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‘‘(ii) a non-borrowing spouse’s re-
quest, oral or written, submitted to the 
servicer affirming that the non-borrowing 
spouse has been unable to satisfy all cri-
teria for the Mortgagee Optional Election 
program due, directly or indirectly, to the 
COVID-19 emergency, or to perform all 
actions necessary to become an eligible 
non-borrowing spouse following the death 
of all borrowers; or 
‘‘(iii) a successor-in-interest of the 
borrower’s request, oral or written, sub-
mitted to the servicer affirming the heir’s 
difficulty satisfying the reverse mortgage 
loan due, directly or indirectly, to the 
COVID-19 emergency. 
‘‘(D) CURTAILMENT
OF
DEBENTURE
IN-
TEREST.—Where any covered mortgage loan 
which is also a federally insured reverse mort-
gage loan is in default during the covered pe-
riod and subject to a prior event which provides 
for curtailment of debenture interest in connec-
tion with a claim for insurance benefits, the 
curtailment of debenture interest shall be sus-
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pended during any forbearance period provided 
herein.’’. 
(3) ADDITIONAL FORECLOSURE AND REPOSSES-
SION
PROTECTIONS.—Section 
4022(c) 
of 
the 
CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9056(c)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘may not 
initiate any judicial or non-judicial foreclosure 
process, move for a foreclosure judgment or 
order of sale, or execute a foreclosure-related 
eviction or foreclosure sale for not less than the 
60-day period beginning on March 18, 2020’’ 
and inserting ‘‘may not initiate or proceed with 
any judicial or non-judicial foreclosure process, 
schedule a foreclosure sale, move for a fore-
closure judgment or order of sale, execute a 
foreclosure related eviction or foreclosure sale 
for six months after the date of enactment of 
the Emergency Housing Protections and Relief 
Act of 2020’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) REPOSSESSION MORATORIUM.—In the case 
of personal property, including any recreational or 
motor vehicle, used as a dwelling, no person may use 
any judicial or non-judicial procedure to repossess or 
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otherwise take possession of such property for six 
months after date of enactment of this paragraph.’’. 
(4) MORTGAGE FORBEARANCE REFORMS.—Sec-
tion 4022 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9056) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (b), by striking para-
graphs (1), (2), and (3) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—During the covered period, 
a borrower with a covered mortgage loan who has 
not obtained automatic forbearance pursuant to this 
section and who is experiencing a financial hardship 
that prevents the borrower from making timely pay-
ments on the covered mortgage loan due, directly or 
indirectly, to the COVID–19 emergency may request 
forbearance on the loan, regardless of delinquency 
status, by— 
‘‘(A) submitting a request, orally or in 
writing, to the servicer of the loan; and 
‘‘(B) affirming that the borrower is experi-
encing a financial hardship that prevents the 
borrower from making timely payments on the 
covered mortgage loan due, directly or indi-
rectly, to the COVID–19 emergency. 
‘‘(2) DURATION OF FORBEARANCE.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon a request by a 
borrower to a servicer for forbearance under 
paragraph (1), such forbearance shall be grant-
ed by the servicer for the period requested by 
the borrower, up to an initial length of 180 
days, the length of which shall be extended by 
the servicer, at the request of the borrower for 
the period or periods requested, for a total for-
bearance period of up to 12-months. 
‘‘(B) 
MINIMUM
FORBEARANCE 
AMOUNTS.—For purposes of granting a forbear-
ance under this paragraph, a servicer may 
grant an initial forbearance with a term of not 
less than 90 days, provided that it is automati-
cally extended for an additional 90 days unless 
the servicer confirms the borrower does not 
want to renew the forbearance or that the bor-
rower is no longer experiencing a financial 
hardship that prevents the borrower from mak-
ing timely mortgage payments due, directly or 
indirectly, to the COVID–19 emergency. 
‘‘(C) 
RIGHT
TO
SHORTEN
FORBEAR-
ANCE.—At a borrower’s request, any period of 
forbearance described under this paragraph 
may be shortened. A borrower who makes such 
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a request shall be offered a loss mitigation op-
tion pursuant to subsection (d) within 30 days 
of resuming regular payments to address any 
payment deficiency during the forbearance. 
‘‘(3) ACCRUAL
OF
INTEREST
OR
FEES.—A 
servicer shall not charge a borrower any fees, pen-
alties, or interest (beyond the amounts scheduled or 
calculated as if the borrower made all contractual 
payments on time and in full under the terms of the 
mortgage contract) in connection with a forbearance, 
provided that a servicer may offer the borrower a 
modification option at the end of a forbearance pe-
riod granted hereunder that includes the capitaliza-
tion of past due principal and interest and escrow 
payments as long as the borrower’s principal and in-
terest payment under such modification remains at 
or below the contractual principal and interest pay-
ments owed under the terms of the mortgage con-
tract before such forbearance period except as the 
result of a change in the index of an adjustable rate 
mortgage. 
‘‘(4) COMMUNICATION WITH SERVICERS.—Any 
communication between a borrower and a servicer 
described under this section may be made in writing 
or orally, at the borrower’s choice. 
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‘‘(5) COMMUNICATION WITH BORROWERS WITH 
A
DISABILITY.—Upon request from a borrower, 
servicers shall communicate with borrowers who 
have a disability in the borrower’s preferred method 
of communication. For purposes of this paragraph, 
the term ‘disability’ has the meaning given that term 
in the Fair Housing Act, the Americans with Dis-
abilities Act of 1990, or the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c), by amending para-
graph (1) to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) 
NO
DOCUMENTATION
REQUIRED.—A 
servicer of a covered mortgage loan shall not require 
any documentation with respect to a forbearance 
under this section other than the borrower’s affirma-
tion (oral or written) to a financial hardship that 
prevents the borrower from making timely payments 
on the covered mortgage loan due, directly or indi-
rectly, to the COVID–19 emergency. An oral request 
for forbearance and oral affirmation of hardship by 
the borrower shall be sufficient for the borrower to 
obtain or extend a forbearance.’’. 
