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SEC. 70532. AUTHORITY TO DESTROY COUNTERFEIT DE-
VICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 801(a) of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 381(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) in the fourth sentence, by inserting ‘‘or 
counterfeit device’’ after ‘‘counterfeit drug’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of the Treasury 
shall cause the destruction of’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘liable for costs pursuant to subsection 
(c).’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘The Secretary of 
the Treasury shall cause the destruction of any such 
article refused admission unless such article is ex-
ported, under regulations prescribed by the Sec-
retary of the Treasury, within ninety days of the 
date of notice of such refusal or within such addi-
tional time as may be permitted pursuant to such 
regulations, except that the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services may destroy, without the oppor-
tunity for export, any drug or device refused admis-
sion under this section, if such drug or device is val-
ued at an amount that is $2,500 or less (or such 
higher amount as the Secretary of the Treasury may 
set by regulation pursuant to section 498(a)(1) of 
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1498(a)(1))) and 
was not brought into compliance as described under 
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subsection (b). The Secretary of Health and Human 
Services shall issue regulations providing for notice 
and an opportunity to appear before the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services and introduce testi-
mony, as described in the first sentence of this sub-
section, on destruction of a drug or device under the 
seventh sentence of this subsection. The regulations 
shall provide that prior to destruction, appropriate 
due process is available to the owner or consignee 
seeking to challenge the decision to destroy the drug 
or device. Where the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services provides notice and an opportunity 
to appear and introduce testimony on the destruc-
tion of a drug or device, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall store and, as applicable, dis-
pose of the drug or device after the issuance of the 
notice, except that the owner and consignee shall re-
main liable for costs pursuant to subsection (c).’’. 
(b) DEFINITION.—Section 201(h) of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(h)) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (1), (2), 
and (3) as clauses (A), (B), and (C), respectively; 
and 
(2) after making such redesignations— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘(h) The term’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(h)(1) The term’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) The term ‘counterfeit device’ means a device 
which, or the container, packaging, or labeling of which, 
without authorization, bears a trademark, trade name, or 
other identifying mark, imprint, or symbol, or any likeness 
thereof, or is manufactured using a design, of a device 
manufacturer, packer, or distributor other than the person 
or persons who in fact manufactured, packed, or distrib-
uted such device and which thereby falsely purports or is 
represented to be the product of, or to have been packed 
or distributed by, such other device manufacturer, packer, 
or distributor. 
‘‘(3) For purposes of subparagraph (2)— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘manufactured’ refers to any of 
the following activities: manufacture, preparation, 
propagation, compounding, assembly, or processing; 
and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘manufacturer’ means a person 
who is engaged in any of the activities listed in 
clause (A).’’. 
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SEC. 70533. REQUIRING THE STRATEGIC NATIONAL STOCK-
PILE TO INCLUDE CERTAIN TYPES OF MED-
ICAL SUPPLIES. 
Section 319F–2(a)(1) of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(a)(1)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘(including personal protective equipment, ancillary med-
ical supplies, and other supplies required for the adminis-
tration of drugs, vaccines and other biological products, 
medical devices, and diagnostic tests)’ ’’ after ‘‘other sup-
plies’’. 
SEC. 70534. REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR DRUG MANU-
FACTURERS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENTS IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY.— 
Section 510(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 360(i)) is amended by inserting at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) The requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) 
shall apply to establishments within a foreign country en-
gaged in the manufacture, preparation, propagation, 
compounding, or processing of any drug, including the ac-
tive pharmaceutical ingredient, that is required to be listed 
pursuant to subsection (j). Such requirements shall apply 
regardless of whether the drug, including the active phar-
maceutical ingredient, undergoes further manufacture, 
preparation, propagation, compounding, or processing at 
a separate establishment outside the United States prior 
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to being imported or offered for import into the United 
States.’’. 
(b) LISTING OF DRUGS.—Section 510(j) of the Fed-
eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360(j)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(F) in the case of a drug contained in the ap-
plicable list, a certification that the registrant has— 
‘‘(i) identified every other establishment 
where manufacturing is performed for the drug; 
and 
‘‘(ii) notified each known foreign establish-
ment engaged in the manufacture, preparation, 
propagation, compounding, or processing of the 
drug, including the active pharmaceutical ingre-
dient, of the inclusion of the drug in the list 
and the obligation to register.’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 
paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and 
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(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), each person 
who registers with the Secretary under this section shall 
report to the Secretary by electronic means in a form and 
manner as specified by the Secretary, with regard to 
drugs, once during the month of March of each year, once 
during the month of June of each year, once during the 
month of September of each year, and once during the 
month of December of each year, on the amount of each 
listed drug that was manufactured, prepared, propagated, 
compounded, or processed at each establishment reg-
istered by such person since the date the person last made 
a report under this paragraph. Such amount shall include 
the number of dosage units for each finished drug product 
intended for distribution in the United States, or amount 
of active pharmaceutical ingredient intended for distribu-
tion in the United States. The Secretary may require in-
formation reported under this subparagraph to be further 
delineated in such manner as the Secretary determines ap-
propriate. 
‘‘(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the Sec-
retary may issue an order exempting certain biological 
products or categories of biological products licensed 
under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act from 
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some or all of the reporting requirements under such sub-
paragraph if the Secretary determines that the application 
of such requirements to such products (or categories 
thereof) is not necessary to protect the public health.’’. 
(c) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
(1) Nothing in the amendments made by this 
section shall be construed— 
(A) to limit or narrow, in any manner, the 
meaning or application of the provisions of sub-
section (i) or (j) of section 510 of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
360); or 
(B) to affect any determination under ei-
ther such subsection made prior to the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
(2) Nothing in the amendments made by this 
section shall be construed— 
(A) to limit or narrow the ability of the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
share confidential commercial information pur-
suant to a memorandum of understanding, en-
tered into before, on, or after the date of enact-
ment of this section, between the Food and 
Drug Administration and another Federal de-
partment or agency; or 
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(B) as authorizing the Secretary to dis-
close any information that is confidential com-
mercial or trade secret information subject to 
section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code, 
or section 1905 of title 18, United States Code. 
SEC. 70535. NATIONAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN CON-
TINUOUS 
PHARMACEUTICAL 
MANUFAC-
TURING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3016 of the 21st Century 
Cures Act (21 U.S.C. 399h) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 3016. NATIONAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN CON-
TINUOUS 
PHARMACEUTICAL 
MANUFAC-
TURING. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of 
Food and Drugs— 
‘‘(1) shall solicit and, beginning not later than 
one year after the date of enactment of the National 
Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical 
Manufacturing Act of 2019, receive requests from 
institutions of higher education to be designated as 
a National Center of Excellence in Continuous Phar-
maceutical Manufacturing (in this section referred to 
as a ‘National Center of Excellence’) to support the 
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advancement and development of continuous manu-
facturing; and 
‘‘(2) shall so designate any institution of higher 
education that— 
‘‘(A) requests such designation; and 
‘‘(B) meets the criteria specified in sub-
section (c). 
‘‘(b) REQUEST FOR DESIGNATION.—A request for 
designation under subsection (a) shall be made to the Sec-
retary at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Secretary may require. Any such re-
quest shall include a description of how the institution of 
higher education meets or plans to meet each of the cri-
teria specified in subsection (c). 
‘‘(c) CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION DESCRIBED.—The 
criteria specified in this subsection with respect to an in-
stitution of higher education are that the institution has, 
as of the date of the submission of a request under sub-
section (a) by such institution— 
‘‘(1) physical and technical capacity for re-
search and development of continuous manufac-
turing; 
‘‘(2) manufacturing knowledge-sharing net-
works with other institutions of higher education, 
large and small pharmaceutical manufacturers, ge-
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neric and nonprescription manufacturers, contract 
manufacturers, and other entities; 
‘‘(3) proven capacity to design and demonstrate 
new, highly effective technology for use in contin-
uous manufacturing; 
‘‘(4) a track record for creating and transfer-
ring knowledge with respect to continuous manufac-
turing; 
‘‘(5) the potential to train a future workforce 
for research on and implementation of advanced 
manufacturing and continuous manufacturing; and 
‘‘(6) experience in participating in and leading 
a continuous manufacturing technology partnership 
with other institutions of higher education, large and 
small pharmaceutical manufacturers, generic and 
nonprescription manufacturers, contract manufac-
turers, and other entities— 
‘‘(A) to support companies with continuous 
manufacturing in the United States; 
‘‘(B) to support Federal agencies with 
technical assistance, which may include regu-
latory and quality metric guidance as applica-
ble, for advanced manufacturing and continuous 
manufacturing; 
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‘‘(C) with respect to continuous manufac-
turing, to organize and conduct research and 
development activities needed to create new and 
more effective technology, capture and dissemi-
nate expertise, create intellectual property, and 
maintain technological leadership; 
‘‘(D) to develop best practices for design-
ing continuous manufacturing; and 
‘‘(E) to assess and respond to the work-
force needs for continuous manufacturing, in-
cluding the development of training programs if 
needed. 
‘‘(d) TERMINATION
OF DESIGNATION.—The Sec-
retary may terminate the designation of any National Cen-
ter of Excellence designated under this section if the Sec-
retary determines such National Center of Excellence no 
longer meets the criteria specified in subsection (c). Not 
later than 60 days before the effective date of such a ter-
mination, the Secretary shall provide written notice to the 
National Center of Excellence, including the rationale for 
such termination. 
