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251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 
MARKETING SERVICES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Marketing Services’’, 
$45,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, 
to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domes-
tically or internationally, including necessary expenses for 
salary costs associated with commodity grading, inspection, 
and audit activities: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Food Safety and In-
spection Service’’, $33,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond 
to coronavirus, domestically or internationally, including 
for support of temporary and intermittent workers, reloca-
tion of inspectors, and, notwithstanding 21 U.S.C. 468, 695 
and 1053 and 7 U.S.C. 2219a, costs of overtime inspectors 
under the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Prod-
ucts Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
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251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION 
PROGRAMS 
FARM SERVICE AGENCY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $3,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, domestically or internationally, including nec-
essary expenses to hire temporary staff and overtime ex-
penses: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 
RURAL BUSINESS—COOPERATIVE SERVICE 
RURAL BUSINESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Rural Business Pro-
gram Account’’, $20,500,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, for the cost of loans for rural business develop-
ment programs authorized by section 310B and described 
in subsection (g) of section 310B of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act: Provided, That such amount 
is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
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requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE 
DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND 
PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Distance Learning, 
Telemedicine, and Broadband Program’’, $25,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, to prevent, prepare for, 
and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internation-
ally, for telemedicine and distance learning services in 
rural areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq.: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS 
FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE 
CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Child Nutrition Pro-
grams’’, $8,800,000,000 to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, domestically or internationally: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
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251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Supplemental Nutri-
tion Assistance Program’’, $15,810,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, 
and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internation-
ally: Provided, That of the amount provided under this 
heading in this Act, $15,510,000,000 shall be placed in a 
contingency reserve to be allocated as the Secretary deems 
necessary to support participation should cost or participa-
tion exceed budget estimates to prevent, prepare for, and 
respond to coronavirus: Provided further, That of the 
amount provided under this heading in this Act, 
$100,000,000 shall be for the food distribution program on 
Indian reservations program as authorized by Section 4(b) 
of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2013) and 
Section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection 
Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 1431) to prevent, prepare for, and 
respond to coronavirus, of which $50,000,000 shall be for 
facility improvements and equipment upgrades and of 
which $50,000,000 shall be for the costs relating to addi-
tional food purchases: Provided further, That of the amount 
provided under this heading in this Act, $200,000,000 to 
remain available through September 30, 2021, shall be
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available for the Secretary of Agriculture to provide grants 
to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
Puerto Rico, and American Samoa for nutrition assistance 
to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domes-
tically or internationally: Provided further, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Commodity Assistance 
Program’’, $450,000,000, to remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, domestically or internationally, for the emer-
gency food assistance program as authorized by section 
27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2036(a)) and section 204(a)(1) of the Emergency Food As-
sistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7508(a)(1)): Provided, That 
of the funds made available, the Secretary may use up to 
$150,000,000 for costs associated with the distribution of 
commodities: Provided further, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS 
FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $4,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, domestically or internationally, including nec-
essary expenses to relocate employees and their dependents 
back from overseas posts: Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
RELATED AGENCIES AND FOOD AND DRUG 
ADMINISTRATION 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $80,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domes-
tically or internationally, including funds for the develop-
ment of necessary medical countermeasures and vaccines, 
advanced manufacturing for medical products, the moni-
toring of medical product supply chains, and related ad-
ministrative activities: Provided, That such amount is des-
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ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 11001. Of the funds made available to the Rural 
Development mission area in this title, and in addition to 
funds otherwise made available for such purpose, not more 
than 3 percent may be used for administrative costs to 
carry out loan, loan guarantee and grant activities funded 
in this title to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, domestically or internationally: Provided, 
That such funds shall be transferred to, and merged with, 
the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and 
Expenses’’ and, once transferred, shall be used only to pre-
vent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically 
or internationally: Provided further, that this transfer au-
thority is in addition to any other transfer authority pro-
vided by law. 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
REIMBURSEMENT OF PRESENT NET REALIZED LOSSES 
SEC. 11002. Of the amounts provided in the Further 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116– 
94) under the heading ‘‘Commodity Credit Corporation 
Fund—Reimbursement 
for 
Net 
Realized 
Losses’’,
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$14,000,000,000, may be used, prior to the completion of 
the report described in 15 U.S.C. 713a–11, to reimburse the 
Commodity Credit Corporation for net realized losses sus-
tained, but not previously reimbursed, as reflected in the 
June 2020 report of its financial condition: Provided, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
SEC. 11003. The Secretary may extend the term of a 
marketing assistance loan authorized by section 1201 of the 
Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9033) for any loan com-
modity to 12 months: Provided, That the authority made 
available pursuant to this section shall expire on September 
30, 2020: Provided further, That the amount provided by 
this section is designated by the Congress as being for an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
SEC. 11004. For an additional amount for grants 
under the pilot program established under section 779 of 
Public Law 115–141, to prevent, prepare for, and respond 
to coronavirus, $100,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2021: Provided, That at least 90 percent of 
the households to be served by a project receiving a grant
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shall be in a rural area without sufficient access to 
broadband: Provided further, That for purposes of such pilot 
program, a rural area without sufficient access to 
broadband shall be defined as 10 Mbps downstream and 1 
Mbps upstream, and such definition shall be reevaluated 
and redefined, as necessary, on an annual basis by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture: Provided further, That an entity to 
which a grant is made under the pilot program shall not 
use a grant to overbuild or duplicate broadband expansion 
efforts made by any entity that has received a broadband 
loan from the Rural Utilities Service: Provided further, 
That priority consideration for grants shall be given to pre-
vious applicants now eligible as a result of adjusted eligi-
bility requirements: Provided further, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
Pursuant to section 703 of the Public Works and Eco-
nomic Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3233), for an additional 
amount for ‘‘Economic Development Assistance Programs’’,
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$1,500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2022, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, 
domestically or internationally, including for necessary ex-
penses for responding to economic injury as a result of 
coronavirus: Provided, That such amount shall be for eco-
nomic adjustment assistance as authorized by section 209 
of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 
(42 U.S.C. 3149): Provided further, That within the 
amount appropriated under this heading in this Act, up 
to 2 percent of funds may be transferred to the ‘‘Salaries 
and Expenses’’ account for administration and oversight 
activities related to preventing, preparing for, and respond-
ing to coronavirus: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
Commerce is authorized to appoint and fix the compensa-
tion of such temporary personnel as may be necessary to 
implement the requirements under this heading in this Act 
to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, without 
regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, gov-
erning appointments in competitive service: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to ap-
point such temporary personnel, after serving continuously 
for 2 years, to positions in the Economic Development Ad-
ministration in the same manner that competitive service 
employees with competitive status are considered for trans-
fer, reassignment, or promotion to such positions and an
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individual appointed under this provision shall become a 
career-conditional employee, unless the employee has al-
ready completed the service requirements for career tenure: 
Provided further, That within the amount appropriated 
under this heading in this Act, $3,000,000 shall be trans-
ferred to the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ account for car-
rying out investigations and audits related to the funding 
provided to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus under this heading in this Act: Provided fur-
ther, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY 
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Scientific and Tech-
nical Research and Services’’, $6,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September, 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and 
respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally, by 
supporting continuity of operations, including measure-
ment science to support viral testing and biomanufacturing: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Industrial Technology 
Services’’, $60,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, domestically or internationally: Provided, 
That of the amount provided under this heading in this 
Act, $50,000,000 shall be for the Hollings Manufacturing 
Extension Partnership to assist manufacturers to prevent, 
prepare for, and respond to coronavirus and $10,000,000 
shall be for the National Network for Manufacturing Inno-
vation (also known as ‘‘Manufacturing USA’’) to prevent, 
prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, including to sup-
port development and manufacturing of medical counter-
measures and biomedical equipment and supplies: Provided 
further, That none of the funds provided under this heading 
in this Act shall be subject to cost share requirements under 
15 U.S.C. 278k(e)(2) or 15 U.S.C. 278s(e)(7)(A): Provided 
further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations, Research, 
and Facilities’’, $20,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
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tember, 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, domestically or internationally, by supporting 
continuity of operations, including National Weather Serv-
ice life and property related operations: Provided, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 
JUSTICE INFORMATION SHARING TECHNOLOGY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Justice Information 
Sharing Technology’’, $2,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, domestically or internationally, including the 
impact of coronavirus on the work of the Department of 
Justice: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’, $2,000,000, to remain available until expended 
to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domes-
tically or internationally, including the impact of
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coronavirus on the work of the Department of Justice and 
to carry out investigations and audits related to the funding 
made available for the Department of Justice in this Act: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
LEGAL ACTIVITIES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses, 
United States Attorneys’’, $3,000,000, to prevent, prepare 
for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or inter-
nationally, including the impact of coronavirus on the work 
of the Department of Justice: Provided, That such amount 
is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘United States Mar-
shals Service, Salaries and Expenses’’, $15,000,000, to pre-
vent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically 
or internationally, including the impact of coronavirus on 
the work of the Department of Justice: Provided, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emer-
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gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation, Salaries and Expenses’’, $20,000,000, to pre-
vent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically 
or internationally, including the impact of coronavirus on 
the work of the Department of Justice: Provided, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Drug Enforcement Ad-
ministration, Salaries and Expenses’’, $15,000,000, to pre-
vent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically 
or internationally, including the impact of coronavirus on 
the work of the Department of Justice: Provided, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985.
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FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Federal Prison Sys-
tem, Salaries and Expenses’’, $100,000,000, to prevent, pre-
pare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or inter-
nationally, including the impact of coronavirus on the work 
of the Department of Justice: Provided, That such amount 
is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES 
OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS 
STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Local Law 
Enforcement Assistance’’, $850,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, to prevent, prepare for, and respond 
to coronavirus, domestically or internationally, to be 
awarded pursuant to the formula allocation (adjusted in 
proportion to the relative amounts statutorily designated 
therefor) that was used in fiscal year 2019 for the Edward 
Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program as au-
thorized by subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Acts of 1968 (‘‘1968 Act’’): 
Provided, That the allocation provisions under sections 
505(a) through (e) and the special rules for Puerto Rico
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under section 505(g), and section 1001(c), of the 1968 Act, 
shall not apply to the amount provided under this heading 
in this Act: Provided further, That awards hereunder, shall 
not be subject to restrictions or special conditions that are 
the same as (or substantially similar to) those, imposed on 
awards under such subpart in fiscal year 2018, that forbid 
interference with Federal law enforcement: Provided fur-
ther, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SCIENCE 
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 
SAFETY, SECURITY AND MISSION SERVICES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Safety, Security and 
Mission Services’’, $60,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond 
to coronavirus, domestically or internationally: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 
RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research and Related 
Activities’’, $75,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, domestically or internationally, including to 
fund research grants and other necessary expenses: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
AGENCY OPERATIONS AND AWARD MANAGEMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Agency Operations 
and Award Management’’, $1,000,000, to prevent, prepare 
for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or inter-
nationally, including to administer research grants and 
other necessary expenses: Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
RELATED AGENCIES 
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 
PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Payment to the Legal 
Services Corporation’’, $50,000,000, to prevent, prepare for,
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and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internation-
ally: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated under 
this heading in this Act to the Legal Services Corporation 
shall be expended for any purpose prohibited or limited by, 
or contrary to any of the provisions of, sections 501, 502, 
503, 504, 505, and 506 of Public Law 105–119, and all 
funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal Services Cor-
poration shall be subject to the same terms and conditions 
set forth in such sections, except that all references in sec-
tions 502 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 shall be deemed to 
refer instead to 2019 and 2020, respectively, and except that 
sections 501 and 503 of Public Law 104–134 (referenced 
by Public Law 105–119) shall not apply to the amount 
made available under this heading: Provided further, That 
for the purposes of this Act, the Legal Services Corporation 
shall be considered an agency of the United States Govern-
ment: Provided further, That such amount is designated by 
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 
SEC. 12001. Amounts provided by the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2020, (Public Law 116–93) for the 
Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership under the 
heading ‘‘National Institute of Standards and Tech-
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nology—Industrial Technology Services’’ shall not be sub-
ject to cost share requirements under 15 U.S.C. 278k(e)(2): 
Provided, That the authority made available pursuant to 
this section shall be elective for any Manufacturing Exten-
sion Partnership Center that also receives funding from a 
State that is conditioned upon the application of a Federal 
cost sharing requirement. 
