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be provided without regard to the age of the recipi-
ent. 
(2) SUSPENSION OF WORK AND EDUCATION RE-
QUIREMENTS UNDER THE EDUCATION AND TRAIN-
ING VOUCHER PROGRAM.—Section 477(i)(3) of the 
Social Security Act shall be applied and adminis-
tered without regard to any work or education re-
quirement. 
(3) AUTHORITY TO WAIVE LIMITATION ON PER-
CENTAGE OF FUNDS USED FOR HOUSING ASSIST-
ANCE.—The Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices (in this subsection referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) may apply and administer section 477 of 
the Social Security Act without regard to subsection 
(b)(3)(B) of such section. 
(4) ELIMINATION OF EDUCATION AND EMPLOY-
MENT
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
CERTAIN
FOSTER 
YOUTH.—The Secretary may waive the applicability 
of 
subclauses 
(I) 
through 
(IV) 
of 
section 
475(8)(B)(iv) of the Social Security Act. 
(c) STATE DEFINED.—In subsection (a), the term 
‘‘State’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
1101(a) of the Social Security Act for purposes of title 
IV of such Act, and includes an Indian tribe, tribal organi-
zation, or tribal consortium with an application and plan 
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approved under section 477(j) of such Act for fiscal year 
2020. 
SEC. 
100203. 
EMERGENCY 
ASSISTANCE 
TO 
FAMILIES 
THROUGH HOME VISITING PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of section 511 of the 
Social Security Act, during the period that begins on Feb-
ruary 1, 2020, and ends January 31, 2021— 
(1) a virtual home visit shall be considered a 
home visit; 
(2) funding for, and staffing levels of, a pro-
gram conducted pursuant to such section shall not 
be reduced on account of reduced enrollment in the 
program; and 
(3) funds provided for such a program may be 
used— 
(A) to train home visitors in conducting a 
virtual home visit and in emergency prepared-
ness and response planning for families served; 
(B) for the acquisition by families enrolled 
in the program of such technological means as 
are needed to conduct and support a virtual 
home visit; 
(C) to provide emergency supplies (such as 
diapers, formula, non-perishable food, water, 
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hand soap and hand sanitizer) to families 
served; and 
(D) to provide prepaid debit cards to an el-
igible family (as defined in section 511(k)(2) of 
such Act) for the purpose of enabling the family 
to meet the emergency needs of the family. 
(b) VIRTUAL HOME VISIT DEFINED.—In subsection 
(a), the term ‘‘virtual home visit’’ means a visit that is 
conducted solely by electronic means. 
(c) AUTHORITY TO DELAY DEADLINES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services may extend the deadline by which 
a requirement of section 511 of the Social Security 
Act must be met, by such period of time as the Sec-
retary deems appropriate. 
(2) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall provide to 
eligible entities funded under section 511 of the So-
cial Security Act information on the parameters 
used in extending a deadline under paragraph (1) of 
this subsection. 
(d) SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION.—In addition 
to amounts otherwise appropriated, out of any money in 
the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appro-
priated, there are appropriated to the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services $100,000,000, to enable eligible enti-
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ties to conduct programs funded under section 511 of the 
Social Security Act pursuant to this section, which shall 
remain available for obligation not later than January 31, 
2021. 
TITLE 
III—PROGRAM 
FLEXI-
BILITY 
DURING 
THE 
PAN-
DEMIC 
SEC. 100301. EMERGENCY FLEXIBILITY FOR CHILD WEL-
FARE PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to the period that 
begins on March 1, 2020, and ends January 31, 2021: 
(1) AUTHORITY
OF
STATES
TO
DETERMINE 
HOW
DAILY
ACTIVITIES
MAY
BE
CONDUCTED
RE-
MOTELY.—The Secretary of Health and Human 
Services may allow a State to determine how daily 
activities under the State plan developed under part 
B of title IV of the Social Security Act and the 
State program funded under section 477 of such Act 
may be conducted through electronic means to com-
ply with public health guidelines relating to social 
distancing, including conducting any required court 
proceedings pertaining to children in care. In mak-
ing any such determination, the State shall work to 
ensure that the safety and health of each child in 
care remains paramount. 
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(2) COUNTING OF REMOTE CASEWORKER VISITS 
AS IN-PERSON VISITS.—In the case of a foster child 
who has attained 18 years of age and with respect 
to whom foster care maintenance payments are 
being made under a State plan approved under part 
E of title IV of the Social Security Act, caseworker 
contact with the child that includes visual and audi-
tory contact and which is conducted solely by elec-
tronic means is deemed an in-person visit to the 
child by the caseworker for purposes of section 
424(f)(1)(A) of such Act if the child is visited by the 
caseworker in person not less than once every 6 
months while in such care. 
(b) STATE DEFINED.—In subsection (a), the term 
‘‘State’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
1101(a) of the Social Security Act for purposes of title 
IV of such Act, and includes an Indian tribe, tribal organi-
zation, or tribal consortium with an application and plan 
approved under this section 477(j) of such Act for fiscal 
year 2020. 
SEC. 100302. EMERGENCY FLEXIBILITY FOR CHILD SUP-
PORT PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to the period that 
begins on March 1, 2020, and ends January 31, 2021: 
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(1) 
Sections 
408(a)(2), 
409(a)(5), 
and 
409(a)(8) of the Social Security Act shall have no 
force or effect. 
(2) Notwithstanding section 466(d) of such Act, 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this 
subsection referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may ex-
empt a State from any requirement of section 466 
of such Act to respond to the COVID–19 pandemic, 
except that the Secretary may not exempt a State 
from any requirement to— 
(A) provide a parent with notice of a right 
to request a review and, if appropriate, adjust-
ment of a support order; or 
(B) afford a parent the opportunity to 
make such a request. 
(3) The Secretary may not impose a penalty or 
take any other adverse action against a State pursu-
ant to section 452(g)(1) of such Act for failure to 
achieve a paternity establishment percentage of less 
than 90 percent. 
(4) The Secretary may not find that the pater-
nity establishment percentage for a State is not 
based on reliable data for purposes of section 
452(g)(1) of such Act, and the Secretary may not 
determine that the data which a State submitted 
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pursuant to section 452(a)(4)(C)(i) of such Act and 
which is used in determining a performance level is 
not complete or reliable for purposes of section 
458(b)(5)(B) of such Act, on the basis of the failure 
of the State to submit OCSE Form 396 or 34 in a 
timely manner. 
(5) The Secretary may not impose a penalty or 
take any other adverse action against a State for 
failure to comply with section 454A(g)(1)(A)(i) of 
such Act. 
(6) The Secretary may not disapprove a State 
plan submitted pursuant to part D of title IV of 
such Act for failure of the plan to meet the require-
ment of section 454(1) of such Act, and may not im-
pose a penalty or take any other adverse action 
against a State with such a plan that meets that re-
quirement for failure to comply with that require-
ment. 
(7) To the extent that a preceding provision of 
this section applies with respect to a provision of law 
applicable to a program operated by an Indian tribe 
or tribal organization (as defined in subsections (e) 
and (l) of section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination 
and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)), 
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that preceding provision shall apply with respect to 
the Indian tribe or tribal organization. 
(b) STATE DEFINED.—In subsection (a), the term 
‘‘State’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
1101(a) of the Social Security Act for purposes of title 
IV of such Act. 
SEC. 100303. EMERGENCY FLEXIBILITY FOR STATE TANF 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) STATE PROGRAMS.—Sections 407(a), 407(e)(1), 
and 408(a)(7)(A) of the Social Security Act shall have no 
force or effect during the applicable period, and para-
graphs (3), (9), (14), and (15) of section 409(a) of such 
Act shall not apply with respect to conduct engaged in 
during the period. 
(b) TRIBAL PROGRAMS.—The minimum work partici-
pation requirements and time limits established under sec-
tion 412(c) of the Social Security Act shall have no force 
or effect during the applicable period, and the penalties 
established under such section shall not apply with respect 
to conduct engaged in during the period. 
(c) PENALTY FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services finds that a State or an Indian 
tribe has imposed a work requirement as a condition 
of receiving assistance, or a time limit on the provi-
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sion of assistance, under a program funded under 
part A of title IV of the Social Security Act or any 
program funded with qualified State expenditures 
(as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i) of such Act) 
during the applicable period, or has imposed a pen-
alty for failure to comply with a work requirement 
during the period, the Secretary shall reduce the 
grant payable to the State under section 403(a)(1) 
of such Act or the grant payable to the tribe under 
section 412(a)(1) of such Act, as the case may be, 
for fiscal year 2021 by an amount equal to 5 percent 
of the State or tribal family assistance grant, as the 
case may be. 
(2) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.— 
For purposes of section 409(d) of the Social Secu-
rity Act, paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be 
considered to be included in section 409(a) of such 
Act. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPLICABLE PERIOD.—The term ‘‘applica-
ble period’’ means the period that begins on March 
1, 2020, and ends January 31, 2021. 
(2) WORK REQUIREMENT.—The term ‘‘work re-
quirement’’ means a requirement to engage in a 
work activity (as defined in section 407(d) of the So-
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cial Security Act)or other work-related activity as 
defined by a State or tribal program funded under 
part A of title IV of such Act. 
(3) OTHER TERMS.—Each other term has the 
meaning given the term in section 419 of the Social 
Security Act. 
DIVISION K—COVID–19 HERO 
ACT 
SEC. 110001. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘COVID–19 Hous-
ing, Economic Relief, and Oversight Act’’ or the ‘‘COVID– 
19 HERO Act’’. 
TITLE I—PROVIDING MEDICAL 
EQUIPMENT FOR FIRST RE-
SPONDERS 
AND 
ESSENTIAL 
WORKERS 
SEC. 110101. COVID–19 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SUPPLIES EN-
HANCEMENT. 
(a) DETERMINATION ON EMERGENCY SUPPLIES AND 
RELATIONSHIP TO STATE AND LOCAL EFFORTS.— 
(1) DETERMINATION.—For the purposes of sec-
tion 101 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 
U.S.C. 4511), the following materials shall be 
deemed to be scarce and critical materials essential 
to the national defense and otherwise meet the re-
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quirements of section 101(b) of such Act during the 
COVID–19 emergency period: 
(A) Diagnostic tests, including serological 
tests, for COVID–19 and the reagents and 
other materials necessary for producing or con-
ducting such tests. 
(B) Personal protective equipment, includ-
ing face shields, N–95 respirator masks, and 
any other masks determined by the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services to be needed to re-
spond to the COVID–19 pandemic, and the ma-
terials to produce such equipment. 
(C) Medical ventilators, the components 
necessary to make such ventilators, and medi-
cines needed to use a ventilator as a treatment 
for any individual who is hospitalized for 
COVID–19. 
(D) Pharmaceuticals and any medicines 
determined by the Food and Drug Administra-
tion or another Government agency to be effec-
tive in treating COVID–19 (including vaccines 
for COVID–19) and any materials necessary to 
produce or use such pharmaceuticals or medi-
cines (including self-injection syringes or other 
delivery systems). 
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(E) Any other medical equipment or sup-
plies determined by the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services or the Secretary of Homeland 
Security to be scarce and critical materials es-
sential to the national defense for purposes of 
section 101 of the Defense Production Act of 
1950 (50 U.S.C. 4511). 
(2) EXERCISE OF TITLE I AUTHORITIES IN RE-
LATION TO CONTRACTS BY STATE AND LOCAL GOV-
ERNMENTS.—In exercising authorities under title I 
of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 
4511 et seq.) during the COVID–19 emergency pe-
riod, the President (and any officer or employee of 
the United States to which authorities under such 
title I have been delegated)— 
(A) may exercise the prioritization or allo-
cation authority provided in such title I to ex-
clude any materials described in paragraph (1) 
ordered by a State or local government that are 
scheduled to be delivered within 15 days of the 
time at which— 
(i) the purchase order or contract by 
the Federal Government for such materials 
is made; or 
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(ii) the materials are otherwise allo-
cated by the Federal Government under 
the authorities contained in such Act; and 
(B) shall, within 24 hours of any exercise 
of the prioritization or allocation authority pro-
vided in such title I— 
(i) notify any State or local govern-
ment if the exercise of such authorities 
would delay the receipt of such materials 
ordered by such government; and 
(ii) take such steps as may be nec-
essary to ensure that such materials or-
dered by such government are delivered in 
the shortest possible period. 
(3) UPDATE
TO
THE
FEDERAL
ACQUISITION 
REGULATION.—Not later than 15 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Ac-
quisition Regulation shall be revised to reflect the 
requirements of paragraph (2)(A). 
(b) ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR.— 
(1) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—The Congress— 
(A) appreciates the willingness of private 
companies not traditionally involved in pro-
ducing items for the health sector to volunteer 
to use their expertise and supply chains to 
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produce essential medical supplies and equip-
ment; 
(B) encourages other manufacturers to re-
view their existing capacity and to develop ca-
pacity to produce essential medical supplies, 
medical equipment, and medical treatments to 
address the COVID–19 emergency; and 
(C) commends and expresses deep appre-
ciation to individual citizens who have been pro-
ducing personal protective equipment and other 
materials for, in particular, use at hospitals in 
their community. 
(2) OUTREACH REPRESENTATIVE.— 
(A) DESIGNATION.—Consistent with the 
authorities in title VII of the Defense Produc-
tion Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4551 et seq.), the 
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, shall 
designate or shall appoint, pursuant to section 
703 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 4553), an indi-
vidual to be known as the ‘‘Outreach Rep-
resentative’’. Such individual shall— 
(i) be appointed from among individ-
uals with substantial experience in the pri-
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vate sector in the production of medical 
supplies or equipment; and 
(ii) act as the Government-wide single 
point of contact during the COVID–19 
emergency for outreach to manufacturing 
companies and their suppliers who may be 
interested in producing medical supplies or 
equipment, including the materials de-
scribed under subsection (a). 
(B) ENCOURAGING
PARTNERSHIPS.—The 
Outreach Representative shall seek to develop 
partnerships between companies, in coordina-
tion with the Supply Chain Stabilization Task 
Force or any overall coordinator appointed by 
the President to oversee the response to the 
COVID–19 emergency, including through the 
exercise of the authorities under section 708 of 
the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 
4558). 
(c) ENHANCEMENT
OF SUPPLY CHAIN PRODUC-
TION.—In exercising authority under title III of the De-
fense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4531 et seq.) 
with respect to materials described in subsection (a), the 
President shall seek to ensure that support is provided to 
companies that comprise the supply chains for reagents, 
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components, raw materials, and other materials and items 
necessary to produce or use the materials described in sub-
section (a). 
(d) OVERSIGHT
OF
CURRENT
ACTIVITY
AND 
NEEDS.— 
(1) RESPONSE TO IMMEDIATE NEEDS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 7 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
President, in coordination with the National 
Response Coordination Center of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, the Adminis-
trator of the Defense Logistics Agency, the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs, and heads of other 
Federal agencies (as appropriate), shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report assessing the immediate needs described 
in subparagraph (B) to combat the COVID–19 
pandemic and the plan for meeting those imme-
diate needs. 
(B) ASSESSMENT.—The report required by 
this paragraph shall include— 
(i) an assessment of the needs for 
medical supplies or equipment necessary to 
address the needs of the population of the 
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United States infected by the virus SARS– 
CoV–2 that causes COVID–19 and to pre-
vent an increase in the incidence of 
COVID–19 throughout the United States, 
including diagnostic tests, serological tests, 
medicines that have been approved by the 
Food and Drug Administration to treat 
COVID–19, and ventilators and medicines 
needed to employ ventilators; 
(ii) based on meaningful consultations 
with relevant stakeholders, an assessment 
of the need for personal protective equip-
ment and other supplies (including diag-
nostic tests) required by— 
(I) health professionals, health 
workers, and hospital staff; 
(II) workers in industries and 
sectors described in the ‘‘Advisory 
Memorandum on Identification of Es-
sential Critical Infrastructure Work-
ers during the COVID–19 Response’’ 
issued by the Director of Cybersecu-
rity and Infrastructure Security Agen-
cy of the Department of Homeland 
Security on April 17, 2020 (and any 
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expansion of industries and sectors in-
cluded in updates to such advisory 
memorandum); and 
(III) other workers determined to 
be essential based on such consulta-
tion; 
(iii) an assessment of the quantities of 
equipment and supplies in the Strategic 
National Stockpile (established under sec-
tion 319F–2 of the Public Health Service 
Act ((42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(a)(1))) as of the 
date of the report, and the projected gap 
between the quantities of equipment and 
supplies identified as needed in the assess-
ment under clauses (i) and (ii) and the 
quantities in the Strategic National Stock-
pile; 
(iv) an identification of the industry 
sectors and manufacturers most ready to 
fulfill purchase orders for such equipment 
and supplies (including manufacturers that 
may be incentivized) through the exercise 
of authority under section 303(e) of the 
Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 
U.S.C. 4533(e)) to modify, expand, or im-
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prove production processes to manufacture 
such equipment and supplies to respond 
immediately to a need identified in clause 
(i) or (ii); 
(v) an identification of Government- 
owned and privately-owned stockpiles of 
such equipment and supplies not included 
in the Strategic National Stockpile that 
could be repaired or refurbished; 
(vi) an identification of previously dis-
tributed critical supplies that can be redis-
tributed based on current need; 
(vii) a description of any exercise of 
the authorities described under paragraph 
(1)(E) or (2)(A) of subsection (a); and 
(viii) an identification of critical areas 
of need, by county and by areas identified 
by the Indian Health Service, in the 
United States and the metrics and criteria 
for identification as a critical area. 
