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ed under such headings, may be used for all of the pur-
poses described in the preceding proviso: Provided further, 
That the expanded uses and funding flexibilities described 
in the previous two provisos shall be available to all public 
housing agencies through December 31, 2020, except that 
the Secretary may extend the period under which such 
flexibilities shall be available in additional 12 month incre-
ments upon a finding that individuals and families as-
sisted by the public housing program continue to require 
expanded services due to the coronavirus pandemic: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary may waive, or specify 
alternative requirements for, any provision of any statute 
or regulation that the Secretary administers in connection 
with the use of such combined total amount of funds made 
available under the headings ‘‘Public Housing Operating 
Fund’’ and ‘‘Public Housing Capital Fund’’ in prior Acts 
(except for requirements related to fair housing, non-
discrimination, labor standards, and the environment), 
upon a finding by the Secretary that any such waivers or 
alternative requirements are necessary for the safe and ef-
fective administration of these funds to prevent, prepare 
for, and respond to coronavirus: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall notify the public through the Federal Reg-
ister or other appropriate means to ensure the most expe-
ditious allocation of this funding of any such waiver or 
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alternative requirement in order for such waiver or alter-
native requirement to take effect, and that such public no-
tice may be provided at a minimum on the Internet at 
the appropriate Government web site or through other 
electronic media, as determined by the Secretary: Provided 
further, That any such waivers or alternative requirements 
shall remain in effect for the time and duration specified 
by the Secretary in such public notice and may be ex-
tended if necessary upon additional notice by the Sec-
retary: Provided further, That amounts repurposed under 
this heading that were previously designated by the Con-
gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
are designated by the Congress as an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 Pro-
vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con-
gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Native American Pro-
grams’’, $350,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2024, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus, of which— 
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(1) $250,000,000 shall be for the Native Amer-
ican Housing Block Grants program, as authorized 
under title I of the Native American Housing Assist-
ance 
and 
Self-Determination 
Act 
of 
1996 
(‘‘NAHASDA’’) (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.): Provided, 
That amounts made available in this paragraph shall 
be distributed according to the same funding for-
mula used in fiscal year 2020: Provided further, 
That such amounts may be used to cover the cost 
of and reimbursement of allowable costs to prevent, 
prepare for, and respond to coronavirus incurred by 
a recipient regardless of the date on which such 
costs were incurred: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary may waive, or specify alternative require-
ments for, any provision of any statute or regulation 
that the Secretary administers in connection with 
the use of amounts made available in this paragraph 
and in paragraph (1) under this heading in division 
H of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2020 (Public Law 116–94) (except for requirements 
related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor 
standards, and the environment), upon a finding by 
the Secretary that any such waivers or alternative 
requirements are necessary to expedite or facilitate 
the use of such amounts, including to prevent, pre-
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pare for, and respond to coronavirus: Provided fur-
ther, That any such waivers shall apply retroactively 
to activities to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
coronavirus carried out with any amounts described 
in the preceding proviso; and 
(2) $100,000,000 shall be for grants to Indian 
tribes for carrying out the Indian Community Devel-
opment Block Grant program, as authorized under 
title I of the Housing and Community Development 
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) with respect 
to Indian tribes for use to respond to emergencies 
that constitute imminent threats to health and safe-
ty: 
Provided, 
That, 
notwithstanding 
section 
106(a)(1) of such Act, the Secretary shall prioritize, 
without competition, allocations of such amounts for 
activities and projects to prevent, prepare for, and 
respond to coronavirus: Provided further, That not 
to exceed 20 percent of any grant made with 
amounts made available in this paragraph shall be 
expended for planning and management development 
and administration: Provided further, That such 
amounts may be used to cover the cost of and reim-
bursement of allowable costs to prevent, prepare for, 
and respond to coronavirus incurred by a recipient 
regardless of the date on which such costs were in-
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curred: Provided further, That, notwithstanding sec-
tion 105(a)(8) of the Housing and Community De-
velopment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), 
there shall be no percent limitation on the use of 
amounts for public services activities to prevent, pre-
pare for, and respond to coronavirus: Provided fur-
ther, That the preceding proviso shall apply to all 
such activities funded with amounts made available 
in this paragraph and in paragraph (4) under this 
heading in division H of the Further Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94): 
Provided further, That the Secretary may waive, or 
specify alternative requirements for, any provision of 
any statute or regulation that the Secretary admin-
isters in connection with the use of amounts made 
available in this paragraph and in paragraph (4) 
under this heading in division H of the Further Con-
solidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 
116–94) (except for requirements related to fair 
housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the 
environment), upon a finding by the Secretary that 
any such waivers or alternative requirements are 
necessary to expedite or facilitate the use of such 
amounts, including to prevent, prepare for, and re-
spond to coronavirus: Provided further, That any 
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such waivers shall apply retroactively to activities to 
prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus car-
ried out with any amounts described in the pre-
ceding proviso: 
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS 
For an additional amount for carrying out the 
‘‘Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS’’ pro-
gram, as authorized by the AIDS Housing Opportunity 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.), $130,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2021, except that amounts 
allocated pursuant to section 854(c)(5) of such Act shall 
remain available until September 30, 2022, to provide ad-
ditional funds to maintain operations and for rental assist-
ance, supportive services, and other necessary actions, in 
order to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the 
coronavirus: Provided, That not less than $100,000,000 
of the amount provided under this heading in this Act 
shall be allocated pursuant to the formula in section 854 
of such Act using the same data elements as utilized pur-
suant to that same formula in fiscal year 2020: Provided 
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further, That up to $20,000,000 of the amount provided 
under this heading in this Act shall be to provide an addi-
tional one-time, non-renewable award to grantees cur-
rently administering existing contracts for permanent sup-
portive housing that initially were funded under section 
854(c)(5) of such Act from funds made available under 
this heading in fiscal year 2010 and prior years: Provided 
further, That such awards shall be made proportionally to 
their existing grants: Provided further, That, notwith-
standing section 858(b)(3)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
12907(b)(3)(B)), housing payment assistance for rent, 
mortgage, or utilities payments may be provided for a pe-
riod of up to 24 months: Provided further, That such 
awards are not required to be spent on permanent sup-
portive housing: Provided further, That, to protect persons 
who are living with HIV/AIDS, such amounts provided 
under this heading in this Act may be used to self-isolate, 
quarantine, or to provide other coronavirus infection con-
trol services as recommended by the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention for household members not living 
