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to satisfy fully all entitlements, as calculated under subsections 
(b) and (c) (but at the maximum grant level specified in such 
appropriation), the Secretary shall promptly transmit a notice of 
such insufficiency to each House of the Congress, and identify 
in such notice the additional amount that would be required to 
be appropriated to satisfy fully all entitlements (as so calculated 
at such maximum grant level). 
‘‘(h) USE OF EXCESS FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) 15 PERCENT OR LESS.—If, at the end of a fiscal year, 
the funds available for making payments under this subpart 
exceed the amount necessary to make the payments required 
under this subpart to eligible students by 15 percent or less, 
then all of the excess funds shall remain available for making 
payments under this subpart during the next succeeding fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(2) MORE THAN 15 PERCENT.—If, at the end of a fiscal 
year, the funds available for making payments under this sub-
part exceed the amount necessary to make the payments 
required under this subpart to eligible students by more than 
15 percent, then all of such funds shall remain available for 
making such payments but payments may be made under this 
paragraph only with respect to entitlements for that fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(i) TREATMENT OF INSTITUTIONS AND STUDENTS UNDER OTHER 
LAWS.—Any institution of higher education which enters into an 
agreement with the Secretary to disburse to students attending 
that institution the amounts those students are eligible to receive 
under this subpart shall not be deemed, by virtue of such agree-
ment, a contractor maintaining a system of records to accomplish 
a function of the Secretary. Recipients of Pell Grants shall not 
be considered to be individual grantees for purposes of chapter 
81 of title 41, United States Code. 
‘‘(j) INSTITUTIONAL INELIGIBILITY BASED ON DEFAULT RATES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No institution of higher education shall 
be an eligible institution for purposes of this subpart if such 
institution of higher education is ineligible to participate in 
a loan program under part B or D as a result of a final 
default rate determination made by the Secretary under part 
B or D after the final publication of cohort default rates for 
fiscal year 1996 or a succeeding fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) SANCTIONS
SUBJECT
TO
APPEAL
OPPORTUNITY.—No 
institution may be subject to the terms of this subsection unless 
the institution has had the opportunity to appeal the institu-
tion’s default rate determination under regulations issued by 
the Secretary for the loan program authorized under part B 
or D, as applicable. This subsection shall not apply to an 
institution that was not participating in the loan program 
authorized under part B or D on October 7, 1998, unless the 
institution subsequently participates in the loan programs.’’. 
SEC. 704. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
The Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘the expected family contribution’’ each place 
the term appears and inserting ‘‘the student aid index’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘expected family contributions’’ each place 
the term appears and inserting ‘‘student aid indexes’’;
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(3) by striking ‘‘an expected family contribution’’ each place 
the term appears and inserting ‘‘a student aid index’’; 
(4) by striking ‘‘average expected family contribution’’ each 
place the term appears and inserting ‘‘average student aid 
index’’; 
(5) in section 415E(c)(1)(B)(vii), by striking ‘‘automatic zero 
expected family contribution’’ and inserting ‘‘automatic zero 
student aid index’’; and 
(6) in section 428(a)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘expected family 
contribution’’ and inserting ‘‘student aid index’’. 
SEC. 705. REPEAL OF THE SUBSIDIZED USAGE LIMIT APPLIES (SULA) 
RESTRICTION. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 455(q) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(q)) is repealed. 
(b) EARLY EFFECTIVE DATE PERMITTED.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 701(b) of this Act and section 455(q) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(q)) as in effect on the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Education may implement the repeal 
authorized under subsection (a) before (but not later than) July 
1, 2023. The Secretary shall specify in a designation on what 
date and for which award years the implementation of such repeal 
will be effective prior to July 1, 2023. The Secretary shall publish 
any designation under this paragraph in the Federal Register at 
least 60 days before implementation. 
SEC. 706. FORGIVENESS OF HBCU CAPITAL FINANCING LOANS. 
(a) FORGIVENESS.—Not later than 90 days after the effective 
date of this section, the Secretary of Education shall repay each 
institution of higher education’s outstanding balance of principal, 
interest, fees, and costs on the disbursed loan amounts (as of 
such effective date) under each applicable closed loan agreement, 
including paying any reimbursement (including reimbursements 
of escrow and return of fees and deposits) relating to the applicable 
closed loan agreement that are usual and customary when the 
loan is paid off by the institution. 
