Reported to House (committee) — American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

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H. R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, as reported in the House of Representatives on February 24, 2021 and printed under Union Calendar No. 1, Report No. 117-7, in the 117th Congress, first session. The bill is described as providing for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5. The cover records that Mr. Yarmuth reported it from the Committee on the Budget and that it was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed. Its table of contents is organised by committee, covering agriculture and nutrition, education and labor, and tax provisions including the employee retention credit. Later text amends child care and development block grant provisions and defines territory to include Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands.

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Union Calendar No. 1 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1319 
[Report No. 117–7] 
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 24, 2021 
Mr. YARMUTH, from the Committee on the Budget, reported the following bill; 
which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State 
of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. 
Res. 5. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American Rescue Plan 
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Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
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The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
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Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
TITLE I—COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE 
Subtitle A—Agriculture 
Sec. 1001. Food Supply Chain and Agriculture Pandemic Response. 
Sec. 1002. Emergency grants for rural health care. 
Sec. 1003. Pandemic program administration funds. 
Sec. 1004. Funding for the USDA Office of Inspector General for oversight of 
COVID—19-related programs. 
Sec. 1005. Farm loan assistance for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranch-
ers. 
Sec. 1006. Assistance and support for socially disadvantaged farmers, ranchers, 
forest land owners and operators, and groups. 
Sec. 1007. Funding for Food for Peace title II Grants. 
Subtitle B—Nutrition 
Sec. 1011. Supplemental nutrition assistance program. 
Sec. 1012. Additional assistance for SNAP online purchasing and technology 
improvements. 
Sec. 1013. Additional funding for nutrition assistance programs. 
Sec. 1014. Commodity supplemental food program. 
TITLE II—COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR 
Subtitle A—Education Matters 
PART 1—DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 
Sec. 2001. Elementary and secondary school emergency relief fund. 
Sec. 2002. Higher education emergency relief fund. 
Sec. 2003. Maintenance of effort and maintenance of equity. 
Sec. 2004. Outlying areas. 
Sec. 2005. Bureau of Indian Education. 
Sec. 2006. Gallaudet University. 
Sec. 2007. Student aid administration. 
Sec. 2008. Howard University. 
Sec. 2009. National Technical Institute for the Deaf. 
Sec. 2010. Institute of Education Sciences. 
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Sec. 2011. Program administration. 
Sec. 2012. Office of inspector general. 
Sec. 2013. Modification of revenue requirements for proprietary institutions of 
higher education. 
PART 2—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 2021. National endowment for the arts. 
Sec. 2022. National endowment for the humanities. 
Sec. 2023. Institute of museum and library services. 
Sec. 2024.
COVID-19 response resources for the preservation and mainte-
nance of Native American languages. 
Subtitle B—Labor Matters 
Sec. 2101. Raising the Federal minimum wage. 
Sec. 2102. Funding for Department of Labor Worker Protection Activities. 
Sec. 2103. Eligibility for workers’ compensation benefits for Federal employees 
diagnosed with COVID–19. 
Sec. 2104. Compensation pursuant to the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ 
Compensation Act. 
Subtitle C—Human Services and Community Supports 
Sec. 2201. Additional funding for aging and disability services programs. 
Sec. 2202. Supporting older Americans and their families. 
Sec. 2203. Child Care and Development Block Grant Program. 
Sec. 2204. Child Care Stabilization. 
Sec. 2205. Head Start. 
Sec. 2206. Programs for survivors. 
Sec. 2207. Child abuse prevention and treatment. 
Sec. 2208. LIHEAP. 
Sec. 2209. Department of Health and Human Services. 
Sec. 2210. Corporation for National and Community Service and the National 
Service Trust. 
Subtitle D—Child Nutrition & Related Programs 
Sec. 2301. Improvements to WIC benefits. 
Sec. 2302. WIC program modernization. 
Sec. 2303. Meals and supplements reimbursements for individuals who have not 
attained the age of 25. 
Sec. 2304. Pandemic EBT program. 
Subtitle E—COBRA Continuation Coverage 
Sec. 2401. Preserving health benefits for workers. 
TITLE III—COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE 
Subtitle A—Public Health 
CHAPTER 1—VACCINES AND THERAPEUTICS 
Sec. 3001. Funding for COVID–19 vaccine activities at the centers for disease 
control and prevention. 
Sec. 3002. Funding for vaccine confidence activities. 
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Sec. 3003. Funding for supply chain for COVID–19 vaccines, therapeutics, and 
medical supplies. 
Sec. 3004. Funding for COVID–19 vaccine, therapeutic, and device activities at 
the Food and Drug Administration. 
CHAPTER 2—TESTING 
Sec. 3011. Funding for COVID–19 testing, contact tracing, and mitigation ac-
tivities. 
Sec. 3012. Funding for SARS–CoV–2 genomic sequencing and surveillance. 
Sec. 3013. Funding for global health. 
Sec. 3014. Funding for data modernization and forecasting center. 
CHAPTER 3—PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE 
Sec. 3021. Funding for public health workforce. 
Sec. 3022. Funding for Medical Reserve Corps. 
CHAPTER 4—PUBLIC HEALTH INVESTMENTS 
Sec. 3031. Funding for community health centers and community care. 
Sec. 3032. Funding for National Health Service Corps. 
Sec. 3033. Funding for Nurse Corps. 
Sec. 3034. Funding for teaching health centers that operate graduate medical 
education. 
Sec. 3035. Funding for COVID–19 testing, contact tracing, and mitigation ac-
tivities in congregate settings. 
Sec. 3036. Funding for family planning. 
Sec. 3037. Funding for children under the care of the Department of Health 
and Human Services. 
Sec. 3038. Funding for Office of Inspector General. 
CHAPTER 5—INDIAN HEALTH 
Sec. 3041. Funding for Indian health. 
CHAPTER 6—MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER 
Sec. 3051. Funding for block grants for community mental health services. 
Sec. 3052. Funding for block grants for prevention and treatment of substance 
abuse. 
Sec. 3053. Funding for mental and behavioral health training for health care 
professionals, paraprofessionals, and public safety officers. 
Sec. 3054. Funding for education and awareness campaign encouraging healthy 
work conditions and use of mental and behavioral health serv-
ices by health care professionals. 
Sec. 3055. Funding for grants for health care providers to promote mental and 
behavioral health among their health professional workforce. 
Sec. 3056. Funding for community-based funding for local substance use dis-
order services. 
Sec. 3057. Funding for community-based funding for local behavioral health 
needs. 
Sec. 3058. Funding for the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. 
Sec. 3059. Funding for Project AWARE. 
Sec. 3059A. Funding for youth suicide prevention. 
Sec. 3059B. Funding for behavioral health workforce education and training. 
CHAPTER 7—EXCHANGE GRANT PROGRAM 
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Sec. 3061. Establishing a grant program for Exchange modernization. 
Subtitle B—Medicaid 
Sec. 3101. Mandatory coverage of COVID–19 vaccines and administration and 
treatment under Medicaid. 
Sec. 3102. Modifications to certain coverage under Medicaid for pregnant and 
postpartum women. 
Sec. 3103. Allowing for medical assistance under Medicaid for inmates during 
30-day period preceding release. 
Sec. 3104. Enhanced Federal Medicaid support for community-based mobile 
crisis intervention services. 
Sec. 3105. Temporary increase in FMAP for medical assistance under State 
Medicaid plans which begin to expend amounts for certain 
mandatory individuals. 
Sec. 3106. Extension of 100 percent Federal medical assistance percentage to 
Urban Indian Health Organizations and Native Hawaiian 
Health Care Systems. 
Sec. 3107. Sunset of limit on maximum rebate amount for single source drugs 
and innovator multiple source drugs. 
Sec. 3108. Additional support for Medicaid home and community-based services 
during the COVID–19 emergency period. 
Sec. 3109. Funding for State strike teams for resident and employee safety in 
nursing facilities. 
Subtitle C—Children’s Health Insurance Program 
Sec. 3201. Mandatory coverage of COVID–19 vaccines and administration and 
treatment under CHIP. 
Sec. 3202. Modifications to certain coverage under CHIP for pregnant and 
postpartum women. 
Subtitle D—Other Provisions 
CHAPTER 1—ENSURING ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND RATEPAYER 
PROTECTION DURING THE PANDEMIC 
Sec. 3301. Funding for pollution and disparate impacts of the COVID–19 pan-
demic. 
Sec. 3302. Funding for LIHEAP. 
Sec. 3303. Funding for water assistance program. 
CHAPTER 2—DISTANCE LEARNING AND CONSUMER PROTECTION DURING 
THE COVID–19 PANDEMIC 
Sec. 3311. Funding for consumer product safety fund to protect consumers 
from potentially dangerous products related to COVID–19. 
Sec. 3312. Funding for E-Rate support for emergency educational connections 
and devices. 
CHAPTER 3—OVERSIGHT OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PREVENTION AND 
RESPONSE TO COVID–19 
Sec. 3321. Funding for Department of Commerce Inspector General. 
TITLE IV—COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES 
Subtitle A—Defense Production Act of 1950 
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Sec. 4001. COVID–19 emergency medical supplies enhancement. 
Subtitle B—Housing Provisions 
Sec. 4101. Emergency rental assistance. 
Sec. 4102. Emergency housing vouchers. 
Sec. 4103. Emergency assistance for rural housing. 
Sec. 4104. Housing assistance and supportive services programs for Native 
Americans. 
Sec. 4105. Housing counseling. 
Sec. 4106. Homelessness assistance and supportive services program. 
Sec. 4107. Homeowner Assistance Fund. 
Sec. 4108. Relief measures for section 502 and 504 direct loan borrowers. 
Subtitle C—Small Business (SSBCI) 
Sec. 4201. Reauthorization of the State Small Business Credit Initiative Act of 
2010. 
Subtitle D—Airlines 
Sec. 4301. Air Transportation Payroll Support Program Extension. 
TITLE V—COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND REFORM 
Subtitle A—Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds 
Sec. 5001. Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
Sec. 5111. Emergency Federal Employee Leave Fund. 
Sec. 5112. Funding for the Government Accountability Office. 
Sec. 5113. Pandemic Response Accountability Committee funding availability. 
TITLE VI—COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS 
Sec. 6001. Modifications to paycheck protection program. 
Sec. 6002. Targeted EIDL advance. 
Sec. 6003. Support for restaurants. 
Sec. 6004. Community navigator pilot program. 
Sec. 6005. Shuttered venue operators. 
Sec. 6006. Direct appropriations. 
TITLE VII—COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
Subtitle A—Transportation and Infrastructure 
Sec. 7001. Federal Emergency Management Agency appropriation. 
Sec. 7002. Funeral assistance. 
Sec. 7003. Economic adjustment assistance. 
Sec. 7004. Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation oper-
ations and maintenance. 
Sec. 7005. Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation. 
Sec. 7006. Federal Transit Administration grants. 
Sec. 7007. Relief for airports. 
Subtitle B—Aviation Manufacturing Jobs Protection 
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Sec. 7101. Definitions. 
Sec. 7102. Payroll support program. 
Subtitle C—Continued Assistance to Rail Workers 
Sec. 7201. Additional enhanced benefits under the Railroad Unemployment In-
surance Act. 
Sec. 7202. Extended unemployment benefits under the Railroad Unemployment 
Insurance Act. 
Sec. 7203. Extension of waiver of the 7-day waiting period for benefits under 
the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act. 
Sec. 7204. Railroad Retirement Board and Office of the Inspector General 
funding. 
TITLE VIII—COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS 
Sec. 8001. Funding for claims and appeals processing. 
Sec. 8002. Funding availability for medical care and health needs. 
Sec. 8003. Funding for supply chain modernization. 
Sec. 8004. Funding for state homes. 
Sec. 8005. Funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs office of inspector 
general. 
Sec. 8006. Covid–19 veteran rapid retraining assistance program. 
Sec. 8007. Prohibition on copayments and cost sharing for veterans during 
emergency relating to COVID–19. 
TITLE IX—COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS 
Subtitle A—Crisis Support for Unemployed Workers 
Sec. 9001. Short title. 
PART 1—EXTENSION OF CARES ACT UNEMPLOYMENT PROVISIONS 
Sec. 9011. Extension of pandemic unemployment assistance. 
Sec. 9012. Extension of emergency unemployment relief for governmental enti-
ties and nonprofit organizations. 
Sec. 9013. Extension of Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation. 
Sec. 9014. Extension of full Federal funding of the first week of compensable 
regular unemployment for States with no waiting week. 
Sec. 9015. Extension of emergency State staffing flexibility. 
Sec. 9016. Extension of Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation. 
Sec. 9017. Extension of temporary financing of short-time compensation pay-
ments in States with programs in law. 
Sec. 9018. Extension of temporary financing of short-time compensation agree-
ments for States without programs in law. 
PART 2—EXTENSION OF FFCRA UNEMPLOYMENT PROVISIONS 
Sec. 9021. Extension of temporary assistance for States with advances. 
Sec. 9022. Extension of full Federal funding of extended unemployment com-
pensation. 
PART 3—DEPARTMENT OF LABOR FUNDING FOR TIMELY, ACCURATE, AND 
EQUITABLE PAYMENT 
Sec. 9031. Funding for administration. 
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Sec. 9032. Funding for fraud prevention, equitable access, and timely payment 
to eligible workers. 
Subtitle B—Emergency Assistance to Families Through Home Visiting 
Programs 
Sec. 9101. Emergency assistance to families through home visiting programs. 
Subtitle C—Emergency Assistance to Children and Families 
Sec. 9201. Pandemic Emergency Assistance Fund. 
Subtitle D—Elder Justice and Support Guarantee 
Sec. 9301. Additional funding for aging and disability services programs. 
Subtitle E—Support to Skilled Nursing Facilities in Response to COVID–19 
Sec. 9401. Providing for infection control support to skilled nursing facilities 
through contracts with quality improvement organizations. 
Sec. 9402. Funding for strike teams for resident and employee safety in skilled 
nursing facilities. 
Subtitle F—Preserving Health Benefits for Workers 
Sec. 9500. Short title. 
Sec. 9501. Preserving health benefits for workers. 
Subtitle G—Promoting Economic Security 
PART 1—2021 RECOVERY REBATES TO INDIVIDUALS 
Sec. 9601. 2021 recovery rebates to individuals. 
PART 2—CHILD TAX CREDIT 
Sec. 9611. Child tax credit improvements for 2021. 
Sec. 9612. Application of child tax credit in possessions. 
PART 3—EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT 
Sec. 9621. Strengthening the earned income tax credit for individuals with no 
qualifying children. 
Sec. 9622. Taxpayer eligible for childless earned income credit in case of quali-
fying children who fail to meet certain identification require-
ments. 
Sec. 9623. Credit allowed in case of certain separated spouses. 
Sec. 9624. Modification of disqualified investment income test. 
Sec. 9625. Application of earned income tax credit in possessions of the United 
States. 
Sec. 9626. Temporary special rule for determining earned income for purposes 
of earned income tax credit. 
PART 4—DEPENDENT CARE ASSISTANCE 
Sec. 9631. Refundability and enhancement of child and dependent care tax 
credit. 
Sec. 9632. Increase in exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assist-
ance. 
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PART 5—CREDITS FOR PAID SICK AND FAMILY LEAVE 
Sec. 9641. Extension of credits. 
Sec. 9642. Increase in limitations on credits for paid family leave. 
Sec. 9643. Expansion of leave to which paid family leave credits applies. 
Sec. 9644. Paid leave credits allowed for leave for COVID-vaccination. 
Sec. 9645. Application of non-discrimination rules. 
Sec. 9646. Reset of limitation on paid sick leave. 
Sec. 9647. Credits allowed against employer hospital insurance tax. 
Sec. 9648. Application of credits to certain governmental employers. 
Sec. 9649. Gross up of credit in lieu of exclusion from tax. 
Sec. 9650. Effective date. 
PART 6—EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDIT 
Sec. 9651. Extension of employee retention credit. 
PART 7—PREMIUM TAX CREDIT 
Sec. 9661. Improving affordability by expanding premium assistance for con-
sumers. 
Sec. 9662. Temporary modification of limitations on reconciliation of tax cred-
its for coverage under a qualified health plan with advance pay-
ments of such credit. 
Sec. 9663. Application of premium tax credit in case of individuals receiving 
unemployment compensation during 2021. 
PART 8—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 9671. Repeal of election to allocate interest, etc. on worldwide basis. 
Sec. 9672. Tax treatment of targeted EIDL advances. 
Sec. 9673. Tax treatment of restaurant revitalization grants. 
Subtitle H—Pensions 
Sec. 9700. Short title. 
Sec. 9701. Temporary delay of designation of multiemployer plans as in endan-
gered, critical, or critical and declining status. 
Sec. 9702. Temporary extension of the funding improvement and rehabilitation 
periods for multiemployer pension plans in critical and endan-
gered status for 2020 or 2021. 
Sec. 9703. Adjustments to funding standard account rules. 
Sec. 9704. Special financial assistance program for financially troubled multi-
employer plans. 
Sec. 9705. Extended amortization for single employer plans. 
Sec. 9706. Extension of pension funding stabilization percentages for single em-
ployer plans. 
Sec. 9707. Modification of special rules for minimum funding standards for 
community newspaper plans. 
Sec. 9708. Cost of living adjustment freeze. 
Subtitle I—Child Care for Workers 
Sec. 9801. Child care assistance. 
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TITLE I—COMMITTEE ON 
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AGRICULTURE 
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Subtitle A—Agriculture 
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SEC. 1001. FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN AND AGRICULTURE PAN-
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DEMIC RESPONSE. 
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(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
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wise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of 
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Agriculture for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the 
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Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $4,000,000,000, to 
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remain available until expended, to carry out this section. 
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(b) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
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shall use the amounts made available pursuant to sub-
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section (a)— 
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(1) to purchase food and agricultural commod-
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ities; 
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(2) to purchase and distribute agricultural com-
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modities (including fresh produce, dairy, seafood, 
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eggs, and meat) to individuals in need, including 
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through delivery to nonprofit organizations and 
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through restaurants and other food related entities, 
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as determined by the Secretary, that may receive, 
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store, process, and distribute food items; 
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(3) to make grants and loans for small or 
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midsized food processors or distributors, seafood 
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processing facilities and processing vessels, farmers 
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markets, producers, or other organizations to re-
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spond to COVID–19, including for measures to pro-
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tect workers against COVID–19; 
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(4) to make loans and grants and provide other 
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assistance to maintain and improve food and agricul-
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tural supply chain resiliency; and 
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(5) to make payments for necessary expenses 
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related to losses of crops (including losses due to 
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high winds or derechos) pursuant to title I of the 
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Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster 
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Relief Act, 2019 (Public Law 116–20), as amended 
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by section 116 of the Continuing Appropriations 
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Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–59) and as further 
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amended by subsection (c) of section 791 of the 
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Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 
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(Public Law 116–94) for crop losses in crop year 
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2020. 
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(c) ANIMAL HEALTH.— 
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(1) COVID–19 ANIMAL
SURVEILLANCE.—The 
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Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct monitoring 
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and surveillance of susceptible animals for incidence 
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of SARS–CoV–2. 
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(2) INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION.—Ac-
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tivities conducted under paragraph (1) shall be con-
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sistent with guidance provided by the World 
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Organisation for Animal Health. 
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(3) FUNDING.—Out of the amounts made avail-
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able under subsection (a), the Secretary shall use 
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$300,000,000 to carry out this subsection. 
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(d) OVERTIME FEES.— 
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(1) SMALL ESTABLISHMENT; VERY SMALL ES-
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TABLISHMENT DEFINITIONS.—The terms ‘‘small es-
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tablishment’’ and ‘‘very small establishment’’ have 
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the meaning given those terms in the final rule enti-
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tled ‘‘Pathogen Reduction; Hazard Analysis and 
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Critical Control Point (HACCP) Systems’’ published 
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in the Federal Register on July 25, 1996 (61 Fed. 
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Reg. 38806). 
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(2) 
OVERTIME
INSPECTION
COST
REDUC-
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TION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
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and subject to the availability of funds under para-
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graph (3), the Secretary of Agriculture shall reduce 
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the amount of overtime inspection costs borne by 
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federally-inspected small establishments and very 
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small establishments engaged in meat, poultry, or 
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egg products processing and subject to the require-
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ments of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 
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U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Poultry Products Inspection 
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Act (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.), or the Egg Products 
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Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 1031 et seq.), for inspec-
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tion activities carried out during the period of fiscal 
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years 2021 through 2030. 
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(3) FUNDING.—Out of the amounts made avail-
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able under subsection (a), the Secretary shall use 
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$100,000,000 to carry out this subsection. 
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SEC. 1002. EMERGENCY GRANTS FOR RURAL HEALTH 
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CARE. 
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(a) GRANTS.—The Secretary of Agriculture (in this 
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section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall use the funds 
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made available by this section to establish an emergency 
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pilot program not later than 150 days after the date of 
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enactment of this Act to provide grants to eligible appli-
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cants (as defined in section 3570.61(a) of title 7, Code 
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of Federal Regulations) to be awarded by the Secretary 
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based on needs related to the COVID–19 pandemic. 
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(b) USES.—An eligible applicant to whom a grant is 
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awarded under this section may use the grant funds for 
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costs, including those incurred prior to the issuance of the 
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grant, as determined by the Secretary, on facilities which 
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primarily serve rural areas (as defined in section 
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343(a)(13)(C) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel-
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opment Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(13)(C)), which are located 
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in a rural area, the median household income of the popu-
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lation to be served by which is less than the greater of 
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the poverty line or the applicable percentage (determined 
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under section 3570.63(b) of title 7, Code of Federal Regu-
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lations) of the State nonmetropolitan median household 
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income, and for which the performance of construction 
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work shall meet the condition set forth in section 9003(f) 
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of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 
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(7 U.S.C. 8103(f)), to— 
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(1) increase capacity for vaccine distribution; 
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(2) provide drugs or medical supplies to in-
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crease medical surge capacity; 
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(3) reimburse for COVID–19-related expenses 
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and lost revenue to maintain capacity, including ex-
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penses and revenue losses incurred prior to the 
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awarding of the grant; 
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(4) increase telehealth capabilities, including 
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underlying health care information systems; 
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(5) construct temporary or permanent struc-
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tures to provide health care services, including vac-
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cine administration or testing; 
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(6) support staffing needs for vaccine adminis-
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tration or testing; and 
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(7) engage in any other efforts determined to 
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be critical to address the COVID–19 pandemic, in-
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cluding nutritional assistance to vulnerable individ-
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uals, as approved by the Secretary. 
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(c) FUNDING.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
1
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
2
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
3
appropriated, $500,000,000, to remain available until 
4
September 30, 2023, to carry out this section, of which 
5
not more than 3 percent may be used by the Secretary 
6
for administrative purposes and not more than 2 percent 
7
may be used by the Secretary for technical assistance as 
8
defined in section 306(a)(26) of the Consolidated Farm 
9
and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(26)). 
10
SEC. 1003. PANDEMIC PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION FUNDS. 
11
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are 
12
appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in 
13
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $47,500,000, to 
14
remain available until expended, for necessary administra-
15
tive expenses associated with carrying out this subtitle. 
16
SEC. 1004. FUNDING FOR THE USDA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR 
17
GENERAL FOR OVERSIGHT OF COVID—19-RE-
18
LATED PROGRAMS. 
19
In addition to amounts otherwise made available, 
20
there are appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any 
21
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
22
$2,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, 
23
to carry out audits, investigations, and other oversight ac-
24
tivities authorized under the Inspector General Act of 
25
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1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) of projects and activities carried out 
1
with funds made available to the Department of Agri-
2
culture related to the COVID–19 pandemic. 
3
SEC. 1005. FARM LOAN ASSISTANCE FOR SOCIALLY DIS-
4
ADVANTAGED FARMERS AND RANCHERS. 
5
(a) PAYMENTS.— 
6
(1) APPROPRIATION.—For the purposes of ad-
7
dressing the longstanding and widespread discrimi-
8
nation against socially disadvantaged farmers and 
9
ranchers in farm loan programs and across the De-
10
partment of Agriculture, as documented for decades 
11
by Congress and Federal agencies, and alleviating 
12
discriminatory barriers preventing socially disadvan-
13
taged farmers and ranchers from fully participating 
14
in the American farm economy, in addition to 
15
amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to 
16
the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of amounts 
17
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such 
18
sums as may be necessary, to remain available until 
19
expended, for the cost of loan modifications and pay-
20
ments under this section. 
21
(2) PAYMENTS.—Using a simplified process to 
22
be determined by the Secretary, the Secretary shall 
23
provide a payment in an amount equal to 120 per-
24
cent of the outstanding indebtedness of each socially 
25
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disadvantaged farmer or rancher as of January 1, 
1
2021, to pay off the loan directly or to the socially 
2
disadvantaged farmer or rancher (or a combination 
3
of both), on each— 
4
(A) direct farm loan made by the Secretary 
5
to the socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher; 
6
and 
7
(B) farm loan guaranteed by the Secretary 
8
the borrower of which is the socially disadvan-
9
taged farmer or rancher. 
10
(3) EFFECT ON ELIGIBILITY.—Notwithstanding 
11
any other provision of law, the provision of a pay-
12
ment under paragraph (2) to a socially disadvan-
13
taged farmer or rancher shall not affect the eligi-
14
bility of such farmer or rancher for a farm loan 
15
after the date on which the payment is provided. 
16
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
17
(1) FARM
LOAN.—The term ‘‘farm loan’’ 
18
means— 
19
(A) a loan administered by the Farm Serv-
20
ice Agency under subtitle A, B, or C of the 
21
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
22
(7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.); and 
23
(B) a Commodity Credit Corporation Farm 
24
Storage Facility Loan. 
25
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(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
1
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
2
(3) SOCIALLY
DISADVANTAGED
FARMER
OR 
3
RANCHER.—The term ‘‘socially disadvantaged farm-
4
er or rancher’’ has the meaning given the term in 
5
section 2501(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
6
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(a)). 
7
SEC. 1006. ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT FOR SOCIALLY DIS-
8
ADVANTAGED FARMERS, RANCHERS, FOREST 
9
LAND 
OWNERS 
AND 
OPERATORS, 
AND 
10
GROUPS. 
11
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
12
wise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of 
13
Agriculture for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the 
14
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,010,000,000, to 
15
remain available until expended, to carry out this section. 
16
(b) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
17
use the amounts made available pursuant to subsection 
18
(a)— 
19
(1) to provide outreach, mediation, financial 
20
training, capacity building training, cooperative de-
21
velopment training and support, and other technical 
22
assistance to socially disadvantaged groups; 
23
(2) to provide grants and loans to improve land 
24
access for socially disadvantaged farmers, ranchers, 
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or forest landowners, including issues related to 
1
heirs’ property in a manner as determined by the 
2
Secretary; 
3
(3) to support the development of agricultural 
4
credit institutions that are designed to serve socially 
5
disadvantaged groups, including other financing in-
6
stitutions funded by the Farm Credit System; 
7
(4) to support the activities of one or more eq-
8
uity commissions; 
9
(5) to support the development of one or more 
10
legal centers focused on agricultural legal issues of 
11
socially disadvantaged groups; 
12
(6) to support and supplement research, edu-
13
cation, and extension, as well as scholarships and 
14
programs that provide internships and pathways to 
15
Federal employment, at— 
16
(A) colleges or universities eligible to re-
17
ceive funds under the Act of August 30, 1890 
18
(commonly known as the ‘‘Second Morrill Act’’) 
19
(7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.), including Tuskegee Uni-
20
versity; 
21
(B) 1994 Institutions (as defined in sec-
22
tion 532 of the Equity in Educational Land- 
23
Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; 
24
Public Law 103–382)); 
25
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(C) Alaska Native serving institutions and 
1
Native Hawaiian serving institutions eligible to 
2
receive grants under subsections (a) and (b), re-
3
spectively, of section 1419B of the National Ag-
4
ricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
5
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3156); 
6
(D) Hispanic-serving institutions eligible to 
7
receive grants under section 1455 of the Na-
8
tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
9
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3241); 
10
and 
11
(E) the insular area institutions of higher 
12
education located in the territories of the 
13
United States, as referred to in section 1489 of 
14
the National Agricultural Research, Extension, 
15
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
16
3361); 
17
(7) to provide assistance to socially disadvan-
18
taged farmers, ranchers, or forest landowners that 
19
are former farm loan borrowers that suffered related 
20
adverse actions or past discrimination or bias, as de-
21
termined by the Secretary; and 
22
(8) to establish pilot projects to provide tech-
23
nical and financial assistance to socially disadvan-
24
taged groups, including projects that focus on land 
25
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acquisition, financial planning, technical assistance, 
1
and credit. 
2
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
3
(1) NONINDUSTRIAL PRIVATE FOREST LAND.— 
4
The term ‘‘nonindustrial private forest land’’ has the 
5
meaning given the term in section 1201(a)(18) of 
6
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
7
3801(a)(18)). 
8
(2) 
SOCIALLY
DISADVANTAGED
FARMER, 
9
RANCHER, OR FOREST LANDOWNER.—The term ‘‘so-
10
cially disadvantaged farmer, rancher, or forest land-
11
owner’’ means a farmer, rancher, or owner or oper-
12
ator of nonindustrial private forest land who is a 
13
member of a socially disadvantaged group. 
14
(3) SOCIALLY
DISADVANTAGED
GROUP.—The 
15
term ‘‘socially disadvantaged group’’ has the mean-
16
ing given the term in section 2501(a) of the Food, 
17
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 
18
U.S.C. 2279(a)). 
19
SEC. 1007. FUNDING FOR FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE II 
20
GRANTS. 
21
In addition to amounts otherwise made available, 
22
there are appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any 
23
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
24
$800,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
25
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2022, for expenses, not otherwise recoverable, and unre-
1
covered prior years’ costs, including interest thereon, 
2
under the Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83–480), for 
3
commodities supplied in connection with dispositions 
4
abroad under title II of said Act. 
5
Subtitle B—Nutrition 
6
SEC. 1011. SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PRO-
7
GRAM. 
8
(a) VALUE OF BENEFITS.—Section 702(a) of division 
9
N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public 
10
Law 116–260) is amended by striking ‘‘June 30, 2021’’ 
11
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2021’’. 
12
(b) SNAP ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—In addition 
13
to amounts otherwise available, there is hereby appro-
14
priated for fiscal year 2021, out of any amounts in the 
15
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,150,000,000, to 
16
remain available until September 30, 2023, with amounts 
17
to be obligated for each of fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 
18
2023, for the costs of State administrative expenses asso-
19
ciated with carrying out this section and administering the 
20
supplemental nutrition assistance program established 
21
under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 
22
et seq.), of which— 
23
(1) $15,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses 
24
of the Secretary of Agriculture (in this section re-
25
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ferred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) for management and 
1
oversight of the program; and 
2
(2) $1,135,000,000 shall be for the Secretary to 
3
make grants to each State agency for each of fiscal 
4
years 2021 through 2023 as follows: 
5
(A) 75 percent of the amounts available 
6
shall be allocated to States based on the share 
7
of each State of households that participate in 
8
the supplemental nutrition assistance program 
9
as reported to the Department of Agriculture 
10
for the most recent 12-month period for which 
11
data are available, adjusted by the Secretary 
12
(as of the date of the enactment of this Act) for 
13
participation in disaster programs under section 
14
5(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
15
U.S.C. 2014(h)); and 
16
(B) 25 percent of the amounts available 
17
shall be allocated to States based on the in-
18
crease in the number of households that partici-
19
pate in the supplemental nutrition assistance 
20
program as reported to the Department of Ag-
21
riculture over the most recent 12-month period 
22
for which data are available, adjusted by the 
23
Secretary (as of the date of the enactment of 
24
this Act) for participation in disaster programs 
25
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under section 5(h) of the Food and Nutrition 
1
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(h)). 
2
SEC. 1012. ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR SNAP ONLINE 
3
PURCHASING AND TECHNOLOGY IMPROVE-
4
MENTS. 
5
(a) FUNDING.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
6
made available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, 
7
out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
8
priated, $25,000,000 to remain available through Sep-
9
tember 30, 2026, to carry out this section. 
10
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
11
may use the amounts made available pursuant to sub-
12
section (a)— 
13
(1) to make technological improvements to im-
14
prove online purchasing in the supplemental nutri-
15
tion assistance program established under the Food 
16
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.); 
17
(2) to modernize electronic benefit transfer 
18
technology; 
19
(3) to support the mobile technologies dem-
20
onstration projects and the use of mobile tech-
21
nologies authorized under section 7(h)(14) of the 
22
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
23
2016(h)(14)); and 
24
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(4) to provide technical assistance to educate 
1
retailers on the process and technical requirements 
2
for the online acceptance of the supplemental nutri-
3
tion assistance program benefits, for mobile pay-
4
ments, and for electronic benefit transfer moderniza-
5
tion initiatives. 
6
SEC. 1013. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR NUTRITION ASSIST-
7
ANCE PROGRAMS. 
8
Section 704 of division N of the Consolidated Appro-
9
priations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260) is amended— 
10
(1) by striking ‘‘In addition’’ and inserting the 
11
following: 
12
‘‘(a) COVID–19 RESPONSE FUNDING.—In addi-
13
tion’’; and 
14
(2) by adding at the end the following— 
15
‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—In addition to any 
16
other funds made available, there is appropriated for fiscal 
17
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
18
appropriated, $1,000,000,000 to remain available until 
19
September 30, 2027, for the Secretary of Agriculture to 
20
provide grants to the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana 
21
Islands, Puerto Rico, and American Samoa for nutrition 
22
assistance, of which $30,000,000 shall be available to pro-
23
vide grants to the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana 
24
Islands for such assistance.’’. 
25
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SEC. 1014. COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM. 
1
In addition to amounts otherwise made available, 
2
there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any 
3
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
4
$37,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
5
2022, for activities authorized by section 4(a) of the Agri-
6
culture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 
7
612c note). 
8
TITLE II—COMMITTEE ON 
9
EDUCATION AND LABOR 
10
Subtitle A—Education Matters 
11
PART 1—DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 
12
SEC. 2001. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL EMER-
13
GENCY RELIEF FUND. 
14
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
15
available, there is appropriated to the Department of Edu-
16
cation for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treas-
17
ury not otherwise appropriated, $128,554,800,000, to re-
18
main available through September 30, 2023, for providing 
19
grants to States in accordance with the same terms and 
20
conditions that apply to the Elementary and Secondary 
21
School Emergency Relief Fund of the Education Stabiliza-
22
tion Fund for funding appropriated for fiscal year 2021, 
23
except that— 
24
(1) a State that receives a grant under this sec-
25
tion shall use— 
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(A) not less than 90 percent of such grant 
1
for subgrants to local educational agencies; and 
2
(B) not less than 5 percent of such grant 
3
to carry out, directly or through grants or con-
4
tracts, activities to address learning loss by sup-
5
porting the implementation of evidence-based 
6
interventions, such as summer learning, ex-
7
tended day comprehensive afterschool pro-
8
grams, or extended school year programs, and 
9
ensure such interventions respond to students’ 
10
academic, social, and emotional needs and ad-
11
dress the disproportionate impact of the 
12
coronavirus on the student populations de-
13
scribed in section 1111(h)(1)(C)(ii) of the Ele-
14
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
15
(20 U.S.C. 6311(h)(1)(C)(ii)); and 
16
(2) each local educational agency that receives 
17
funds from a subgrant under paragraph (1)(A) 
18
shall— 
19
(A) reserve not less than 20 percent of 
20
such funds to address learning loss through the 
21
implementation of evidence-based interventions, 
22
such as summer learning, extended day com-
23
prehensive afterschool programs, or extended 
24
school year programs, and ensure such inter-
25
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ventions respond to students’ academic, social, 
1
and emotional needs and address the dispropor-
2
tionate impact of the coronavirus on the stu-
3
dent 
populations 
described 
in 
section 
4
1111(h)(1)(C)(ii) of the Elementary and Sec-
5
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
6
6311(h)(1)(C)(ii)); and 
7
(B) using funds reserved under subpara-
8
graph (A), provide equitable services in the 
9
same manner as provided under section 1117 of 
10
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
11
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6320) to students and 
12
teachers in non-public schools, as determined in 
13
consultation with representatives of non-public 
14
schools. 
15
(b) PUBLIC CONTROL OF FUNDS.—Control of funds 
16
provided under subsection (a)(2)(B), and title to mate-
17
rials, equipment, and property purchased with such funds, 
18
shall be in a public agency, and a public agency shall ad-
19
minister such funds, materials, equipment, and property 
20
and shall provide such services (or may contract for the 
21
provision of such services with a public or private entity). 
22
SEC. 2002. HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND. 
23
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
24
appropriated to the Department of Education for fiscal 
25
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year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
1
appropriated, $39,584,570,000, to remain available 
2
through September 30, 2023, for making allocations to in-
3
stitutions of higher education in accordance with the same 
4
terms and conditions that apply to the Higher Education 
5
Emergency Relief Fund of the Education Stabilization 
6
Fund for funding appropriated for fiscal year 2021, except 
7
that— 
8
(1) 91 percent of such funds shall be allocated 
9
to each institution of higher education as defined in 
10
section 101 or section 102(c) of the Higher Edu-
11
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001, 1002(c)), and 
12
shall be apportioned using the same formula used to 
13
apportion funds to each such institution under such 
14
Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund; 
15
(2) 1 percent of such funds shall be allocated 
16
to institutions of higher education as defined in sec-
17
tion 102(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
18
(20 U.S.C. 1002(b)), and shall be apportioned using 
19
the same formula used to apportion funds to each 
20
such institution under such Higher Education Emer-
21
gency Relief Fund; 
22
(3) an institution shall solely determine which 
23
students receive emergency financial aid grants 
24
under this section; 
25
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(4) an institution receiving an allocation— 
1
(A) under paragraph (1) shall use not less 
2
than 50 percent of such allocation to provide 
3
emergency financial aid grants to students; and 
4
(B) under paragraph (2) shall use 100 per-
5
cent of such allocation to provide emergency fi-
6
nancial aid grants to students; 
7
(5) an institution receiving an allocation under 
8
paragraph (1) shall use a portion of such allocation 
9
to— 
10
(A) implement evidence-based practices to 
11
monitor and suppress coronavirus in accordance 
12
with public health guidelines; and 
13
(B) conduct direct outreach to financial 
14
aid applicants about the opportunity to receive 
15
a financial aid adjustment due to the recent un-
16
employment of a family member or independent 
17
student, or other circumstances, described in 
18
section 479A of the Higher Education Act of 
19
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087tt); 
20
(6) notwithstanding paragraph (4)(A) or para-
21
graph (5), an institution receiving an allocation 
22
under paragraph (1) a portion of which is appor-
23
tioned according to a relative share (based on full- 
24
time equivalent enrollment or total number) of stu-
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dents who were Pell grant recipients and who were 
1
exclusively enrolled in distance education courses 
2
prior to the qualifying emergency shall use 100 per-
3
cent of such portion to provide emergency financial 
4
aid grants to students; and 
5
(7) institutions required to remit payment to 
6
the Internal Revenue Service for the excise tax based 
7
on investment income of private colleges and univer-
8
sities under section 4968 of the Internal Revenue 
9
Code of 1986 for tax year 2019 shall not be subject 
10
to restrictions related to the amount of allocations or 
11
uses of funds applicable to such institutions under 
12
such Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund. 
13
SEC. 2003. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT AND MAINTENANCE 
14
OF EQUITY. 
15
(a) STATE MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.— 
16
(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receiving 
17
funds under section 2001, a State shall maintain 
18
support for elementary and secondary education, 
19
and for higher education (which shall include State 
20
funding to institutions of higher education and State 
21
need-based financial aid, and shall not include sup-
22
port for capital projects or for research and develop-
23
ment or tuition and fees paid by students), in each 
24
of fiscal years 2022 and 2023 at least at the propor-
25
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tional levels of such State’s support for elementary 
1
and secondary education and for higher education 
2
relative to such State’s overall spending, averaged 
3
over fiscal years 2017, 2018, and 2019. 
4
(2) WAIVER.—For the purpose of relieving fis-
5
cal burdens incurred by States in preventing, pre-
6
paring for, and responding to the coronavirus, the 
7
Secretary of Education may waive any maintenance 
8
of effort requirements associated with the Education 
9
Stabilization Fund. 
10
(b) STATE MAINTENANCE OF EQUITY.— 
11
(1) HIGH-POVERTY LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGEN-
12
CIES.—As a condition of receiving funds under sec-
13
tion 2001, a State educational agency shall not, in 
14
fiscal year 2022 or 2023, reduce State funding (cal-
15
culated on a per-pupil basis) for any high-poverty 
16
local educational agency in the State by an amount 
17
that exceeds the overall per-pupil reduction in State 
18
funds, if any, across all local educational agencies in 
19
such State in such fiscal year. 
20
(2) LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL
AGENCIES
WITH 
21
HIGHEST
SHARE
OF
ECONOMICALLY
DISADVAN-
22
TAGED STUDENT.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), 
23
as a condition of receiving funds under section 2001, 
24
a State educational agency shall not, in fiscal year 
25
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2022 or 2023, reduce State funding for any local 
1
educational agency that is part of the 20 percent of 
2
local educational agencies in the State with the high-
3
est percentage of economically disadvantaged stu-
4
dents (based on the percentages of economically dis-
5
advantaged students served by all local educational 
6
agencies in the State on the basis of the most recent 
7
satisfactory data available from the Department of 
8
Commerce) below the level of funding provided to 
9
such local educational agencies in fiscal year 2019. 
10
(c) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY MAINTENANCE OF 
11
EQUITY FOR HIGH-POVERTY SCHOOLS.—As a condition 
12
of receiving funds under section 2001, a local educational 
13
agency shall not, in fiscal year 2022 or 2023— 
14
(1) reduce per-pupil funding (from combined 
15
State and local funding) for any high-poverty school 
16
served by such local educational agency by an 
17
amount that exceeds— 
18
(A) the total reduction in local educational 
19
agency funding (from combined State and local 
20
funding) for all schools served by the local edu-
21
cational agency in such fiscal year (if any); di-
22
vided by 
23
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(B) the number of children enrolled in all 
1
schools served by the local educational agency 
2
in such fiscal year; or 
3
(2) reduce per-pupil, full-time equivalent staff 
4
in any high-poverty school by an amount that ex-
5
ceeds— 
6
(A) the total reduction in full-time equiva-
7
lent staff in all schools served by such local 
8
educational agency in such fiscal year (if any); 
9
divided by 
10
(B) the number of children enrolled in all 
11
schools served by the local educational agency 
12
in such fiscal year. 
13
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
14
(1) The term ‘‘high-poverty local educational 
15
agency’’ means, with respect to a local educational 
16
agency in a State, a local educational agency that 
17
serves a higher percentage of economically disadvan-
18
taged students than the local educational agency 
19
that serves the median percentage of economically 
20
disadvantaged students, based on the percentages of 
21
economically disadvantaged students served by all 
22
local educational agencies in such State, on the basis 
23
of the most recent satisfactory data available from 
24
the Department of Commerce. 
25
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(2) The term ‘‘high-poverty school’’ means, with 
1
respect to a school served by a local educational 
2
agency, a school that serves a higher percentage of 
3
economically disadvantaged students, as determined 
4
by any of the measures of poverty in section 1113 
5
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
6
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6313) than the school that serves 
7
the median percentage of economically disadvan-
8
taged students based on the percentages of economi-
9
cally disadvantaged students— 
10
(A) at all schools served by such local edu-
11
cational agency; or 
12
(B) at all schools within each grade-span 
13
of such local educational agency. 
14
(3) The term ‘‘overall per-pupil reduction in 
15
State funds’’ means, with respect to a fiscal year— 
16
(A) the amount of any reduction in the 
17
total amount of State funds provided to all local 
18
educational agencies in the State in such fiscal 
19
year compared to the total amount of such 
20
funds provided to all local educational agencies 
21
in the State in the previous fiscal year; divided 
22
by 
23
(B) the aggregate number of children en-
24
rolled in all schools served by all local edu-
25
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cational agencies in the State in the fiscal year 
1
for which the determination is being made. 
2
SEC. 2004. OUTLYING AREAS. 
3
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
4
appropriated to the Department of Education for fiscal 
5
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
6
appropriated, $850,000,000, to remain available through 
7
September 30, 2023, for the Secretary of Education to 
8
allocate awards to the outlying areas on the basis of their 
9
respective needs, as determined by the Secretary, to be 
10
allocated not more than 30 calendar days after the date 
11
of enactment of this Act. 
12
SEC. 2005. BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION. 
13
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
14
appropriated to the Department of Education for fiscal 
15
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
16
appropriated, $850,000,000, to remain available until ex-
17
pended, for the Secretary of Education to allocate to the 
18
Secretary of the Interior for awards, which awards shall 
19
be determined and funds for such awards allocated by the 
20
Secretary of the Interior not more than 30 calendar days 
21
after the date of enactment of this Act, for programs oper-
22
ated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Education, for 
23
Bureau-funded schools (as defined in section 1141(3) of 
24
the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2021(3)), 
25
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and for Tribal Colleges or Universities (as defined in sec-
1
tion 316(b)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
2
U.S.C. 1059c(b)(3))). 
3
SEC. 2006. GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY. 
4
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
5
appropriated to the Department of Education for fiscal 
6
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
7
appropriated, $19,250,000, to remain available through 
8
September 30, 2023, for the Kendall Demonstration Ele-
9
mentary School, the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, 
10
and Gallaudet University under titles I and II of the Edu-
11
cation of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.) 
12
to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, do-
13
mestically or internationally, including to defray expenses 
14
associated with coronavirus (including lost revenue, reim-
15
bursement for expenses already incurred, technology costs 
16
associated with a transition to distance education, faculty 
17
and staff trainings, and payroll) and to provide financial 
18
aid grants to students, which may be used for any compo-
19
nent of the student’s cost of attendance. 
20
SEC. 2007. STUDENT AID ADMINISTRATION. 
21
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
22
appropriated to the Department of Education for fiscal 
23
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
24
appropriated, $91,130,000, to remain available through 
25
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September 30, 2023, for Student Aid Administration with-
1
in the Department of Education to prevent, prepare for, 
2
and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internation-
3
ally, including direct outreach to students and borrowers 
4
about financial aid, economic impact payments, means- 
5
tested benefits, and tax benefits for which they may be 
6
eligible. 
7
SEC. 2008. HOWARD UNIVERSITY. 
8
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
9
appropriated to the Department of Education for fiscal 
10
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
11
appropriated, $35,000,000, to remain available through 
12
September 30, 2023, for Howard University to prevent, 
13
prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or 
14
internationally, including to defray expenses associated 
15
with coronavirus (including lost revenue, reimbursement 
16
for expenses already incurred, technology costs associated 
17
with a transition to distance education, faculty and staff 
18
trainings, and payroll) and to provide financial aid grants 
19
to students, which may be used for any component of the 
20
student’s cost of attendance. 
21
SEC. 2009. NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE 
22
DEAF. 
23
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
24
appropriated to the Department of Education for fiscal 
25
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year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
1
appropriated, $19,250,000, to remain available through 
2
September 30, 2023, for the National Technical Institute 
3
for the Deaf under titles I and II of the Education of the 
4
Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.) to prevent, 
5
prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or 
6
internationally, including to defray expenses associated 
7
with coronavirus (including lost revenue, reimbursement 
8
for expenses already incurred, technology costs associated 
9
with a transition to distance education, faculty and staff 
10
training, and payroll) and to provide financial aid grants 
11
to students, which may be used for any component of the 
12
student’s cost of attendance. 
13
SEC. 2010. INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES. 
14
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
15
appropriated to the Department of Education for fiscal 
16
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
17
appropriated, $100,000,000, to remain available through 
18
September 30, 2023, for the Institute of Education 
19
Sciences established under part A of title I of the Edu-
20
cation Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9511 et 
21
seq.) to carry out research related to addressing learning 
22
loss caused by the coronavirus among the student popu-
23
lations described in section 1111(h)(1)(C)(ii) of the Ele-
24
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
25
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6311(h)(1)(C)(ii)) and to disseminate such findings to 
1
State educational agencies and local educational agencies 
2
and other appropriate entities. 
3
SEC. 2011. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION. 
4
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
5
appropriated to the Department of Education for fiscal 
6
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
7
appropriated, $15,000,000, to remain available through 
8
September 30, 2024, for Program Administration within 
9
the Department of Education to prevent, prepare for, and 
10
respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally, 
11
and for salaries and expenses necessary to implement this 
12
part. 
13
SEC. 2012. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
14
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
15
appropriated to the Department of Education for fiscal 
16
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
17
appropriated, $5,000,000, to remain available until ex-
18
pended, for the Office of Inspector General of the Depart-
19
ment of Education, as authorized by section 211 of the 
20
Department of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 
21
3422), to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
22
coronavirus, domestically or internationally, including for 
23
salaries and expenses necessary for oversight, investiga-
24
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tions, and audits of programs, grants, and projects funded 
1
under this part to respond to coronavirus. 
2
SEC. 2013. MODIFICATION OF REVENUE REQUIREMENTS 
3
FOR PROPRIETARY INSTITUTIONS OF HIGH-
4
ER EDUCATION. 
5
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 487(a)(24) of the Higher 
6
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)(24)) is amend-
7
ed by striking ‘‘funds provided under this title’’ and insert-
8
ing ‘‘Federal funds that are disbursed or delivered to or 
9
on behalf of a student to be used to attend such institution 
10
(referred to in this paragraph and subsection (d) as ‘Fed-
11
eral education assistance funds’)’’. 
12
(b) IMPLEMENTATION OF NON-FEDERAL REVENUE 
13
REQUIREMENT.—Section 487(d) of the Higher Education 
14
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(d)) is amended— 
15
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘Non- 
16
title IV’’ and inserting ‘‘Non-Federal’’; and 
17
(2) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ‘‘funds for 
18
a program under this title’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal 
19
education assistance funds’’. 
20
PART 2—MISCELLANEOUS 
21
SEC. 2021. NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS. 
22
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
23
appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in 
24
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $135,000,000, 
25
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to remain available until expended, under the National 
1
Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 
2
(20 U.S.C. 951 et seq.), as follows: 
3
(1) Forty percent shall be for grants, and rel-
4
evant administrative expenses, to State arts agencies 
5
and regional arts organizations that support organi-
6
zations’ programming and general operating ex-
7
penses to cover up to 100 percent of the costs of the 
8
programs which the grants support, to prevent, pre-
9
pare for, respond to, and recover from the 
10
coronavirus. 
11
(2) Sixty percent shall be for direct grants, and 
12
relevant administrative expenses, that support orga-
13
nizations’ programming and general operating ex-
14
penses to cover up to 100 percent of the costs of the 
15
programs which the grants support, to prevent, pre-
16
pare for, respond to, and recover from the 
17
coronavirus. 
18
SEC. 2022. NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES. 
19
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
20
appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in 
21
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $135,000,000, 
22
to remain available until expended, under the National 
23
Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 
24
(20 U.S.C. 951 et seq.), as follows: 
25
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(1) Forty percent shall be for grants, and rel-
1
evant administrative expenses, to State humanities 
2
councils that support humanities organizations’ pro-
3
gramming and general operating expenses to cover 
4
up to 100 percent of the costs of the programs 
5
which the grants support, to prevent, prepare for, 
6
respond to, and recover from the coronavirus. 
7
(2) Sixty percent shall be for direct grants, and 
8
relevant administrative expenses, that support hu-
9
manities organizations’ programming and general 
10
operating expenses to cover up to 100 percent of the 
11
costs of the programs which the grants support, to 
12
prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from 
13
the coronavirus. 
14
SEC. 2023. INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES. 
15
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
16
appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in 
17
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $200,000,000, 
18
to remain available until expended, to carry out the Li-
19
brary Services and Technology Act (20 U.S.C. 9121 et 
20
seq.) as authorized under subtitle B of the Museum and 
21
Library Services Act (20 U.S.C. 9121 et seq.), including 
22
for administrative costs authorized under section 210C of 
23
such Act (20 U.S.C. 9111), except that— 
24
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(1) section 221(b)(3)(A) of the Library Services 
1
and Technology Act shall be applied by substituting 
2
‘‘$2,000,000’’ for ‘‘$680,000’’ and by substituting 
3
‘‘$200,000’’ for ‘‘$60,000’’; and 
4
(2) section 221(b)(3)(C) and subsections (b) 
5
and (c) of section 223 of such Act shall not apply 
6
to funds provided under this section. 
7
SEC. 2024. COVID-19 RESPONSE RESOURCES FOR THE PRES-
8
ERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF NATIVE 
9
AMERICAN LANGUAGES. 
10
(a) Section 816 of the Native American Programs 
11
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 2992d) is amended by adding at 
12
the end the following: 
13
‘‘(f) In addition to amounts otherwise available, there 
14
is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in 
15
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $10,000,000 to 
16
remain available until expended, to carry out section 
17
803C(g) of this Act.’’. 
18
(b) Section 803C of the Native American Programs 
19
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 2991b-3) is amended by adding 
20
at the end the following: 
21
‘‘(g) EMERGENCY GRANTS FOR NATIVE AMERICAN 
22
LANGUAGE PRESERVATION
AND MAINTENANCE.—Not 
23
later than 180 days after the effective date of this sub-
24
section, the Secretary shall award grants to entities eligi-
25
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ble to receive assistance under subsection (a) to ensure 
1
the survival and continuing vitality of Native American 
2
languages during and after the public health emergency 
3
declared by the Secretary pursuant to section 319 of the 
4
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) with respect 
5
to the COVID–19 pandemic.’’. 
6
Subtitle B—Labor Matters 
7
SEC. 2101. RAISING THE FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE. 
8
(a) MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES.— 
9
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair 
10
Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) 
11
is amended to read as follows: 
12
‘‘(1) except as otherwise provided in this sec-
13
tion, not less than— 
14
‘‘(A) $9.50 an hour, beginning on the ef-
15
fective date under section 2101(e) of the Amer-
16
ican Rescue Plan Act of 2021; 
17
‘‘(B) $11.00 an hour, beginning 1 year 
18
after such effective date; 
19
‘‘(C) $12.50 an hour, beginning 2 years 
20
after such effective date; 
21
‘‘(D) $14.00 an hour, beginning 3 years 
22
after such effective date; 
23
‘‘(E) $15.00 an hour, beginning 4 years 
24
after such effective date; and 
25
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‘‘(F) beginning on the date that is 5 years 
1
after such effective date, and annually there-
2
after, the amount determined by the Secretary 
3
under subsection (h);’’. 
4
(2) DETERMINATION BASED ON INCREASE IN 
5
THE MEDIAN HOURLY WAGE OF ALL EMPLOYEES.— 
6
Section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 
7
(29 U.S.C. 206) is amended by adding at the end 
8
the following: 
9
‘‘(h)(1) Not later than each date that is 90 days be-
10
fore a new minimum wage determined under subsection 
11
(a)(1)(F) is to take effect, the Secretary shall determine 
12
the minimum wage to be in effect under this subsection 
13
for each period described in subsection (a)(1)(F). The 
14
wage determined under this subsection for a year shall 
15
be— 
16
‘‘(A) not less than the amount in effect under 
17
subsection (a)(1) on the date of such determination; 
18
‘‘(B) increased from such amount by the annual 
19
percentage increase, if any, in the median hourly 
20
wage of all employees as determined by the Bureau 
21
of Labor Statistics; and 
22
‘‘(C) rounded up to the nearest multiple of 
23
$0.05. 
24
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‘‘(2) In calculating the annual percentage increase in 
1
the median hourly wage of all employees for purposes of 
2
paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary, through the Bureau of 
3
Labor Statistics, shall compile data on the hourly wages 
4
of all employees to determine such a median hourly wage 
5
and compare such median hourly wage for the most recent 
6
year for which data are available with the median hourly 
7
wage determined for the preceding year.’’. 
8
(b) TIPPED EMPLOYEES.— 
9
(1) BASE MINIMUM WAGE FOR TIPPED EMPLOY-
10
EES AND TIPS RETAINED BY EMPLOYEES.—Section 
11
3(m)(2)(A)(i) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
12
1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(m)(2)(A)(i)) is amended to 
13
read as follows: 
14
‘‘(i) the cash wage paid such em-
15
ployee, which for purposes of such deter-
16
mination shall be not less than— 
17
‘‘(I) for the 1-year period begin-
18
ning on the effective date under sec-
19
tion 2101(e) of the American Rescue 
20
Plan Act of 2021, $4.95 an hour; 
21
‘‘(II) for each succeeding 1-year 
22
period until the hourly wage under 
23
this clause equals the wage in effect 
24
under section 6(a)(1) for such period, 
25
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an hourly wage equal to the amount 
1
determined under this clause for the 
2
preceding year, increased by the lesser 
3
of— 
4
‘‘(aa) $2.00; or 
5
‘‘(bb) the amount necessary 
6
for the wage in effect under this 
7
clause to equal the wage in effect 
8
under section 6(a)(1) for such 
9
period, rounded up to the nearest 
10
multiple of $0.05; and 
11
‘‘(III) for each succeeding 1-year 
12
period after all increases are made 
13
pursuant to subclause (II), the min-
14
imum wage in effect under section 
15
6(a)(1); and’’. 
16
(2) SCHEDULED
REPEAL
OF
SEPARATE
MIN-
17
IMUM WAGE FOR TIPPED EMPLOYEES.— 
18
(A) 
TIPPED
EMPLOYEES.—Section 
19
3(m)(2)(A) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
20
1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(m)(2)(A)), as amended by 
21
paragraph (1), is further amended by striking 
22
the sentence beginning with ‘‘In determining 
23
the wage an employer is required to pay a 
24
tipped employee,’’ and all that follows through 
25
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‘‘of this subsection.’’ and inserting ‘‘The wage 
1
required to be paid to a tipped employee shall 
2
be the wage set forth in section 6(a)(1).’’. 
3
(B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments 
4
made by subparagraph (A) shall take effect on 
5
the date that is 1 day after the date on which 
6
the hourly wage under subclause (III) of section 
7
3(m)(2)(A)(i) of the Fair Labor Standards Act 
8
of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(m)(2)(A)(i)), as 
9
amended by paragraph (1), takes effect. 
10
(3) PENALTIES.—Section 16 of the Fair Labor 
11
Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 216) is amend-
12
ed— 
13
(A) in the third sentence of subsection (b), 
14
by inserting ‘‘or used’’ after ‘‘kept’’; and 
15
(B) in the second sentence of subsection 
16
(e)(2), by inserting ‘‘or used’’ after ‘‘kept’’. 
17
(c) NEWLY HIRED EMPLOYEES WHO ARE LESS 
18
THAN 20 YEARS OLD.— 
19
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 6(g)(1) of the Fair 
20
Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(g)(1)) 
21
is amended by striking ‘‘a wage which is not less 
22
than $4.25 an hour.’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘a 
23
wage at a rate that is not less than— 
24
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‘‘(A) for the 1-year period beginning on 
1
the effective date under section 2101(e) of the 
2
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, $6.00 an 
3
hour; 
4
‘‘(B) for each succeeding 1-year period 
5
until the hourly wage under this paragraph 
6
equals the wage in effect under section 6(a)(1) 
7
for such period, an hourly wage equal to the 
8
amount determined under this paragraph for 
9
the preceding year, increased by the lesser of— 
10
‘‘(i) $1.75; or 
11
‘‘(ii) the amount necessary for the 
12
wage in effect under this paragraph to 
13
equal the wage in effect under section 
14
6(a)(1) for such period, rounded up to the 
15
nearest multiple of $0.05; and 
16
‘‘(C) for each succeeding 1-year period 
17
after all increases are made pursuant to sub-
18
paragraph (B), the minimum wage in effect 
19
under section 6(a)(1).’’. 
20
(2) SCHEDULED
REPEAL
OF
SEPARATE
MIN-
21
IMUM WAGE FOR NEWLY HIRED EMPLOYEES WHO 
22
ARE LESS THAN 20 YEARS OLD.— 
23
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 6(g) of the 
24
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
25
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206(g)), as amended by paragraph (1), shall be 
1
repealed. 
2
(B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The repeal made 
3
by subparagraph (A) shall take effect on the 
4
date that is 1 day after the date on which the 
5
hourly wage under subparagraph (C) of section 
6
6(g)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
7
1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(g)(1)), as amended by 
8
paragraph (1), takes effect. 
9
(d) PROMOTING ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOR 
10
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.— 
11
(1) PROHIBITION
ON
NEW
SPECIAL
CERTIFI-
12
CATES.— 
13
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 14(c) of the 
14
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
15
214(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
16
following: 
17
‘‘(6) PROHIBITION ON NEW SPECIAL CERTIFI-
18
CATES.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Sec-
19
retary shall not issue a special certificate under this 
20
subsection to an employer that was not issued a spe-
21
cial certificate under this subsection before the date 
22
of enactment of the American Rescue Plan Act of 
23
2021.’’. 
24
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(B) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The amendment 
1
made by subparagraph (A) shall take effect on 
2
the date of enactment of this Act. 
3
(2) TRANSITION TO FAIR WAGES FOR INDIVID-
4
UALS
WITH
DISABILITIES.—Subparagraph (A) of 
5
section 14(c)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
6
1938 (29 U.S.C. 214(c)(1)) is amended to read as 
7
follows: 
8
‘‘(A) at a rate that equals or exceeds, for 
9
each year, the greater of— 
10
‘‘(i)(I) $5.00 an hour, beginning on 
11
the effective date under section 2101(e) of 
12
the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021; 
13
‘‘(II) $7.50 an hour, beginning 1 year 
14
after such effective date; 
15
‘‘(III) $10.00 an hour, beginning 2 
16
years after such effective date; 
17
‘‘(IV) $12.50 an hour, beginning 3 
18
years after such effective date; 
19
‘‘(V) $15.00 an hour, beginning 4 
20
years after such effective date; and 
21
‘‘(VI) the wage rate in effect under 
22
section 6(a)(1), beginning 5 years after 
23
such effective date; or 
24
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‘‘(ii) if applicable, the wage rate in ef-
1
fect on the day before the date of enact-
2
ment of the American Rescue Plan Act of 
3
2021 for the employment, under a special 
4
certificate issued under this paragraph, of 
5
the individual for whom the wage rate is 
6
being determined under this subpara-
7
graph,’’. 
8
(3) SUNSET.—Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor 
9
Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 214(c)) is further 
10
amended by adding at the end the following: 
11
‘‘(7) SUNSET.—Beginning on the day after the 
12
date on which the wage rate described in paragraph 
13
(1)(A)(i)(VI) takes effect, the authority to issue spe-
14
cial certificates under paragraph (1) shall expire, 
15
and no special certificates issued under paragraph 
16
(1) shall have any legal effect.’’. 
17
(e) GENERAL EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as other-
18
wise provided in this section, or the amendments made 
19
by this section, this section and the amendments made by 
20
this section shall take effect— 
21
(1) subject to paragraph (2), on the first day 
22
of the third month that begins after the date of the 
23
enactment of this Act; and 
24
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(2) with respect to the Commonwealth of the 
1
Northern Mariana Islands, on the date that is 18 
2
months after the effective date described in para-
3
graph (1). 
4
SEC. 2102. FUNDING FOR DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WORKER 
5
PROTECTION ACTIVITIES. 
6
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
7
wise made available, out of any funds in the Treasury not 
8
otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated to the Sec-
9
retary of Labor for fiscal year 2021, $150,000,000, to re-
10
main available until September 30, 2023, for the Wage 
11
and Hour Division, the Office of Workers’ Compensation 
12
Programs, the Office of the Solicitor, the Mine Safety and 
13
Health Administration, and the Occupational Safety and 
14
Health Administration to carry out COVID–19 related 
15
worker protection activities, and for the Office of Inspec-
16
tor General for oversight of the Secretary’s activities to 
17
prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID–19. 
18
(b) ALLOCATION
OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts appro-
19
priated under subsection (a) shall be allocated as follows: 
20
(1) Not less than $75,000,000 shall be for the 
21
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, of 
22
which $10,000,000 shall be for Susan Harwood 
23
training grants and not less than $5,000,000 shall 
24
be for enforcement activities related to COVID–19 
25
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at high risk workplaces including health care, meat 
1
and poultry processing facilities, agricultural work-
2
places and correctional facilities. 
3
(2) $12,500,000 shall be for the Office of In-
4
spector General. 
5
SEC. 2103. ELIGIBILITY FOR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION 
6
BENEFITS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES DIAG-
7
NOSED WITH COVID–19. 
8
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c), a cov-
9
ered employee shall, with respect to any claim made by 
10
or on behalf of the covered employee for benefits under 
11
subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, 
12
be deemed to have an injury proximately caused by expo-
13
sure to the novel coronavirus arising out of the nature of 
14
the covered employee’s employment. Such covered em-
15
ployee, or a beneficiary of such an employee, shall be enti-
16
tled to such benefits for such claim, including disability 
17
compensation, medical services, and survivor benefits. 
18
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following: 
19
(1) COVERED EMPLOYEE.— 
20
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘covered em-
21
ployee’’ means an individual— 
22
(i) who is an employee under section 
23
8101(1) of title 5, United States Code, (in-
24
cluding an employee of the United States 
25
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Postal Service, the Transportation Security 
1
Administration, or the Department of Vet-
2
erans Affairs, including any individual ap-
3
pointed under chapter 73 or 74 of title 38, 
4
United States Code) employed in the Fed-
5
eral service at anytime during the period 
6
beginning on January 27, 2020, and end-
7
ing on January 27, 2023; 
8
(ii) who is diagnosed with COVID–19 
9
during such period; and 
10
(iii) who, during a covered exposure 
11
period prior to such diagnosis, carries out 
12
duties that— 
13
(I) require contact with patients, 
14
members of the public, or co-workers; 
15
or 
16
(II) include a risk of exposure to 
17
the novel coronavirus. 
18
(B) 
TELEWORKING
EXCEPTION.—The 
19
term ‘‘covered employee’’ does not include any 
20
employee otherwise covered by subparagraph 
21
(A) who is exclusively teleworking during a cov-
22
ered exposure period, regardless of whether 
23
such employment is full time or part time. 
24
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(2) COVERED
EXPOSURE
PERIOD.—The term 
1
‘‘covered exposure period’’ means, with respect to a 
2
diagnosis of COVID–19, the period beginning on a 
3
date to be determined by the Secretary of Labor. 
4
(3) NOVEL
CORONAVIRUS.—The term ‘‘novel 
5
coronavirus’’ 
means 
SARS–CoV–2 
or 
another 
6
coronavirus declared to be a pandemic by public 
7
health authorities. 
8
(c) LIMITATION.— 
9
(1) DETERMINATIONS
MADE
ON
OR
BEFORE 
10
THE DATE OF ENACTMENT.—This section shall not 
11
apply with respect to a covered employee who is de-
12
termined to be entitled to benefits under subchapter 
13
I of chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, for 
14
a claim described in subsection (a) if such deter-
15
mination is made on or before the date of enactment 
16
of this Act. 
17
(2) LIMITATION ON DURATION OF BENEFITS.— 
18
No funds are authorized to be appropriated to pay, 
19
and no benefits may be paid for, claims approved on 
20
the basis of subsection (a) after September 30, 
21
2030. No administrative costs related to any such 
22
claim may be paid after such date. 
23
(d) EMPLOYEES’ COMPENSATION FUND.— 
24
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The costs of benefits for 
1
claims approved on the basis of subsection (a) shall 
2
not be included in the annual statement of the cost 
3
of benefits and other payments of an agency or in-
4
strumentality under section 8147(b) of title 5, 
5
United States Code. 
6
(2) FAIR SHARE PROVISION.—Costs of adminis-
7
tration for claims described in paragraph (1)— 
8
(A) may be paid from the Employees’ 
9
Compensation Fund; and 
10
(B) shall not be subject to the fair share 
11
provision in section 8147(c) of title 5, United 
12
States Code. 
13
SEC. 2104. COMPENSATION PURSUANT TO THE LONGSHORE 
14
AND 
HARBOR 
WORKERS’ 
COMPENSATION 
15
ACT. 
16
(a) CLAIMS RELATED TO COVID–19.— 
17
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c), a 
18
covered employee who receives a diagnosis or is sub-
19
ject to an order described in paragraph (2)(B) and 
20
who provides notice of or files a claim relating to 
21
such diagnosis or order under section 12 or 13 of 
22
the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation 
23
Act (33 U.S.C. 912, 913), respectively, shall be con-
24
clusively presumed to have an injury arising out of 
25
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or in the course of employment for the purpose of 
1
compensation under the Longshore and Harbor 
2
Workers’ Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 901 et seq.). 
3
(2) COVERED EMPLOYEE.—In this section, the 
4
term ‘‘covered employee’’ means an individual who, 
5
at any time during the period beginning January 27, 
6
2020, and ending on January 27, 2023— 
7
(A) is an employee; and 
8
(B) is— 
9
(i) diagnosed with COVID–19; or 
10
(ii) ordered not to return to work by 
11
the employee’s employer or by a local, 
12
State, or Federal agency because of expo-
13
sure, or the risk of exposure, to 1 or more 
14
individuals diagnosed with COVID–19 in 
15
the workplace. 
16
(3) LIMITATION.—This section shall not apply 
17
with respect to a covered employee who— 
18
(A) provides notice or files a claim de-
19
scribed in paragraph (1) on or before the date 
20
of the enactment of this Act; and 
21
(B) is determined to be entitled to the 
22
compensation described in paragraph (1) or 
23
awarded such compensation if such determina-
24
tion or award is made on or before such date. 
25
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(4) DENIALS ON OR BEFORE THE DATE OF EN-
1
ACTMENT.—Paragraph (1) shall apply with respect 
2
to a covered employee who is determined not to be 
3
entitled to, or who is not awarded, compensation de-
4
scribed in paragraph (1) if such determination or de-
5
cision not to award such compensation is made on 
6
or before the date of enactment of this Act. 
7
(b) REIMBURSEMENT.— 
8
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
9
(A) ENTITLEMENT.—Subject to subpara-
10
graph (B) and to the availability of appropria-
11
tions and limitation on payments under sub-
12
section (c), an employer of a covered employee 
13
or the employer’s carrier shall be entitled to re-
14
imbursement for any compensation paid with 
15
respect to a notice or claim described in sub-
16
section (a), including disability benefits, funeral 
17
and burial expenses, medical or other related 
18
costs for treatment and care, and reasonable 
19
and necessary allocated claims expenses. 
20
(B) SAFETY
AND
HEALTH
REQUIRE-
21
MENTS.—To be entitled to reimbursement 
22
under subparagraph (A)— 
23
(i) an employer shall be in compliance 
24
with all applicable safety and health guide-
25
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lines and standards that are related to the 
1
prevention of occupational exposure to the 
2
novel coronavirus that causes COVID–19, 
3
including such guidelines and standards 
4
issued by the Occupational Safety and 
5
Health Administration, State plans ap-
6
proved under section 18 of the Occupa-
7
tional Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 
8
U.S.C. 667), and the National Institute for 
9
Occupational Safety and Health; and 
10
(ii) a carrier— 
11
(I) shall be a carrier for an em-
12
ployer that is in compliance with 
13
clause (i); and 
14
(II) shall not adjust the experi-
15
ence rating or the annual premium of 
16
the employer based upon the com-
17
pensation paid by the carrier with re-
18
spect to a notice or claim described in 
19
subparagraph (A). 
20
(2) REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURES.— 
21
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection 
22
(c), to receive reimbursement under paragraph 
23
(1)— 
24
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(i) a claim for such reimbursement 
1
shall be submitted to the Secretary of 
2
Labor— 
3
(I) not earlier than— 
4
(aa) the date on which a 
5
compensation order (as described 
6
in section 19(e) of the Longshore 
7
and Harbor Workers’ Compensa-
8
tion Act (33 U.S.C. 919(e))) is 
9
issued that fixes entitlement to 
10
benefits; or 
11
(bb) the date on which— 
12
(AA) 
a 
payment 
is 
13
made under such Act; 
14
(BB) 
entitlement 
to 
15
benefits is established under 
16
such Act; and 
17
(CC) the rate of com-
18
pensation and period of pay-
19
ment is relatively fixed and 
20
known; and 
21
(II) not later than one year after 
22
the final payment of compensation to 
23
a covered employee pursuant to this 
24
section; and 
25
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(ii) an employer and the employer’s 
1
carrier shall make, keep, and preserve such 
2
records, make such reports, and provide 
3
such information, as the Secretary of 
4
Labor determines necessary or appropriate 
5
to carry out this section. 
6
(B) COMMUTATION OF COMPENSATION IN-
7
STALLMENTS.—The Secretary may commute 
8
future compensation installments with respect 
9
to a claim under this section. 
10
(c) EMPLOYEES’ COMPENSATION FUND.— 
11
(1) IN GENERAL.—A reimbursement under sub-
12
section (b) shall be paid out of the Employees’ Com-
13
pensation Fund under section 8147 of title 5, 
14
United States Code. 
15
(2) FUNDING.—In addition to amounts other-
16
wise available, there are authorized to be appro-
17
priated, and there are appropriated, out of any 
18
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
19
such funds as may be necessary for the period begin-
20
ning on the date of enactment of this Act and end-
21
ing on September 30, 2030, to reimburse the Em-
22
ployees’ Compensation Fund for each reimbursement 
23
paid out of such Fund under subsection (b). 
24
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(3) LIMITATION.—With respect to a claim for 
1
benefits approved on the basis of subsection (a), no 
2
payments may be made from the Employees’ Com-
3
pensation Fund or the special fund established in 
4
section 44 of Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Com-
5
pensation Act (33 U.S.C. 944) after September 30, 
6
2030, for benefits, reimbursements, or other expend-
7
itures relating to such claim. 
8
(4) FINAL
ACTION.—The action of the Sec-
9
retary in allowing or denying any reimbursement 
10
under subsection (b) shall be final and conclusive on 
11
all questions of law and fact and not subject to re-
12
view by any other official of the United States or by 
13
any court by mandamus or otherwise. 
14
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
15
(1) LHWCA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘carrier’’, 
16
‘‘compensation’’, ‘‘employee’’, and ‘‘employer’’ have 
17
the meanings given the terms in section 2 of the 
18
Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act 
19
(33 U.S.C. 902). 
20
(2) NOVEL
CORONAVIRUS.—The term ‘‘novel 
21
coronavirus’’ means SARS–CoV–2 or any other 
22
coronavirus declared to be a pandemic by public 
23
health authorities. 
24
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Subtitle C—Human Services and 
1
Community Supports 
2
SEC. 2201. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR AGING AND DIS-
3
ABILITY SERVICES PROGRAMS. 
4
Subtitle A of title XX of the Social Security Act (42 
5
U.S.C. 1397-1397h) is amended by adding at the end the 
6
following: 
7
‘‘SEC. 2010. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR AGING AND DIS-
8
ABILITY SERVICES PROGRAMS. 
9
‘‘(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts oth-
10
erwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, 
11
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
12
priated, $276,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
13
to carry out the programs described in subtitle B. 
14
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 
15
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Of the amounts made 
16
available by subsection (a)— 
17
‘‘(A) $88,000,000 shall be made available 
18
to carry out the programs described in subtitle 
19
B in fiscal year 2021, of which not less than an 
20
amount equal to $100,0000,000 minus the 
21
amount previously provided in fiscal year 2021 
22
to carry out section 2042(b) shall be made 
23
available to carry out such section; and 
24
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‘‘(B) $188,000,000 shall be made available 
1
to carry out the programs described in subtitle 
2
B in fiscal year 2022, of which not less than 
3
$100,000,000 shall be for activities described in 
4
section 2042(b). 
5
‘‘(2) 
SERVICES
FOR
ALL
ADULTS.—The 
6
amounts made available by subsection (a) of this 
7
section to carry out section 2042(b) may be used to 
8
provide services under programs described in section 
9
2042(b) for all adults.’’. 
10
SEC. 2202. SUPPORTING OLDER AMERICANS AND THEIR 
11
FAMILIES. 
12
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
13
wise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, 
14
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
15
priated, $1,444,000,000, to remain available until ex-
16
pended, to carry out the Older Americans Act of 1965. 
17
(b) ALLOCATION
OF
AMOUNTS.—Amounts made 
18
available by subsection (a) shall be available as follows: 
19
(1) $750,000,000 shall be available to carry out 
20
part C of title III of such Act. 
21
(2) $25,000,000 shall be available to carry out 
22
title VI of such Act, including part C of such title. 
23
(3) $470,000,000 shall be available to carry out 
24
part B of title III of such Act, including for— 
25
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(A) supportive services of the types made 
1
available for fiscal year 2020; 
2
(B) efforts related to COVID–19 vaccina-
3
tion outreach, including education, communica-
4
tion, transportation, and other activities to fa-
5
cilitate vaccination of older individuals; and 
6
(C) prevention and mitigation activities re-
7
lated to COVID–19 focused on addressing ex-
8
tended social isolation among older individuals, 
9
including activities for investments in techno-
10
logical equipment and solutions or other strate-
11
gies aimed at alleviating negative health effects 
12
of social isolation due to long-term stay-at-home 
13
recommendations for older individuals for the 
14
duration of the COVID–19 public health emer-
15
gency; 
16
(4) $44,000,000 shall be available to carry out 
17
part D of title III of such Act. 
18
(5) $145,000,000 shall be available to carry out 
19
part E of title III of such Act. 
20
(6) $10,000,000 shall be available to carry out 
21
the long-term care ombudsman program under title 
22
VII of such Act. 
23
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SEC. 2203. CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT 
1
PROGRAM. 
2
(a) CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT 
3
FUNDING.—In addition to amounts otherwise available, 
4
there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any 
5
amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
6
$14,990,000,000, to remain available through September 
7
30, 2021, to carry out the Child Care and Development 
8
Block Grant of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9857 et seq.) without 
9
regard to requirements in sections 658E(c)(3)(D)–(E) or 
10
658G of such Act (42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)(3), 9858e). Pay-
11
ments made to States, territories, Indian Tribes, and Trib-
12
al organizations from funds made available under this sub-
13
section shall be obligated in fiscal year 2021 or the suc-
14
ceeding 2 fiscal years. States, territories, Indian Tribes, 
15
and Tribal organizations are authorized to use such funds 
16
to provide child care assistance to health care sector em-
17
ployees, emergency responders, sanitation workers, and 
18
other workers deemed essential during the response to 
19
coronavirus by public officials, without regard to the in-
20
come eligibility requirements of section 658P(4) of the 
21
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 
22
9858n(4)). 
23
(b) CHILD CARE STABILIZATION FUNDING.—In ad-
24
dition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
25
priated for fiscal year 2021, out of any amounts in the 
26
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Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $23,975,000,000, to 
1
remain available through September 30, 2021, for grants 
2
under section 2204(b) of this subtitle and in accordance 
3
with the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act 
4
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9857 et seq.), except for the require-
5
ments in subparagraphs (C) through (E) of section 
6
658E(c)(3), and section 658G, of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
7
9858c(c)(3), 9858e). 