(5) OTHER SERVICER REQUIREMENTS DURING 
FORBEARANCE.—Section 4022(c) of the CARES Act 
(15 U.S.C. 9056(c)), as amended by paragraph (3) 
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of this subsection, is further amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(4) FORBEARANCE
TERMS
NOTICE.—Within 
30 days of a servicer of a covered mortgage loan 
providing forbearance to a borrower under sub-
section (b) or paragraph (9) or (10), or 10 days if 
the forbearance is for a term of less than 60 days, 
but only where the forbearance was provided in re-
sponse to a borrower’s request for forbearance or 
when an automatic forbearance was initially pro-
vided under paragraph (9) or (10), and not when an 
existing forbearance is automatically extended, the 
servicer shall provide the borrower with a notice in 
accordance with the terms in paragraph (5). 
‘‘(5) CONTENTS OF NOTICE.—The written no-
tice required under paragraph (4) shall state in 
plain language— 
‘‘(A) the specific terms of the forbearance; 
‘‘(B) the beginning and ending dates of the 
forbearance; 
‘‘(C) that the borrower is eligible for up to 
12 months of forbearance; 
‘‘(D) that the borrower may request an ex-
tension of the forbearance unless the borrower 
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will have reached the maximum period at the 
end of the forbearance; 
‘‘(E) that the borrower may request that 
the initial or extended period be shortened at 
any time; 
‘‘(F) that the borrower should contact the 
servicer before the end of the forbearance pe-
riod; 
‘‘(G) a description of the loss mitigation 
options that may be available to the borrower at 
the end of the forbearance period based on the 
borrower’s specific loan; 
‘‘(H) information on how to find a housing 
counseling agency approved by the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development; 
‘‘(I) in the case of a forbearance provided 
pursuant to paragraph (9) or (10), that the for-
bearance was automatically provided and how 
to contact the servicer to make arrangements 
for further assistance, including any renewal; 
and 
‘‘(J) where applicable, that the forbearance 
is subject to an automatic extension including 
the terms of any such automatic extensions and 
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when any further extension would require a bor-
rower request. 
‘‘(6) TREATMENT
OF
ESCROW
ACCOUNTS.— 
During any forbearance provided under this section, 
a servicer shall pay or advance funds to make dis-
bursements in a timely manner from any escrow ac-
count established on the covered mortgage loan. 
‘‘(7) NOTIFICATION FOR BORROWERS.—During 
the period that begins 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this paragraph and ends at the end of 
the covered period, each servicer of a covered mort-
gage loan shall be required to— 
‘‘(A) make available in a clear and con-
spicuous manner on their webpage accurate in-
formation, in English and Spanish, for bor-
rowers regarding the availability of forbearance 
as provided under subsection (b); and 
‘‘(B) notify every borrower whose pay-
ments on a covered mortgage loan are delin-
quent in any oral communication with or to the 
borrower that the borrower may be eligible to 
request forbearance as provided under sub-
section (b), except that such notice shall not be 
required if the borrower already has requested 
forbearance under subsection (b). 
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‘‘(8) CERTAIN TREATMENT UNDER RESPA.—As 
long as a borrower’s payment on a covered mortgage 
loan was not more than 30 days delinquent on 
March 13, 2020, a servicer may not deem the bor-
rower as delinquent while a forbearance granted 
under subsection (b) is in effect for purposes of the 
application of sections 6 and 10 of the Real Estate 
Settlement Procedures Act and any applicable regu-
lations.’’. 
(6) POST-FORBEARANCE LOSS MITIGATION.— 
(A) AMENDMENT TO CARES ACT.—Section 
4022 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9056) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) POST-FORBEARANCE LOSS MITIGATION.— 
‘‘(1) NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF ADDITIONAL 
FORBEARANCE.—With respect to any covered mort-
gage loan as to which forbearance under this section 
has been granted and not otherwise extended, in-
cluding by automatic extension, a servicer shall, no 
later than 30 days before the end of the forbearance 
period, in writing, notify the borrower that addi-
tional forbearance may be available and how to re-
quest such forbearance, except that no such notice 
is required where the borrower already has requested 
an extension of the forbearance period, is subject to 
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automatic 
extension 
pursuant 
to 
subsection 
(b)(2)(B), or no additional forbearance is available. 
