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ment size of less than $1,000,000 (including an insti-
tution that does not have an endowment) shall be 
treated by the Secretary as having a total endowment 
size of $1,000,000 for the purposes of such clause (iii); 
(4) subsection (a)(4) of such section 314 shall be 
applied by substituting ‘‘1 percent’’ for ‘‘3 percent’’; 
(5) except as provided in paragraphs (7) and (9) 
of subsection (d) of such section 314, an institution 
shall use a portion of funds received under this sec-
tion to— 
(A) implement evidence-based practices to 
monitor and suppress coronavirus in accordance 
with public health guidelines; and 
(B) conduct direct outreach to financial aid 
applicants about the opportunity to receive a fi-
nancial aid adjustment due to the recent unem-
ployment of a family member or independent 
student, or other circumstances, described in sec-
tion 479A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1087tt); 
(6) the following shall not apply to funds pro-
vided or received in accordance with this section— 
(A) subsection (b) of such section 314; 
(B) paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of such 
section 314;
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(C) paragraphs (1), (2), (4), (5), (6), and 
(8) of subsection (d) of such section 314; 
(D) subsections (e) and (f) of such section 
314; and 
(E) section 316 of the Coronavirus Response 
and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
2021 (division M of Public Law 116–260); and 
(7) an institution that receives an allocation 
under this section apportioned in accordance with 
subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection (a)(1) of 
such section 314 shall use not less than 50 percent of 
such allocation to provide emergency financial aid 
grants to students in accordance with subsection 
(c)(3) of such section 314. 
SEC. 2004. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT AND MAINTENANCE 
OF EQUITY. 
(a) STATE MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receiving 
funds under section 2001, a State shall maintain sup-
port for elementary and secondary education, and for 
higher education (which shall include State funding 
to institutions of higher education and State need- 
based financial aid, and shall not include support for 
capital projects or for research and development or 
tuition and fees paid by students), in each of fiscal
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years 2022 and 2023 at least at the proportional lev-
els of such State’s support for elementary and sec-
ondary education and for higher education relative to 
such State’s overall spending, averaged over fiscal 
years 2017, 2018, and 2019. 
(2) WAIVER.—For the purpose of relieving fiscal 
burdens incurred by States in preventing, preparing 
for, and responding to the coronavirus, the Secretary 
of Education may waive any maintenance of effort 
requirements associated with the Education Stabiliza-
tion Fund. 
(b) STATE MAINTENANCE OF EQUITY.— 
(1) HIGH-NEED
LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL
AGEN-
CIES.—As a condition of receiving funds under sec-
tion 2001, a State educational agency shall not, in 
fiscal year 2022 or 2023, reduce State funding (as 
calculated on a per-pupil basis) for any high-need 
local educational agency in the State by an amount 
that exceeds the overall per-pupil reduction in State 
funds, if any, across all local educational agencies in 
such State in such fiscal year. 
(2) HIGHEST
POVERTY
LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL 
AGENCIES.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), as a 
condition of receiving funds under section 2001, a 
State educational agency shall not, in fiscal year
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2022 or 2023, reduce State funding (as calculated on 
a per-pupil basis) for any highest poverty local edu-
cational agency below the level of funding (as cal-
culated on a per-pupil basis) provided to each such 
local educational agency in fiscal year 2019. 
(c) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY MAINTENANCE OF 
EQUITY FOR HIGH-POVERTY SCHOOLS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receiving 
funds under section 2001, a local educational agency 
shall not, in fiscal year 2022 or 2023— 
(A) reduce per-pupil funding (from com-
bined State and local funding) for any high-pov-
erty school served by such local educational agen-
cy by an amount that exceeds— 
(i) the total reduction in local edu-
cational agency funding (from combined 
State and local funding) for all schools 
served by the local educational agency in 
such fiscal year (if any); divided by 
(ii) the number of children enrolled in 
all schools served by the local educational 
agency in such fiscal year; or 
(B) reduce per-pupil, full-time equivalent 
staff in any high-poverty school by an amount 
that exceeds—
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(i) the total reduction in full-time 
equivalent staff in all schools served by such 
local educational agency in such fiscal year 
(if any); divided by 
(ii) the number of children enrolled in 
all schools served by the local educational 
agency in such fiscal year. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply 
to a local educational agency in fiscal year 2022 or 
2023 that meets at least 1 of the following criteria in 
such fiscal year: 
(A) Such local educational agency has a 
total enrollment of less than 1,000 students. 
(B) Such local educational agency operates 
a single school. 
(C) Such local educational agency serves all 
students within each grade span with a single 
school. 
(D) Such local educational agency dem-
onstrates an exceptional or uncontrollable cir-
cumstance, such as unpredictable changes in stu-
dent enrollment or a precipitous decline in the 
financial resources of such agency, as determined 
by the Secretary of Education. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) ELEMENTARY EDUCATION; SECONDARY EDU-
CATION.—The terms ‘‘elementary education’’ and 
‘‘secondary education’’ have the meaning given such 
terms under State law. 
(2) HIGHEST
POVERTY
LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL 
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘highest poverty local educational 
agency’’ means a local educational agency that is 
among the group of local educational agencies in the 
State that— 
(A) in rank order, have the highest percent-
ages of economically disadvantaged students in 
the State, on the basis of the most recent satisfac-
tory data available from the Department of 
Commerce (or, for local educational agencies for 
which no such data are available, such other 
data as the Secretary of Education determines 
are satisfactory); and 
(B) collectively serve not less than 20 per-
cent of the State’s total enrollment of students 
served by all local educational agencies in the 
State. 
(3) HIGH-NEED LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.— 
The term ‘‘high-need local educational agency’’ means 
a local educational agency that is among the group 
of local educational agencies in the State that—
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(A) in rank order, have the highest percent-
ages of economically disadvantaged students in 
the State, on the basis of the most recent satisfac-
tory data available from the Department of 
Commerce (or, for local educational agencies for 
which no such data are available, such other 
data as the Secretary of Education determines 
are satisfactory); and 
(B) collectively serve not less than 50 per-
cent of the State’s total enrollment of students 
served by all local educational agencies in the 
State. 
(4) HIGH-POVERTY SCHOOL.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘high-poverty 
school’’ means, with respect to a school served by 
a local educational agency, a school that is in 
the highest quartile of schools served by such 
local educational agency based on the percentage 
of economically disadvantaged students served, 
as determined by the State in accordance with 
subparagraph (B). 
(B) DETERMINATION.—In making the deter-
mination under subparagraph (A), a State shall 
select a measure of poverty established for the 
purposes of this paragraph by the Secretary of
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and respond to coronavirus including direct outreach to 
students and borrowers about financial aid, economic im-
pact payments, means-tested benefits, unemployment assist-
ance, and tax benefits, for which the students and borrowers 
may be eligible. 
SEC. 2008. HOWARD UNIVERSITY. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Department of Education for fiscal 
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $35,000,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2023, for Howard University to prevent, pre-
pare for, and respond to coronavirus, including to defray 
expenses associated with coronavirus (including lost rev-
enue, reimbursement for expenses already incurred, tech-
nology costs associated with a transition to distance edu-
cation, faculty and staff trainings, and payroll) and to pro-
vide financial aid grants to students, which may be used 
for any component of the student’s cost of attendance. 
SEC. 2009. NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE 
DEAF. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Department of Education for fiscal 
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $19,250,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2023, for the National Technical Institute
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for the Deaf to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, including to defray expenses associated with 
coronavirus (including lost revenue, reimbursement for ex-
penses already incurred, technology costs associated with a 
transition to distance education, faculty and staff training, 
and payroll) and to provide financial aid grants to stu-
dents, which may be used for any component of the student’s 
cost of attendance. 
SEC. 2010. INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Department of Education for fiscal 
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $100,000,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2023, for the Institute of Education Sciences 
to carry out research related to addressing learning loss 
caused by the coronavirus among the student subgroups de-
scribed in section 1111(b)(2)(B)(xi) of the Elementary and 
Secondary 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
6311(b)(2)(B)(xi)) and students experiencing homelessness 
and children and youth in foster care, and to disseminate 
such findings to State educational agencies and local edu-
cational agencies and other appropriate entities. 
SEC. 2011. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Department of Education for fiscal
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year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $15,000,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2024, for Program Administration within 
the Department of Education to prevent, prepare for, and 
respond to coronavirus, and for salaries and expenses nec-
essary to implement this part. 
SEC. 2012. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Department of Education for fiscal 
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $5,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for the Office of Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of Education, for salaries and expenses necessary for 
oversight, investigations, and audits of programs, grants, 
and projects funded under this part carried out by the Of-
fice of Inspector General. 
SEC. 2013. MODIFICATION OF REVENUE REQUIREMENTS 
FOR PROPRIETARY INSTITUTIONS OF HIGH-
ER EDUCATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 487(a)(24) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)(24)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘funds provided under this title’’ and inserting 
‘‘Federal funds that are disbursed or delivered to or on be-
half of a student to be used to attend such institution (re-
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ferred to in this paragraph and subsection (d) as ‘Federal 
education assistance funds’)’’. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION OF NON-FEDERAL REVENUE RE-
QUIREMENT.—Section 487(d) of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(d)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘Non- 
title IV’’ and inserting ‘‘Non-Federal’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ‘‘funds for 
a program under this title’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal 
education assistance funds’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made under 
this section shall— 
(1) be subject to the master calendar require-
ments under section 482 of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1089) and the public involvement 
and negotiated rulemaking requirements under sec-
tion 492 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1098a), except that such negotiated rule-
making shall commence not earlier than October 1, 
2021; and 
(2) apply to institutional fiscal years beginning 
on or after January 1, 2023.
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SEC. 2014. FUNDING FOR THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABIL-
ITIES EDUCATION ACT. 
(a) AMOUNTS FOR IDEA.—There is appropriated to 
the Secretary of Education for fiscal year 2021, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated— 
(1) $2,580,000,000 for grants to States under 
part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
Act; 
(2) $200,000,000 for preschool grants under sec-
tion 619 of the Individuals with Disabilities Edu-
cation Act; and 
(3) $250,000,000 for programs for infants and 
toddlers with disabilities under part C of the Individ-
uals with Disabilities Education Act. 
(b) GENERAL
PROVISIONS.—Any amount appro-
priated under subsection (a) is in addition to other 
amounts appropriated or made available for the applicable 
purpose. 
PART 2—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 2021. NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $135,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, under the National Founda-
tion on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as follows:
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(1) Forty percent shall be for grants, and rel-
evant administrative expenses, to State arts agencies 
and regional arts organizations that support organi-
zations’ programming and general operating expenses 
to cover up to 100 percent of the costs of the programs 
which the grants support, to prevent, prepare for, re-
spond to, and recover from the coronavirus. 
(2) Sixty percent shall be for direct grants, and 
relevant administrative expenses, that support organi-
zations’ programming and general operating expenses 
to cover up to 100 percent of the costs of the programs 
which the grants support, to prevent, prepare for, re-
spond to, and recover from the coronavirus. 
SEC. 2022. NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $135,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, under the National Founda-
tion on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as follows: 
(1) Forty percent shall be for grants, and rel-
evant administrative expenses, to State humanities 
councils that support humanities organizations’ pro-
gramming and general operating expenses to cover up 
to 100 percent of the costs of the programs which the
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grants support, to prevent, prepare for, respond to, 
and recover from the coronavirus. 
(2) Sixty percent shall be for direct grants, and 
relevant administrative expenses, that support hu-
manities organizations’ programming and general op-
erating expenses to cover up to 100 percent of the 
costs of the programs which the grants support, to 
prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from the 
coronavirus. 
SEC. 2023. INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Institute of Museum and Library Serv-
ices for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, $200,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, for necessary expenses to carry out mu-
seum and library services. The Director of the Institute of 
Museum and Library Services shall award not less than 
89 percent of such funds to State library administrative 
agencies by applying the formula in section 221(b) of the 
Museum and Library Services Act, except that— 
(1) section 221(b)(3)(A) of such Act shall be ap-
plied by substituting ‘‘$2,000,000’’ for ‘‘$680,000’’ 
and by substituting ‘‘$200,000’’ for ‘‘$60,000’’; and
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(2) section 221(b)(3)(C) and subsections (b) and 
(c) of section 223 of such Act shall not apply to funds 
provided under this section. 
Subtitle B—Labor Matters 
SEC. 2101. FUNDING FOR DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WORKER 
PROTECTION ACTIVITIES. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise made available, out of any funds in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Labor for fiscal year 2021, $200,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2023, for the Wage and 
Hour Division, the Office of Workers’ Compensation Pro-
grams, the Office of the Solicitor, the Mine Safety and 
Health Administration, and the Occupational Safety and 
Health Administration to carry out COVID–19 related 
worker protection activities, and for the Office of Inspector 
General for oversight of the Secretary’s activities to prevent, 
prepare for, and respond to COVID–19. 
(b) ALLOCATION
OF
AMOUNTS.—Amounts appro-
priated under subsection (a) shall be allocated as follows: 
(1) Not less than $100,000,000 shall be for the 
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, of 
which $10,000,000 shall be for Susan Harwood train-
ing grants and not less than $5,000,000 shall be for 
enforcement activities related to COVID–19 at high
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risk workplaces including health care, meat and poul-
try processing facilities, agricultural workplaces and 
correctional facilities. 
(2) $12,500,000 shall be for the Office of Inspec-
tor General. 
Subtitle C—Human Services and 
Community Supports 
SEC. 2201. CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT 
PROGRAM. 
(a) CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT 
FUNDING.—In addition to amounts otherwise available, 
there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any 
amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$14,990,000,000, to remain available through September 
30, 2021, to carry out the program authorized under section 
658C of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act 
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858a) without regard to requirements 
in sections 658E(c)(3)(E) or 658G of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
9858c(c)(3)(E), 9858e). Payments made to States, terri-
tories, Indian Tribes, and Tribal organizations from funds 
made available under this subsection shall be obligated in 
fiscal year 2021 or the succeeding 2 fiscal years. States, ter-
ritories, Indian Tribes, and Tribal organizations are au-
thorized to use such funds to provide child care assistance 
to health care sector employees, emergency responders, sani-
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tation workers, and other workers deemed essential during 
the response to coronavirus by public officials, without re-
gard to the income eligibility requirements of section 
658P(4) of the Child Care and Development Block Grant 
Act (42 U.S.C. 9858n(4)). 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—In addition to amounts 
otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 
2021, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $35,000,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2025, for the costs of providing technical as-
sistance and conducting research and for the administrative 
costs to carry out this section and section 2202 of this sub-
title. 
(c) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Amounts made 
available to carry out this section shall be used to supple-
ment and not supplant other Federal, State, and local pub-
lic funds expended to provide child care services for eligible 
individuals. 
SEC. 2202. CHILD CARE STABILIZATION. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVID–19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.— 
The term ‘‘COVID–19 public health emergency’’ 
means the public health emergency declared by the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services under sec-
tion 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
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247d) on January 31, 2020, with respect to COVID– 
19, including any renewal of the declaration. 
(2) ELIGIBLE CHILD CARE PROVIDER.—The term 
‘‘eligible child care provider’’ means— 
(A) an eligible child care provider as de-
fined in section 658P of the Child Care and De-
velopment Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
9858n); or 
(B) a child care provider that is licensed, 
regulated, or registered in the State, territory, or 
Indian Tribe on the date of enactment of this Act 
and meets applicable State and local health and 
safety requirements. 
(b) CHILD CARE STABILIZATION FUNDING.—In addi-
tion to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated 
for fiscal year 2021, out of any amounts in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, $23,975,000,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2021, for grants under this 
section in accordance with the Child Care and Development 
Block Grant Act of 1990. 
(c) GRANTS.—From the amounts appropriated to 
carry out this section and under the authority of section 
658O of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act 
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858m) and this section, the Secretary 
shall award to each lead agency a child care stabilization
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grant, without regard to the requirements in subparagraphs 
(C) and (E) of section 658E(c)(3), and in section 658G, 
of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 
(42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)(3), 9858e). Such grant shall be allotted 
in accordance with section 658O of the Child Care and De-
velopment Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858m). 
(d) STATE RESERVATIONS AND SUBGRANTS.— 
(1) RESERVATION.—A lead agency for a State 
that receives a child care stabilization grant pursuant 
to subsection (c) shall reserve not more than 10 per-
cent of such grant funds to administer subgrants, pro-
vide technical assistance and support for applying for 
and accessing the subgrant opportunity, publicize the 
availability of the subgrants, carry out activities to 
increase the supply of child care, and provide tech-
nical assistance to help child care providers imple-
ment policies as described in paragraph (2)(D)(i). 
(2) SUBGRANTS TO QUALIFIED CHILD CARE PRO-
VIDERS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The lead agency shall 
use the remainder of the grant funds awarded 
pursuant to subsection (c) to make subgrants to 
qualified child care providers described in sub-
paragraph (B), regardless of such a provider’s 
previous receipt of other Federal assistance, to
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support the stability of the child care sector dur-
ing and after the COVID–19 public health emer-
gency. 
(B) QUALIFIED CHILD CARE PROVIDER.— 
To be qualified to receive a subgrant under this 
paragraph, a provider shall be an eligible child 
care provider that on the date of submission of 
an application for the subgrant, was either— 
(i) open and available to provide child 
care services; or 
(ii) closed due to public health, finan-
cial hardship, or other reasons relating to 
the COVID–19 public health emergency. 
