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(II) as of March 13, 2020, owns 
or operates (together with any affili-
ated business) more than 20 locations, 
regardless of whether those locations 
do business under the same or mul-
tiple names; or 
(III) has a pending application 
for or has received a grant under sec-
tion 324 of the Economic Aid to 
Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Non-
profits, and Venues Act (title III of 
division N of Public Law 116–260); 
or 
(ii) a publicly-traded company. 
(5) EXCHANGE; ISSUER; SECURITY.—The terms 
‘‘exchange’’, ‘‘issuer’’, and ‘‘security’’ have the 
meanings given those terms in section 3(a) of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)). 
(6) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Res-
taurant Revitalization Fund established under sub-
section (b). 
(7) PANDEMIC-RELATED REVENUE LOSS.—The 
term ‘‘pandemic-related revenue loss’’ means, with 
respect to an eligible entity— 
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(A) except as provided in subparagraphs 
(B), (C), and (D), the gross receipts, as estab-
lished using such verification documentation as 
the Administrator may require, of the eligible 
entity during 2020 subtracted from the gross 
receipts of the eligible entity in 2019, if such 
sum is greater than zero; 
(B) if the eligible entity was not in oper-
ation for the entirety of 2019— 
(i) the difference between— 
(I) the product obtained by mul-
tiplying the average monthly gross re-
ceipts of the eligible entity in 2019 by 
12; and 
(II) the product obtained by mul-
tiplying the average monthly gross re-
ceipts of the eligible entity in 2020 by 
12; or 
(ii) an amount based on a formula de-
termined by the Administrator; 
(C) if the eligible entity opened during the 
period beginning on January 1, 2020, and end-
ing on the day before the date of enactment of 
this section— 
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(i) the expenses described in sub-
section (c)(5)(A) that were incurred by the 
eligible entity minus any gross receipts re-
ceived; or 
(ii) an amount based on a formula de-
termined by the Administrator; or 
(D) if the eligible entity has not yet opened 
as of the date of application for a grant under 
subsection (c), but has incurred expenses de-
scribed in subsection (c)(5)(A) as of the date of 
enactment of this section— 
(i) the amount of those expenses; or 
(ii) an amount based on a formula de-
termined by the Administrator. 
For purposes of this paragraph, the pandemic-re-
lated revenue losses for an eligible entity shall be re-
duced by any amounts received from a covered loan 
made under paragraph (36) or (37) of section 7(a) 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) in 
2020 or 2021. 
(8) PAYROLL COSTS.—The term ‘‘payroll costs’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 
7(a)(36)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(a)(36)(A)), except that such term shall not in-
clude— 
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(A) qualified wages (as defined in sub-
section (c)(3) of section 2301 of the CARES 
Act) taken into account in determining the 
credit allowed under such section 2301; or 
(B) premiums taken into account in deter-
mining the credit allowed under section 6432 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(9) PUBLICLY-TRADED
COMPANY.—The term 
‘‘publicly-traded company’’ means an entity that is 
majority owned or controlled by an entity that is an 
issuer, the securities of which are listed on a na-
tional securities exchange under section 6 of the Se-
curities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78f). 
(10) TRIBALLY-OWNED
CONCERN.—The term 
‘‘Tribally-owned concern’’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 124.3 of title 13, Code of Federal 
Regulations, or any successor regulation. 
(b) RESTAURANT REVITALIZATION FUND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 
Treasury of the United States a fund to be known 
as the Restaurant Revitalization Fund. 
(2) APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts 
otherwise available, there is appropriated to the 
Restaurant Revitalization Fund for fiscal year 
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2021, out of any money in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, $25,000,000,000, to re-
main available until expended. 
(B) DISTRIBUTION.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Of the amounts 
made available under subparagraph (A)— 
(I) $5,000,000,000 shall be avail-
able to eligible entities with gross re-
ceipts during 2019 of not more than 
$500,000; and 
(II) $20,000,000,000 shall be 
available to the Administrator to 
award grants under subsection (c) in 
an equitable manner to eligible enti-
ties of different sizes based on annual 
gross receipts. 
(ii) ADJUSTMENTS.—The Adminis-
trator may make adjustments as necessary 
to the distribution of funds under clause 
(i)(II) based on demand and the relative 
local costs in the markets in which eligible 
entities operate. 
(C) GRANTS
AFTER
INITIAL
PERIOD.— 
Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), on and 
after the date that is 60 days after the date of 
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enactment of this section, or another period of 
time determined by the Administrator, the Ad-
ministrator may make grants using amounts 
appropriated under subparagraph (A) to any el-
igible entity regardless of the annual gross re-
ceipts of the eligible entity. 
(3) USE OF FUNDS.—The Administrator shall 
use amounts in the Fund to make grants described 
in subsection (c). 
(c) RESTAURANT REVITALIZATION GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b) and paragraph (3), the Administrator 
shall award grants to eligible entities in the order in 
which applications are received by the Adminis-
trator. 
(2) APPLICATION.— 
(A) CERTIFICATION.—An eligible entity 
applying for a grant under this subsection shall 
make a good faith certification that— 
(i) the uncertainty of current eco-
nomic conditions makes necessary the 
grant request to support the ongoing oper-
ations of the eligible entity; and 
(ii) the eligible entity has not applied 
for or received a grant under section 324 
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of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small 
Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act 
(title III of division N of Public Law 116– 
260). 
(B) PREVENTION OF WASTE, FRAUD, AND 
ABUSE.—The Administrator may impose re-
quirements on applicants for the purpose of re-
ducing waste, fraud, and abuse. 
(C) BUSINESS IDENTIFIERS.—In accepting 
applications for grants under this subsection, 
the Administrator shall prioritize the ability of 
each applicant to use their existing business 
identifiers over requiring other forms of reg-
istration or identification that may not be com-
mon to their industry and imposing additional 
burdens on applicants. 
(3) PRIORITY IN AWARDING GRANTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—During the initial 21- 
day period in which the Administrator awards 
grants under this subsection, the Administrator 
shall prioritize awarding grants to eligible enti-
ties that are small business concerns owned 
controlled by women (as defined in section 3(n) 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(n))), 
small business concerns owned and controlled 
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by veterans (as defined in section 3(q) of such 
Act (15 U.S.C. 632(q))), or socially and eco-
nomically disadvantaged small business con-
cerns (as defined in section 8(a)(4)(A) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(4)(A))). 
The Administrator may take such steps as nec-
essary to ensure that eligible entities described 
in this subparagraph have access to grant fund-
ing under this section after the end of such 21- 
day period. 
(B) CERTIFICATION.—For purposes of es-
tablishing priority under subparagraph (A), an 
applicant shall submit a self-certification of eli-
gibility for priority with the grant application. 
(4) GRANT AMOUNT.— 
(A) AGGREGATE MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The 
aggregate amount of grants made to an eligible 
entity and any affiliated businesses of the eligi-
ble entity under this subsection— 
(i) shall not exceed $10,000,000; and 
(ii) shall be limited to $5,000,000 per 
physical location of the eligible entity. 
(B) 
DETERMINATION
OF
GRANT 
AMOUNT.— 
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(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
in this paragraph, the amount of a grant 
made to an eligible entity under this sub-
section shall be equal to the pandemic-re-
lated revenue loss of the eligible entity. 
(ii) RETURN
TO
TREASURY.—Any 
amount of a grant made under this sub-
section to an eligible entity based on esti-
mated receipts that is greater than the ac-
tual gross receipts of the eligible entity in 
2020 shall be returned to the Treasury. 
(5) USE OF FUNDS.—During the covered pe-
riod, an eligible entity that receives a grant under 
this subsection may use the grant funds for the fol-
lowing expenses incurred as a direct result of, or 
during, the COVID–19 pandemic: 
(A) Payroll costs. 
(B) Payments of principal or interest on 
any mortgage obligation (which shall not in-
clude any prepayment of principal on a mort-
gage obligation). 
(C) Rent payments, including rent under a 
lease agreement (which shall not include any 
prepayment of rent). 
(D) Utilities. 
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(E) Maintenance expenses, including— 
(i) construction to accommodate out-
door seating; and 
(ii) walls, floors, deck surfaces, fur-
niture, fixtures, and equipment. 
(F) Supplies, including protective equip-
ment and cleaning materials. 
(G) Food and beverage expenses that are 
within the scope of the normal business practice 
of the eligible entity before the covered period. 
(H) Covered supplier costs, as defined in 
section 7A(a) of the Small Business Act (as re-
designated, transferred, and amended by sec-
tion 304(b) of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit 
Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act 
(Public Law 116–260)). 
(I) Operational expenses. 
(J) Paid sick leave. 
(K) Any other expenses that the Adminis-
trator determines to be essential to maintaining 
the eligible entity. 
(6) RETURNING FUNDS.—If an eligible entity 
that receives a grant under this subsection fails to 
use all grant funds or permanently ceases operations 
on or before the last day of the covered period, the 
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eligible entity shall return to the Treasury any funds 
that the eligible entity did not use for the allowable 
expenses under paragraph (5). 
(7) LIMITATION
WITH
RESPECT
TO
PRIVATE 
FUNDS.— 
(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
(i) AFFILIATE.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘af-
filiate’’ means, with respect to a per-
son, any other person directly or indi-
rectly controlling, controlled by, or 
under direct or indirect common con-
trol with the person. 
(II) CONTROL.—For purposes of 
subclause (I), the term ‘‘control’’ 
means the ability to make or block 
management decisions of an entity. 
(ii) EXECUTIVE.—The term ‘‘execu-
tive’’ means— 
(I) any individual who serves an 
executive or director of a person, in-
cluding the principal executive officer, 
principal financial officer, comptroller 
or principal accounting officer; and 
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(II) an executive officer, as de-
fined in section 230.405 of title 17, 
Code of Federal Regulations, or any 
successor regulation. 
(iii) PRIVATE FUND.—The term ‘‘pri-
vate fund’’ means an issuer that would be 
an investment company, as defined in the 
Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 
U.S.C. 80a–1 et seq.), but for paragraph 
(1) or (7) of section 3(c) of that Act (15 
U.S.C. 80a–3(c)). 