‘‘(2) LOSS MITIGATION OFFER BEFORE EXPIRA-
TION OF FORBEARANCE.—No later than 30 days be-
fore the end of any forbearance period that has not 
been extended or 30 days after a request by a con-
sumer to terminate the forbearance, which time shall 
be before the servicer initiates or engages in any 
foreclosure activity listed in subsection (c)(2), in-
cluding incurring or charging to a borrower any fees 
or corporate advances related to a foreclosure, the 
servicer shall, in writing— 
‘‘(A) offer the borrower a loss mitigation 
option, without the charging of any fees or pen-
alties other than interest, such that the bor-
rower’s principal and interest payment remains 
the same as it was prior to the forbearance, 
subject to any adjustment of the index pursuant 
to the terms of an adjustable rate mortgage, 
and that either— 
‘‘(i) defers the payment of total ar-
rearages, including any escrow advances, 
to the end of the existing term of the loan, 
without the charging or collection of any 
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additional 
interest 
on 
the 
deferred 
amounts; or 
‘‘(ii) extends the term of the mortgage 
loan, and capitalizes, defers, or forgives all 
escrow advances and other arrearages; 
provided, however, that the servicer may offer 
the borrower a loss mitigation option that re-
duces the principal and interest payment on the 
loan and capitalizes, defers, or forgives all es-
crow advances or arrearages if the servicer has 
information indicating that the borrower cannot 
resume the pre-forbearance mortgage payments; 
and 
‘‘(B) concurrent with the loss mitigation 
offer in subparagraph (A), notify the borrower 
that the borrower has the right to be evaluated 
for other loss mitigation options if the borrower 
is not able to make the payment under the op-
tion offered in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(3) EVALUATION FOR LOSS MITIGATION PRIOR 
TO
FORECLOSURE
INITIATION.—Before a servicer 
may initiate or engage in any foreclosure activity 
listed in subsection (c)(2), including incurring or 
charging to a borrower any fees or corporate ad-
vances related to a foreclosure on the basis that the 
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borrower has failed to perform under the loss miti-
gation offer in paragraph (2)(A) within the first 90 
days after the option is offered, including a failure 
to accept the loss mitigation offer in paragraph 
(2)(A), the servicer shall— 
‘‘(A) unless the borrower has already sub-
mitted a complete application that the servicer 
is reviewing— 
‘‘(i) notify the borrower in writing of 
the documents and information, if any, 
needed by the servicer to enable the 
servicer to consider the borrower for all 
available loss mitigation options; 
‘‘(ii) exercise reasonable diligence to 
obtain the documents and information 
needed to complete the borrower’s loss 
mitigation application; 
‘‘(B) upon receipt of a complete applica-
tion or if, despite the servicer’s exercise of rea-
sonable diligence, the loss mitigation application 
remains incomplete sixty days after the notice 
in paragraph (2)(A) is sent, conduct an evalua-
tion of the complete or incomplete loss mitiga-
tion application without reference to whether 
the borrower has previously submitted a com-
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plete loss mitigation application and offer the 
borrower all available loss mitigation options for 
which the borrower qualifies under applicable 
investor guidelines, including guidelines regard-
ing required documentation. 
‘‘(4) EFFECT ON FUTURE REQUESTS FOR LOSS 
MITIGATION REVIEW.—An application, offer, or eval-
uation for loss mitigation under this section shall 
not be the basis for the denial of a borrower’s appli-
cation as duplicative or for a reduction in the bor-
rower’s appeal rights under Regulation X (12 CFR 
1024) in regard to any loss mitigation application 
submitted after the servicer has complied with the 
requirements of paragraphs (2) and (3). 
‘‘(5) SAFE HARBOR.—Any loss mitigation op-
tion authorized by the Federal National Mortgage 
Association, the Federal Home Loan Corporation, or 
the Federal Housing Administration that either— 
‘‘(A) defers the payment of total arrear-
ages, including any escrow advances, to the end 
of the existing term of the loan, without the 
charging or collection of any additional interest 
on the deferred amounts, or 
‘‘(B) extends the term of the mortgage 
loan, and capitalizes, defers, or forgives all es-
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crow advances and other arrearages, without 
the charging of any fees or penalties beyond in-
terest on any amount capitalized into the loan 
principal, 
shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of 
paragraph (1)(B). 
‘‘(6) HOME RETENTION OPTIONS FOR CERTAIN 
REVERSE MORTGAGE LOANS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For a covered mort-
gage loan which is also a federally-insured re-
verse mortgage loan, a servicer’s conduct shall 
be deemed to comply with this section provided 
that if the loan is eligible to be called due and 
payable due to a property charge default, the 
mortgagee shall, as a precondition to sending a 
due and payable request to the Secretary or ini-
tiating or continuing a foreclosure process— 
‘‘(i) make a good faith effort to com-
municate with the borrower regarding 
available home retention options to cure 
the property charge default, including en-
couraging the borrower to apply for home 
retention options; and 
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‘‘(ii) consider the borrower for all 
available home retention options as allowed 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) PERMISSIBLE REPAYMENT PLANS.— 
The Secretary shall amend its allowable home 
retention options to permit a repayment plan of 
up to 120 months in length, and to permit a re-
payment plan without regard to prior defaults 
on repayment plans. 
‘‘(C) LIMITATION ON INTEREST CURTAIL-
MENT.—The Secretary may not curtail interest 
paid to mortgagees who engage in loss mitiga-
tion or home retention actions through interest 
curtailment during such loss mitigation or home 
retention review or during the period when a 
loss mitigation or home retention plan is in ef-
fect and ending 90 days after any such plan 
terminates.’’. 
(B) AMENDMENT
TO
HOUSING
ACT
OF 
1949.—Section 505 of the Housing Act of 1949 
(42 U.S.C. 1475) is amended— 
(i) by striking the section heading and 
inserting ‘‘LOSS
MITIGATION
AND
FORE-
CLOSURE PROCEDURES’’; 
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(ii) in subsection (a), by striking the 
section designation and all that follows 
through ‘‘During any’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 505. (a) MORATORIUM.—(1) In determining a 
borrower’s eligibility for relief, the Secretary shall make 
all eligibility decisions based on the borrower’s household’s 
income, expenses, and circumstances. 
‘‘(2) During any’’. 
(iii) by redesignating subsection (b) as 
subsection (c); and 
(iv) by inserting after subsection (a) 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(b) LOAN
MODIFICATION.—(1) Notwithstanding 
any other provision of this title, for any loan made under 
section 502 or 504, the Secretary may modify the interest 
rate and extend the term of such loan for up to 30 years 
from the date of such modification. 