8
(c) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS.—In 
addition 
to 
9
amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fis-
10
cal year 2021, out of any amounts in the Treasury not 
11
otherwise appropriated, $35,000,000, to remain available 
12
through September 30, 2025, for the costs of providing 
13
technical assistance and conducting research and for the 
14
administrative costs to carry out this section and section 
15
2204 of this subtitle. 
16
SEC. 2204. CHILD CARE STABILIZATION. 
17
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
18
(1) CHILD
CARE
AND
DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK 
19
GRANT
TERMS.—The terms ‘‘lead agency’’, ‘‘Sec-
20
retary’’, and ‘‘State’’ have the meanings given those 
21
terms, and the terms ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ and ‘‘Tribal 
22
organization’’ have the meanings given the terms 
23
‘‘Indian tribe’’ and ‘‘tribal organization’’, in section 
24
658P of the Child Care and Development Block 
25
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Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858n) except as oth-
1
erwise provided in this section. 
2
(2) COVID–19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.— 
3
The term ‘‘COVID–19 public health emergency’’ 
4
means the public health emergency declared by the 
5
Secretary of Health and Human Services under sec-
6
tion 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
7
U.S.C. 247d) on January 31, 2020, with respect to 
8
COVID–19, including any renewal of the declara-
9
tion. 
10
(3) ELIGIBLE
CHILD
CARE
PROVIDER.—The 
11
term ‘‘eligible child care provider’’ means an eligible 
12
child care provider as defined in section 658P of the 
13
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 
14
1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858n) or a child care provider 
15
that is licensed, regulated, or registered in the State, 
16
territory, or Indian Tribe on the date of enactment 
17
of this Act and meets applicable State and local 
18
health and safety requirements. 
19
(b) GRANTS.—From the amounts appropriated to 
20
carry out this section and under the authority of section 
21
658O of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act 
22
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858m) and this section, the Secretary 
23
shall award to the lead agency of each State (as des-
24
ignated or established under section 658D(a) of such Act 
25
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(42 U.S.C. 9858b(a)), territory and possession described 
1
in subsection 658O(a)(1) of such Act, and Indian Tribe 
2
and Tribal organization described in section 658O(a)(2) 
3
of such Act that has submitted to the Secretary a letter 
4
of intent to use funds awarded pursuant to this sub-
5
section, child care stabilization grants from allotments and 
6
payments determined in accordance with paragraphs (1) 
7
and (2) of subsection (a), and subsection (b), of section 
8
658O of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act 
9
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858m). Such grants shall be used 
10
in accordance with the Child Care and Development Block 
11
Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9857 et seq.), except for 
12
the requirements in subparagraphs (C) through (E) of sec-
13
tion 658E(c)(3), and in section 658G, of such Act (42 
14
U.S.C. 9858c(c)(3), 9858e). 
15
(c) STATE RESERVATIONS AND SUBGRANTS.— 
16
(1) RESERVATION.—A lead agency for a State 
17
that receives a child care stabilization grant pursu-
18
ant to subsection (b) shall reserve not more than 10 
19
percent of such grant funds to administer subgrants, 
20
provide technical assistance and support for applying 
21
for and accessing the subgrant opportunity, publicize 
22
the availability of the subgrants, and provide tech-
23
nical assistance to help child care providers imple-
24
ment policies as described in paragraph (2)(D)(i). 
25
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(2) SUBGRANTS
TO
QUALIFIED
CHILD
CARE 
1
PROVIDERS.— 
2
(A) IN GENERAL.—The lead agency shall 
3
use the remainder of the grant funds awarded 
4
pursuant to subsection (b) to make subgrants 
5
to qualified child care providers described in 
6
subparagraph (B), regardless of such a pro-
7
vider’s previous receipt of other Federal assist-
8
ance, to support the stability of the child care 
9
sector during and after the COVID–19 public 
10
health emergency. 
11
(B) QUALIFIED CHILD CARE PROVIDER.— 
12
To be qualified to receive a subgrant under this 
13
paragraph, a provider shall be an eligible child 
14
care provider that on the date of submission of 
15
an application for the subgrant, was either— 
16
(i) open and available to provide child 
17
care services; or 
18
(ii) closed due to public health, finan-
19
cial hardship, or other reasons relating to 
20
the COVID–19 public health emergency. 
21
(C) SUBGRANT AMOUNT.—The amount of 
22
such a subgrant to a qualified child care pro-
23
vider shall be based on the provider’s stated 
24
current operating expenses, including costs as-
25
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sociated with providing or preparing to provide 
1
child care services during the COVID–19 public 
2
health emergency, and to the extent practicable, 
3
cover such operating expenses for the intended 
4
period of the subgrant. 
5
(D) 
APPLICATION.—The 
lead 
agency 
6
shall— 
7
(i) make available on the lead agen-
8
cy’s website an application for qualified 
9
child care providers that includes certifi-
10
cations that, for the duration of the 
11
subgrant— 
12
(I) the provider applying will, 
13
when open and available to provide 
14
child care services, implement policies 
15
in line with guidance from the cor-
16
responding State, Tribal, and local 
17
authorities, and in accordance with 
18
State, Tribal, and local orders, and, to 
19
the greatest extent possible, imple-
20
ment policies in line with guidance 
21
from the Centers for Disease Control 
22
and Prevention; 
23
(II) for each employee, the pro-
24
vider will pay not less than the full 
25
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compensation, including any benefits, 
1
that was provided to the employee as 
2
of the date of submission of the appli-
3
cation for the subgrant (referred to in 
4
this subclause as ‘‘full compensa-
5
tion’’), and will not take any action 
6
that reduces the weekly amount of the 
7
employee’s compensation below the 
8
weekly amount of full compensation, 
9
or that reduces the employee’s rate of 
10
compensation below the rate of full 
11
compensation, including the involun-
12
tary furloughing of any employee em-
13
ployed on the date of submission of 
14
the application for the subgrant; and 
15
(III) the provider will provide re-
16
lief from copayments and tuition pay-
17
ments for the families enrolled in the 
18
provider’s program, to the extent pos-
19
sible, and prioritize such relief for 
20
families struggling to make either 
21
type of payment; and 
22
(ii) accept and process applications 
23
submitted under this subparagraph on a 
24
rolling basis, and provide subgrant funds 
25
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in advance of provider expenditures, except 
1
as provided in subsection (d)(2). 
2
(E) OBLIGATION.—The lead agency shall 
3
notify the Secretary if it is unable to obligate 
4
at least 50 percent of the funds received pursu-
5
ant to subsection (b) that are available for sub-
6
grants described in this paragraph within 9 
7
months of the date of enactment of this Act. 
8
(d) USES OF FUNDS.— 
9
(1) IN GENERAL.—A qualified child care pro-
10
vider that receives funds through such a subgrant 
11
shall use the funds for at least one of the following: 
12
(A) Personnel costs, including payroll and 
13
salaries or similar compensation for an em-
14
ployee (including any sole proprietor or inde-
15
pendent contractor), employee benefits, pre-
16
mium pay, or costs for employee recruitment 
17
and retention. 
18
(B) Rent (including rent under a lease 
19
agreement) or payment on any mortgage obliga-
20
tion, utilities, facility maintenance or improve-
21
ments, or insurance. 
22
(C) Personal protective equipment, clean-
23
ing and sanitization supplies and services, or 
24
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training and professional development related to 
1
health and safety practices. 
2
(D) Purchases of or updates to equipment 
3
and supplies to respond to the COVID–19 pub-
4
lic health emergency. 
5
(E) Goods and services necessary to main-
6
tain or resume child care services. 
7
(F) Mental health supports for children 
8
and employees. 
9
(2) REIMBURSEMENT.—The qualified child care 
10
provider may use the subgrant funds to reimburse 
11
the provider for sums obligated or expended before 
12
the date of enactment of this Act for the cost of a 
13
good or service described in paragraph (1) to re-
14
spond to the COVID–19 public health emergency. 
15
(e) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Amounts made 
16
available to carry out this section shall be used to supple-
17
ment and not supplant other Federal, State, and local 
18
public funds expended to provide child care services for 
19
eligible individuals, including funds provided under the 
20
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 
21
U.S.C. 9857 et seq.) and State child care programs. 
22
SEC. 2205. HEAD START. 
23
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
24
appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any amounts in 
25
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the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000, 
1
to remain available through September 30, 2022, to carry 
2
out the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), includ-
3
ing for Federal administrative expenses, to be allocated 
4
to each Head Start agency in an amount that bears the 
5
same ratio to the portion available for allocations as the 
6
number of enrolled children served by the Head Start 
7
agency bears to the number of enrolled children served by 
8
all Head Start agencies, except that funds appropriated 
9
in this section— 
10
(1) shall not be included in the calculation of 
11
the ‘‘base grant’’ in subsequent fiscal years, as such 
12
term 
is 
defined 
in 
section 
640(a)(7)(A), 
13
641A(h)(1)(B), or 645(d)(3) of the Head Start Act 
14
(42 
U.S.C. 
9835(a)(7)(A), 
9836a(h)(1)(B), 
15
9840(d)(3)); and 
16
(2) shall not be subject to the allocation re-
17
quirements of section 640(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
18
9835(a)). 
19
SEC. 2206. PROGRAMS FOR SURVIVORS. 
20
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 303 of the Family Vio-
21
lence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10403) is 
22
amended by adding at the end the following: 
23
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—For the purposes of 
24
carrying out this title, in addition to amounts otherwise 
25
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made available for such purposes, there are appropriated, 
1
out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
2
priated, for fiscal year 2021, to remain available until ex-
3
pended, each of the following: 
4
‘‘(1) $180,000,000 to carry out sections 301 
5
through 312, to be allocated in the manner described 
6
in subsection (a)(2), except that a reference in sub-
7
section (a)(2) to an amount appropriated under sub-
8
section (a)(1) shall be considered to be a reference 
9
to an amount appropriated under this paragraph, 
10
and that the matching requirement under section 
11
306(c)(4) shall not apply. 
12
‘‘(2) $18,000,000 to carry out section 309. 
13
‘‘(3) $2,000,000 to carry out section 313, of 
14
which $1,000,000 for each fiscal year shall be allo-
15
cated to support Indian communities.’’. 
16
(b) COVID–19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY DE-
17
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘COVID–19 public 
18
health emergency’’ means the public health emergency de-
19
clared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
20
under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
21
U.S.C. 247d) on January 31, 2020, with respect to 
22
COVID–19, including any renewal of the declaration. 
23
(c) GRANTS
TO SUPPORT CULTURALLY SPECIFIC 
24
POPULATIONS.— 
25
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(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts oth-
1
erwise made available, there is appropriated, out of 
2
any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
3
priated, to the Secretary of Health and Human 
4
Services, $49,500,000 for fiscal year 2021, to be 
5
available until expended, to carry out this subsection 
6
(excluding Federal administrative costs, for which 
7
funds are appropriated under subsection (e)). 
8
(2) USE
OF
FUNDS.—From amounts appro-
9
priated under paragraph (1), the Secretary acting 
10
through the Director of the Family Violence Preven-
11
tion and Services Program, shall— 
12
(A) support culturally specific community- 
13
based organizations to provide culturally spe-
14
cific activities for survivors of sexual assault 
15
and domestic violence, to address emergent 
16
needs resulting from the COVID–19 public 
17
health emergency and other public health con-
18
cerns; and 
19
(B) support culturally specific community- 
20
based organizations that provide culturally spe-
21
cific activities to promote strategic partnership 
22
development and collaboration in responding to 
23
the impact of COVID–19 and other public 
24
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health concerns on survivors of sexual assault 
1
and domestic violence. 
2
(d) GRANTS TO SUPPORT SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL AS-
3
SAULT.— 
4
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts oth-
5
erwise made available, there is appropriated, out of 
6
any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
7
priated, to the Secretary of Health and Human 
8
Services, $198,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, to be 
9
available until expended, to carry out this subsection 
10
(excluding Federal administrative costs, for which 
11
funds are appropriated under subsection (e)). 
12
(2) USE
OF
FUNDS.—From amounts appro-
13
priated under paragraph (1), the Secretary acting 
14
through the Director of the Family Violence Preven-
15
tion and Services Program, shall assist rape crisis 
16
centers in transitioning to virtual services and meet-
17
ing the emergency needs of survivors. 
18
(e) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS.—In 
addition 
to 
19
amounts otherwise made available, there is appropriated 
20
to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, out of 
21
any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
22
$2,500,000 for fiscal year 2021, to remain available until 
23
expended, for the Federal administrative costs of carrying 
24
out subsections (c) and (d). 
25
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SEC. 2207. CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT. 
1
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
2
appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
3
ices for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury 
4
not otherwise appropriated, the following amounts, to re-
5
main available through September 30, 2023: 
6
(1) $250,000,000 for carrying out title II of the 
7
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
8
U.S.C. 5116 et seq.), which shall be allocated with-
9
out regard to section 204(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
10
5116d(4)) and shall be allotted to States in accord-
11
ance with section 203 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
12
5116b), except that— 
13
(A) in subsection (b)(1)(A) of such section 
14
203, ‘‘70 percent’’ shall be deemed to be ‘‘100 
15
percent’’; and 
16
(B) subsections (b)(1)(B) and (c) of such 
17
section 203 shall not apply; and 
18
(2) $100,000,000 for carrying out the State 
19
grant program authorized under section 106 of the 
20
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 
21
U.S.C. 5106a), which shall be allocated without re-
22
gard to section 112(a)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
23
5106h(a)(2)). 
24
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SEC. 2208. LIHEAP. 
1
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
2
appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any amounts in 
3
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $4,500,000,000, 
4
to remain available through September 30, 2022, for addi-
5
tional funding to provide payments under section 2602(b) 
6
of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 
7
(42 U.S.C. 8621(b)), except that— 
8
(1) $2,250,000,000 of such amounts shall be 
9
allocated as though the total appropriation for such 
10
payments for fiscal year 2021 was less than 
11
$1,975,000,000; 
12
(2) section 2607(b)(2)(B) of such Act (42 
13
U.S.C. 8626(b)(2)(B)) shall not apply to funds ap-
14
propriated under this section for fiscal year 2021; 
15
and 
16
(3) with respect to amounts appropriated under 
17
this section for fiscal year 2021, notwithstanding 
18
section 2604(d) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 8623(d)), 
19
the Secretary shall reserve under such section 
20
2604(d) amounts for Indian tribes that bear the 
21
same ratio, for each Indian tribe, that the amount 
22
reserved for the Indian tribe, from funds appro-
23
priated for such payments for fiscal year 2021 be-
24
fore the date of enactment of this section, bore to 
25
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the amount allotted to the applicable State for such 
1
payments from any such appropriated funds. 
2
SEC. 2209. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERV-
3
ICES. 
4
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
5
available, there is appropriated to the Department of 
6
Health and Human Services for fiscal year 2021, out of 
7
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
8
$425,000,000, to remain available until expended for the 
9
Secretary of Health and Human Services to allocate as 
10
such Secretary determines necessary for cost increases 
11
that result from the COVID–19 public health emergency 
12
in programs administered under the Administration for 
13
Children and Families that provide direct program serv-
14
ices to children. 
15
(b) 
DEFINITION.—In 
this 
section, 
the 
term 
16
‘‘COVID–19 public health emergency’’ means the public 
17
health emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and 
18
Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health 
19
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) on January 31, 2020, with 
20
respect to COVID–19, including any renewal of the dec-
21
laration. 
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SEC. 2210. CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY 
1
SERVICE 
AND 
THE 
NATIONAL 
SERVICE 
2
TRUST. 
3
(a) CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY 
4
SERVICE.—In addition to amounts otherwise made avail-
5
able, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any 
6
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
7
$852,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 
8
2024, for necessary expenses under the Domestic Volun-
9
teer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.) and 
10
the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 
11
U.S.C. 
12501 
et 
seq.) 
notwithstanding 
sections 
12
198B(b)(3), 198S(g), and subparagraphs (C) and (F) of 
13
section 501(a)(4) of the National and Community Service 
14
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12653b(b)(3), 12653s(g), 
15
12681(a)(4)). 
16
(b) ALLOCATION OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts provided 
17
by subsection (a) shall be allocated as follows: 
18
(1) AMERICORPS
STATE
AND
NATIONAL.— 
19
$620,000,000 shall be used— 
20
(A) to increase the living allowances, of 
21
participants in national service programs, de-
22
scribed in section 140 of the National and Com-
23
munity Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12594); 
24
and 
25
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(B) to make funding adjustments to exist-
1
ing (as of the date of enactment of this Act) 
2
awards and award new and additional awards 
3
to organizations described in subsection (a) of 
4
section 121 of the National and Community 
5
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571(a)), 
6
whether or not the entities are already grant re-
7
cipients under that section on the date of enact-
8
ment of this Act, and without regard to the re-
9
quirements of subsections (d) and (e) of such 
10
section 121, by— 
11
(i) prioritizing entities serving com-
12
munities disproportionately impacted by 
13
COVID–19 and utilizing culturally com-
14
petent and multilingual strategies in the 
15
provision of services; and 
16
(ii) taking into account the diversity 
17
of communities and participants served by 
18
such entities, including racial, ethnic, so-
19
cioeconomic, linguistic, or geographic diver-
20
sity. 
21
(2) STATE
COMMISSIONS.—$20,000,000 shall 
22
be used to make adjustments to existing (as of the 
23
date of enactment of this Act) awards and new and 
24
additional awards, including awards to State Com-
25
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missions on National and Community Service, under 
1
section 126(a) of the National and Community Serv-
2
ice Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12576(a)). 
3
(3) 
VOLUNTEER
GENERATION
FUND.— 
4
$20,000,000 shall be used for expenses authorized 
5
under section 501(a)(4)(F) of the National and 
6
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
7
12681(a)(4)(F)), which, notwithstanding section 
8
198P(d)(1)(B) 
of 
that 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
9
12653p(d)(1)(B)), shall be for grants awarded by 
10
the Corporation for National and Community Serv-
11
ice on a competitive basis. 
12
(4) AMERICORPS VISTA.—$80,000,000 shall be 
13
used for programs authorized under part A of title 
14
I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 
15
U.S.C. 4951 et seq.), including to increase the living 
16
allowances of volunteers, described in section 105(b) 
17
of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 
18
U.S.C. 4955(b)). 
19
(5) NATIONAL
SENIOR
SERVICE
CORPS.— 
20
$30,000,000 shall be used for programs authorized 
21
under title II of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 
22
of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5000 et seq.). 
23
(6) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS.—$73,000,000 
24
shall, notwithstanding section 501(a)(5)(B) of the 
25
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National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 
1
U.S.C. 12681(a)(5)(B)) and section 504(a) of the 
2
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 
3
5084(a)), be used for necessary expenses of adminis-
4
tration as provided under section 501(a)(5) of the 
5
National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 
6
U.S.C. 12681(a)(5)), including administrative costs 
7
of the Corporation for National and Community 
8
Service associated with the provision of funds under 
9
paragraphs (1) through (5). 
10
(7) 
OFFICE
OF
INSPECTOR
GENERAL.— 
11
$9,000,000 shall be used for the Office of Inspector 
12
General of the Corporation for National and Com-
13
munity Service for salaries and expenses necessary 
14
for oversight and audit of programs and activities 
15
funded by subsection (a). 
16
(c) NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST.—In addition to 
17
amounts otherwise made available, there is appropriated 
18
for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury 
19
not otherwise appropriated, $148,000,000, to remain 
20
available until expended, for payment to and administra-
21
tion of the National Service Trust established in section 
22
145 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 
23
(42 U.S.C. 12601). 
24
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Subtitle D—Child Nutrition & 
1
Related Programs 
2
SEC. 2301. IMPROVEMENTS TO WIC BENEFITS. 
3
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
4
(1) APPLICABLE PERIOD.—The term ‘‘applica-
5
ble period’’ means a period— 
6
(A) beginning after the date of enactment 
7
of this Act, as selected by a State agency; and 
8
(B) ending not later than the earlier of— 
9
(i) 4 months after the date described 
10
in subparagraph (A); or 
11
(ii) September 30, 2021. 
12
(2) CASH-VALUE VOUCHER.—The term ‘‘cash- 
13
value voucher’’ has the meaning given the term in 
14
section 246.2 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations 
15
(as in effect on the date of the enactment of this 
16
Act). 
17
(3) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means 
18
the special supplemental nutrition program for 
19
women, infants, and children established by section 
20
17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
21
1786). 
22
(4) QUALIFIED
FOOD
PACKAGE.—The term 
23
‘‘qualified food package’’ means each of the fol-
24
lowing food packages (as defined in section 
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246.10(e) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (as 
1
in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act)): 
2
(A) Food Package IV–Children 1 through 
3
4 years. 
4
(B) Food Package V–Pregnant and par-
5
tially (mostly) breastfeeding women. 
6
(C) Food Package VI–Postpartum women. 
7
(D) 
Food 
Package 
VII–Fully 
8
breastfeeding. 
9
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
10
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
11
(6) STATE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘State agency’’ 
12
has the meaning given the term in section 17(b) of 
13
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
14
1786(b)). 
15
(b) AUTHORITY TO INCREASE AMOUNT OF CASH- 
16
VALUE VOUCHER.—During the public health emergency 
17
declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
18
under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
19
U.S.C. 247d) on January 31, 2020, with respect to the 
20
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19), and in response 
21
to challenges relating to that public health emergency, the 
22
Secretary may, in carrying out the program, increase the 
23
amount of a cash-value voucher under a qualified food 
24
package to an amount that is less than or equal to $35. 
25
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(c) APPLICATION OF INCREASED AMOUNT OF CASH- 
1
VALUE VOUCHER TO STATE AGENCIES.— 
2
(1) NOTIFICATION.—An increase to the amount 
3
of a cash-value voucher under subsection (b) shall 
4
apply to any State agency that notifies the Secretary 
5
of— 
6
(A) the intent to use that increased 
7
amount, without further application; and 
8
(B) the applicable period selected by the 
9
State agency during which that increased 
10
amount shall apply. 
11
(2) USE
OF
INCREASED
AMOUNT.—A State 
12
agency that makes a notification to the Secretary 
13
under paragraph (1) shall use the increased amount 
14
described in that paragraph— 
15
(A) during the applicable period described 
16
in that notification; and 
17
(B) only during a single applicable period. 
18
(d) SUNSET.—The authority of the Secretary under 
19
subsection (b), and the authority of a State agency to in-
20
crease the amount of a cash-value voucher under sub-
21
section (c), shall terminate on September 30, 2021. 
22
(e) FUNDING.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
23
made available, there is appropriated to the Secretary, out 
24
of funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
25
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$490,000,000 to carry out this section, to remain available 
1
until September 30, 2022. 
2
SEC. 2302. WIC PROGRAM MODERNIZATION. 
3
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are 
4
appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture, out of 
5
amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
6
$390,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, to remain available 
7
until September 30, 2024, to carry out outreach, innova-
8
tion, and program modernization efforts, including appro-
9
priate waivers and flexibility, to increase participation in 
10
and redemption of benefits under programs established 
11
under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (7 
12
U.S.C. 1431), except that such waivers may not relate to 
13
the content of the WIC Food Packages (as defined in sec-
14
tion 246.10(e) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (as 
15
in effect on the date of enactment of this Act)), or the 
16
nondiscrimination requirements under section 246.8 of 
17
title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the 
18
date of enactment of this Act). 
19
SEC. 2303. MEALS AND SUPPLEMENTS REIMBURSEMENTS 
20
FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NOT ATTAINED 
21
THE AGE OF 25. 
22
(a) PROGRAM FOR AT-RISK SCHOOL CHILDREN.— 
23
Beginning on the date of enactment of this section, not-
24
withstanding paragraph (1)(A) of section 17(r) of the 
25
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Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1
1766(r)), during the COVID–19 public health emergency 
2
declared under section 319 of the Public Health Service 
3
Act (42 U.S.C. 247d), the Secretary shall reimburse insti-
4
tutions that are emergency shelters under such section 
5
17(r) (42 U.S.C. 1766(r)) for meals and supplements 
6
served to individuals who, at the time of such service— 
7
(1) have not attained the age of 25; and 
8
(2) are receiving assistance, including non-resi-
9
dential assistance, from such emergency shelter. 
10
(b) PARTICIPATION BY EMERGENCY SHELTERS.— 
11
Beginning on the date of enactment of this section, not-
12
withstanding paragraph (5)(A) of section 17(t) of the 
13
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
14
1766(t)), during the COVID–19 public health emergency 
15
declared under section 319 of the Public Health Service 
16
Act (42 U.S.C. 247d), the Secretary shall reimburse emer-
17
gency shelters under such section 17(t) (42 U.S.C. 
18
1766(t)) for meals and supplements served to individuals 
19
who, at the time of such service have not attained the age 
20
of 25. 
21
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
22
(1) EMERGENCY SHELTER.—The term ‘‘emer-
23
gency shelter’’ has the meaning given the term 
24
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under section 17(t)(1) of the Richard B. Russell Na-
1
tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(t)(1)). 
2
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
3
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
4
SEC. 2304. PANDEMIC EBT PROGRAM. 
5
Section 1101 of the Families First Coronavirus Re-
6
sponse Act (7 U.S.C. 2011 note; Public Law 116–127) 
7
is amended— 
8
(1) in subsection (a)— 
9
(A) by striking ‘‘During fiscal years 2020 
10
and 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘In any school year in 
11
which there is a public health emergency des-
12
ignation’’; and 
13
(B) by inserting ‘‘or in a covered summer 
14
period following a school session’’ after ‘‘in ses-
15
sion’’; 
16
(2) by amending subsection (e) to read as fol-
17
lows: 
18
‘‘(e) RELEASE OF INFORMATION.—Notwithstanding 
19
any provision of the Richard B. Russell National School 
20
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), the Secretary of Ag-
21
riculture may authorize State educational agencies and 
22
school food authorities administering a school lunch pro-
23
gram under such Act to release to appropriate officials 
24
administering the supplemental nutrition assistance pro-
25
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gram such information as may be necessary to carry out 
1
this section, including to carry out assistance during a cov-
2
ered summer period pursuant to subsection (i).’’; 
3
(3) in subsection (f)(2), in the paragraph head-
4
ing, by striking ‘‘FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2020–2021’’; 
5
(4) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘During fiscal 
6
year 2020, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; 
7
(5) in subsection (h)(1)— 
8
(A) by inserting ‘‘either’’ after ‘‘at least 1 
9
child enrolled in such a covered child care facil-
10
ity and’’; and 
11
(B) by inserting ‘‘or a Department of Agri-
12
culture grant-funded nutrition assistance pro-
13
gram in the Commonwealth of the Northern 
14
Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, or American 
15
Samoa’’ before ‘‘shall be eligible to receive as-
16
sistance’’; 
17
(6) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as 
18
subsections (j) and (k), respectively; 
19
(7) by inserting after subsection (h) the fol-
20
lowing: 
21
‘‘(i) EMERGENCIES DURING SUMMER.—The Sec-
22
retary of Agriculture may permit a State agency to extend 
23
a State agency plan approved under subsection (b) for not 
24
more than 90 days for the purpose of operating the plan 
25
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during a covered summer period, during which time 
1
schools participating in the school lunch program under 
2
the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
3
U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) or the school breakfast program 
4
under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
5
U.S.C. 1773 ) and covered child care facilities shall be 
6
deemed closed for purposes of this section.’’; 
7
(8) in subsection (j) (as so redesignated)— 
8
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(2) 
9
through (6) as paragraphs (3) through (7), re-
10
spectively; 
11
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
12
following: 
13
‘‘(2) COVERED
SUMMER
PERIOD.—The term 
14
‘covered summer period’ means a summer period 
15
that follows a school year during which there was a 
16
public health emergency designation.’’; and 
17
(C) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), 
18
by striking ‘‘or another coronavirus with pan-
19
demic potential’’; and 
20
(9) in subsection (k) (as so redesignated), by 
21
inserting ‘‘Federal agencies,’’ before ‘‘State agen-
22
cies’’. 
23
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Subtitle E—COBRA Continuation 
1
Coverage 
2
SEC. 2401. PRESERVING HEALTH BENEFITS FOR WORKERS. 
3
(a) PREMIUM ASSISTANCE
FOR COBRA CONTINU-
4
ATION COVERAGE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMI-
5
LIES.— 
6
(1) PROVISION OF PREMIUM ASSISTANCE.— 
7
(A) 
REDUCTION
OF
PREMIUMS
PAY-
8
ABLE.—In the case of any premium for a pe-
9
riod of coverage during the period beginning on 
10
the first day of the first month beginning after 
11
the date of the enactment of this Act, and end-
12
ing on September 30, 2021, for COBRA con-
13
tinuation coverage with respect to any assist-
14
ance eligible individual described in paragraph 
15
(3), such individual shall be treated for pur-
16
poses of any COBRA continuation provision as 
17
having paid the amount of such premium if 
18
such individual pays (or any person other than 
19
such individual’s employer pays on behalf of 
20
such individual) 15 percent of the amount of 
21
such premium. 
22
(B) PLAN ENROLLMENT OPTION.— 
23
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
24
the COBRA continuation provisions, any 
25
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assistance eligible individual who is en-
1
rolled in a group health plan offered by a 
2
plan sponsor may, not later than 90 days 
3
after the date of notice of the plan enroll-
4
ment option described in this subpara-
5
graph, elect to enroll in coverage under a 
6
plan offered by such plan sponsor that is 
7
different than coverage under the plan in 
8
which such individual was enrolled at the 
9
time, in the case of any assistance eligible 
10
individual described in paragraph (3), the 
11
qualifying event specified in section 603(2) 
12
of the Employee Retirement Income Secu-
13
rity Act of 1974, section 4980B(f)(3)(B) 
14
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or 
15
section 2203(2) of the Public Health Serv-
16
ice Act, except for the voluntary termi-
17
nation of such individual’s employment by 
18
such individual, occurred, and such cov-
19
erage shall be treated as COBRA continu-
20
ation coverage for purposes of the applica-
21
ble COBRA continuation coverage provi-
22
sion. 
23
(ii) REQUIREMENTS.—Any assistance 
24
eligible individual may elect to enroll in 
25
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different coverage as described in clause (i) 
1
only if— 
2
(I) the employer involved has 
3
made a determination that such em-
4
ployer will permit such assistance eli-
5
gible individual to enroll in different 
6
coverage as provided under this sub-
7
paragraph; 
8
(II) the premium for such dif-
9
ferent coverage does not exceed the 
10
premium for coverage in which such 
11
individual was enrolled at the time 
12
such qualifying event occurred; 
13
(III) the different coverage in 
14
which the individual elects to enroll is 
15
coverage that is also offered to simi-
16
larly situated active employees of the 
17
employer at the time at which such 
18
election is made; and 
19
(IV) the different coverage in 
20
which the individual elects to enroll is 
21
not— 
22
(aa) coverage that provides 
23
only excepted benefits as defined 
24
in section 9832(c) of the Internal 
25
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Revenue Code of 1986, section 
1
733(c) of the Employee Retire-
2
ment Income Security Act of 
3
1974, and section 2791(c) of the 
4
Public Health Service Act; 
5
(bb) a qualified small em-
6
ployer health reimbursement ar-
7
rangement (as defined in section 
8
9831(d)(2) of the Internal Rev-
9
enue Code of 1986); or 
10
(cc) a flexible spending ar-
11
rangement (as defined in section 
12
106(c)(2) of the Internal Rev-
13
enue Code of 1986). 
14
(2) LIMITATION OF PERIOD OF PREMIUM AS-
15
SISTANCE.— 
16
(A) ELIGIBILITY
FOR
ADDITIONAL
COV-
17
ERAGE.—Paragraph (1)(A) shall not apply with 
18
respect to any assistance eligible individual de-
19
scribed in paragraph (3) for months of coverage 
20
beginning on or after the earlier of— 
21
(i) the first date that such individual 
22
is eligible for coverage under any other 
23
group health plan (other than coverage 
24
consisting of only excepted benefits (as de-
25
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fined in section 9832(c) of the Internal 
1
Revenue Code of 1986, section 733(c) of 
2
the Employee Retirement Income Security 
3
Act of 1974, and section 2791(c) of the 
4
Public Health Service Act), coverage under 
5
a flexible spending arrangement (as de-
6
fined in section 106(c)(2) of the Internal 
7
Revenue Code of 1986), coverage under a 
8
qualified small employer health reimburse-
9
ment arrangement (as defined in section 
10
9831(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code 
11
of 1986)), or eligible for benefits under the 
12
Medicare program under title XVIII of the 
13
Social Security Act; or 
14
(ii) the earlier of— 
15
(I) the date following the expira-
16
tion of the maximum period of con-
17
tinuation coverage required under the 
18
applicable COBRA continuation cov-
19
erage provision; or 
20
(II) the date following the expira-
21
tion of the period of continuation cov-
22
erage 
allowed 
under 
paragraph 
23
(4)(B)(ii). 
24
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(B) NOTIFICATION
REQUIREMENT.—Any 
1
assistance eligible individual shall notify the 
2
group health plan with respect to which para-
3
graph (1)(A) applies if such paragraph ceases 
4
to apply by reason of clause (i) of subparagraph 
5
(A). Such notice shall be provided to the group 
6
health plan in such time and manner as may be 
7
specified by the Secretary of Labor. 
8
(3) ASSISTANCE
ELIGIBLE
INDIVIDUAL.—For 
9
purposes of this section, the term ‘‘assistance eligible 
10
individual’’ means, with respect to a period of cov-
11
erage during the period beginning on the first day 
12
of the first month beginning after the date of the en-
13
actment of this Act, and ending on September 30, 
14
2021, any individual that is a qualified beneficiary 
15
who— 
16
(A) is eligible for COBRA continuation 
17
coverage by reason of a qualifying event speci-
18
fied in section 603(2) of the Employee Retire-
19
ment Income Security Act of 1974, section 
20
4980B(f)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code 
21
of 1986, or section 2203(2) of the Public 
22
Health Service Act, except for the voluntary 
23
termination of such individual’s employment by 
24
such individual; and 
25
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(B) elects such coverage. 
1
(4) EXTENSION OF ELECTION PERIOD AND EF-
2
FECT ON COVERAGE.— 
3
(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of apply-
4
ing section 605(a) of the Employee Retirement 
5
Income 
Security 
Act 
of 
1974, 
section 
6
4980B(f)(5)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code 
7
of 1986, and section 2205(a) of the Public 
8
Health Service Act, in the case of— 
9
(i) an individual who does not have an 
10
election of COBRA continuation coverage 
11
in effect on the first day of the first month 
12
beginning after the date of the enactment 
13
of this Act but who would be an assistance 
14
eligible individual described in paragraph 
15
(3) if such election were so in effect; or 
16
(ii) an individual who elected COBRA 
17
continuation coverage and discontinued 
18
from such coverage before the first day of 
19
the first month beginning after the date of 
20
the enactment of this Act, 
21
such individual may elect the COBRA continu-
22
ation coverage under the COBRA continuation 
23
coverage provisions containing such provisions 
24
during the period beginning on the first day of 
25
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the first month beginning after the date of the 
1
enactment of this Act and ending 60 days after 
2
the date on which the notification required 
3
under paragraph (6)(C) is provided to such in-
4
dividual. 
5
(B) COMMENCEMENT OF COBRA CONTINU-
6
ATION COVERAGE.—Any COBRA continuation 
7
coverage elected by a qualified beneficiary dur-
8
ing an extended election period under subpara-
9
graph (A)— 
10
(i) shall commence (including for pur-
11
poses of applying the treatment of pre-
12
mium payments under paragraph (1)(A) 
13
and any cost-sharing requirements for 
14
items and services under a group health 
15
plan) with the first period of coverage be-
16
ginning on or after the first day of the 
17
first month beginning after the date of the 
18
enactment of this Act, and 
19
(ii) shall not extend beyond the period 
20
of COBRA continuation coverage that 
21
would have been required under the appli-
22
cable COBRA continuation coverage provi-
23
sion if the coverage had been elected as re-
24
quired under such provision. 
25
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(5) EXPEDITED REVIEW OF DENIALS OF PRE-
1
MIUM ASSISTANCE.—In any case in which an indi-
2
vidual requests treatment as an assistance eligible 
3
individual described in paragraph (3) and is denied 
4
such treatment by the group health plan, the Sec-
5
retary of Labor (or the Secretary of Health and 
6
Human Services in connection with COBRA con-
7
tinuation coverage which is provided other than pur-
8
suant to part 6 of subtitle B of title I of the Em-
9
ployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974), in 
10
consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, 
11
shall provide for expedited review of such denial. An 
12
individual shall be entitled to such review upon ap-
13
plication to such Secretary in such form and manner 
14
as shall be provided by such Secretary, in consulta-
15
tion with the Secretary of the Treasury. Such Sec-
16
retary shall make a determination regarding such in-
17
dividual’s eligibility within 15 business days after re-
18
ceipt of such individual’s application for review 
19
under this paragraph. Such Secretary’s determina-
20
tion upon review of the denial shall be de novo and 
21
shall be the final determination of such Secretary. A 
22
reviewing court shall grant deference to such Sec-
23
retary’s determination. The provisions of this para-
24
graph, paragraphs (1) through (4), and paragraphs 
25
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(6) through (7) shall be treated as provisions of title 
1
I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
2
of 1974 for purposes of part 5 of subtitle B of such 
3
title. 
4
(6) NOTICES TO INDIVIDUALS.— 
5
(A) GENERAL NOTICE.— 
6
(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of no-
7
tices provided under section 606(a)(4) of 
8
the Employee Retirement Income Security 
9
Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1166(4)), section 
10
4980B(f)(6)(D) of the Internal Revenue 
11
Code of 1986, or section 2206(4) of the 
12
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
13
300bb–6(4)), with respect to individuals 
14
who, during the period described in para-
15
graph (3), become entitled to elect COBRA 
16
continuation coverage, the requirements of 
17
such provisions shall not be treated as met 
18
unless such notices include an additional 
19
written notification to the recipient in clear 
20
and understandable language of— 
21
(I) the availability of premium 
22
assistance with respect to such cov-
23
erage under this subsection; and 
24
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(II) the option to enroll in dif-
1
ferent coverage if the employer per-
2
mits assistance eligible individuals de-
3
scribed in paragraph (3) to elect en-
4
rollment in different coverage (as de-
5
scribed in paragraph (1)(B)). 
6
(ii) ALTERNATIVE
NOTICE.—In the 
7
case of COBRA continuation coverage to 
8
which the notice provision under such sec-
9
tions does not apply, the Secretary of 
10
Labor, in consultation with the Secretary 
11
of the Treasury and the Secretary of 
12
Health and Human Services, shall, in con-
13
sultation with administrators of the group 
14
health plans (or other entities) that provide 
15
or administer the COBRA continuation 
16
coverage involved, provide rules requiring 
17
the provision of such notice. 
18
(iii) FORM.—The requirement of the 
19
additional notification under this subpara-
20
graph may be met by amendment of exist-
21
ing notice forms or by inclusion of a sepa-
22
rate document with the notice otherwise 
23
required. 
24
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(B) SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS.—Each ad-
1
ditional notification under subparagraph (A) 
2
shall include— 
3
(i) the forms necessary for estab-
4
lishing eligibility for premium assistance 
5
under this subsection; 
6
(ii) the name, address, and telephone 
7
number necessary to contact the plan ad-
8
ministrator and any other person main-
9
taining relevant information in connection 
10
with such premium assistance; 
11
(iii) a description of the extended elec-
12
tion period provided for in paragraph 
13
(4)(A); 
14
(iv) a description of the obligation of 
15
the qualified beneficiary under paragraph 
16
(2)(B) and the penalty provided under sec-
17
tion 6720C of the Internal Revenue Code 
18
of 1986 for failure to carry out the obliga-
19
tion; 
20
(v) a description, displayed in a 
21
prominent manner, of the qualified bene-
22
ficiary’s right to a reduced premium and 
23
any conditions on entitlement to the re-
24
duced premium; and 
25
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(vi) a description of the option of the 
1
qualified beneficiary to enroll in different 
2
coverage if the employer permits such ben-
3
eficiary to elect to enroll in such different 
4
coverage under paragraph (1)(B). 
5
(C) NOTICE
IN
CONNECTION
WITH
EX-
6
TENDED ELECTION PERIODS.—In the case of 
7
any assistance eligible individual described in 
8
paragraph (3) (or any individual described in 
9
paragraph (4)(A)) who became entitled to elect 
10
COBRA continuation coverage before the first 
11
day of the first month beginning after the date 
12
of the enactment of this Act, the administrator 
13
of the applicable group health plan (or other 
14
entity) shall provide (within 60 days after such 
15
first day of such first month) for the additional 
16
notification required to be provided under sub-
17
paragraph (A) and failure to provide such no-
18
tice shall be treated as a failure to meet the no-
19
tice requirements under the applicable COBRA 
20
continuation provision. 
21
(D) MODEL NOTICES.—Not later than 30 
22
days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
23
with respect to any assistance eligible individual 
24
described in paragraph (3), the Secretary of 
25
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Labor, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
1
Treasury and the Secretary of Health and 
2
Human Services, shall prescribe models for the 
3
additional notification required under this para-
4
graph. 
5
(7) NOTICE
OF
EXPIRATION
OF
PERIOD
OF 
6
PREMIUM ASSISTANCE.— 
7
(A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to any as-
8
sistance eligible individual, subject to subpara-
9
graph 
(B), 
the 
requirements 
of 
section 
10
606(a)(4) of the Employee Retirement Income 
11
Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1166(4)), sec-
12
tion 4980B(f)(6)(D) of the Internal Revenue 
13
Code of 1986, or section 2206(4) of the Public 
14
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300bb–6(4)), 
15
shall not be treated as met unless the plan ad-
16
ministrator of the individual, during the period 
17
specified under subparagraph (C), provides to 
18
such individual a written notice in clear and un-
19
derstandable language— 
20
(i) that the premium assistance for 
21
such individual will expire soon and the 
22
prominent identification of the date of 
23
such expiration; and 
24
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(ii) that such individual may be eligi-
1
ble for coverage without any premium as-
2
sistance through— 
3
(I) COBRA continuation cov-
4
erage; or 
5
(II) coverage under a group 
6
health plan. 
7
(B) EXCEPTION.—The requirement for the 
8
group health plan administrator to provide the 
9
written notice under subparagraph (A) shall be 
10
waived if the premium assistance for such indi-
11
vidual expires pursuant to clause (i) of para-
12
graph (2)(A). 
13
(C) PERIOD SPECIFIED.—For purposes of 
14
subparagraph (A), the period specified in this 
15
subparagraph is, with respect to the date of ex-
16
piration of premium assistance for any assist-
17
ance eligible individual pursuant to a limitation 
18
requiring a notice under this paragraph, the pe-
19
riod beginning on the day that is 45 days before 
20
the date of such expiration and ending on the 
21
day that is 15 days before the date of such ex-
22
piration. 
23
(D) MODEL NOTICES.—Not later than 45 
24
days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
25
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with respect to any assistance eligible indi-
1
vidual, the Secretary of Labor, in consultation 
2
with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Sec-
3
retary of Health and Human Services, shall 
4
prescribe models for the notification required 
5
under this paragraph. 
6
(8) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of the 
7
Treasury and the Secretary of Labor may jointly 
8
prescribe such regulations or other guidance as may 
9
be necessary or appropriate to carry out the provi-
10
sions of this subsection, including the prevention of 
11
fraud and abuse under this subsection, except that 
12
the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Health 
13
and Human Services may prescribe such regulations 
14
(including interim final regulations) or other guid-
15
ance as may be necessary or appropriate to carry 
16
out the provisions of paragraphs (5), (6), (7), and 
17
(9). 
18
(9) OUTREACH.— 
19
(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Secretary 
of 
20
Labor, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
21
Treasury and the Secretary of Health and 
22
Human Services, shall provide outreach con-
23
sisting of public education and enrollment as-
24
sistance relating to premium assistance pro-
25
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vided under this subsection. Such outreach shall 
1
target employers, group health plan administra-
2
tors, public assistance programs, States, insur-
3
ers, and other entities as determined appro-
4
priate by such Secretaries. Such outreach shall 
5
include an initial focus on those individuals 
6
electing continuation coverage who are referred 
7
to in paragraph (6)(C). Information on such 
8
premium assistance, including enrollment, shall 
9
also be made available on websites of the De-
10
partments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and 
11
Human Services. 
12
(B) ENROLLMENT
UNDER
MEDICARE.— 
13
The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
14
shall provide outreach consisting of public edu-
15
cation. Such outreach shall target individuals 
16
who lose health insurance coverage. Such out-
17
reach shall include information regarding en-
18
rollment for benefits under title XVIII of the 
19
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) for 
20
purposes of preventing mistaken delays of such 
21
enrollment by such individuals, including life-
22
time penalties for failure of timely enrollment. 
23
(10) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sec-
24
tion: 
25
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(A) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘admin-
1
istrator’’ has the meaning given such term in 
2
section 3(16)(A) of the Employee Retirement 
3
Income Security Act of 1974. 
4
(B) COBRA
CONTINUATION
COVERAGE.— 
5
The term ‘‘COBRA continuation coverage’’ 
6
means continuation coverage provided pursuant 
7
to part 6 of subtitle B of title I of the Em-
8
ployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 
9
(other than under section 609), title XXII of 
10
the Public Health Service Act, or section 
11
4980B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
12
(other than subsection (f)(1) of such section in-
13
sofar as it relates to pediatric vaccines), or 
14
under a State program that provides com-
15
parable continuation coverage. Such term does 
16
not include coverage under a health flexible 
17
spending arrangement under a cafeteria plan 
18
within the meaning of section 125 of the Inter-
19
nal Revenue Code of 1986. 
20
(C) COBRA
CONTINUATION
PROVISION.— 
21
The term ‘‘COBRA continuation provision’’ 
22
means the provisions of law described in sub-
23
paragraph (B). 
24
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(D) 
COVERED
EMPLOYEE.—The 
term 
1
‘‘covered employee’’ has the meaning given such 
2
term in section 607(2) of the Employee Retire-
3
ment Income Security Act of 1974. 
4
(E) QUALIFIED BENEFICIARY.—The term 
5
‘‘qualified beneficiary’’ has the meaning given 
6
such term in section 607(3) of the Employee 
7
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. 
8
(F) GROUP
HEALTH
PLAN.—The term 
9
‘‘group health plan’’ has the meaning given 
10
such term in section 607(1) of the Employee 
11
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. 
12
(G) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ includes 
13
the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
14
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, Amer-
15
ican Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the 
16
Northern Mariana Islands. 
17
(H) PERIOD
OF
COVERAGE.—Any ref-
18
erence in this subsection to a period of coverage 
19
shall be treated as a reference to a monthly or 
20
shorter period of coverage with respect to which 
21
premiums are charged with respect to such cov-
22
erage. 
23
(I) PLAN
SPONSOR.—The term ‘‘plan 
24
sponsor’’ has the meaning given such term in 
25
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section 3(16)(B) of the Employee Retirement 
1
Income Security Act of 1974. 
2
(J) PREMIUM.—The term ‘‘premium’’ in-
3
cludes, with respect to COBRA continuation 
4
coverage, any administrative fee. 
5
(11) IMPLEMENTATION FUNDING.—In addition 
6
to amounts otherwise made available, out of any 
7
funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
8
there are appropriated to the Secretary of Labor for 
9
fiscal year 2021, $10,000,000, to remain available 
10
until expended, for the Employee Benefits Security 
11
Administration to carry out the provisions of this 
12
subtitle. 
13
(b) COBRA PREMIUM ASSISTANCE.— 
14
(1) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.— 
15
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter B of chap-
16
ter 65 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
17
amended by adding at the end the following 
18
new section: 
19
‘‘SEC. 6432. CONTINUATION COVERAGE PREMIUM ASSIST-
20
ANCE. 
21
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The person to whom premiums 
22
are payable for continuation coverage under section 
23
2401(a)(1) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 shall 
24
be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by section 
25
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3111(b), or so much of the taxes imposed under section 
1
3221(a) as are attributable to the rate in effect under sec-
2
tion 3111(b), for each calendar quarter an amount equal 
3
to the premiums not paid by assistance eligible individuals 
4
for such coverage by reason of such section 2401(a)(1) 
5
with respect to such calendar quarter. 
6
‘‘(b) PERSON TO WHOM PREMIUMS ARE PAYABLE.— 
7
For purposes of subsection (a), except as otherwise pro-
8
vided by the Secretary, the person to whom premiums are 
9
payable under such continuation coverage shall be treated 
10
as being— 
11
‘‘(1) in the case of any group health plan which 
12
is a multiemployer plan (as defined in section 3(37) 
13
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
14
1974), the plan, 
15
‘‘(2) in the case of any group health plan not 
16
described in paragraph (1), and under which some 
17
or all of the coverage is not provided by insurance, 
18
the employer maintaining the plan, and 
19
‘‘(3) in the case of any group health plan not 
20
described in paragraph (1) or (2), the insurer pro-
21
viding the coverage under the group health plan. 
22
‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS AND REFUNDABILITY.— 
23
‘‘(1) CREDIT
LIMITED
TO
CERTAIN
EMPLOY-
24
MENT TAXES.—The credit allowed by subsection (a) 
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with respect to any calendar quarter shall not exceed 
1
the tax imposed by section 3111(b), or so much of 
2
the taxes imposed under section 3221(a) as are at-
3
tributable to the rate in effect under section 
4
3111(b), for such calendar quarter (reduced by any 
5
credits allowed against such taxes under sections 
6
7001 and 7003 of the Families First Coronavirus 
7
Response Act and section 2301 of the CARES Act) 
8
on the wages paid with respect to the employment 
9
of all employees of the employer. 
10
‘‘(2) REFUNDABILITY OF EXCESS CREDIT.— 
11
‘‘(A) CREDIT
IS
REFUNDABLE.—If the 
12
amount of the credit under subsection (a) ex-
13
ceeds the limitation of paragraph (1) for any 
14
calendar quarter, such excess shall be treated 
15
as an overpayment that shall be refunded under 
16
sections 6402(a) and 6413(b). 
17
‘‘(B) CREDIT MAY BE ADVANCED.—In an-
18
ticipation of the credit, including the refundable 
19
portion under subparagraph (A), the credit may 
20
be advanced, according to forms and instruc-
21
tions provided by the Secretary, up to an 
22
amount calculated under subsection (a) through 
23
the end of the most recent payroll period in the 
24
quarter. 
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‘‘(C) TREATMENT
OF
DEPOSITS.—The 
1
Secretary shall waive any penalty under section 
2
6656 for any failure to make a deposit of the 
3
tax imposed by section 3111(b), or so much of 
4
the taxes imposed under section 3221(a) as are 
5
attributable to the rate in effect under section 
6
3111(b), if the Secretary determines that such 
7
failure was due to the anticipation of the credit 
8
allowed under this section. 
9
‘‘(D) TREATMENT
OF
PAYMENTS.—For 
10
purposes of section 1324 of title 31, United 
11
States Code, any amounts due to an employer 
12
under this paragraph shall be treated in the 
13
same manner as a refund due from a credit 
14
provision referred to in subsection (b)(2) of 
15
such section. 
16
‘‘(3) OVERSTATEMENTS.—Any overstatement of 
17
the credit to which a person is entitled under this 
18
section (and any amount paid by the Secretary as a 
19
result of such overstatement) shall be treated as an 
20
underpayment by such person of the taxes described 
21
in paragraph (1) and may be assessed and collected 
22
by the Secretary in the same manner as such taxes. 
23
‘‘(d) GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.—For purposes of 
24
this section, the term ‘person’ includes the government of 
25
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any State or political subdivision thereof, any Indian tribal 
1
government (as defined in section 139E(c)(1)), any agency 
2
or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, and any agency 
3
or instrumentality of the Government of the United States 
4
that is described in section 501(c)(1) and exempt from 
5
taxation under section 501(a). 
6
‘‘(e) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—For purposes 
7
of chapter 1, the gross income of any person allowed a 
8
credit under this section shall be increased for the taxable 
9
year which includes the last day of any calendar quarter 
10
with respect to which such credit is allowed by the amount 
11
of such credit. No amount for which a credit is allowed 
12
under this section shall be taken into account as qualified 
13
wages under section 2301 of the CARES Act or as quali-
14
fied health plan expenses under section 7001(d) or 
15
7003(d) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. 
16
‘‘(f) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall issue such 
17
regulations, or other guidance, forms, instructions, and 
18
publications, as may be necessary or appropriate to carry 
19
out this section, including— 
20
‘‘(1) the requirement to report information or 
21
the establishment of other methods for verifying the 
22
correct amounts of reimbursements under this sec-
23
tion, 
24
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‘‘(2) the application of this section to group 
1
health plans that are multiemployer plans (as de-
2
fined in section 3(37) of the Employee Retirement 
3
Income Security Act of 1974), 
4
‘‘(3) to allow the advance payment of the credit 
5
determined under subsection (a), subject to the limi-
6
tations provided in this section, based on such infor-
7
mation as the Secretary shall require, 
8
‘‘(4) to provide for the reconciliation of such 
9
advance payment with the amount of the credit at 
10
the time of filing the return of tax for the applicable 
11
quarter or taxable year, and 
12
‘‘(5) allowing the credit to third party payors 
13
(including professional employer organizations, cer-
14
tified professional employer organizations, or agents 
15
under section 3504).’’. 
16
(B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of 
17
sections for subchapter B of chapter 65 of the 
18
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
19
adding at the end the following new item: 
20
‘‘Sec. 6432. Continuation coverage premium assistance.’’. 
(C) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments 
21
made by this paragraph shall apply to pre-
22
miums to which subsection (a)(1)(A) applies 
23
and wages paid on or after April 1, 2021. 
24
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(D) SPECIAL RULE IN CASE OF EMPLOYEE 
1
PAYMENT THAT IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THIS 
2
SECTION.— 
3
(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an 
4
assistance eligible individual who pays, 
5
with respect any period of coverage to 
6
which subsection (a)(1)(A) applies, the 
7
amount of the premium for such coverage 
8
that the individual would have (but for this 
9
Act) been required to pay, the person to 
10
whom such payment is payable shall reim-
11
burse such individual for the amount of 
12
such premium paid in excess of the 
13
amount required to be paid under sub-
14
section (a)(1)(A). 
15
(ii) CREDIT OF REIMBURSEMENT.—A 
16
person to which clause (i) applies shall be 
17
allowed a credit in the manner provided 
18
under section 6432 of the Internal Rev-
19
enue Code of 1986 for any payment made 
20
to the employee under such clause. 
21
(iii) PAYMENT
OF
CREDITS.—Any 
22
person to which clause (i) applies shall 
23
make the payment required under such 
24
clause to the individual not later than 60 
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days after the date on which such indi-
1
vidual elects continuation coverage under 
2
subsection (a)(1). 
3
(2) PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO NOTIFY HEALTH 
4
PLAN OF CESSATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR PREMIUM 
5
ASSISTANCE.— 
6
(A) IN GENERAL.—Part I of subchapter B 
7
of chapter 68 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
8
1986 is amended by adding at the end the fol-
9
lowing new section: 
10
‘‘SEC. 6720C. PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO NOTIFY HEALTH 
11
PLAN OF CESSATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR 
12
CONTINUATION COVERAGE PREMIUM ASSIST-
13
ANCE. 
14
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except in the case of a failure 
15
described in subsection (b) or (c), any person required to 
16
notify a group health plan under section 2401(a)(2)(B) 
17
of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 who fails to 
18
make such a notification at such time and in such manner 
19
as the Secretary of Labor may require shall pay a penalty 
20
of $250 for each such failure. 
21
‘‘(b) INTENTIONAL FAILURE.—In the case of any 
22
such failure that is fraudulent, such person shall pay a 
23
penalty equal to the greater of— 
24
‘‘(1) $250, or 
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‘‘(2) 110 percent of the premium assistance 
1
provided under section 9501(a)(1)(A) of the Amer-
2
ican Rescue Plan Act of 2021 after termination of 
3
eligibility under such section. 
4
‘‘(c) REASONABLE CAUSE EXCEPTION.—No penalty 
5
shall be imposed under this section with respect to any 
6
failure if it is shown that such failure is due to reasonable 
7
cause and not to willful neglect.’’. 
8
(B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of 
9
sections of part I of subchapter B of chapter 68 
10
of such Code is amended by adding at the end 
11
the following new item: 
12
‘‘Sec. 6720C. Penalty for failure to notify health plan of cessation of eligibility 
for continuation coverage premium assistance.’’. 
(3) COORDINATION WITH HCTC.— 
13
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 35(g)(9) of the 
14
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to 
15
read as follows: 
16
‘‘(9) CONTINUATION COVERAGE PREMIUM AS-
17
SISTANCE.—In the case of an assistance eligible in-
18
dividual who receives premium assistance for con-
19
tinuation coverage under section 2401(a)(1) of the 
20
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 for any month 
21
during the taxable year, such individual shall not be 
22
treated as an eligible individual, a certified indi-
23
vidual, or a qualifying family member for purposes 
24
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of this section or section 7527 with respect to such 
1
month.’’. 
2
(B) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The amendment 
3
made by subparagraph (A) shall apply to tax-
4
able years ending after the date of the enact-
5
ment of this Act. 
6
(4) EXCLUSION OF CONTINUATION COVERAGE 
7
PREMIUM ASSISTANCE FROM GROSS INCOME.— 
8
(A) IN GENERAL.—Part III of subchapter 
9
B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
10
1986 is amended by inserting after section 
11
139H the following new section: 
12
‘‘SEC. 139I. CONTINUATION COVERAGE PREMIUM ASSIST-
13
ANCE. 
14
‘‘In the case of an assistance eligible individual (as 
15
defined in subsection (a)(3) of section 2401 of the Amer-
16
ican Rescue Plan Act of 2021), gross income does not in-
17
clude any premium assistance provided under subsection 
18
(a)(1) of such section.’’. 
19
(B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of 
20
sections for part III of subchapter B of chapter 
21
1 of such Code is amended by inserting after 
22
the item relating to section 139H the following 
23
new item: 
24
‘‘Sec. 139I. Continuation coverage premium assistance.’’. 
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(C) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments 
1
made by this paragraph shall apply to taxable 
2
years ending after the date of the enactment of 
3
this Act. 
4
TITLE III—COMMITTEE ON 
5
ENERGY AND COMMERCE 
6
Subtitle A—Public Health 
7
CHAPTER 1—VACCINES AND 
8
THERAPEUTICS 
9
SEC. 3001. FUNDING FOR COVID–19 VACCINE ACTIVITIES AT 
10
THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND 
11
PREVENTION. 
12
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
13
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Health 
14
and Human Services (in this subtitle referred to as the 
15
‘‘Secretary’’) for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in 
16
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $7,500,000,000, 
17
to remain available until expended, to carry out activities 
18
to plan, prepare for, promote, distribute, administer, mon-
19
itor, and track COVID–19 vaccines. 
20
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary, acting through 
21
the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
22
vention, and in consultation with other agencies, as appli-
23
cable, shall, in conducting activities referred to in sub-
24
section (a)— 
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(1) conduct activities to enhance, expand, and 
1
improve nationwide COVID–19 vaccine distribution 
2
and administration, including activities related to 
3
distribution of ancillary medical products and sup-
4
plies related to vaccines; and 
5
(2) provide technical assistance, guidance, and 
6
support to, and award grants or cooperative agree-
7
ments to, State, local, Tribal, and territorial public 
8
health departments for enhancement of COVID–19 
9
vaccine distribution and administration capabilities, 
10
including— 
11
(A) the distribution and administration of 
12
vaccines licensed under section 351 of the Pub-
13
lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262) or au-
14
thorized under section 564 of the Federal Food, 
15
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb–3) 
16
and ancillary medical products and supplies re-
17
lated to vaccines; 
18
(B) the establishment and expansion, in-
19
cluding staffing support, of community vaccina-
20
tion centers, particularly in underserved areas; 
21
(C) the deployment of mobile vaccination 
22
units, particularly in underserved areas; 
23
(D) information technology, data, and re-
24
porting enhancements, including improvements 
25
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necessary to support sharing of data related to 
1
vaccine distribution and vaccinations and sys-
2
tems that enhance vaccine safety, effectiveness, 
3
and uptake, particularly among underserved 
4
populations; 
5
(E) facilities enhancements; and 
6
(F) communication with the public regard-
7
ing when, where, and how to receive COVID– 
8
19 vaccines. 
9
SEC. 3002. FUNDING FOR VACCINE CONFIDENCE ACTIVI-
10
TIES. 
11
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
12
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of 
13
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
14
$1,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, to 
15
carry out activities, acting through the Director of the 
16
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention— 
17
(1) to strengthen vaccine confidence in the 
18
United States, including its territories and posses-
19
sions; 
20
(2) to provide further information and edu-
21
cation with respect to vaccines licensed under section 
22
351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
23
262) or authorized under section 564 of the Federal 
24
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Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb– 
1
3); and 
2
(3) to improve rates of vaccination throughout 
3
the United States, including its territories and pos-
4
sessions, including through activities described in 
5
section 313 of the Public Health Service Act, as 
6
amended by section 311 of division BB of the Con-
7
solidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 
8
116–260). 
9
SEC. 3003. FUNDING FOR SUPPLY CHAIN FOR COVID–19 
10
VACCINES, THERAPEUTICS, AND MEDICAL 
11
SUPPLIES. 
12
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
13
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of 
14
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
15
$5,200,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 
16
necessary expenses with respect to research, development, 
17
manufacturing, production, and the purchase of vaccines, 
18
therapeutics, and ancillary medical products and supplies 
19
to prevent, prepare, or respond to— 
20
(1) SARS–CoV–2 or any viral variant mutating 
21
therefrom with pandemic potential; and 
22
(2) COVID–19 or any disease with potential for 
23
creating a pandemic. 
24
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SEC. 3004. FUNDING FOR COVID–19 VACCINE, THERA-
1
PEUTIC, AND DEVICE ACTIVITIES AT THE 
2
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION. 
3
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
4
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of 
5
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
6
$500,000,000, to remain available until expended, to be 
7
used for the evaluation of the continued performance, safe-
8
ty, and effectiveness, including with respect to emerging 
9
COVID–19 variants, of vaccines, therapeutics, and 
10
diagnostics approved, cleared, licensed, or authorized for 
11
use for the treatment, prevention, or diagnosis of COVID– 
12
19; facilitation of advanced continuous manufacturing ac-
13
tivities related to production of vaccines and related mate-
14
rials; facilitation and conduct of inspections related to the 
15
manufacturing of vaccines, therapeutics, and devices de-
16
layed or cancelled for reasons related to COVID–19; re-
17
view of devices authorized for use for the treatment, pre-
18
vention, or diagnosis of COVID–19; and oversight of the 
19
supply chain and mitigation of shortages of vaccines, 
20
therapeutics, and devices approved, cleared, licensed, or 
21
authorized for use for the treatment, prevention, or diag-
22
nosis of COVID–19 by the Food and Drug Administra-
23
tion. 
24
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CHAPTER 2—TESTING 
1
SEC. 3011. FUNDING FOR COVID–19 TESTING, CONTACT 
2
TRACING, AND MITIGATION ACTIVITIES. 
3
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
4
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
5
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
6
appropriated, $46,000,000,000, to remain available until 
7
expended, to carry out activities to detect, diagnose, trace, 
8
and monitor SARS–CoV–2 and COVID–19 infections and 
9
related strategies to mitigate the spread of COVID–19. 
10
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—From amounts appropriated by 
11
subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
12
(1) implement a national, evidence-based strat-
13
egy for testing, contact tracing, surveillance, and 
14
mitigation with respect to SARS–CoV–2 and 
15
COVID–19; 
16
(2) provide technical assistance, guidance, and 
17
support, and award grants or cooperative agree-
18
ments to State, local, and territorial public health 
19
departments for activities to detect, diagnose, trace, 
20
and monitor SARS–CoV–2 and COVID–19 infec-
21
tions and related strategies and activities to mitigate 
22
the spread of COVID–19; 
23
(3) support the development, manufacturing, 
24
procurement, distribution, and administration of 
25
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tests to detect or diagnose SARS–CoV–2 and 
1
COVID–19, including supplies necessary for admin-
2
istering tests, such as personal protective equipment; 
3
(4) establish and expand Federal, State, local, 
4
and territorial testing and contact tracing capabili-
5
ties, including investments in laboratory capacity, 
6
community-based testing sites, and mobile testing 
7
units, particularly in medically underserved areas; 
8
(5) enhance information technology, data mod-
9
ernization, and reporting, including improvements 
10
necessary to support sharing of data related to pub-
11
lic health capabilities; 
12
(6) award grants to, or enter into cooperative 
13
agreements or contracts with, State, local, and terri-
14
torial public health departments to establish, ex-
15
pand, and sustain a public health workforce; and 
16
(7) to cover administrative and program sup-
17
port costs necessary to conduct activities related to 
18
subparagraph (a). 
19
SEC. 3012. FUNDING FOR SARS–COV–2 GENOMIC SEQUENC-
20
ING AND SURVEILLANCE. 
21
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
22
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
23
year 2021 out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
24
appropriated, $1,750,000,000, to remain available until 
25
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expended, to strengthen and expand activities and work-
1
force related to genomic sequencing, analytics, and disease 
2
surveillance. 
3
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—From amounts appropriated by 
4
subsection (a), the Secretary, acting through the Director 
5
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall— 
6
(1) conduct, expand, and improve activities to 
7
sequence genomes, identify mutations, and survey 
8
the circulation and transmission of viruses and other 
9
organisms, including strains of SARS–CoV–2; 
10
(2) award grants or cooperative agreements to 
11
State, local, Tribal, or territorial public health de-
12
partments or public health laboratories— 
13
(A) to increase their capacity to sequence 
14
genomes of circulating strains of viruses and 
15
other organisms, including SARS–CoV–2; 
16
(B) to identify mutations in viruses and 
17
other organisms, including SARS–CoV–2; 
18
(C) to use genomic sequencing to identify 
19
outbreaks and clusters of diseases or infections, 
20
including COVID–19; and 
21
(D) to develop effective disease response 
22
strategies based on genomic sequencing and 
23
surveillance data; 
24
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(3) enhance and expand the informatics capa-
1
bilities of the public health workforce; and 
2
(4) award grants for the construction, alter-
3
ation, or renovation of facilities to improve genomic 
4
sequencing and surveillance capabilities at the State 
5
and local level. 
6
SEC. 3013. FUNDING FOR GLOBAL HEALTH. 
7
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
8
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of 
9
any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
10
$750,000,000, to remain available until expended, for ac-
11
tivities to be conducted acting through the Director of the 
12
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to combat 
13
SARS–CoV– 2, COVID–19, and other emerging infectious 
14
disease threats globally, including efforts related to global 
15
health security, global disease detection and response, 
16
global health protection, global immunization, and global 
17
coordination on public health. 
18
SEC. 3014. FUNDING FOR DATA MODERNIZATION AND 
19
FORECASTING CENTER. 
20
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
21
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of 
22
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
23
$500,000,000, to remain available until expended, for ac-
24
tivities to be conducted acting through the Director of the 
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to support 
1
public health data surveillance and analytics infrastruc-
2
ture modernization initiatives at the Centers for Disease 
3
Control and Prevention, and establish, expand, and main-
4
tain efforts to modernize the United States disease warn-
5
ing system to forecast and track hotspots for COVID–19, 
6
its variants, and emerging biological threats, including 
7
academic and workforce support for analytics and 
8
informatics infrastructure and data collection systems. 
9
CHAPTER 3—PUBLIC HEALTH 
10
WORKFORCE 
11
SEC. 3021. FUNDING FOR PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE. 
12
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
13
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
14
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
15
appropriated, $7,660,000,000, to remain available until 
16
expended, to carry out activities related to establishing, 
17
expanding, and sustaining a public health workforce, in-
18
cluding by making awards to State, local, and territorial 
19
public health departments. 
20
(b) USE OF FUNDS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH DEPART-
21
MENTS.—Amounts made available to an awardee pursuant 
22
to subsection (a) shall be used for the following: 
23
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(1) Costs, including wages and benefits, related 
1
to the recruiting, hiring, and training of individ-
2
uals— 
3
(A) to serve as case investigators, contact 
4
tracers, social support specialists, community 
5
health workers, public health nurses, disease 
6
intervention specialists, epidemiologists, pro-
7
gram 
managers, 
laboratory 
personnel, 
8
informaticians, communication and policy ex-
9
perts, and any other positions as may be re-
10
quired to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
11
COVID–19; and 
12
(B) who are employed by— 
13
(i) the State, territorial, or local pub-
14
lic health department involved; or 
15
(ii) a nonprofit private or public orga-
16
nization with demonstrated expertise in im-
17
plementing public health programs and es-
18
tablished relationships with such State, 
19
territorial, or local public health depart-
20
ments, particularly in medically under-
21
served areas. 
22
(2) Personal protective equipment, data man-
23
agement and other technology, or other necessary 
24
supplies. 
25
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(3) Administrative costs and activities necessary 
1
for awardees to implement activities funded under 
2
this section. 
3
(4) Reporting to the Secretary on implementa-
4
tion of the activities funded under this section. 
5
(5) Subawards from recipients of awards under 
6
subsection (a) to local health departments for the 
7
purposes of the activities funded under this section. 
8
SEC. 3022. FUNDING FOR MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS. 
9
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
10
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of 
11
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
12
$100,000,000, to remain available until expended, for car-
13
rying out section 2813 of the Public Health Service Act 
14
(42 U.S.C. 300hh–15). 
15
CHAPTER 4—PUBLIC HEALTH 
16
INVESTMENTS 
17
SEC. 3031. FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS 
18
AND COMMUNITY CARE. 
19
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
20
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
21
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
22
appropriated, $7,600,000,000, to remain available until 
23
expended, for necessary expenses for awarding grants and 
24
cooperative agreements under section 330 of the Public 
25
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Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b) to be awarded with-
1
out 
regard 
to 
subsections 
(e)(3), 
(e)(6)(A)(iii), 
2
(e)(6)(B)(iii), and (r)(2)(B) of such section 330, and for 
3
necessary expenses for awarding grants to Federally quali-
4
fied health centers (as defined in section 1861(aa)(4)(B) 
5
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa))), and 
6
for awarding grants or contracts to qualified entities 
7
under the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act 
8
(42 U.S.C. 11701 et seq.). Of the total amount appro-
9
priated by the preceding sentence, not less than 
10
$20,000,000 shall be for grants or contracts to qualified 
11
entities under the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improve-
12
ment Act (42 U.S.C. 11701 et seq.). 
13
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts made available to an 
14
awardee pursuant to subsection (a) shall be used— 
15
(1) to plan, prepare for, promote, distribute, 
16
administer, and track COVID–19 vaccines, and to 
17
carry out other vaccine-related activities; 
18
(2) to detect, diagnose, trace, and monitor 
19
COVID–19 infections and related activities nec-
20
essary to mitigate the spread of COVID–19, includ-
21
ing activities related to, and equipment or supplies 
22
purchased for, testing, contact tracing, surveillance, 
23
mitigation, and treatment of COVID–19; 
24
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(3) to purchase equipment and supplies to con-
1
duct mobile testing or vaccinations for COVID–19, 
2
to purchase and maintain mobile vehicles and equip-
3
ment to conduct such testing or vaccinations, and to 
4
hire and train laboratory personnel and other staff 
5
to conduct such mobile testing or vaccinations, par-
6
ticularly in medically underserved areas; 
7
(4) to establish, expand, and sustain the health 
8
care workforce to prevent, prepare for, and respond 
9
to COVID–19, and to carry out other health work-
10
force-related activities; 
11
(5) to modify, enhance, and expand health care 
12
services and infrastructure; and 
13
(6) to conduct community outreach and edu-
14
cation activities related to COVID–19. 
15
(c) PAST EXPENDITURES.—An awardee may use 
16
amounts awarded pursuant to subsection (a) to cover the 
17
costs of the awardee carrying out any of the activities de-
18
scribed in subsection (b) during the period beginning on 
19
the date of the declaration of a public health emergency 
20
by the Secretary under section 319 of the Public Health 
21
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) on January 31, 2020, with 
22
respect to COVID–19 and ending on the date of such 
23
award. 
24
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SEC. 3032. FUNDING FOR NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE 
1
CORPS. 
2
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
3
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
4
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
5
appropriated, $800,000,000, to remain available until ex-
6
pended, for carrying out title III of the Public Health 
7
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.) with respect to the 
8
health workforce. 
9
(b) STATE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS.— 
10
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount made avail-
11
able pursuant to subsection (a), $100,000,000 shall 
12
be made available for providing public health serv-
13
ices through supplemental grants to States under 
14
section 338I(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
15
U.S.C. 254q–1(a)). 
16
(2) CONDITIONS.—With respect to grants de-
17
scribed in paragraph (1) using funds made available 
18
under such paragraph: 
19
(A) Section 338I(b) of the Public Health 
20
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254q–1(b)) shall not 
21
apply. 
22
(B) Notwithstanding section 338I(d)(2) of 
23
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254q– 
24
1(d)(2)), not more than 10 percent of an award 
25
to a State from such amounts, may be used by 
26
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the State for costs of administering the State 
1
loan repayment program. 
2
SEC. 3033. FUNDING FOR NURSE CORPS. 
3
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
4
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of 
5
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
6
$200,000,000, to remain available until expended, for car-
7
rying out section 846 of the Public Health Service Act 
8
(42 U.S.C. 297n). 
9
SEC. 3034. FUNDING FOR TEACHING HEALTH CENTERS 
10
THAT OPERATE GRADUATE MEDICAL EDU-
11
CATION. 
12
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
13
available, and notwithstanding the capped amount ref-
14
erenced in sections 340H(b)(2) and 340H(d)(2) of the 
15
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h(b)(2) and 
16
(d)(2)), there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
17
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
18
appropriated, $330,000,000, to remain available until 
19
September 30, 2023, for the program of payments to 
20
teaching health centers that operate graduate medical 
21
education under section 340H of the Public Health Serv-
22
ice Act (42 U.S.C. 256h) and for teaching health center 
23
development grants authorized under section 749A of the 
24
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 293l–1). 
25
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(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts made available pursu-
1
ant to subsection (a) shall be used for the following activi-
2
ties: 
3
(1) For making payments to new approved 
4
graduate medical residency training programs, pro-
5
vided that the number of full-time equivalent resi-
6
dents for which a qualified teaching health center re-
7
ceives payments pursuant to section 340H(a)(1)(C) 
8
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
9
256h(a)(1)(C)) for a fiscal year shall not exceed by 
10
more than 6 the number of full-time equivalent resi-
11
dents for which the center received such payments 
12
for the preceding fiscal year. 
13
(2) To provide an increase to the per resident 
14
amount described in section 340H(a)(2) of the Pub-
15
lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h(a)(2)) of 
16
$10,000. 
17
(3) For making payments under section 340H 
18
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h) 
19
to qualified teaching health centers for approved 
20
graduate medical residency training programs, for 
21
the number of full-time equivalent residents at a 
22
program at a number that is no lower than the high-
23
est number of full-time equivalent residents in that 
24
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program for the period of fiscal years 2016 through 
1
2018. 
2
(4) For making payments under section 
3
340H(a)(1)(B) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
4
U.S.C. 256h(a)(1)(B)) for the expansion of existing 
5
approved graduate medical residency programs. 
6
(5) For making awards under section 749A of 
7
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 293l–1) to 
8
teaching health centers for the purpose of estab-
9
lishing new accredited or expanded primary care 
10
residency programs. 
11
(6) To cover administrative costs and activities 
12
necessary for qualified teaching health centers re-
13
ceiving payments under section 340H of the Public 
14
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h) to carry out 
15
activities under such section. 
16
SEC. 3035. FUNDING FOR COVID–19 TESTING, CONTACT 
17
TRACING, AND MITIGATION ACTIVITIES IN 
18
CONGREGATE SETTINGS. 
19
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
20
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
21
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
22
appropriated, $1,800,000,000, to remain available until 
23
expended, to carry out activities to detect, diagnose, trace, 
24
monitor, and report on SARS–CoV–2 and COVID–19 in-
25
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fections, and related strategies to mitigate the spread of 
1
SARS–CoV–2, in congregate settings. 
2
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—From amounts appropriated by 
3
subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
4
(1) support activities related to testing through 
5
the use of in vitro diagnostic products (as defined in 
6
section 809.3(a) of title 21, Code of Federal Regula-
7
tions) for the detection or diagnosis of SARS–CoV– 
8
2 and the virus that causes COVID–19, including to 
9
purchase, procure, or administer tests and supplies 
10
necessary for administering and processing such 
11
tests to staff of, or individuals residing in, con-
12
gregate settings, and pay (through any mechanism 
13
deemed appropriate by the Secretary) part or all of 
14
the costs to such entities of administering or proc-
15
essing such tests; 
16
(2) support vaccine-related activities for author-
17
ized or licensed COVID–19 vaccines, to provide for 
18
the vaccination of staff of, or individuals residing in, 
19
congregate settings, and pay (through any mecha-
20
nism deemed appropriate by the Secretary) part or 
21
all of the costs to such entities of administering such 
22
vaccines; 
23
(3) purchase, procure, or distribute personal 
24
protective equipment or other products or supplies 
25
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for use in mitigation of COVID–19 transmission 
1
among staff of, or individuals residing in, congregate 
2
settings; and 
3
(4) provide technical assistance, guidance, and 
4
support and award grants, contracts, or cooperative 
5
agreements to State, local, territorial, and Tribal 
6
public health departments, or Federal, State, local, 
7
territorial, or Tribal public and private entities that 
8
manage congregate settings, for activities to detect, 
9
diagnose, trace, monitor, and report on SARS–CoV– 
10
2 and COVID–19 infections, and related strategies 
11
and activities to mitigate the spread of SARS–CoV– 
12
2, in congregate settings. 
13
(c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
14
term ‘‘congregate settings’’ includes Federal, State, local, 
15
territorial, and Tribal prisons, jails, detention centers (in-
16
cluding juvenile detention centers), other correctional, de-
17
tention, and reentry facilities, long-term care facilities, 
18
psychiatric hospitals, psychiatric residential treatment fa-
19
cilities, shared living arrangements for individuals with 
20
disabilities, intermediate care facilities, and other residen-
21
tial care facilities. 
22
SEC. 3036. FUNDING FOR FAMILY PLANNING. 
23
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
24
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of 
25
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any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
1
$50,000,000, to remain available until expended, for nec-
2
essary expenses for making grants and contracts under 
3
section 1001 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
4
300). 
5
SEC. 3037. FUNDING FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE CARE OF 
6
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
7
SERVICES. 
8
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
9
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
10
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
11
appropriated, $425,000,000, to remain available until ex-
12
pended, for expenses incurred in preparing for and pro-
13
viding child care, education services, health care services, 
14
case management services, or other necessary services for 
15
children in the care of personnel employed by or under 
16
a grant, cooperative agreement, or contract with the De-
17
partment of Health and Human Services (or agency, sub-
18
division, or office thereof). 
