or voting 
rights to the Administrator. The seed investment 
interest shall entitle the Administrator to a pro 
rata portion of any distributions made by the 
Program participant equal to the percentage of 
capital in the Program participant that the seed 
investment comprises. The Administrator shall 
receive distributions from the Program partici-
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pant at the same times and in the same amounts 
as any other investor in the Program partici-
pant with a similar interest. The Program par-
ticipant shall make allocations of income, gain, 
loss, deduction, and credit to the Administrator 
with respect to the seed investment interest as if 
the Administrator were an investor. 
‘‘(2) MANAGER PROFITS.—The manager profits 
interest payable to the managers of a Program partic-
ipant shall not exceed 20 percent of profits, exclusive 
of any profits that may accrue as a result of the cap-
ital contributions of any such managers with respect 
to such Program participant. Any excess of this 
amount, less taxes payable thereon, shall be returned 
by the managers and paid to the investors and the 
Administrator in proportion to the capital contribu-
tions and seed investments paid in. No manager prof-
its interest (other than a tax distribution) shall be 
paid prior to the repayment to the investors and the 
Administrator of all contributed capital and seed in-
vestments made. A manager of a Program partici-
pant may charge reasonable and customary manage-
ment and organizational fees. 
‘‘(3) DISTRIBUTION
REQUIREMENTS.—A Pro-
gram participant that receives a seed investment
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under the Program shall make all distributions to all 
investors in cash and shall make distributions within 
a reasonable time after exiting investments, including 
following a public offering or market sale of under-
lying investments. 
‘‘(4) LIMITATION ON GRANT PROFITS.—Once the 
Administrator has received an amount equal to 110 
percent of the amount of the seed investment made to 
a Program participant, the requirement to convey 
seed investment interest under this subsection shall be 
terminated and no further distributions of profits 
shall be made to the Administrator. 
‘‘SEC. 399E. ADMINISTRATION. 
‘‘(a) ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS.—The Administrator 
shall permit the electronic submission of any document sub-
mitted under this part or pursuant to a regulation carrying 
out this part, including by permitting an electronic signa-
ture for any signature that is required on such a document. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION OF PENALTIES.—To the extent not 
inconsistent with requirements under this part, the Admin-
istrator may take such action as set forth in sections 309, 
311, 312, 313, and 314 to activities under this part and 
an officer, director, employee, agent, or other participant 
in a micro-SBIC shall be subject to the requirements under 
such sections.
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‘‘SEC. 399F. REPORT. 
‘‘The Administrator shall include in the annual report 
required under section 10(a) of the Small Business Act a 
description of— 
‘‘(1) the number of applications received under 
this part, including the number of applications re-
ceived from applicants for which the management 
consists of at least two socially disadvantaged indi-
viduals or economically disadvantaged individuals; 
and 
‘‘(2) the number of licenses issued under section 
399A, including the number of such licenses issued to 
applicants for which the management consists of at 
least two socially disadvantaged individuals or eco-
nomically disadvantaged individuals. 
‘‘SEC. 399G. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this part: 
‘‘(1) APPLICANT.—The term ‘applicant’ means— 
‘‘(A) an incorporated body, a limited liabil-
ity corporation, or a limited partnership orga-
nized and chartered or otherwise existing under 
State law solely for the purpose of performing 
the functions and conducting the activities con-
templated under this section; or 
‘‘(B) a bank-owned applicant, rural busi-
ness investment company, or small business in-
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vestment company licensed under section 301 
that submits an application to operate as a 
micro-SBIC under section 399A. 
‘‘(2) BANK-OWNED APPLICANT.—the term ‘bank- 
owned applicant’ means an applicant for a license to 
operate as a small business investment company 
under this part that— 
‘‘(A) is a national bank or any member 
bank of the Federal Reserve System or non-
member insured bank that bears the same name 
as the small business investment company that is 
the subject of the application; 
‘‘(B) is domestically domiciled within the 
United States; and 
‘‘(C) has not had a license issued under this 
Act revoked or involuntarily surrendered during 
the 10-year period preceding the date on which 
the application is submitted; 
‘‘(3) COVERED SMALL BUSINESS.—The term ‘cov-
ered small business’ means a small business concern 
that— 
‘‘(A) is a small business concern owned and 
controlled by women (as defined in section 3(n) 
of the Small Business Act), small business con-
cern owned and controlled by socially and eco-
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nomically disadvantaged individuals (as defined 
in section 8(d)(3)(C) of such Act), a small busi-
ness concern owned and controlled by veterans 
(as defined in section 3(q) of such Act) or a 
Tribal business concern (as described in section 
31(b)(2)(C) of such Act); 
‘‘(B) has its principal place of business lo-
cated in a rural census tract (as determined 
under the most recent rural urban commuting 
area code as set forth by the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget); 
‘‘(C) is a domestic manufacturing business 
that is assigned a North American Industry 
Classification System code beginning with 31, 
32, or 33 at the time at which the small business 
concern receives an investment from a micro- 
SBIC under this section; or 
‘‘(D) either— 
‘‘(i) had gross receipts during the first 
or second quarter in 2020 that are not less 
than 50 percent less than the gross receipts 
of the concern during the same quarter in 
2019; 
‘‘(ii) if the concern was not in business 
during the first or second quarter of 2019,
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‘‘(c) METHODS AND TIMING FOR TRANSMISSION OF 
BALLOTS AND BALLOTING MATERIALS TO VOTERS.— 
‘‘(1) METHOD
FOR
REQUESTING
BALLOT.—In 
addition to such other methods as the State may es-
tablish for an individual to request an absentee ballot, 
the State shall permit an individual to submit a re-
quest for an absentee ballot online. The State shall be 
considered to meet the requirements of this paragraph 
if the website of the appropriate State or local election 
official allows an absentee ballot request application 
to be completed and submitted online and if the 
website permits the individual— 
‘‘(A) to print the application so that the in-
dividual may complete the application and re-
turn it to the official; or 
‘‘(B) request that a paper copy of the appli-
cation be transmitted to the individual by mail 
or electronic mail so that the individual may 
complete the application and return it to the of-
ficial. 
‘‘(2) ENSURING
DELIVERY
PRIOR
TO
ELEC-
TION.—If an individual requests to vote by absentee 
ballot in an election for Federal office, the appro-
priate State or local election official shall ensure that 
the ballot and relating voting materials are received
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90 days after the end of the public health emergency referred 
to in subsection (b)(2). 
(e) CLARIFICATION.—Failure to appear for a remote 
oath ceremony shall not create a presumption that the indi-
vidual has abandoned his or her intent to be naturalized. 
(f) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the end of the public health emergency referred to in 
subsection (b)(2), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
submit a report to Congress that identifies, for each State 
and political subdivision of a State, the number of— 
(1) individuals who were scheduled for an in- 
person oath ceremony that was cancelled due to such 
public health emergency; 
(2) individuals who were provided written notice 
pursuant to subsection (c)(1) of the option of partici-
pating in a remote oath ceremony; 
(3) individuals who elected to participate in a 
remote oath ceremony in lieu of an in-person public 
ceremony; 
(4) individuals who completed the naturalization 
process by participating in a remote oath ceremony; 
and 
(5) remote oath ceremonies that were conducted 
within the period described in subsection (d).