‘‘(2) At the end of any moratorium period granted 
under this section or under the Emergency Housing Pro-
tections and Relief Act of 2020, the Secretary shall deter-
mine whether the borrower can reasonably resume making 
principal and interest payments after the Secretary modi-
fies the borrower’s loan obligations in accordance with 
paragraph (1).’’. 
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(7) MULTIFAMILY MORTGAGE FORBEARANCE.— 
Section 4023 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9057) 
is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Federally backed multi-
family mortgage loan’’ each place such term ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘multifamily mortgage 
loan’’; 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘during’’ 
and inserting ‘‘due, directly or indirectly, to’’; 
(C) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by adding 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) by striking subparagraphs (B) and 
(C) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) provide the forbearance for up to the 
end of the period described under section 
4024(b).’’; and 
(D) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (g); 
(E) by inserting after subsection (e) the 
following: 
‘‘(f) TREATMENT AFTER FORBEARANCE.—With re-
spect to a multifamily mortgage loan provided a forbear-
ance under this section, the servicer of such loan— 
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‘‘(1) shall provide the borrower with a 12- 
month period beginning at the end of such forbear-
ance to become current on the payments under such 
loan; 
‘‘(2) may not charge any late fees, penalties, or 
other charges with respect to payments on the loan 
that were due during the forbearance period, if such 
payments are made before the end of the 12-month 
period; and 
‘‘(3) may not report any adverse information to 
a credit rating agency (as defined under section 603 
of the Fair Credit Reporting Act with respect to any 
payments on the loan that were due during the for-
bearance period, if such payments are made before 
the end of the 12-month period.).’’; and 
(F) in subsection (g), as so redesignated— 
(i) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘that—’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘(A) is secured 
by’’ and inserting ‘‘that is secured 
by’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and in-
serting a period; and 
(III) by striking subparagraph 
(B); and 
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(ii) by amending paragraph (5) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(5) COVERED
PERIOD.—With respect to a 
loan, the term ‘covered period’ has the meaning 
given that term under section 4022(a)(3).’’. 
(8) RENTER PROTECTIONS DURING FORBEAR-
ANCE PERIOD.—A borrower that receives a forbear-
ance pursuant to section 4022 or 4023 of the 
CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9056 or 9057) may not, for 
the duration of the forbearance— 
(A) evict or initiate the eviction of a tenant 
solely for nonpayment of rent or other fees or 
charges; or 
(B) charge any late fees, penalties, or 
other charges to a tenant for late payment of 
rent. 
(9) EXTENSION OF GSE PATCH.— 
(A) 
NON-APPLICABILITY
OF
EXISTING 
SUNSET.—Section 1026.43(e)(4)(iii)(B) of title 
12, Code of Federal Regulations, shall have no 
force or effect. 
(B) EXTENDED
SUNSET.—The special 
rules in section 1026.43(e)(4) of title 12, Code 
of Federal Regulations, shall apply to covered 
transactions consummated prior to June 1, 
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2022, or such later date as the Director of the 
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection may 
determine, by rule. 
(10) SERVICER SAFE HARBOR FROM INVESTOR 
LIABILITY.— 
(A) SAFE HARBOR.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—A servicer of cov-
ered mortgage loans or multifamily mort-
gage loans shall be deemed not to have vio-
lated any duty or contractual obligation 
owed to investors or other parties regard-
ing such mortgage loans on account of of-
fering or implementing in good faith for-
bearance during the covered period or of-
fering or implementing in good faith post- 
forbearance loss mitigation (including after 
the expiration of the covered period) in ac-
cordance with the terms of sections 4022 
and 4023 of the CARES Act to borrowers, 
respectively, on covered or multifamily 
mortgage loans that it services and shall 
not be liable to any party who is owed such 
a duty or obligation or subject to any in-
junction, stay, or other equitable relief to 
such party on account of such offer or im-
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plementation of forbearance or post-for-
bearance loss mitigation. 
(ii) OTHER
PERSONS.—Any person, 
including a trustee of a securitization vehi-
cle 
or 
other 
party 
involved 
in 
a 
securitization or other investment vehicle, 
who in good faith cooperates with a 
servicer of covered or multifamily mortgage 
loans held by that securitization or invest-
ment vehicle to comply with the terms of 
section 4022 and 4023 of the CARES Act, 
respectively, to borrowers on covered or 
multifamily mortgage loans owned by the 
securitization or other investment vehicle 
shall not be liable to any party who is owed 
such a duty or obligation or subject to any 
injunction, stay, or other equitable relief to 
such party on account of its cooperation 
with an offer or implementation of forbear-
ance during the covered period or post-for-
bearance loss mitigation, including after 
the expiration of the covered period. 
(B) STANDARD
INDUSTRY
PRACTICE.— 
During the covered period, notwithstanding any 
contractual restrictions, it is deemed to be 
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(iv) 
SERVICER.—The 
term 
‘‘servicer’’— 
(I) has the meaning given the 
term under section 6(i) of the Real 
Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 
1974 (12 U.S.C. 2605(i)); and 
(II) means a master servicer and 
a subservicer, as such terms are de-
fined, 
respectively, 
under 
section 
1024.31 of title 12, Code of Federal 
Regulations. 
(v) SECURITIZATION
VEHICLE.—The 
term ‘‘securitization vehicle’’ has the 
meaning give that term under section 
129A(f) of the Truth in Lending Act (15 
U.S.C. 1639a(f)). 