‘‘(e) CONDITIONS FOR DESIGNATION.—As a condi-
tion of designation as a National Center of Excellence 
under this section, the Secretary shall require that an in-
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stitution of higher education enter into an agreement with 
the Secretary under which the institution agrees— 
‘‘(1) to collaborate directly with the Food and 
Drug Administration to publish the reports required 
by subsection (g); 
‘‘(2) to share data with the Food and Drug Ad-
ministration regarding best practices and research 
generated through the funding under subsection (f); 
‘‘(3) to develop, along with industry partners 
(which may include large and small biopharma-
ceutical manufacturers, generic and nonprescription 
manufacturers, and contract manufacturers) and an-
other institution or institutions designated under 
this section, if any, a roadmap for developing a con-
tinuous manufacturing workforce; 
‘‘(4) to develop, along with industry partners 
and other institutions designated under this section, 
a roadmap for strengthening existing, and devel-
oping new, relationships with other institutions; and 
‘‘(5) to provide an annual report to the Food 
and Drug Administration regarding the institution’s 
activities under this section, including a description 
of how the institution continues to meet and make 
progress on the criteria listed in subsection (c). 
‘‘(f) FUNDING.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 
funding, through grants, contracts, or cooperative 
agreements, to the National Centers of Excellence 
designated under this section for the purpose of 
studying and recommending improvements to contin-
uous manufacturing, including such improvements 
as may enable the Centers— 
‘‘(A) to continue to meet the conditions 
specified in subsection (e); and 
‘‘(B) to expand capacity for research on, 
and development of, continuing manufacturing. 
‘‘(2) CONSISTENCY WITH FDA MISSION.—As a 
condition on receipt of funding under this sub-
section, a National Center of Excellence shall agree 
to consider any input from the Secretary regarding 
the use of funding that would— 
‘‘(A) help to further the advancement of 
continuous manufacturing through the National 
Center of Excellence; and 
‘‘(B) be relevant to the mission of the 
Food and Drug Administration. 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $80,000,000 for the period of fiscal 
years 2021 through 2025. 
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‘‘(4) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this section shall be construed as precluding a Na-
tional Center for Excellence designated under this 
section from receiving funds under any other provi-
sion of this Act or any other Federal law. 
‘‘(g) ANNUAL REVIEW AND REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) ANNUAL
REPORT.—Beginning not later 
than one year after the date on which the first des-
ignation is made under subsection (a), and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) submit to Congress a report describ-
ing the activities, partnerships and collabora-
tions, Federal policy recommendations, previous 
and continuing funding, and findings of, and 
any other applicable information from, the Na-
tional Centers of Excellence designated under 
this section; and 
‘‘(B) make such report available to the 
public in an easily accessible electronic format 
on the website of the Food and Drug Adminis-
tration. 
‘‘(2) REVIEW OF NATIONAL CENTERS OF EX-
CELLENCE AND POTENTIAL DESIGNEES.—The Sec-
retary shall periodically review the National Centers 
of Excellence designated under this section to ensure 
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that such National Centers of Excellence continue to 
meet the criteria for designation under this section. 
‘‘(3) REPORT ON LONG-TERM VISION OF FDA 
ROLE.—Not later than 2 years after the date on 
which the first designation is made under subsection 
(a), the Secretary, in consultation with the National 
Centers of Excellence designated under this section, 
shall submit a report to the Congress on the long- 
term vision of the Department of Health and 
Human Services on the role of the Food and Drug 
Administration in supporting continuous manufac-
turing, including— 
‘‘(A) a national framework of principles re-
lated to the implementation and regulation of 
continuous manufacturing; 
‘‘(B) a plan for the development of Federal 
regulations and guidance for how advanced 
manufacturing and continuous manufacturing 
can be incorporated into the development of 
pharmaceuticals and regulatory responsibilities 
of the Food and Drug Administration; and 
‘‘(C) appropriate feedback solicited from 
the public, which may include other institutions, 
large and small biopharmaceutical manufactur-
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ers, generic and nonprescription manufacturers, 
and contract manufacturers. 
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ADVANCED MANUFACTURING.—The term 
‘advanced manufacturing’ means an approach for 
the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals that incor-
porates novel technology, or uses an established 
technique or technology in a new or innovative way 
(such as continuous manufacturing where the input 
materials are continuously transformed within the 
process by two or more unit operations) that en-
hances drug quality or improves the manufacturing 
process. 
‘‘(2) 
CONTINUOUS
MANUFACTURING.—The 
term ‘continuous manufacturing’— 
‘‘(A) means a process where the input ma-
terials are continuously fed into and trans-
formed within the process, and the processed 
output materials are continuously removed from 
the system; and 
‘‘(B) consists of an integrated process that 
consists of a series of two or more unit oper-
ations. 
‘‘(3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 
The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 
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meaning given such term in section 101(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 
‘‘(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting 
through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs.’’. 
(b) TRANSITION RULE.—Section 3016 of the 21st 
Century Cures Act (21 U.S.C. 399h), as in effect on the 
day before the date of the enactment of this section, shall 
apply with respect to grants awarded under such section 
before such date of enactment. 
Subtitle D—Public Health 
Extenders 
SEC. 70541. EXTENSION FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CEN-
TERS, 
THE 
NATIONAL 
HEALTH 
SERVICE 
CORPS, AND TEACHING HEALTH CENTERS 
THAT OPERATE GME PROGRAMS. 
(a) 
COMMUNITY
HEALTH
CENTERS.—Section 
10503(b)(1) of the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act (42 U.S.C. 254b–2(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘, 
$4,000,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2019, 
and 
$2,575,342,466 for the period beginning on October 
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1, 2019, and ending on May 22, 2020; and’’ and in-
serting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) $4,000,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2019 and 2020; and 
‘‘(H) $668,493,151 for the period begin-
ning on October 1, 2020, and ending on No-
vember 30, 2020; and’’. 
(b) NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS.—Section 
10503(b)(2) of the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act (42 U.S.C. 254b–2(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘and 
2019; and’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2020; and’’; and 
(2) 
in 
subparagraph 
(G), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$199,589,041 for the period beginning on October 
1, 2019, and ending on May 22, 2020’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$51,808,220 for the period beginning on Octo-
ber 1, 2020, and ending on November 30, 2020.’’ 
(c) TEACHING HEALTH CENTERS THAT OPERATE 
GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—Section 
340H(g)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
256h(g)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and 2019’’ and inserting 
‘‘through 2020’’ and; 
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(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and 
2019 and for the period beginning October 1, 
2019, and ending May 22, 2020’’ and inserting 
‘‘through 2020 and for the period beginning on 
October 1, 2020, and ending on November 30, 
2020’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘and 
2019 and for the period beginning October 1, 
2019, and ending May 22, 2020’’ and inserting 
‘‘through 2020, and for the period beginning on 
October 1, 2020, and ending on November 30, 
2020’’; and 
(C) 
in 
paragraphs 
(1), 
(2)(A), 
and 
(2)(B)(i), by striking ‘‘with respect to such pe-
riod, for fiscal year 2020’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘with respect to such period, for 
fiscal year 2021’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘and 2019 
and $48,287,671 for the period beginning October 1, 
2019, and ending May 22, 2020’’ and inserting 
‘‘through 2020, and $12,534,247 for the period be-
ginning on October 1, 2020, and ending on Novem-
ber 30, 2020’’. 
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SEC. 70552. EXTENSION OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY 
EDUCATION PROGRAM. 
Section 513 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
713) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), in the matter 
preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘through 2019 
and for the period beginning October 1, 2019, 
and ending May 22, 2020’’ and inserting 
‘‘through 2020 and for the period beginning on 
October 1, 2020, and ending November 30, 
2020’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking 
‘‘beginning October 1, 2019, and ending May 
22, 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘beginning on October 
1, 2020, and ending November 30, 2020’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(4)(A), by striking ‘‘2019’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2020’’; and 
(3) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘through 2019 
and $48,287,671 for the period beginning October 1, 
2019, and ending May 22, 2020’’ and inserting 
‘‘through 2020, and $12,534,247 for the period be-
ginning on October 1, 2020, and ending on Novem-
ber 30, 2020’’. 
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Subtitle F—Miscellaneous 
SEC. 70561. HEALTH PROVIDER LOAN PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this title, the Secretary shall estab-
lish a program under which loans shall be made to eligible 
health care organizations to assist such organizations with 
anticipated revenue loss or higher operating costs as a re-
sult of the COVID-19 emergency. 
(b) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall 
establish standards and guidelines for application, loan 
amount, repayment, and extension, and shall consider the 
eligible health care organization’s financial condition, serv-
ice in an area heavily impacted by the COVID-19 emer-
gency, or other factors deemed appropriate. 
(c) ELIGIBLE HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS.—To 
be eligible for a loan under subsection (a), an entity 
shall— 
(1) be a health care provider or supplier that 
receives assistance or otherwise participates in the 
Medicare or Medicaid program under title XVIII or 
XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 and 
1396 et seq.), including a hospital, critical access 
hospital, skilled nursing facility, physician practice, 
home health provider, community health center, am-
bulatory surgical care center, or hospice; and 
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(2) submit to the Secretary an application at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the Secretary may require. 
(d) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
(1) INTEREST.—A loan under this section shall 
have a rate of interest of not to exceed 2 percent. 
Interest shall begin to accrue on the date that is 60 
days after the date of origination. 
(2) TERM.—The term of a loan under this sec-
tion shall be 1 year minus one day. A borrower shall 
have the option to extend such term for a total of 
not to exceed 19 years. Further extensions may be 
granted if approval by the Secretary. 