(b) APPLICABLE CLOSED LOAN AGREEMENT.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘applicable closed loan agreement’’ means each of the 
following: 
(1) A closed loan agreement executed before the date of 
enactment of this Act and made under part D of title III 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1066 et seq.). 
(2) A closed loan agreement executed before the date of 
enactment of this Act and made for deferment balances author-
ized under— 
(A) section 3512 of the CARES Act (20 U.S.C. 1001 
note); 
(B) title III of division A of the Further Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94; 133 Stat. 
2586); 
(C) title III of division B of the Department of Defense 
and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education 
Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations 
Act, 2019 (Public Law 115–245; 132 Stat. 3097); or 
(D) title III of division H of the Consolidated Appropria-
tions Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–141; 132 Stat. 741). 
(c) AUTHORIZATION AND APPROPRIATION.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated, and there are appropriated, out of any amounts
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in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may 
be necessary to carry out subsection (a). 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Notwithstanding section 701(b), this sec-
tion shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. 
TITLE VIII—ACCESS TO DEATH INFOR-
MATION FURNISHED TO OR MAIN-
TAINED BY THE SOCIAL SECURITY 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 801. ACCESS TO DEATH INFORMATION FURNISHED TO OR MAIN-
TAINED BY THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 205(r) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 405(r)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Each State’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) Each 
State’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘from amounts available for administra-
tion of this Act the reasonable costs (established by the 
Commissioner of Social Security in consultations with the 
States) for transcribing and transmitting such information 
to the Commissioner of Social Security.’’ and inserting ‘‘for 
the following: 
‘‘(i) A fee, to be established pursuant to subpara-
graph (B), for the use of such information by— 
‘‘(I) the Commissioner; and 
‘‘(II) any other agency that receives such 
information from the Commissioner and is subject 
to the requirements of subparagraph (3)(A). 
‘‘(ii) The full documented cost to the State of 
transmitting such information to the Commissioner, 
including the costs of maintaining, enhancing, and 
operating any electronic system used solely for 
transmitting such information to the Commissioner. 
‘‘(B) The fee for the use of such information shall 
be established by the Commissioner of Social Security in 
consultations with the States, and shall include— 
‘‘(i) a share of the costs to the State associated 
with collecting and maintaining such information; 
ensuring the completeness, timeliness, and accuracy 
of such information; and maintaining, enhancing, and 
operating the electronic systems that allow for the 
transmission of such information; and 
‘‘(ii) a fee for the right to use such information. 
‘‘(C) The Commissioner of Social Security shall not 
use amounts provided for a fiscal year in an appropriation 
Act under the heading ‘Limitation on Administrative 
Expenses’ for the Social Security Administration for the 
amounts under paragraph (3)(A), except as the Commis-
sioner determines is necessary on a temporary basis and 
subject to reimbursement under such paragraph.’’;
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(2) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘for the reasonable 
cost of carrying out such arrangement, and’’ and inserting 
‘‘for— 
‘‘(i) the agency’s proportional share (as determined 
by the Commissioner in consultation with the head 
of the agency) of— 
‘‘(I) the payments to States required under 
paragraph (2)(A); 
‘‘(II) the costs to the Commissioner of devel-
oping the contracts described in paragraph (1); 
and 
‘‘(III) the costs to the Commissioner of carrying 
out the study required under section 802 of divi-
sion FF of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2021; and 
‘‘(ii) the full documented cost to the Commissioner 
of developing such arrangement and transmitting such 
information to the agency; and’’; 
(3) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘such records as may be corrected under 
this section’’ and inserting ‘‘all information regarding 
deceased individuals furnished to or maintained by the 
Commissioner under this subsection’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘by Federal and State agencies’’ and 
inserting ‘‘by a Federal or State agency, provided that 
the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of para-
graph (3) are met’’; 
(4) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (9) as para-
graphs (8) through (10), respectively, and inserting after para-
graph (6) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) In the event an individual is incorrectly identified 
as deceased in the records furnished by a State to the Commis-
sioner of Social Security under this subsection and the indi-
vidual provides the Commissioner with the necessary docu-
mentation to correct such identification, the Commissioner 
may— 
‘‘(A) notify the State of the error in the records so 
furnished; and 
‘‘(B) inform the individual of the source of the incorrect 
death data.’’; 
(5) in paragraph (9)(F), as so redesignated, by striking 
‘‘the Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘the Commissioner’’; 