(c) BANKRUPTCY PROTECTIONS.— 
(1) BANKRUPTCY PROTECTIONS FOR FEDERAL 
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF PAYMENTS.—Section 541(b) 
of title 11, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (9), in the matter fol-
lowing subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or’’; 
(B) in paragraph (10)(C), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
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(C) by inserting after paragraph (10) the 
following: 
‘‘(11) payments made under Federal law relat-
ing to the national emergency declared by the Presi-
dent under the National Emergencies Act (50 
U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) with respect to the coronavirus 
disease 2019 (COVID–19).’’. 
(2) PROTECTION
AGAINST
DISCRIMINATORY 
TREATMENT OF HOMEOWNERS IN BANKRUPTCY.— 
Section 525 of title 11, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) A person may not be denied any forbearance, 
assistance, or loan modification relief made available to 
borrowers by a mortgage creditor or servicer because the 
person is or has been a debtor, or has received a discharge, 
in a case under this title.’’. 
(3) INCREASING
THE
HOMESTEAD
EXEMP-
TION.—Section 522 of title 11, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(A) in subsection (d)(1), by striking 
‘‘$15,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(r) Notwithstanding any other provision of applica-
ble nonbankruptcy law, a debtor in any State may exempt 
from property of the estate the property described in sub-
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section (d)(1) not to exceed the value in subsection (d)(1) 
if the exemption for such property permitted by applicable 
nonbankruptcy law is lower than that amount.’’. 
(4) EFFECT OF MISSED MORTGAGE PAYMENTS 
ON DISCHARGE.—Section 1328 of title 11, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(i) A debtor shall not be denied a discharge under 
this section because, as of the date of discharge, the debtor 
did not make 6 or fewer payments directly to the holder 
of a debt secured by real property. 
‘‘(j) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), upon 
the debtor’s request, the court shall grant a discharge of 
all debts provided for in the plan that are dischargeable 
under subsection (a) if the debtor— 
‘‘(1) has made payments under a confirmed 
plan for at least 1 year; and 
‘‘(2) is experiencing or has experienced a mate-
rial financial hardship due, directly or indirectly, to 
the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19) pan-
demic.’’. 
(5) EXPANDED
ELIGIBILITY
FOR
CHAPTER 
13.—Section 109(e) of title 11, United States Code, 
is amended— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘$250,000’’ each place the 
term appears and inserting ‘‘$850,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘$750,000’’ each place the 
term appears and inserting ‘‘$2,600,000’’. 
(6) EXTENDED
CURE
PERIOD
FOR
HOME-
OWNERS HARMED BY COVID–19 PANDEMIC.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 13 of title 11, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end thereof the following: 
‘‘§ 1331. Special provisions related to COVID–19 pan-
demic 
‘‘(a) Notwithstanding subsections (b)(2) and (d) of 
section 1322, if the debtor is experiencing or has experi-
enced a material financial hardship due, directly or indi-
rectly, to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19) pan-
demic, a plan may provide for the curing of any default 
within a reasonable time, not to exceed 7 years after the 
time that the first payment under the original confirmed 
plan was due, and maintenance of payments while the case 
is pending on any unsecured claim or secured claim on 
which the last payment is due after the expiration of such 
time. Any such plan provision shall not affect the applica-
ble commitment period under section 1325(b). 
‘‘(b) For purposes of sections 1328(a) and 1328(b), 
any cure or maintenance payments under subsection (a) 
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that are made after the end of the period during which 
the plan provides for payments (other than payments 
under subsection (a)) shall not be treated as payments 
under the plan. 
‘‘(c) Notwithstanding section 1329(c), a plan modi-
fied under section 1329 at the debtor’s request may pro-
vide for cure or maintenance payments under subsection 
(a) over a period that is not longer than 7 years after 
the time that the first payment under the original con-
firmed plan was due. 
‘‘(d) Notwithstanding section 362(c)(2), during the 
period after the debtor receives a discharge and the period 
during which the plan provides for the cure of any default 
and maintenance of payments under the plan, section 
362(a) shall apply to the holder of a claim for which a 
default is cured and payments are maintained under sub-
section (a) and to any property securing such claim. 
‘‘(e) Notwithstanding section 1301(a)(2), the stay of 
section 1301(a) terminates upon the granting of a dis-
charge under section 1328 with respect to all creditors 
other than the holder of a claim for which a default is 
cured and payments are maintained under subsection 
(a).’’. 
(B) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of 
sections of chapter 13, title 11, United States 
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Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof 
the following: 
‘‘Sec. 1331. Special provisions related to COVID–19 Pandemic.’’. 
(C) 
APPLICATION.—The 
amendments 
made by this paragraph shall apply only to any 
case under title 11, United States Code, com-
menced before 3 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act and pending on or commenced 
after such date of enactment, in which a plan 
under chapter 13 of title 11, United States 
Code, was not confirmed before March 27, 
2020. 
SEC. 104. LIQUIDITY FOR MORTGAGE SERVICERS AND RESI-
DENTIAL RENTAL PROPERTY OWNERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4003 of the CARES Act 
(15 U.S.C. 9042), is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(i) LIQUIDITY FOR MORTGAGE SERVICERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Secretary shall ensure that servicers of covered 
mortgage loans (as defined under section 4022) and 
multifamily mortgage loans (as defined under sec-
tion 4023) are provided the opportunity to partici-
pate in the loans, loan guarantees, or other invest-
ments made by the Secretary under this section. The 
Secretary shall ensure that servicers are provided 
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with access to such opportunities under equitable 
terms and conditions regardless of their size. 