with HIV/AIDS: Provided further, That such amounts 
may be used to provide relocation services, including to 
provide lodging at hotels, motels, or other locations in 
order to satisfy the objectives of the preceding proviso: 
Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 856(g) of 
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such Act (42 U.S.C. 12905(g)), a grantee may use up to 
6 percent of its award under this Act for administrative 
purposes, and a project sponsor may use up to 10 percent 
of its sub-award under this Act for administrative pur-
poses: Provided further, That such amounts provided 
under this heading in this Act may be used to reimburse 
allowable costs consistent with the purposes of this head-
ing incurred by a grantee or project sponsor regardless 
of the date on which such costs were incurred: Provided 
further, That any regulatory waivers the Secretary may 
issue may be deemed to be effective as of the date a grant-
ee began preparing for coronavirus: Provided further, That 
any additional activities or authorities authorized under 
this heading in this Act may also apply at the discretion 
and upon notice of the Secretary to all amounts made 
available under this same heading in Public Law 116–94 
if such amounts are used by grantees for the purposes de-
scribed under this heading: Provided further, That up to 
2 percent of amounts made available under this heading 
in this Act may be used, without competition, to increase 
prior awards made to existing technical assistance pro-
viders to provide an immediate increase in capacity build-
ing and technical assistance available to grantees under 
this heading and under the same heading in prior Acts: 
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
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Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Community Develop-
ment Fund’’, $15,000,000,000, for assistance under the 
community development block grant program under title 
I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) to prevent, prepare for, 
and respond to coronavirus, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2022: Provided, That up to $8,000,000,000 
of the amount made available under this heading shall be 
distributed pursuant to section 106 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
5306) to grantees that received allocations pursuant to 
that same formula in fiscal year 2020, and that such allo-
cations shall be made within 30 days of enactment of this 
Act: Provided further, That, in addition to amounts allo-
cated pursuant to the preceding proviso, an additional 
$5,000,000,000 shall be allocated directly to States to pre-
vent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus within the 
State, including activities within entitlement and non-
entitlement communities, based on public health needs, 
risk of transmission of coronavirus, number of coronavirus 
cases compared to the national average, and economic and 
housing market disruptions, and other factors, as deter-
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mined by the Secretary, using best available data and that 
such allocations shall be made within 45 days of enact-
ment of this Act: Provided further, That any remaining 
amounts shall be distributed directly to the State or unit 
of general local government, at the discretion of the Sec-
retary, according to a formula based on factors to be de-
termined by the Secretary, prioritizing risk of trans-
mission of coronavirus, number of coronavirus cases com-
pared to the national average, and economic and housing 
market disruptions resulting from coronavirus: Provided 
further, That such allocations may be made on a rolling 
basis as additional needs develop and data becomes avail-
able: Provided further, That the Secretary shall make all 
such allocations based on the best available data at the 
time of allocation: Provided further, That amounts made 
available in the preceding provisos may be used to reim-
burse allowable costs consistent with the purposes of this 
heading in this Act incurred by a State or locality regard-
less of the date on which such costs were incurred: Pro-
vided further, That section 116(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
5316(b)) and any implementing regulations, which require 
grantees to submit their final statements of activities no 
later than August 16 of a given fiscal year, shall not apply 
to final statements submitted in accordance with sections 
104(a)(2) and (a)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5304(a)(2) 
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and (a)(3)) and comprehensive housing affordability strat-
egies submitted in accordance with section 105 of the 
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 
U.S.C. 12705) for fiscal years 2019 and 2020: Provided 
further, That such final statements and comprehensive 
housing affordability strategies shall instead be submitted 
not later than August 16, 2021: Provided further, That 
the Secretary may waive, or specify alternative require-
ments for, any provision of any statute or regulation that 
the Secretary administers in connection with the use of 
amounts made available under this heading and for fiscal 
years 2019 and 2020 (except for requirements related to 
fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the 
environment), if the Secretary finds that good cause exists 
for the waiver or alternative requirement and such waiver 
or alternative requirement would not be inconsistent with 
the overall purpose of title I of the Housing and Commu-
nity Development Act of 1974 , including for the purposes 
of addressing the impact of coronavirus: Provided further, 
That any such waiver or alternative requirement shall not 
take effect before the expiration of the 5-day period that 
begins on the date on which the Secretary notifies the pub-
lic through the Federal Register or other appropriate 
means, including by means of the Internet at the appro-
priate Government web site or through other electronic 
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media, as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, 
That of the amounts made available under this heading, 
up to $10,000,000 shall be made available for capacity 
building and technical assistance to support the use of 
such amounts to expedite or facilitate infectious disease 
response: Provided further, That, notwithstanding sections 
104(a)(2), (a)(3), and (c) of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5304(a)(2), (a)(3), 
and (c)) and section 105 of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
tional Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12705), a 
grantee may not be required to amend its statement of 
activities in order to engage in activities to prevent, pre-
pare, and respond to coronavirus or the economic and 
housing disruption caused by such virus, but shall make 
public a report within 180 days of the end of the crisis 
which fully accounts for those activities: Provided further, 
That a grantee may not be required to hold in-person pub-
lic hearings in connection with citizen participation plan, 
but shall provide citizens with notice and a reasonable op-
portunity to comment of no less than 15 days: Provided 
further, That such procedures shall apply to grants from 
amounts made available under this heading and for fiscal 
years 2019 and 2020: Provided further, That, during the 
period that national or local health authorities recommend 
social distancing and limiting public gatherings for public 
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health reasons, a grantee may carry out virtual public 
hearings to fulfill applicable public hearing requirements 
for all grants from funds made available under this head-
ing in this and prior Acts: Provided further, That any such 
virtual hearings shall provide reasonable notification and 
access for citizens in accordance with the grantee’s certifi-
cations, timely responses from local officials to all citizen 
questions and issues, and public access to all questions 
and responses: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 
subsection 105(a)(8) of the Housing and Community De-
velopment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305(a)(8)), there shall 
be no percent limitation for the use of funds for public 
services activities to prevent, prepare, and respond to 
coronavirus or the economic and housing disruption 
caused by it: Provided further, That the preceding proviso 
shall apply to all such activities carried out with grants 
of funds made available under this heading and for fiscal 
years 2019 and 2020: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall ensure there are adequate procedures in place 
to prevent any duplication of benefits as defined by section 
312 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155) and act in accord-
ance with section 1210 of the Disaster Recovery Reform 
Act of 2018 (division D of Public Law 115–254; 132 Stat. 