(3) SECURITY.—An eligible health care organi-
zation shall not be required to provide security for 
a loan under this section. 
(4) PAYMENTS.—Loan payments shall be made 
on a biannual basis. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
COVID-19
EMERGENCY.—The 
term 
‘‘COVID-19 emergency’’ means the national emer-
gency declared by the President under the National 
Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) with re-
spect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). 
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(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
(f) USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS.—Loan recipients may 
use funds such recipients were awarded under the Public 
Health and Social Services Emergency Fund or the 
Health Provider Assistance Fund established under sec-
tion 562 to repay loans awarded under this section, pro-
vided the funds from the Public Health and Social Serv-
ices Emergency Fund or the Health Provider Assistance 
Fund were awarded based on foregone revenue. 
(g) CLARIFICATION.—No individual, employer, or 
other entity may be restricted from participating in or 
benefitting from any exemption or benefit under this sec-
tion, based on any factor that is unrelated to its qualifica-
tions to perform the required services. 
(h) APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated, and there is appropriated, to carry out this 
section, $80,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2020, to remain 
available until expended. 
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DIVISION 
H—EMERGENCY 
CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC 
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSA-
TION ACT OF 2020 
SEC. 80001. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Emergency 
Coronavirus Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Act 
of 2020’’. 
SEC. 80002. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this division is as follows: 
Sec. 80001. Short title. 
Sec. 80002. Table of contents. 
TITLE I—FEDERAL BENEFIT ENHANCEMENTS 
Sec. 80101. Emergency increase in unemployment compensation benefits. 
Sec. 80102. Temporary financing of short-time compensation payments in 
States with programs in law. 
Sec. 80103. Temporary financing of short-time compensation agreements. 
Sec. 80104. Emergency flexibility for short-time compensation. 
Sec. 80105. Grants for short-time compensation programs. 
Sec. 80106. Emergency extended benefit period for 2020. 
TITLE II—EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT 
COMPENSATION 
Sec. 80201. Pandemic Self-Employment and Job Entrant Compensation. 
TITLE III—RELIEF FOR GOVERNMENTAL AND NONPROFIT 
ENTITIES 
Sec. 80301. Emergency unemployment relief for governmental entities and non-
profit organizations. 
TITLE IV—EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR RAIL WORKERS 
Sec. 80401. Waiver of the 7-day waiting period for benefits under the Railroad 
Unemployment Insurance Act. 
Sec. 80402. Enhanced benefits under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance 
Act. 
Sec. 80403. Extended unemployment benefits under the Railroad Unemploy-
ment Insurance Act. 
Sec. 80404. Treatment of payments from the Railroad Unemployment Insur-
ance Account. 
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TITLE I—FEDERAL BENEFIT 
ENHANCEMENTS 
SEC. 80101. EMERGENCY INCREASE IN UNEMPLOYMENT 
COMPENSATION BENEFITS. 
(a) FEDERAL-STATE
AGREEMENTS.—Any State 
which desires to do so may enter into and participate in 
an agreement under this section with the Secretary of 
Labor (hereinafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’). Any State which is a party to an agreement 
under this section may, upon providing 30 days’ written 
notice to the Secretary, terminate such agreement. 
(b) PROVISIONS OF AGREEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any agreement under this 
section shall provide the following: 
(A) FEDERAL PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT 
COMPENSATION.—The State agency of the 
State will make payments of regular compensa-
tion to individuals in amounts and to the extent 
that they would be determined if the State law 
of the State were applied, with respect to any 
week for which the individual is (disregarding 
this section) otherwise entitled under the State 
law to receive regular compensation, as if such 
State law had been modified in a manner such 
that the amount of regular compensation (in-
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cluding dependents’ allowances) payable for any 
week shall be equal to— 
(i) the amount determined under the 
State law (before the application of this 
paragraph), plus 
(ii) an additional amount of $600 (in 
this section referred to as ‘‘Federal Pan-
demic Unemployment Compensation’’). 
(B) 
FEDERAL
PANDEMIC
SHORT-TIME 
COMPENSATION.—In the case of a State that 
provides under the State law for the payment of 
short-time compensation under a short-time 
compensation program (as defined in section 
3306(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), 
the State agency of the State will make pay-
ments of compensation (as defined in subsection 
(h) of such section) to employees participating 
in such program in amounts and to the extent 
that they would be determined under such pro-
gram if the State law of the State were applied, 
with respect to any week for which the indi-
vidual is (disregarding this section) otherwise 
eligible under the program under the State law 
to receive such compensation, as if such State 
law had been modified in a manner such that 
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the amount of compensation payable for any 
week shall be equal to the amount determined 
under the State law (before the application of 
this paragraph) plus $300 (in this section re-
ferred to as ‘‘Federal Pandemic Short-Time 
Compensation’’). 
(2) ALLOWABLE METHODS OF PAYMENT.—Any 
Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation or 
Federal Pandemic Short-Time Compensation pro-
vided for in accordance with paragraph (1) shall be 
payable either— 
(A) as an amount which is paid at the 
same time and in the same manner as any com-
pensation otherwise payable for the week in-
volved; or 
(B) at the option of the State, by pay-
ments which are made separately from, but on 
the same weekly basis as, any compensation 
otherwise payable. 
(c) NONREDUCTION RULE.—An agreement under 
this section shall not apply (or shall cease to apply) with 
respect to a State upon a determination by the Secretary 
that the method governing the computation of regular 
compensation under the State law of that State has been 
modified in a manner such that the maximum benefit enti-
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tlement and the average weekly benefit amount of regular 
compensation (or short-time compensation in the case of 
a State described in subsection (b)(1)(B)) which will be 
payable during the period of the agreement (determined 
disregarding any Federal Pandemic Unemployment Com-
pensation or Federal Pandemic Short-Time Compensa-
tion) will be less than the maximum benefit entitlement 
and the average weekly benefit amount of regular com-
pensation (or short-time compensation) which would oth-
erwise have been payable during such period under the 
State law, as in effect on January 1, 2020. 
(d) PAYMENTS TO STATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) FULL REIMBURSEMENT.—There shall 
be paid to each State which has entered into an 
agreement under this section an amount equal 
to 100 percent of— 
(i) the total amount of Federal Pan-
demic Unemployment Compensation paid 
to individuals by the State pursuant to 
such agreement; 
(ii) the total amount of Federal Pan-
demic Short-Time Compensation paid to 
individuals by the State pursuant to such 
agreement; and 
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(iii) any additional administrative ex-
penses incurred by the State by reason of 
such agreement (as determined by the Sec-
retary). 
(B) TERMS OF PAYMENTS.—Sums payable 
to any State by reason of such State’s having 
an agreement under this section shall be pay-
able, either in advance or by way of reimburse-
ment (as determined by the Secretary), in such 
amounts as the Secretary estimates the State 
will be entitled to receive under this section for 
each calendar month, reduced or increased, as 
the case may be, by any amount by which the 
Secretary finds that his estimates for any prior 
calendar month were greater or less than the 
amounts which should have been paid to the 
State. Such estimates may be made on the 
basis of such statistical, sampling, or other 
method as may be agreed upon by the Secretary 
and the State agency of the State involved. 
(2) 
CERTIFICATIONS.—The 
Secretary 
shall 
from time to time certify to the Secretary of the 
Treasury for payment to each State the sums pay-
able to such State under this section. 
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(3) APPROPRIATION.—There are appropriated 
from the general fund of the Treasury, without fiscal 
year limitation, such sums as may be necessary for 
purposes of this subsection. 
(e) APPLICABILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An agreement entered into 
under this section shall apply to weeks of unemploy-
ment— 
(A) beginning on or after March 13, 2020; 
and 
(B) ending on or before January 1, 2021. 
(2) TRANSITION RULE FOR INDIVIDUALS RE-
MAINING ENTITLED TO REGULAR COMPENSATION AS 
OF JUNE 30, 2021.—In the case of any individual 
who, as of the date specified in paragraph (1)(B), 
has not yet exhausted all rights to regular com-
pensation under the State law of a State with re-
spect to a benefit year that began before such date 
(or short-time compensation in the case of a State 
described in subsection (b)(1)(B)), Federal Pan-
demic Unemployment Compensation or Federal Pan-
demic Short-Time Compensation (as the case may 
be) shall continue to be payable to such individual 
for any week beginning on or after such date for 
which the individual is otherwise eligible for regular 
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compensation (or short-time compensation) with re-
spect to such benefit year. 
(3) TERMINATION.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this subsection, no Federal Pandemic 
Unemployment Compensation or Federal Pandemic 
Short-Time Compensation shall be payable for any 
week beginning after June 30, 2021. 
(f) FRAUD AND OVERPAYMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If an individual knowingly 
has made, or caused to be made by another, a false 
statement or representation of a material fact, or 
knowingly has failed, or caused another to fail, to 
disclose a material fact, and as a result of such false 
statement or representation or of such nondisclosure 
such individual has received an amount of Federal 
Pandemic Unemployment Compensation or Federal 
Pandemic Short-Time Compensation to which such 
individual was not entitled, such individual— 
(A) shall be ineligible for further Federal 
Pandemic Unemployment Compensation or 
Federal Pandemic Short-Time Compensation in 
accordance with the provisions of the applicable 
State unemployment compensation law relating 
to fraud in connection with a claim for unem-
ployment compensation; and 
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(B) shall be subject to prosecution under 
section 1001 of title 18, United States Code. 