SEC. 12002. (a) Funds appropriated in this title for 
the National Science Foundation may be made available 
to restore amounts, either directly or through reimburse-
ment, for obligations incurred by the National Science 
Foundation for research grants and other necessary ex-
penses to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, 
domestically or internationally, prior to the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
(b) Grants or cooperative agreements made by the Na-
tional Science Foundation under this title, to carry out re-
search grants and other necessary expenses to prevent, pre-
pare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or inter-
nationally, shall include amounts to reimburse costs for 
these purposes incurred between January 20, 2020, and the 
date of issuance of such grants or agreements. 
BUREAU OF PRISONS 
SEC. 12003. (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—
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(1) the term ‘‘Bureau’’ means the Bureau of 
Prisons; 
(2) the term ‘‘covered emergency period’’ means 
the period beginning on the date on which the Presi-
dent declared a national emergency under the Na-
tional Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) with 
respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) 
and ending on the date that is 30 days after the date 
on which the national emergency declaration termi-
nates; and 
(3) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services. 
(b) SUPPLY OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT 
AND TEST KITS TO BUREAU OF PRISONS; HOME CONFINE-
MENT AUTHORITY.— 
(1) PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT
AND 
TEST KITS.— 
(A) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the fol-
lowing: 
(i) There is an urgent need for per-
sonal protective equipment and test kits to 
the Bureau based on the density of the in-
mate population, the high traffic, the high 
volume of inmates, the high rate of turnover 
of inmates and personnel, and the number
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of high-security areas, within the facilities 
of the Bureau. 
(ii) The inability of the Bureau to se-
cure the purchase of infectious disease per-
sonal protective equipment and related sup-
plies now and in the future is a vulner-
ability. 
(iii) The Bureau is currently com-
peting in and engaging the same landscape 
of vendors as all other Federal agencies and 
private entities. 
(iv) The ability of the Bureau to pur-
chase needed equipment and supplies is cur-
rently subject to an individual manufactur-
er’s specific recognition of the Bureau as a 
priority and subsequent allocation of the in-
ventory of the manufacturer to the Bureau. 
(B) CONSIDERATION.—The Secretary shall 
appropriately consider, relative to other prior-
ities of the Department of Health and Human 
Services for high-risk and high-need populations, 
the distribution of infectious disease personal 
protective equipment and COVID–19 test kits to 
the Bureau for use by inmates and personnel of 
the Bureau.
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(2) HOME
CONFINEMENT
AUTHORITY.—During 
the covered emergency period, if the Attorney General 
finds that emergency conditions will materially affect 
the functioning of the Bureau, the Director of the Bu-
reau may lengthen the maximum amount of time for 
which the Director is authorized to place a prisoner 
in home confinement under the first sentence of sec-
tion 3624(c)(2) of title 18, United States Code, as the 
Director determines appropriate. 
(c) VIDEO VISITATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—During the covered emergency 
period, if the Attorney General finds that emergency 
conditions will materially affect the functioning of the 
Bureau, the Director of the Bureau shall promulgate 
rules regarding the ability of inmates to conduct visi-
tation through video teleconferencing and tele-
phonically, free of charge to inmates, during the cov-
ered emergency period. 
(2) EXEMPTION
FROM
NOTICE-AND-COMMENT 
RULEMAKING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 553 of title 5, 
United States Code, shall not apply to the promulga-
tion of rules under paragraph (1) of this subsection. 
(d) EMERGENCY REQUIREMENT.—The amount pro-
vided by this section is designated by the Congress as being 
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
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251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
TEMPORARY AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR OF THE USPTO 
DURING THE COVID–19 EMERGENCY. 
SEC. 12004. (a) IN GENERAL.—During the emergency 
period described in subsection (e), the Director may toll, 
waive, adjust, or modify, any timing deadline established 
by title 35, United States Code, the Trademark Act, section 
18 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (35 U.S.C. 321 
note), or regulations promulgated thereunder, in effect dur-
ing such period, if the Director determines that the emer-
gency related to such period— 
(1) materially affects the functioning of the Pat-
ent and Trademark Office; 
(2) prejudices the rights of applicants, reg-
istrants, patent owners, or others appearing before the 
Office; or 
(3) prevents applicants, registrants, patent own-
ers, or others appearing before the Office from filing 
a document or fee with the Office. 
(b) PUBLIC NOTICE.—If the Director determines that 
tolling, waiving, adjusting, or modifying a timing deadline 
under subsection (a) is appropriate, the Director shall pub-
lish publicly a notice to such effect.
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(c) STATEMENT REQUIRED.—Not later than 20 days 
after the Director tolls, waives, adjusts, or modifies a timing 
deadline under subsection (a) and such toll, waiver, adjust-
ment, or modification is in effect for a consecutive or cumu-
lative period exceeding 120 days, the Director shall submit 
to Congress a statement describing the action taken, rel-
evant background, and rationale for the period of tolling, 
waiver, adjustment, or modification. 
(d) OTHER LAWS.—Notwithstanding section 301 of the 
National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1631), the authority 
of the Director under subsection (a) is not contingent on 
a specification made by the President under such section 
or any other requirement under that Act (other than the 
emergency declaration under section 201(a) of such Act (50 
U.S.C. 1621(a))). The authority described in this section 
supersedes the authority of title II of the National Emer-
gencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.). 
(e) EMERGENCY PERIOD.—The emergency period de-
scribed in this subsection includes the duration of the por-
tion of the emergency declared by the President pursuant 
to the National Emergencies Act on March 13, 2020, as a 
result of the COVID–19 outbreak (and any renewal thereof) 
beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion and the 60 day period following such duration.
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(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
may be construed as limiting other statutory authorities the 
Director may have to grant relief regarding filings or dead-
lines. 
(g) SUNSET.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the au-
thorities provided under this section shall expire upon the 
expiration of the 2-year period after the date of the enact-
ment of this section. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the 
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Prop-
erty and Director of the United States Patent and 
Trademark Office. 
(2) TRADEMARK
ACT.—The term ‘‘Trademark 
Act’’ means the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for 
the registration and protection of trademarks used in 
commerce, to carry out the provisions of certain inter-
national conventions, and for other purposes’’, ap-
proved July 5, 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.). 
(i) EMERGENCY REQUIREMENT.—The amount pro-
vided by this section is designated by the Congress as being 
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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ASSISTANCE TO FISHERY PARTICIPANTS 
SEC. 12005. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Com-
merce is authorized to provide assistance to Tribal, subsist-
ence, commercial, and charter fishery participants affected 
by the novel coronavirus (COVID–19), which may include 
direct relief payments. 
(b) FISHERY PARTICIPANTS.—For the purposes of this 
section, ‘‘fishery participants’’ include Tribes, persons, fish-
ing communities, aquaculture businesses not otherwise eli-
gible for assistance under part 1416 of title 7 of the Code 
of Federal Regulations for losses related to COVID–19, 
processors, or other fishery-related businesses, who have in-
curred, as a direct or indirect result of the coronavirus pan-
demic— 
(1) economic revenue losses greater than 35 per-
cent as compared to the prior 5-year average revenue; 
or 
(2) any negative impacts to subsistence, cultural, 
or ceremonial fisheries. 
(c) ROLLING BASIS.—Funds may be awarded under 
this section on a rolling basis, and within a fishing season, 
to ensure rapid delivery of funds during the COVID–19 
pandemic. 
(d) APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to funds that are 
otherwise made available to assist fishery participants
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under this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated, and 
there are appropriated, $300,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2021, to carry out this section, of which 
up to 2 percent may be used for administration and over-
sight activities. 
(e) EMERGENCY REQUIREMENT.—The amount pro-
vided by this section is designated by the Congress as being 
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
TITLE III 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY PERSONNEL 
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Guard Per-
sonnel, Army’’, $746,591,000, to prevent, prepare for, and 
respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Guard Per-
sonnel, Air Force’’, $482,125,000, to prevent, prepare for, 
and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internation-
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ally: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Con-
gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Army’’, $160,300,000, to prevent, prepare for, and 
respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Navy’’, $360,308,000, to prevent, prepare for, and 
respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Marine Corps’’, $90,000,000, to prevent, prepare for, 
and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internation-
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ally: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Con-
gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Air Force’’, $155,000,000, to prevent, prepare for, 
and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internation-
ally: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Con-
gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Army Reserve’’, $48,000,000, to prevent, prepare for, 
and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internation-
ally: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Con-
gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Army National Guard’’, $186,696,000, to prevent, 
prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or 
internationally: Provided, That such amount is designated
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by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Air National Guard’’, $75,754,000, to prevent, pre-
pare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or inter-
nationally: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Defense-Wide’’, $827,800,000, to prevent, prepare 
for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or inter-
nationally: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
PROCUREMENT 
DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT PURCHASES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Production Act 
Purchases’’, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, 
domestically or internationally: Provided, That for the two-
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year period beginning with the date of enactment of this 
Act, the requirements described in Section 301(a)(3)(A) and 
302(c)(1) of Public Law 81–774, shall be waived: Provided 
further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS 
DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Working Cap-
ital Funds’’, $1,450,000,000, to prevent, position, prepare 
for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or inter-
nationally: Provided, That of the amount provided under 
this heading in this Act, $475,000,000 shall be for the Navy 
Working Capital Fund, $475,000,000 shall be for the Air 
Force Working Capital Fund, and $500,000,000 shall be for 
the Defense-Wide Working Capital Fund: Provided further, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Health Pro-
gram’’, $3,805,600,000, of which $3,390,600,000 shall be for
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operation and maintenance, and $415,000,000 shall be for 
research, development, test and evaluation, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and 
respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally: 
Provided, That, notwithstanding that one percent of fund-
ing for operation and maintenance under this heading in 
Public Law 116–93 shall remain available for obligation 
until September 30, 2021, funding for operation and main-
tenance made available under this heading in this Act shall 
only be available through September 30, 2020: Provided fur-
ther, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of the Inspector 
General’’, $20,000,000, to prevent, prepare for, and respond 
to coronavirus, domestically or internationally: Provided, 
That the funding made available under this heading in this 
Act shall be used for conducting audits and investigations 
of projects and activities carried out with funds made avail-
able in this Act to the Department of Defense to prevent, 
prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or 
internationally: Provided further, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency require-
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ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 
SEC. 13001. Funds appropriated by this title may be 
transferred to, and merged with, other applicable appro-
priations of the Department of Defense, except for ‘‘Drug 
Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense’’, for ex-
penses incurred in preventing, preparing for, or responding 
to coronavirus, including expenses of the Department of De-
fense incurred in support of other Federal Departments and 
agencies, and State, local, and Indian tribal governments, 
to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes, 
and for the same time period, as the appropriation or fund 
to which transferred: Provided, That upon a determination 
that all or part of the funds transferred pursuant to this 
section that are not necessary for the purposes provided 
herein, such funds shall be transferred back to the original 
appropriation: Provided further, That the transfer author-
ity provided by this section is in addition to any other 
transfer authority provided by law. 
SEC. 13002. For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense 
Health Program’’, $1,095,500,000, which shall be for oper-
ation and maintenance, and of which $1,095,500,000 may 
be available for contracts entered into under the TRICARE 
program: Provided, That, notwithstanding that one percent
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of funding for operation and maintenance under this head-
ing in Public Law 116–93 shall remain available for obli-
gation until September 30, 2021, funding for operation and 
maintenance made available under this heading in this sec-
tion shall only be available through September 30, 2020: 
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 13003. (a) Notwithstanding section 2208(l)(3) of 
title 10, United States Code, during fiscal year 2020, the 
total amount of the advance billings rendered or imposed 
for all working-capital funds of the Department of Defense 
may exceed the amount otherwise specified in such section. 
(b) In this section, the term ‘‘advance billing’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 2208(l)(4) of title 10, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 13004. (a) Section 2326(b)(3) of title 10, United 
States Code, shall not apply to any undefinitized contract 
action of the Department of Defense related to the national 
emergency for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19). 
(b) In this section, the term ‘‘undefinitized contract ac-
tion’’ has the meaning given that term in section 2326(j)(6) 
of title 10, United States Code.
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SEC. 13005. (a) The head of an agency may waive the 
provisions of section 2326(b) of title 10, United States Code, 
with respect to a contract of such agency if the head of the 
agency determines that the waiver is necessary due to the 
national emergency for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 
(COVID–19). 