19
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts made available pursu-
20
ant to subsection (a) shall be used for— 
21
(1) costs related to capacity to provide care to 
22
children described in such subsection; 
23
(2) costs related to the recruiting, hiring, and 
24
training of additional staff; 
25
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(3) activities to detect, diagnose, trace, treat, 
1
and monitor SARS–CoV–2 and COVID–19 infec-
2
tions and related strategies and activities to mitigate 
3
the spread of SARS–CoV–2 and COVID–19; 
4
(4) the purchase, procurement, or distribution 
5
of in vitro diagnostic products (as defined in section 
6
809.3(a) of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations) 
7
for the detection or diagnosis of SARS–CoV–2 and 
8
the virus that causes COVID–19 or supplies nec-
9
essary for administering tests to such children and 
10
staff caring for such children; 
11
(5) distribution of COVID–19 vaccines licensed 
12
under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act 
13
(42 U.S.C. 262) or authorized for emergency use 
14
under section 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
15
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb–3) for such chil-
16
dren or staff caring for such children; or 
17
(6) the purchase, procurement, or distribution 
18
of personal protective equipment or other measures 
19
for mitigation and prevention of COVID–19 trans-
20
mission among such children and staff caring for 
21
such children. 
22
SEC. 3038. FUNDING FOR OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
23
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
24
appropriated to the inspector general of the Department 
25
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of Health and Human Services for fiscal year 2021, out 
1
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
2
$5,000,000, to remain available until expended, for over-
3
sight of activities supported with funds appropriated to 
4
the Department of Health and Human Services to pre-
5
vent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus 2019 or 
6
COVID–19, domestically or internationally. 
7
CHAPTER 5—INDIAN HEALTH 
8
SEC. 3041. FUNDING FOR INDIAN HEALTH. 
9
(a) In addition to amounts otherwise available, there 
10
is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out 
11
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
12
$6,094,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 
13
which— 
14
(1) $5,484,000,000 shall be for carrying out 
15
the Act of August 5, 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.) 
16
(commonly referred to as the Transfer Act), the In-
17
dian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
18
Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Indian Health 
19
Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), 
20
and titles II and III of the Public Health Service 
21
Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq. and 241 et seq.) with re-
22
spect to the Indian Health Service, of which— 
23
(A) $2,000,000,000 shall be for lost reim-
24
bursements, in accordance with section 207 of 
25
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the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 
1
U.S.C. 1621f); 
2
(B) $500,000,000 shall be for the provi-
3
sion of additional health care services, services 
4
provided through the Purchased/Referred Care 
5
program, and other related activities; 
6
(C) $140,000,000 shall be for information 
7
technology, telehealth infrastructure, and the 
8
Indian Health Service electronic health records 
9
system; 
10
(D) $84,000,000 shall be for maintaining 
11
operations of the Urban Indian health program, 
12
which shall be in addition to other amounts 
13
made available under this subsection for Urban 
14
Indian organizations (as defined in section 4 of 
15
the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 
16
U.S.C. 1603)); 
17
(E) $600,000,000 shall be for necessary 
18
expenses to plan, prepare for, promote, dis-
19
tribute, administer, and track COVID–19 vac-
20
cines, for the purposes described in subpara-
21
graphs (F) and (G), and for other vaccine-re-
22
lated activities; 
23
(F) $1,500,000,000 shall be for necessary 
24
expenses to detect, diagnose, trace, and monitor 
25
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COVID–19 infections, activities necessary to 
1
mitigate the spread of COVID–19, supplies nec-
2
essary for such activities, for the purposes de-
3
scribed in subparagraphs (E) and (G), and for 
4
other related activities; 
5
(G) $240,000,000 shall be for necessary 
6
expenses to establish, expand, and sustain a 
7
public health workforce to prevent, prepare for, 
8
and respond to COVID–19, other public health 
9
workforce-related activities, for the purposes de-
10
scribed in subparagraphs (E) and (F), and for 
11
other related activities; and 
12
(H) $420,000,000 shall be for necessary 
13
expenses related to mental and behavioral 
14
health prevention and treatment services, for 
15
the purposes described in subparagraph (C) and 
16
paragraph (2) as related to mental and behav-
17
ioral health, and for other related activities; 
18
(2) $600,000,000 shall be for the lease, pur-
19
chase, construction, alteration, renovation, or equip-
20
ping of health facilities to respond to COVID–19, 
21
and for maintenance and improvement projects nec-
22
essary to respond to COVID–19 under section 7 of 
23
the Act of August 5, 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2004a), the 
24
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
25
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Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Indian Health 
1
Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), 
2
and titles II and III of the Public Health Service 
3
Act (42 U.S.C. 202 et seq.) with respect to the In-
4
dian Health Service; and 
5
(3) $10,000,000 shall be for carrying out sec-
6
tion 7 of the Act of August 5, 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
7
2004a) for expenses relating to potable water deliv-
8
ery. 
9
(b) Funds appropriated by subsection (a) shall be 
10
made available to restore amounts, either directly or 
11
through reimbursement, for obligations for the purposes 
12
specified in this section that were incurred to prevent, pre-
13
pare for, and respond to COVID–19 during the period be-
14
ginning on the date on which the public health emergency 
15
was declared by the Secretary on January 31, 2020, pur-
16
suant to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
17
U.S.C. 247d) with respect to COVID–19 and ending on 
18
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
19
(c) Funds made available under subsection (a) to 
20
Tribes and Tribal organizations under the Indian Self-De-
21
termination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
22
5301 et seq.) shall be available on a one-time basis. Such 
23
non-recurring funds shall not be part of the amount re-
24
quired by section 106 of the Indian Self-Determination 
25
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and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5325), and such 
1
funds shall only be used for the purposes identified in this 
2
section. 
3
CHAPTER 6—MENTAL HEALTH AND 
4
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER 
5
SEC. 3051. FUNDING FOR BLOCK GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY 
6
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. 
7
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
8
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of 
9
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
10
$1,750,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 
11
carrying out subpart I of part B of title XIX of the Public 
12
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x et seq.), subpart III 
13
of part B of title XIX of such Act (42 U.S.C. 300x–51 
14
et seq.), and section 505(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa– 
15
4(c)) with respect to mental health. Notwithstanding sec-
16
tion 1952 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
17
300x–62), any amount awarded to a State out of amounts 
18
appropriated by this section shall be expended by the State 
19
by September 30, 2025. 
20
SEC. 3052. FUNDING FOR BLOCK GRANTS FOR PREVENTION 
21
AND TREATMENT OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE. 
22
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
23
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of 
24
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
25
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$1,750,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 
1
carrying out subpart II of part B of title XIX of the Public 
2
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x–21 et seq.), subpart 
3
III of part B of title XIX of such Act (42 U.S.C. 300x– 
4
51 et seq.), section 505(d) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa– 
5
4(d)) with respect to substance abuse, and section 515(d) 
6
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–21(d)). Notwithstanding 
7
section 1952 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
8
300x–62), any amount awarded to a State out of amounts 
9
appropriated by this section shall be expended by the State 
10
by September 30, 2025. 
11
SEC. 3053. FUNDING FOR MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL 
12
HEALTH TRAINING FOR HEALTH CARE PRO-
13
FESSIONALS, 
PARAPROFESSIONALS, 
AND 
14
PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS. 
15
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
16
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
17
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
18
appropriated, $80,000,000, to remain available until ex-
19
pended, for the purpose described in subsection (b). 
20
(b) USE
OF
FUNDING.—The Secretary, acting 
21
through the Administrator of the Health Resources and 
22
Services Administration, shall, taking into consideration 
23
the needs of rural and medically underserved communities, 
24
use amounts appropriated by subsection (a) to award 
25
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grants or contracts to health professions schools, academic 
1
health centers, State or local governments, Indian Tribes 
2
and Tribal organizations, or other appropriate public or 
3
private nonprofit entities (or consortia of entities, includ-
4
ing entities promoting multidisciplinary approaches), to 
5
plan, develop, operate, or participate in health professions 
6
and nursing training activities for health care students, 
7
residents, professionals, paraprofessionals, trainees, and 
8
public safety officers, and employers of such individuals, 
9
in evidence-informed strategies for reducing and address-
10
ing suicide, burnout, and mental and behavioral health 
11
conditions (including substance use disorders) among 
12
health care professionals. 
13
SEC. 3054. FUNDING FOR EDUCATION AND AWARENESS 
14
CAMPAIGN ENCOURAGING HEALTHY WORK 
15
CONDITIONS AND USE OF MENTAL AND BE-
16
HAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES BY HEALTH 
17
CARE PROFESSIONALS. 
18
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
19
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
20
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
21
appropriated, $20,000,000, to remain available until ex-
22
pended, for the purpose described in subsection (b). 
23
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary, acting through 
24
the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
25
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vention and in consultation with the medical professional 
1
community, shall use amounts appropriated by subsection 
2
(a) to carry out a national evidence-based education and 
3
awareness campaign directed at health care professionals 
4
and first responders (such as emergency medical service 
5
providers), and employers of such professionals and first 
6
responders. Such awareness campaign shall— 
7
(1) encourage primary prevention of mental and 
8
behavioral health conditions and secondary and ter-
9
tiary prevention by encouraging health care profes-
10
sionals to seek support and treatment for their own 
11
behavioral health concerns; 
12
(2) help such professionals to identify risk fac-
13
tors in themselves and others and respond to such 
14
risks; 
15
(3) include information on reducing or pre-
16
venting suicide, substance use disorders, burnout, 
17
and other mental and behavioral health conditions, 
18
and addressing stigma associated with seeking men-
19
tal and behavioral health support and treatment; 
20
and 
21
(4) consider the needs of rural and medically 
22
underserved communities. 
23
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SEC. 3055. FUNDING FOR GRANTS FOR HEALTH CARE PRO-
1
VIDERS TO PROMOTE MENTAL AND BEHAV-
2
IORAL HEALTH AMONG THEIR HEALTH PRO-
3
FESSIONAL WORKFORCE. 
4
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
5
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
6
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
7
appropriated, $40,000,000, to remain available until ex-
8
pended, for the purpose described in subsection (b). 
9
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary, acting through 
10
the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services 
11
Administration, shall, taking into consideration the needs 
12
of rural and medically underserved communities, use 
13
amounts appropriated by subsection (a) to award grants 
14
or contracts to entities providing health care, including 
15
health care providers associations and Federally qualified 
16
health centers, to establish, enhance, or expand evidence- 
17
informed programs or protocols to promote mental and be-
18
havioral health among their providers, other personnel, 
19
and members. 
20
SEC. 3056. FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY-BASED FUNDING 
21
FOR 
LOCAL 
SUBSTANCE 
USE 
DISORDER 
22
SERVICES. 
23
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
24
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
25
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
26
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appropriated, $30,000,000, to remain available until ex-
1
pended, to carry out the purpose described in subsection 
2
(b). 
3
(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 
4
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
5
through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health 
6
and Substance Use and in consultation with the Di-
7
rector of the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
8
vention, shall award grants to support States; local, 
9
Tribal, and territorial governments; Tribal organiza-
10
tions; nonprofit community-based organizations; and 
11
primary and behavioral health organizations to sup-
12
port community-based overdose prevention pro-
13
grams, syringe services programs, and other harm 
14
reduction services, with respect to harms of drug 
15
misuse that are exacerbated by the COVID–19 pub-
16
lic health emergency. 
17
(2) USE
OF
GRANT
FUNDS.—Grant funds 
18
awarded under this section to eligible entities may 
19
be used for preventing and controlling the spread of 
20
infectious diseases and the consequences of such dis-
21
eases for individuals with substance use disorder, 
22
distributing opioid overdose reversal medication to 
23
individuals at risk of overdose, connecting individ-
24
uals at risk for, or with, a substance use disorder to 
25
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overdose education, counseling, and health edu-
1
cation, and encouraging such individuals to take 
2
steps to reduce the negative personal and public 
3
health impacts of substance use or misuse. 
4
SEC. 3057. FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY-BASED FUNDING 
5
FOR LOCAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS. 
6
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
7
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
8
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
9
appropriated, $50,000,000, to remain available until ex-
10
pended, to carry out the purpose described in subsection 
11
(b). 
12
(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 
13
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
14
through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health 
15
and Substance Use, shall award grants to State, 
16
local, Tribal, and territorial governments, Tribal or-
17
ganizations, nonprofit community-based entities, and 
18
primary care and behavioral health organizations to 
19
address increased community behavioral health 
20
needs worsened by the COVID–19 public health 
21
emergency. 
22
(2) USE
OF
GRANT
FUNDS.—Grant funds 
23
awarded under this section to eligible entities may 
24
be used for promoting care coordination among local 
25
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entities; training the mental and behavioral health 
1
workforce, relevant stakeholders, and community 
2
members; expanding evidence-based integrated mod-
3
els of care; addressing surge capacity for mental and 
4
behavioral health needs; providing mental and behav-
5
ioral health services to individuals with mental 
6
health needs (including co-occurring substance use 
7
disorders) as delivered by behavioral and mental 
8
health professionals utilizing telehealth services; and 
9
supporting, enhancing, or expanding mental and be-
10
havioral health preventive and crisis intervention 
11
services. 
12
SEC. 3058. FUNDING FOR THE NATIONAL CHILD TRAU-
13
MATIC STRESS NETWORK. 
14
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
15
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of 
16
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
17
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended, for car-
18
rying out section 582 of the Public Health Service Act 
19
(42 U.S.C. 290hh–1) with respect to addressing the prob-
20
lem of high-risk or medically underserved persons who ex-
21
perience violence-related stress. 
22
SEC. 3059. FUNDING FOR PROJECT AWARE. 
23
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
24
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of 
25
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any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
1
$30,000,000, to remain available until expended, for car-
2
rying out section 520A of the Public Health Service Act 
3
(42 U.S.C. 290bb–32) with respect to advancing wellness 
4
and resiliency in education. 
5
SEC. 3059A. FUNDING FOR YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION. 
6
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
7
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of 
8
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
9
$20,000,000, to remain available until expended, for car-
10
rying out sections 520E and 520E–2 of the Public Health 
11
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–36, 290bb–36b). 
12
SEC. 3059B. FUNDING FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORK-
13
FORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING. 
14
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
15
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of 
16
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
17
$100,000,000, to remain available until expended, for car-
18
rying out section 756 of the Public Health Service Act 
19
(42 U.S.C. 294e–1). 
20
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CHAPTER 7—EXCHANGE GRANT 
1
PROGRAM 
2
SEC. 3061. ESTABLISHING A GRANT PROGRAM FOR EX-
3
CHANGE MODERNIZATION. 
4
(a) IN GENERAL.—Out of funds appropriated under 
5
subsection (b), the Secretary shall award grants to each 
6
American Health Benefits Exchange established under 
7
subtitle D of title I of the Patient Protection and Afford-
8
able Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18021 et seq.) (other than an 
9
Exchange established by the Secretary under section 
10
1321(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 18041(c))) that submits 
11
to the Secretary an application at such time and in such 
12
manner, and containing such information, as specified by 
13
the Secretary, for purposes of enabling such Exchange to 
14
modernize or update any system, program, or technology 
15
utilized by such Exchange to ensure such Exchange is 
16
compliant with all applicable requirements of section 1311 
17
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 18031). 
18
(b) FUNDING.—There is appropriated, out of any 
19
monies in the Treasury not otherwise obligated, 
20
$20,000,000, to remain available until expended, for car-
21
rying out this section. 
22
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Subtitle B—Medicaid 
1
SEC. 3101. MANDATORY COVERAGE OF COVID–19 VACCINES 
2
AND 
ADMINISTRATION 
AND 
TREATMENT 
3
UNDER MEDICAID. 
4
(a) COVERAGE.— 
5
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1905(a)(4) of the 
6
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)(4)) is 
7
amended— 
8
(A) by striking ‘‘and (D)’’ and inserting 
9
‘‘(D)’’; and 
10
(B) by striking the semicolon at the end 
11
and inserting ‘‘; (E) during the period begin-
12
ning on the date of the enactment of the Amer-
13
ican Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and ending on 
14
the last day of the first calendar quarter that 
15
begins at least one year after the last day of the 
16
emergency 
period 
described 
in 
section 
17
1135(g)(1)(B), a COVID–19 vaccine and ad-
18
ministration of the vaccine; and (F) during the 
19
period beginning on the date of the enactment 
20
of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and 
21
ending on the last day of the first calendar 
22
quarter that begins at least one year after the 
23
last day of the emergency period described in 
24
section 1135(g)(1)(B), testing and treatments 
25
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for COVID-19, including specialized equipment 
1
and therapies (including preventive therapies), 
2
and, without regard to the requirements of sec-
3
tion 1902(a)(10)(B) (relating to comparability), 
4
in the case of an individual who is diagnosed 
5
with or presumed to have COVID–19, during 
6
the period such individual has (or is presumed 
7
to have) COVID–19, the treatment of a condi-
8
tion that may seriously complicate the treat-
9
ment of COVID–19, if otherwise covered under 
10
the State plan (or waiver of such plan);’’. 
11
(2) MAKING COVID–19 VACCINE AVAILABLE TO 
12
ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY GROUPS AND TREATMENT 
13
AVAILABLE
TO
CERTAIN
UNINSURED.—Section 
14
1902(a)(10) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)) 
15
is amended in the matter following subparagraph 
16
(G)— 
17
(A) by striking ‘‘and to other conditions 
18
which may complicate pregnancy, (VIII)’’ and 
19
inserting ‘‘, medical assistance for services re-
20
lated to other conditions which may complicate 
21
pregnancy, and medical assistance for vaccines 
22
described in section 1905(a)(4)(E) and the ad-
23
ministration of such vaccines during the period 
24
described in such section, (VIII)’’; 
25
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(B) by inserting ‘‘and medical assistance 
1
for vaccines described in section 1905(a)(4)(E) 
2
and the administration of such vaccines during 
3
the period described in such section’’ after ‘‘(de-
4
scribed in subsection (z)(2))’’; 
5
(C) by striking ‘‘cancer (XV)’’ and insert-
6
ing ‘‘cancer, (XV)’’; 
7
(D) by inserting ‘‘and medical assistance 
8
for vaccines described in section 1905(a)(4)(E) 
9
and the administration of such vaccines during 
10
the period described in such section’’ after ‘‘de-
11
scribed in subsection (k)(1)’’; 
12
(E) by inserting ‘‘and medical assistance 
13
for vaccines described in section 1905(a)(4)(E) 
14
and the administration of such vaccines during 
15
the period described in such section’’ after 
16
‘‘family planning setting’’; 
17
(F) by striking ‘‘and (XVIII)’’ and insert-
18
ing ‘‘(XVIII)’’; 
19
(G) by striking ‘‘and any visit described in 
20
section 1916(a)(2)(G) that is furnished during 
21
any such portion’’ and inserting ‘‘, any service 
22
described in section 1916(a)(2)(G) that is fur-
23
nished during any such portion, any vaccine de-
24
scribed in section 1905(a)(4)(E) (and the ad-
25
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ministration of such vaccine) that is furnished 
1
during any such portion, and testing and treat-
2
ments for COVID-19, including specialized 
3
equipment and therapies (including preventive 
4
therapies), and, in the case of an individual who 
5
is diagnosed with or presumed to have COVID– 
6
19, during the period such individual has (or is 
7
presumed to have) COVID–19, the treatment of 
8
a condition that may seriously complicate the 
9
treatment of COVID–19, if otherwise covered 
10
under the State plan (or waiver of such plan)’’; 
11
and 
12
(H) by striking the semicolon at the end 
13
and inserting ‘‘, and (XIX) medical assistance 
14
shall be made available during the period de-
15
scribed in section 1905(a)(4)(E) for vaccines 
16
described in such section and the administra-
17
tion of such vaccines, for any individual who is 
18
eligible for and receiving medical assistance 
19
under the State plan or under a waiver of such 
20
plan (other than an individual who is eligible 
21
for medical assistance consisting only of pay-
22
ment of premiums pursuant to subparagraph 
23
(E) or (F) or section 1933), notwithstanding 
24
any provision of law limiting such individual’s 
25
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eligibility for medical assistance under such 
1
plan or waiver to coverage for a limited type of 
2
benefits and services that would not otherwise 
3
include coverage of a COVID–19 vaccine and 
4
its administration;’’. 
5
(3) PROHIBITION OF COST SHARING.— 
6
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subsections (a)(2) and 
7
(b)(2) of section 1916 of the Social Security 
8
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396o) are each amended— 
9
(i) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
10
‘‘or’’ at the end; 
11
(ii) in subparagraph (G), by striking 
12
‘‘; and’’; and 
13
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
14
lowing subparagraphs: 
15
‘‘(H) during the period beginning on the 
16
date of the enactment of this subparagraph and 
17
ending on the last day of the first calendar 
18
quarter that begins at least one year after the 
19
last day of the emergency period described in 
20
section 1135(g)(1)(B), a COVID–19 vaccine 
21
and the administration of such vaccine (for any 
22
individual eligible for medical assistance for 
23
such vaccine (and administration)); or 
24
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‘‘(I) during the period beginning on the 
1
date of the enactment of this subparagraph and 
2
ending on the last day of the first calendar 
3
quarter that begins at least one year after the 
4
last day of the emergency period described in 
5
section 1135(g)(1)(B), testing and treatments 
6
for COVID-19, including specialized equipment 
7
and therapies (including preventive therapies), 
8
and, in the case of an individual who is diag-
9
nosed with or presumed to have COVID–19, 
10
during the period during which such individual 
11
has (or is presumed to have) COVID–19, the 
12
treatment of a condition that may seriously 
13
complicate the treatment of COVID–19, if oth-
14
erwise covered under the State plan (or waiver 
15
of such plan); and’’. 
16
(B) APPLICATION TO ALTERNATIVE COST 
17
SHARING.—Section 1916A(b)(3)(B) of the So-
18
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396o–1(b)(3)(B)) 
19
is amended— 
20
(i) in clause (xi), by striking ‘‘any 
21
visit’’ and inserting ‘‘any service’’; and 
22
(ii) by adding at the end the following 
23
clauses: 
24
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‘‘(xii) During the period beginning on 
1
the date of the enactment of this clause 
2
and ending on the last day of the first cal-
3
endar quarter that begins at least one year 
4
after the last day of the emergency period 
5
described in section 1135(g)(1)(B), a 
6
COVID–19 vaccine and the administration 
7
of such vaccine (for any individual eligible 
8
for medical assistance for such vaccine 
9
(and administration)). 
10
‘‘(xiii) During the period beginning on 
11
the date of the enactment of this clause 
12
and ending on the last day of the first cal-
13
endar quarter that begins at least one year 
14
after the last day of the emergency period 
15
described in section 1135(g)(1)(B), testing 
16
and treatments for COVID-19, including 
17
specialized equipment and therapies (in-
18
cluding preventive therapies), and, in the 
19
case of an individual who is diagnosed with 
20
or presumed to have COVID–19, during 
21
the period during which such individual 
22
has (or is presumed to have) COVID–19, 
23
the treatment of a condition that may seri-
24
ously complicate the treatment of COVID– 
25
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19, if otherwise covered under the State 
1
plan (or waiver of such plan).’’. 
2
(4) INCLUSION
IN
THE
MEDICAID
DRUG
RE-
3
BATE PROGRAM OF COVERED OUTPATIENT DRUGS 
4
USED FOR COVID–19 TREATMENT.— 
5
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The requirements of 
6
section 1927 of the Social Security Act (42 
7
U.S.C. 1396r–8) shall apply to any drug or bio-
8
logical product described in subparagraph (F) 
9
of section 1905(a)(4) of such Act, as added by 
10
paragraph (1), or described in the subclause 
11
(XVIII) in the matter following subparagraph 
12
(G) of section 1902(a)(10) of such Act, as 
13
added by paragraph (2), that is— 
14
(i) furnished as medical assistance in 
15
accordance with such subparagraph (F) or 
16
subclause (XVIII), as applicable, for the 
17
treatment, or prevention, of COVID-19, as 
18
described in such subparagraph of sub-
19
clause, respectively; and 
20
(ii) a covered outpatient drug (as de-
21
fined in section 1927(k) of such Act, ex-
22
cept that, in applying paragraph (2)(A) of 
23
such section to a drug described in such 
24
subparagraph 
(F) 
or 
such 
subclause 
25
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(XVIII), such drug shall be deemed a pre-
1
scribed drug for purposes of section 
2
1905(a)(12) of such Act). 
3
(B) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
4
1927(d)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 
5
U.S.C. 1396r–8(d)(7)) is amended by adding at 
6
the end the following new subparagraph: 
7
‘‘(E) Drugs and biological products de-
8
scribed in section 1905(a)(4)(F) and subclause 
9
(XVIII) in the matter following subparagraph 
10
(G) of section 1902(a)(10) that are furnished 
11
as medical assistance in accordance with such 
12
section or clause, respectively, for the treatment 
13
or prevention, of COVID–19, as described in 
14
such subparagraph of subclause, respectively.’’. 
15
(5) ALTERNATIVE
BENEFIT
PLANS.—Section 
16
1937(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
17
1396u–7(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
18
following new paragraph: 
19
‘‘(8) COVID–19 
VACCINES, 
TESTING, 
AND 
20
TREATMENT.—Notwithstanding the previous provi-
21
sions of this section, a State may not provide for 
22
medical assistance through enrollment of an indi-
23
vidual with benchmark coverage or benchmark-equiv-
24
alent coverage under this section unless, during the 
25
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period beginning on the date of the enactment of the 
1
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and ending on 
2
the last day of the first calendar quarter that begins 
3
at least one year after the last day of the emergency 
4
period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B), such cov-
5
erage includes (and does not impose any deduction, 
6
cost sharing, or similar charge for)— 
7
‘‘(A) COVID–19 vaccines and administra-
8
tion of the vaccines; and 
9
‘‘(B) testing and treatments for COVID- 
10
19, including specialized equipment and thera-
11
pies (including preventive therapies), and, in 
12
the case of such an individual who is diagnosed 
13
with or presumed to have COVID–19, during 
14
the period such individual has (or is presumed 
15
to have) COVID–19, the treatment of a condi-
16
tion that may seriously complicate the treat-
17
ment of COVID–19, if otherwise covered under 
18
the State plan (or waiver of such plan).’’. 
19
(b) TEMPORARY INCREASE IN FEDERAL PAYMENTS 
20
FOR COVERAGE
AND ADMINISTRATION
OF COVID–19 
21
VACCINES.—Section 1905 of the Social Security Act (42 
22
U.S.C. 1396d) is amended— 
23
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘and (ff)’’ and 
24
inserting ‘‘(ff), and (hh)’’; 
25
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(2) in subsection (ff), in the matter preceding 
1
paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, subject to subsection 
2
(hh)’’ after ‘‘or (z)(2)’’ and 
3
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
4
section: 
5
‘‘(hh) TEMPORARY INCREASED FMAP FOR MEDICAL 
6
ASSISTANCE FOR COVERAGE AND ADMINISTRATION OF 
7
COVID–19 VACCINES.— 
8
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
9
provision of this title, during the period described in 
10
paragraph (2), the Federal medical assistance per-
11
centage for a State, with respect to amounts ex-
12
pended by the State for medical assistance for a vac-
13
cine described in subsection (a)(4)(E) (and the ad-
14
ministration of such a vaccine), shall be equal to 100 
15
percent. 
16
‘‘(2) PERIOD
DESCRIBED.—The period de-
17
scribed in this paragraph is the period that— 
18
‘‘(A) begins on the first day of the first 
19
quarter beginning after the date of the enact-
20
ment of this subsection; and 
21
‘‘(B) ends on the last day of the first quar-
22
ter that begins at least one year after the last 
23
day of the emergency period described in sec-
24
tion 1135(g)(1)(B). 
25
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‘‘(3) EXCLUSION OF EXPENDITURES FROM TER-
1
RITORIAL CAPS.—Any payment made to a territory 
2
for expenditures for medical assistance under sub-
3
section (a)(4)(E) that are subject to the Federal 
4
medical assistance percentage specified under para-
5
graph (1) shall not be taken into account for pur-
6
poses of applying payment limits under subsections 
7
(f) and (g) of section 1108.’’. 
8
SEC. 3102. MODIFICATIONS TO CERTAIN COVERAGE UNDER 
9
MEDICAID 
FOR 
PREGNANT 
AND 
10
POSTPARTUM WOMEN. 
11
(a) STATE OPTION.—Section 1902(e) of the Social 
12
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(e)) is amended by adding 
13
at the end the following new paragraph: 
14
‘‘(16) EXTENDING
CERTAIN
COVERAGE
FOR 
15
PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM WOMEN.— 
16
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—At the option of the 
17
State, the State plan (or waiver of such State 
18
plan) may provide, that an individual who, 
19
while pregnant, is eligible for and has received 
20
medical assistance under the State plan ap-
21
proved under this title (or a waiver of such 
22
plan) (including during a period of retroactive 
23
eligibility under subsection (a)(34)) shall, in ad-
24
dition to remaining eligible under paragraph (5) 
25
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for all pregnancy-related and postpartum med-
1
ical assistance available under the State plan 
2
(or waiver) through the last day of the month 
3
in which the 60-day period (beginning on the 
4
last day of her pregnancy) ends, remain eligible 
5
under the State plan (or waiver) for medical as-
6
sistance for the period beginning on the first 
7
day occurring after the end of such 60-day pe-
8
riod and ending on the last day of the month 
9
in which the 12-month period (beginning on the 
10
last day of her pregnancy) ends. 
11
‘‘(B) FULL BENEFITS DURING PREGNANCY 
12
AND
THROUGHOUT
THE
12-MONTH 
13
POSTPARTUM PERIOD.—The medical assistance 
14
provided for a pregnant or postpartum indi-
15
vidual by a State making an election under this 
16
paragraph, without regard to the basis on which 
17
the individual is eligible for medical assistance 
18
under the State plan (or waiver), shall— 
19
‘‘(i) include all items and services cov-
20
ered under the State plan (or waiver) that 
21
are not less in amount, duration, or scope, 
22
or are determined by the Secretary to be 
23
substantially equivalent, to the medical as-
24
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sistance available for an individual de-
1
scribed in subsection (a)(10)(A)(i); and 
2
‘‘(ii) be provided for the individual 
3
while pregnant and during the 12-month 
4
period that begins on the last day of the 
5
individual’s pregnancy and ends on the last 
6
day of the month in which such 12-month 
7
period ends.’’. 
8
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
9
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to State elections 
10
made under paragraph (16) of section 1902(e) of the So-
11
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(e)), as added by sub-
12
section (a), during the 5-year period beginning on the 1st 
13
day of the 1st fiscal year quarter that begins at least one 
14
year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
15
SEC. 3103. ALLOWING FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE UNDER 
16
MEDICAID FOR INMATES DURING 30-DAY PE-
17
RIOD PRECEDING RELEASE. 
18
The subdivision (A) following paragraph (30) of sec-
19
tion 1905(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
20
1396d(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and, during the 5- 
21
year period beginning on the first day of the first fiscal 
22
year quarter that begins at least one year after the date 
23
of the enactment of the American Rescue Plan Act of 
24
2021, except during the 30-day period preceding the date 
25
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of release of such individual from such public institution’’ 
1
after ‘‘medical institution’’. 
2
SEC. 3104. ENHANCED FEDERAL MEDICAID SUPPORT FOR 
3
COMMUNITY-BASED MOBILE CRISIS INTER-
4
VENTION SERVICES. 
5
Section 1903 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
6
1396b) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
7
subsection: 
8
‘‘(bb) BUNDLED COMMUNITY-BASED MOBILE CRISIS 
9
INTERVENTION SERVICES.— 
10
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 
11
1902(a)(1) (relating to Statewideness), section 
12
1902(a)(10)(B) (relating to comparability), section 
13
1902(a)(23)(A) (relating to freedom of choice of 
14
providers), or section 1902(a)(27) (relating to pro-
15
vider agreements), a State may, during the 5-year 
16
period beginning on the first day of the first fiscal 
17
year quarter that begins on or after the date that 
18
is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this sub-
19
section, provide medical assistance, through bundled 
20
payments, for qualifying community-based mobile 
21
crisis intervention services under a State plan 
22
amendment or waiver approved under section 1115 
23
or subsection (b) or (c) of section 1915. 
24
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‘‘(2) QUALIFYING
COMMUNITY-BASED
MOBILE 
1
CRISIS
INTERVENTION
SERVICES
DEFINED.—For 
2
purposes of this subsection, the term ‘qualifying 
3
community-based mobile crisis intervention services’ 
4
means, with respect to a State, items and services 
5
for which medical assistance is available under the 
6
State plan under this title or a waiver of such plan, 
7
that are— 
8
‘‘(A) furnished to an individual otherwise 
9
eligible for medical assistance under the State 
10
plan (or waiver of such plan) who is— 
11
‘‘(i) outside of a hospital or other fa-
12
cility setting; and 
13
‘‘(ii) experiencing a mental health or 
14
substance use disorder crisis; 
15
‘‘(B) furnished by a multidisciplinary mo-
16
bile crisis team— 
17
‘‘(i) that includes at least 1 behavioral 
18
health care professional who is capable of 
19
conducting an assessment of the individual, 
20
in accordance with the professional’s per-
21
mitted scope of practice under State law, 
22
and other professionals or paraprofes-
23
sionals with appropriate expertise in behav-
24
ioral health or mental health crisis re-
25
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sponse, including nurses, social workers, 
1
peer support specialists, and others, as 
2
designated by the State through a State 
3
plan amendment (or waiver of such plan); 
4
‘‘(ii) whose members are trained in 
5
trauma-informed care, de-escalation strate-
6
gies, and harm reduction; 
7
‘‘(iii) that is able to respond in a 
8
timely manner and, where appropriate, 
9
provide— 
10
‘‘(I) screening and assessment; 
11
‘‘(II) stabilization and de-esca-
12
lation; 
13
‘‘(III) coordination with, and re-
14
ferrals to, health, social, and other 
15
services and supports as needed; and 
16
‘‘(IV) assistance in facilitating 
17
the individual’s access to emergency 
18
or 
nonemergency 
(as 
applicable) 
19
transportation 
services 
under 
the 
20
State plan (or waiver of such plan) to 
21
ensure access to the next step in care 
22
or treatment; 
23
‘‘(iv) that maintains relationships with 
24
relevant community partners, including 
25
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medical and behavioral health providers, 
1
primary care providers, community health 
2
centers, crisis respite centers, managed 
3
care organizations (if applicable), entities 
4
able to provide assistance with application 
5
and enrollment in the State plan or a waiv-
6
er of the plan, entities able to provide as-
7
sistance with applying for and enrolling in 
8
benefit programs, entities that provide as-
9
sistance with housing (such as public hous-
10
ing authorities, Continuum of Care pro-
11
grams, or not-for-profit entities that pro-
12
vide housing assistance), and entities that 
13
provide assistance with other social serv-
14
ices; 
15
‘‘(v) that coordinates with crisis inter-
16
vention hotlines and emergency response 
17
systems; 
18
‘‘(vi) that maintains the privacy and 
19
confidentiality of patient information con-
20
sistent with Federal and State require-
21
ments; and 
22
‘‘(vii) that operates independently 
23
from (but may coordinate with) State or 
24
local law enforcement agencies; 
25
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‘‘(C) available 24 hours per day, every day 
1
of the year; and 
2
‘‘(D) voluntary to receive. 
3
‘‘(3) PAYMENTS.— 
4
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sec-
5
tion 1905(b) or 1905(ff) and subject to sub-
6
sections (y) and (z) of section 1905, during 
7
each of the first 12 fiscal quarters occurring 
8
during the period described in paragraph (1) 
9
that a State meets the requirements described 
10
in paragraph (4), the Federal medical assist-
11
ance percentage applicable to amounts ex-
12
pended by the State for medical assistance, 
13
through bundled payments described in para-
14
graph (1), for qualifying community-based mo-
15
bile crisis intervention services furnished during 
16
such quarter shall be equal to 85 percent. In no 
17
case shall the application of the previous sen-
18
tence result in the Federal medical assistance 
19
percentage applicable to amounts expended by a 
20
State for medical assistance for such qualifying 
21
community-based 
mobile 
crisis 
intervention 
22
services furnished during a quarter being less 
23
than the Federal medical assistance percentage 
24
that would apply to such amounts expended by 
25
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the State for such services furnished during 
1
such quarter without application of the previous 
2
sentence. 
3
‘‘(B) EXCLUSION OF EXPENDITURES FROM 
4
TERRITORIAL CAPS.—Expenditures for medical 
5
assistance consisting of qualifying community- 
6
based mobile crisis intervention services fur-
7
nished in a territory during a quarter with re-
8
spect to which subparagraph (A) applies to 
9
such territory shall not be taken into account 
10
for purposes of applying payment limits under 
11
subsections (f) and (g) of section 1108. 
12
‘‘(4) REQUIREMENTS.—The requirements de-
13
scribed in this paragraph are the following: 
14
‘‘(A) The State demonstrates, to the satis-
15
faction of the Secretary— 
16
‘‘(i) that it will be able to support the 
17
provision of qualifying community-based 
18
mobile crisis intervention services that 
19
meet the conditions specified in paragraph 
20
(2); and 
21
‘‘(ii) how it will support coordination 
22
between mobile crisis teams and commu-
23
nity partners, including health care pro-
24
viders, to enable the provision of services, 
25
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needed referrals, and other activities iden-
1
tified by the Secretary. 
2
‘‘(B) The State provides assurances satis-
3
factory to the Secretary that— 
4
‘‘(i) any additional Federal funds re-
5
ceived by the State for qualifying commu-
6
nity-based mobile crisis intervention serv-
7
ices provided under this subsection that 
8
are attributable to the increased Federal 
9
medical assistance percentage under para-
10
graph (3)(A) will be used to supplement, 
11
and not supplant, the level of State funds 
12
expended for such services for the fiscal 
13
year preceding the first fiscal quarter oc-
14
curring during the period described in 
15
paragraph (1); 
16
‘‘(ii) if the State made qualifying com-
17
munity-based mobile crisis intervention 
18
services available in a region of the State 
19
in such fiscal year, the State will continue 
20
to make such services available in such re-
21
gion under this subsection during each 
22
month occurring during the period de-
23
scribed in paragraph (1) for which the 
24
Federal 
medical 
assistance 
percentage 
25
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under paragraph (3)(A) is applicable with 
1
respect to the State. 
2
‘‘(5) 
FUNDING
FOR
STATE
PLANNING 
3
GRANTS.—There is appropriated, out of any funds in 
4
the 
Treasury 
not 
otherwise 
appropriated, 
5
$15,000,000 to the Secretary for purposes of imple-
6
menting, administering, and making planning grants 
7
to States as soon as practicable for purposes of de-
8
veloping a State plan amendment or section 1115, 
9
1915(b), or 1915(c) waiver request (or an amend-
10
ment to such a waiver) to provide qualifying commu-
11
nity-based mobile crisis intervention services under 
12
this subsection, to remain available until expended.’’. 
13
SEC. 3105. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN FMAP FOR MEDICAL 
14
ASSISTANCE UNDER STATE MEDICAID PLANS 
15
WHICH BEGIN TO EXPEND AMOUNTS FOR 
16
CERTAIN MANDATORY INDIVIDUALS. 
17
Section 1905 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
18
1396d), as amended by section 3101 of this subtitle, is 
19
further amended— 
20
(1) in subsection (b), in the first sentence, by 
21
striking ‘‘and (hh)’’ and inserting ‘‘(hh), and (ii)’’; 
22
(2) in subsection (ff), by striking ‘‘subject to 
23
subsection (hh)’’ and inserting ‘‘subject to sub-
24
sections (hh) and (ii)’’; and 
25
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(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
1
section: 
2
‘‘(ii) TEMPORARY INCREASE IN FMAP FOR MEDICAL 
3
ASSISTANCE UNDER STATE MEDICAID PLANS WHICH 
4
BEGIN TO EXPEND AMOUNTS FOR CERTAIN MANDATORY 
5
INDIVIDUALS.— 
6
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For each quarter occurring 
7
during the 8-quarter period beginning with the first 
8
calendar quarter during which a qualifying State (as 
9
defined in paragraph (3)) expends amounts for all 
10
individuals 
described 
in 
section 
11
1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(VIII) under the State plan (or 
12
waiver of such plan), the Federal medical assistance 
13
percentage determined under subsection (b) for such 
14
State shall, after application of any increase, if ap-
15
plicable, under section 6008 of the Families First 
16
Coronavirus Response Act, be increased by 5 per-
17
centage points, except for any quarter (and each 
18
subsequent quarter) during such period during 
19
which the State ceases to provide medical assistance 
20
to any such individual under the State plan (or 
21
waiver of such plan). 
22
‘‘(2) SPECIAL
APPLICATION
RULES.—Any in-
23
crease described in paragraph (1) (or payment made 
24
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for expenditures on medical assistance that are sub-
1
ject to such increase)— 
2
‘‘(A) shall not apply with respect to dis-
3
proportionate share hospital payments described 
4
in section 1923; 
5
‘‘(B) shall not be taken into account in cal-
6
culating the enhanced FMAP of a State under 
7
section 2105; 
8
‘‘(C) shall not be taken into account for 
9
purposes of part A, D, or E of title IV; and 
10
‘‘(D) shall not be taken into account for 
11
purposes of applying payment limits under sub-
12
sections (f) and (g) of section 1108. 
13
‘‘(3) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sub-
14
section, the term ‘qualifying State’ means a State 
15
which has not expended amounts for all individuals 
16
described in section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(VIII) before 
17
the date of the enactment of this subsection.’’. 
18
SEC. 3106. EXTENSION OF 100 PERCENT FEDERAL MEDICAL 
19
ASSISTANCE PERCENTAGE TO URBAN INDIAN 
20
HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS AND NATIVE HA-
21
WAIIAN HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS. 
22
Section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
23
1396d(b)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘(as defined in 
24
section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act)’’ 
25
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the following: ‘‘; for the 8 fiscal year quarters beginning 
1
with the first fiscal year quarter beginning after the date 
2
of the enactment of the American Rescue Plan Act of 
3
2021, the Federal medical assistance percentage shall also 
4
be 100 per centum with respect to amounts expended as 
5
medical assistance for services which are received through 
6
an Urban Indian organization (as defined in paragraph 
7
(29) of section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement 
8
Act) that has a grant or contract with the Indian Health 
9
Service under title V of such Act; and, for such 8 fiscal 
10
year quarters, the Federal medical assistance percentage 
11
shall also be 100 per centum with respect to amounts ex-
12
pended as medical assistance for services which are re-
13
ceived through a Native Hawaiian Health Center (as de-
14
fined in section 12(4) of the Native Hawaiian Health Care 
15
Improvement Act) or a qualified entity (as defined in sec-
16
tion 6(b) of such Act) that has a grant or contract with 
17
the Papa Ola Lokahi under section 8 of such Act’’. 
18
SEC. 3107. SUNSET OF LIMIT ON MAXIMUM REBATE 
19
AMOUNT FOR SINGLE SOURCE DRUGS AND 
20
INNOVATOR MULTIPLE SOURCE DRUGS. 
21
Section 1927(c)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 
22
U.S.C. 1396r–8(c)(2)(D)) is amended by inserting after 
23
‘‘December 31, 2009,’’ the following: ‘‘and before January 
24
1, 2023,’’. 
25
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SEC. 3108. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR MEDICAID HOME 
1
AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES DURING 
2
THE COVID–19 EMERGENCY PERIOD. 
3
(a) INCREASED FMAP.— 
4
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 
5
1905(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
6
1396d(b)) or section 1905(ff), in the case of a State 
7
that meets the HCBS program conditions under 
8
subsection (b), the Federal medical assistance per-
9
centage determined for the State under section 
10
1905(b) of such Act (or, if applicable, under section 
11
1905(ff)) and, if applicable, increased under sub-
12
section (y), (z), (aa), or (ii) of section 1905 of such 
13
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d), section 1915(k) of such Act 
14
(42 U.S.C. 1396n(k)), or section 6008(a) of the 
15
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Public 
16
Law 116–127), shall be increased by 7.35 percent-
17
age points with respect to expenditures of the State 
18
under the State Medicaid program for home and 
19
community-based services (as defined in paragraph 
20
(2)(B)) that are provided during the HCBS program 
21
improvement period (as defined in paragraph 
22
(2)(A)). In no case may the application of the pre-
23
vious sentence result in the Federal medical assist-
24
ance percentage determined for a State being more 
25
than 95 percent with respect to such expenditures. 
26
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Any payment made to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Is-
1
lands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or 
2
American Samoa for expenditures on medical assist-
3
ance that are subject to the Federal medical assist-
4
ance percentage increase specified under the first 
5
sentence of this paragraph shall not be taken into 
6
account for purposes of applying payment limits 
7
under subsections (f) and (g) of section 1108 of the 
8
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1308). 
9
(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
10
(A) HCBS PROGRAM
IMPROVEMENT
PE-
11
RIOD.—The term ‘‘HCBS program improve-
12
ment period’’ means, with respect to a State, 
13
the period— 
14
(i) beginning on April 1, 2021; and 
15
(ii) ending on March 31, 2022. 
16
(B) HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERV-
17
ICES.—The term ‘‘home and community-based 
18
services’’ means any of the following: 
19
(i) Home health care services author-
20
ized under paragraph (7) of section 
21
1905(a) of the Social Security Act (42 
22
U.S.C. 1396d(a)). 
23
(ii) Personal care services authorized 
24
under paragraph (24) of such section. 
25
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(iii) PACE services authorized under 
1
paragraph (26) of such section. 
2
(iv) Home and community-based serv-
3
ices authorized under subsections (b), (c), 
4
(i), (j), and (k) of section 1915 of such Act 
5
(42 U.S.C. 1396n), such services author-
6
ized under a waiver under section 1115 of 
7
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1315), and such serv-
8
ices through coverage authorized under 
9
section 1937 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
10
1396u–7). 
11
(v) Case management services author-
12
ized under section 1905(a)(19) of the So-
13
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)(19)) 
14
and section 1915(g) of such Act (42 
15
U.S.C. 1396n(g)). 
16
(vi) Rehabilitative services, including 
17
those related to behavioral health, de-
18
scribed in section 1905(a)(13) of such Act 
19
(42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)(13)). 
20
(vii) Such other services specified by 
21
the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
22
ices. 
23
(C) COVID–19 PUBLIC
HEALTH
EMER-
24
GENCY PERIOD.—The term ‘‘COVID–19 public 
25
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health emergency period’’ means the portion of 
1
the emergency period described in paragraph 
2
(1)(B) of section 1135(g) of the Social Security 
3
Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b–5(g)) beginning on or 
4
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
5
(D) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘el-
6
igible individual’’ means an individual who is el-
7
igible for and enrolled for medical assistance 
8
under a State Medicaid program and includes 
9
an individual who becomes eligible for medical 
10
assistance under a State Medicaid program 
11
when removed from a waiting list. 
12
(E) 
MEDICAID
PROGRAM.—The 
term 
13
‘‘Medicaid program’’ means, with respect to a 
14
State, the State program under title XIX of the 
15
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) 
16
(including any waiver or demonstration under 
17
such title or under section 1115 of such Act (42 
18
U.S.C. 1315) relating to such title). 
19
(F) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the 
20
meaning given such term for purposes of title 
21
XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 
22
et seq.). 
23
(b) STATE REQUIREMENTS FOR FMAP INCREASE.— 
24
As conditions for receipt of the increase under subsection 
25
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(a) to the Federal medical assistance percentage deter-
1
mined for a State, the State shall meet each of the fol-
2
lowing conditions (referred to in subsection (a) as the 
3
HCBS program conditions): 
4
(1) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—The State 
5
shall use the Federal funds attributable to the in-
6
crease under subsection (a) to supplement, and not 
7
supplant, the level of State funds expended for home 
8
and community-based services for eligible individuals 
9
through programs in effect as of April 1, 2021. 
10
(2) REQUIRED IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN 
11
ACTIVITIES.—The State shall implement one or 
12
more of the following activities to enhance, expand, 
13
or strengthen home and community-based services 
14
under the State Medicaid program: 
15
(A) Increase rates for home health agen-
16
cies, PACE organizations whose members pro-
17
vide direct care, and agencies or beneficiaries 
18
that employ direct support professionals (in-
19
cluding independent providers in a self-directed 
20
or consumer-directed model) to provide home 
21
and community-based services under the State 
22
Medicaid program, if elected by the beneficiary 
23
for continuation of care, provided that any 
24
agency, beneficiary, or other individual that re-
25
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ceives payment under such an increased rate in-
1
creases the compensation it pays its home 
2
health workers or direct support professionals. 
3
(B) Provide paid sick leave, paid family 
4
leave, and paid medical leave for home health 
5
workers and direct support professionals. 
6
(C) Provide hazard pay, overtime pay, and 
7
shift differential pay for home health workers 
8
and direct support professionals. 
9
(D) Provide home and community-based 
10
services to eligible individuals in order to reduce 
11
waiting lists for programs approved under sec-
12
tions 1115 or 1915 of the Social Security Act 
13
(42 U.S.C. 1315, 1396n). 
14
(E) Purchase emergency supplies and 
15
equipment, which may include items not typi-
16
cally covered under the Medicaid program nec-
17
essary to enhance access to services and to pro-
18
tect the health and well-being of home health 
19
workers and direct support professionals. 
20
(F) Recruit new home health workers and 
21
direct support professionals. 
22
(G) Support family care providers of eligi-
23
ble individuals with needed supplies and equip-
24
ment, which may include items not typically 
25
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covered under the Medicaid program, such as 
1
personal protective equipment, and pay. 
2
(H) Pay for training for home health 
3
workers and direct support professionals that is 
4
specific to the COVID–19 public health emer-
5
gency. 
6
(I) Pay for assistive technologies, staffing, 
7
and other costs incurred during the COVID–19 
8
public health emergency period in order to miti-
9
gate isolation and ensure an individual’s per-
10
son-centered service plan continues to be fully 
11
implemented. 
12
(J) Prepare information and public health 
13
and educational materials in accessible formats 
14
(including formats accessible to people with low 
15
literacy or intellectual disabilities) about preven-
16
tion, treatment, recovery and other aspects of 
17
COVID–19 for eligible individuals, their fami-
18
lies, and the general community served by com-
19
munity partners, such as Area Agencies on 
20
Aging, Centers for Independent Living, non-
21
profit home and community-based services pro-
22
viders, and other entities providing home and 
23
community-based services. 
24
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(K) Pay for American sign language and 
1
other languages interpreters to assist in pro-
2
viding home and community-based services to 
3
eligible individuals and to inform the general 
4
public about COVID–19. 
5
(L) Pay for retainer payments for home 
6
and community-based services providers, includ-
7
ing home health workers and direct support 
8
professionals (regardless of whether such pay-
9
ments directly benefit a beneficiary) which may 
10
be provided without limits on duration during 
11
the COVID–19 public health emergency period. 
12
(M) Pay for other expenses deemed appro-
13
priate by the Secretary to enhance, expand, or 
14
strengthen Home and Community-Based Serv-
15
ices and expenses which meet the criteria of the 
16
home and community-based settings rule pub-
17
lished on January 16, 2014. 
18
(N) Support (including by paying for mov-
19
ing costs, security deposits or first month’s 
20
rent, one-time stocking of food products suffi-
21
cient for the initial month, and other one-time 
22
expenses and start-up costs) transitions from 
23
institutional settings, congregate community 
24
settings, and homeless shelters or other tem-
25
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porary housing for individuals who are eligible 
1
for home and community-based services. 
2
(O) Assist eligible individuals in receiving 
3
mental health services and necessary rehabilita-
4
tive service to regain skills lost during the 
5
COVID–19 public health emergency period. 
6
(P) Assist eligible individuals who had to 
7
relocate to a nursing facility or institutional set-
8
ting from their homes during the COVID–19 
9
public health emergency period, who were iso-
10
lated in their homes during such period, or who 
11
moved into congregate non-institutional settings 
12
as a result of such period, in— 
13
(i) moving back to their homes (in-
14
cluding by paying for moving costs, secu-
15
rity deposits or first month’s rent, one- 
16
time stocking of food products sufficient 
17
for the initial month, and other one-time 
18
expenses and start-up costs); and 
19
(ii) continuing home and community- 
20
based services for eligible individuals who 
21
were served from a waiting list for such 
22
services during the public health emer-
23
gency period. 
24
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SEC. 3109. FUNDING FOR STATE STRIKE TEAMS FOR RESI-
1
DENT AND EMPLOYEE SAFETY IN NURSING 
2
FACILITIES. 
3
Section 1919 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
4
1396r) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
5
subsection: 
6
‘‘(k) FUNDING FOR STATE STRIKE TEAMS.—In addi-
7
tion to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated 
8
to the Secretary, out of any monies in the Treasury not 
9
otherwise appropriated, $250,000,000, to remain available 
10
until expended, for purposes of allocating such amount 
11
among the States (including the District of Columbia and 
12
each territory of the United States) to increase the capac-
13
ity of such a State to respond to COVID–19 by allowing 
14
such a State to establish and implement a strike team that 
15
will be deployed to a nursing facility in the State with di-
16
agnosed or suspected cases of COVID–19 among residents 
17
or staff for the purposes of assisting with clinical care, 
18
infection control, or staffing during the emergency period 
19
described in section 1135(g)(1)(B).’’. 
20
Subtitle C—Children’s Health 
21
Insurance Program 
22
SEC. 3201. MANDATORY COVERAGE OF COVID–19 VACCINES 
23
AND 
ADMINISTRATION 
AND 
TREATMENT 
24
UNDER CHIP. 
25
(a) COVERAGE.— 
26
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2103(c) of the So-
1
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397cc(c)) is amended 
2
by adding at the end the following paragraph: 
3
‘‘(11) REQUIRED COVERAGE OF COVID–19 VAC-
4
CINES AND TREATMENT.—Regardless of the type of 
5
coverage elected by a State under subsection (a), the 
6
child health assistance provided for a targeted low- 
7
income child, and, in the case of a State that elects 
8
to provide pregnancy-related assistance pursuant to 
9
section 2112, the pregnancy-related assistance pro-
10
vided for a targeted low-income pregnant woman (as 
11
such terms are defined for purposes of such section), 
12
shall include coverage, during the period beginning 
13
on the date of the enactment of this paragraph and 
14
ending on the last day of the first calendar quarter 
15
that begins at least one year after the last day of 
16
the 
emergency 
period 
described 
in 
section 
17
1135(g)(1)(B), of— 
18
‘‘(A) a COVID–19 vaccine (and the admin-
19
istration of the vaccine); and 
20
‘‘(B) testing and treatments for COVID- 
21
19, including specialized equipment and thera-
22
pies (including preventive therapies), and, in 
23
the case of an individual who is diagnosed with 
24
or presumed to have COVID–19, during the pe-
25
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riod during which such individual has (or is 
1
presumed to have) COVID–19, the treatment of 
2
a condition that may seriously complicate the 
3
treatment of COVID–19, if otherwise covered 
4
under the State child health plan (or waiver of 
5
such plan).’’. 
6
(2) PROHIBITION OF COST SHARING.—Section 
7
2103(e)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
8
1397cc(e)(2)), as amended by section 6004(b)(3) of 
9
the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, is 
10
amended— 
11
(A) in the paragraph header, by inserting 
12
‘‘A COVID–19 VACCINE, COVID–19 TREATMENT,’’ 
13
before ‘‘OR PREGNANCY-RELATED ASSISTANCE’’; 
14
and 
15
(B) by striking ‘‘visits described in section 
16
1916(a)(2)(G), or’’ and inserting ‘‘services de-
17
scribed in section 1916(a)(2)(G), vaccines de-
18
scribed in section 1916(a)(2)(H) administered 
19
during the period described in such section (and 
20
the administration of such vaccines), testing or 
21
treatments described in section 1916(a)(2)(I) 
22
furnished during the period described in such 
23
section, or’’. 
24
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(b) TEMPORARY INCREASE IN FEDERAL PAYMENTS 
1
FOR COVERAGE
AND ADMINISTRATION
OF COVID–19 
2
VACCINES.—Section 2105(c) of the Social Security Act 
3
(42 U.S.C. 1397ee(c)) is amended by adding at the end 
4
the following new paragraph: 
5
‘‘(12) TEMPORARY
ENHANCED
PAYMENT
FOR 
6
COVERAGE AND ADMINISTRATION OF COVID–19 VAC-
7
CINES.—During the period described in section 
8
1905(hh)(2), notwithstanding subsection (b), the en-
9
hanced FMAP for a State, with respect to payments 
10
under subsection (a) for expenditures under the 
11
State child health plan (or a waiver of such plan) for 
12
a vaccine described in section 1905(a)(4)(E) (and 
13
the administration of such a vaccine), shall be equal 
14
to 100 percent.’’. 
15
(c) ADJUSTMENT OF CHIP ALLOTMENTS.—Section 
16
2104(m) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
17
1397dd(m)) is amended— 
18
(1) in paragraph (2)(B), in the matter pre-
19
ceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘paragraphs (5) and 
20
(7)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (5), (7), and (12)’’; 
21
and 
22
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
23
paragraph: 
24
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‘‘(12) ADJUSTING
ALLOTMENTS
TO
ACCOUNT 
1
FOR
INCREASED
FEDERAL
PAYMENTS
FOR
COV-
2
ERAGE
AND
ADMINISTRATION
OF
COVID–19
VAC-
3
CINES.—If a State, commonwealth, or territory re-
4
ceives payment for a fiscal year (beginning with fis-
5
cal year 2021) under subsection (a) of section 2105 
6
for expenditures that are subject to the enhanced 
7
FMAP specified under subsection (c)(12) of such 
8
section, the amount of the allotment determined for 
9
the State, commonwealth, or territory under this 
10
subsection— 
11
‘‘(A) for such fiscal year shall be increased 
12
by the projected expenditures for such year by 
13
the State, commonwealth, or territory under the 
14
State child health plan (or a waiver of such 
15
plan) 
for 
vaccines 
described 
in 
section 
16
1905(a)(4)(E) (and the administration of such 
17
vaccines); and 
18
‘‘(B) once actual expenditures are available 
19
in the subsequent fiscal year, the fiscal year al-
20
lotment that was adjusted by the amount de-
21
scribed in subparagraph (A) shall be adjusted 
22
on the basis of the difference between— 
23
‘‘(i) such projected amount of expend-
24
itures described in subparagraph (A) for 
25
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such fiscal year described in such subpara-
1
graph by the State, commonwealth, or ter-
2
ritory; and 
3
‘‘(ii) the actual amount of expendi-
4
tures for such fiscal year described in sub-
5
paragraph (A) by the State, common-
6
wealth, or territory under the State child 
7
health plan (or waiver of such plan) for 
8
vaccines described in section 1905(a)(4)(E) 
9
(and the administration of such vac-
10
cines).’’. 
11
SEC. 3202. MODIFICATIONS TO CERTAIN COVERAGE UNDER 
12
CHIP FOR PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM 
13
WOMEN. 
14
(a) MODIFICATIONS TO COVERAGE.— 
15
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 2107(e)(1) of the 
16
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397gg(e)(1)) is 
17
amended— 
18
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (J) 
19
through (S) as subparagraphs (K) through (T), 
20
respectively; and 
21
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the 
22
following new subparagraph: 
23
‘‘(J) Paragraphs (5) and (16) of section 
24
1902(e) (relating to the State option to provide 
25
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medical assistance consisting of full benefits 
1
during pregnancy and throughout the 12-month 
2
postpartum period under title XIX, but only if 
3
the State has elected to apply such paragraph 
4
(16) with respect to pregnant women under 
5
title XIX and provides child health assistance 
6
for targeted low-income children who are preg-
7
nant or has elected under section 2112(a) to 
8
provide pregnancy-related assistance for tar-
9
geted low-income pregnant women and, in the 
10
case of such a State, the provision of assistance 
11
under the State child health plan for such tar-
12
geted low-income children or targeted low-in-
13
come pregnant women (as applicable) during 
14
pregnancy and the 12-month postpartum period 
15
shall be required and not at the option of the 
16
State, 
and 
subparagraph 
(B) 
of 
section 
17
1902(e)(16) shall be applied to the State child 
18
health plan or waiver as requiring coverage of 
19
all items or services provided to a targeted low 
20
income children or targeted low-income preg-
21
nant woman (as applicable) under such plan or 
22
waiver).’’. 
23
(2) OPTIONAL COVERAGE OF TARGETED LOW- 
24
INCOME PREGNANT WOMEN.—Section 2112(d)(2)(A) 
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of 
the 
Social 
Security 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1
1397ll(d)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘60- 
2
day period’’ the following: ‘‘, or, in the case that 
3
subparagraph (A) of section 1902(e)(16) applies to 
4
the State child health plan (or waiver of such plan), 
5
pursuant to section 2107(e)(1), the 12-month pe-
6
riod,’’. 
7
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
8
subsection (a), shall apply with respect to State elections 
9
made under paragraph (16) of section 1902(e) of the So-
10
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(e)), as added by sec-
11
tion 3102(a) of subtitle B of this title, during the 5-year 
12
period beginning on the 1st day of the 1st fiscal year quar-
13
ter that begins at least one year after the date of the en-
14
actment of this Act. 
15
Subtitle D—Other Provisions 
16
CHAPTER 1—ENSURING ENVIRONMENTAL 
17
HEALTH AND RATEPAYER PROTEC-
18
TION DURING THE PANDEMIC 
19
SEC. 3301. FUNDING FOR POLLUTION AND DISPARATE IM-
20
PACTS OF THE COVID–19 PANDEMIC. 
21
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
22
available, there is appropriated to the Environmental Pro-
23
tection Agency for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in 
24
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000, 
25
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to remain available until expended, to address health out-
1
come disparities from pollution and the COVID–19 pan-
2
demic, of which— 
3
(1) $50,000,000, shall be for grants, contracts, 
4
and other agency activities that implement the envi-
5
ronmental justice purposes and objectives described 
6
in Executive Order 12898 titled ‘‘Federal Actions 
7
To Address Environmental Justice in Minority Pop-
8
ulations and Low-Income Populations’’ (59 Fed. 
9
Reg. 7629), as amended; section 219 of Executive 
10
Order 14008 titled ‘‘Tackling the Climate Crisis at 
11
Home and Abroad’’ (86 Fed. Reg. 7619); and the 
12
Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental 
13
Justice 2020 Action Agenda, published May 22, 
14
2016; and 
15
(2) $50,000,000 shall be for grants and activi-
16
ties authorized under subsections (a) through (c) of 
17
section 103 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7403) 
18
and grants and activities authorized under section 
19
105 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 7405). 
20
(b) ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS.— 
21
(1) Of the funds made available pursuant to 
22
subsection (a)(1), the Administrator shall reserve 2 
23
percent for administrative costs necessary to carry 
24
out activities funded pursuant to such subsection. 
25
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(2) Of the funds made available pursuant to 
1
subsection (a)(2), the Administrator shall reserve 5 
2
percent for activities funded pursuant to such sub-
3
section other than grants. 
4
SEC. 3302. FUNDING FOR LIHEAP. 
5
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
6
appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any amounts in 
7
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $4,500,000,000, 
8
to remain available through September 30, 2022, for addi-
9
tional funding to provide payments under section 2602(b) 
10
of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 
11
(42 U.S.C. 8621(b)), except that— 
12
(1) $2,250,000,000 of such amounts shall be 
13
allocated as though the total appropriation for such 
14
payments for fiscal year 2021 was less than 
15
$1,975,000,000; 
16
(2) section 2607(b)(2)(B) of such Act (42 
17
U.S.C. 8626(b)(2)(B)) shall not apply to funds ap-
18
propriated under this section for fiscal year 2021; 
19
and 
20
(3) with respect to amounts appropriated under 
21
this section for fiscal year 2021, notwithstanding 
22
section 2604(d) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 8623(d)), 
23
the Secretary shall reserve under such section 
24
2604(d) amounts for Indian tribes that bear the 
25
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same ratio, for each Indian tribe, that the amount 
1
reserved for the Indian tribe, from funds appro-
2
priated for such payments for fiscal year 2021 be-
3
fore the date of enactment of this section, bore to 
4
the amount allotted to the applicable State for such 
5
payments from any such appropriated funds. 
6
SEC. 3303. FUNDING FOR WATER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
7
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
8
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Health 
9
and Human Services for fiscal year 2021, out of any 
10
amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
11
$500,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 
12
grants to States and Indian Tribes to assist low-income 
13
households, particularly those with the lowest incomes, 
14
that pay a high proportion of household income for drink-
15
ing water and wastewater services, by providing funds to 
16
owners or operators of public water systems or treatment 
17
works to reduce arrearages of and rates charged to such 
18
households for such services. 
19
(b) ALLOTMENT.—The Secretary shall— 
20
(1) allot amounts appropriated in this section to 
21
a State or Indian Tribe based on— 
22
(A) the percentage of households in the 
23
State, or under the jurisdiction of the Indian 
24
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Tribe, with income equal or less than 150 per-
1
cent of the Federal poverty line; and 
2
(B) the percentage of households in the 
3
State, or under the jurisdiction of the Indian 
4
Tribe, that spend more than 30 percent of 
5
monthly income on housing; and 
6
(2) reserve up to 3 percent of the amount ap-
7
propriated in this section for Indian Tribes and trib-
8
al organizations. 
9
CHAPTER 2—DISTANCE LEARNING AND 
10
CONSUMER PROTECTION DURING THE 
11
COVID–19 PANDEMIC 
12
SEC. 3311. FUNDING FOR CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 
13
FUND TO PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM PO-
14
TENTIALLY 
DANGEROUS 
PRODUCTS 
RE-
15
LATED TO COVID–19. 
16
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
17
wise available, there is appropriated to the Consumer 
18
Product Safety Commission for fiscal year 2021, out of 
19
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
20
$50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
21
2026, for the purposes described in subsection (b). 
22
(b) PURPOSES.—The funds made available in sub-
23
section (a) shall only be used for purposes of the Con-
24
sumer Product Safety Commission to— 
25
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(1) carry out the requirements in title XX of di-
1
vision FF of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2
2021 (Public Law 116–260); 
3
(2) enhance targeting, surveillance, and screen-
4
ing of consumer products, particularly COVID–19 
5
products, entering the United States at ports of 
6
entry, including ports of entry for de minimis ship-
7
ments; 
8
(3) enhance monitoring of internet websites for 
9
the offering for sale of new and used violative con-
10
sumer products, particularly COVID–19 products, 
11
and coordination with retail and resale websites to 
12
improve identification and elimination of listings of 
13
such products; 
14
(4) increase awareness and communication par-
15
ticularly of COVID–19 product related risks and 
16
other consumer product safety information; and 
17
(5) improve the Commission’s data collection 
18
and analysis system especially with a focus on con-
19
sumer product safety risks resulting from the 
20
COVID–19 pandemic to socially disadvantaged indi-
21
viduals and other vulnerable populations. 
22
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
23
(1) the term ‘‘Commission’’ means the Con-
24
sumer Product Safety Commission; 
25
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(2) the term ‘‘de minimis shipments’’ means ar-
1
ticles containing consumer products entering the 
2
United States under the de minimis value exemption 
3
in section 321(a)(2)(C) of the Tariff Act of 1930 
4
(19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)(C)); 
5
(3) the term ‘‘violative consumer products’’ 
6
means consumer products in violation of an applica-
7
ble consumer product safety standard under the 
8
Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2051 et 
9
seq.) or any similar rule, regulation, standard, or 
10
ban under any other Act enforced by the Commis-
11
sion; 
12
(4) the term ‘‘COVID–19 emergency period’’ 
13
means the period during which a public health emer-
14
gency declared pursuant to section 319 of the Public 
15
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) with respect to 
16
the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID–19), including 
17
under any renewal of such declaration, is in effect; 
18
and 
19
(5) the term ‘‘COVID–19 products’’ means 
20
products whose risks have been significantly affected 
21
by COVID–19 or whose sales have materially in-
22
creased during the COVID–19 emergency period as 
23
a result of the COVID–19 pandemic. 
24
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SEC. 3312. FUNDING FOR E-RATE SUPPORT FOR EMER-
1
GENCY EDUCATIONAL CONNECTIONS AND 
2
DEVICES. 
3
(a) REGULATIONS REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 
4
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Com-
5
mission shall promulgate regulations providing for the 
6
provision, from amounts made available from the Emer-
7
gency Connectivity Fund, of support under paragraphs 
8
(1)(B) and (2) of section 254(h) of the Communications 
9
Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(h)) to an eligible school or 
10
library, for the purchase during a COVID–19 emergency 
11
period of eligible equipment or advanced telecommuni-
12
cations and information services (or both), for use by— 
13
(1) in the case of a school, students and staff 
14
of the school at locations that include locations other 
15
than the school; and 
16
(2) in the case of a library, patrons of the li-
17
brary at locations that include locations other than 
18
the library. 
19
(b) SUPPORT AMOUNT.—In providing support under 
20
the covered regulations, the Commission shall reimburse 
21
100 percent of the costs associated with the eligible equip-
22
ment, advanced telecommunications and information serv-
23
ices, or eligible equipment and advanced telecommuni-
24
cations and information services, except that any reim-
25
bursement of a school or library for the costs associated 
26
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with any eligible equipment may not exceed an amount 
1
that the Commission determines, with respect to the re-
2
quest by the school or library for the reimbursement, is 
3
reasonable. 
4
(c) EMERGENCY CONNECTIVITY FUND.— 
5
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
6
the Treasury of the United States a fund to be 
7
known as the ‘‘Emergency Connectivity Fund’’. 
8
(2) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts 
9
otherwise available, there is appropriated to the 
10
Emergency Connectivity Fund for fiscal year 2021, 
11
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
12
propriated— 
13
(A) $7,599,000,000, to remain available 
14
until September 30, 2030, for— 
15
(i) the provision of support under the 
16
covered regulations; and 
17
(ii) the Commission to adopt, and the 
18
Commission and the Universal Service Ad-
19
ministrative Company to administer, the 
20
covered regulations; and 
21
(B) $1,000,000, to remain available until 
22
September 30, 2030, for the Inspector General 
23
of the Commission to conduct oversight of sup-
24
port provided under the covered regulations. 
25
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(3) LIMITATION.—Not more than 2 percent of 
1
the amount made available under paragraph (2)(A) 
2
may be used for the purposes described in clause (ii) 
3
of such paragraph. 
4
(4) RELATIONSHIP
TO
UNIVERSAL
SERVICE 
5
CONTRIBUTIONS.—Support provided under the cov-
6
ered regulations shall be provided from amounts 
7
made available from the Emergency Connectivity 
8
Fund and not from contributions under section 
9
254(d) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
10
U.S.C. 254(d)). 
11
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
12
(1) ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND IN-
13
FORMATION SERVICES.—The term ‘‘advanced tele-
14
communications and information services’’ means 
15
advanced telecommunications and information serv-
16
ices, as such term is used in section 254(h) of the 
17
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(h)). 
18
(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
19
means the Federal Communications Commission. 
20
(3) CONNECTED
DEVICE.—The term ‘‘con-
21
nected device’’ means a laptop computer, tablet com-
22
puter, or similar end-user device that is capable of 
23
connecting to advanced telecommunications and in-
24
formation services. 
25
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(4) COVERED REGULATIONS.—The term ‘‘cov-
1
ered regulations’’ means the regulations promul-
2
gated under subsection (a). 
3
(5) COVID–19 
EMERGENCY
PERIOD.—The 
4
term ‘‘COVID–19 emergency period’’ means a pe-
5
riod that— 
6
(A) begins on the date of a determination 
7
by the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
8
pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health 
9
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) that a public 
10
health emergency exists as a result of COVID– 
11
19; and 
12
(B) ends on the June 30 that first occurs 
13
after the date that is 1 year after the date on 
14
which such determination (including any re-
15
newal thereof) terminates. 
16
(6) ELIGIBLE EQUIPMENT.—The term ‘‘eligible 
17
equipment’’ means the following: 
18
(A) Wi-Fi hotspots. 
19
(B) Modems. 
20
(C) Routers. 
21
(D) Devices that combine a modem and 
22
router. 
23
(E) Connected devices. 
24
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(7) ELIGIBLE SCHOOL OR LIBRARY.—The term 
1
‘‘eligible school or library’’ means an elementary 
2
school, secondary school, or library (including a 
3
Tribal elementary school, Tribal secondary school, or 
4
Tribal library) eligible for support under paragraphs 
5
(1)(B) and (2) of section 254(h) of the Communica-
6
tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(h)), except as pro-
7
vided in paragraph (10). 
8
(8) EMERGENCY
CONNECTIVITY
FUND.—The 
9
term ‘‘Emergency Connectivity Fund’’ means the 
10
fund established under subsection (c)(1). 
11
(9) LIBRARY.—The term ‘‘library’’ includes a 
12
library consortium. 
13
(10) TRIBAL LIBRARY.—The term ‘‘Tribal li-
14
brary’’ means, only during a COVID–19 emergency 
15
period, a facility owned by an Indian Tribe, serving 
16
Indian Tribes, or serving American Indians, Alaskan 
17
Natives, or Native Hawaiian communities, includ-
18
ing— 
19
(A) a library or library consortium; or 
20
(B) a government building, chapter house, 
21
longhouse, community center, or other similar 
22
public building; 
23
and such facility need not comply with the portion 
24
of paragraph (4) of section 254(h) of the Commu-
25
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nications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(h)) relating to 
1
eligibility for assistance from a State library admin-
2
istrative agency. 
3
(11) WI-FI.—The term ‘‘Wi-Fi’’ means a wire-
4
less networking protocol based on Institute of Elec-
5
trical and Electronics Engineers standard 802.11 
6
(or any successor standard). 
7
(12) 
WI-FI
HOTSPOT.—The 
term 
‘‘Wi-Fi 
8
hotspot’’ means a device that is capable of— 
9
(A) receiving advanced telecommunications 
10
and information services; and 
11
(B) sharing such services with a connected 
12
device through the use of Wi-Fi. 
13
CHAPTER 
3—OVERSIGHT 
OF 
DEPART-
14
MENT OF COMMERCE PREVENTION 
15
AND RESPONSE TO COVID–19 
16
SEC. 3321. FUNDING FOR DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE IN-
17
SPECTOR GENERAL. 
18
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
19
appropriated to the Office of the Inspector General of the 
20
Department of Commerce for fiscal year 2021, out of any 
21
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
22
$3,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, 
23
for oversight of activities supported with funds appro-
24
priated to the Department of Commerce to prevent, pre-
25
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pare for, and respond to COVID–19, domestically or inter-
1
nationally. 
2
TITLE IV—COMMITTEE ON 
3
FINANCIAL SERVICES 
4
Subtitle A—Defense Production Act 
5
of 1950 
6
SEC. 4001. COVID–19 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SUPPLIES EN-
7
HANCEMENT. 
8
(a) SUPPORTING ENHANCED USE OF THE DEFENSE 
9
PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950.—In addition to funds other-
10
wise available, there is appropriated, for fiscal year 2021, 
11
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
12
priated, $10,000,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
13
tember 30, 2025, to carry out titles I, III, and VII of the 
14
Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) 
15
in accordance with subsection (b). 
16
(b) MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT.— 
17
(1) TESTING, PPE, VACCINES, AND OTHER MA-
18
TERIALS.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
19
amounts appropriated in subsection (a) shall be used 
20
for the purchase, production (including the construc-
21
tion, repair, and retrofitting of government-owned or 
22
private facilities as necessary), or distribution of 
23
medical supplies and equipment (including durable 
24
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medical equipment) related to combating the 
1
COVID–19 pandemic, including— 
2
(A) in vitro diagnostic products (as defined 
3
in section 809.3(a) of title 21, Code of Federal 
4
Regulations) for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 
5
or the diagnosis of the virus that causes 
6
COVID–19, and the reagents and other mate-
7
rials necessary for producing, conducting, or 
8
administering such products, and the machin-
9
ery, equipment, laboratory capacity, or other 
10
technology necessary to produce such products; 
11
(B) face masks and personal protective 
12
equipment, including face shields, nitrile gloves, 
13
N–95 filtering facepiece respirators, and any 
14
other masks or equipment (including durable 
15
medical equipment) determined by the Sec-
16
retary of Health and Human Services to be 
17
needed to respond to the COVID–19 pandemic, 
18
and the materials, machinery, additional manu-
19
facturing lines or facilities, or other technology 
20
necessary to produce such equipment; and 
21
(C) drugs and devices (as those terms are 
22
defined in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
23
metic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.)) and biologi-
24
cal products (as that term is defined by section 
25
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351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
1
U.S.C. 262)) that are approved, cleared, li-
2
censed, or authorized under either of such Acts 
3
for use in treating or preventing COVID–19 
4
and symptoms related to COVID–19, and any 
5
materials, manufacturing machinery, additional 
6
manufacturing or fill-finish lines or facilities, 
7
technology, or equipment (including durable 
8
medical equipment) necessary to produce or use 
9
such drugs, biological products, or devices (in-
10
cluding syringes, vials, or other supplies or 
11
equipment related to delivery, distribution, or 
12
administration). 
13
(2) RESPONDING
TO
PUBLIC
HEALTH
EMER-
14
GENCIES.—After September 30, 2022, amounts ap-
15
propriated in subsection (a) may be used for any ac-
16
tivity authorized by paragraph (1), or any other ac-
17
tivity that the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
18
ices determines to be necessary, to meet critical pub-
19
lic health needs of the United States, with respect 
20
to any pathogen that the President has determined 
21
has the potential for creating a public health emer-
22
gency. 
23
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(c) DELEGATION
AUTHORITY.—For purposes of 
1
using amounts appropriated in subsection (a), the Presi-
2
dent shall only delegate authority to— 
3
(1) with respect to any uses described under 
4
subsection (b), the Secretary of Health and Human 
5
Services; 
6
(2) with respect to uses described under sub-
7
section (b)(1), the head of any other agency respon-
8
sible for responding to the COVID-19 pandemic if 
9
the President determines that such delegation is im-
10
portant to an effective response to such pandemic; 
11
and 
12
(3) with respect to uses described under sub-
13
section (b)(2), the head of any other agency respon-
14
sible for responding to any pathogen with the poten-
15
tial for creating a public health emergency if the 
16
President determines that such delegation is impor-
17
tant to an effective response to a public health emer-
18
gency that may be created by such pathogen. 
19
(d) APPLICATION OF LIMITATIONS UNDER THE DE-
20
FENSE PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950.—The requirements 
21
described in section 304(e) of the Defense Production Act 
22
of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4534(e)) shall not apply to the funds 
23
appropriated in subsection (a) until September 30, 2025. 
24
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Subtitle B—Housing Provisions 
1
SEC. 4101. EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE. 
2
(a) FUNDING.— 
3
(1) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts 
4
otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Sec-
5
retary of the Treasury for fiscal year 2021, out of 
6
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
7
priated, $19,050,000,000, to remain available until 
8
September 30, 2027, for making payments to eligi-
9
ble grantees under this section— 
10
(2) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—Of the amount 
11
appropriated under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
12
shall reserve— 
13
(A) $305,000,000 for making payments 
14
under this section to the Commonwealth of 
15
Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, 
16
Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
17
Mariana Islands, and American Samoa; 
18
(B) $30,000,000 for costs of the Secretary 
19
for the administration of emergency rental as-
20
sistance programs and technical assistance to 
21
recipients of any grants made by the Secretary 
22
to provide financial and other assistance to 
23
renters; and 
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(C) $3,000,000 for administrative expenses 
1
of the Inspector General relating to oversight of 
2
funds provided in this section. 