(C) PLAN.—The report required by this 
paragraph shall include a plan for meeting the 
immediate needs to combat the COVID–19 pan-
demic, including the needs described in sub-
paragraph (B). Such plan shall include— 
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(i) each contract the Federal Govern-
ment has entered into to meet such needs, 
including the purpose of each contract, the 
type and amount of equipment, supplies, or 
services to be provided under the contract, 
the entity performing such contract, and 
the dollar amount of each contract; 
(ii) each contract that the Federal 
Government intends to enter into within 
14 days after submission of such report, 
including the information described in sub-
paragraph (B) for each such contract; and 
(iii) whether any of the contracts de-
scribed in clause (i) or (ii) have or will 
have a priority rating under the Defense 
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 
et seq.), including purchase orders pursu-
ant to Department of Defense Directive 
4400.1 (or any successor directive), sub-
part A of part 101 of title 45, Code of 
Federal Regulations, or any other applica-
ble authority. 
(D) ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
report required by this paragraph, and each up-
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date required by subparagraph (E), shall in-
clude— 
(i) any requests for equipment and 
supplies from State or local governments 
and Indian Tribes, and an accompanying 
list of the employers and unions consulted 
in developing these requests; 
(ii) any modeling or formulas used to 
determine allocation of equipment and sup-
plies, and any related chain of command 
issues on making final decisions on alloca-
tions; 
(iii) the amount and destination of 
equipment and supplies delivered; 
(iv) an explanation of why any portion 
of any contract, whether to replenish the 
Strategic National Stockpile or otherwise, 
will not be filled; 
(v) of products procured under this 
section, the percentage of such products 
that are used to replenish the Strategic 
National Stockpile, that are targeted to 
COVID–19 hotspots, and that are used for 
the commercial market; 
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(vi) metrics, formulas, and criteria 
used to determine COVID–19 hotspots or 
areas of critical need for a State, county, 
or an area identified by the Indian Health 
Service; 
(vii) 
production 
and 
procurement 
benchmarks, where practicable; and 
(viii) results of the consultation with 
the relevant stakeholders required by sub-
paragraph (B)(ii). 
(E) UPDATES.—The President, in coordi-
nation with the National Response Coordination 
Center of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, the Administrator of the Defense Lo-
gistics Agency, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs, and heads of other Federal agencies (as 
appropriate), shall update such report every 14 
days. 
(F) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The President 
shall make the report required by this para-
graph and each update required by subpara-
graph (E) available to the public, including on 
a Government website. 
(2) RESPONSE TO LONGER-TERM NEEDS.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 14 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
President, in coordination with the National 
Response Coordination Center of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, the Adminis-
trator of the Defense Logistics Agency, the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs, and heads of other 
Federal agencies (as appropriate), shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report containing an assessment of the needs 
described in subparagraph (B) to combat the 
COVID–19 pandemic and the plan for meeting 
such needs during the 6-month period begin-
ning on the date of submission of the report. 
(B) ASSESSMENT.—The report required by 
this paragraph shall include— 
(i) an assessment of the elements de-
scribe in clauses (i) through (v) and clause 
(viii) of paragraph (1)(B); and 
(ii) an assessment of needs related to 
COVID–19 vaccines and any additional 
services to address the COVID–19 pan-
demic, including services related to health 
surveillance to ensure that the appropriate 
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level of contact tracing related to detected 
infections is available throughout the 
United States. 
(C) PLAN.—The report required by this 
paragraph shall include a plan for meeting the 
longer-term needs to combat the COVID–19 
pandemic, including the needs described in sub-
paragraph (B). This plan shall include— 
(i) a plan to exercise authorities under 
the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 
U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) necessary to increase 
the production of the medical equipment, 
supplies, and services that are essential to 
meeting the needs identified in subpara-
graph (B), including the number of N–95 
respirator masks and other personal pro-
tective equipment needed, based on mean-
ingful consultations with relevant stake-
holders, by the private sector to resume 
economic activity and by the public and 
nonprofit sectors to significantly increase 
their activities; 
(ii) results of the consultations with 
the relevant stakeholders required by 
clause (i); 
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(iii) an estimate of the funding and 
other measures necessary to rapidly ex-
pand manufacturing production capacity 
for such equipment and supplies, includ-
ing— 
(I) any efforts to expand, retool, 
or reconfigure production lines; 
(II) any efforts to establish new 
production lines through the purchase 
and installation of new equipment; or 
(III) the issuance of additional 
contracts, purchase orders, purchase 
guarantees, or other similar measures; 
(iv) each contract the Federal Govern-
ment has entered into to meet such needs 
or expand such production, the purpose of 
each contract, the type and amount of 
equipment, supplies, or services to be pro-
vided under the contract, the entity per-
forming such contract, and the dollar 
amount of each contract; 
(v) each contract that the Federal 
Government intends to enter into within 
14 days after submission of such report, 
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including the information described in 
clause (iv) for each such contract; 
(vi) whether any of the contracts de-
scribed in clause (iv) or (v) have or will 
have a priority rating under the Defense 
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 
et seq.), including purchase orders pursu-
ant to Department of Defense Directive 
4400.1 (or any successor directive), sub-
part A of part 101 of title 45, Code of 
Federal Regulations, or any other applica-
ble authority; and 
(vii) the manner in which the Defense 
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 
et seq.) could be used to increase services 
necessary to combat the COVID–19 pan-
demic, including services described in sub-
paragraph (B)(ii). 
(D) UPDATES.—The President, in coordi-
nation with the National Response Coordination 
Center of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, the Administrator of the Defense Lo-
gistics Agency, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs, and heads of other Federal agencies (as 
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appropriate), shall update such report every 14 
days. 
(E) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The Presi-
dent shall make the report required by this sub-
section and each update required by subpara-
graph (D) available to the public, including on 
a Government website. 
(3) REPORT
ON
EXERCISING
AUTHORITIES 
UNDER THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 14 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
President, in consultation with the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, the Secretary of Defense, and the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report on the exercise of authorities 
under titles I, III, and VII of the Defense Pro-
duction Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) 
prior to the date of such report. 
(B) 
CONTENTS.—The 
report 
required 
under subparagraph (A) and each update re-
quired under subparagraph (C) shall include, 
with respect to each exercise of such author-
ity— 
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(i) an explanation of the purpose of 
the applicable contract, purchase order, or 
other exercise of authority (including an 
allocation of materials, services, and facili-
ties under section 101(a)(2) of the Defense 
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 
4511(a)(2)); 
(ii) the cost of such exercise of au-
thority; and 
(iii) if applicable— 
(I) the amount of goods that 
were purchased or allocated; 
(II) an identification of the entity 
awarded a contract or purchase order 
or that was the subject of the exercise 
of authority; and 
(III) an identification of any en-
tity that had shipments delayed by the 
exercise of any authority under the 
Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 
U.S.C. 4501 et seq.). 
(C) UPDATES.—The President shall up-
date the report required under subparagraph 
(A) every 14 days. 
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(D) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The Presi-
dent shall make the report required by this sub-
section and each update required by subpara-
graph (C) available to the public, including on 
a Government website. 
(4) QUARTERLY
REPORTING.—The President 
shall submit to Congress, and make available to the 
public (including on a Government website), a quar-
terly report detailing all expenditures made pursuant 
to titles I, III, and VII of the Defense Production 
Act of 1950 50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.). 
(5) SUNSET.—The requirements of this sub-
section shall terminate on the later of— 
(A) December 31, 2021; or 
(B) the end of the COVID–19 emergency 
period. 
(e) ENHANCEMENTS TO THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION 
ACT OF 1950.— 
(1) HEALTH EMERGENCY AUTHORITY.—Section 
107 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 
U.S.C. 4517) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(c) HEALTH EMERGENCY AUTHORITY.—With re-
spect to a public health emergency declaration by the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services under section 319 
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of the Public Health Service Act, or preparations for such 
a health emergency, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency are authorized to carry out the au-
thorities provided under this section to the same extent 
as the President.’’. 
(2) EMPHASIS ON BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED 
BY
WOMEN, MINORITIES, VETERANS, AND
NATIVE 
AMERICANS.—Section 108 of the Defense Produc-
tion Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4518) is amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘MOD-
ERNIZATION
OF
SMALL
BUSINESS
SUP-
PLIERS’’ and inserting ‘‘SMALL
BUSINESS 
PARTICIPATION AND FAIR INCLUSION’’; 
(B) by amending subsection (a) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(a) PARTICIPATION AND INCLUSION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In providing any assistance 
under this Act, the President shall accord a strong 
preference for subcontractors and suppliers that 
are— 
‘‘(A) small business concerns; or 
‘‘(B) businesses of any size owned by 
women, minorities, veterans, and the disabled. 
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‘‘(2) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.—To the max-
imum extent practicable, the President shall accord 
the preference described under paragraph (1) to 
small business concerns and businesses described in 
paragraph (1)(B) that are located in areas of high 
unemployment or areas that have demonstrated a 
continuing pattern of economic decline, as identified 
by the Secretary of Labor.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) MINORITY DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘minority’— 
‘‘(1) has the meaning given the term in section 
308(b) of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recov-
ery, and Enforcement Act of 1989; and 
‘‘(2) includes any indigenous person in the 
United States, including any territories of the 
United States.’’. 
(3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN ANNUAL RE-
PORT.—Section 304(f)(3) of the Defense Production 
Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4534(f)(3)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘year.’’ and inserting ‘‘year, including the 
percentage of contracts awarded using Fund 
amounts to each of the groups described in section 
108(a)(1)(B) (and, with respect to minorities, 
disaggregated by ethnic group), and the percentage 
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of the total amount expended during such fiscal year 
on such contracts.’’. 
(4) DEFINITION OF NATIONAL DEFENSE.—Sec-
tion 702(14) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 
is amended by striking ‘‘and critical infrastructure 
protection and restoration’’ and inserting ‘‘, critical 
infrastructure protection and restoration, and health 
emergency preparedness and response activities’’. 
(f) SECURING ESSENTIAL MEDICAL MATERIALS.— 
(1) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—Section 2(b) of 
the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 
4502) is amended— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(3) 
through (8) as paragraphs (4) through (9), re-
spectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following: 
‘‘(3) authorities under this Act should be used 
when appropriate to ensure the availability of med-
ical materials essential to national defense, including 
through measures designed to secure the drug sup-
ply chain, and taking into consideration the impor-
tance of United States competitiveness, scientific 
leadership and cooperation, and innovative capac-
ity;’’. 
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(2) STRENGTHENING DOMESTIC CAPABILITY.— 
Section 107 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 
(50 U.S.C. 4517) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘(in-
cluding medical materials)’’ after ‘‘materials’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘(in-
cluding medical materials such as drugs to di-
agnose, cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent disease 
that essential to national defense)’’ after ‘‘es-
sential materials’’. 
(3) STRATEGY ON SECURING SUPPLY CHAINS 
FOR
MEDICAL
ARTICLES.—Title I of the Defense 
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4511 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 109. STRATEGY ON SECURING SUPPLY CHAINS FOR 
MEDICAL MATERIALS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this section, the President, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, and the Secretary of Defense, shall 
transmit a strategy to the appropriate Members of Con-
gress that includes the following: 
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‘‘(1) A detailed plan to use the authorities 
under this title and title III, or any other provision 
of law, to ensure the supply of medical materials (in-
cluding drugs to diagnose, cure, mitigate, treat, or 
prevent disease) essential to national defense, to the 
extent necessary for the purposes of this Act. 
‘‘(2) An analysis of vulnerabilities to existing 
supply chains for such medical articles, and rec-
ommendations to address the vulnerabilities. 
‘‘(3) Measures to be undertaken by the Presi-
dent to diversify such supply chains, as appropriate 
and as required for national defense. 
‘‘(4) A discussion of— 
‘‘(A) any significant effects resulting from 
the plan and measures described in this sub-
section on the production, cost, or distribution 
of vaccines or any other drugs (as defined 
under section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321)); 
‘‘(B) a timeline to ensure that essential 
components of the supply chain for medical ma-
terials are not under the exclusive control of a 
foreign government in a manner that the Presi-
dent determines could threaten the national de-
fense of the United States; and 
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‘‘(C) efforts to mitigate any risks resulting 
from the plan and measures described in this 
subsection to United States competitiveness, 
scientific leadership, and innovative capacity, 
including efforts to cooperate and proactively 
engage with United States allies. 
‘‘(b) PROGRESS REPORT.—Following submission of 
the strategy under subsection (a), the President shall sub-
mit to the appropriate Members of Congress an annual 
progress report evaluating the implementation of the 
strategy, and may include updates to the strategy as ap-
propriate. The strategy and progress reports shall be sub-
mitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified 
annex. 
‘‘(c) APPROPRIATE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.—The 
term ‘appropriate Members of Congress’ means the 
Speaker, majority leader, and minority leader of the 
House of Representatives, the majority leader and minor-
ity leader of the Senate, the Chairman and Ranking Mem-
ber of the Committees on Armed Services and Financial 
Services of the House of Representatives, and the Chair-
man and Ranking Member of the Committees on Armed 
Services and Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
Senate.’’. 
(g) GAO REPORT.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an-
nually thereafter, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report on ensuring that the 
United States Government has access to the medical 
supplies and equipment necessary to respond to fu-
ture pandemics and public health emergencies, in-
cluding recommendations with respect to how to en-
sure that the United States supply chain for diag-
nostic tests (including serological tests), personal 
protective equipment, vaccines, and therapies is bet-
ter equipped to respond to emergencies, including 
through the use of funds in the Defense Production 
Act Fund under section 304 of the Defense Produc-
tion Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4534) to address short-
ages in that supply chain. 
(2) REVIEW OF ASSESSMENT AND PLAN.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days 
after each of the submission of the reports de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection 
(d), the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees an assessment of such re-
ports, including identifying any gaps and pro-
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viding any recommendations regarding the sub-
ject matter in such reports. 
(B) MONTHLY REVIEW.—Not later than a 
month after the submission of the assessment 
under subparagraph (A), and monthly there-
after, the Comptroller General shall issue a re-
port to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees with respect to any updates to the reports 
described in paragraph (1) and (2) of sub-
section (d) that were issued during the previous 
1-month period, containing an assessment of 
such updates, including identifying any gaps 
and providing any recommendations regarding 
the subject matter in such updates. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committees on Appropriations, 
Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Financial 
Services, Homeland Security, and Veterans’ Affairs 
of the House of Representatives and the Committees 
on Appropriations, Armed Services, Banking, Hous-
ing, and Urban Affairs, Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions, Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs, and Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate. 
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(2) COVID–19 
EMERGENCY
PERIOD.—The 
term ‘‘COVID–19 emergency period’’ means the pe-
riod beginning on the date of enactment of this Act 
and ending after the end of the incident period for 
the emergency declared on March 13, 2020, by the 
President under Section 501 of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 4121 et seq.) relating to the Coronavirus 
Disease 2019 (COVID–19) pandemic. 
(3) RELEVANT STAKEHOLDER.—The term ‘‘rel-
evant stakeholder’’ means— 
(A) representative private sector entities; 
(B) representatives of the nonprofit sector; 
and 
(C) representatives of labor organizations 
representing workers, including unions that rep-
resent health workers, manufacturers, public 
sector employees, and service sector workers. 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the several States, the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or 
possession of the United States. 