(B) ANTI-EVASION.—No company in which 
a private fund holds an ownership interest that 
has, directly or indirectly, received amounts 
under this subsection may pay any distribu-
tions, dividends, consulting fees, advisory fees, 
interest payments, or any other fees, expenses, 
or charges in excess of 10 percent of the net 
operating profits of the company operating 
profits for the calendar year ending December 
31, 2021 (and for each successive year until the 
covered period has ended), to— 
(i) a person registered as an invest-
ment adviser under the Investment Advis-
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ers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b–1 et seq.) 
who advises a private fund; 
(ii) any affiliate of such adviser; 
(iii) any executive of such adviser or 
affiliate; or 
(iv) any employee, consultant, or other 
person with a contractual relationship to 
provide services for or on behalf of such 
adviser or affiliate. 
SEC. 6004. COMMUNITY NAVIGATOR PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(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. 
(3) COMMUNITY
NAVIGATOR
SERVICES.—The 
term ‘‘community navigator services’’ means the out-
reach, education, and technical assistance provided 
by community navigators that target eligible busi-
nesses to increase awareness of, and participation in, 
programs of the Small Business Administration. 
(4) COMMUNITY NAVIGATOR.—The term ‘‘com-
munity navigator’’ means a community organization, 
community financial institution as defined in section 
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7(a)(36)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(a)(36)(A)), or other private nonprofit organiza-
tion engaged in the delivery of community navigator 
services. 
(5) ELIGIBLE
BUSINESS.—The term ‘‘eligible 
business’’ means any small business concern, with 
priority for small business concerns owned and con-
trolled by women (as defined in section 3(n) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(n))), small busi-
ness concerns owned and controlled by veterans (as 
defined in section 3(q) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
632(q))), and socially and economically disadvan-
taged small business concerns (as defined in section 
8(a)(4)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
637(a)(4)(A))). 
(6) PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘‘private nonprofit organization’’ means an en-
tity that is described in section 501(c) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax 
under section 501(a) of such Code. 
(7) RESOURCE PARTNER.—The term ‘‘resource 
partner’’ means— 
(A) a small business development center 
(as defined in section 3 of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 632)); 
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(B) a women’s business center (as de-
scribed in section 29 of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 656)); and 
(C) a chapter of the Service Corps of Re-
tired 
Executives 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
8(b)(1)(B) 
of 
the 
Act 
(15 
U.S.C. 
637(b)(1)(B))). 
(8) SMALL
BUSINESS
CONCERN.—The term 
‘‘small business concern’’ has the meaning given 
under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 632). 
(9) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means a State 
of the United States, the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, 
American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the North-
ern Mariana Islands, and Guam, or an agency, in-
strumentality, or fiscal agent thereof. 
(10) UNIT
OF
GENERAL
LOCAL
GOVERN-
MENT.—The term ‘‘unit of general local govern-
ment’’ means a county, city, town, village, or other 
general purpose political subdivision of a State. 
(b) COMMUNITY NAVIGATOR PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator of the 
Small Business Administration shall establish a 
Community Navigator pilot program to make grants 
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to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements 
with, private nonprofit organizations, resource part-
ners, States, Tribes, and units of local government 
to ensure the delivery of free community navigator 
services to current or prospective owners of eligible 
businesses in order to improve access to assistance 
programs and resources made available because of 
the COVID–19 pandemic by Federal, State, Tribal, 
and local entities. 
(2) APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts 
otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Ad-
ministrator for fiscal year 2021, out of any money 
in 
the 
Treasury 
not 
otherwise 
appropriated, 
$100,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
for carrying out this subsection. 
(c) OUTREACH AND EDUCATION.— 
(1) PROMOTION.—The Administrator shall de-
velop and implement a program to promote commu-
nity navigator services to current or prospective 
owners of eligible businesses. 
(2) CALL
CENTER.—The Administrator shall 
establish a telephone hotline to offer information 
about Federal programs to assist eligible businesses 
and offer referral services to resource partners, com-
munity navigators, potential lenders, and other per-
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sons that the Administrator determines appropriate 
for current or prospective owners of eligible busi-
nesses. 
(3) OUTREACH.—The Administrator shall— 
(A) conduct outreach and education, in the 
10 most commonly spoken languages in the 
United States, to current or prospective owners 
of eligible businesses on community navigator 
services and other Federal programs to assist 
eligible businesses; 
(B) improve the website of the Administra-
tion to describe such community navigator serv-
ices and other Federal programs; and 
(C) implement an education campaign by 
advertising in media targeted to current or pro-
spective owners of eligible businesses. 
(4) APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts 
otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Ad-
ministrator for fiscal year 2021, out of any money 
in 
the 
Treasury 
not 
otherwise 
appropriated, 
$75,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 
carrying out this subsection. 
(d) SUNSET.—The authority of the Administrator to 
make grants under this section shall terminate on Decem-
ber 31, 2025. 
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SEC. 6005. SHUTTERED VENUE OPERATORS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,250,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, to carry out section 
324 of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, 
Nonprofits, and Venues Act (title III of division N of Pub-
lic Law 116–260), of which $500,000 shall be used to pro-
vide technical assistance to help applicants access the Sys-
tem for Award Management (or any successor thereto) or 
to assist applicants with an alternative grant application 
system, which the Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration may develop for use for grant programs 
of the Small Business Administration. 
SEC. 6006. DIRECT APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Administrator for 
fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, to remain available until ex-
pended— 
(1) $840,000,000 for administrative expenses, 
including to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the 
COVID–19 pandemic, domestically or internation-
ally, including administrative expenses related to 
paragraphs (36) and (37) of section 7(a) of the 
Small Business Act, section 324 of the Economic 
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Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and 
Venues Act (title III of division N of Public Law 
116–260), section 6002 of this title, and section 
6003 of this title; and 
(2) $460,000,000 to carry out the disaster loan 
program authorized by section 7(b) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)), of which 
$70,000,000 shall be for the cost of direct loans au-
thorized by such section and $390,000,000 shall be 
for administrative expenses to carry out such pro-
gram. 
(b) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—In addition to amounts 
otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Inspector 
General of the Small Business Administration for fiscal 
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $25,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978. 
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TITLE 
VII—COMMITTEE 
ON 
TRANSPORTATION 
AND 
IN-
FRASTRUCTURE 
Subtitle A—Transportation and 
Infrastructure 
SEC. 7001. FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
APPROPRIATION. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $50,000,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2025, for major dis-
asters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5121 et sec.). 
SEC. 7002. FUNERAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For the emergency declaration 
issued by the President on March 13, 2020, pursuant to 
section 501(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5191(b)), and 
for any subsequent major disaster declaration under sec-
tion 401 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) that supersedes 
such emergency declaration, the President shall provide fi-
nancial assistance to an individual or household to meet 
disaster-related funeral expenses under section 408(e)(1) 
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of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(e)(1)), for which the Fed-
eral cost share shall be 100 percent. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated under sec-
tion 7001 may be used to carry out subsection (a) of this 
section. 
SEC. 7003. ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE. 
(a) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION AP-
PROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts otherwise avail-
able, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$3,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2022, to the Department of Commerce for economic ad-
justment assistance as authorized by sections 209 and 703 
of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3149 and 3233) to prevent, prepare for, 
and respond to coronavirus and for necessary expenses for 
responding to economic injury as a result of coronavirus. 
(b) Of the funds provided by this section, up to 2 
percent shall be used for Federal costs to administer such 
assistance utilizing temporary Federal personnel as may 
be necessary consistent with the requirements applicable 
to such administrative funding in fiscal year 2020 to pre-
vent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus and which 
shall remain available until September 30, 2027. 
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(c) Of the funds provided by this section, 15 percent 
shall be for assistance to communities that have suffered 
economic injury as a result of job losses in the travel, tour-
ism, or outdoor recreation sectors. 
(d) The total amount provided by this section shall 
be allocated to eligible recipients in the States and Terri-
tories according to the total level of economic injury of 
such States and Territories as a result of coronavirus be-
ginning on March 1, 2020, as measured by the change 
in economic activity, demonstrated by current Federal eco-
nomic data sources such as unemployment claims and 
gross domestic product, before and after such date. 
SEC. 7004. GREAT LAKES ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOP-
MENT 
CORPORATION 
OPERATIONS 
AND 
MAINTENANCE. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of amounts not oth-
erwise appropriated from the Harbor Maintenance Trust 
Fund pursuant to section 210 of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238), $1,500,000, to 
remain available until expended, to prevent, prepare for, 
and respond to coronavirus by conducting the operations, 
maintenance, and capital infrastructure activities of the 
Seaway International Bridge. 
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SEC. 7005. GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PAS-
SENGER CORPORATION. 
(a) NORTHEAST CORRIDOR APPROPRIATION.—In ad-
dition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $820,388,160, to re-
main available until September 30, 2024, for grants as 
authorized under section 11101(a) of the FAST Act (Pub-
lic Law 114–94) to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus. 
(b) NATIONAL NETWORK APPROPRIATION.—In addi-
tion to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated 
for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, $679,611,840, to remain 
available until September 30, 2024, for grants as author-
ized under section 11101(b) of the FAST Act (Public Law 
114–94) to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus. 
(c) LONG-DISTANCE SERVICE RESTORATION
AND 
EMPLOYEE RECALLS.—Not less than $165,926,000 of the 
aggregate amounts made available under subsections (a) 
and (b) shall be for use by the National Railroad Pas-
senger Corporation to— 
(1) restore, not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the frequency of rail 
service on long-distance routes (as defined in section 
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24102 of title 49, United States Code) that the Na-
tional Railroad Passenger Corporation reduced the 
frequency of on or after July 1, 2020, and continue 
to operate such service at such frequency; and 
(2) recall and manage employees furloughed on 
or after October 1, 2020, as a result of efforts to 
prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus. 