3
(b) ALLOCATION FOR RENTAL AND UTILITY ASSIST-
4
ANCE.— 
5
(1) ALLOCATION FOR STATES AND UNITS OF 
6
LOCAL GOVERNMENT.— 
7
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The amount appro-
8
priated under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) 
9
that remains after the application of paragraph 
10
(2) of such subsection shall be allocated to eligi-
11
ble grantees described in subparagraphs (A) 
12
and (B) of subsection (i)(1) in the same man-
13
ner as the amount appropriated under section 
14
501 of subtitle A of title V of division N of the 
15
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public 
16
Law 116–260) is allocated to States and units 
17
of local government under subsection (b)(1) of 
18
such section, except that section 501(b) of such 
19
subtitle A shall be applied— 
20
(i) without regard to clause (i) of 
21
paragraph (1)(A); 
22
(ii) by deeming the amount appro-
23
priated under paragraph (1) of subsection 
24
(a) of this Act that remains after the ap-
25
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plication of paragraph (2) of such sub-
1
section to be the amount deemed to apply 
2
for purposes of applying clause (ii) of sec-
3
tion 501(b)(1)(A) of such subtitle A; 
4
(iii) by substituting ‘‘$152,000,000’’ 
5
for ‘‘$200,000,000’’ each place such term 
6
appears; 
7
(iv) in subclause (I) of such section 
8
501(b)(1)(A)(v), by substituting ‘‘under 
9
section 4101 of the American Rescue Plan 
10
Act of 2021’’ for ‘‘under this section’’; and 
11
(v) in subclause (II) of such section 
12
501(b)(1)(A)(v), by substituting ‘‘local 
13
government elects to receive funds from 
14
the Secretary under section 4101 of the 
15
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and 
16
will use the funds in a manner consistent 
17
with such section’’ for ‘‘local government’s 
18
proposed uses of the funds are consistent 
19
with subsection (d)’’. 
20
(B) PRO
RATA
ADJUSTMENT.—The Sec-
21
retary shall make pro rata adjustments in the 
22
amounts of the allocations determined under 
23
subparagraph (A) of this paragraph for entities 
24
described in such subparagraph as necessary to 
25
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ensure that the total amount of allocations 
1
made pursuant to such subparagraph does not 
2
exceed the remainder appropriated amount de-
3
scribed in such subparagraph. 
4
(2) ALLOCATIONS
FOR
TERRITORIES.—The 
5
amount reserved under subsection (a)(2)(A) shall be 
6
allocated to eligible grantees described in subsection 
7
(i)(1)(C) in the same manner as the amount appro-
8
priated under section 501(a)(2)(A) of subtitle A of 
9
title V of division N of the Consolidated Appropria-
10
tions Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260) is allocated 
11
under section 501(b)(3) of such subtitle A to eligible 
12
grantees under subparagraph (C) of such section 
13
501(b)(3), except that section 501(b)(3) of such sub-
14
title A shall be applied— 
15
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘of 
16
this Act’’ after ‘‘the amount reserved under 
17
subsection (a)(2)(A)’’; and 
18
(B) in clause (i) of subparagraph (B), by 
19
substituting ‘‘the amount equal to 0.3 percent 
20
of the amount appropriated under subsection 
21
(a)(1)’’ with ‘‘the amount equal to 0.3 percent 
22
of the amount appropriated under subsection 
23
(a)(1) of this Act’’. 
24
(c) PAYMENT SCHEDULE.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall pay all 
1
eligible grantees not less than 50 percent of each 
2
such eligible grantee’s total allocation provided 
3
under subsection (b) within 60 days of enactment of 
4
this Act. 
5
(2) SUBSEQUENT
PAYMENTS.—The Secretary 
6
shall pay to eligible grantees additional amounts in 
7
tranches up to the full amount of each such eligible 
8
grantee’s total allocation in accordance with a proce-
9
dure established by the Secretary, provided that any 
10
such procedure established by the Secretary shall re-
11
quire that an eligible grantee must have obligated 
12
not less than 75 percent of the funds already dis-
13
bursed by the Secretary pursuant to this section 
14
prior to disbursement of additional amounts. 
15
(d) USE OF FUNDS.— 
16
(1) IN
GENERAL.—An eligible grantee shall 
17
only use the funds provided from payments made 
18
under this section as follows: 
19
(A) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 
20
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
21
(ii) of this subparagraph, funds received by 
22
an eligible grantee from payments made 
23
under this section shall be used to provide 
24
financial assistance to eligible households, 
25
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not to exceed 18 months, including the 
1
payment of— 
2
(I) rent; 
3
(II) rental arrears; 
4
(III) utilities and home energy 
5
costs; 
6
(IV) utilities and home energy 
7
costs arrears; and 
8
(V) other expenses related to 
9
housing. 
10
(ii) 
LIMITATION.—The 
aggregate 
11
amount of financial assistance an eligible 
12
household may receive under this section, 
13
when combined with financial assistance 
14
provided under section 501 of subtitle A of 
15
title V of division N of the Consolidated 
16
Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 
17
116–260), shall not exceed 18 months. 
18
(B) HOUSING STABILITY SERVICES.—Not 
19
more than 10 percent of funds received by an 
20
eligible grantee from payments made under this 
21
section may be used to provide case manage-
22
ment and other services intended to help keep 
23
households stably housed. 
24
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(C) ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS.—Not more 
1
than 15 percent of the total amount paid to an 
2
eligible grantee under this section may be used 
3
for administrative costs attributable to pro-
4
viding financial assistance, housing stability 
5
services, and other affordable rental housing 
6
and eviction prevention activities under sub-
7
paragraphs (A), (B), and (D), respectively, in-
8
cluding for data collection and reporting re-
9
quirements related to such funds. 
10
(D) OTHER AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUS-
11
ING AND EVICTION PREVENTION ACTIVITIES.— 
12
An eligible grantee may use any funds from 
13
payments made under this section that are un-
14
obligated on October 1, 2022, for purposes in 
15
addition to those specified in this paragraph, 
16
provided that— 
17
(i) such other purposes are affordable 
18
housing purposes, as defined by the Sec-
19
retary, serving very low-income families (as 
20
such term is defined in section 3(b) of the 
21
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
22
U.S.C. 1437a(b))); and 
23
(ii) prior to obligating any funds for 
24
such purposes, the eligible grantee has ob-
25
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ligated not less than 75 percent of the 
1
total funds allocated to such eligible grant-
2
ee in accordance with this section. 
3
(2) DISTRIBUTION OF ASSISTANCE.—Amounts 
4
appropriated under subsection (a)(1) of this section 
5
shall be subject to the same terms and conditions 
6
that apply under paragraph (4) of section 501(c) of 
7
subtitle A of title V of division N of the Consolidated 
8
Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260) to 
9
amounts appropriated under subsection (a)(1) of 
10
such section 501. 
11
(e) REALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
12
(1) IN GENERAL.—After September 30, 2022, 
13
the Secretary shall reallocate funds allocated to eligi-
14
ble grantees in accordance with subsection (b) but 
15
not yet paid in accordance with subsection (c)(2) ac-
16
cording to a procedure established by the Secretary. 
17
(2) ELIGIBILITY FOR REALLOCATED FUNDS.— 
18
The Secretary shall require an eligible grantee to 
19
have obligated 50 percent of the total amount of 
20
funds allocated to such eligible grantee under sub-
21
section (b) to be eligible to receive funds reallocated 
22
under paragraph (1) of this subsection. 
23
(3) PAYMENT OF REALLOCATED FUNDS BY THE 
24
SECRETARY.—The Secretary shall pay to each eligi-
25
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ble grantee eligible for a payment of reallocated 
1
funds described in paragraph (2) of this subsection 
2
the amount allocated to such eligible grantee in ac-
3
cordance with the procedure established by the Sec-
4
retary in accordance with paragraph (2) of this sub-
5
section. 
6
(4) USE
OF
REALLOCATED
FUNDS.—Eligible 
7
grantees may use any funds received in accordance 
8
with this subsection only for purposes specified in 
9
paragraph (1) of subsection (d). 
10
(f) INAPPLICABILITY
OF PAPERWORK REDUCTION 
11
ACT.—Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United 
12
States Code, shall not apply to the collection of informa-
13
tion for reporting or research requirements specified in 
14
this section if the Secretary determines it is necessary to 
15
expedite the efficient use of funds under this section. 
16
(g) TREATMENT OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance pro-
17
vided to a household from a payment made under this sec-
18
tion shall not be regarded as income and shall not be re-
19
garded as a resource for purposes of determining the eligi-
20
bility of the household or any member of the household 
21
for benefits or assistance, or the amount or extent of bene-
22
fits or assistance, under any Federal program or under 
23
any State or local program financed in whole or in part 
24
with Federal funds. 
25
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(h) INFORMATION REQUIRED BY SECRETARY.—Each 
1
eligible grantee that receives an allocation of funds under 
2
subsection (b) and at least one payment under subsection 
3
(c) shall submit to the Secretary information required by 
4
the Secretary to monitor and evaluate activities carried 
5
out by the eligible grantee under subsection (d). 
6
(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
7
(1) ELIGIBLE
GRANTEE.—The term ‘‘eligible 
8
grantee’’ means any of the following: 
9
(A) The 50 States of the United States 
10
and the District of Columbia. 
11
(B) A unit of local government (as defined 
12
in paragraph (5)). 
13
(C) The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
14
the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, the 
15
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
16
lands, and American Samoa. 
17
(2) ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLD.—The term ‘‘eligible 
18
household’’ means a household of 1 or more individ-
19
uals who are obligated to pay rent on a residential 
20
dwelling and with respect to which the eligible grant-
21
ee involved determines that— 
22
(A) 1 or more individuals within the house-
23
hold has— 
24
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(i) qualified for unemployment bene-
1
fits; or 
2
(ii) experienced a reduction in house-
3
hold income, incurred significant costs, or 
4
experienced other financial hardship during 
5
or due, directly or indirectly, to the 
6
coronavirus pandemic; 
7
(B) 1 or more individuals within the 
8
household can demonstrate a risk of experi-
9
encing homelessness or housing instability; and 
10
(C) the household is a low-income family 
11
(as such term is defined in section 3(b) of the 
12
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
13
1437a(b)). 
14
(3) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Inspec-
15
tor General’’ means the Inspector General of the De-
16
partment of the Treasury. 
17
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
18
the Secretary of the Treasury. 
19
(5) UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—The term 
20
‘‘unit of local government’’ has the meaning given 
21
such term in section 501 of subtitle A of title V of 
22
division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
23
2021 (Public Law 116–260). 
24
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(j) AVAILABILITY.—Funds provided to an eligible 
1
grantee under a payment made under this section shall 
2
remain available through September 30, 2025. 
3
(k) EXTENSION OF AVAILABILITY UNDER PROGRAM 
4
FOR EXISTING FUNDING.—Paragraph (1) of section 
5
501(e) of subtitle A of title V of division N of the Consoli-
6
dated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260) is 
7
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2021’’ and inserting 
8
‘‘September 30, 2022’’. 
9
SEC. 4102. EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHERS. 
10
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
11
wise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of 
12
Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred 
13
to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) for fiscal year 2021, out of any 
14
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
15
$5,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
16
2030, for— 
17
(1) incremental emergency vouchers under sub-
18
section (b); 
19
(2) renewals of the vouchers under subsection 
20
(b); 
21
(3) fees for the costs of administering vouchers 
22
under subsection (b) and other eligible expenses de-
23
fined by notice to prevent, prepare, and respond to 
24
coronavirus to facilitate the leasing of the emergency 
25
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vouchers, such as security deposit assistance and 
1
other costs related to retention and support of par-
2
ticipating owners; and 
3
(4) adjustments in the calendar year 2021 sec-
4
tion 8 renewal funding allocation, including main-
5
stream vouchers, for public housing agencies that ex-
6
perience a significant increase in voucher per-unit 
7
costs due to extraordinary circumstances or that, de-
8
spite taking reasonable cost savings measures, would 
9
otherwise be required to terminate rental assistance 
10
for families as a result of insufficient funding. 
11
(b) EMERGENCY VOUCHERS.— 
12
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 
13
emergency rental assistance vouchers under sub-
14
section (a), which shall be tenant-based rental assist-
15
ance under section 8(o) of the United States Hous-
16
ing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)). 
17
(2) QUALIFYING INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES DE-
18
FINED.—For the purposes of this section, qualifying 
19
individuals or families are those who are— 
20
(A) homeless (as such term is defined in 
21
section 103(a) of the McKinney-Vento Home-
22
less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302(a)); 
23
(B) at risk of homelessness (as such term 
24
is defined in section 401(1) of the McKinney- 
25
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Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
1
11360(1))); 
2
(C) fleeing, or attempting to flee, domestic 
3
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalk-
4
ing, or human trafficking; or 
5
(D) recently homeless, as determined by 
6
the Secretary, and for whom providing rental 
7
assistance will prevent the family’s homeless-
8
ness or having high risk of housing instability. 
9
(3) ALLOCATION.—Public housing agencies 
10
shall be notified of the number of emergency vouch-
11
ers allocated pursuant to this section to the agency 
12
not later than 60 days after the date of the enact-
13
ment of this Act, in accordance with a formula that 
14
includes public housing agency capacity and ensures 
15
geographic diversity, including with respect to rural 
16
areas, among public housing agencies administering 
17
the Housing Choice Voucher program. 
18
(4) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
19
(A) ELECTION TO ADMINISTER.—The Sec-
20
retary shall establish a procedure for public 
21
housing agencies to accept or decline the emer-
22
gency vouchers allocated to the agency in ac-
23
cordance with the formula under subparagraph 
24
(3). 
25
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(B) FAILURE TO USE VOUCHERS PROMPT-
1
LY.—If a public housing agency fails to lease 
2
its authorized vouchers under subsection (b) on 
3
behalf of eligible families within a reasonable 
4
period of time, the Secretary may revoke and 
5
redistribute any unleased vouchers and associ-
6
ated funds, including administrative fees and 
7
costs referred to in subsection (a)(3), to other 
8
public housing agencies according to the for-
9
mula under paragraph (3). 
10
(5) WAIVERS
AND
ALTERNATIVE
REQUIRE-
11
MENTS.—Any provision of any statute or regulation 
12
used to administer the amounts made available 
13
under this section (except for requirements related 
14
to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, 
15
and the environment), shall be waived upon a find-
16
ing that any such waivers or alternative require-
17
ments are necessary to expedite or facilitate the use 
18
of amounts made available in this section. 
19
(6) TERMINATION OF VOUCHERS UPON TURN-
20
OVER.—After September 30, 2023, a public housing 
21
agency may not reissue any vouchers made available 
22
under this section when assistance for the family as-
23
sisted ends. 
24
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(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND OTHER COSTS.— 
1
The Secretary may use not more $20,000,000 of the 
2
amounts made available under this section for the costs 
3
to the Secretary of administering and overseeing the im-
4
plementation of this section and the Housing Choice 
5
Voucher program generally, including information tech-
6
nology, financial reporting, and other costs. Of the 
7
amounts set aside under this subsection, the Secretary 
8
may use not more than $10,000,000, without competition, 
9
to make new awards or increase prior awards to existing 
10
technical assistance providers to provide an immediate in-
11
crease in capacity building and technical assistance to 
12
public housing agencies. 
13
(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—The provisions of this sec-
14
tion may be implemented by notice. 
15
SEC. 4103. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR RURAL HOUSING. 
16
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
17
appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in 
18
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000, 
19
to remain available until September 30, 2022, to provide 
20
grants under section 521(a)(2) of the Housing Act of 
21
1949 or agreements entered into in lieu of debt forgiveness 
22
or payments for eligible households as authorized by sec-
23
tion 502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949, for tem-
24
porary adjustment of income losses for residents of hous-
25
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ing financed or assisted under section 514, 515, or 516 
1
of the Housing Act of 1949 who have experienced income 
2
loss but are not currently receiving Federal rental assist-
3
ance. 
4
SEC. 4104. HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORTIVE SERV-
5
ICES PROGRAMS FOR NATIVE AMERICANS. 
6
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
7
wise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, 
8
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
9
priated, $750,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
10
tember 30, 2025, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
11
coronavirus, for activities and assistance authorized under 
12
title I of the Native American Housing Assistance and 
13
Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) (25 U.S.C. 
14
4111 et seq.), under title VIII of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 
15
4221 et seq.), and under section 106(a)(1) of the Housing 
16
and Community Development Act of 1974 with respect to 
17
Indian tribes (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), which shall be 
18
made available as follows: 
19
(1) HOUSING
BLOCK
GRANTS.—$455,000,000 
20
shall be available for the Native American Housing 
21
Block Grants and Native Hawaiian Housing Block 
22
Grant programs, as authorized under titles I and 
23
VIII of NAHASDA, subject to the following terms 
24
and conditions: 
25
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(A) FORMULA.—Of the amounts made 
1
available under this paragraph, $450,000,000 
2
shall be for grants under title I of NAHASDA 
3
and shall be distributed according to the same 
4
funding formula used in fiscal year 2021. 
5
(B) NATIVE HAWAIIANS.—Of the amounts 
6
made 
available 
under 
this 
paragraph, 
7
$5,000,000 shall be for grants under title VIII 
8
of NAHASDA. 
9
(C) USE.—Amounts made available under 
10
this paragraph shall be used by recipients to 
11
prevent, 
prepare 
for, 
and 
respond 
to 
12
coronavirus, including to maintain normal oper-
13
ations and fund eligible affordable housing ac-
14
tivities under NAHASDA during the period 
15
that the program is impacted by coronavirus. In 
16
addition, amounts made available under sub-
17
paragraph (B) shall be used to provide rental 
18
assistance to eligible Native Hawaiian families 
19
both on and off the Hawaiian Home Lands. 
20
(D) TIMING
OF
OBLIGATIONS.—Amounts 
21
made available under this paragraph shall be 
22
used, as necessary, to cover or reimburse allow-
23
able costs to prevent, prepare for, and respond 
24
to coronavirus that are incurred by a recipient, 
25
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including for costs incurred as of January 21, 
1
2020. 
2
(E) WAIVERS.—Any provision of statute or 
3
regulation used to administer amounts made 
4
available under this paragraph (except for re-
5
quirements related to fair housing, non-
6
discrimination, labor standards, and the envi-
7
ronment), shall be waived upon a finding that 
8
any such waivers or alternative requirements 
9
are necessary to expedite or facilitate the use of 
10
amounts made available under this paragraph. 
11
(F) UNOBLIGATED
AMOUNTS.—Amounts 
12
made available under this paragraph which are 
13
not accepted, are voluntarily returned, or other-
14
wise recaptured for any reason shall be used to 
15
fund grants under paragraph (2). 
16
(2) INDIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK 
17
GRANTS.—$280,000,000 shall be available for grants 
18
under title I of the Housing and Community Devel-
19
opment Act of 1974, subject to the following terms 
20
and conditions: 
21
(A) USE.—Amounts made available under 
22
this paragraph shall be used, without competi-
23
tion, for emergencies that constitute imminent 
24
threats to health and safety and are designed to 
25
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prevent, 
prepare 
for, 
and 
respond 
to 
1
coronavirus. 
2
(B) PLANNING.—Not to exceed 20 percent 
3
of any grant made with funds made available 
4
under this paragraph shall be expended for 
5
planning and management development and ad-
6
ministration. 
7
(C) TIMING
OF
OBLIGATIONS.—Amounts 
8
made available under this paragraph shall be 
9
used, as necessary, to cover or reimburse allow-
10
able costs to prevent, prepare for, and respond 
11
to coronavirus incurred by a recipient, including 
12
for costs incurred as of January 21, 2020. 
13
(D) INAPPLICABILITY OF PUBLIC SERVICES 
14
CAP.—Notwithstanding section 105(a)(8) of the 
15
Housing and Community Development Act of 
16
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305(a)(8)), there shall be no 
17
per centum limitation for the use of funds made 
18
available under this paragraph for public serv-
19
ices activities to prevent, prepare for, and re-
20
spond to coronavirus. 
21
(E) WAIVERS.—Any provision of any stat-
22
ute or regulation used to administer amounts 
23
made available under this paragraph (except for 
24
requirements related to fair housing, non-
25
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discrimination, labor standards, and the envi-
1
ronment), shall be waived upon a finding that 
2
any such waivers or alternative requirements 
3
are necessary to expedite or facilitate the use of 
4
amounts made available under this paragraph. 
5
(3) 
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—$10,000,000 
6
shall be used, without competition, to make new 
7
awards or increase prior awards to existing technical 
8
assistance providers to provide an immediate in-
9
crease in training and technical assistance to Indian 
10
tribes, Indian housing authorities, and tribally des-
11
ignated housing entities for activities under this sec-
12
tion. 
13
(4) OTHER COSTS.—$5,000,000 shall be used 
14
for the administrative costs to oversee and admin-
15
ister the implementation of this section, and pay for 
16
associated information technology, financial report-
17
ing, and other costs. 
18
SEC. 4105. HOUSING COUNSELING. 
19
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
20
wise available, there is appropriated to the Neighborhood 
21
Reinvestment Corporation (in this section referred to as 
22
the ‘‘Corporation’’) for fiscal year 2021, out of any money 
23
in 
the 
Treasury 
not 
otherwise 
appropriated, 
24
$100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
25
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2025, for grants to housing counseling intermediaries ap-
1
proved by the Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
2
opment, 
State 
housing 
finance 
agencies, 
and 
3
NeighborWorks organizations for providing housing coun-
4
seling services, as authorized under the Neighborhood Re-
5
investment Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 8101-8107) and 
6
consistent with the discretion set forth in section 
7
606(a)(5) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 8105(a)(5)) to design 
8
and administer grant programs. Of the grant funds made 
9
available under this subsection, not less than 40 percent 
10
shall be provided to counseling organizations that— 
11
(1) target housing counseling services to minor-
12
ity and low-income populations facing housing insta-
13
bility; or 
14
(2) provide housing counseling services in 
15
neighborhoods having high concentrations of minor-
16
ity and low-income populations. 
17
(b) LIMITATION.—The aggregate amount provided to 
18
NeighborWorks organizations under this section shall not 
19
exceed 15 percent of the total of grant funds made avail-
20
able by subsection (a). 
21
(c) ADMINISTRATION
AND OVERSIGHT.—The Cor-
22
poration may retain a portion of the amounts provided 
23
under this section, in a proportion consistent with its 
24
standard rate for program administration in order to cover 
25
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its expenses related to program administration and over-
1
sight. 
2
(d) HOUSING COUNSELING SERVICES DEFINED.— 
3
For the purposes of this section, the term ‘‘housing coun-
4
seling services’’ means— 
5
(1) housing counseling provided directly to 
6
households facing housing instability, such as evic-
7
tion, default, foreclosure, loss of income, or home-
8
lessness; 
9
(2) education, outreach, training, technology 
10
upgrades, and other program related support; and 
11
(3) operational oversight funding for grantees 
12
and subgrantees that receive funds under this sec-
13
tion. 
14
SEC. 4106. HOMELESSNESS ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORTIVE 
15
SERVICES PROGRAM. 
16
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
17
wise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, 
18
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
19
priated, $5,000,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
20
tember 30, 2025, except that amounts authorized under 
21
subsection (d)(3) shall remain available until September 
22
30, 2029, for assistance under title II of the Cranston- 
23
Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
24
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12721 et seq.) for the following activities to primarily ben-
1
efit qualifying individuals or families: 
2
(1) Tenant-based rental assistance. 
3
(2) The development and support of affordable 
4
housing pursuant to section 212(a) of the Cranston- 
5
Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 
6
U.S.C. 12742(a)) (‘‘the Act’’ herein). 
7
(3) Supportive services to qualifying individuals 
8
or families not already receiving such supportive 
9
services, including— 
10
(A) activities listed in section 401(29) of 
11
the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 
12
(42 U.S.C. 11360(29)); 
13
(B) housing counseling; and 
14
(C) homeless prevention services. 
15
(4) The acquisition and development of non- 
16
congregate shelter units, all or a portion of which 
17
may— 
18
(A) be converted to permanent affordable 
19
housing; 
20
(B) be used as emergency shelter under 
21
subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento 
22
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11371- 
23
11378); 
24
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(C) be converted to permanent housing 
1
under subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney- 
2
Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
3
11381-11389); or 
4
(D) remain as non-congregate shelter 
5
units. 
6
(b) QUALIFYING INDIVIDUALS
OR FAMILIES DE-
7
FINED.—For the purposes of this section, qualifying indi-
8
viduals or families are those who are— 
9
(1) homeless, as defined in section 103(a) of 
10
the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
11
U.S.C. 11302(a)); 
12
(2) at-risk of homelessness, as defined in sec-
13
tion 401(1) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
14
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360(1)); 
15
(3) fleeing, or attempting to flee, domestic vio-
16
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or 
17
human trafficking; 
18
(4) in other populations where providing sup-
19
portive services or assistance under section 212(a) of 
20
the Act (42 U.S.C. 12742(a)) would prevent the 
21
family’s homelessness or would serve those with the 
22
greatest risk of housing instability; or 
23
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(5) veterans and families that include a veteran 
1
family member that meet one of the preceding cri-
2
teria. 
3
(c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
4
(1) FUNDING RESTRICTIONS.—The cost limits 
5
in section 212(e) (42 U.S.C. 12742(e)), the commit-
6
ment requirements in section 218(g) (42 U.S.C. 
7
12749(g)), the matching requirements in section 220 
8
(42 U.S.C. 12750), and the set-aside for housing de-
9
veloped, sponsored, or owned by community housing 
10
development organizations required in section 231 of 
11
the Act (42 U.S.C. 12771) shall not apply for 
12
amounts made available in this section. 
13
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— Notwithstanding 
14
sections 212(c) and (d)(1) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 
15
12742(c) and (d)(1)), of the funds made available in 
16
this section for carrying out activities authorized in 
17
this section, a grantee may use up to fifteen percent 
18
of its allocation for administrative and planning 
19
costs. 
20
(3) OPERATING
EXPENSES.—Notwithstanding 
21
sections 212(a) and (g) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 
22
12742(a) and (g)), a grantee may use up to an addi-
23
tional five percent of its allocation for the payment 
24
of operating expenses of community housing develop-
25
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ment organizations and nonprofit organizations car-
1
rying out activities authorized under this section, 
2
but only if— 
3
(A) such funds are used to develop the ca-
4
pacity of the community housing development 
5
organization or nonprofit organization in the ju-
6
risdiction or insular area to carry out activities 
7
authorized under this section; and 
8
(B) the community housing development 
9
organization or nonprofit organization complies 
10
with the limitation on assistance in section 
11
234(b) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12774(b)). 
12
(4) CONTRACTING.—A grantee, when con-
13
tracting with service providers engaged directly in 
14
the provision of services under paragraph (a)(3), 
15
shall, to the extent practicable, enter into contracts 
16
in amounts that cover the actual total program costs 
17
and administrative overhead to provide the services 
18
contracted. 
19
(d) ALLOCATION.— 
20
(1) FORMULA
ASSISTANCE.—Except as pro-
21
vided in paragraphs (2) and (3), amounts made 
22
available under this section shall be allocated pursu-
23
ant to section 217 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12746) to 
24
grantees that received allocations pursuant to that 
25
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same formula in fiscal year 2021, and such alloca-
1
tions shall be made within 30 days of enactment of 
2
this Act. 
3
(2) 
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—Up 
to 
4
$25,000,000 of the amounts made available under 
5
this section shall be used, without competition, to 
6
make new awards or increase prior awards to exist-
7
ing technical assistance providers to provide an im-
8
mediate increase in capacity building and technical 
9
assistance available to any grantees implementing 
10
activities or projects consistent with this section. 
11
(3) OTHER COSTS.—Up to $50,000,000 of the 
12
amounts made available under this section shall be 
13
used for the administrative costs to oversee and ad-
14
minister implementation of this section and the 
15
HOME program generally, including information 
16
technology, financial reporting, and other costs. 
17
(4) WAIVERS.—Any provision of any statute or 
18
regulation used to administer the amounts made 
19
available under this section (except for requirements 
20
related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor 
21
standards, and the environment), may be waived 
22
upon a finding that any such waivers or alternative 
23
requirements are necessary to expedite or facilitate 
24
the use of amounts made available in this section. 
25
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SEC. 4107. HOMEOWNER ASSISTANCE FUND. 
1
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
2
wise available, there is appropriated to the Homeowner 
3
Assistance Fund established under subsection (c) for fiscal 
4
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
5
appropriated, $9,961,000,000, to remain available until 
6
September 30, 2025, for qualified expenses that meet the 
7
purposes specified under subsection (c) and expenses de-
8
scribed in subsection (d)(1). 
9
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
10
(1) CONFORMING LOAN LIMIT.—The term ‘‘con-
11
forming loan limit’’ means the applicable limitation 
12
governing the maximum original principal obligation 
13
of a mortgage secured by a single-family residence, 
14
a mortgage secured by a 2-family residence, a mort-
15
gage secured by a 3-family residence, or a mortgage 
16
secured by a 4-family residence, as determined and 
17
adjusted annually under section 302(b)(2) of the 
18
Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act 
19
(12 U.S.C. 1717(b)(2)) and section 305(a)(2) of the 
20
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act (12 
21
U.S.C. 1454(a)(2)). 
22
(2) DWELLING.—The term ‘‘dwelling’’ means 
23
any building, structure, or portion thereof which is 
24
occupied as, or designed or intended for occupancy 
25
as, a residence by one or more individuals. 
26
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(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
1
ty’’ means— 
2
(A) a State; or 
3
(B) any entity eligible for payment under 
4
subsection (f). 
5
(4) MORTGAGE.—The term ‘‘mortgage’’ means 
6
any credit transaction— 
7
(A) that is secured by a mortgage, deed of 
8
trust, or other consensual security interest on a 
9
principal residence of a borrower that is (i) a 1- 
10
to 4-unit dwelling, or (ii) residential real prop-
11
erty that includes a 1- to 4-unit dwelling; and 
12
(B) the unpaid principal balance of which 
13
was, at the time of origination, not more than 
14
the conforming loan limit. 
15
(5) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the 
16
Homeowner Assistance Fund established under sub-
17
section (c). 
18
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
19
the Secretary of the Treasury. 
20
(7) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any 
21
State of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
22
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American 
23
Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the 
24
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 
25
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(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.— 
1
(1) ESTABLISHMENT; QUALIFIED EXPENSES.— 
2
There is established in the Department of the Treas-
3
ury a Homeowner Assistance Fund to mitigate fi-
4
nancial hardships associated with the coronavirus 
5
pandemic by providing such funds as are appro-
6
priated by subsection (a) to eligible entities, and to 
7
require an eligible entity that receives funds pursu-
8
ant to this section to periodically submit to the Sec-
9
retary a report that describes the activities carried 
10
out by the eligible entity using the funds provided 
11
under this section, for the purpose of preventing 
12
homeowner mortgage delinquencies, defaults, fore-
13
closures, loss of utilities or home energy services, 
14
and displacements of homeowners experiencing fi-
15
nancial hardship after January 21, 2020, through 
16
qualified expenses related to mortgages and housing, 
17
which include— 
18
(A) mortgage payment assistance; 
19
(B) financial assistance to allow a home-
20
owner to reinstate a mortgage or to pay other 
21
housing related costs related to a period of for-
22
bearance, delinquency, or default; 
23
(C) principal reduction; 
24
(D) facilitating interest rate reductions; 
25
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(E) payment assistance for— 
1
(i) utilities, including electric, gas, 
2
and water; 
3
(ii) 
internet 
service, 
including 
4
broadband internet access service, as de-
5
fined in section 8.1(b) of title 47, Code of 
6
Federal Regulations (or any successor reg-
7
ulation); 
8
(iii) property taxes; 
9
(iv) homeowner’s insurance, flood in-
10
surance, and mortgage insurance; and 
11
(v) homeowner’s association, condo-
12
minium 
association 
fees, 
or 
common 
13
charges; 
14
(F) reimbursement of funds expended by a 
15
State, local government, or designated entity 
16
under subsection (e) during the period begin-
17
ning on January 21, 2020, and ending on the 
18
date that the first funds are disbursed by the 
19
eligible entity under the Homeowner Assistance 
20
Fund, for the purpose of providing housing or 
21
utility payment assistance to individuals or oth-
22
erwise providing funds to prevent foreclosure or 
23
eviction of a homeowner or tenant or prevent 
24
mortgage delinquency or loss of housing or util-
25
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ities as a response to the coronavirus disease 
1
(COVID) pandemic; and 
2
(G) any other assistance to promote hous-
3
ing stability for homeowners, including pre-
4
venting eviction, mortgage delinquency or de-
5
fault, foreclosure, or the loss of utility or home 
6
energy services, as determined by the Secretary. 
7
(2) TARGETING.—Not less than 60 percent of 
8
amounts made to each eligible entity allocated 
9
amounts under subsection (d) or (f) shall be used 
10
for qualified expenses that assist homeowners having 
11
incomes equal to or less than 100 percent of the 
12
area median income for their household size or equal 
13
to or less than 100 percent of the median income for 
14
the United States, as determined by the Secretary of 
15
Housing and Urban Development, whichever is 
16
greater. The eligible entity shall prioritize remaining 
17
funds to populations or geographies experiencing the 
18
greatest need. 
19
(d) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
20
(1) ADMINISTRATION.—Of any amounts made 
21
available under this section, the Secretary shall re-
22
serve— 
23
(A) to the Department of the Treasury, an 
24
amount not to exceed $40,000,000 to admin-
25
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ister and oversee the Fund, and to provide tech-
1
nical assistance to eligible entities for the cre-
2
ation and implementation of State and tribal 
3
programs to administer assistance from the 
4
Fund; and 
5
(B) to the Inspector General of the De-
6
partment of the Treasury, an amount to not ex-
7
ceed $2,600,000 for oversight of the program 
8
under this section. 
9
(2) FOR
STATES.—After the application of 
10
paragraphs (1), (4), and (5) of this subsection and 
11
subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Sec-
12
retary shall establish such criteria as are necessary 
13
to allocate the remaining funds available within the 
14
Homeowner Assistance Fund to each State of the 
15
United States, the District of Columbia, and the 
16
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, taking into consider-
17
ation, for such State relative to all States of the 
18
United States, the District of Columbia, and the 
19
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as of the date of the 
20
enactment of this Act— 
21
(A) the average number of unemployed in-
22
dividuals measured over a period of time not 
23
fewer than 3 months and not more than 12 
24
months; 
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(B) the total number or mortgagors with— 
1
(i) mortgage payments that are more 
2
than 30 days past due; or 
3
(ii) mortgages in foreclosure. 
4
(3) SMALL STATE MINIMUM.— 
5
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Each State of the 
6
United States, the District of Columbia, and 
7
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall receive 
8
no less than $40,000,000 for the purposes es-
9
tablished in (c). 
10
(B) PRO RATA ADJUSTMENTS.—The Sec-
11
retary shall adjust on a pro rata basis the 
12
amount of the payments for each State of the 
13
United States, the District of Columbia, and 
14
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico determined 
15
under this subsection without regard to this 
16
subparagraph to the extent necessary to comply 
17
with the requirements of subparagraph (A). 
18
(4) TERRITORY
SET-ASIDE.—Notwithstanding 
19
any other provision of this section, of the amounts 
20
appropriated under subsection (a), the Secretary 
21
shall reserve $30,000,000 to be disbursed to Guam, 
22
American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, 
23
and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
24
lands based on each such territory’s share of the 
25
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combined total population of all such territories, as 
1
determined by the Secretary. For the purposes of 
2
this paragraph, population shall be determined based 
3
on the most recent year for which data are available 
4
from the United States Census Bureau. 
5
(5) TRIBAL
SET-ASIDE.—The Secretary shall 
6
allocate funds to any eligible entity designated under 
7
subsection (f) pursuant to the requirements of that 
8
subsection. 
9
(e) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS TO STATES.— 
10
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make 
11
payments, beginning not later than 45 days after en-
12
actment of this Act, from amounts allocated under 
13
subsection (d) to eligible entities that have notified 
14
the Secretary that they request to receive payment 
15
from the Fund and that the eligible entity will use 
16
such payments in compliance with this section. 
17
(2) REALLOCATION.—If a State does not re-
18
quest allocated funds by the 90th day after the date 
19
of enactment of this Act, such State shall not be eli-
20
gible for a payment from the Secretary pursuant to 
21
this section, and the Secretary shall reallocate any 
22
funds that were not requested by such State among 
23
the States that have requested funds by the 90th 
24
day after the date of enactment of this Act. For any 
25
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such reallocation of funds, the Secretary shall ad-
1
here to the requirements of subsection (d), except 
2
for paragraph (1), to the greatest extent possible, 
3
provided that the Secretary shall also take into con-
4
sideration in determining such reallocation a State’s 
5
remaining need and a State’s record of using pay-
6
ments from the Fund to serve homeowners at dis-
7
proportionate risk of mortgage default, foreclosure, 
8
or displacement, including homeowners having in-
9
comes equal to or less than 100 percent of the area 
10
median income for their household size or 100 per-
11
cent of the median income for the United States, as 
12
determined by the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
13
Development, whichever is greater, and minority 
14
homeowners. 
15
(f) TRIBAL SET-ASIDE.— 
16
(1) SET-ASIDE.—Notwithstanding any other 
17
provision of this section, of the amounts appro-
18
priated under subsection (a), the Secretary shall use 
19
5 percent to make payments to entities that are eli-
20
gible for payments under clauses (i) and (ii) of sec-
21
tion 501(b)(2)(A) of subtitle A of title V of division 
22
N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 
23
(Public Law 116-260) for the purposes described in 
24
subsection (c). 
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(2) ALLOCATION
AND
PAYMENT.—The Sec-
1
retary shall allocate the funds set aside under para-
2
graph (1) using the allocation formulas described in 
3
clauses (i) and (ii) of section 501(b)(2)(A) of sub-
4
title A of title V of division N of the Consolidated 
5
Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), 
6
and shall make payments of such amounts beginning 
7
no later than 45 days after enactment of this Act to 
8
entities eligible for payment under clauses (i) and 
9
(ii) of section 501(b)(2)(A) of subtitle A of title V 
10
of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations 
11
Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) that notify the Sec-
12
retary that they request to receive payments allo-
13
cated from the Fund by the Secretary for purposes 
14
described under subsection (c) and will use such 
15
payments in compliance with this section. 
16
(3) ADJUSTMENT.—Allocations provided under 
17
this subsection may be further adjusted as provided 
18
by section 501(b)(2)(B) of subtitle A of title V of di-
19
vision N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
20
2021 (Public Law 116-260). 
21
SEC. 4108. RELIEF MEASURES FOR SECTION 502 AND 504 DI-
22
RECT LOAN BORROWERS. 
23
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
24
wise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, 
25
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out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
1
priated, $39,000,000, to remain available until September 
2
30, 2023, for direct loans made under sections 502 and 
3
504 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472, 1474). 
4
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—The Secretary 
5
may use not more than 3 percent of the amounts appro-
6
priated under this section for administrative purposes. 
7
Subtitle C—Small Business (SSBCI) 
8
SEC. 4201. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE STATE SMALL BUSI-
9
NESS CREDIT INITIATIVE ACT OF 2010. 
10
(a) REAUTHORIZATION.— 
11
(1) IN GENERAL.—The State Small Business 
12
Credit Initiative Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5701 et 
13
seq.) is amended— 
14
(A) in section 3003— 
15
(i) in subsection (b)— 
16
(I) by amending paragraph (1) to 
17
read as follows: 
18
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days 
19
after the date of enactment of subsection (d), the 
20
Secretary shall allocate Federal funds to partici-
21
pating States so that each State is eligible to receive 
22
an amount equal to what the State would receive 
23
under the 2021 allocation, as determined under 
24
paragraph (2).’’; 
25
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(II) in paragraph (2)— 
1
(aa) by striking ‘‘2009’’ 
2
each place such term appears 
3
and inserting ‘‘2021’’; 
4
(bb) by striking ‘‘2008’’ 
5
each place such term appears 
6
and inserting ‘‘2020’’; 
7
(cc) in subparagraph (A), by 
8
striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and in-
9
serting ‘‘With respect to States 
10
other than Tribal governments, 
11
the Secretary’’; 
12
(dd) in subparagraph (C)(i), 
13
by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 
14
‘‘2019’’; and 
15
(ee) by adding at the end 
16
the following: 
17
‘‘(C) SEPARATE ALLOCATION FOR TRIBAL 
18
GOVERNMENTS.— 
19
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—With respect to 
20
States that are Tribal governments, the 
21
Secretary shall determine the 2021 alloca-
22
tion by allocating $500,000,000 among the 
23
Tribal governments in the proportion the 
24
Secretary determines appropriate, includ-
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ing with consideration to available employ-
1
ment and economic data regarding each 
2
such Tribal government. 
3
‘‘(ii) NOTICE OF INTENT; TIMING OF 
4
ALLOCATION.—With respect to allocations 
5
to States that are Tribal governments, the 
6
Secretary may— 
7
‘‘(I) require Tribal governments 
8
that individually or jointly wish to 
9
participate in the Program to file a 
10
notice of intent with the Secretary not 
11
later than 30 days after the date of 
12
enactment of subsection (d); and 
13
‘‘(II) notwithstanding paragraph 
14
(1), allocate Federal funds to partici-
15
pating Tribal governments not later 
16
than 60 days after the date of enact-
17
ment of subsection (d). 
18
‘‘(D) EMPLOYMENT
DATA.—If the Sec-
19
retary determines that employment data with 
20
respect to a State is unavailable from the Bu-
21
reau of Labor Statistics of the Department of 
22
Labor, the Secretary shall consider such other 
23
economic and employment data that is other-
24
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wise available for purposes of determining the 
1
employment data of such State.’’; and 
2
(III) by striking paragraph (3); 
3
and 
4
(ii) in subsection (c)— 
5
(I) in paragraph (1)(A)(iii), by 
6
inserting before the period the fol-
7
lowing: ‘‘that have delivered loans or 
8
investments to eligible businesses’’; 
9
and 
10
(II) by amending paragraph (4) 
11
to read as follows: 
12
‘‘(4) 
TERMINATION
OF
AVAILABILITY
OF 
13
AMOUNTS NOT TRANSFERRED.— 
14
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any portion of a par-
15
ticipating State’s allocated amount that has not 
16
been transferred to the State under this section 
17
may be deemed by the Secretary to be no longer 
18
allocated to the State and no longer available to 
19
the State and shall be returned to the general 
20
fund of the Treasury or reallocated as described 
21
under subparagraph (B), if— 
22
‘‘(i) the second 1⁄3 of a State’s allo-
23
cated amount has not been transferred to 
24
the State before the end of the end of the 
25
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3-year period beginning on the date that 
1
the Secretary approves the State for par-
2
ticipation; or 
3
‘‘(ii) the last 1⁄3 of a State’s allocated 
4
amount has not been transferred to the 
5
State before the end of the end of the 6- 
6
year period beginning on the date that the 
7
Secretary approves the State for participa-
8
tion. 
9
‘‘(B) 
REALLOCATION.—Any 
amount 
10
deemed by the Secretary to be no longer allo-
11
cated to a State and no longer available to such 
12
State under subparagraph (A) may be reallo-
13
cated by the Secretary to other participating 
14
States. In making such a reallocation, the Sec-
15
retary shall not take into account the minimum 
16
allocation 
requirements 
under 
subsection 
17
(b)(2)(B) or the specific allocation for Tribal 
18
governments 
described 
under 
subsection 
19
(b)(2)(C).’’; 
20
(B) in section 3004(d), by striking ‘‘date 
21
of enactment of this Act’’ each place it appears 
22
and inserting ‘‘date of the enactment of section 
23
3003(d)’’; 
24
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(C) in section 3005(b), by striking ‘‘date of 
1
enactment of this Act’’ each place it appears 
2
and inserting ‘‘date of the enactment of section 
3
3003(d)’’; 
4
(D) in section 3006(b)(4), by striking 
5
‘‘date of enactment of this Act’’ and inserting 
6
‘‘date of the enactment of section 3003(d)’’; 
7
(E) in section 3007(b), by striking ‘‘March 
8
31, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2022’’; 
9
(F) in section 3009, by striking ‘‘date of 
10
enactment of this Act’’ each place it appears 
11
and inserting ‘‘date of the enactment of section 
12
3003(d)’’; and 
13
(G) in section 3011(b), by striking ‘‘date 
14
of the enactment of this Act’’ each place it ap-
15
pears and inserting ‘‘date of the enactment of 
16
section 3003(d)’’. 
17
(2) APPROPRIATION.— 
18
(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts 
19
otherwise available, there is hereby appropriated 
20
to the Secretary of the Treasury for fiscal year 
21
2021, out of any money in the Treasury not 
22
otherwise appropriated, $10,000,000,000, to re-
23
main available until expended, to reauthorize, 
24
expand, and enhance the State Small Business 
25
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Credit Initiative established under the State 
1
Small Business Credit Initiative Act of 2010, 
2
including to provide support to small businesses 
3
responding to and recovering from the economic 
4
effects of the COVID–19 pandemic, ensure 
5
business enterprises owned and controlled by 
6
socially and economically disadvantaged individ-
7
uals have access to credit and investments, pro-
8
vide technical assistance to help small busi-
9
nesses applying for various support programs, 
10
and to pay reasonable costs of administering 
11
such Initiative. 
12
(B) 
RESCISSION.—With 
respect 
to 
13
amounts 
appropriated 
under 
subparagraph 
14
(A)— 
15
(i) the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
16
complete all disbursements and remaining 
17
obligations before September 30, 2030; 
18
and 
19
(ii) any amounts that remain unex-
20
pended (whether obligated or unobligated) 
21
on September 30, 2030, shall be rescinded 
22
and deposited into the general fund of the 
23
Treasury. 
24
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(b) ADDITIONAL ALLOCATIONS TO SUPPORT BUSI-
1
NESS ENTERPRISES OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY SO-
2
CIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVID-
3
UALS.—Section 3003 of the State Small Business Credit 
4
Initiative Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5702) is amended by 
5
adding at the end the following: 
6
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL ALLOCATIONS TO SUPPORT BUSI-
7
NESS ENTERPRISES OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY SO-
8
CIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVID-
9
UALS.—Of the amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2021 
10
to carry out the Program, the Secretary shall— 
11
‘‘(1) ensure that $1,500,000,000 from funds al-
12
located under this section shall be allocated to States 
13
to be expended for business enterprises owned and 
14
controlled by socially and economically disadvan-
15
taged individuals; 
16
‘‘(2) allocate such amounts to States based on 
17
the needs of business enterprises owned and con-
18
trolled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
19
individuals, as determined by the Secretary, in each 
20
State, and not subject to the allocation formula de-
21
scribed under subsection (b); 
22
‘‘(3) oversee the States’ use of these funds to 
23
ensure they directly support business enterprises 
24
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owned and controlled by socially and economically 
1
disadvantaged individuals; and 
2
‘‘(4) establish a minimum amount of support 
3
that a State shall provide to business enterprises 
4
owned and controlled by socially and economically 
5
disadvantaged individuals. 
6
‘‘(e) INCENTIVE ALLOCATIONS TO SUPPORT BUSI-
7
NESS ENTERPRISES OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY SO-
8
CIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVID-
9
UALS.—Of the amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2021 
10
to carry out the Program, the Secretary shall set aside 
11
$1,000,000,000 for an incentive program under which the 
12
Secretary shall increase the second 1⁄3 and last 1⁄3 alloca-
13
tions for States that demonstrate robust support, as deter-
14
mined by the Secretary, for business concerns owned and 
15
controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged indi-
16
viduals in the deployment of prior allocation amounts.’’. 
17
(c) ADDITIONAL ALLOCATIONS TO SUPPORT VERY 
18
SMALL BUSINESSES.—Section 3003 of the State Small 
19
Business Credit Initiative Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5702), 
20
as amended by subsection (b), is further amended by add-
21
ing at the end the following: 
22
‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL ALLOCATIONS TO SUPPORT VERY 
23
SMALL BUSINESSES.— 
24
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Of the amounts appro-
1
priated to carry out the Program, the Secretary 
2
shall ensure that not less than $500,000,000 from 
3
funds allocated under this section shall be expended 
4
for very small businesses. 
5
‘‘(2) VERY SMALL BUSINESS DEFINED.—In this 
6
subsection, the term ‘very small business’— 
7
‘‘(A) means a business with fewer than 10 
8
employees; and 
9
‘‘(B) may include independent contractors 
10
and sole proprietors.’’. 
11
(d) CDFI AND MDI PARTICIPATION PLAN.—Section 
12
3004 of the State Small Business Credit Initiative Act of 
13
2010 (12 U.S.C. 5703) is amended by adding at the end 
14
the following: 
15
‘‘(e) CDFI AND MDI PARTICIPATION PLAN.—The 
16
Secretary may not approve a State to be a participating 
17
State unless the State has provided the Secretary with a 
18
plan detailing how minority depository institutions and 
19
community development financial institutions will be en-
20
couraged to participate in State programs.’’. 
21
(e) PANDEMIC RESPONSE PLAN.—Section 3004 of 
22
the State Small Business Credit Initiative Act of 2010 (12 
23
U.S.C. 5703), as amended by subsection (c), is further 
24
amended by adding at the end the following: 
25
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‘‘(f) PANDEMIC RESPONSE PLAN.—The Secretary 
1
may not approve a State to be a participating State unless 
2
the State has provided the Secretary with a description 
3
of how the State will expeditiously utilize funds to support 
4
small businesses, including business enterprises owned and 
5
controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged indi-
6
viduals, in responding to and recovering from the eco-
7
nomic effects of the COVID–19 pandemic.’’. 
8
(f) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 3009 of the 
9
State Small Business Credit Initiative Act of 2010 (12 
10
U.S.C. 5708) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
11
lowing: 
12
‘‘(e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Of the amounts ap-
13
propriated for fiscal year 2021 to carry out the Program, 
14
$500,000,000 may be used by the Secretary to— 
15
‘‘(1) provide funds to States to carry out a 
16
technical assistance plan under which a State will 
17
provide legal, accounting, and financial advisory 
18
services, either directly or contracted with legal, ac-
19
counting, and financial advisory firms, with priority 
20
given to business enterprises owned and controlled 
21
by socially and economically disadvantaged individ-
22
uals, to very small businesses and business enter-
23
prises owned and controlled by socially and economi-
24
cally disadvantaged individuals applying for— 
25
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‘‘(A) State programs under the Program; 
1
and 
2
‘‘(B) other State or Federal programs that 
3
support small businesses; 
4
‘‘(2) transfer amounts to the Minority Business 
5
Development Agency, so that the Agency may use 
6
such amounts in a manner the Agency determines 
7
appropriate, including through contracting with 
8
third parties, to provide technical assistance to busi-
9
ness enterprises owned and controlled by socially 
10
and economically disadvantaged individuals applying 
11
to— 
12
‘‘(A) State programs under the Program; 
13
and 
14
‘‘(B) other State or Federal programs that 
15
support small businesses; and 
16
‘‘(3) contract with legal, accounting, and finan-
17
cial advisory firms (with priority given to business 
18
enterprises owned and controlled by socially and eco-
19
nomically disadvantaged individuals), to provide 
20
technical assistance to business enterprises owned 
21
and controlled by socially and economically disadvan-
22
taged individuals applying to— 
23
‘‘(A) State programs under the Program; 
24
and 
25
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‘‘(B) other State or Federal programs that 
1
support small businesses.’’. 
2
(g) MULTI-STATE PARTICIPATION PROGRAM.—Sec-
3
tion 3009 of the State Small Business Credit Initiative 
4
Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5708), as amended by subsection 
5
(d)(2), is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
6
lowing: 
7
‘‘(f) MULTI-STATE PARTICIPATION PROGRAM.—The 
8
Secretary may establish a multi-State participation pro-
9
gram under which— 
10
‘‘(1) the Secretary determines which State pro-
11
grams are similar to each other, with respect to eli-
12
gibility criteria and such other criteria as the Sec-
13
retary determines appropriate; and 
14
‘‘(2) a State may elect to automatically deem a 
15
person eligible for a State program if the person is 
16
already participating in another State’s State pro-
17
gram that the Secretary has determined is similar 
18
under paragraph (1).’’. 
19
(h) APPROVAL OF MULTI-STATE PROGRAMS.—Sec-
20
tion 3004 of the State Small Business Credit Initiative 
21
Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5703), as amended by subsection 
22
(d), is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
23
‘‘(g) APPROVAL OF MULTI-STATE PROGRAMS.—In 
24
approving State programs under section 3005 or 3006, 
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the Secretary may approve a State program carried out 
1
jointly by more than one State.’’. 
2
(i) PREDATORY
LENDING
PROHIBITED.—Section 
3
3004 of the State Small Business Credit Initiative Act of 
4
2010 (15 U.S.C. 5702), as amended by subsection (g), 
5
is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
6
‘‘(h) PREDATORY LENDING PROHIBITED.—The Sec-
7
retary may not approve a State to be a participating State 
8
unless the State has agreed that no lending activity sup-
9
ported by amounts received by the State under the Pro-
10
gram would result in predatory lending, as determined by 
11
the Secretary.’’. 
12
(j) INCLUSION OF TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.—Section 
13
3002(10) of the State Small Business Credit Initiative Act 
14
of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5701(10)) is amended— 
15
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
16
the end; 
17
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period 
18
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
19
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
20
‘‘(E) a Tribal government, or a group of 
21
Tribal governments that jointly apply for an al-
22
location.’’. 
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(k) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3002 of the State Small 
1
Business Credit Initiative Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5701) 
2
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
3
‘‘(15) BUSINESS ENTERPRISE OWNED AND CON-
4
TROLLED
BY
SOCIALLY
AND
ECONOMICALLY
DIS-
5
ADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS.—The term ‘business en-
6
terprise owned and controlled by socially and eco-
7
nomically disadvantaged individuals’ means a busi-
8
ness that— 
9
‘‘(A) if privately owned, 51 percent is 
10
owned by one or more socially and economically 
11
disadvantaged individuals; 
12
‘‘(B) if publicly owned, 51 percent of the 
13
stock is owned by one or more socially and eco-
14
nomically disadvantaged individuals; and 
15
‘‘(C) in the case of a mutual institution, a 
16
majority of the Board of Directors, account 
17
holders, and the community which the institu-
18
tion services is predominantly comprised of so-
19
cially and economically disadvantaged individ-
20
uals. 
21
‘‘(16) COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL 
22
INSTITUTION.—The term ‘community development 
23
financial institution’ has the meaning given that 
24
term under section 103 of the Riegle Community 
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Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 
1
1994. 
2
‘‘(17) MINORITY DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION.— 
3
The term ‘minority depository institution’ has the 
4
meaning given that term under section 308(b) of the 
5
Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and En-
6
forcement Act of 1989. 
7
‘‘(18) SOCIALLY
AND
ECONOMICALLY
DIS-
8
ADVANTAGED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘socially and 
9
economically disadvantaged individual’ means an in-
10
dividual who is a socially disadvantaged individual or 
11
an economically disadvantaged individual, as such 
12
terms are defined, respectively, under section 8 of 
13
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637) and the 
14
regulations thereunder. 
15
‘‘(19) TRIBAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘Tribal 
16
government’ means a government of an Indian Tribe 
17
listed on the list of recognized Tribes published by 
18
the Secretary of the Interior under section 104 of 
19
the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 
20
1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131).’’ 
21
(l) RULE OF APPLICATION.—The amendments made 
22
by this section shall apply with respect to funds appro-
23
priated under this section and funds appropriated on and 
24
after the date of enactment of this section. 
25
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Subtitle D—Airlines 
1
SEC. 4301. AIR TRANSPORTATION PAYROLL SUPPORT PRO-
2
GRAM EXTENSION. 
3
(a) 
DEFINITIONS.—The 
definitions 
in 
section 
4
40102(a) of title 49, United States Code, shall apply with 
5
respect to terms used in this section, except that— 
6
(1) the term ‘‘catering functions’’ means prepa-
7
ration, assembly, or both, of food, beverages, provi-
8
sions and related supplies for delivery, and the deliv-
9
ery of such items, directly to aircraft or to a location 
10
on or near airport property for subsequent delivery 
11
to aircraft; 
12
(2) the term ‘‘contractor’’ means— 
13
(A) a person that performs, under contract 
14
with a passenger air carrier conducting oper-
15
ations under part 121 of title 14, Code of Fed-
16
eral Regulations— 
17
(i) catering functions; or 
18
(ii) functions on the property of an 
19
airport that are directly related to the air 
20
transportation of persons, property, or 
21
mail, including the loading and unloading 
22
of property on aircraft, assistance to pas-
23
sengers under part 382 of title 14, Code of 
24
Federal 
Regulations, 
security, 
airport 
25
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ticketing and check-in functions, ground- 
1
handling of aircraft, or aircraft cleaning 
2
and sanitization functions and waste re-
3
moval; or 
4
(B) a subcontractor that performs such 
5
functions; 
6
(3) the term ‘‘employee’’ means an individual, 
7
other than a corporate officer, who is employed by 
8
an air carrier or a contractor; 
9
(4) the term ‘‘eligible air carrier’’ means an air 
10
carrier that— 
11
(A) received financial assistance pursuant 
12
section 402(a)(1) of division N of the Consoli-
13
dated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 
14
116-260); 
15
(B) provides air transportation as of 
16
March 31, 2021; 
17
(C) has not conducted involuntary fur-
18
loughs or reduced pay rates or benefits between 
19
March 31, 2021, and the date on which the air 
20
carrier makes a certification to the Secretary 
21
pursuant to subparagraph (D); and 
22
(D) certifies to the Secretary that such air 
23
carrier will— 
24
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(i) refrain from conducting involun-
1
tary furloughs or reducing pay rates or 
2
benefits until September 30, 2021, or the 
3
date on which assistance provided under 
4
this section is exhausted, whichever is 
5
later; 
6
(ii) refrain from purchasing an equity 
7
security of the air carrier or the parent 
8
company of the air carrier that is listed on 
9
a national securities exchange through 
10
September 30, 2022; 
11
(iii) refrain from paying dividends, or 
12
making other capital distributions, with re-
13
spect to common stock (or equivalent inter-
14
est) of such air carrier through September 
15
30, 2022; 
16
(iv) during the 2-year period begin-
17
ning April 1, 2021, and ending April 1, 
18
2023, refrain from paying— 
19
(I) any officer or employee of the 
20
air carrier whose total compensation 
21
exceeded $425,000 in calendar year 
22
2019 (other than an employee whose 
23
compensation is determined through 
24
an 
existing 
collective 
bargaining 
25
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agreement entered into prior to the 
1
date of enactment of this Act)— 
2
(aa) total compensation that 
3
exceeds, during any 12 consecu-
4
tive months of such 2-year pe-
5
riod, the total compensation re-
6
ceived by the officer or employee 
7
from the air carrier in calendar 
8
year 2019; or 
9
(bb) severance pay or other 
10
benefits upon termination of em-
11
ployment with the air carrier 
12
which exceeds twice the max-
13
imum total compensation re-
14
ceived by the officer or employee 
15
from the air carrier in calendar 
16
year 2019; and 
17
(II) any officer or employee of 
18
the air carrier whose total compensa-
19
tion exceeded $3,000,000 in calendar 
20
year 2019 during any 12 consecutive 
21
months of such period total compensa-
22
tion in excess of the sum of— 
23
(aa) $3,000,000; and 
24
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(bb) 50 percent of the excess 
1
over $3,000,000 of the total com-
2
pensation received by the officer 
3
or employee from the air carrier 
4
in calendar year 2019. 
5
(5) the term ‘‘eligible contractor’’ means a con-
6
tractor that— 
7
(A) received financial assistance pursuant 
8
to section 402(a)(2) of division N of the Con-
9
solidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 
10
116-260); 
11
(B) performs one or more of the functions 
12
described under paragraph (2) as of March 31, 
13
2021; 
14
(C) has not conducted involuntary fur-
15
loughs or reduced pay rates or benefits between 
16
March 31, 2021, and the date on which the 
17
contractor makes a certification to the Sec-
18
retary pursuant to subparagraph (D); and 
19
(D) certifies to the Secretary that such 
20
contractor will— 
21
(i) refrain from conducting involun-
22
tary furloughs or reducing pay rates or 
23
benefits until September 30, 2021, or the 
24
date on which assistance provided under 
25
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this section is exhausted, whichever is 
1
later; 
2
(ii) refrain from purchasing an equity 
3
security of the contractor or the parent 
4
company of the contractor that is listed on 
5
a national securities exchange through 
6
September 30, 2022; 
7
(iii) refrain from paying dividends, or 
8
making other capital distributions, with re-
9
spect to common stock (or equivalent inter-
10
est) of the contractor through September 
11
30, 2022; 
12
(iv) during the 2-year period begin-
13
ning April 1, 2021, and ending April 1, 
14
2023, refrain from paying— 
15
(I) any officer or employee of the 
16
contractor whose total compensation 
17
exceeded $425,000 in calendar year 
18
2019 (other than an employee whose 
19
compensation is determined through 
20
an 
existing 
collective 
bargaining 
21
agreement entered into prior to the 
22
date of enactment of this Act)— 
23
(aa) total compensation that 
24
exceeds, during any 12 consecu-
25
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tive months of such 2-year pe-
1
riod, the total compensation re-
2
ceived by the officer or employee 
3
from the contractor in calendar 
4
year 2019; or 
5
(bb) severance pay or other 
6
benefits upon termination of em-
7
ployment with the contractor 
8
which exceeds twice the max-
9
imum total compensation re-
10
ceived by the officer or employee 
11
from the contractor in calendar 
12
year 2019; and 
13
(II) any officer or employee of 
14
the contractor whose total compensa-
15
tion exceeded $3,000,000 in calendar 
16
year 2019 during any 12 consecutive 
17
months of such period total compensa-
18
tion in excess of the sum of— 
19
(aa) $3,000,000; and 
20
(bb) 50 percent of the excess 
21
over $3,000,000 of the total com-
22
pensation received by the officer 
23
or employee from the contractor 
24
in calendar year 2019. 
25
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(6) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
1
of the Treasury. 
2
(b) PAYROLL SUPPORT GRANTS.— 
3
(1) IN
GENERAL.—To preserve aviation jobs 
4
and compensate air carrier industry workers, the 
5
Secretary shall make available to eligible air carriers 
6
and eligible contractors, financial assistance exclu-
7
sively for the continuation of payment of employee 
8
wages, salaries, and benefits to— 
9
(A) eligible air carriers, in an aggregate 
10
amount of $14,000,000,000; and 
11
(B) eligible contractors, in an aggregate 
12
amount of $1,000,000,000. 
13
(2) APPORTIONMENTS.— 
14
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ap-
15
portion funds to eligible air carriers and eligible 
16
contractors in accordance with the requirements 
17
of this section not later than April 15, 2021. 
18
(B) ELIGIBLE
AIR
CARRIERS.—The Sec-
19
retary shall apportion funds made available 
20
under paragraph (1)(A) to each eligible air car-
21
rier in the ratio that— 
22
(i) the amount received by the air car-
23
rier pursuant to section 403(a) of division 
24
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N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
1
2021 (Public Law 116-260) bears to 
2
(ii) $15,000,000,000. 
3
(C) ELIGIBLE
CONTRACTORS.—The Sec-
4
retary shall apportion, to each eligible con-
5
tractor, an amount equal to the total amount 
6
such contractor received pursuant to section 
7
403(a) of division N of the Consolidated Appro-
8
priations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260). 
9
(3) IN GENERAL.— 
10
(A) FORMS; TERMS
AND
CONDITIONS.— 
11
The Secretary shall provide financial assistance 
12
to an eligible air carrier or eligible contractor 
13
under this section in the same form and on the 
14
same terms and conditions as determined by 
15
pursuant to section 403(b)(1)(A) of subtitle A 
16
of title IV of division N of the Consolidated Ap-
17
propriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. No. 116-260). 
18
(B) PROCEDURES.—The Secretary shall 
19
publish streamlined and expedited procedures 
20
not later than 5 days after the date of enact-
21
ment of this section for eligible air carriers and 
22
eligible contractors to submit requests for fi-
23
nancial assistance under this section. 
24
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(C) DEADLINE FOR IMMEDIATE PAYROLL 
1
ASSISTANCE.—Not later than 10 days after the 
2
date of enactment of this section, the Secretary 
3
shall make initial payments to air carriers and 
4
contractors that submit requests for financial 
5
assistance approved by the Secretary. 
6
(4) TAXPAYER
PROTECTION.—The Secretary 
7
shall receive financial instruments issued by recipi-
8
ents of financial assistance under this section in the 
9
same form and amount, and under the same terms 
10
and conditions, as determined by the Secretary 
11
under section 408 of subtitle A of title IV of division 
12
N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 
13
(Pub. L. No. 116-260). 
14
(5) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Of 
the 
15
amounts made available under paragraph (1)(A), 
16
$10,000,000 shall be made available to the Sec-
17
retary for costs and administrative expenses associ-
18
ated with providing financial assistance under this 
19
section. 
20
(c) FUNDING.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
21
available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out 
22
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
23
$15,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, to 
24
carry out this section. 
25
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TITLE V—COMMITTEE ON 
1
OVERSIGHT AND REFORM 
2
Subtitle A—Coronavirus State and 
3
Local Fiscal Recovery Funds 
4
SEC. 5001. CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RE-
5
COVERY FUNDS. 
6
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VI of the Social Security Act 
7
(42 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
8
the following: 
9
‘‘SEC. 602. CORONAVIRUS STATE FISCAL RECOVERY FUND. 
10
‘‘(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts oth-
11
erwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, 
12
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
13
priated, $219,800,000,000, to remain available until ex-
14
pended, for making payments under this section to States, 
15
territories, and Tribal governments to mitigate the fiscal 
16
effects stemming from the public health emergency with 
17
respect to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19). 
18
‘‘(b) AUTHORITY TO MAKE PAYMENTS.— 
19
‘‘(1) PAYMENTS TO TERRITORIES.— 
20
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
21
reserve $4,500,000,000 of the amount appro-
22
priated under subsection (a) to make payments 
23
to the territories. 
24
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‘‘(B) ALLOCATION.—Of the amount re-
1
served under subparagraph (A)— 
2
‘‘(i) 50 percent of such amount shall 
3
be allocated by the Secretary equally 
4
among each territory; and 
5
‘‘(ii) 50 percent of such amount shall 
6
be allocated by the Secretary as an addi-
7
tional amount to each territory in an 
8
amount which bears the same proportion 
9
to 1⁄2 of the total amount reserved under 
10
subparagraph (A) as the relative popu-
11
lation of the territory bears to the total 
12
population of all such territories. 
13
‘‘(C) PAYMENT.—The Secretary shall pay 
14
each territory the total of the amounts allocated 
15
for the territory under subparagraph (B). 
16
‘‘(2) PAYMENTS TO TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.— 
17
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
18
reserve $20,000,000,000 of the amount appro-
19
priated under subsection (a) to make payments 
20
to Tribal governments. 
21
‘‘(B) ALLOCATION.—Of the amount re-
22
served under subparagraph (A)— 
23
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‘‘(i) $1,000,000,000 shall be allocated 
1
by the Secretary equally among each Trib-
2
al government; and 
3
‘‘(ii) $19,000,000,000 shall be allo-
4
cated by the Secretary among each Tribal 
5
government in an amount determined by 
6
the Secretary. 
7
‘‘(C) PAYMENT.— The Secretary shall pay 
8
each Tribal government the total of the 
9
amounts allocated for the Tribal government 
10
under subparagraph (B). 
11
‘‘(3) PAYMENTS TO EACH OF THE 50 STATES 
12
AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.— 
13
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
14
reserve $195,300,000,000 of the amount appro-
15
priated under subsection (a) to make payments 
16
to each of the 50 States and the District of Co-
17
lumbia. 
18
‘‘(B) ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount re-
19
served under subparagraph (A)— 
20
‘‘(i) $25,500,000,000 of such amount 
21
shall be allocated by the Secretary equally 
22
among each of the 50 States and the Dis-
23
trict of Columbia; 
24
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‘‘(ii) 
an 
amount 
equal 
to 
1
$1,250,000,000 less the amount allocated 
2
for the District of Columbia pursuant to 
3
section 601(c)(6) shall allocated by the 
4
Secretary as an additional amount to the 
5
District of Columbia; and 
6
‘‘(iii) an amount equal to the remain-
7
der of the amount reserved under subpara-
8
graph (A) after the application of clauses 
9
(i) and (ii) of this subparagraph shall be 
10
allocated by the Secretary as an additional 
11
amount to each of the 50 States and the 
12
District of Columbia in an amount which 
13
bears the same proportion to such remain-
14
der as the average estimated number of 
15
seasonally-adjusted unemployed individuals 
16
(as measured by the Bureau of Labor Sta-
17
tistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics 
18
program) in the State or District of Co-
19
lumbia over the 3-month period ending in 
20
December 2020 bears to the average esti-
21
mated number of seasonally-adjusted un-
22
employed individuals in all of the 50 States 
23
and the District of Columbia over the same 
24
period. 
25
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‘‘(C) PAYMENT.—The Secretary shall pay 
1
each of the 50 States and the District of Co-
2
lumbia the total of the amounts allocated for 
3
the State and District of Columbia under sub-
4
paragraph (B). 
5
‘‘(4) POPULATION DATA.—For purposes of de-
6
termining allocations for a State or territory under 
7
this section, the population of the State or territory 
8
shall be determined based on the most recent data 
9
available from the Bureau of the Census. 
10
‘‘(5) TIMING.— 
11
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
12
graph (B), to the extent practicable, with re-
13
spect to each State, territory, and Tribal gov-
14
ernment allocated a payment under this sub-
15
section, the Secretary shall make the payment 
16
required for the State, territory, or Tribal gov-
17
ernment (as applicable) not later than 60 days 
18
after the date on which the certification re-
19
quired under subsection (d) is provided to the 
20
Secretary. 
21
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—With respect to the 
22
amount allocated to the District of Columbia 
23
under paragraph (3)(B)(ii)— 
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‘‘(i) the Secretary shall pay such 
1
amount to the District of Columbia not 
2
later than 15 days after the date of enact-
3
ment of this section; and 
4
‘‘(ii) the District of Columbia shall 
5
not be required to submit a certification 
6
under subsection (d) as a condition for re-
7
ceiving such payment. 
8
‘‘(6) PRO
RATA
ADJUSTMENT
AUTHORITY.— 
9
The amounts otherwise determined for allocation 
10
and payment under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) 
11
may be adjusted by the Secretary on a pro rata 
12
basis to the extent necessary to ensure that all avail-
13
able funds are distributed to territories, Tribal gov-
14
ernments, and States in accordance with the require-
15
ments specified in each paragraph (as applicable) 
16
and the certification requirement specified in sub-
17
section (d). 
18
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS.— 
19
‘‘(1) USE OF FUNDS.—A State, territory, or 
20
Tribal government shall only use the funds provided 
21
under a payment made under this section to— 
22
‘‘(A) respond to or mitigate the public 
23
health 
emergency 
with 
respect 
to 
the 
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) or its 
1
negative economic impacts; 
2
‘‘(B) cover costs incurred as a result of 
3
such emergency; 
4
‘‘(C) replace revenue that was lost, de-
5
layed, or decreased (as determined based on 
6
revenue projections for the State, Tribal Gov-
7
ernment, or territory as of January 27, 2020) 
8
as a result of such emergency; or 
9
‘‘(D) address the negative economic im-
10
pacts of such emergency. 
11
‘‘(2) TRANSFER
AUTHORITY.—A State, terri-
12
tory, or Tribal government receiving a payment from 
13
funds made available under this section may transfer 
14
funds to a private nonprofit organization (as that 
15
term is defined in paragraph (17) of section 401 of 
16
the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
17
U.S.C. 11360(17)), a public benefit corporation in-
18
volved in the transportation of passengers or cargo, 
19
a special-purpose unit of State or local government, 
20
or a multi-State entity involved in the transportation 
21
of passengers or cargo. 
22
‘‘(d) CERTIFICATION
OF
NEED
AND
INTENDED 
23
USES.—In order to receive a payment under this section 
24
(other than the payment made in accordance with sub-
25
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section (b)(5)(B)), a State, territory, or Tribal govern-
1
ment shall provide the Secretary with a certification 
2
signed by the authorized officer of such State, territory, 
3
or Tribal government, that— 
4
‘‘(1) such State, territory, or Tribal government 
5
requires Federal assistance under this section to ef-
6
fectively carry out the activities specified in sub-
7
section (c); and 
8
‘‘(2) such State, territory, or Tribal govern-
9
ment’s intended uses of any payment under this sec-
10
tion are consistent with subsection (c). 
11
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
12
‘‘(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
13
the Secretary of the Treasury. 
14
‘‘(2) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of 
15
the 50 States and the District of Columbia. 
16
‘‘(3) TERRITORY.—The term ‘territory’ means 
17
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United 
18
States Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of 
19
the Northern Mariana Islands, and American 
20
Samoa. 
21
‘‘(4) TRIBAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘Tribal 
22
Government’ means the recognized governing body 
23
of any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, 
24
pueblo, village, community, component band, or com-
25
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ponent reservation, individually identified (including 
1
parenthetically) in the list published most recently as 
2
of the date of enactment of this Act pursuant to sec-
3
tion 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe 
4
List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131). 
5
‘‘SEC. 603. CORONAVIRUS LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUND. 
6
‘‘(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts oth-
7
erwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, 
8
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
9
priated, $130,200,000,000, to remain available until ex-
10
pended, for making payments under this section to metro-
11
politan cities, nonentitlement units of local government, 
12
and counties to mitigate the fiscal effects stemming from 
13
the public health emergency with respect to the 
14
Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19). 
15
‘‘(b) AUTHORITY TO MAKE PAYMENTS.— 
16
‘‘(1) METROPOLITAN CITIES.— 
17
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount appro-
18
priated under subsection (a), the Secretary 
19
shall reserve $45,570,000,000 to make pay-
20
ments to metropolitan cities. 
21
‘‘(B) ALLOCATION AND PAYMENT.—From 
22
the amount reserved under subparagraph (A), 
23
the Secretary shall allocate and pay to each 
24
metropolitan city an amount determined for the 
25
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metropolitan city pursuant to the formula 
1
under section 106(b)(1) of the Housing and 
2
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 
3
U.S.C. 5306(b)(1)), except that, in applying 
4
such formula, the Secretary shall substitute ‘all 
5
metropolitan cities’ for ‘all metropolitan areas’ 
6
each place it appears. 
7
‘‘(2) NONENTITLEMENT UNITS OF LOCAL GOV-
8
ERNMENT.— 
9
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount appro-
10
priated under subsection (a), the Secretary 
11
shall reserve $19,530,000,000 to make pay-
12
ments to States for distribution by the State to 
13
nonentitlement units of local government in the 
14
State. 
15
‘‘(B) ALLOCATION AND PAYMENT.—From 
16
the amount reserved under subparagraph (A), 
17
the Secretary shall allocate and pay to each 
18
State an amount which bears the same propor-
19
tion to such reserved amount as the total popu-
20
lation of all nonentitlement units of local gov-
21
ernment in the State bears to the total popu-
22
lation of all nonentitlement units of local gov-
23
ernment in all such States. 
24
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‘‘(C) DISTRIBUTION TO NONENTITLEMENT 
1
UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.— 
2
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 
3
days after a State receives a payment 
4
under subparagraph (B), the State shall 
5
distribute to each nonentitlement unit of 
6
local government in the State an amount 
7
that bears the same proportion to the 
8
amount of such payment as the population 
9
of the nonentitlement unit of local govern-
10
ment bears to the total population of all 
11
the nonentitlement units of local govern-
12
ment in the State, subject to clause (iii). 
13
‘‘(ii) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.— 
14
‘‘(I) EXTENSION FOR DISTRIBU-
15
TION.—If an authorized officer of a 
16
State required to make distributions 
17
under clause (i) certifies in writing to 
18
the Secretary before the end of the 
19
30-day distribution period described 
20
in such clause that it would constitute 
21
an excessive administrative burden for 
22
the State to meet the terms of such 
23
clause with respect to 1 or more such 
24
distributions, the authorized officer 
25
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may request, and the Secretary shall 
1
grant, an extension of such period of 
2
not more than 30 days to allow the 
3
State to make such distributions in 
4
accordance with clause (i). 
5
‘‘(II) 
ADDITIONAL
EXTEN-
6
SIONS.— 
7
‘‘(aa) IN
GENERAL.—If a 
8
State has been granted an exten-
9
sion to the distribution period 
10
under subclause (I) but is unable 
11
to make all the distributions re-
12
quired under clause (i) before the 
13
end of such period as extended, 
14
the authorized officer of the 
15
State may request an additional 
16
extension of the distribution pe-
17
riod of not more than 30 days. 
18
The Secretary may grant a re-
19
quest for an additional extension 
20
of such period only if— 
21
‘‘(AA) the authorized 
22
officer making such request 
23
provides a written plan to 
24
the Secretary specifying, for 
25
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each distribution for which 
1
an additional extension is re-
2
quested, when the State ex-
3
pects to make such distribu-
4
tion and the actions the 
5
State has taken and will 
6
take in order to make all 
7
such distributions before the 
8
end of the distribution pe-
9
riod (as extended under sub-
10
clause (I) and this sub-
11
clause); and 
12
‘‘(BB) 
the 
Secretary 
13
certifies in writing that the 
14
actions specified in such 
15
plan are likely sufficient for 
16
the State to make all such 
17
distributions before the end 
18
of the distribution period (as 
19
so extended). 
20
‘‘(bb) 
FURTHER
ADDI-
21
TIONAL EXTENSIONS.—If a State 
22
granted an additional extension 
23
of the distribution period under 
24
item (aa) requires any further 
25
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additional extensions of such pe-
1
riod, the request only may be 
2
made and granted subject to the 
3
requirements specified in item 
4
(aa). 
5
‘‘(iii) CAPPED
AMOUNT.—The total 
6
amount distributed to a nonentitlement 
7
unit of local government under this para-
8
graph may not exceed the amount equal to 
9
75 percent of the most recent budget for 
10
the nonentitlement unit of local govern-
11
ment as of January 27, 2020. 
12
‘‘(iv) REDISTRIBUTION
OF
EXCESS 
13
AMOUNTS.—Any amounts not distributed 
14
to a nonentitlement unit of local govern-
15
ment as a result of the application of 
16
clause (iii) shall be retained or paid as fol-
17
lows: 
18
‘‘(I) 50 percent of all such undis-
19
tributed amounts shall be retained by 
20
the State. 
21
‘‘(II) Subject to the payment 
22
limit under clause (iii), the remainder 
23
of all such undistributed amounts 
24
shall be allocated and paid by the 
25
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State to each nonentitlement unit of 
1
local government in the State an 
2
amount that bears the same propor-
3
tion to such remainder as the popu-
4
lation of the nonentitlement unit of 
5
local government bears to the total 
6
population of all nonentitlement units 
7
of local government in the State. 