(C) SUBGRANT
AMOUNT.—The amount of 
such a subgrant to a qualified child care pro-
vider shall be based on the provider’s stated cur-
rent operating expenses, including costs associ-
ated with providing or preparing to provide 
child care services during the COVID–19 public 
health emergency, and to the extent practicable, 
cover sufficient operating expenses to ensure con-
tinuous operations for the intended period of the 
subgrant. 
(D) APPLICATION.—The lead agency shall—
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(i) make available on the lead agency’s 
website an application for qualified child 
care providers that includes certifications 
that, for the duration of the subgrant— 
(I) the provider applying will, 
when open and available to provide 
child care services, implement policies 
in line with guidance from the cor-
responding State, Tribal, and local au-
thorities, and in accordance with 
State, Tribal, and local orders, and, to 
the greatest extent possible, implement 
policies in line with guidance from the 
Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention; 
(II) for each employee, the pro-
vider will pay not less than the full 
compensation, including any benefits, 
that was provided to the employee as of 
the date of submission of the applica-
tion for the subgrant (referred to in 
this subclause as ‘‘full compensation’’), 
and will not take any action that re-
duces the weekly amount of the employ-
ee’s compensation below the weekly
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amount of full compensation, or that 
reduces the employee’s rate of com-
pensation below the rate of full com-
pensation, including the involuntary 
furloughing of any employee employed 
on the date of submission of the appli-
cation for the subgrant; and 
(III) the provider will provide re-
lief from copayments and tuition pay-
ments for the families enrolled in the 
provider’s program, to the extent pos-
sible, and prioritize such relief for fam-
ilies struggling to make either type of 
payment; and 
(ii) accept and process applications 
submitted under this subparagraph on a 
rolling basis, and provide subgrant funds in 
advance of provider expenditures, except as 
provided in subsection (e)(2). 
(E) OBLIGATION.—The lead agency shall 
notify the Secretary if it is unable to obligate at 
least 50 percent of the funds received pursuant to 
subsection (c) that are available for subgrants de-
scribed in this paragraph within 9 months of the 
date of enactment of this Act.
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(e) USES OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A qualified child care pro-
vider that receives funds through such a subgrant 
shall use the funds for at least one of the following: 
(A) Personnel costs, including payroll and 
salaries or similar compensation for an employee 
(including any sole proprietor or independent 
contractor), employee benefits, premium pay, or 
costs for employee recruitment and retention. 
(B) Rent (including rent under a lease 
agreement) or payment on any mortgage obliga-
tion, utilities, facility maintenance or improve-
ments, or insurance. 
(C) Personal protective equipment, cleaning 
and sanitization supplies and services, or train-
ing and professional development related to 
health and safety practices. 
(D) Purchases of or updates to equipment 
and supplies to respond to the COVID–19 public 
health emergency. 
(E) Goods and services necessary to main-
tain or resume child care services. 
(F) Mental health supports for children and 
employees.
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(2) REIMBURSEMENT.—The qualified child care 
provider may use the subgrant funds to reimburse the 
provider for sums obligated or expended before the 
date of enactment of this Act for the cost of a good 
or service described in paragraph (1) to respond to 
the COVID–19 public health emergency. 
(f) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Amounts made 
available to carry out this section shall be used to supple-
ment and not supplant other Federal, State, and local pub-
lic funds expended to provide child care services for eligible 
individuals. 
SEC. 2203. HEAD START. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any amounts in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000, 
to remain available through September 30, 2022, to carry 
out the Head Start Act, including for Federal administra-
tive expenses. After reserving funds for Federal administra-
tive expenses, the Secretary shall allocate all remaining 
amounts to Head Start agencies for one-time grants, and 
shall allocate to each Head Start agency an amount that 
bears the same ratio to the portion available for allocations 
as the number of enrolled children served by the Head Start 
agency bears to the number of enrolled children served by 
all Head Start agencies.
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SEC. 2204. PROGRAMS FOR SURVIVORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 303 of the Family Violence 
Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10403) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—For the purposes of car-
rying out this title, in addition to amounts otherwise made 
available for such purposes, there are appropriated, out of 
any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
for fiscal year 2021, to remain available until expended ex-
cept as otherwise provided in this subsection, each of the 
following: 
‘‘(1) $180,000,000 to carry out sections 301 
through 312, to be allocated in the manner described 
in subsection (a)(2), except that— 
‘‘(A) a reference in subsection (a)(2) to an 
amount appropriated under subsection (a)(1) 
shall be considered to be a reference to an 
amount appropriated under this paragraph; 
‘‘(B) the matching requirement in section 
306(c)(4) and condition in section 308(d)(3) 
shall not apply; and 
‘‘(C) each reference in section 305(e) to ‘the 
end of the following fiscal year’ shall be consid-
ered to be a reference to ‘the end of fiscal year 
2025’; and
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‘‘(D) funds made available to a State in a 
grant under section 306(a) and obligated in a 
timely manner shall be available for expenditure, 
by the State or a recipient of funds from the 
grant, through the end of fiscal year 2025; 
‘‘(2) $18,000,000 to carry out section 309. 
‘‘(3) $2,000,000 to carry out section 313, of 
which $1,000,000 shall be allocated to support Indian 
communities.’’. 
(b) COVID–19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘COVID–19 public health 
emergency’’ means the public health emergency declared by 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 
319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) on 
January 31, 2020, with respect to COVID–19, including 
any renewal of the declaration. 
(c) GRANTS TO SUPPORT CULTURALLY SPECIFIC POP-
ULATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts other-
wise made available, there is appropriated, out of any 
amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (in 
this 
section 
referred 
to 
as 
the 
‘‘Secretary’’), 
$49,500,000 for fiscal year 2021, to be available until 
expended, to carry out this subsection (excluding Fed-
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eral administrative costs, for which funds are appro-
priated under subsection (e)). 
(2) USE
OF
FUNDS.—From amounts appro-
priated under paragraph (1), the Secretary acting 
through the Director of the Family Violence Preven-
tion and Services Program, shall— 
(A) support culturally specific community- 
based organizations to provide culturally specific 
activities for survivors of sexual assault and do-
mestic violence, to address emergent needs result-
ing from the COVID–19 public health emergency 
and other public health concerns; and 
(B) support culturally specific community- 
based organizations that provide culturally spe-
cific activities to promote strategic partnership 
development and collaboration in responding to 
the impact of COVID–19 and other public health 
concerns on survivors of sexual assault and do-
mestic violence. 
(d) GRANTS TO SUPPORT SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL AS-
SAULT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts other-
wise made available, there is appropriated, out of any 
amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
to the Secretary, $198,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, to
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be available until expended, to carry out this sub-
section (excluding Federal administrative costs, for 
which funds are appropriated under subsection (e)). 
(2) USE
OF
FUNDS.—From amounts appro-
priated under paragraph (1), the Secretary acting 
through the Director of the Family Violence Preven-
tion and Services Program, shall assist rape crisis 
centers in transitioning to virtual services and meet-
ing the emergency needs of survivors. 
(e) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—In addition to amounts 
otherwise made available, there is appropriated to the Sec-
retary, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2021, to remain 
available until expended, for the Federal administrative 
costs of carrying out subsections (c) and (d). 
SEC. 2205. CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, the following amounts, to re-
main available through September 30, 2023: 
(1) $250,000,000 for carrying out the program 
authorized under section 201 of the Child Abuse Pre-
vention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116), which 
shall be allocated without regard to section 204(4) of
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such Act (42 U.S.C. 5116d(4)) and shall be allotted 
to States in accordance with section 203 of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5116b), except that— 
(A) in subsection (b)(1)(A) of such section 
203, ‘‘70 percent’’ shall be deemed to be ‘‘100 
percent’’; and 
(B) subsections (b)(1)(B) and (c) of such 
section 203 shall not apply; and 
(2) $100,000,000 for carrying out the State 
grant program authorized under section 106 of the 
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
U.S.C. 5106a), which shall be allocated without re-
gard to section 112(a)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
5106h(a)(2)). 
SEC. 2206. CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY 
SERVICE 
AND 
THE 
NATIONAL 
SERVICE 
TRUST. 
(a) CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY 
SERVICE.—In addition to amounts otherwise made avail-
able, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the 
Corporation for National and Community Service, 
$852,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 
2024, to carry out subsection (b), except that amounts to
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carry out subsection (b)(7) shall remain available until 
September 30, 2026. 
(b) ALLOCATION OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts provided by 
subsection (a) shall be allocated as follows: 
(1) 
AMERICORPS
STATE
AND
NATIONAL.— 
$620,000,000 shall be used— 
(A) to increase the living allowances of par-
ticipants in national service programs; and 
(B) to make funding adjustments to existing 
(as of the date of enactment of this Act) awards 
and award new and additional awards to enti-
ties to support programs described in para-
graphs (1)(B), (2)(B), (3)(B), (4)(B), and (5)(B) 
of subsection (a), and subsection (b)(2), of section 
122 of the National and Community Service Act 
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12572), whether or not the 
entities are already grant recipients under such 
provisions on the date of enactment of this Act, 
and notwithstanding section 122(a)(1)(B)(vi) of 
the National and Community Service Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12572(a)(1)(B)(vi)), by— 
(i) prioritizing entities serving commu-
nities 
disproportionately 
impacted 
by 
COVID–19 and utilizing culturally com-
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petent and multilingual strategies in the 
provision of services; and 
(ii) taking into account the diversity of 
communities and participants served by 
such entities, including racial, ethnic, socio-
economic, linguistic, or geographic diver-
sity. 
(2) STATE COMMISSIONS.—$20,000,000 shall be 
used to make adjustments to existing (as of the date 
of enactment of this Act) awards and new and addi-
tional awards, including awards to State Commis-
sions on National and Community Service, under sec-
tion 126(a) of the National and Community Service 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12576(a)). 
(3) 
VOLUNTEER
GENERATION
FUND.— 
$20,000,000 shall be used for expenses authorized 
under section 501(a)(4)(F) of the National and Com-
munity 
Service 
Act 
of 
1990 
(42 
U.S.C. 
12681(a)(4)(F)), 
which, 
notwithstanding 
section 
198P(d)(1)(B) 
of 
that 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
12653p(d)(1)(B)), shall be for grants awarded by the 
Corporation for National and Community Service on 
a competitive basis. 
(4) AMERICORPS
VISTA.—$80,000,000 shall be 
used for the purposes described in section 101 of the
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Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 
4951), including to increase the living allowances of 
volunteers, described in section 105(b) of the Domestic 
Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4955(b)). 
(5) 
NATIONAL
SENIOR
SERVICE
CORPS.— 
$30,000,000 shall be used for the purposes described 
in section 200 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 
of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5000). 
(6) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—$73,000,000 shall 
be used for the Corporation for National and Commu-
nity Service for administrative expenses to carry out 
programs and activities funded by subsection (a). 
(7) 
OFFICE
OF
INSPECTOR
GENERAL.— 
$9,000,000 shall be used for the Office of Inspector 
General of the Corporation for National and Commu-
nity Service for salaries and expenses necessary for 
oversight and audit of programs and activities funded 
by subsection (a). 
(c) NATIONAL
SERVICE
TRUST.—In addition to 
amounts otherwise made available, there is appropriated for 
fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, $148,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, for administration of the National Service 
Trust, and for payment to the Trust for the provision of 
educational awards pursuant to section 145(a)(1)(A) of the
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National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12601(a)(1)(A)). 
Subtitle D—Public Health 
SEC. 2301. FUNDING FOR COVID–19 VACCINE ACTIVITIES AT 
THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND 
PREVENTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services (in this subtitle referred to as the 
‘‘Secretary’’) for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $7,500,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, to carry out activities to 
plan, prepare for, promote, distribute, administer, monitor, 
and track COVID–19 vaccines. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion, and in consultation with other agencies, as applicable, 
shall, in conducting activities referred to in subsection 
(a)— 
(1) conduct activities to enhance, expand, and 
improve nationwide COVID–19 vaccine distribution 
and administration, including activities related to 
distribution of ancillary medical products and sup-
plies related to vaccines; and
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(2) provide technical assistance, guidance, and 
support to, and award grants or cooperative agree-
ments to, State, local, Tribal, and territorial public 
health departments for enhancement of COVID–19 
vaccine distribution and administration capabilities, 
including— 
(A) the distribution and administration of 
vaccines licensed under section 351 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262) or author-
ized under section 564 of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb–3) 
and ancillary medical products and supplies re-
lated to vaccines; 
(B) the establishment and expansion, in-
cluding staffing support, of community vaccina-
tion centers, particularly in underserved areas; 
(C) the deployment of mobile vaccination 
units, particularly in underserved areas; 
(D) information technology, standards-based 
data, and reporting enhancements, including im-
provements necessary to support standards-based 
sharing of data related to vaccine distribution 
and vaccinations and systems that enhance vac-
cine safety, effectiveness, and uptake, particu-
larly among underserved populations;
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(E) facilities enhancements; 
(F) communication with the public regard-
ing when, where, and how to receive COVID–19 
vaccines; and 
(G) transportation of individuals to facili-
tate vaccinations, including at community vac-
cination centers and mobile vaccination units, 
particularly for underserved populations. 
(c) SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR STATE VACCINA-
TION GRANTS.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) BASE FORMULA.—The term ‘‘base for-
mula’’ means the allocation formula that applied 
to the Public Health Emergency Preparedness 
cooperative agreement in fiscal year 2020. 
(B) ALTERNATIVE ALLOCATION.—The term 
‘‘alternative allocation’’ means an allocation to 
each State, territory, or locality calculated using 
the percentage derived from the allocation re-
ceived by such State, territory, or locality of the 
aggregate amount of fiscal year 2020 Public 
Health Emergency Preparedness cooperative 
agreement awards under section 319C–1 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–3a). 
(2) SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING.—
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 21 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall, out of amounts described in sub-
section (a), provide supplemental funding to any 
State, locality, or territory that received less of 
the amounts that were appropriated under title 
III of division M of Public Law 116–260 for 
vaccination grants to be issued by the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention than such State, 
locality, or territory would have received had 
such amounts been allocated using the alter-
native allocation. 
(B) AMOUNT.—The amount of supplemental 
funding provided under this subsection shall be 
equal to the difference between— 
(i) the amount the State, locality, or 
territory received, or would receive, under 
the base formula; and 
(ii) the amount the State, locality, or 
territory would receive under the alternative 
allocation. 
SEC. 2302. FUNDING FOR VACCINE CONFIDENCE ACTIVI-
TIES. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of
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any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$1,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, to 
carry out activities, acting through the Director of the Cen-
ters for Disease Control and Prevention— 
(1) to strengthen vaccine confidence in the 
United States, including its territories and posses-
sions; 
(2) to provide further information and education 
with respect to vaccines licensed under section 351 of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262) or au-
thorized under section 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb–3); and 
(3) to improve rates of vaccination throughout 
the United States, including its territories and posses-
sions, including through activities described in section 
313 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended by 
section 311 of division BB of the Consolidated Appro-
priations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260). 
SEC. 2303. FUNDING FOR SUPPLY CHAIN FOR COVID–19 VAC-
CINES, THERAPEUTICS, AND MEDICAL SUP-
PLIES. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$6,050,000,000, to remain available until expended, for nec-
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essary expenses with respect to research, development, man-
ufacturing, production, and the purchase of vaccines, thera-
peutics, and ancillary medical products and supplies to 
prevent, prepare, or respond to— 
(1) SARS–CoV–2 or any viral variant mutating 
therefrom with pandemic potential; and 
(2) COVID–19 or any disease with potential for 
creating a pandemic. 
SEC. 2304. FUNDING FOR COVID–19 VACCINE, THERA-
PEUTIC, AND DEVICE ACTIVITIES AT THE 
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$500,000,000, to remain available until expended, to be 
used for the evaluation of the continued performance, safety, 
and effectiveness, including with respect to emerging 
COVID–19 variants, of vaccines, therapeutics, and 
diagnostics approved, cleared, licensed, or authorized for use 
for the treatment, prevention, or diagnosis of COVID–19; 
facilitation of advanced continuous manufacturing activi-
ties related to production of vaccines and related materials; 
facilitation and conduct of inspections related to the manu-
facturing of vaccines, therapeutics, and devices delayed or 
cancelled for reasons related to COVID–19; review of devices
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authorized for use for the treatment, prevention, or diag-
nosis of COVID–19; and oversight of the supply chain and 
mitigation of shortages of vaccines, therapeutics, and de-
vices approved, cleared, licensed, or authorized for use for 
the treatment, prevention, or diagnosis of COVID–19 by the 
Food and Drug Administration. 
SEC. 2305. REDUCED COST-SHARING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1402 of the Patient Protec-
tion and Affordable Care Act is amended by redesignating 
subsection (f) as subsection (g) and by inserting after sub-
section (e) the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) SPECIAL RULE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVE 
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION DURING 2021.—For pur-
poses of this section, in the case of an individual who has 
received, or has been approved to receive, unemployment 
compensation for any week beginning during 2021, for the 
plan year in which such week begins— 
‘‘(1) such individual shall be treated as meeting 
the requirements of subsection (b)(2), and 
‘‘(2) for purposes of subsections (c) and (d), there 
shall not be taken into account any household income 
of the individual in excess of 133 percent of the pov-
erty line for a family of the size involved.’’.