‘‘(2) MORTGAGE
SERVICER
ELIGIBILITY.—In 
order to receive assistance under subsection (b)(4), 
a mortgage servicer shall— 
‘‘(A) 
demonstrate 
that 
the 
mortgage 
servicer has established policies and procedures 
to use such funds only to replace funds used for 
borrower assistance, including to advance funds 
as a result of forbearance or other loss mitiga-
tion provided to borrowers; 
‘‘(B) demonstrate that the mortgage 
servicer has established policies and procedures 
to provide forbearance, post-forbearance loss 
mitigation, and other assistance to borrowers in 
compliance with the terms of section 4022 or 
4023, as applicable; 
‘‘(C) 
demonstrate 
that 
the 
mortgage 
servicer has established policies and procedures 
to ensure that forbearance and post-forbearance 
assistance is available to all borrowers in a non- 
discriminatory fashion and in compliance with 
the Fair Housing Act, the Equal Credit Oppor-
tunity Act, and other applicable fair housing 
and fair lending laws; and 
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‘‘(D) comply with the limitations on com-
pensation set forth in section 4004. 
‘‘(3) MORTGAGE SERVICER REQUIREMENTS.—A 
mortgage servicer receiving assistance under sub-
section (b)(4) may not, while the servicer is under 
any obligation to repay funds provided or guaran-
teed under this section— 
‘‘(A) pay dividends with respect to the 
common stock of the mortgage servicer or pur-
chase an equity security of the mortgage 
servicer or any parent company of the mortgage 
servicer if the security is listed on a national se-
curities exchange, except to the extent required 
under a contractual obligation that is in effect 
on the date of enactment of this subsection; or 
‘‘(B) prepay any debt obligation.’’. 
(b) CREDIT FACILITY FOR RESIDENTIAL RENTAL 
PROPERTY OWNERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board of Governors of 
the Federal Reserve System shall— 
(A) establish a facility, using amounts 
made available under section 4003(b)(4) of the 
CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9042(b)(4)), to make 
long-term, low-cost loans to residential rental 
property owners as to temporarily compensate 
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such owners for documented financial losses 
caused by reductions in rent payments; and 
(B) defer such owners’ required payments 
on such loans until after six months after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—A borrower that receives 
a loan under this subsection may not, for the dura-
tion of the loan— 
(A) evict or initiate the eviction of a tenant 
solely for nonpayment of rent or other fees or 
charges; 
(B) charge any late fees, penalties, or 
other charges to a tenant for late payment of 
rent; and 
(C) with respect to a person or entity de-
scribed under paragraph (4), discriminate on 
the basis of source of income. 
(3) REPORT ON RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PROP-
ERTY OWNERS.—The Board of Governors shall issue 
a report to the Congress containing the following, 
with respect to each property owner receiving a loan 
under this subsection: 
(A) The number of borrowers that received 
assistance under this subsection. 
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(B) The average total loan amount that 
each borrower received. 
(C) The total number of rental units that 
each borrower owned. 
(D) The average rent charged by each bor-
rower. 
(4) REPORT ON LARGE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL 
PROPERTY OWNERS.—The Board of Governors shall 
issue a report to Congress that identifies any person 
or entity that in aggregate owns or holds a control-
ling interest in any entity that, in aggregate, owns— 
(A) more than 100 rental units that are lo-
cated within in a single Metropolitan Statistical 
Area; 
(B) more than 1,000 rental units nation-
wide; or 
(C) rental units in three or more States. 
(c) AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL HOUSING ACT.— 
Section 306(g)(1) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
1721(a)) is amended— 
(1) in the fifth sentence, by inserting after 
‘‘issued’’ the following: ‘‘, subject to any pledge or 
grant of security interest of the Federal Reserve 
under section 4003(a) of the CARES Act (Public 
Law 116–136; 134 Stat. 470; 15 U.S.C. 9042(a)) 
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and to any such mortgage or mortgages or any in-
terest therein and the proceeds thereon, which the 
Association may elect to approve’’; and 
(2) in the sixth sentence— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or (C)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(C)’’; and 
(B) by inserting before the period the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, or (D) its approval and honoring of 
any pledge or grant of security interest of the 
Federal Reserve under section 4003(a) of the 
CARES Act and to any such mortgage or mort-
gages or any interest therein and proceeds 
thereon as’’. 
SEC. 105. RURAL RENTAL ASSISTANCE. 
There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2020 $309,000,000 for rural rental assistance, which shall 
remain available until September 30, 2021, of which— 
(1) up to $25,000,000 may be used for an addi-
tional amount for rural housing vouchers for any 
low-income households (including those not receiving 
rental assistance) residing in a property financed 
with a section 515 loan which has been prepaid after 
September 30, 2005, or has matured after Sep-
tember 30, 2019; and 
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(2) the remainder shall be used for an addi-
tional amount for rural rental assistance agreements 
entered into or renewed pursuant to section 
521(a)(2) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 
1490a(a)(2)) to— 
(A) supplement the rental assistance of 
households on whose behalf assistance is being 
provided; and 
(B) provide rental assistance on behalf of 
households who are not being assisted with such 
rental assistance but who qualify for such as-
sistance. 
SEC. 106. FUNDING FOR PUBLIC HOUSING AND TENANT- 
BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated for an additional amount 
for fiscal year 2020 for the Public Housing Operating 
Fund under section 9(e) of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)) $2,000,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2021. 
(b) TENANT-BASED SECTION 8 RENTAL ASSIST-
ANCE.—There is authorized to be appropriated for an ad-
ditional amount for fiscal year 2020 for the tenant-based 
rental assistance under section 8(o) of the United States 
Housing 
Act 
of 
1937 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1437f(o)) 
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$3,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2021, of which not more than $500,000,000 may be used 
for administrative fees under section 8(q) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1437f(q)). 