8
‘‘(v) ADJUSTMENT
AUTHORITY.—A 
9
State may make pro rata adjustments to 
10
the allocations determined under clause 
11
(iv)(II) as necessary to comply with clause 
12
(iii) and ensure that all available funds are 
13
distributed to nonentitlement units of local 
14
government in a State. 
15
‘‘(D) PENALTY FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.—If, 
16
by the end of the 120-day period that begins on 
17
the date a State receives a payment under sub-
18
paragraph (B) or, if later, the last day of the 
19
distribution period for the State (as extended 
20
with respect to the State under subparagraph 
21
(C)(ii)), such State has failed to make all the 
22
distributions from such payment in accordance 
23
with the terms of subparagraph (C) (including 
24
any extensions of the distribution period grant-
25
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ed in accordance with such subparagraph), an 
1
amount equal to the amount of such payment 
2
that remains undistributed as of such date shall 
3
be booked as a debt of such State owed to the 
4
Federal Government, shall be paid back from 
5
the State’s allocation provided under section 
6
602(b)(3)(B)(iii), and shall be deposited into 
7
the general fund of the Treasury. 
8
‘‘(3) COUNTIES.— 
9
‘‘(A) AMOUNT.—From the amount appro-
10
priated under subsection (a), the Secretary 
11
shall reserve $65,100,000,000 of such amount 
12
to make payments directly to counties within 
13
the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the 
14
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United 
15
States Virgin Islands, Guam, the Common-
16
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and 
17
American Samoa in an amount which bears the 
18
same proportion to the total amount reserved 
19
under this paragraph as the relative population 
20
of each such county bears to the total popu-
21
lation of all such entities. 
22
‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULES.— 
23
‘‘(i) URBAN
COUNTIES.—No county 
24
that is an ‘urban county’ (as defined in 
25
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section 102 of the Housing and Commu-
1
nity Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
2
5302)) shall receive less than the amount 
3
the county would otherwise receive if the 
4
amount paid under this paragraph were al-
5
located to metropolitan cities and urban 
6
counties under section 106(b) of the Hous-
7
ing and Community Development Act of 
8
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306(b)). 
9
‘‘(ii) COUNTIES THAT ARE NOT UNITS 
10
OF
GENERAL
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT.—In 
11
the case of an amount to be paid to a 
12
county that is not a unit of general local 
13
government, the amount shall instead be 
14
paid to the State in which such county is 
15
located, and such State shall distribute 
16
such amount to units of general local gov-
17
ernment within such county in an amounts 
18
that bear the same proportion as the popu-
19
lation of such units of general local govern-
20
ment bear to the total population of such 
21
county. 
22
‘‘(iii) DISTRICT
OF
COLUMBIA.—For 
23
purposes of this paragraph, the District of 
24
Columbia shall be considered to consist of 
25
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a single county that is a unit of general 
1
local government. 
2
‘‘(4) CONSOLIDATED
GOVERNMENTS.—A unit 
3
of general local government that has formed a con-
4
solidated government, or that is geographically con-
5
tained (in full or in part) within the boundaries of 
6
another unit of general local government may receive 
7
a distribution under each of paragraphs (1), (2), and 
8
(3), as applicable, based on the respective formulas 
9
specified in such paragraphs. 
10
‘‘(5) PRO
RATA
ADJUSTMENT
AUTHORITY.— 
11
The amounts otherwise determined for allocation 
12
and payment under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) 
13
may be adjusted by the Secretary on a pro rata 
14
basis to the extent necessary to ensure that all avail-
15
able funds are distributed to metropolitan cities, 
16
counties, and States in accordance with the require-
17
ments specified in each paragraph (as applicable) 
18
and the certification requirement specified in sub-
19
section (d). 
20
‘‘(6) POPULATION.—For purposes of deter-
21
mining allocations under this section, the population 
22
of an entity shall be determined based on the most 
23
recent data are available from the Bureau of the 
24
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Census or, if not available, from such other data as 
1
a State determines appropriate. 
2
‘‘(7) TIMING.—To the extent practicable— 
3
‘‘(A) with respect to each metropolitan city 
4
allocated a payment under paragraph (1) and 
5
each county allocated a payment under para-
6
graph (3), the Secretary shall make the pay-
7
ment required for the metropolitan city or coun-
8
ty (as applicable) not later than 60 days after 
9
the date on which the certification required 
10
under subsection (d) is provided to the Sec-
11
retary; and 
12
‘‘(B) with respect to the payments allo-
13
cated to States under paragraph (2) for dis-
14
tribution to nonentitlement units of local gov-
15
ernment, the Secretary shall make such pay-
16
ments not later than 60 days after the date of 
17
enactment of this section. 
18
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS.— 
19
‘‘(1) USE
OF
FUNDS.—A metropolitan city, 
20
nonentitlement unit of local government, or county 
21
receiving a payment from funds made available 
22
under this section shall only use such amounts to— 
23
‘‘(A) respond to or mitigate the public 
24
health 
emergency 
with 
respect 
to 
the 
25
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) or its 
1
negative economic impacts; 
2
‘‘(B) cover costs incurred as a result of 
3
such emergency; 
4
‘‘(C) replace revenue that was lost, de-
5
layed, or decreased (as determined based on 
6
revenue projections for the metropolitan city, 
7
nonentitlement unit of local government, or 
8
county as of January 27, 2020) as a result of 
9
such emergency; or 
10
‘‘(D) address the negative economic im-
11
pacts of such emergency. 
12
‘‘(2) TRANSFER
AUTHORITY.—A metropolitan 
13
city, nonentitlement unit of local government, or 
14
county receiving a payment from funds made avail-
15
able under this section may transfer funds to a pri-
16
vate nonprofit organization (as that term is defined 
17
in paragraph (17) of section 401 of the McKinney- 
18
Vento 
Homeless 
Assistance 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
19
11360(17)), a public benefit corporation involved in 
20
the transportation of passengers or cargo, a special- 
21
purpose unit of State or local government, or a 
22
multi-State entity involved in the transportation of 
23
passengers or cargo. 
24
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‘‘(d) CERTIFICATION
OF
NEED
AND
INTENDED 
1
USES.—In order to receive a payment under paragraphs 
2
(1) or (3) of subsection (b), a metropolitan city or a coun-
3
ty (as each of those terms are defined in subsection (e), 
4
shall provide the Secretary with a certification signed by 
5
the authorized officer of such metropolitan city or county, 
6
that— 
7
‘‘(1) such metropolitan city or county requires 
8
Federal assistance under this section to effectively 
9
carry out the activities specified in subsection (c); 
10
and 
11
‘‘(2) such metropolitan city or county’s intended 
12
uses of any payment under this section are con-
13
sistent with subsection (c). 
14
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
15
‘‘(1) COUNTY.—The term ‘county’ means a 
16
county, parish, or other equivalent county division 
17
(as defined by the Bureau of the Census). 
18
‘‘(2) METROPOLITAN CITY.—The term ‘metro-
19
politan city’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
20
tion 102(a)(4) of the Housing and Community De-
21
velopment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302(a)(4)) and 
22
includes cities that relinquish or defer their status as 
23
a metropolitan city for purposes of receiving alloca-
24
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tions under section 106 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1
5306) for fiscal year 2021. 
2
‘‘(3) NONENTITLEMENT UNIT OF LOCAL GOV-
3
ERNMENT.—The term ‘nonentitlement unit of local 
4
government’ means a unit of general local govern-
5
ment, other than a county, that is located in a non-
6
entitlement area (as defined in section 102 of the 
7
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 
8
(42 U.S.C. 5302)) of a State (as that term is de-
9
fined in such section 102). 
10
‘‘(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
11
the Secretary of the Treasury. 
12
‘‘(5) STATE.—The term ‘State’ has the mean-
13
ing given that term in section 102(a)(2) of the 
14
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 
15
(42 U.S.C. 5302 (a)(2). 
16
‘‘(6) UNIT
OF
GENERAL
LOCAL
GOVERN-
17
MENT.—The term ‘unit of general local government’ 
18
has the meaning given that term in section 
19
102(a)(1) of the Housing and Community Develop-
20
ment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302(a)(1)).’’. 
21
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The heading for title 
22
VI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) is 
23
amended by striking ‘‘FUND’’ and inserting ‘‘AND 
24
FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS’’. 
25
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Subtitle B—Other Matters 
1
SEC. 5111. EMERGENCY FEDERAL EMPLOYEE LEAVE FUND. 
2
(a) ESTABLISHMENT; APPROPRIATION.—There is es-
3
tablished in the Treasury the Emergency Federal Em-
4
ployee Leave Fund (in this section referred to as the 
5
‘‘Fund’’), to be administered by the Director of the Office 
6
of Personnel Management, for the purposes set forth in 
7
subsection (b). In addition to amounts otherwise available, 
8
there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any 
9
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
10
$570,000,000, to be deposited into the Fund. 
11
(b) PURPOSE.—Amounts in the Fund shall be avail-
12
able for payment to an agency for the use of paid leave 
13
by any employee of the agency who is unable to work be-
14
cause the employee— 
15
(1) is subject to a Federal, State, or local quar-
16
antine or isolation order related to COVID–19; 
17
(2) has been advised by a health care provider 
18
to self-quarantine due to concerns related to 
19
COVID–19; 
20
(3) is caring for an individual who is subject to 
21
such an order or has been so advised; 
22
(4) is experiencing symptoms of COVID–19 
23
and seeking a medical diagnosis; 
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(5) is caring for a son or daughter of such em-
1
ployee if the school or place of care of the son or 
2
daughter has been closed, if the school of such son 
3
or daughter requires or makes optional a virtual 
4
learning instruction model or requires or makes op-
5
tional a hybrid of in-person and virtual learning in-
6
struction models, or the child care provider of such 
7
son or daughter is unavailable, due to COVID–19 
8
precautions; 
9
(6) is experiencing any other substantially simi-
10
lar condition; 
11
(7) is caring for a family member with a mental 
12
or physical disability or who is 55 years of age or 
13
older and incapable of self-care, without regard to 
14
whether another individual other than the employee 
15
is available to care for such family member, if the 
16
place of care for such family member is closed or the 
17
direct care provider is unavailable due to COVID– 
18
19; or 
19
(8) is obtaining immunization related to 
20
COVID–19 or to recover from any injury, disability, 
21
illness, or condition related to such immunization. 
22
(c) LIMITATIONS.— 
23
(1) PERIOD
OF
AVAILABILITY.—Paid leave 
24
under this section may only be provided to and used 
25
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by an employee during the period beginning on the 
1
date of enactment of this Act and ending on Sep-
2
tember 30, 2021. 
3
(2) TOTAL HOURS; AMOUNT.—Paid leave under 
4
this section— 
5
(A) may be provided to an employee in an 
6
amount not to exceed 600 hours of paid leave 
7
for each full-time employee, and in the case of 
8
a part-time employee, employee on an uncom-
9
mon tour of duty, or employee with a seasonal 
10
work schedule, in an amount not to exceed the 
11
proportional equivalent of 600 hours as estab-
12
lished by the applicable agency; and 
13
(B) may not be provided to an employee — 
14
(i) at a rate that exceeds $35 for each 
15
hour of leave taken; and 
16
(ii) in an amount greater than $1,400 
17
in aggregate for any week. 
18
(3) RELATIONSHIP
TO
OTHER
LEAVE.—Paid 
19
leave under this section— 
20
(A) is in addition to any other leave pro-
21
vided to an employee; and 
22
(B) may not be used by an employee con-
23
currently with any other paid leave. 
24
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(4) CALCULATION
OF
ANNUITY.—Any paid 
1
leave provided to an employee under this section 
2
shall not count for purposes of determining the an-
3
nuity of the employee, including an annuity under 
4
chapter 83 or 84 of title 5, United States Code. 
5
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
6
(1) the term ‘‘agency’’ means— 
7
(A) any agency or instrumentality of the 
8
executive branch of Government; 
9
(B) the United States Postal Service and 
10
the Postal Regulatory Commission; and 
11
(C) the Public Defender Service for the 
12
District of Columbia and the District of Colum-
13
bia Courts; and 
14
(2) the term ‘‘employee’’ does not include any 
15
member of the Armed Forces. 
16
(e) 
CLARIFICATION.—Notwithstanding 
section 
17
7425(b) of title 38, United States Code, the term ‘‘agen-
18
cy’’ in subsection (d)(1) includes the Veterans Health Ad-
19
ministration. 
20
SEC. 5112. FUNDING FOR THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT-
21
ABILITY OFFICE. 
22
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
23
appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in 
24
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $77,000,000, to 
25
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remain available until September 30, 2025, for necessary 
1
expenses of the Government Accountability Office to pre-
2
vent, prepare for, and respond to Coronavirus and to sup-
3
port oversight of the Coronavirus response and of funds 
4
provided in this Act or any other Act pertaining to the 
5
Coronavirus pandemic. 
6
SEC. 5113. PANDEMIC RESPONSE ACCOUNTABILITY COM-
7
MITTEE FUNDING AVAILABILITY. 
8
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
9
appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in 
10
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $40,000,000, to 
11
remain available until September 30, 2025, for the Pan-
12
demic Response Accountability Committee to promote 
13
transparency and support oversight of the Coronavirus re-
14
sponse and of funds provided in this Act or any other Act 
15
pertaining to the Coronavirus pandemic. 
16
TITLE VI—COMMITTEE ON 
17
SMALL BUSINESS 
18
SEC. 6001. MODIFICATIONS TO PAYCHECK PROTECTION 
19
PROGRAM. 
20
(a) ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN NONPROFIT ENTITIES 
21
FOR COVERED LOANS UNDER THE PAYCHECK PROTEC-
22
TION PROGRAM.— 
23
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 7(a)(36) of the 
24
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)), as 
25
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amended by the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small 
1
Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (title III of 
2
division N of Public Law 116–260), is amended— 
3
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
4
(i) in clause (xv), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
5
the end; 
6
(ii) in clause (xvi), by striking the pe-
7
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
8
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
9
lowing: 
10
‘‘(xvii) the term ‘additional covered 
11
nonprofit entity’— 
12
‘‘(I) means an organization de-
13
scribed in any paragraph of section 
14
501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code 
15
of 1986, other than paragraph (3), 
16
(4), (6), or (19), and exempt from tax 
17
under section 501(a) of such Code; 
18
and 
19
‘‘(II) does not include any entity 
20
that, if the entity were a business con-
21
cern, would be described in section 
22
120.110 of title 13, Code of Federal 
23
Regulations (or in any successor regu-
24
lation or other related guidance or 
25
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rule that may be issued by the Admin-
1
istrator) other than a business con-
2
cern described in paragraph (a) or (k) 
3
of such section.’’; and 
4
(B) in subparagraph (D)— 
5
(i) in clause (iii), by adding at the end 
6
the following: 
7
‘‘(III) ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN 
8
ORGANIZATIONS.—Subject to the pro-
9
visions in this subparagraph, during 
10
the covered period— 
11
‘‘(aa) a nonprofit organiza-
12
tion shall be eligible to receive a 
13
covered loan if the nonprofit or-
14
ganization employs not more 
15
than 500 employees per physical 
16
location of the organization; and 
17
‘‘(bb) an additional covered 
18
nonprofit entity and an organiza-
19
tion that, but for subclauses 
20
(I)(dd) and (II)(dd) of clause 
21
(vii), would be eligible for a cov-
22
ered loan under clause (vii) shall 
23
be eligible to receive a covered 
24
loan if the entity or organization 
25
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employs not more than 300 em-
1
ployees per physical location of 
2
the entity or organization.’’; 
3
(ii) in clause (iv)— 
4
(I) in subclause (III), by striking 
5
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
6
(II) in subclause (IV)— 
7
(aa) by striking ‘‘(aa)’’; 
8
(bb) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and 
9
inserting a semicolon; and 
10
(cc) by striking item (bb); 
11
and 
12
(III) by adding at the end the 
13
following: 
14
‘‘(V) any nonprofit organization, 
15
additional covered nonprofit entity, or 
16
any organization made eligible for a 
17
loan under clause (vii); and’’; and 
18
(iii) by striking clause (vi) and insert-
19
ing the following: 
20
‘‘(vi) ELIGIBILITY
OF
ADDITIONAL 
21
COVERED NONPROFIT ENTITIES.—An addi-
22
tional covered nonprofit entity shall be eli-
23
gible to receive a covered loan if— 
24
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‘‘(I) the additional covered non-
1
profit entity does not receive more 
2
than 15 percent of its receipts from 
3
lobbying activities; 
4
‘‘(II) the lobbying activities of 
5
the additional covered nonprofit entity 
6
do not comprise more than 15 percent 
7
of the total activities of the organiza-
8
tion; 
9
‘‘(III) the cost of the lobbying ac-
10
tivities of the additional covered non-
11
profit 
entity 
did 
not 
exceed 
12
$1,000,000 during the most recent 
13
tax year of the additional covered non-
14
profit entity that ended prior to Feb-
15
ruary 15, 2020; and 
16
‘‘(IV) the additional covered non-
17
profit entity employs not more than 
18
300 employees.’’. 
19
(2) ELIGIBILITY FOR SECOND DRAW LOANS.— 
20
Paragraph (37)(A)(i) of section 7(a) of the Small 
21
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)), as added by the 
22
Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Non-
23
profits, and Venues Act (title III of division N of 
24
Public Law 116–260), is amended by inserting ‘‘ ‘ad-
25
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ditional covered nonprofit entity’,’’ after ‘‘the 
1
terms’’. 
2
(b) ELIGIBILITY OF INTERNET PUBLISHING ORGANI-
3
ZATIONS FOR COVERED LOANS UNDER THE PAYCHECK 
4
PROTECTION PROGRAM.— 
5
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 7(a)(36)(D) of the 
6
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(D)), as 
7
amended by subsection (a), is further amended— 
8
(A) in clause (iii), by adding at the end the 
9
following: 
10
‘‘(IV) ELIGIBILITY OF INTERNET 
11
PUBLISHING
ORGANIZATIONS.—A 
12
business concern or other organization 
13
that was not eligible to receive a cov-
14
ered loan the day before the date of 
15
enactment of this subclause, is as-
16
signed a North American Industry 
17
Classification System code of 519130, 
18
certifies in good faith as an Internet- 
19
only news publisher or Internet-only 
20
periodical publisher, and is engaged in 
21
the collection and distribution of local 
22
or regional and national news and in-
23
formation shall be eligible to receive a 
24
covered loan for the continued provi-
25
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sion of news, information, content, or 
1
emergency information if— 
2
‘‘(aa) the business concern 
3
or organization employs not more 
4
than 500 employees, or the size 
5
standard established by the Ad-
6
ministrator for that North Amer-
7
ican Industry Classification code, 
8
per physical location of the busi-
9
ness concern or organization; and 
10
‘‘(bb) the business concern 
11
or organization makes a good 
12
faith certification that proceeds 
13
of the loan will be used to sup-
14
port expenses at the component 
15
of the business concern or orga-
16
nization that supports local or re-
17
gional news.’’; 
18
(B) in clause (iv), by adding at the end the 
19
following: 
20
‘‘(VI) any business concern or 
21
other organization that was not eligi-
22
ble to receive a covered loan the day 
23
before the date of enactment of this 
24
subclause, is assigned a North Amer-
25
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ican Industry Classification System 
1
code of 519130, certifies in good faith 
2
as an Internet-only news publisher or 
3
Internet-only periodical publisher, and 
4
is engaged in the collection and dis-
5
tribution of local or regional and na-
6
tional news and information, if the 
7
business concern or organization— 
8
‘‘(aa) 
employs 
not 
more 
9
than 500 employees, or the size 
10
standard established by the Ad-
11
ministrator for that North Amer-
12
ican Industry Classification code, 
13
per physical location of the busi-
14
ness concern or organization; and 
15
‘‘(bb) is majority owned or 
16
controlled by a business concern 
17
or organization that is assigned a 
18
North American Industry Classi-
19
fication 
System 
code 
of 
20
519130.’’; 
21
(C) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘clause 
22
(iii)(II), (iv)(IV), or (vii)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
23
clause (II), (III), or (IV) of clause (iii), sub-
24
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clause (IV) or (VI) of clause (iv), clause (vi), or 
1
clause (vii)’’; and 
2
(D) in clause (viii)(II)— 
3
(i) by striking ‘‘business concern made 
4
eligible by clause (iii)(II) or clause (iv)(IV) 
5
of this subparagraph’’ and inserting ‘‘busi-
6
ness concern made eligible by subclause 
7
(II) or (IV) of clause (iii) or subclause (IV) 
8
or (VI) of clause (iv) of this subpara-
9
graph’’; and 
10
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or organization’’ 
11
after ‘‘business concern’’ each place it ap-
12
pears. 
13
(2) ELIGIBILITY FOR SECOND DRAW LOANS.— 
14
Section 7(a)(37)(A)(iv)(II) of the Small Business 
15
Act, as amended by the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit 
16
Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (title 
17
III of division N of Public Law 116–260), is amend-
18
ed by striking ‘‘clause (iii)(II), (iv)(IV), or (vii)’’ and 
19
inserting ‘‘subclause (II) or (III) of clause (iii), sub-
20
clause (IV) or (V) of clause (iv), clause (vi), or 
21
clause (vii)’’. 
22
(c) COORDINATION WITH CONTINUATION COVERAGE 
23
PREMIUM ASSISTANCE.— 
24
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(1) PAYCHECK
PROTECTION
PROGRAM.—Sec-
1
tion 7A(a)(12) of the Small Business Act (as redes-
2
ignated, transferred, and amended by section 304(b) 
3
of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, 
4
Nonprofits, and Venues Act (Public Law 116–260)) 
5
is amended— 
6
(A) by striking ‘‘CARES Act or’’ and in-
7
serting ‘‘CARES Act,’’; and 
8
(B) by inserting before the period at the 
9
end the following: ‘‘, or premiums taken into 
10
account in determining the credit allowed under 
11
section 6432 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
12
1986’’. 
13
(2) PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM SECOND 
14
DRAW.—Section 7(a)(37)(J)(iii)(I) of the Small 
15
Business Act, as amended by the Economic Aid to 
16
Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues 
17
Act (title III of division N of Public Law 116–260), 
18
is amended— 
19
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of item 
20
(aa); 
21
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
22
item (bb) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
23
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
24
item: 
25
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‘‘(cc) premiums taken into 
1
account in determining the credit 
2
allowed under section 6432 of the 
3
Internal Revenue Code of 1986.’’. 
4
(3) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made 
5
by this subsection shall apply only with respect to 
6
applications for forgiveness of covered loans made 
7
under paragraphs (36) or (37) of section 7(a) of the 
8
Small Business Act, as amended by the Economic 
9
Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and 
10
Venues Act (title III of division N of Public Law 
11
116–260), that are received on or after the date of 
12
the enactment of this Act. 
13
(d) COMMITMENT
AUTHORITY
AND
APPROPRIA-
14
TIONS.— 
15
(1) 
COMMITMENT
AUTHORITY.—Section 
16
1102(b)(1) of the CARES Act (Public Law 116– 
17
136) is amended by striking ‘‘$806,450,000,000’’ 
18
and inserting ‘‘$813,700,000,000’’. 
19
(2) DIRECT APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to 
20
amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to 
21
the Administrator of the Small Business Administra-
22
tion for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the 
23
Treasury 
not 
otherwise 
appropriated, 
24
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$7,250,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
1
for carrying out this section. 
2
SEC. 6002. TARGETED EIDL ADVANCE. 
3
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
4
(1) the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Ad-
5
ministrator of the Small Business Administration; 
6
(2) the terms ‘‘covered entity’’ and ‘‘economic 
7
loss’’ have the meanings given the terms in section 
8
331(a) of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small 
9
Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (title III of 
10
division N of Public Law 116–260); 
11
(3) the term ‘‘severely impacted small business’’ 
12
means a covered entity that— 
13
(A) has suffered an economic loss of great-
14
er than 50 percent; and 
15
(B) employs not more than 10 employees; 
16
(4) the term ‘‘substantially impacted small busi-
17
ness’’ means a covered entity that— 
18
(A) employs not more than 10 employees; 
19
and 
20
(B) is not a severely impacted small busi-
21
ness; and 
22
(5) the term ‘‘supplemental payment’’ means a 
23
payment— 
24
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(A) made by the Administrator under sec-
1
tion 1110(e) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 
2
9009(e)) to a severely impacted small business 
3
or a substantially impacted small business; 
4
(B) in an amount that is $5,000; and 
5
(C) that, with respect to a covered entity, 
6
is in addition to any payment made to the cov-
7
ered entity under section 1110(e) of the 
8
CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9009(e)) or section 331 
9
of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Busi-
10
nesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (title III of 
11
division N of Public Law 116–260). 
12
(b) PAYMENTS.—The Administrator shall take the 
13
following actions: 
14
(1) Not later than 14 days after the date of the 
15
enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall 
16
begin processing applications for payments, and may 
17
make payments, to covered entities that have not re-
18
ceived the full amounts to which the covered entities 
19
are entitled under section 331 of the Economic Aid 
20
to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and 
21
Venues Act (title III of division N of Public Law 
22
116–260). 
23
(2)(A) During the 14-day period beginning on 
24
the date that is 28 days after the date of enactment 
25
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of this subsection, and subject to the availability of 
1
funds, the Administrator shall— 
2
(i) begin processing applications for sup-
3
plemental payments to severely impacted small 
4
businesses; and 
5
(ii) continue to process applications for the 
6
payments described in paragraph (1). 
7
(B) During the period described in subpara-
8
graph (A), the Administrator may make supple-
9
mental payments to severely impacted small busi-
10
nesses, and payments described in paragraph (1), in 
11
the order that the Administrator receives applica-
12
tions for those payments. 
13
(3)(A) Beginning on the date that is 42 days 
14
after the date of enactment of this subsection, and 
15
subject to the availability of funds, the Adminis-
16
trator shall— 
17
(i) begin processing applications for sup-
18
plemental payments to substantially impacted 
19
small businesses; and 
20
(ii) continue to process applications for the 
21
supplemental payments described in paragraph 
22
(2) and payments described in paragraph (1). 
23
(B) During the period described in subpara-
24
graph (A), the Administrator may make supple-
25
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mental payments to substantially impacted small 
1
businesses, supplemental payments described in 
2
paragraph (2), and payments described in paragraph 
3
(1), in the order that the Administrator receives ap-
4
plications for those payments. 
5
(c) APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts other-
6
wise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator 
7
for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury 
8
not otherwise appropriated, $15,000,000,000, to remain 
9
available until expended, for carrying out this section. 
10
SEC. 6003. SUPPORT FOR RESTAURANTS. 
11
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
12
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
13
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Small Busi-
14
ness Administration. 
15
(2) AFFILIATED BUSINESS.—The term ‘‘affili-
16
ated business’’ means a business in which an eligible 
17
entity has an equity or right to profit distributions 
18
of not less than 50 percent, or in which an eligible 
19
entity has the contractual authority to control the 
20
direction of the business, provided that such affili-
21
ation shall be determined as of any arrangements or 
22
agreements in existence as of March 13, 2020. 
23
(3) COVERED PERIOD.—The term ‘‘covered pe-
24
riod’’ means the period— 
25
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(A) beginning on February 15, 2020; and 
1
(B) ending on December 31, 2021, or a 
2
date to be determined by the Administrator 
3
that is not later than 2 years after the date of 
4
enactment of this section. 
5
(4) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
6
ty’’— 
7
(A) means a restaurant, food stand, food 
8
truck, food cart, caterer, saloon, inn, tavern, 
9
bar, lounge, brewpub, tasting room, taproom, li-
10
censed facility or premise of a beverage alcohol 
11
producer where the public may taste, sample, or 
12
purchase products, or other similar place of 
13
business in which the public or patrons assem-
14
ble for the primary purpose of being served food 
15
or drink; 
16
(B) includes an entity described in sub-
17
paragraph (A) that is located in an airport ter-
18
minal or that is a Tribally-owned concern; and 
19
(C) does not include— 
20
(i) an entity described in subpara-
21
graph (A) that— 
22
(I) is a State or local govern-
23
ment-operated business; 
24
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(II) as of March 13, 2020, owns 
1
or operates (together with any affili-
2
ated business) more than 20 locations, 
3
regardless of whether those locations 
4
do business under the same or mul-
5
tiple names; or 
6
(III) has a pending application 
7
for or has received a grant under sec-
8
tion 324 of the Economic Aid to 
9
Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Non-
10
profits, and Venues Act (title III of 
11
division N of Public Law 116–260); 
12
or 
13
(ii) a publicly-traded company. 
14
(5) EXCHANGE; ISSUER; SECURITY.—The terms 
15
‘‘exchange’’, ‘‘issuer’’, and ‘‘security’’ have the 
16
meanings given those terms in section 3(a) of the 
17
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)). 
18
(6) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Res-
19
taurant Revitalization Fund established under sub-
20
section (b). 
21
(7) PANDEMIC-RELATED REVENUE LOSS.—The 
22
term ‘‘pandemic-related revenue loss’’ means, with 
23
respect to an eligible entity— 
24
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(A) except as provided in subparagraphs 
1
(B), (C), and (D), the gross receipts, as estab-
2
lished using such verification documentation as 
3
the Administrator may require, of the eligible 
4
entity during 2020 subtracted from the gross 
5
receipts of the eligible entity in 2019, if such 
6
sum is greater than zero; 
7
(B) if the eligible entity was not in oper-
8
ation for the entirety of 2019— 
9
(i) the difference between— 
10
(I) the product obtained by mul-
11
tiplying the average monthly gross re-
12
ceipts of the eligible entity in 2019 by 
13
12; and 
14
(II) the product obtained by mul-
15
tiplying the average monthly gross re-
16
ceipts of the eligible entity in 2020 by 
17
12; or 
18
(ii) an amount based on a formula de-
19
termined by the Administrator; 
20
(C) if the eligible entity opened during the 
21
period beginning on January 1, 2020, and end-
22
ing on the day before the date of enactment of 
23
this section— 
24
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(i) the expenses described in sub-
1
section (c)(5)(A) that were incurred by the 
2
eligible entity minus any gross receipts re-
3
ceived; or 
4
(ii) an amount based on a formula de-
5
termined by the Administrator; or 
6
(D) if the eligible entity has not yet opened 
7
as of the date of application for a grant under 
8
subsection (c), but has incurred expenses de-
9
scribed in subsection (c)(5)(A) as of the date of 
10
enactment of this section— 
11
(i) the amount of those expenses; or 
12
(ii) an amount based on a formula de-
13
termined by the Administrator. 
14
For purposes of this paragraph, the pandemic-re-
15
lated revenue losses for an eligible entity shall be re-
16
duced by any amounts received from a covered loan 
17
made under paragraph (36) or (37) of section 7(a) 
18
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) in 
19
2020 or 2021. 
20
(8) PAYROLL COSTS.—The term ‘‘payroll costs’’ 
21
has the meaning given the term in section 
22
7(a)(36)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
23
636(a)(36)(A)), except that such term shall not in-
24
clude— 
25
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(A) qualified wages (as defined in sub-
1
section (c)(3) of section 2301 of the CARES 
2
Act) taken into account in determining the 
3
credit allowed under such section 2301; or 
4
(B) premiums taken into account in deter-
5
mining the credit allowed under section 6432 of 
6
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
7
(9) PUBLICLY-TRADED
COMPANY.—The term 
8
‘‘publicly-traded company’’ means an entity that is 
9
majority owned or controlled by an entity that is an 
10
issuer, the securities of which are listed on a na-
11
tional securities exchange under section 6 of the Se-
12
curities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78f). 
13
(10) TRIBALLY-OWNED
CONCERN.—The term 
14
‘‘Tribally-owned concern’’ has the meaning given the 
15
term in section 124.3 of title 13, Code of Federal 
16
Regulations, or any successor regulation. 
17
(b) RESTAURANT REVITALIZATION FUND.— 
18
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 
19
Treasury of the United States a fund to be known 
20
as the Restaurant Revitalization Fund. 
21
(2) APPROPRIATIONS.— 
22
(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts 
23
otherwise available, there is appropriated to the 
24
Restaurant Revitalization Fund for fiscal year 
25
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2021, out of any money in the Treasury not 
1
otherwise appropriated, $25,000,000,000, to re-
2
main available until expended. 
3
(B) DISTRIBUTION.— 
4
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Of the amounts 
5
made available under subparagraph (A)— 
6
(I) $5,000,000,000 shall be avail-
7
able to eligible entities with gross re-
8
ceipts during 2019 of not more than 
9
$500,000; and 
10
(II) $20,000,000,000 shall be 
11
available to the Administrator to 
12
award grants under subsection (c) in 
13
an equitable manner to eligible enti-
14
ties of different sizes based on annual 
15
gross receipts. 
16
(ii) ADJUSTMENTS.—The Adminis-
17
trator may make adjustments as necessary 
18
to the distribution of funds under clause 
19
(i)(II) based on demand and the relative 
20
local costs in the markets in which eligible 
21
entities operate. 
22
(C) GRANTS
AFTER
INITIAL
PERIOD.— 
23
Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), on and 
24
after the date that is 60 days after the date of 
25
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enactment of this section, or another period of 
1
time determined by the Administrator, the Ad-
2
ministrator may make grants using amounts 
3
appropriated under subparagraph (A) to any el-
4
igible entity regardless of the annual gross re-
5
ceipts of the eligible entity. 
6
(3) USE OF FUNDS.—The Administrator shall 
7
use amounts in the Fund to make grants described 
8
in subsection (c). 
9
(c) RESTAURANT REVITALIZATION GRANTS.— 
10
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
11
section (b) and paragraph (3), the Administrator 
12
shall award grants to eligible entities in the order in 
13
which applications are received by the Adminis-
14
trator. 
15
(2) APPLICATION.— 
16
(A) CERTIFICATION.—An eligible entity 
17
applying for a grant under this subsection shall 
18
make a good faith certification that— 
19
(i) the uncertainty of current eco-
20
nomic conditions makes necessary the 
21
grant request to support the ongoing oper-
22
ations of the eligible entity; and 
23
(ii) the eligible entity has not applied 
24
for or received a grant under section 324 
25
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of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small 
1
Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act 
2
(title III of division N of Public Law 116– 
3
260). 
4
(B) PREVENTION OF WASTE, FRAUD, AND 
5
ABUSE.—The Administrator may impose re-
6
quirements on applicants for the purpose of re-
7
ducing waste, fraud, and abuse. 
8
(C) BUSINESS IDENTIFIERS.—In accepting 
9
applications for grants under this subsection, 
10
the Administrator shall prioritize the ability of 
11
each applicant to use their existing business 
12
identifiers over requiring other forms of reg-
13
istration or identification that may not be com-
14
mon to their industry and imposing additional 
15
burdens on applicants. 
16
(3) PRIORITY IN AWARDING GRANTS.— 
17
(A) IN GENERAL.—During the initial 21- 
18
day period in which the Administrator awards 
19
grants under this subsection, the Administrator 
20
shall prioritize awarding grants to eligible enti-
21
ties that are small business concerns owned 
22
controlled by women (as defined in section 3(n) 
23
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(n))), 
24
small business concerns owned and controlled 
25
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by veterans (as defined in section 3(q) of such 
1
Act (15 U.S.C. 632(q))), or socially and eco-
2
nomically disadvantaged small business con-
3
cerns (as defined in section 8(a)(4)(A) of the 
4
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(4)(A))). 
5
The Administrator may take such steps as nec-
6
essary to ensure that eligible entities described 
7
in this subparagraph have access to grant fund-
8
ing under this section after the end of such 21- 
9
day period. 
10
(B) CERTIFICATION.—For purposes of es-
11
tablishing priority under subparagraph (A), an 
12
applicant shall submit a self-certification of eli-
13
gibility for priority with the grant application. 
14
(4) GRANT AMOUNT.— 
15
(A) AGGREGATE MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The 
16
aggregate amount of grants made to an eligible 
17
entity and any affiliated businesses of the eligi-
18
ble entity under this subsection— 
19
(i) shall not exceed $10,000,000; and 
20
(ii) shall be limited to $5,000,000 per 
21
physical location of the eligible entity. 
22
(B) 
DETERMINATION
OF
GRANT 
23
AMOUNT.— 
24
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(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
1
in this paragraph, the amount of a grant 
2
made to an eligible entity under this sub-
3
section shall be equal to the pandemic-re-
4
lated revenue loss of the eligible entity. 
5
(ii) RETURN
TO
TREASURY.—Any 
6
amount of a grant made under this sub-
7
section to an eligible entity based on esti-
8
mated receipts that is greater than the ac-
9
tual gross receipts of the eligible entity in 
10
2020 shall be returned to the Treasury. 
11
(5) USE OF FUNDS.—During the covered pe-
12
riod, an eligible entity that receives a grant under 
13
this subsection may use the grant funds for the fol-
14
lowing expenses incurred as a direct result of, or 
15
during, the COVID–19 pandemic: 
16
(A) Payroll costs. 
17
(B) Payments of principal or interest on 
18
any mortgage obligation (which shall not in-
19
clude any prepayment of principal on a mort-
20
gage obligation). 
21
(C) Rent payments, including rent under a 
22
lease agreement (which shall not include any 
23
prepayment of rent). 
24
(D) Utilities. 
25
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(E) Maintenance expenses, including— 
1
(i) construction to accommodate out-
2
door seating; and 
3
(ii) walls, floors, deck surfaces, fur-
4
niture, fixtures, and equipment. 
5
(F) Supplies, including protective equip-
6
ment and cleaning materials. 
7
(G) Food and beverage expenses that are 
8
within the scope of the normal business practice 
9
of the eligible entity before the covered period. 
10
(H) Covered supplier costs, as defined in 
11
section 7A(a) of the Small Business Act (as re-
12
designated, transferred, and amended by sec-
13
tion 304(b) of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit 
14
Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act 
15
(Public Law 116–260)). 
16
(I) Operational expenses. 
17
(J) Paid sick leave. 
18
(K) Any other expenses that the Adminis-
19
trator determines to be essential to maintaining 
20
the eligible entity. 
21
(6) RETURNING FUNDS.—If an eligible entity 
22
that receives a grant under this subsection fails to 
23
use all grant funds or permanently ceases operations 
24
on or before the last day of the covered period, the 
25
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eligible entity shall return to the Treasury any funds 
1
that the eligible entity did not use for the allowable 
2
expenses under paragraph (5). 
3
(7) LIMITATION
WITH
RESPECT
TO
PRIVATE 
4
FUNDS.— 
5
(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
6
(i) AFFILIATE.— 
7
(I) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘af-
8
filiate’’ means, with respect to a per-
9
son, any other person directly or indi-
10
rectly controlling, controlled by, or 
11
under direct or indirect common con-
12
trol with the person. 
13
(II) CONTROL.—For purposes of 
14
subclause (I), the term ‘‘control’’ 
15
means the ability to make or block 
16
management decisions of an entity. 
17
(ii) EXECUTIVE.—The term ‘‘execu-
18
tive’’ means— 
19
(I) any individual who serves an 
20
executive or director of a person, in-
21
cluding the principal executive officer, 
22
principal financial officer, comptroller 
23
or principal accounting officer; and 
24
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(II) an executive officer, as de-
1
fined in section 230.405 of title 17, 
2
Code of Federal Regulations, or any 
3
successor regulation. 
4
(iii) PRIVATE FUND.—The term ‘‘pri-
5
vate fund’’ means an issuer that would be 
6
an investment company, as defined in the 
7
Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 
8
U.S.C. 80a–1 et seq.), but for paragraph 
9
(1) or (7) of section 3(c) of that Act (15 
10
U.S.C. 80a–3(c)). 
11
(B) ANTI-EVASION.—No company in which 
12
a private fund holds an ownership interest that 
13
has, directly or indirectly, received amounts 
14
under this subsection may pay any distribu-
15
tions, dividends, consulting fees, advisory fees, 
16
interest payments, or any other fees, expenses, 
17
or charges in excess of 10 percent of the net 
18
operating profits of the company operating 
19
profits for the calendar year ending December 
20
31, 2021 (and for each successive year until the 
21
covered period has ended), to— 
22
(i) a person registered as an invest-
23
ment adviser under the Investment Advis-
24
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ers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b–1 et seq.) 
1
who advises a private fund; 
2
(ii) any affiliate of such adviser; 
3
(iii) any executive of such adviser or 
4
affiliate; or 
5
(iv) any employee, consultant, or other 
6
person with a contractual relationship to 
7
provide services for or on behalf of such 
8
adviser or affiliate. 
9
SEC. 6004. COMMUNITY NAVIGATOR PILOT PROGRAM. 
10
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
11
(1) ADMINISTRATION.—The term ‘‘Administra-
12
tion’’ means the Small Business Administration. 
13
(2) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
14
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Small Busi-
15
ness Administration. 
16
(3) COMMUNITY
NAVIGATOR
SERVICES.—The 
17
term ‘‘community navigator services’’ means the out-
18
reach, education, and technical assistance provided 
19
by community navigators that target eligible busi-
20
nesses to increase awareness of, and participation in, 
21
programs of the Small Business Administration. 
22
(4) COMMUNITY NAVIGATOR.—The term ‘‘com-
23
munity navigator’’ means a community organization, 
24
community financial institution as defined in section 
25
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7(a)(36)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
1
636(a)(36)(A)), or other private nonprofit organiza-
2
tion engaged in the delivery of community navigator 
3
services. 
4
(5) ELIGIBLE
BUSINESS.—The term ‘‘eligible 
5
business’’ means any small business concern, with 
6
priority for small business concerns owned and con-
7
trolled by women (as defined in section 3(n) of the 
8
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(n))), small busi-
9
ness concerns owned and controlled by veterans (as 
10
defined in section 3(q) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
11
632(q))), and socially and economically disadvan-
12
taged small business concerns (as defined in section 
13
8(a)(4)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
14
637(a)(4)(A))). 
15
(6) PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.—The 
16
term ‘‘private nonprofit organization’’ means an en-
17
tity that is described in section 501(c) of the Inter-
18
nal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax 
19
under section 501(a) of such Code. 
20
(7) RESOURCE PARTNER.—The term ‘‘resource 
21
partner’’ means— 
22
(A) a small business development center 
23
(as defined in section 3 of the Small Business 
24
Act (15 U.S.C. 632)); 
25
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(B) a women’s business center (as de-
1
scribed in section 29 of the Small Business Act 
2
(15 U.S.C. 656)); and 
3
(C) a chapter of the Service Corps of Re-
4
tired 
Executives 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
5
8(b)(1)(B) 
of 
the 
Act 
(15 
U.S.C. 
6
637(b)(1)(B))). 
7
(8) SMALL
BUSINESS
CONCERN.—The term 
8
‘‘small business concern’’ has the meaning given 
9
under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 
10
U.S.C. 632). 
11
(9) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means a State 
12
of the United States, the District of Columbia, the 
13
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, 
14
American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the North-
15
ern Mariana Islands, and Guam, or an agency, in-
16
strumentality, or fiscal agent thereof. 
17
(10) UNIT
OF
GENERAL
LOCAL
GOVERN-
18
MENT.—The term ‘‘unit of general local govern-
19
ment’’ means a county, city, town, village, or other 
20
general purpose political subdivision of a State. 
21
(b) COMMUNITY NAVIGATOR PILOT PROGRAM.— 
22
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator of the 
23
Small Business Administration shall establish a 
24
Community Navigator pilot program to make grants 
25
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to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements 
1
with, private nonprofit organizations, resource part-
2
ners, States, Tribes, and units of local government 
3
to ensure the delivery of free community navigator 
4
services to current or prospective owners of eligible 
5
businesses in order to improve access to assistance 
6
programs and resources made available because of 
7
the COVID–19 pandemic by Federal, State, Tribal, 
8
and local entities. 
9
(2) APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts 
10
otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Ad-
11
ministrator for fiscal year 2021, out of any money 
12
in 
the 
Treasury 
not 
otherwise 
appropriated, 
13
$100,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
14
for carrying out this subsection. 
15
(c) OUTREACH AND EDUCATION.— 
16
(1) PROMOTION.—The Administrator shall de-
17
velop and implement a program to promote commu-
18
nity navigator services to current or prospective 
19
owners of eligible businesses. 
20
(2) CALL
CENTER.—The Administrator shall 
21
establish a telephone hotline to offer information 
22
about Federal programs to assist eligible businesses 
23
and offer referral services to resource partners, com-
24
munity navigators, potential lenders, and other per-
25
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sons that the Administrator determines appropriate 
1
for current or prospective owners of eligible busi-
2
nesses. 
3
(3) OUTREACH.—The Administrator shall— 
4
(A) conduct outreach and education, in the 
5
10 most commonly spoken languages in the 
6
United States, to current or prospective owners 
7
of eligible businesses on community navigator 
8
services and other Federal programs to assist 
9
eligible businesses; 
10
(B) improve the website of the Administra-
11
tion to describe such community navigator serv-
12
ices and other Federal programs; and 
13
(C) implement an education campaign by 
14
advertising in media targeted to current or pro-
15
spective owners of eligible businesses. 
16
(4) APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts 
17
otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Ad-
18
ministrator for fiscal year 2021, out of any money 
19
in 
the 
Treasury 
not 
otherwise 
appropriated, 
20
$75,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 
21
carrying out this subsection. 
22
(d) SUNSET.—The authority of the Administrator to 
23
make grants under this section shall terminate on Decem-
24
ber 31, 2025. 
25
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SEC. 6005. SHUTTERED VENUE OPERATORS. 
1
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
2
appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in 
3
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,250,000,000, 
4
to remain available until expended, to carry out section 
5
324 of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, 
6
Nonprofits, and Venues Act (title III of division N of Pub-
7
lic Law 116–260), of which $500,000 shall be used to pro-
8
vide technical assistance to help applicants access the Sys-
9
tem for Award Management (or any successor thereto) or 
10
to assist applicants with an alternative grant application 
11
system, which the Administrator of the Small Business 
12
Administration may develop for use for grant programs 
13
of the Small Business Administration. 
14
SEC. 6006. DIRECT APPROPRIATIONS. 
15
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
16
available, there is appropriated to the Administrator for 
17
fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not 
18
otherwise appropriated, to remain available until ex-
19
pended— 
20
(1) $840,000,000 for administrative expenses, 
21
including to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the 
22
COVID–19 pandemic, domestically or internation-
23
ally, including administrative expenses related to 
24
paragraphs (36) and (37) of section 7(a) of the 
25
Small Business Act, section 324 of the Economic 
26
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Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and 
1
Venues Act (title III of division N of Public Law 
2
116–260), section 6002 of this title, and section 
3
6003 of this title; and 
4
(2) $460,000,000 to carry out the disaster loan 
5
program authorized by section 7(b) of the Small 
6
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)), of which 
7
$70,000,000 shall be for the cost of direct loans au-
8
thorized by such section and $390,000,000 shall be 
9
for administrative expenses to carry out such pro-
10
gram. 
11
(b) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—In addition to amounts 
12
otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Inspector 
13
General of the Small Business Administration for fiscal 
14
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
15
appropriated, $25,000,000, to remain available until ex-
16
pended, for necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
17
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
18
General Act of 1978. 
19
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TITLE 
VII—COMMITTEE 
ON 
1
TRANSPORTATION 
AND 
IN-
2
FRASTRUCTURE 
3
Subtitle A—Transportation and 
4
Infrastructure 
5
SEC. 7001. FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
6
APPROPRIATION. 
7
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
8
appropriated to the Federal Emergency Management 
9
Agency for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the 
10
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $50,000,000,000, to 
11
remain available until September 30, 2025, for major dis-
12
asters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
13
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
14
5121 et sec.). 
15
SEC. 7002. FUNERAL ASSISTANCE. 
16
(a) IN GENERAL.—For the emergency declaration 
17
issued by the President on March 13, 2020, pursuant to 
18
section 501(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
19
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5191(b)), and 
20
for any subsequent major disaster declaration under sec-
21
tion 401 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) that supersedes 
22
such emergency declaration, the President shall provide fi-
23
nancial assistance to an individual or household to meet 
24
disaster-related funeral expenses under section 408(e)(1) 
25
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of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
1
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(e)(1)), for which the Fed-
2
eral cost share shall be 100 percent. 
3
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated under sec-
4
tion 7001 may be used to carry out subsection (a) of this 
5
section. 
6
SEC. 7003. ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE. 
7
(a) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION AP-
8
PROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts otherwise avail-
9
able, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any 
10
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
11
$3,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
12
2022, to the Department of Commerce for economic ad-
13
justment assistance as authorized by sections 209 and 703 
14
of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 
15
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3149 and 3233) to prevent, prepare for, 
16
and respond to coronavirus and for necessary expenses for 
17
responding to economic injury as a result of coronavirus. 
18
(b) Of the funds provided by this section, up to 2 
19
percent shall be used for Federal costs to administer such 
20
assistance utilizing temporary Federal personnel as may 
21
be necessary consistent with the requirements applicable 
22
to such administrative funding in fiscal year 2020 to pre-
23
vent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus and which 
24
shall remain available until September 30, 2027. 
25
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(c) Of the funds provided by this section, 15 percent 
1
shall be for assistance to communities that have suffered 
2
economic injury as a result of job losses in the travel, tour-
3
ism, or outdoor recreation sectors. 
4
(d) The total amount provided by this section shall 
5
be allocated to eligible recipients in the States and Terri-
6
tories according to the total level of economic injury of 
7
such States and Territories as a result of coronavirus be-
8
ginning on March 1, 2020, as measured by the change 
9
in economic activity, demonstrated by current Federal eco-
10
nomic data sources such as unemployment claims and 
11
gross domestic product, before and after such date. 
12
SEC. 7004. GREAT LAKES ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOP-
13
MENT 
CORPORATION 
OPERATIONS 
AND 
14
MAINTENANCE. 
15
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
16
appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of amounts not oth-
17
erwise appropriated from the Harbor Maintenance Trust 
18
Fund pursuant to section 210 of the Water Resources De-
19
velopment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238), $1,500,000, to 
20
remain available until expended, to prevent, prepare for, 
21
and respond to coronavirus by conducting the operations, 
22
maintenance, and capital infrastructure activities of the 
23
Seaway International Bridge. 
24
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SEC. 7005. GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PAS-
1
SENGER CORPORATION. 
2
(a) NORTHEAST CORRIDOR APPROPRIATION.—In ad-
3
dition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
4
priated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the 
5
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $820,388,160, to re-
6
main available until September 30, 2024, for grants as 
7
authorized under section 11101(a) of the FAST Act (Pub-
8
lic Law 114–94) to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
9
coronavirus. 
10
(b) NATIONAL NETWORK APPROPRIATION.—In addi-
11
tion to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated 
12
for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury 
13
not otherwise appropriated, $679,611,840, to remain 
14
available until September 30, 2024, for grants as author-
15
ized under section 11101(b) of the FAST Act (Public Law 
16
114–94) to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
17
coronavirus. 
18
(c) LONG-DISTANCE SERVICE RESTORATION
AND 
19
EMPLOYEE RECALLS.—Not less than $165,926,000 of the 
20
aggregate amounts made available under subsections (a) 
21
and (b) shall be for use by the National Railroad Pas-
22
senger Corporation to— 
23
(1) restore, not later than 90 days after the 
24
date of enactment of this Act, the frequency of rail 
25
service on long-distance routes (as defined in section 
26
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24102 of title 49, United States Code) that the Na-
1
tional Railroad Passenger Corporation reduced the 
2
frequency of on or after July 1, 2020, and continue 
3
to operate such service at such frequency; and 
4
(2) recall and manage employees furloughed on 
5
or after October 1, 2020, as a result of efforts to 
6
prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus. 
7
(d) USE
OF FUNDS
IN LIEU
OF CAPITAL PAY-
8
MENTS.—Not less than $109,805,000 of the aggregate 
9
amounts made available under subsections (a) and (b)— 
10
(1) shall be for use by the National Railroad 
11
Passenger Corporation in lieu of capital payments 
12
from States and commuter rail passenger transpor-
13
tation providers that are subject to the cost alloca-
14
tion policy under section 24905(c) of title 49, United 
15
States Code; and 
16
(2) notwithstanding sections 24319(g) and 
17
24905(c)(1)(A)(i) of title 49, United States Code, 
18
such amounts do not constitute cross-subsidization 
19
of commuter rail passenger transportation. 
20
(e) USE
OF FUNDS
FOR STATE PAYMENTS
FOR 
21
STATE-SUPPORTED ROUTES.— 
22
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made avail-
23
able under subsection (b), $174,850,000 shall be for 
24
use by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation 
25
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to offset amounts required to be paid by States for 
1
covered State-supported routes. 
2
(2) FUNDING SHARE.—The share of funding 
3
provided under paragraph (1) with respect to a cov-
4
ered State-supported route shall be distributed as 
5
follows: 
6
(A) Each covered State-supported route 
7
shall receive 7 percent of the costs allocated to 
8
the route in fiscal year 2019 under the cost al-
9
location methodology adopted pursuant to sec-
10
tion 209 of the Passenger Rail Investment and 
11
Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110– 
12
432). 
13
(B) Any remaining amounts after the dis-
14
tribution described in subparagraph (A) shall be 
15
apportioned to each covered State-supported 
16
route in proportion to the passenger revenue of 
17
such route and other revenue allocated to such 
18
route in fiscal year 2019 divided by the total 
19
passenger revenue and other revenue allocated 
20
to all covered State-supported routes in fiscal 
21
year 2019. 
22
(3) COVERED
STATE-SUPPORTED
ROUTE
DE-
23
FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘covered 
24
State-supported route’’ means a State-supported 
25
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route, as such term is defined in section 24102 of 
1
title 49, United States Code, but does not include a 
2
State-supported route for which service was termi-
3
nated on or before February 1, 2020. 
4
(f) USE OF FUNDS FOR DEBT REPAYMENT OR PRE-
5
PAYMENT.—Not more than $100,885,000 of the aggre-
6
gate amounts made available under subsections (a) and 
7
(b) shall be— 
8
(1) for the repayment or prepayment of debt in-
9
curred by the National Railroad Passenger Corpora-
10
tion under financing arrangements entered into prior 
11
to the date of enactment of this Act; and 
12
(2) to pay required reserves, costs, and fees re-
13
lated to such debt, including for loans from the De-
14
partment of Transportation and loans that would 
15
otherwise have been paid from National Railroad 
16
Passenger Corporation revenues. 
17
(g) PROJECT MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT.—Not more 
18
than $2,000,000 of the aggregate amounts made available 
19
under subsections (a) and (b) shall be for activities author-
20
ized under section 11101(c) of the FAST Act (Public Law 
21
114–94). 
22
SEC. 7006. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION GRANTS. 
23
(a) FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION APPRO-
24
PRIATION.— 
25
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(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts oth-
1
erwise made available, there are appropriated for fis-
2
cal year 2021, out of any funds in the Treasury not 
3
otherwise appropriated, $30,000,000,000, to remain 
4
available until September 30, 2024, that shall— 
5
(A) be for grants under chapter 53 of title 
6
49, United States Code, to eligible recipients to 
7
prevent, 
prepare 
for, 
and 
respond 
to 
8
coronavirus; and 
9
(B) not be subject to any prior restriction 
10
on the total amount of funds available for im-
11
plementation or execution of programs author-
12
ized under sections 5307, 5310, or 5311 of 
13
such title. 
14
(2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR OPERATING 
15
EXPENSES.— 
16
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sub-
17
section (a)(1) or (b) of section 5307 of title 49, 
18
United States Code, section 5310(b)(2)(A), or 
19
any other provision of chapter 53 of such title, 
20
funds provided under this section, other than 
21
subsection (b)(4), shall be available for the op-
22
erating expenses of transit agencies to prevent, 
23
prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus 
24
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public health emergency, including, beginning 
1
on January 20, 2020— 
2
(i) reimbursement for payroll of public 
3
transportation (including payroll and ex-
4
penses of private providers of public trans-
5
portation); 
6
(ii) operating costs to maintain service 
7
due to lost revenue due as a result of the 
8
coronavirus public health emergency, in-
9
cluding the purchase of personal protective 
10
equipment; and 
11
(iii) paying the administrative leave of 
12
operations or contractor personnel due to 
13
reductions in service. 
14
(B) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds described in 
15
subparagraph (A) shall be— 
16
(i) available for immediate obligation, 
17
notwithstanding the requirement for such 
18
expenses to be included in a transportation 
19
improvement program, long-range trans-
20
portation plan, statewide transportation 
21
plan, or statewide transportation improve-
22
ment program under sections 5303 and 
23
5304 of title 49, United States Code; 
24
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(ii) directed to payroll and operations 
1
of public transportation (including payroll 
2
and expenses of private providers of public 
3
transportation), unless the recipient cer-
4
tifies to the Secretary that the recipient 
5
has not furloughed any employees; 
6
(iii) subject to the requirements of 
7
section 5333 of such title, notwithstanding 
8
any waiver authority under section 5324 of 
9
such title; and 
10
(iv) used to provide a Federal share of 
11
the costs for any grant made under this 
12
section of 100 percent, notwithstanding 
13
any provision of chapter 53 of such title. 
14
(b) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
15
(1) URBANIZED AREA FORMULA GRANTS.— 
16
(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made 
17
available under subsection (a), $26,086,580,227 
18
shall be for grants to recipients and subrecipi-
19
ents under section 5307 of title 49, United 
20
States Code, and shall be administered as if 
21
such funds were provided under section 5307 of 
22
such title. 
23
(B) ALLOCATION.—Amounts made avail-
24
able under subparagraph (A) shall be appor-
25
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tioned to urbanized areas based on data con-
1
tained in the National Transit Database such 
2
that— 
3
(i) each urbanized area shall receive 
4
an apportionment of an amount that, when 
5
combined with amounts that were other-
6
wise made available to such urbanized area 
7
for similar activities to prevent, prepare 
8
for, and respond to coronavirus, is equal to 
9
132 percent of the urbanized area’s 2018 
10
operating costs; and 
11
(ii) for funds remaining after the ap-
12
portionment described in clause (i), such 
13
funds shall be apportioned such that— 
14
(I) each urbanized area that did 
15
not receive an apportionment under 
16
clause (i) shall receive an apportion-
17
ment equal to 25 percent of the ur-
18
banized area’s 2018 operating costs; 
19
and 
20
(II) each urbanized area under 
21
clause (i), when the amounts that 
22
were otherwise made available, prior 
23
to clause (i) to that urbanized area 
24
for similar activities to prevent, pre-
25
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pare for, and respond to coronavirus 
1
are equal to or greater than 130 per-
2
cent of the urbanized area’s 2018 op-
3
erating costs but do not exceed 132 
4
percent of such costs, such urbanized 
5
area shall receive an apportionment 
6
equal to 10 percent of the urbanized 
7
area’s 2018 operating costs, in addi-
8
tion to amounts apportioned to the 
9
urbanized area under clause (i). 
10
(2) FORMULA
GRANTS
FOR
THE
ENHANCED 
11
MOBILITY OF SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DIS-
12
ABILITIES.— 
13
(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made 
14
available under subsection (a), $50,000,000 
15
shall be for grants to recipients or subrecipients 
16
eligible under section 5310 of title 49, United 
17
States Code, and shall be apportioned in ac-
18
cordance with such section. 
19
(B) ALLOCATION RATIO.—Amounts made 
20
available under subparagraph (A) shall be allo-
21
cated in the same ratio as funds were provided 
22
under section 5310 of title 49, United States 
23
Code, for fiscal year 2020. 
24
(3) FORMULA GRANTS FOR RURAL AREAS.— 
25
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made 
1
available under subsection (a), $280,858,479 
2
shall be for grants to recipients or subrecipients 
3
eligible under section 5311 of title 49, United 
4
States Code, other than subsections (b)(3) and 
5
(c)(1)(B) of such section and shall be adminis-
6
tered as if the funds were provided under sec-
7
tion 5311 of such title. 
8
(B) ALLOCATION RATIO.—Amounts made 
9
available under subparagraph (A) shall be allo-
10
cated to States, as defined in section 5302 of 
11
title 49, United States Code, based on data con-
12
tained in the National Transit Database, such 
13
that— 
14
(i) any State that received an amount 
15
for similar activities to prevent, prepare 
16
for, and respond to coronavirus that is 
17
equal to or greater than 150 percent of the 
18
combined 2018 rural operating costs of the 
19
recipients and subrecipients in such State 
20
shall receive an amount equal to 5 percent 
21
of such State’s 2018 rural operating costs; 
22
(ii) any State that does not receive an 
23
allocation under clause (i) that received an 
24
amount for similar activities to prevent, 
25
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prepare for, and respond to coronavirus 
1
that is equal to or greater than 140 per-
2
cent of the combined 2018 rural operating 
3
costs of the recipients and subrecipients in 
4
that State shall receive an amount equal to 
5
10 percent of such State’s 2018 rural op-
6
erating costs; and 
7
(iii) any State that does not receive an 
8
allocation under clauses (i) or (ii) shall re-
9
ceive an amount equal to 20 percent of 
10
such State’s 2018 rural operating costs. 
11
(4) CAPITAL INVESTMENTS.— 
12
(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made 
13
available under subsection (a)— 
14
(i) $1,000,000,000 shall be for grants 
15
administered under subsections (d) and (e) 
16
of section 5309 of title 49, United States 
17
Code, and section 3005(b) of the FAST 
18
Act (Public Law 114–94); and 
19
(ii) $250,000,000 shall be for grants 
20
administered under subsection (h) of sec-
21
tion 5309 of title 49, United States Code. 
22
(B) FUNDING DISTRIBUTION.— 
23
(i) Amounts made available in sub-
24
paragraph (A)(i) shall be proportionally 
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provided to each recipient to all projects 
1
with existing full funding grant agreements 
2
and all projects under section 3005(b) of 
3
Public Law 114–94 that received alloca-
4
tions for fiscal year 2019 or 2020, except 
5
that recipients with projects open for rev-
6
enue service are not eligible to receive a 
7
grant under this paragraph. 
8
(ii) For amounts made available in 
9
subparagraph (A)(ii), eligible recipients 
10
shall be any recipient of an allocation 
11
under subsection (h) of section 5309 of 
12
title 49, United States Code, or an appli-
13
cant in the project development phase de-
14
scribed in paragraph (2) of such sub-
15
section. 
16
(iii) 
Amounts 
distributed 
under 
17
clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A) 
18
shall be provided notwithstanding the limi-
19
tation of any calculation of the maximum 
20
amount of Federal financial assistance for 
21
the project under subsection (k)(2)(C)(ii) 
22
or (h)(7) of section 5309 of title 49, 
23
United States Code, or section 3005(b)(9) 
24
of the FAST Act (Public Law 114–94). 
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(5) SECTION 5311(F) SERVICES.— 
1
(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made 
2
available under subsection (a) and in addition 
3
to the amounts made available under paragraph 
4
(3), $100,000,000 shall be available for grants 
5
to recipients for bus operators that partner with 
6
recipients or subrecipients of funds under sec-
7
tion 5311(f) of title 49, United States Code. 
8
(B) ALLOCATION RATIO.—Notwithstanding 
9
paragraph (3), the Secretary shall allocate 
10
amounts under subparagraph (A) in the same 
11
ratio as funds were provided under section 
12
5311 of title 49, United States Code, for fiscal 
13
year 2020. 
14
(C) EXCEPTION.—If a State or territory 
15
does not have bus providers eligible under sec-
16
tion 5311(f) of title 49, United States Code, 
17
funds under this paragraph may be used by 
18
such State or territory for any expense eligible 
19
under section 5311 of title 49, United States 
20
Code. 
21
(6) PLANNING.— 
22
(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made 
23
available under subsection (a), $25,000,000 
24
shall be for grants to recipients eligible under 
25
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section 5307 of title 49, United States Code, 
1
for the planning of public transportation associ-
2
ated with the restoration of services as the 
3
coronavirus public health emergency concludes 
4
and shall be available in accordance with such 
5
section. 
6
(B) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR ROUTE 
7
PLANNING.—Amounts made available under 
8
subparagraph (A) shall be available for route 
9
planning designed to— 
10
(i) increase ridership and reduce trav-
11
el times, while maintaining or expanding 
12
the total level of vehicle revenue miles of 
13
service provided in the planning period; or 
14
(ii) make service adjustments to in-
15
crease the quality or frequency of service 
16
provided to low-income riders and dis-
17
advantaged neighborhoods or communities. 
18
(C) LIMITATION.—Amounts made available 
19
under subparagraph (A) shall not be used for 
20
route planning related to transitioning public 
21
transportation service provided as of the date of 
22
receipt of funds to a transportation network 
23
company or other third-party contract provider, 
24
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unless the existing provider of public transpor-
1
tation service is a third-party contract provider. 
2
(7) RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS REQUIR-
3
ING ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE.— 
4
(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made 
5
available under subsection (a), $2,207,561,294 
6
shall be for grants to eligible recipients or sub-
7
recipients of funds under chapter 53 of title 49, 
8
United States Code, that, as a result of 
9
COVID–19, require additional assistance to 
10
maintain operations. 
11
(B) ADMINISTRATION.—Funds made avail-
12
able under subparagraph (A) shall, after alloca-
13
tion, be administered as if provided under sub-
14
sections (b)(1) or (b)(3), as applicable. 
15
(C) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
16
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
17
not allocate funds to an eligible recipient 
18
or subrecipient of funds under chapter 53 
19
of title 49, United States Code, unless the 
20
recipient provides to the Secretary— 
21
(I) estimates of financial need; 
22
(II) data on reductions in farebox 
23
or other sources of local revenue for 
24
sustained operations; and 
25
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(III) a spending plan for such 
1
funds. 
2
(ii) EVALUATION.— 
3
(I) IN
GENERAL.—Applications 
4
for assistance under this paragraph 
5
shall be evaluated by the Secretary 
6
based on the level of financial need 
7
demonstrated by an eligible recipient 
8
or subrecipient, including projections 
9
of future financial need to maintain 
10
service as a percentage of the 2018 
11
operating costs that has not been re-
12
placed by the funds made available to 
13
the eligible recipient or subrecipient 
14
under paragraphs (1) through (5) of 
15
this subsection when combined with 
16
the amounts allocated to such eligible 
17
recipient or subrecipient from funds 
18
previously made available for the op-
19
erating expenses of transit agencies 
20
related 
to 
the 
response 
to 
the 
21
COVID–19 public health emergency. 
22
(II) 
RESTRICTION.—Amounts 
23
made available under this paragraph 
24
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shall only be available for operating 
1
expenses. 
2
(iv) STATE
APPLICANTS.—A State 
3
may apply for assistance under this para-
4
graph on behalf of an eligible recipient or 
5
subrecipient, or a group of eligible recipi-
6
ents or subrecipients. 
7
(D) UNOBLIGATED
FUNDS.—If amounts 
8
made available under this paragraph remain 
9
unobligated on September 30, 2023, such 
10
amounts shall be available for any purpose eligi-
11
ble under section 5324 of title 49, United 
12
States Code. 
13
SEC. 7007. RELIEF FOR AIRPORTS. 
14
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
15
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts oth-
16
erwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 
17
2021, out of any funds in the Treasury not other-
18
wise appropriated, $8,000,000,000, to remain avail-
19
able until September 30, 2024, for assistance to air-
20
ports under sections 47101 through 47144 of title 
21
49, United States Code, to be made available to pre-
22
vent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus. 
23
(2) 
REQUIREMENTS
AND
LIMITATIONS.— 
24
Amounts made available under this section— 
25
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(A) shall not be subject to the require-
1
ments of chapter 471 of title 49, United States 
2
Code, except the requirements of chapter 471 
3
(other than eligibility requirements) shall apply 
4
to any contract awarded after the date of enact-
5
ment of this Act for airport development; 
6
(B) may not be used for any purpose not 
7
directly related to the airport; and 
8
(C) may not be provided to any airport 
9
that was allocated in excess of 4 years of oper-
10
ating funds to prevent, prepare for, and re-
11
spond to coronavirus in fiscal year 2020. 
12
(b) ALLOCATIONS.—The following terms shall apply 
13
to the amounts made available under this section: 
14
(1) OPERATING EXPENSES AND DEBT SERVICE 
15
PAYMENTS.— 
16
(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—Not 
more 
than 
17
$6,492,000,000 shall be made available for pri-
18
mary airports, as such term is defined in sec-
19
tion 47102 of title 49, United States Code, and 
20
certain cargo airports, for costs related to oper-
21
ations, personnel, cleaning, sanitization, jani-
22
torial services, combating the spread of patho-
23
gens at the airport, and debt service payments. 
24
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(B) 
DISTRIBUTION.— 
Amounts 
made 
1
available under this paragraph— 
2
(i) shall not be subject to the reduced 
3
apportionments under section 47114(f) of 
4
title 49, United States Code; 
5
(ii) shall first be apportioned as set 
6
forth 
in 
sections 
47114(c)(1)(A), 
7
47114(c)(1)(C)(i), 
47114(c)(1)(C)(ii), 
8
47114(c)(2)(A), 
47114(c)(2)(B), 
and 
9
47114(c)(2)(E) of title 49, United States 
10
Code; and 
11
(iii) shall not be subject to a max-
12
imum apportionment limit set forth in sec-
13
tion 47114(c)(1)(B) of title 49, United 
14
States Code. 
15
(C) REMAINING
AMOUNTS.—Any amount 
16
remaining after distribution under subpara-
17
graph (B) shall be distributed to the sponsor of 
18
each primary airport (as such term is defined 
19
in section 47102 of title 49, United States 
20
Code) based on each such primary airport’s 
21
passenger enplanements compared to the total 
22
passenger enplanements of all such primary air-
23
ports in calendar year 2019. 
24
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(2) FEDERAL
SHARE
FOR
DEVELOPMENT 
1
PROJECTS.— 
2
(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—Not 
more 
than 
3
$608,000,000 allocated under subsection (a)(1) 
4
shall be available to pay a Federal share of 100 
5
percent of the costs for any grant awarded in 
6
fiscal year 2021, or in fiscal year 2020 with less 
7
than a 100-percent Federal share, for an air-
8
port development project (as such term is de-
9
fined in section 47102 of title 49). 
10
(B) REMAINING AMOUNTS.—Any amount 
11
remaining under this paragraph shall be distrib-
12
uted as described in paragraph (1)(C). 
13
(3) NONPRIMARY AIRPORTS.— 
14
(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—Not 
more 
than 
15
$100,000,000 shall be made available for gen-
16
eral aviation and commercial service airports 
17
that are not primary airports (as such terms 
18
are defined in section 47102 of title 49, United 
19
States Code) for costs related to operations, 
20
personnel, cleaning, sanitization, janitorial serv-
21
ices, combating the spread of pathogens at the 
22
airport, and debt service payments. 
23
(B) DISTRIBUTION.—Amounts made avail-
24
able under this paragraph shall be apportioned 
25
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to each non-primary airport based on the cat-
1
egories published in the most current National 
2
Plan of Integrated Airport Systems, reflecting 
3
the percentage of the aggregate published eligi-
4
ble development costs for each such category, 
5
and then dividing the allocated funds evenly 
6
among the eligible airports in each category, 
7
rounding up to the nearest thousand dollars. 
8
(C) REMAINING
AMOUNTS.—Any amount 
9
remaining under this paragraph shall be distrib-
10
uted as described in paragraph (1)(C). 
11
(4) AIRPORT CONCESSIONS.— 
12
(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—Not 
more 
than 
13
$800,000,000 shall be made available for spon-
14
sors of primary airports to provide relief from 
15
rent and minimum annual guarantees to airport 
16
concessions, of which at least $640,000,000 
17
shall be available to provide relief to eligible 
18
small airport concessions and of which at least 
19
$160,000,000 shall be available to provide relief 
20
to eligible large airport concessions located at 
21
primary airports. 
22
(B) DISTRIBUTION.—The amounts made 
23
available for each set-aside in this paragraph 
24
shall be distributed to the sponsor of each pri-
25
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mary airport (as such term is defined in section 
1
47102 of title 49, United States Code) based on 
2
each 
such 
primary 
airport’s 
passenger 
3
enplanements compared to the total passenger 
4
enplanements of all such primary airports in 
5
calendar year 2019. 
6
(C) CONDITIONS.—As a condition of ap-
7
proving a grant under this paragraph— 
8
(i) the sponsor shall provide such re-
9
lief from the date of enactment of this Act 
10
until the sponsor has provided relief equal-
11
ing the total grant amount, to the extent 
12
practicable and to the extent permissible 
13
under State laws, local laws, and applicable 
14
trust indentures; and 
15
(ii) for each set-aside, the sponsor 
16
shall provide relief from rent and minimum 
17
annual guarantee obligations to each eligi-
18
ble airport concession in an amount that 
19
reflects each eligible airport concession’s 
20
proportional share of the total amount of 
21
the rent and minimum annual guarantees 
22
of those eligible airport concessions at such 
23
airport. 
24
(c) ADMINISTRATION.— 
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(1) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—The Admin-
1
istrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may 
2
retain up to 0.1 percent of the funds provided under 
3
this section to fund the award of, and oversight by 
4
the Administrator of, grants made under this sec-
5
tion. 
6
(2) 
WORKFORCE
RETENTION
REQUIRE-
7
MENTS.— 
8
(A) REQUIRED RETENTION.—All airports 
9
receiving funds under this section shall continue 
10
to employ, through September 30, 2021, at 
11
least 90 percent of the number of individuals 
12
employed (after making adjustments for retire-
13
ments or voluntary employee separations) by 
14
the airport as of March 27, 2020. 
15
(B) WAIVER
OF
RETENTION
REQUIRE-
16
MENT.—The Secretary shall waive the work-
17
force retention requirement if the Secretary de-
18
termines that— 
19
(i) the airport is experiencing eco-
20
nomic hardship as a direct result of the re-
21
quirement; or 
22
(ii) the requirement reduces aviation 
23
safety or security. 
24
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(C) EXCEPTION.—The workforce retention 
1
requirement shall not apply to nonhub airports 
2
or nonprimary airports receiving funds under 
3
this section. 
4
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
5
(1) ELIGIBLE LARGE AIRPORT CONCESSION.— 
6
The term ‘‘eligible large airport concession’’ means 
7
a concession (as defined in section 23.3 of title 49, 
8
Code of Federal Regulations), that is in-terminal 
9
and has maximum gross receipts, averaged over the 
10
previous 
three 
fiscal 
years, 
of 
more 
than 
11
$56,420,000. 
12
(2) ELIGIBLE SMALL AIRPORT CONCESSION.— 
13
The term ‘‘eligible small airport concession’’ means 
14
a concession (as defined in section 23.3 of title 49, 
15
Code of Federal Regulations), that is in-terminal 
16
and— 
17
(A) a small business with maximum gross 
18
receipts, averaged over the previous 3 fiscal 
19
years, of less than $56,420,000; or 
20
(B) is a joint venture (as defined in section 
21
23.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations). 
22
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Subtitle B—Aviation 
1
Manufacturing Jobs Protection 
2
SEC. 7101. DEFINITIONS. 
3
In this subtitle: 
4
(1) ELIGIBLE
EMPLOYEE
GROUP.—The term 
5
‘‘eligible employee group’’ means the portion of an 
6
employer’s United States workforce that— 
7
(A) does not exceed 25 percent of the em-
8
ployer’s total United States workforce as of 
9
April 1, 2020; and 
10
(B) contains only employees with a total 
11
compensation level of $200,000 or less per year; 
12
and 
13
(C) is engaged in aviation manufacturing 
14
activities and services, or maintenance, repair, 
15
and overhaul activities and services. 
16
(2) AVIATION
MANUFACTURING
COMPANY.— 
17
The term ‘‘aviation manufacturing company’’ means 
18
a corporation, firm, or other business entity— 
19
(A) that— 
20
(i) actively manufactures an aircraft, 
21
aircraft engine, propeller, or a component, 
22
part, or systems of an aircraft or aircraft 
23
engine under a Federal Aviation Adminis-
24
tration production approval; or 
25
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(ii) holds a certificate issued under 
1
part 145 of title 14, Code of Federal Regu-
2
lations, for maintenance, repair, and over-
3
haul of aircraft, aircraft engines, compo-
4
nents, or propellers. 
5
(B) which, as supported by demonstrable 
6
evidence— 
7
(i) is established, created, or orga-
8
nized in the United States or under the 
9
laws of the United States; and 
10
(ii) has significant operations in, and 
11
a majority of its employees engaged in 
12
aviation manufacturing activities and serv-
13
ices, or maintenance, repair, and overhaul 
14
activities and services based in the United 
15
States; 
16
(C) which, as supported by demonstrable 
17
evidence, has involuntarily furloughed or laid 
18
off at least 10 percent of its workforce in 2020 
19
as compared to 2019 or has experienced at 
20
least a 15 percent decline in 2020 revenues as 
21
compared to 2019; 
22
(D) that, as supported by sworn financial 
23
statements or other appropriate data, has iden-
24
tified the eligible employee group and the 
25
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amount of total compensation level for the eligi-
1
ble employee group; 
2
(E) that agrees to provide private con-
3
tributions and maintain the total compensation 
4
level for the eligible employee group for the du-
5
ration of an agreement under this subtitle; 
6
(F) that agrees to provide immediate no-
7
tice and justification to the Secretary of invol-
8
untary furloughs or layoffs exceeding 10 per-
9
cent of the workforce that is not included in an 
10
eligible employee group for the duration of an 
11
agreement and receipt of public contributions 
12
under this subtitle; 
13
(G) that has not conducted involuntary 
14
furloughs or reduced pay rates or benefits for 
15
the eligible employee group, subject to the em-
16
ployer’s right to discipline or terminate an em-
17
ployee in accordance with employer policy, be-
18
tween the date of application and the date on 
19
which such a corporation, firm, or other busi-
20
ness entity enters into an agreement with the 
21
Secretary under this subtitle; and 
22
(H) that— 
23
(i) in the case of a corporation, firm, 
24
or other business entity including any par-
25
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ent company or subsidiary of such a cor-
1
poration, firm, or other business entity, 
2
that holds any type or production certifi-
3
cate or similar authorization issued under 
4
section 44704 of title 49, United States 
5
Code, with respect to a transport-category 
6
airplane covered under part 25 of title 14, 
7
Code of Federal Regulations, certificated 
8
with a passenger seating capacity of 50 or 
9
more, agrees to refrain from conducting in-
10
voluntary layoffs or furloughs, or reducing 
11
pay rates and benefits, for the eligible em-
12
ployee group, subject to the employer’s 
13
right to discipline or terminate an em-
14
ployee in accordance with employer policy 
15
from the date of agreement until Sep-
16
tember 30, 2021, or the duration of the 
17
agreement and receipt of public contribu-
18
tions under this subtitle, whichever period 
19
ends later; or 
20
(ii) in the case of corporation, firm, or 
21
other business entity not specified under 
22
subparagraph (i), agrees to refrain from 
23
conducting involuntary layoffs or fur-
24
loughs, or reducing pay rates and benefits, 
25
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for the eligible employee group, subject to 
1
the employer’s right to discipline or termi-
2
nate an employee in accordance with em-
3
ployer policy for the duration of the agree-
4
ment and receipt of public contributions 
5
under this subtitle. 
