710 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A State department of agri-
culture seeking a grant under subsection (b) shall 
submit to the Secretary a State plan to initiate, ex-
pand, or sustain stress assistance programs de-
scribed in subsection (a) that includes— 
(A) a description of each activity and the 
estimated amount of funding to support each 
program and activity carried out through such 
a program; 
(B) an estimated timeline for the operation 
of each such program and activity; 
(C) the total amount of funding sought; 
and 
(D) an assurance that the State depart-
ment of agriculture will comply with the report-
ing requirement under subsection (e). 
(2) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 20 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall issue guidance for States with respect to the 
submission of a State plan under paragraph (1) and 
the allocation criteria under subsection (b). 
(3) REALLOCATION.—If, after the first grants 
are awarded pursuant to allocation under subsection 
(b), any funds made available under subsection (f) 
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to carry out this subsection remain unobligated, the 
Secretary shall— 
(A) inform States that submit plans as de-
scribed in subsection (b), of such availability; 
and 
(B) reallocate such funds among such 
States, as the Secretary determines to be ap-
propriate and equitable. 
(d) COLLABORATION.—The Secretary may issue 
guidance to encourage State departments of agriculture 
to use funds provided under this section to support pro-
grams described in subsection (a) that are operated by— 
(1) Indian tribes (as defined in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)); 
(2) State cooperative extension services; and 
(3) nongovernmental organizations. 
(e) REPORTING.—Not later than 180 days after the 
public health emergency declared under section 319 of the 
Public Health Services Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) on January 
31, 2020, is terminated, each State receiving additional 
grants under subsection (b) shall submit a report to the 
Secretary describing— 
(1) the activities conducted using such funds; 
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(2) the amount of funds used to support each 
such activity; and 
(3) the estimated number of individuals served 
by each such activity. 
(f) FUNDING.—Out of any money not otherwise ap-
propriated, there is appropriated to carry out this section 
$28,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
(g) STATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘State’’ means— 
(1) a State; 
(2) the District of Columbia; 
(3) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and 
(4) any other territory or possession of the 
United States. 
SEC. 60305. SUPPORT FOR PROCESSED COMMODITIES. 
(a) RENEWABLE
FUEL
REIMBURSEMENT
PRO-
GRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make 
payments in accordance with this subsection to eligi-
ble entities that experienced unexpected market 
losses as a result of the COVID–19 pandemic during 
the applicable period. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(A) APPLICABLE PERIOD.—The term ‘‘ap-
plicable period’’ means January 1, 2020, 
through May 1, 2020. 
(B) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible 
entity’’ means any domestic entity or facility 
that produced any qualified fuel in the calendar 
year 2019. 
(C) QUALIFIED FUEL.—The term ‘‘quali-
fied fuel’’ means any renewable fuel or ad-
vanced biofuel (as such terms are defined in 
section 211(o)(1) of the Clean Air Act), includ-
ing renewable fuel from corn starch feedstock. 
(3) AMOUNT OF PAYMENT.—The amount of the 
payment payable to an eligible entity shall be the 
sum of— 
(A) $0.45 multiplied by the number of gal-
lons of qualified fuel produced by the eligible 
entity during the applicable period; and 
(B) if the Secretary determines that the el-
igible entity was unable to produce any quali-
fied fuel throughout 1 or more calendar months 
during the applicable period due to the 
COVID–19 pandemic, $0.45 multiplied by 50 
percent of the number of gallons produced by 
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the eligible entity in the corresponding month 
or months in calendar year 2019. 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Ag-
riculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a 
report on the payments made under this subsection, 
including the identity of each payment recipient and 
the amount of the payment paid to the payment re-
cipient. 
(5) FUNDING.—There is made available, out of 
any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, such sums as may be necessary for pay-
ments to eligible entities under this subsection. 
(6) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use 
the funds, facilities, and authorities of the Com-
modity Credit Corporation to carry out this 
subsection. 
(B) REGULATIONS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise 
provided in this subsection, not later than 
30 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary and the Commodity 
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Credit Corporation, as appropriate, shall 
prescribe such regulations as are necessary 
to carry out this subsection. 
(ii) PROCEDURE.—The promulgation 
of regulations under, and administration 
of, this subsection shall be made without 
regard to— 
(I) the notice and comment pro-
visions of section 553 of title 5, 
United States Code; and 
(II) chapter 35 of title 44, 
United States Code (commonly known 
as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act’’). 
(b) 
EMERGENCY
ASSISTANCE
FOR
TEXTILE 
MILLS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make 
emergency assistance available to domestic users of 
upland cotton and extra long staple cotton in the 
form of a payment in an amount determined under 
paragraph (2), regardless of the origin of such up-
land cotton or extra long staple cotton, during the 
10-month period beginning on March 1, 2020. 
(2) 
CALCULATION
OF
ASSISTANCE.—The 
amount of the assistance provided under paragraph 
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(1) to a domestic user described in such paragraph 
shall be equal to 10 multiplied by the product of— 
(A) the domestic user’s historical monthly 
average consumption; and 
(B) 6 cents per pound so consumed. 
