Gulf Coast Hurricane Aid Act of 2021
Bill: S.2359 | Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John (R-LA)
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
Gulf Coast Hurricane Aid Act of 2021
This bill provides emergency assistance for disaster response and recovery, and for other expenses, directly related to Hurricanes Laura, Delta, or Zeta.
Specifically, the bill appropriates funds to the Community Development Fund for necessary expenses related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, and restoration of infrastructure, housing, and economic revitalization in areas in states for which the President declared a major disaster.
The bill further provides for the use of proceeds from a system of competitive bidding to award licenses in the band of frequencies between 3700 megahertz and 3980 megahertz, to be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury and used for emergency assistance.

To provide emergency assistance for disaster response and recovery, and 
  for other expenses, directly related to Hurricanes Laura, Delta, or 
                                 Zeta.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Gulf Coast Hurricane Aid Act of 
2021''.

SEC. 2. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK 
              GRANT.

    (a) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise appropriated, out 
of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise 
appropriated, there is appropriated to the ``Community Development 
Fund'', for necessary expenses related to disaster relief, long-term 
recovery, and restoration of infrastructure, housing, and economic 
revitalization in areas in States for which the President declared a 
major disaster under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.) related 
to Hurricane Laura, Delta, or Zeta, $1,100,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, for activities authorized under title I of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.).
    (b) Deposit of C-Band Spectrum Auction Proceeds in Treasury.--
Section 309(j)(8) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
309(j)(8)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and (G)'' and 
        inserting ``(G), and (H)'';
            (2) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking ``and (G)'' and 
        inserting ``(G), and (H)''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(H) C-band auction proceeds.--Notwithstanding 
                subparagraph (A), and except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), of the proceeds (including deposits 
                and upfront payments from successful bidders) from the 
                use of a system of competitive bidding under this 
                subsection to award licenses in the band of frequencies 
                between 3700 megahertz and 3980 megahertz (designated 
                by the Commission as `Auction 107'), $1,100,000,000 
                shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury 
                and used for emergency assistance under section 2(a) of 
                the Gulf Coast Hurricane Aid Act of 2021.''.
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