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TITLE 
II—PROTECTING 
RENT-
ERS 
AND 
HOMEOWNERS 
FROM EVICTIONS AND FORE-
CLOSURES 
SEC. 110201. EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development (referred to in this section as the 
‘‘Secretary’’) $100,000,000,000 for an additional amount 
for grants under the Emergency Solutions Grants pro-
gram under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11371 et seq.), to 
remain available until expended (subject to subsections (d) 
and (n) of this section), to be used for providing short- 
or medium-term assistance with rent and rent-related 
costs (including tenant-paid utility costs, utility- and rent- 
arrears, fees charged for those arrears, and security and 
utility deposits) in accordance with paragraphs (4) and (5) 
of section 415(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 11374(a)) and 
this section. 
(b) DEFINITION OF AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.— 
Notwithstanding section 401(1) of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360(1)), for pur-
poses of assistance made available with amounts made 
available pursuant to subsection (a), the term ‘‘at risk of 
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homelessness’’ means, with respect to an individual or 
family, that the individual or family— 
(1) has an income below 80 percent of the me-
dian income for the area as determined by the Sec-
retary; and 
(2) has an inability to attain or maintain hous-
ing stability or has insufficient resources to pay for 
rent or utilities due to financial hardships. 
(c) INCOME TARGETING AND CALCULATION.—For 
purposes of assistance made available with amounts made 
available pursuant to subsection (a)— 
(1) each recipient of such amounts shall use— 
(A) not less than 40 percent of the 
amounts received only for providing assistance 
for individuals or families experiencing home-
lessness, or for persons or families at risk of 
homelessness who have incomes not exceeding 
30 percent of the median income for the area 
as determined by the Secretary; 
(B) not less than 70 percent of the 
amounts received only for providing assistance 
for individuals or families experiencing home-
lessness, or for persons or families at risk of 
homelessness who have incomes not exceeding 
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50 percent of the median income for the area 
as determined by the Secretary; and 
(C) the remainder of the amounts received 
only for providing assistance to individuals or 
families experiencing homelessness, or for per-
sons or families at risk of homelessness who 
have incomes not exceeding 80 percent of the 
median income for the area as determined by 
the Secretary, but such recipient may establish 
a higher percentage limit for purposes of sub-
section (b)(1), which shall not in any case ex-
ceed 120 percent of the area median income, if 
the recipient states that it will serve such popu-
lation in its plan; and 
(2) in determining the income of a household 
for homelessness prevention assistance— 
(A) the calculation of income performed at 
the time of application for such assistance, in-
cluding arrearages, shall consider only income 
that the household is currently receiving at such 
time and any income recently terminated shall 
not be included; 
(B) any calculation of income performed 
with respect to households receiving ongoing as-
sistance (such as medium-term rental assist-
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ance) 3 months after initial receipt of assist-
ance shall consider only the income that the 
household is receiving at the time of such re-
view; and 
(C) the calculation of income performed 
with respect to households receiving assistance 
for arrearages shall consider only the income 
that the household was receiving at the time 
such arrearages were incurred. 
(d) 3-YEAR AVAILABILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each recipient of amounts 
made available pursuant to subsection (a) shall— 
(A) expend not less than 60 percent of 
such grant amounts within 2 years of the date 
that such funds became available to the recipi-
ent for obligation; and 
(B) expend 100 percent of such grant 
amounts within 3 years of such date. 
(2) REALLOCATION AFTER 2 YEARS.—The Sec-
retary may recapture any amounts not expended in 
compliance with paragraph (1)(A) and reallocate 
such amounts to recipients in compliance with the 
formula referred to in subsection (h)(1)(A). 
(e) RENT RESTRICTIONS.— 
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(1) INAPPLICABILITY.—Section 576.106(d) of 
title 24, Code of Federal Regulations, shall not 
apply with respect to homelessness prevention assist-
ance made available with amounts made available 
under subsection (a). 
(2) AMOUNT OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE.—In pro-
viding homelessness prevention assistance with 
amounts made available under subsection (a), the 
maximum amount of rental assistance that may be 
provided shall be the greater of— 
(A) 120 percent of the higher of— 
(i) the Fair Market Rent established 
by the Secretary for the metropolitan area 
or county; or 
(ii) the applicable Small Area Fair 
Market Rent established by the Secretary; 
or 
(B) such higher amount as the Secretary 
shall determine is needed to cover market rents 
in the area. 
(f) SUBLEASES.—A recipient shall not be prohibited 
from providing assistance authorized under subsection (a) 
with respect to subleases that are valid under State law. 
(g) HOUSING RELOCATION OR STABILIZATION AC-
TIVITIES.—A recipient of amounts made available pursu-
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ant to subsection (a) may expend up to 25 percent of its 
allocation for activities under section 415(a)(5) of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11374(a)(5)), except that notwithstanding such section, 
activities authorized under this subsection may be pro-
vided only for individuals or families who have incomes 
not exceeding 50 percent of the area median income and 
meet the criteria in subsection (b)(2) of this section or 
section 103 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 11302). This subsection shall not apply 
to rent-related costs that are specifically authorized under 
subsection (a) of this section. 
(h) ALLOCATION OF ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In allocating amounts made 
available pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall— 
(A)(i) for any purpose authorized in this 
section— 
(I) allocate 2 percent of such amount 
for Indian tribes and tribally designated 
housing entities (as such terms are defined 
in section 4 of the Native American Hous-
ing Assistance and Self-Determination Act 
of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103)) under the for-
mula established pursuant to section 302 
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of such Act (25 U.S.C. 4152), except that 
0.3 percent of the amount allocated under 
this clause shall be allocated for the De-
partment of Hawaiian Home Lands; and 
(II) allocate 0.3 percent of such 
amount for the Virgin Islands, Guam, 
American Samoa, and the Northern Mar-
iana Islands; 
(ii) not later than 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, obligate and disburse 
the amounts allocated pursuant to clause (i) in 
accordance with such allocations and provide 
such recipient with any necessary guidance for 
use of the funds; and 
(B)(i) not later than 7 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act and after setting aside 
amounts under subparagraph (A), allocate 50 
percent of any such remaining amounts under 
the formula specified in subsections (a), (b), 
and (e) of section 414 of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11373) 
for, and notify, each State, metropolitan city, 
and urban county that is to receive a direct 
grant of such amounts; and 
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(ii) not later than 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, obligate and disburse 
the amounts allocated pursuant to clause (i) in 
accordance with such allocations and provide 
such recipient with any necessary guidance for 
use of the funds; and 
(C)(i) not later than 45 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, allocate any remaining 
amounts for eligible recipients according to a 
formula to be developed by the Secretary that 
takes into consideration the formula referred to 
in subparagraph (A) and the need for emer-
gency rental assistance under this section, in-
cluding the severe housing cost burden among 
extremely low- and very low-income renters and 
disruptions in housing and economic conditions, 
including unemployment; and 
(ii) not later than 30 days after the date 
of the allocation of such amounts pursuant to 
clause (i), obligate and disburse such amounts 
in accordance with such allocations. 
(2) ALLOCATIONS TO STATES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sub-
section (a) of section 414 of the McKinney- 
Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
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11373(a)) and section 576.202(a) of title 24, 
Code of Federal Regulations, a State recipient 
of an allocation under this section may elect to 
use up to 100 percent of its allocation to carry 
out activities eligible under this section directly. 
(B) REQUIREMENT.—Any State recipient 
making an election described in subparagraph 
(A) shall serve households throughout the entire 
State, including households in rural commu-
nities and small towns. 
(3) ELECTION NOT TO ADMINISTER.—If a re-
cipient other than a State elects not to receive funds 
under this section, such funds shall be allocated to 
the State recipient in which the recipient is located. 
(4) PARTNERSHIPS, SUBGRANTS, AND
CON-
TRACTS.—A recipient of a grant under this section 
may distribute funds through partnerships, sub-
grants, or contracts with an entity, such as a public 
housing agency (as such term is defined in section 
3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437a(b))), that is capable of carrying activi-
ties under this section. 
(5) REVISION TO RULE.—The Secretary shall 
revise section 576.3 of tile 24, Code of Federal Reg-
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ulations, to change the set aside for allocation to the 
territories to exactly 0.3 percent. 
(i) INAPPLICABILITY
OF
MATCHING
REQUIRE-
MENT.—Subsection (a) of section 416 of the McKinney- 
Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11375(a)) 
shall not apply to any amounts made available pursuant 
to subsection (a) of this section. 
(j) REIMBURSEMENT
OF ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.— 
Amounts made available pursuant to subsection (a) may 
be used by a recipient to reimburse expenditures incurred 
for eligible activities under this section after March 27, 
2020. 
(k) PROHIBITION ON PREREQUISITES.—None of the 
funds made available pursuant to this section may be used 
to require any individual receiving assistance under the 
program under this section to receive treatment or per-
form any other prerequisite activities as a condition for 
receiving shelter, housing, or other services. 
(l) WAIVERS AND ALTERNATIVE REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) AUTHORITY.—In administering the 
amounts made available pursuant to subsection 
(a), the Secretary may waive, or specify alter-
native requirements for, any provision of any 
statute or regulation that the Secretary admin-
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isters in connection with the obligation by the 
Secretary or the use by the recipient of such 
amounts (except for requirements related to fair 
housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, 
prohibition on prerequisites, minimum data re-
porting, and the environment), if the Secretary 
finds that good cause exists for the waiver or 
alternative requirement and such waiver or al-
ternative requirement is necessary to expedite 
the use of funds made available pursuant to 
this section, to respond to public health orders 
or conditions related to the COVID-19 emer-
gency, or to ensure that eligible individuals can 
attain or maintain housing stability. 
(B) PUBLIC NOTICE.—The Secretary shall 
notify the public through the Federal Register 
or other appropriate means of any waiver or al-
ternative requirement under this paragraph, 
and that such public notice shall be provided, at 
a minimum, on the internet at the appropriate 
Government website or through other electronic 
media, as determined by the Secretary. 
(C) ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS.—Eligi-
bility for rental assistance or housing relocation 
and stabilization services shall not be restricted 
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based upon the prior receipt of assistance under 
the program during the preceding three years. 
(2) PUBLIC HEARINGS.— 
(A) INAPPLICABILITY OF IN-PERSON HEAR-
ING
REQUIREMENTS
DURING
THE
COVID-19 
EMERGENCY.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—A recipient under 
this section shall not be required to hold 
in-person public hearings in connection 
with its citizen participation plan, but shall 
provide citizens with notice, including pub-
lication of its plan for carrying out this 
section on the internet, and a reasonable 
opportunity to comment of not less than 5 
days. 
(ii) 
RESUMPTION
OF
IN-PERSON 
HEARING
REQUIREMENTS.—After the pe-
riod beginning on the date of enactment of 
this Act and ending on the date of the ter-
mination by the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency of the emergency declared 
on March 13, 2020, by the President 
under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re-
lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 4121 et seq.) relating to the 
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) 
pandemic, and after the period described 
in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall 
direct recipients under this section to re-
sume pre-crisis public hearing require-
ments. 
(B) VIRTUAL PUBLIC HEARINGS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—During the period 
that national or local health authorities 
recommend social distancing and limiting 
public gatherings for public health reasons, 
a recipient may fulfill applicable public 
hearing requirements for all grants from 
funds made available pursuant to this sec-
tion by carrying out virtual public hear-
ings. 
(ii) 
REQUIREMENTS.—Any 
virtual 
hearings held under clause (i) by a recipi-
ent under this section shall provide reason-
able notification and access for citizens in 
accordance with the recipient’s certifi-
cations, timely responses from local offi-
cials to all citizen questions and issues, 
and public access to all questions and re-
sponses. 
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(m) CONSULTATION.—In addition to any other cit-
izen participation and consultation requirements, in devel-
oping and implementing a plan to carry out this section, 
each recipient of funds made available pursuant to this 
section shall consult with the applicable Continuum or 
Continuums of Care for the area served by the recipient 
and organizations representing underserved communities 
and populations and organizations with expertise in af-
fordable housing, fair housing, and services for people with 
disabilities. 
(n) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) BY
SECRETARY.—Of any amounts made 
available pursuant to subsection (a)— 
(A) not more than the lesser of 0.5 per-
cent, or $15,000,000, may be used by the Sec-
retary for staffing, training, technical assist-
ance, technology, monitoring, research, and 
evaluation activities necessary to carry out the 
program carried out under this section, and 
such amounts shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2024; and 
(B) not more than $2,000,000 shall be 
available to the Office of the Inspector General 
for audits and investigations of the program au-
thorized under this section. 
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(2) BY RECIPIENTS.—Notwithstanding section 
576.108 of title 24 of the Code of Federal Regula-
tions, with respect to amounts made available pursu-
ant to this section, a recipient may use up to 10 per-
cent of the recipient’s grant for payment of adminis-
trative costs related to the planning and execution of 
activities. 
SEC. 110202. HOMEOWNER ASSISTANCE FUND. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the 
Homeowner Assistance Fund established under sub-
section (b). 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Treasury. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any 
State of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
any territory of the United States, Puerto Rico, 
Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the 
Northern Mariana Islands. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT
OF FUND.—There is estab-
lished at the Department of the Treasury a Homeowner 
Assistance Fund to provide such funds as are made avail-
able under subsection (g) to State housing finance agen-
cies for the purpose of preventing homeowner mortgage 
defaults, foreclosures, and displacements of individuals 
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and families experiencing financial hardship after January 
21, 2020. 
(c) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
(1) ADMINISTRATION.—Of any amounts made 
available for the Fund, the Secretary of the Treas-
ury may allocate, in the aggregate, an amount not 
exceeding 5 percent— 
(A) to the Office of Financial Stability es-
tablished under section 101(a) of the Emer-
gency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 
U.S.C. 5211(a)) to administer and oversee the 
Fund, and to provide technical assistance to 
States for the creation and implementation of 
State programs to administer assistance from 
the Fund; and 
(B) to the Inspector General of the De-
partment of the Treasury for oversight of the 
program under this section. 
(2) FOR STATES.—The Secretary shall establish 
such criteria as are necessary to allocate the funds 
available within the Fund for each State. The Sec-
retary shall allocate such funds among all States 
taking into consideration the number of unemploy-
ment claims within a State relative to the nationwide 
number of unemployment claims. 
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(3) SMALL STATE MINIMUM.—The amount allo-
cated for each State shall not be less than 
$250,000,000. 
(4) SET-ASIDE FOR INSULAR AREAS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of this section, of the 
amounts appropriated under subsection (g), the Sec-
retary shall reserve $200,000,000 to be disbursed to 
Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the 
Northern Mariana Islands based on each such terri-
tory’s share of the combined total population of all 
such territories, as determined by the Secretary. For 
the purposes of this paragraph, population shall be 
determined based on the most recent year for which 
data are available from the United States Census 
Bureau. 
(5) SET-ASIDE FOR INDIAN TRIBES AND NATIVE 
HAWAIIANS.— 
(A) INDIAN TRIBES.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of this section, of the amounts 
appropriated under subsection (g), the Sec-
retary shall use 5 percent to make grants in ac-
cordance with subsection (f) to eligible recipi-
ents for the purposes described in subsection 
(e)(1). 
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(B) NATIVE HAWAIIANS.— Of the funds 
set aside under subparagraph (A), the Sec-
retary shall use 0.3 percent to make grants to 
the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands in 
accordance with subsection (f) for the purposes 
described in subsection (e)(1). 
(d) DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS.— 
(1) ADMINISTRATION.—Except for amounts 
made available for assistance under subsection (f), 
State housing finance agencies shall be primarily re-
sponsible for administering amounts disbursed from 
the Fund, but may delegate responsibilities and sub- 
allocate amounts to community development finan-
cial institutions and State agencies that administer 
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program of 
the Department of Health and Human Services. 
(2) NOTICE OF FUNDING.—The Secretary shall 
provide public notice of the amounts that will be 
made available to each State and the method used 
for determining such amounts not later than the ex-
piration of the 14-day period beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this Act of enactment. 
(3) SHFA PLANS.— 
(A) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive 
funding allocated for a State under the section, 
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a State housing finance agency for the State 
shall submit to the Secretary a plan for the im-
plementation of State programs to administer, 
in part or in full, the amount of funding the 
state is eligible to receive, which shall provide 
for the commencement of receipt of applications 
by homeowners for assistance, and funding of 
such applications, not later than the expiration 
of the 6-month period beginning upon the ap-
proval under this paragraph of such plan. 