(b) In this section, the term ‘‘head of an agency’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 2302(2) of title 10, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 13006. (a) Notwithstanding paragraph (3) of sec-
tion 2371b(a) of title 10, United States Code, the authority 
of a senior procurement executive or director of the Defense 
Advanced Research Projects Agency or Missile Defense 
Agency under paragraph (2)(A) of such section, and the au-
thority of the Under Secretaries of Defense under paragraph 
(2)(B) of such section, for any transaction related to the 
national emergency for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 
(COVID–19) may be delegated to such officials in the De-
partment of Defense as the Secretary of Defense shall specify 
for purposes of this section. 
(b)(1) 
Notwithstanding 
clause 
(ii) 
of 
section 
2371b(a)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, no advance 
notice to Congress is required under that clause for transi-
tions described in that section that are related to the na-
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tional emergency for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 
(COVID–19). 
(2) In the event a transaction covered by paragraph 
(1) is carried out, the Under Secretary of Defense for Re-
search and Engineering or the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition and Sustainment, as applicable, shall sub-
mit to the congressional defense committees a notice on the 
carrying out of such transaction as soon as is practicable 
after the commencement of the carrying out of such trans-
action. 
(3) In this subsection, the term ‘‘congressional defense 
committees’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 13007. (a) The President may extend the ap-
pointment of the Chief of Army Reserve as prescribed in 
section 7038(c) of title 10, United States Code, for the in-
cumbent in that position as of the date of the enactment 
of this Act until the date of the appointment of the successor 
to such incumbent, notwithstanding any limitation other-
wise imposed on such term by such section 7038(c). 
(b) The President may extend the appointment of the 
Chief of Navy Reserve as prescribed in section 8083(c) of 
title 10, United States Code, for the incumbent in that posi-
tion as of the date of the enactment of this Act until the 
date of the appointment of the successor to such incumbent,
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notwithstanding any limitation otherwise imposed on such 
term by such section 8083(c). 
(c) The President may extend the appointment of the 
Chief of Staff of the Air Force prescribed in section 
9033(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, for the incum-
bent in that position as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act until the date of the appointment of the successor to 
such incumbent, notwithstanding any limitation otherwise 
imposed on such term by such section 9033(a)(1). 
(d) The President may extend the appointment of the 
Chief of Space Operations, as prescribed in section 
9082(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, for the incum-
bent in that position as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act until the date of the appointment of the successor to 
such incumbent, notwithstanding any limitation otherwise 
imposed on such term by such section 9082(a)(2). 
(e) The President may extend the appointment of the 
Chief of the National Guard Bureau as prescribed in section 
10502(b) of title 10, United States Code, for the incumbent 
in that position as of the date of the enactment of this Act 
until the date of the appointment of the successor to such 
incumbent, notwithstanding any limitation otherwise im-
posed on such term by such section 10502(b). 
(f) The President may extend the appointment of Di-
rector, Army National Guard and Director, Air National
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Guard as prescribed in section 10506(a)(3)(D) of title 10, 
United States Code, for the incumbent in such position as 
of the date of the enactment of this Act until the date of 
the appointment of the successor to such incumbent, not-
withstanding any limitation otherwise imposed on such 
term by such section 10506(a)(3)(D). 
(g) Notwithstanding paragraph (4) of section 10505(a) 
of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense 
may waive the limitations in paragraphs (2) and (3) of 
that section for a period of not more than 270 days. 
(h)(1) The President may delegate the exercise of the 
authorities in subsections (a) through (f) to the Secretary 
of Defense. 
(2) The Secretary of Defense may not redelegate the 
exercise of any authority delegated to the Secretary pursu-
ant to paragraph (1), and may not delegate the exercise 
of the authority in subsection (g). 
TITLE IV 
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance’’, $50,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, domestically or internationally: Provided,
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That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
EXPENSES 
For 
an 
additional 
amount 
for 
‘‘Expenses’’, 
$20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, 
to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domes-
tically or internationally: Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 
WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Water and Related Re-
sources’’, $12,500,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, domestically or internationally: Provided, 
That $500,000 of the funds provided under this heading in 
this Act shall be transferred to the ‘‘Central Utah Project 
Completion Account’’ to prevent, prepare for, and respond 
to coronavirus: Provided further, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency require-
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ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Policy and Adminis-
tration’’, $8,100,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, domestically or internationally: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
ENERGY PROGRAMS 
SCIENCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Science’’, $99,500,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2021, to prevent, 
prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or 
internationally, for necessary expenses related to providing 
support and access to scientific user facilities in the Office 
of Science and National Nuclear Security Administration, 
including equipment, enabling technologies, and personnel 
associated with the operations of those scientific user facili-
ties: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Con-
gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to
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section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Departmental Admin-
istration’’, $28,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, domestically or internationally, including for 
necessary expenses related to supporting remote access for 
personnel: Provided, That funds appropriated under this 
heading in this Act may be transferred to, and merged with, 
other appropriation accounts of the Department of Energy 
to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, includ-
ing for necessary expenses related to supporting remote ac-
cess for personnel: Provided further, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $3,300,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, domestically or internationally: Provided,
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That, notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 2214, such amount shall 
not be derived from fee revenue: Provided further, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 
SEC. 14001. Funds appropriated in this title may be 
made available to restore amounts, either directly or 
through reimbursement, for obligations incurred to prevent, 
prepare for, and respond to coronavirus prior to the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 14002. (a) Section 404 of the Bipartisan Budget 
Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 6239 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2020’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2022’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2020’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2022’’. 
(b) Title III of division C of the Further Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94) is amended 
in the matter under the heading ‘‘Department of Energy— 
Energy Programs—Strategic Petroleum Reserve’’ by strik-
ing the three provisos before the final period and inserting 
the following:
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‘‘ Provided, That, as authorized by section 404 of the 
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–74; 42 
U.S.C. 6239 note), the Secretary of Energy shall draw down 
and sell not to exceed a total of $450,000,000 of crude oil 
from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in fiscal year 2020, 
fiscal year 2021, or fiscal year 2022: Provided further, That 
the proceeds from such drawdown and sale shall be depos-
ited into the ‘Energy Security and Infrastructure Mod-
ernization Fund’ during the fiscal year in which the sale 
occurs and shall be made available in such fiscal year, to 
remain available until expended, for necessary expenses to 
carry out the Life Extension II project for the Strategic Pe-
troleum Reserve’’. 
(c) The amount provided by this section is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 14003. Any discretionary appropriation for the 
Corps of Engineers derived from the Harbor Maintenance 
Trust Fund (not to exceed the total amount deposited in 
the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund in the prior fiscal 
year) shall be subtracted from the estimate of discretionary 
budget authority and outlays for any estimate of an appro-
priations Act under the Congressional Budget and Im-
poundment Control Act of 1974 or the Balanced Budget and
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Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided, That the 
modifications described in this section shall not take effect 
until the earlier of January 1, 2021 or the date of enact-
ment of legislation authorizing the development of water re-
sources and shall remain in effect thereafter. 
SEC. 14004. Section 14321(a)(2)(B)(ii) of title 40, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, except that 
a discretionary grant to respond to economic distress di-
rectly related to the impacts of the Coronavirus Disease 
2019 (COVID–19) shall not be included in such aggregate 
amount’’ before the period at the end. 
TITLE V 
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—INTERNAL REVENUE 
SERVICE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 15001. In addition to the amounts otherwise 
available to the Internal Revenue Service in fiscal year 
2020, $250,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2021, shall be available to prevent, prepare for, and re-
spond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally, in-
cluding costs associated with the extended filing season and 
implementation of the Families First Coronavirus Response 
Act: Provided, That such funds may be transferred by the
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Commissioner to the ‘‘Taxpayer Services,’’ ‘‘Enforcement,’’ 
or ‘‘Operations Support’’ accounts of the Internal Revenue 
Service for an additional amount to be used solely to pre-
vent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically 
or internationally: Provided further, That the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate shall be notified in advance of any such transfer: 
Provided further, That such transfer authority is in addi-
tion to any other transfer authority provided by law: Pro-
vided further, That not later than 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner shall submit to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate a spending plan for such funds: 
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
THE JUDICIARY 
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $500,000, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, domestically or internationally: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
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251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
COURTS OF APPEALS, DISTRICT COURTS, AND OTHER 
JUDICIAL SERVICES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $6,000,000, to prevent, prepare for, and respond 
to coronavirus, domestically or internationally: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
DEFENDER SERVICES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Defender Services’’, 
$1,000,000, to remain available until expended, to prevent, 
prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or 
internationally: Provided, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—THE JUDICIARY 
VIDEO TELECONFERENCING FOR CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS 
SEC. 15002. (a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘covered emergency period’’ means the period begin-
ning on the date on which the President declared a national
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emergency under the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 
1601 et seq.) with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 
(COVID–19) and ending on the date that is 30 days after 
the date on which the national emergency declaration ter-
minates. 
(b) VIDEO TELECONFERENCING FOR CRIMINAL PRO-
CEEDINGS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (3), 
(4), and (5), if the Judicial Conference of the United 
States finds that emergency conditions due to the na-
tional emergency declared by the President under the 
National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) 
with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 
(COVID–19) will materially affect the functioning of 
either the Federal courts generally or a particular 
district court of the United States, the chief judge of 
a district court covered by the finding (or, if the chief 
judge is unavailable, the most senior available active 
judge of the court or the chief judge or circuit justice 
of the circuit that includes the district court), upon 
application of the Attorney General or the designee of 
the Attorney General, or on motion of the judge or 
justice, may authorize the use of video teleconfer-
encing, or telephone conferencing if video teleconfer-
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encing is not reasonably available, for the following 
events: 
(A) Detention hearings under section 3142 
of title 18, United States Code. 
(B) Initial appearances under Rule 5 of the 
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. 
(C) Preliminary hearings under Rule 5.1 of 
the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. 
(D) Waivers of indictment under Rule 7(b) 
of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. 
(E) Arraignments under Rule 10 of the 
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. 
(F) Probation and supervised release rev-
ocation proceedings under Rule 32.1 of the Fed-
eral Rules of Criminal Procedure. 
(G) Pretrial release revocation proceedings 
under section 3148 of title 18, United States 
Code. 
(H) Appearances under Rule 40 of the Fed-
eral Rules of Criminal Procedure. 
(I) Misdemeanor pleas and sentencings as 
described in Rule 43(b)(2) of the Federal Rules 
of Criminal Procedure. 
(J) Proceedings under chapter 403 of title 
18, United States Code (commonly known as the
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‘‘Federal Juvenile Delinquency Act’’), except for 
contested transfer hearings and juvenile delin-
quency adjudication or trial proceedings. 
(2) FELONY PLEAS AND SENTENCING.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs 
(3), (4), and (5), if the Judicial Conference of the 
United States finds that emergency conditions 
due to the national emergency declared by the 
President under the National Emergencies Act 
(50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) with respect to the 
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) will ma-
terially affect the functioning of either the Fed-
eral courts generally or a particular district 
court of the United States, the chief judge of a 
district court covered by the finding (or, if the 
chief judge is unavailable, the most senior avail-
able active judge of the court or the chief judge 
or circuit justice of the circuit that includes the 
district court) specifically finds, upon applica-
tion of the Attorney General or the designee of 
the Attorney General, or on motion of the judge 
or justice, that felony pleas under Rule 11 of the 
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and felony 
sentencings under Rule 32 of the Federal Rules 
of Criminal Procedure cannot be conducted in
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person without seriously jeopardizing public 
health and safety, and the district judge in a 
particular case finds for specific reasons that the 
plea or sentencing in that case cannot be further 
delayed without serious harm to the interests of 
justice, the plea or sentencing in that case may 
be conducted by video teleconference, or by tele-
phone conference if video teleconferencing is not 
reasonably available. 
(B) APPLICABILITY
TO
JUVENILES.—The 
video teleconferencing and telephone conferencing 
authority described in subparagraph (A) shall 
apply with respect to equivalent plea and sen-
tencing, or disposition, proceedings under chap-
ter 403 of title 18, United States Code (com-
monly known as the ‘‘Federal Juvenile Delin-
quency Act’’). 
(3) REVIEW.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—On the date that is 90 
days after the date on which an authorization 
for the use of video teleconferencing or telephone 
conferencing under paragraph (1) or (2) is 
issued, if the emergency authority has not been 
terminated under paragraph (5), the chief judge 
of the district court (or, if the chief judge is un-
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available, the most senior available active judge 
of the court or the chief judge or circuit justice 
of the circuit that includes the district court) to 
which the authorization applies shall review the 
authorization and determine whether to extend 
the authorization. 