(d) USE
OF FUNDS
IN LIEU
OF CAPITAL PAY-
MENTS.—Not less than $109,805,000 of the aggregate 
amounts made available under subsections (a) and (b)— 
(1) shall be for use by the National Railroad 
Passenger Corporation in lieu of capital payments 
from States and commuter rail passenger transpor-
tation providers that are subject to the cost alloca-
tion policy under section 24905(c) of title 49, United 
States Code; and 
(2) notwithstanding sections 24319(g) and 
24905(c)(1)(A)(i) of title 49, United States Code, 
such amounts do not constitute cross-subsidization 
of commuter rail passenger transportation. 
(e) USE
OF FUNDS
FOR STATE PAYMENTS
FOR 
STATE-SUPPORTED ROUTES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made avail-
able under subsection (b), $174,850,000 shall be for 
use by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation 
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to offset amounts required to be paid by States for 
covered State-supported routes. 
(2) FUNDING SHARE.—The share of funding 
provided under paragraph (1) with respect to a cov-
ered State-supported route shall be distributed as 
follows: 
(A) Each covered State-supported route 
shall receive 7 percent of the costs allocated to 
the route in fiscal year 2019 under the cost al-
location methodology adopted pursuant to sec-
tion 209 of the Passenger Rail Investment and 
Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110– 
432). 
(B) Any remaining amounts after the dis-
tribution described in subparagraph (A) shall be 
apportioned to each covered State-supported 
route in proportion to the passenger revenue of 
such route and other revenue allocated to such 
route in fiscal year 2019 divided by the total 
passenger revenue and other revenue allocated 
to all covered State-supported routes in fiscal 
year 2019. 
(3) COVERED
STATE-SUPPORTED
ROUTE
DE-
FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘covered 
State-supported route’’ means a State-supported 
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route, as such term is defined in section 24102 of 
title 49, United States Code, but does not include a 
State-supported route for which service was termi-
nated on or before February 1, 2020. 
(f) USE OF FUNDS FOR DEBT REPAYMENT OR PRE-
PAYMENT.—Not more than $100,885,000 of the aggre-
gate amounts made available under subsections (a) and 
(b) shall be— 
(1) for the repayment or prepayment of debt in-
curred by the National Railroad Passenger Corpora-
tion under financing arrangements entered into prior 
to the date of enactment of this Act; and 
(2) to pay required reserves, costs, and fees re-
lated to such debt, including for loans from the De-
partment of Transportation and loans that would 
otherwise have been paid from National Railroad 
Passenger Corporation revenues. 
(g) PROJECT MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT.—Not more 
than $2,000,000 of the aggregate amounts made available 
under subsections (a) and (b) shall be for activities author-
ized under section 11101(c) of the FAST Act (Public Law 
114–94). 
SEC. 7006. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION GRANTS. 
(a) FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION APPRO-
PRIATION.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts oth-
erwise made available, there are appropriated for fis-
cal year 2021, out of any funds in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, $30,000,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2024, that shall— 
(A) be for grants under chapter 53 of title 
49, United States Code, to eligible recipients to 
prevent, 
prepare 
for, 
and 
respond 
to 
coronavirus; and 
(B) not be subject to any prior restriction 
on the total amount of funds available for im-
plementation or execution of programs author-
ized under sections 5307, 5310, or 5311 of 
such title. 
(2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR OPERATING 
EXPENSES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sub-
section (a)(1) or (b) of section 5307 of title 49, 
United States Code, section 5310(b)(2)(A), or 
any other provision of chapter 53 of such title, 
funds provided under this section, other than 
subsection (b)(4), shall be available for the op-
erating expenses of transit agencies to prevent, 
prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus 
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public health emergency, including, beginning 
on January 20, 2020— 
(i) reimbursement for payroll of public 
transportation (including payroll and ex-
penses of private providers of public trans-
portation); 
(ii) operating costs to maintain service 
due to lost revenue due as a result of the 
coronavirus public health emergency, in-
cluding the purchase of personal protective 
equipment; and 
(iii) paying the administrative leave of 
operations or contractor personnel due to 
reductions in service. 
(B) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds described in 
subparagraph (A) shall be— 
(i) available for immediate obligation, 
notwithstanding the requirement for such 
expenses to be included in a transportation 
improvement program, long-range trans-
portation plan, statewide transportation 
plan, or statewide transportation improve-
ment program under sections 5303 and 
5304 of title 49, United States Code; 
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(ii) directed to payroll and operations 
of public transportation (including payroll 
and expenses of private providers of public 
transportation), unless the recipient cer-
tifies to the Secretary that the recipient 
has not furloughed any employees; 
(iii) subject to the requirements of 
section 5333 of such title, notwithstanding 
any waiver authority under section 5324 of 
such title; and 
(iv) used to provide a Federal share of 
the costs for any grant made under this 
section of 100 percent, notwithstanding 
any provision of chapter 53 of such title. 
(b) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
(1) URBANIZED AREA FORMULA GRANTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made 
available under subsection (a), $26,086,580,227 
shall be for grants to recipients and subrecipi-
ents under section 5307 of title 49, United 
States Code, and shall be administered as if 
such funds were provided under section 5307 of 
such title. 
(B) ALLOCATION.—Amounts made avail-
able under subparagraph (A) shall be appor-
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pare for, and respond to coronavirus 
are equal to or greater than 130 per-
cent of the urbanized area’s 2018 op-
erating costs but do not exceed 132 
percent of such costs, such urbanized 
area shall receive an apportionment 
equal to 10 percent of the urbanized 
area’s 2018 operating costs, in addi-
tion to amounts apportioned to the 
urbanized area under clause (i). 
(2) FORMULA
GRANTS
FOR
THE
ENHANCED 
MOBILITY OF SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DIS-
ABILITIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made 
available under subsection (a), $50,000,000 
shall be for grants to recipients or subrecipients 
eligible under section 5310 of title 49, United 
States Code, and shall be apportioned in ac-
cordance with such section. 
(B) ALLOCATION RATIO.—Amounts made 
available under subparagraph (A) shall be allo-
cated in the same ratio as funds were provided 
under section 5310 of title 49, United States 
Code, for fiscal year 2020. 
(3) FORMULA GRANTS FOR RURAL AREAS.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made 
available under subsection (a), $280,858,479 
shall be for grants to recipients or subrecipients 
eligible under section 5311 of title 49, United 
States Code, other than subsections (b)(3) and 
(c)(1)(B) of such section and shall be adminis-
tered as if the funds were provided under sec-
tion 5311 of such title. 
(B) ALLOCATION RATIO.—Amounts made 
available under subparagraph (A) shall be allo-
cated to States, as defined in section 5302 of 
title 49, United States Code, based on data con-
tained in the National Transit Database, such 
that— 
(i) any State that received an amount 
for similar activities to prevent, prepare 
for, and respond to coronavirus that is 
equal to or greater than 150 percent of the 
combined 2018 rural operating costs of the 
recipients and subrecipients in such State 
shall receive an amount equal to 5 percent 
of such State’s 2018 rural operating costs; 
(ii) any State that does not receive an 
allocation under clause (i) that received an 
amount for similar activities to prevent, 
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prepare for, and respond to coronavirus 
that is equal to or greater than 140 per-
cent of the combined 2018 rural operating 
costs of the recipients and subrecipients in 
that State shall receive an amount equal to 
10 percent of such State’s 2018 rural op-
erating costs; and 
(iii) any State that does not receive an 
allocation under clauses (i) or (ii) shall re-
ceive an amount equal to 20 percent of 
such State’s 2018 rural operating costs. 
(4) CAPITAL INVESTMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made 
available under subsection (a)— 
(i) $1,000,000,000 shall be for grants 
administered under subsections (d) and (e) 
of section 5309 of title 49, United States 
Code, and section 3005(b) of the FAST 
Act (Public Law 114–94); and 
(ii) $250,000,000 shall be for grants 
administered under subsection (h) of sec-
tion 5309 of title 49, United States Code. 
(B) FUNDING DISTRIBUTION.— 
(i) Amounts made available in sub-
paragraph (A)(i) shall be proportionally 
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provided to each recipient to all projects 
with existing full funding grant agreements 
and all projects under section 3005(b) of 
Public Law 114–94 that received alloca-
tions for fiscal year 2019 or 2020, except 
that recipients with projects open for rev-
enue service are not eligible to receive a 
grant under this paragraph. 
(ii) For amounts made available in 
subparagraph (A)(ii), eligible recipients 
shall be any recipient of an allocation 
under subsection (h) of section 5309 of 
title 49, United States Code, or an appli-
cant in the project development phase de-
scribed in paragraph (2) of such sub-
section. 
(iii) 
Amounts 
distributed 
under 
clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A) 
shall be provided notwithstanding the limi-
tation of any calculation of the maximum 
amount of Federal financial assistance for 
the project under subsection (k)(2)(C)(ii) 
or (h)(7) of section 5309 of title 49, 
United States Code, or section 3005(b)(9) 
of the FAST Act (Public Law 114–94). 
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(5) SECTION 5311(F) SERVICES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made 
available under subsection (a) and in addition 
to the amounts made available under paragraph 
(3), $100,000,000 shall be available for grants 
to recipients for bus operators that partner with 
recipients or subrecipients of funds under sec-
tion 5311(f) of title 49, United States Code. 
(B) ALLOCATION RATIO.—Notwithstanding 
paragraph (3), the Secretary shall allocate 
amounts under subparagraph (A) in the same 
ratio as funds were provided under section 
5311 of title 49, United States Code, for fiscal 
year 2020. 
(C) EXCEPTION.—If a State or territory 
does not have bus providers eligible under sec-
tion 5311(f) of title 49, United States Code, 
funds under this paragraph may be used by 
such State or territory for any expense eligible 
under section 5311 of title 49, United States 
Code. 
(6) PLANNING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made 
available under subsection (a), $25,000,000 
shall be for grants to recipients eligible under 
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section 5307 of title 49, United States Code, 
for the planning of public transportation associ-
ated with the restoration of services as the 
coronavirus public health emergency concludes 
and shall be available in accordance with such 
section. 