(3) ALLOWABLE USE.—Any emergency assist-
ance provided under this section shall be made avail-
able only to domestic users of upland cotton and 
extra long staple cotton that certify that the assist-
ance shall be used only for operating expenses. 
(4) HISTORICAL MONTHLY AVERAGE CONSUMP-
TION DEFINED.—The term ‘‘historical monthly aver-
age consumption’’ means the average consumption 
for each month occurring during the period begin-
ning on January 1, 2017, and ending on December 
31, 2019. 
(5) SUNSET.—The Secretary may not provide 
emergency assistance under this section on or after 
December 31, 2020. 
(6) FUNDING.—There is made available, out of 
any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
this section. 
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SEC. 60306. DIRECT PAYMENTS TO AGRICULTURAL PRO-
DUCERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make direct 
payments to producers of specialty crops, livestock, and 
other commodities, to cover losses in response to the 
COVID–19 pandemic. 
(b) PAYMENT CALCULATIONS.—Payment under sub-
section (a), shall be calculated as follows: 
(1) SPECIALTY CROPS, LIVESTOCK, AND OTHER 
COMMODITIES COVERED BY CORONAVIRUS FOOD AS-
SISTANCE PROGRAM.—In the case of losses of spe-
cialty crops, livestock, and other commodities in-
curred during the first quarter of calendar year 
2020 and eligible to receive direct payments under 
the Department of Agriculture’s final rule for the 
Coronavirus Food Assistance program of the De-
partment of Agriculture, payments under subsection 
(a) shall be made to producers to ensure that they 
are compensated for 85 percent of the second quar-
ter actual losses estimated by the Secretary. 
(2) SPECIALTY CROPS, LIVESTOCK, AND OTHER 
COMMODITIES NOT COVERED BY CORONAVIRUS FOOD 
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—In the case of losses of spe-
cialty crops, livestock, and other commodities for 
which a producer is ineligible to receive direct pay-
ments under the program referred to in paragraph 
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(1), payments under subsection (a) shall be equal to 
85 percent of the actual losses estimated by the Sec-
retary for the first and second quarters of calendar 
year 2020 for their commodity. 
(c) ADJUSTMENT.—In calculating the amount of a 
payment under subsection (b)(2), the Secretary shall ac-
count for price differentiation factors for a given com-
modity based on location, specialized varieties, and farm-
ing practices such as certified organic products, by 
using— 
(1) differentiated prices, as determined by the 
Risk Management Agency for purposes of the Fed-
eral crop insurance program under the Federal Crop 
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.), when avail-
able; and 
(2) other data from the Department of Agri-
culture and colleges and universities, to determine 
estimated prices. 
(d) ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME LIMITATIONS.—A 
payment under this section shall be deemed to be a cov-
ered benefit under section 1001D(b)(2) of the Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308–3a(b)(2)), unless at least 
75 percent of the adjusted gross income of the recipient 
of the payment is derived from farming, ranching, or for-
estry-related activities. 
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(e) PAYMENTS.—The Secretary shall make payments 
under subsection (a) not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this section. 
(f) FUNDING.—There is made available, out of any 
funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to carry 
out this section $16,500,000,000, to remain available until 
December 31, 2020. 
(g) NOTIFICATION.—Any obligation or expenditure 
under this section shall be subject to the requirements de-
scribed in section 20 of the Commodity Credit Corporation 
Charter Act, as added by section 60402. 
(h) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nu-
trition, and Forestry of the Senate a report specifying how 
price losses were calculated for each crop and crop dif-
ferentiation factor, and evaluating the implementation, 
costs, and general effectiveness of this section and the 
Coronavirus Food Assistance program of the Department 
of Agriculture. 
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TITLE IV—COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
SEC. 60401. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE. 
Section 5 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Char-
ter Act (15 U.S.C. 714c) is amended by redesignating sub-
section (h) as subsection (j) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(h) Remove and dispose of or aid in the removal or 
disposition of surplus livestock and poultry due to signifi-
cant supply chain interruption during an emergency pe-
riod. 
‘‘(i) Aid agricultural processing plants to ensure sup-
ply chain continuity during an emergency period.’’. 
SEC. 60402. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION. 
The Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 
U.S.C. 714 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 20. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION AND OVERSIGHT 
ON SPENDING. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall notify in 
writing, by first-class mail and electronic mail, the Com-
mittee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of 
the Senate at least 90 calendar days (not counting any 
day on which both the House of Representatives and Sen-
ate are not in session) in advance of any obligation or ex-
penditure authorized under this Act. 
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‘‘(b) WRITTEN NOTICE.—A written notice required 
under subsection (a) shall specify— 
‘‘(1) the commodities that will be affected; 
‘‘(2) the maximum financial benefit per com-
modity; 
‘‘(3) the nature of the support, including— 
‘‘(A) direct payments; 
‘‘(B) technical and financial assistance; 
‘‘(C) marketing assistance; and 
‘‘(D) purchases; 
‘‘(4) the expected legal entities or individuals 
that would receive financial benefits; 
‘‘(5) the intended policy goals; 
‘‘(6) the legal justification specifying the au-
thority of this Act utilized; and 
‘‘(7) the projected impacts to commodity mar-
kets. 