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this 
section shall apply to plan years beginning after December 
31, 2020. 
Subtitle E—Testing 
SEC. 2401. FUNDING FOR COVID–19 TESTING, CONTACT 
TRACING, AND MITIGATION ACTIVITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services (in this subtitle referred to as the 
‘‘Secretary’’) for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $47,800,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, to carry out activities to 
detect, diagnose, trace, and monitor SARS–CoV–2 and 
COVID–19 infections and related strategies to mitigate the 
spread of COVID–19. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—From amounts appropriated by 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) implement a national, evidence-based strat-
egy for testing, contact tracing, surveillance, and 
mitigation 
with 
respect 
to 
SARS–CoV–2 
and 
COVID–19, including through activities authorized 
under section 319(a) of the Public Health Service Act; 
(2) provide technical assistance, guidance, and 
support, and award grants or cooperative agreements 
to State, local, and territorial public health depart-
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ments for activities to detect, diagnose, trace, and 
monitor SARS–CoV–2 and COVID–19 infections and 
related strategies and activities to mitigate the spread 
of COVID–19; 
(3) support the development, manufacturing, 
procurement, distribution, and administration of tests 
to detect or diagnose SARS–CoV–2 and COVID–19, 
including through— 
(A) support for the development, manufac-
ture, procurement, and distribution of supplies 
necessary for administering tests, such as per-
sonal protective equipment; and 
(B) support for the acquisition, construc-
tion, alteration, or renovation of non-federally 
owned facilities for the production of diagnostics 
and ancillary medical products and supplies 
where the Secretary determines that such an in-
vestment is necessary to ensure the production of 
sufficient amounts of such supplies; 
(4) establish and expand Federal, State, local, 
and territorial testing and contact tracing capabili-
ties, including— 
(A) through investments in laboratory ca-
pacity, such as—
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(i) academic and research laboratories, 
or other laboratories that could be used for 
processing of COVID–19 testing; 
(ii) community-based testing sites and 
community-based organizations; or 
(iii) mobile health units, particularly 
in medically underserved areas; and 
(B) with respect to quarantine and isola-
tion of contacts; 
(5) enhance information technology, data mod-
ernization, and reporting, including improvements 
necessary to support sharing of data related to public 
health capabilities; 
(6) award grants to, or enter into cooperative 
agreements or contracts with, State, local, and terri-
torial public health departments to establish, expand, 
and sustain a public health workforce; and 
(7) to cover administrative and program support 
costs necessary to conduct activities related to sub-
paragraph (a). 
SEC. 2402. FUNDING FOR SARS–COV–2 GENOMIC SEQUENC-
ING AND SURVEILLANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
year 2021 out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
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appropriated, $1,750,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, to strengthen and expand activities and workforce 
related to genomic sequencing, analytics, and disease sur-
veillance. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—From amounts appropriated by 
subsection (a), the Secretary, acting through the Director 
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall— 
(1) conduct, expand, and improve activities to 
sequence genomes, identify mutations, and survey the 
circulation and transmission of viruses and other or-
ganisms, including strains of SARS–CoV–2; 
(2) award grants or cooperative agreements to 
State, local, Tribal, or territorial public health de-
partments or public health laboratories— 
(A) to increase their capacity to sequence 
genomes of circulating strains of viruses and 
other organisms, including SARS–CoV–2; 
(B) to identify mutations in viruses and 
other organisms, including SARS–CoV–2; 
(C) to use genomic sequencing to identify 
outbreaks and clusters of diseases or infections, 
including COVID–19; and 
(D) to develop effective disease response 
strategies based on genomic sequencing and sur-
veillance data;
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(3) enhance and expand the informatics capa-
bilities of the public health workforce; and 
(4) award grants for the construction, alteration, 
or renovation of facilities to improve genomic se-
quencing and surveillance capabilities at the State 
and local level. 
SEC. 2403. FUNDING FOR GLOBAL HEALTH. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of 
any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$750,000,000, to remain available until expended, for ac-
tivities to be conducted acting through the Director of the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to combat 
SARS–CoV–2, COVID–19, and other emerging infectious 
disease threats globally, including efforts related to global 
health security, global disease detection and response, global 
health protection, global immunization, and global coordi-
nation on public health. 
SEC. 2404. FUNDING FOR DATA MODERNIZATION AND 
FORECASTING CENTER. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$500,000,000, to remain available until expended, for ac-
tivities to be conducted acting through the Director of the
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to support pub-
lic health data surveillance and analytics infrastructure 
modernization initiatives at the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention, and establish, expand, and maintain ef-
forts to modernize the United States disease warning system 
to forecast and track hotspots for COVID–19, its variants, 
and emerging biological threats, including academic and 
workforce support for analytics and informatics infrastruc-
ture and data collection systems. 
Subtitle F—Public Health 
Workforce 
SEC. 2501. FUNDING FOR PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services (in this subtitle referred to as the 
‘‘Secretary’’) for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $7,660,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, to carry out activities re-
lated to establishing, expanding, and sustaining a public 
health workforce, including by making awards to State, 
local, and territorial public health departments. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH DEPART-
MENTS.—Amounts made available to an awardee pursuant 
to subsection (a) shall be used for the following:
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(1) Costs, including wages and benefits, related 
to the recruiting, hiring, and training of individ-
uals— 
(A) to serve as case investigators, contact 
tracers, social support specialists, community 
health workers, public health nurses, disease 
intervention specialists, epidemiologists, program 
managers, laboratory personnel, informaticians, 
communication and policy experts, and any 
other positions as may be required to prevent, 
prepare for, and respond to COVID–19; and 
(B) who are employed by— 
(i) the State, territorial, or local public 
health department involved; or 
(ii) a nonprofit private or public orga-
nization with demonstrated expertise in im-
plementing public health programs and es-
tablished relationships with such State, ter-
ritorial, or local public health departments, 
particularly 
in 
medically 
underserved 
areas. 
(2) Personal protective equipment, data manage-
ment and other technology, or other necessary sup-
plies.
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(3) Administrative costs and activities necessary 
for awardees to implement activities funded under 
this section. 
(4) Subawards from recipients of awards under 
subsection (a) to local health departments for the pur-
poses of the activities funded under this section. 
SEC. 2502. FUNDING FOR MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$100,000,000, to remain available until expended, for car-
rying out section 2813 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 300hh–15). 
Subtitle G—Public Health 
Investments 
SEC. 2601. FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS 
AND COMMUNITY CARE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services (in this subtitle referred to as the 
‘‘Secretary’’) for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $7,600,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, for necessary expenses for 
awarding grants and cooperative agreements under section 
330 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b) to
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be awarded without regard to the time limitation in sub-
section (e)(3) and subsections (e)(6)(A)(iii), (e)(6)(B)(iii), 
and (r)(2)(B) of such section 330, and for necessary ex-
penses for awarding grants to Federally qualified health 
centers, as described in section 1861(aa)(4)(B) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C.1395x(aa)(4)(B)), and for awarding 
grants or contracts to Papa Ola Lokahi and to qualified 
entities under sections 4 and 6 of the Native Hawaiian 
Health Care Improvement Act (42 U.S.C. 11703, 11705). 
Of the total amount appropriated by the preceding sentence, 
not less than $20,000,000 shall be for grants or contracts 
to Papa Ola Lokahi and to qualified entities under sections 
4 and 6 of the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement 
Act (42 U.S.C. 11703, 11705). 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts made available to an 
awardee pursuant to subsection (a) shall be used— 
(1) to plan, prepare for, promote, distribute, ad-
minister, and track COVID–19 vaccines, and to carry 
out other vaccine-related activities; 
(2) to detect, diagnose, trace, and monitor 
COVID–19 infections and related activities necessary 
to mitigate the spread of COVID–19, including ac-
tivities related to, and equipment or supplies pur-
chased for, testing, contact tracing, surveillance, miti-
gation, and treatment of COVID–19;
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(3) to purchase equipment and supplies to con-
duct mobile testing or vaccinations for COVID–19, to 
purchase and maintain mobile vehicles and equip-
ment to conduct such testing or vaccinations, and to 
hire and train laboratory personnel and other staff to 
conduct such mobile testing or vaccinations, particu-
larly in medically underserved areas; 
(4) to establish, expand, and sustain the health 
care workforce to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
COVID–19, and to carry out other health workforce- 
related activities; 
(5) to modify, enhance, and expand health care 
services and infrastructure; and 
(6) to conduct community outreach and edu-
cation activities related to COVID–19. 
(c) PAST EXPENDITURES.—An awardee may use 
amounts awarded pursuant to subsection (a) to cover the 
costs of the awardee carrying out any of the activities de-
scribed in subsection (b) during the period beginning on 
the date of the declaration of a public health emergency by 
the Secretary under section 319 of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) on January 31, 2020, with respect 
to COVID–19 and ending on the date of such award.
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SEC. 2602. FUNDING FOR NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE 
CORPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $800,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for carrying out sections 338A, 338B, and 338I of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254l, 254l–1, 
254q–1) with respect to the health workforce. 
(b) STATE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount made available 
pursuant to subsection (a), $100,000,000 shall be 
made available for providing primary health services 
through grants to States under section 338I(a) of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254q–1(a)). 
(2) CONDITIONS.—With respect to grants de-
scribed in paragraph (1) using funds made available 
under such paragraph: 
(A) Section 338I(b) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254q–1(b)) shall not 
apply. 
(B) Notwithstanding section 338I(d)(2) of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254q– 
1(d)(2)), not more than 10 percent of an award 
to a State from such amounts, may be used by
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the State for costs of administering the State 
loan repayment program. 
SEC. 2603. FUNDING FOR NURSE CORPS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$200,000,000, to remain available until expended, for car-
rying out section 846 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 297n). 
SEC. 2604. FUNDING FOR TEACHING HEALTH CENTERS 
THAT OPERATE GRADUATE MEDICAL EDU-
CATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, and notwithstanding the capped amount ref-
erenced in sections 340H(b)(2) and 340H(d)(2) of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h(b)(2) and (d)(2)), 
there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, $330,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2023, for the program of payments to teaching health 
centers that operate graduate medical education under sec-
tion 340H of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
256h) and for teaching health center development grants au-
thorized under section 749A of the Public Health Service 
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(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts made available pursu-
ant to subsection (a) shall be used for the following activi-
ties: 
(1) For making payments to establish new ap-
proved graduate medical residency training programs 
pursuant to section 340H(a)(1)(C) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h(a)(1)(C)). 
(2) To provide an increase to the per resident 
amount described in section 340H(a)(2) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h(a)(2)) of $10,000. 
(3) 
For 
making 
payments 
under 
section 
340H(a)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 256h(a)(1)(A))) to qualified teaching health 
centers for maintenance of filled positions at existing 
approved graduate medical residency training pro-
grams. 
(4) 
For 
making 
payments 
under 
section 
340H(a)(1)(B) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 256h(a)(1)(B)) for the expansion of existing 
approved graduate medical residency training pro-
grams. 
(5) For making awards under section 749A of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 293l–1) to 
teaching health centers for the purpose of establishing
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new accredited or expanded primary care residency 
programs. 
(6) To cover administrative costs and activities 
necessary for qualified teaching health centers receiv-
ing payments under section 340H of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h) to carry out ac-
tivities under such section. 
SEC. 2605. FUNDING FOR FAMILY PLANNING. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$50,000,000, to remain available until expended, for nec-
essary expenses for making grants and contracts under sec-
tion 1001 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300). 
Subtitle H—Mental Health and 
Substance Use Disorder 
SEC. 2701. FUNDING FOR BLOCK GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY 
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices (in this subtitle referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) for fiscal 
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $1,500,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for carrying out subpart I of part B of title XIX 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x et seq.),
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subpart III of part B of title XIX of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
300x–51 et seq.), and section 505(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
290aa–4(c)) with respect to mental health. Notwithstanding 
section 1952 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
300x–62), any amount awarded to a State out of amounts 
appropriated by this section shall be expended by the State 
by September 30, 2025. 
SEC. 2702. FUNDING FOR BLOCK GRANTS FOR PREVENTION 
AND TREATMENT OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$1,500,000,000, to remain available until expended, for car-
rying out subpart II of part B of title XIX of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x–21 et seq.), subpart III 
of part B of title XIX of such Act (42 U.S.C. 300x–51 et 
seq.), section 505(d) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa–4(d)) 
with respect to substance abuse, and section 515(d) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–21(d)). Notwithstanding section 1952 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x–62), any 
amount awarded to a State out of amounts appropriated 
by this section shall be expended by the State by September 
30, 2025.
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SEC. 2703. FUNDING FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE 
USE DISORDER TRAINING FOR HEALTH CARE 
PROFESSIONALS, PARAPROFESSIONALS, AND 
PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $80,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for the purpose described in subsection (b). 
(b) USE OF FUNDING.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Ad-
ministration, shall, taking into consideration the needs of 
rural and medically underserved communities, use amounts 
appropriated by subsection (a) to award grants or contracts 
to health professions schools, academic health centers, State 
or local governments, Indian Tribes and Tribal organiza-
tions, or other appropriate public or private nonprofit enti-
ties (or consortia of entities, including entities promoting 
multidisciplinary approaches), to plan, develop, operate, or 
participate in health professions and nursing training ac-
tivities for health care students, residents, professionals, 
paraprofessionals, trainees, and public safety officers, and 
employers of such individuals, in evidence-informed strate-
gies for reducing and addressing suicide, burnout, mental 
health conditions, and substance use disorders among health 
care professionals.
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SEC. 2704. FUNDING FOR EDUCATION AND AWARENESS 
CAMPAIGN ENCOURAGING HEALTHY WORK 
CONDITIONS AND USE OF MENTAL HEALTH 
AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES 
BY HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $20,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for the purpose described in subsection (b). 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion and in consultation with the medical professional com-
munity, shall use amounts appropriated by subsection (a) 
to carry out a national evidence-based education and 
awareness campaign directed at health care professionals 
and first responders (such as emergency medical service 
providers), and employers of such professionals and first re-
sponders. Such awareness campaign shall— 
(1) encourage primary prevention of mental 
health conditions and substance use disorders and sec-
ondary and tertiary prevention by encouraging health 
care professionals to seek support and treatment for 
their own mental health and substance use concerns; 
and
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(2) help such professionals to identify risk factors 
in themselves and others and respond to such risks. 
SEC. 2705. FUNDING FOR GRANTS FOR HEALTH CARE PRO-
VIDERS 
TO 
PROMOTE 
MENTAL 
HEALTH 
AMONG 
THEIR 
HEALTH 
PROFESSIONAL 
WORKFORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $40,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for the purpose described in subsection (b). 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Ad-
ministration, shall, taking into consideration the needs of 
rural and medically underserved communities, use amounts 
appropriated by subsection (a) to award grants or contracts 
to entities providing health care, including health care pro-
viders associations and Federally qualified health centers, 
to establish, enhance, or expand evidence-informed pro-
grams or protocols to promote mental health among their 
providers, other personnel, and members. 
SEC. 2706. FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY-BASED FUNDING FOR 
LOCAL SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal
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year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $30,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, to carry out the purpose described in subsection (b). 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Sub-
stance Use and in consultation with the Director of 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall 
award grants to support States; local, Tribal, and 
territorial governments; Tribal organizations; non-
profit community-based organizations; and primary 
and behavioral health organizations to support com-
munity-based overdose prevention programs, syringe 
services programs, and other harm reduction services. 
(2) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—Grant funds award-
ed under this section to eligible entities shall be used 
for preventing and controlling the spread of infectious 
diseases and the consequences of such diseases for in-
dividuals with substance use disorder, distributing 
opioid overdose reversal medication to individuals at 
risk of overdose, connecting individuals at risk for, or 
with, a substance use disorder to overdose education, 
counseling, and health education, and encouraging 
such individuals to take steps to reduce the negative
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personal and public health impacts of substance use 
or misuse. 
SEC. 2707. FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY-BASED FUNDING FOR 
LOCAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $50,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, to carry out the purpose described in subsection (b). 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Sub-
stance Use, shall award grants to State, local, Tribal, 
and territorial governments, Tribal organizations, 
nonprofit community-based entities, and primary 
care and behavioral health organizations to address 
increased community behavioral health needs wors-
ened by the COVID–19 public health emergency. 
(2) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—Grant funds award-
ed under this section to eligible entities shall be used 
for promoting care coordination among local entities; 
training the mental and behavioral health workforce, 
relevant stakeholders, and community members; ex-
panding evidence-based integrated models of care; ad-
dressing surge capacity for mental and behavioral
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SEC. 2710. FUNDING FOR YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$20,000,000, to remain available until expended, for car-
rying out sections 520E and 520E–2 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–36, 290bb–36b). 
SEC. 2711. FUNDING FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORK-
FORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$100,000,000, to remain available until expended, for car-
rying out section 756 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 294e–1). 
SEC. 2712. FUNDING FOR PEDIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH 
CARE ACCESS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$80,000,000, to remain available until expended, for car-
rying out section 330M of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 254c–19).