(B) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR ROUTE 
PLANNING.—Amounts made available under 
subparagraph (A) shall be available for route 
planning designed to— 
(i) increase ridership and reduce trav-
el times, while maintaining or expanding 
the total level of vehicle revenue miles of 
service provided in the planning period; or 
(ii) make service adjustments to in-
crease the quality or frequency of service 
provided to low-income riders and dis-
advantaged neighborhoods or communities. 
(C) LIMITATION.—Amounts made available 
under subparagraph (A) shall not be used for 
route planning related to transitioning public 
transportation service provided as of the date of 
receipt of funds to a transportation network 
company or other third-party contract provider, 
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unless the existing provider of public transpor-
tation service is a third-party contract provider. 
(7) RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS REQUIR-
ING ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made 
available under subsection (a), $2,207,561,294 
shall be for grants to eligible recipients or sub-
recipients of funds under chapter 53 of title 49, 
United States Code, that, as a result of 
COVID–19, require additional assistance to 
maintain operations. 
(B) ADMINISTRATION.—Funds made avail-
able under subparagraph (A) shall, after alloca-
tion, be administered as if provided under sub-
sections (b)(1) or (b)(3), as applicable. 
(C) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
not allocate funds to an eligible recipient 
or subrecipient of funds under chapter 53 
of title 49, United States Code, unless the 
recipient provides to the Secretary— 
(I) estimates of financial need; 
(II) data on reductions in farebox 
or other sources of local revenue for 
sustained operations; and 
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(III) a spending plan for such 
funds. 
(ii) EVALUATION.— 
(I) IN
GENERAL.—Applications 
for assistance under this paragraph 
shall be evaluated by the Secretary 
based on the level of financial need 
demonstrated by an eligible recipient 
or subrecipient, including projections 
of future financial need to maintain 
service as a percentage of the 2018 
operating costs that has not been re-
placed by the funds made available to 
the eligible recipient or subrecipient 
under paragraphs (1) through (5) of 
this subsection when combined with 
the amounts allocated to such eligible 
recipient or subrecipient from funds 
previously made available for the op-
erating expenses of transit agencies 
related 
to 
the 
response 
to 
the 
COVID–19 public health emergency. 
(II) 
RESTRICTION.—Amounts 
made available under this paragraph 
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shall only be available for operating 
expenses. 
(iv) STATE
APPLICANTS.—A State 
may apply for assistance under this para-
graph on behalf of an eligible recipient or 
subrecipient, or a group of eligible recipi-
ents or subrecipients. 
(D) UNOBLIGATED
FUNDS.—If amounts 
made available under this paragraph remain 
unobligated on September 30, 2023, such 
amounts shall be available for any purpose eligi-
ble under section 5324 of title 49, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 7007. RELIEF FOR AIRPORTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts oth-
erwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 
2021, out of any funds in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, $8,000,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2024, for assistance to air-
ports under sections 47101 through 47144 of title 
49, United States Code, to be made available to pre-
vent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus. 
(2) 
REQUIREMENTS
AND
LIMITATIONS.— 
Amounts made available under this section— 
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(A) shall not be subject to the require-
ments of chapter 471 of title 49, United States 
Code, except the requirements of chapter 471 
(other than eligibility requirements) shall apply 
to any contract awarded after the date of enact-
ment of this Act for airport development; 
(B) may not be used for any purpose not 
directly related to the airport; and 
(C) may not be provided to any airport 
that was allocated in excess of 4 years of oper-
ating funds to prevent, prepare for, and re-
spond to coronavirus in fiscal year 2020. 
(b) ALLOCATIONS.—The following terms shall apply 
to the amounts made available under this section: 
(1) OPERATING EXPENSES AND DEBT SERVICE 
PAYMENTS.— 
(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—Not 
more 
than 
$6,492,000,000 shall be made available for pri-
mary airports, as such term is defined in sec-
tion 47102 of title 49, United States Code, and 
certain cargo airports, for costs related to oper-
ations, personnel, cleaning, sanitization, jani-
torial services, combating the spread of patho-
gens at the airport, and debt service payments. 
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(B) 
DISTRIBUTION.— 
Amounts 
made 
available under this paragraph— 
(i) shall not be subject to the reduced 
apportionments under section 47114(f) of 
title 49, United States Code; 
(ii) shall first be apportioned as set 
forth 
in 
sections 
47114(c)(1)(A), 
47114(c)(1)(C)(i), 
47114(c)(1)(C)(ii), 
47114(c)(2)(A), 
47114(c)(2)(B), 
and 
47114(c)(2)(E) of title 49, United States 
Code; and 
(iii) shall not be subject to a max-
imum apportionment limit set forth in sec-
tion 47114(c)(1)(B) of title 49, United 
States Code. 
(C) REMAINING
AMOUNTS.—Any amount 
remaining after distribution under subpara-
graph (B) shall be distributed to the sponsor of 
each primary airport (as such term is defined 
in section 47102 of title 49, United States 
Code) based on each such primary airport’s 
passenger enplanements compared to the total 
passenger enplanements of all such primary air-
ports in calendar year 2019. 
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(2) FEDERAL
SHARE
FOR
DEVELOPMENT 
PROJECTS.— 
(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—Not 
more 
than 
$608,000,000 allocated under subsection (a)(1) 
shall be available to pay a Federal share of 100 
percent of the costs for any grant awarded in 
fiscal year 2021, or in fiscal year 2020 with less 
than a 100-percent Federal share, for an air-
port development project (as such term is de-
fined in section 47102 of title 49). 
(B) REMAINING AMOUNTS.—Any amount 
remaining under this paragraph shall be distrib-
uted as described in paragraph (1)(C). 
(3) NONPRIMARY AIRPORTS.— 
(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—Not 
more 
than 
$100,000,000 shall be made available for gen-
eral aviation and commercial service airports 
that are not primary airports (as such terms 
are defined in section 47102 of title 49, United 
States Code) for costs related to operations, 
personnel, cleaning, sanitization, janitorial serv-
ices, combating the spread of pathogens at the 
airport, and debt service payments. 
(B) DISTRIBUTION.—Amounts made avail-
able under this paragraph shall be apportioned 
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to each non-primary airport based on the cat-
egories published in the most current National 
Plan of Integrated Airport Systems, reflecting 
the percentage of the aggregate published eligi-
ble development costs for each such category, 
and then dividing the allocated funds evenly 
among the eligible airports in each category, 
rounding up to the nearest thousand dollars. 
(C) REMAINING
AMOUNTS.—Any amount 
remaining under this paragraph shall be distrib-
uted as described in paragraph (1)(C). 
(4) AIRPORT CONCESSIONS.— 
(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—Not 
more 
than 
$800,000,000 shall be made available for spon-
sors of primary airports to provide relief from 
rent and minimum annual guarantees to airport 
concessions, of which at least $640,000,000 
shall be available to provide relief to eligible 
small airport concessions and of which at least 
$160,000,000 shall be available to provide relief 
to eligible large airport concessions located at 
primary airports. 
(B) DISTRIBUTION.—The amounts made 
available for each set-aside in this paragraph 
shall be distributed to the sponsor of each pri-
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mary airport (as such term is defined in section 
47102 of title 49, United States Code) based on 
each 
such 
primary 
airport’s 
passenger 
enplanements compared to the total passenger 
enplanements of all such primary airports in 
calendar year 2019. 
(C) CONDITIONS.—As a condition of ap-
proving a grant under this paragraph— 
(i) the sponsor shall provide such re-
lief from the date of enactment of this Act 
until the sponsor has provided relief equal-
ing the total grant amount, to the extent 
practicable and to the extent permissible 
under State laws, local laws, and applicable 
trust indentures; and 
(ii) for each set-aside, the sponsor 
shall provide relief from rent and minimum 
annual guarantee obligations to each eligi-
ble airport concession in an amount that 
reflects each eligible airport concession’s 
proportional share of the total amount of 
the rent and minimum annual guarantees 
of those eligible airport concessions at such 
airport. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.— 
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(1) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—The Admin-
istrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may 
retain up to 0.1 percent of the funds provided under 
this section to fund the award of, and oversight by 
the Administrator of, grants made under this sec-
tion. 
(2) 
WORKFORCE
RETENTION
REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
(A) REQUIRED RETENTION.—All airports 
receiving funds under this section shall continue 
to employ, through September 30, 2021, at 
least 90 percent of the number of individuals 
employed (after making adjustments for retire-
ments or voluntary employee separations) by 
the airport as of March 27, 2020. 
(B) WAIVER
OF
RETENTION
REQUIRE-
MENT.—The Secretary shall waive the work-
force retention requirement if the Secretary de-
termines that— 
(i) the airport is experiencing eco-
nomic hardship as a direct result of the re-
quirement; or 
(ii) the requirement reduces aviation 
safety or security. 
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(C) EXCEPTION.—The workforce retention 
requirement shall not apply to nonhub airports 
or nonprimary airports receiving funds under 
this section. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE LARGE AIRPORT CONCESSION.— 
The term ‘‘eligible large airport concession’’ means 
a concession (as defined in section 23.3 of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations), that is in-terminal 
and has maximum gross receipts, averaged over the 
previous 
three 
fiscal 
years, 
of 
more 
than 
$56,420,000. 
(2) ELIGIBLE SMALL AIRPORT CONCESSION.— 
The term ‘‘eligible small airport concession’’ means 
a concession (as defined in section 23.3 of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations), that is in-terminal 
and— 
(A) a small business with maximum gross 
receipts, averaged over the previous 3 fiscal 
years, of less than $56,420,000; or 
(B) is a joint venture (as defined in section 
23.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations). 
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Subtitle B—Aviation 
Manufacturing Jobs Protection 
SEC. 7101. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) ELIGIBLE
EMPLOYEE
GROUP.—The term 
‘‘eligible employee group’’ means the portion of an 
employer’s United States workforce that— 
(A) does not exceed 25 percent of the em-
ployer’s total United States workforce as of 
April 1, 2020; and 
(B) contains only employees with a total 
compensation level of $200,000 or less per year; 
and 
(C) is engaged in aviation manufacturing 
activities and services, or maintenance, repair, 
and overhaul activities and services. 