‘‘(c) MONITORING OR OVERSIGHT.—The Comptroller 
General of the United States shall conduct monitoring and 
oversight of the exercise of authorities, the receipt, dis-
bursement, and use of funds for which a report is required 
under subsection (a). 
‘‘(d) REPORTS.—In conducting monitoring and over-
sight under subsection (c), the Comptroller General shall 
publish reports regarding the ongoing monitoring and 
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oversight efforts, which, along with any audits and inves-
tigations conducted by the Comptroller General, shall be 
submitted to the Committee on Agriculture of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nu-
trition, and Forestry of the Senate and posted on the 
website of the Government Accountability Office— 
‘‘(1) not later than 90 days after the initial ob-
ligation or expenditure of funds subject to subsection 
(a), and every other month thereafter for as long as 
such obligations or expenditures continue; and 
‘‘(2) submit to the Committee on Agriculture of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate 
additional reports as warranted by the findings of 
the monitoring and oversight activities of the Comp-
troller General. 
‘‘(e) ACCESS TO INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(1) RIGHT OF ACCESS.—In conducting moni-
toring and oversight activities under subsection (c), 
the Comptroller General shall have access to records, 
upon request, of any Federal, State, or local agency, 
contractor, grantee, recipient, or subrecipient per-
taining to any obligations or expenditures subject to 
subsection (a), including private entities receiving 
such assistance. 
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‘‘(2) COPIES.—The Comptroller General may 
make and retain copies of any records accessed 
under paragraph (1) as the Comptroller General de-
termines appropriate. 
‘‘(3) INTERVIEWS.—In addition to such other 
authorities as are available, the Comptroller General 
or a designee of the Comptroller General may inter-
view Federal, State, or local officials, contractor 
staff, grantee staff, recipients, or subrecipients per-
taining to any obligations or expenditures subject to 
subsection (a), including private entities receiving 
such assistance. 
‘‘(4) INSPECTION
OF
FACILITIES.—As deter-
mined necessary by the Comptroller General, the 
Government Accountability Office may inspect facili-
ties at which Federal, State, or local officials, con-
tractor staff, grantee staff, or recipients or sub-
recipients carry out their responsibilities related to 
obligations or expenditures subject to subsection (a). 
‘‘(5) ENFORCEMENT.—Access rights under this 
subsection shall be subject to enforcement consistent 
with section 716 of title 31, United States Code. 
‘‘(f) RELATIONSHIP
TO EXISTING AUTHORITY.— 
Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit, amend, 
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supersede, or restrict in any manner any existing author-
ity of the Comptroller General. 
‘‘(g) EXCEPTION TO WAITING PERIOD.—Subsection 
(a) shall not apply if, prior to obligating or spending any 
funding described in such subsection, the Secretary ob-
tains approval in writing from at least three of the fol-
lowing individuals— 
‘‘(1) the Chair of the Committee on Agriculture 
of the House of Representatives, 
‘‘(2) the Ranking Member of the Committee on 
Agriculture of the House of Representatives, 
‘‘(3) the Chair of the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate; and 
‘‘(4) the Ranking Member of the Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate. 
‘‘(h) EXCLUSION
FOR PREEXISTING AUTHORIZA-
TIONS.—This section shall not apply to obligations and ex-
penditures authorized in the Agriculture Improvement Act 
of 2018 (Public Law 115–334).’’. 
TITLE V—CONSERVATION 
SEC. 60501. EMERGENCY SOIL HEALTH AND INCOME PRO-
TECTION PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE LAND.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘eligible land’’ means cropland that— 
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(1) is selected by the owner or operator of the 
land for proposed enrollment in the pilot program 
under this section; and 
(2) as determined by the Secretary, had a crop-
ping history or was considered to be planted during 
each of the 3 crop years preceding enrollment. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
a voluntary emergency soil health and income pro-
tection pilot program under which eligible land is en-
rolled through the use of contracts to assist owners 
and operators of eligible land to conserve and im-
prove the soil, water, and wildlife resources of the el-
igible land. 
(2) DEADLINE
FOR
PARTICIPATION.—Eligible 
land may be enrolled in the program under this sec-
tion through December 31, 2021. 
(c) CONTRACTS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENTS.—A contract described in 
subsection (b) shall— 
(A) be entered into by the Secretary, the 
owner of the eligible land, and (if applicable) 
the operator of the eligible land; and 
(B) provide that, during the term of the 
contract— 
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(i) the lowest practicable cost peren-
nial conserving use cover crop for the eligi-
ble land, as determined by the applicable 
State conservationist after considering the 
advice of the applicable State technical 
committee, shall be planted on the eligible 
land; 
(ii) subject to paragraph (4), the eligi-
ble land may be harvested for seed, hayed, 
or grazed outside the primary nesting sea-
son established for the applicable county; 
(iii) the eligible land may be eligible 
for a walk-in access program of the appli-
cable State, if any; and 
(iv) a nonprofit wildlife organization 
may provide to the owner or operator of 
the eligible land a payment in exchange for 
an agreement by the owner or operator not 
to harvest the conserving use cover. 