3442) and section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
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Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5115): 
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Homeless Assistance 
Grants’’, $5,000,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2022, for the Emergency Solutions Grants pro-
gram as authorized under subtitle B of title IV of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11371 et seq.), as amended, to prevent, prepare for, and 
respond to coronavirus among individuals and families 
who are homeless, receiving homeless assistance, or at risk 
of homelessness and to support additional homeless assist-
ance and homelessness prevention activities to mitigate the 
impacts created by coronavirus: Provided, That up to 
$1,500,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this 
heading in this Act shall be distributed pursuant to 24 
CFR 576.3 to grantees that received allocations pursuant 
to that same formula in fiscal year 2020, and that such 
allocations shall be made within 30 days of enactment of 
this Act: Provided further, That, in addition to amounts 
allocated in the preceding proviso, an additional 
$1,500,000,000 shall be allocated directly to a State or 
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unit of general local government by a formula to be devel-
oped by the Secretary and that such allocations shall be 
made within 45 days of enactment of this Act: Provided 
further, That such formula shall allocate such amounts for 
the benefit of unsheltered homeless, sheltered homeless, 
and those at risk of homelessness to geographical areas 
with the greatest need based on the risk of increasing 
transmission of coronavirus, rising rates of sheltered and 
unsheltered homelessness, and disruptions to economic 
and housing markets and other factors, as determined by 
the Secretary: Provided further, That not less than every 
60 days thereafter, the Secretary shall allocate a minimum 
of an additional $500,000,000: Provided further, That 
amounts in the preceding proviso shall be allocated by a 
formula to be developed by the Secretary which takes into 
consideration the factors contained in the third proviso 
under this heading, in addition to the best available data 
on the number of coronavirus cases and disruptions in eco-
nomic and housing markets, and other factors as deter-
mined by the Secretary: Provided further, That such 
amounts may be used to reimburse allowable costs con-
sistent with the purposes of this heading incurred by a 
State or locality regardless of the date on which such costs 
were incurred: Provided further, That individuals and fam-
ilies who are very low-income (as such term is defined in 
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section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)) shall be considered ‘‘at risk of home-
lessness’’ and eligible for homelessness prevention assist-
ance if they meet the criteria in subparagraphs (B) and 
(C) of section 401(1) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
Act (42 U.S.C. 11360(1)(B) and (C)): Provided further, 
That any individuals and families who are low-income (as 
such term is defined in section 3(b) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)) shall be eligi-
ble for rental assistance: Provided further, That recipients 
may deviate from applicable procurement standards when 
procuring goods and services consistent with the purposes 
of this heading: Provided further, That a recipient may 
use up to 10 percent of its allocation for administrative 
purposes: Provided further, That the use of such amounts 
shall not be subject to the consultation, citizen participa-
tion, or match requirements that otherwise apply to the 
Emergency Solutions Grants program, except that a re-
cipient must publish how it has and will utilize its alloca-
tion at a minimum on the Internet at the appropriate Gov-
ernment web site or through other electronic media: Pro-
vided further, That the spending cap established pursuant 
to section 415(b) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Act 
(42 U.S.C. 11374) shall not apply to such amounts: Pro-
vided further, That such amounts may be used to provide 
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temporary emergency shelters (through leasing of existing 
property, temporary structures, or other means) for the 
purposes described under this heading, and that such tem-
porary emergency shelters shall not be subject to the min-
imum periods of use required by section 416(c)(1) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 11375(c)(1)): Provided further, That Fed-
eral habitability and environmental review standards and 
requirements shall not apply to the use of such amounts 
for those temporary emergency shelters that have been de-
termined by Federal, State, or local health officials to be 
necessary to prevent and mitigate the spread of 
coronavirus: Provided further, That such amounts may be 
used for training on infectious disease prevention and 
mitigation and to provide hazard pay, including for time 
worked prior to enactment of this Act, for staff working 
directly to prevent and mitigate the spread of coronavirus 
among persons who are homeless or at risk of homeless-
ness, and that such activities shall not be considered ad-
ministrative costs for purposes of the 10 percent cap: Pro-
vided further, That in administering the amounts made 
available under this heading in this Act, the Secretary may 
waive, or specify alternative requirements for, any provi-
sion of any statute or regulation (except for any require-
ments related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor 
standards, and the environment) that the Secretary ad-
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ministers in connection with the obligation or use by the 
recipient of these amounts, if the Secretary finds that 
good cause exists for the waiver or alternative requirement 
and such waiver or alternative requirement is consistent 
with the purposes described under this heading: Provided 
further, That any such waivers shall be deemed to be effec-
tive as of the date a State or unit of local government 
began preparing for coronavirus and shall apply to the use 
of amounts provided under this heading and amounts pro-
vided under the same heading in fiscal year 2020 used 
by recipients for the purposes described under this head-
ing: Provided further, That 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 that such public notice 
may be provided on the Internet at the appropriate Gov-
ernment web site or through other electronic media, as 
determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That up 
to 1 percent of amounts made available under this heading 