(B) MULTIPLE PLANS.—. A State housing 
finance agency may submit multiple plans, each 
covering a separate portion of funding for 
which the State is eligible. 
(C) TIMING.— The Secretary shall approve 
or disapprove a plan within 30 days after the 
plan’s submission and, if disapproved, explain 
why the plan could not be approved. 
(D) DISBURSEMENT
UPON
APPROVAL.— 
The Secretary shall disburse to a State housing 
finance agency the appropriate amount of fund-
ing upon approval of the agency’s plan. 
(E) AMENDMENTS.—A State housing fi-
nance agency may subsequently amend a plan 
that has previously been approved, provided 
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that any plan amendment shall be subject to 
the approval of the Secretary. The Secretary 
shall approve any plan amendment or dis-
approve such amendment explain why the plan 
amendment could not be approved within 45 
days after submission to the Secretary of such 
amendment. 
(F) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—The Sec-
retary shall provide technical assistance for any 
State housing finance agency that twice fails to 
have a submitted plan approved. 
(4) PLAN
TEMPLATES.—The Secretary shall, 
not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, publish templates that States may 
utilize in drafting the plans required under para-
graph (3)(A). The template plans shall include 
standard program terms and requirements, as well 
as any required legal language, which State housing 
finance agencies may modify with the consent of the 
Secretary. 
(e) PERMISSIBLE USES OF FUND.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Funds made available to 
State housing finance agencies pursuant to this sec-
tion may be used for the purposes established under 
subsection (b), which may include— 
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(A) mortgage payment assistance, includ-
ing financial assistance to allow a borrower to 
reinstate their mortgage or to achieve a more 
affordable mortgage payment, which may in-
clude principal reduction or rate reduction, pro-
vided that any mortgage payment assistance is 
tailored to a borrower’s needs and their ability 
to repay, and takes into consideration the loss 
mitigation options available to the borrower; 
(B) assistance with payment of taxes, haz-
ard insurance, flood insurance, mortgage insur-
ance, or homeowners’ association fees; 
(C) utility payment assistance, including 
electric, gas, water, and internet service, includ-
ing broadband internet access service (as such 
term is defined in section 8.1(b) of title 47, 
Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor 
regulation)); 
(D) reimbursement of funds expended by a 
State or local government during the period be-
ginning on January 21, 2020, and ending on 
the date that the first funds are disbursed by 
the State under the Fund, for the purpose of 
providing housing or utility assistance to indi-
viduals or otherwise providing funds to prevent 
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foreclosure or eviction of a homeowner or pre-
vent mortgage delinquency or loss of housing or 
critical utilities as a response to the coronavirus 
disease 2019 (COVID–19) pandemic; and 
(E) any other assistance for homeowners 
to prevent eviction, mortgage delinquency or de-
fault, foreclosure, or the loss of essential utility 
services. 
(2) TARGETING.— 
(A) REQUIREMENT.—Not less than 60 per-
cent of amounts made available for each State 
or other entity allocated amounts under sub-
section (c) shall be used for activities under 
paragraph (1) that assist homeowners having 
incomes equal to or less than 80 percent of the 
area median income. 
(B) DETERMINATION OF INCOME.— In de-
termining the income of a household for pur-
poses of this paragraph, income shall be consid-
ered to include only income that the household 
is receiving at the time of application for assist-
ance from the Fund and any income recently 
terminated shall not be included, except that for 
purposes of households receiving assistance for 
arrearages income shall include only the income 
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that the household was receiving at the time 
such arrearages were incurred. 
(C) LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE.—Each State 
housing finance agency or other entity allocated 
amounts under subsection (c) shall make avail-
able to each applicant for assistance from 
amounts from the Fund language assistance in 
any language for which such language assist-
ance is available to the State housing finance 
agency or entity in and shall provide notice to 
each such applicant that such language assist-
ance is available. 
(3) ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Not more 
than 15 percent of the amount allocated to a State 
pursuant to subsection (c) may be used by a State 
housing financing agency for administrative ex-
penses. Any amounts allocated to administrative ex-
penses that are no longer necessary for administra-
tive expenses may be used in accordance with para-
graph (1). 
(f) TRIBAL AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) DEPARTMENT
OF
HAWAIIAN
HOME 
LANDS.—The term ‘‘Department of Hawaiian 
Home Lands’’ has the meaning given the term 
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in section 801 of the Native American Housing 
Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 
(42 U.S.C. 4221). 
(B) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT.—The term ‘‘eli-
gible recipient’’ means any entity eligible to re-
ceive a grant under section 101 of the Native 
American Housing Assistance and Self-Deter-
mination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4111). 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) ALLOCATION.—Except for the funds 
set aside under subsection (c)(5)(B), the Sec-
retary shall allocate the funds set aside under 
subsection (c)(5)(A) using the allocation for-
mula described in subpart D of part 1000 of 
title 24, Code of Federal Regulations (or any 
successor regulations). 
(B) NATIVE
HAWAIIANS.—The Secretary 
shall use the funds made available under sub-
section (c)(5)(B) in accordance with part 1006 
of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations (or suc-
cessor regulations). 
(3) TRANSFER.—The Secretary shall transfer 
any funds made available under subsection (c)(5) 
that have not been allocated by an eligible recipient 
or the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, as ap-
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plicable, to provide the assistance described in sub-
section (e)(1) by December 31, 2030, to the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development to carry 
out the Native American Housing Assistance and 
Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et 
seq.). 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Homeowner Assist-
ance 
Fund 
established 
under 
subsection 
(b), 
$75,000,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
(h) USE OF HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY INNOVATION 
FUND
FOR
THE HARDEST HIT HOUSING MARKETS 
FUNDS.—A State housing finance agency may reallocate 
any administrative or programmatic funds it has received 
as an allocation from the Housing Finance Agency Inno-
vation Fund for the Hardest Hit Housing Markets created 
pursuant to section 101(a) of the Emergency Economic 
Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5211(a)) that have 
not been otherwise allocated or disbursed as of the date 
of enactment of this Act to supplement any administrative 
or programmatic funds received from the Housing Assist-
ance Fund. Such reallocated funds shall not be considered 
when allocating resources from the Housing Assistance 
Fund using the process established under subsection (c) 
and shall remain available for the uses permitted and 
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under the terms and conditions established by the contract 
with Secretary created pursuant to subsection (d)(1) and 
the terms of subsection (i). 
(i) REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary 
shall provide public reports not less frequently than quar-
terly regarding the use of funds provided by the Home-
owner Assistance Fund. Such reports shall include the fol-
lowing data by State and by program within each State, 
both for the past quarter and throughout the life of the 
program— 
(1) the amount of funds allocated; 
(2) the amount of funds disbursed; 
(3) the number of households and individuals 
assisted; 
(4) the acceptance rate of applicants; 
(5) the type or types of assistance provided to 
each household; 
(6) whether the household assisted had a feder-
ally backed loan and identification of the Federal en-
tity backing such loan; 
(7) the average amount of funding provided per 
household receiving assistance and per type of as-
sistance provided; 
(8) the average number of monthly payments 
that were covered by the funding amount that a 
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household received, as applicable, disaggregated by 
type of assistance provided; 
(9) the income level of each household receiving 
assistance; and 
(10) the outcome 12 months after the house-
hold has received assistance. 
Each report under this subsection shall disaggregate the 
information provided under paragraphs (3) through (10) 
by State, zip code, racial and ethnic composition of the 
household, and whether or not the person from the house-
hold applying for assistance speaks English as a second 
language. 
SEC. 110203. PROTECTING RENTERS AND HOMEOWNERS 
FROM EVICTIONS AND FORECLOSURES. 
(a) EVICTION MORATORIUM.—The CARES Act is 
amended by striking section 4024 (15 U.S.C. 9058; Public 
Law 116–136; 134 Stat. 492) and inserting the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 4024. TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON EVICTION FIL-
INGS. 
‘‘(a) CONGRESSIONAL
FINDINGS.—The Congress 
finds that— 
‘‘(1) according to the 2018 American Commu-
nity Survey, 36 percent of households in the United 
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States—more than 43 million households—are rent-
ers; 
‘‘(2) in 2019 alone, renters in the United States 
paid $512 billion in rent; 
‘‘(3) according to the Joint Center for Housing 
Studies of Harvard University, 20.8 million renters 
in the United States spent more than 30 percent of 
their incomes on housing in 2018 and 10.9 million 
renters spent more than 50 percent of their incomes 
on housing in the same year; 
‘‘(4) according to data from the Department of 
Labor, more than 30 million people have filed for 
unemployment since the COVID-19 pandemic began; 
‘‘(5) the impacts of the spread of COVID-19, 
which is now considered a global pandemic, are ex-
pected to negatively impact the incomes of poten-
tially millions of renter households, making it dif-
ficult for them to pay their rent on time; and 
‘‘(6) evictions in the current environment would 
increase homelessness and housing instability which 
would be counterproductive towards the public 
health goals of keeping individuals in their homes to 
the greatest extent possible. 
‘‘(b) MORATORIUM.—During the period beginning on 
the date of the enactment of this Act and ending 12 
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months after such date of enactment, the lessor of a cov-
ered dwelling located in such State may not make, or 
cause to be made, any filing with the court of jurisdiction 
to initiate a legal action to recover possession of the cov-
ered dwelling from the tenant for nonpayment of rent or 
other fees or charges. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the 
following definitions shall apply: 
‘‘(1) COVERED DWELLING.—The term ‘covered 
dwelling’ means a dwelling that is occupied by a ten-
ant— 
‘‘(A) pursuant to a residential lease; or 
‘‘(B) without a lease or with a lease ter-
minable at will under State law. 
‘‘(2) DWELLING.—The term ‘dwelling’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 802 of the Fair 
Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3602) and includes houses 
and dwellings described in section 803(b) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 3603(b)). 
‘‘(d) NOTICE TO VACATE AFTER MORATORIUM EXPI-
RATION DATE.—After the expiration of the period de-
scribed in subsection (b), the lessor of a covered dwelling 
may not require the tenant to vacate the covered dwelling 
by reason of nonpayment of rent or other fees or charges 
before the expiration of the 30-day period that begins 
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upon the provision by the lessor to the tenant, after the 
expiration of the period described in subsection (b), of a 
notice to vacate the covered dwelling.’’. 
(b) MORTGAGE RELIEF.— 
(1) FORBEARANCE AND FORECLOSURE MORA-
TORIUM FOR COVERED MORTGAGE LOANS.—Section 
4022 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9056) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Federally backed mort-
gage loan’’ each place such term appears and 
inserting ‘‘covered mortgage loan’’; and 
(B) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by amending paragraph (2) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(2) COVERED
MORTGAGE
LOAN.—The term 
‘covered mortgage loan’ means any credit trans-
action that is secured by a mortgage, deed of trust, 
or other equivalent consensual security interest on a 
1- to 4-unit dwelling or on residential real property 
that includes a 1- to 4-unit dwelling, except that it 
shall not include a credit transaction under an open 
end credit plan other than a reverse mortgage.’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(3) COVERED
PERIOD.—With respect to a 
loan, the term ‘covered period’ means the period be-
ginning on the date of enactment of this Act and 
ending 12 months after such date of enactment.’’. 
(2) AUTOMATIC
FORBEARANCE
FOR
DELIN-
QUENT
BORROWERS.—Section 
4022(c) 
of 
the 
CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9056(c)), as amended by 
paragraph (5) of this subsection, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) AUTOMATIC
FORBEARANCE
FOR
DELIN-
QUENT BORROWERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other law governing forbearance relief— 
‘‘(i) any borrower whose covered mort-
gage loan became 60 days delinquent be-
tween March 13, 2020, and the date of en-
actment of this paragraph, and who has 
not already received a forbearance under 
subsection (b), shall automatically be 
granted a 60-day forbearance that begins 
on the date of enactment of this para-
graph, provided that a borrower shall not 
be considered delinquent for purposes of 
this paragraph while making timely pay-
ments or otherwise performing under a 
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trial modification or other loss mitigation 
agreement; and 
‘‘(ii) any borrower whose covered 
mortgage loan becomes 60 days delinquent 
between the date of enactment of this 
paragraph and the end of the covered pe-
riod, and who has not already received a 
forbearance under subsection (b), shall 
automatically be granted a 60-day forbear-
ance that begins on the 60th day of delin-
quency, provided that a borrower shall not 
be considered delinquent for purposes of 
this paragraph while making timely pay-
ments or otherwise performing under a 
trial modification or other loss mitigation 
agreement. 
‘‘(B) INITIAL EXTENSION.—An automatic 
forbearance provided under subparagraph (A) 
shall be extended for up to an additional 120 
days upon the borrower’s request, oral or writ-
ten, submitted to the borrower’s servicer affirm-
ing that the borrower is experiencing a financial 
hardship that prevents the borrower from mak-
ing timely payments on the covered mortgage 
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loan due, directly or indirectly, to the COVID– 
19 emergency. 
‘‘(C) SUBSEQUENT
EXTENSION.—A for-
bearance extended under subparagraph (B) 
shall be extended for up to an additional 180 
days, up to a maximum of 360 days (including 
the period of automatic forbearance), upon the 
borrower’s request, oral or written, submitted to 
the borrower’s servicer affirming that the bor-
rower is experiencing a financial hardship that 
prevents the borrower from making timely pay-
ments on the covered mortgage loan due, di-
rectly or indirectly, to the COVID–19 emer-
gency. 
‘‘(D) RIGHT TO ELECT TO CONTINUE MAK-
ING PAYMENTS.—With respect to a forbearance 
provided under this paragraph, the borrower of 
such loan may elect to continue making regular 
payments on the loan. A borrower who makes 
such election shall be offered a loss mitigation 
option pursuant to subsection (d) within 30 
days of resuming regular payments to address 
any payment deficiency during the forbearance. 
‘‘(E) RIGHT
TO
SHORTEN
FORBEAR-
ANCE.—At a borrower’s request, any period of 
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forbearance provided under this paragraph may 
be shortened. A borrower who makes such a re-
quest shall be offered a loss mitigation option 
pursuant to subsection (d) within 30 days of re-
suming regular payments to address any pay-
ment deficiency during the forbearance. 
‘‘(10) AUTOMATIC FORBEARANCE FOR CERTAIN 
REVERSE MORTGAGE LOANS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—When any covered 
mortgage loan which is also a federally-insured 
reverse mortgage loan, during the covered pe-
riod, is due and payable due to the death of the 
last borrower or end of a deferral period or eli-
gible to be called due and payable due to a 
property charge default, or if the borrower de-
faults on a property charge repayment plan, or 
if the borrower defaults for failure to complete 
property repairs, or if an obligation of the bor-
rower under the Security Instrument is not per-
formed, the mortgagee automatically shall be 
granted a six-month extension of— 
‘‘(i) the mortgagee’s deadline to re-
quest due and payable status from the De-
partment of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment; 
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‘‘(ii) the mortgage’s deadline to send 
notification to the mortgagor or his or her 
heirs that the loan is due and payable; 
‘‘(iii) the deadline to initiate fore-
closure; 
‘‘(iv) any reasonable diligence period 
related to foreclosure or the Mortgagee Op-
tional Election; 
‘‘(v) if applicable, the deadline to ob-
tain the due and payable appraisal; and 
‘‘(vi) any claim submission deadline, 
including the 6-month acquired property 
marketing period. 
‘‘(B) FORBEARANCE PERIOD.—The mort-
gagee shall not request due and payable status 
from the Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
velopment nor initiate foreclosure during this 
six-month period described under subparagraph 
(A), which shall be considered a forbearance pe-
riod. 
‘‘(C) EXTENSION.—A forbearance provided 
under subparagraph (B) and related deadline 
extension authorized under subparagraph (A) 
shall be extended for an additional 180 days 
upon— 
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‘‘(i) the borrower’s request, oral or 
written, 
submitted 
to 
the 
borrower’s 
servicer affirming that the borrower is ex-
periencing a financial hardship that pre-
vents the borrower from making payments 
on property charges, completing property 
repairs, or performing an obligation of the 
borrower under the Security Instrument 
due, directly or indirectly, to the COVID– 
19 emergency; 
‘‘(ii) a non-borrowing spouse’s re-
quest, oral or written, submitted to the 
servicer affirming that the non-borrowing 
spouse has been unable to satisfy all cri-
teria for the Mortgagee Optional Election 
program due, directly or indirectly, to the 
COVID-19 emergency, or to perform all 
actions necessary to become an eligible 
non-borrowing spouse following the death 
of all borrowers; or 
‘‘(iii) a successor-in-interest of the 
borrower’s request, oral or written, sub-
mitted to the servicer affirming the heir’s 
difficulty satisfying the reverse mortgage 
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loan due, directly or indirectly, to the 
COVID-19 emergency. 