(2) AVIATION
MANUFACTURING
COMPANY.— 
The term ‘‘aviation manufacturing company’’ means 
a corporation, firm, or other business entity— 
(A) that— 
(i) actively manufactures an aircraft, 
aircraft engine, propeller, or a component, 
part, or systems of an aircraft or aircraft 
engine under a Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration production approval; or 
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(ii) holds a certificate issued under 
part 145 of title 14, Code of Federal Regu-
lations, for maintenance, repair, and over-
haul of aircraft, aircraft engines, compo-
nents, or propellers. 
(B) which, as supported by demonstrable 
evidence— 
(i) is established, created, or orga-
nized in the United States or under the 
laws of the United States; and 
(ii) has significant operations in, and 
a majority of its employees engaged in 
aviation manufacturing activities and serv-
ices, or maintenance, repair, and overhaul 
activities and services based in the United 
States; 
(C) which, as supported by demonstrable 
evidence, has involuntarily furloughed or laid 
off at least 10 percent of its workforce in 2020 
as compared to 2019 or has experienced at 
least a 15 percent decline in 2020 revenues as 
compared to 2019; 
(D) that, as supported by sworn financial 
statements or other appropriate data, has iden-
tified the eligible employee group and the 
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ent company or subsidiary of such a cor-
poration, firm, or other business entity, 
that holds any type or production certifi-
cate or similar authorization issued under 
section 44704 of title 49, United States 
Code, with respect to a transport-category 
airplane covered under part 25 of title 14, 
Code of Federal Regulations, certificated 
with a passenger seating capacity of 50 or 
more, agrees to refrain from conducting in-
voluntary layoffs or furloughs, or reducing 
pay rates and benefits, for the eligible em-
ployee group, subject to the employer’s 
right to discipline or terminate an em-
ployee in accordance with employer policy 
from the date of agreement until Sep-
tember 30, 2021, or the duration of the 
agreement and receipt of public contribu-
tions under this subtitle, whichever period 
ends later; or 
(ii) in the case of corporation, firm, or 
other business entity not specified under 
subparagraph (i), agrees to refrain from 
conducting involuntary layoffs or fur-
loughs, or reducing pay rates and benefits, 
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for the eligible employee group, subject to 
the employer’s right to discipline or termi-
nate an employee in accordance with em-
ployer policy for the duration of the agree-
ment and receipt of public contributions 
under this subtitle. 
(3) COVID–19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.— 
The term ‘‘COVID–19 public health emergency’’ 
means the public health emergency first declared on 
January 31, 2020, by the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services under section 319 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) with respect to 
the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID–19) and in-
cludes any renewal of such declaration pursuant to 
such section 319. 
(4) EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘employee’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 3 of the Fair 
Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203). 
(5) EMPLOYER.—The term ‘‘employer’’ means 
an aviation manufacturing company that is an em-
ployer (as defined in section 3 of the Fair Labor 
Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203)). 
(6) PRIVATE CONTRIBUTION.—The term ‘‘pri-
vate contribution’’ means the contribution funded by 
the employer under this subtitle to maintain 50 per-
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cent of the eligible employee group’s total compensa-
tion level, and combined with the public contribu-
tion, is sufficient to maintain the total compensation 
level for the eligible employee group as of April 1, 
2020. 
(7) PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION.—The term ‘‘public 
contribution’’ means the contribution funded by the 
Federal Government under this title to provide 50 
percent of the eligible employees group’s total com-
pensation level, and combined with the private con-
tribution, is sufficient to maintain the total com-
pensation level for those in the eligible employee 
group as of April 1, 2020. 
(8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Transportation. 
(9) TOTAL COMPENSATION LEVEL.—The term 
‘‘total compensation level’’ means the level of total 
base compensation and benefits being provided to an 
eligible employee group employee, excluding overtime 
and premium pay, and excluding any Federal, State, 
or local payroll taxes paid, as of April 1, 2020. 
SEC. 7102. PAYROLL SUPPORT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a 
payroll support program and enter into agreements with 
employers who meet the eligibility criteria specified in sub-
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section (b) and are not ineligible under subsection (c), to 
provide public contributions to supplement compensation 
of an eligible employee group. There is appropriated for 
fiscal year 2021, out of amounts in the Treasury not oth-
erwise appropriated, $3,000,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2023, for the Secretary to carry out 
the payroll support program authorized under the pre-
ceding sentence for which 1 percent of the funds may be 
used for implementation costs and administrative ex-
penses. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary shall enter into an 
agreement and provide public contributions, for a term no 
longer than 6 months, solely with an employer that— 
(1) agrees to use the funds received under an 
agreement exclusively for the continuation of em-
ployee wages, salaries, and benefits, to maintain the 
total compensation level for the eligible employee 
group as of April 1, 2020 for the duration of the 
agreement, and to facilitate the retention, rehire, or 
recall of employees of the employer, except that such 
funds may not be used for back pay of returning re-
hired or recalled employees; and 
(2) agrees that any false, fictitious, misleading, 
or fraudulent information made or submitted by the 
employer, or the omission of any material fact by the 
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employer, may subject the employer to criminal, 
civil, or administrative penalties for fraud, false 
statements, false claims, or otherwise pursuant to 
applicable Federal law. 
(c) INELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary may not enter 
into any agreement under this section with an employer 
who was allowed a credit under section 2301 of the 
CARES Act (26 U.S.C. 3111 note) for any calendar quar-
ter ending before such agreement is entered into, who re-
ceived financial assistance under section 4113 of the 
CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9073), or who is currently expend-
ing financial assistance under the paycheck protection pro-
gram established under section 7(a)(36) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)), as of the date the 
employer submits an application under the payroll support 
program established under subsection (a). 
(d) REDUCTIONS.—To address any shortfall in assist-
ance that would otherwise be provided under this subtitle, 
the Secretary shall reduce, on a pro rata basis, the finan-
cial assistance provided under this subtitle. 
(e) AGREEMENT DEADLINE.—No agreement may be 
entered into by the Secretary under the payroll support 
program established under subsection (a) after the last 
day of the 6 month period that begins on the effective 
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date of the first agreement entered into under such pro-
gram. 
Subtitle C—Continued Assistance 
to Rail Workers 
SEC. 7201. ADDITIONAL ENHANCED BENEFITS UNDER THE 
RAILROAD UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(a)(5)(A) of the Railroad 
Unemployment Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 352(a)(5)(A)) is 
amended— 
(1) in the first sentence— 
(A) by striking ‘‘March 14, 2021’’ and in-
serting ‘‘August 29, 2021’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘or July 1, 2020’’ and in-
serting ‘‘July 1, 2020, or July 1, 2021’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘For 
registration periods beginning after March 14, 2021, 
but on or before August 29, 2021, the recovery ben-
efit payable under this subparagraph shall be in the 
amount of $800.’’. 
(b) 
CLARIFICATION
ON
AUTHORITY
TO
USE 
FUNDS.—Funds appropriated under subparagraph (B) of 
section 2(a)(5) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance 
Act (45 U.S.C. 352(a)(5)) shall be available to cover the 
cost of recovery benefits provided under such section 
2(a)(5) by reason of the amendments made by subsection 
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of the amendments made by subsection (a) as well as to 
cover the cost of such benefits provided under such section 
2(c)(2)(D) as in effect on the day before the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 7203. EXTENSION OF WAIVER OF THE 7-DAY WAITING 
PERIOD FOR BENEFITS UNDER THE RAIL-
ROAD UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2112(a) of the CARES 
Act (15 U.S.C. 9030(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘March 
14, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘August 29, 2021’’. 
(b) 
CLARIFICATION
ON
AUTHORITY
TO
USE 
FUNDS.—Funds appropriated under section 2112(c) of 
the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9030(c)) shall be available to 
cover the cost of additional benefits payable due to section 
2112(a) of such Act by reason of the amendments made 
by subsection (a) as well as to cover the cost of such bene-
fits payable due to such section 2112(a) as in effect on 
the day before the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 7204. RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD AND OFFICE OF 
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL FUNDING. 
In addition to amounts otherwise made available, 
there are appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated— 
(1) $27,975,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for the Railroad Retirement Board, to pre-
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vent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, of 
which— 
(A) $6,800,000 shall be for additional hir-
ing and overtime bonuses as needed to admin-
ister the Railroad Unemployment Insurance 
Act; and 
(B) $21,175,000 shall be to supplement, 
not supplant, existing resources devoted to op-
erations and improvements for the Information 
Technology Investment Initiatives of the Rail-
road Retirement Board; and 
(2) $500,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for the Railroad Retirement Board Office of 
Inspector General for audit, investigatory and review 
activities, as authorized by the Inspector General 
Act of 1978. 
TITLE VIII—COMMITTEE ON 
VETERANS’ AFFAIRS 
SEC. 8001. FUNDING FOR CLAIMS AND APPEALS PROC-
ESSING. 
In addition to amounts otherwise made available, 
there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$272,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
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2023, pursuant to sections 308, 310, 7101 through 7113, 
7701, and 7703 of title 38, United States Code. 
SEC. 8002. FUNDING AVAILABILITY FOR MEDICAL CARE 
AND HEALTH NEEDS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise made available, 
there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$13,482,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2023, for allocation under chapters 17, 20, 73, and 81 
of title 38, United States Code, of which not more than 
$4,000,000,000 shall be available pursuant to section 
1703 of title 38, United States Code for health care fur-
nished through the Veterans Community Care program. 
SEC. 8003. FUNDING FOR SUPPLY CHAIN MODERNIZATION. 
In addition to amounts otherwise made available, 
there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2022, for the supply chain modernization initiative under 
sections 308, 310, and 7301(b) of title 38, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 8004. FUNDING FOR STATE HOMES. 
In addition to amounts otherwise made available, 
there are appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated— 
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(1) $500,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for allocation under sections 8131 through 
8137 of title 38, United States Code: and 
(2) $250,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2022, for a one-time only obligation 
and expenditure to existing State extended care fa-
cilities for veterans in proportion to each State’s 
share of the total resident capacity in such facilities 
as of the date of enactment of this Act where such 
capacity includes only veterans on whose behalf the 
Department pays a per diem payment pursuant to 
section 1741 or 1745 of title 38, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 8005. FUNDING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
In addition to amounts otherwise made available, 
there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended, to carry 
out audits, investigations, and other oversight activities 
authorized under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.) of projects and activities carried out pursu-
ant to this title. 
