Congressional Record, Senate, page S3390 (June 25, 2020)
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Page S3390 of the Senate section of the Congressional Record for June 25, 2020, printing part of a longer legislative text. One portion sets out amounts of $3,000,000,000, $10,000,000,000, $59,000,000,000 and $205,000,000,000 of "such amount" for payments to territories, Tribal governments, States and local communities, with payments due not later than 15 days after enactment. Another portion provides for a study and a report to the Director of National Intelligence within 180 days. Amendments to the Small Business Act replace $6,500,000 with $10,000,000 and $4,000,000 with $8,000,000.
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S3390 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 25, 2020
upon in order for the United States Govern- ‘‘(A) $3,000,000,000 of such amount for mak- ‘‘(ii) the sum of the coronavirus infection
ment to identify, characterize, and mitigate ing payments to United States Virgin Is- rates determined for each of the 50 States,
the threats identified under paragraph (1); lands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the the District of Columbia, and the Common-
and Northern Mariana Islands, and American wealth of Puerto Rico.
(5) recommend opportunities, and any such Samoa under subsection (c)(7); ‘‘(6) PAYMENTS TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES.—
authorities or resources required, to improve ‘‘(B) $10,000,000,000 of such amount for mak- ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—From the amount re-
the efficiency and effectiveness of the United ing payments to Tribal governments under served under subsection (a)(2)(D), the Sec-
States Government in identifying the subsection (c)(8); retary shall pay—
threats identified under paragraph (1) and ‘‘(C) $59,000,000,000 of such amount for the ‘‘(i) 70 percent of the amount so reserved
mitigating the risk posed by such threats. portion of the payments made to the 50 directly to the metropolitan cities and urban
(c) SUBMISSION TO DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL States, the District of Columbia, and the counties (as those terms are defined in sec-
INTELLIGENCE.—Not later than 180 days after Commonwealth of Puerto Rico that is deter- tion 102 of the Housing and Community De-
the date of the enactment of this Act, the mined under subsection (c)(5); and velopment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302)) in the
federally funded research and development ‘‘(D) $205,000,000,000 of such amount for State that received allocations under section
center selected to conduct the study under making payments to local communities 106(b) of the Housing and Community Devel-
subsection (a) shall submit to the Director of under subsection (c)(6). opment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306(b)) for fis-
National Intelligence a report on the results ‘‘(b) DEADLINE FOR PAYMENTS.—The Sec- cal year 2019, pursuant to the same formula
of the study in both classified and unclassi- retary shall make the payments determined used to make such allocations under that
fied form. under subsection (c) not later than 15 days section for such fiscal year; and
(d) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.— after the date of enactment of this section. ‘‘(ii) subject to subparagraph (C), 30 per-
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days ‘‘(c) PAYMENT AMOUNTS.— cent of the amount so reserved directly to
after the date on which the Director of Na- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), each of the 50 States, to be distributed by
tional Intelligence receives the report under the amount paid under this section for fiscal such States upon receipt on a pass-through
subsection (c), the Director shall submit to year 2020 to a State that is one of the 50 basis, and without requiring any application,
the appropriate committees of Congress an States, the District of Columbia, or the Com- to units of general local government in non-
unaltered copy of the report in both classi- monwealth of Puerto Rico, shall be the sum entitlement areas (as such terms are defined
fied and unclassified form, and such com- of— in such section 102) in such States, in
ments as the Director, in coordination with ‘‘(A) the relative population proportion amounts equal to the relative sum of the
the Secretary of Treasury in his capacity as amount determined for the State under para- populations of such units of general local
the Chair of the Financial Stability Over- graph (3) for such fiscal year; and government in each such State as a propor-
sight Council and the heads of other relevant ‘‘(B) the relative coronavirus infection rate tion of the total population of all such units
departments and agencies, may have with re- proportion amount determined for the State of general local government in all of the 50
spect to the report. under paragraph (5) for such fiscal year. States.