(B) ADDITIONAL REVIEW.—If an authoriza-
tion is extended under subparagraph (A), the 
chief judge of the district court (or, if the chief 
judge is unavailable, the most senior available 
active judge of the court or the chief judge or cir-
cuit justice of the circuit that includes the dis-
trict court) to which the authorization applies 
shall review the extension of authority not less 
frequently than once every 90 days until the ear-
lier of— 
(i) the date on which the chief judge 
(or other judge or justice) determines the 
authorization is no longer warranted; or 
(ii) the date on which the emergency 
authority is terminated under paragraph 
(5). 
(4) CONSENT.—Video teleconferencing or tele-
phone conferencing authorized under paragraph (1) 
or (2) may only take place with the consent of the de-
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fendant, or the juvenile, after consultation with coun-
sel. 
(5) TERMINATION OF EMERGENCY AUTHORITY.— 
The authority provided under paragraphs (1), (2), 
and (3), and any specific authorizations issued under 
those paragraphs, shall terminate on the earlier of— 
(A) the last day of the covered emergency 
period; or 
(B) the date on which the Judicial Con-
ference of the United States finds that emergency 
conditions due to the national emergency de-
clared by the President under the National 
Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) with 
respect 
to 
the 
Coronavirus 
Disease 
2019 
(COVID–19) no longer materially affect the 
functioning of either the Federal courts generally 
or the district court in question. 
(6) NATIONAL EMERGENCIES GENERALLY.—The 
Judicial Conference of the United States and the Su-
preme Court of the United States shall consider rule 
amendments under chapter 131 of title 28, United 
States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Rules Ena-
bling Act’’), that address emergency measures that 
may be taken by the Federal courts when the Presi-
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dent declares a national emergency under the Na-
tional Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). 
(7) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection shall obviate a defendant’s right to counsel 
under the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution of the 
United States, any Federal statute, or the Federal 
Rules of Criminal Procedure. 
(c) The amount provided by this section is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
FEDERAL FUNDS 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND 
SECURITY COSTS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Federal Payment for 
Emergency Planning and Security Costs in the District of 
Columbia’’, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domes-
tically or internationally: Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 
ELECTION SECURITY GRANTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Election Security 
Grants’’, $400,000,000, to prevent, prepare for, and respond 
to coronavirus, domestically or internationally, for the 2020 
Federal election cycle: Provided, That a State receiving a 
payment with funds provided under this heading in this 
Act shall provide to the Election Assistance Commission, 
within 20 days of each election in the 2020 Federal election 
cycle in that State, a report that includes a full accounting 
of the State’s uses of the payment and an explanation of 
how such uses allowed the State to prevent, prepare for, and 
respond to coronavirus: Provided further, That, within 3 
days of its receipt of a report required in the preceding pro-
viso, the Election Assistance Commission will transmit the 
report to the Committee on Appropriations and the Com-
mittee on House Administration of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Appropriations and the Com-
mittee on Rules and Administration of the Senate: Provided 
further, That not later than 30 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Election Assistance Commission shall 
make the payments to States under this heading: Provided 
further, That any portion of a payment made to a State 
with funds provided under this heading in this Act which
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is unobligated on December 31, 2020 shall be returned to 
the Treasury: Provided further, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $200,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domes-
tically or internationally, including to support efforts of 
health care providers to address coronavirus by providing 
telecommunications services, information services, and de-
vices necessary to enable the provision of telehealth services 
during an emergency period, as defined in section 
1135(g)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b– 
5(g)(1)): Provided, That the Federal Communications Com-
mission may rely on the rules of the Commission under part 
54 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, in admin-
istering the amount provided under the heading in this Act 
if the Commission determines that such administration is 
in the public interest: Provided further, That such amount 
is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES 
FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount to be deposited in the ‘‘Fed-
eral Buildings Fund’’, $275,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, domestically or internationally: Provided, 
That the amount provided under this heading in this Act 
may be used to reimburse the Fund for obligations incurred 
for this purpose prior to the date of the enactment of this 
Act: Provided further, That such amount may be trans-
ferred to, and merged with, accounts within the Federal 
Buildings Fund in amounts necessary to cover costs in-
curred to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, 
domestically or internationally: Provided further, That the 
Administrator of General Services shall notify the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate quarterly on the obligations and expenditures 
of the funds provided by this Act by account of the Federal 
Buildings Fund: Provided further, That funds made avail-
able to the Administrator in this or any previous Act shall 
not be subject to section 3307 of title 40, United States Code, 
for the acquisition of space necessary to prevent, prepare 
for, or respond to coronavirus, domestically or internation-
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ally: Provided further, That no action taken by the Admin-
istrator to acquire real property and interests in real prop-
erty or to improve real property in response to coronavirus 
shall be deemed a Federal action or undertaking and subject 
to review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), or the National 
Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (54 U.S.C. 
300101 et seq.), respectively: Provided further, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
GENERAL ACTIVITIES 
FEDERAL CITIZEN SERVICES FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount to be deposited in the ‘‘Fed-
eral Citizen Services Fund’’, $18,650,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, to prevent, prepare for, and respond 
to coronavirus, domestically or internationally: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Working Capital 
Fund’’, $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, to 
prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domesti-
cally or internationally: Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—GENERAL SERVICES 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 
15003. 
Notwithstanding 
U.S.C. 
3304(a)(7)(B), the Administrator, when making a deter-
mination that use of noncompetitive procedures is necessary 
for public interest in accordance with 41 U.S.C. 
3304(a)(7)(A) in response to a public health emergency dec-
laration by the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 247(d)), is required to notify Congress in writing 
of that determination not less than 3 days prior to the 
award of the contract. 
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Expenses’’, 
$8,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, 
to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domes-
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tically or internationally: Provided, That the amount pro-
vided under this heading in this Act may be used to provide 
expenses of the Federal Records Center Program for pre-
venting, preparing for, and responding to coronavirus, do-
mestically or internationally: Provided further, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $12,100,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, domestically or internationally, including 
technologies for digital case management, short-term meth-
ods to allow electronic submissions of retirement applica-
tion packages in support of paper-based business oper-
ations, and increased telecommunications: Provided, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985.
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PANDEMIC RESPONSE ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Pandemic Response 
Accountability Committee’’, $80,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, to promote transparency and support 
oversight of funds provided in this Act to prevent, prepare 
for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or inter-
nationally: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Disaster Loans 
Program Account’’, $562,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, domestically or internationally, for the cost of 
direct loans authorized by section 7(b) of the Small Busi-
ness Act and for administrative expenses to carry out the 
disaster loan program authorized by section 7(b) of the 
Small Business Act: Provided, That the amounts provided 
under this heading in this Act may be transferred to, and 
merged with, ‘‘Small Business Administration—Salaries 
and Expenses’’ to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, domestically or internationally: Provided fur-
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ther, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 
PANDEMIC RESPONSE ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE 
SEC. 15010. (a) In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘agency’’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code; 
(2) the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the Committees on Appropriations of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives; 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(D) any other relevant congressional com-
mittee of jurisdiction; 
(3) the term ‘‘Chairperson’’ means the Chair-
person of the Committee; 
(4) the term ‘‘Council’’ means the Council of the 
Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency estab-
lished under section 11 of the Inspector General Act 
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App);
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(5) the term ‘‘Committee’’ means the Pandemic 
Response Accountability Committee established under 
subsection (b); 
(6) the term ‘‘covered funds’’ means any funds, 
including loans, that are made available in any form 
to any non-Federal entity, not including an indi-
vidual, under— 
(A) this Act; 
(B) the Coronavirus Preparedness and Re-
sponse Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 
(Public Law 116–123); 
(C) the Families First Coronavirus Re-
sponse Act (Public Law 116–127); or 
(D) any other Act primarily making appro-
priations for the Coronavirus response and re-
lated activities; and 
(7) the term ‘‘Coronavirus response’’ means the 
Federal Government’s response to the nationwide pub-
lic health emergency declared by the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, retroactive to January 
27, 2020, pursuant to section 319 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d), as a result of 
confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID–19) 
in the United States.
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(b) There is established within the Council the Pan-
demic Response Accountability Committee to promote 
transparency and conduct and support oversight of covered 
funds and the Coronavirus response to— 
(1) prevent and detect fraud, waste, abuse, and 
mismanagement; and 
(2) mitigate major risks that cut across program 
and agency boundaries. 
(c)(1) The Chairperson of the Committee shall be se-
lected by the Chairperson of the Council from among In-
spectors General described in subparagraphs (B), (C), and 
(D) of paragraph (2) with experience managing oversight 
of large organizations and expenditures. 
(2) The members of the Committee shall include— 
(A) the Chairperson; 
(B) the Inspectors General of the Departments of 
Defense, Education, Health and Human Services, 
Homeland Security, Justice, Labor, and the Treas-
ury; 
(C) the Inspector General of the Small Business 
Administration; 
(D) the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Ad-
ministration; and 
(E) any other Inspector General, as designated 
by the Chairperson from any agency that expends or
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obligates covered funds or is involved in the 
Coronavirus response. 
(3)(A) There shall be an Executive Director and a 
Deputy Executive Director of the Committee. 
(B)(i)(I) Not later than 30 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Executive Director of the Committee 
shall be appointed by the Chairperson of the Council, in 
consultation with the majority leader of the Senate, the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives, the minority lead-
er of the Senate, and the minority leader of the House of 
Representatives. 
(II) Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Deputy Executive Director of the Committee 
shall be appointed by the Chairperson of the Council, in 
consultation with the majority leader of the Senate, the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives, the minority lead-
er of the Senate, the minority leader of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the Executive Director of the Committee. 
(ii) The Executive Director and the Deputy Executive 
Director of the Committee shall— 
(I) have demonstrated ability in accounting, au-
diting, and financial analysis; 
(II) have experience managing oversight of large 
organizations and expenditures; and 
(III) be full-time employees of the Committee.
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(C) The Executive Director of the Committee shall— 
(i) report directly to the Chairperson; 
(ii) appoint staff of the Committee, subject to the 
approval of the Chairperson, consistent with sub-
section (f); 
(iii) supervise and coordinate Committee func-
tions and staff; and 
(iv) perform any other duties assigned to the Ex-
ecutive Director by the Committee. 
(4)(A) Members of the Committee may not receive ad-
ditional compensation for services performed. 
(B) The Executive Director and Deputy Executive Di-
rector of the Committee shall be compensated at the rate 
of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Executive Schedule 
under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code. 
(d)(1)(A) The Committee shall conduct and coordinate 
oversight of covered funds and the Coronavirus response and 
support Inspectors General in the oversight of covered funds 
and the Coronavirus response in order to— 
(i) detect and prevent fraud, waste, abuse, and 
mismanagement; and 
(ii) identify major risks that cut across pro-
grams and agency boundaries. 
(B) The functions of the Committee shall include—
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(i) developing a strategic plan to ensure coordi-
nated, efficient, and effective comprehensive oversight 
by the Committee and Inspectors General over all as-
pects of covered funds and the Coronavirus response; 
(ii) auditing or reviewing covered funds, includ-
ing a comprehensive audit and review of charges 
made to Federal contracts pursuant to authorities 
provided in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Eco-
nomic Security Act, to determine whether wasteful 
spending, poor contract or grant management, or 
other abuses are occurring and referring matters the 
Committee considers appropriate for investigation to 
the Inspector General for the agency that disbursed 
the covered funds, including conducting randomized 
audits to identify fraud; 
(iii) reviewing whether the reporting of contracts 
and grants using covered funds meets applicable 
standards and specifies the purpose of the contract or 
grant and measures of performance; 
(iv) reviewing the economy, efficiency, and effec-
tiveness in the administration of, and the detection of 
fraud, 
waste, 
abuse, 
and 
mismanagement 
in, 
Coronavirus response programs and operations;
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(v) reviewing whether competition requirements 
applicable to contracts and grants using covered 
funds have been satisfied; 
(vi) serving as a liaison to the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget, the Secretary of 
the Treasury, and other officials responsible for im-
plementing the Coronavirus response; 
(vii) reviewing whether there are sufficient quali-
fied acquisition, grant, and other applicable personnel 
overseeing covered funds and the Coronavirus re-
sponse; 
(viii) reviewing whether personnel whose duties 
involve the Coronavirus response or acquisitions or 
grants made with covered funds or are otherwise re-
lated to the Coronavirus response receive adequate 
training, technology support, and other resources; 
(ix) reviewing whether there are appropriate 
mechanisms for interagency collaboration relating to 
the oversight of covered funds and the Coronavirus re-
sponse, including coordinating and collaborating to 
the extent practicable with State and local govern-
ment entities; 
(x) expeditiously reporting to the Attorney Gen-
eral any instance in which the Committee has reason-
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able grounds to believe there has been a violation of 
Federal criminal law; and 
(xi) coordinating and supporting Inspectors 
General on matters related to oversight of covered 
funds and the Coronavirus response. 