(2) PAYMENTS.— 
(A) RENTAL RATE.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (4)(B)(ii), the annual rental rate for 
a payment under a contract described in sub-
section (b) shall be $70 per acre. 
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(B) ADVANCE PAYMENT.—At the request 
of the owner and (if applicable) the operator of 
the eligible land, the Secretary shall make all 
rental payments under a contract entered into 
under this section within 30 days of entering 
into such contract. 
(C) COST SHARE PAYMENTS.—A contract 
described in subsection (b) shall provide that, 
during the term of the contract, the Secretary 
shall pay, of the actual cost of establishment of 
the conserving use cover crop under paragraph 
(1)(B)(i), not more than $30 per acre. 
(3) TERM.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), each contract described in 
subsection (b) shall be for a term of 3 years. 
(B) EARLY TERMINATION.— 
(i) SECRETARY.—The Secretary may 
terminate a contract described in sub-
section (b) before the end of the term de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) if the Sec-
retary determines that the early termi-
nation of the contract is appropriate. 
(ii) OWNERS
AND
OPERATORS.—An 
owner and (if applicable) an operator of el-
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igible land enrolled in the pilot program 
under this section may terminate a con-
tract described in subsection (b) before the 
end of the term described in subparagraph 
(A) if the owner and (if applicable) the op-
erator pay to the Secretary an amount 
equal to the amount of rental payments re-
ceived under the contract. 
(4) HARVESTING, HAYING, AND GRAZING OUT-
SIDE
APPLICABLE
PERIOD.—The harvesting for 
seed, haying, or grazing of eligible land under para-
graph (1)(B)(ii) outside of the primary nesting sea-
son established for the applicable county shall be 
subject to the conditions that— 
(A) with respect to eligible land that is so 
hayed or grazed, adequate stubble height shall 
be maintained to protect the soil on the eligible 
land, as determined by the applicable State con-
servationist after considering the advice of the 
applicable State technical committee; and 
(B) with respect to eligible land that is so 
harvested for seed— 
(i) the eligible land shall not be eligi-
ble to be insured or reinsured under the 
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Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
1501 et seq.); and 
(ii) the annual rental rate for a pay-
ment under a contract described in sub-
section (b) shall be $52.50 per acre. 
(d) 
ACREAGE
LIMITATION.—Not 
more 
than 
5,000,000 total acres of eligible land may be enrolled 
under the pilot program under this section. 
(e) FUNDING.—There is appropriated, out of any 
funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such 
sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. 
TITLE VI—NUTRITION 
SEC. 60601. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.— 
The term ‘‘COVID–19 public health emergency’’ 
means the public health emergency declared by the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services under sec-
tion 319 of the Public Health Services Act (42 
U.S.C. 247d) on January 31, 2020, with respect to 
COVID–19. 
(2) SUPPLEMENTAL
NUTRITION
ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘supplemental nutrition as-
sistance program’’ has the meaning given such term 
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in section 3(t) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(t)). 
SEC. 60602. ENHANCED PROJECTS TO HARVEST, PROCESS, 
PACKAGE, OR TRANSPORT DONATED COM-
MODITIES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) EMERGENCY
FEEDING
ORGANIZATION.— 
The term ‘‘emergency feeding organization’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 201A of the 
Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 
7501). 
(2) PROJECT.—The term ‘‘project’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 203D(d)(1) of the 
Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 
7507(d)(1)). 
(3) PRIORITY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT.—The 
term ‘‘priority agricultural product’’ means a dairy, 
meat, or poultry product, or a specialty crop— 
(A) packaged or marketed for sale to com-
mercial or food service industries; 
(B) for which decreased demand exists for 
such a product due to the COVID–19 outbreak; 
and 
(C) the repurposing of which would be im-
practical for grocery or retail sale. 
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(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 203D of the Emer-
gency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7507). 
(5) STATE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘State agency’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 203D of 
the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 
U.S.C. 7507). 
(b) ENHANCED PROJECTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (3) 
and (4), using funds made available under sub-
section (d), the Secretary may provide funds to 
States to pay for harvesting, processing, packaging, 
or transportation costs of carrying out a project. 
(2) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall issue guidance to States— 
(A) to carry out this section; 
(B) to inform States of their allocations 
under paragraph (3); and 
(C) to encourage States to carry out 
projects that work with agricultural producers, 
processors, and distributors with priority agri-
cultural products. 