(2) REPAYMENT.—In the case of individuals 
who have received amounts of Federal Pandemic 
Unemployment Compensation or Federal Pandemic 
Short-Time Compensation to which they were not 
entitled, the State shall require such individuals to 
repay the amounts of such Federal Pandemic Unem-
ployment Compensation or Federal Pandemic Short- 
Time Compensation to the State agency, except that 
the State agency may waive such repayment if it de-
termines that— 
(A) the payment of such Federal Pandemic 
Unemployment Compensation or Federal Pan-
demic Short-Time Compensation was without 
fault on the part of any such individual; and 
(B) such repayment would be contrary to 
equity and good conscience. 
(3) RECOVERY BY STATE AGENCY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The State agency may 
recover the amount to be repaid, or any part 
thereof, by deductions from any Federal Pan-
demic Unemployment Compensation or Federal 
Pandemic Short-Time Compensation payable to 
such individual or from any unemployment 
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compensation payable to such individual under 
any State or Federal unemployment compensa-
tion law administered by the State agency or 
under any other State or Federal law adminis-
tered by the State agency which provides for 
the payment of any assistance or allowance with 
respect to any week of unemployment, during 
the 3-year period after the date such individuals 
received the payment of the Federal Pandemic 
Unemployment Compensation or Federal Pan-
demic Short-Time Compensation to which they 
were not entitled, in accordance with the same 
procedures as apply to the recovery of overpay-
ments of regular unemployment benefits paid 
by the State. 
(B) OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING.—No re-
payment shall be required, and no deduction 
shall be made, until a determination has been 
made, notice thereof and an opportunity for a 
fair hearing has been given to the individual, 
and the determination has become final. 
(4) REVIEW.—Any determination by a State 
agency under this section shall be subject to review 
in the same manner and to the same extent as deter-
minations under the State unemployment compensa-
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tion law, and only in that manner and to that ex-
tent. 
(g) APPLICATION TO OTHER UNEMPLOYMENT BENE-
FITS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each agreement under this 
section shall include provisions to provide that the 
purposes of the preceding provisions of this section 
shall be applied with respect to unemployment bene-
fits described in subsection (i)(3) to the same extent 
and in the same manner as if those benefits were 
regular compensation. 
(2) ELIGIBILITY AND TERMINATION RULES.— 
Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation— 
(A) shall not be payable, pursuant to this 
subsection, with respect to any unemployment 
benefits described in subsection (i)(3) for any 
week beginning on or after the date specified in 
subsection (e)(1)(B), except in the case of an 
individual who was eligible to receive Federal 
Pandemic Unemployment Compensation in con-
nection with any regular compensation or any 
unemployment benefits described in subsection 
(i)(3) for any period of unemployment ending 
before such date; and 
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(B) shall in no event be payable for any 
week beginning after the date specified in sub-
section (e)(3). 
(h) TREATMENT
OF FEDERAL PANDEMIC UNEM-
PLOYMENT COMPENSATION
AND FEDERAL PANDEMIC 
SHORT-TIME COMPENSATION PAYMENTS.— 
(1) PAYMENT TO BE DISREGARDED FOR PUR-
POSES OF ALL FEDERAL AND FEDERALLY ASSISTED 
PROGRAMS.—A Federal Pandemic Unemployment 
Compensation or Federal Pandemic Short-Time 
Compensation payment shall not be regarded as in-
come and shall not be regarded as a resource for the 
month of receipt and the following 9 months, for 
purposes of determining the eligibility of the recipi-
ent (or the recipient’s spouse or family) for benefits 
or assistance, or the amount or extent of benefits or 
assistance, under any Federal program or under any 
State or local program financed in whole or in part 
with Federal funds. 
(i) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
(1) the terms ‘‘compensation’’, ‘‘regular com-
pensation’’, ‘‘benefit year’’, ‘‘State’’, ‘‘State agency’’, 
‘‘State law’’, and ‘‘week’’ have the respective mean-
ings given such terms under section 205 of the Fed-
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eral-State Extended Unemployment Compensation 
Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note); 
(2) the term ‘‘maximum benefit entitlement’’ 
means the amount of regular compensation payable 
to an individual with respect to the individual’s ben-
efit year; and 
(3) any reference to unemployment benefits de-
scribed in this paragraph shall be considered to refer 
to— 
(A) extended compensation (as defined by 
section 205 of the Federal-State Extended Un-
employment Compensation Act of 1970); and 
(B) unemployment compensation (as de-
fined by section 85(b) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986) provided under any program ad-
ministered by a State under an agreement with 
the Secretary. 
SEC. 80102. TEMPORARY FINANCING OF SHORT-TIME COM-
PENSATION PAYMENTS IN STATES WITH PRO-
GRAMS IN LAW. 
(a) PAYMENTS TO STATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (3), 
there shall be paid to a State an amount equal to 
100 percent of the amount of short-time compensa-
tion paid under a short-time compensation program 
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(as defined in section 3306(v) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986) under the provisions of the 
State law. 
(2) TERMS OF PAYMENTS.—Payments made to 
a State under paragraph (1) shall be payable by way 
of reimbursement in such amounts as the Secretary 
estimates the State will be entitled to receive under 
this section for each calendar month, reduced or in-
creased, as the case may be, by any amount by 
which the Secretary finds that the Secretary’s esti-
mates for any prior calendar month were greater or 
less than the amounts which should have been paid 
to the State. Such estimates may be made on the 
basis of such statistical, sampling, or other method 
as may be agreed upon by the Secretary and the 
State agency of the State involved. 
(3) LIMITATIONS ON PAYMENTS.— 
(A) GENERAL
PAYMENT
LIMITATIONS.— 
No payments shall be made to a State under 
this section for short-time compensation paid to 
an individual by the State during a benefit year 
in excess of 26 times the amount of regular 
compensation (including dependents’ allow-
ances) under the State law payable to such in-
dividual for a week of total unemployment. 
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(B) EMPLOYER
LIMITATIONS.—No pay-
ments shall be made to a State under this sec-
tion for benefits paid to an individual by the 
State under a short-time compensation program 
if such individual is employed by the partici-
pating employer on a seasonal, temporary, or 
intermittent basis. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Payments to a State under 
subsection (a) shall be available for weeks of unemploy-
ment— 
(1) beginning on or after March 13, 2020; and 
(2) ending on or before December 31, 2020. 
(c) NEW PROGRAMS.—Subject to paragraphs (1)(B) 
and (2) of subsection (b), if at any point after the date 
of the enactment of this Act the State enacts a State law 
providing for the payment of short-time compensation 
under a short-time compensation program that meets the 
definition of such a program under section 3306(v) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the State shall be eligible 
for payments under this section after the effective date 
of such enactment. 
(d) FUNDING AND CERTIFICATIONS.— 
(1) FUNDING.—There are appropriated, out of 
moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
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such sums as may be necessary for purposes of car-
rying out this section. 
(2) 
CERTIFICATIONS.—The 
Secretary 
shall 
from time to time certify to the Secretary of the 
Treasury for payment to each State the sums pay-
able to such State under this section. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Labor. 
(2) STATE; STATE AGENCY; STATE LAW.—The 
terms ‘‘State’’, ‘‘State agency’’, and ‘‘State law’’ 
have the meanings given those terms in section 205 
of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Com-
pensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note). 
(f) TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO DEFINITION.—Sec-
tion 3306(v)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 
U.S.C. 3306) is amended by striking ‘‘Workforce Invest-
ment Act of 1998’’ and inserting ‘‘Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act’’. 
SEC. 80103. TEMPORARY FINANCING OF SHORT-TIME COM-
PENSATION AGREEMENTS. 
(a) FEDERAL-STATE AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any State which desires to 
do so may enter into, and participate in, an agree-
ment under this section with the Secretary provided 
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that such State’s law does not provide for the pay-
ment of short-time compensation under a short-time 
compensation program (as defined in section 
3306(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986). 
(2) ABILITY TO TERMINATE.—Any State which 
is a party to an agreement under this section may, 
upon providing 30 days’ written notice to the Sec-
retary, terminate such agreement. 
(b) PROVISIONS OF FEDERAL-STATE AGREEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any agreement under this 
section shall provide that the State agency of the 
State will make payments of short-time compensa-
tion under a plan approved by the State. Such plan 
shall provide that payments are made in accordance 
with the requirements under section 3306(v) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(2) LIMITATIONS ON PLANS.— 
(A) GENERAL PAYMENT LIMITATIONS.—A 
short-time compensation plan approved by a 
State shall not permit the payment of short- 
time compensation to an individual by the State 
during a benefit year in excess of 26 times the 
amount of regular compensation (including de-
pendents’ allowances) under the State law pay-
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able to such individual for a week of total un-
employment. 
(B) EMPLOYER
LIMITATIONS.—A short- 
time compensation plan approved by a State 
shall not provide payments to an individual if 
such individual is employed by the participating 
employer on a seasonal, temporary, or intermit-
tent basis. 
(3) EMPLOYER
PAYMENT
OF
COSTS.—Any 
short-time compensation plan entered into by an em-
ployer must provide that the employer will pay the 
State an amount equal to one-half of the amount of 
short-time compensation paid under such plan. Such 
amount shall be deposited in the State’s unemploy-
ment fund and shall not be used for purposes of cal-
culating an employer’s contribution rate under sec-
tion 3303(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986. 
(c) PAYMENTS TO STATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be paid to each 
State with an agreement under this section an 
amount equal to— 
(A) one-half of the amount of short-time 
compensation paid to individuals by the State 
pursuant to such agreement; and 
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(B) any additional administrative expenses 
incurred by the State by reason of such agree-
ment (as determined by the Secretary). 