(6) in paragraph (10), as so redesignated— 
(A) by adjusting the left margin so as to align with 
the left margin of paragraph (9); and 
(B) in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting ‘‘, provided 
that the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
paragraph (3) are met with respect to such agreement’’ 
before the semicolon; and 
(7) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(11) During the 3-year period that begins on the effective 
date of this paragraph, the Commissioner of Social Security 
shall, to the extent feasible, provide information furnished to 
the Commissioner under paragraph (1) to the agency operating 
the Do Not Pay working system described in section 3354(c) 
of title 31, United States Code, to prevent improper payments 
to deceased individuals through a cooperative arrangement with
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such agency, provided that the requirements of subparagraphs 
(A) and (B) of paragraph (3) are met with respect to such 
arrangement with such agency.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the amendments 
made by this section shall take effect on the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(2) DELAY.—The amendment made by paragraph (7) of 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 3 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 802. STUDY AND REPORT TO CONGRESS ON SOURCES AND ACCESS 
TO DEATH DATA. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall enter into 
an agreement with the National Academy of Public Administration 
to conduct an independent study of the current and potential sources 
for, and provision of access to, State-owned death data for limited 
use by Federal agencies and programs for purposes of program 
administration and payment integrity. Such study shall be per-
formed in consultation with State vital records agencies, the 
National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information 
Systems (NAPHSIS), the Commissioner of Social Security, the 
agency operating the Do Not Pay working system described in 
section 3354(c) of title 31, United States Code, and other Federal 
agencies using such death data, as appropriate, and shall include 
the following: 
(1) Analysis of the following: 
(A) The sources and owners of the death data. 
(B) The timeliness, accuracy, and completeness of 
State-owned death data, including the process for correcting 
inaccuracies . 
(C) Federal and State laws that may affect legal access 
to, and protections for, State-owned death data. 
(D) Federalism and the appropriate roles of the rel-
evant Federal and State entities, including States’ role 
in recording vital records and the core mission and respon-
sibility of any Federal agency involved. 
(E) The costs incurred for each step of the death data 
collection, management, protection (legal and otherwise), 
and transmission processes, and the challenges to adequate 
funding of State vital records programs. 
(F) Unmet needs (if any) for these data among Federal 
agencies or programs. 
(G) Options for providing Federal agencies with limited 
access to State-owned death data, including Federal agen-
cies contracting directly with States for access to such 
data or distribution of such data via the Commissioner 
of Social Security or another Federal agency or program, 
and corresponding options for appropriate reimbursement 
structures. 
(2) An assessment of the strengths and limitations of the 
options for distribution and reimbursement identified in para-
graph (1)(G). 
(b) REPORT.—Upon completion of the study required under 
subsection (a), the Commissioner of Social Security shall transmit 
the study to the Committees on Ways and Means and Oversight
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and Reform of the House of Representatives, and the Committees 
on Finance and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
the Senate. 
TITLE IX—TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND 
CONSUMER PROTECTION 
SEC. 901. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS TO PROTECT AGAINST PORT-
ABLE 
FUEL 
CONTAINER 
EXPLOSIONS 
NEAR 
OPEN 
FLAMES OR OTHER IGNITION SOURCES. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Portable 
Fuel Container Safety Act of 2020’’. 
(b) STANDARDS.— 
(1) RULE ON SAFETY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS REQUIRED.— 
Not later than 30 months after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (referred to 
in this Act as the ‘‘Commission’’) shall promulgate a final rule 
to require flame mitigation devices in portable fuel containers 
that impede the propagation of flame into the container, except 
as provided in paragraph (3). 
(2) RULEMAKING; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD.— 
A rule under paragraph (1)— 
(A) shall be promulgated in accordance with section 
553 of title 5, United States Code; and 
(B) shall be treated as a consumer product safety rule 
promulgated under section 9 of the Consumer Product 
Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058). 
(3) EXCEPTION.— 
(A) VOLUNTARY STANDARD.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply for a class of portable fuel containers in the scope 
of this Act if the Commission determines at any time 
that— 
(i) there is a voluntary standard for flame mitiga-
tion devices for those containers that impedes the 
propagation of flame into the container; 
(ii) the voluntary standard described in clause (i) 
is or will be in effect not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act; and 
(iii) the voluntary standard described in clause 
(i) is developed by ASTM International or such other 
standard development organization that the Commis-
sion determines to have met the intent of this Act. 