(c) APPLICABILITY OF WAIVERS.—Any waiver or al-
ternative requirement made by the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development pursuant to the heading ‘‘Ten-
ant-Based Rental Assistance’’ or ‘‘Public Housing Oper-
ating Fund’’ in title XII of division B of the CARES Act 
(Public Law 116–136) shall apply with respect to amounts 
made available pursuant to this section. 
SEC. 107. SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR SUPPORTIVE 
HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY, SUPPORTIVE 
HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, 
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH 
AIDS, AND PROJECT-BASED SECTION 8 RENT-
AL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $500,000,000 for fiscal year 
2020 for additional assistance for supportive housing for 
the elderly, of which— 
(1) $200,000,000 shall be for rental assistance 
under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 
U.S.C. 1701q) or section 8 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), as appro-
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priate, and for hiring additional staff and for serv-
ices and costs, including acquiring personal protec-
tive equipment, to prevent, prepare for, or respond 
to 
the 
public 
health 
emergency 
relating 
to 
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic; 
and 
(2) $300,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 676 of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13632) for costs of 
providing service coordinators for purposes of coordi-
nating services to prevent, prepare for, or respond to 
the public health emergency relating to Coronavirus 
Disease 2019 (COVID-19). 
Any provisions of, and waivers and alternative require-
ments issued by the Secretary pursuant to, the heading 
‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Development—Hous-
ing Programs—Housing for the Elderly’’ in title XII of 
division B of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136) shall 
apply with respect to amounts made available pursuant 
to this subsection.
(b) ELIGIBILITY OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PER-
SONS WITH DISABILITIES.—Subsection (a) of section 676 
of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 
(42 U.S.C. 13632(a)) shall be applied, for purposes of 
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subsection (a) of this section, by substituting ‘‘(G), and 
(H)’’ for ‘‘ and (G)’’. 
(c) SERVICE COORDINATORS.— 
(1) HIRING.—In the hiring of staff using 
amounts made available pursuant to this section for 
costs of providing service coordinators, grantees 
shall consider and hire, at all levels of employment 
and to the greatest extent possible, a diverse staff, 
including by race, ethnicity, gender, and disability 
status. Each grantee shall submit a report to the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development de-
scribing compliance with the preceding sentence not 
later than the expiration of the 120-day period that 
begins upon the termination of the emergency de-
clared on March 13, 2020, by the President under 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 4121 et seq.) relat-
ing to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) 
pandemic. 
(2) ONE-TIME
GRANTS.—Grants made using 
amounts made available pursuant to subsection (a) 
for costs of providing service coordinators shall not 
be renewable. 
(3) ONE-YEAR
AVAILABILITY.—Any amounts 
made available pursuant to this section for costs of 
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providing service coordinators that are allocated for 
a grantee and remain unexpended upon the expira-
tion of the 12-month period beginning upon such al-
location shall be recaptured by the Secretary. 
(d) FUNDING FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PER-
SONS WITH DISABILITIES.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 for addi-
tional assistance for supportive housing for persons with 
disabilities under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013). Any 
provisions of, and waivers and alternative requirements 
issued by the Secretary pursuant to, the heading ‘‘Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development—Housing Pro-
grams—Housing for Persons With Disabilities’’ in title 
XII of division B of the CARES Act (Public Law 116– 
136) shall apply with respect to amounts made available 
pursuant to this subsection. 
(e) FUNDING FOR HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR 
PEOPLE WITH AIDS PROGRAM.—There is authorized to 
be appropriated $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 for addi-
tional assistance for the Housing Opportunities for Per-
sons with AIDS program under the AIDS Housing Oppor-
tunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.). Any provisions of, 
and waivers and alternative requirements issued by the 
Secretary pursuant to, the heading ‘‘Department of Hous-
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ing and Urban Development—Community Planning and 
Development—Housing Opportunities for Persons With 
AIDS’’ in title XII of division B of the CARES Act (Pub-
lic Law 116–136) shall apply with respect to amounts 
made available pursuant to this subsection. 
(f) FUNDING
FOR
PROJECT-BASED
SECTION
RENTAL ASSISTANCE.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated $750,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 for additional 
assistance for project-based rental assistance under sec-
tion 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f). Any provisions of, and waivers and alter-
native requirements issued by the Secretary pursuant to, 
the heading ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment—Housing Programs—Project-Based Rental Assist-
ance’’ in title XII of division B of the CARES Act (Public 
Law 116–136) shall apply with respect to amounts made 
available pursuant to this subsection. 
SEC. 108. FAIR HOUSING. 
(a) DEFINITION
OF COVID–19 EMERGENCY PE-
RIOD.— For purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘COVID–19 
emergency period’’ means the period that begins upon the 
date of the enactment of this Act and ends upon the date 
of the termination by the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency of the emergency declared on March 13, 
2020, by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
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aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
4121 et seq.) relating to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 
(COVID–19) pandemic. 
(b) FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
ensure existing grantees have sufficient resource for 
fair housing activities and for technology and equip-
ment needs to deliver services through use of the 
Internet or other electronic or virtual means in re-
sponse to the public health emergency related to the 
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, 
there is authorized to be appropriated $4,000,000 
for Fair Housing Organization Initiative grants 
through the Fair Housing Initiatives Program under 
section 561 of the Housing and Community Devel-
opment Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 3616a). 
(2) 3-YEAR AVAILABILITY.—Any amounts made 
available pursuant paragraph (1) that are allocated 
for a grantee and remain unexpended upon the expi-
ration of the 3-year period beginning upon such allo-
cation shall be recaptured by the Secretary. 
