of the individual or entity on whose behalf the wallet 
is managed and administered. 
(7) AT-RISK POPULATIONS.—The term ‘‘at-risk 
population’’ means a population that is experiencing, 
or reasonably may be expected to experience, unique 
direct or indirect financial or personal hardship as 
a result of or during the Coronavirus crisis, includ-
ing the elderly, homeless, physically disabled, and 
those in remote areas, as well as any other popu-
lation as identified by the Secretary. 
(8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Treasury. 
SEC. 3. BOOST COMMUNITIES PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a 
program to be known as the ‘‘Boost Communities Pro-
gram’’. Under the Program, the Secretary shall make pay-
ments to eligible individuals for each month in the pay-
ment period. Such payments shall consist of a general as-
sistance component and a targeted supplemental assist-
ance component. 
(b) PAYMENTS.—For purposes of this section— 
(1) AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS.—The amount of 
payments under the Program shall be— 
(A) for general assistance— 
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(i) $2,000 per month to each eligible 
individual thereafter during the payment 
period; and 
(ii) $1,000 per month to each eligible 
individual a year after the payment period; 
and 
(B) for targeted supplemental assistance, 
such additional amounts and sums as deter-
mined by the Secretary to be necessary and ap-
propriate to meet the specific needs of eligible 
individuals who are members of at-risk popu-
lations, as identified by the Secretary. 
(2) METHODS OF PAYMENT.— 
(A) DIRECT DEPOSIT.—As regards recipi-
ents who have previously provided bank account 
information to the Secretary, the Secretary 
shall directly deposit Program payments into 
these accounts, unless recipients indicate a pref-
erence to receive an Interim BOOST Card in-
stead, in which case that preference shall be 
honored, and all subsequent Program payments 
shall be made exclusively via the BOOST card. 
(B) INTERIM BOOST CARDS.—In any case 
in which subparagraph (A) does not apply, the 
Secretary shall contract with banking institu-
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tions that includes minority deposit institutions, 
community development financial institutions, 
credit unions, national banking association, and 
any licensed money transmitter as deemed nec-
essary or appropriate by the Secretary to issue 
an interim BOOST card. 
(3) INTERIM BOOST CARDS.— 
(A) RULES RELATING TO INTERIM BOOST 
CARDS.—The interim BOOST card shall— 
(i) have all the functionality and serv-
ice levels currently available to certain re-
cipients of public benefits through the 
Treasury Department’s Direct Express 
program; and 
(ii) not be subject to any fees or pen-
alty charges, usage restrictions, or data 
collection practices other than those explic-
itly authorized by this Act. 
(B) AVAILABILITY OF FULL BALANCE.— 
The full balance of the interim BOOST card 
shall be made available for immediate with-
drawal into physical currency at any automated 
teller machine in the country, at any time, and 
not be subject to any usage or withdrawal fees. 
(C) DISTRIBUTION.— 
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(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
distribute interim BOOST cards using the 
Postal Service to all eligible individuals 
with an active address on file with any 
government agency, and shall be delivered 
by certified mail wherever possible, using 
the fastest service available, with any asso-
ciated costs to the Postal Service reim-
bursed directly by the Treasury of the 
United States. 
(ii) IN PERSON PICK-UP.—Any eligible 
individual who does not have an active ad-
dress on file with any government agency, 
or who otherwise is not able to or does not 
receive a prepaid card pursuant to clause 
(i) may obtain an interim or replacement 
BOOST card through any card distribu-
tion station set up under the Program, in-
cluding through any bank (as defined in 
section 581 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986), insured credit union (within the 
meaning of section 101(7) of the Federal 
Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1752(7))) lo-
cated in the United States, post office, 
United States diplomatic missions or any 
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other Federal, State, or local government 
agency or private contracting entity, as de-
termined by the Secretary to be necessary 
or appropriate. 
(iii) WEB-BASED ACCESS.—The Sec-
retary shall establish a website for the pur-
poses of allowing eligible recipients to up-
date their current mailing address and di-
rect deposit information, to indicate their 
preference to receive an Interim BOOST 
card instead of receiving payments via di-
rect deposit, and for providing account in-
formation to users, including information 
pertaining to the account number, status 
of delivery and receipt of their allocated 
funds, and the amount of the funds still 
available on their card and to obtain a 
check in the amount of the funds in the 
account. 
(iv) TELEPHONE ACCESS.—The Sec-
retary shall establish a dedicated telephone 
information and assistance number for the 
purposes of allowing eligible recipients to 
update their current mailing address and 
direct deposit information, to indicate their 
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