(2) TERMS OF PAYMENTS.—Payments made to 
a State under paragraph (1) shall be payable by way 
of reimbursement in such amounts as the Secretary 
estimates the State will be entitled to receive under 
this section for each calendar month, reduced or in-
creased, as the case may be, by any amount by 
which the Secretary finds that the Secretary’s esti-
mates for any prior calendar month were greater or 
less than the amounts which should have been paid 
to the State. Such estimates may be made on the 
basis of such statistical, sampling, or other method 
as may be agreed upon by the Secretary and the 
State agency of the State involved. 
(3) FUNDING.—There are appropriated, out of 
moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
such sums as may be necessary for purposes of car-
rying out this section. 
(4) 
CERTIFICATIONS.—The 
Secretary 
shall 
from time to time certify to the Secretary of the 
Treasury for payment to each State the sums pay-
able to such State under this section. 
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(d) APPLICABILITY.—An agreement entered into 
under this section shall apply to weeks of unemployment— 
(1) beginning on or after March 13, 2020; and 
(2) ending on or before December 31, 2020. 
(e) SPECIAL RULE.—If a State has entered into an 
agreement under this section and subsequently enacts a 
State law providing for the payment of short-time com-
pensation under a short-time compensation program that 
meets the definition of such a program under section 
3306(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the 
State— 
(1) shall not be eligible for payments under this 
section for weeks of unemployment beginning after 
the effective date of such State law; and 
(2) subject to paragraphs (1)(B) and (2) of sec-
tion 2(b), shall be eligible to receive payments under 
section 2 after the effective date of such State law. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Labor. 
(2) STATE; STATE AGENCY; STATE LAW.—The 
terms ‘‘State’’, ‘‘State agency’’, and ‘‘State law’’ 
have the meanings given those terms in section 205 
of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Com-
pensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note). 
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SEC. 80104. EMERGENCY FLEXIBILITY FOR SHORT-TIME 
COMPENSATION. 
Notwithstanding any other law, if a State modifies 
its unemployment compensation law and policies with re-
spect to availability for work and work search test require-
ments for short-time compensation on an emergency tem-
porary basis as needed to respond to the spread of 
COVID–19, such modifications shall be disregarded for 
the purposes of applying section 303 of the Social Security 
Act and section 3306(v)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 to such State law. 
SEC. 80105. GRANTS FOR SHORT-TIME COMPENSATION 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) GRANTS.— 
(1) FOR IMPLEMENTATION OR IMPROVED AD-
MINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall award grants 
to States that enact short-time compensation pro-
grams (as defined in subsection (i)(2)) for the pur-
pose of implementation or improved administration 
of such programs. 
(2) FOR PROMOTION AND ENROLLMENT.—The 
Secretary shall award grants to States that are eligi-
ble and submit plans for a grant under paragraph 
(1) for such States to promote and enroll employers 
in short-time compensation programs (as so de-
fined). 
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(3) ELIGIBILITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall de-
termine eligibility criteria for the grants under 
paragraphs (1) and (2). 
(B) 
CLARIFICATION.—A 
State 
admin-
istering a short-time compensation program 
that does not meet the definition of a short- 
time compensation program under section 
3306(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
and a State with an agreement under section 3, 
shall not be eligible to receive a grant under 
this section until such time as the State law of 
the State provides for payments under a short- 
time compensation program that meets such 
definition and such law. 
(b) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The maximum amount avail-
able for making grants to a State under paragraphs 
(1) and (2) shall be equal to the amount obtained 
by multiplying $100,000,000 (less the amount used 
by the Secretary under subsection (e)) by the same 
ratio as would apply under subsection (a)(2)(B) of 
section 903 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1103) for purposes of determining such State’s 
share of any excess amount (as described in sub-
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section (a)(1) of such section) that would have been 
subject to transfer to State accounts, as of October 
1, 2019, under the provisions of subsection (a) of 
such section. 
(2) AMOUNT
AVAILABLE
FOR
DIFFERENT 
GRANTS.—Of the maximum incentive payment deter-
mined under paragraph (1) with respect to a 
State— 
(A) one-third shall be available for a grant 
under subsection (a)(1); and 
(B) two-thirds shall be available for a 
grant under subsection (a)(2). 
(c) GRANT APPLICATION AND DISBURSAL.— 
(1) APPLICATION.—Any State seeking a grant 
under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) shall 
submit an application to the Secretary at such time, 
in such manner, and complete with such information 
as the Secretary may require. In no case may the 
Secretary award a grant under this section with re-
spect to an application that is submitted after De-
cember 31, 2020. 
(2) NOTICE.—The Secretary shall, within 30 
days after receiving a complete application, notify 
the State agency of the State of the Secretary’s find-
ings with respect to the requirements for a grant 
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under paragraph (1) or (2) (or both) of subsection 
(a). 
(3) CERTIFICATION.—If the Secretary finds 
that the State law provisions meet the requirements 
for a grant under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
thereupon make a certification to that effect to the 
Secretary of the Treasury, together with a certifi-
cation as to the amount of the grant payment to be 
transferred to the State account in the Unemploy-
ment Trust Fund (as established in section 904(a) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1104(a))) pur-
suant to that finding. The Secretary of the Treasury 
shall make the appropriate transfer to the State ac-
count within 7 days after receiving such certifi-
cation. 
(4) REQUIREMENT.—No certification of compli-
ance with the requirements for a grant under para-
graph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) may be made with 
respect to any State whose— 
(A) State law is not otherwise eligible for 
certification under section 303 of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 503) or approvable under 
section 3304 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986; or 
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(B) short-time compensation program is 
subject to discontinuation or is not scheduled to 
take effect within 12 months of the certifi-
cation. 
(d) USE
OF FUNDS.—The amount of any grant 
awarded under this section shall be used for the implemen-
tation of short-time compensation programs and the over-
all administration of such programs and the promotion 
and enrollment efforts associated with such programs, 
such as through— 
(1) the creation or support of rapid response 
teams to advise employers about alternatives to lay-
offs; 
(2) the provision of education or assistance to 
employers to enable them to assess the feasibility of 
participating in short-time compensation programs; 
and 
(3) the development or enhancement of systems 
to automate— 
(A) the submission and approval of plans; 
and 
(B) the filing and approval of new and on- 
going short-time compensation claims. 
(e) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary is authorized 
to use 0.25 percent of the funds available under subsection 
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(g) to provide for outreach and to share best practices with 
respect to this section and short-time compensation pro-
grams. 
(f) RECOUPMENT.—The Secretary shall establish a 
process under which the Secretary shall recoup the 
amount of any grant awarded under paragraph (1) or (2) 
of subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that, during 
the 5-year period beginning on the first date that any such 
grant is awarded to the State, the State— 
(1) terminated the State’s short-time compensa-
tion program; or 
(2) failed to meet appropriate requirements 
with respect to such program (as established by the 
Secretary). 
(g) FUNDING.—There are appropriated for fiscal 
year 2020, out of moneys in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, to the Secretary, $100,000,000 to carry out 
this section, to remain available until December 31, 2020. 
(h) REPORTING.—The Secretary may establish re-
porting requirements for States receiving a grant under 
this section in order to provide oversight of grant funds. 
(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Labor. 
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(2) SHORT-TIME
COMPENSATION
PROGRAM.— 
The term ‘‘short-time compensation program’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 3306(v) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(3) STATE; STATE AGENCY; STATE LAW.—The 
terms ‘‘State’’, ‘‘State agency’’, and ‘‘State law’’ 
have the meanings given those terms in section 205 
of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Com-
pensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note). 
SEC. 80106. EMERGENCY EXTENDED BENEFIT PERIOD FOR 
2020. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of section 203 of the 
Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act 
of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note), and notwithstanding any 
other provision of such section, an emergency extended 
benefit period shall be deemed to occur with respect to 
each State as follows: 
(1) in the case of a State with respect to which 
an extended benefit period is not in effect (without 
regard to this section) for the 1st week beginning 
after the date of enactment of this Act, an emer-
gency extended benefit period is deemed to begin 
with such week with respect to such State; and 
(2) in the case of a State with respect to which 
an extended benefit period is otherwise in effect 
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(without regard to this section) for such week, an 
emergency extended benefit period is deemed to 
begin with the week following the last week of such 
extended benefit period. 
(b) SPECIAL RULE WITH RESPECT
TO CERTAIN 
STATES.—In the case of a State described in subsection 
(a)(1) with respect to which an extended benefit period 
would (but for this section) begin during an emergency 
extended benefit period, such extended benefit period shall 
begin with the week following the last week of such emer-
gency extended benefit period. 
(c) ADDITIONAL FUNDING
FOR EXTENDED COM-
PENSATION ACCOUNTS.—In the case of a State described 
in (a)(2) or (b), section 202(b)(1) the Federal-State Ex-
tended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 (26 
U.S.C. 3304 note) shall be applied for weeks during an 
emergency extended benefit period by substituting for 
each of ‘‘50’’, ‘‘thirteen’’, and ‘‘thirty-nine’’ such higher 
number as the State determines is necessary to account 
for such emergency extended benefit period. 
(d) TREATMENT OF EMERGENCY EXTENDED BEN-
EFIT PERIOD UNDER FSEUCA.—The provisions of the 
Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act 
of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) shall apply to a State with 
respect to which an emergency extended benefit period is 
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in effect in the same manner as such provisions apply to 
a State with respect to which an extended benefit period 
is in effect. 