in this Act may be used to increase prior awards made 
to existing technical assistance providers with experience 
in providing health care services in order to provide an 
immediate increase in capacity building and technical as-
sistance to recipients of the Emergency Solutions Grants 
program under this heading and under the same heading 
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in fiscal years 2018, 2019 and 2020: Provided further, 
That none of the funds provided under this heading may 
be used to require people experiencing homelessness to re-
ceive treatment or perform any other prerequisite activi-
ties as a condition for receiving shelter, housing, or other 
services: Provided further, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg-
et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE 
For and additional amount for ‘‘Emergency Rental 
Assistance’’, as authorized in section 104 of title I of divi-
sion I of the Take Responsibility for Workers and Families 
Act, $100,000,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
HOUSING ASSISTANCE FUND 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Housing Assist-
ance Fund’’, as authorized in section 107 of title I of divi-
sion I of the Take Responsibility for Workers and Families 
Act, $35,000,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
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tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
HOUSING PROGRAMS 
ASSISTED HOUSING STABILITY 
For an additional amount for assistance to owners 
or sponsors of properties receiving project-based assist-
ance pursuant to section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 
(12 U.S.C. 17012), section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013), or 
section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as 
amended, (42 U.S.C. 1437f), $1,100,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, unless otherwise specified: Pro-
vided, That such amounts shall be used to prevent, pre-
pare for, and respond to coronavirus: Provided further, 
That of the amounts made available under this heading 
in this Act: 
(1) $1,000,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Project-Based 
Rental Assistance’’ to supplement funds already 
available for expiring or terminating section 8 
project-based subsidy contracts (including section 8 
moderate rehabilitation contracts), for amendments 
to section 8 project-based subsidy contracts (includ-
ing section 8 moderate rehabilitation contracts), for 
contracts entered into pursuant to section 441 of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
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U.S.C. 11401), for renewal of section 8 contracts for 
units in projects that are subject to approved plans 
of action under the Emergency Low Income Housing 
Preservation Act of 1987 or the Low-Income Hous-
ing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act 
of 1990, and for administrative and other expenses 
associated with project-based activities and assist-
ance funded under this paragraph; 
(2) $75,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2022, shall be for ‘‘Housing for the El-
derly’’ to supplement funds already available for 
project rental assistance for the elderly under section 
202(c)(2) of such Housing Act of 1959, including 
amendments to contracts for such assistance and re-
newal of expiring contracts for such assistance for 
up to a 1-year term, for senior preservation rental 
assistance contracts, including renewals, as author-
ized by section 811(e) of the American Housing and 
Economic Opportunity Act of 2000, as amended, 
and for supportive services associated with the hous-
ing for the elderly as authorized by such section 
202: Provided further, That funds made available 
under this paragraph shall be used to provide emer-
gency assistance for continuation of contracts for 
project rental assistance and amendment to such 
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contracts, supportive services, existing service coordi-
nators, one-time grants to hire additional service co-
ordinators, other staffing, rent supports, and emer-
gency preparedness relating to coronavirus; and 
(3) $25,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2023, shall be for ‘‘Housing for Persons 
with Disabilities’’ to supplement funds already avail-
able for project rental assistance for supportive 
housing for persons with disabilities under section 
811(d)(2) of such Cranston-Gonzalez National Af-
fordable Housing Act, for project assistance con-
tracts pursuant to section 202(h) of the Housing 
Act of 1959 (Public Law 86–372; 73 Stat. 667), in-
cluding amendments to contracts for such assistance 
and renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance 
for up to a 1-year term, for project rental assistance 
to State housing finance agencies and other appro-
priate entities as authorized under section 811(b)(3) 
of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Housing Act, and 
for supportive services associated with the housing 
for persons with disabilities as authorized by section 
811(b)(1) of such Act: 
Provided further, That for the purposes of addressing the 
impact of coronavirus, the Secretary may waive, or specify 
alternative requirements for, any provision of any statute 
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or regulation that the Secretary administers in connection 
with the use of amounts made available under this heading 
in this Act (except for requirements related to fair hous-
ing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environ-
ment) upon a finding by the Secretary that any such waiv-
ers or alternative requirements are necessary to expedite 
or facilitate the use of such amounts: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall notify the public through the 
Federal Register or other appropriate means of any such 
waiver or alternative requirement in order for such waiver 
or alternative requirement to take effect, and that such 
public notice may be provided at minimum on the Internet 
at the appropriate Government web site or through other 
electronic media, as determined by the Secretary: Provided 
further, That up to 1 percent of the amounts provided 
under paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) may be used to make 
new awards or increase prior awards made to existing 
technical assistance providers, without competition, to pro-
vide an immediate increase in capacity building and tech-
nical assistance available to recipients of amounts identi-
fied in the preceding proviso, to remain available until 
September 30, 2024: Provided further, That such amount 
is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
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Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985. 
FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 
FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Fair Housing Activi-
ties’’, $7,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2021, for contracts, grants, and other assistance, as au-
thorized by title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as 
amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, 
and section 561 of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1987, to prevent, prepare for, and respond 
to coronavirus, of which $4,000,000 shall be for the Fair 
Housing Assistance Program Partnership for Special En-
forcement grants to address fair housing issues relating 
to coronavirus, and $3,000,000 shall be for the Fair Hous-
ing Initiatives Program for education and outreach activi-
ties under such section 561 to educate the public about 
fair housing issues related to coronavirus: Provided, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 
an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’, $5,000,000, to remain available until September 
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30, 2021: Provided, That the amount made available 
under this heading in this Act shall be for necessary sala-
ries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978 and to 
conduct audits and investigations of activities carried out 
with amounts made available in this Act to the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development to prevent, pre-
pare for, and respond to coronavirus: Provided further, 
That the Inspector General shall have independent author-
ity over all personnel issues within this office: Provided 
further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
TITLE XIII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS DIVISION 
SEC. 13101. Not later than 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the head of each executive agen-
cy that receives funding in this Act, or that received fund-
ing in the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Sup-
plemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (division A of Public 
Law 116–123) or the Second Coronavirus Preparedness 
and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (di-
vision A of Public Law 116–127), shall provide a report 
detailing the anticipated uses of all such funding to the 
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Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate: Provided, That each report shall 
include estimated personnel and administrative costs, as 
well as the total amount of funding apportioned, allotted, 
obligated, and expended, to date: Provided further, That 
each such report shall be updated and submitted to such 
Committees every 60 days until all funds are expended 
or expire: Provided further, That reports submitted pursu-
ant to this section shall satisfy the requirements of section 
1701 of division A of Public Law 116–127. 
SEC. 13102. Each amount appropriated or made 
available by this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise 
appropriated for the fiscal year involved. 
SEC. 13103. In this Act, the term ‘‘coronavirus’’ 
means SARS–CoV–2 or another coronavirus with pan-
demic potential. 
SEC. 13104. No part of any appropriation contained 
in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond 
the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 13105. Unless otherwise provided for by this 
Act, the additional amounts appropriated by this Act to 
appropriations accounts shall be available under the au-
thorities and conditions applicable to such appropriations 
accounts for fiscal year 2020. 
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SEC. 13106. Each amount designated in this Act by 
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be avail-
able (or rescinded or transferred, if applicable) only if the 
President subsequently so designates all such amounts 
and transmits such designations to the Congress. 
SEC. 13107. Any amount appropriated by this Act, 
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg-
et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and subse-
quently so designated by the President, and transferred 
pursuant to transfer authorities provided by this Act shall 
retain such designation. 
SEC. 13108. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, and subject to the availability of appropriations, 
funds made available by this Act or any other Act may 
be used to modify the terms and conditions of a contract, 
or other agreement, without consideration, to authorize a 
federal agency to reimburse at contract billing rates not 
to exceed an average of 40 hours per week any contractor 
paid leave, including sick leave, the contractor provides to 
its employees to ensure the effective response to the de-
clared national emergency for the coronavirus pandemic 
event. Such authority shall apply only to a contractor 
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whose employees cannot perform work on a federally 
owned or leased facility or site due to Federal Government 
directed closures or other restrictions, and who cannot 
telework because their job duties cannot be performed re-
motely during the declared national emergency for the 
coronavirus pandemic event. This authority also shall 
apply to subcontractors. The amounts made available by 
this section are designated by the Congress as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Third Coronavirus 
Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 2020’’. 
DIVISION B—EMERGENCY FAM-
ILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE EX-
PANSION ACT 
SEC. 20001. REFERENCES. 
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 
this division an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
section or other provision of the Family and Medical Leave 
Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.), as amended by the 
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Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act 
(Public Law 116–127). 
SEC. 20002. EMPLOYER CLARIFICATION. 
Section 101(4) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(C) 
CLARIFICATION.—Subparagraph 
(A)(i) shall not apply with respect to a public 
agency described in subparagraph (A)(iii).’’. 
SEC. 20003. EMERGENCY LEAVE EXTENSION. 
Section 102(a)(1)(F) is amended by striking ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2021’’. 
SEC. 20004. EMERGENCY LEAVE DEFINITIONS. 
(a) ELIGIBLE
EMPLOYEE.—Section 110(a)(1) is 
amended in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘sections 
101(2)(A) and 101(2)(B)(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
101(2)’’. 
(b) EMPLOYER THRESHOLD.—Section 110(a)(1)(B) 
is amended by striking ‘‘fewer than 500 employees’’ and 
inserting ‘‘1 or more employees’’. 
(c) PARENT.—Section 110(a)(1) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) PARENT.—In lieu of the definition in 
section 101(7), the term ‘parent’, with respect 
to an employee, means any of the following: 
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‘‘(i) A biological, foster, or adoptive 
parent of the employee. 
‘‘(ii) A stepparent of the employee. 
‘‘(iii) A parent-in-law of the employee. 
‘‘(iv) A parent of a domestic partner 
of the employee. 
‘‘(v) A legal guardian or other person 
who stood in loco parentis to an employee 
when the employee was a child.’’. 
(d) QUALIFYING NEED RELATED
TO
A PUBLIC 
HEALTH EMERGENCY.—Section 110(a)(2)(A) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) QUALIFYING
NEED
RELATED
TO
A 
PUBLIC
HEALTH
EMERGENCY.—The 
term 
‘qualifying need related to a public health emer-
gency’, with respect to leave, means that the 
employee is unable to perform the functions of 
the position of such employee due to a need for 
leave for any of the following: 
‘‘(i) To comply with a recommenda-
tion or order by a public official having ju-
risdiction or a health care provider on the 
basis that the physical presence of the em-
ployee on the job would jeopardize the 
health of others because of— 
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‘‘(I) the exposure of the employee 
to COVID–19; or 
‘‘(II) exhibition of symptoms of 
COVID–19 by the employee. 