‘‘(D) CURTAILMENT
OF
DEBENTURE
IN-
TEREST.—Where any covered mortgage loan 
which is also a federally insured reverse mort-
gage loan is in default during the covered pe-
riod and subject to a prior event which provides 
for curtailment of debenture interest in connec-
tion with a claim for insurance benefits, the 
curtailment of debenture interest shall be sus-
pended during any forbearance period provided 
herein.’’. 
(3) ADDITIONAL FORECLOSURE AND REPOSSES-
SION
PROTECTIONS.—Section 
4022(c) 
of 
the 
CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9056(c)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘may not 
initiate any judicial or non-judicial foreclosure 
process, move for a foreclosure judgment or 
order of sale, or execute a foreclosure-related 
eviction or foreclosure sale for not less than the 
60-day period beginning on March 18, 2020’’ 
and inserting ‘‘may not initiate or proceed with 
any judicial or non-judicial foreclosure process, 
schedule a foreclosure sale, move for a fore-
closure judgment or order of sale, execute a 
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foreclosure related eviction or foreclosure sale 
for six months after the date of enactment of 
the COVID–19 HERO Act’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) REPOSSESSION MORATORIUM.—In the case 
of personal property, including any recreational or 
motor vehicle, used as a dwelling, no person may use 
any judicial or non-judicial procedure to repossess or 
otherwise take possession of such property for six 
months after date of enactment of this paragraph.’’. 
(4) MORTGAGE FORBEARANCE REFORMS.—Sec-
tion 4022 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9056) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (b), by striking para-
graphs (1), (2), and (3) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—During the covered period, 
a borrower with a covered mortgage loan who has 
not obtained automatic forbearance pursuant to this 
section and who is experiencing a financial hardship 
that prevents the borrower from making timely pay-
ments on the covered mortgage loan due, directly or 
indirectly, to the COVID–19 emergency may request 
forbearance on the loan, regardless of delinquency 
status, by— 
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‘‘(A) submitting a request, orally or in 
writing, to the servicer of the loan; and 
‘‘(B) affirming that the borrower is experi-
encing a financial hardship that prevents the 
borrower from making timely payments on the 
covered mortgage loan due, directly or indi-
rectly, to the COVID–19 emergency. 
‘‘(2) DURATION OF FORBEARANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon a request by a 
borrower to a servicer for forbearance under 
paragraph (1), such forbearance shall be grant-
ed by the servicer for the period requested by 
the borrower, up to an initial length of 180 
days, the length of which shall be extended by 
the servicer, at the request of the borrower for 
the period or periods requested, for a total for-
bearance period of up to 12-months. 
‘‘(B) 
MINIMUM
FORBEARANCE 
AMOUNTS.—For purposes of granting a forbear-
ance under this paragraph, a servicer may 
grant an initial forbearance with a term of not 
less than 90 days, provided that it is automati-
cally extended for an additional 90 days unless 
the servicer confirms the borrower does not 
want to renew the forbearance or that the bor-
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rower is no longer experiencing a financial 
hardship that prevents the borrower from mak-
ing timely mortgage payments due, directly or 
indirectly, to the COVID–19 emergency. 
‘‘(C) 
RIGHT
TO
SHORTEN
FORBEAR-
ANCE.—At a borrower’s request, any period of 
forbearance described under this paragraph 
may be shortened. A borrower who makes such 
a request shall be offered a loss mitigation op-
tion pursuant to subsection (d) within 30 days 
of resuming regular payments to address any 
payment deficiency during the forbearance. 
‘‘(3) ACCRUAL
OF
INTEREST
OR
FEES.—A 
servicer shall not charge a borrower any fees, pen-
alties, or interest (beyond the amounts scheduled or 
calculated as if the borrower made all contractual 
payments on time and in full under the terms of the 
mortgage contract) in connection with a forbearance, 
provided that a servicer may offer the borrower a 
modification option at the end of a forbearance pe-
riod granted hereunder that includes the capitaliza-
tion of past due principal and interest and escrow 
payments as long as the borrower’s principal and in-
terest payment under such modification remains at 
or below the contractual principal and interest pay-
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ments owed under the terms of the mortgage con-
tract before such forbearance period except as the 
result of a change in the index of an adjustable rate 
mortgage. 
‘‘(4) COMMUNICATION WITH SERVICERS.—Any 
communication between a borrower and a servicer 
described under this section may be made in writing 
or orally, at the borrower’s choice. 
‘‘(5) COMMUNICATION WITH BORROWERS WITH 
A
DISABILITY.—Upon request from a borrower, 
servicers shall communicate with borrowers who 
have a disability in the borrower’s preferred method 
of communication. For purposes of this paragraph, 
the term ‘disability’ has the meaning given that term 
in the Fair Housing Act, the Americans with Dis-
abilities Act of 1990, or the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c), by amending para-
graph (1) to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) 
NO
DOCUMENTATION
REQUIRED.—A 
servicer of a covered mortgage loan shall not require 
any documentation with respect to a forbearance 
under this section other than the borrower’s affirma-
tion (oral or written) to a financial hardship that 
prevents the borrower from making timely payments 
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on the covered mortgage loan due, directly or indi-
rectly, to the COVID–19 emergency. An oral request 
for forbearance and oral affirmation of hardship by 
the borrower shall be sufficient for the borrower to 
obtain or extend a forbearance.’’. 
(5) OTHER SERVICER REQUIREMENTS DURING 
FORBEARANCE.—Section 4022(c) of the CARES Act 
(15 U.S.C. 9056(c)), as amended by paragraph (3) 
of this subsection, is further amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(4) FORBEARANCE
TERMS
NOTICE.—Within 
30 days of a servicer of a covered mortgage loan 
providing forbearance to a borrower under sub-
section (b) or paragraph (9) or (10), or 10 days if 
the forbearance is for a term of less than 60 days, 
but only where the forbearance was provided in re-
sponse to a borrower’s request for forbearance or 
when an automatic forbearance was initially pro-
vided under paragraph (9) or (10), and not when an 
existing forbearance is automatically extended, the 
servicer shall provide the borrower with a notice in 
accordance with the terms in paragraph (5). 
‘‘(5) CONTENTS OF NOTICE.—The written no-
tice required under paragraph (4) shall state in 
plain language— 
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‘‘(A) the specific terms of the forbearance; 
‘‘(B) the beginning and ending dates of the 
forbearance; 
‘‘(C) that the borrower is eligible for up to 
12 months of forbearance; 
‘‘(D) that the borrower may request an ex-
tension of the forbearance unless the borrower 
will have reached the maximum period at the 
end of the forbearance; 
‘‘(E) that the borrower may request that 
the initial or extended period be shortened at 
any time; 
‘‘(F) that the borrower should contact the 
servicer before the end of the forbearance pe-
riod; 
‘‘(G) a description of the loss mitigation 
options that may be available to the borrower at 
the end of the forbearance period based on the 
borrower’s specific loan; 
‘‘(H) information on how to find a housing 
counseling agency approved by the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development; 
‘‘(I) in the case of a forbearance provided 
pursuant to paragraph (9) or (10), that the for-
bearance was automatically provided and how 
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to contact the servicer to make arrangements 
for further assistance, including any renewal; 
and 
‘‘(J) where applicable, that the forbearance 
is subject to an automatic extension including 
the terms of any such automatic extensions and 
when any further extension would require a bor-
rower request. 
‘‘(6) TREATMENT
OF
ESCROW
ACCOUNTS.— 
During any forbearance provided under this section, 
a servicer shall pay or advance funds to make dis-
bursements in a timely manner from any escrow ac-
count established on the covered mortgage loan. 
‘‘(7) NOTIFICATION FOR BORROWERS.—During 
the period that begins 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this paragraph and ends at the end of 
the covered period, each servicer of a covered mort-
gage loan shall be required to— 
‘‘(A) make available in a clear and con-
spicuous manner on their webpage accurate in-
formation, in English and Spanish, for bor-
rowers regarding the availability of forbearance 
as provided under subsection (b); and 
‘‘(B) notify every borrower whose pay-
ments on a covered mortgage loan are delin-
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quent in any oral communication with or to the 
borrower that the borrower may be eligible to 
request forbearance as provided under sub-
section (b), except that such notice shall not be 
required if the borrower already has requested 
forbearance under subsection (b). 
‘‘(8) CERTAIN TREATMENT UNDER RESPA.—As 
long as a borrower’s payment on a covered mortgage 
loan was not more than 30 days delinquent on 
March 13, 2020, a servicer may not deem the bor-
rower as delinquent while a forbearance granted 
under subsection (b) is in effect for purposes of the 
application of sections 6 and 10 of the Real Estate 
Settlement Procedures Act and any applicable regu-
lations.’’. 
(6) POST-FORBEARANCE LOSS MITIGATION.— 
(A) AMENDMENT TO CARES ACT.—Section 
4022 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9056) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) POST-FORBEARANCE LOSS MITIGATION.— 
‘‘(1) NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF ADDITIONAL 
FORBEARANCE.—With respect to any covered mort-
gage loan as to which forbearance under this section 
has been granted and not otherwise extended, in-
cluding by automatic extension, a servicer shall, no 
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later than 30 days before the end of the forbearance 
period, in writing, notify the borrower that addi-
tional forbearance may be available and how to re-
quest such forbearance, except that no such notice 
is required where the borrower already has requested 
an extension of the forbearance period, is subject to 
automatic 
extension 
pursuant 
to 
subsection 
(b)(2)(B), or no additional forbearance is available. 
‘‘(2) LOSS MITIGATION OFFER BEFORE EXPIRA-
TION OF FORBEARANCE.—No later than 30 days be-
fore the end of any forbearance period that has not 
been extended or 30 days after a request by a con-
sumer to terminate the forbearance, which time shall 
be before the servicer initiates or engages in any 
foreclosure activity listed in subsection (c)(2), in-
cluding incurring or charging to a borrower any fees 
or corporate advances related to a foreclosure, the 
servicer shall, in writing— 
‘‘(A) offer the borrower a loss mitigation 
option, without the charging of any fees or pen-
alties other than interest, such that the bor-
rower’s principal and interest payment remains 
the same as it was prior to the forbearance, 
subject to any adjustment of the index pursuant 
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to the terms of an adjustable rate mortgage, 
and that either— 
‘‘(i) defers the payment of total ar-
rearages, including any escrow advances, 
to the end of the existing term of the loan, 
without the charging or collection of any 
additional 
interest 
on 
the 
deferred 
amounts; or 
‘‘(ii) extends the term of the mortgage 
loan, and capitalizes, defers, or forgives all 
escrow advances and other arrearages; 
provided, however, that the servicer may offer 
the borrower a loss mitigation option that re-
duces the principal and interest payment on the 
loan and capitalizes, defers, or forgives all es-
crow advances or arrearages if the servicer has 
information indicating that the borrower cannot 
resume the pre-forbearance mortgage payments; 
and 
‘‘(B) concurrent with the loss mitigation 
offer in subparagraph (A), notify the borrower 
that the borrower has the right to be evaluated 
for other loss mitigation options if the borrower 
is not able to make the payment under the op-
tion offered in subparagraph (A). 
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‘‘(3) EVALUATION FOR LOSS MITIGATION PRIOR 
TO
FORECLOSURE
INITIATION.—Before a servicer 
may initiate or engage in any foreclosure activity 
listed in subsection (c)(2), including incurring or 
charging to a borrower any fees or corporate ad-
vances related to a foreclosure on the basis that the 
borrower has failed to perform under the loss miti-
gation offer in paragraph (2)(A) within the first 90 
days after the option is offered, including a failure 
to accept the loss mitigation offer in paragraph 
(2)(A), the servicer shall— 
‘‘(A) unless the borrower has already sub-
mitted a complete application that the servicer 
is reviewing— 
‘‘(i) notify the borrower in writing of 
the documents and information, if any, 
needed by the servicer to enable the 
servicer to consider the borrower for all 
available loss mitigation options; 
‘‘(ii) exercise reasonable diligence to 
obtain the documents and information 
needed to complete the borrower’s loss 
mitigation application; 
‘‘(B) upon receipt of a complete applica-
tion or if, despite the servicer’s exercise of rea-
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sonable diligence, the loss mitigation application 
remains incomplete sixty days after the notice 
in paragraph (2)(A) is sent, conduct an evalua-
tion of the complete or incomplete loss mitiga-
tion application without reference to whether 
the borrower has previously submitted a com-
plete loss mitigation application and offer the 
borrower all available loss mitigation options for 
which the borrower qualifies under applicable 
investor guidelines, including guidelines regard-
ing required documentation. 
‘‘(4) EFFECT ON FUTURE REQUESTS FOR LOSS 
MITIGATION REVIEW.—An application, offer, or eval-
uation for loss mitigation under this section shall 
not be the basis for the denial of a borrower’s appli-
cation as duplicative or for a reduction in the bor-
rower’s appeal rights under Regulation X (12 C.F.R. 
1024) in regard to any loss mitigation application 
submitted after the servicer has complied with the 
requirements of paragraphs (2) and (3). 
‘‘(5) SAFE HARBOR.—Any loss mitigation op-
tion authorized by the Federal National Mortgage 
Association, the Federal Home Loan Corporation, or 
the Federal Housing Administration that either— 
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‘‘(A) defers the payment of total arrear-
ages, including any escrow advances, to the end 
of the existing term of the loan, without the 
charging or collection of any additional interest 
on the deferred amounts, or 
‘‘(B) extends the term of the mortgage 
loan, and capitalizes, defers, or forgives all es-
crow advances and other arrearages, without 
the charging of any fees or penalties beyond in-
terest on any amount capitalized into the loan 
principal, 
shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of 
paragraph (1)(B). 
‘‘(6) HOME RETENTION OPTIONS FOR CERTAIN 
REVERSE MORTGAGE LOANS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For a covered mort-
gage loan which is also a federally-insured re-
verse mortgage loan, a servicer’s conduct shall 
be deemed to comply with this section provided 
that if the loan is eligible to be called due and 
payable due to a property charge default, the 
mortgagee shall, as a precondition to sending a 
due and payable request to the Secretary or ini-
tiating or continuing a foreclosure process— 
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‘‘(i) make a good faith effort to com-
municate with the borrower regarding 
available home retention options to cure 
the property charge default, including en-
couraging the borrower to apply for home 
retention options; and 
‘‘(ii) consider the borrower for all 
available home retention options as allowed 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) PERMISSIBLE REPAYMENT PLANS.— 
The Secretary shall amend its allowable home 
retention options to permit a repayment plan of 
up to 120 months in length, and to permit a re-
payment plan without regard to prior defaults 
on repayment plans. 
‘‘(C) LIMITATION ON INTEREST CURTAIL-
MENT.—The Secretary may not curtail interest 
paid to mortgagees who engage in loss mitiga-
tion or home retention actions through interest 
curtailment during such loss mitigation or home 
retention review or during the period when a 
loss mitigation or home retention plan is in ef-
fect and ending 90 days after any such plan 
terminates.’’. 
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(B) AMENDMENT
TO
HOUSING
ACT
OF 
1949.—Section 505 of the Housing Act of 1949 
(42 U.S.C. 1475) is amended— 
(i) by striking the section heading and 
inserting ‘‘LOSS
MITIGATION
AND
FORE-
CLOSURE PROCEDURES’’; 
(ii) in subsection (a), by striking the 
section designation and all that follows 
through ‘‘During any’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 505. (a) Moratorium— (1) In determining a 
borrower’s eligibility for relief, the Secretary shall make 
all eligibility decisions based on the borrower’s household’s 
income, expenses, and circumstances. 
‘‘(2) During any’’. 
(iii) by redesignating subsection (b) as 
subsection (c); and 
(iv) by inserting after subsection (a) 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(b) LOAN MODIFICATION.— (1) Notwithstanding 
any other provision of this title, for any loan made under 
section 502 or 504, the Secretary may modify the interest 
rate and extend the term of such loan for up to 30 years 
from the date of such modification. 