(B) DETERMINATION REQUIRED TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE 
FEDERAL
REGISTER.—Any determination made by the 
Commission under this subsection shall be published in 
the Federal Register. 
(4) TREATMENT OF VOLUNTARY STANDARD FOR PURPOSE OF 
ENFORCEMENT.—If the Commission determines that a voluntary 
standard meets the conditions described in paragraph (3)(A), 
the requirements of such voluntary standard shall be treated 
as a consumer product safety rule promulgated under section 
9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058) begin-
ning on the date which is the later of— 
(A) 180 days after publication of the Commission’s 
determination under paragraph (3); or
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(B) the effective date contained in the voluntary 
standard. 
(5) REVISION OF VOLUNTARY STANDARD.— 
(A) NOTICE TO COMMISSION.—If the requirements of 
a voluntary standard that meet the conditions of paragraph 
(3) are subsequently revised, the organization that revised 
the standard shall notify the Commission after the final 
approval of the revision. 
(B) EFFECTIVE DATE OF REVISION.—Not later than 180 
days after the Commission is notified of a revised voluntary 
standard described in subparagraph (A) (or such later date 
as the Commission determines appropriate), such revised 
voluntary standard shall become enforceable as a consumer 
product safety rule promulgated under section 9 of the 
Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058), in place 
of the prior version, unless within 90 days after receiving 
the notice the Commission determines that the revised 
voluntary standard does not meet the requirements 
described in paragraph (3). 
(6) FUTURE RULEMAKING.—The Commission, at any time 
after publication of the consumer product safety rule required 
by paragraph (1), a voluntary standard is treated as a consumer 
product safety rule under paragraph (4), or a revision is enforce-
able as a consumer product safety rule under paragraph (5) 
may initiate a rulemaking in accordance with section 553 of 
title 5, United States Code, to modify the requirements or 
to include any additional provision that the Commission deter-
mines is reasonably necessary to protect the public against 
flame jetting from a portable fuel container. Any rule promul-
gated under this subsection shall be treated as a consumer 
product safety rule promulgated under section 9 of the Con-
sumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058). 
(7) ACTION REQUIRED.— 
(A) EDUCATION CAMPAIGN.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall 
undertake a campaign to educate consumers about the 
dangers associated with using or storing portable fuel con-
tainers for flammable liquids near an open flame or any 
other source of ignition. 
(B) SUMMARY
OF
ACTIONS.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission 
shall submit to Congress a summary of actions taken by 
the Commission in such campaign. 
(8) PORTABLE FUEL CONTAINER DEFINED.—In this Act, the 
term ‘‘portable fuel container’’ means any container or vessel 
(including any spout, cap, and other closure mechanism or 
component of such container or vessel or any retrofit or 
aftermarket spout or component intended or reasonably antici-
pated to be for use with such container)— 
(A) intended for flammable liquid fuels with a flash 
point less than 140 degrees Fahrenheit, including gasoline, 
kerosene, diesel, ethanol, methanol, denatured alcohol, or 
biofuels; 
(B) that is a consumer product with a capacity of 
5 gallons or less; and
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(C) that the manufacturer knows or reasonably should 
know is used by consumers for transporting, storing, and 
dispensing flammable liquid fuels. 
(9) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—This Act may not be inter-
preted to conflict with the Children’s Gasoline Burn Prevention 
Act (Public Law 110–278; 122 Stat. 2602). 
(c) CHILDREN’S GASOLINE BURN PREVENTION ACT.— 
(1) AMENDMENT.—Section 2(c) of the Children’s Gasoline 
Burn Prevention Act (15 U.S.C. 2056 note; Public Law 110– 
278) is amended by inserting after ‘‘for use by consumers’’ 
the following: ‘‘and any receptacle for gasoline, kerosene, or 
diesel fuel, including any spout, cap, and other closure mecha-
nism and component of such receptacle or any retrofit or 
aftermarket spout or component intended or reasonably antici-
pated to be for use with such receptacle, produced or distributed 
for sale to or use by consumers for transport of, or refueling 
of internal combustion engines with, gasoline, kerosene, or 
diesel fuel’’. 