(2)(A)(i) The Committee shall submit to the President 
and Congress, including the appropriate congressional com-
mittees, management alerts on potential management, risk, 
and funding problems that require immediate attention. 
(ii) The Committee shall submit to Congress such other 
reports or provide such periodic updates on the work of the 
Committee as the Committee considers appropriate on the 
use of covered funds and the Coronavirus response. 
(B) The Committee shall submit biannual reports to 
the President and Congress, including the appropriate con-
gressional committees, and may submit additional reports 
as appropriate— 
(i) summarizing the findings of the Committee; 
and 
(ii) identifying and quantifying the impact of 
any tax expenditures or credits authorized under this 
Act to the extent practicable. 
(C)(i) All reports submitted under this paragraph 
shall be made publicly available and posted on the website 
established under subsection (g).
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(ii) Any portion of a report submitted under this para-
graph may be redacted when made publicly available, if 
that portion would disclose information that is not subject 
to disclosure under sections 552 and 552a of title 5, United 
States Code, or is otherwise prohibited from disclosure by 
law. 
(3)(A) The Committee shall make recommendations to 
agencies on measures to prevent or address fraud, waste, 
abuse and mismanagement, and to mitigate risks that cut 
across programs and agency boundaries, relating to covered 
funds and the Coronavirus response. 
(B) Not later than 30 days after receipt of a rec-
ommendation under subparagraph (A), an agency shall 
submit a report to the President and the appropriate con-
gressional committees on— 
(i) whether the agency agrees or disagrees with 
the recommendations; and 
(ii) any actions the agency will take to imple-
ment the recommendations, which shall also be in-
cluded in the report required under section 2(b) of the 
GAO–IG Act (31 U.S.C. 1105 note). 
(e)(1) The Committee shall conduct audits and reviews 
of programs, operations, and expenditures relating to cov-
ered funds and the Coronavirus response and coordinate on 
such activities with the Inspector General of the relevant
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agency to avoid unnecessary duplication and overlap of 
work. 
(2) The Committee may— 
(A) conduct its own independent investigations, 
audits, and reviews relating to covered funds or the 
Coronavirus response; 
(B) collaborate on audits and reviews relating to 
covered funds with any Inspector General of an agen-
cy; and 
(C) provide support to relevant agency Inspec-
tors General in conducting investigations, audits, and 
reviews relating to the covered funds and Coronavirus 
response. 
(3)(A) In conducting and supporting investigations, 
audits, and reviews under this subsection, the Committee— 
(i) shall have the authorities provided under sec-
tion 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.); 
(ii) may issue subpoenas to compel the testimony 
of persons who are not Federal officers or employees; 
and 
(iii) may enforce such subpoenas in the event of 
a refusal to obey by order of any appropriate United 
States district court as provided for under section 6 
of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App).
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(B) The Committee shall carry out the powers under 
paragraphs (1) and (2) in accordance with section 4(b)(1) 
of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 
(C) Whenever information or assistance requested by 
the Committee or an Inspector General is unreasonably re-
fused or not provided, the Committee shall immediately re-
port the circumstances to the appropriate congressional 
committees. 
(D) The Committee shall leverage existing information 
technology resources within the Council, such as over-
sight.gov, to carry out the duties of the Committee. 
(4)(A) The Committee may hold public hearings and 
Committee personnel may conduct necessary inquiries. 
(B) The head of each agency shall make all officers 
and employees of that agency available to provide testimony 
to the Committee and Committee personnel. 
(C) The Committee may issue subpoenas to compel the 
testimony of persons who are not Federal officers or employ-
ees at such public hearings, which may be enforced in the 
same manner as provided for subpoenas under section 6 of 
the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 
(5) The Committee may enter into contracts to enable 
the Committee to discharge its duties, including contracts 
and other arrangements for audits, studies, analyses, and 
other services with public agencies and with private per-
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sons, and make such payments as may be necessary to carry 
out the duties of the Committee. 
(6) The Committee may establish subcommittees to fa-
cilitate the ability of the Committee to discharge its duties. 
(7) The Committee may transfer funds appropriated 
to the Committee for expenses to support administrative 
support services and audits, reviews, or other activities re-
lated to oversight by the Committee of covered funds or the 
Coronavirus response to any Office of the Inspector General 
or the General Services Administration. 
(f)(1)(A)(i) Subject to subparagraph (B), the Com-
mittee may exercise the authorities of subsections (b) 
through (i) of section 3161 of title 5, United States Code 
(without regard to subsection (a) of that section) to carry 
out the functions of the Committee under this section. 
(ii) For purposes of exercising the authorities described 
under clause (i), the term ‘‘Chairperson’’ shall be sub-
stituted for the term ‘‘head of a temporary organization’’. 
(iii) In exercising the authorities described in clause 
(i), the Chairperson shall consult with members of the Com-
mittee. 
(iv) In addition to the authority provided by section 
3161(c) of title 5, United States Code, upon the request of 
an Inspector General, the Committee may detail, on a non-
reimbursable basis, any personnel of the Council to that In-
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spector General to assist in carrying out any audit, review, 
or investigation pertaining to the oversight of covered funds 
or the Coronavirus response. 
(B) In exercising the employment authorities under 
section 3161(b) of title 5, United States Code, as provided 
under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph— 
(i) section 3161(b)(2) of that title (relating to pe-
riods of appointments) shall not apply; and 
(ii) no period of appointment may exceed the 
date on which the Committee terminates. 
(C)(i) A person employed by the Committee shall ac-
quire competitive status for appointment to any position 
in the competitive service for which the employee possesses 
the required qualifications upon the completion of 2 years 
of continuous service as an employee under this subsection. 
(ii) No person who is first employed as described in 
clause (i) more than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act may acquire competitive status under clause (i). 
(2)(A) The Committee may employ annuitants covered 
by section 9902(g) of title 5, United States Code, for pur-
poses of the oversight of covered funds or the Coronavirus 
response. 
(B) The employment of annuitants under this para-
graph shall be subject to the provisions of section 9902(g)
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of title 5, United States Code, as if the Committee was the 
Department of Defense. 
(3) Upon request of the Committee for information or 
assistance from any agency or other entity of the Federal 
Government, the head of such entity shall, insofar as is 
practicable and not in contravention of any existing law, 
and consistent with section 6 of the Inspector General Act 
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), furnish such information or assist-
ance to the Committee, or an authorized designee, including 
an Inspector General designated by the Chairperson. 
(4) Any Inspector General responsible for conducting 
oversight related to covered funds or the Coronavirus re-
sponse may, consistent with the duties, responsibilities, 
policies, and procedures of the Inspector General, provide 
information requested by the Committee or an Inspector 
General on the Committee relating to the responsibilities 
of the Committee. 
(g)(1)(A) Not later than 30 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Committee shall establish and 
maintain a user-friendly, public-facing website to foster 
greater accountability and transparency in the use of cov-
ered funds and the Coronavirus response, which shall have 
a uniform resource locator that is descriptive and memo-
rable.
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(B) The Committee shall leverage existing information 
technology and resources, such as oversight.gov, to the great-
est extent practicable to meet the requirements under this 
section. 
(2) The website established and maintained under 
paragraph (1) shall be a portal or gateway to key informa-
tion relating to the oversight of covered funds and the 
Coronavirus response and provide connections to other Gov-
ernment websites with related information. 
(3) In establishing and maintaining the website under 
paragraph (1), the Committee shall ensure the following: 
(A) The website shall provide materials and in-
formation explaining the Coronavirus response and 
how covered funds are being used. The materials shall 
be easy to understand and regularly updated. 
(i) The website shall provide accountability in-
formation, including findings from Inspectors Gen-
eral, including any progress reports, audits, inspec-
tions, or other reports, including reports from or links 
to reports on the website of the Government Account-
ability Office. 
(ii) The website shall provide data on relevant 
operational, economic, financial, grant, subgrant, 
contract, and subcontract information in user-friend-
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ly visual presentations to enhance public awareness of 
the use of covered funds and the Coronavirus response. 
(iii) The website shall provide detailed data on 
any Federal Government awards that expend covered 
funds, including a unique trackable identification 
number for each project, information about the proc-
ess that was used to award the covered funds, and for 
any covered funds over $150,000, a detailed expla-
nation of any associated agreement, where applicable. 
(iv) The website shall include downloadable, ma-
chine-readable, open format reports on covered funds 
obligated by month to each State and congressional 
district, where applicable. 
(v) The website shall provide a means for the 
public to give feedback on the performance of any cov-
ered funds and of the Coronavirus response, including 
confidential feedback. 
(vi) The website shall include detailed informa-
tion on Federal Government awards that expend cov-
ered funds, including data elements required under 
the Federal Funding Accountability and Trans-
parency Act of 2006 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note), allowing 
aggregate reporting on awards below $50,000, as pre-
scribed by the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget.
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(4) The Committee may exclude posting contractual or 
other information on the website on a case-by-case basis 
when necessary to protect national security or to protect 
information that is not subject to disclosure under sections 
552 and 552a of title 5, United States Code. 
(h)(1) Nothing in this section shall affect the inde-
pendent authority of an Inspector General to determine 
whether to conduct an audit or investigation of covered 
funds or the Coronavirus response. 
(2) If the Committee requests that an Inspector Gen-
eral of an agency conduct or refrain from conducting an 
audit or investigation and the Inspector General rejects the 
request in whole or in part, the Inspector General shall, 
not later than 30 days after rejecting the request, submit 
a report to the Committee, the head of the applicable agen-
cy, and the appropriate congressional committees, that 
states the reasons that the Inspector General has rejected 
the request in whole or in part. 
(i) The Committee shall coordinate its oversight activi-
ties with the Comptroller General of the United States and 
State auditors. 
(j) For the purposes of carrying out the mission of the 
Committee under this section, there are authorized to be ap-
propriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the 
duties and functions of the Committee.
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(k) The Committee shall terminate on September 30, 
2025. 
REPORTING ON USE OF FUNDS 
SEC. 15011. (a) In this section— 
(1) the terms ‘‘agency’’, ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’, ‘‘Committee’’, ‘‘covered funds’’, 
and ‘‘Coronavirus response’’ have the meanings given 
those terms in section 15010; 
(2) the term ‘‘covered recipient’’— 
(A) means any entity that receives large 
covered funds; and 
(B) includes any State, the District of Co-
lumbia, and any territory or possession of the 
United States; and 
(3) the term ‘‘large covered funds’’ means covered 
funds that amount to more than $150,000. 
(b)(1)(A) On a monthly basis until September 30, 
2021, each agency shall report to the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget, the Bureau of Fiscal Service 
in the Department of the Treasury, the Committee, and the 
appropriate congressional committees on any obligation or 
expenditure of large covered funds, including loans and 
awards. 
(B) Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, each agency shall submit to the Committee a 
plan describing how the agency will use covered funds.
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(2) Not later than 10 days after the end of each cal-
endar quarter, each covered recipient shall submit to the 
agency and the Committee a report that contains— 
(A) the total amount of large covered funds re-
ceived from the agency; 
(B) the amount of large covered funds received 
that were expended or obligated for each project or ac-
tivity; 
(C) a detailed list of all projects or activities for 
which large covered funds were expended or obligated, 
including— 
(i) the name of the project or activity; 
(ii) a description of the project or activity; 
and 
(iii) the estimated number of jobs created or 
retained by the project or activity, where appli-
cable; and 
(D) detailed information on any level of sub-
contracts or subgrants awarded by the covered recipi-
ent or its subcontractors or subgrantees, to include the 
data elements required to comply with the Federal 
Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 
2006 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note) allowing aggregate re-
porting on awards below $50,000 or to individuals, as
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prescribed by the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget. 