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‘‘(2) At the end of any moratorium period granted 
under this section or under the COVID–19 HERO Act, 
the Secretary shall determine whether the borrower can 
reasonably resume making principal and interest pay-
ments after the Secretary modifies the borrower’s loan ob-
ligations in accordance with paragraph (1).’’. 
(7) MULTIFAMILY MORTGAGE FORBEARANCE.— 
Section 4023 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9057) 
is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Federally backed multi-
family mortgage loan’’ each place such term ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘multifamily mortgage 
loan’’; 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘during’’ 
and inserting ‘‘due, directly or indirectly, to’’; 
(C) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by adding 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(ii) by striking subparagraphs (B) and 
(C) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) provide the forbearance for up to the 
end of the period described under section 
4024(b).’’; 
(D) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (g); 
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(E) by inserting after subsection (e) the 
following: 
‘‘(f) TREATMENT AFTER FORBEARANCE.—With re-
spect to a multifamily mortgage loan provided a forbear-
ance under this section, the servicer of such loan— 
‘‘(1) shall provide the borrower with a 12- 
month period beginning at the end of such forbear-
ance to become current on the payments under such 
loan; 
‘‘(2) may not charge any late fees, penalties, or 
other charges with respect to payments on the loan 
that were due during the forbearance period, if such 
payments are made before the end of the 12-month 
period; and 
‘‘(3) may not report any adverse information to 
a credit rating agency (as defined under section 603 
of the Fair Credit Reporting Act with respect to any 
payments on the loan that were due during the for-
bearance period, if such payments are made before 
the end of the 12-month period.).’’; and 
(F) in subsection (g), as so redesignated— 
(i) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘that—’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘(A) is secured 
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by’’ and inserting ‘‘that is secured 
by’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and in-
serting a period; and 
(III) by striking subparagraph 
(B); and 
(ii) by amending paragraph (5) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(5) COVERED
PERIOD.—With respect to a 
loan, the term ‘covered period’ has the meaning 
given that term under section 4022(a)(3).’’. 
(8) RENTER PROTECTIONS DURING FORBEAR-
ANCE PERIOD.— A borrower that receives a forbear-
ance pursuant to section 4022 or 4023 of the 
CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9056 or 9057) may not, for 
the duration of the forbearance— 
(A) evict or initiate the eviction of a tenant 
solely for nonpayment of rent or other fees or 
charges; or 
(B) charge any late fees, penalties, or 
other charges to a tenant for late payment of 
rent. 
(9) EXTENSION OF GSE PATCH.— 
(A) 
NON-APPLICABILITY
OF
EXISTING 
SUNSET.—Section 1026.43(e)(4)(iii)(B) of title 
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12, Code of Federal Regulations, shall have no 
force or effect. 
(B) EXTENDED
SUNSET.—The special 
rules in section 1026.43(e)(4) of title 12, Code 
of Federal Regulations, shall apply to covered 
transactions consummated prior to June 1, 
2022, or such later date as the Director of the 
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection may 
determine, by rule. 
(10) SERVICER SAFE HARBOR FROM INVESTOR 
LIABILITY.— 
(A) SAFE HARBOR.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—A servicer of cov-
ered mortgage loans or multifamily mort-
gage loans shall be deemed not to have vio-
lated any duty or contractual obligation 
owed to investors or other parties regard-
ing such mortgage loans on account of of-
fering or implementing in good faith for-
bearance during the covered period or of-
fering or implementing in good faith post- 
forbearance loss mitigation (including after 
the expiration of the covered period) in ac-
cordance with the terms of sections 4022 
and 4023 of the CARES Act to borrowers, 
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respectively, on covered or multifamily 
mortgage loans that it services and shall 
not be liable to any party who is owed such 
a duty or obligation or subject to any in-
junction, stay, or other equitable relief to 
such party on account of such offer or im-
plementation of forbearance or post-for-
bearance loss mitigation. 
(ii) OTHER
PERSONS.—Any person, 
including a trustee of a securitization vehi-
cle 
or 
other 
party 
involved 
in 
a 
securitization or other investment vehicle, 
who in good faith cooperates with a 
servicer of covered or multifamily mortgage 
loans held by that securitization or invest-
ment vehicle to comply with the terms of 
section 4022 and 4023 of the CARES Act, 
respectively, to borrowers on covered or 
multifamily mortgage loans owned by the 
securitization or other investment vehicle 
shall not be liable to any party who is owed 
such a duty or obligation or subject to any 
injunction, stay, or other equitable relief to 
such party on account of its cooperation 
with an offer or implementation of forbear-
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ance during the covered period or post-for-
bearance loss mitigation, including after 
the expiration of the covered period. 
(B) STANDARD
INDUSTRY
PRACTICE.— 
During the covered period, notwithstanding any 
contractual restrictions, it is deemed to be 
standard industry practice for a servicer to 
offer forbearance or loss mitigation options in 
accordance with the terms of sections 4022 and 
4023 of the CARES Act to borrowers, respec-
tively, on all covered or multifamily mortgage 
loans it services. 
(C) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this paragraph may be construed as affecting 
the liability of a servicer or other person for ac-
tual fraud in the servicing of a mortgage loan 
or for the violation of a State or Federal law. 
(D) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
(i) COVERED MORTGAGE LOAN.—The 
term ‘‘covered mortgage loan’’ has the 
meaning given that term under section 
4022(a) of the CARES Act. 
(ii) COVERED
PERIOD.—The term 
‘‘covered period’’ has the meaning given 
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that term under section 4023(g) of the 
CARES Act. 
(iii) 
MULTIFAMILY
MORTGAGE 
LOAN.—The term ‘‘multifamily mortgage 
loan’’ has the meaning given that term 
under section 4023(g) of the CARES Act. 
(iv) 
SERVICER.—The 
term 
‘‘servicer’’— 
(I) has the meaning given the 
term under section 6(i) of the Real 
Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 
1974 (12 U.S.C. 2605(i)); and 
(II) means a master servicer and 
a subservicer, as such terms are de-
fined, 
respectively, 
under 
section 
1024.31 of title 12, Code of Federal 
Regulations. 
(v) SECURITIZATION
VEHICLE.—The 
term ‘‘securitization vehicle’’ has the 
meaning give that term under section 
129A(f) of the Truth in Lending Act (15 
U.S.C. 1639a(f)). 
(c) BANKRUPTCY PROTECTIONS.— 
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(1) BANKRUPTCY PROTECTIONS FOR FEDERAL 
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF PAYMENTS.—Section 541(b) 
of title 11, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (9), in the matter fol-
lowing subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or’’; 
(B) in paragraph (10)(C), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (10) the 
following: 
‘‘(11) payments made under Federal law relat-
ing to the national emergency declared by the Presi-
dent under the National Emergencies Act (50 
U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) with respect to the coronavirus 
disease 2019 (COVID–19).’’. 
(2) PROTECTION
AGAINST
DISCRIMINATORY 
TREATMENT OF HOMEOWNERS IN BANKRUPTCY.— 
Section 525 of title 11, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) A person may not be denied any forbearance, 
assistance, or loan modification relief made available to 
borrowers by a mortgage creditor or servicer because the 
person is or has been a debtor, or has received a discharge, 
in a case under this title.’’. 
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(3) INCREASING
THE
HOMESTEAD
EXEMP-
TION.—Section 522 of title 11, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(A) in subsection (d)(1), by striking 
‘‘$15,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(r) Notwithstanding any other provision of applica-
ble nonbankruptcy law, a debtor in any State may exempt 
from property of the estate the property described in sub-
section (d)(1) not to exceed the value in subsection (d)(1) 
if the exemption for such property permitted by applicable 
nonbankruptcy law is lower than that amount.’’. 
(4) EFFECT OF MISSED MORTGAGE PAYMENTS 
ON DISCHARGE.—Section 1328 of title 11, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(i) A debtor shall not be denied a discharge under 
this section because, as of the date of discharge, the debtor 
did not make 6 or fewer payments directly to the holder 
of a debt secured by real property. 
‘‘(j) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), upon 
the debtor’s request, the court shall grant a discharge of 
all debts provided for in the plan that are dischargeable 
under subsection (a) if the debtor— 
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‘‘(1) has made payments under a confirmed 
plan for at least 1 year; and 
‘‘(2) is experiencing or has experienced a mate-
rial financial hardship due, directly or indirectly, to 
the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19) pan-
demic.’’. 
(5) EXPANDED
ELIGIBILITY
FOR
CHAPTER 
13.—Section 109(e) of title 11, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$250,000’’ each place the 
term appears and inserting ‘‘$850,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘$750,000’’ each place the 
term appears and inserting ‘‘$2,600,000’’. 
(6) EXTENDED
CURE
PERIOD
FOR
HOME-
OWNERS HARMED BY COVID–19 PANDEMIC.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 13 of title 11, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end thereof the following: 
‘‘§ 1331. Special provisions related to COVID–19 pan-
demic 
‘‘(a) Notwithstanding subsections (b)(2) and (d) of 
section 1322, if the debtor is experiencing or has experi-
enced a material financial hardship due, directly or indi-
rectly, to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19) pan-
demic, a plan may provide for the curing of any default 
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within a reasonable time, not to exceed 7 years after the 
time that the first payment under the original confirmed 
plan was due, and maintenance of payments while the case 
is pending on any unsecured claim or secured claim on 
which the last payment is due after the expiration of such 
time. Any such plan provision shall not affect the applica-
ble commitment period under section 1325(b). 
‘‘(b) For purposes of sections 1328(a) and 1328(b), 
any cure or maintenance payments under subsection (a) 
that are made after the end of the period during which 
the plan provides for payments (other than payments 
under subsection (a)) shall not be treated as payments 
under the plan. 
‘‘(c) Notwithstanding section 1329(c), a plan modi-
fied under section 1329 at the debtor’s request may pro-
vide for cure or maintenance payments under subsection 
(a) over a period that is not longer than 7 years after 
the time that the first payment under the original con-
firmed plan was due. 
‘‘(d) Notwithstanding section 362(c)(2), during the 
period after the debtor receives a discharge and the period 
during which the plan provides for the cure of any default 
and maintenance of payments under the plan, section 
362(a) shall apply to the holder of a claim for which a 
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default is cured and payments are maintained under sub-
section (a) and to any property securing such claim. 
‘‘(e) Notwithstanding section 1301(a)(2), the stay of 
section 1301(a) terminates upon the granting of a dis-
charge under section 1328 with respect to all creditors 
other than the holder of a claim for which a default is 
cured and payments are maintained under subsection 
(a).’’. 
(B) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of 
sections of chapter 13, title 11, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof 
the following: 
‘‘Sec. 1331. Special provisions related to COVID–19 Pandemic.’’. 
(C) 
APPLICATION.—The 
amendments 
made by this paragraph shall apply only to any 
case under title 11, United States Code, com-
menced before 3 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act and pending on or commenced 
after such date of enactment, in which a plan 
under chapter 13 of title 11, United States 
Code, was not confirmed before March 27, 
2020. 
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SEC. 110204. LIQUIDITY FOR MORTGAGE SERVICERS AND 
RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PROPERTY OWNERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4003 of the CARES Act 
(15 U.S.C. 9042), is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(i) LIQUIDITY FOR MORTGAGE SERVICERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Secretary shall ensure that servicers of covered 
mortgage loans (as defined under section 4022) and 
multifamily mortgage loans (as defined under sec-
tion 4023) are provided the opportunity to partici-
pate in the loans, loan guarantees, or other invest-
ments made by the Secretary under this section. The 
Secretary shall ensure that servicers are provided 
with access to such opportunities under equitable 
terms and conditions regardless of their size. 
‘‘(2) MORTGAGE
SERVICER
ELIGIBILITY.—In 
order to receive assistance under subsection (b)(4), 
a mortgage servicer shall— 
‘‘(A) 
demonstrate 
that 
the 
mortgage 
servicer has established policies and procedures 
to use such funds only to replace funds used for 
borrower assistance, including to advance funds 
as a result of forbearance or other loss mitiga-
tion provided to borrowers; 
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‘‘(B) demonstrate that the mortgage 
servicer has established policies and procedures 
to provide forbearance, post-forbearance loss 
mitigation, and other assistance to borrowers in 
compliance with the terms of section 4022 or 
4023, as applicable; 
‘‘(C) 
demonstrate 
that 
the 
mortgage 
servicer has established policies and procedures 
to ensure that forbearance and post-forbearance 
assistance is available to all borrowers in a non- 
discriminatory fashion and in compliance with 
the Fair Housing Act, the Equal Credit Oppor-
tunity Act, and other applicable fair housing 
and fair lending laws; and 
‘‘(D) comply with the limitations on com-
pensation set forth in section 4004. 
‘‘(3) MORTGAGE SERVICER REQUIREMENTS.—A 
mortgage servicer receiving assistance under sub-
section (b)(4) may not, while the servicer is under 
any obligation to repay funds provided or guaran-
teed under this section— 
‘‘(A) pay dividends with respect to the 
common stock of the mortgage servicer or pur-
chase an equity security of the mortgage 
servicer or any parent company of the mortgage 
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servicer if the security is listed on a national se-
curities exchange, except to the extent required 
under a contractual obligation that is in effect 
on the date of enactment of this subsection; or 
‘‘(B) prepay any debt obligation.’’. 
(b) CREDIT FACILITY FOR RESIDENTIAL RENTAL 
PROPERTY OWNERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board of Governors of 
the Federal Reserve System shall— 
(A) establish a facility, using amounts 
made available under section 4003(b)(4) of the 
CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9042(b)(4)), to make 
long-term, low-cost loans to residential rental 
property owners as to temporarily compensate 
such owners for documented financial losses 
caused by reductions in rent payments; and 
(B) defer such owners’ required payments 
on such loans until after six months after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—A borrower that receives 
a loan under this subsection may not, for the dura-
tion of the loan— 
(A) evict or initiate the eviction of a tenant 
solely for nonpayment of rent or other fees or 
charges; 
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(B) charge any late fees, penalties, or 
other charges to a tenant for late payment of 
rent; and 
(C) with respect to a person or entity de-
scribed under paragraph (4), discriminate on 
the basis of source of income. 
(3) REPORT ON RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PROP-
ERTY OWNERS.—The Board of Governors shall issue 
reports to the Congress on a monthly basis con-
taining the following, with respect to each property 
owner receiving a loan under this subsection: 
(A) The number of borrowers that received 
assistance under this subsection. 
(B) The average total loan amount that 
each borrower received. 
(C) The total number of rental units that 
each borrower owned. 
(D) The average rent charged by each bor-
rower. 
(4) REPORT ON LARGE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL 
PROPERTY OWNERS.—The Board of Governors shall 
issue reports to the Congress on a monthly basis 
that identify any person or entity that in aggregate 
owns or holds a controlling interest in any entity 
that, in aggregate, owns— 
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(A) more than 100 rental units that are lo-
cated within in a single Metropolitan Statistical 
Area; 
(B) more than 1,000 rental units nation-
wide; or 
(C) rental units in three or more States. 
(c) AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL HOUSING ACT.— 
Section 306(g)(1) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
1721(a)) is amended— 
(1) in the fifth sentence, by inserting after 
‘‘issued’’ the following: ‘‘, subject to any pledge or 
grant of security interest of the Federal Reserve 
under section 4003(a) of the CARES Act (Public 
Law 116–136; 134 Stat. 470; 15 U.S.C. 9042(a)) 
and to any such mortgage or mortgages or any in-
terest therein and the proceeds thereon, which the 
Association may elect to approve’’; and 
(2) in the sixth sentence— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or (C)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(C)’’; and 
(B) by inserting before the period the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, or (D) its approval and honoring of 
any pledge or grant of security interest of the 
Federal Reserve under section 4003(a) of the 
CARES Act and to any such mortgage or mort-
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gages or any interest therein and proceeds 
thereon as’’. 
SEC. 110205. RURAL RENTAL ASSISTANCE. 
There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2020 $309,000,000 for rural rental assistance, which shall 
remain available until September 30, 2021, of which— 
(1) up to $25,000,000 million may be used for 
an additional amount for rural housing vouchers for 
any low-income households (including those not re-
ceiving rental assistance) residing in a property fi-
nanced with a section 515 loan which has been pre-
paid after September 30, 2005, or has matured after 
September 30, 2019; and 
(2) the remainder shall be used for an addi-
tional amount for rural rental assistance agreements 
entered into or renewed pursuant to section 
521(a)(2) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 
1490a(a)(2)) to— 
(A) supplement the rental assistance of 
households on whose behalf assistance is being 
provided; and 
(B) provide rental assistance on behalf of 
households who are not being assisted with such 
rental assistance but who qualify for such as-
sistance. 