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SEC. 2713. FUNDING FOR EXPANSION GRANTS FOR CER-
TIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 
CLINICS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Secretary, acting through the Assistant 
Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, for fiscal 
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $420,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for grants to communities and community organi-
zations that meet the criteria for Certified Community Be-
havioral Health Clinics pursuant to section 223(a) of the 
Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (42 U.S.C. 1396a 
note). 
Subtitle I—Exchange Grant 
Program 
SEC. 2801. ESTABLISHING A GRANT PROGRAM FOR EX-
CHANGE MODERNIZATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Out of funds appropriated under 
subsection (b), the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
(in this subtitle referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall award 
grants to each American Health Benefits Exchange estab-
lished under section 1311(b) of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18031(b)) (other than an 
Exchange established by the Secretary under section 1321(c) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 18041(c))) that submits to the Sec-
retary an application at such time and in such manner,
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and containing such information, as specified by the Sec-
retary, for purposes of enabling such Exchange to modernize 
or update any system, program, or technology utilized by 
such Exchange to ensure such Exchange is compliant with 
all applicable requirements. 
(b) FUNDING.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated, for fiscal year 2021, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, 
for carrying out this section. 
Subtitle J—Continued Assistance to 
Rail Workers 
SEC. 2901. 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 ‘‘September 6, 2021’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘or July 1, 2020’’ and in-
serting ‘‘July 1, 2020, or July 1, 2021’’; and 
(2) in the fourth sentence, by striking ‘‘March 
14, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘September 6, 2021’’.
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(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 re-
covery benefits provided under such section 2(a)(5) by rea-
son of the amendments made by subsection (a) as well as 
to cover the cost of such benefits provided under such section 
2(a)(5) as in effect on the day before the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 2902. EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNDER 
THE RAILROAD UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE 
ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(c)(2)(D) of the Railroad 
Unemployment Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 352(c)(2)(D)) is 
amended— 
(1) in clause (i)— 
(A) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘185 days’’ 
and inserting ‘‘330 days’’; 
(B) in subclause (II), 
(i) by striking ‘‘19 consecutive 14-day 
periods’’ and inserting ‘‘33 consecutive 14- 
day periods’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘6 consecutive 14-day 
periods’’ and inserting ‘‘20 consecutive 14- 
day periods’’;
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(2) in clause (ii)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘120 days of unemploy-
ment’’ and inserting ‘‘265 days of unemploy-
ment’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘12 consecutive 14-day peri-
ods’’ and inserting ‘‘27 consecutive 14-day peri-
ods’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘6 consecutive 14-day peri-
ods’’ and inserting ‘‘20 consecutive 14-day peri-
ods’’; 
(3) in clause (iii)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘June 30, 2021’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘June 30, 2022’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the provisions of clauses (i) 
and (ii) shall not apply to any employee whose 
extended benefit period under subparagraph (B) 
begins after March 14, 2021, and shall not apply 
to any employee with respect to any registration 
period beginning after April 5, 2021.’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the provisions of clauses (i) and (ii) 
shall not apply to any employee with respect to 
any registration period beginning after Sep-
tember 6, 2021.’’; and 
(4) in clause (v), by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘In addition to the amount appropriated by
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the preceding two sentences, out of any funds in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there are ap-
propriated $2,000,000 to cover the cost of additional 
extended unemployment benefits provided under this 
subparagraph, to remain available until expended.’’. 
(b) CLARIFICATION ON AUTHORITY TO USE FUNDS.— 
Funds appropriated under the first, second, or third sen-
tence of clause (v) of section 2(c)(2)(D) of the Railroad Un-
employment Insurance Act shall be available to cover the 
cost of additional extended unemployment benefits provided 
under such section 2(c)(2)(D) by reason 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 enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 2903. 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 ‘‘September 6, 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)
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as well as to cover the cost of such benefits payable due to 
such section 2112(a) as in effect on the day before the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 2904. 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-
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 operations 
and improvements for the Information Tech-
nology Investment Initiatives of the Railroad Re-
tirement 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.
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Subtitle K—Ratepayer Protection 
SEC. 2911. FUNDING FOR LIHEAP. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any amounts in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $4,500,000,000, 
to remain available through September 30, 2022, for addi-
tional funding to provide payments under section 2602(b) 
of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 
(42 U.S.C. 8621(b)), except that— 
(1) $2,250,000,000 of such amounts shall be allo-
cated as though the total appropriation for such pay-
ments 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2021 
was 
less 
than 
$1,975,000,000; and 
(2) section 2607(b)(2)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
8626(b)(2)(B)) shall not apply to funds appropriated 
under this section for fiscal year 2021. 
SEC. 2912. FUNDING FOR WATER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) for fiscal year 2021, out of any amounts in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $500,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, for grants to States and In-
dian Tribes to assist low-income households, particularly 
those with the lowest incomes, that pay a high proportion
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of household income for drinking water and wastewater 
services, by providing funds to owners or operators of public 
water systems or treatment works to reduce arrearages of 
and rates charged to such households for such services. 
(b) ALLOTMENT.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) allot amounts appropriated in this section to 
a State or Indian Tribe based on— 
(A) the percentage of households in the 
State, or under the jurisdiction of the Indian 
Tribe, with income equal or less than 150 per-
cent of the Federal poverty line; and 
(B) the percentage of households in the 
State, or under the jurisdiction of the Indian 
Tribe, that spend more than 30 percent of 
monthly income on housing; and 
(2) reserve up to 3 percent of the amount appro-
priated in this section for Indian Tribes and tribal 
organizations. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘State’’ 
means each of the 50 States of the United States, the Dis-
trict of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Amer-
ican Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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Subtitle L—Assistance for Older 
Americans, Grandfamilies, and 
Kinship Families 
SEC. 2921. SUPPORTING OLDER AMERICANS AND THEIR 
FAMILIES. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, $1,434,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, to carry out the Older Americans Act of 1965. 
(b) ALLOCATION OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts made avail-
able by subsection (a) shall be available as follows: 
(1) $750,000,000 shall be available to carry out 
part C of title III of such Act. 
(2) $25,000,000 shall be available to carry out 
title VI of such Act, including part C of such title. 
(3) $460,000,000 shall be available to carry out 
part B of title III of such Act, including for— 
(A) supportive services of the types made 
available for fiscal year 2020; 
(B) efforts related to COVID–19 vaccination 
outreach, including education, communication, 
transportation, and other activities to facilitate 
vaccination of older individuals; and
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(C) prevention and mitigation activities re-
lated to COVID–19 focused on addressing ex-
tended social isolation among older individuals, 
including activities for investments in techno-
logical equipment and solutions or other strate-
gies aimed at alleviating negative health effects 
of social isolation due to long-term stay-at-home 
recommendations for older individuals for the 
duration of the COVID–19 public health emer-
gency. 
(4) $44,000,000 shall be available to carry out 
part D of title III of such Act. 
(5) $145,000,000 shall be available to carry out 
part E of title III of such Act. 
(6) $10,000,000 shall be available to carry out 
the long-term care ombudsman program under title 
VII of such Act. 
SEC. 2922. NATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER ON 
GRANDFAMILIES AND KINSHIP FAMILIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services for fiscal year 2021, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $10,000,000, 
to remain available through September 30, 2025, for the 
Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Admin-
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istration for Community Living, to establish, directly or 
through grants or contracts, a National Technical Assist-
ance Center on Grandfamilies and Kinship Families (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘Center’’) to provide training, 
technical assistance, and resources for government pro-
grams, nonprofit and other community-based organiza-
tions, and Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and urban 
Indian organizations, that serve grandfamilies and kinship 
families to support the health and well-being of members 
of grandfamilies and kinship families, including caregivers, 
children, and their parents. The Center shall focus pri-
marily on serving grandfamilies and kinship families in 
which the primary caregiver is an adult age 55 or older, 
or the child has one or more disabilities. 
(b) ACTIVITIES OF THE CENTER.—The Center shall— 
(1) engage experts to stimulate the development 
of new and identify existing evidence-based, evidence- 
informed, and exemplary practices or programs re-
lated to health promotion (including mental health 
and substance use disorder treatment), education, nu-
trition, housing, financial needs, legal issues, dis-
ability self-determination, caregiver support, and 
other issues to help serve caregivers, children, and 
their parents in grandfamilies and kinship families;
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(2) encourage and support the implementation of 
the evidence-based, evidence-informed, and exemplary 
practices or programs identified under paragraph (1) 
to support grandfamilies and kinship families and to 
promote coordination of services for grandfamilies 
and kinship families across systems that support 
them; 
(3) facilitate learning across States, territories, 
Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and urban In-
dian organizations for providing technical assistance, 
resources, and training related to issues described in 
paragraph (1) to individuals and entities across sys-
tems that directly work with grandfamilies and kin-
ship families; 
(4) help government programs, nonprofit and 
other community-based organizations, and Indian 
Tribes, Tribal organizations, and urban Indian orga-
nizations, serving grandfamilies and kinship families, 
to 
plan 
and 
coordinate 
responses 
to 
assist 
grandfamilies and kinship families during national, 
State, Tribal, territorial, and local emergencies and 
disasters; and 
(5) assist government programs, and nonprofit 
and other community-based organizations, in pro-
moting equity and implementing culturally and lin-
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guistically appropriate approaches as the programs 
and organizations serve grandfamilies and kinship 
families. 
TITLE III—COMMITTEE ON BANK-
ING, HOUSING, AND URBAN 
AFFAIRS 
Subtitle A—Defense Production Act 
of 1950 
SEC. 3101. COVID–19 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SUPPLIES EN-
HANCEMENT. 
(a) SUPPORTING ENHANCED USE OF THE DEFENSE 
PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950.—In addition to funds otherwise 
available, there is appropriated, for fiscal year 2021, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$10,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2025, to carry out titles I, III, and VII of such Act in ac-
cordance with subsection (b). 
(b) MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT.— 
(1) TESTING, PPE, VACCINES, AND OTHER MATE-
RIALS.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
amounts appropriated in subsection (a) shall be used 
for the purchase, production (including the construc-
tion, repair, and retrofitting of government-owned or 
private facilities as necessary), or distribution of 
medical supplies and equipment (including durable
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medical equipment) related to combating the COVID– 
19 pandemic, including— 
(A) in vitro diagnostic products for the de-
tection of SARS–CoV–2 or the diagnosis of the 
virus that causes COVID–19, and the reagents 
and other materials necessary for producing, 
conducting, or administering such products, and 
the machinery, equipment, laboratory capacity, 
or other technology necessary to produce such 
products; 
(B) face masks and personal protective 
equipment, including face shields, nitrile gloves, 
N–95 filtering facepiece respirators, and any 
other masks or equipment (including durable 
medical equipment) needed to respond to the 
COVID–19 pandemic, and the materials, ma-
chinery, additional manufacturing lines or fa-
cilities, or other technology necessary to produce 
such equipment; and 
(C) drugs, devices, and biological products 
that are approved, cleared, licensed, or author-
ized for use in treating or preventing COVID–19 
and symptoms related to COVID–19, and any 
materials, manufacturing machinery, additional 
manufacturing or fill-finish lines or facilities,
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technology, or equipment (including durable 
medical equipment) necessary to produce or use 
such drugs, biological products, or devices (in-
cluding syringes, vials, or other supplies or 
equipment related to delivery, distribution, or 
administration). 
(2) RESPONDING
TO
PUBLIC
HEALTH
EMER-
GENCIES.—After September 30, 2022, amounts appro-
priated in subsection (a) may be used for any activity 
authorized by paragraph (1), or any other activity 
necessary to meet critical public health needs of the 
United States, with respect to any pathogen that the 
President has determined has the potential for cre-
ating a public health emergency. 
Subtitle B—Housing Provisions 
SEC. 3201. EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) FUNDING.— 
(1) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts 
otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Sec-
retary of the Treasury for fiscal year 2021, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$21,550,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2027, for making payments to eligible grantees 
under this section—
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(2) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—Of the amount 
appropriated under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall reserve— 
(A) $305,000,000 for making payments 
under this section to the Commonwealth of Puer-
to Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
lands, and American Samoa; 
(B) $30,000,000 for costs of the Secretary 
for the administration of emergency rental as-
sistance programs and technical assistance to re-
cipients of any grants made by the Secretary to 
provide financial and other assistance to renters; 
(C) $3,000,000 for administrative expenses 
of the Inspector General relating to oversight of 
funds provided in this section; and 
(D) $2,500,000,000 for payments to high- 
need grantees as provided in this section. 
(b) ALLOCATION
OF FUNDS
TO ELIGIBLE GRANT-
EES.— 
(1) ALLOCATION
FOR
STATES
AND
UNITS
OF 
LOCAL GOVERNMENT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The amount appro-
priated under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) 
that remains after the application of paragraph
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(2) of such subsection shall be allocated to eligi-
ble grantees described in subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) of subsection (f)(1) in the same manner as 
the amount appropriated under section 501 of 
subtitle A of title V of division N of the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 
116–260) is allocated to States and units of local 
government under subsection (b)(1) of such sec-
tion, except that section 501(b) of such subtitle A 
shall be applied— 
(i) without regard to clause (i) of 
paragraph (1)(A); 
(ii) by deeming the amount appro-
priated under paragraph (1) of subsection 
(a) of this Act that remains after the appli-
cation of paragraph (2) of such subsection 
to be the amount deemed to apply for pur-
poses of applying clause (ii) of section 
501(b)(1)(A) of such subtitle A; 
(iii) by substituting ‘‘$152,000,000’’ 
for ‘‘$200,000,000’’ each place such term 
appears; 
(iv) in subclause (I) of such section 
501(b)(1)(A)(v), by substituting ‘‘under sec-
tion 3201 of the American Rescue Plan Act
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of 2021’’ for ‘‘under section 501 of subtitle 
A of title V of division N of the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2021’’; and 
(v) in subclause (II) of such section 
501(b)(1)(A)(v), by substituting ‘‘local gov-
ernment elects to receive funds from the Sec-
retary under section 3201 of the American 
Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and will use the 
funds in a manner consistent with such sec-
tion’’ for ‘‘local government elects to receive 
funds from the Secretary under section 501 
of subtitle A of title V of division N of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 and 
will use the funds in a manner consistent 
with such section’’. 
(B) PRO
RATA
ADJUSTMENT.—The Sec-
retary shall make pro rata adjustments in the 
amounts of the allocations determined under sub-
paragraph (A) of this paragraph for entities de-
scribed in such subparagraph as necessary to en-
sure that the total amount of allocations made 
pursuant to such subparagraph does not exceed 
the remainder appropriated amount described in 
such subparagraph.
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(2) 
ALLOCATIONS
FOR
TERRITORIES.—The 
amount reserved under subsection (a)(2)(A) shall be 
allocated to eligible grantees described in subsection 
(f)(1)(C) in the same manner as the amount appro-
priated under section 501(a)(2)(A) of subtitle A of 
title V of division N of the Consolidated Appropria-
tions Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260) is allocated 
under section 501(b)(3) of such subtitle A to eligible 
grantees described under subparagraph (C) of such 
section 501(b)(3), except that section 501(b)(3) of such 
subtitle A shall be applied— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘of 
section 3201 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 
2021’’ after ‘‘the amount reserved under sub-
section (a)(2)(A)’’; and 
(B) in clause (i) of subparagraph (B), by 
substituting ‘‘the amount equal to 0.3 percent of 
the amount appropriated under subsection 
(a)(1)’’ with ‘‘the amount equal to 0.3 percent of 
the amount appropriated under subsection (a)(1) 
of section 3201 of the American Rescue Plan Act 
of 2021’’. 
(3) HIGH-NEED GRANTEES.—The Secretary shall 
allocate funds reserved under subsection (a)(2)(D) to 
eligible grantees with a high need for assistance under
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this section, with the number of very low-income 
renter households paying more than 50 percent of in-
come on rent or living in substandard or overcrowded 
conditions, rental market costs, and change in em-
ployment since February 2020 used as the factors for 
allocating funds. 
(c) PAYMENT SCHEDULE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall pay all 
eligible grantees not less than 40 percent of each such 
eligible grantee’s total allocation provided under sub-
section (b) within 60 days of enactment of this Act. 
(2) SUBSEQUENT
PAYMENTS.—The Secretary 
shall pay to eligible grantees additional amounts in 
tranches up to the full amount of each such eligible 
grantee’s total allocation in accordance with a proce-
dure established by the Secretary, provided that any 
such procedure established by the Secretary shall re-
quire that an eligible grantee must have obligated not 
less than 75 percent of the funds already disbursed by 
the Secretary pursuant to this section prior to dis-
bursement of additional amounts. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible grantee shall only 
use the funds provided from payments made under 
this section as follows:
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(A) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause (ii) 
of this subparagraph, funds received by an 
eligible grantee from payments made under 
this section shall be used to provide finan-
cial assistance to eligible households, not to 
exceed 18 months, including the payment 
of— 
(I) rent; 
(II) rental arrears; 
(III) utilities and home energy 
costs; 
(IV) utilities and home energy 
costs arrears; and 
(V) other expenses related to hous-
ing, as defined by the Secretary. 
(ii) 
LIMITATION.—The 
aggregate 
amount of financial assistance an eligible 
household may receive under this section, 
when combined with financial assistance 
provided under section 501 of subtitle A of 
title V of division N of the Consolidated Ap-
propriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116– 
260), shall not exceed 18 months.