(3) Not later than 30 days after the end of each cal-
endar quarter, the Committee, in consultation with the 
agency that made large covered funds available to any cov-
ered recipient shall make the information in reports sub-
mitted under paragraph (2) publicly available by posting 
the information on the website established under section 
15010(g). 
(4)(A) Each agency, in coordination with the Com-
mittee and the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget shall provide user-friendly means for covered recipi-
ents to meet requirements of this subsection. 
(B) Federal agencies may use existing mechanisms to 
ensure that information under this subsection is reported 
accurately. 
(c)(1) The Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, 
the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, 
and the Chairperson of the Council of Economic Advisors, 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
and publicly release on the website established under section 
15010(g) quarterly reports that detail the impact of pro-
grams funded through large covered funds on employment,
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estimated economic growth, and other key economic indica-
tors, including information about impacted industries. 
(2)(A) The first report submitted under paragraph (1) 
shall be submitted not later than 45 days after the end of 
the first full quarter following the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(B) The last report required to be submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall apply to the quarter in which the Com-
mittee terminates. 
TITLE VI 
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations and Sup-
port’’, $178,300,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, domestically or internationally, which shall be 
for the purchase of personal protective equipment and sani-
tization materials: Provided, That funds provided under 
this heading in this Act may be transferred by the Secretary 
of Homeland Security between appropriations in the De-
partment only for the purchase of personal protective equip-
ment and sanitization materials to prevent, prepare for, 
and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internation-
ally: Provided further, That none of the funds made avail-
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able under this heading may be transferred pursuant to the 
authority in section 503 of the Department of Homeland 
Security Appropriations Act, 2020: Provided further, That 
the Department shall provide notice of any transfer to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives not later than 5 days after executing such 
transfer: Provided further, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations and Sup-
port’’, $100,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, domestically or internationally, which shall be 
for cleaning and sanitization at checkpoints and other air-
port common areas; overtime and travel costs; and explosive 
detection materials: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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UNITED STATES COAST GUARD 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations and Sup-
port’’, $140,800,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, domestically or internationally, which shall be 
for mobilization of reservists and increasing the capability 
and capacity of Coast Guard information technology sys-
tems and infrastructure: Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
CYBERSECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY AGENCY 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations and Sup-
port’’, $9,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, 
domestically or internationally, which shall be for support 
of interagency critical infrastructure coordination and re-
lated activities: Provided, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations and Sup-
port’’, $44,987,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, 
domestically or internationally, which shall be for enhance-
ments to information technology and for facilities support: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
DISASTER RELIEF FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Relief Fund’’, 
$45,000,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of the amount provided under this heading in 
this Act, $25,000,000,000 shall be for major disasters de-
clared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): 
Provided further, That of the amount provided under this 
heading in this Act, $15,000,000,000 may be used for all 
purposes authorized under such Act and may be used in 
addition to amounts designated by the Congress as being 
for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985: Provided further, That every 30 days the Adminis-
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trator shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives both projected 
and actual costs for funds provided under this heading for 
major disasters and any other expenses: Provided further, 
That of the amounts provided under this heading, 
$3,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Office of Inspector Gen-
eral’’ and shall remain available until expended for over-
sight of activities supported by funds provided under this 
heading: Provided further, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
FEDERAL ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Federal Assistance’’, 
$400,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, 
domestically or internationally: Provided, That of the 
amount provided under this heading in this Act, 
$100,000,000 shall be for Assistance to Firefighter Grants 
for the purchase of personal protective equipment and re-
lated supplies, including reimbursements; $100,000,000 
shall be for Emergency Management Performance Grants; 
and $200,000,000 shall be for the Emergency Food and 
Shelter Program: Provided further, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
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quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 
SEC. 16001. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds made available under each heading in this title, 
except for ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency—Dis-
aster Relief Fund’’, shall only be used for the purposes spe-
cifically described under that heading. 
SEC. 16002. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, any amounts appropriated for ‘‘Federal Emergency 
Management Agency—Disaster Relief Fund’’ in this Act 
are available only for the purposes for which they were ap-
propriated. 
SEC. 16003. (a) PREMIUM PAY AUTHORITY.—If serv-
ices performed during fiscal year 2020 are determined by 
the head of the agency to be primarily related to prepara-
tion, prevention, or response to coronavirus, any premium 
pay that is funded, either directly or through reimburse-
ment, by the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall 
be exempted from the aggregate of basic pay and premium 
pay calculated under section 5547(a) of title 5, United 
States Code, and any other provision of law limiting the 
aggregate amount of premium pay payable on a biweekly 
or calendar year basis.
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(b) OVERTIME AUTHORITY.—Any overtime that is 
funded for such services described in subsection (a), either 
directly or through reimbursement, by the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency shall be exempted from any an-
nual limit on the amount of overtime payable in a calendar 
or fiscal year. 
(c) APPLICABILITY OF AGGREGATE LIMITATION ON 
PAY.—In determining whether an employee’s pay exceeds 
the applicable annual rate of basic pay payable under sec-
tion 5307 of title 5, United States Code, the head of an 
Executive agency shall not include pay exempted under this 
section. 
(d) LIMITATION OF PAY AUTHORITY.—Pay exempted 
from otherwise applicable limits under subsection (a) shall 
not cause the aggregate pay earned for the calendar year 
in which the exempted pay is earned to exceed the rate of 
basic pay payable for a position at level II of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, United States Code. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect as 
if enacted on January 1, 2020. 
SEC. 16004. (a) Amounts provided for ‘‘Coast 
Guard—Operations and Support’’ in the Consolidated Ap-
propriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–93) may be avail-
able for pay and benefits of Coast Guard Yard and Vessel
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Documentation personnel, Non-Appropriated Funds per-
sonnel, and for Morale, Welfare and Recreation Programs. 
(b) No amounts may be used under this section from 
amounts that were designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu-
ant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 16005. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law regarding the licensure of health-care providers, a 
health-care professional described in subsection (b) may 
practice the health profession or professions of the health- 
care professional at any location in any State, the District 
of Columbia, or Commonwealth, territory, or possession of 
the United States, or any location designated by the Sec-
retary, regardless of where such health-care professional or 
the patient is located, so long as the practice is within the 
scope of the authorized Federal duties of such health-care 
professional. 
(b) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term 
‘‘health-care professional’’ means an individual (other than 
a member of the Coast Guard, a civilian employee of the 
Coast Guard, member of the Public Health Service who is 
assigned to the Coast Guard, or an individual with whom 
the Secretary, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 1091, has entered into 
a personal services contract to carry out health care respon-
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sibilities of the Secretary at a medical treatment facility 
of the Coast Guard) who— 
(1) is— 
(A) an employee of the Department of 
Homeland Security, 
(B) a detailee to the Department from an-
other Federal agency, 
(C) a personal services contractor of the De-
partment, or 
(D) hired under a Contract for Services; 
(2) performs health care services as part of du-
ties of the individual in that capacity; 
(3) has a current, valid, and unrestricted equiva-
lent license certification that is— 
(A) issued by a State, the District of Co-
lumbia, or a Commonwealth, territory, or posses-
sion of the United States; and 
(B) for the practice of medicine, osteopathic 
medicine, dentistry, nursing, emergency medical 
services, or another health profession; and 
(4) is not affirmatively excluded from practice in 
the licensing or certifying jurisdiction or in any other 
jurisdiction. 
(c) Subsection (a) shall apply during the incident pe-
riod of the emergency declared by the President on March
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13, 2020, pursuant to section 501(b) of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5121(b)), and to any subsequent major declaration 
under section 401 of such Act that supersedes such emer-
gency declaration. 
SEC. 16006. The Secretary of Homeland Security, 
under the authority granted under section 205(b) of the 
REAL ID Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–13; 49 U.S.C. 
30301 note) shall extend the deadline by which States are 
required to meet the driver license and identification card 
issuance requirements under section 202(a)(1) of such Act 
until not earlier than September 30, 2021. 
SEC. 16007. Section 5 of the Protecting and Securing 
Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014 
(Public Law 113–254; 6 U.S.C. 621 note) is amended by 
striking ‘‘the date that is 5 years and 3 months after the 
effective date of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘July 23, 2020’’: 
Provided, That the amount provided by this section is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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TITLE VII 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
INDIAN AFFAIRS 
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 
OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation of Indian 
Programs’’, $453,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, domestically or internationally, including, but 
not limited to, funds for public safety and justice programs, 
executive direction to carry out deep cleaning of facilities, 
purchase of personal protective equipment, purchase of in-
formation technology to improve teleworking capability, 
welfare assistance and social services programs (including 
assistance to individuals), and assistance to tribal govern-
ments, including tribal governments who participate in the 
‘‘Small and Needy’’ program: Provided, That amounts re-
ceived from funds provided under this heading in this Act 
for welfare assistance programs shall not be included in the 
statutory maximum for welfare assistance funds included 
in Public Law 116–94, the Further Consolidated Appro-
priations Act, 2020: Provided further, That assistance re-
ceived from funds provided under this heading in this Act 
shall not be included in the calculation of funds received
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by those tribal governments who participate in the ‘‘Small 
and Needy’’ program: Provided further, That of the 
amounts provided under this heading in this Act, not less 
than $400,000,000 shall be made available to meet the di-
rect needs of tribes: Provided further, That amounts pro-
vided under this heading in this Act may be made available 
for distribution through tribal priority allocations for tribal 
response and capacity building activities: Provided further, 
That funds provided under this heading in this Act, if 
transferred to tribes and tribal organizations under the In-
dian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, 
will be transferred on a one-time basis and that these non- 
recurring funds are not part of the amount required by 25 
U.S.C. § 5325: Provided further, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION 
OPERATION OF INDIAN EDUCATION PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation of Indian 
Education Programs’’, $69,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and re-
spond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally, in-
cluding, but not limited to, funding for tribal colleges and 
universities, salaries, transportation, and information tech-
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nology: Provided, That of the amounts provided in this 
paragraph, not less than $20,000,000 shall be for tribal col-
leges and universities: Provided further, That such amount 
is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Departmental Oper-
ations’’, $158,400,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, domestically or internationally, including, but 
not limited to, funds for purchasing equipment and sup-
plies to disinfect and clean buildings and public areas, sup-
porting law enforcement and emergency management oper-
ations, biosurveillance of wildlife and environmental per-
sistence studies, employee overtime and special pay ex-
penses, and other response, mitigation, or recovery activi-
ties: Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading 
in this Act shall be used to absorb increased operational 
costs necessary to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, domestically or internationally: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary of the Interior may transfer the
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funds provided under this heading in this Act to any other 
account in the Department to prevent, prepare for, and re-
spond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally, and 
may expend such funds directly or through cooperative 
agreements: Provided further, That the Secretary shall pro-
vide a monthly report to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing 
the allocation and obligation of these funds by account, be-
ginning not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act: 
Provided further, That as soon as practicable after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transfer 
$1,000,000 to the Office of the Inspector General, ‘‘Salaries 
and Expenses’’ account for oversight activities related to the 
implementation of programs, activities or projects funded 
herein: Provided further, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
INSULAR AFFAIRS 
ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Assistance to Terri-
tories’’, $55,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, domestically or internationally, for general 
technical assistance: Provided, That such amount is des-
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ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Science and Tech-
nology’’, $2,250,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, domestically or internationally: Provided, 
That of the amount provided under this heading in this 
Act, $750,000 shall be for necessary expenses for cleaning 
and disinfecting equipment or facilities of, or for use by, 
the Environmental Protection Agency, and $1,500,000 shall 
be for research on methods to reduce the risks from environ-
mental transmission of coronavirus via contaminated sur-
faces or materials: Provided further, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Environmental Pro-
grams and Management’’, $3,910,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and re-
spond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally: Pro-
vided, That of the amount provided under this heading in
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this Act, $2,410,000 shall be for necessary expenses for 
cleaning and disinfecting equipment or facilities of, or for 
use by, the Environmental Protection Agency, and oper-
ational continuity of Environmental Protection Agency 
programs and related activities, and $1,500,000 shall be for 
expediting registration and other actions related to pes-
ticides to address coronavirus: Provided further, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Buildings and Facili-