6
(3) COVID–19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.— 
7
The term ‘‘COVID–19 public health emergency’’ 
8
means the public health emergency first declared on 
9
January 31, 2020, by the Secretary of Health and 
10
Human Services under section 319 of the Public 
11
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) with respect to 
12
the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID–19) and in-
13
cludes any renewal of such declaration pursuant to 
14
such section 319. 
15
(4) EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘employee’’ has the 
16
meaning given that term in section 3 of the Fair 
17
Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203). 
18
(5) EMPLOYER.—The term ‘‘employer’’ means 
19
an aviation manufacturing company that is an em-
20
ployer (as defined in section 3 of the Fair Labor 
21
Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203)). 
22
(6) PRIVATE CONTRIBUTION.—The term ‘‘pri-
23
vate contribution’’ means the contribution funded by 
24
the employer under this subtitle to maintain 50 per-
25
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cent of the eligible employee group’s total compensa-
1
tion level, and combined with the public contribu-
2
tion, is sufficient to maintain the total compensation 
3
level for the eligible employee group as of April 1, 
4
2020. 
5
(7) PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION.—The term ‘‘public 
6
contribution’’ means the contribution funded by the 
7
Federal Government under this title to provide 50 
8
percent of the eligible employees group’s total com-
9
pensation level, and combined with the private con-
10
tribution, is sufficient to maintain the total com-
11
pensation level for those in the eligible employee 
12
group as of April 1, 2020. 
13
(8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
14
the Secretary of Transportation. 
15
(9) TOTAL COMPENSATION LEVEL.—The term 
16
‘‘total compensation level’’ means the level of total 
17
base compensation and benefits being provided to an 
18
eligible employee group employee, excluding overtime 
19
and premium pay, and excluding any Federal, State, 
20
or local payroll taxes paid, as of April 1, 2020. 
21
SEC. 7102. PAYROLL SUPPORT PROGRAM. 
22
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a 
23
payroll support program and enter into agreements with 
24
employers who meet the eligibility criteria specified in sub-
25
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section (b) and are not ineligible under subsection (c), to 
1
provide public contributions to supplement compensation 
2
of an eligible employee group. There is appropriated for 
3
fiscal year 2021, out of amounts in the Treasury not oth-
4
erwise appropriated, $3,000,000,000, to remain available 
5
until September 30, 2023, for the Secretary to carry out 
6
the payroll support program authorized under the pre-
7
ceding sentence for which 1 percent of the funds may be 
8
used for implementation costs and administrative ex-
9
penses. 
10
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary shall enter into an 
11
agreement and provide public contributions, for a term no 
12
longer than 6 months, solely with an employer that— 
13
(1) agrees to use the funds received under an 
14
agreement exclusively for the continuation of em-
15
ployee wages, salaries, and benefits, to maintain the 
16
total compensation level for the eligible employee 
17
group as of April 1, 2020 for the duration of the 
18
agreement, and to facilitate the retention, rehire, or 
19
recall of employees of the employer, except that such 
20
funds may not be used for back pay of returning re-
21
hired or recalled employees; and 
22
(2) agrees that any false, fictitious, misleading, 
23
or fraudulent information made or submitted by the 
24
employer, or the omission of any material fact by the 
25
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employer, may subject the employer to criminal, 
1
civil, or administrative penalties for fraud, false 
2
statements, false claims, or otherwise pursuant to 
3
applicable Federal law. 
4
(c) INELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary may not enter 
5
into any agreement under this section with an employer 
6
who was allowed a credit under section 2301 of the 
7
CARES Act (26 U.S.C. 3111 note) for any calendar quar-
8
ter ending before such agreement is entered into, who re-
9
ceived financial assistance under section 4113 of the 
10
CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9073), or who is currently expend-
11
ing financial assistance under the paycheck protection pro-
12
gram established under section 7(a)(36) of the Small 
13
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)), as of the date the 
14
employer submits an application under the payroll support 
15
program established under subsection (a). 
16
(d) REDUCTIONS.—To address any shortfall in assist-
17
ance that would otherwise be provided under this subtitle, 
18
the Secretary shall reduce, on a pro rata basis, the finan-
19
cial assistance provided under this subtitle. 
20
(e) AGREEMENT DEADLINE.—No agreement may be 
21
entered into by the Secretary under the payroll support 
22
program established under subsection (a) after the last 
23
day of the 6 month period that begins on the effective 
24
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date of the first agreement entered into under such pro-
1
gram. 
2
Subtitle C—Continued Assistance 
3
to Rail Workers 
4
SEC. 7201. ADDITIONAL ENHANCED BENEFITS UNDER THE 
5
RAILROAD UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT. 
6
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(a)(5)(A) of the Railroad 
7
Unemployment Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 352(a)(5)(A)) is 
8
amended— 
9
(1) in the first sentence— 
10
(A) by striking ‘‘March 14, 2021’’ and in-
11
serting ‘‘August 29, 2021’’; 
12
(B) by striking ‘‘or July 1, 2020’’ and in-
13
serting ‘‘July 1, 2020, or July 1, 2021’’; and 
14
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘For 
15
registration periods beginning after March 14, 2021, 
16
but on or before August 29, 2021, the recovery ben-
17
efit payable under this subparagraph shall be in the 
18
amount of $800.’’. 
19
(b) 
CLARIFICATION
ON
AUTHORITY
TO
USE 
20
FUNDS.—Funds appropriated under subparagraph (B) of 
21
section 2(a)(5) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance 
22
Act (45 U.S.C. 352(a)(5)) shall be available to cover the 
23
cost of recovery benefits provided under such section 
24
2(a)(5) by reason of the amendments made by subsection 
25
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(a) as well as to cover the cost of such benefits provided 
1
under such section 2(a)(5) as in effect on the day before 
2
the date of enactment of this Act. 
3
SEC. 7202. EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNDER 
4
THE RAILROAD UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE 
5
ACT. 
6
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(c)(2)(D) of the Rail-
7
road 
Unemployment 
Insurance 
Act 
(45 
U.S.C. 
8
352(c)(2)(D)) is amended— 
9
(1) in clause (i)— 
10
(A) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘185 
11
days’’ and inserting ‘‘305 days’’; 
12
(B) in subclause (II), 
13
(i) by striking ‘‘19 consecutive 14-day 
14
periods’’ and inserting ‘‘31 consecutive 14- 
15
day periods’’; and 
16
(ii) by striking ‘‘6 consecutive 14-day 
17
periods’’ and inserting ‘‘18 consecutive 14- 
18
day periods’’; 
19
(2) in clause (ii)— 
20
(A) by striking ‘‘120 days of unemploy-
21
ment’’ and inserting ‘‘240 days of unemploy-
22
ment’’; 
23
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(B) by striking ‘‘12 consecutive 14-day pe-
1
riods’’ and inserting ‘‘24 consecutive 14-day pe-
2
riods’’; and 
3
(C) by striking ‘‘6 consecutive 14-day peri-
4
ods’’ and inserting ‘‘18 consecutive 14-day peri-
5
ods’’; and 
6
(3) in clause (iii)— 
7
(A) by striking ‘‘June 30, 2021’’ and in-
8
serting ‘‘June 30, 2022’’; and 
9
(B) by striking ‘‘the provisions of clauses 
10
(i) and (ii) shall not apply to any employee 
11
whose extended benefit period under subpara-
12
graph (B) begins after March 14, 2021, and 
13
shall not apply to any employee with respect to 
14
any registration period beginning after April 5, 
15
2021.’’ and inserting ‘‘the provisions of clauses 
16
(i) and (ii) shall not apply to any employee with 
17
respect to any registration period beginning 
18
after August 29, 2021.’’ 
19
(b) 
CLARIFICATION
ON
AUTHORITY
TO
USE 
20
FUNDS.—Funds appropriated under either the first or 
21
second sentence of clause (v) of section 2(c)(2)(D) of the 
22
Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act shall be available 
23
to cover the cost of additional extended unemployment 
24
benefits provided under such section 2(c)(2)(D) by reason 
25
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of the amendments made by subsection (a) as well as to 
1
cover the cost of such benefits provided under such section 
2
2(c)(2)(D) as in effect on the day before the date of enact-
3
ment of this Act. 
4
SEC. 7203. EXTENSION OF WAIVER OF THE 7-DAY WAITING 
5
PERIOD FOR BENEFITS UNDER THE RAIL-
6
ROAD UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT. 
7
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2112(a) of the CARES 
8
Act (15 U.S.C. 9030(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘March 
9
14, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘August 29, 2021’’. 
10
(b) 
CLARIFICATION
ON
AUTHORITY
TO
USE 
11
FUNDS.—Funds appropriated under section 2112(c) of 
12
the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9030(c)) shall be available to 
13
cover the cost of additional benefits payable due to section 
14
2112(a) of such Act by reason of the amendments made 
15
by subsection (a) as well as to cover the cost of such bene-
16
fits payable due to such section 2112(a) as in effect on 
17
the day before the date of enactment of this Act. 
18
SEC. 7204. RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD AND OFFICE OF 
19
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL FUNDING. 
20
In addition to amounts otherwise made available, 
21
there are appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any 
22
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated— 
23
(1) $27,975,000, to remain available until ex-
24
pended, for the Railroad Retirement Board, to pre-
25
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vent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, of 
1
which— 
2
(A) $6,800,000 shall be for additional hir-
3
ing and overtime bonuses as needed to admin-
4
ister the Railroad Unemployment Insurance 
5
Act; and 
6
(B) $21,175,000 shall be to supplement, 
7
not supplant, existing resources devoted to op-
8
erations and improvements for the Information 
9
Technology Investment Initiatives of the Rail-
10
road Retirement Board; and 
11
(2) $500,000, to remain available until ex-
12
pended, for the Railroad Retirement Board Office of 
13
Inspector General for audit, investigatory and review 
14
activities, as authorized by the Inspector General 
15
Act of 1978. 
16
TITLE VIII—COMMITTEE ON 
17
VETERANS’ AFFAIRS 
18
SEC. 8001. FUNDING FOR CLAIMS AND APPEALS PROC-
19
ESSING. 
20
In addition to amounts otherwise made available, 
21
there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any 
22
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
23
$272,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
24
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2023, pursuant to sections 308, 310, 7101 through 7113, 
1
7701, and 7703 of title 38, United States Code. 
2
SEC. 8002. FUNDING AVAILABILITY FOR MEDICAL CARE 
3
AND HEALTH NEEDS. 
4
In addition to amounts otherwise made available, 
5
there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any 
6
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
7
$13,482,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
8
2023, for allocation under chapters 17, 20, 73, and 81 
9
of title 38, United States Code, of which not more than 
10
$4,000,000,000 shall be available pursuant to section 
11
1703 of title 38, United States Code for health care fur-
12
nished through the Veterans Community Care program. 
13
SEC. 8003. FUNDING FOR SUPPLY CHAIN MODERNIZATION. 
14
In addition to amounts otherwise made available, 
15
there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any 
16
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
17
$100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
18
2022, for the supply chain modernization initiative under 
19
sections 308, 310, and 7301(b) of title 38, United States 
20
Code. 
21
SEC. 8004. FUNDING FOR STATE HOMES. 
22
In addition to amounts otherwise made available, 
23
there are appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any 
24
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated— 
25
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(1) $500,000,000, to remain available until ex-
1
pended, for allocation under sections 8131 through 
2
8137 of title 38, United States Code: and 
3
(2) $250,000,000, to remain available until 
4
September 30, 2022, for a one-time only obligation 
5
and expenditure to existing State extended care fa-
6
cilities for veterans in proportion to each State’s 
7
share of the total resident capacity in such facilities 
8
as of the date of enactment of this Act where such 
9
capacity includes only veterans on whose behalf the 
10
Department pays a per diem payment pursuant to 
11
section 1741 or 1745 of title 38, United States 
12
Code. 
13
SEC. 8005. FUNDING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
14
AFFAIRS OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
15
In addition to amounts otherwise made available, 
16
there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any 
17
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
18
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended, to carry 
19
out audits, investigations, and other oversight activities 
20
authorized under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
21
U.S.C. App.) of projects and activities carried out pursu-
22
ant to this title. 
23
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SEC. 8006. COVID–19 VETERAN RAPID RETRAINING ASSIST-
1
ANCE PROGRAM. 
2
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
3
shall carry out a program under which the Secretary shall 
4
provide up to 12 months of retraining assistance to an 
5
eligible veteran for the pursuit of a covered program of 
6
education. Such retraining assistance shall be in addition 
7
to any other entitlement to educational assistance or bene-
8
fits for which a veteran is, or has been, eligible. 
9
(b) ELIGIBLE VETERANS.— 
10
(1) IN GENERAL.—In this section, the term ‘‘el-
11
igible veteran’’ means a veteran who— 
12
(A) as of the date of the receipt by the De-
13
partment of Veterans Affairs of an application 
14
for assistance under this section, is at least 22 
15
years of age but not more than 66 years of age; 
16
(B) as of such date, is unemployed by rea-
17
son of the covered public health emergency, as 
18
certified by the veteran; 
19
(C) as of such date, is not eligible to re-
20
ceive educational assistance under chapter 30, 
21
31, 32, 33, or 35 of title 38, United States 
22
Code, or chapter 1606 of title 10, United States 
23
Code; 
24
(D) is not enrolled in any Federal or State 
25
jobs program; 
26
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(E) is not in receipt of compensation for a 
1
service-connected disability rated totally dis-
2
abling by reason of unemployability; and 
3
(F) will not be in receipt of unemployment 
4
compensation (as defined in section 85(b) of the 
5
Internal Revenue Code of 1986), including any 
6
cash benefit received pursuant to subtitle A of 
7
title II of division A of the CARES Act (Public 
8
Law 116–136), as of the first day on which the 
9
veteran would receive a housing stipend pay-
10
ment under this section. 
11
(2) TREATMENT OF VETERANS WHO TRANSFER 
12
ENTITLEMENT.—For purposes of paragraph (1)(C), 
13
a veteran who has transferred all of the veteran’s 
14
entitlement to educational assistance under section 
15
3319 of title 38, United States Code, shall be con-
16
sidered to be a veteran who is not eligible to receive 
17
educational assistance under chapter 33 of such 
18
title. 
19
(3) FAILURE TO COMPLETE.—A veteran who 
20
receives retraining assistance under this section to 
21
pursue a program of education and who fails to com-
22
plete the program of education shall not be eligible 
23
to receive additional assistance under this section. 
24
(c) COVERED PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION.— 
25
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(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this section, 
1
a covered program of education is a program of edu-
2
cation (as such term is defined in section 3452(b) of 
3
title 38, United States Code) for training, pursued 
4
on a full-time or part-time basis— 
5
(A) that— 
6
(i) is approved under chapter 36 of 
7
such title; 
8
(ii) does not lead to a bachelors or 
9
graduate degree; and 
10
(iii) is designed to provide training for 
11
a high-demand occupation, as determined 
12
under paragraph (3); or 
13
(B) that is a high technology program of 
14
education offered by a qualified provider, under 
15
the meaning given such terms in section 116 of 
16
the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational 
17
Assistance Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–48; 38 
18
U.S.C. 3001 note). 
19
(2) ACCREDITED PROGRAMS.—In the case of an 
20
accredited program of education, the program of 
21
education shall not be considered a covered program 
22
of education under this section if the program has 
23
received a show cause order from the accreditor of 
24
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the program during the five-year period preceding 
1
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
2
(3) DETERMINATION OF HIGH-DEMAND OCCU-
3
PATIONS.— 
4
(A) INITIAL
IMPLEMENTATION.—In car-
5
rying out this section, the Secretary shall use 
6
the list of high-demand occupations compiled by 
7
the Commissioner of Labor Statistics until the 
8
final list under subparagraph (C) is complete. 
9
(B) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
10
Veterans Affairs shall enter into an agreement 
11
with a federally funded research and develop-
12
ment corporation or another appropriate non- 
13
Department entity for the conduct of a study to 
14
determine which occupations are high-demand 
15
occupations. Such study shall be completed not 
16
later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
17
ment of this Act. 
18
(C) FINAL LIST.—The Secretary— 
19
(i) may add or remove occupation 
20
from the list in use pursuant to subpara-
21
graph (A) during the 90-day period fol-
22
lowing the completion of the study required 
23
by subparagraph (B); 
24
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(ii) shall issue a final list of high-de-
1
mand occupations for use under this sec-
2
tion by not later than 90 days after the 
3
date of the completion of the study; and 
4
(iii) shall make such final list publicly 
5
available on a website of the Department. 
6
(D) USE
OF
LIST.—The Secretary shall 
7
use the list developed under this paragraph in 
8
order to apply the requirement that retraining 
9
assistance under this section is used for train-
10
ing for a high-demand occupation, but the Sec-
11
retary may remove occupations from the list as 
12
the Secretary determines appropriate. 
13
(4) FULL-TIME
DEFINED.—For purposes of 
14
this subsection, the term ‘‘full-time’’ has the mean-
15
ing given such term under section 3688 of title 38, 
16
United States Code. 
17
(d) AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.— 
18
(1) RETRAINING ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
19
of Veterans Affairs shall provide to an eligible vet-
20
eran pursuing a covered program of education under 
21
the retraining assistance program under this section 
22
an amount equal to the amount of educational as-
23
sistance payable under section 3313(c)(1)(A) of title 
24
38, United States Code, for each month the veteran 
25
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pursues the covered program of education. Such 
1
amount shall be payable directly to the educational 
2
institution offering the covered program of education 
3
pursued by the veteran as follows: 
4
(A) 50 percent of the total amount payable 
5
shall be paid when the eligible veteran begins 
6
the program of education. 
7
(B) 25 percent of the total amount payable 
8
shall be paid when the eligible veteran com-
9
pletes the program of education. 
10
(C) 25 percent of the total amount payable 
11
shall be paid when the eligible veteran finds em-
12
ployment in a field related to the program of 
13
education. 
14
(2) FAILURE TO COMPLETE.— 
15
(A) PRO-RATED PAYMENTS.—In the case 
16
of a veteran who pursues a covered program of 
17
education under the retraining assistance pro-
18
gram under this section, but who does not com-
19
plete the program of education, the Secretary 
20
shall pay to the educational institution offering 
21
such program of education a pro-rated amount 
22
based on the number of months the veteran 
23
pursued the program of education in accordance 
24
with this paragraph. 
25
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(B) PAYMENT
OTHERWISE
DUE
UPON 
1
COMPLETION
OF
PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
2
shall pay to the educational institution a pro- 
3
rated amount under paragraph (1)(B) when the 
4
veteran provides notice to the educational insti-
5
tution that the veteran no longer intends to 
6
pursue the program of education. 
7
(C) NONRECOVERY
FROM
VETERAN.—In 
8
the case of a veteran referred to in subpara-
9
graph (A), the educational institution may not 
10
seek payment from the veteran for any amount 
11
that would have been payable under paragraph 
12
(1)(B) had the veteran completed the program 
13
of education. 
14
(D) PAYMENT DUE UPON EMPLOYMENT.— 
15
(i) VETERANS
WHO
FIND
EMPLOY-
16
MENT.—In the case of a veteran referred 
17
to in subparagraph (A) who finds employ-
18
ment in a field related to the program of 
19
education during the 180-day period begin-
20
ning on the date on which the veteran 
21
withdraws from the program of education, 
22
the Secretary shall pay to the educational 
23
institution a pro-rated amount under para-
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graph (1)(C) when the veteran finds such 
1
employment. 
2
(ii) VETERANS WHO DO NOT FIND EM-
3
PLOYMENT.—In the case of a veteran re-
4
ferred to in subparagraph (A) who does 
5
not find employment in a field related to 
6
the program of education during the 180- 
7
day period beginning on the date on which 
8
the veteran withdraws from the program of 
9
education— 
10
(I) the Secretary shall not make 
11
a payment to the educational institu-
12
tion under paragraph (1)(C); and 
13
(II) the educational institution 
14
may not seek payment from the vet-
15
eran for any amount that would have 
16
been payable under paragraph (1)(C) 
17
had the veteran found employment 
18
during such 180-day period. 
19
(3) HOUSING STIPEND.—For each month that 
20
an eligible veteran pursues a covered program of 
21
education under the retraining assistance program 
22
under this section, the Secretary shall pay to the 
23
veteran a monthly housing stipend in an amount 
24
equal to— 
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(A) in the case of a covered program of 
1
education leading to a degree, or a covered pro-
2
gram of education not leading to a degree, at 
3
an institution of higher learning (as that term 
4
is defined in section 3452(f) of title 38, United 
5
States Code) pursued on more than a half-time 
6
basis, the amount specified under subsection 
7
(c)(1)(B) of section 3313 of title 38, United 
8
States Code; 
9
(B) in the case of a covered program of 
10
education other than a program of education 
11
leading to a degree at an institution other than 
12
an institution of higher learning pursued on 
13
more than a half-time basis, the amount speci-
14
fied under subsection (g)(3)(A)(ii) of such sec-
15
tion; or 
16
(C) in the case of a covered program of 
17
education pursued on less than a half-time 
18
basis, or a covered program of education pur-
19
sued solely through distance learning on more 
20
than a half-time basis, the amount specified 
21
under subsection (c)(1)(B)(iii) of such section. 
22
(4) FAILURE
TO
FIND
EMPLOYMENT.—The 
23
Secretary shall not make a payment under para-
24
graph (1)(C) with respect to an eligible veteran who 
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completes or fails to complete a program of edu-
1
cation under the retraining assistance program 
2
under this section if the veteran fails to find employ-
3
ment in a field related to the program of education 
4
within the 180-period beginning on the date on 
5
which the veteran withdraws from or completes the 
6
program. 
7
(e) NO TRANSFERABILITY.—Retraining assistance 
8
provided under this section may not be transferred to an-
9
other individual. 
10
(f) EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of Vet-
11
erans Affairs, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, 
12
shall contact each veteran who pursues a covered program 
13
of education under this section— 
14
(1) not later than 30 days after the date on 
15
which the veteran begins the program of education 
16
to notify the veteran of the availability of employ-
17
ment placement services upon completion of the pro-
18
gram; and 
19
(2) not later than 14 days after the date on 
20
which the veteran completes, or terminates partici-
21
pation in, such program to facilitate the provision of 
22
employment placement services to such veteran. 
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(g) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans 
1
Affairs shall seek to enter into a memorandum of 
2
understanding with one or more qualified nonprofit 
3
organizations for the purpose of facilitating the em-
4
ployment of veterans who participate in the retrain-
5
ing assistance program under this section. 
6
(2) QUALIFIED
NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION.— 
7
For purposes of this subsection, a qualified non-
8
profit organization is a nonprofit organization 
9
that— 
10
(A) is an association of businesses; and 
11
(B) has at least two years of experience 
12
providing job placement services for veterans. 
13
(h) FOLLOW UP OUTREACH.—The Secretary of Vet-
14
erans Affairs, in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, 
15
shall contact each veteran who completes a covered pro-
16
gram of education under the retraining assistance pro-
17
gram under this section 30, 60, 90, and 180 days after 
18
the veteran completes such program of education to ask 
19
the veteran about the experience of the veteran in the re-
20
training assistance program and the veteran’s employment 
21
status. 
22
(i) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not later than the date 
23
that is one year after the date of the enactment of this 
24
Act, and quarterly thereafter, the Secretary of Labor shall 
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submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Sen-
1
ate and House of Representatives a report containing the 
2
following information about veterans who participate in 
3
the retraining assistance program under this section: 
4
(1) The percentage of such veterans who found 
5
employment before the end of the second calendar 
6
quarter after exiting the program. 
7
(2) The percentage of such veterans who found 
8
employment before the end of the fourth calendar 
9
quarter after exiting the program. 
10
(3) The median earnings of all such veterans 
11
for the second quarter after exiting the program. 
12
(4) The percentage of such veterans who attain 
13
a recognized postsecondary credential during the 12- 
14
month period after exiting the program. 
15
(j) LIMITATION.—Not more than 17,250 eligible vet-
16
erans may receive retraining assistance under this section. 
17
(k) TERMINATION.—No retraining assistance may be 
18
paid under this section after the date that is 21 months 
19
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
20
(l) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—Not later 
21
than 180 days after the termination of the retraining as-
22
sistance program under subsection (k), the Comptroller 
23
General shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Af-
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fairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report 
1
on the outcomes and effectiveness of the program. 
2
(m) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
3
(1) The term ‘‘covered public health emer-
4
gency’’ means the declaration— 
5
(A) of a public health emergency, based on 
6
an outbreak of COVID–19 by the Secretary of 
7
Health and Human Services under section 319 
8
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
9
247d); or 
10
(B) of a domestic emergency, based on an 
11
outbreak of COVID–19 by the President, the 
12
Secretary of Homeland Security, or State, or 
13
local authority. 
14
(2) The term ‘‘veteran’’ means— 
15
(A) a person who served in the active mili-
16
tary, naval, or air service, and who was dis-
17
charged or released therefrom under conditions 
18
other than dishonorable; or 
19
(B) a member of a reserve component of 
20
the Armed Forces who performs active service 
21
for a period of 30 days or longer by reason of 
22
the covered public health emergency. 
23
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(3) The term ‘‘active service’’ has the meaning 
1
given such term in section 101 of title 10, United 
2
States Code. 
3
(n) FUNDING.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
4
available there is appropriated to the Department of Vet-
5
erans Affairs for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in 
6
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $386,000,000, 
7
to remain available until expended, to carry out this sec-
8
tion. 
9
SEC. 8007. PROHIBITION ON COPAYMENTS AND COST SHAR-
10
ING FOR VETERANS DURING EMERGENCY RE-
11
LATING TO COVID–19. 
12
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Af-
13
fairs— 
14
(1) shall not require a veteran to pay a copay-
15
ment or other cost sharing with respect to health 
16
care under the laws administered by the Secretary 
17
received by the veteran during the period specified in 
18
subsection (b); and 
19
(2) shall reimburse any veteran who paid a co-
20
payment or other cost sharing for health care under 
21
the laws administered by the Secretary received by 
22
the veteran during such period the amount paid by 
23
the veteran. 
24
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(b) PERIOD SPECIFIED.—The period specified in this 
1
subsection is the period beginning on April 6, 2020, and 
2
ending on September 30, 2021. 
3
(c) FUNDING.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
4
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Vet-
5
erans Affairs for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in 
6
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,000,000,000, 
7
to remain available until expended, to carry out this sec-
8
tion. 
9
TITLE IX—COMMITTEE ON WAYS 
10
AND MEANS 
11
Subtitle A—Crisis Support for 
12
Unemployed Workers 
13
SEC. 9001. SHORT TITLE. 
14
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Crisis Support for 
15
Unemployed Workers Act’’. 
16
PART 1—EXTENSION OF CARES ACT 
17
UNEMPLOYMENT PROVISIONS 
18
SEC. 9011. EXTENSION OF PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT AS-
19
SISTANCE. 
20
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2102(c) of the CARES 
21
Act (15 U.S.C. 9021(c)) is amended— 
22
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
23
(A) by striking ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3)’’ 
24
and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)’’; and 
25
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(B) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking 
1
‘‘March 14, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘August 29, 
2
2021’’; and 
3
(2) by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating 
4
paragraph (4) as paragraph (3). 
5
(b) INCREASE
IN NUMBER
OF WEEKS.—Section 
6
2102(c)(2) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 9021(c)(2)) is amend-
7
ed— 
8
(1) by striking ‘‘50 weeks’’ and inserting ‘‘74 
9
weeks’’; and 
10
(2) by striking ‘‘50-week period’’ and inserting 
11
‘‘74-week period’’. 
12
(c) HOLD HARMLESS
FOR PROPER ADMINISTRA-
13
TION.—In the case of an individual who is eligible to re-
14
ceive pandemic unemployment assistance under section 
15
2102 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9021) as of the day 
16
before the date of enactment of this Act and on the date 
17
of enactment of this Act becomes eligible for pandemic 
18
emergency unemployment compensation under section 
19
2107 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9025) by reason of 
20
the amendments made by section 9016(b) of this title, any 
21
payment of pandemic unemployment assistance under 
22
such section 2102 made after the date of enactment of 
23
this Act to such individual during an appropriate period 
24
of time, as determined by the Secretary of Labor, that 
25
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should have been made under such section 2107 shall not 
1
be considered to be an overpayment of assistance under 
2
such section 2102, except that an individual may not re-
3
ceive payment for assistance under section 2102 and a 
4
payment for assistance under section 2107 for the same 
5
week of unemployment. 
6
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
7
subsections (a) and (b) shall apply as if included in the 
8
enactment of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136), ex-
9
cept that no amount shall be payable by virtue of such 
10
amendments with respect to any week of unemployment 
11
commencing before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
12
SEC. 9012. EXTENSION OF EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT 
13
RELIEF FOR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES AND 
14
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. 
15
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 903(i)(1)(D) of the Social 
16
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1103(i)(1)(D)) is amended by 
17
striking ‘‘March 14, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘August 29, 
18
2021’’. 
19
(b) INCREASE IN REIMBURSEMENT RATE.—Section 
20
903(i)(1)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1103(i)(1)(B)) is 
21
amended— 
22
(1) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘and ex-
23
cept as otherwise provided in this subparagraph’’ 
24
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after ‘‘as determined by the Secretary of Labor’’; 
1
and 
2
(2) by inserting after the first sentence the fol-
3
lowing: ‘‘With respect to the amounts of such com-
4
pensation paid for weeks of unemployment beginning 
5
after March 31, 2021, and ending on or before Au-
6
gust 29, 2021, the preceding sentence shall be ap-
7
plied by substituting ‘75 percent’ for ‘one-half’.’’. 
8
SEC. 9013. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL PANDEMIC UNEMPLOY-
9
MENT COMPENSATION. 
10
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2104(e)(2) of the CARES 
11
Act (15 U.S.C. 9023(e)(2)) is amended by striking 
12
‘‘March 14, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘August 29, 2021’’. 
13
(b) AMOUNT.—Section 2104(b)(3)(A) of such Act 
14
(15 U.S.C. 9023(b)(3)(A)) is amended by adding at the 
15
end the following: 
16
‘‘(iii) For weeks of unemployment 
17
ending after March 14, 2021, and ending 
18
on or before August 29, 2021, $400.’’. 
19
(c) DISREGARD
OF CERTAIN ADDITIONAL COM-
20
PENSATION FOR PURPOSES OF MEDICAID AND CHIP.— 
21
Section 2104(h) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9023(h)) 
22
is amended by striking ‘‘Federal pandemic unemployment 
23
compensation’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal Pandemic Unem-
24
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ployment Compensation or Mixed Earner Unemployment 
1
Compensation’’. 
2
SEC. 9014. EXTENSION OF FULL FEDERAL FUNDING OF THE 
3
FIRST WEEK OF COMPENSABLE REGULAR 
4
UNEMPLOYMENT FOR STATES WITH NO WAIT-
5
ING WEEK. 
6
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2105(e)(2) of the CARES 
7
Act (15 U.S.C. 9024(e)(2)) is amended by striking 
8
‘‘March 14, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘August 29, 2021’’. 
9
(b) FULL REIMBURSEMENT.—Paragraph (3) of sec-
10
tion 2105(c) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 9024(c)) is repealed 
11
and such section shall be applied to weeks of unemploy-
12
ment to which an agreement under section 2105 of such 
13
Act applies as if such paragraph had not been enacted. 
14
SEC. 9015. EXTENSION OF EMERGENCY STATE STAFFING 
15
FLEXIBILITY. 
16
Section 4102(b) of the Families First Coronavirus 
17
Response Act (26 U.S.C. 3304 note), in the second sen-
18
tence, is amended by striking ‘‘March 14, 2021’’ and in-
19
serting ‘‘August 29, 2021’’. 
20
SEC. 9016. EXTENSION OF PANDEMIC EMERGENCY UNEM-
21
PLOYMENT COMPENSATION. 
22
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2107(g) of the CARES 
23
Act (15 U.S.C. 9025(g)) is amended to read as follows: 
24
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‘‘(g) APPLICABILITY.—An agreement entered into 
1
under this section shall apply to weeks of unemployment— 
2
‘‘(1) beginning after the date on which such 
3
agreement is entered into; and 
4
‘‘(2) ending on or before August 29, 2021.’’. 
5
(b) INCREASE
IN NUMBER
OF WEEKS.—Section 
6
2107(b)(2) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 9025(b)(2)) is amend-
7
ed by striking ‘‘24’’ and inserting ‘‘48’’. 
8
(c) COORDINATION RULES.— 
9
(1) COORDINATION OF PANDEMIC EMERGENCY 
10
UNEMPLOYMENT
COMPENSATION
WITH
EXTENDED 
11
COMPENSATION.— 
12
(A) INDIVIDUALS
RECEIVING
EXTENDED 
13
COMPENSATION AS OF THE DATE OF ENACT-
14
MENT.—Section 2107(a)(5) of such Act (15 
15
U.S.C. 9025(a)(5)) is amended— 
16
(i) by striking ‘‘RULE.—An agree-
17
ment’’ 
and 
inserting 
the 
following: 
18
‘‘RULES.— 
19
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
20
graph (B), an agreement’’; and 
21
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
22
lowing: 
23
‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE.—In the case of an 
24
individual who is receiving extended compensa-
25
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tion under the State law for the week that in-
1
cludes the date of enactment of this subpara-
2
graph (without regard to the amendments made 
3
by subsections (a) and (b) of section 9016 of 
4
the Crisis Support for Unemployed Workers 
5
Act), such individual shall not be eligible to re-
6
ceive pandemic emergency unemployment com-
7
pensation by reason of such amendments until 
8
such individual has exhausted all rights to such 
9
extended benefits.’’. 
10
(B) ELIGIBILITY
FOR
EXTENDED
COM-
11
PENSATION.—Section 2107(a) of such Act (15 
12
U.S.C. 9025(a)) is amended by adding at the 
13
end the following: 
14
‘‘(8) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
EXTENDED
COM-
15
PENSATION.—At the option of a State, for any 
16
weeks of unemployment beginning after the date of 
17
the enactment of this paragraph and ending on or 
18
before August 29, 2021, an individual’s eligibility 
19
period (as described in section 203(c) of the Fed-
20
eral-State Extended Unemployment Compensation 
21
Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note)) shall, for pur-
22
poses of any determination of eligibility for extended 
23
compensation under the State law of such State, be 
24
considered to include any week which begins— 
25
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‘‘(A) after the date as of which such indi-
1
vidual exhausts all rights to pandemic emer-
2
gency unemployment compensation; and 
3
‘‘(B) during an extended benefit period 
4
that began on or before the date described in 
5
subparagraph (A).’’. 
6
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
7
this section shall apply as if included in the enactment 
8
of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136), except that no 
9
amount shall be payable by virtue of such amendments 
10
with respect to any week of unemployment commencing 
11
before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
12
SEC. 9017. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY FINANCING OF 
13
SHORT-TIME COMPENSATION PAYMENTS IN 
14
STATES WITH PROGRAMS IN LAW. 
15
Section 2108(b)(2) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 
16
9026(b)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘March 14, 2021’’ 
17
and inserting ‘‘August 29, 2021’’. 
18
SEC. 9018. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY FINANCING OF 
19
SHORT-TIME COMPENSATION AGREEMENTS 
20
FOR STATES WITHOUT PROGRAMS IN LAW. 
21
Section 2109(d)(2) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 
22
9027(d)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘March 14, 2021’’ 
23
and inserting ‘‘August 29, 2021’’. 
24
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PART 2—EXTENSION OF FFCRA UNEMPLOYMENT 
1
PROVISIONS 
2
SEC. 9021. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR 
3
STATES WITH ADVANCES. 
4
Section 1202(b)(10)(A) of the Social Security Act 
5
(42 U.S.C. 1322(b)(10)(A)) is amended by striking 
6
‘‘March 14, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘August 29, 2021’’. 
7
SEC. 9022. EXTENSION OF FULL FEDERAL FUNDING OF EX-
8
TENDED UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION. 
9
Section 4105 of the Families First Coronavirus Re-
10
sponse Act (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended by striking 
11
‘‘March 14, 2021’’ each place it appears and inserting 
12
‘‘August 29, 2021’’. 
13
PART 3—DEPARTMENT OF LABOR FUNDING FOR 
14
TIMELY, ACCURATE, AND EQUITABLE PAYMENT 
15
SEC. 9031. FUNDING FOR ADMINISTRATION. 
16
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
17
appropriated to the Employment and Training Adminis-
18
tration of the Department of Labor for fiscal year 2021, 
19
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
20
priated, $8,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
21
for necessary expenses to carry out Federal activities re-
22
lating to the administration of unemployment compensa-
23
tion programs. 
24
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SEC. 9032. FUNDING FOR FRAUD PREVENTION, EQUITABLE 
1
ACCESS, AND TIMELY PAYMENT TO ELIGIBLE 
2
WORKERS. 
3
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
4
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Labor 
5
for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury 
6
not otherwise appropriated, $2,000,000,000, to remain 
7
available until expended, to detect and prevent fraud, pro-
8
mote equitable access, and ensure the timely payment of 
9
benefits with respect to unemployment insurance pro-
10
grams, including programs extended under this subtitle. 
11
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts made available under 
12
subsection (a) may be used— 
13
(1) for Federal administrative costs related to 
14
the purposes described in subsection (a); 
15
(2) for systemwide infrastructure investment 
16
and development related to such purposes; 
17
(3) to make grants to States or territories ad-
18
ministering unemployment insurance programs de-
19
scribed in subsection (a) for such purposes, includ-
20
ing the establishment of procedures or the building 
21
of infrastructure to verify or validate identity, imple-
22
ment Federal guidance regarding fraud detection 
23
and prevention, and accelerate claims processing or 
24
process claims backlogs due to the pandemic; and 
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(4) for transfer to the Inspector General of the 
1
Department of Labor, to the Attorney General, to 
2
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, or to other 
3
Federal agencies investigating identity theft crime 
4
affecting Federal unemployment benefits, as deter-
5
mined appropriate by the Secretary, for the develop-
6
ment of State tools for fraud detection or prevention 
7
or for the investigation or prosecution of fraud. 
8
(c) RESTRICTIONS ON GRANTS TO STATES AND TER-
9
RITORIES.—As a condition of receiving a grant under sub-
10
section (b)(3), the Secretary may require that a State or 
11
territory receiving such a grant shall— 
12
(1) use such program integrity tools as the Sec-
13
retary may specify; and 
14
(2) as directed by the Secretary, conduct user 
15
accessibility testing on any new system developed by 
16
the Secretary pursuant to subsection (b)(2). 
17
Subtitle B—Emergency Assistance 
18
to Families Through Home Vis-
19
iting Programs 
20
SEC. 
9101. 
EMERGENCY 
ASSISTANCE 
TO 
FAMILIES 
21
THROUGH HOME VISITING PROGRAMS. 
22
Title V of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 701- 
23
713) is amended by inserting after section 511 the fol-
24
lowing: 
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‘‘SEC. 
511A. 
EMERGENCY 
ASSISTANCE 
TO 
FAMILIES 
1
THROUGH HOME VISITING PROGRAMS. 
2
‘‘(a) SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION.—In addition 
3
to amounts otherwise appropriated, out of any money in 
4
the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appro-
5
priated, there are appropriated to the Secretary 
6
$150,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 
7
2022, to enable eligible entities to conduct programs in 
8
accordance with section 511 and subsection (c) of this sec-
9
tion. 
10
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY FOR FUNDS.—To be eligible to re-
11
ceive funds made available by subsection (a) of this sec-
12
tion, an entity shall— 
13
‘‘(1) as of the date of the enactment of this sec-
14
tion, be conducting a program under section 511; 
15
‘‘(2) ensure the modification of grants, con-
16
tracts, and other agreements, as applicable, executed 
17
under section 511 under which the program is con-
18
ducted as are necessary to provide that, during the 
19
period that begins with the date of the enactment of 
20
this section and ends with the end of the 2nd suc-
21
ceeding fiscal year after the funds are awarded, the 
22
entity shall— 
23
‘‘(A) not reduce funding for, or staffing 
24
levels of, the program on account of reduced en-
25
rollment in the program; and 
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‘‘(B) when using funds to provide emer-
1
gency supplies to eligible families receiving 
2
grant services under section 511, ensure coordi-
3
nation with local diaper banks to the extent 
4
practicable; and 
5
‘‘(3) reaffirm that, in conducting the program, 
6
the entity will focus on priority populations (as de-
7
fined in section 511(d)(4)). 
8
‘‘(c) USES OF FUNDS.—An entity to which funds are 
9
provided under this section may use the funds— 
10
‘‘(1) to serve families with home visits or with 
11
virtual visits, that may be conducted by the use of 
12
electronic information and telecommunications tech-
13
nologies, in a service delivery model described in sec-
14
tion 511(d)(3)(A); 
15
‘‘(2) to pay hazard pay or other additional staff 
16
costs associated with providing home visits or ad-
17
ministration for programs funded under section 511; 
18
‘‘(3) to train home visitors employed by the en-
19
tity in conducting a virtual home visit and in emer-
20
gency preparedness and response planning for fami-
21
lies served, and may include training on how to safe-
22
ly conduct intimate partner violence screenings, and 
23
training on safety and planning for families served 
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to support the family outcome improvements listed 
1
in section 511(d)(2)(B); 
2
‘‘(4) for the acquisition by families served by 
3
programs under section 511 of such technological 
4
means as are needed to conduct and support a vir-
5
tual home visit; 
6
‘‘(5) to provide emergency supplies (such as 
7
diapers and diapering supplies including diaper 
8
wipes and diaper cream, necessary to ensure that a 
9
child using a diaper is properly cleaned and pro-
10
tected from diaper rash, formula, food, water, hand 
11
soap and hand sanitizer) to an eligible family (as de-
12
fined in section 511(k)(2)); 
13
‘‘(6) to coordinate with and provide reimburse-
14
ment for supplies to diaper banks when using such 
15
entities to provide emergency supplies specified in 
16
paragraph (5); and 
17
‘‘(7) to provide prepaid grocery cards to an eli-
18
gible family (as defined in section 511(k)(2)) partici-
19
pating in the maternal, infant, and early childhood 
20
home visiting program under section 511 for the 
21
purpose of enabling the family to meet the emer-
22
gency needs of the family.’’. 
23
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Subtitle C—Emergency Assistance 
1
to Children and Families 
2
SEC. 9201. PANDEMIC EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUND. 
3
Section 403 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
4
603) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
5
‘‘(c) PANDEMIC EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUND.— 
6
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
7
the Treasury of the United States a fund which 
8
shall be known as the ‘Pandemic Emergency Assist-
9
ance Fund’ (in this section referred to as the 
10
‘Fund’) for the duration of the applicable period. 
11
‘‘(2) DEPOSITS INTO FUND.—Out of any money 
12
in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise 
13
appropriated, there are appropriated for payment to 
14
the Fund $1,000,000,000, to remain available until 
15
expended. 
16
‘‘(3) RESERVATION OF FUNDS FOR TECHNICAL 
17
ASSISTANCE.—Of the amount specified in paragraph 
18
(2), the Secretary shall reserve $2,000,000 for ad-
19
ministrative expenses and the provision of technical 
20
assistance to States and Indian tribes with respect 
21
to the use of funds provided under this subsection. 
22
‘‘(4) ALLOTMENTS.— 
23
‘‘(A) 50 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF 
24
COLUMBIA.— 
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‘‘(i) TOTAL AMOUNT TO BE ALLOT-
1
TED.—The Secretary shall allot a total of 
2
92.5 percent of the amount specified in 
3
paragraph (2) that is not reserved under 
4
paragraph (3) among the States that are 
5
not a territory and that are operating a 
6
program funded under this part, in accord-
7
ance with clause (ii) of this subparagraph. 
8
‘‘(ii) 
ALLOTMENT
FORMULA.—The 
9
Secretary shall allot to each such State the 
10
sum of the following percentages of the 
11
total amount described in clause (i): 
12
‘‘(I) 50 percent, multiplied by— 
13
‘‘(aa) the population of chil-
14
dren in the State, determined on 
15
the basis of the most recent pop-
16
ulation estimates as determined 
17
by the Bureau of the Census; di-
18
vided by 
19
‘‘(bb) the total population of 
20
children in the States that are 
21
not territories, as so determined; 
22
plus 
23
‘‘(II) 50 percent, multiplied by— 
24
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‘‘(aa) the total amount ex-
1
pended by the State for basic as-
2
sistance, 
non-recurrent 
short 
3
term benefits, and emergency as-
4
sistance in fiscal year 2019, as 
5
reported by the State under sec-
6
tion 411; divided by 
7
‘‘(bb) the total amount ex-
8
pended by the States that are not 
9
territories for basic assistance, 
10
non-recurrent short term bene-
11
fits, and emergency assistance in 
12
fiscal year 2019, as so reported 
13
by the States. 
14
‘‘(B) TERRITORIES AND INDIAN TRIBES.— 
15
The Secretary shall allot among the territories 
16
and Indian tribes otherwise eligible for a grant 
17
under this part such portions of 7.5 percent of 
18
the amount specified in paragraph (2) that are 
19
not reserved under paragraph (3) as the Sec-
20
retary deems appropriate based on the needs of 
21
the territory or tribe involved. 
22
‘‘(C) EXPENDITURE
COMMITMENT
RE-
23
QUIREMENT.—To receive the full amount of 
24
funding payable under this subsection, a State 
25
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or Indian tribe shall inform the Secretary as to 
1
whether it intends to use all of its allotment 
2
under this paragraph and provide that informa-
3
tion— 
4
‘‘(i) in the case of a State that is not 
5
a territory, within 45 days after the date 
6
of the enactment of this subsection; or 
7
‘‘(ii) in the case of a territory or an 
8
Indian tribe, within 90 days after such 
9
date of enactment. 
10
‘‘(5) GRANTS.— 
11
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
12
provide funds to each State and Indian tribe to 
13
which an amount is allotted under paragraph 
14
(4), from the amount so allotted. 
15
‘‘(B) TREATMENT OF UNUSED FUNDS.— 
16
‘‘(i) REALLOTMENT.—The Secretary 
17
shall reallot in accordance with paragraph 
18
(4) all funds provided to any State or In-
19
dian tribe under this subsection that are 
20
unused, among the other States and In-
21
dian tribes eligible for funds under this 
22
subsection. For purposes of paragraph (4), 
23
the Secretary shall treat the funds as if in-
24
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cluded in the amount specified in para-
1
graph (2). 
2
‘‘(ii) PROVISION.—The Secretary shall 
3
provide funds to each such other State or 
4
Indian tribe in an amount equal to the 
5
amount so reallotted. 
6
‘‘(6) RECIPIENT OF FUNDS PROVIDED FOR TER-
7
RITORIES.—In the case of a territory not operating 
8
a program funded under this part, the Secretary 
9
shall provide the funds required to be provided to 
10
the territory under this subsection, to the agency 
11
that administers the bulk of local human services 
12
programs in the territory. 
13
‘‘(7) USE OF FUNDS.— 
14
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A State or Indian 
15
tribe to which funds are provided under this 
16
subsection may use the funds only for non-re-
17
current short term benefits, whether in the 
18
form of cash or in other forms. 
19
‘‘(B) LIMITATION ON USE FOR ADMINIS-
20
TRATIVE EXPENSES.—A State to which funds 
21
are provided under this subsection shall not ex-
22
pend more than 15 percent of the funds for ad-
23
ministrative purposes. 
24
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‘‘(C) NONSUPPLANTATION.—Funds pro-
1
vided under this subsection shall be used to 
2
supplement and not supplant other Federal, 
3
State, or tribal funds for services and activities 
4
that promote the purposes of this part. 
5
‘‘(D) EXPENDITURE DEADLINE.— 
6
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
7
vided in clause (ii), a State or Indian tribe 
8
to which funds are provided under this 
9
subsection shall expend the funds not later 
10
than the end of fiscal year 2022. 
11
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION
FOR
REALLOTTED 
12
FUNDS.—A State or Indian tribe to which 
13
funds are provided under paragraph (5)(B) 
14
shall expend the funds within 12 months 
15
after receipt. 
16
‘‘(8) EXPENDITURE REPORTS.— 
17
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—On expending all 
18
funds provided to a State or Indian tribe under 
19
this subsection, the entity shall submit to the 
20
Secretary a written report that describes how 
21
the funds were expended, which report shall be 
22
so submitted— 
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‘‘(i) if the entity is a State that is not 
1
a territory, within 90 days after expendi-
2
ture; or 
3
‘‘(ii) if the entity is a territory or is 
4
operating a tribal program funded under 
5
this part, within 120 days after expendi-
6
ture. 
7
‘‘(B) AUTHORITY
TO
COLLECT
AND
AD-
8
JUST EXPENDITURE DATA.—For the purpose of 
9
determining whether a State has expended the 
10
funds provided to the State under this sub-
11
section, the Secretary may— 
12
‘‘(i) develop a mechanism for col-
13
lecting the expenditure data; 
14
‘‘(ii) make appropriate adjustments to 
15
the data, on a State-by-State basis, to en-
16
sure that the data are comparable with re-
17
spect to the groups of families served and 
18
the types of aid provided; and 
19
‘‘(iii) set deadlines for making revi-
20
sions to the data. 
21
‘‘(9) SUSPENSION
OF
TERRITORY
SPENDING 
22
CAP.—Section 1108 shall not apply with respect to 
23
any funds provided under this subsection. 
24
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‘‘(10) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall 
1
implement this subsection as soon as is practicable, 
2
pursuant to appropriate guidance to States. 
3
‘‘(11) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
4
‘‘(A) APPLICABLE PERIOD.—The term ‘ap-
5
plicable period’ means the period that begins 
6
with April 1, 2021, and ends with September 
7
30, 2022. 
8
‘‘(B) NON-RECURRENT SHORT TERM BEN-
9
EFITS.—The term ‘non-recurrent short term 
10
benefits’ has the meaning given the term in 
11
OMB approved Form ACF-196R, published on 
12
July 31, 2014. 
13
‘‘(C) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means the 
14
50 States of the United States, the District of 
15
Columbia, and the territories. 
16
‘‘(D) TERRITORY.—The term ‘territory’ 
17
means the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
18
United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American 
19
Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
20
Mariana Islands.’’. 
21
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Subtitle D—Elder Justice and 
1
Support Guarantee 
2
SEC. 9301. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR AGING AND DIS-
3
ABILITY SERVICES PROGRAMS. 
4
Subtitle A of title XX of the Social Security Act (42 
5
U.S.C. 1397-1397h) is amended by adding at the end the 
6
following: 
7
‘‘SEC. 2010. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR AGING AND DIS-
8
ABILITY SERVICES PROGRAMS. 
9
‘‘(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts oth-
10
erwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, 
11
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
12
priated, $276,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
13
to carry out the programs described in subtitle B. 
14
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 
15
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Of the amounts made 
16
available by subsection (a)— 
17
‘‘(A) $88,000,000 shall be made available 
18
to carry out the programs described in subtitle 
19
B in fiscal year 2021, of which not less than an 
20
amount equal to $100,0000,000 minus the 
21
amount previously provided in fiscal year 2021 
22
to carry out section 2042(b) shall be made 
23
available to carry out such section; and 
24
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‘‘(B) $188,000,000 shall be made available 
1
to carry out the programs described in subtitle 
2
B in fiscal year 2022, of which not less than 
3
$100,000,000 shall be for activities described in 
4
section 2042(b). 
5
‘‘(2) 
SERVICES
FOR
ALL
ADULTS.—The 
6
amounts made available by subsection (a) of this 
7
section to carry out section 2042(b) may be used to 
8
provide services under programs described in section 
9
2042(b) for all adults.’’. 
10
Subtitle 
E—Support 
to 
Skilled 
11
Nursing Facilities in Response 
12
to COVID–19 
13
SEC. 9401. PROVIDING FOR INFECTION CONTROL SUPPORT 
14
TO SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES THROUGH 
15
CONTRACTS WITH QUALITY IMPROVEMENT 
16
ORGANIZATIONS. 
17
Section 1862(g) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
18
1395y(g)) is amended— 
19
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting 
20
‘‘(1) The Secretary’’; and 
21
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
22
paragraph: 
23
‘‘(2) In addition to any amounts otherwise available, 
24
there is appropriated to the Secretary, out of any monies 
25
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in 
the 
Treasury 
not 
otherwise 
appropriated, 
1
$200,000,000, to remain available until expended, for pur-
2
poses of carrying out infection control support (as deter-
3
mined appropriate by the Secretary) through the develop-
4
ment and dissemination of protocols relating to the pre-
5
vention or mitigation of COVID–19 in skilled nursing fa-
6
cilities (as defined in section 1819(a)).’’. 
7
SEC. 9402. FUNDING FOR STRIKE TEAMS FOR RESIDENT 
8
AND EMPLOYEE SAFETY IN SKILLED NURS-
9
ING FACILITIES. 
10
Section 1819 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
11
1395i–3) is amended by adding at the end the following 
12
new subsection: 
13
‘‘(k) FUNDING FOR STRIKE TEAMS.—In addition to 
14
amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the 
15
Secretary, out of any monies in the Treasury not otherwise 
16
appropriated, $250,000,000, to remain available until ex-
17
pended, for purposes of allocating such amount among the 
18
States (including the District of Columbia and each terri-
19
tory of the United States) to increase the capacity of such 
20
a State to respond to COVID–19 by allowing such a State 
21
to establish and implement a strike team that will be de-
22
ployed to a skilled nursing facility in the State with diag-
23
nosed or suspected cases of COVID–19 among residents 
24
or staff for the purposes of assisting with clinical care, 
25
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infection control, or staffing during the emergency period 
1
described in section 1135(g)(1)(B).’’. 
2
Subtitle F—Preserving Health 
3
Benefits for Workers 
4
SEC. 9500. SHORT TITLE. 
5
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Worker Health 
6
Coverage Protection Act’’. 
7
SEC. 9501. PRESERVING HEALTH BENEFITS FOR WORKERS. 
8
(a) PREMIUM ASSISTANCE
FOR COBRA CONTINU-
9
ATION COVERAGE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMI-
10
LIES.— 
11
(1) PROVISION OF PREMIUM ASSISTANCE.— 
12
(A) 
REDUCTION
OF
PREMIUMS
PAY-
13
ABLE.—In the case of any premium for a pe-
14
riod of coverage during the period beginning on 
15
the first day of the first month beginning after 
16
the date of the enactment of this Act, and end-
17
ing on September 30, 2021, for COBRA con-
18
tinuation coverage with respect to any assist-
19
ance eligible individual described in paragraph 
20
(3), such individual shall be treated for pur-
21
poses of any COBRA continuation provision as 
22
having paid the amount of such premium if 
23
such individual pays (or any person other than 
24
such individual’s employer pays on behalf of 
25
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such individual) 15 percent of the amount of 
1
such premium. 
2
(B) PLAN ENROLLMENT OPTION.— 
3
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
4
the COBRA continuation provisions, any 
5
assistance eligible individual who is en-
6
rolled in a group health plan offered by a 
7
plan sponsor may, not later than 90 days 
8
after the date of notice of the plan enroll-
9
ment option described in this subpara-
10
graph, elect to enroll in coverage under a 
11
plan offered by such plan sponsor that is 
12
different than coverage under the plan in 
13
which such individual was enrolled at the 
14
time, in the case of any assistance eligible 
15
individual described in paragraph (3), the 
16
qualifying event specified in section 603(2) 
17
of the Employee Retirement Income Secu-
18
rity Act of 1974, section 4980B(f)(3)(B) 
19
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or 
20
section 2203(2) of the Public Health Serv-
21
ice Act, except for the voluntary termi-
22
nation of such individual’s employment by 
23
such individual, occurred, and such cov-
24
erage shall be treated as COBRA continu-
25
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ation coverage for purposes of the applica-
1
ble COBRA continuation coverage provi-
2
sion. 
3
(ii) REQUIREMENTS.—Any assistance 
4
eligible individual may elect to enroll in 
5
different coverage as described in clause (i) 
6
only if— 
7
(I) the employer involved has 
8
made a determination that such em-
9
ployer will permit such assistance eli-
10
gible individual to enroll in different 
11
coverage as provided under this sub-
12
paragraph; 
13
(II) the premium for such dif-
14
ferent coverage does not exceed the 
15
premium for coverage in which such 
16
individual was enrolled at the time 
17
such qualifying event occurred; 
18
(III) the different coverage in 
19
which the individual elects to enroll is 
20
coverage that is also offered to simi-
21
larly situated active employees of the 
22
employer at the time at which such 
23
election is made; and 
24
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(IV) the different coverage in 
1
which the individual elects to enroll is 
2
not— 
3
(aa) coverage that provides 
4
only excepted benefits as defined 
5
in section 9832(c) of the Internal 
6
Revenue Code of 1986, section 
7
733(c) of the Employee Retire-
8
ment Income Security Act of 
9
1974, and section 2791(c) of the 
10
Public Health Service Act; 
11
(bb) a qualified small em-
12
ployer health reimbursement ar-
13
rangement (as defined in section 
14
9831(d)(2) of the Internal Rev-
15
enue Code of 1986); or 
16
(cc) a flexible spending ar-
17
rangement (as defined in section 
18
106(c)(2) of the Internal Rev-
19
enue Code of 1986). 
20
(2) LIMITATION OF PERIOD OF PREMIUM AS-
21
SISTANCE.— 
22
(A) ELIGIBILITY
FOR
ADDITIONAL
COV-
23
ERAGE.—Paragraph (1)(A) shall not apply with 
24
respect to any assistance eligible individual de-
25
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scribed in paragraph (3) for months of coverage 
1
beginning on or after the earlier of— 
2
(i) the first date that such individual 
3
is eligible for coverage under any other 
4
group health plan (other than coverage 
5
consisting of only excepted benefits (as de-
6
fined in section 9832(c) of the Internal 
7
Revenue Code of 1986, section 733(c) of 
8
the Employee Retirement Income Security 
9
Act of 1974, and section 2791(c) of the 
10
Public Health Service Act), coverage under 
11
a flexible spending arrangement (as de-
12
fined in section 106(c)(2) of the Internal 
13
Revenue Code of 1986), coverage under a 
14
qualified small employer health reimburse-
15
ment arrangement (as defined in section 
16
9831(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code 
17
of 1986)), or eligible for benefits under the 
18
Medicare program under title XVIII of the 
19
Social Security Act; or 
20
(ii) the earlier of— 
21
(I) the date following the expira-
22
tion of the maximum period of con-
23
tinuation coverage required under the 
24
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applicable COBRA continuation cov-
1
erage provision; or 
2
(II) the date following the expira-
3
tion of the period of continuation cov-
4
erage 
allowed 
under 
paragraph 
5
(4)(B)(ii). 
6
(B) NOTIFICATION
REQUIREMENT.—Any 
7
assistance eligible individual shall notify the 
8
group health plan with respect to which para-
9
graph (1)(A) applies if such paragraph ceases 
10
to apply by reason of clause (i) of subparagraph 
11
(A) (as applicable). Such notice shall be pro-
12
vided to the group health plan in such time and 
13
manner as may be specified by the Secretary of 
14
Labor. 
15
(3) ASSISTANCE
ELIGIBLE
INDIVIDUAL.—For 
16
purposes of this section, the term ‘‘assistance eligible 
17
individual’’ means, with respect to a period of cov-
18
erage during the period beginning on the first day 
19
of the first month beginning after the date of the en-
20
actment of this Act, and ending on September 30, 
21
2021, any individual that is a qualified beneficiary 
22
who— 
23
(A) is eligible for COBRA continuation 
24
coverage by reason of a qualifying event speci-
25
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fied in section 603(2) of the Employee Retire-
1
ment Income Security Act of 1974, section 
2
4980B(f)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code 
3
of 1986, or section 2203(2) of the Public 
4
Health Service Act, except for the voluntary 
5
termination of such individual’s employment by 
6
such individual; and 
7
(B) elects such coverage. 
8
(4) EXTENSION OF ELECTION PERIOD AND EF-
9
FECT ON COVERAGE.— 
10
(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of apply-
11
ing section 605(a) of the Employee Retirement 
12
Income 
Security 
Act 
of 
1974, 
section 
13
4980B(f)(5)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code 
14
of 1986, and section 2205(a) of the Public 
15
Health Service Act, in the case of— 
16
(i) an individual who does not have an 
17
election of COBRA continuation coverage 
18
in effect on the first day of the first month 
19
beginning after the date of the enactment 
20
of this Act but who would be an assistance 
21
eligible individual described in paragraph 
22
(3) if such election were so in effect; or 
23
(ii) an individual who elected COBRA 
24
continuation coverage and discontinued 
25
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from such coverage before the first day of 
1
the first month beginning after the date of 
2
the enactment of this Act, 
3
such individual may elect the COBRA continu-
4
ation coverage under the COBRA continuation 
5
coverage provisions containing such provisions 
6
during the period beginning on the first day of 
7
the first month beginning after the date of the 
8
enactment of this Act and ending 60 days after 
9
the date on which the notification required 
10
under paragraph (6)(C) is provided to such in-
11
dividual. 
12
(B) COMMENCEMENT OF COBRA CONTINU-
13
ATION COVERAGE.—Any COBRA continuation 
14
coverage elected by a qualified beneficiary dur-
15
ing an extended election period under subpara-
16
graph (A)— 
17
(i) shall commence (including for pur-
18
poses of applying the treatment of pre-
19
mium payments under paragraph (1)(A) 
20
and any cost-sharing requirements for 
21
items and services under a group health 
22
plan) with the first period of coverage be-
23
ginning on or after the first day of the 
24
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first month beginning after the date of the 
1
enactment of this Act, and 
2
(ii) shall not extend beyond the period 
3
of COBRA continuation coverage that 
4
would have been required under the appli-
5
cable COBRA continuation coverage provi-
6
sion if the coverage had been elected as re-
7
quired under such provision. 
8
(5) EXPEDITED REVIEW OF DENIALS OF PRE-
9
MIUM ASSISTANCE.—In any case in which an indi-
10
vidual requests treatment as an assistance eligible 
11
individual described in paragraph (3) and is denied 
12
such treatment by the group health plan, the Sec-
13
retary of Labor (or the Secretary of Health and 
14
Human Services in connection with COBRA con-
15
tinuation coverage which is provided other than pur-
16
suant to part 6 of subtitle B of title I of the Em-
17
ployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974), in 
18
consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, 
19
shall provide for expedited review of such denial. An 
20
individual shall be entitled to such review upon ap-
21
plication to such Secretary in such form and manner 
22
as shall be provided by such Secretary, in consulta-
23
tion with the Secretary of the Treasury. Such Sec-
24
retary shall make a determination regarding such in-
25
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dividual’s eligibility within 15 business days after re-
1
ceipt of such individual’s application for review 
2
under this paragraph. Such Secretary’s determina-
3
tion upon review of the denial shall be de novo and 
4
shall be the final determination of such Secretary. A 
5
reviewing court shall grant deference to such Sec-
6
retary’s determination. The provisions of this para-
7
graph, paragraphs (1) through (4), and paragraphs 
8
(6) through (7) shall be treated as provisions of title 
9
I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
10
of 1974 for purposes of part 5 of subtitle B of such 
11
title. 
12
(6) NOTICES TO INDIVIDUALS.— 
13
(A) GENERAL NOTICE.— 
14
(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of no-
15
tices provided under section 606(a)(4) of 
16
the Employee Retirement Income Security 
17
Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1166(4)), section 
18
4980B(f)(6)(D) of the Internal Revenue 
19
Code of 1986, or section 2206(4) of the 
20
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
21
300bb–6(4)), with respect to individuals 
22
who, during the period described in para-
23
graph (3), become entitled to elect COBRA 
24
continuation coverage, the requirements of 
25
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such provisions shall not be treated as met 
1
unless such notices include an additional 
2
written notification to the recipient in clear 
3
and understandable language of— 
4
(I) the availability of premium 
5
assistance with respect to such cov-
6
erage under this subsection; and 
7
(II) the option to enroll in dif-
8
ferent coverage if the employer per-
9
mits assistance eligible individuals de-
10
scribed in paragraph (3) to elect en-
11
rollment in different coverage (as de-
12
scribed in paragraph (1)(B)). 
13
(ii) ALTERNATIVE
NOTICE.—In the 
14
case of COBRA continuation coverage to 
15
which the notice provision under such sec-
16
tions does not apply, the Secretary of 
17
Labor, in consultation with the Secretary 
18
of the Treasury and the Secretary of 
19
Health and Human Services, shall, in con-
20
sultation with administrators of the group 
21
health plans (or other entities) that provide 
22
or administer the COBRA continuation 
23
coverage involved, provide rules requiring 
24
the provision of such notice. 
25
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(iii) FORM.—The requirement of the 
1
additional notification under this subpara-
2
graph may be met by amendment of exist-
3
ing notice forms or by inclusion of a sepa-
4
rate document with the notice otherwise 
5
required. 
6
(B) SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS.—Each ad-
7
ditional notification under subparagraph (A) 
8
shall include— 
9
(i) the forms necessary for estab-
10
lishing eligibility for premium assistance 
11
under this subsection; 
12
(ii) the name, address, and telephone 
13
number necessary to contact the plan ad-
14
ministrator and any other person main-
15
taining relevant information in connection 
16
with such premium assistance; 
17
(iii) a description of the extended elec-
18
tion period provided for in paragraph 
19
(4)(A); 
20
(iv) a description of the obligation of 
21
the qualified beneficiary under paragraph 
22
(2)(B) and the penalty provided under sec-
23
tion 6720C of the Internal Revenue Code 
24
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of 1986 for failure to carry out the obliga-
1
tion; 
2
(v) a description, displayed in a 
3
prominent manner, of the qualified bene-
4
ficiary’s right to a reduced premium and 
5
any conditions on entitlement to the re-
6
duced premium; and 
7
(vi) a description of the option of the 
8
qualified beneficiary to enroll in different 
9
coverage if the employer permits such ben-
10
eficiary to elect to enroll in such different 
11
coverage under paragraph (1)(B). 
12
(C) NOTICE
IN
CONNECTION
WITH
EX-
13
TENDED ELECTION PERIODS.—In the case of 
14
any assistance eligible individual described in 
15
paragraph (3) (or any individual described in 
16
paragraph (4)(A)) who became entitled to elect 
17
COBRA continuation coverage before the first 
18
day of the first month beginning after the date 
19
of the enactment of this Act, the administrator 
20
of the applicable group health plan (or other 
21
entity) shall provide (within 60 days after such 
22
first day of such first month) for the additional 
23
notification required to be provided under sub-
24
paragraph (A) and failure to provide such no-
25
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tice shall be treated as a failure to meet the no-
1
tice requirements under the applicable COBRA 
2
continuation provision. 
3
(D) MODEL NOTICES.—Not later than 30 
4
days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
5
with respect to any assistance eligible individual 
6
described in paragraph (3), the Secretary of 
7
Labor, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
8
Treasury and the Secretary of Health and 
9
Human Services, shall prescribe models for the 
10
additional notification required under this para-
11
graph. 
12
(7) NOTICE
OF
EXPIRATION
OF
PERIOD
OF 
13
PREMIUM ASSISTANCE.— 
14
(A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to any as-
15
sistance eligible individual, subject to subpara-
16
graph 
(B), 
the 
requirements 
of 
section 
17
606(a)(4) of the Employee Retirement Income 
18
Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1166(4)), sec-
19
tion 4980B(f)(6)(D) of the Internal Revenue 
20
Code of 1986, or section 2206(4) of the Public 
21
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300bb–6(4)), 
22
shall not be treated as met unless the plan ad-
23
ministrator of the individual, during the period 
24
specified under subparagraph (C), provides to 
25
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such individual a written notice in clear and un-
1
derstandable language— 
2
(i) that the premium assistance for 
3
such individual will expire soon and the 
4
prominent identification of the date of 
5
such expiration; and 
6
(ii) that such individual may be eligi-
7
ble for coverage without any premium as-
8
sistance through— 
9
(I) COBRA continuation cov-
10
erage; or 
11
(II) coverage under a group 
12
health plan. 
13
(B) EXCEPTION.—The requirement for the 
14
group health plan administrator to provide the 
15
written notice under subparagraph (A) shall be 
16
waived if the premium assistance for such indi-
17
vidual expires pursuant to clause (i) of para-
18
graph (2)(A). 
19
(C) PERIOD SPECIFIED.—For purposes of 
20
subparagraph (A), the period specified in this 
21
subparagraph is, with respect to the date of ex-
22
piration of premium assistance for any assist-
23
ance eligible individual pursuant to a limitation 
24
requiring a notice under this paragraph, the pe-
25
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riod beginning on the day that is 45 days before 
1
the date of such expiration and ending on the 
2
day that is 15 days before the date of such ex-
3
piration. 
4
(D) MODEL NOTICES.—Not later than 45 
5
days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
6
with respect to any assistance eligible indi-
7
vidual, the Secretary of Labor, in consultation 
8
with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Sec-
9
retary of Health and Human Services, shall 
10
prescribe models for the notification required 
11
under this paragraph. 
12
(8) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of the 
13
Treasury and the Secretary of Labor may jointly 
14
prescribe such regulations or other guidance as may 
15
be necessary or appropriate to carry out the provi-
16
sions of this subsection, including the prevention of 
17
fraud and abuse under this subsection, except that 
18
the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Health 
19
and Human Services may prescribe such regulations 
20
(including interim final regulations) or other guid-
21
ance as may be necessary or appropriate to carry 
22
out the provisions of paragraphs (5), (6), (7), and 
23
(9). 
24
(9) OUTREACH.— 
25
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(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Secretary 
of 
1
Labor, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
2
Treasury and the Secretary of Health and 
3
Human Services, shall provide outreach con-
4
sisting of public education and enrollment as-
5
sistance relating to premium assistance pro-
6
vided under this subsection. Such outreach shall 
7
target employers, group health plan administra-
8
tors, public assistance programs, States, insur-
9
ers, and other entities as determined appro-
10
priate by such Secretaries. Such outreach shall 
11
include an initial focus on those individuals 
12
electing continuation coverage who are referred 
13
to in paragraph (6)(C). Information on such 
14
premium assistance, including enrollment, shall 
15
also be made available on websites of the De-
16
partments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and 
17
Human Services. 
18
(B) ENROLLMENT
UNDER
MEDICARE.— 
19
The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
20
shall provide outreach consisting of public edu-
21
cation. Such outreach shall target individuals 
22
who lose health insurance coverage. Such out-
23
reach shall include information regarding en-
24
rollment for benefits under title XVIII of the 
25
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Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) for 
1
purposes of preventing mistaken delays of such 
2
enrollment by such individuals, including life-
3
time penalties for failure of timely enrollment. 
4
(10) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sec-
5
tion: 
6
(A) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘admin-
7
istrator’’ has the meaning given such term in 
8
section 3(16)(A) of the Employee Retirement 
9
Income Security Act of 1974. 
10
(B) COBRA
CONTINUATION
COVERAGE.— 
11
The term ‘‘COBRA continuation coverage’’ 
12
means continuation coverage provided pursuant 
13
to part 6 of subtitle B of title I of the Em-
14
ployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 
15
(other than under section 609), title XXII of 
16
the Public Health Service Act, or section 
17
4980B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
18
(other than subsection (f)(1) of such section in-
19
sofar as it relates to pediatric vaccines), or 
20
under a State program that provides com-
21
parable continuation coverage. Such term does 
22
not include coverage under a health flexible 
23
spending arrangement under a cafeteria plan 
24
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within the meaning of section 125 of the Inter-
1
nal Revenue Code of 1986. 
2
(C) COBRA
CONTINUATION
PROVISION.— 
3
The term ‘‘COBRA continuation provision’’ 
4
means the provisions of law described in sub-
5
paragraph (B). 
6
(D) 
COVERED
EMPLOYEE.—The 
term 
7
‘‘covered employee’’ has the meaning given such 
8
term in section 607(2) of the Employee Retire-
9
ment Income Security Act of 1974. 
10
(E) QUALIFIED BENEFICIARY.—The term 
11
‘‘qualified beneficiary’’ has the meaning given 
12
such term in section 607(3) of the Employee 
13
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. 
14
(F) GROUP
HEALTH
PLAN.—The term 
15
‘‘group health plan’’ has the meaning given 
16
such term in section 607(1) of the Employee 
17
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. 
18
(G) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ includes 
19
the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
20
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, Amer-
21
ican Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the 
22
Northern Mariana Islands. 
23
(H) PERIOD
OF
COVERAGE.—Any ref-
24
erence in this subsection to a period of coverage 
25
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shall be treated as a reference to a monthly or 
1
shorter period of coverage with respect to which 
2
premiums are charged with respect to such cov-
3
erage. 
4
(I) PLAN
SPONSOR.—The term ‘‘plan 
5
sponsor’’ has the meaning given such term in 
6
section 3(16)(B) of the Employee Retirement 
7
Income Security Act of 1974. 
8
(J) PREMIUM.—The term ‘‘premium’’ in-
9
cludes, with respect to COBRA continuation 
10
coverage, any administrative fee. 
11
(11) IMPLEMENTATION FUNDING.—In addition 
12
to amounts otherwise made available, out of any 
13
funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
14
there are appropriated to the Secretary of Labor for 
15
fiscal year 2021, $10,000,000, to remain available 
16
until expended, for the Employee Benefits Security 
17
Administration to carry out the provisions of this 
18
subtitle. 
19
(b) COBRA PREMIUM ASSISTANCE.— 
20
(1) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.— 
21
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter B of chap-
22
ter 65 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
23
amended by adding at the end the following 
24
new section: 
25
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‘‘SEC. 6432. CONTINUATION COVERAGE PREMIUM ASSIST-
1
ANCE. 
2
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The person to whom premiums 
3
are payable for continuation coverage under section 
4
9501(a)(1) of the Worker Health Coverage Protection Act 
5
shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by 
6
section 3111(b), or so much of the taxes imposed under 
7
section 3221(a) as are attributable to the rate in effect 
8
under section 3111(b), for each calendar quarter an 
9
amount equal to the premiums not paid by assistance eligi-
10
ble individuals for such coverage by reason of such section 
11
9501(a)(1) with respect to such calendar quarter. 
12
‘‘(b) PERSON TO WHOM PREMIUMS ARE PAYABLE.— 
13
For purposes of subsection (a), except as otherwise pro-
14
vided by the Secretary, the person to whom premiums are 
15
payable under such continuation coverage shall be treated 
16
as being— 
17
‘‘(1) in the case of any group health plan which 
18
is a multiemployer plan (as defined in section 3(37) 
19
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
20
1974), the plan, 
21
‘‘(2) in the case of any group health plan not 
22
described in paragraph (1), and under which some 
23
or all of the coverage is not provided by insurance, 
24
the employer maintaining the plan, and 
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‘‘(3) in the case of any group health plan not 
1
described in paragraph (1) or (2), the insurer pro-
2
viding the coverage under the group health plan. 
3
‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS AND REFUNDABILITY.— 
4
‘‘(1) CREDIT
LIMITED
TO
CERTAIN
EMPLOY-
5
MENT TAXES.—The credit allowed by subsection (a) 
6
with respect to any calendar quarter shall not exceed 
7
the tax imposed by section 3111(b), or so much of 
8
the taxes imposed under section 3221(a) as are at-
9
tributable to the rate in effect under section 
10
3111(b), for such calendar quarter (reduced by any 
11
credits allowed against such taxes under sections 
12
7001 and 7003 of the Families First Coronavirus 
13
Response Act and section 2301 of the CARES Act) 
14
on the wages paid with respect to the employment 
15
of all employees of the employer. 
16
‘‘(2) REFUNDABILITY OF EXCESS CREDIT.— 
17
‘‘(A) CREDIT
IS
REFUNDABLE.—If the 
18
amount of the credit under subsection (a) ex-
19
ceeds the limitation of paragraph (1) for any 
20
calendar quarter, such excess shall be treated 
21
as an overpayment that shall be refunded under 
22
sections 6402(a) and 6413(b). 
23
‘‘(B) CREDIT MAY BE ADVANCED.—In an-
24
ticipation of the credit, including the refundable 
25
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portion under subparagraph (A), the credit may 
1
be advanced, according to forms and instruc-
2
tions provided by the Secretary, up to an 
3
amount calculated under subsection (a) through 
4
the end of the most recent payroll period in the 
5
quarter. 
6
‘‘(C) TREATMENT
OF
DEPOSITS.—The 
7
Secretary shall waive any penalty under section 
8
6656 for any failure to make a deposit of the 
9
tax imposed by section 3111(b), or so much of 
10
the taxes imposed under section 3221(a) as are 
11
attributable to the rate in effect under section 
12
3111(b), if the Secretary determines that such 
13
failure was due to the anticipation of the credit 
14
allowed under this section. 
15
‘‘(D) TREATMENT
OF
PAYMENTS.—For 
16
purposes of section 1324 of title 31, United 
17
States Code, any amounts due to an employer 
18
under this paragraph shall be treated in the 
19
same manner as a refund due from a credit 
20
provision referred to in subsection (b)(2) of 
21
such section. 
22
‘‘(3) OVERSTATEMENTS.—Any overstatement of 
23
the credit to which a person is entitled under this 
24
section (and any amount paid by the Secretary as a 
25
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result of such overstatement) shall be treated as an 
1
underpayment by such person of the taxes described 
2
in paragraph (1) and may be assessed and collected 
3
by the Secretary in the same manner as such taxes. 
4
‘‘(d) GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.—For purposes of 
5
this section, the term ‘person’ includes the government of 
6
any State or political subdivision thereof, any Indian tribal 
7
government (as defined in section 139E(c)(1)), any agency 
8
or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, and any agency 
9
or instrumentality of the Government of the United States 
10
that is described in section 501(c)(1) and exempt from 
11
taxation under section 501(a). 
12
‘‘(e) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—For purposes 
13
of chapter 1, the gross income of any person allowed a 
14
credit under this section shall be increased for the taxable 
15
year which includes the last day of any calendar quarter 
16
with respect to which such credit is allowed by the amount 
17
of such credit. No amount for which a credit is allowed 
18
under this section shall be taken into account as qualified 
19
wages under section 2301 of the CARES Act or as quali-
20
fied health plan expenses under section 7001(d) or 
21
7003(d) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. 
22
‘‘(f) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall issue such 
23
regulations, or other guidance, forms, instructions, and 
24
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publications, as may be necessary or appropriate to carry 
1
out this section, including— 
2
‘‘(1) the requirement to report information or 
3
the establishment of other methods for verifying the 
4
correct amounts of reimbursements under this sec-
5
tion, 
6
‘‘(2) the application of this section to group 
7
health plans that are multiemployer plans (as de-
8
fined in section 3(37) of the Employee Retirement 
9
Income Security Act of 1974), 
10
‘‘(3) to allow the advance payment of the credit 
11
determined under subsection (a), subject to the limi-
12
tations provided in this section, based on such infor-
13
mation as the Secretary shall require, 
14
‘‘(4) to provide for the reconciliation of such 
15
advance payment with the amount of the credit at 
16
the time of filing the return of tax for the applicable 
17
quarter or taxable year, and 
18
‘‘(5) allowing the credit to third party payors 
19
(including professional employer organizations, cer-
20
tified professional employer organizations, or agents 
21
under section 3504).’’. 