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SEC. 8006. COVID–19 VETERAN RAPID RETRAINING ASSIST-
ANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall carry out a program under which the Secretary shall 
provide up to 12 months of retraining assistance to an 
eligible veteran for the pursuit of a covered program of 
education. Such retraining assistance shall be in addition 
to any other entitlement to educational assistance or bene-
fits for which a veteran is, or has been, eligible. 
(b) ELIGIBLE VETERANS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In this section, the term ‘‘el-
igible veteran’’ means a veteran who— 
(A) as of the date of the receipt by the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs of an application 
for assistance under this section, is at least 22 
years of age but not more than 66 years of age; 
(B) as of such date, is unemployed by rea-
son of the covered public health emergency, as 
certified by the veteran; 
(C) as of such date, is not eligible to re-
ceive educational assistance under chapter 30, 
31, 32, 33, or 35 of title 38, United States 
Code, or chapter 1606 of title 10, United States 
Code; 
(D) is not enrolled in any Federal or State 
jobs program; 
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(E) is not in receipt of compensation for a 
service-connected disability rated totally dis-
abling by reason of unemployability; and 
(F) will not be in receipt of unemployment 
compensation (as defined in section 85(b) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986), including any 
cash benefit received pursuant to subtitle A of 
title II of division A of the CARES Act (Public 
Law 116–136), as of the first day on which the 
veteran would receive a housing stipend pay-
ment under this section. 
(2) TREATMENT OF VETERANS WHO TRANSFER 
ENTITLEMENT.—For purposes of paragraph (1)(C), 
a veteran who has transferred all of the veteran’s 
entitlement to educational assistance under section 
3319 of title 38, United States Code, shall be con-
sidered to be a veteran who is not eligible to receive 
educational assistance under chapter 33 of such 
title. 
(3) FAILURE TO COMPLETE.—A veteran who 
receives retraining assistance under this section to 
pursue a program of education and who fails to com-
plete the program of education shall not be eligible 
to receive additional assistance under this section. 
(c) COVERED PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this section, 
a covered program of education is a program of edu-
cation (as such term is defined in section 3452(b) of 
title 38, United States Code) for training, pursued 
on a full-time or part-time basis— 
(A) that— 
(i) is approved under chapter 36 of 
such title; 
(ii) does not lead to a bachelors or 
graduate degree; and 
(iii) is designed to provide training for 
a high-demand occupation, as determined 
under paragraph (3); or 
(B) that is a high technology program of 
education offered by a qualified provider, under 
the meaning given such terms in section 116 of 
the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational 
Assistance Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–48; 38 
U.S.C. 3001 note). 
(2) ACCREDITED PROGRAMS.—In the case of an 
accredited program of education, the program of 
education shall not be considered a covered program 
of education under this section if the program has 
received a show cause order from the accreditor of 
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the program during the five-year period preceding 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(3) DETERMINATION OF HIGH-DEMAND OCCU-
PATIONS.— 
(A) INITIAL
IMPLEMENTATION.—In car-
rying out this section, the Secretary shall use 
the list of high-demand occupations compiled by 
the Commissioner of Labor Statistics until the 
final list under subparagraph (C) is complete. 
(B) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall enter into an agreement 
with a federally funded research and develop-
ment corporation or another appropriate non- 
Department entity for the conduct of a study to 
determine which occupations are high-demand 
occupations. Such study shall be completed not 
later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(C) FINAL LIST.—The Secretary— 
(i) may add or remove occupation 
from the list in use pursuant to subpara-
graph (A) during the 90-day period fol-
lowing the completion of the study required 
by subparagraph (B); 
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(ii) shall issue a final list of high-de-
mand occupations for use under this sec-
tion by not later than 90 days after the 
date of the completion of the study; and 
(iii) shall make such final list publicly 
available on a website of the Department. 
(D) USE
OF
LIST.—The Secretary shall 
use the list developed under this paragraph in 
order to apply the requirement that retraining 
assistance under this section is used for train-
ing for a high-demand occupation, but the Sec-
retary may remove occupations from the list as 
the Secretary determines appropriate. 
(4) FULL-TIME
DEFINED.—For purposes of 
this subsection, the term ‘‘full-time’’ has the mean-
ing given such term under section 3688 of title 38, 
United States Code. 
(d) AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) RETRAINING ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs shall provide to an eligible vet-
eran pursuing a covered program of education under 
the retraining assistance program under this section 
an amount equal to the amount of educational as-
sistance payable under section 3313(c)(1)(A) of title 
38, United States Code, for each month the veteran 
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pursues the covered program of education. Such 
amount shall be payable directly to the educational 
institution offering the covered program of education 
pursued by the veteran as follows: 
(A) 50 percent of the total amount payable 
shall be paid when the eligible veteran begins 
the program of education. 
(B) 25 percent of the total amount payable 
shall be paid when the eligible veteran com-
pletes the program of education. 
(C) 25 percent of the total amount payable 
shall be paid when the eligible veteran finds em-
ployment in a field related to the program of 
education. 
(2) FAILURE TO COMPLETE.— 
(A) PRO-RATED PAYMENTS.—In the case 
of a veteran who pursues a covered program of 
education under the retraining assistance pro-
gram under this section, but who does not com-
plete the program of education, the Secretary 
shall pay to the educational institution offering 
such program of education a pro-rated amount 
based on the number of months the veteran 
pursued the program of education in accordance 
with this paragraph. 
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(B) PAYMENT
OTHERWISE
DUE
UPON 
COMPLETION
OF
PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
shall pay to the educational institution a pro- 
rated amount under paragraph (1)(B) when the 
veteran provides notice to the educational insti-
tution that the veteran no longer intends to 
pursue the program of education. 
(C) NONRECOVERY
FROM
VETERAN.—In 
the case of a veteran referred to in subpara-
graph (A), the educational institution may not 
seek payment from the veteran for any amount 
that would have been payable under paragraph 
(1)(B) had the veteran completed the program 
of education. 
(D) PAYMENT DUE UPON EMPLOYMENT.— 
(i) VETERANS
WHO
FIND
EMPLOY-
MENT.—In the case of a veteran referred 
to in subparagraph (A) who finds employ-
ment in a field related to the program of 
education during the 180-day period begin-
ning on the date on which the veteran 
withdraws from the program of education, 
the Secretary shall pay to the educational 
institution a pro-rated amount under para-
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graph (1)(C) when the veteran finds such 
employment. 
(ii) VETERANS WHO DO NOT FIND EM-
PLOYMENT.—In the case of a veteran re-
ferred to in subparagraph (A) who does 
not find employment in a field related to 
the program of education during the 180- 
day period beginning on the date on which 
the veteran withdraws from the program of 
education— 
(I) the Secretary shall not make 
a payment to the educational institu-
tion under paragraph (1)(C); and 
(II) the educational institution 
may not seek payment from the vet-
eran for any amount that would have 
been payable under paragraph (1)(C) 
had the veteran found employment 
during such 180-day period. 
(3) HOUSING STIPEND.—For each month that 
an eligible veteran pursues a covered program of 
education under the retraining assistance program 
under this section, the Secretary shall pay to the 
veteran a monthly housing stipend in an amount 
equal to— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall seek to enter into a memorandum of 
understanding with one or more qualified nonprofit 
organizations for the purpose of facilitating the em-
ployment of veterans who participate in the retrain-
ing assistance program under this section. 
(2) QUALIFIED
NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION.— 
For purposes of this subsection, a qualified non-
profit organization is a nonprofit organization 
that— 
(A) is an association of businesses; and 
(B) has at least two years of experience 
providing job placement services for veterans. 
(h) FOLLOW UP OUTREACH.—The Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs, in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, 
shall contact each veteran who completes a covered pro-
gram of education under the retraining assistance pro-
gram under this section 30, 60, 90, and 180 days after 
the veteran completes such program of education to ask 
the veteran about the experience of the veteran in the re-
training assistance program and the veteran’s employment 
status. 
(i) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not later than the date 
that is one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, and quarterly thereafter, the Secretary of Labor shall 
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fairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report 
on the outcomes and effectiveness of the program. 
(m) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered public health emer-
gency’’ means the declaration— 
(A) of a public health emergency, based on 
an outbreak of COVID–19 by the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services under section 319 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
247d); or 
(B) of a domestic emergency, based on an 
outbreak of COVID–19 by the President, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, or State, or 
local authority. 
(2) The term ‘‘veteran’’ means— 
(A) a person who served in the active mili-
tary, naval, or air service, and who was dis-
charged or released therefrom under conditions 
other than dishonorable; or 
(B) a member of a reserve component of 
the Armed Forces who performs active service 
for a period of 30 days or longer by reason of 
the covered public health emergency. 
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(3) The term ‘‘active service’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 101 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(n) FUNDING.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available there is appropriated to the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $386,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, to carry out this sec-
tion. 
SEC. 8007. PROHIBITION ON COPAYMENTS AND COST SHAR-
ING FOR VETERANS DURING EMERGENCY RE-
LATING TO COVID–19. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs— 
(1) shall not require a veteran to pay a copay-
ment or other cost sharing with respect to health 
care under the laws administered by the Secretary 
received by the veteran during the period specified in 
subsection (b); and 
(2) shall reimburse any veteran who paid a co-
payment or other cost sharing for health care under 
the laws administered by the Secretary received by 
the veteran during such period the amount paid by 
the veteran. 
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(b) PERIOD SPECIFIED.—The period specified in this 
subsection is the period beginning on April 6, 2020, and 
ending on September 30, 2021. 
(c) FUNDING.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,000,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, to carry out this sec-
tion. 
TITLE IX—COMMITTEE ON WAYS 
AND MEANS 
Subtitle A—Crisis Support for 
Unemployed Workers 
SEC. 9001. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Crisis Support for 
Unemployed Workers Act’’. 