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(B) HOUSING
STABILITY
SERVICES.—Not 
more than 10 percent of funds received by an eli-
gible grantee from payments made under this 
section may be used to provide case management 
and other services intended to help keep house-
holds stably housed. 
(C) ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS.—Not more 
than 15 percent of the total amount paid to an 
eligible grantee under this section may be used 
for administrative costs attributable to providing 
financial assistance, housing stability services, 
and other affordable rental housing and eviction 
prevention activities, including for data collec-
tion and reporting requirements related to such 
funds. 
(D) OTHER AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING 
AND EVICTION PREVENTION ACTIVITIES.—An eli-
gible grantee may use any funds from payments 
made under this section that are unobligated on 
October 1, 2022, for purposes in addition to 
those specified in this paragraph, provided 
that— 
(i) such other purposes are affordable 
rental housing and eviction prevention pur-
poses, as defined by the Secretary, serving
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very low-income families (as such term is 
defined in section 3(b) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b))); 
and 
(ii) prior to obligating any funds for 
such purposes, the eligible grantee has obli-
gated not less than 75 percent of the total 
funds allocated to such eligible grantee in 
accordance with this section. 
(2) DISTRIBUTION
OF
ASSISTANCE.—Amounts 
appropriated under subsection (a)(1) of this section 
shall be subject to the same terms and conditions that 
apply under paragraph (4) of section 501(c) of sub-
title A of title V of division N of the Consolidated Ap-
propriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260) to 
amounts appropriated under subsection (a)(1) of such 
section 501. 
(e) REALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning March 31, 2022, 
the Secretary shall reallocate funds allocated to eligi-
ble grantees in accordance with subsection (b) but not 
yet paid in accordance with subsection (c)(2) accord-
ing to a procedure established by the Secretary. 
(2) ELIGIBILITY
FOR
REALLOCATED
FUNDS.— 
The Secretary shall require an eligible grantee to have
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obligated 50 percent of the total amount of funds allo-
cated to such eligible grantee under subsection (b) to 
be eligible to receive funds reallocated under para-
graph (1) of this subsection. 
(3) PAYMENT OF REALLOCATED FUNDS BY THE 
SECRETARY.—The Secretary shall pay to each eligible 
grantee eligible for a payment of reallocated funds de-
scribed in paragraph (2) of this subsection the 
amount allocated to such eligible grantee in accord-
ance with the procedure established by the Secretary 
in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection. 
(4) USE
OF
REALLOCATED
FUNDS.—Eligible 
grantees may use any funds received in accordance 
with this subsection only for purposes specified in 
paragraph (1) of subsection (d). 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE
GRANTEE.—The term ‘‘eligible 
grantee’’ means any of the following: 
(A) The 50 States of the United States and 
the District of Columbia. 
(B) A unit of local government (as defined 
in paragraph (5)). 
(C) The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
United States Virgin Islands, Guam, the Com-
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monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and 
American Samoa. 
(2) ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLD.—The term ‘‘eligible 
household’’ means a household of 1 or more individ-
uals who are obligated to pay rent on a residential 
dwelling and with respect to which the eligible grant-
ee involved determines that— 
(A) 1 or more individuals within the house-
hold has— 
(i) qualified for unemployment bene-
fits; or 
(ii) experienced a reduction in house-
hold income, incurred significant costs, or 
experienced other financial hardship during 
or due, directly or indirectly, to the 
coronavirus pandemic; 
(B) 1 or more individuals within the house-
hold can demonstrate a risk of experiencing 
homelessness or housing instability; and 
(C) the household is a low-income family 
(as such term is defined in section 3(b) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437a(b)).
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(3) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Inspector 
General’’ means the Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of the Treasury. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Treasury. 
(5) UNIT
OF
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT.—The term 
‘‘unit of local government’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 501 of subtitle A of title V of di-
vision N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2021 (Public Law 116–260). 
(g) AVAILABILITY.—Funds provided to an eligible 
grantee under a payment made under this section shall re-
main available through September 30, 2025. 
(h) EXTENSION OF AVAILABILITY UNDER PROGRAM 
FOR EXISTING FUNDING.—Paragraph (1) of section 501(e) 
of subtitle A of title V of division N of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘December 31, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2022’’. 
SEC. 3202. EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHERS. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) for fiscal year 2021, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
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$5,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2030, for— 
(1) incremental emergency vouchers under sub-
section (b); 
(2) renewals of the vouchers under subsection (b); 
(3) fees for the costs of administering vouchers 
under subsection (b) and other eligible expenses de-
fined by notice to prevent, prepare, and respond to 
coronavirus to facilitate the leasing of the emergency 
vouchers, such as security deposit assistance and other 
costs related to retention and support of participating 
owners; and 
(4) adjustments in the calendar year 2021 sec-
tion 8 renewal funding allocation, including main-
stream vouchers, for public housing agencies that ex-
perience a significant increase in voucher per-unit 
costs due to extraordinary circumstances or that, de-
spite taking reasonable cost savings measures, would 
otherwise be required to terminate rental assistance 
for families as a result of insufficient funding. 
(b) EMERGENCY VOUCHERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 
emergency rental assistance vouchers under subsection 
(a), which shall be tenant-based rental assistance
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under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)). 
(2) QUALIFYING INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES DE-
FINED.—For the purposes of this section, qualifying 
individuals or families are those who are— 
(A) homeless (as such term is defined in sec-
tion 103(a) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302(a)); 
(B) at risk of homelessness (as such term is 
defined in section 401(1) of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360(1))); 
(C) fleeing, or attempting to flee, domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, 
or human trafficking, as defined by the Sec-
retary; or 
(D) recently homeless, as determined by the 
Secretary, and for whom providing rental assist-
ance will prevent the family’s homelessness or 
having high risk of housing instability. 
(3) ALLOCATION.—The Secretary shall notify 
public housing agencies of the number of emergency 
vouchers provided under this section to be allocated to 
the agency not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, in accordance with a formula 
that includes public housing agency capacity and en-
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sures geographic diversity, including with respect to 
rural areas, among public housing agencies admin-
istering the Housing Choice Voucher program. 
(4) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
(A) ELECTION TO ADMINISTER.—The Sec-
retary shall establish a procedure for public 
housing agencies to accept or decline the emer-
gency vouchers allocated to the agency in accord-
ance with the formula under subparagraph (3). 
(B) FAILURE TO USE VOUCHERS PROMPT-
LY.—If a public housing agency fails to lease its 
authorized vouchers under subsection (b) on be-
half of eligible families within a reasonable pe-
riod of time, the Secretary may revoke and redis-
tribute any unleased vouchers and associated 
funds, including administrative fees and costs re-
ferred to in subsection (a)(3), to other public 
housing agencies according to the formula under 
paragraph (3). 
(5) 
WAIVERS
AND
ALTERNATIVE
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—The Secretary may waive or specify alter-
native requirements for any provision of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) 
or regulation applicable to such statute other than re-
quirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimina-
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tion, labor standards, and the environment, upon a 
finding that the waiver or alternative requirement is 
necessary to expedite or facilitate the use of amounts 
made available in this section. 
(6) TERMINATION
OF
VOUCHERS
UPON
TURN-
OVER.—After September 30, 2023, a public housing 
agency may not reissue any vouchers made available 
under this section when assistance for the family as-
sisted ends. 
(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND OTHER COSTS.—The 
Secretary may use not more $20,000,000 of the amounts 
made available under this section for the costs to the Sec-
retary of administering and overseeing the implementation 
of this section and the Housing Choice Voucher program 
generally, including information technology, financial re-
porting, and other costs. Of the amounts set aside under 
this subsection, the Secretary may use not more than 
$10,000,000, without competition, to make new awards or 
increase prior awards to existing technical assistance pro-
viders to provide an immediate increase in capacity build-
ing and technical assistance to public housing agencies. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary may implement 
the provisions of this section by notice.
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SEC. 3203. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR RURAL HOUSING. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture for fiscal year 
2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, $100,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2022, to provide grants under section 521(a)(2) 
of the Housing Act of 1949 or agreements entered into in 
lieu of debt forgiveness or payments for eligible households 
as authorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act 
of 1949, for temporary adjustment of income losses for resi-
dents of housing financed or assisted under section 514, 515, 
or 516 of the Housing Act of 1949 who have experienced 
income loss but are not currently receiving Federal rental 
assistance. 
SEC. 3204. HOUSING COUNSELING. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Neighborhood 
Reinvestment Corporation (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Corporation’’) for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2025, for grants to 
housing counseling intermediaries approved by the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development, State housing 
finance agencies, and NeighborWorks organizations for pro-
viding housing counseling services, as authorized under the 
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act (42 U.S.C.
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8101–8107) and consistent with the discretion set forth in 
section 606(a)(5) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 8105(a)(5)) to de-
sign and administer grant programs. Of the grant funds 
made available under this subsection, not less than 40 per-
cent shall be provided to counseling organizations that— 
(1) target housing counseling services to minor-
ity and low-income populations facing housing insta-
bility; or 
(2) provide housing counseling services in neigh-
borhoods having high concentrations of minority and 
low-income populations. 
(b) LIMITATION.—The aggregate amount provided to 
NeighborWorks organizations under this section shall not 
exceed 15 percent of the total of grant funds made available 
by subsection (a). 
(c) ADMINISTRATION AND OVERSIGHT.—The Corpora-
tion may retain a portion of the amounts provided under 
this section, in a proportion consistent with its standard 
rate for program administration in order to cover its ex-
penses related to program administration and oversight. 
(d) HOUSING COUNSELING SERVICES DEFINED.— For 
the purposes of this section, the term ‘‘housing counseling 
services’’ means— 
(1) housing counseling provided directly to 
households facing housing instability, such as evic-
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tion, default, foreclosure, loss of income, or homeless-
ness; 
(2) education, outreach, training, technology up-
grades, and other program related support; and 
(3) operational oversight funding for grantees 
and subgrantees that receive funds under this section. 
SEC. 3205. HOMELESSNESS ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORTIVE 
SERVICES PROGRAM. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) for fiscal year 2021, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$5,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2025, except that amounts authorized under subsection 
(d)(3) shall remain available until September 30, 2029, for 
assistance under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12721 et seq.) for the 
following activities to primarily benefit qualifying individ-
uals or families: 
(1) Tenant-based rental assistance. 
(2) The development and support of affordable 
housing pursuant to section 212(a) of the Cranston- 
Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
12742(a)) (‘‘the Act’’ herein).
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(3) Supportive services to qualifying individuals 
or families not already receiving such supportive serv-
ices, including— 
(A) activities listed in section 401(29) of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11360(29)); 
(B) housing counseling; and 
(C) homeless prevention services. 
(4) The acquisition and development of non-con-
gregate shelter units, all or a portion of which may— 
(A) be converted to permanent affordable 
housing; 
(B) be used as emergency shelter under sub-
title B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Home-
less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11371–11378); 
(C) be converted to permanent housing 
under subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney- 
Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11381–11389); or 
(D) remain as non-congregate shelter units. 
(b) QUALIFYING
INDIVIDUALS
OR
FAMILIES
DE-
FINED.—For the purposes of this section, qualifying indi-
viduals or families are those who are—
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(1) homeless, as defined in section 103(a) of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11302(a)); 
(2) at-risk of homelessness, as defined in section 
401(1) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 11360(1)); 
(3) fleeing, or attempting to flee, domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or 
human trafficking, as defined by the Secretary; 
(4) in other populations where providing sup-
portive services or assistance under section 212(a) of 
the Act (42 U.S.C. 12742(a)) would prevent the fam-
ily’s homelessness or would serve those with the great-
est risk of housing instability; or 
(5) veterans and families that include a veteran 
family member that meet one of the preceding cri-
teria. 
(c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
(1) FUNDING RESTRICTIONS.—The cost limits in 
section 212(e) (42 U.S.C. 12742(e)), the commitment 
requirements in section 218(g) (42 U.S.C. 12748(g)), 
the matching requirements in section 220 (42 U.S.C. 
12750), and the set-aside for housing developed, spon-
sored, or owned by community housing development 
organizations required in section 231 of the Act (42
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U.S.C. 12771) shall not apply for amounts made 
available in this section. 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— Notwithstanding 
sections 212(c) and (d)(1) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 
12742(c) and (d)(1)), of the funds made available in 
this section for carrying out activities authorized in 
this section, a grantee may use up to fifteen percent 
of its allocation for administrative and planning 
costs. 
(3) 
OPERATING
EXPENSES.—Notwithstanding 
sections 212(a) and (g) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 
12742(a) and (g)), a grantee may use up to an addi-
tional five percent of its allocation for the payment 
of operating expenses of community housing develop-
ment organizations and nonprofit organizations car-
rying out activities authorized under this section, but 
only if— 
(A) such funds are used to develop the ca-
pacity of the community housing development 
organization or nonprofit organization in the ju-
risdiction or insular area to carry out activities 
authorized under this section; and 
(B) the community housing development or-
ganization or nonprofit organization complies
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with the limitation on assistance in section 
234(b) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12774(b)). 
(4) CONTRACTING.—A grantee, when contracting 
with service providers engaged directly in the provi-
sion of services under paragraph (a)(3), shall, to the 
extent practicable, enter into contracts in amounts 
that cover the actual total program costs and admin-
istrative overhead to provide the services contracted. 
(d) ALLOCATION.— 
(1) FORMULA ASSISTANCE.—Except as provided 
in paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary shall allo-
cate amounts made available under this section pur-
suant to section 217 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12747) to 
grantees that received allocations pursuant to that 
same formula in fiscal year 2021, and shall make 
such allocations within 30 days of enactment of this 
Act. 
(2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Up to $25,000,000 
of the amounts made available under this section 
shall be used, without competition, to make new 
awards or increase prior awards to existing technical 
assistance providers to provide an immediate increase 
in capacity building and technical assistance avail-
able to any grantees implementing activities or 
projects consistent with this section.
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(3) OTHER COSTS.—Up to $50,000,000 of the 
amounts made available under this section shall be 
used for the administrative costs to oversee and ad-
minister implementation of this section and the 
HOME program generally, including information 
technology, financial reporting, and other costs. 
(4) 
WAIVERS
OR
ALTERNATIVE
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—The Secretary may waive or specify alter-
native requirements for any provision of the Cran-
ston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 
U.S.C. 12701 et seq.) and titles I and IV of the 
McKinney-Vento Homelessness Act (42 U.S.C. 11301 
et seq., 11360 et seq.) or regulation for the adminis-
tration of the amounts made available under this sec-
tion other than requirements related to fair housing, 
nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environ-
ment, upon a finding that the waiver or alternative 
requirement is necessary to expedite or facilitate the 
use of amounts made available under this section. 
SEC. 3206. HOMEOWNER ASSISTANCE FUND. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of the 
Treasury for the Homeowner Assistance Fund established 
under subsection (c) for fiscal year 2021, out of any money 
in 
the 
Treasury 
not 
otherwise 
appropriated,
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$9,961,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2025, for qualified expenses that meet the purposes specified 
under subsection (c) and expenses described in subsection 
(d)(1). 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CONFORMING LOAN LIMIT.—The term ‘‘con-
forming loan limit’’ means the applicable limitation 
governing the maximum original principal obligation 
of a mortgage secured by a single-family residence, a 
mortgage secured by a 2-family residence, a mortgage 
secured by a 3-family residence, or a mortgage se-
cured by a 4-family residence, as determined and ad-
justed annually under section 302(b)(2) of the Federal 
National Mortgage Association Charter Act (12 
U.S.C. 1717(b)(2)) and section 305(a)(2) of the Fed-
eral Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act (12 
U.S.C. 1454(a)(2)). 
(2) DWELLING.—The term ‘‘dwelling’’ means 
any building, structure, or portion thereof which is 
occupied as, or designed or intended for occupancy as, 
a residence by one or more individuals. 
(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) a State; or
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(B) any entity eligible for payment under 
subsection (f). 
(4) MORTGAGE.—The term ‘‘mortgage’’ means 
any credit transaction— 
(A) that is secured by a mortgage, deed of 
trust, or other consensual security interest on a 
principal residence of a borrower that is (i) a 1- 
to 4-unit dwelling, or (ii) residential real prop-
erty that includes a 1- to 4-unit dwelling; and 
(B) the unpaid principal balance of which 
was, at the time of origination, not more than 
the conforming loan limit. 
(5) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Home-
owner Assistance Fund established under subsection 
(c). 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Treasury. 