22
(B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of 
23
sections for subchapter B of chapter 65 of the 
24
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Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
1
adding at the end the following new item: 
2
‘‘Sec. 6432. Continuation coverage premium assistance.’’. 
(C) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments 
3
made by this paragraph shall apply to pre-
4
miums to which subsection (a)(1)(A) applies 
5
and wages paid on or after April 1, 2021. 
6
(D) SPECIAL RULE IN CASE OF EMPLOYEE 
7
PAYMENT THAT IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THIS 
8
SECTION.— 
9
(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an 
10
assistance eligible individual who pays, 
11
with respect any period of coverage to 
12
which subsection (a)(1)(A) applies, the 
13
amount of the premium for such coverage 
14
that the individual would have (but for this 
15
Act) been required to pay, the person to 
16
whom such payment is payable shall reim-
17
burse such individual for the amount of 
18
such premium paid in excess of the 
19
amount required to be paid under sub-
20
section (a)(1)(A). 
21
(ii) CREDIT OF REIMBURSEMENT.—A 
22
person to which clause (i) applies shall be 
23
allowed a credit in the manner provided 
24
under section 6432 of the Internal Rev-
25
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enue Code of 1986 for any payment made 
1
to the employee under such clause. 
2
(iii) PAYMENT
OF
CREDITS.—Any 
3
person to which clause (i) applies shall 
4
make the payment required under such 
5
clause to the individual not later than 60 
6
days after the date on which such indi-
7
vidual elects continuation coverage under 
8
subsection (a)(1). 
9
(2) PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO NOTIFY HEALTH 
10
PLAN OF CESSATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR PREMIUM 
11
ASSISTANCE.— 
12
(A) IN GENERAL.—Part I of subchapter B 
13
of chapter 68 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
14
1986 is amended by adding at the end the fol-
15
lowing new section: 
16
‘‘SEC. 6720C. PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO NOTIFY HEALTH 
17
PLAN OF CESSATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR 
18
CONTINUATION COVERAGE PREMIUM ASSIST-
19
ANCE. 
20
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except in the case of a failure 
21
described in subsection (b) or (c), any person required to 
22
notify a group health plan under section 9501(a)(2)(B) 
23
of the Worker Health Coverage Protection Act who fails 
24
to make such a notification at such time and in such man-
25
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ner as the Secretary of Labor may require shall pay a 
1
penalty of $250 for each such failure. 
2
‘‘(b) INTENTIONAL FAILURE.—In the case of any 
3
such failure that is fraudulent, such person shall pay a 
4
penalty equal to the greater of— 
5
‘‘(1) $250, or 
6
‘‘(2) 110 percent of the premium assistance 
7
provided under section 9501(a)(1)(A) of the Worker 
8
Health Coverage Protection Act after termination of 
9
eligibility under such section. 
10
‘‘(c) REASONABLE CAUSE EXCEPTION.—No penalty 
11
shall be imposed under this section with respect to any 
12
failure if it is shown that such failure is due to reasonable 
13
cause and not to willful neglect.’’. 
14
(B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of 
15
sections of part I of subchapter B of chapter 68 
16
of such Code is amended by adding at the end 
17
the following new item: 
18
‘‘Sec. 6720C. Penalty for failure to notify health plan of cessation of eligibility 
for continuation coverage premium assistance.’’. 
(3) COORDINATION WITH HCTC.— 
19
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 35(g)(9) of the 
20
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to 
21
read as follows: 
22
‘‘(9) CONTINUATION COVERAGE PREMIUM AS-
23
SISTANCE.—In the case of an assistance eligible in-
24
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dividual who receives premium assistance for con-
1
tinuation coverage under section 9501(a)(1) of the 
2
Worker Health Coverage Protection Act for any 
3
month during the taxable year, such individual shall 
4
not be treated as an eligible individual, a certified 
5
individual, or a qualifying family member for pur-
6
poses of this section or section 7527 with respect to 
7
such month.’’. 
8
(B) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The amendment 
9
made by subparagraph (A) shall apply to tax-
10
able years ending after the date of the enact-
11
ment of this Act. 
12
(4) EXCLUSION OF CONTINUATION COVERAGE 
13
PREMIUM ASSISTANCE FROM GROSS INCOME.— 
14
(A) IN GENERAL.—Part III of subchapter 
15
B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
16
1986 is amended by inserting after section 
17
139H the following new section: 
18
‘‘SEC. 139I. CONTINUATION COVERAGE PREMIUM ASSIST-
19
ANCE. 
20
‘‘In the case of an assistance eligible individual (as 
21
defined in subsection (a)(3) of section 9501 of the Worker 
22
Health Coverage Protection Act), gross income does not 
23
include any premium assistance provided under subsection 
24
(a)(1) of such section.’’. 
25
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(B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of 
1
sections for part III of subchapter B of chapter 
2
1 of such Code is amended by inserting after 
3
the item relating to section 139H the following 
4
new item: 
5
‘‘Sec. 139I. Continuation coverage premium assistance.’’. 
(C) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments 
6
made by this paragraph shall apply to taxable 
7
years ending after the date of the enactment of 
8
this Act. 
9
Subtitle G—Promoting Economic 
10
Security 
11
PART 1—2021 RECOVERY REBATES TO 
12
INDIVIDUALS 
13
SEC. 9601. 2021 RECOVERY REBATES TO INDIVIDUALS. 
14
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter B of chapter 65 of the 
15
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting 
16
after section 6428A the following new section: 
17
‘‘SEC. 6428B. 2021 RECOVERY REBATES TO INDIVIDUALS. 
18
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an eligible indi-
19
vidual, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax 
20
imposed by subtitle A for the first taxable year beginning 
21
in 2021 an amount equal to the 2021 rebate amount de-
22
termined for such taxable year. 
23
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‘‘(b) 2021 REBATE AMOUNT.—For purposes of this 
1
section, the term ‘2021 rebate amount’ means, with re-
2
spect to any taxpayer for any taxable year, the sum of— 
3
‘‘(1) $1,400 ($2,800 in the case of a joint re-
4
turn), plus 
5
‘‘(2) $1,400 multiplied by the number of de-
6
pendents of the taxpayer for such taxable year. 
7
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—For purposes of this 
8
section, the term ‘eligible individual’ means any individual 
9
other than— 
10
‘‘(1) any nonresident alien individual, 
11
‘‘(2) any individual who is a dependent of an-
12
other taxpayer for a taxable year beginning in the 
13
calendar year in which the individual’s taxable year 
14
begins, and 
15
‘‘(3) an estate or trust. 
16
‘‘(d) LIMITATION BASED ON ADJUSTED GROSS IN-
17
COME.— 
18
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The amount of the credit 
19
allowed by subsection (a) (determined without re-
20
gard to this subsection and subsection (f)) shall be 
21
reduced (but not below zero) by the amount which 
22
bears the same ratio to such credit (as so deter-
23
mined) as— 
24
‘‘(A) the excess of— 
25
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‘‘(i) the taxpayer’s adjusted gross in-
1
come for such taxable year, over 
2
‘‘(ii) $75,000, bears to 
3
‘‘(B) $25,000. 
4
‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULES.— 
5
‘‘(A) 
JOINT
RETURN
OR
SURVIVING 
6
SPOUSE.—In the case of a joint return or a sur-
7
viving spouse (as defined in section 2(a)), para-
8
graph (1) shall be applied by substituting 
9
‘$150,000’ for ‘$75,000’ and ‘$50,000’ for 
10
‘$25,000’. 
11
‘‘(B) HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD.—In the case 
12
of a head of household (as defined in section 
13
2(b)), paragraph (1) shall be applied by sub-
14
stituting 
‘$112,500’ 
for 
‘$75,000’ 
and 
15
‘$37,500’ for ‘$25,000’. 
16
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES.— 
17
‘‘(1) DEPENDENT DEFINED.—For purposes of 
18
this section, the term ‘dependent’ has the meaning 
19
given such term by section 152. 
20
‘‘(2) 
IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER
REQUIRE-
21
MENT.— 
22
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a re-
23
turn other than a joint return, the $1,400 
24
amount in subsection (b)(1) shall be treated as 
25
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being zero unless the taxpayer includes the 
1
valid identification number of the taxpayer on 
2
the return of tax for the taxable year. 
3
‘‘(B) JOINT RETURNS.—In the case of a 
4
joint return, the $2,800 amount in subsection 
5
(b)(1) shall be treated as being— 
6
‘‘(i) $1,400 if the valid identification 
7
number of only 1 spouse is included on the 
8
return of tax for the taxable year, and 
9
‘‘(ii) zero if the valid identification 
10
number of neither spouse is so included. 
11
‘‘(C) DEPENDENTS.—A dependent shall 
12
not be taken into account under subsection 
13
(b)(2) unless the valid identification number of 
14
such dependent is included on the return of tax 
15
for the taxable year. 
16
‘‘(D) VALID IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.— 
17
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of 
18
this paragraph, the term ‘valid identifica-
19
tion number’ means a social security num-
20
ber issued to an individual by the Social 
21
Security Administration on or before the 
22
due date for filing the return for the tax-
23
able year. 
24
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‘‘(ii) ADOPTION
TAXPAYER
IDENTI-
1
FICATION NUMBER.—For purposes of sub-
2
paragraph (C), in the case of a dependent 
3
who is adopted or placed for adoption, the 
4
term ‘valid identification number’ shall in-
5
clude the adoption taxpayer identification 
6
number of such dependent. 
7
‘‘(E) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
MEMBERS
OF 
8
THE ARMED FORCES.—Subparagraph (B) shall 
9
not apply in the case where at least 1 spouse 
10
was a member of the Armed Forces of the 
11
United States at any time during the taxable 
12
year and the valid identification number of at 
13
least 1 spouse is included on the return of tax 
14
for the taxable year. 
15
‘‘(F) COORDINATION
WITH
CERTAIN
AD-
16
VANCE PAYMENTS.—In the case of any payment 
17
determined pursuant to subsection (g)(6), a 
18
valid identification number shall be treated for 
19
purposes of this paragraph as included on the 
20
taxpayer’s return of tax if such valid identifica-
21
tion number is available to the Secretary as de-
22
scribed in such subsection. 
23
‘‘(G) MATHEMATICAL OR CLERICAL ERROR 
24
AUTHORITY.—Any omission of a correct valid 
25
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identification number required under this para-
1
graph shall be treated as a mathematical or 
2
clerical error for purposes of applying section 
3
6213(g)(2) to such omission. 
4
‘‘(3) CREDIT TREATED AS REFUNDABLE.—The 
5
credit allowed by subsection (a) shall be treated as 
6
allowed by subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of 
7
chapter 1. 
8
‘‘(f) COORDINATION WITH ADVANCE REFUNDS OF 
9
CREDIT.— 
10
‘‘(1) REDUCTION OF REFUNDABLE CREDIT.— 
11
The amount of the credit which would (but for this 
12
paragraph) be allowable under subsection (a) shall 
13
be reduced (but not below zero) by the aggregate re-
14
funds and credits made or allowed to the taxpayer 
15
(or, except as otherwise provided by the Secretary, 
16
any dependent of the taxpayer) under subsection (g). 
17
Any failure to so reduce the credit shall be treated 
18
as arising out of a mathematical or clerical error 
19
and assessed according to section 6213(b)(1). 
20
‘‘(2) JOINT
RETURNS.—Except as otherwise 
21
provided by the Secretary, in the case of a refund 
22
or credit made or allowed under subsection (g) with 
23
respect to a joint return, half of such refund or cred-
24
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it shall be treated as having been made or allowed 
1
to each individual filing such return. 
2
‘‘(g) ADVANCE REFUNDS AND CREDITS.— 
3
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (5) 
4
and (6), each individual who was an eligible indi-
5
vidual for such individual’s first taxable year begin-
6
ning in 2019 shall be treated as having made a pay-
7
ment against the tax imposed by chapter 1 for such 
8
taxable year in an amount equal to the advance re-
9
fund amount for such taxable year. 
10
‘‘(2) ADVANCE REFUND AMOUNT.— 
11
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of para-
12
graph (1), the advance refund amount is the 
13
amount that would have been allowed as a cred-
14
it under this section for such taxable year if 
15
this section (other than subsection (f) and this 
16
subsection) had applied to such taxable year. 
17
‘‘(B) TREATMENT OF DECEASED INDIVID-
18
UALS.—For purposes of determining the ad-
19
vance refund amount with respect to such tax-
20
able year— 
21
‘‘(i) any individual who was deceased 
22
before January 1, 2021, shall be treated 
23
for purposes of applying subsection (e)(2) 
24
in the same manner as if the valid identi-
25
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fication number of such person was not in-
1
cluded on the return of tax for such tax-
2
able year (except that subparagraph (E) 
3
thereof shall not apply), 
4
‘‘(ii) notwithstanding clause (i), in the 
5
case of a joint return with respect to which 
6
only 1 spouse is deceased before January 
7
1, 2021, such deceased spouse was a mem-
8
ber of the Armed Forces of the United 
9
States at any time during the taxable year, 
10
and the valid identification number of such 
11
deceased spouse is included on the return 
12
of tax for the taxable year, the valid identi-
13
fication number of 1 (and only 1) spouse 
14
shall be treated as included on the return 
15
of tax for the taxable year for purposes of 
16
applying subsection (e)(2)(B) with respect 
17
to such joint return, and 
18
‘‘(iii) no amount shall be determined 
19
under subsection (e)(2) with respect to any 
20
dependent of the taxpayer if the taxpayer 
21
(both spouses in the case of a joint return) 
22
was deceased before January 1, 2021. 
23
‘‘(3) TIMING AND MANNER OF PAYMENTS.— 
24
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‘‘(A) TIMING.—The Secretary shall, sub-
1
ject to the provisions of this title, refund or 
2
credit any overpayment attributable to this sub-
3
section as rapidly as possible, consistent with a 
4
rapid effort to make payments attributable to 
5
such overpayments electronically if appropriate. 
6
No refund or credit shall be made or allowed 
7
under this subsection after December 31, 2021. 
8
‘‘(B) DELIVERY OF PAYMENTS.—Notwith-
9
standing any other provision of law, the Sec-
10
retary may certify and disburse refunds payable 
11
under this subsection electronically to— 
12
‘‘(i) any account to which the payee 
13
received or authorized, on or after January 
14
1, 2019, a refund of taxes under this title 
15
or of a Federal payment (as defined in sec-
16
tion 3332 of title 31, United States Code), 
17
‘‘(ii) any account belonging to a payee 
18
from which that individual, on or after 
19
January 1, 2019, made a payment of taxes 
20
under this title, or 
21
‘‘(iii) any Treasury-sponsored account 
22
(as defined in section 208.2 of title 31, 
23
Code of Federal Regulations). 
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‘‘(C) WAIVER OF CERTAIN RULES.—Not-
1
withstanding section 3325 of title 31, United 
2
States Code, or any other provision of law, with 
3
respect to any payment of a refund under this 
4
subsection, a disbursing official in the executive 
5
branch of the United States Government may 
6
modify payment information received from an 
7
officer 
or 
employee 
described 
in 
section 
8
3325(a)(1)(B) of such title for the purpose of 
9
facilitating the accurate and efficient delivery of 
10
such payment. Except in cases of fraud or reck-
11
less neglect, no liability under section 3325, 
12
3527, 3528, or 3529 of title 31, United States 
13
Code, shall be imposed with respect to pay-
14
ments made under this subparagraph. 
15
‘‘(4) NO INTEREST.—No interest shall be al-
16
lowed on any overpayment attributable to this sub-
17
section. 
18
‘‘(5) APPLICATION TO INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE 
19
FILED A RETURN OF TAX FOR 2020.— 
20
‘‘(A) APPLICATION
TO
2020
RETURNS 
21
FILED AT TIME OF INITIAL DETERMINATION.— 
22
If, at the time of any determination made pur-
23
suant to paragraph (3), the individual referred 
24
to in paragraph (1) has filed a return of tax for 
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the individual’s first taxable year beginning in 
1
2020, paragraph (1) shall be applied with re-
2
spect to such individual by substituting ‘2020’ 
3
for ‘2019’. 
4
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL PAYMENT.— 
5
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any 
6
individual who files, before the additional 
7
payment determination date, a return of 
8
tax for such individual’s first taxable year 
9
beginning in 2020, the Secretary shall 
10
make a payment (in addition to any pay-
11
ment made under paragraph (1)) to such 
12
individual equal to the excess (if any) of— 
13
‘‘(I) the amount which would be 
14
determined 
under 
paragraph 
(1) 
15
(after the application of subparagraph 
16
(A)) by applying paragraph (1) as of 
17
the additional payment determination 
18
date, over 
19
‘‘(II) the amount of any payment 
20
made with respect to such individual 
21
under paragraph (1). 
22
‘‘(ii) ADDITIONAL
PAYMENT
DETER-
23
MINATION
DATE.—The term ‘additional 
24
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payment determination date’ means the 
1
earlier of— 
2
‘‘(I) the date which is 90 days 
3
after the 2020 calendar year filing 
4
deadline, or 
5
‘‘(II) September 1, 2021. 
6
‘‘(iii) 2020 CALENDAR
YEAR
FILING 
7
DEADLINE.—The term ‘2020 calendar year 
8
filing deadline’ means the date specified in 
9
section 6072(a) with respect to returns for 
10
calendar year 2020. Such date shall be de-
11
termined after taking into account any pe-
12
riod disregarded under section 7508A if 
13
such disregard applies to substantially all 
14
returns for calendar year 2020 to which 
15
section 6072(a) applies. 
16
‘‘(6) APPLICATION
TO
CERTAIN
INDIVIDUALS 
17
WHO HAVE NOT FILED A RETURN OF TAX FOR 2019 
18
OR 2020 AT TIME OF DETERMINATION.— 
19
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any in-
20
dividual who, at the time of any determination 
21
made pursuant to paragraph (3), has filed a tax 
22
return for neither the year described in para-
23
graph (1) nor for the year described in para-
24
graph (5)(A), the Secretary may apply para-
25
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graph (1) on the basis of information available 
1
to the Secretary and, on the basis of such infor-
2
mation, may determine the advance refund 
3
amount with respect to such individual without 
4
regard to subsection (d). 
5
‘‘(B) PAYMENT TO REPRESENTATIVE PAY-
6
EES
AND
FIDUCIARIES.—In the case of any 
7
payment determined pursuant to subparagraph 
8
(A), such payment may be made to an indi-
9
vidual or organization serving as the eligible in-
10
dividual’s representative payee or fiduciary for 
11
a federal benefit program and the entire 
12
amount of such payment so made shall be used 
13
only for the benefit of the individual who is en-
14
titled to the payment. 
15
‘‘(7) SPECIAL RULE RELATED TO TIME OF FIL-
16
ING
RETURN.—Solely for purposes of this sub-
17
section, a return of tax shall not be treated as filed 
18
until such return has been processed by the Internal 
19
Revenue Service. 
20
‘‘(8) NOTICE TO TAXPAYER.—As soon as prac-
21
ticable after the date on which the Secretary distrib-
22
uted any payment to an eligible taxpayer pursuant 
23
to this subsection, notice shall be sent by mail to 
24
such taxpayer’s last known address. Such notice 
25
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shall indicate the method by which such payment 
1
was made, the amount of such payment, a phone 
2
number for an appropriate point of contact at the 
3
Internal Revenue Service to report any error with 
4
respect to such payment, and such other information 
5
as the Secretary determines appropriate. 
6
‘‘(9) RESTRICTION ON USE OF CERTAIN PRE-
7
VIOUSLY ISSUED PREPAID DEBIT CARDS.—Payments 
8
made by the Secretary to individuals under this sec-
9
tion shall not be in the form of an increase in the 
10
balance of any previously issued prepaid debit card 
11
if, as of the time of the issuance of such card, such 
12
card was issued solely for purposes of making pay-
13
ments under section 6428 or 6428A. 
14
‘‘(h) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe 
15
such regulations or other guidance as may be necessary 
16
or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section, 
17
including— 
18
‘‘(1) regulations or other guidance providing 
19
taxpayers the opportunity to provide the Secretary 
20
information sufficient to allow the Secretary to make 
21
payments to such taxpayers under subsection (g) 
22
(including the determination of the amount of such 
23
payment) if such information is not otherwise avail-
24
able to the Secretary, and 
25
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‘‘(2) regulations or other guidance to ensure to 
1
the maximum extent administratively practicable 
2
that, in determining the amount of any credit under 
3
subsection (a) and any credit or refund under sub-
4
section (g), an individual is not taken into account 
5
more than once, including by different taxpayers and 
6
including by reason of a change in joint return sta-
7
tus or dependent status between the taxable year for 
8
which an advance refund amount is determined and 
9
the taxable year for which a credit under subsection 
10
(a) is determined. 
11
‘‘(i) OUTREACH.—The Secretary shall carry out a ro-
12
bust and comprehensive outreach program to ensure that 
13
all taxpayers described in subsection (h)(1) learn of their 
14
eligibility for the advance refunds and credits under sub-
15
section (g); are advised of the opportunity to receive such 
16
advance refunds and credits as provided under subsection 
17
(h)(1); and are provided assistance in applying for such 
18
advance refunds and credits. In conducting such outreach 
19
program, the Secretary shall coordinate with other govern-
20
ment, State, and local agencies; federal partners; and com-
21
munity-based nonprofit organizations that regularly inter-
22
face with such taxpayers.’’. 
23
(b) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN POSSESSIONS.— 
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(1) PAYMENTS TO POSSESSIONS WITH MIRROR 
1
CODE TAX SYSTEMS.—The Secretary of the Treas-
2
ury shall pay to each possession of the United States 
3
which has a mirror code tax system amounts equal 
4
to the loss (if any) to that possession by reason of 
5
the amendments made by this section. Such 
6
amounts shall be determined by the Secretary of the 
7
Treasury based on information provided by the gov-
8
ernment of the respective possession. 
9
(2) PAYMENTS TO OTHER POSSESSIONS.—The 
10
Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to each posses-
11
sion of the United States which does not have a mir-
12
ror code tax system amounts estimated by the Sec-
13
retary of the Treasury as being equal to the aggre-
14
gate benefits (if any) that would have been provided 
15
to residents of such possession by reason of the 
16
amendments made by this section if a mirror code 
17
tax system had been in effect in such possession. 
18
The preceding sentence shall not apply unless the re-
19
spective possession has a plan, which has been ap-
20
proved by the Secretary of the Treasury, under 
21
which such possession will promptly distribute such 
22
payments to its residents. 
23
(3) 
INCLUSION
OF
ADMINISTRATIVE
EX-
24
PENSES.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay 
25
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to each possession of the United States to which the 
1
Secretary makes a payment under paragraph (1) or 
2
(2) an amount equal to the lesser of— 
3
(A) the increase (if any) of the administra-
4
tive expenses of such possession— 
5
(i) in the case of a possession de-
6
scribed in paragraph (1), by reason of the 
7
amendments made by this section, and 
8
(ii) in the case of a possession de-
9
scribed in paragraph (2), by reason of car-
10
rying out the plan described in such para-
11
graph, or 
12
(B) $500,000 ($10,000,000 in the case of 
13
Puerto Rico). 
14
The amount described in subparagraph (A) shall be 
15
determined by the Secretary of the Treasury based 
16
on information provided by the government of the 
17
respective possession. 
18
(4) COORDINATION
WITH
CREDIT
ALLOWED 
19
AGAINST UNITED STATES INCOME TAXES.—No cred-
20
it shall be allowed against United States income 
21
taxes under section 6428B of the Internal Revenue 
22
Code of 1986 (as added by this section), nor shall 
23
any credit or refund be made or allowed under sub-
24
section (g) of such section, to any person— 
25
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(A) to whom a credit is allowed against 
1
taxes imposed by the possession by reason of 
2
the amendments made by this section, or 
3
(B) who is eligible for a payment under a 
4
plan described in paragraph (2). 
5
(5) MIRROR CODE TAX SYSTEM.—For purposes 
6
of this subsection, the term ‘‘mirror code tax sys-
7
tem’’ means, with respect to any possession of the 
8
United States, the income tax system of such posses-
9
sion if the income tax liability of the residents of 
10
such possession under such system is determined by 
11
reference to the income tax laws of the United 
12
States as if such possession were the United States. 
13
(6) TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS.—For purposes 
14
of section 1324 of title 31, United States Code, the 
15
payments under this subsection shall be treated in 
16
the same manner as a refund due from a credit pro-
17
vision referred to in subsection (b)(2) of such sec-
18
tion. 
19
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.— 
20
(1) 
DEFINITION
OF
DEFICIENCY.—Section 
21
6211(b)(4)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
22
is amended by striking ‘‘6428, and 6428A’’ and in-
23
serting ‘‘6428, 6428A, and 6428B’’. 
24
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(2) EXCEPTION
FROM
REDUCTION
OR
OFF-
1
SET.—Any refund payable by reason of section 
2
6428B(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as 
3
added by this section), or any such refund payable 
4
by reason of subsection (b) of this section, shall not 
5
be — 
6
(A) subject to reduction or offset pursuant 
7
to section 3716 or 3720A of title 31, United 
8
States Code, 
9
(B) subject to reduction or offset pursuant 
10
to subsection (c), (d), (e), or (f) of section 6402 
11
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or 
12
(C) reduced or offset by other assessed 
13
Federal taxes that would otherwise be subject 
14
to levy or collection. 
15
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
16
(A) Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) of 
17
title 31, United States Code, is amended by in-
18
serting ‘‘6428B,’’ after ‘‘6428A,’’. 
19
(B) The table of sections for subchapter B 
20
of chapter 65 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
21
1986 is amended by inserting after the item re-
22
lating to section 6428A the following new item: 
23
‘‘Sec. 6428B. 2021 recovery rebates to individuals.’’. 
(d) APPROPRIATIONS.—Immediately upon the enact-
24
ment of this Act, in addition to amounts otherwise avail-
25
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able, there are appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of 
1
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated: 
2
(1) $1,464,500,000 to remain available until 
3
September 30, 2023 for necessary expenses for the 
4
Internal Revenue Service for the administration of 
5
the advance payments, the provision of taxpayer as-
6
sistance, and the furtherance of integrated, modern-
7
ized, and secure Internal Revenue Service systems, 
8
which shall supplement and not supplant any other 
9
appropriations that may be available for this pur-
10
pose. 
11
(2) $7,000,000 to remain available until Sep-
12
tember 30, 2022, for necessary expenses for the Bu-
13
reau of the Fiscal Service to carry out this section 
14
(and the amendments made by this section), which 
15
shall supplement and not supplant any other appro-
16
priations that may be available for this purpose, and 
17
(3) $8,000,000 to remain available until Sep-
18
tember 30, 2023, for the Treasury Inspector General 
19
for Tax Administration for the purposes of over-
20
seeing activates related to the administration of this 
21
section (and the amendments made by this section), 
22
which shall supplement and not supplant any other 
23
appropriations that may be available for this pur-
24
pose. 
25
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(e) FLEXIBILITY WITH RESPECT TO IRS INFORMA-
1
TION TECHNOLOGY EMPLOYEES.— 
2
(1) If services performed by an employee of the 
3
Internal Revenue Service during the period begin-
4
ning on January 1, 2020, and ending on December 
5
31, 2022, are determined by the Commissioner of 
6
Internal Revenue to be primarily related to informa-
7
tion technology, any premium pay for such services 
8
shall be disregarded in calculating the aggregate of 
9
such employee’s basic pay and premium pay for pur-
10
poses of a limitation under section 5547(a) of title 
11
5, United States Code, or under any other provision 
12
of law, whether such employee’s pay is paid on a bi-
13
weekly or calendar year basis. 
14
(2) Any overtime pay for such services shall be 
15
disregarded in calculating any annual limit on the 
16
amount of overtime pay payable in a calendar or fis-
17
cal year. 
18
(3) With regard to such services, any pay that 
19
is disregarded under either paragraph (1) or (2) 
20
shall be disregarded in calculating such employees 
21
aggregate pay for purposes of the limitations in sec-
22
tions 5307 and 9502 of such title 5. 
23
(4) If application of this subsection results in 
24
the payment of additional premium pay to a covered 
25
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employee of a type that is normally creditable as 
1
basic pay for retirement or any other purpose, that 
2
additional pay shall not— 
3
(A) be considered to be basic pay of the 
4
covered employee for any purpose; or 
5
(B) be used in computing a lump-sum pay-
6
ment to the covered employee for accumulated 
7
and accrued annual leave under section 5551 or 
8
section 5552 of such title 5. 
9
PART 2—CHILD TAX CREDIT 
10
SEC. 9611. CHILD TAX CREDIT IMPROVEMENTS FOR 2021. 
11
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 24 of the Internal Rev-
12
enue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 
13
following new subsection: 
14
‘‘(i) SPECIAL RULES FOR 2021.—In the case of any 
15
taxable year beginning after December 31, 2020, and be-
16
fore January 1, 2022— 
17
‘‘(1) REFUNDABLE
CREDIT.—If the taxpayer 
18
(in the case of a joint return, either spouse) has a 
19
principal place of abode in the United States (deter-
20
mined as provided in section 32) for more than one- 
21
half of the taxable year or is a bona fide resident of 
22
Puerto Rico (within the meaning of section 937(a)) 
23
for such taxable year— 
24
‘‘(A) subsection (d) shall not apply, and 
25
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‘‘(B) so much of the credit determined 
1
under subsection (a) (after application of sub-
2
paragraph (A)) as does not exceed the amount 
3
of such credit which would be so determined 
4
without regard to subsection (h)(4) shall be al-
5
lowed under subpart C (and not allowed under 
6
this subpart). 
7
‘‘(2) 17-YEAR-OLDS ELIGIBLE FOR TREATMENT 
8
AS QUALIFYING CHILDREN.—This section shall be 
9
applied— 
10
‘‘(A) by substituting ‘age 18’ for ‘age 17’ 
11
in subsection (c)(1), and 
12
‘‘(B) by substituting ‘described in sub-
13
section (c) (determined after the application of 
14
subsection (i)(2)(A))’ for ‘described in sub-
15
section (c)’ in subsection (h)(4)(A). 
16
‘‘(3) CREDIT AMOUNT.—Subsection (h)(2) shall 
17
not apply and subsection (a) shall be applied by sub-
18
stituting ‘$3,000 ($3,600 in the case of a qualifying 
19
child who has not attained age 6 as of the close of 
20
the calendar year in which the taxable year of the 
21
taxpayer begins)’ for ‘$1,000’. 
22
‘‘(4) 
REDUCTION
OF
INCREASED
CREDIT 
23
AMOUNT BASED ON MODIFIED ADJUSTED GROSS IN-
24
COME.— 
25
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The amount of the 
1
credit allowable under subsection (a) (deter-
2
mined without regard to subsection (b)) shall be 
3
reduced by $50 for each $1,000 (or fraction 
4
thereof) by which the taxpayer’s modified ad-
5
justed gross income (as defined in subsection 
6
(b)) exceeds the applicable threshold amount. 
7
‘‘(B) APPLICABLE THRESHOLD AMOUNT.— 
8
For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘ap-
9
plicable threshold amount’ means— 
10
‘‘(i) $150,000, in the case of a joint 
11
return or surviving spouse (as defined in 
12
section 2(a)) , 
13
‘‘(ii) $112,500, in the case of a head 
14
of household (as defined in section 2(b)), 
15
and 
16
‘‘(iii) $75,000, in any other case. 
17
‘‘(C) LIMITATION ON REDUCTION.— 
18
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The amount of 
19
the reduction under subparagraph (A) 
20
shall not exceed the lesser of— 
21
‘‘(I) the applicable credit increase 
22
amount, or 
23
‘‘(II) 5 percent of the applicable 
24
phaseout threshold range. 
25
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‘‘(ii) APPLICABLE
CREDIT
INCREASE 
1
AMOUNT.—For purposes of this subpara-
2
graph, the term ‘applicable credit increase 
3
amount’ means the excess (if any) of— 
4
‘‘(I) the amount of the credit al-
5
lowable under this section for the tax-
6
able year determined without regard 
7
to this paragraph and subsection (b), 
8
over 
9
‘‘(II) the amount of such credit 
10
as so determined and without regard 
11
to paragraph (3). 
12
‘‘(iii) 
APPLICABLE
PHASEOUT 
13
THRESHOLD RANGE.—For purposes of this 
14
subparagraph, the term ‘applicable phase-
15
out threshold range’ means the excess of— 
16
‘‘(I) the threshold amount appli-
17
cable to the taxpayer under subsection 
18
(b) (determined after the application 
19
of subsection (h)(3)), over 
20
‘‘(II) the applicable threshold 
21
amount applicable to the taxpayer 
22
under this paragraph. 
23
‘‘(D) COORDINATION WITH LIMITATION ON 
24
OVERALL CREDIT.—Subsection (b) shall be ap-
25
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plied by substituting ‘the credit allowable under 
1
subsection (a) (determined after the application 
2
of subsection (i)(4)(A)’ for ‘the credit allowable 
3
under subsection (a)’.’’. 
4
(b) ADVANCE PAYMENT OF CREDIT.— 
5
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 77 of such Code is 
6
amended by inserting after section 7527 the fol-
7
lowing new section: 
8
‘‘SEC. 7527A. ADVANCE PAYMENT OF CHILD TAX CREDIT. 
9
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a 
10
program for making monthly payments to taxpayers each 
11
of which is equal to 1⁄12 of the annual advance amount 
12
determined with respect to such taxpayer for the calendar 
13
year. 
14
‘‘(b) ANNUAL ADVANCE AMOUNT.—For purposes of 
15
this section— 
16
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
17
vided in this subsection, the term ‘annual advance 
18
amount’ means, with respect to any taxpayer for any 
19
calendar year, the amount (if any) which is esti-
20
mated by the Secretary as being equal to the 
21
amount which would be treated as allowed under 
22
subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
23
by reason of section 24(i)(1) for the taxpayer’s tax-
24
able year beginning in such calendar year if— 
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‘‘(A) the status of the taxpayer as a tax-
1
payer described in section 24(i)(1) is deter-
2
mined with respect to the reference taxable 
3
year, 
4
‘‘(B) the taxpayer’s modified adjusted 
5
gross income for such taxable year is equal to 
6
the taxpayer’s modified adjusted gross income 
7
for the reference taxable year, 
8
‘‘(C) the only children of such taxpayer for 
9
such taxable year are qualifying children prop-
10
erly claimed on the taxpayer’s return of tax for 
11
the reference taxable year, and 
12
‘‘(D) the ages of such children (and the 
13
status of such children as qualifying children) 
14
are determined for such taxable year by taking 
15
into account the passage of time since the ref-
16
erence taxable year. 
17
‘‘(2) REFERENCE TAXABLE YEAR.—Except as 
18
provided in paragraph (3)(A), the term ‘reference 
19
taxable year’ means, with respect to any taxpayer 
20
for any calendar year, the taxpayer’s taxable year 
21
beginning in the preceding calendar year or, in the 
22
case of taxpayer who did not file a return of tax for 
23
such taxable year, the taxpayer’s taxable year begin-
24
ning in the second preceding calendar year. 
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‘‘(3) 
MODIFICATIONS
DURING
CALENDAR 
1
YEAR.— 
2
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
3
modify, during any calendar year, the annual 
4
advance amount with respect to any taxpayer 
5
for such calendar year to take into account— 
6
‘‘(i) a return of tax filed by such tax-
7
payer during such calendar year (and the 
8
taxable year to which such return relates 
9
may be taken into account as the reference 
10
taxable year), and 
11
‘‘(ii) any other information provided 
12
by the taxpayer to the Secretary which al-
13
lows the Secretary to determine payments 
14
under subsection (a) which, in the aggre-
15
gate during any taxable year of the tax-
16
payer, more closely total the Secretary’s 
17
estimate of the amount treated as allowed 
18
under subpart C of part IV of subchapter 
19
A of chapter 1 by reason of section 
20
24(i)(1) for such taxable year of such tax-
21
payer. 
22
‘‘(B) ADJUSTMENT TO REFLECT EXCESS 
23
OR DEFICIT IN PRIOR PAYMENTS.—In the case 
24
of any modification of the annual advance 
25
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amount under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
1
may adjust the amount of any monthly pay-
2
ment made after the date of such modification 
3
to properly take into account the amount by 
4
which any monthly payment made before such 
5
date was greater than or less than the amount 
6
that such payment would have been on the 
7
basis of the annual advance amount as so modi-
8
fied. 
9
‘‘(4) DETERMINATION OF STATUS.—If informa-
10
tion contained in the taxpayer’s return of tax for the 
11
reference taxable year does not establish the status 
12
of the taxpayer as being described in section 
13
24(i)(1), the Secretary may, for purposes of para-
14
graph (1)(A), infer such status (or the lack thereof) 
15
from such information as is so contained or from 
16
other sources. 
17
‘‘(5) TREATMENT
OF
CERTAIN
DEATHS.—A 
18
child shall not be taken into account in determining 
19
the annual advance amount under paragraph (1) if 
20
the death of such child is known to the Secretary as 
21
of the beginning of the calendar year for which the 
22
estimate under such paragraph is made. 
23
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‘‘(c) ON-LINE INFORMATION PORTAL.—The Sec-
1
retary shall establish an on-line portal which allows tax-
2
payers to— 
3
‘‘(1) elect not to receive payments under this 
4
section, and 
5
‘‘(2) provide information to the Secretary which 
6
would be relevant to a modification under subsection 
7
(b)(3)(B) of the annual advance amount, including 
8
information regarding— 
9
‘‘(A) a change in the number of the tax-
10
payer’s qualifying children, including by reason 
11
of the birth of a child, 
12
‘‘(B) a change in the taxpayer’s marital 
13
status, 
14
‘‘(C) a significant change in the taxpayer’s 
15
income, and 
16
‘‘(D) any other factor which the Secretary 
17
may provide. 
18
‘‘(d) NOTICE OF PAYMENTS.—Not later than Janu-
19
ary 31 of the calendar year following any calendar year 
20
during which the Secretary makes one or more payments 
21
to any taxpayer under this section, the Secretary shall pro-
22
vide such taxpayer with a written notice which includes 
23
the taxpayer’s taxpayer identity (as defined in section 
24
6103(b)(6)), the aggregate amount of such payments 
25
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made to such taxpayer during such calendar year, and 
1
such other information as the Secretary determines appro-
2
priate. 
3
‘‘(e) AUTHORITY
TO ADJUST INTERVAL
OF PAY-
4
MENTS.—If the Secretary determines that it is not admin-
5
istratively feasible to make monthly payments under this 
6
section— 
7
‘‘(1) such payments shall be made on the basis 
8
of the shortest interval which the Secretary deter-
9
mines is administratively feasible, and 
10
‘‘(2) the amount of such payments shall be de-
11
termined by substituting the ratio of the length of 
12
such interval to the length of the calendar year for 
13
‘1⁄12’ in subsection (a). 
14
‘‘(f) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.— 
15
‘‘(1) APPLICATION
OF
DIRECT
DEPOSIT
RE-
16
QUIREMENT.—Solely for purposes of section 3332 of 
17
title 31, United States Code (and notwithstanding 
18
the last sentence of subsection (j)(3) thereof), the 
19
payments made by the Secretary under subsection 
20
(a) shall be treated as Federal payments. 
21
‘‘(2) 
DELIVERY
OF
PAYMENTS.—Notwith-
22
standing any other provision of law, the Secretary 
23
may certify and disburse refunds payable under this 
24
section electronically to— 
25
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‘‘(A) any account to which the payee re-
1
ceived or authorized, on or after January 1, 
2
2019, a refund of taxes under this title or a 
3
Federal payment (as defined in section 3332 of 
4
title 31, United States Code), 
5
‘‘(B) any account belonging to a payee 
6
from which that individual, on or after January 
7
1, 2019, made a payment of taxes under this 
8
title, or 
9
‘‘(C) any Treasury-sponsored account (as 
10
defined in section 208.2 of title 31, Code of 
11
Federal Regulations). 
12
‘‘(3) WAIVER
OF
CERTAIN
RULES.—Notwith-
13
standing section 3325 of title 31, United States 
14
Code, or any other provision of law, with respect to 
15
any payment of a refund under this section, a dis-
16
bursing official in the executive branch of the United 
17
States Government may modify payment information 
18
received from an officer or employee described in 
19
section 3325(a)(1)(B) of such title for the purpose 
20
of facilitating the accurate and efficient delivery of 
21
such payment. Except in cases of fraud or reckless 
22
neglect, no liability under section 3325, 3527, 3528, 
23
or 3529 of title 31, United States Code, shall be im-
24
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posed with respect to payments made under this 
1
paragraph. 
2
‘‘(4) EXCEPTION
FROM
REDUCTION
OR
OFF-
3
SET.—Any payment made to any individual under 
4
this section shall not be— 
5
‘‘(A) subject to reduction or offset pursu-
6
ant to section 3716 or 3720A of title 31, 
7
United States Code, 
8
‘‘(B) subject to reduction or offset pursu-
9
ant to subsection (c), (d), (e), or (f) of section 
10
6402, or 
11
‘‘(C) reduced or offset by other assessed 
12
Federal taxes that would otherwise be subject 
13
to levy or collection. 
14
‘‘(5) ADVANCE PAYMENTS NOT APPLICABLE TO 
15
POSSESSIONS OF THE UNITED STATES.— 
16
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The advance payment 
17
amount determined under this section shall be 
18
determined— 
19
‘‘(i) by applying section 24(i)(1) with-
20
out regard to the phrase ‘or is a bona fide 
21
resident of Puerto Rico (within the mean-
22
ing of section 937(a))’, and 
23
‘‘(ii) 
without 
regard 
to 
section 
24
24(k)(3)(C)(ii)(I). 
25
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‘‘(B) MIRROR CODE POSSESSIONS.—In the 
1
case of any possession of the United States with 
2
a mirror code tax system (as defined in section 
3
24(k)), this section shall not be treated as part 
4
of the income tax laws of the United States for 
5
purposes of determining the income tax law of 
6
such possession. 
7
‘‘(g) APPLICATION.—No payments shall be made 
8
under the program established under subsection (a) with 
9
respect to— 
10
‘‘(1) any month beginning before July 1, 2021, 
11
or 
12
‘‘(2) any month beginning after December 31, 
13
2021. 
14
‘‘(h) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall issue such 
15
regulations or other guidance as the Secretary determines 
16
necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this 
17
section and subsections (i)(1) and (j) of section 24, includ-
18
ing regulations or other guidance which provides for the 
19
application of such provisions where the filing status of 
20
the taxpayer for a taxable year is different from the status 
21
used for determining the annual advance amount.’’. 
22
(2) RECONCILIATION OF CREDIT AND ADVANCE 
23
CREDIT.—Section 24 of such Code, as amended by 
24
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the preceding provision of this Act, is amended by 
1
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
2
‘‘(j) RECONCILIATION
OF CREDIT
AND ADVANCE 
3
CREDIT.— 
4
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The amount of the credit 
5
allowed under this section to any taxpayer for any 
6
taxable year shall be reduced (but not below zero) by 
7
the aggregate amount of payments made under sec-
8
tion 7527A to such taxpayer during such taxable 
9
year. Any failure to so reduce the credit shall be 
10
treated as arising out of a mathematical or clerical 
11
error and assessed according to section 6213(b)(1). 
12
‘‘(2) EXCESS ADVANCE PAYMENTS.— 
13
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—If the aggregate 
14
amount of payments under section 7527A to 
15
the taxpayer during the taxable year exceeds 
16
the amount of the credit allowed under this sec-
17
tion to such taxpayer for such taxable year (de-
18
termined without regard to paragraph (1)), the 
19
tax imposed by this chapter for such taxable 
20
year shall be increased by the amount of such 
21
excess. Any failure to so increase the tax shall 
22
be treated as arising out of a mathematical or 
23
clerical error and assessed according to section 
24
6213(b)(1). 
25
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‘‘(B) SAFE HARBOR BASED ON MODIFIED 
1
ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME.— 
2
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a 
3
taxpayer whose modified adjusted gross in-
4
come (as defined in subsection (b)) for the 
5
taxable year does not exceed 200 percent 
6
of the applicable income threshold, the 
7
amount of the increase determined under 
8
subparagraph (A) with respect to such tax-
9
payer for such taxable year shall be re-
10
duced (but not below zero) by the safe har-
11
bor amount. 
12
‘‘(ii) PHASE
OUT
OF
SAFE
HARBOR 
13
AMOUNT.—In the case of a taxpayer whose 
14
modified adjusted gross income (as defined 
15
in subsection (b)) for the taxable year ex-
16
ceeds the applicable income threshold, the 
17
safe harbor amount otherwise in effect 
18
under clause (i) shall be reduced by the 
19
amount which bears the same ratio to such 
20
amount as such excess bears to the appli-
21
cable income threshold. 
22
‘‘(iii) APPLICABLE
INCOME
THRESH-
23
OLD.—For purposes of this subparagraph, 
24
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the term ‘applicable income threshold’ 
1
means— 
2
‘‘(I) $60,000 in the case of a 
3
joint return or surviving spouse (as 
4
defined in section 2(a)), 
5
‘‘(II) $50,000 in the case of a 
6
head of household, and 
7
‘‘(III) $40,000 in any other case. 
8
‘‘(iv) SAFE
HARBOR
AMOUNT.—For 
9
purposes of this subparagraph, the term 
10
‘safe harbor amount’ means, with respect 
11
to any taxable year, the product of— 
12
‘‘(I) $2,000, multiplied by 
13
‘‘(II) the excess (if any) of the 
14
number of qualified children taken 
15
into account in determining the an-
16
nual advance amount with respect to 
17
the taxpayer under section 7527A 
18
with respect to months beginning in 
19
such taxable year, over the number of 
20
qualified children taken into account 
21
in determining the credit allowed 
22
under this section for such taxable 
23
year.’’. 
24
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(3) 
COORDINATION
WITH
WAGE
WITH-
1
HOLDING.—Section 3402(f)(1)(C) of such Code is 
2
amended by striking ‘‘section 24(a)’’ and inserting 
3
‘‘section 24 (determined after application of sub-
4
section (j) thereof)’’. 
5
(4) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
6
(A) Section 26(b)(2) of such Code is 
7
amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
8
paragraph (X), by striking the period at the 
9
end of subparagraph (Y) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, 
10
and by adding at the end the following new sub-
11
paragraph: 
12
‘‘(Z) section 24(j)(2) (relating to excess 
13
advance payments).’’. 
14
(B) Section 6211(b)(4)(A) of such Code, 
15
as amended by the preceding provisions of this 
16
subtitle, is amended— 
17
(i) by striking ‘‘24(d)’’ and inserting 
18
‘‘24 by reason of subsections (d) and (i)(1) 
19
thereof’’, and 
20
(ii) by striking ‘‘and 6428B’’ and in-
21
serting ‘‘6428B, and 7527A’’. 
22
(C) Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) of 
23
title 31, United States Code, is amended— 
24
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(i) by inserting ‘‘24,’’ before ‘‘25A’’, 
1
and 
2
(ii) by striking ‘‘ or 6431’’ and insert-
3
ing ‘‘6431, or 7527A’’. 
4
(D) The table of sections for chapter 77 of 
5
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
6
by inserting after the item relating to section 
7
7527 the following new item: 
8
‘‘Sec. 7527A. Advance payment of child tax credit.’’. 
(5) APPROPRIATIONS TO CARRY OUT ADVANCE 
9
PAYMENTS.—Immediately upon the enactment of 
10
this Act, in addition to amounts otherwise available, 
11
there are appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of 
12
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
13
priated: 
14
(A) $397,200,000 to remain available until 
15
September 30, 2022, for necessary expenses for 
16
the Internal Revenue Service to carry out this 
17
section (and the amendments made by this sec-
18
tion), which shall supplement and not supplant 
19
any other appropriations that may be available 
20
for this purpose, and 
21
(B) $16,200,000 to remain available until 
22
September 30, 2022, for necessary expenses for 
23
the Bureau of the Fiscal Service to carry out 
24
this section (and the amendments made by this 
25
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section), which shall supplement and not sup-
1
plant any other appropriations that may be 
2
available for this purpose. 
3
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
4
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
5
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning 
6
after December 31, 2020. 
7
(2) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
ADVANCE
PAYMENT 
8
PROGRAM.—The Secretary of the Treasury (or the 
9
Secretary’s designee) shall establish the program de-
10
scribed in section 7527A of the Internal Revenue 
11
Code of 1986 as soon as practicable after the date 
12
of the enactment of this Act, except that the Sec-
13
retary shall ensure that the timing of the establish-
14
ment of such program does not interfere with car-
15
rying out section 6428B(g) as rapidly as possible. 
16
SEC. 9612. APPLICATION OF CHILD TAX CREDIT IN POSSES-
17
SIONS. 
18
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 24 of the Internal Rev-
19
enue Code of 1986, as amended by the preceding provi-
20
sions of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the 
21
following new subsection: 
22
‘‘(k) APPLICATION OF CREDIT IN POSSESSIONS.— 
23
‘‘(1) MIRROR CODE POSSESSIONS.— 
24
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
1
pay to each possession of the United States 
2
with a mirror code tax system amounts equal to 
3
the loss (if any) to that possession by reason of 
4
the application of this section (determined with-
5
out regard to this subsection) with respect to 
6
taxable years beginning after 2020. Such 
7
amounts shall be determined by the Secretary 
8
based on information provided by the govern-
9
ment of the respective possession. 
10
‘‘(B) COORDINATION
WITH
CREDIT
AL-
11
LOWED
AGAINST
UNITED
STATES
INCOME 
12
TAXES.—No credit shall be allowed under this 
13
section for any taxable year to any individual to 
14
whom a credit is allowable against taxes im-
15
posed by a possession of the United States with 
16
a mirror code tax system by reason of the appli-
17
cation of this section in such possession for 
18
such taxable year. 
19
‘‘(C) MIRROR
CODE
TAX
SYSTEM.—For 
20
purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘mirror 
21
code tax system’ means, with respect to any 
22
possession of the United States, the income tax 
23
system of such possession if the income tax li-
24
ability of the residents of such possession under 
25
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such system is determined by reference to the 
1
income tax laws of the United States as if such 
2
possession were the United States. 
3
‘‘(2) PUERTO RICO.— 
4
‘‘(A) APPLICATION TO TAXABLE YEARS IN 
5
2021.— 
6
‘‘(i) For application of refundable 
7
credit to residents of Puerto Rico, see sub-
8
section (i)(1). 
9
‘‘(ii) For nonapplication of advance 
10
payment to residents of Puerto Rico, see 
11
section 7527A(f)(5)(A). 
12
‘‘(B) APPLICATION
TO
TAXABLE
YEARS 
13
AFTER 2021.—In the case of any bona fide resi-
14
dent of Puerto Rico (within the meaning of sec-
15
tion 937(a)) for any taxable year beginning 
16
after December 31, 2021— 
17
‘‘(i) the credit determined under this 
18
section shall be allowable to such resident, 
19
and 
20
‘‘(ii) subsection (d)(1)(B)(ii) shall be 
21
applied without regard to the phrase ‘in 
22
the case of a taxpayer with 3 or more 
23
qualifying children’. 
24
‘‘(3) AMERICAN SAMOA.— 
25
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
1
pay to American Samoa amounts estimated by 
2
the Secretary as being equal to the aggregate 
3
benefits that would have been provided to resi-
4
dents of American Samoa by reason of the ap-
5
plication of this section for taxable years begin-
6
ning after 2020 if the provisions of this section 
7
had been in effect in American Samoa (applied 
8
as if American Samoa were the United States 
9
and without regard to the application of this 
10
section to bona fide residents of Puerto Rico 
11
under subsection (i)(1)). 
12
‘‘(B) DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT.—Sub-
13
paragraph (A) shall not apply unless American 
14
Samoa has a plan, which has been approved by 
15
the Secretary, under which American Samoa 
16
will promptly distribute such payments to its 
17
residents. 
18
‘‘(C) COORDINATION
WITH
CREDIT
AL-
19
LOWED
AGAINST
UNITED
STATES
INCOME 
20
TAXES.— 
21
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a 
22
taxable year with respect to which a plan 
23
is approved under subparagraph (B), this 
24
section (other than this subsection) shall 
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not apply to any individual eligible for a 
1
distribution under such plan. 
2
‘‘(ii) APPLICATION
OF
SECTION
IN 
3
EVENT
OF
ABSENCE
OF
APPROVED 
4
PLAN.—In the case of a taxable year with 
5
respect to which a plan is not approved 
6
under subparagraph (B)— 
7
‘‘(I) if such taxable year begins 
8
in 2021, subsection (i)(1) shall be ap-
9
plied by substituting ‘bona fide resi-
10
dent of Puerto Rico or American 
11
Samoa’ for ‘bona fide resident of 
12
Puerto Rico’, and 
13
‘‘(II) if such taxable year begins 
14
after December 31, 2021, rules simi-
15
lar to the rules of paragraph (2)(B) 
16
shall apply with respect to bona fide 
17
residents of American Samoa (within 
18
the meaning of section 937(a)). 
19
‘‘(4) TREATMENT
OF
PAYMENTS.—For pur-
20
poses of section 1324 of title 31, United States 
21
Code, the payments under this subsection shall be 
22
treated in the same manner as a refund due from 
23
a credit provision referred to in subsection (b)(2) of 
24
such section.’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
1
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
2
December 31, 2020. 
3
PART 3—EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT 
4
SEC. 9621. STRENGTHENING THE EARNED INCOME TAX 
5
CREDIT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH NO QUALI-
6
FYING CHILDREN. 
7
(a) SPECIAL RULES FOR 2021.—Section 32 of the 
8
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at 
9
the end the following new subsection: 
10
‘‘(n) SPECIAL RULES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT 
11
QUALIFYING CHILDREN.—In the case of any taxable year 
12
beginning after December 31, 2020, and before January 
13
1, 2022— 
14
‘‘(1) DECREASE IN MINIMUM AGE FOR CRED-
15
IT.— 
16
‘‘(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—Subsection 
17
(c)(1)(A)(ii)(II) shall be applied by substituting 
18
‘the applicable minimum age’ for ‘age 25’. 
19
‘‘(B) APPLICABLE
MINIMUM
AGE.—For 
20
purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘applicable 
21
minimum age’ means— 
22
‘‘(i) except as otherwise provided in 
23
this subparagraph, age 19, 
24
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‘‘(ii) in the case of a specified student 
1
(other than a qualified former foster youth 
2
or a qualified homeless youth), age 24, and 
3
‘‘(iii) in the case of a qualified former 
4
foster youth or a qualified homeless youth, 
5
age 18. 
6
‘‘(C) SPECIFIED STUDENT.—For purposes 
7
of this paragraph, the term ‘specified student’ 
8
means, with respect to any taxable year, an in-
9
dividual who is an eligible student (as defined 
10
in section 25A(b)(3)) during at least 5 calendar 
11
months during the taxable year. 
12
‘‘(D) 
QUALIFIED
FORMER
FOSTER 
13
YOUTH.—For purposes of this paragraph, the 
14
term ‘qualified former foster youth’ means an 
15
individual who— 
16
‘‘(i) on or after the date that such in-
17
dividual attained age 14, was in foster care 
18
provided under the supervision or adminis-
19
tration of an entity administering (or eligi-
20
ble to administer) a plan under part B or 
21
part E of title IV of the Social Security 
22
Act (without regard to whether Federal as-
23
sistance was provided with respect to such 
24
child under such part E), and 
25
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‘‘(ii) provides (in such manner as the 
1
Secretary may provide) consent for entities 
2
which administer a plan under part B or 
3
part E of title IV of the Social Security 
4
Act to disclose to the Secretary informa-
5
tion related to the status of such individual 
6
as a qualified former foster youth. 
7
‘‘(E) QUALIFIED HOMELESS YOUTH.—For 
8
purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘qualified 
9
homeless youth’ means, with respect to any tax-
10
able year, an individual who— 
11
‘‘(i) is certified by a local educational 
12
agency or a financial aid administrator 
13
during such taxable year as being either an 
14
unaccompanied youth who is a homeless 
15
child or youth, or as unaccompanied, at 
16
risk of homelessness, and self-supporting, 
17
and 
18
‘‘(ii) provides (in such manner as the 
19
Secretary may provide) consent for local 
20
educational agencies and financial aid ad-
21
ministrators to disclose to the Secretary in-
22
formation related to the status of such in-
23
dividual as a qualified homeless youth. 
24
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Terms used in this subparagraph which are also 
1
used in section 480(d)(1) of the Higher Edu-
2
cation Act of 1965 shall have the same meaning 
3
as when used in such section. 
4
‘‘(2) ELIMINATION
OF
MAXIMUM
AGE
FOR 
5
CREDIT.—Subsection (c)(1)(A)(ii)(II) shall be ap-
6
plied without regard to the phrase ‘but not attained 
7
age 65’. 
8
‘‘(3) INCREASE IN CREDIT AND PHASEOUT PER-
9
CENTAGES.—The table contained in subsection 
10
(b)(1) shall be applied by substituting ‘15.3’ for 
11
‘7.65’ each place it appears therein. 
12
‘‘(4) INCREASE
IN
EARNED
INCOME
AND 
13
PHASEOUT AMOUNTS.— 
14
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The table contained in 
15
subsection (b)(2)(A) shall be applied— 
16
‘‘(i) by substituting ‘$9,820’ for 
17
‘$4,220’, and 
18
‘‘(ii) by substituting ‘$11,610’ for 
19
‘$5,280’. 
20
‘‘(B) COORDINATION WITH INFLATION AD-
21
JUSTMENT.—Subsection (j) shall not apply to 
22
any dollar amount specified in this paragraph.’’. 
23
(b) INFORMATION RETURN MATCHING.—As soon as 
24
practicable, the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Sec-
25
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retary’s delegate) shall develop and implement procedures 
1
to use information returns under section 6050S (relating 
2
to returns relating to higher education tuition and related 
3
expenses) to check the status of individuals as specified 
4
students for purposes of section 32(n)(1)(B)(ii) of the In-
5
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this section). 
6
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
7
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
8
December 31, 2020. 
9
SEC. 9622. TAXPAYER ELIGIBLE FOR CHILDLESS EARNED 
10
INCOME CREDIT IN CASE OF QUALIFYING 
11
CHILDREN WHO FAIL TO MEET CERTAIN 
12
IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. 
13
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 32(c)(1) of the Internal 
14
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subpara-
15
graph (F). 
16
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
17
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
18
December 31 2020. 
19
SEC. 9623. CREDIT ALLOWED IN CASE OF CERTAIN SEPA-
20
RATED SPOUSES. 
21
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 32(d) of the Internal Rev-
22
enue Code of 1986 is amended— 
23
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(1) by striking ‘‘MARRIED INDIVIDUALS.—In 
1
the case of’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘MARRIED 
2
INDIVIDUALS.— 
3
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of’’, and 
4
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
5
paragraph: 
6
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION OF MARITAL STATUS.— 
7
For purposes of this section— 
8
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
9
subparagraph (B), marital status shall be deter-
10
mined under section 7703(a). 
11
‘‘(B) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
SEPARATED 
12
SPOUSE.—An individual shall not be treated as 
13
married if such individual— 
14
‘‘(i) is married (as determined under 
15
section 7703(a)) and does not file a joint 
16
return for the taxable year, 
17
‘‘(ii) resides with a qualifying child of 
18
the individual for more than one-half of 
19
such taxable year, and 
20
‘‘(iii)(I) during the last 6 months of 
21
such taxable year, does not have the same 
22
principal place of abode as the individual’s 
23
spouse, or 
24
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‘‘(II) has a decree, instrument, or 
1
agreement (other than a decree of divorce) 
2
described in section 121(d)(3)(C) with re-
3
spect to the individual’s spouse and is not 
4
a member of the same household with the 
5
individual’s spouse by the end of the tax-
6
able year.’’. 
7
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
8
(1) Section 32(c)(1)(A) of such Code is amend-
9
ed by striking the last sentence. 
10
(2) Section 32(c)(1)(E)(ii) of such Code is 
11
amended by striking ‘‘(within the meaning of section 
12
7703)’’. 
13
(3) Section 32(d)(1) of such Code, as amended 
14
by subsection (a), is amended by striking ‘‘(within 
15
the meaning of section 7703)’’. 
16
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
17
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
18
December 31, 2020. 
19
SEC. 9624. MODIFICATION OF DISQUALIFIED INVESTMENT 
20
INCOME TEST. 
21
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 32(i) of the Internal Rev-
22
enue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘$2,200’’ and 
23
inserting ‘‘$10,000’’. 
24
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(b) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Section 32(j)(1) of 
1
such Code is amended— 
2
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
3
by inserting ‘‘(2021 in the case of the dollar amount 
4
in subsection (i)(1))’’ after ‘‘2015’’, 
5
(2) in subparagraph (B)(i)— 
6
(A) by striking ‘‘subsections (b)(2)(A) and 
7
(i)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(2)(A)’’, 
8
and 
9
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end, 
10
(3) by striking the period at the end of sub-
11
paragraph (B)(ii) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and 
12
(4) by inserting after subparagraph (B)(ii) the 
13
following new clause: 
14
‘‘(iii) in the case of the $10,000 
15
amount in subsection (i)(1), ‘calendar year 
16
2020’ for ‘calendar year 2016’.’’. 
17
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
18
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
19
December 31, 2020. 
20
SEC. 9625. APPLICATION OF EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT 
21
IN POSSESSIONS OF THE UNITED STATES. 
22
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 77 of the Internal Rev-
23
enue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 
24
following new section: 
25
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‘‘SEC. 7530. APPLICATION OF EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT 
1
TO POSSESSIONS OF THE UNITED STATES. 
2
‘‘(a) PUERTO RICO.— 
3
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to calendar 
4
year 2021 and each calendar year thereafter, the 
5
Secretary shall, except as otherwise provided in this 
6
subsection, make payments to Puerto Rico equal 
7
to— 
8
‘‘(A) the specified matching amount for 
9
such calendar year, plus 
10
‘‘(B) in the case of calendar years 2021 
11
through 2025, the lesser of— 
12
‘‘(i) the expenditures made by Puerto 
13
Rico during such calendar year for edu-
14
cation efforts with respect to individual 
15
taxpayers and tax return preparers relat-
16
ing to the earned income tax credit, or 
17
‘‘(ii) $1,000,000. 
18
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT TO REFORM EARNED IN-
19
COME TAX CREDIT.—The Secretary shall not make 
20
any payments under paragraph (1) with respect to 
21
any calendar year unless Puerto Rico has in effect 
22
an earned income tax credit for taxable years begin-
23
ning in or with such calendar year which (relative to 
24
the earned income tax credit which was in effect for 
25
taxable years beginning in or with calendar year 
26
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2019) increases the percentage of earned income 
1
which is allowed as a credit for each group of indi-
2
viduals with respect to which such percentage is sep-
3
arately stated or determined in a manner designed 
4
to substantially increase workforce participation. 
5
‘‘(3) SPECIFIED MATCHING AMOUNT.—For pur-
6
poses of this subsection— 
7
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘specified 
8
matching amount’ means, with respect to any 
9
calendar year, the lesser of— 
10
‘‘(i) the excess (if any) of— 
11
‘‘(I) the cost to Puerto Rico of 
12
the earned income tax credit for tax-
13
able years beginning in or with such 
14
calendar year, over 
15
‘‘(II) the base amount for such 
16
calendar year, or 
17
‘‘(ii) the product of 3, multiplied by 
18
the base amount for such calendar year. 
19
‘‘(B) BASE AMOUNT.— 
20
‘‘(i) BASE AMOUNT FOR 2021.—In the 
21
case of calendar year 2021, the term ‘base 
22
amount’ means the greater of— 
23
‘‘(I) the cost to Puerto Rico of 
24
the earned income tax credit for tax-
25
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able years beginning in or with cal-
1
endar year 2019 (rounded to the 
2
nearest multiple of $1,000,000), or 
3
‘‘(II) $200,000,000. 
4
‘‘(ii) INFLATION
ADJUSTMENT.—In 
5
the case of any calendar year after 2021, 
6
the term ‘base amount’ means the dollar 
7
amount determined under clause (i) in-
8
creased by an amount equal to— 
9
‘‘(I) such dollar amount, multi-
10
plied by— 
11
‘‘(II) the cost-of-living adjust-
12
ment determined under section 1(f)(3) 
13
for such calendar year, determined by 
14
substituting ‘calendar year 2020’ for 
15
‘calendar year 2016’ in subparagraph 
16
(A)(ii) thereof. 
17
Any amount determined under this clause 
18
shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of 
19
$1,000,000. 
20
‘‘(4) RULES RELATED TO PAYMENTS AND RE-
21
PORTS.— 
22
‘‘(A) TIMING
OF
PAYMENTS.—The Sec-
23
retary shall make payments under paragraph 
24
(1) for any calendar year— 
25
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‘‘(i) after receipt of the report de-
1
scribed in subparagraph (B) for such cal-
2
endar year, and 
3
‘‘(ii) except as provided in clause (i), 
4
within a reasonable period of time before 
5
the due date for individual income tax re-
6
turns (as determined under the laws of 
7
Puerto Rico) for taxable years which began 
8
on the first day of such calendar year. 
9
‘‘(B) ANNUAL REPORTS.—With respect to 
10
calendar year 2021 and each calendar year 
11
thereafter, Puerto Rico shall provide to the Sec-
12
retary a report which shall include— 
13
‘‘(i) an estimate of the costs described 
14
in paragraphs (1)(B)(i) and (3)(A)(i)(I) 
15
with respect to such calendar year, and 
16
‘‘(ii) a statement of such costs with 
17
respect to the preceding calendar year. 
18
‘‘(C) ADJUSTMENTS.— 
19
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the event that 
20
any estimate of an amount is more or less 
21
than the actual amount as later deter-
22
mined and any payment under paragraph 
23
(1) was determined on the basis of such 
24
estimate, proper payment shall be made 
25
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by, or to, the Secretary (as the case may 
1
be) as soon as practicable after the deter-
2
mination that such estimate was inac-
3
curate. Proper adjustment shall be made in 
4
the amount of any subsequent payments 
5
made under paragraph (1) to the extent 
6
that proper payment is not made under the 
7
preceding sentence before such subsequent 
8
payments. 
9
‘‘(ii) 
ADDITIONAL
REPORTS.—The 
10
Secretary may require such additional peri-
11
odic reports of the information described in 
12
subparagraph (B) as the Secretary deter-
13
mines appropriate to facilitate timely ad-
14
justments under clause (i). 
15
‘‘(D) 
DETERMINATION
OF
COST
OF 
16
EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT.—For purposes 
17
of this subsection, the cost to Puerto Rico of 
18
the earned income tax credit shall be deter-
19
mined by the Secretary on the basis of the laws 
20
of Puerto Rico and shall include reductions in 
21
revenues received by Puerto Rico by reason of 
22
such credit and refunds attributable to such 
23
credit, but shall not include any administrative 
24
costs with respect to such credit. 
25
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‘‘(b) POSSESSIONS WITH MIRROR CODE TAX SYS-
1
TEMS.— 
2
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to calendar 
3
year 2021 and each calendar year thereafter, the 
4
Secretary shall, except as otherwise provided in this 
5
subsection, make payments to the Virgin Islands, 
6
Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mar-
7
iana Islands equal to— 
8
‘‘(A) the cost to such possession of the 
9
earned income tax credit for taxable years be-
10
ginning in or with such calendar year, plus 
11
‘‘(B) in the case of calendar years 2021 
12
through 2025, the lesser of— 
13
‘‘(i) the expenditures made by such 
14
possession during such calendar year for 
15
education efforts with respect to individual 
16
taxpayers and tax return preparers relat-
17
ing to such earned income tax credit, or 
18
‘‘(ii) $50,000. 
19
‘‘(2) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN RULES.—Rules 
20
similar to the rules of subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), 
21
and (D) of subsection (a)(4) shall apply for purposes 
22
of this subsection. 
23
‘‘(c) AMERICAN SAMOA.— 
24
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to calendar 
1
year 2021 and each calendar year thereafter, the 
2
Secretary shall, except as otherwise provided in this 
3
subsection, make payments to American Samoa 
4
equal to— 
5
‘‘(A) the lesser of— 
6
‘‘(i) the cost to American Samoa of 
7
the earned income tax credit for taxable 
8
years beginning in or with such calendar 
9
year, or 
10
‘‘(ii) $16,000,000, plus 
11
‘‘(B) in the case of calendar years 2021 
12
through 2025, the lesser of— 
13
‘‘(i) the expenditures made by Amer-
14
ican Samoa during such calendar year for 
15
education efforts with respect to individual 
16
taxpayers and tax return preparers relat-
17
ing to such earned income tax credit, or 
18
‘‘(ii) $50,000. 
19
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT TO ENACT AND MAINTAIN 
20
AN EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT.—The Secretary 
21
shall not make any payments under paragraph (1) 
22
with respect to any calendar year unless American 
23
Samoa has in effect an earned income tax credit for 
24
taxable years beginning in or with such calendar 
25
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year which allows a refundable tax credit to individ-
1
uals on the basis of the taxpayer’s earned income 
2
which is designed to substantially increase workforce 
3
participation. 
4
‘‘(3) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—In the case of 
5
any calendar year after 2021, the $16,000,000 
6
amount in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) shall be increased by 
7
an amount equal to— 
8
‘‘(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by— 
9
‘‘(B) the cost-of-living adjustment deter-
10
mined under section 1(f)(3) for such calendar 
11
year, determined by substituting ‘calendar year 
12
2020’ for ‘calendar year 2016’ in subparagraph 
13
(A)(ii) thereof. 
14
Any increase determined under this clause shall be 
15
rounded to the nearest multiple of $100,000. 
16
‘‘(4) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN RULES.—Rules 
17
similar to the rules of subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), 
18
and (D) of subsection (a)(4) shall apply for purposes 
19
of this subsection. 
20
‘‘(d) TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS.—For purposes of 
21
section 1324 of title 31, United States Code, the payments 
22
under this section shall be treated in the same manner 
23
as a refund due from a credit provision referred to in sub-
24
section (b)(2) of such section.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
1
for chapter 77 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
2
amended by adding at the end the following new item: 
3
‘‘Sec. 7530. Application of earned income tax credit to possessions of the 
United States.’’. 
SEC. 9626. TEMPORARY SPECIAL RULE FOR DETERMINING 
4
EARNED INCOME FOR PURPOSES OF EARNED 
5
INCOME TAX CREDIT. 
6
(a) IN GENERAL.—If the earned income of the tax-
7
payer for the taxpayer’s first taxable year beginning in 
8
2021 is less than the earned income of the taxpayer for 
9
the taxpayer’s first taxable year beginning in 2019, the 
10
credit allowed under section 32 of the Internal Revenue 
11
Code of 1986 may, at the election of the taxpayer, be de-
12
termined by substituting-— 
13
(1) such earned income for the taxpayer’s first 
14
taxable year beginning in 2019, for 
15
(2) such earned income for the taxpayer’s first 
16
taxable year beginning in 2021. 
17
(b) EARNED INCOME.— 
18
(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this section, 
19
the term ‘‘earned income’’ has the meaning given 
20
such term under section 32(c) of the Internal Rev-
21
enue Code of 1986. 
22
(2) APPLICATION
TO
JOINT
RETURNS.—For 
23
purposes of subsection (a), in the case of a joint re-
24
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turn, the earned income of the taxpayer for the first 
1
taxable year beginning in 2019 shall be the sum of 
2
the earned income of each spouse for such taxable 
3
year. 
4
(c) SPECIAL RULES.— 
5
(1) ERRORS TREATED AS MATHEMATICAL ER-
6
RORS.—For purposes of section 6213 of the Internal 
7
Revenue Code of 1986, an incorrect use on a return 
8
of earned income pursuant to subsection (a) shall be 
9
treated as a mathematical or clerical error. 
10
(2) NO EFFECT ON DETERMINATION OF GROSS 
11
INCOME, ETC.—Except as otherwise provided in this 
12
subsection, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall 
13
be applied without regard to any substitution under 
14
subsection (a). 
15
(d) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN POSSESSIONS.— 
16
(1) PAYMENTS TO POSSESSIONS WITH MIRROR 
17
CODE TAX SYSTEMS.—The Secretary of the Treas-
18
ury shall pay to each possession of the United States 
19
which has a mirror code tax system amounts equal 
20
to the loss (if any) to that possession by reason of 
21
the application of the provisions of this section 
22
(other than this subsection) with respect to section 
23
32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Such 
24
amounts shall be determined by the Secretary of the 
25
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Treasury based on information provided by the gov-
1
ernment of the respective possession. 
2
(2) PAYMENTS TO OTHER POSSESSIONS.—The 
3
Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to each posses-
4
sion of the United States which does not have a mir-
5
ror code tax system amounts estimated by the Sec-
6
retary of the Treasury as being equal to the aggre-
7
gate benefits (if any) that would have been provided 
8
to residents of such possession by reason of the pro-
9
visions of this section (other than this subsection) 
10
with respect to section 32 of the Internal Revenue 
11
Code of 1986 if a mirror code tax system had been 
12
in effect in such possession. The preceding sentence 
13
shall not apply unless the respective possession has 
14
a plan, which has been approved by the Secretary of 
15
the Treasury, under which such possession will 
16
promptly distribute such payments to its residents. 
17
(3) MIRROR CODE TAX SYSTEM.—For purposes 
18
of this section, the term ‘‘mirror code tax system’’ 
19
means, with respect to any possession of the United 
20
States, the income tax system of such possession if 
21
the income tax liability of the residents of such pos-
22
session under such system is determined by ref-
23
erence to the income tax laws of the United States 
24
as if such possession were the United States. 
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(4) TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS.—For purposes 
1
of section 1324 of title 31, United States Code, the 
2
payments under this section shall be treated in the 
3
same manner as a refund due from a credit provi-
4
sion referred to in subsection (b)(2) of such section. 
5
PART 4—DEPENDENT CARE ASSISTANCE 
6
SEC. 9631. REFUNDABILITY AND ENHANCEMENT OF CHILD 
7
AND DEPENDENT CARE TAX CREDIT. 
8
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 21 of the Internal Rev-
9
enue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 
10
following new subsection: 
11
‘‘(g) SPECIAL RULES FOR 2021.—In the case of any 
12
taxable year beginning after December 31, 2020, and be-
13
fore January 1, 2022— 
14
‘‘(1) CREDIT MADE REFUNDABLE.—If the tax-
15
payer (in the case of a joint return, either spouse) 
16
has a principal place of abode in the United States 
17
(determined as provided in section 32) for more than 
18
one-half of the taxable year, the credit allowed under 
19
subsection (a) shall be treated as a credit allowed 
20
under subpart C (and not allowed under this sub-
21
part). 
22
‘‘(2) INCREASE IN DOLLAR LIMIT ON AMOUNT 
23
CREDITABLE.—Subsection (c) shall be applied— 
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‘‘(A) by substituting ‘$8,000’ for ‘$3,000’ 
1
in paragraph (1) thereof, and 
2
‘‘(B) by substituting ‘$16,000’ for ‘$6,000’ 
3
in paragraph (2) thereof. 
4
‘‘(3) INCREASE IN APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.— 
5
Subsection (a)(2) shall be applied— 
6
‘‘(A) by substituting ‘50 percent’ for ‘35 
7
percent ’, and 
8
‘‘(B) 
by 
substituting 
‘$125,000’ 
for 
9
‘$15,000’. 
10
‘‘(4) APPLICATION OF PHASEOUT TO HIGH IN-
11
COME INDIVIDUALS.— 
12
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (a)(2) 
13
shall be applied by substituting ‘the phaseout 
14
percentage’ for ‘20 percent’. 
15
‘‘(B) PHASEOUT PERCENTAGE.—The term 
16
‘phaseout percentage’ means 20 percent re-
17
duced (but not below zero) by 1 percentage 
18
point for each $2,000 (or fraction thereof) by 
19
which the taxpayer’s adjusted gross income for 
20
the taxable year exceeds $400,000.’’. 
21
(b) APPLICATION OF CREDIT IN POSSESSIONS.—Sec-
22
tion 21 of such Code, as amended by subsection (a), is 
23
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
24
section: 
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‘‘(h) APPLICATION OF CREDIT IN POSSESSIONS.— 
1
‘‘(1) PAYMENT TO POSSESSIONS WITH MIRROR 
2
CODE TAX SYSTEMS.—The Secretary shall pay to 
3
each possession of the United States with a mirror 
4
code tax system amounts equal to the loss (if any) 
5
to that possession by reason of the application of 
6
this section (determined without regard to this sub-
7
section) with respect to taxable years beginning in or 
8
with 2021. Such amounts shall be determined by the 
9
Secretary based on information provided by the gov-
10
ernment of the respective possession. 
11
‘‘(2) PAYMENTS TO OTHER POSSESSIONS.—The 
12
Secretary shall pay to each possession of the United 
13
States which does not have a mirror code tax system 
14
amounts estimated by the Secretary as being equal 
15
to the aggregate benefits that would have been pro-
16
vided to residents of such possession by reason of 
17
this section with respect to taxable years beginning 
18
in or with 2021 if a mirror code tax system had 
19
been in effect in such possession. The preceding sen-
20
tence shall not apply unless the respective possession 
21
has a plan, which has been approved by the Sec-
22
retary, under which such possession will promptly 
23
distribute such payments to its residents. 
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‘‘(3) COORDINATION
WITH
CREDIT
ALLOWED 
1
AGAINST UNITED STATES INCOME TAXES.—In the 
2
case of any taxable year beginning in or with 2021, 
3
no credit shall be allowed under this section to any 
4
individual— 
5
‘‘(A) to whom a credit is allowable against 
6
taxes imposed by a possession with a mirror 
7
code tax system by reason of this section, or 
8
‘‘(B) who is eligible for a payment under 
9
a plan described in paragraph (2). 
10
‘‘(4) MIRROR
CODE
TAX
SYSTEM.—For pur-
11
poses of this subsection, the term ‘mirror code tax 
12
system’ means, with respect to any possession of the 
13
United States, the income tax system of such posses-
14
sion if the income tax liability of the residents of 
15
such possession under such system is determined by 
16
reference to the income tax laws of the United 
17
States as if such possession were the United States. 
18
‘‘(5) TREATMENT
OF
PAYMENTS.—For pur-
19
poses of section 1324 of title 31, United States 
20
Code, the payments under this subsection shall be 
21
treated in the same manner as a refund due from 
22
a credit provision referred to in subsection (b)(2) of 
23
such section.’’. 
24
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
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(1) Section 6211(b)(4)(A) of such Code, as 
1
amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is 
2
amended by inserting ‘‘21 by reason of subsection 
3
(g) thereof,’’ before ‘‘24’’. 
4
(2) Section 1324(b)(2) of title 31, United 
5
States Code (as amended by the preceding provi-
6
sions of this title), is amended by inserting ‘‘21,’’ be-
7
fore ‘‘24’’. 