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SEC. 110206. FUNDING FOR PUBLIC HOUSING AND TENANT- 
BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated for an additional amount 
for fiscal year 2020 for the Public Housing Operating 
Fund under section 9(e) of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)) $2,000,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2021. 
(b) TENANT-BASED SECTION 8 RENTAL ASSIST-
ANCE.—There is authorized to be appropriated for an ad-
ditional amount for fiscal year 2020 for the tenant-based 
rental assistance under section 8(o) of the United States 
Housing 
Act 
of 
1937 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1437f(o)) 
$3,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2021, of which not more than $500,000,000 may be used 
for administrative fees under section 8(q) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1437f(q)). 
(c) APPLICABILITY OF WAIVERS.—Any waiver or al-
ternative requirement made by the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development pursuant to the heading ‘‘Ten-
ant-Based Rental Assistance’’ or ‘‘Public Housing Oper-
ating Fund’’ in title XII of division B of the CARES Act 
(Public Law 116–136) shall apply with respect to amounts 
made available pursuant to this section. 
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SEC. 110207. SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR SUPPORTIVE 
HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY, SUPPORTIVE 
HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, 
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH 
AIDS, AND PROJECT-BASED SECTION 8 RENT-
AL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $500,000,000 for fiscal year 
2020 for additional assistance for supportive housing for 
the elderly, of which— 
(1) $200,000,000 shall be for rental assistance 
under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 
U.S.C. 1701q) or section 8 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), as appro-
priate, and for hiring additional staff and for serv-
ices and costs, including acquiring personal protec-
tive equipment, to prevent, prepare for, or respond 
to 
the 
public 
health 
emergency 
relating 
to 
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic; 
and 
(2) $300,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 676 of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13632) for costs of 
providing service coordinators for purposes of coordi-
nating services to prevent, prepare for, or respond to 
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the public health emergency relating to Coronavirus 
Disease 2019 (COVID-19). 
Any provisions of, and waivers and alternative require-
ments issued by the Secretary pursuant to, the heading 
‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Development—Hous-
ing Programs—Housing for the Elderly’’ in title XII of 
division B of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136) shall 
apply with respect to amounts made available pursuant 
to this subsection.
(b) ELIGIBILITY OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PER-
SONS WITH DISABILITIES.—Subsection (a) of section 676 
of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 
(42 U.S.C. 13632(a)) shall be applied, for purposes of 
subsection (a) of this section, by substituting ‘‘(G), and 
(H)’’ for ‘‘ and (G)’’. 
(c) SERVICE COORDINATORS.— 
(1) HIRING.—In the hiring of staff using 
amounts made available pursuant to this section for 
costs of providing service coordinators, grantees 
shall consider and hire, at all levels of employment 
and to the greatest extent possible, a diverse staff, 
including by race, ethnicity, gender, and disability 
status. Each grantee shall submit a report to the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development de-
scribing compliance with the preceding sentence not 
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later than the expiration of the 120-day period that 
begins upon the termination of the emergency de-
clared on March 13, 2020, by the President under 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 4121 et seq.) relat-
ing to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) 
pandemic. 
(2) ONE-TIME
GRANTS.—Grants made using 
amounts made available pursuant to subsection (a) 
for costs of providing service coordinators shall not 
be renewable. 
(3) ONE-YEAR
AVAILABILITY.—Any amounts 
made available pursuant to this section for costs of 
providing service coordinators that are allocated for 
a grantee and remain unexpended upon the expira-
tion of the 12-month period beginning upon such al-
location shall be recaptured by the Secretary. 
(d) FUNDING FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PER-
SONS WITH DISABILITIES.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 for addi-
tional assistance for supportive housing for persons with 
disabilities under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013). Any 
provisions of, and waivers and alternative requirements 
issued by the Secretary pursuant to, the heading ‘‘Depart-
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ment of Housing and Urban Development—Housing Pro-
grams—Housing for Persons With Disabilities’’ in title 
XII of division B of the CARES Act (Public Law 116– 
136) shall apply with respect to amounts made available 
pursuant to this subsection. 
(e) FUNDING FOR HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR 
PEOPLE WITH AIDS PROGRAM.—There is authorized to 
be appropriated $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 for addi-
tional assistance for the Housing Opportunities for Per-
sons with AIDS program under the AIDS Housing Oppor-
tunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.). Any provisions of, 
and waivers and alternative requirements issued by the 
Secretary pursuant to, the heading ‘‘Department of Hous-
ing and Urban Development—Community Planning and 
Development—Housing Opportunities for Persons With 
AIDS’’ in title XII of division B of the CARES Act (Pub-
lic Law 116–136) shall apply with respect to amounts 
made available pursuant to this subsection. 
(f) FUNDING FOR PROJECT-BASED SECTION 8 RENT-
AL ASSISTANCE.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
$750,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 for additional assist-
ance for project-based rental assistance under section 8 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f). Any provisions of, and waivers and alternative re-
quirements issued by the Secretary pursuant to, the head-
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ing ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Development— 
Housing Programs—Project-Based Rental Assistance’’ in 
title XII of division B of the CARES Act (Public Law 
116–136) shall apply with respect to amounts made avail-
able pursuant to this subsection. 
SEC. 110208. FAIR HOUSING. 
(a) DEFINITION
OF COVID–19 EMERGENCY PE-
RIOD.— For purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘COVID–19 
emergency period’’ means the period that begins upon the 
date of the enactment of this Act and ends upon the date 
of the termination by the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency of the emergency declared on March 13, 
2020, by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
4121 et seq.) relating to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 
(COVID–19) pandemic. 
(b) FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
ensure existing grantees have sufficient resource for 
fair housing activities and for technology and equip-
ment needs to deliver services through use of the 
Internet or other electronic or virtual means in re-
sponse to the public health emergency related to the 
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, 
there is authorized to be appropriated $4,000,000 
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for Fair Housing Organization Initiative grants 
through the Fair Housing Initiatives Program under 
section 561 of the Housing and Community Devel-
opment Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 3616a). 
(2) 3-YEAR AVAILABILITY.—Any amounts made 
available pursuant paragraph (1) that are allocated 
for a grantee and remain unexpended upon the expi-
ration of the 3-year period beginning upon such allo-
cation shall be recaptured by the Secretary. 
(c) FAIR HOUSING EDUCATION.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated $10,000,000 for the Office of Fair 
Housing and Equal Opportunity of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development to carry out a national 
media campaign and local education and outreach to edu-
cate the public of increased housing rights during 
COVID–19 emergency period, that provides that informa-
tion and materials used in such campaign are available— 
(1) in the languages used by communities with 
limited English proficiency; and 
(2) to persons with disabilities. 
SEC. 110209. FUNDING FOR HOUSING COUNSELING SERV-
ICES. 
(a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds 
that— 
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(1) the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 
(COVID–19), which is now considered a global pan-
demic, is expected to negatively impact the incomes 
of potentially millions of homeowners, renters, indi-
viduals experiencing homelessness, and individuals at 
risk of homelessness, making it difficult for them to 
pay their mortgages or rents on time; 
(2) housing counseling is critical to ensuring 
that homeowners, renters, individuals experiencing 
homelessness, and individuals at risk of homeless-
ness have the resources they need to manage finan-
cial hardships from the COVID-19 crisis; 
(3) loan preservation and foreclosure mitigation 
services are also critical to address the needs of 
homeowners who lose employment and income be-
cause of the pandemic and who face serious delin-
quency or home loan default, or are in foreclosing 
proceedings during this period; and 
(4) evaluations from the National Foreclosure 
Mitigation Counseling program revealed that home-
owners at risk of or facing foreclosure are better 
served when they have access to a housing counselor 
and a range of tools and resources to help them 
avoid losing their home and have the support they 
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need to tailor the best possible response to their sit-
uation. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Neighborhood Rein-
vestment Corporation (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Corporation’’) established under the Neighborhood Rein-
vestment Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 8101 et seq.) 
$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 for housing counseling 
services, which shall remain available until September 30, 
2023. 
(c) PRIORITIZATION
OF
HOUSING
COUNSELING 
SERVICES.—Of any grant funds made available pursuant 
to subsection (b), not less than 40 percent shall be pro-
vided to counseling organizations that target counseling 
services to minority and low-income homeowners, renters, 
individuals experiencing homelessness, and individuals at 
risk of homelessness or provide such services in neighbor-
hoods with high concentrations of minority and low-in-
come homeowners, renters, individuals experiencing home-
lessness, and individuals at risk of homelessness. 
(d) ELIGIBLE USES.—Amounts made available pur-
suant to subsection (b) may be used in such amounts as 
the Corporation determines for costs of— 
(1) public education and outreach; 
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(2) direct services, including the full range of 
services provided by housing counselors to assist 
homeowners, including manufactured homeowners, 
regardless of financing type, renters, individuals ex-
periencing homelessness, and individuals at risk of 
homelessness, including the practices, tools, and in-
novations in foreclosure mitigation that were utilized 
in the National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling 
Program, and financial capability, credit counseling, 
homeless counseling, and rental counseling; 
(3) 
equipment 
and 
technology, 
including 
broadband internet and equipment upgrades needed 
to ensure timely and effective service delivery; 
(4) training, including capacitating housing 
counseling staff in various modes of counseling, in-
cluding rental and foreclosure, delivery of remote 
counseling utilizing improved technology, enhanced 
network security, and supportive options for the de-
livery of client services; and 
(5) administration and oversight of the program 
in accordance with the Corporation’s rate for pro-
gram administration. 
(e) DISBURSEMENT.—The Corporation shall disburse 
all grant funds made available pursuant to subsection (b) 
as expeditiously as possible, through grants to housing 
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counseling intermediaries approved by the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, State housing finance 
agencies, and NeighborWorks organizations. The aggre-
gate amount provided to NeighborWorks organizations 
shall not exceed 15 percent of the total of grant funds 
made available pursuant to subsection (b). 
TITLE III—PROTECTING PEOPLE 
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS 
SEC. 110301. HOMELESS ASSISTANCE FUNDING. 
(a) EMERGENCY HOMELESS ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated under the 
Emergency Solutions Grants program under subtitle 
B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless As-
sistance 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
11371 
et 
seq.) 
$11,500,000,000 for grants under such subtitle in 
accordance with this subsection to respond to needs 
arising from the public health emergency relating to 
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Of such 
amounts made available, $4,000,000,000 shall be al-
located in accordance with sections 413 and 414 of 
the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11372, 11373). 
(2) FORMULA.—Notwithstanding sections 413 
and 414 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
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ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11372, 11373), the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development (in this Act re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall allocate any 
amounts remaining after amounts are allocated pur-
suant to paragraph (1) in accordance with a formula 
to be established by the Secretary that takes into 
consideration the following factors: 
(A) Risk of transmission of coronavirus in 
a jurisdiction. 
(B) Whether a jurisdiction has a high 
number or rate of sheltered and unsheltered 
homeless individuals and families. 
(C) Economic and housing market condi-
tions in a jurisdiction. 
(3) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—In addition to eligi-
ble activities under section 415(a) of the McKinney- 
Vento 
Homeless 
Assistance 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
11374(a), amounts made available pursuant to para-
graph (1) may also be used for costs of the following 
activities: 
(A) Providing training on infectious dis-
ease prevention and mitigation. 
(B) Providing hazard pay, including for 
time worked before the effectiveness of this sub-
paragraph, for staff working directly to prevent 
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and mitigate the spread of coronavirus or 
COVID-19 among people experiencing or at 
risk of homelessness. 
(C) Reimbursement of costs for eligible ac-
tivities (including activities described in this 
paragraph) relating to preventing, preparing 
for, or responding to the coronavirus or 
COVID-19 that were accrued before the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(D) 
Notwithstanding 
C.F.R. 
576.102(a)(3), providing a hotel or motel 
voucher for a homeless individual or family. 
Use of such amounts for activities described in this 
paragraph shall not be considered use for adminis-
trative purposes for purposes of section 418 of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11377). 
(4) 
INAPPLICABILITY
OF
PROCUREMENT 
STANDARDS.—To the extent amounts made available 
pursuant to paragraph (1) are used to procure goods 
and services relating to activities to prevent, prepare 
for, or respond to the coronavirus or COVID-19, the 
standards and requirements regarding procurement 
that are otherwise applicable shall not apply. 
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(5) INAPPLICABILITY
OF
HABITABILITY
AND 
ENVIRONMENTAL
REVIEW
STANDARDS.—Any Fed-
eral standards and requirements regarding habit-
ability and environmental review shall not apply with 
respect to any emergency shelter that is assisted 
with amounts made available pursuant to paragraph 
(1) and has been determined by a State or local 
health official, in accordance with such requirements 
as the Secretary shall establish, to be necessary to 
prevent and mitigate the spread of coronavirus or 
COVID-19, such shelters. 
(6) INAPPLICABILITY OF CAP ON EMERGENCY 
SHELTER
ACTIVITIES.—Subsection (b) of section 
415 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 11374) shall not apply to any 
amounts made available pursuant to paragraph (1) 
of this subsection. 
(7) INITIAL ALLOCATION OF ASSISTANCE.—Sec-
tion 417(b) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11376(b)) shall be applied with 
respect to amounts made available pursuant to para-
graph (1) of this subsection by substituting ‘‘30- 
day’’ for ‘‘60-day’’. 
(8) WAIVERS
AND
ALTERNATIVE
REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
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(A) 
AUTHORITY.—In 
administering 
amounts made available pursuant to paragraph 
(1), the Secretary may waive, or specify alter-
native requirements for, any provision of any 
statute or regulation (except for any require-
ments related to fair housing, nondiscrimina-
tion, labor standards, and the environment) 
that the Secretary administers in connection 
with the obligation or use by the recipient of 
such amounts, if the Secretary finds that good 
cause exists for the waiver or alternative re-
quirement and such waiver or alternative re-
quirement is consistent with the purposes de-
scribed in this subsection. 
(B) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall 
notify the public through the Federal Register 
or other appropriate means 5 days before the 
effective date of any such waiver or alternative 
requirement, and any such public notice may be 
provided on the Internet at the appropriate 
Government web site or through other elec-
tronic media, as determined by the Secretary. 
(C) EXEMPTION.—The use of amounts 
made available pursuant to paragraph (1) shall 
not be subject to the consultation, citizen par-
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ticipation, or match requirements that other-
wise apply to the Emergency Solutions Grants 
program, except that a recipient shall publish 
how it has and will utilize its allocation at a 
minimum on the Internet at the appropriate 
Government web site or through other elec-
tronic media. 
(9) INAPPLICABILITY OF MATCHING REQUIRE-
MENT.—Subsection (a) of section 416 of the McKin-
ney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11375(a)) shall not apply to any amounts made 
available pursuant to paragraph (1) of this sub-
section. 
(10) PROHIBITION ON PREREQUISITES.—None 
of the funds authorized under this subsection may 
be used to require people experiencing homelessness 
to receive treatment or perform any other pre-
requisite activities as a condition for receiving shel-
ter, housing, or other services. 
(b) CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM.—Due to the 
emergency relating to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 
(COVID-19) pandemic, the Notice of Funding Availability 
(NOFA) for fiscal year 2020 for the Continuum of Care 
program under subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney- 
Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.) 
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shall have no force or effect and the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development shall distribute amounts made 
available for such fiscal year for such program based on 
the results of the competition for amounts made available 
for such program for fiscal year 2019 (FR-6300-–25), ex-
cept that grant amounts may be adjusted to account for 
changes in fair market rents. 
SEC. 110302. EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE VOUCHER 
PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Secretary’’), $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2020, to re-
main available until expended, for incremental emergency 
vouchers under subsection (b). 
(b) EMERGENCY VOUCHERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 
emergency rental assistance vouchers under this sub-
section, which shall be tenant-based rental assistance 
under section 8(o) the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)). 
(2) SELECTION OF FAMILIES.— 
(A) MANDATORY
PREFERENCES.—Each 
public housing agency administering assistance 
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under this section shall provide preference for 
such assistance to eligible families that are— 
(i) homeless (as such term is defined 
in section 103(a) of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless 
Assistance 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
11302(a))); 
(ii) at risk of homelessness (as such 
term is defined in section 401 of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 11360)); or 
(iii) fleeing, or attempting to flee, do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking. 