(2) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON- ‘‘(2) MINIMUM PAYMENT.— ‘‘(B) UNITS OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT
GRESS.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appro- ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—No State that is one of IN NONENTITLEMENT AREAS WITH OVERLAPPING
priate committees of Congress’’ means— the 50 States, the District of Columbia, or POPULATIONS OR CONSOLIDATED GOVERN-
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, shall re- MENTS.—If two or more units of general local
Select Committee on Intelligence, and the ceive a payment under this section for fiscal government in nonentitlement areas have
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban year 2020 that is less than $5,000,000,000. overlapping populations or have formed a
Affairs of the Senate; and ‘‘(B) PRO RATA ADJUSTMENTS.—The Sec- consolidated government—
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the retary shall adjust on a pro rata basis the ‘‘(i) the population of the unit of general
Permanent Select Committee on Intel- amount of the payments for each of the 50 local government with the largest popu-
ligence, and the Committee on Financial States, the District of Columbia, and the lation among such overlapping populations
Services of the House of Representatives. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, determined or that is part of such consolidated govern-
under this subsection without regard to this ment shall be the population used for pur-
SA 1870. Mr. REED submitted an subparagraph to the extent necessary to poses of determining the amount to be paid
amendment intended to be proposed by comply with the requirements of subpara- directly to a State under clause (ii) of sub-
him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize ap- graph (A). paragraph (A); and
propriations for fiscal year 2021 for ‘‘(3) RELATIVE POPULATION PROPORTION ‘‘(ii) the chief executive officer of the State
military activities of the Department AMOUNT.—For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), shall distribute the portion of such payment
of Defense, for military construction, the relative population proportion amount that is based on such population among the
and for defense activities of the De- determined under this paragraph for a State units of general local government with such
for fiscal year 2020 is the product of— overlapping populations or that are part of
partment of Energy, to prescribe mili-
‘‘(A) the amount appropriated under sub- such consolidated government, in amounts
tary personnel strengths for such fiscal section (a)(1) for fiscal year 2020 that re- equal to the relative populations of such
year, and for other purposes; which was mains after the application of the reserva- units of general local government as a pro-
ordered to lie on the table; as follows: tions made under subsection (a)(2); and portion of such payment portion, unless—
At the appropriate place, insert the fol- ‘‘(B) the relative State population propor- ‘‘(I) the units of general local government
lowing: tion (as defined in paragraph (4)) determined involved notify such chief executive officer
SEC. ll. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR for such fiscal year. of their agreement regarding how such pay-
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FOR STATES, ‘‘(4) RELATIVE STATE POPULATION PROPOR- ment portion is to be distributed among
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, AND LOCAL TION DEFINED.—For purposes of paragraph them, based on the aggregate population of
COMMUNITIES.
(3)(B), the term ‘relative State population such units of general local government, in
(a) STATE & LOCAL EMERGENCY STABILIZA-
proportion’ means, with respect to each of which case such chief executive officer shall
TION FUND.—Title VI of the Social Security
the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and make distributions in accordance with that
Act (42 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) is amended by add-
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the agreement; or
ing at the end the following:
quotient of— ‘‘(II) in the case of a consolidated govern-
‘‘SEC. 602. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FOR STATES, ‘‘(A) the population of the State, District ment, the consolidated government notifies
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, AND LOCAL of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto such chief executive officer of a determina-
COMMUNITIES. Rico (as applicable); and tion of the consolidated government regard-
‘‘(a) APPROPRIATION.— ‘‘(B) the sum of the populations of each of ing how such payment portion is to be dis-
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Out of any money in the the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and tributed among the units of local govern-
Treasury of the United States not otherwise the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. ment represented by the consolidated gov-
appropriated, there are appropriated for ‘‘(5) RELATIVE CORONAVIRUS INFECTION RATE ernment, based on the aggregate population
making payments under this section to PROPORTION AMOUNT.—For purposes of para- of such units of general local government, in
States, Tribal governments, and local com- graph (1)(B), the relative coronavirus infec- which case such chief executive officer shall
munities described in subsection (c)(6), tion rate proportion amount determined make distributions in accordance with that
$600,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2020. The under this paragraph for each of the 50 determination.