(2) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by paragraph 
(1) shall take effect 6 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 902. DON’T BREAK UP THE T-BAND. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Don’t 
Break Up the T-Band Act of 2020’’. 
(b) REPEAL
OF REQUIREMENT
TO REALLOCATE
AND AUCTION 
T-BAND SPECTRUM.— 
(1) REPEAL.—Section 6103 of the Middle Class Tax Relief 
and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1413) is repealed. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in section 
1(b) of such Act is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 6103. 
(c) CLARIFYING ACCEPTABLE 9–1–1 OBLIGATIONS OR EXPENDI-
TURES.—Section 6 of the Wireless Communications and Public 
Safety Act of 1999 (47 U.S.C. 615a–1) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘as specified in the 
provision of State or local law adopting the fee or charge’’ 
and inserting ‘‘consistent with the purposes and functions 
designated in the final rules issued under paragraph (3) 
as purposes and functions for which the obligation or 
expenditure of such a fee or charge is acceptable’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘any purpose other 
than the purpose for which any such fees or charges are 
specified’’ and inserting ‘‘any purpose or function other 
than the purposes and functions designated in the final 
rules issued under paragraph (3) as purposes and functions 
for which the obligation or expenditure of any such fees 
or charges is acceptable’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) ACCEPTABLE OBLIGATIONS OR EXPENDITURES.— 
‘‘(A) RULES REQUIRED.—In order to prevent diversion 
of 9–1–1 fees or charges, the Commission shall, not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
paragraph, issue final rules designating purposes and func-
tions for which the obligation or expenditure of 9–1–1 fees
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or charges, by any State or taxing jurisdiction authorized 
to impose such a fee or charge, is acceptable. 
‘‘(B) PURPOSES
AND
FUNCTIONS.—The purposes and 
functions designated under subparagraph (A) shall be lim-
ited to the support and implementation of 9–1–1 services 
provided by or in the State or taxing jurisdiction imposing 
the fee or charge and operational expenses of public safety 
answering points within such State or taxing jurisdiction. 
In designating such purposes and functions, the Commis-
sion shall consider the purposes and functions that States 
and taxing jurisdictions specify as the intended purposes 
and functions for the 9–1–1 fees or charges of such States 
and taxing jurisdictions, and determine whether such pur-
poses and functions directly support providing 9–1–1 serv-
ices. 
‘‘(C) CONSULTATION REQUIRED.—The Commission shall 
consult with public safety organizations and States and 
taxing jurisdictions as part of any proceeding under this 
paragraph. 
‘‘(D) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) 9–1–1 FEE OR CHARGE.—The term ‘9–1–1 fee 
or charge’ means a fee or charge applicable to commer-
cial mobile services or IP-enabled voice services specifi-
cally designated by a State or taxing jurisdiction for 
the support or implementation of 9–1–1 services. 
‘‘(ii) 9–1–1 SERVICES.—The term ‘9–1–1 services’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 158(e) 
of the National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 942(e)). 
‘‘(iii) STATE OR TAXING JURISDICTION.—The term 
‘State or taxing jurisdiction’ means a State, political 
subdivision thereof, Indian Tribe, or village or regional 
corporation serving a region established pursuant to 
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
1601 et seq.). 
‘‘(4) PARTICIPATION.—If a State or taxing jurisdiction (as 
defined in paragraph (3)(D)) receives a grant under section 
158 of the National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 942) after the date 
of the enactment of this paragraph, such State or taxing juris-
diction shall, as a condition of receiving such grant, provide 
the information requested by the Commission to prepare the 
report required by paragraph (2). 
‘‘(5) PETITION REGARDING ADDITIONAL PURPOSES AND FUNC-
TIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State or taxing jurisdiction (as 
defined in paragraph (3)(D)) may submit to the Commission 
a petition for a determination that an obligation or expendi-
ture of a 9–1–1 fee or charge (as defined in such paragraph) 
by such State or taxing jurisdiction for a purpose or func-
tion other than a purpose or function designated under 
paragraph (3)(A) should be treated as such a purpose or 
function. If the Commission finds that the State or taxing 
jurisdiction has provided sufficient documentation to make 
the demonstration described in subparagraph (B), the 
Commission shall grant such petition.