‘‘(ii) To care for a family member of 
an eligible employee with respect to whom 
a public official having jurisdiction or a 
health care provider makes a determina-
tion that the presence of such family mem-
ber in the community would jeopardize the 
health of other individuals in the commu-
nity because of— 
‘‘(I) the exposure of the family 
member to COVID–19; or 
‘‘(II) exhibition of symptoms of 
COVID–19 by the family member. 
‘‘(iii) To care for the son or daughter 
of such employee if the school or place of 
care has been closed, or the child care pro-
vider of such son or daughter is unavail-
able, due to a public health emergency. 
‘‘(iv) To care for a family member 
who meets criteria of 101(12)(B) or is a 
senior citizen, if the place of care for such 
family member is closed, or the direct care 
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provider is unavailable, due to a public 
health emergency.’’. 
(e) FAMILY MEMBER.—Section 110(a)(2) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) FAMILY MEMBER.—The term ‘family 
member’, with respect to an employee, means 
any of the following: 
‘‘(i) A parent of the employee. 
‘‘(ii) A spouse of the employee. 
‘‘(iii) A sibling of the employee. 
‘‘(iv) Next of kin of the employee or 
a person for whom the employee is next of 
kin. 
‘‘(v) A son or daughter of the em-
ployee. 
‘‘(vi) A grandparent or grandchild of 
the employee. 
‘‘(vii) An domestic partner of the em-
ployee. 
‘‘(F) DOMESTIC PARTNER.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘domes-
tic partner’, with respect to an individual, 
means another individual with whom the 
individual is in a committed relationship. 
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‘‘(ii) COMMITTED RELATIONSHIP DE-
FINED.—The term ‘committed relationship’ 
means a relationship between 2 individuals, 
each at least 18 years of age, in which 
each individual is the other individual’s 
sole domestic partner and both individuals 
share responsibility for a significant meas-
ure of each other’s common welfare. The 
term includes any such relationship be-
tween 2 individuals that is granted legal 
recognition by a State or political subdivi-
sion of a State as a marriage or analogous 
relationship, including a civil union or do-
mestic partnership.’’. 
SEC. 20005. REGULATORY AUTHORITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 110(a) is amended by 
striking paragraph (3). 
(b) FORCE OR EFFECT OF REGULATIONS.—Any reg-
ulation issued under section 110(a)(3), as in effect on the 
day before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall 
have no force or effect. 
SEC. 20006. RELATIONSHIP TO PAID LEAVE. 
Section 110(b) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
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(A) in the header, by striking ‘‘10 DAYS’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2 WORKWEEKS’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘10 
days’’ and inserting ‘‘2 workweeks’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting, ‘‘, 
including leave provided under section 5102 of 
the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (Public 
Law 116–127),’’ after ‘‘medical or sick leave’’; 
and 
(D) by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) EMPLOYER REQUIREMENT.—An em-
ployer may not require an employee to sub-
stitute any leave described in subparagraph (B) 
for leave under section 102(a)(1)(F). 
‘‘(D) RELATIONSHIP
TO
OTHER
FAMILY 
AND MEDICAL LEAVE.—Leave taken under sub-
paragraph (F) of section 102(a)(1) shall not 
count towards the 12 weeks of leave to which 
an employee is entitled under subparagraphs 
(A) through (E) of such section.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘10 days’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2 workweeks’’. 
SEC. 20007. WAGE RATE. 
Section 110(b)(2)(B)(I) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
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‘‘(I) an amount that is not less 
than the greater of— 
‘‘(aa) the minimum wage 
rate in effect under section 
6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Stand-
ards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
206(a)(1)); 
‘‘(bb) the minimum wage 
rate in effect for such employee 
in the applicable State or locality, 
whichever is greater, in which the 
employee is employed; or 
‘‘(cc) two thirds of an em-
ployee’s regular rate of pay (as 
determined under section 7(e) of 
the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
1938 (29 U.S.C. 207(e)); and’’. 
SEC. 20008. NOTICE. 
Section 110(c) is amended by inserting ‘‘or sub-
section (a)(2)(A)(iv)’’ after ‘‘for the purpose described in 
subsection (a)(2)(A)(iii)’’. 
SEC. 20009. AMENDMENTS TO THE EMERGENCY FAMILY 
AND MEDICAL LEAVE EXPANSION ACT. 
The Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expan-
sion Act (Public Law 116–127) is amended— 
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(1) in section 3103(b), by striking ‘‘Employees’’ 
and 
inserting, 
‘‘Notwithstanding 
section 
102(a)(1)(A) of the Family and Medical Leave Act 
of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)(A)), employees’’; and 
(2) by striking sections 3104 and 3105. 
DIVISION C—EMERGENCY PAID 
SICK LEAVE ACT AMENDMENTS 
SEC. 30001. REFERENCES. 
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 
this division an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
section or other provision of division E of the Families 
First Coronavirus Response Act (Public Law 116–127). 
SEC. 30002. PAID SICK TIME REQUIREMENT. 
(a) USES.—Section 5102(a) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An employer shall provide to 
each employee employed by the employer paid sick time 
for any of the following uses: 
‘‘(1) To self-isolate because the employee is di-
agnosed with COVID–19. 
‘‘(2) To obtain a medical diagnosis or care if 
such employee is experiencing the symptoms of 
COVID–19. 
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‘‘(3) To comply with a recommendation or 
order by a public official with jurisdiction or a 
health care provider on the basis that the physical 
presence of the employee on the job would jeopardize 
the health of others because of— 
‘‘(A) the exposure of the employee to 
COVID–19; or 
‘‘(B) exhibition of symptoms of COVID–19 
by the employee; or 
‘‘(4) To care for or assist a family member of 
the employee— 
‘‘(A) who— 
‘‘(i) is self-isolating because such fam-
ily member has been diagnosed with 
COVID–19; or 
‘‘(ii) is experiencing symptoms of 
COVID–19 and needs to obtain medical di-
agnosis or care. 