(7) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any State 
of the United States, the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American 
Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT; QUALIFIED
EXPENSES.— 
There is established in the Department of the Treas-
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ury a Homeowner Assistance Fund to mitigate finan-
cial hardships associated with the coronavirus pan-
demic by providing such funds as are appropriated 
by subsection (a) to eligible entities for the purpose of 
preventing homeowner mortgage delinquencies, de-
faults, foreclosures, loss of utilities or home energy 
services, and displacements of homeowners experi-
encing financial hardship after January 21, 2020, 
through qualified expenses related to mortgages and 
housing, which include— 
(A) mortgage payment assistance; 
(B) financial assistance to allow a home-
owner to reinstate a mortgage or to pay other 
housing related costs related to a period of for-
bearance, delinquency, or default; 
(C) principal reduction; 
(D) facilitating interest rate reductions; 
(E) payment assistance for— 
(i) utilities, including electric, gas, 
home energy, and water; 
(ii) 
internet 
service, 
including 
broadband internet access service, as defined 
in section 8.1(b) of title 47, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or any successor regulation);
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(iii) homeowner’s insurance, flood in-
surance, and mortgage insurance; and 
(iv) homeowner’s association, condo-
minium 
association 
fees, 
or 
common 
charges; 
(F) reimbursement of funds expended by a 
State, local government, or designated entity 
under subsection (f) during the period beginning 
on January 21, 2020, and ending on the date 
that the first funds are disbursed by the eligible 
entity under the Homeowner Assistance Fund, 
for the purpose of providing housing or utility 
payment assistance to homeowners or otherwise 
providing funds to prevent foreclosure or post- 
foreclosure eviction of a homeowner or prevent 
mortgage delinquency or loss of housing or utili-
ties as a response to the coronavirus disease 
(COVID) pandemic; and 
(G) any other assistance to promote housing 
stability for homeowners, including preventing 
mortgage delinquency, default, foreclosure, post- 
foreclosure eviction of a homeowner, or the loss 
of utility or home energy services, as determined 
by the Secretary.
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(2) TARGETING.—Not less than 60 percent of 
amounts made to each eligible entity allocated 
amounts under subsection (d) or (f) shall be used for 
qualified expenses that assist homeowners having in-
comes equal to or less than 100 percent of the area 
median income for their household size or equal to or 
less than 100 percent of the median income for the 
United States, as determined by the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development, whichever is great-
er. The eligible entity shall prioritize remaining funds 
to socially disadvantaged individuals. 
(d) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
(1) ADMINISTRATION.—Of any amounts made 
available under this section, the Secretary shall re-
serve— 
(A) to the Department of the Treasury, an 
amount not to exceed $40,000,000 to administer 
and oversee the Fund, and to provide technical 
assistance to eligible entities for the creation and 
implementation of State and tribal programs to 
administer assistance from the Fund; and 
(B) to the Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of the Treasury, an amount to not exceed 
$2,600,000 for oversight of the program under 
this section.
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(2) FOR STATES.—After the application of para-
graphs (1), (4), and (5) of this subsection and subject 
to paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Secretary 
shall allocate the remaining funds available within 
the Homeowner Assistance Fund to each State of the 
United States, the District of Columbia, and the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico based on homeowner need, 
for such State relative to all States of the United 
States, the District of Columbia, and the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, as of the date of the enactment 
of this Act, which is determined by reference to— 
(A) the average number of unemployed indi-
viduals measured over a period of time not fewer 
than 3 months and not more than 12 months; 
and 
(B) the total number of mortgagors with— 
(i) mortgage payments that are more 
than 30 days past due; or 
(ii) mortgages in foreclosure. 
(3) SMALL STATE MINIMUM.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Each State of the United 
States, the District of Columbia, and the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico shall receive no less 
than $50,000,000 for the purposes established in 
(c).
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(B) PRO
RATA
ADJUSTMENTS.—The Sec-
retary shall adjust on a pro rata basis the 
amount of the payments for each State of the 
United States, the District of Columbia, and the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico determined under 
this subsection without regard to this subpara-
graph to the extent necessary to comply with the 
requirements of subparagraph (A). 
(4) TERRITORY
SET-ASIDE.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of this section, of the amounts ap-
propriated under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
reserve $30,000,000 to be disbursed to Guam, Amer-
ican Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 
based on each such territory’s share of the combined 
total population of all such territories, as determined 
by the Secretary. For the purposes of this paragraph, 
population shall be determined based on the most re-
cent year for which data are available from the 
United States Census Bureau. 
(5) TRIBAL SET-ASIDE.—The Secretary shall al-
locate funds to any eligible entity designated under 
subsection (f) pursuant to the requirements of that 
subsection. 
(e) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS TO STATES.—
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make 
payments, beginning not later than 45 days after en-
actment of this Act, from amounts allocated under 
subsection (d) to eligible entities that have notified the 
Secretary that they request to receive payment from 
the Fund and that the eligible entity will use such 
payments in compliance with this section. 
(2) REALLOCATION.—If a State does not request 
allocated funds by the 45th day after the date of en-
actment of this Act, such State shall not be eligible for 
a payment from the Secretary pursuant to this sec-
tion, and the Secretary shall, by the 180th day after 
the date of enactment of this Act, reallocate any funds 
that were not requested by such State among the 
States that have requested funds by the 45th day after 
the date of enactment of this Act. For any such re-
allocation of funds, the Secretary shall adhere to the 
requirements of subsection (d), except for paragraph 
(1), to the greatest extent possible, provided that the 
Secretary shall also take into consideration in deter-
mining such reallocation a State’s remaining need 
and a State’s record of using payments from the 
Fund to serve homeowners at disproportionate risk of 
mortgage default, foreclosure, or displacement, includ-
ing homeowners having incomes equal to or less than
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100 percent of the area median income for their 
household size or 100 percent of the median income 
for the United States, as determined by the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development, whichever is 
greater, and minority homeowners. 
(f) TRIBAL SET-ASIDE.— 
(1) SET-ASIDE.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of this section, of the amounts appropriated 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall use 5 percent 
to make payments to entities that are eligible for pay-
ments 
under 
clauses 
(i) 
and 
(ii) 
of 
section 
501(b)(2)(A) of subtitle A of title V of division N of 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public 
Law 116–260) for the purposes described in sub-
section (c). 
(2) ALLOCATION AND PAYMENT.—The Secretary 
shall allocate the funds set aside under paragraph (1) 
using the allocation formulas described in clauses (i) 
and (ii) of section 501(b)(2)(A) of subtitle A of title 
V of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260), and shall make 
payments of such amounts beginning no later than 45 
days after enactment of this Act to entities eligible for 
payment under clauses (i) and (ii) of section 
501(b)(2)(A) of subtitle A of title V of division N of
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the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public 
Law 116–260) that notify the Secretary that they re-
quest to receive payments allocated from the Fund by 
the Secretary for purposes described under subsection 
(c) and will use such payments in compliance with 
this section. 
(3) ADJUSTMENT.—Allocations provided under 
this subsection may be further adjusted as provided 
by section 501(b)(2)(B) of subtitle A of title V of divi-
sion N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 
(Public Law 116–260). 
SEC. 3207. RELIEF MEASURES FOR SECTION 502 AND 504 DI-
RECT LOAN BORROWERS. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Ag-
riculture (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) for 
fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, $39,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2023, for direct loans made under sec-
tions 502 and 504 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 
1472, 1474). 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—The Secretary may 
use not more than 3 percent of the amounts appropriated 
under this section for administrative purposes.
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SEC. 3208. FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) for fiscal year 2021, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, 
for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program under section 561 
of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 
(42 U.S.C. 3616a) to ensure fair housing organizations have 
additional resources to address fair housing inquiries, com-
plaints, investigations, education and outreach activities, 
and costs of delivering or adapting services, during or relat-
ing to the coronavirus pandemic. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—The Secretary may 
use not more than 3 percent of the amounts appropriated 
under this section for administrative purposes. 
Subtitle C—Small Business (SSBCI) 
SEC. 3301. STATE SMALL BUSINESS CREDIT INITIATIVE. 
(a) STATE SMALL BUSINESS CREDIT INITIATIVE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The State Small Business 
Credit Initiative Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) 
is amended— 
(A) in section 3003— 
(i) in subsection (b)—
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(I) by amending paragraph (1) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of enactment of subsection (d), the Secretary 
shall allocate Federal funds to participating States so 
that each State is eligible to receive an amount equal 
to what the State would receive under the 2021 allo-
cation, as determined under paragraph (2).’’; 
(II) in paragraph (2)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘2009’’ each 
place such term appears and in-
serting ‘‘2021’’; 
(bb) by striking ‘‘2008’’ each 
place such term appears and in-
serting ‘‘2020’’; 
(cc) in subparagraph (A), by 
striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and in-
serting ‘‘With respect to States 
other than Tribal governments, 
the Secretary’’; 
(dd) in subparagraph (C)(i), 
by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘2019’’; and 
(ee) by adding at the end the 
following:
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‘‘(C) SEPARATE
ALLOCATION
FOR
TRIBAL 
GOVERNMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—With respect to 
States that are Tribal governments, the Sec-
retary shall determine the 2021 allocation 
by allocating $500,000,000 among the Trib-
al governments in the proportion the Sec-
retary determines appropriate, including 
with consideration to available employment 
and economic data regarding each such 
Tribal government. 
‘‘(ii) NOTICE OF INTENT; TIMING OF 
ALLOCATION.—With respect to allocations to 
States that are Tribal governments, the Sec-
retary may— 
‘‘(I) require Tribal governments 
that individually or jointly wish to 
participate in the Program to file a 
notice of intent with the Secretary not 
later than 30 days after the date of en-
actment of subsection (d); and 
‘‘(II) notwithstanding paragraph 
(1), allocate Federal funds to partici-
pating Tribal governments not later
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than 60 days after the date of enact-
ment of subsection (d). 
‘‘(D) EMPLOYMENT DATA.—If the Secretary 
determines that employment data with respect to 
a State is unavailable from the Bureau of Labor 
Statistics of the Department of Labor, the Sec-
retary shall consider such other economic and 
employment data that is otherwise available for 
purposes of determining the employment data of 
such State.’’; and 
(III) by striking paragraph (3); 
and 
(ii) in subsection (c)— 
(I) in paragraph (1)(A)(iii), by 
inserting before the period the fol-
lowing: ‘‘that have delivered loans or 
investments to eligible businesses’’; and 
(II) by amending paragraph (4) 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) 
TERMINATION
OF
AVAILABILITY
OF 
AMOUNTS NOT TRANSFERRED.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any portion of a par-
ticipating State’s allocated amount that has not 
been transferred to the State under this section 
may be deemed by the Secretary to be no longer
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allocated to the State and no longer available to 
the State and shall be returned to the general 
fund of the Treasury or reallocated as described 
under subparagraph (B), if— 
‘‘(i) the second 1⁄3 of a State’s allocated 
amount has not been transferred to the 
State before the end of the end of the 3-year 
period beginning on the date that the Sec-
retary approves the State for participation; 
or 
‘‘(ii) the last 1⁄3 of a State’s allocated 
amount has not been transferred to the 
State before the end of the end of the 6-year 
period beginning on the date that the Sec-
retary approves the State for participation. 
‘‘(B) REALLOCATION.—Any amount deemed 
by the Secretary to be no longer allocated to a 
State and no longer available to such State 
under subparagraph (A) may be reallocated by 
the Secretary to other participating States. In 
making such a reallocation, the Secretary shall 
not take into account the minimum allocation 
requirements under subsection (b)(2)(B) or the 
specific allocation for Tribal governments de-
scribed under subsection (b)(2)(C).’’;
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(B) in section 3004(d), by striking ‘‘date of 
enactment of this Act’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘date of the enactment of section 
3003(d)’’; 
(C) in section 3005(b), by striking ‘‘date of 
enactment of this Act’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘date of the enactment of section 
3003(d)’’; 
(D) in section 3006(b)(4), by striking ‘‘date 
of enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘date of 
the enactment of section 3003(d)’’; 
(E) in section 3007(b), by striking ‘‘March 
31, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2022’’; 
(F) in section 3009, by striking ‘‘date of en-
actment of this Act’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘date of the enactment of section 
3003(d)’’; and 
(G) in section 3011(b), by striking ‘‘date of 
the enactment of this Act’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘date of the enactment of section 
3003(d)’’. 
(2) APPROPRIATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts 
otherwise available, there is hereby appropriated 
to the Secretary of the Treasury for fiscal year
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2021, out of any money in the Treasury not oth-
erwise appropriated, $10,000,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, to provide support to 
small businesses responding to and recovering 
from the economic effects of the COVID–19 pan-
demic, ensure business enterprises owned and 
controlled by socially and economically dis-
advantaged individuals have access to credit and 
investments, provide technical assistance to help 
small businesses applying for various support 
programs, and to pay reasonable costs of admin-
istering such Initiative. 
(B) RESCISSION.—With respect to amounts 
appropriated under subparagraph (A)— 
(i) the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
complete all disbursements and remaining 
obligations before September 30, 2030; and 
(ii) any amounts that remain unex-
pended (whether obligated or unobligated) 
on September 30, 2030, shall be rescinded 
and deposited into the general fund of the 
Treasury. 
(b) ADDITIONAL ALLOCATIONS TO SUPPORT BUSINESS 
ENTERPRISES OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY SOCIALLY AND 
ECONOMICALLY
DISADVANTAGED
INDIVIDUALS.—Section
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3003 of the State Small Business Credit Initiative Act of 
2010 (12 U.S.C. 5702) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL ALLOCATIONS TO SUPPORT BUSI-
NESS ENTERPRISES OWNED
AND CONTROLLED
BY SO-
CIALLY
AND
ECONOMICALLY
DISADVANTAGED
INDIVID-
UALS.—Of the amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2021 
to carry out the Program, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) allocate $1,500,000,000 to States from funds 
allocated under this section and, by regulation or 
other guidance, prescribe Program requirements that 
the funds be expended for business enterprises owned 
and controlled by socially and economically disadvan-
taged individuals; and 
‘‘(2) allocate such amounts to States based on the 
needs of business enterprises owned and controlled by 
socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, 
as determined by the Secretary, in each State, and 
not subject to the allocation formula described under 
subsection (b). 
‘‘(e) INCENTIVE ALLOCATIONS TO SUPPORT BUSINESS 
ENTERPRISES OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY SOCIALLY AND 
ECONOMICALLY
DISADVANTAGED
INDIVIDUALS.—Of the 
amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2021 to carry out the 
Program, the Secretary shall set aside $1,000,000,000 for
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an incentive program under which the Secretary shall in-
crease the second 1⁄3 and last 1⁄3 allocations for States that 
demonstrate robust support, as determined by the Secretary, 
for business concerns owned and controlled by socially and 
economically disadvantaged individuals in the deployment 
of prior allocation amounts.’’. 
(c) ADDITIONAL ALLOCATIONS
TO SUPPORT VERY 
SMALL BUSINESSES.—Section 3003 of the State Small 
Business Credit Initiative Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5702), 
as amended by subsection (b), is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL ALLOCATIONS
TO SUPPORT VERY 
SMALL BUSINESSES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Of the amounts appro-
priated to carry out the Program, the Secretary shall 
allocate not less than $500,000,000 to States from 
funds allocated under this section to be expended for 
very small businesses. 
‘‘(2) VERY SMALL BUSINESS DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘very small business’— 
‘‘(A) means a business with fewer than 10 
employees; and 
‘‘(B) may include independent contractors 
and sole proprietors.’’.
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(d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 3009 of the 
State Small Business Credit Initiative Act of 2010 (12 
U.S.C. 5708) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Of the amounts appro-
priated for fiscal year 2021 to carry out the Program, 
$500,000,000 may be used by the Secretary to— 
‘‘(1) provide funds to States to carry out a tech-
nical assistance plan under which a State will pro-
vide legal, accounting, and financial advisory serv-
ices, either directly or contracted with legal, account-
ing, and financial advisory firms, with priority given 
to business enterprises owned and controlled by so-
cially and economically disadvantaged individuals, to 
very small businesses and business enterprises owned 
and controlled by socially and economically disadvan-
taged individuals applying for— 
‘‘(A) State programs under the Program; 
and 
‘‘(B) other State or Federal programs that 
support small businesses; 
‘‘(2) transfer amounts to the Minority Business 
Development Agency, so that the Agency may use such 
amounts in a manner the Agency determines appro-
priate, including through contracting with third par-
ties, to provide technical assistance to business enter-
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prises owned and controlled by socially and economi-
cally disadvantaged individuals applying to— 
‘‘(A) State programs under the Program; 
and 
‘‘(B) other State or Federal programs that 
support small businesses; and 
‘‘(3) contract with legal, accounting, and finan-
cial advisory firms (with priority given to business 
enterprises owned and controlled by socially and eco-
nomically disadvantaged individuals), to provide 
technical assistance to business enterprises owned and 
controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
individuals applying to— 
‘‘(A) State programs under the Program; 
and 
‘‘(B) other State or Federal programs that 
support small businesses.’’. 
(e) INCLUSION OF TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.—Section 
3002(10) of the State Small Business Credit Initiative Act 
of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5701(10)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(E) a Tribal government, or a group of 
Tribal governments that jointly apply for an al-
location.’’. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3002 of the State Small 
Business Credit Initiative Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5701) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(15) BUSINESS ENTERPRISE OWNED AND CON-
TROLLED
BY
SOCIALLY
AND
ECONOMICALLY
DIS-
ADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS.—The term ‘business en-
terprise owned and controlled by socially and eco-
nomically disadvantaged individuals’ means a busi-
ness that— 
‘‘(A) if privately owned, 51 percent is 
owned by one or more socially and economically 
disadvantaged individuals; 
‘‘(B) if publicly owned, 51 percent of the 
stock is owned by one or more socially and eco-
nomically disadvantaged individuals; and 
‘‘(C) in the case of a mutual institution, a 
majority of the Board of Directors, account hold-
ers, and the community which the institution 
services is predominantly comprised of socially 
and economically disadvantaged individuals. 
‘‘(16) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL IN-
STITUTION.—The term ‘community development fi-
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nancial institution’ has the meaning given that term 
under section 103 of the Riegle Community Develop-
ment and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994. 