PART 1—EXTENSION OF CARES ACT 
UNEMPLOYMENT PROVISIONS 
SEC. 9011. EXTENSION OF PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT AS-
SISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2102(c) of the CARES 
Act (15 U.S.C. 9021(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)’’; and 
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(B) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking 
‘‘March 14, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘August 29, 
2021’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating 
paragraph (4) as paragraph (3). 
(b) INCREASE
IN NUMBER
OF WEEKS.—Section 
2102(c)(2) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 9021(c)(2)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘50 weeks’’ and inserting ‘‘74 
weeks’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘50-week period’’ and inserting 
‘‘74-week period’’. 
(c) HOLD HARMLESS
FOR PROPER ADMINISTRA-
TION.—In the case of an individual who is eligible to re-
ceive pandemic unemployment assistance under section 
2102 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9021) as of the day 
before the date of enactment of this Act and on the date 
of enactment of this Act becomes eligible for pandemic 
emergency unemployment compensation under section 
2107 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9025) by reason of 
the amendments made by section 9016(b) of this title, any 
payment of pandemic unemployment assistance under 
such section 2102 made after the date of enactment of 
this Act to such individual during an appropriate period 
of time, as determined by the Secretary of Labor, that 
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should have been made under such section 2107 shall not 
be considered to be an overpayment of assistance under 
such section 2102, except that an individual may not re-
ceive payment for assistance under section 2102 and a 
payment for assistance under section 2107 for the same 
week of unemployment. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a) and (b) shall apply as if included in the 
enactment of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136), ex-
cept that no amount shall be payable by virtue of such 
amendments with respect to any week of unemployment 
commencing before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 9012. EXTENSION OF EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT 
RELIEF FOR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES AND 
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 903(i)(1)(D) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1103(i)(1)(D)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘March 14, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘August 29, 
2021’’. 
(b) INCREASE IN REIMBURSEMENT RATE.—Section 
903(i)(1)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1103(i)(1)(B)) is 
amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘and ex-
cept as otherwise provided in this subparagraph’’ 
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after ‘‘as determined by the Secretary of Labor’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting after the first sentence the fol-
lowing: ‘‘With respect to the amounts of such com-
pensation paid for weeks of unemployment beginning 
after March 31, 2021, and ending on or before Au-
gust 29, 2021, the preceding sentence shall be ap-
plied by substituting ‘75 percent’ for ‘one-half’.’’. 
SEC. 9013. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL PANDEMIC UNEMPLOY-
MENT COMPENSATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2104(e)(2) of the CARES 
Act (15 U.S.C. 9023(e)(2)) is amended by striking 
‘‘March 14, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘August 29, 2021’’. 
(b) AMOUNT.—Section 2104(b)(3)(A) of such Act 
(15 U.S.C. 9023(b)(3)(A)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(iii) For weeks of unemployment 
ending after March 14, 2021, and ending 
on or before August 29, 2021, $400.’’. 
(c) DISREGARD
OF CERTAIN ADDITIONAL COM-
PENSATION FOR PURPOSES OF MEDICAID AND CHIP.— 
Section 2104(h) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9023(h)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘Federal pandemic unemployment 
compensation’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal Pandemic Unem-
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ployment Compensation or Mixed Earner Unemployment 
Compensation’’. 
SEC. 9014. EXTENSION OF FULL FEDERAL FUNDING OF THE 
FIRST WEEK OF COMPENSABLE REGULAR 
UNEMPLOYMENT FOR STATES WITH NO WAIT-
ING WEEK. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2105(e)(2) of the CARES 
Act (15 U.S.C. 9024(e)(2)) is amended by striking 
‘‘March 14, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘August 29, 2021’’. 
(b) FULL REIMBURSEMENT.—Paragraph (3) of sec-
tion 2105(c) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 9024(c)) is repealed 
and such section shall be applied to weeks of unemploy-
ment to which an agreement under section 2105 of such 
Act applies as if such paragraph had not been enacted. 
SEC. 9015. EXTENSION OF EMERGENCY STATE STAFFING 
FLEXIBILITY. 
Section 4102(b) of the Families First Coronavirus 
Response Act (26 U.S.C. 3304 note), in the second sen-
tence, is amended by striking ‘‘March 14, 2021’’ and in-
serting ‘‘August 29, 2021’’. 
SEC. 9016. EXTENSION OF PANDEMIC EMERGENCY UNEM-
PLOYMENT COMPENSATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2107(g) of the CARES 
Act (15 U.S.C. 9025(g)) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(g) APPLICABILITY.—An agreement entered into 
under this section shall apply to weeks of unemployment— 
‘‘(1) beginning after the date on which such 
agreement is entered into; and 
‘‘(2) ending on or before August 29, 2021.’’. 
(b) INCREASE
IN NUMBER
OF WEEKS.—Section 
2107(b)(2) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 9025(b)(2)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘24’’ and inserting ‘‘48’’. 
(c) COORDINATION RULES.— 
(1) COORDINATION OF PANDEMIC EMERGENCY 
UNEMPLOYMENT
COMPENSATION
WITH
EXTENDED 
COMPENSATION.— 
(A) INDIVIDUALS
RECEIVING
EXTENDED 
COMPENSATION AS OF THE DATE OF ENACT-
MENT.—Section 2107(a)(5) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 9025(a)(5)) is amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘RULE.—An agree-
ment’’ 
and 
inserting 
the 
following: 
‘‘RULES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), an agreement’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE.—In the case of an 
individual who is receiving extended compensa-
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tion under the State law for the week that in-
cludes the date of enactment of this subpara-
graph (without regard to the amendments made 
by subsections (a) and (b) of section 9016 of 
the Crisis Support for Unemployed Workers 
Act), such individual shall not be eligible to re-
ceive pandemic emergency unemployment com-
pensation by reason of such amendments until 
such individual has exhausted all rights to such 
extended benefits.’’. 
(B) ELIGIBILITY
FOR
EXTENDED
COM-
PENSATION.—Section 2107(a) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 9025(a)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(8) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
EXTENDED
COM-
PENSATION.—At the option of a State, for any 
weeks of unemployment beginning after the date of 
the enactment of this paragraph and ending on or 
before August 29, 2021, an individual’s eligibility 
period (as described in section 203(c) of the Fed-
eral-State Extended Unemployment Compensation 
Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note)) shall, for pur-
poses of any determination of eligibility for extended 
compensation under the State law of such State, be 
considered to include any week which begins— 
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‘‘(A) after the date as of which such indi-
vidual exhausts all rights to pandemic emer-
gency unemployment compensation; and 
‘‘(B) during an extended benefit period 
that began on or before the date described in 
subparagraph (A).’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply as if included in the enactment 
of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136), except that no 
amount shall be payable by virtue of such amendments 
with respect to any week of unemployment commencing 
before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 9017. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY FINANCING OF 
SHORT-TIME COMPENSATION PAYMENTS IN 
STATES WITH PROGRAMS IN LAW. 
Section 2108(b)(2) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 
9026(b)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘March 14, 2021’’ 
and inserting ‘‘August 29, 2021’’. 
SEC. 9018. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY FINANCING OF 
SHORT-TIME COMPENSATION AGREEMENTS 
FOR STATES WITHOUT PROGRAMS IN LAW. 
Section 2109(d)(2) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 
9027(d)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘March 14, 2021’’ 
and inserting ‘‘August 29, 2021’’. 
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PART 2—EXTENSION OF FFCRA UNEMPLOYMENT 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 9021. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR 
STATES WITH ADVANCES. 
Section 1202(b)(10)(A) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1322(b)(10)(A)) is amended by striking 
‘‘March 14, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘August 29, 2021’’. 
SEC. 9022. EXTENSION OF FULL FEDERAL FUNDING OF EX-
TENDED UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION. 
Section 4105 of the Families First Coronavirus Re-
sponse Act (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘March 14, 2021’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘August 29, 2021’’. 
PART 3—DEPARTMENT OF LABOR FUNDING FOR 
TIMELY, ACCURATE, AND EQUITABLE PAYMENT 
SEC. 9031. FUNDING FOR ADMINISTRATION. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Employment and Training Adminis-
tration of the Department of Labor for fiscal year 2021, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, $8,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
for necessary expenses to carry out Federal activities re-
lating to the administration of unemployment compensa-
tion programs. 
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SEC. 9032. FUNDING FOR FRAUD PREVENTION, EQUITABLE 
ACCESS, AND TIMELY PAYMENT TO ELIGIBLE 
WORKERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Labor 
for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, $2,000,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, to detect and prevent fraud, pro-
mote equitable access, and ensure the timely payment of 
benefits with respect to unemployment insurance pro-
grams, including programs extended under this subtitle. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts made available under 
subsection (a) may be used— 
(1) for Federal administrative costs related to 
the purposes described in subsection (a); 
(2) for systemwide infrastructure investment 
and development related to such purposes; 
(3) to make grants to States or territories ad-
ministering unemployment insurance programs de-
scribed in subsection (a) for such purposes, includ-
ing the establishment of procedures or the building 
of infrastructure to verify or validate identity, imple-
ment Federal guidance regarding fraud detection 
and prevention, and accelerate claims processing or 
process claims backlogs due to the pandemic; and 
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(4) for transfer to the Inspector General of the 
Department of Labor, to the Attorney General, to 
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, or to other 
Federal agencies investigating identity theft crime 
affecting Federal unemployment benefits, as deter-
mined appropriate by the Secretary, for the develop-
ment of State tools for fraud detection or prevention 
or for the investigation or prosecution of fraud. 
(c) RESTRICTIONS ON GRANTS TO STATES AND TER-
RITORIES.—As a condition of receiving a grant under sub-
section (b)(3), the Secretary may require that a State or 
territory receiving such a grant shall— 
(1) use such program integrity tools as the Sec-
retary may specify; and 
(2) as directed by the Secretary, conduct user 
accessibility testing on any new system developed by 
the Secretary pursuant to subsection (b)(2). 
Subtitle B—Emergency Assistance 
to Families Through Home Vis-
iting Programs 
SEC. 
9101. 