TITLE 
II—EXPANDED 
ELIGI-
BILITY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT 
COMPENSATION 
SEC. 80201. PANDEMIC SELF-EMPLOYMENT AND JOB EN-
TRANT COMPENSATION. 
(a) FEDERAL-STATE
AGREEMENTS.—Any State 
which desires to do so may enter into and participate in 
an agreement under this section with the Secretary of 
Labor (hereinafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’). Any State which is a party to an agreement 
under this section may, upon providing 30 days’ written 
notice to the Secretary, terminate such agreement. 
(b) PROVISIONS OF AGREEMENT.— 
(1) PANDEMIC
SELF-EMPLOYMENT
AND
JOB 
ENTRANT
COMPENSATION.—Any agreement under 
subsection (a) shall provide that the State agency of 
the State will make payments on a weekly basis (in 
this section referred to as ‘‘Pandemic Self-Employ-
ment and Job Entrant Compensation’’) to unem-
ployed individuals who— 
(A) have no rights to regular compensation 
with respect to a week under the State law or 
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any other State unemployment compensation 
law or to compensation under any other Federal 
law; 
(B) are not receiving any State or private 
paid leave (as defined in subsection (g)) with 
respect to such week; and 
(C) attest that— 
(i) the individual is not able or avail-
able to work due to COVID–19 with re-
spect to such week (as determined under 
paragraph (4)); and 
(ii) but for COVID–19 (as determined 
under paragraph (4)), the individual would 
be able and available to work during such 
week. 
(2) AMOUNT OF PANDEMIC SELF-EMPLOYMENT 
AND JOB ENTRANT COMPENSATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the amount of Pandemic 
Self-Employment and Job Entrant Compensa-
tion payable to an individual for a week under 
an agreement under subsection (a) shall be 
$300. 
(B) HIGHER PAYMENT FOR CERTAIN INDI-
VIDUALS.—Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), 
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the amount of Pandemic Self-Employment and 
Job Entrant Compensation payable to an indi-
vidual for a week under an agreement under 
subsection (a) shall be an amount equal to the 
sum of $600 plus 1⁄4 of the average weekly ben-
efit amount of regular compensation paid to eli-
gible individuals in the State as of January 1, 
2020, but only in the case of an individual who 
attests (and furnishes such supporting docu-
mentation as the State agency may request) 
that— 
(i) the individual had net earnings 
from self-employment (as defined in sec-
tion 1402(a) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986) of not less than $2,500 during 
the 6-month period ending on the date of 
enactment of this Act; or 
(ii) the individual had a contract or 
other offer of employment suspended or re-
scinded due to COVID–19. 
(3) DURATION OF BENEFIT PAYMENTS.—An in-
dividual who becomes entitled to Pandemic Self-Em-
ployment and Job Entrant Compensation paid by a 
State under an agreement under subsection (a) shall 
receive such benefit for not more than 26 weeks. 
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(4) NOT ABLE OR AVAILABLE TO WORK DUE TO 
COVID–19.—For purposes of this subsection, an indi-
vidual shall be considered to be not able or available 
to work due to COVID–19 with respect to a week 
during any part of which the individual is not able 
or available to work because— 
(A) the individual has a current diagnosis 
of COVID–19; 
(B) the individual is under quarantine (in-
cluding self-imposed quarantine), at the instruc-
tion of a health care provider, employer, or a 
local, State, or Federal official, in order to pre-
vent the spread of COVID–19; 
(C) the individual is unable to engage in 
self-employment (in the case of an individual 
described in paragraph (2)(B)(i)) or seek suit-
able employment because of closings or restric-
tions on movement related to COVID–19; 
(D) the individual is engaged in caregiving 
(without compensation) for an individual who 
has a current diagnosis of COVID–19 or is 
under quarantine as described in subparagraph 
(B)); or 
(E) the individual is engaged in caregiving 
(without 
compensation), 
because 
of 
the 
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COVID–19-related closing of a school or other 
care facility or care program, for a child or 
other individual unable to provide self-care. 
(5) COORDINATION WITH CERTAIN TAX CRED-
ITS.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), no individual 
may become entitled to Pandemic Self-Employment 
and Job Entrant Compensation under an agreement 
under subsection (a) unless the individual makes an 
irrevocable election (at such time and in such man-
ner as the Secretary of the Treasury may provide) 
to have sections 7002 and 7004 of the Families 
First Coronavirus Response Act not apply with re-
spect to such individual. An individual who makes 
such an election shall not be treated as an individual 
to whom a credit is allowable under such sections. 
(c) PAYMENTS TO STATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) FULL REIMBURSEMENT.—There shall 
be paid to each State which has entered into an 
agreement under this section an amount equal 
to 100 percent of— 
(i) the total amount of Pandemic Self- 
Employment and Job Entrant Compensa-
tion paid to individuals by the State pursu-
ant to such agreement; and 
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(ii) any additional administrative ex-
penses incurred by the State by reason of 
such agreement (as determined by the Sec-
retary). 
(B) TERMS OF PAYMENTS.—Sums payable 
to any State by reason of such State’s having 
an agreement under this section shall be pay-
able, either in advance or by way of reimburse-
ment (as determined by the Secretary), in such 
amounts as the Secretary estimates the State 
will be entitled to receive under this section for 
each calendar month, reduced or increased, as 
the case may be, by any amount by which the 
Secretary finds that his estimates for any prior 
calendar month were greater or less than the 
amounts which should have been paid to the 
State. Such estimates may be made on the 
basis of such statistical, sampling, or other 
method as may be agreed upon by the Secretary 
and the State agency of the State involved. 
(2) FUNDING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Funds in the extended 
unemployment compensation account (as estab-
lished by section 905(a) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1105(a)) of the Unemployment 
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Trust Fund (as established by section 904(a) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1104(a)) shall be used to 
make payments to States pursuant to para-
graph (1). 
(B) 
TRANSFER
OF
FUNDS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall transfer from the 
general fund of the Treasury (from funds not 
otherwise appropriated) to the extended unem-
ployment compensation account such sums as 
the Secretary of Labor estimates to be nec-
essary to make payments described in subpara-
graph (A). There are appropriated from the 
general fund of the Treasury, without fiscal 
year limitation, the sums referred to in the pre-
ceding sentence and such sums shall not be re-
quired to be repaid. 
(3) 
CERTIFICATIONS.—The 
Secretary 
shall 
from time to time certify to the Secretary of the 
Treasury for payment to each State the sums pay-
able to such State under this section. 
(d) APPLICABILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An agreement entered into 
under this section shall apply with respect to 
weeks— 
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(A) beginning on or after March 13, 2020; 
and 
(B) ending on or before January 1, 2021. 
(2) TRANSITION RULE FOR INDIVIDUALS RE-
MAINING
ENTITLED
TO
PANDEMIC
SELF-EMPLOY-
MENT
AND
JOB
ENTRANT
COMPENSATION
AS
OF 
JANUARY
1, 2021.—In the case of any individual 
who, as of the date specified in paragraph (1)(B), 
has not yet exhausted all rights to Pandemic Self- 
Employment and Job Entrant Compensation under 
the agreement under subsection (a), Pandemic Self- 
Employment and Job Entrant Compensation shall 
continue to be payable to such individual for any 
week beginning on or after such date for which the 
individual is otherwise eligible for such Pandemic 
Self-Employment and Job Entrant Compensation. 
(3) TERMINATION.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this subsection, no Pandemic Self-Em-
ployment and Job Entrant Compensation shall be 
payable for any week beginning after June 30, 2021. 
(e) FRAUD AND OVERPAYMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If an individual knowingly 
has made, or caused to be made by another, a false 
statement or representation of a material fact, or 
knowingly has failed, or caused another to fail, to 
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disclose a material fact, and as a result of such false 
statement or representation or of such nondisclosure 
such individual has received an amount of Pandemic 
Self-Employment and Job Entrant Compensation to 
which such individual was not entitled, such indi-
vidual— 
(A) shall be ineligible for further Pandemic 
Self-Employment and Job Entrant Compensa-
tion in accordance with the provisions of the ap-
plicable State unemployment compensation law 
relating to fraud in connection with a claim for 
unemployment compensation; and 
(B) shall be subject to prosecution under 
section 1001 of title 18, United States Code. 
(2) REPAYMENT.—In the case of individuals 
who have received amounts of Pandemic Self-Em-
ployment and Job Entrant Compensation to which 
they were not entitled, the State shall require such 
individuals to repay the amounts of such Pandemic 
Self-Employment and Job Entrant Compensation to 
the State agency, except that the State agency may 
waive such repayment if it determines that— 
(A) the payment of such Pandemic Self- 
Employment and Job Entrant Compensation 
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was without fault on the part of any such indi-
vidual; and 
(B) such repayment would be contrary to 
equity and good conscience. 
(3) RECOVERY BY STATE AGENCY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The State agency may 
recover the amount to be repaid, or any part 
thereof, by deductions from any Pandemic Self- 
Employment and Job Entrant Compensation 
payable to such individual or from any unem-
ployment compensation payable to such indi-
vidual under any State or Federal unemploy-
ment compensation law administered by the 
State agency or under any other State or Fed-
eral law administered by the State agency 
which provides for the payment of any assist-
ance or allowance with respect to any week of 
unemployment, during the 3-year period after 
the date such individuals received the payment 
of the Pandemic Self-Employment and Job En-
trant Compensation to which they were not en-
titled, in accordance with the same procedures 
as apply to the recovery of overpayments of reg-
ular unemployment benefits paid by the State. 