(B) ALLOCATION.—In allocating amounts 
made available under this section, the Secretary 
shall— 
(i) not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, allocate 
at least 50 percent of such amounts to 
public housing agencies in accordance with 
a formula that considers— 
(I) the capability of public hous-
ing agencies to promptly use emer-
gency vouchers provided under this 
section; and 
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(II) the need for emergency 
vouchers provided under this section 
in the geographical area, based on 
factors determined by the Secretary, 
including risk of transmission of 
coronavirus, high numbers or rates of 
sheltered and unsheltered homeless-
ness, and economic and housing mar-
ket conditions; 
(ii) allocate remaining amounts in ac-
cordance with a formula that considers— 
(I) the criteria under clause (i) 
and the success of a public housing 
agency in promptly utilizing vouchers 
awarded under clause (i); and 
(II) the capability of the public 
housing agency to create and manage 
structured partnerships with service 
providers for the delivery of appro-
priate community-based services; and 
(iii) designate the number of vouchers 
under this section that each public housing 
agency that is awarded funds under this 
section is authorized to administer. 
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(C) ELECTION NOT TO ADMINISTER.—If a 
public housing agency elects not to administer 
amounts under this section, the Secretary shall 
award such amounts to other public housing 
agencies according to the criteria in subpara-
graph (B). 
(D) FAILURE TO USE VOUCHERS PROMPT-
LY.—If a public housing agency fails to issue 
all of its authorized vouchers under this section 
on behalf of eligible families within a reasonable 
period of time as determined by the Secretary, 
the Secretary shall reallocate any unissued 
vouchers and associated funds to others public 
housing agencies according to the criteria under 
subparagraph (B)(ii). 
(3) WAIVERS
AND
ALTERNATIVE
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Any waiver or alternative requirement that 
the Secretary makes available to all public housing 
agencies in connection with assistance made avail-
able under the heading ‘‘Tenant-Based Rental As-
sistance’’ in title XII of division B of the CARES 
Act (Public Law 116–136; 134 Stat.601) shall apply 
to assistance under this section until the expiration 
of such waiver or alternative requirement. 
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(4) TERMINATION OF VOUCHERS UPON TURN-
OVER.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A public housing agen-
cy may not reissue any vouchers made available 
under this section when assistance for the fam-
ily initially assisted is terminated. 
(B) REALLOCATION.—Upon termination of 
assistance for one or more families assisted by 
a public housing agency under this section, the 
Secretary shall reallocate amounts that are no 
longer needed by such public housing agency 
for assistance under this section to another 
public housing agency for the renewal of vouch-
ers previously authorized under this section. 
TITLE IV—SUSPENDING NEGA-
TIVE 
CREDIT 
REPORTING 
AND STRENGTHENING CON-
SUMER AND INVESTOR PRO-
TECTIONS 
SEC. 110401. REPORTING OF INFORMATION DURING MAJOR 
DISASTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The CARES Act (Public Law 
116–136) is amended by striking section 4021 and insert-
ing the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 4021. REPORTING OF INFORMATION DURING MAJOR 
DISASTERS. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section, and the 
amendments made by this section, is to protect consumers’ 
credit from negative impacts as a result of financial hard-
ship due to the coronavirus disease (COVID–19) outbreak 
and future major disasters. 
‘‘(b) REPORTING OF INFORMATION DURING MAJOR 
DISASTERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Fair Credit Reporting 
Act is amended by inserting after section 605B the 
following: 
‘‘ ‘§ 605C. Reporting of information during major dis-
asters 
‘‘ ‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘ ‘(1) CONSUMER.—With respect to a covered 
period, the term ‘‘consumer’’ shall only include a 
consumer who is a resident of the affected area cov-
ered by the applicable disaster or emergency declara-
tion. 
‘‘ ‘(2) COVERED
MAJOR
DISASTER
PERIOD.— 
The term ‘‘covered major disaster period’’ means the 
period— 
‘‘ ‘(A) beginning on the date on which a 
major disaster is declared by the President 
under— 
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‘‘ ‘(i) section 401 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170), under 
which assistance is authorized under sec-
tion 408 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5174); or 
‘‘ ‘(ii) section 501 of such Act; and 
‘‘ ‘(B) ending on the date that is 120 days 
after the end of the incident period for such 
disaster. 
‘‘ ‘(3) COVERED PERIOD.—The term ‘‘covered 
period’’ means the COVID–19 emergency period or 
a covered major disaster period. 
‘‘ ‘(4) COVID–19 EMERGENCY
PERIOD.—The 
term ‘‘COVID–19 emergency period’’ means the pe-
riod beginning on March 13, 2020 (the date the 
President declared the emergency under section 501 
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 4121 et seq.) relat-
ing to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) 
pandemic) and ending on the later of— 
‘‘ ‘(A) 120 days after the date of enact-
ment of this section; or 
‘‘ ‘(B) 120 days after the end of the inci-
dent period for such emergency. 
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‘‘ ‘(5) MAJOR DISASTER.—The term ‘‘major dis-
aster’’ means a major disaster declared by the Presi-
dent under— 
‘‘ ‘(A) section 401 of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5170), under which assistance 
is authorized under section 408 of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 5174); or 
‘‘ ‘(B) section 501 of such Act. 
‘‘ ‘(b) MORATORIUM ON FURNISHING ADVERSE IN-
FORMATION DURING COVERED PERIOD.—No person may 
furnish any adverse item of information (except informa-
tion related to a felony criminal conviction) relating to a 
consumer that was the result of any action or inaction that 
occurred during a covered period. 
‘‘ ‘(c) INFORMATION EXCLUDED FROM CONSUMER 
REPORTS.—In addition to the information described in 
section 605(a), no consumer reporting agency may make 
any consumer report containing an adverse item of infor-
mation (except information related to a felony criminal 
conviction) relating to a consumer that was the result of 
any action or inaction that occurred during a covered pe-
riod. 
‘‘ ‘(d) SUMMARY OF RIGHTS.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Director 
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of the Bureau shall update the model summary of rights 
under section 609(c)(1) to include a description of the 
right of a consumer to— 
‘‘ ‘(1) request the deletion of adverse items of 
information under subsection (e); and 
‘‘ ‘(2) request a consumer report or score, with-
out charge to the consumer, under subsection (f). 
‘‘ ‘(e) DELETION OF ADVERSE ITEMS OF INFORMA-
TION RESULTING FROM
THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 
(COVID–19) OUTBREAK AND MAJOR DISASTERS.— 
‘‘ ‘(1) REPORTING.— 
‘‘ ‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 60 
days after the date of enactment of this sub-
section, the Director of the Bureau shall create 
a website for consumers to report, under pen-
alty of perjury, economic hardship as a result of 
the coronavirus disease (COVID–19) outbreak 
or a major disaster for the purpose of providing 
credit report protections under this subsection. 
‘‘ ‘(B) DOCUMENTATION.—The Director of 
the Bureau shall— 
‘‘ ‘(i) not require any documentation 
from a consumer to substantiate the eco-
nomic hardship; and 
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‘‘ ‘(ii) provide notice to the consumer 
that a report under subparagraph (A) is 
under penalty of perjury. 
‘‘ ‘(C) REPORTING
PERIOD.—A consumer 
may report economic hardship under subpara-
graph (A) during a covered period and for 60 
days thereafter. 
‘‘ ‘(2) DATABASE.—The Director of the Bureau 
shall establish and maintain a secure database 
that— 
‘‘ ‘(A) is accessible to each consumer re-
porting agency described in section 603(p) and 
nationwide specialty consumer reporting agency 
for purposes of fulfilling their duties under 
paragraph (3) to check and automatically delete 
any adverse item of information (except infor-
mation related to a felony criminal conviction) 
reported that occurred during a covered period 
with respect to a consumer; and 
‘‘ ‘(B) contains the information reported 
under paragraph (1). 
‘‘ ‘(3) DELETION OF ADVERSE ITEMS OF INFOR-
MATION
BY
NATIONWIDE
CONSUMER
REPORTING 
AND NATIONWIDE SPECIALTY CONSUMER REPORT-
ING AGENCIES.— 
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‘‘ ‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each consumer re-
porting agency described in section 603(p) and 
each nationwide specialty consumer reporting 
agency shall, using the information contained in 
the database established under paragraph (2), 
delete from the file of each consumer named in 
the database each adverse item of information 
(except information related to a felony criminal 
conviction) that was a result of an action or in-
action that occurred during a covered period or 
in the 270-day period following the end of a 
covered period. 
‘‘ ‘(B) TIMELINE.—Each consumer report-
ing agency described in section 603(p) and each 
nationwide specialty consumer reporting agency 
shall check the database at least weekly and de-
lete adverse items of information as soon as 
practicable after information that is reported 
under paragraph (1) appears in the database 
established under paragraph (2). 
‘‘ ‘(4) REQUEST
FOR
DELETION
OF
ADVERSE 
ITEMS OF INFORMATION.— 
‘‘ ‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A consumer who has 
filed a report of economic hardship with the 
Bureau may submit a request, without charge 
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to the consumer, to a consumer reporting agen-
cy described in section 603(p) or nationwide 
specialty consumer reporting agency to delete 
from the consumer’s file an adverse item of in-
formation (except information related to a fel-
ony criminal conviction) that was a result of an 
action or inaction that occurred during a cov-
ered period or in the 270-day period following 
the end of a covered period. 
‘‘ ‘(B) TIMING.—A consumer may submit a 
request under subparagraph (A), not later than 
the end of the 270-day period described in that 
subparagraph. 
‘‘ ‘(C) REMOVAL
AND
NOTIFICATION.— 
Upon receiving a request under this paragraph 
to delete an adverse item of information, a con-
sumer reporting agency described in section 
603(p) or nationwide specialty consumer report-
ing agency shall— 
‘‘ ‘(i) delete the adverse item of infor-
mation (except information related to a fel-
ony criminal conviction) from the con-
sumer’s file; and 
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‘‘ ‘(2) TIMING.—A file disclosure or credit score 
under paragraph (1) shall be provided to the con-
sumer not later than— 
‘‘ ‘(A) 7 days after the date on which the 
request is received if the request is made by 
mail; and 
‘‘ ‘(B) not later than 15 minutes if the re-
quest is made online. 
‘‘ ‘(3) ADDITIONAL REPORTS.—A file disclosure 
provided under paragraph (1) shall be in addition to 
any disclosure requested by the consumer under sec-
tion 612(a). 
‘‘ ‘(4) PROHIBITION.—A consumer reporting 
agency that receives a request under paragraph (1) 
may not request or require any documentation from 
the consumer that demonstrates that the consumer 
was impacted by the coronavirus disease (COVID– 
19) outbreak or a major disaster (except to verify 
that the consumer is a resident of the affected area 
covered by the applicable disaster or emergency dec-
laration) as a condition of receiving the file disclo-
sure or score. 
‘‘ ‘(g) POSTING OF RIGHTS.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, each consumer 
reporting agency described under section 603(p) and each 
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nationwide specialty consumer reporting agency shall 
prominently post and maintain a direct link on the home-
page of the public website of the consumer reporting agen-
cy information relating to the right of consumers to— 
‘‘ ‘(1) request the deletion of adverse items of 
information (except information related to a felony 
criminal conviction) under subsection (e); and 
‘‘ ‘(2) request consumer file disclosures and 
scores, without charge to the consumer, under sub-
section (f). 
‘‘ ‘(h) BAN ON REPORTING MEDICAL DEBT INFOR-
MATION RELATED
TO COVID–19 OR
A MAJOR DIS-
ASTER.— 
‘‘ ‘(1) FURNISHING BAN.—No person shall fur-
nish adverse information to a consumer reporting 
agency related to medical debt if such medical debt 
is with respect to medical expenses related to treat-
ments arising from COVID–19 or a major disaster 
(whether or not the expenses were incurred during 
a covered period). 
‘‘ ‘(2) CONSUMER REPORT BAN.—No consumer 
reporting agency may make a consumer report con-
taining adverse information related to medical debt 
if such medical debt is with respect to medical ex-
penses related to treatments arising from COVID– 
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the effective date of the amendment occurs in 
a plan year for which the multiemployer plan is 
not in critical status for that plan year and any 
of the succeeding 5 plan years. 
‘‘(6) REFERENCES TO COMPOSITE PLAN COM-
PONENT.—As used in this subpart, the term ‘com-
posite plan’ includes a composite plan component 
added to a defined benefit plan pursuant to para-
graph (1). 
‘‘(7) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Paragraph 
(2)(A) shall not be construed as preventing the plan 
sponsor of a multiemployer plan from adopting an 
amendment pursuant to paragraph (1) because some 
collective bargaining agreements are amended to 
cease any covered employer’s obligation to contribute 
to the multiemployer plan before or after the plan 
amendment is effective. Paragraph (2)(B) shall not 
be construed as preventing the plan sponsor of a 
multiemployer plan from adopting an amendment 
pursuant to paragraph (1) because some partici-
pants cease to have contributions made to the multi-
employer plan on their behalf before or after the 
plan amendment is effective. 
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that the plan sponsor determines are rea-
sonable. 
‘‘(C) ADDITIONAL PROGRAM ELEMENTS.— 
If the plan sponsor has determined that all rea-
sonable measures available under subparagraph 
(B) will not enable the plan to achieve a pro-
jected funded ratio of at least 120 percent the 
following plan year, such reasonable measures 
may also include— 
‘‘(i) a reduction of accrued benefits 
that are not in pay status by the date of 
the 
notice 
required 
under 
subsection 
(b)(1), or 
‘‘(ii) a reduction of any benefits of 
participants that are in pay status before 
the date of the notice required under sub-
section (b)(1) other than core benefits as 
defined in paragraph (4). 
‘‘(D) ADDITIONAL
REDUCTIONS.—In the 
case of a composite plan for which the plan 
sponsor has determined that all reasonable 
measures available under subparagraphs (B) 
and (C) will not enable the plan to achieve a 
projected funded ratio of at least 120 percent 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136). 
SEC. 150104. CONTINUING EDUCATION AT AFFECTED FOR-
EIGN INSTITUTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3510 of the CARES Act 
(Public Law 116–136) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘national 
emergency declared’’ and inserting ‘‘national emer-
gency related to the coronavirus declared’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘qualifying 
emergency’’ and inserting ‘‘emergency or disaster af-
fecting the institution as described in subsection 
(a)’’; 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘qualifying 
emergency’’ and inserting ‘‘applicable emergency or 
disaster as described in subsection (a)’’; and 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘for the duration of a 
qualifying emergency and the following 
payment period,’’ and inserting ‘‘with re-
spect to a foreign institution, in the case of 
a public health emergency, major disaster 
or emergency, or national emergency re-
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COVID–19 provisional program participation 
agreement under this subsection. 
(C) ALL ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS.—All eli-
gible institutions that enter into a COVID–19 
provisional program participation agreement 
under this subsection shall comply with the re-
porting requirements under paragraph (2) of 
section 668.175(d) of title 34, Code of Federal 
Regulations (as such paragraph is in effect on 
the date of enactment of this section). 
(5) LETTER OF CREDIT DURING AGREEMENT.— 
The Secretary may not require an eligible institution 
that enters into a COVID–19 provisional program 
participation agreement under this subsection to 
submit a new letter of credit or increase the value 
of an existing letter of credit for the duration of the 
agreement. 
(6) DURATION OF AGREEMENT.—A COVID–19 
provisional program participation agreement under 
this subsection may only be entered into for a period 
less than or equal to the period— 
(A) beginning on the first date of the 
agreement; and 
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Act (42 U.S.C. 297b(b)(2)), as appli-
cable. 
‘‘(iii) 
REPAYMENT
PERIOD.—The 
term ‘repayment period’ means— 
‘‘(I) in the case of a Federal stu-
dent loan made, insured, or guaran-
teed under part B or D of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965, the repayment 
period described in section 428(b)(7) 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1078(b)(7)); 
‘‘(II) in the case of a Federal 
student loan made under part E of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965, 
the repayment period described in sec-
tion 464(c)(4) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1087dd(c)(4)); or 
‘‘(III) in the case of a Federal 
student 
loan 
defined 
in 
section 
3502(a)(2)(C), the repayment period 
described 
in 
section 
722(c) 
or 
836(b)(2) of the Public Health Serv-
ice 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
292r(c), 
297b(b)(2)), as applicable. 
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