‘‘(17) MINORITY DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘minority depository institution’ has the mean-
ing given that term under section 308(b) of the Fi-
nancial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforce-
ment Act of 1989. 
‘‘(18) SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVAN-
TAGED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘socially and economi-
cally disadvantaged individual’ means an individual 
who is a socially disadvantaged individual or an eco-
nomically disadvantaged individual, as such terms 
are defined, respectively, under section 8 of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637) and the regulations 
thereunder. 
‘‘(19) TRIBAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘Tribal 
government’ means the recognized governing body of 
any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, 
pueblo, village, community, component band, or com-
ponent reservation, individually identified (including 
parenthetically) in the list published most recently as 
of the date of enactment of this paragraph pursuant 
to section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian 
Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131).’’.
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(g) RULE OF APPLICATION.—The amendments made 
by this section shall apply with respect to funds appro-
priated under this section and funds appropriated on and 
after the date of enactment of this section. 
Subtitle D—Public Transportation 
SEC. 3401. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION GRANTS. 
(a) FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION APPROPRIA-
TION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts other-
wise made available, there are appropriated for fiscal 
year 2021, out of any funds in the Treasury not oth-
erwise appropriated, $30,461,355,534, to remain 
available until September 30, 2024, that shall— 
(A) be for grants to eligible recipients under 
sections 5307, 5309, 5310, and 5311 of title 49, 
United States Code, 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 imple-
mentation or execution of programs authorized 
under sections 5307, 5310, or 5311 of such title. 
(2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR OPERATING EX-
PENSES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sub-
section (a)(1) or (b) of section 5307 and section
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5310(b)(2)(A) of title 49, United States Code, 
funds provided under this section, other than 
subsection (b)(4), shall be available for the oper-
ating expenses of transit agencies to prevent, pre-
pare for, and respond to the coronavirus public 
health emergency, including, beginning on Janu-
ary 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 transpor-
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tation plan, statewide transportation plan, 
or statewide transportation improvement 
program under sections 5303 and 5304 of 
title 49, United States Code; 
(ii) directed to payroll and operations 
of public transportation (including payroll 
and expenses of private providers of public 
transportation), unless the recipient certifies 
to the Administrator of the Federal Transit 
Administration that the recipient has not 
furloughed any employees; 
(iii) used to provide a Federal share of 
the costs for any grant made under this sec-
tion of 100 percent. 
(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 subrecipients 
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 available 
under subparagraph (A) shall be apportioned to
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urbanized areas based on data contained in the 
National Transit Database such that— 
(i) each urbanized area shall receive an 
apportionment of an amount that, when 
combined with amounts that were otherwise 
made available to such urbanized area for 
similar activities to prevent, prepare for, 
and respond to coronavirus, is equal to 132 
percent of the urbanized area’s 2018 oper-
ating costs; and 
(ii) for funds remaining after the ap-
portionment described in clause (i), such 
funds shall be apportioned such that each 
urbanized area that did not receive an ap-
portionment under clause (i) shall receive 
an apportionment equal to 25 percent of the 
urbanized area’s 2018 operating costs. 
(2) FORMULA GRANTS FOR THE ENHANCED MO-
BILITY OF SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABIL-
ITIES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Of the amounts made 
available under subsection (a), $50,000,000 shall 
be for grants to recipients or subrecipients eligi-
ble under section 5310 of title 49, United States
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Code, and shall be apportioned in accordance 
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.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Of the amounts made 
available under subsection (a), $317,214,013 
shall be for grants to recipients or subrecipients 
eligible under section 5311 of title 49, United 
States Code, and shall be administered as if the 
funds were provided under section 5311 of such 
title, and shall be apportioned in accordance 
with such section, except as described in para-
graph (B). 
(B) ALLOCATION
RATIO.—Amounts made 
available under subparagraph (A) to States, as 
defined in section 5302 of title 49, United States 
Code, shall be allocated to such States based on 
data contained in the National Transit Data-
base, such that— 
(i) any State that received an amount 
for similar activities to prevent, prepare
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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, 
prepare for, and respond to coronavirus 
that is equal to or greater than 140 percent 
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 operating 
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) $1,425,000,000 shall be for grants 
administered under subsections (d) and (e)
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of section 5309 of title 49, United States 
Code; and 
(ii) $250,000,000 shall be for grants 
administered under subsection (h) of section 
5309 of title 49, United States Code. 
(B) FUNDING DISTRIBUTION.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Of the amounts 
made available in subparagraph (A)(i), 
$1,250,000,000 shall be provided to each re-
cipient for all projects with existing full 
funding grant agreements that received allo-
cations 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 subparagraph. Funds shall 
be provided proportionally based on the 
non-capital investment grant share of the 
amount allocated. 
(ii) ALLOCATION.—Of the amounts 
made available in subparagraph (A)(i), 
$175,000,000 shall be provided to each re-
cipient for all projects with existing full 
funding grant agreements that received an 
allocation only prior to fiscal year 2019, ex-
cept that projects open for revenue service
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are not eligible to receive a grant under this 
subparagraph and no project may receive 
more than 40 percent of the amounts pro-
vided under this clause. The Administrator 
of the Federal Transit Administration shall 
proportionally distribute funds in excess of 
such percent to recipients for which the per-
cent of funds does not exceed 40 percent. 
Funds shall be provided proportionally 
based on the non-capital investment grant 
share of the amount allocated. 
(iii) 
ELIGIBLE
RECIPIENTS.—For 
amounts made available in subparagraph 
(A)(ii), eligible recipients shall be any re-
cipient of an allocation under subsection (h) 
of section 5309 of title 49, United States 
Code, or an applicant in the project devel-
opment phase described in paragraph (2) of 
such subsection. 
(iv) AMOUNT.—Amounts distributed 
under clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of subpara-
graph (A) shall be provided notwith-
standing the limitation of any calculation 
of the maximum amount of Federal finan-
cial assistance for the project under sub-
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section (k)(2)(C)(ii) or (h)(7) of section 
5309 of title 49, United States Code. 
(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 re-
cipients or subrecipients of funds under section 
5311(f) of title 49, United States Code. 
(B) ALLOCATION
RATIO.—Notwithstanding 
paragraph (3), the Administrator of the Federal 
Transit Administration 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 section 
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
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be for grants to recipients eligible under section 
5307 of title 49, United States Code, for the 
planning of public transportation associated 
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 sub-
paragraph (A) shall be available for route plan-
ning designed to— 
(i) increase ridership and reduce travel 
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 REQUIRING 
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 sections 5307 or 5311 
of title 49, United States Code, that, as a result 
of COVID–19, require additional assistance for 
costs related to operations, personnel, cleaning, 
and sanitization combating the spread of patho-
gens on transit systems, and debt service pay-
ments incurred to maintain operations and 
avoid layoffs and furloughs. 
(B) ADMINISTRATION.—Funds made avail-
able under subparagraph (A) shall, after alloca-
tion, be administered as if provided under para-
graph (1) or (3), as applicable. 
(C) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 
of the Federal Transit Administration may 
not allocate funds to an eligible recipient or 
subrecipient of funds under chapter 53 of
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title 49, United States Code, unless the re-
cipient provides to the Administrator— 
(I) estimates of financial need; 
(II) data on reductions in farebox 
or other sources of local revenue for 
sustained operations; 
(III) a spending plan for such 
funds; and 
(IV) demonstration of expenditure 
of greater than 90 percent of funds 
available to the applicant from funds 
made available for similar activities in 
fiscal year 2020. 
(ii) DEADLINES.—The Administrator 
of the Federal Transit Administration 
shall— 
(I) not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, issue 
a Notice of Funding Opportunity for 
assistance under this paragraph; and 
(II) not later than 120 days after 
the application deadline established in 
the Notice of Funding Opportunity 
under subclause (I), make awards
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under this paragraph to selected appli-
cants. 
(iii) EVALUATION.— 
(I) IN
GENERAL.—Applications 
for assistance under this paragraph 
shall be evaluated by the Administrator 
of the Federal Transit Administration 
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 op-
erating costs that has not been replaced 
by the funds made available to the eli-
gible recipient or subrecipient under 
paragraphs (1) through (5) of this sub-
section 
when 
combined 
with 
the 
amounts allocated to such eligible re-
cipient or subrecipient from funds pre-
viously made available for the oper-
ating expenses of transit agencies re-
lated 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 paragraph 
on behalf of an eligible recipient or sub-
recipient or a group of eligible recipients 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 sections 5307 or 5311 of title 49, 
United States Code. 
TITLE 
IV—COMMITTEE 
ON 
HOMELAND 
SECURITY 
AND 
GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS 
SEC. 4001. EMERGENCY FEDERAL EMPLOYEE LEAVE FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT; APPROPRIATION.—There is es-
tablished in the Treasury the Emergency Federal Employee 
Leave Fund (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’), to 
be administered by the Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management, for the purposes set forth in subsection (b). 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treas-
ury not otherwise appropriated, $570,000,000, which shall
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be deposited into the Fund and remain available through 
September 30, 2022. The Fund is available for reasonable 
expenses incurred by the Office of Personnel Management 
in administering this section. 
(b) PURPOSE.—Amounts in the Fund shall be avail-
able for reimbursement to an agency for the use of paid 
leave under this section by any employee of the agency who 
is unable to work because the employee— 
(1) is subject to a Federal, State, or local quar-
antine or isolation order related to COVID–19; 
(2) has been advised by a health care provider to 
self-quarantine due to concerns related to COVID–19; 
(3) is caring for an individual who is subject to 
such an order or has been so advised; 
(4) is experiencing symptoms of COVID–19 and 
seeking a medical diagnosis; 
(5) is caring for a son or daughter of such em-
ployee if the school or place of care of the son or 
daughter has been closed, if the school of such son or 
daughter requires or makes optional a virtual learn-
ing instruction model or requires or makes optional 
a hybrid of in-person and virtual learning instruc-
tion models, or the child care provider of such son or 
daughter is unavailable, due to COVID–19 pre-
cautions;
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(6) is experiencing any other substantially simi-
lar condition; 
(7) is caring for a family member with a mental 
or physical disability or who is 55 years of age or 
older and incapable of self-care, without regard to 
whether another individual other than the employee is 
available to care for such family member, if the place 
of care for such family member is closed or the direct 
care provider is unavailable due to COVID–19; or 
(8) is obtaining immunization related to 
COVID–19 or is recovering from any injury, dis-
ability, illness, or condition related to such immuni-
zation. 
(c) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Paid leave under 
this section may only be provided to and used by an 
employee during the period beginning on the date of 
enactment of this Act and ending on September 30, 
2021. 
(2) TOTAL HOURS; AMOUNT.—Paid leave under 
this section— 
(A) shall be provided to an employee in an 
amount not to exceed 600 hours of paid leave for 
each full-time employee, and in the case of a 
part-time employee, employee on an uncommon
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tour of duty, or employee with a seasonal work 
schedule, in an amount not to exceed the propor-
tional equivalent of 600 hours to the extent 
amounts in the Fund remain available for reim-
bursement; 
(B) shall be paid at the same hourly rate as 
other leave payments; and 
(C) may not be provided to an employee if 
the leave would result in payments greater than 
$2,800 in aggregate for any biweekly pay period 
for a full-time employee, or a proportionally 
equivalent biweekly limit for a part-time em-
ployee. 
(3) RELATIONSHIP
TO
OTHER
LEAVE.—Paid 
leave under this section— 
(A) is in addition to any other leave pro-
vided to an employee; and 
(B) may not be used by an employee con-
currently with any other paid leave. 
(4) CALCULATION OF RETIREMENT BENEFIT.— 
Any paid leave provided to an employee under this 
section shall reduce the total service used to calculate 
any Federal civilian retirement benefit. 
(d) EMPLOYEE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘employee’’ means—
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(1) an individual in the executive branch for 
whom annual and sick leave is provided under sub-
chapter I of chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code; 
(2) an individual employed by the United States 
Postal Service; 
(3) an individual employed by the Postal Regu-
latory Commission; and 
(4) an employee of the Public Defender Service 
for the District of Columbia and the District of Co-
lumbia Courts. 
SEC. 4002. FUNDING FOR THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT-
ABILITY OFFICE. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $77,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2025, for necessary ex-
penses of the Government Accountability Office to prevent, 
prepare for, and respond to Coronavirus and to support 
oversight of the Coronavirus response and of funds provided 
in this Act or any other Act pertaining to the Coronavirus 
pandemic. 
SEC. 4003. PANDEMIC RESPONSE ACCOUNTABILITY COM-
MITTEE FUNDING AVAILABILITY. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the
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Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $40,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2025, for the Pandemic 
Response Accountability Committee to support oversight of 
the Coronavirus response and of funds provided in this Act 
or any other Act pertaining to the Coronavirus pandemic. 
SEC. 4004. FUNDING FOR THE WHITE HOUSE. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $12,800,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2021, for necessary ex-
penses for the White House, to prevent, prepare for, and 
respond to coronavirus. 
SEC. 4005. FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
APPROPRIATION. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Federal Emergency Management Agen-
cy 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, to carry out the pur-
poses of the Disaster Relief Fund for costs associated with 
major disaster declarations. 
SEC. 4006. 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
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Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5191(b)), and for any 
subsequent major disaster declaration that supersedes such 
emergency declaration, the President shall provide financial 
assistance to an individual or household to meet disaster- 
related funeral expenses under section 408(e)(1) of the Rob-
ert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(e)(1)), for which the Federal cost share 
shall be 100 percent. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated under sec-
tion 4005 may be used to carry out subsection (a) of this 
section. 
SEC. 4007. EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAM 
FUNDING. 
In addition to amounts otherwise made available, 
there is appropriated to the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $400,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2025, for the emergency 
food and shelter program. 
SEC. 4008. HUMANITARIAN RELIEF. 
In addition to amounts otherwise made available, 
there is appropriated to the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $110,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2025, for the emergency
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food and shelter program for the purposes of providing hu-
manitarian relief to families and individuals encountered 
by the Department of Homeland Security. 
SEC. 4009. CYBERSECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECU-
RITY AGENCY. 
In addition to amounts otherwise made available, 
there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $650,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2023, for the Cy-
bersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency for cyberse-
curity risk mitigation. 
SEC. 4010. APPROPRIATION FOR THE UNITED STATES DIG-
ITAL SERVICE. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $200,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2024, for the United 
States Digital Service. 
SEC. 4011. APPROPRIATION FOR THE TECHNOLOGY MOD-
ERNIZATION FUND. 
In addition to amounts otherwise appropriated, there 
is appropriated to the General Services Administration for 
fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000, to remain avail-
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able until September 30, 2025, to carry out the purposes 
of the Technology Modernization Fund. 
SEC. 4012. APPROPRIATION FOR THE FEDERAL CITIZEN 
SERVICES FUND. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the General Services Administration for 
fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, $150,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2024, to carry out the purposes of the 
Federal Citizen Services Fund. 
SEC. 4013. AFG AND SAFER PROGRAM FUNDING. 
In addition to amounts otherwise made available, 
there is appropriated to the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $300,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2025, of which 
$100,000,000 shall be for assistance to firefighter grants and 
$200,000,000 shall be for staffing for adequate fire and 
emergency response grants. 
SEC. 
4014. 
EMERGENCY 
MANAGEMENT 
PERFORMANCE 
GRANT FUNDING. 
In addition to amounts otherwise made available, 
there is appropriated to the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000, to re-
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main available until September 30, 2025, for emergency 
management performance grants. 
SEC. 4015. EXTENSION OF REIMBURSEMENT AUTHORITY 
FOR FEDERAL CONTRACTORS. 
Section 3610 of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136; 
134 Stat. 414) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2020’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2021’’. 
SEC. 4016. ELIGIBILITY FOR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION 
BENEFITS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES DIAG-
NOSED WITH COVID–19. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c), a covered 
employee shall, with respect to any claim made by or on 
behalf of the covered employee for benefits under subchapter 
I of chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, be deemed 
to have an injury proximately caused by exposure to the 
novel coronavirus arising out of the nature of the covered 
employee’s employment. Such covered employee, or a bene-
ficiary of such an employee, shall be entitled to such benefits 
for such claim, including disability compensation, medical 
services, and survivor benefits. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED EMPLOYEE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘covered em-
ployee’’ means an individual—
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(i) who is an employee under section 
8101(1) of title 5, United States Code, em-
ployed in the Federal service at anytime 
during the period beginning on January 27, 
2020, and ending on January 27, 2023; 
(ii) who is diagnosed with COVID–19 
during such period; and 
(iii) who, during a covered exposure 
period prior to such diagnosis, carries out 
duties that— 
(I) require contact with patients, 
members of the public, or co-workers; 
or 
(II) include a risk of exposure to 
the novel coronavirus. 
(B) TELEWORKING EXCEPTION.—The term 
‘‘covered employee’’ does not include any em-
ployee otherwise covered by subparagraph (A) 
who is exclusively teleworking during a covered 
exposure period, regardless of whether such em-
ployment is full time or part time. 
(2) COVERED
EXPOSURE
PERIOD.—The term 
‘‘covered exposure period’’ means, with respect to a 
diagnosis of COVID–19, the period beginning on a 
date to be determined by the Secretary of Labor.