amount appropriated under this paragraph States, the District of Columbia, and the ‘‘(C) TREATMENT OF STATES NOT ACTING AS
and paid in accordance with this section Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, for fiscal PASS-THROUGH AGENTS UNDER CDBG.—In the
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shall be in addition to the amount appro- year 2020 is the product of— case of a State that has not elected to dis-
priated under subsection (a) of section 601 ‘‘(A) the amount reserved under subsection tribute amounts allocated under section
and paid to States, Tribal governments, and (a)(2)(C); and 106(d)(1) of the Housing and Community De-
units of local government under that sec- ‘‘(B) the quotient of— velopment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306(d)(1)),
tion. ‘‘(i) the coronavirus infection rate deter- the Secretary shall act in place of the State
‘‘(2) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—Of the mined for the State, District of Columbia, or for purposes of determining the amount of,
amount appropriated under paragraph (1), Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (as applica- and distributing on a pass-through basis, and
the Secretary shall reserve— ble); and without requiring any application, payments
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June 25, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S3391
to units of general local government in non- disaster or emergency with respect to SA 1873. Mr. CARDIN submitted an
entitlement areas in that State under sub- COVID–19; or amendment intended to be proposed by
paragraph (A)(ii). ‘‘(B) to provide services, benefits, or assist- him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize ap-
‘‘(7) PAYMENTS TO TERRITORIES.—The ance, or support programs, projects, and op-
propriations for fiscal year 2021 for
amount paid under this section to the United erations, accounted for in the budget for the
States Virgin Islands, Guam, the Common- State, Tribal government, or unit of local military activities of the Department
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or government approved for any fiscal year oc- of Defense, for military construction,
American Samoa, shall be the amount equal curring during the period that begins on Jan- and for defense activities of the De-
to the product of— uary 1, 2020, and ends on June 30, 2022 (with- partment of Energy, to prescribe mili-
‘‘(A) the amount reserved under subsection out regard to any relation to the tary personnel strengths for such fiscal
(a)(2)(A); and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19)). year, and for other purposes; which was
‘‘(B) each such territory’s share of the ‘‘(2) NON-FEDERAL FUNDING.—For the pur- ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
combined total population of all such terri- pose of meeting the non-Federal share re-
tories, as determined by the Secretary. quirement of any Federal grant-in-aid pro- At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, add
‘‘(8) PAYMENTS TO TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.— gram or other form of Federal assistance, in- the following:
The amounts paid under this section to Trib- cluding assistance provided under the Robert SEC. ll. DIRECT APPROPRIATIONS FOR TECH-
NICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL
al governments from the amount reserved T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
BUSINESS CONCERNS.
under subsection (a)(2)(B) shall be deter- Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) and the
mined in the same manner as the amounts Medicaid program established under title Out of amounts in the Treasury not other-
paid to Tribal governments under section XIX, funds provided under a payment made wise appropriated, there is appropriated to
601(c)(7). under this section to a State, Tribal govern- the Small Business Administration $3,400,000,
‘‘(9) DATA.—For purposes of determining— ment, or unit of local government are to remain available until expended, for addi-
‘‘(A) the population of each of the 50 deemed to be non-Federal funds. tional financial assistance authorized under
States, the District of Columbia, the Com- ‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—A State, Tribal govern- section 7(j) of the Small Business Act (15
monwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States ment, or unit of local government may not U.S.C. 636(j)) for projects providing technical
Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of use funds provided under a payment made or management assistance, with special at-
the Northern Mariana Islands, American under this section to provide any kind of tax tention to small business concerns (as de-
Samoa, and units of general local govern- cut, rebate, deduction, credit, or any other fined in section 3 of the Small Business Act
ment, the Secretary shall use the most re- tax benefit, or to reduce or eliminate any fee (15 U.S.C. 632)) located in areas of high con-
cent year for which data are available from imposed by the State, Tribal government, or centration of unemployed or low-income in-
the Bureau of the Census; and unit of local government, during the period dividuals.
‘‘(B) the relative coronavirus infection rate described in paragraph (1).’’.
proportion amounts under paragraph (5), the SA 1874. Mr. CARDIN submitted an
Secretary shall use the most recent daily up- SA 1871. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
dated data on the number of COVID–19 cases amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize ap-
published on the internet by the Centers for him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize ap- propriations for fiscal year 2021 for
Disease Control and Prevention. propriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the Department
‘‘(d) OTHER PROVISIONS.— military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction,
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The amounts paid under of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the De-
this section shall be subject to— partment of Energy, to prescribe mili-
‘‘(A) the use of funds and oversight require-
and for defense activities of the De-
ments of subsections (d) and (f) of section 601 partment of Energy, to prescribe mili- tary personnel strengths for such fiscal
in the same manner as such requirements tary personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
apply to the amounts paid under that sec- year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
tion; and ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, add
‘‘(B) the definitions of each paragraph of At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, add the following:
section 601(g) other than paragraph (2) of the following: SEC. ll. INCREASE IN TOTAL SOLE-SOURCE
that section. SEC. ll. TEMPORARY EXEMPTION FROM BUSI- CONTRACT VALUES.