(3) ALLOCATION.— 
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(A) ELIGIBILITY FOR ALLOCATION.—The 
Secretary shall allocate funds made available 
under subsection (d) based on the formula in 
effect under section 214(a) of the Emergency 
Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 
7515(a)), among States that timely submit a 
State plan of operation for a project that in-
cludes— 
(i) a list of emergency feeding organi-
zations in the State that will operate the 
project in partnership with the State agen-
cy; 
(ii) at the option of the State, a list 
of priority agricultural products located in 
the State that are for donation to emer-
gency feeding organizations and ready for 
transport; 
(iii) a description of how the project 
will meet the purposes described in section 
203D(d)(3) of the Emergency Food Assist-
ance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7507(d)(3)); 
and 
(iv) a timeline of when the project will 
begin operating. 
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(B) REALLOCATION.—If the Secretary de-
termines that a State will not expend all the 
funds allocated to the State under subpara-
graph (A), the Secretary shall reallocate the un-
expended funds to other eligible States. 
(C) REPORT.—Each State that receives 
funds allocated under this paragraph shall sub-
mit to the Secretary financial reports on a reg-
ular basis describing the use of the funds. 
(4) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A State that receives 
funds under section 203D(d)(5) of the Emer-
gency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 
7507(d)(5)) may— 
(i) receive funds under this section; 
and 
(ii) use funds received under this sec-
tion— 
(I) to expand projects for which 
funds are received under such section 
203D(d)(5); 
(II) to carry out new projects 
with agricultural producers, proc-
essors, or distributors participating in 
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projects for which funds are received 
under such section 203D(d)(5); and 
(III) to carry out projects with 
agricultural producers, processors, or 
distributors 
not 
participating 
in 
projects for which funds are received 
under such section 203D(d)(5). 
(B) FEDERAL
SHARE.—Funds received 
under this section shall not be subject to the 
Federal share limitation described in section 
203D(d)(2)(B) of the Emergency Food Assist-
ance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7507(d)(2)(B)). 
(c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A State agency that carries 
out a project using Federal funds received under 
this section may enter into cooperative agreements 
with State agencies of other States under section 
203B(d) of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 
1983 (7 U.S.C. 7507(d)) to maximize the use of 
commodities donated under the project. 
(2) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 15 days after 
entering into a cooperative agreement under para-
graph (1), a State agency shall submit such agree-
ment to the Secretary. 
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(d) APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS.—Out of funds in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appro-
priated to carry out this section $25,000,000 to remain 
available until the September 30, 2021. 
(e) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Not later than 10 days 
after the date of the receipt or issuance of each document 
listed in paragraphs (1), (2), or (3) of this subsection, the 
Secretary shall make publicly available on the website of 
the Department of Agriculture the following documents: 
(1) Any guidance issued under subsection 
(b)(2). 
(2) A State plan of operation or report sub-
mitted in accordance with subsection (b)(3). 
(3) A cooperative agreement submitted in ac-
cordance with subsection (c). 
SEC. 60603. EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
FLEXIBILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Secretary of Agriculture shall issue guid-
ance to waive the non-Federal match requirement under 
section 204(a)(4)(A) of the Emergency Food Assistance 
Act of 1983 for funding appropriated in title I of division 
A of this Act for costs associated with the distribution of 
commodities. 
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(b) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall 
make available the guidance document issued under sub-
section (a) on the public website of the Department of Ag-
riculture not later than 10 days after the date of the 
issuance of such guidance. 
(c) EFFECTIVE PERIOD.—The authority under this 
section shall expire 30 days after the termination of the 
COVID–19 public health emergency. 
SEC. 60604. FLEXIBILITIES FOR SENIOR FARMERS’ MARKET 
PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO MODIFY OR WAIVE RULES.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law and if re-
quested by a State agency, the Secretary of Agriculture 
may modify or waive any rule issued under section 4402 
of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 
(7 U.S.C. 3007) that applies to such State agency if the 
Secretary determines that— 
(1) such State agency is unable to comply with 
such rule as a result of COVID–19, and 
(2) the requested modification or waiver is nec-
essary to enable such State agency to provide assist-
ance to low-income seniors under such section. 
(b) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Not later than 10 days 
after the date of the receipt or issuance of each document 
listed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection, the 
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Secretary shall make publicly available on the website of 
the Department of Agriculture the following documents: 
(1) Any request submitted by State agencies 
under subsection (a). 
(2) The Secretary’s approval or denial of each 
such request. 
(c) DEFINITION
OF STATE AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘State agency’’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 249.2 of 18 title 7 of the Code of Federal Regula-
tions. 
(d) EFFECTIVE PERIOD.—Subsection (a) shall be in 
effect during the period that begins on the date of the 
enactment of this Act and ends 30 days after the termi-
nation of the COVID–19 public health emergency. 
SEC. 60605. FLEXIBILITIES FOR THE FOOD DISTRIBUTION 
PROGRAM ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS. 
(a) WAIVER
OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE REQUIRE-
MENT.—Funds provided in division B of the Coronavirus 
Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116– 
136) for the food distribution program on Indian reserva-
tions authorized by section 4(b) of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2013(b)) shall not be subject to 
the payment of the non-Federal share requirement de-
scribed in section 4(b)(4)(A) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
2013(b)(4)(A)). 