ties’’, $300,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, 
domestically or internationally: Provided, That the funds 
provided under this heading in this Act shall be for nec-
essary expenses for cleaning and disinfecting equipment or 
facilities of, or for use by, the Environmental Protection 
Agency: Provided further, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Hazardous Substance 
Superfund’’, $770,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, domestically or internationally: Provided, 
That the funds provided under this heading in this Act shall 
be for necessary expenses for cleaning and disinfecting 
equipment or facilities of, or for use by, the Environmental 
Protection Agency: Provided further, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
RELATED AGENCIES 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
FOREST SERVICE 
FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Forest and Rangeland 
Research’’, $3,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, domestically or internationally, including for 
the reestablishment of abandoned or failed experiments asso-
ciated with employee restrictions due to the coronavirus 
outbreak: Provided, That amounts provided under this 
heading in this Act shall be allocated at the discretion of 
the Chief of the Forest Service: Provided further, That such
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amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Forest Sys-
tem’’, $34,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, 
domestically or internationally, including for cleaning and 
disinfecting of public recreation amenities and for personal 
protective equipment and baseline health testing for first 
responders: Provided, That amounts provided under this 
heading in this Act shall be allocated at the discretion of 
the Chief of the Forest Service: Provided further, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Capital Improvement 
and Maintenance’’, $26,800,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond 
to coronavirus, domestically or internationally, including 
for janitorial services: Provided, That amounts provided 
under this heading in this Act shall be allocated at the dis-
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cretion of the Chief of the Forest Service: Provided further, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Wildland Fire Man-
agement’’, $7,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, domestically or internationally, including for 
personal protective equipment and baseline health testing 
for first responders: Provided, That amounts provided 
under this heading in this Act shall be allocated at the dis-
cretion of the Chief of the Forest Service: Provided further, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES 
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE 
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Indian Health Serv-
ices’’, $1,032,000,000, to remain available until September
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30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, domestically or internationally, including for 
public health support, electronic health record moderniza-
tion, telehealth and other information technology upgrades, 
Purchased/Referred Care, Catastrophic Health Emergency 
Fund, Urban Indian Organizations, Tribal Epidemiology 
Centers, Community Health Representatives, and other ac-
tivities to protect the safety of patients and staff: Provided, 
That of the amount provided under this heading in this 
Act, up to $65,000,000 is for electronic health record sta-
bilization and support, including for planning and tribal 
consultation: Provided further, That of amounts provided 
under this heading in this Act, not less than $450,000,000 
shall be distributed through IHS directly operated pro-
grams and to tribes and tribal organizations under the In-
dian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act and 
through contracts or grants with urban Indian organiza-
tions under title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement 
Act: Provided further, That any amounts provided in this 
paragraph not allocated pursuant to the preceding proviso 
shall be allocated at the discretion of the Director of the 
Indian Health Service: Provided further, That of the funds 
provided herein, up to $125,000,000 may be transferred to 
and merged with the ‘‘Indian Health Service, Indian 
Health Facilities’’ appropriation at the discretion of the
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Director for the purposes specified in this Act: Provided fur-
ther, That amounts provided under this heading in this Act, 
if transferred to tribes and tribal organizations under the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, 
will be transferred on a one-time basis and that these non- 
recurring funds are not part of the amount required by 25 
U.S.C. § 5325, and that such amounts may only be used 
for the purposes identified under this heading notwith-
standing any other provision of law: Provided further, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY 
TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Toxic Substances and 
Environmental Public Health’’, $12,500,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, 
and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internation-
ally: Provided, That $7,500,000 of the funds provided under 
this heading in this Act shall be for necessary expenses of 
the Geospatial Research, Analysis and Services Program to 
support spatial analysis and Geographic Information Sys-
tem mapping of infectious disease hot spots, including 
cruise ships: Provided further, That $5,000,000 of the funds
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provided under this heading in this Act shall be for nec-
essary expenses for awards to Pediatric Environmental 
Health Specialty Units and state health departments to 
provide guidance and outreach on safe practices for dis-
infection for home, school, and daycare facilities: Provided 
further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OTHER RELATED AGENCIES 
INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE 
CULTURE AND ARTS DEVELOPMENT 
PAYMENT TO THE INSTITUTE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Payment to the Insti-
tute’’, $78,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, 
domestically or internationally: Provided, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $7,500,000, to remain available until September
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30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, domestically or internationally, including 
funding for deep cleaning, security, information technology, 
and staff overtime: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS 
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations and Main-
tenance’’, $25,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, domestically or internationally, including 
funding for deep cleaning and information technology to 
improve telework capability and for operations and mainte-
nance requirements related to the consequences of 
coronavirus: Provided, That notwithstanding the provisions 
of 20 U.S.C. 76h et seq., funds provided under this heading 
in this Act shall be made available to cover operating ex-
penses required to ensure the continuity of the John F. Ken-
nedy Center for the Performing Arts and its affiliates, in-
cluding for employee compensation and benefits, grants, 
contracts, payments for rent or utilities, fees for artists or 
performers, information technology, and other administra-
tive expenses: Provided further, That no later than October
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31, 2020, the Board of Trustees of the Center shall submit 
a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and Senate that includes a detailed ex-
planation of the distribution of the funds provided herein: 
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS 
GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Grants and Adminis-
tration’’, $75,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, domestically or internationally, to be distrib-
uted in grants: Provided, That such funds are available 
under the same terms and conditions as grant funding ap-
propriated to this heading in Public Law 116–94: Provided 
further, That 40 percent of such funds shall be distributed 
to State arts agencies and regional arts organizations and 
60 percent of such funds shall be for direct grants: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
such funds may also be used by the recipients of such grants 
for purposes of the general operations of such recipients: 
Provided further, That the matching requirements under
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subsections (e), (g)(4)(A), and (p)(3) of section 5 of the Na-
tional Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 954) may be waived with respect to such grants: 
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES 
GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Grants and Adminis-
tration’’, $75,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, domestically or internationally, to be distrib-
uted in grants: Provided, That such funds are available 
under the same terms and conditions as grant funding ap-
propriated to this heading in Public Law 116–94: Provided 
further, That 40 percent of such funds shall be distributed 
to state humanities councils and 60 percent of such funds 
shall be for direct grants: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, such funds may also 
be used by the recipients of such grants for purposes of the 
general operations of such recipients: Provided further, 
That the matching requirements under subsection (h)(2)(A) 
of section 7 of the National Foundation on the Arts and 
Humanities Act of 1965 may be waived with respect to such
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grants: Provided further, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
TITLE VIII 
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION 
TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Training and Employ-
ment Services’’, $345,000,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2022, to prevent, prepare for, and respond 
to coronavirus, domestically or internationally, for nec-
essary expenses for the dislocated workers assistance na-
tional reserve: Provided, That the funds provided under this 
heading in this Act may be used to replace grant funds pre-
viously obligated to the impacted areas: Provided further, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Departmental Manage-
ment’’, $15,000,000, to remain available through September
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30, 2022, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, including to enforce worker protection laws 
and regulations, and to oversee and coordinate activities 
related to division C, division D, division E, and division 
F of Public Law 116–127: Provided, That the Secretary of 
Labor may transfer the amounts provided under this head-
ing in this Act as necessary to ‘‘Employee Benefits Security 
Administration’’, ‘‘Wage and Hour Division’’, ‘‘Occupa-
tional Safety and Health Administration’’, and ‘‘Employ-
ment and Training Administration—Program Adminis-
tration’’ to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, including for enforcement, oversight, and co-
ordination activities in those accounts: Provided further, 
That of the amount provided under this heading in this 
Act, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
be transferred to ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ for oversight 
of activities related to Public Law 116–127 and for over-
sight activities supported with funds appropriated to the 
Department of Labor to prevent, prepare for, and respond 
to coronavirus: Provided further, That 15 days prior to 
transferring any funds pursuant to the previous provisos 
under the heading in this Act, the Secretary shall provide 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate an operating plan describing 
the planned uses of each amount proposed to be transferred:
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Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES 
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION 
CDC–WIDE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAM SUPPORT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘CDC-Wide Activities 
and Program Support’’, $4,300,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2024, to prevent, prepare for, and 
respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally: 
Provided, That not less than $1,500,000,000 of the amount 
provided under this heading in this Act shall be for grants 
to or cooperative agreements with States, localities, terri-
tories, tribes, tribal organizations, urban Indian health or-
ganizations, or health service providers to tribes, including 
to carry out surveillance, epidemiology, laboratory capac-
ity, infection control, mitigation, communications, and 
other preparedness and response activities: Provided fur-
ther, That every grantee that received a Public Health 
Emergency Preparedness grant for fiscal year 2019 shall 
receive not less than 100 percent of that grant level from 
funds provided in the first proviso under this heading in
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this Act: Provided further, That of the amount in the first 
proviso, not less than $125,000,000 shall be allocated to 
tribes, tribal organizations, urban Indian health organiza-
tions, or health service providers to tribes: Provided further, 
That the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (‘‘CDC’’) may satisfy the funding thresholds 
outlined in the preceding two provisos by making awards 
through other grant or cooperative agreement mechanisms: 
Provided further, That of the amount provided under this 
heading in this Act, not less than $500,000,000 shall be for 
global disease detection and emergency response: Provided 
further, That of the amount provided under this heading 
in this Act, not less than $500,000,000 shall be for public 
health data surveillance and analytics infrastructure mod-
ernization: Provided further, That CDC shall report to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate on the development of a public health 
surveillance and data collection system for coronavirus 
within 30 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further, 
That of the amount provided under this heading in this 
Act, $300,000,000 shall be transferred to and merged with 
amounts in the Infectious Diseases Rapid Response Reserve 
Fund (‘‘Reserve Fund’’), established by section 231 of divi-
sion B of Public Law 115–245: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation
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with the Director of the CDC, shall provide a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate every 14 days, for one year from the 
date from any such declaration or determination described 
in the third proviso of section 231 of division B of Public 
Law 115–245, that details commitment and obligation in-
formation for the Reserve Fund during the prior two weeks, 
as long as such report would detail obligations in excess 
of $5,000,000, and upon the request by such Committees: 
Provided further, That funds appropriated under this head-
ing in this Act may be used for grants for the rent, lease, 
purchase, acquisition, construction, alteration, or renova-
tion of non-federally owned facilities to improve prepared-
ness and response capability at the State and local level: 
Provided further, That funds provided under this heading 
in this Act may be used for purchase and insurance of offi-
cial motor vehicles in foreign countries: Provided further, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Heart, Lung, 
and Blood Institute’’, $103,400,000, to remain available
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until September 30, 2024, to prevent, prepare for, and re-
spond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS 
DISEASES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Institute of 
Allergy and Infectious Diseases’’, $706,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2024, to prevent, prepare for, 
and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internation-
ally: Provided, That not less than $156,000,000 of the 
amounts provided under this heading in this Act shall be 
provided for the study of, construction of, demolition of, ren-
ovation of, and acquisition of equipment for, vaccine and 
infectious diseases research facilities of or used by NIH, in-
cluding the acquisition of real property: Provided further, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND 
BIOENGINEERING 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Institute of 
Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering’’, $60,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2024, to prevent, pre-
pare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or inter-
nationally: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Library of 
Medicine’’, $10,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2024, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, domestically or internationally: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCING TRANSLATIONAL 
SCIENCES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Center for 
Advancing Translational Sciences’’, $36,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2024, to prevent, prepare for, 
and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internation-
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ally: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Con-
gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of the Director’’, 
$30,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, 
to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domes-
tically or internationally: Provided, That these funds shall 
be available for the Common Fund established under section 
402A(c)(1) of the PHS Act: Provided further, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 
ADMINISTRATION 