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(B) OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING.—No re-
payment shall be required, and no deduction 
shall be made, until a determination has been 
made, notice thereof and an opportunity for a 
fair hearing has been given to the individual, 
and the determination has become final. 
(4) REVIEW.—Any determination by a State 
agency under this section shall be subject to review 
in the same manner and to the same extent as deter-
minations under the State unemployment compensa-
tion law, and only in that manner and to that ex-
tent. 
(5) 
DEPOSIT
IN
STATE
UNEMPLOYMENT 
FUND.—Any amount recovered by a State agency 
pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited in the 
account of such State in the Unemployment Trust 
Fund. 
(f) TREATMENT OF PANDEMIC SELF-EMPLOYMENT 
AND JOB ENTRANT COMPENSATION PAYMENTS.— 
(1) PAYMENT TO BE DISREGARDED FOR PUR-
POSES OF ALL FEDERAL AND FEDERALLY ASSISTED 
PROGRAMS.—A Pandemic Self-Employment and Job 
Entrant Compensation payment shall not be re-
garded as income and shall not be regarded as a re-
source for the month of receipt and the following 9 
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months, for purposes of determining the eligibility of 
the recipient (or the recipient’s spouse or family) for 
benefits or assistance, or the amount or extent of 
benefits or assistance, under any Federal program 
or under any State or local program financed in 
whole or in part with Federal funds. 
(2) PAYMENT NOT CONSIDERED INCOME FOR 
PURPOSES
OF
TAXATION.—A Pandemic Self-Em-
ployment and Job Entrant Compensation payment 
shall not be considered as gross income for purposes 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
(1) the terms ‘‘compensation’’ (except as such 
term is used in subsection (b)(4)), ‘‘regular com-
pensation’’, ‘‘State’’, ‘‘State agency’’, and ‘‘State 
law’’ have the respective meanings given such terms 
under section 205 of the Federal-State Extended 
Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 (26 
U.S.C. 3304 note); and 
(2) the term ‘‘State or private paid leave’’ 
means a benefit which provides full or partial wage 
replacement to employees on the basis of specifically 
defined qualifying events described in section 102 of 
the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 or de-
fined by a written employer policy or State law and 
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which ends either when the qualifying event is no 
longer applicable or a set period of benefits is ex-
hausted. 
TITLE III—RELIEF FOR GOVERN-
MENTAL AND NONPROFIT EN-
TITIES 
SEC. 80301. EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF FOR 
GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES AND NONPROFIT 
ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) FLEXIBILITY IN PAYING REIMBURSEMENT.—The 
Secretary of Labor may issue clarifying guidance to allow 
States to interpret their State unemployment compensa-
tion laws in a manner that would provide maximum flexi-
bility to reimbursing employers as it relates to timely pay-
ment and assessment of penalties and interest pursuant 
to such State laws. 
(b) FEDERAL FUNDING.—Section 903 of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1103) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘Transfers for Federal Reimbursement of State 
Unemployment Funds 
‘‘(j)(1)(A) In addition to any other amounts, the Sec-
retary of Labor shall provide for the transfer of funds dur-
ing the applicable period to the accounts of the States in 
the Unemployment Trust Fund, by transfer from amounts 
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reserved for that purpose in the Federal unemployment 
account, in accordance with the succeeding provisions of 
this subsection. 
‘‘(B) The amount of funds transferred to the account 
of a State under subparagraph (A) during the applicable 
period shall, as determined by the Secretary of Labor, be 
equal to one half of the amounts of compensation (as de-
fined in section 3306(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986) attributable under the State law to service to which 
section 3309(a)(1) of such Code applies that were paid 
by the State for weeks of unemployment beginning and 
ending during such period. Such transfers shall be made 
at such times as the Secretary of Labor considers appro-
priate. 
‘‘(C) Notwithstanding any other law, funds trans-
ferred to the account of a State under subparagraph (A) 
shall be used exclusively to reimburse governmental enti-
ties and other organizations described in section 
3309(a)(2) of such Code for amounts paid (in lieu of con-
tributions) into the State unemployment fund pursuant to 
such section. 
‘‘(D) For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘appli-
cable period’ means the period beginning on March 13, 
2020, and ending on December 31, 2020. 
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‘‘(2)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer from the gen-
eral fund of the Treasury (from funds not otherwise ap-
propriated) to the employment security administration ac-
count (as established by section 901 of the Social Security 
Act) such sums as the Secretary of Labor estimates to 
be necessary for purposes of making the transfers de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) There are appropriated from the general fund 
of the Treasury, without fiscal year limitation, the sums 
referred to in subparagraph (A) and such sums shall not 
be required to be repaid.’’. 
(c) OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
OR OTHER GUID-
ANCE.—The Secretary of Labor may issue any operating 
instructions or other guidance necessary to carry out the 
amendments made by this section. 
TITLE IV—EMERGENCY ASSIST-
ANCE FOR RAIL WORKERS 
SEC. 80401. WAIVER OF THE 7-DAY WAITING PERIOD FOR 
BENEFITS UNDER THE RAILROAD UNEM-
PLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT. 
(a) NO WAITING WEEK.—With respect to any reg-
istration period beginning after the date of enactment of 
this Act and ending on or before December 31, 2020, sub-
paragraphs (A)(ii) and (B)(ii) of section 2(a)(1) of the 
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Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 
352(a)(1)) shall not apply. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Railroad Retirement Board 
may prescribe any operating instructions or regulations 
necessary to carry out this section. 
(c) APPROPRIATIONS.—Out of any funds in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there are appro-
priated $50,000,000 to cover the costs of additional bene-
fits payable due to the application of subsection (a). Upon 
the exhaustion of the funds appropriated under this sub-
section, subsection (a) shall no longer apply with respect 
to any registration period beginning after the date of ex-
haustion of funds. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, 
‘‘registration period’’ has the meaning given such term 
under section 1 of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance 
Act. 
SEC. 80402. ENHANCED BENEFITS UNDER THE RAILROAD 
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT. 
Section 2(a) of the Railroad Unemployment Insur-
ance Act (45 U.S.C. § 352(a)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(5)(A) Notwithstanding paragraph (3), subsection 
(c)(1)(B), and any other limitation on total benefits in this 
Act, for registration periods beginning on or after April 
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1, 2020, but on or before December 31, 2020, a recovery 
benefit in the amount of $1,200 shall be payable to a 
qualified employee with respect to any registration period 
in which the employee received unemployment benefits 
under paragraph (1)(A), and in any registration period in 
which the employee did not receive unemployment benefits 
due to the limitation in subsection (c)(1)(B) or due to 
reaching the maximum number of days of benefits in the 
benefit year beginning July 1, 2019, under subsection 
(c)(1)(A), and throughout any continuing period of unem-
ployment beginning on or before December 31, 2020, ex-
cept that no benefit under this section shall be payable 
after June 30, 2021. No recovery benefits shall be payable 
under this section upon the exhaustion of the funds appro-
priated under subparagraph (B) for payment of benefits 
under this subparagraph. 
‘‘(B) Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, there are appropriated $950,000,000 to 
cover the cost of recovery benefits provided under subpara-
graph (A), to remain available until expended. 
‘‘(C) A recovery benefit payable under subparagraph 
(A) shall not be regarded as income and shall not be re-
garded as a resource for the month of receipt and the fol-
lowing 9 months, for purposes of determining the eligi-
bility of the recipient (or the recipient’s spouse or family) 
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for benefits or assistance, or the amount or extent of bene-
fits or assistance, under any Federal program or under 
any State or local program financed in whole or in part 
with Federal funds.’’. 
SEC. 80403. EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNDER 
THE RAILROAD UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE 
ACT. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 2(c)(2)(D)(iii) of the Rail-
road 
Unemployment 
Insurance 
Act 
(45 
U.S.C. 
352(c)(2)(D)(iii)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘July 1, 2008’’ and inserting 
‘‘July 15, 2019’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘June 30, 2013’’ and inserting 
‘‘June 30, 2020’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2013’’ and in-
serting ‘‘December 31, 2020’’. 
(b) 
CLARIFICATION
ON
AUTHORITY
TO
USE 
FUNDS.—Funds appropriated under either the first or 
second sentence of clause (iv) of section 2(c)(2)(D) of the 
Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act shall be available 
to cover the cost of additional extended unemployment 
benefits provided under such section 2(c)(2)(D) by reason 
of the amendments made by subsection (a) as well as to 
cover the cost of such benefits provided under such section 
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2(c)(2)(D) as in effect on the day before the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 80404. TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS FROM THE RAIL-
ROAD 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
INSURANCE 
AC-
COUNT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 256(i)(1) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 
U.S.C. 906(i)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) any payment made from the Railroad Un-
employment Insurance Account (established by sec-
tion 10 of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance 
Act) for the purpose of carrying out the Railroad 
Unemployment Insurance Act, and funds appro-
priated or transferred to or otherwise deposited in 
such Account,’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The treatment of payments 
made from the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Ac-
count pursuant to the amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect 7 days after the date of enactment of this 
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Act and shall apply only to obligations incurred on or after 
such effective date for such payments. 
DIVISION I—FINANCIAL 
SERVICES 
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This division may be cited as the 
‘‘Financial Protections and Assistance for America’s Con-
sumers, States, Businesses, and Vulnerable Populations 
Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this division is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. References to this division. 
Sec. 3. Severability. 
TITLE I—PROTECTING CONSUMERS, RENTERS, HOMEOWNERS 
AND PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS 
Sec. 101. Suspension of requirements regarding tenant contribution toward 
rent. 