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(b) FLEXIBILITIES FOR CERTAIN HOUSEHOLDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary of Agriculture may 
issue guidance to waive or adjust section 4(b)(2)(C) 
of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2013(b)(2)(C)) for any Tribal organization (as de-
fined in section 3(v) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2012(v)), 
or for an appropriate State agency administering the 
program established under section 4(b) of such Act 
(7 U.S.C. 2013(b)), to ensure that households on 
the Indian reservation who are participating in the 
supplemental nutrition assistance program and who 
are unable to access approved retail food stores due 
to the outbreak of COVID–19 have access to com-
modities distributed under section 4(b) of such Act. 
(2) 
PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The 
Secretary 
shall make available the guidance document issued 
under paragraph (1) on the public website of the 
Department of Agriculture not later than 10 days 
after the date of the issuance of such guidance. 
(3) SUNSET.—The authority under this sub-
section shall expire 30 days after the termination of 
the COVID–19 public health emergency. 
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SEC. 60606. SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) VALUE
OF BENEFITS.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, beginning on June 1, 2020, and 
for each subsequent month through September 30, 2021, 
the value of benefits determined under section 8(a) of the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2017(a)), and 
consolidated block grants for Puerto Rico and American 
Samoa determined under section 19(a) of such Act (7 
U.S.C. 2028(a)), shall be calculated using 115 percent of 
the June 2019 value of the thrifty food plan (as defined 
in section 3 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2012)) if the value of 
the benefits and block grants would be greater under that 
calculation than in the absence of this subsection. 
(b) MINIMUM AMOUNT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The minimum value of bene-
fits determined under section 8(a) of the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2017(a)) for a 
household of not more than 2 members shall be $30. 
(2) EFFECTIVENESS.—Paragraph (1) shall re-
main in effect until the date on which 8 percent of 
the value of the thrifty food plan for a household 
containing 1 member, rounded to the nearest whole 
dollar increment, is equal to or greater than $30. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SECRETARY.—In car-
rying out this section, the Secretary shall— 
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(1) consider the benefit increases described in 
each of subsections (a) and (b) to be a ‘‘mass 
change’’; 
(2) require a simple process for States to notify 
households of the increase in benefits; 
(3) consider section 16(c)(3)(A) of the Food 
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(c)(3)(A)) 
to apply to any errors in the implementation of this 
section, without regard to the 120-day limit de-
scribed in that section; 
(4) disregard the additional amount of benefits 
that a household receives as a result of this section 
in determining the amount of overissuances under 
section 13 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2022); and 
(5) set the tolerance level for excluding small 
errors for the purposes of section 16(c) of the Food 
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(c)) at 
$50 through September 30, 2021. 
(d) PROVISIONS
FOR IMPACTED WORKERS.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, the requirements 
under subsections (d)(1)(A)(ii) and (o) of section 6 of the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015) shall 
not be in effect during the period beginning on June 1, 
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2020, and ending 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
(e) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For the costs of State ad-
ministrative expenses associated with carrying out 
this section and administering the supplemental nu-
trition assistance program established under the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et 
seq.), 
the 
Secretary 
shall 
make 
available 
$150,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2020 
and 
$150,000,000 for fiscal year 2021. 
(2) TIMING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020.—Not later 
than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall make available to States 
amounts for fiscal year 2020 under paragraph (1). 
(3) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Funds described 
in paragraph (1) shall be made available as grants 
to State agencies for each fiscal year as follows: 
(A) 75 percent of the amounts available 
for each fiscal year shall be allocated to States 
based on the share of each State of households 
that participate in the supplemental nutrition 
assistance program as reported to the Depart-
ment of Agriculture for the most recent 12- 
month period for which data are available, ad-
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justed by the Secretary (as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act) for participation in dis-
aster programs under section 5(h) of the Food 
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(h)); 
and 
(B) 25 percent of the amounts available 
for each fiscal year shall be allocated to States 
based on the increase in the number of house-
holds that participate in the supplemental nu-
trition assistance program as reported to the 
Department of Agriculture over the most recent 
12-month period for which data are available, 
adjusted by the Secretary (as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act) for participation in dis-
aster programs under section 5(h) of the Food 
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(h)). 
(f) SNAP RULES.—No funds (including fees) made 
available under this Act or any other Act for any fiscal 
year may be used to finalize, implement, administer, en-
force, carry out, or otherwise give effect to— 
(1) the final rule entitled ‘‘Supplemental Nutri-
tion Assistance Program: Requirements for Able- 
Bodied Adults Without Dependents’’ published in 
the Federal Register on December 5, 2019 (84 Fed. 
Reg. 66782); 
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(2) the proposed rule entitled ‘‘Revision of Cat-
egorical Eligibility in the Supplemental Nutrition 
Assistance Program (SNAP)’’ published in the Fed-
eral Register on July 24, 2019 (84 Fed. Reg. 
35570); or 
(3) the proposed rule entitled ‘‘Supplemental 
Nutrition Assistance Program: Standardization of 
State Heating and Cooling Standard Utility Allow-
ances’’ published in the Federal Register on October 
3, 2019 (84 Fed. Reg. 52809). 