‘‘(2) IG FUNDING AUTHORITY.—Notwith- NESS ACTIVITY TARGETS FOR 8(A) (a) QUALIFIED HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS
standing section 601(f)(3), the Inspector Gen- PARTICIPANTS. CONCERNS.—Section 31(c)(2)(A)(ii) of the
eral of the Department of the Treasury may During the period beginning on the date of Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
use the amount appropriated under that sec- enactment of this Act and ending on Sep- 657a(c)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended—
tion to carry out oversight and recoupment tember 30, 2023, the Administrator of the (1) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’
activities under this section in addition to Small Business Administration may waive and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’; and
the oversight and recoupment activities car- the requirements under section 8(a)(7)(A) of (2) in subclause (II), by striking
ried out under section 601(f). the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. ‘‘$3,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$8,000,000’’.
‘‘(3) NONAPPLICATION.—Except as otherwise 637(a)(7)(A)) for small business concerns (as (b) SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED AND
provided in this section, the requirements defined in section 3 of the Small Business CONTROLLED BY SERVICE-DISABLED VET-
applicable to the amount appropriated for Act (15 U.S.C. 632)) participating in the pro- ERANS.—Section 36(a)(2) of the Small Busi-
fiscal year 2020 under section 601(a)(1) (as gram under such section 8(a) to attain tar- ness Act (15 U.S.C. 657f(a)(2)) is amended—
added by section 5001 of Public Law 116–136) geted dollar levels of revenue outside of the (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking
shall not apply to the amount appropriated program. ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’; and
under subsection (a) of this section for such (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking
fiscal year.’’. SA 1872. Mr. CARDIN submitted an ‘‘$3,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$8,000,000’’.
(b) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO USE PAY- amendment intended to be proposed by (c) SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED AND
MENTS TO MAKE UP REVENUE SHORTFALLS.— him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize ap- CONTROLLED BY SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY
Effective as if included in the enactment of propriations for fiscal year 2021 for DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS.—Section
the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic military activities of the Department 8(a)(1)(D)(i)(II) of the Small Business Act (15
Security Act (Public Law 116–136), subsection of Defense, for military construction, U.S.C. 637(a)(1)(D)(i)(II)) is amended—
(d) of section 601 of the Social Security Act, (1) by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting
and for defense activities of the De-
as added by section 5001(a) of the ‘‘$10,000,000’’; and
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Secu- partment of Energy, to prescribe mili- (2) by striking ‘‘$3,000,000’’ and inserting
rity Act, is amended to read as follows: tary personnel strengths for such fiscal ‘‘$8,000,000’’.
‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.— year, and for other purposes; which was (d) CERTAIN SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State, Tribal govern- ordered to lie on the table; as follows: OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY WOMEN.—Section
ment, and unit of local government may use At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, add 8(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
the funds provided under a payment made the following: 637(m)) is amended—
under this section for any expenditures dur- SEC. ll. TEMPORARY EXTENSION FOR 8(A) PAR- (1) in paragraph (7)(B)—
ing the period that begins on January 1, 2020, TICIPANTS. (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘$6,500,000’’
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and ends on June 30, 2022— The Administrator of the Small Business and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’; and
‘‘(A) to prevent, prepare for, or respond to Administration shall allow a small business (B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘$4,000,000’’
the public health emergency with respect to concern (as defined in section 3 of the Small and inserting ‘‘$8,000,000’’; and
the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) or Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)) participating in (2) in paragraph (8)(B)—
the declaration by the President under sec- the program established under section 8(a) of (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘$6,500,000’’
tion 401 or 501, respectively, of the Robert T. the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)) on and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’; and
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As- the date of enactment of this section to ex- (B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘$4,000,000’’
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170, 5191) of a major tend such participation by a period of 1 year. and inserting ‘‘$8,000,000’’.
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