HEALTH SURVEILLANCE AND PROGRAM SUPPORT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Heath Surveillance 
and Program Support’’, $425,000,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and 
respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally: 
Provided, That of the amount appropriated under this 
heading in this Act, not less than $250,000,000 is available 
for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Expan-
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sion Grant program: Provided further, That of the amount 
appropriated under this heading in this Act, not less than 
$50,000,000 shall be available for suicide prevention pro-
grams: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated 
under this heading in this Act, not less than $100,000,000 
is available for activities authorized under section 501(o) 
of the Public Health Service Act: Provided further, That 
of the funding made available under this heading in this 
Act, not less than $15,000,000 shall be allocated to tribes, 
tribal organizations, urban Indian health organizations, or 
health or behavioral health service providers to tribes: Pro-
vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con-
gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES 
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Program Manage-
ment’’, $200,000,000, to remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2023, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, domestically and internationally: Provided, 
That of the amount appropriated under this heading in this 
Act, not less than $100,000,000 shall be available for nec-
essary expenses of the survey and certification program, 
prioritizing nursing home facilities in localities with com-
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munity transmission of coronavirus: Provided further, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 
LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Low Income Home En-
ergy Assistance’’, $900,000,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, or re-
spond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally, for 
making payments under subsection (b) of section 2602 of 
the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 
U.S.C. 8621 et seq.): Provided, That of the amount provided 
under this heading in this Act, $225,000,000 shall be allo-
cated as though the total appropriation for such payments 
for fiscal year 2020 was less than $1,975,000,000: Provided 
further, That section 2607(b)(2)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
8626(b)(2)(B)) shall not apply to funds made available 
under this heading in this Act in fiscal year 2020: Provided 
further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR THE CHILD CARE AND 
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Payments to States for 
the 
Child 
Care 
and 
Development 
Block 
Grant’’, 
$3,500,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 
2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, 
domestically or internationally, including for federal ad-
ministrative expenses, which shall be used to supplement, 
not supplant State, Territory, and Tribal general revenue 
funds for child care assistance for low-income families with-
in the United States (including territories) without regard 
to requirements in sections 658E(c)(3)(D)–(E) or 658G of 
the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: Pro-
vided, That funds provided under this heading in this Act 
may be used to provide continued payments and assistance 
to child care providers in the case of decreased enrollment 
or closures related to coronavirus, and to assure they are 
able to remain open or reopen as appropriate and applica-
ble: Provided further, That States, Territories, and Tribes 
are encouraged to place conditions on payments to child 
care providers that ensure that child care providers use a 
portion of funds received to continue to pay the salaries 
and wages of staff: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall remind States that CCDBG State plans do not need 
to be amended prior to utilizing existing authorities in the
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CCDBG Act for the purposes provided herein: Provided fur-
ther, That States, Territories, and Tribes are authorized to 
use funds appropriated under this heading in this Act to 
provide child care assistance to health care sector employees, 
emergency responders, sanitation workers, and other work-
ers deemed essential during the response to coronavirus by 
public officials, without regard to the income eligibility re-
quirements of section 658P(4) of such Act: Provided further, 
That funds appropriated under this heading in this Act 
shall be available to eligible child care providers under sec-
tion 658P(6) of the CCDBG Act, even if such providers were 
not receiving CCDBG assistance prior to the public health 
emergency as a result of the coronavirus, for the purposes 
of cleaning and sanitation, and other activities necessary 
to maintain or resume the operation of programs: Provided 
further, That payments made under this heading in this 
Act may be obligated in this fiscal year or the succeeding 
two fiscal years: Provided further, That funds appropriated 
under this heading in this Act may be made available to 
restore amounts, either directly or through reimbursement, 
for obligations incurred to prevent, prepare for, and re-
spond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally, prior 
to the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i)
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of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Children and Families 
Services Programs’’, $1,874,000,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and 
respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally, 
which shall be used as follows: (1) $1,000,000,000 for car-
rying out activities under sections 674 through 679 of the 
Community Services Block Grant Act, including for federal 
administrative expenses, and of which no part shall be sub-
ject to section 674(b)(3) of such Act: Provided, That to the 
extent Community Services Block Grant funds are distrib-
uted as grant funds by a State to an eligible entity as pro-
vided under such Act, and have not been expended by such 
entity, they shall remain with such entity for carryover into 
the next two fiscal years for expenditure by such entity con-
sistent with program purpose: Provided further, That for 
services furnished under such Act during fiscal years 2020 
and 2021, States may apply the last sentence of section 
673(2) of such Act by substituting ‘‘200 percent’’ for ‘‘125 
percent’’; (2) $750,000,000 for making payments under the 
Head Start Act, including for Federal administrative ex-
penses, and allocated in an amount that bears the same 
ratio to such portion as the number of enrolled children
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served by the agency involved bears to the number of en-
rolled children by all Head Start agencies: Provided further, 
That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph 
shall be included in the calculation of the ‘‘base grant’’ in 
subsequent fiscal years, as such term is defined in sections 
640(a)(7)(A), 641A(h)(1)(B), or 645(d)(3) of the Head 
Start Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated in 
this paragraph are not subject to the allocation require-
ments of section 640(a) of the Head Start Act: Provided 
further, That up to $500,000,000 shall be available for the 
purpose of operating supplemental summer programs 
through non-competitive grant supplements to existing 
grantees determined to be most ready to operate those pro-
grams by the Office of Head Start; (3) $2,000,000 for the 
National Domestic Violence Hotline as authorized by sec-
tion 303(b) of the Family Violence Prevention and Services 
Act: Provided further, That the Secretary may make such 
funds available for providing hotline services remotely; (4) 
$45,000,000 for Family Violence Prevention and Services 
formula grants as authorized by section 303(a) of the Fam-
ily Violence and Prevention and Services Act with such 
funds available to grantees without regard to matching re-
quirements under section 306(c)(4) of such Act: Provided 
further, That the Secretary may make such funds available 
for providing temporary housing and assistance to victims
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of family, domestic, and dating violence; (5) $25,000,000 
for carrying out activities under the Runaway and Home-
less Youth Act: Provided further, That such amounts shall 
be used to supplement, not supplant, existing funds and 
shall be available without regard to matching requirements; 
(6) $45,000,000 shall be used for child welfare services as 
authorized by subpart 1 of part B of title IV of the Social 
Security Act (other than sections 426, 427, and 429 of such 
subpart), with such funds available to grantees without re-
gard to matching requirements under section 424(a) of that 
Act or any applicable reductions in federal financial par-
ticipation under section 424(f) of that Act; and (7) 
$7,000,000 for Federal administrative expenses: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated under this heading in this 
Act may be made available to restore amounts, either di-
rectly or through reimbursement, for obligations incurred 
to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domes-
tically or internationally, prior to the date of enactment 
of this Act: Provided further, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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ADMINISTRATION FOR COMMUNITY LIVING 
AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Aging and Disability 
Services Programs’’, $955,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and re-
spond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally: Pro-
vided, That of the amount made available under this head-
ing in this Act to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, $820,000,000 shall be for activities authorized 
under the Older Americans Act of 1965 (‘‘OAA’’), including 
$200,000,000 for supportive services under part B of title 
III; $480,000,000 for nutrition services under subparts 1 
and 2 of part C of title III; $20,000,000 for nutrition serv-
ices under title VI; $100,000,000 for support services for 
family caregivers under part E of title III; and $20,000,000 
for elder rights protection activities, including the long-term 
ombudsman program under title VII of such Act: Provided 
further, That of the amount made available under this head-
ing in this Act, $50,000,000 shall be for aging and dis-
ability resource centers authorized in sections 202(b) and 
411 of the OAA to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus: Provided further, That of the amount made 
available under this heading in this Act to prevent, prepare 
for, and respond to coronavirus, $85,000,000 shall be avail-
able for centers for independent living that have received
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grants funded under part C of chapter I of title VII of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973: Provided further, That to facili-
tate State use of funds provided under this heading in this 
Act, matching requirements under sections 304(d)(1)(D) 
and 373(g)(2) of the OAA shall not apply to funds made 
available under this heading in this Act: Provided further, 
That the transfer authority under section 308(b)(4)(A) of 
the OAA shall apply to funds made available under this 
heading in this Act by substituting ‘‘100 percent’’ for ‘‘40 
percent’’: Provided further, That the State Long-Term Care 
Ombudsman shall have continuing direct access (or other 
access through the use of technology) to residents of long- 
term care facilities during any portion of the public health 
emergency relating to coronavirus beginning on the date of 
enactment of this Act and ending on September 30, 2020, 
to provide services described in section 712(a)(3)(B) of the 
OAA: Provided further, That such amount is designated by 
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Public Health and So-
cial Services Emergency Fund’’, $27,014,500,000, to re-
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main available until September 30, 2024, to prevent, pre-
pare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or inter-
nationally, including the development of necessary counter-
measures and vaccines, prioritizing platform-based tech-
nologies with U.S.-based manufacturing capabilities, the 
purchase of vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics, necessary 
medical supplies, as well as medical surge capacity, ad-
dressing blood supply chain, workforce modernization, tele-
health access and infrastructure, initial advanced manufac-
turing, novel dispensing, enhancements to the U.S. Com-
missioned Corps, and other preparedness and response ac-
tivities: Provided, That funds appropriated under this 
paragraph in this Act may be used to develop and dem-
onstrate innovations and enhancements to manufacturing 
platforms to support such capabilities: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
purchase vaccines developed using funds made available 
under this paragraph in this Act to respond to an outbreak 
or pandemic related to coronavirus in quantities deter-
mined by the Secretary to be adequate to address the public 
health need: Provided further, That products purchased by 
the Federal government with funds made available under 
this paragraph in this Act, including vaccines, therapeutics, 
and diagnostics, shall be purchased in accordance with Fed-
eral Acquisition Regulation guidance on fair and reason-
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able pricing: Provided further, That the Secretary may take 
such measures authorized under current law to ensure that 
vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics developed from 
funds provided in this Act will be affordable in the commer-
cial market: Provided further, That in carrying out the pre-
vious proviso, the Secretary shall not take actions that delay 
the development of such products: Provided further, That 
products purchased with funds appropriated under this 
paragraph in this Act may, at the discretion of the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, be deposited in the 
Strategic National Stockpile under section 319F–2 of the 
Public Health Service Act: Provided further, That of the 
amount appropriated under this paragraph in this Act, not 
more than $16,000,000,000 shall be for the Strategic Na-
tional Stockpile under section 319F–2(a) of such Act: Pro-
vided further, That funds appropriated under this para-
graph in this Act may be transferred to, and merged with, 
the fund authorized by section 319F–4, the Covered Coun-
termeasure Process Fund, of the Public Health Service Act: 
Provided further, That of the amount appropriated under 
this paragraph in this Act, not less than $250,000,000 shall 
be available for grants to or cooperative agreements with 
entities that are either grantees or sub-grantees of the Hos-
pital Preparedness Program authorized in section 319C– 
2 of the Public Health Service Act or that meet such other
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criteria as the Secretary may prescribe, with such awards 
issued under such section or section 311 of such Act: Pro-
vided further, That of the amount provided under this para-
graph in this Act, not less than $3,500,000,000 shall be 
available to the Biomedical Advanced Research and Devel-
opment Authority for necessary expenses of manufacturing, 
production, and purchase, at the discretion of the Secretary, 
of vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics, and small molecule 
active pharmaceutical ingredients, including the develop-
ment, translation, and demonstration at scale of innova-
tions in manufacturing platforms: Provided further, That 
funds in the previous proviso may be used for the construc-
tion or renovation of U.S.-based next generation manufac-
turing facilities, other than facilities owned by the United 
States Government: Provided further, That of the amount 
appropriated under this paragraph in this Act, funds may 
be used to reimburse the Department of Veterans Affairs 
for expenses incurred by the Veterans Health Administra-
tion to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, 
and to provide medical care for such purposes to individ-
uals not otherwise eligible for care: Provided further, That 
funds used for the preceding proviso shall be made available 
to reimburse the Department of Veterans Affairs only if the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services certifies to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
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tives and the Senate that funds available for assignments 
under Public Law 93–288, as amended, are insufficient and 
such funds are necessary to reimburse the Department of 
Veterans Affairs for expenses incurred to provide health care 
to civilians: Provided further, That the Secretary shall no-
tify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate not less than 3 days prior to 
such certification: Provided further, That of the amounts 
appropriated under this paragraph in this Act, not more 
than $289,000,000 may be transferred as necessary to other 
federal agencies for necessary expenses related to medical 
care that are incurred to prevent, prepare for, and respond 
to coronavirus for persons eligible for treatment pursuant 
to section 322 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended, 
as determined by the Secretary of the recipient agency: Pro-
vided further, That of the amount appropriated under this 
paragraph in this Act, $1,500,000 shall be available for the 
Secretary to enter into an agreement with the National 
Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine not later 
than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act to ex-
amine, and, in a manner that does not compromise na-
tional security, report on, the security of the United States 
medical product supply chain: Provided further, That funds 
appropriated under this paragraph in this Act may be used 
for grants for the construction, alteration, or renovation of