(g) CERTAIN EXCLUSIONS FROM SNAP INCOME.— 
A Federal pandemic unemployment compensation pay-
ment made to an individual under section 2104 of the 
CARES Act (Public Law 116–136) shall not be regarded 
as income and shall not be regarded as a resource for the 
month of receipt and the following 9 months, for the pur-
pose of determining eligibility for such individual or any 
other individual for benefits or assistance, or the amount 
of benefits or assistance, under any programs authorized 
under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 
et seq.). 
(h) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Not later than 10 days 
after the date of the receipt or issuance of each document 
listed below, the Secretary shall make publicly available 
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on the website of the Department of Agriculture the fol-
lowing documents: 
(1) Any State agency request to participate in 
the supplemental nutrition assistance program on-
line program under section 7(k). 
(2) Any State agency request to waive, adjust, 
or modify statutory or regulatory requirements 
under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 related 
to the COVID–19 outbreak. 
(3) The Secretary’s approval or denial of each 
such request under paragraphs (1) or (2). 
(i) FUNDING.—There are hereby appropriated to the 
Secretary, out of any money not otherwise appropriated, 
such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. 
SEC. 60607. SNAP HOT FOOD PURCHASES. 
During the period beginning 10 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and ending on the termi-
nation date of the COVID–19 public health emergency, 
the term ‘‘food’’, as defined in section 3 of the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012), shall be deemed 
to exclude ‘‘hot foods or hot food products ready for imme-
diate consumption other than those authorized pursuant 
to clauses (3), (4), (5), (7), (8), and (9) of this sub-
section,’’ for purposes of such Act, except that such exclu-
sion is limited to retail food stores authorized to accept 
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and redeem supplemental nutrition assistance program 
benefits as of the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 60608. SNAP NUTRITION EDUCATION FLEXIBILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Secretary may issue nationwide guidance 
to allow funding allocated under section 28 of the Food 
and Nutrition Act (7 U.S.C. 2036a) to be used for individ-
uals distributing food in a non-congregate setting under 
commodity distribution programs and child nutrition pro-
grams administered by the Food and Nutrition Service of 
the Department of Agriculture in States affected by the 
COVID–19 outbreak, provided that any individuals who 
distribute school meals under— 
(1) the school lunch program established under 
the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); and 
(2) the school breakfast program established 
under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
(42 U.S.C. 1773); 
using funds allocated under section 28 of the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036a) supplement, not 
supplant, individuals who are employed by local edu-
cational authorities as of the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
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(b) SUNSET.—The authority for this section shall ex-
pire 30 days after the COVID–19 public health emergency 
is terminated. 
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DIVISION G—ACCOUNTABILITY AND 
GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS 
TITLE I—ACCOUNTABILITY 
SEC. 70101. MEMBERSHIP OF THE PANDEMIC RESPONSE 
ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE. 
Section 15010(c) of the CARES Act (Public Law 
116–136) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and (D)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(D), and (E)’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(E), by inserting ‘‘of the 
Council’’ after ‘‘Chairperson’’. 
SEC. 70102. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE IN 
STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
(a) CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF 
OFFICES.—Section 3(b) of the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘, is placed on paid or unpaid 
non-duty status,’’ after ‘‘is removed from office’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, change in status,’’ after 
‘‘any such removal’’; and 
(3) by inserting ‘‘, change in status,’’ after ‘‘be-
fore the removal’’. 
(b) CHANGE IN STATUS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF 
DESIGNATED FEDERAL ENTITIES.—Section 8G(e)(2) of 
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the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘, is placed on paid or unpaid 
non-duty status,’’ after ‘‘office’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, change in status,’’ after 
‘‘any such removal’’; and 
(3) by inserting ‘‘, change in status,’’ after ‘‘be-
fore the removal’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 70103. PRESIDENTIAL EXPLANATION OF FAILURE TO 
NOMINATE AN INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 33 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
section 3349d the following new section: 
‘‘§ 3349e. Presidential explanation of failure to nomi-
nate an Inspector General 
‘‘If the President fails to make a formal nomination 
for a vacant Inspector General position that requires a for-
mal nomination by the President to be filled within the 
period beginning on the date on which the vacancy oc-
curred and ending on the day that is 210 days after that 
date, the President shall communicate, within 30 days 
after the end of such period, to Congress in writing— 
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‘‘(1) the reasons why the President has not yet 
made a formal nomination; and 
‘‘(2) a target date for making a formal nomina-
tion.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to 3349d the following 
new item: 
‘‘3349e. Presidential explanation of failure to nominate an Inspector General.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and shall apply to any vacancy first oc-
curring on or after that date. 
SEC. 70104. INSPECTOR GENERAL INDEPENDENCE. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Inspector General Independence Act’’. 