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(3) NOVEL
CORONAVIRUS.—The term ‘‘novel 
coronavirus’’ 
means 
SARS–CoV–2 
or 
another 
coronavirus declared to be a pandemic by public 
health authorities. 
(c) LIMITATION.— 
(1) DETERMINATIONS MADE ON OR BEFORE THE 
DATE OF ENACTMENT.—This section shall not apply 
with respect to a covered employee who is determined 
to be entitled to benefits under subchapter I of chapter 
81 of title 5, United States Code, for a claim de-
scribed in subsection (a) if such determination is 
made on or before the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) LIMITATION ON DURATION OF BENEFITS.— 
No funds are authorized to be appropriated to pay, 
and no benefits may be paid for, claims approved on 
the basis of subsection (a) after September 30, 2030. 
No administrative costs related to any such claim 
may be paid after such date. 
(d) EMPLOYEES’ COMPENSATION FUND.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The costs of benefits for 
claims approved on the basis of subsection (a) shall 
not be included in the annual statement of the cost 
of benefits and other payments of an agency or in-
strumentality under section 8147(b) of title 5, United 
States Code.
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(2) FAIR SHARE PROVISION.—Costs of adminis-
tration for claims described in paragraph (1)— 
(A) may be paid from the Employees’ Com-
pensation Fund; and 
(B) shall not be subject to the fair share 
provision in section 8147(c) of title 5, United 
States Code. 
TITLE V—COMMITTEE ON SMALL 
BUSINESS 
AND 
ENTREPRE-
NEURSHIP 
SEC. 5001. MODIFICATIONS TO PAYCHECK PROTECTION 
PROGRAM. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN NONPROFIT ENTITIES 
FOR COVERED LOANS UNDER THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION 
PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 7(a)(36) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)), as amended by 
the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, 
Nonprofits, and Venues Act (title III of division N of 
Public Law 116–260), is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in clause (xv), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(ii) in clause (xvi), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
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(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(xvii) the term ‘additional covered 
nonprofit entity’— 
‘‘(I) means an organization de-
scribed in any paragraph of section 
501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986, other than paragraph (3), (4), 
(6), or (19), and exempt from tax 
under section 501(a) of such Code; and 
‘‘(II) does not include any entity 
that, if the entity were a business con-
cern, would be described in section 
120.110 of title 13, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or in any successor regu-
lation or other related guidance or rule 
that may be issued by the Adminis-
trator) other than a business concern 
described in paragraph (a) or (k) of 
such section.’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (D)— 
(i) in clause (iii), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(III) ELIGIBILITY
OF
CERTAIN 
ORGANIZATIONS.—Subject to the provi-
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sions in this subparagraph, during the 
covered period— 
‘‘(aa) a nonprofit organiza-
tion shall be eligible to receive a 
covered loan if the nonprofit orga-
nization employs not more than 
500 employees per physical loca-
tion of the organization; and 
‘‘(bb) an additional covered 
nonprofit entity and an organiza-
tion that, but for subclauses 
(I)(dd) and (II)(dd) of clause 
(vii), would be eligible for a cov-
ered loan under clause (vii) shall 
be eligible to receive a covered 
loan if the entity or organization 
employs not more than 300 em-
ployees per physical location of 
the entity or organization.’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ix) ELIGIBILITY OF ADDITIONAL COV-
ERED NONPROFIT ENTITIES.—An additional 
covered nonprofit entity shall be eligible to 
receive a covered loan if—
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(b) ELIGIBILITY OF INTERNET PUBLISHING ORGANI-
ZATIONS FOR COVERED LOANS UNDER THE PAYCHECK 
PROTECTION PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 7(a)(36)(D) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(D)), as 
amended by subsection (a), is further amended— 
(A) in clause (iii), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(IV) ELIGIBILITY OF INTERNET 
PUBLISHING ORGANIZATIONS.—A busi-
ness concern or other organization that 
was not eligible to receive a covered 
loan the day before the date of enact-
ment of this subclause, is assigned a 
North American Industry Classifica-
tion System code of 519130, certifies in 
good faith as an Internet-only news 
publisher or Internet-only periodical 
publisher, and is engaged in the collec-
tion and distribution of local or re-
gional and national news and infor-
mation shall be eligible to receive a 
covered loan for the continued provi-
sion of news, information, content, or 
emergency information if—
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‘‘(aa) the business concern or 
organization employs not more 
than 500 employees, or the size 
standard established by the Ad-
ministrator for that North Amer-
ican Industry Classification code, 
per physical location of the busi-
ness concern or organization; and 
‘‘(bb) the business concern or 
organization makes a good faith 
certification that proceeds of the 
loan will be used to support ex-
penses at the component of the 
business concern or organization 
that supports local or regional 
news.’’; 
(B) in clause (iv)— 
(i) in subclause (III), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subclause (IV)(bb), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘(V) any business concern or 
other organization that was not eligible 
to receive a covered loan the day before 
the date of enactment of this subclause, 
is assigned a North American Industry 
Classification System code of 519130, 
certifies in good faith as an Internet- 
only news publisher or Internet-only 
periodical publisher, and is engaged in 
the collection and distribution of local 
or regional and national news and in-
formation, if the business concern or 
organization— 
‘‘(aa) employs not more than 
500 employees, or the size stand-
ard established by the Adminis-
trator for that North American 
Industry Classification code, per 
physical location of the business 
concern or organization; and 
‘‘(bb) is majority owned or 
controlled by a business concern 
or organization that is assigned a 
North American Industry Classi-
fication System code of 519130.’’;
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(C) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘clause 
(iii)(II), (iv)(IV), or (vii)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
clause (II), (III), or (IV) of clause (iii), sub-
clause (IV) or (V) of clause (iv), clause (vii), or 
clause (ix)’’; and 
(D) in clause (viii)(II)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘business concern made 
eligible by clause (iii)(II) or clause (iv)(IV) 
of this subparagraph’’ and inserting ‘‘busi-
ness concern made eligible by subclause (II) 
or (IV) of clause (iii) or subclause (IV) or 
(V) of clause (iv) of this subparagraph’’; 
and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or organization’’ 
after ‘‘business concern’’ each place it ap-
pears. 
(2) ELIGIBILITY FOR SECOND DRAW LOANS.— 
Section 7(a)(37)(A)(iv)(II) of the Small Business Act, 
as amended by the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small 
Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (title III of 
division N of Public Law 116–260), is amended by 
striking ‘‘clause (iii)(II), (iv)(IV), or (vii)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subclause (II), (III), or (IV) of clause (iii), 
subclause (IV) or (V) of clause (iv), clause (vii), or 
clause (ix)’’.
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(c) COORDINATION WITH CONTINUATION COVERAGE 
PREMIUM ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM.—Section 
7A(a)(12) of the Small Business Act (as redesignated, 
transferred, and amended by section 304(b) of the 
Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Non-
profits, and Venues Act (Public Law 116–260)) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘CARES Act or’’ and in-
serting ‘‘CARES Act,’’; and 
(B) by inserting before the period at the end 
the following: ‘‘, or premiums taken into account 
in determining the credit allowed under section 
6432 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986’’. 
(2) PAYCHECK
PROTECTION
PROGRAM
SECOND 
DRAW.—Section 7(a)(37)(J)(iii)(I) of the Small Busi-
ness Act, as amended by the Economic Aid to Hard- 
Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act 
(title III of division N of Public Law 116–260), is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of item (aa); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of item 
(bb) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
item:
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‘‘(cc) premiums taken into 
account in determining the credit 
allowed under section 6432 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986.’’. 
(3) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by 
this subsection shall apply only with respect to appli-
cations for forgiveness of covered loans made under 
paragraphs (36) or (37) of section 7(a) of the Small 
Business Act, as amended by the Economic Aid to 
Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues 
Act (title III of division N of Public Law 116–260), 
that are received on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(d) 
COMMITMENT
AUTHORITY
AND
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.— 
(1) 
COMMITMENT
AUTHORITY.—Section 
1102(b)(1) of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136) 
is amended by striking ‘‘$806,450,000,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$813,700,000,000’’. 
(2) DIRECT
APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to 
amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to 
the Administrator of the Small Business Administra-
tion for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $7,250,000,000,
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to remain available until expended, for carrying out 
this section. 
SEC. 5002. TARGETED EIDL ADVANCE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Admin-
istrator of the Small Business Administration; and 
(2) the terms ‘‘covered entity’’ and ‘‘economic 
loss’’ have the meanings given the terms in section 
331(a) of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Busi-
nesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (title III of divi-
sion N of Public Law 116–260). 
(b) APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator 
for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, $15,000,000,000— 
(1) to remain available until expended; and 
(2) of which, the Administrator shall use— 
(A) $10,000,000,000 to make payments to 
covered entities that have not received the full 
amounts to which the covered entities are enti-
tled under section 331 of the Economic Aid to 
Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and 
Venues Act (title III of division N of Public Law 
116–260); and
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(B) $5,000,000,000 to make payments 
under section 1110(e) of the CARES Act (15 
U.S.C. 9009(e)), each of which shall be— 
(i) made to a covered entity that— 
(I) has suffered an economic loss 
of greater than 50 percent; and 
(II) employs not more than 10 
employees; 
(ii) in an amount that is $5,000; and 
(iii) with respect to the covered entity 
to which the payment is made, in addition 
to any payment made to the covered entity 
under section 1110(e) of the CARES Act 
(15 U.S.C. 9009(e)) or section 331 of the 
Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Busi-
nesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (title III 
of division N of Public Law 116–260). 
SEC. 5003. SUPPORT FOR RESTAURANTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
term 
‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Small Busi-
ness Administration. 
(2) AFFILIATED BUSINESS.—The term ‘‘affiliated 
business’’ means a business in which an eligible enti-
ty has an equity or right to profit distributions of not
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less than 50 percent, or in which an eligible entity 
has the contractual authority to control the direction 
of the business, provided that such affiliation shall be 
determined as of any arrangements or agreements in 
existence as of March 13, 2020. 
(3) COVERED PERIOD.—The term ‘‘covered pe-
riod’’ means the period— 
(A) beginning on February 15, 2020; and 
(B) ending on December 31, 2021, or a date 
to be determined by the Administrator that is 
not later than 2 years after the date of enact-
ment of this section. 
(4) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’— 
(A) means a restaurant, food stand, food 
truck, food cart, caterer, saloon, inn, tavern, bar, 
lounge, brewpub, tasting room, taproom, licensed 
facility or premise of a beverage alcohol producer 
where the public may taste, sample, or purchase 
products, or other similar place of business in 
which the public or patrons assemble for the pri-
mary purpose of being served food or drink; 
(B) includes an entity described in sub-
paragraph (A) that is located in an airport ter-
minal or that is a Tribally-owned concern; and
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(C) does not include— 
(i) an entity described in subpara-
graph (A) that— 
(I) is a State or local government- 
operated business; 
(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 multiple 
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, Nonprofits, 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 mean-
ings 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).
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(7) PANDEMIC-RELATED
REVENUE
LOSS.—The 
term ‘‘pandemic-related revenue loss’’ means, with re-
spect to an eligible entity— 
(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 en-
tity during 2020 subtracted from the gross re-
ceipts 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 multi-
plying 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-
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ing on the day before the date of enactment of 
this section— 
(i) the expenses described in subsection 
(c)(5)(A) that were incurred by the eligible 
entity minus any gross receipts received; 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-related 
revenue losses for an eligible entity shall be reduced 
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 include—
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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 al-
lowed 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 national 
securities exchange under section 6 of the Securities 
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 Reg-
ulations, 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 oth-
erwise appropriated, $28,600,000,000, to remain 
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) 
$23,600,000,000 
shall 
be 
available to the Administrator to 
award grants under subsection (c) in 
an equitable manner to eligible entities 
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.—Not-
withstanding subparagraph (B), on and after the 
date that is 60 days after the date of enactment
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of this section, or another period of time deter-
mined by the Administrator, the Administrator 
may make grants using amounts appropriated 
under subparagraph (A) to any eligible entity 
regardless of the annual gross receipts of the eli-
gible 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 Administrator. 
(2) APPLICATION.— 
(A) CERTIFICATION.—An eligible entity ap-
plying for a grant under this subsection shall 
make a good faith certification that— 
(i) the uncertainty of current economic 
conditions makes necessary the grant re-
quest to support the ongoing operations of 
the eligible entity; and 
(ii) the eligible entity has not applied 
for or received a grant under section 324 of 
the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Busi-
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nesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (title III 
of division N of Public Law 116–260). 
(B) BUSINESS IDENTIFIERS.—In accepting 
applications for grants under this subsection, the 
Administrator shall prioritize the ability of each 
applicant to use their existing business identi-
fiers over requiring other forms of registration or 
identification that may not be common 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 and 
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 by 
veterans (as defined in section 3(q) of such Act 
(15 U.S.C. 632(q))), or socially and economically 
disadvantaged small business concerns (as de-
fined in section 8(a)(4)(A) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(4)(A))). The Adminis-
trator may take such steps as necessary to ensure
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that eligible entities described in this subpara-
graph have access to grant funding under this 
section after the end of such 21-day period. 
(B) CERTIFICATION.—For purposes of estab-
lishing priority under subparagraph (A), an ap-
plicant shall submit a self-certification of eligi-
bility 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.— 
(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-
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tual gross receipts of the eligible entity in 
2020 shall be returned to the Treasury. 
(5) USE OF FUNDS.—During the covered period, 
an eligible entity that receives a grant under this sub-
section may use the grant funds for the following ex-
penses 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 include 
any prepayment of principal on a mortgage obli-
gation). 
(C) Rent payments, including rent under a 
lease agreement (which shall not include any 
prepayment of rent). 
(D) Utilities. 
(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.
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(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 section 
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 eligible 
entity shall return to the Treasury any funds that the 
eligible entity did not use for the allowable expenses 
under paragraph (5). 
SEC. 5004. COMMUNITY NAVIGATOR PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMINISTRATION.—The term ‘‘Administra-
tion’’ means the Small Business Administration.
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ican Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mar-
iana Islands, and Guam, or an agency, instrumen-
tality, or fiscal agent thereof. 
(10) UNIT OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT.— 
The term ‘‘unit of general local government’’ 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 Com-
munity Navigator pilot program to make grants 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 serv-
ices to current or prospective owners of eligible busi-
nesses in order to improve access to assistance pro-
grams 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,
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$100,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2022, 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 own-
ers of eligible businesses. 
(2) CALL CENTER.—The Administrator shall es-
tablish a telephone hotline to offer information about 
Federal programs to assist eligible businesses and 
offer referral services to resource partners, community 
navigators, potential lenders, and other persons that 
the Administrator determines appropriate for current 
or prospective owners of eligible businesses. 
(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 eli-
gible businesses; 
(B) improve the website of the Administra-
tion to describe such community navigator serv-
ices and other Federal programs; and
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(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 September 30, 
2022, for carrying out this subsection. 
(d) SUNSET.—The authority of the Administrator to 
make grants under this section shall terminate on December 
31, 2025. 
SEC. 5005. SHUTTERED VENUE OPERATORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—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 Public Law 116–260), of which $500,000 shall 
be used to provide technical assistance to help applicants 
access the System for Award Management (or any successor 
thereto) or to assist applicants with an alternative grant 
application system.
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(b) REDUCTION OF SHUTTERED VENUES ASSISTANCE 
FOR NEW PPP RECIPIENTS.—Section 324 of the Economic 
Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues 
Act (title III of division N of Public Law 116–260), is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(A)(vi)— 
(A) by striking subclause (III); 
(B) by redesignating subclause (IV) as sub-
clause (III); and 
(C) in subclause (III), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘subclauses (I), (II), and (III)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subclauses (I) and (II)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘A grant’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), 
a grant’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) REDUCTION FOR RECIPIENTS OF NEW 
PPP LOANS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The otherwise ap-
plicable amount of a grant under subsection 
(b)(2) to an eligible person or entity shall be 
reduced by the total amount of loans guar-
anteed under paragraph (36) or (37) of sec-
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tion 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 636(a)) that are received on or after 
December 27, 2020 by the eligible person or 
entity. 
‘‘(ii) APPLICATION TO GOVERNMENTAL 
ENTITIES.—For purposes of applying clause 
(i) to an eligible person or entity owned by 
a State or a political subdivision of a State, 
the relevant entity— 
‘‘(I) shall be the eligible person or 
entity; and 
‘‘(II) shall not include entities of 
the State or political subdivision other 
than the eligible person or entity.’’. 
SEC. 5006. DIRECT APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Administrator for fis-
cal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, to remain available until expended— 
(1) $840,000,000 for administrative expenses, in-
cluding 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 Aid to
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Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues 
Act (title III of division N of Public Law 116–260), 
section 5002 of this title, and section 5003 of this 
title; and 
(2) $460,000,000 to carry out the disaster loan 
program authorized by section 7(b) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)), of which $70,000,000 
shall be for the cost of direct loans authorized by such 
section and $390,000,000 shall be for administrative 
expenses to carry out such program. 
(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. 
TITLE VI—COMMITTEE ON ENVI-
RONMENT 
AND 
PUBLIC 
WORKS 
SEC. 6001. ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE. 
(a) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION AP-
PROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts otherwise available, 
there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money 
in 
the 
Treasury 
not 
otherwise 
appropriated,