‘‘(B) with respect to whom a public official 
with jurisdiction or a health care provider 
makes a determination that the presence of the 
family member in the community would jeop-
ardize the health of other individuals in the 
community because of— 
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‘‘(i) the exposure of such family mem-
ber to the COVID–19; or 
‘‘(ii) 
exhibition 
of 
symptoms 
of 
COVID–19 by such family member. 
‘‘(5) To care for the son or daughter of such 
employee if the school or place of care has been 
closed, or the child care provider of such son or 
daughter is unavailable, due to COVID–19.’’. 
(b) EMPLOYERS WITH EXISTING POLICIES.—Section 
5102 by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) EMPLOYERS WITH EXISTING POLICIES.—With 
respect to an employer that provides paid leave on the day 
before the date of enactment of this Act— 
‘‘(1) the paid sick time under this Act shall be 
made available to employees of the employer in addi-
tion to such paid leave; and 
‘‘(2) the employer may not change such paid 
leave on or after such date of enactment to avoid 
being subject to paragraph (1).’’. 
SEC. 30003. PROHIBITED ACTS. 
Section 5104(1) is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end and inserting ‘‘or’’. 
SEC. 30004. SUNSET. 
Section 5109 is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2020’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2021’’. 
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SEC. 30005. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) EMPLOYEE.—Section 5110(1)(A)(i) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘terms’’ and inserting ‘‘term’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘paragraph (5)(A)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘paragraph (2)(A)’’. 
(b) EMPLOYER.—Section 5110(2)(B) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘terms’’ and inserting ‘‘term’’; 
(2) by amending subclause (I) of clause (i) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(I) means any person engaged 
in commerce or in any industry or ac-
tivity affecting commerce that employs 
1 or more employees;’’; and 
(3) by amending clause (ii) to read as follows: 
‘‘(ii) PUBLIC AGENCY AND NON-PROF-
IT
ORGANIZATIONS.—For 
purposes 
of 
clause (i)(III) and (i)(I), a public agency 
and a nonprofit organization shall be con-
sidered to be a person engaged in com-
merce or in an industry or activity affect-
ing commerce.’’. 
(c) FMLA TERMS.—Section 5110(4) is amended to 
read as follows: 
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‘‘(4) FMLA TERMS.—The terms ‘health care 
provider’, ‘next of kin’, ‘son or daughter’, and 
‘spouse’ have the meanings given such terms in sec-
tion 101 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 
1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611).’’. 
(d) PAID SICK TIME.—Section 5110(5) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘section 2(a)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 5102(a)’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘exceed’’ and 
all that follows and inserting ‘‘exceed $511 per 
day and $5,110 in the aggregate.’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) by striking the following: 
‘‘(B) REQUIRED COMPENSATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to sub-
paragraph (A)(ii),’’; and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) REQUIRED COMPENSATION.—Subject 
to subparagraph (A)(ii),’’; and 
(B) by striking clause (ii); and 
(3) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘ section 
2(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 5102(a)’’. 
(a) ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS.—Section 5110 is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(6) DOMESTIC PARTNER.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘domestic 
partner’, with respect to an individual, means 
another individual with whom the individual is 
in a committed relationship. 
‘‘(B) 
COMMITTED
RELATIONSHIP
DE-
FINED.—The term ‘committed relationship’ 
means a relationship between 2 individuals, 
each at least 18 years of age, in which each in-
dividual is the other individual’s sole domestic 
partner and both individuals share responsi-
bility for a significant measure of each other’s 
common welfare. The term includes any such 
relationship between 2 individuals that is grant-
ed legal recognition by a State or political sub-
division of a State as a marriage or analogous 
relationship, including a civil union or domestic 
partnership. 
‘‘(7) FAMILY
MEMBER.—The term ‘family 
member’, with respect to an employee, means any of 
the following: 
‘‘(A) A parent of the employee. 
‘‘(B) A spouse of the employee. 
‘‘(C) A son or daughter of the employee. 
‘‘(D) A sibling of the employee. 
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‘‘(E) A next of kin of the employee or a 
person for whom the employee is next of kin. 
‘‘(F) A grandparent or grandchild of the 
employee. 
‘‘(G) A domestic partner of the employee. 
‘‘(8) FFCRA TERMS.—The terms ‘child care 
provider’ and ‘school’ have the meanings given such 
terms in section 110(a)(2) of the Family and Med-
ical and Leave Act of 1993. 
‘‘(9) PARENT.—The term ‘parent’, with respect 
to an employee, means any of the following: 
‘‘(A) A biological, foster, or adoptive par-
ent of the employee. 
‘‘(B) A stepparent of the employee. 
‘‘(C) A parent-in-law of the employee. 
‘‘(D) A parent of a domestic partner of the 
employee. 
‘‘(E) A legal guardian or other person who 
stood in loco parentis to an employee when the 
employee was a child.’’. 
SEC. 30006. REGULATORY AUTHORITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Division E is amended by striking 
section 5111. 
(b) FORCE OR EFFECT OF REGULATIONS.—Any reg-
ulation issued under section 5111 of division E of the 
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Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Public Law 
116–127), as in effect on the day before the date of the 
enactment of this Act, shall have no force or effect. 
DIVISION 
D—COVID–19 
WORK-
ERS FIRST PROTECTION ACT 
OF 2020 
SEC. 40001. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘COVID–19 Work-
ers First Protection Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 40002. EMERGENCY TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT 
STANDARDS. 