(c) FAIR HOUSING EDUCATION.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated $10,000,000 for the Office of Fair 
Housing and Equal Opportunity of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development to carry out a national 
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media campaign and local education and outreach to edu-
cate the public of increased housing rights during 
COVID–19 emergency period, that provides that informa-
tion and materials used in such campaign are available— 
(1) in the languages used by communities with 
limited English proficiency; and 
(2) to persons with disabilities. 
SEC. 109. FUNDING FOR HOUSING COUNSELING SERVICES. 
(a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds 
that— 
(1) the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 
(COVID–19), which is now considered a global pan-
demic, is expected to negatively impact the incomes 
of potentially millions of homeowners, renters, indi-
viduals experiencing homelessness, and individuals at 
risk of homelessness, making it difficult for them to 
pay their mortgages or rents on time; 
(2) housing counseling is critical to ensuring 
that homeowners, renters, individuals experiencing 
homelessness, and individuals at risk of homeless-
ness have the resources they need to manage finan-
cial hardships from the COVID-19 crisis; 
(3) loan preservation and foreclosure mitigation 
services are also critical to address the needs of 
homeowners who lose employment and income be-
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cause of the pandemic and who face serious delin-
quency or home loan default, or are in foreclosing 
proceedings during this period; 
(4) evaluations from the National Foreclosure 
Mitigation Counseling program revealed that home-
owners at risk of or facing foreclosure are better 
served when they have access to a housing counselor 
and a range of tools and resources to help them 
avoid losing their home and have the support they 
need to tailor the best possible response to their sit-
uation. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Neighborhood Rein-
vestment Corporation (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Corporation’’) established under the Neighborhood Rein-
vestment Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 8101 et seq.) 
$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 for housing counseling 
services, which shall remain available until September 30, 
2023. 
(c) PRIORITIZATION
OF
HOUSING
COUNSELING 
SERVICES.—Of any grant funds made available pursuant 
to subsection (b), not less than 40 percent shall be pro-
vided to counseling organizations that target counseling 
services to minority and low-income homeowners, renters, 
individuals experiencing homelessness, and individuals at 
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risk of homelessness or provide such services in neighbor-
hoods with high concentrations of minority and low-in-
come homeowners, renters, individuals experiencing home-
lessness, and individuals at risk of homelessness. 
(d) ELIGIBLE USES.—Amounts made available pur-
suant to subsection (b) may be used in such amounts as 
the Corporation determines for costs of— 
(1) public education and outreach; 
(2) direct services, including the full range of 
services provided by housing counselors to assist 
homeowners, including manufactured homeowners, 
regardless of financing type, renters, individuals ex-
periencing homelessness, and individuals at risk of 
homelessness, including the practices, tools, and in-
novations in foreclosure mitigation that were utilized 
in the National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling 
Program, and financial capability, credit counseling, 
homeless counseling, and rental counseling; 
(3) 
equipment 
and 
technology, 
including 
broadband internet and equipment upgrades needed 
to ensure timely and effective service delivery; 
(4) training, including capacitating housing 
counseling staff in various modes of counseling, in-
cluding rental and foreclosure, delivery of remote 
counseling utilizing improved technology, enhanced 
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network security, and supportive options for the de-
livery of client services; and 
(5) administration and oversight of the program 
in accordance with the Corporation’s rate for pro-
gram administration. 
(e) DISBURSEMENT.—The Corporation shall disburse 
all grant funds made available pursuant to subsection (b) 
as expeditiously as possible, through grants to housing 
counseling intermediaries approved by the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, State housing finance 
agencies, and NeighborWorks organizations. The aggre-
gate amount provided to NeighborWorks organizations 
shall not exceed 15 percent of the total of grant funds 
made available pursuant to subsection (b). 
TITLE II—PROTECTING PEOPLE 
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS 
SEC. 201. HOMELESS ASSISTANCE FUNDING. 
(a) EMERGENCY HOMELESS ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated under the 
Emergency Solutions Grants program under subtitle 
B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless As-
sistance 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
11371 
et 
seq.) 
$11,500,000,000 for grants under such subtitle in 
accordance with this subsection to respond to needs 
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arising from the public health emergency relating to 
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Of such 
amounts made available, $4,000,000,000 shall be al-
located in accordance with sections 413 and 414 of 
the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11372, 11373). 
(2) FORMULA.—Notwithstanding sections 413 
and 414 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11372, 11373), the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development (in this Act re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall allocate any 
amounts remaining after amounts are allocated pur-
suant to paragraph (1) in accordance with a formula 
to be established by the Secretary that takes into 
consideration the following factors: 
(A) Risk of transmission of coronavirus in 
a jurisdiction. 
(B) Whether a jurisdiction has a high 
number or rate of sheltered and unsheltered 
homeless individuals and families. 
(C) Economic and housing market condi-
tions in a jurisdiction. 
(3) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—In addition to eligi-
ble activities under section 415(a) of the McKinney- 
Vento 
Homeless 
Assistance 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
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under section 8(o) the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)). 
(2) SELECTION OF FAMILIES.— 
(A) MANDATORY
PREFERENCES.—Each 
public housing agency administering assistance 
under this section shall provide preference for 
such assistance to eligible families that are— 
(i) homeless (as such term is defined 
in section 103(a) of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless 
Assistance 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
11302(a)); 
(ii) at risk of homelessness (as such 
term is defined in section 401 of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 11360); or 
(iii) fleeing, or attempting to flee, do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking. 
(B) ALLOCATION.—In allocating amounts 
made available under this section, the Secretary 
shall— 
(i) not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, allocate 
at least 50 percent of such amounts to 
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