EMERGENCY 
ASSISTANCE 
TO 
FAMILIES 
THROUGH HOME VISITING PROGRAMS. 
Title V of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 701- 
713) is amended by inserting after section 511 the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘SEC. 
511A. 
EMERGENCY 
ASSISTANCE 
TO 
FAMILIES 
THROUGH HOME VISITING PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION.—In addition 
to amounts otherwise appropriated, out of any money in 
the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appro-
priated, there are appropriated to the Secretary 
$150,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 
2022, to enable eligible entities to conduct programs in 
accordance with section 511 and subsection (c) of this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY FOR FUNDS.—To be eligible to re-
ceive funds made available by subsection (a) of this sec-
tion, an entity shall— 
‘‘(1) as of the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion, be conducting a program under section 511; 
‘‘(2) ensure the modification of grants, con-
tracts, and other agreements, as applicable, executed 
under section 511 under which the program is con-
ducted as are necessary to provide that, during the 
period that begins with the date of the enactment of 
this section and ends with the end of the 2nd suc-
ceeding fiscal year after the funds are awarded, the 
entity shall— 
‘‘(A) not reduce funding for, or staffing 
levels of, the program on account of reduced en-
rollment in the program; and 
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‘‘(B) when using funds to provide emer-
gency supplies to eligible families receiving 
grant services under section 511, ensure coordi-
nation with local diaper banks to the extent 
practicable; and 
‘‘(3) reaffirm that, in conducting the program, 
the entity will focus on priority populations (as de-
fined in section 511(d)(4)). 
‘‘(c) USES OF FUNDS.—An entity to which funds are 
provided under this section may use the funds— 
‘‘(1) to serve families with home visits or with 
virtual visits, that may be conducted by the use of 
electronic information and telecommunications tech-
nologies, in a service delivery model described in sec-
tion 511(d)(3)(A); 
‘‘(2) to pay hazard pay or other additional staff 
costs associated with providing home visits or ad-
ministration for programs funded under section 511; 
‘‘(3) to train home visitors employed by the en-
tity in conducting a virtual home visit and in emer-
gency preparedness and response planning for fami-
lies served, and may include training on how to safe-
ly conduct intimate partner violence screenings, and 
training on safety and planning for families served 
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to support the family outcome improvements listed 
in section 511(d)(2)(B); 
‘‘(4) for the acquisition by families served by 
programs under section 511 of such technological 
means as are needed to conduct and support a vir-
tual home visit; 
‘‘(5) to provide emergency supplies (such as 
diapers and diapering supplies including diaper 
wipes and diaper cream, necessary to ensure that a 
child using a diaper is properly cleaned and pro-
tected from diaper rash, formula, food, water, hand 
soap and hand sanitizer) to an eligible family (as de-
fined in section 511(k)(2)); 
‘‘(6) to coordinate with and provide reimburse-
ment for supplies to diaper banks when using such 
entities to provide emergency supplies specified in 
paragraph (5); and 
‘‘(7) to provide prepaid grocery cards to an eli-
gible family (as defined in section 511(k)(2)) partici-
pating in the maternal, infant, and early childhood 
home visiting program under section 511 for the 
purpose of enabling the family to meet the emer-
gency needs of the family.’’. 
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Subtitle C—Emergency Assistance 
to Children and Families 
SEC. 9201. PANDEMIC EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUND. 
Section 403 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
603) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) PANDEMIC EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUND.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Treasury of the United States a fund which 
shall be known as the ‘Pandemic Emergency Assist-
ance Fund’ (in this section referred to as the 
‘Fund’) for the duration of the applicable period. 
‘‘(2) DEPOSITS INTO FUND.—Out of any money 
in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise 
appropriated, there are appropriated for payment to 
the Fund $1,000,000,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
‘‘(3) RESERVATION OF FUNDS FOR TECHNICAL 
ASSISTANCE.—Of the amount specified in paragraph 
(2), the Secretary shall reserve $2,000,000 for ad-
ministrative expenses and the provision of technical 
assistance to States and Indian tribes with respect 
to the use of funds provided under this subsection. 
‘‘(4) ALLOTMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) 50 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF 
COLUMBIA.— 
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‘‘(i) TOTAL AMOUNT TO BE ALLOT-
TED.—The Secretary shall allot a total of 
92.5 percent of the amount specified in 
paragraph (2) that is not reserved under 
paragraph (3) among the States that are 
not a territory and that are operating a 
program funded under this part, in accord-
ance with clause (ii) of this subparagraph. 
‘‘(ii) 
ALLOTMENT
FORMULA.—The 
Secretary shall allot to each such State the 
sum of the following percentages of the 
total amount described in clause (i): 
‘‘(I) 50 percent, multiplied by— 
‘‘(aa) the population of chil-
dren in the State, determined on 
the basis of the most recent pop-
ulation estimates as determined 
by the Bureau of the Census; di-
vided by 
‘‘(bb) the total population of 
children in the States that are 
not territories, as so determined; 
plus 
‘‘(II) 50 percent, multiplied by— 
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‘‘(aa) the total amount ex-
pended by the State for basic as-
sistance, 
non-recurrent 
short 
term benefits, and emergency as-
sistance in fiscal year 2019, as 
reported by the State under sec-
tion 411; divided by 
‘‘(bb) the total amount ex-
pended by the States that are not 
territories for basic assistance, 
non-recurrent short term bene-
fits, and emergency assistance in 
fiscal year 2019, as so reported 
by the States. 
‘‘(B) TERRITORIES AND INDIAN TRIBES.— 
The Secretary shall allot among the territories 
and Indian tribes otherwise eligible for a grant 
under this part such portions of 7.5 percent of 
the amount specified in paragraph (2) that are 
not reserved under paragraph (3) as the Sec-
retary deems appropriate based on the needs of 
the territory or tribe involved. 
‘‘(C) EXPENDITURE
COMMITMENT
RE-
QUIREMENT.—To receive the full amount of 
funding payable under this subsection, a State 
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or Indian tribe shall inform the Secretary as to 
whether it intends to use all of its allotment 
under this paragraph and provide that informa-
tion— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a State that is not 
a territory, within 45 days after the date 
of the enactment of this subsection; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a territory or an 
Indian tribe, within 90 days after such 
date of enactment. 
‘‘(5) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
provide funds to each State and Indian tribe to 
which an amount is allotted under paragraph 
(4), from the amount so allotted. 
‘‘(B) TREATMENT OF UNUSED FUNDS.— 
‘‘(i) REALLOTMENT.—The Secretary 
shall reallot in accordance with paragraph 
(4) all funds provided to any State or In-
dian tribe under this subsection that are 
unused, among the other States and In-
dian tribes eligible for funds under this 
subsection. For purposes of paragraph (4), 
the Secretary shall treat the funds as if in-
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cluded in the amount specified in para-
graph (2). 
‘‘(ii) PROVISION.—The Secretary shall 
provide funds to each such other State or 
Indian tribe in an amount equal to the 
amount so reallotted. 
‘‘(6) RECIPIENT OF FUNDS PROVIDED FOR TER-
RITORIES.—In the case of a territory not operating 
a program funded under this part, the Secretary 
shall provide the funds required to be provided to 
the territory under this subsection, to the agency 
that administers the bulk of local human services 
programs in the territory. 
‘‘(7) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A State or Indian 
tribe to which funds are provided under this 
subsection may use the funds only for non-re-
current short term benefits, whether in the 
form of cash or in other forms. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION ON USE FOR ADMINIS-
TRATIVE EXPENSES.—A State to which funds 
are provided under this subsection shall not ex-
pend more than 15 percent of the funds for ad-
ministrative purposes. 
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‘‘(C) NONSUPPLANTATION.—Funds pro-
vided under this subsection shall be used to 
supplement and not supplant other Federal, 
State, or tribal funds for services and activities 
that promote the purposes of this part. 
‘‘(D) EXPENDITURE DEADLINE.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (ii), a State or Indian tribe 
to which funds are provided under this 
subsection shall expend the funds not later 
than the end of fiscal year 2022. 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION
FOR
REALLOTTED 
FUNDS.—A State or Indian tribe to which 
funds are provided under paragraph (5)(B) 
shall expend the funds within 12 months 
after receipt. 
‘‘(8) EXPENDITURE REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—On expending all 
funds provided to a State or Indian tribe under 
this subsection, the entity shall submit to the 
Secretary a written report that describes how 
the funds were expended, which report shall be 
so submitted— 
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‘‘(i) if the entity is a State that is not 
a territory, within 90 days after expendi-
ture; or 
‘‘(ii) if the entity is a territory or is 
operating a tribal program funded under 
this part, within 120 days after expendi-
ture. 
‘‘(B) AUTHORITY
TO
COLLECT
AND
AD-
JUST EXPENDITURE DATA.—For the purpose of 
determining whether a State has expended the 
funds provided to the State under this sub-
section, the Secretary may— 
‘‘(i) develop a mechanism for col-
lecting the expenditure data; 
‘‘(ii) make appropriate adjustments to 
the data, on a State-by-State basis, to en-
sure that the data are comparable with re-
spect to the groups of families served and 
the types of aid provided; and 
‘‘(iii) set deadlines for making revi-
sions to the data. 
‘‘(9) SUSPENSION
OF
TERRITORY
SPENDING 
CAP.—Section 1108 shall not apply with respect to 
any funds provided under this subsection. 
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‘‘(10) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall 
implement this subsection as soon as is practicable, 
pursuant to appropriate guidance to States. 
‘‘(11) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) APPLICABLE PERIOD.—The term ‘ap-
plicable period’ means the period that begins 
with April 1, 2021, and ends with September 
30, 2022. 
‘‘(B) NON-RECURRENT SHORT TERM BEN-
EFITS.—The term ‘non-recurrent short term 
benefits’ has the meaning given the term in 
OMB approved Form ACF-196R, published on 
July 31, 2014. 
‘‘(C) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means the 
50 States of the United States, the District of 
Columbia, and the territories. 
‘‘(D) TERRITORY.—The term ‘territory’ 
means the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American 
Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands.’’. 
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