(a) EMERGENCY TEMPORARY STANDARD.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In consideration of the grave 
risk presented by COVID–19 and the need to 
strengthen protections for employees, pursuant to 
section 6(c)(1) of the Occupational Safety and 
Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655(c)(1)) and not-
withstanding the provisions of law and the Executive 
Order listed in paragraph (7), not later than 7 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Labor shall, in consultation with the Direc-
tor of the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion, the Director of the National Institute for Occu-
pational Safety and Health, the Commissioner of the 
Food and Drug Administration, and the persons de-
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scribed in paragraph (2), promulgate an emergency 
temporary standard to protect from occupational ex-
posure to SARS–CoV–2— 
(A) employees of health care sector em-
ployers; 
(B) employees of employers in the para-
medic and emergency medical services, includ-
ing such services provided by firefighters and 
other emergency responders; and 
(C) employees in other sectors and occupa-
tions whom the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention or the Occupational Safety and 
Health Administration identifies as having ele-
vated risk. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—In developing the stand-
ard under this subsection, the Secretary shall con-
sult with professional associations and representa-
tives of the employees in the occupations and sectors 
described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of para-
graph (1) and the employers of such employees. 
(3) ENFORCEMENT DISCRETION.—If the Sec-
retary of Labor determines it is not feasible for an 
employer to comply with a requirement of the stand-
ard promulgated under this subsection (such as a 
shortage of the necessary personal protective equip-
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ment), the Secretary may exercise discretion in the 
enforcement of such requirement if the employer 
demonstrates that the employer— 
(A) is exercising due diligence to come into 
compliance with such requirement; and 
(B) is implementing alternative methods 
and measures to protect employees. 
(4) 
EXTENSION
OF
STANDARD.—Notwith-
standing paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 6(c) of 
the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 
U.S.C. 655(c)), the emergency temporary standard 
promulgated under this subsection shall be in effect 
until the date on which the final standard promul-
gated under subsection (b) is in effect. 
(5) STATE PLAN ADOPTION.—With respect to a 
State with a State plan that has been approved by 
the Secretary of Labor under section 18 of the Oc-
cupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 
U.S.C. 667), not later than 14 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, such State shall promul-
gate an emergency temporary standard that is at 
least as effective in protecting from occupational ex-
posure to SARS–CoV–2 the employees in the occu-
pations and sectors described in subparagraphs (A) 
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through (C) of paragraph (1) as the emergency tem-
porary standard promulgated under this subsection. 
(6) EMPLOYER DEFINED.—For purposes of the 
standard promulgated under this subsection, the 
term ‘‘employer’’ under section 3 of the Occupa-
tional Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 
652) includes any State or political subdivision of a 
State, except for those already subject to the juris-
diction of a State plan approved under Section 18(b) 
of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. 
(7) INAPPLICABLE
PROVISIONS
OF
LAW
AND 
EXECUTIVE ORDER.—The requirements of chapter 6 
of title V, United States Code (commonly referred to 
as the ‘‘Regulatory Flexibility Act’’), subchapter I of 
chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (com-
monly referred to as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction 
Act’’), and Executive Order 12866 (58 Fed. Reg. 
190; relating to regulatory planning and review), as 
amended, shall not apply to the standard promul-
gated under this subsection. 
(b) PERMANENT STANDARD.—Not later than 24 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Labor shall promulgate a final standard— 
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(1) to protect employees from occupational ex-
posure to infectious pathogens, including novel 
pathogens; and 
(2) that shall be effective and enforceable in the 
same manner and to the same extent as a standard 
promulgated under section 6(b) of the Occupational 
Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655(b)). 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—Each standard promulgated 
under this section shall— 
(1) require the employers of the employees in 
the occupations and sectors described in subpara-
graphs (A) through (C) of subsection (a)(1) to de-
velop and implement a comprehensive infectious dis-
ease exposure control plan; 
(2) provide no less protection for novel patho-
gens than precautions mandated by standards 
adopted by a State plan that has been approved by 
the Secretary of Labor under section 18 of the Oc-
cupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (296 
U.S.C. 667); and 
(3) incorporate, as appropriate— 
(A) guidelines issued by the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, and the Na-
tional Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health, which are designed to prevent the 
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(2) in clause (xii), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by inserting after clause (xii) the following 
new clauses: 
‘‘(xiii) for the period beginning on 
May 23, 2020, and ending on September 
30, 2020, of $5,383,562; and 
‘‘(xiv) for the period beginning on Oc-
tober 1, 2020, and ending on November 
30, 2020, of $2,506,849.’’. 
TITLE III—PRIVATE INSURANCE 
SEC. 70301. SPECIAL ENROLLMENT PERIOD THROUGH EX-
CHANGES; FEDERAL EXCHANGE OUTREACH 
AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 
(a) SPECIAL ENROLLMENT PERIOD THROUGH EX-
CHANGES.—Section 1311(c) of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18031(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (6)— 
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking at the 
end ‘‘and’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking at 
the end the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
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(5) CREDIT SUPPORT.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall provide credit support to the Board 
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the 
program required by this section. 
(6) CONFLICT WITH OTHER LAWS.—Notwith-
standing any Federal or State law to the contrary, 
the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Fed-
eral Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and the 
Government National Mortgage Association may 
permit the pledge or grant of a security interest in 
the pledgor’s interest in such accounts receivable or 
loans or related interests and honor or permit the 
enforcement of such pledge or grant in accordance 
with its terms. 
(7) DURATION.—The extension of credit by the 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
and credit support from the Secretary of the Treas-
ury under this section shall be available until the 
later of— 
(A) 6 months after the end of the COVID– 
19 emergency; and 
(B) the date on which on the Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System and 
the Secretary of the Treasury determine such 
credit and credit support should no longer be 
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