(b) AMENDMENT.—The Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) in section 3(b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘An Inspector General’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(1) An Inspector General’’; 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘by the President’’ 
the following: ‘‘in accordance with paragraph 
(2)’’; and 
(C) by inserting at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
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‘‘(2) The President may remove an Inspector 
General only for any of the following grounds: 
‘‘(A) Permanent incapacity. 
‘‘(B) Inefficiency. 
‘‘(C) Neglect of duty. 
‘‘(D) Malfeasance. 
‘‘(E) Conviction of a felony or conduct in-
volving moral turpitude. 
‘‘(F) Knowing violation of a law, rule, or 
regulation. 
‘‘(G) Gross mismanagement. 
‘‘(H) Gross waste of funds. 
‘‘(I) Abuse of authority.’’; and 
(2) in section 8G(e)(2), by adding at the end 
the following new sentence: ″An Inspector General 
may be removed only for any of the following 
grounds: 
‘‘(A) Permanent incapacity. 
‘‘(B) Inefficiency. 
‘‘(C) Neglect of duty. 
‘‘(D) Malfeasance. 
‘‘(E) Conviction of a felony or conduct in-
volving moral turpitude. 
‘‘(F) Knowing violation of a law, rule, or 
regulation. 
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‘‘(G) Gross mismanagement. 
‘‘(H) Gross waste of funds. 
‘‘(I) Abuse of authority.’’. 
SEC. 70105. USPS INSPECTOR GENERAL OVERSIGHT RE-
SPONSIBILITIES. 
The Inspector General of the United States Postal 
Service shall— 
(1) conduct oversight, audits, and investigations 
of projects and activities carried out with funds pro-
vided in division A of this Act to the United States 
Postal Service; and 
(2) not less than 90 days after the Postal Serv-
ice commences use of funding provided by division A 
of this Act, and annually thereafter, initiate an audit 
of the Postal Service’s use of appropriations and 
borrowing authority provided by any division of this 
Act, including the use of funds to cover lost reve-
nues, costs due to COVID–19, and expenditures, 
and submit a copy of such audit to the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
the Senate, the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
of the House of Representatives, and the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate. 
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TITLE II—CENSUS MATTERS 
SEC. 70201. MODIFICATION OF 2020 CENSUS DEADLINES 
AND TABULATION OF POPULATION. 
(a) DEADLINE MODIFICATION.—Notwithstanding the 
timetables provided in sections 141(b) and (c) of title 13, 
United States Code, and section 22(a) of the Act entitled 
‘‘An Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decen-
nial censuses and to provide for an apportionment of Rep-
resentatives in Congress’’, approved June 18, 1929 (2 
U.S.C. 2a(a)), for the 2020 decennial census of the popu-
lation— 
(1) the tabulation of total population by States 
required by section 141(a) of such title for the ap-
portionment of Representatives in Congress among 
the several States shall be completed and reported 
by the Secretary to the President within 13 months 
after the decennial census date of April 1, 2020, and 
shall be made public by the Secretary no later than 
the date on which it is reported to the President; 
(2) the President shall transmit to the Congress 
a statement showing the whole number of persons in 
each State, and the number of Representatives to 
which each State would be entitled under an appor-
tionment of the then existing number of Representa-
tives, as required by such section 22(a), and deter-
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mined solely as described therein, within 14 days 
after receipt of the tabulation reported by the Sec-
retary; and 
(3) the tabulations of populations required by 
section 141(c) of such title shall be completed by the 
Secretary as expeditiously as possible after the cen-
sus date of April 1, 2020, taking into account each 
State’s deadlines for legislative apportionment or 
districting, and reported to the Governor of the 
State involved and to the officers or public bodies 
having responsibility for legislative apportionment or 
districting of such State, except that such tabula-
tions of population of each State requesting a tab-
ulation plan, and basic tabulations of population of 
each other State, shall be completed, reported, and 
transmitted to each respective State within 16 
months after the decennial census date of April 1, 
2020. 
(b) QUALITY.—Data products and tabulations pro-
duced by the Bureau of the Census pursuant to sections 
141(b) or (c) of title 13, United States Code, in connection 
with the 2020 decennial census shall meet the same or 
higher data quality standards as similar products pro-
duced by the Bureau of the Census in connection with the 
2010 decennial census. 
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SEC. 70202. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR 2020 CENSUS. 
On the first day of each month during the period be-
tween the date of enactment of this Act and July 1, 2021, 
the Director of the Bureau of the Census shall submit, 
to the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House 
of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House and the Senate, a 
report regarding the 2020 decennial census of population 
containing the following information: 
(1) The total number of field staff, sorted by 
category, hired by the Bureau compared to the num-
ber of field staff the Bureau estimated was nec-
essary to carry out such census. 
(2) Retention rates of such hired field staff. 
(3) Average wait time for call center calls and 
average wait time for each language provided. 
(4) Anticipated schedule of such census oper-
ations. 
(5) Total tabulated responses, categorized by 
race and Hispanic origin. 
(6) Total appropriations available for obligation 
for such census and a categorized list of total dis-
bursements. 
(7) Non-Response Follow-Up completion rates 
by geographic location. 
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