8
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
9
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
10
December 31, 2020. 
11
SEC. 9632. INCREASE IN EXCLUSION FOR EMPLOYER-PRO-
12
VIDED DEPENDENT CARE ASSISTANCE. 
13
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 129(a)(2) of the Internal 
14
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end 
15
the following new subparagraph: 
16
‘‘(D) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
2021.—In the 
17
case of any taxable year beginning after Decem-
18
ber 31, 2020, and before January 1, 2022, sub-
19
paragraph (A) shall be applied be substituting 
20
‘$10,500 (half such dollar amount’ for ‘$5,000 
21
($2,500’.’’. 
22
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
23
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
24
December 31, 2020. 
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(c) RETROACTIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS.—A plan that 
1
otherwise satisfies all applicable requirements of sections 
2
125 and 129 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (in-
3
cluding any rules or regulations thereunder) shall not fail 
4
to be treated as a cafeteria plan or dependent care assist-
5
ance program merely because such plan is amended pursu-
6
ant to a provision under this section and such amendment 
7
is retroactive, if— 
8
(1) such amendment is adopted no later than 
9
the last day of the plan year in which the amend-
10
ment is effective, and 
11
(2) the plan is operated consistent with the 
12
terms of such amendment during the period begin-
13
ning on the effective date of the amendment and 
14
ending on the date the amendment is adopted. 
15
PART 5—CREDITS FOR PAID SICK AND FAMILY 
16
LEAVE 
17
SEC. 9641. EXTENSION OF CREDITS. 
18
(a) IN GENERAL.—The following provisions of the 
19
Families First Coronavirus Response Act are each amend-
20
ed by striking ‘‘March 31, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep-
21
tember 30, 2021’’: 
22
(1) Section 7001(c)(2)(A). 
23
(2) Section 7001(g). 
24
(3) Section 7002(b)(2)(B)(i). 
25
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(4) Section 7002(e). 
1
(5) Section 7003(c)(2)(A). 
2
(6) Section 7003(g). 
3
(7) Section 7004(b)(2)(B)(i). 
4
(8) Section 7004(e). 
5
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 7005(a) of 
6
such Act is amended by striking ‘‘April 1, 2021’’ and in-
7
serting ‘‘October 1, 2021’’. 
8
SEC. 9642. INCREASE IN LIMITATIONS ON CREDITS FOR 
9
PAID FAMILY LEAVE. 
10
(a) INCREASE IN OVERALL LIMITATION ON QUALI-
11
FIED FAMILY LEAVE WAGES.— 
12
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 7003(b)(1)(B) of 
13
the Families First Coronavirus Response Act is 
14
amended by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting 
15
‘‘$12,000’’. 
16
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
17
7004(d)(3) of such Act is amended by striking 
18
‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$12,000’’. 
19
(b) INCREASE IN QUALIFIED FAMILY LEAVE EQUIV-
20
ALENT AMOUNT FOR SELF-EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS.— 
21
Section 7004(c)(1)(A) of such Act is amended by striking 
22
‘‘50’’ and inserting ‘‘60’’. 
23
(c) COORDINATION WITH DEFINITION OF QUALIFIED 
24
FAMILY LEAVE WAGES.—Section 7003(c)(2)(A) of such 
25
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Act, as amended by the preceding provisions of this part, 
1
is amended to read as follows: 
2
‘‘(A) which would be so required to be paid 
3
if— 
4
‘‘(i) section 102(a)(1)(F) of the Fam-
5
ily and Medical Leave Act of 1993 were 
6
applied by substituting ‘September 30, 
7
2021’ for ‘December 31, 2020’, and 
8
‘‘(ii) section 110(b)(2)(B)(ii) of such 
9
Act were applied by substituting ‘$12,000’ 
10
for ‘$10,000’, and’’. 
11
SEC. 9643. EXPANSION OF LEAVE TO WHICH PAID FAMILY 
12
LEAVE CREDITS APPLIES. 
13
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7003(c)(2)(A) of the 
14
Families First Coronavirus Response Act, as amended by 
15
the preceding provisions of this part, is amended by strik-
16
ing ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (i), by redesignating clause 
17
(ii) as clause (iii), and by inserting after clause (i) the 
18
following new clause: 
19
‘‘(ii) section 110(a)(2)(A) of such Act 
20
were applied by inserting ‘or any reason 
21
for leave described in section 5102(a) of 
22
the Families First Coronavirus Response 
23
Act’ after ‘public health emergency’, and’’. 
24
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(b) APPLICATION
TO CREDIT
FOR PAID FAMILY 
1
LEAVE
FOR
SELF-EMPLOYED
INDIVIDUALS.—Section 
2
7004(b)(2)(B) of such Act is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ 
3
at the end of clause (i), by redesignating clause (ii) as 
4
clause (iii), and by inserting after clause (i) the following 
5
new clause: 
6
‘‘(ii) section 110(a)(2)(A) of such Act 
7
were applied by inserting ‘or any reason 
8
for leave described in section 5102(a) of 
9
the Families First Coronavirus Response 
10
Act’ after ‘public health emergency’, and’’. 
11
SEC. 9644. PAID LEAVE CREDITS ALLOWED FOR LEAVE FOR 
12
COVID-VACCINATION. 
13
(a) 
PAID
SICK
LEAVE
CREDIT.—Section 
14
7001(c)(2)(A) of the Families First Coronavirus Response 
15
Act is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause 
16
(i), by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii), and by in-
17
serting after clause (i) the following new clause: 
18
‘‘(ii) by inserting ‘or the employee is 
19
obtaining immunization related to COVID– 
20
19 or recovering from any injury, dis-
21
ability, illness, or condition related to such 
22
immunization’ after ‘medical diagnosis’ in 
23
section 5102(a)(3), and’’. 
24
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(b) PAID SICK LEAVE CREDIT FOR SELF-EMPLOYED 
1
INDIVIDUALS.—Section 7002(b)(2)(B)(i) of such Act, as 
2
amended by the preceding provisions of this part, is 
3
amended to read as follows: 
4
‘‘(i) such Act were applied— 
5
‘‘(I) by substituting ‘September 
6
30, 2021’ for ‘December 31, 2020’ in 
7
section 5109 thereof, and 
8
‘‘(II) by inserting ‘or the em-
9
ployee is obtaining immunization re-
10
lated to COVID–19 or recovering 
11
from any injury, disability, illness, or 
12
condition related to such immuniza-
13
tion’ after ‘medical diagnosis’ in sec-
14
tion 5102(a)(3), and’’. 
15
(c) 
PAID
FAMILY
LEAVE
CREDIT.—Section 
16
7003(c)(2)(A)(ii) of such Act, as amended by the pre-
17
ceding provisions of this part, is amended by inserting ‘‘or 
18
to obtain immunization related to COVID–19 or to recover 
19
from any injury, disability, illness, or condition related to 
20
such immunization’’ after ‘‘section 5102(a) of the Fami-
21
lies First Coronavirus Response Act’’. 
22
(d) PAID FAMILY LEAVE CREDIT
FOR SELF-EM-
23
PLOYED INDIVIDUALS.—Section 7004(b)(2)(B)(ii) of such 
24
Act, as amended by the preceding provisions of this part, 
25
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is amended by inserting ‘‘or to obtain immunization re-
1
lated to COVID–19 or to recover from any injury, dis-
2
ability, illness, or condition related to such immunization’’ 
3
after ‘‘section 5102(a) of the Families First Coronavirus 
4
Response Act’’. 
5
SEC. 9645. APPLICATION OF NON-DISCRIMINATION RULES. 
6
(a) PAID SICK LEAVE CREDIT.—Section 7001 of the 
7
Families First and Coronavirus Response Act is amended 
8
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
9
‘‘(j) 
NON-DISCRIMINATION
REQUIREMENT.—No 
10
credit shall be allowed under this section to any employer 
11
for any calendar quarter if such employer, with respect 
12
to the availability of the provision of qualified sick leave 
13
wages to which this section otherwise applies for such cal-
14
endar quarter, discriminates in favor of highly com-
15
pensated employees (within the meaning of section 414(q) 
16
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), full-time employ-
17
ees, or employees on the basis of employment tenure with 
18
such employer.’’. 
19
(b) PAID FAMILY LEAVE CREDIT.—Section 7003 of 
20
such Act is amended by adding at the end the following 
21
new subsection: 
22
‘‘(j) 
NON-DISCRIMINATION
REQUIREMENT.—No 
23
credit shall be allowed under this section to any employer 
24
for any calendar quarter if such employer, with respect 
25
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to the availability of the provision of qualified family leave 
1
wages to which this section otherwise applies for such cal-
2
endar quarter, discriminates in favor of highly com-
3
pensated employees (within the meaning of section 414(q) 
4
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), full-time employ-
5
ees, or employees on the basis of employment tenure with 
6
such employer.’’. 
7
SEC. 9646. RESET OF LIMITATION ON PAID SICK LEAVE. 
8
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7001(b)(2) of the Fami-
9
lies First Coronavirus Response Act is amended to read 
10
as follows: 
11
‘‘(2) OVERALL
LIMITATION
ON
NUMBER
OF 
12
DAYS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.— 
13
‘‘(A) LIMITATION APPLICABLE AFTER THE 
14
FIRST QUARTER OF 2021.—In the case of cal-
15
endar quarters beginning after March 31, 2021, 
16
in any calendar year, the aggregate number of 
17
days taken into account under paragraph (1) 
18
shall not exceed the excess (if any) of— 
19
‘‘(i) 10, over 
20
‘‘(ii) the aggregate number of days so 
21
taken into account during preceding cal-
22
endar quarters in such calendar year 
23
(other than the first quarter of calendar 
24
year 2021). 
25
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‘‘(B) LIMITATION
APPLICABLE
BEFORE 
1
THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2021.—In the case of 
2
calendar quarters beginning before April 1, 
3
2021, the aggregate number of days taken into 
4
account under paragraph (1) for any calendar 
5
quarter shall not exceed the excess (if any) of— 
6
‘‘(i) 10, over 
7
‘‘(ii) the aggregate number of days so 
8
taken into account for all preceding cal-
9
endar quarters.’’. 
10
(b) COORDINATION WITH MANDATE PROVISIONS.— 
11
Section 7001(c)(2)(A) of such Act, as amended by the pre-
12
ceding provisions of this part, is amended by striking 
13
‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (ii), by redesignating clause 
14
(iii) as clause (iv), and by inserting after clause (ii) the 
15
following new clause: 
16
‘‘(iii) by applying section 5102(b)(1) 
17
of such Act separately with respect to the 
18
period before April 1, 2021, and to each 
19
calendar year after 2020 (and, in the case 
20
of calendar year 2021, without regard to 
21
the first quarter thereof), and’’. 
22
(c) APPLICATION TO SICK LEAVE CREDIT FOR THE 
23
SELF-EMPLOYED.— 
24
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 7002(c) of such Act 
1
is amended— 
2
(A) by striking ‘‘(but not more than the 
3
applicable number of days)’’ in paragraph 
4
(1)(A) and inserting ‘‘(but not more than 10)’’, 
5
and 
6
(B) by striking paragraph (3) and redesig-
7
nating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3). 
8
(2) COORDINATION
WITH
MANDATE
PROVI-
9
SIONS.—Section 7002(b)(2)(B)(i) of such Act, as 
10
amended by the preceding provisions of this part, is 
11
amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subclause 
12
(I), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subclause (II), 
13
and by adding at the end the following new sub-
14
clauses: 
15
‘‘(III) 
by 
applying 
section 
16
5102(b)(1) of such Act separately 
17
with respect to each taxable year, and 
18
‘‘(IV) without regard to section 
19
5102(b)(3) thereof, and’’. 
20
SEC. 9647. CREDITS ALLOWED AGAINST EMPLOYER HOS-
21
PITAL INSURANCE TAX. 
22
(a) IN GENERAL.—The following provisions of the 
23
Families First Coronavirus Response Act are each amend-
24
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ed by striking ‘‘section 3111(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
1
3111(b)’’: 
2
(1) Section 7001(a). 
3
(2) Section 7001(b)(3). 
4
(3) The section 7001(e)(4) which relates to ref-
5
erences to railroad retirement tax. 
6
(4) Section 7001(i). 
7
(5) Section 7003(a). 
8
(6) Section 7003(b)(2). 
9
(7) The section 7003(e)(4) which relates to ref-
10
erences to railroad retirement tax. 
11
(8) Section 7003(i). 
12
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
13
(1) Section 7001(b)(3) of such Act is amended 
14
by striking ‘‘(reduced by any credits allowed under 
15
subsections (e) and (f) of section 3111 of such Code, 
16
and section 303(d) of the Taxpayer Certainty and 
17
Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020, for such quarter)’’. 
18
(2) Section 7001 of such Act is amended by 
19
striking subsection (h). 
20
(3) Section 7003(b)(2) of such Act is amended 
21
by striking ‘‘(reduced by any credits allowed under 
22
subsections (e) and (f) of section 3111 of such Code, 
23
section 7001 of this Act, and section 303(d) of the 
24
Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 
25
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2020, for such quarter)’’ and inserting ‘‘(reduced by 
1
any credits allowed under section 7001 of this Act)’’. 
2
(4) Section 7003 of such Act is amended by 
3
striking subsection (h). 
4
(5) Section 7005(a) of such Act is amended by 
5
striking ‘‘section 3111(a)’’ both places it appears 
6
and inserting ‘‘section 3111(b)’’. 
7
(6) Section 7005 of such Act is amended by 
8
striking subsection (c). 
9
SEC. 9648. APPLICATION OF CREDITS TO CERTAIN GOVERN-
10
MENTAL EMPLOYERS. 
11
(a) CREDIT
FOR
PAID
SICK
LEAVE.—Section 
12
7001(e) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act 
13
is amended— 
14
(1) by striking the paragraph (4) which relates 
15
to certain governmental employers, and 
16
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
17
paragraph: 
18
‘‘(5) CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYERS.— 
19
No credit shall be allowed under this section to the 
20
Government of the United States or to any agency 
21
or instrumentality thereof. The preceding sentence 
22
shall not apply to any organization described in sec-
23
tion 501(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
24
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and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such 
1
Code.’’. 
2
(b) CREDIT
FOR PAID FAMILY LEAVE.—Section 
3
7003(e) of such Act is amended— 
4
(1) by striking the paragraph (4) which relates 
5
to certain governmental employers, and 
6
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
7
paragraph: 
8
‘‘(5) CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYERS.— 
9
No credit shall be allowed under this section to the 
10
Government of the United States or to any agency 
11
or instrumentality thereof. The preceding sentence 
12
shall not apply to any organization described in sec-
13
tion 501(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
14
and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such 
15
Code.’’. 
16
SEC. 9649. GROSS UP OF CREDIT IN LIEU OF EXCLUSION 
17
FROM TAX. 
18
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7005 of the Families 
19
First Coronavirus Response Act (as amended by the pre-
20
ceding provisions of this part) is amended— 
21
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
22
lows: 
23
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The credit allowed by section 
24
7001 and the credit allowed by section 7003 shall each 
25
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be increased by the amount of the taxes imposed by sub-
1
sections (a) and (b) of section 3111 and section 3221(a) 
2
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on qualified sick 
3
leave wages, or qualified family leave wages, for which 
4
credit is allowed under such section 7001 or 7003 (respec-
5
tively).’’, 
6
(2) by striking so much of subsection (b) as 
7
precedes paragraph (2) thereof, 
8
(3) by redesignating such paragraph (2) as sub-
9
section (b) and adjusting the indentation thereof ac-
10
cordingly, and 
11
(4) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ in such sub-
12
section (b) (as so redesignated) and inserting ‘‘sub-
13
section (a)’’. 
14
(b) COORDINATION WITH DEFINITION OF QUALI-
15
FIED WAGES.— 
16
(1) Section 7001(c) of such Act is amended— 
17
(A) by striking ‘‘and section 7005(a) of 
18
this Act,’’, and 
19
(B) by striking ‘‘and without regard to sec-
20
tion 7005(a) of this Act)’’. 
21
(2) Section 7003(c) of such Act is amended by 
22
striking ‘‘wages (as defined’’ and all that follows 
23
through ‘‘paid by an employer’’ and inserting 
24
‘‘wages (as defined in section 3121(a) of the Inter-
25
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nal Revenue Code of 1986, determined without re-
1
gard to paragraphs (1) through (22) of section 
2
3121(b) of such Code) and compensation (as defined 
3
in section 3231(e) of the Internal Revenue Code, de-
4
termined without regard to the sentence in para-
5
graph (1) thereof which begins ‘Such term does not 
6
include remuneration’) paid by an employer’’. 
7
SEC. 9650. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
8
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in 
9
this section, the amendments made by this part shall apply 
10
to amounts paid with respect to calendar quarters begin-
11
ning after March 31, 2021. 
12
(b) APPLICATION TO SELF-EMPLOYMENT TAX CRED-
13
ITS.—The amendments made by this part to any provision 
14
of section 7002 or 7004 of the Families First Coronavirus 
15
Response Act shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
16
December 31, 2020. 
17
PART 6—EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDIT 
18
SEC. 9651. EXTENSION OF EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDIT. 
19
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2301(m) of the CARES 
20
Act is amended by striking ‘‘July 1, 2021’’ and inserting 
21
‘‘January 1, 2022’’. 
22
(b) CREDIT ALLOWED AGAINST EMPLOYER HOS-
23
PITAL INSURANCE TAX.— 
24
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
1
of section 2301(c)(1) of such Act are each amended 
2
by striking ‘‘section 3111(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
3
3111(b)’’. 
4
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
5
2301(b)(2) of such Act is amended— 
6
(A) by striking ‘‘subsections (e) and (f) of 
7
section 3111 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
8
1986,’’, and 
9
(B) by striking ‘‘, and section 303(d) of 
10
the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief 
11
Act of 2020’’. 
12
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
13
this section shall apply to calendar quarters beginning 
14
after June 30, 2021. 
15
PART 7—PREMIUM TAX CREDIT 
16
SEC. 9661. IMPROVING AFFORDABILITY BY EXPANDING 
17
PREMIUM ASSISTANCE FOR CONSUMERS. 
18
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 36B(b)(3)(A) of the In-
19
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the 
20
end the following new clause: 
21
‘‘(iii) TEMPORARY PERCENTAGES FOR 
22
2021 AND 2022.—In the case of a taxable 
23
year beginning in 2021 or 2022— 
24
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‘‘(I) clause (ii) shall not apply for 
1
purposes of adjusting premium per-
2
centages under this subparagraph, 
3
and 
4
‘‘(II) the following table shall be 
5
applied in lieu of the table contained 
6
in clause (i): 
7
‘‘In the case of household 
income (expressed as 
a percent of poverty line) 
within the following income tier: 
The initial 
premium 
percentage is— 
The final 
premium 
percentage is— 
Up to 150.0 percent ...................................
0.0 
0.0
150.0 percent up to 200.0 percent .............
0.0 
2.0
200.0 percent up to 250.0 percent .............
2.0 
4.0
250.0 percent up to 300.0 percent .............
4.0 
6.0
300.0 percent up to 400.0 percent .............
6.0 
8.5
400.0 percent and higher ...........................
8.5 
8.5’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 36B(c)(1) 
8
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by add-
9
ing at the end the following new subparagraph: 
10
‘‘(E) TEMPORARY
RULE
FOR 2021 AND 
11
2022.—In the case of a taxable year beginning 
12
in 2021 or 2022, subparagraph (A) shall be ap-
13
plied without regard to ‘but does not exceed 
14
400 percent’.’’. 
15
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
16
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
17
December 31, 2020. 
18
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SEC. 9662. TEMPORARY MODIFICATION OF LIMITATIONS 
1
ON RECONCILIATION OF TAX CREDITS FOR 
2
COVERAGE UNDER A QUALIFIED HEALTH 
3
PLAN WITH ADVANCE PAYMENTS OF SUCH 
4
CREDIT. 
5
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 36B(f)(2)(B) of the Inter-
6
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the 
7
end the following new clause: 
8
‘‘(iii) TEMPORARY MODIFICATION OF 
9
LIMITATION ON INCREASE.—In the case of 
10
any taxable year beginning in 2020, for 
11
any taxpayer who files for such taxable 
12
year an income tax return reconciling any 
13
advance payment of the credit under this 
14
section, the Secretary shall treat subpara-
15
graph (A) as not applying.’’. 
16
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
17
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
18
December 31, 2019. 
19
SEC. 9663. APPLICATION OF PREMIUM TAX CREDIT IN CASE 
20
OF 
INDIVIDUALS 
RECEIVING 
UNEMPLOY-
21
MENT COMPENSATION DURING 2021. 
22
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 36B of the Internal Rev-
23
enue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection 
24
(g) as subsection (h) and by inserting after subsection (f) 
25
the following new subsection: 
26
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‘‘(g) SPECIAL RULE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO RE-
1
CEIVE UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION DURING 2021.— 
2
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sec-
3
tion, in the case of a taxpayer who has received, or 
4
has been approved to receive, unemployment com-
5
pensation for any week beginning during 2021, for 
6
the taxable year in which such week begins— 
7
‘‘(A) such taxpayer shall be treated as an 
8
applicable taxpayer, and 
9
‘‘(B) there shall not be taken into account 
10
any household income of the taxpayer in excess 
11
of 133 percent of the poverty line for a family 
12
of the size involved. 
13
‘‘(2) UNEMPLOYMENT
COMPENSATION.—For 
14
purposes of this subsection, the term ‘unemployment 
15
compensation’ has the meaning given such term in 
16
section 85(b). 
17
‘‘(3) EVIDENCE
OF
UNEMPLOYMENT
COM-
18
PENSATION.—For purposes of this subsection, a tax-
19
payer shall not be treated as having received (or 
20
been approved to receive) unemployment compensa-
21
tion for any week unless such taxpayer provides self- 
22
attestation of, and such documentation as the Sec-
23
retary shall prescribe which demonstrates, such re-
24
ceipt or approval. 
25
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‘‘(4) CLARIFICATION OF RULES REMAINING AP-
1
PLICABLE.— 
2
‘‘(A) JOINT
RETURN
REQUIREMENT.— 
3
Paragraph (1)(A) shall not affect the applica-
4
tion of subsection (c)(1)(C). 
5
‘‘(B) 
HOUSEHOLD
INCOME
AND 
6
AFFORDABILLITY.—Paragraph (1)(B) shall not 
7
apply to any determination of household income 
8
for purposes of paragraph (2)(C)(i)(II) or 
9
(4)(C)(ii) of subsection (c)’’. 
10
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
11
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
12
December 31, 2020. 
13
PART 8—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
14
SEC. 9671. REPEAL OF ELECTION TO ALLOCATE INTEREST, 
15
ETC. ON WORLDWIDE BASIS. 
16
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 864 of the Internal Rev-
17
enue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsection (f). 
18
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
19
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
20
December 31, 2020. 
21
SEC. 9672. TAX TREATMENT OF TARGETED EIDL ADVANCES. 
22
For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 
23
1986— 
24
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(1) amounts received from the Administrator of 
1
the Small Business Administration in the form of a 
2
Targeted EIDL Advance shall not be included in the 
3
gross income of the person that receives such 
4
amounts, 
5
(2) no deduction shall be denied, no tax at-
6
tribute shall be reduced, and no basis increase shall 
7
be denied, by reason of the exclusion from gross in-
8
come provided by paragraph (1), and 
9
(3) in the case of a partnership or S corpora-
10
tion that receives such amounts— 
11
(A) any amount excluded from income by 
12
reason of paragraph (1) shall be treated as tax 
13
exempt income for purposes of sections 705 and 
14
1366 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
15
and 
16
(B) the Secretary of the Treasury (or the 
17
Secretary’s delegate) shall prescribe rules for 
18
determining a partner’s distributive share of 
19
any amount described in subparagraph (A) for 
20
purposes of section 705 of the Internal Revenue 
21
Code of 1986. 
22
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SEC. 9673. TAX TREATMENT OF RESTAURANT REVITALIZA-
1
TION GRANTS. 
2
For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 
3
1986— 
4
(1) amounts received from the Administrator of 
5
the Small Business Administration in the form of a 
6
Restaurant Revitalization Grant shall not be in-
7
cluded in the gross income of the person that re-
8
ceives such amounts, 
9
(2) no deduction shall be denied, no tax at-
10
tribute shall be reduced, and no basis increase shall 
11
be denied, by reason of the exclusion from gross in-
12
come provided by paragraph (1), and 
13
(3) in the case of a partnership or S corpora-
14
tion that receives such amounts— 
15
(A) except as otherwise provided by the 
16
Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s 
17
delegate), any amount excluded from income by 
18
reason of paragraph (1) shall be treated as tax 
19
exempt income for purposes of sections 705 and 
20
1366 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
21
and 
22
(B) the Secretary of the Treasury (or the 
23
Secretary’s delegate) shall prescribe rules for 
24
determining a partner’s distributive share of 
25
any amount described in subparagraph (A) for 
26
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purposes of section 705 of the Internal Revenue 
1
Code of 1986. 
2
Subtitle H—Pensions 
3
SEC. 9700. SHORT TITLE. 
4
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Butch Lewis 
5
Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act of 2021’’. 
6
SEC. 9701. TEMPORARY DELAY OF DESIGNATION OF MULTI-
7
EMPLOYER PLANS AS IN ENDANGERED, CRIT-
8
ICAL, OR CRITICAL AND DECLINING STATUS. 
9
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the actuarial 
10
certification under section 305(b)(3) of the Employee Re-
11
tirement Income Security Act of 1974 and section 
12
432(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, if a plan 
13
sponsor of a multiemployer plan elects the application of 
14
this section, then, for purposes of section 305 of such Act 
15
and section 432 of such Code— 
16
(1) the status of the plan for its first plan year 
17
beginning during the period beginning on March 1, 
18
2020, and ending on February 28, 2021, or the next 
19
succeeding plan year (as designated by the plan 
20
sponsor in such election), shall be the same as the 
21
status of such plan under such sections for the plan 
22
year preceding such designated plan year, and 
23
(2) in the case of a plan which was in endan-
24
gered or critical status for the plan year preceding 
25
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the designated plan year described in paragraph (1), 
1
the plan shall not be required to update its plan or 
2
schedules under section 305(c)(6) of such Act and 
3
section 
432(c)(6) 
of 
such 
Code, 
or 
section 
4
305(e)(3)(B) of such Act and section 432(e)(3)(B) 
5
of such Code, whichever is applicable, until the plan 
6
year following the designated plan year described in 
7
paragraph (1). 
8
(b) EXCEPTION
FOR PLANS BECOMING CRITICAL 
9
DURING ELECTION.—If— 
10
(1) an election was made under subsection (a) 
11
with respect to a multiemployer plan, and 
12
(2) such plan has, without regard to such elec-
13
tion, been certified by the plan actuary under section 
14
305(b)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Secu-
15
rity Act of 1974 and section 432(b)(3) of the Inter-
16
nal Revenue Code of 1986 to be in critical status for 
17
the designated plan year described in subsection 
18
(a)(1), then such plan shall be treated as a plan in 
19
critical status for such plan year for purposes of ap-
20
plying section 4971(g)(1)(A) of such Code, section 
21
302(b)(3) of such Act (without regard to the second 
22
sentence thereof), and section 412(b)(3) of such 
23
Code (without regard to the second sentence there-
24
of). 
25
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(c) ELECTION AND NOTICE.— 
1
(1) ELECTION.—An election under subsection 
2
(a)— 
3
(A) shall be made at such time and in such 
4
manner as the Secretary of the Treasury or the 
5
Secretary’s delegate may prescribe and, once 
6
made, may be revoked only with the consent of 
7
the Secretary, and 
8
(B) if made— 
9
(i) before the date the annual certifi-
10
cation is submitted to the Secretary or the 
11
Secretary’s 
delegate 
under 
section 
12
305(b)(3) 
of 
such 
Act 
and 
section 
13
432(b)(3) of such Code, shall be included 
14
with such annual certification, and 
15
(ii) after such date, shall be submitted 
16
to the Secretary or the Secretary’s delegate 
17
not later than 30 days after the date of the 
18
election. 
19
(2) NOTICE TO PARTICIPANTS.— 
20
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sec-
21
tion 305(b)(3)(D) of the Employee Retirement 
22
Income Security Act of 1974 and section 
23
432(b)(3)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
24
1986, if, by reason of an election made under 
25
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subsection (a), the plan is in neither endan-
1
gered nor critical status— 
2
(i) the plan sponsor of a multiem-
3
ployer plan shall not be required to provide 
4
notice under such sections, and 
5
(ii) the plan sponsor shall provide to 
6
the participants and beneficiaries, the bar-
7
gaining parties, the Pension Benefit Guar-
8
anty Corporation, and the Secretary of 
9
Labor a notice of the election under sub-
10
section (a) and such other information as 
11
the Secretary of the Treasury (in consulta-
12
tion with the Secretary of Labor) may re-
13
quire— 
14
(I) if the election is made before 
15
the date the annual certification is 
16
submitted to the Secretary or the Sec-
17
retary’s 
delegate 
under 
section 
18
305(b)(3) of such Act and section 
19
432(b)(3) of such Code, not later than 
20
30 days after the date of the certifi-
21
cation, and 
22
(II) if the election is made after 
23
such date, not later than 30 days 
24
after the date of the election. 
25
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(B) NOTICE OF ENDANGERED STATUS.— 
1
Notwithstanding section 305(b)(3)(D) of such 
2
Act and section 432(b)(3)(D) of such Code, if 
3
the plan is certified to be in critical status for 
4
any plan year but is in endangered status by 
5
reason of an election made under subsection 
6
(a), the notice provided under such sections 
7
shall be the notice which would have been pro-
8
vided if the plan had been certified to be in en-
9
dangered status. 
10
SEC. 9702. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF THE FUNDING IM-
11
PROVEMENT AND REHABILITATION PERIODS 
12
FOR MULTIEMPLOYER PENSION PLANS IN 
13
CRITICAL AND ENDANGERED STATUS FOR 
14
2020 OR 2021. 
15
(a) IN GENERAL.—If the plan sponsor of a multiem-
16
ployer plan which is in endangered or critical status for 
17
a plan year beginning in 2020 or 2021 (determined after 
18
application of section 9701) elects the application of this 
19
section, then, for purposes of section 305 of the Employee 
20
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and section 432 
21
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986— 
22
(1) except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
23
plan’s funding improvement period or rehabilitation 
24
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period, whichever is applicable, shall be 15 years 
1
rather than 10 years, and 
2
(2) in the case of a plan in seriously endan-
3
gered status, the plan’s funding improvement period 
4
shall be 20 years rather than 15 years. 
5
(b) DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES.—For pur-
6
poses of this section— 
7
(1) ELECTION.—An election under this section 
8
shall be made at such time, and in such manner and 
9
form, as (in consultation with the Secretary of 
10
Labor) the Secretary of the Treasury or the Sec-
11
retary’s delegate may prescribe. 
12
(2) DEFINITIONS.—Any term which is used in 
13
this section which is also used in section 305 of the 
14
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 
15
and section 432 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
16
1986 shall have the same meaning as when used in 
17
such sections. 
18
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to 
19
plan years beginning after December 31, 2019. 
20
SEC. 9703. ADJUSTMENTS TO FUNDING STANDARD AC-
21
COUNT RULES. 
22
(a) ADJUSTMENTS.— 
23
(1) AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT 
24
INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974.—Section 304(b)(8) 
25
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of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
1
1974 (29 U.S.C. 1084(b)) is amended by adding at 
2
the end the following new subparagraph: 
3
‘‘(F) RELIEF FOR 2020 AND 2021.—A mul-
4
tiemployer plan with respect to which the sol-
5
vency test under subparagraph (C) is met as of 
6
February 29, 2020, may elect to apply this 
7
paragraph (without regard to whether such plan 
8
previously elected the application of this para-
9
graph)— 
10
‘‘(i) by substituting ‘February 29, 
11
2020’ for ‘August 31, 2008’ each place it 
12
appears in subparagraphs (A)(i), (B)(i)(I), 
13
and (B)(i)(II), 
14
‘‘(ii) by inserting ‘and other losses re-
15
lated 
to 
the 
virus 
SARS–CoV–2 
or 
16
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19) (in-
17
cluding experience losses related to reduc-
18
tions in contributions, reductions in em-
19
ployment, and deviations from anticipated 
20
retirement rates, as determined by the plan 
21
sponsor)’ after ‘net investment losses’ in 
22
subparagraph (A)(i), and 
23
‘‘(iii) by substituting ‘this subpara-
24
graph or subparagraph (A)’ for ‘this sub-
25
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paragraph and subparagraph (A) both’ in 
1
subparagraph (B)(iii). 
2
The preceding sentence shall not apply to a 
3
plan to which special financial assistance is 
4
granted under section 4262. For purposes of 
5
the application of this subparagraph, the Sec-
6
retary of the Treasury shall rely on the plan 
7
sponsor’s calculations of plan losses unless such 
8
calculations are clearly erroneous.’’. 
9
(2) AMENDMENT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 
10
OF 1986.—Section 431(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue 
11
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 
12
following new subparagraph: 
13
‘‘(F) RELIEF FOR 2020 AND 2021.—A mul-
14
tiemployer plan with respect to which the sol-
15
vency test under subparagraph (C) is met as of 
16
February 29, 2020, may elect to apply this 
17
paragraph (without regard to whether such plan 
18
previously elected the application of this para-
19
graph)— 
20
‘‘(i) by substituting ‘February 29, 
21
2020’ for ‘August 31, 2008’ each place it 
22
appears in subparagraphs (A)(i), (B)(i)(I), 
23
and (B)(i)(II), 
24
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‘‘(ii) by inserting ‘and other losses re-
1
lated 
to 
the 
virus 
SARS–CoV–2 
or 
2
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19) (in-
3
cluding experience losses related to reduc-
4
tions in contributions, reductions in em-
5
ployment, and deviations from anticipated 
6
retirement rates, as determined by the plan 
7
sponsor)’ after ‘net investment losses’ in 
8
subparagraph (A)(i), and 
9
‘‘(iii) by substituting ‘this subpara-
10
graph or subparagraph (A)’ for ‘this sub-
11
paragraph and subparagraph (A) both’ in 
12
subparagraph (B)(iii). 
13
The preceding sentence shall not apply to a 
14
plan to which special financial assistance is 
15
granted under section 4262 of the Employee 
16
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. For 
17
purposes of the application of this subpara-
18
graph, the Secretary shall rely on the plan 
19
sponsor’s calculations of plan losses unless such 
20
calculations are clearly erroneous.’’. 
21
(b) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
22
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
23
this section shall take effect as of the first day of 
24
the first plan year ending on or after February 29, 
25
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2020, except that any election a plan makes pursu-
1
ant to this section that affects the plan’s funding 
2
standard account for the first plan year beginning 
3
after February 29, 2020, shall be disregarded for 
4
purposes of applying the provisions of section 305 of 
5
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
6
1974 and section 432 of the Internal Revenue Code 
7
of 1986 to such plan year. 
8
(2) RESTRICTIONS ON BENEFIT INCREASES.— 
9
Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the restrictions on 
10
plan amendments increasing benefits in sections 
11
304(b)(8)(D) of such Act and 431(b)(8)(D) of such 
12
Code, as applied by the amendments made by this 
13
section, shall take effect on the date of enactment of 
14
this Act. 
15
SEC. 9704. SPECIAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR 
16
FINANCIALLY TROUBLED MULTIEMPLOYER 
17
PLANS. 
18
(a) APPROPRIATION.—Section 4005 of the Employee 
19
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1305) 
20
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
21
‘‘(i)(1) An eighth fund shall be established for special 
22
financial assistance to multiemployer pension plans, as 
23
provided under section 4262, and to pay for necessary ad-
24
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ministrative and operating expenses of the corporation re-
1
lating to such assistance. 
2
‘‘(2) There is appropriated from the general fund 
3
such amounts as are necessary for the costs of providing 
4
financial assistance under section 4262 and necessary ad-
5
ministrative and operating expenses of the corporation. 
6
The eighth fund established under this subsection shall be 
7
credited with amounts from time to time as the Secretary 
8
of the Treasury, in conjunction with the Director of the 
9
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, determines appro-
10
priate, from the general fund of the Treasury, but in no 
11
case shall such transfers occur after September 30, 
12
2030.’’. 
13
(b) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY.—The Em-
14
ployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 is amend-
15
ed by inserting after section 4261 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
16
1431) the following: 
17
‘‘SEC. 4262. SPECIAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BY THE COR-
18
PORATION. 
19
‘‘(a) SPECIAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 
20
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The corporation shall pro-
21
vide special financial assistance to an eligible multi-
22
employer plan under this section, upon the applica-
23
tion of a plan sponsor of such a plan for such assist-
24
ance. 
25
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‘‘(2) INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN REPAYMENT 
1
OBLIGATION.—A plan receiving financial assistance 
2
pursuant to this section shall not be subject to re-
3
payment obligations. 
4
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE MULTIEMPLOYER PLANS.— 
5
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sec-
6
tion, a multiemployer plan is an eligible multiem-
7
ployer plan if— 
8
‘‘(A) the plan is in critical and declining 
9
status 
(within 
the 
meaning 
of 
section 
10
305(b)(6)) in any plan year beginning in 2020 
11
through 2022; 
12
‘‘(B) a suspension of benefits has been ap-
13
proved with respect to the plan under section 
14
305(e)(9) as of the date of the enactment of 
15
this section; 
16
‘‘(C) in any plan year beginning in 2020 
17
through 2022, the plan is certified by the plan 
18
actuary to be in critical status (within the 
19
meaning of section 305(b)(2)), has a modified 
20
funded percentage of less than 40 percent, and 
21
has a ratio of active to inactive participants 
22
which is less than 2 to 3; or 
23
‘‘(D) the plan became insolvent for pur-
24
poses of section 418E of the Internal Revenue 
25
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Code of 1986 after December 16, 2014, and 
1
has remained so insolvent and has not been ter-
2
minated as of the date of enactment of this sec-
3
tion. 
4
‘‘(2) MODIFIED
FUNDED
PERCENTAGE.—For 
5
purposes of paragraph (1)(C), the term ‘modified 
6
funded percentage’ means the percentage equal to a 
7
fraction the numerator of which is current value of 
8
plan assets (as defined in section 3(26) of such Act) 
9
and the denominator of which is current liabilities 
10
(as defined in section 431(c)(6)(D) of such Code and 
11
section 304(c)(6)(D) of such Act). 
12
‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS FOR SPECIAL FINANCIAL ASSIST-
13
ANCE.—Within 120 days of the date of enactment of this 
14
section, the corporation shall issue regulations or guidance 
15
setting forth requirements for special financial assistance 
16
applications under this section. In such regulations or 
17
guidance, the corporation shall— 
18
‘‘(1) limit the materials required for a special 
19
financial assistance application to the minimum nec-
20
essary to make a determination on the application; 
21
‘‘(2) specify effective dates for transfers of spe-
22
cial financial assistance following approval of an ap-
23
plication, based on the effective date of the sup-
24
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porting actuarial analysis and the date on which the 
1
application is submitted; and 
2
‘‘(3) provide for an alternate application for 
3
special financial assistance under this section, which 
4
may be used by a plan that has been approved for 
5
a partition under section 4233 before the date of en-
6
actment of this section. 
7
‘‘(d) TEMPORARY PRIORITY CONSIDERATION OF AP-
8
PLICATIONS.— 
9
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The corporation may speci-
10
fy in regulations or guidance under subsection (c) 
11
that, during a period no longer than the first 2 
12
years following the date of enactment of this section, 
13
applications may not be filed by an eligible multiem-
14
ployer plan unless— 
15
‘‘(A) the eligible multiemployer plan is in-
16
solvent or is likely to become insolvent within 5 
17
years of the date of enactment of this section; 
18
‘‘(B) the corporation projects the eligible 
19
multiemployer plan to have a present value of 
20
financial assistance payments under section 
21
4261 that exceeds $1,000,000,000 if the special 
22
financial assistance is not ordered; 
23
‘‘(C) the eligible multiemployer plan has 
24
implemented benefit suspensions under section 
25
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305(e)(9) as of the date of the enactment of 
1
this section; or 
2
‘‘(D) the corporation determines it appro-
3
priate based on other similar circumstances. 
4
‘‘(e) ACTUARIAL ASSUMPTIONS.— 
5
‘‘(1) ELIGIBILITY.—For purposes of deter-
6
mining eligibility for special financial assistance, the 
7
corporation shall accept assumptions incorporated in 
8
a multiemployer plan’s determination that it is in 
9
critical status or critical and declining status (within 
10
the meaning of section 305(b)) for certifications of 
11
plan status completed before January 1, 2021, un-
12
less such assumptions are clearly erroneous. For cer-
13
tifications of plan status completed after December 
14
31, 2020, a plan shall determine whether it is in 
15
critical or critical and declining status for purposes 
16
of eligibility for special financial assistance by using 
17
the assumptions that the plan used in its most re-
18
cently completed certification of plan status before 
19
January 1, 2021, unless such assumptions (exclud-
20
ing the plan’s interest rate) are unreasonable. 
21
‘‘(2) AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—In 
22
determining the amount of special financial assist-
23
ance in its application, an eligible multiemployer 
24
plan shall— 
25
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‘‘(A) use the interest rate used by the plan 
1
in its most recently completed certification of 
2
plan status before January 1, 2021, provided 
3
that such interest rate may not exceed the in-
4
terest rate limit; and 
5
‘‘(B) for other assumptions, use the as-
6
sumptions that the plan used in its most re-
7
cently completed certification of plan status be-
8
fore January 1, 2021, unless such assumptions 
9
are unreasonable. 
10
‘‘(3) INTEREST RATE.—The interest rate limit 
11
for purposes of this subsection is the rate specified 
12
in section 303(h)(2)(C)(iii) (disregarding modifica-
13
tions made under clause (iv) of such section) for the 
14
month in which the application for special financial 
15
assistance is filed by the eligible multiemployer plan 
16
or the 3 preceding months, with such specified rate 
17
increased by 200 basis points. 
18
‘‘(4) CHANGES IN ASSUMPTIONS.—If a plan de-
19
termines that use of one or more prior assumptions 
20
is unreasonable, the plan may propose in its applica-
21
tion to change such assumptions, provided that the 
22
plan discloses such changes in its application and 
23
describes why such assumptions are no longer rea-
24
sonable. The corporation shall accept such changed 
25
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assumptions unless it determines the changes are 
1
unreasonable, individually or in the aggregate. The 
2
plan may not propose a change to the interest rate 
3
otherwise required under this subsection for eligi-
4
bility or financial assistance amount. 
5
‘‘(f) APPLICATION DEADLINE.—Any application by a 
6
plan for special financial assistance under this section 
7
shall be submitted no later than December 31, 2025, and 
8
any revised application for special financial assistance 
9
shall be submitted no later than December 31, 2026. 
10
‘‘(g) DETERMINATIONS ON APPLICATIONS.—A plan’s 
11
application for special financial assistance under this sec-
12
tion that is timely filed in accordance with the regulations 
13
or guidance issued under subsection (c) shall be deemed 
14
approved unless the corporation notifies the plan within 
15
120 days of the filing of the application that the applica-
16
tion is incomplete, any proposed change or assumption is 
17
unreasonable, or the plan is not eligible under this section. 
18
Such notice shall specify the reasons the plan is ineligible 
19
for special financial assistance, any proposed change or 
20
assumption is unreasonable, or information is needed to 
21
complete the application. If a plan is denied assistance 
22
under this subsection, the plan may submit a revised ap-
23
plication under this section. Any revised application for 
24
special financial assistance submitted by a plan shall be 
25
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deemed approved unless the corporation notifies the plan 
1
within 120 days of the filing of the revised application that 
2
the application is incomplete, any proposed change or as-
3
sumption is unreasonable, or the plan is not eligible under 
4
this section. Special financial assistance issued by the cor-
5
poration shall be effective on a date determined by the 
6
corporation, but no later than 1 year after a plan’s special 
7
financial assistance application is approved by the cor-
8
poration or deemed approved. The corporation shall not 
9
pay any special financial assistance after September 30, 
10
2030. 
11
‘‘(h) MANNER OF PAYMENT.—The payment made by 
12
the corporation to an eligible multiemployer plan under 
13
this section shall be made as a single, lump sum payment. 
14
‘‘(i) AMOUNT AND MANNER OF SPECIAL FINANCIAL 
15
ASSISTANCE.— 
16
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Special financial assistance 
17
under this section shall be a transfer of funds in the 
18
amount necessary as demonstrated by the plan spon-
19
sor on the application for such special financial as-
20
sistance, in accordance with the requirements de-
21
scribed in subsection (j). Special financial assistance 
22
shall be paid to such plan as soon as practicable 
23
upon approval of the application by the corporation. 
24
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‘‘(2) NO
CAP.—Special financial assistance 
1
granted by the corporation under this section shall 
2
not be capped by the guarantee under 4022A. 
3
‘‘(j) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT OF SPECIAL FI-
4
NANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 
5
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amount of financial 
6
assistance provided to a multiemployer plan eligible 
7
for financial assistance under this section shall be 
8
such amount required for the plan to pay all benefits 
9
due during the period beginning on the date of pay-
10
ment of the special financial assistance payment 
11
under this section and ending on the last day of the 
12
plan year ending in 2051, with no reduction in a 
13
participant’s or beneficiary’s accrued benefit as of 
14
the date of enactment of this section, except to the 
15
extent of a reduction in accordance with section 
16
305(e)(8) adopted prior to the plan’s application for 
17
special financial assistance under this section, and 
18
taking into account the reinstatement of benefits re-
19
quired under subsection (k). 
20
‘‘(2) PROJECTIONS.—The funding projections 
21
for purposes of this section shall be performed on a 
22
deterministic basis. 
23
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‘‘(k) REINSTATEMENT OF BENEFIT SUSPENSIONS.— 
1
An eligible multiemployer plan that receives special finan-
2
cial assistance under this section shall— 
3
‘‘(1) reinstate any benefits that were suspended 
4
under section 305(e)(9) or section 4245(a), effective 
5
as of the first month in which the effective date for 
6
the special financial assistance occurs, for partici-
7
pants and beneficiaries as of such month; and 
8
‘‘(2) provide payments equal to the amount of 
9
benefits 
previously 
suspended 
under 
section 
10
305(e)(9) or 4245(a) to any participants or bene-
11
ficiaries in pay status as of the effective date of the 
12
special financial assistance, payable, as determined 
13
by the eligible multiemployer plan— 
14
‘‘(A) as a lump sum within 3 months of 
15
such effective date; or 
16
‘‘(B) in equal monthly installments over a 
17
period of 5 years, commencing within 3 months 
18
of such effective date, with no adjustment for 
19
interest. 
20
‘‘(l) WITHDRAWAL LIABILITY.—An employer’s with-
21
drawal liability for purposes of this title shall be calculated 
22
without taking into account special financial assistance re-
23
ceived under this section until the plan year beginning 15 
24
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calendar years after the effective date of the special finan-
1
cial assistance. 
2
‘‘(m) REQUIRED DISCLOSURE.—An eligible plan that 
3
receives special financial assistance under this section 
4
shall provide each employer that has an obligation to con-
5
tribute to such plan, and each labor organization rep-
6
resenting participants employed by such employer, with an 
7
estimate of the employer’s share of the plan’s unfunded 
8
vested benefits as of the end of each plan year ending after 
9
the date of enactment of this section, as determined after 
10
taking into account any special financial assistance re-
11
ceived under this section. Such disclosure shall include a 
12
statement that, due to the special financial assistance pro-
13
vided under this section, the plan will have sufficient re-
14
sources to pay 100 percent of the plan’s benefit obligations 
15
until the last day of the plan year ending in 2051. 
16
‘‘(n) RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF SPECIAL FI-
17
NANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—Special financial assistance re-
18
ceived under this section may be used by an eligible multi-
19
employer plan to make benefit payments and pay plan ex-
20
penses. Special financial assistance and any earnings on 
21
such assistance shall be segregated from other plan assets. 
22
Special financial assistance shall be invested by plans in 
23
investment-grade bonds or other investments as permitted 
24
by the corporation. 
25
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‘‘(o) CONDITIONS ON PLANS RECEIVING SPECIAL FI-
1
NANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 
2
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The corporation may im-
3
pose, by regulation, reasonable conditions on an eli-
4
gible multiemployer plan that receives special finan-
5
cial assistance relating to increases in future accrual 
6
rates and any retroactive benefit improvements, allo-
7
cation of plan assets, reductions in employer con-
8
tribution rates, diversion of contributions to, and al-
9
location of expenses to, other benefit plans, and 
10
withdrawal liability. 
11
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The corporation shall not 
12
impose conditions on an eligible multiemployer plan 
13
as a condition of, or following receipt of, special fi-
14
nancial assistance under this section relating to— 
15
‘‘(A) any prospective reduction in plan 
16
benefits (including benefits that may be ad-
17
justed pursuant to section 305(e)(8)); 
18
‘‘(B) plan governance, including selection 
19
of, removal of, and terms of contracts with, 
20
trustees, actuaries, investment managers, and 
21
other service providers; or 
22
‘‘(C) any funding rules relating to the plan 
23
receiving special financial assistance under this 
24
section. 
25
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‘‘(3) PAYMENT
OF
PREMIUMS.—An eligible 
1
multiemployer plan receiving special financial assist-
2
ance under this section shall continue to pay all pre-
3
miums due under section 4007 for participants and 
4
beneficiaries in the plan. 
5
‘‘(4) ASSISTANCE NOT CONSIDERED FOR CER-
6
TAIN
PURPOSES.—An eligible multiemployer plan 
7
that receives special financial assistance shall be 
8
deemed to be in critical status within the meaning 
9
of section 305(b)(2) until the last plan year ending 
10
in 2051. 
11
‘‘(5) INSOLVENT PLANS.—An eligible multiem-
12
ployer plan receiving special financial assistance 
13
under this section that subsequently becomes insol-
14
vent will be subject to the current rules and guar-
15
antee for insolvent plans. 
16
‘‘(6) INELIGIBILITY FOR OTHER ASSISTANCE.— 
17
An eligible multiemployer plan that receives special 
18
financial assistance under this section is not eligible 
19
to apply for a new suspension of benefits under sec-
20
tion 305(e)(9)(G).’’. 
21
(c) PREMIUM RATE INCREASE.—Section 4006(a)(3) 
22
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 
23
(29 U.S.C. 1306(a)(3)) is amended— 
24
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
25
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(A) in clause (vi)— 
1
(i) by inserting ‘‘, and before January 
2
1, 2031’’ after ‘‘December 31, 2014,’’; and 
3
(ii) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
4
(B) in clause (vii)— 
5
(i) by moving the margin 2 ems to the 
6
left; and 
7
(ii) in subclause (II), by striking the 
8
period and inserting ‘‘, or’’; and 
9
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
10
‘‘(viii) in the case of a multiemployer plan, for 
11
plan years beginning after December 31, 2030, $52 
12
for each individual who is a participant in such plan 
13
during the applicable plan year.’’; and 
14
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
15
‘‘(N) For each plan year beginning in a calendar year 
16
after 2031, there shall be substituted for the dollar 
17
amount specified in clause (viii) of subparagraph (A) an 
18
amount equal to the greater of— 
19
‘‘(i) the product derived by multiplying such 
20
dollar amount by the ratio of— 
21
‘‘(I) the national average wage index (as 
22
defined in section 209(k)(1) of the Social Secu-
23
rity Act) for the first of the 2 calendar years 
24
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preceding the calendar year in which such plan 
1
year begins, to 
2
‘‘(II) the national average wage index (as 
3
so defined) for 2029; and 
4
‘‘(ii) such dollar amount for plan years begin-
5
ning in the preceding calendar year. 
6
If the amount determined under this subparagraph 
7
is not a multiple of $1, such product shall be round-
8
ed to the nearest multiple of $1.’’. 
9
SEC. 9705. EXTENDED AMORTIZATION FOR SINGLE EM-
10
PLOYER PLANS. 
11
(a) 15-YEAR AMORTIZATION UNDER THE INTERNAL 
12
REVENUE CODE OF 1986.—Section 430(c) of the Internal 
13
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end 
14
the following new paragraph: 
15
‘‘(8) 15-YEAR AMORTIZATION.—With respect to 
16
plan years beginning after December 31, 2019 (or, 
17
at the election of the plan sponsor, after December 
18
31, 2018)— 
19
‘‘(A) the shortfall amortization bases for 
20
all plan years preceding the first plan year be-
21
ginning after December 31, 2019 (or after De-
22
cember 31, 2018, whichever is elected), and all 
23
shortfall amortization installments determined 
24
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with respect to such bases, shall be reduced to 
1
zero, and 
2
‘‘(B) subparagraphs (A) and (B) of para-
3
graph (2) shall each be applied by substituting 
4
‘15-plan-year period’ for ‘7-plan-year period’.’’. 
5
(b) 15-YEAR AMORTIZATION UNDER THE EMPLOYEE 
6
RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974.—Section 
7
303(c) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
8
of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1083(c)) is amended by adding at the 
9
end the following new paragraph: 
10
‘‘(8) 15-YEAR AMORTIZATION.—With respect to 
11
plan years beginning after December 31, 2019 (or, 
12
at the election of the plan sponsor, after December 
13
31, 2018)— 
14
‘‘(A) the shortfall amortization bases for 
15
all plan years preceding the first plan year be-
16
ginning after December 31, 2019 (or after De-
17
cember 31, 2018, whichever is elected), and all 
18
shortfall amortization installments determined 
19
with respect to such bases, shall be reduced to 
20
zero, and 
21
‘‘(B) subparagraphs (A) and (B) of para-
22
graph (2) shall each be applied by substituting 
23
‘15-plan-year period’ for ‘7-plan-year period’.’’. 
24
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
1
this section shall apply to plan years beginning after De-
2
cember 31, 2018. 
3
SEC. 9706. EXTENSION OF PENSION FUNDING STABILIZA-
4
TION PERCENTAGES FOR SINGLE EMPLOYER 
5
PLANS. 
6
(a) AMENDMENT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 
7
1986.— 
8
(1) IN GENERAL.—The table contained in sub-
9
clause (II) of section 430(h)(2)(C)(iv) of the Inter-
10
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as fol-
11
lows: 
12
‘‘If the calendar year is: 
The applica-
ble min-
imum per-
centage is: 
The applica-
ble max-
imum per-
centage is: 
Any year in the period starting in 2012 and end-
ing in 2019 .........................................................
90% 
110%
Any year in the period starting in 2020 and end-
ing in 2025 .........................................................
95% 
105%
2026 ........................................................................
90% 
110%
2027 ........................................................................
85% 
115%
2028 ........................................................................
80% 
120%
2029 ........................................................................
75% 
125%
After 2029 ..............................................................
70% 
130%.’’. 
(2) FLOOR ON 25-YEAR AVERAGES.—Subclause 
13
(I) of section 430(h)(2)(C)(iv) of such Code is 
14
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Not-
15
withstanding anything in this subclause, if the aver-
16
age of the first, second, or third segment rate for 
17
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any 25-year period is less than 5 percent, such aver-
1
age shall be deemed to be 5 percent.’’. 
2
(b) AMENDMENTS TO EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT IN-
3
COME SECURITY ACT OF 1974.— 
4
(1) IN GENERAL.—The table contained in sub-
5
clause (II) of section 303(h)(2)(C)(iv) of the Em-
6
ployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 
7
U.S.C. 1083(h)(2)(C)(iv)(II)) is amended to read as 
8
follows: 
9
‘‘If the calendar year is: 
The applica-
ble min-
imum per-
centage is: 
The applica-
ble max-
imum per-
centage is: 
Any year in the period starting in 2012 and end-
ing in 2019 .........................................................
90% 
110%
Any year in the period starting in 2020 and end-
ing in 2025 .........................................................
95% 
105%
2026 ........................................................................
90% 
110%
2027 ........................................................................
85% 
115%
2028 ........................................................................
80% 
120%
2029 ........................................................................
75% 
125%
After 2029 ..............................................................
70% 
130%.’’. 
(2) FLOOR ON 25-YEAR AVERAGES.—Subclause 
10
(I) of section 303(h)(2)(C)(iv) of such Act (29 
11
U.S.C. 1083(h)(2)(C)(iv)(I)) is amended by adding 
12
at the end the following: ‘‘Notwithstanding anything 
13
in this subclause, if the average of the first, second, 
14
or third segment rate for any 25-year period is less 
15
than 5 percent, such average shall be deemed to be 
16
5 percent.’’. 
17
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
18
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(f)(2)(D) of 
1
such Act (29 U.S.C. 1021(f)(2)(D)) is amend-
2
ed— 
3
(i) in clause (i) by striking ‘‘and the 
4
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015’’ both 
5
places it appears and inserting ‘‘, the Bi-
6
partisan Budget Act of 2015, and the 
7
Butch Lewis Emergency Pension Plan Re-
8
lief Act of 2021’’, and 
9
(ii) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘2023’’ 
10
and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
11
(B) 
STATEMENTS.—The 
Secretary 
of 
12
Labor shall modify the statements required 
13
under subclauses (I) and (II) of section 
14
101(f)(2)(D)(i) of such Act to conform to the 
15
amendments made by this section. 
16
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
17
this section shall apply with respect to plan years begin-
18
ning after December 31, 2019. 
19
SEC. 9707. MODIFICATION OF SPECIAL RULES FOR MIN-
20
IMUM FUNDING STANDARDS FOR COMMU-
21
NITY NEWSPAPER PLANS. 
22
(a) AMENDMENT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 
23
1986.—Subsection (m) of section 430 of the Internal Rev-
24
enue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: 
25
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‘‘(m) SPECIAL RULES FOR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER 
1
PLANS.— 
2
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible newspaper plan 
3
sponsor of a plan under which no participant has 
4
had the participant’s accrued benefit increased 
5
(whether because of service or compensation) after 
6
April 2, 2019, may elect to have the alternative 
7
standards described in paragraph (4) apply to such 
8
plan. 
9
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE NEWSPAPER PLAN SPONSOR.— 
10
The term ‘eligible newspaper plan sponsor’ means 
11
the plan sponsor of— 
12
‘‘(A) any community newspaper plan, or 
13
‘‘(B) any other plan sponsored, as of April 
14
2, 2019, by a member of the same controlled 
15
group of a plan sponsor of a community news-
16
paper plan if such member is in the trade or 
17
business of publishing 1 or more newspapers. 
18
‘‘(3) ELECTION.—An election under paragraph 
19
(1) shall be made at such time and in such manner 
20
as prescribed by the Secretary. Such election, once 
21
made with respect to a plan year, shall apply to all 
22
subsequent plan years unless revoked with the con-
23
sent of the Secretary. 
24
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‘‘(4) ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM FUNDING STAND-
1
ARDS.—The alternative standards described in this 
2
paragraph are the following: 
3
‘‘(A) INTEREST RATES.— 
4
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
5
subsection (h)(2)(C) and except as pro-
6
vided in clause (ii), the first, second, and 
7
third segment rates in effect for any 
8
month for purposes of this section shall be 
9
8 percent. 
10
‘‘(ii) NEW BENEFIT ACCRUALS.—Not-
11
withstanding subsection (h)(2), for pur-
12
poses of determining the funding target 
13
and normal cost of a plan for any plan 
14
year, the present value of any benefits ac-
15
crued or earned under the plan for a plan 
16
year with respect to which an election 
17
under paragraph (1) is in effect shall be 
18
determined on the basis of the United 
19
States Treasury obligation yield curve for 
20
the day that is the valuation date of such 
21
plan for such plan year. 
22
‘‘(iii) UNITED STATES TREASURY OB-
23
LIGATION YIELD CURVE.—For purposes of 
24
this subsection, the term ‘United States 
25
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Treasury obligation yield curve’ means, 
1
with respect to any day, a yield curve 
2
which shall be prescribed by the Secretary 
3
for such day on interest-bearing obligations 
4
of the United States. 
5
‘‘(B) SHORTFALL AMORTIZATION BASE.— 
6
‘‘(i) PREVIOUS SHORTFALL AMORTIZA-
7
TION
BASES.—The shortfall amortization 
8
bases determined under subsection (c)(3) 
9
for all plan years preceding the first plan 
10
year to which the election under paragraph 
11
(1) applies (and all shortfall amortization 
12
installments determined with respect to 
13
such bases) shall be reduced to zero under 
14
rules similar to the rules of subsection 
15
(c)(6). 
16
‘‘(ii) NEW SHORTFALL AMORTIZATION 
17
BASE.—Notwithstanding subsection (c)(3), 
18
the shortfall amortization base for the first 
19
plan year to which the election under para-
20
graph (1) applies shall be the funding 
21
shortfall of such plan for such plan year 
22
(determined using the interest rates as 
23
modified under subparagraph (A)). 
24
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‘‘(C) DETERMINATION OF SHORTFALL AM-
1
ORTIZATION INSTALLMENTS.— 
2
‘‘(i) 
30-YEAR
PERIOD.—Subpara-
3
graphs (A) and (B) of subsection (c)(2) 
4
shall be applied by substituting ‘30-plan- 
5
year’ for ‘7-plan-year’ each place it ap-
6
pears. 
7
‘‘(ii) NO
SPECIAL
ELECTION.—The 
8
election under subparagraph (D) of sub-
9
section (c)(2) shall not apply to any plan 
10
year to which the election under paragraph 
11
(1) applies. 
12
‘‘(D) EXEMPTION FROM AT-RISK TREAT-
13
MENT.—Subsection (i) shall not apply. 
14
‘‘(5) COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER PLAN.—For pur-
15
poses of this subsection— 
16
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘community 
17
newspaper plan’ means any plan to which this 
18
section applies maintained as of December 31, 
19
2018, by an employer which— 
20
‘‘(i) maintains the plan on behalf of 
21
participants and beneficiaries with respect 
22
to employment in the trade or business of 
23
publishing 1 or more newspapers which 
24
were published by the employer at any 
25
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time during the 11-year period ending on 
1
the date of the enactment of this sub-
2
section, 
3
‘‘(ii)(I) is not a company the stock of 
4
which is publicly traded (on a stock ex-
5
change or in an over-the-counter market), 
6
and is not controlled, directly or indirectly, 
7
by such a company, or 
8
‘‘(II) is controlled, directly or indi-
9
rectly, during the entire 30-year period 
10
ending on the date of the enactment of this 
11
subsection by individuals who are members 
12
of the same family, and does not publish or 
13
distribute a daily newspaper that is car-
14
rier-distributed in printed form in more 
15
than 5 States, and 
16
‘‘(iii) is controlled, directly or indi-
17
rectly— 
18
‘‘(I) by 1 or more persons resid-
19
ing primarily in a State in which the 
20
community newspaper has been pub-
21
lished on newsprint or carrier-distrib-
22
uted, 
23
‘‘(II) during the entire 30-year 
24
period ending on the date of the en-
25
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actment of this subsection by individ-
1
uals who are members of the same 
2
family, 
3
‘‘(III) by 1 or more trusts, the 
4
sole trustees of which are persons de-
5
scribed in subclause (I) or (II), or 
6
‘‘(IV) by a combination of per-
7
sons described in subclause (I), (II), 
8
or (III). 
9
‘‘(B) NEWSPAPER.—The term ‘newspaper’ 
10
does not include any newspaper (determined 
11
without regard to this subparagraph) to which 
12
any of the following apply: 
13
‘‘(i) Is not in general circulation. 
14
‘‘(ii) Is published (on newsprint or 
15
electronically) less frequently than 3 times 
16
per week. 
17
‘‘(iii) Has not ever been regularly 
18
published on newsprint. 
19
‘‘(iv) Does not have a bona fide list of 
20
paid subscribers. 
21
‘‘(C) CONTROL.—A person shall be treated 
22
as controlled by another person if such other 
23
person possesses, directly or indirectly, the 
24
power to direct or cause the direction and man-
25
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agement of such person (including the power to 
1
elect a majority of the members of the board of 
2
directors of such person) through the ownership 
3
of voting securities. 
4
‘‘(6) CONTROLLED
GROUP.—For purposes of 
5
this subsection, the term ‘controlled group’ means all 
6
persons treated as a single employer under sub-
7
section (b), (c), (m), or (o) of section 414 as of the 
8
date of the enactment of this subsection.’’. 
9
(b) AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT IN-
10
COME SECURITY ACT OF 1974.—Subsection (m) of section 
11
303 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
12
1974 (29 U.S.C. 1083(m)) is amended to read as follows: 
13
‘‘(m) SPECIAL RULES FOR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER 
14
PLANS.— 
15
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible newspaper plan 
16
sponsor of a plan under which no participant has 
17
had the participant’s accrued benefit increased 
18
(whether because of service or compensation) after 
19
April 2, 2019, may elect to have the alternative 
20
standards described in paragraph (4) apply to such 
21
plan. 
22
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE NEWSPAPER PLAN SPONSOR.— 
23
The term ‘eligible newspaper plan sponsor’ means 
24
the plan sponsor of— 
25
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‘‘(A) any community newspaper plan, or 
1
‘‘(B) any other plan sponsored, as of April 
2
2, 2019, by a member of the same controlled 
3
group of a plan sponsor of a community news-
4
paper plan if such member is in the trade or 
5
business of publishing 1 or more newspapers. 
6
‘‘(3) ELECTION.—An election under paragraph 
7
(1) shall be made at such time and in such manner 
8
as prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury. Such 
9
election, once made with respect to a plan year, shall 
10
apply to all subsequent plan years unless revoked 
11
with the consent of the Secretary of the Treasury. 
12
‘‘(4) ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM FUNDING STAND-
13
ARDS.—The alternative standards described in this 
14
paragraph are the following: 
15
‘‘(A) INTEREST RATES.— 
16
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
17
subsection (h)(2)(C) and except as pro-
18
vided in clause (ii), the first, second, and 
19
third segment rates in effect for any 
20
month for purposes of this section shall be 
21
8 percent. 
22
‘‘(ii) NEW BENEFIT ACCRUALS.—Not-
23
withstanding subsection (h)(2), for pur-
24
poses of determining the funding target 
25
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and normal cost of a plan for any plan 
1
year, the present value of any benefits ac-
2
crued or earned under the plan for a plan 
3
year with respect to which an election 
4
under paragraph (1) is in effect shall be 
5
determined on the basis of the United 
6
States Treasury obligation yield curve for 
7
the day that is the valuation date of such 
8
plan for such plan year. 
9
‘‘(iii) UNITED STATES TREASURY OB-
10
LIGATION YIELD CURVE.—For purposes of 
11
this subsection, the term ‘United States 
12
Treasury obligation yield curve’ means, 
13
with respect to any day, a yield curve 
14
which shall be prescribed by the Secretary 
15
of the Treasury for such day on interest- 
16
bearing obligations of the United States. 
17
‘‘(B) SHORTFALL AMORTIZATION BASE.— 
18
‘‘(i) PREVIOUS SHORTFALL AMORTIZA-
19
TION
BASES.—The shortfall amortization 
20
bases determined under subsection (c)(3) 
21
for all plan years preceding the first plan 
22
year to which the election under paragraph 
23
(1) applies (and all shortfall amortization 
24
installments determined with respect to 
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such bases) shall be reduced to zero under 
1
rules similar to the rules of subsection 
2
(c)(6). 
3
‘‘(ii) NEW SHORTFALL AMORTIZATION 
4
BASE.—Notwithstanding subsection (c)(3), 
5
the shortfall amortization base for the first 
6
plan year to which the election under para-
7
graph (1) applies shall be the funding 
8
shortfall of such plan for such plan year 
9
(determined using the interest rates as 
10
modified under subparagraph (A)). 
11
‘‘(C) DETERMINATION OF SHORTFALL AM-
12
ORTIZATION INSTALLMENTS.— 
13
‘‘(i) 
30-YEAR
PERIOD.—Subpara-
14
graphs (A) and (B) of subsection (c)(2) 
15
shall be applied by substituting ‘30-plan- 
16
year’ for ‘7-plan-year’ each place it ap-
17
pears. 
18
‘‘(ii) NO
SPECIAL
ELECTION.—The 
19
election under subparagraph (D) of sub-
20
section (c)(2) shall not apply to any plan 
21
year to which the election under paragraph 
22
(1) applies. 
23
‘‘(D) EXEMPTION FROM AT-RISK TREAT-
24
MENT.—Subsection (i) shall not apply. 
25
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‘‘(5) COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER PLAN.—For pur-
1
poses of this subsection— 
2
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘community 
3
newspaper plan’ means a plan to which this sec-
4
tion applies maintained as of December 31, 
5
2018, by an employer which— 
6
‘‘(i) maintains the plan on behalf of 
7
participants and beneficiaries with respect 
8
to employment in the trade or business of 
9
publishing 1 or more newspapers which 
10
were published by the employer at any 
11
time during the 11-year period ending on 
12
the date of the enactment of this sub-
13
section, 
14
‘‘(ii)(I) is not a company the stock of 
15
which is publicly traded (on a stock ex-
16
change or in an over-the-counter market), 
17
and is not controlled, directly or indirectly, 
18
by such a company, or 
19
‘‘(II) is controlled, directly, or indi-
20
rectly, during the entire 30-year period 
21
ending on the date of the enactment of this 
22
subsection by individuals who are members 
23
of the same family, and does not publish or 
24
distribute a daily newspaper that is car-
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rier-distributed in printed form in more 
1
than 5 States, and 
2
‘‘(iii) is controlled, directly, or indi-
3
rectly— 
4
‘‘(I) by 1 or more persons resid-
5
ing primarily in a State in which the 
6
community newspaper has been pub-
7
lished on newsprint or carrier-distrib-
8
uted, 
9
‘‘(II) during the entire 30-year 
10
period ending on the date of the en-
11
actment of this subsection by individ-
12
uals who are members of the same 
13
family, 
14
‘‘(III) by 1 or more trusts, the 
15
sole trustees of which are persons de-
16
scribed in subclause (I) or (II), or 
17
‘‘(IV) by a combination of per-
18
sons described in subclause (I), (II), 
19
or (III). 
20
‘‘(B) NEWSPAPER.—The term ‘newspaper’ 
21
does not include any newspaper (determined 
22
without regard to this subparagraph) to which 
23
any of the following apply: 
24
‘‘(i) Is not in general circulation. 
25
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‘‘(ii) Is published (on newsprint or 
1
electronically) less frequently than 3 times 
2
per week. 
3
‘‘(iii) Has not ever been regularly 
4
published on newsprint. 
5
‘‘(iv) Does not have a bona fide list of 
6
paid subscribers. 
7
‘‘(C) CONTROL.—A person shall be treated 
8
as controlled by another person if such other 
9
person possesses, directly or indirectly, the 
10
power to direct or cause the direction and man-
11
agement of such person (including the power to 
12
elect a majority of the members of the board of 
13
directors of such person) through the ownership 
14
of voting securities. 
15
‘‘(6) CONTROLLED
GROUP.—For purposes of 
16
this subsection, the term ‘controlled group’ means all 
17
persons treated as a single employer under sub-
18
section (b), (c), (m), or (o) of section 414 of the In-
19
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 as of the date of the 
20
enactment of this subsection. 
21
‘‘(7) EFFECT
ON
PREMIUM
RATE
CALCULA-
22
TION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
23
or any regulation issued by the Pension Benefit 
24
Guaranty Corporation, in the case of a plan for 
25
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which an election is made to apply the alternative 
1
standards described in paragraph (3), the additional 
2
premium under section 4006(a)(3)(E) shall be deter-
3
mined as if such election had not been made.’’. 
4
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
5
this section shall apply to plan years ending after Decem-
6
ber 31, 2017. 
7
SEC. 9708. COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT FREEZE. 
8
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (d) of section 415 of 
9
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding 
10
at the end the following new paragraph: 
11
‘‘(5) FREEZE
ON
COST
OF
LIVING
ADJUST-
12
MENTS.— 
13
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
14
subparagraph (B), in the case of calendar years 
15
beginning after December 31, 2030— 
16
‘‘(i) no adjustment shall be made 
17
under paragraph (1), and 
18
‘‘(ii) the dollar amounts as adjusted 
19
under such paragraph for calendar year 
20
2030 shall apply. 
21
‘‘(B) 
EXCEPTION.—Subparagraph 
(A) 
22
shall not apply in the case of a plan maintained 
23
pursuant to 1 or more collective bargaining 
24
agreements.’’. 
25
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(b) COMPENSATION LIMIT.—Paragraph (17) of sec-
1
tion 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
2
amended by adding at the end the following new subpara-
3
graph: 
4
‘‘(C) FREEZE ON COST OF LIVING ADJUST-
5
MENTS.— 
6
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
7
vided in clause (ii), in the case of calendar 
8
years 
beginning 
after 
December 
31, 
9
2030— 
10
‘‘(I) no adjustment shall be made 
11
under subparagraph (B), and 
12
‘‘(II) the dollar amount as ad-
13
justed under such subparagraph for 
14
calendar year 2030 shall apply. 
15
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—Clause (i) shall 
16
not apply in the case of a plan maintained 
17
pursuant to 1 or more collective bargaining 
18
agreements.’’. 
19
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
20
(1) Section 45A(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
21
Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘415(d)’’ and 
22
inserting ‘‘415(d) (without regard to paragraph (5) 
23
thereof)’’. 
24
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(2) Section 402(g)(4) of such Code is amended 
1
by striking ‘‘415(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘415(d) (without 
2
regard to paragraph (5) thereof)’’. 
3
(3) Section 404(l) of such Code is amended by 
4
striking 
‘‘401(a)(17)(B)’’ 
and 
inserting 
5
‘‘401(a)(17)(B) 
(without 
regard 
to 
section 
6
401(a)(17)(C))’’. 
7
(4) Section 408(k)(8) of such Code is amend-
8
ed— 
9
(A) by striking ‘‘415(d)’’ and inserting 
10
‘‘415(d) (without regard to paragraph (5) 
11
thereof)’’, and 
12
(B) by striking ‘‘401(a)(17)(B)’’ and in-
13
serting ‘‘401(a)(17)(B) (without regard to sec-
14
tion 401(a)(17)(C))’’. 
15
(5) Section 408(p)(2)(E)(ii) of such Code is 
16
amended by striking ‘‘415(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘415(d) 
17
(without regard to paragraph (5) thereof)’’. 
18
(6) Section 409(o)(2) of such Code is amended 
19
by striking ‘‘415(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘415(d) (without 
20
regard to paragraph (5) thereof)’’. 
21
(7) Section 416(i)(1)(A) of such Code is 
22
amended by striking ‘‘415(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘415(d) 
23
(without regard to paragraph (5) thereof)’’. 
24
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(8) Section 457(e)(11)(B)(iii) of such Code is 
1
amended by striking ‘‘415(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘415(d) 
2
(without regard to paragraph (5) thereof)’’. 
3
(9) Section 457(e)(15)(B) of such Code is 
4
amended by striking ‘‘415(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘415(d) 
5
(without regard to paragraph (5) thereof)’’. 
6
(10) Section 505(b)(7) of such Code is amend-
7
ed by striking ‘‘401(a)(17)(B)’’ and inserting 
8
‘‘401(a)(17)(B) 
(without 
regard 
to 
section 
9
401(a)(17)(C))’’. 
10
(11) Section 664(g)(7)(B) of such Code is 
11
amended by striking ‘‘415(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘415(d) 
12
(without regard to paragraph (5) thereof)’’. 
13
Subtitle I—Child Care for Workers 
14
SEC. 9801. CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE. 
15
(a) APPROPRIATION.— 
16
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 418(a)(3) of the So-
17
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 618(a)(3)) is amended 
18
to read as follows: 
19
‘‘(3) APPROPRIATION.—For grants under this 
20
section, there are appropriated $3,550,000,000 for 
21
each fiscal year, of which— 
22
‘‘(A) $3,375,000,000 shall be available for 
23
grants to States; 
24
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‘‘(B) $100,000,000 shall be available for 
1
grants to Indian tribes and tribal organizations; 
2
and 
3
‘‘(C) $75,000,000 shall be available for 
4
grants to territories.’’. 
5
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
6
418(a)(2)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 618(a)(2)(A)) 
7
is amended by striking ‘‘paragraph (3), and remain-
8
ing after the reservation described in paragraph (4) 
9
and’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3)(A),’’. 
10
(b) SUSPENSION OF STATE MATCH REQUIREMENT 
11
IN FISCAL YEARS 2021 AND 2022.—With respect to the 
12
amounts made available by section 418(a)(3)(A) of the So-
13
cial Security Act for each of fiscal years 2021 and 2022, 
14
section 418(a)(2)(C) of such Act shall be applied and ad-
15
ministered with respect to any State that is entitled to 
16
receive the entire amount that would be allotted to the 
17
State under section 418(a)(2)(B) of such Act for the fiscal 
18
year in the absence of this section, as if the Federal med-
19
ical assistance percentage for the State for the fiscal year 
20
were 100 percent. 
21
(c) FUNDING
FOR
THE
TERRITORIES.—Section 
22
418(a)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 618(a)(4)) is amended 
23
to read as follows: 
24
‘‘(4) TERRITORIES.— 
25
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‘‘(A) GRANTS.—The Secretary shall use 
1
the amounts made available by paragraph 
2
(3)(C) to make grants to the territories under 
3
this paragraph. 
4
‘‘(B) 
ALLOTMENTS.—The 
amount 
de-
5
scribed in subparagraph (A) shall be allotted 
6
among the territories in proportion to the share 
7
of each territory of the total of the amounts 
8
payable to the territories under the Child Care 
9
and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 for 
10
the then most recent fiscal year. 
11
‘‘(C) REDISTRIBUTION.—The 1st sentence 
12
of clause (i) and clause (ii) of paragraph (2)(D) 
13
shall apply with respect to the amounts allotted 
14
to the territories under this paragraph, except 
15
that the 2nd sentence of paragraph (2)(D) shall 
16
not apply and the amounts allotted to the terri-
17
tories that are available for redistribution for a 
18
fiscal year shall be redistributed to each terri-
19
tory that applies for the additional amounts, to 
20
the extent that the Secretary determines that 
21
the territory will be able to use the additional 
22
amounts to provide child care assistance, in an 
23
amount that bears the same ratio to the 
24
amount so available for redistribution as the 
25
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amount allotted to the territory for the fiscal 
1
year bears to the total amount allotted to all 
2
the territories receiving redistributed funds 
3
under this paragraph for the fiscal year. 
4
‘‘(D) INAPPLICABILITY OF PAYMENT LIMI-
5
TATION.— Section 1108(a) shall not apply with 
6
respect to any amount paid under this para-
7
graph. 
8
‘‘(E) APPLICATION OF CHILD CARE AND 
9
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ACT OF 1990.— 
10
Subsection (c) shall apply with respect to any 
11
amount paid under this paragraph. 
12
‘‘(F) TERRITORY.—In this paragraph, the 
13
term ‘territory’ means the Commonwealth of 
14
Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, 
15
Guam, American Samoa, and the Common-
16
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.’’. 
17
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Union Calendar No. 1 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1319 
[Report No. 117–7] 
A BILL 
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of 
S. Con. Res. 5. 
FEBRUARY 24, 2021 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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