Sec. 102. Temporary moratorium on eviction filings. 
Sec. 103. Suspension of other consumer loan payments. 
Sec. 104. Emergency rental assistance. 
Sec. 105. Emergency homeless assistance. 
Sec. 106. Participation of Indian Tribes and tribally designated housing entities 
in Continuum of Care Program. 
Sec. 107. Housing Assistance Fund. 
Sec. 108. Mortgage forbearance. 
Sec. 109. Bankruptcy protections. 
Sec. 110. Debt collection. 
Sec. 111. Disaster Protection for Workers’ Credit. 
Sec. 112. Student loans. 
Sec. 113. Waiver of in-person appraisal requirements. 
Sec. 114. Supplemental funding for community development block grants. 
Sec. 115. COVID–19 Emergency Housing Relief. 
Sec. 116. Supplemental funding for service coordinators to assist elderly house-
holds. 
Sec. 117. Fair housing. 
Sec. 118. HUD counseling program authorization. 
Sec. 119. Defense Production Act of 1950. 
TITLE II—ASSISTING SMALL BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY 
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
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Sec. 201. Small Business Credit Facility. 
Sec. 202. Small Business Financial Assistance Program. 
Sec. 203. Loan and Obligation Payment Relief for Affected Small Businesses 
and Non-Profits. 
Sec. 204. Reauthorization of the State Small Business Credit Initiative Act of 
2010. 
Sec. 205. Funding of the Initiative to Build Growth Equity Funds for Minority 
Businesses. 
Sec. 206. Community Development Financial Institutions Fund supplemental 
appropriation authorization. 
Sec. 207. Minority depository institution. 
Sec. 208. Loans to MDIs and CDFIs. 
Sec. 209. Insurance of transaction accounts. 
TITLE III—SUPPORTING STATE, TERRITORY, AND LOCAL 
GOVERNMENTS 
Sec. 301. Muni Facility. 
Sec. 302. Temporary waiver and reprogramming authority. 
TITLE IV—PROMOTING FINANCIAL STABILITY AND 
TRANSPARENT MARKETS 
Sec. 401. Temporary halt to rulemakings unrelated to COVID–19. 
Sec. 402. Temporary ban on stock buybacks. 
Sec. 403. Disclosures related to supply chain disruption risk. 
Sec. 404. Disclosures related to global pandemic risk. 
Sec. 405. Oversight of Federal aid related to COVID–19. 
Sec. 406. International financial institutions. 
Sec. 407. Conditions on Federal aid to corporations. 
Sec. 408. Authority for warrants and debt instruments. 
Sec. 409. Authorization to participate in the New Arrangements to Borrow of 
the International Monetary Fund. 
Sec. 410. øReserved¿. 
Sec. 411. øReserved¿. 
Sec. 412. International Finance Corporation. 
Sec. 413. Oversight and Reports. 
TITLE V—PANDEMIC PLANNING AND GUIDANCE FOR 
CONSUMERS AND REGULATORS 
Sec. 501. Financial Literacy Education Commission Emergency Response. 
Sec. 502. Interagency Pandemic Guidance for Consumers. 
Sec. 503. SEC Pandemic Guidance for Investors. 
Sec. 504. Updates of the Pandemic Influenza Plan and National Planning 
Frameworks. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO THIS DIVISION. 
In this division, any reference to ‘‘this Act’’ shall be 
deemed a reference to this division. 
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SEC. 3. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this Act or the application of such 
provision to any person or circumstance is held to be un-
constitutional, the remainder of this Act, and the applica-
tion of the provisions of this Act, to any person or cir-
cumstance shall not be affected thereby. 
TITLE 
I—PROTECTING 
CON-
SUMERS, 
RENTERS, 
HOME-
OWNERS AND PEOPLE EXPE-
RIENCING HOMELESSNESS 
SEC. 101. SUSPENSION OF REQUIREMENTS REGARDING 
TENANT CONTRIBUTION TOWARD RENT. 
(a) SUSPENSION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the obligation of each tenant household of a 
dwelling unit in assisted housing to pay any contribution 
toward rent for occupancy in such dwelling unit shall be 
suspended with respect to such occupancy during the pe-
riod beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act 
and ending 6 months after the date of the termination 
by the Federal Emergency Management Agency of the 
emergency declared 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.) relating 
to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) pandemic. 
(b) FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT PAYMENTS.—To the 
extent that amounts are made available pursuant to sub-
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section (e) for reimbursements under this subsection, the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, as appropriate, shall— 
(1) provide owners of assisted housing and pub-
lic housing agencies for any amounts in rent not re-
ceived as a result of subsection (a), plus the amount 
of any increases in costs of administering and main-
taining such housing to the extent only that such in-
creases result from the public health emergency re-
lating to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19); 
and 
(2) in the case of public housing agencies pro-
viding assistance under section 8(o) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)), 
reimburse such agencies in an amount sufficient to 
cover any increase in housing assistance payments 
resulting from the suspension of tenant rent pay-
ments pursuant to subsection (a), plus the amount 
of any increases in the cost of administering such 
assistance to the extent only that such increases re-
sult from the public health emergency relating to 
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19). 
(c) PROHIBITIONS.— 
(1) ON FINES.—No tenant or tenant household 
may be charged a fine or fee for nonpayment of rent 
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in accordance with subsection (a) and such non-
payment of rent shall not be grounds for any termi-
nation of tenancy or eviction. 
(2) ON DEBT.—No tenant or tenant household 
may be treated as accruing any debt by reason of 
suspension of contribution of rent under subsection 
(a). 
(3) ON REPAYMENT.—held liable for repayment 
of any amount of rent contribution suspended under 
subsection (a). 
(4) ON CREDIT SCORES.—The nonpayment of 
rent by a tenant or tenant household shall not be re-
ported to a consumer reporting agency nor shall 
such nonpayment adversely affect a tenant or mem-
ber of a tenant household’s credit score. 
(d) ASSISTED HOUSING.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘assisted housing’’ means housing or a 
dwelling unit assisted under— 
(1) section 213, 220, 221(d)(3), 221(d)(4), 
223(e), 231, or 236 of the National Housing Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1715l(d)(3), (d)(4), or 1715z–1); 
(2) section 101 of the Housing and Urban De-
velopment Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s); 
(3) section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 
U.S.C. 1701q); 
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(4) section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzales Na-
tional Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013); 
(5) title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12701 et seq.); 
(6) subtitle D of title VIII of the Cranston-Gon-
zalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
12901 et seq.); 
(7) title I of the Housing and Community De-
velopment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.); 
(8) section 8 of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f); 
(9) the public housing program under title I of 
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437 et seq.); or 
(10) section 514, 515, 516, 521(a)(2), 538, or 
542 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1484, 
1485, 1486, 1490a(a)(2), 1490p–2, 1490r). 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary to make payments under subsection (b) to all own-
ers of assisted housing and public housing agencies. 
SEC. 102. TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON EVICTION FIL-
INGS. 
(a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds 
that— 
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cial institution’’ means the holder of a loan described 
under this section. 
(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CONSUMER.—The term ‘‘consumer’’ means 
any individual obligated or allegedly obligated to pay 
any debt. 
(2) 
COVID–19 
EMERGENCY.—The 
term 
‘‘COVID–19 emergency’’ means the period that be-
gins upon the date of the enactment of this Act and 
ends on the date of the termination by the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency of the emergency 
declared 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. 
(3) CREDITOR.—The term ‘‘creditor’’ means— 
(A) any person who offers or extends cred-
it creating a debt or to whom a debt is owed 
or other obligation for payment; 
(B) any lessor of real or personal property; 
or 
(C) any provider of utility services. 
(4) DEBT.—The term ‘‘debt’’— 
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as to provide an affordable payment, with no 
penalties, late fees, additional 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 mort-
gage contract in effect at the time the borrower 
entered into the forbearance, and with no modi-
fication fees charged to the borrower; and 
‘‘(4) if a borrower is granted a forbearance on 
payments that would be owed pursuant to a trial 
loan modification plan— 
‘‘(A) any forbearance of payments shall 
not be treated as missed or delinquent pay-
ments or otherwise negatively affect the bor-
rower’s ability to complete their trial plan; 
‘‘(B) any past due amounts as of the end 
of the trial period, including unpaid interest, 
real estate taxes, insurance premiums, and as-
sessments paid on the borrower’s behalf, will be 
added to the mortgage loan balance, but only to 
the extent that such charges are not fees associ-
ated with the granting of the forbearance, such 
as late fees, modification fees, or unpaid inter-
est from the period of the forbearance beyond 
the amounts scheduled or calculated as if the 
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shall apply to any net operating loss to which the amend-
ment made by this section applies. The Secretary of the 
Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) shall prescribe such 
regulations or other guidance as are necessary or appro-
priate to effect the purposes of such subparagraphs with 
respect to any such net operating losses. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) NET
OPERATING
LOSS
LIMITATION.—Ex-
cept as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments 
made by subsections (a) shall apply to— 
(A) taxable years beginning after Decem-
ber 31, 2017, and 
(B) taxable years beginning on or before 
December 31, 2017, to which net operating 
losses arising in taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2017, are carried. 
(2) CARRYBACKS.—In the case of the amend-
ments made by subsections (b) and (c), and so much 
of subsection (a) as relates to the carryback of net 
operating losses, such amendments shall apply to net 
operating losses arising in taxable years ending after 
December 31, 2017, and beginning before January 
1, 2021. 
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