Congressional Record, Senate, August 4, 2020, Page S4838 — Amendments to S. 178
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Page S4838 of the Senate section of the Congressional Record for August 4, 2020. It prints amendment text with provisos on appropriated funds: $100,000,000 for activities and services under Project AWARE, not less than $250,000,000 for activities authorized under a section of the PHS Act, and not less than $15,000,000 to tribes, tribal organizations and urban Indian health organizations. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration may waive requirements for the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant and the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant. Another provision sets unemployment payment amounts of $600 for weeks ending on or before July 31, 2020, and $500 for weeks ending on or before September 28, 2020.
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S4838 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE August 4, 2020
Provided further, That of the amount appro- is available for activities authorized under ments under subparagraph (A)(i) notwith-
priated under this heading in this Act, section 501(o) of the PHS Act: Provided fur- standing any arrest or conviction under Fed-
$100,000,000 shall be for activities and serv- ther, That from within the amount appro- eral, State, or Tribal law of an owner of not
ices under Project AWARE: Provided further, priated under this heading in this Act in the less than 20 percent of the equity of the enti-
That of the amount appropriated under this previous provisos, a total of not less than ty or organization, unless the owner is incar-
heading in this Act, not less than $250,000,000 $15,000,000 shall be allocated to tribes, tribal cerated on the date on which the entity or
is available for activities authorized under organizations, urban Indian health organiza- organization applies for assistance made
section 501(o) of the PHS Act: Provided fur- tions, or health or behavioral health service available under this section; and
ther, That from within the amount appro- providers to tribes: Provided further, That (II) an individual who meets the require-
priated under this heading in this Act in the with respect to the amount appropriated ments under subparagraph (A)(ii) notwith-
previous provisos, a total of not less than under this heading in this Act the Substance standing an arrest or conviction under Fed-
$15,000,000 shall be allocated to tribes, tribal Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis- eral, State, or Tribal law of the individual,
organizations, urban Indian health organiza- tration may waive requirements with respect unless the individual is incarcerated on the
tions, or health or behavioral health service to allowable activities, timelines, or report- date on which the individual applies for as-
providers to tribes: Provided further, That ing requirements for the Substance Abuse sistance made available under this section.
with respect to the amount appropriated Prevention and Treatment Block Grant and (ii) FINANCIAL FRAUD OR DECEPTION.—Not-
under this heading in this Act the Substance the Community Mental Health Services withstanding clause (i), the term ‘‘eligible
Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis- Block Grant as deemed necessary to facili- entity’’ does not include—
tration may waive requirements with respect tate a grantee’s response to coronavirus: Pro- (I) a privately-held business entity or non-
to allowable activities, timelines, or report- vided further, That such amount is des- profit organization if, during the 5-year pe-
ing requirements for the Substance Abuse ignated by the Congress as being for an riod preceding the date on which the busi-
Prevention and Treatment Block Grant and emergency requirement pursuant to section ness or organization applies for assistance
the Community Mental Health Services 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and made available under this section, an owner
Block Grant as deemed necessary to facili- Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. of not less than 20 percent of the equity of
tate a grantee’s response to coronavirus: Pro- the entity or organization was convicted of
vided further, That such amount is des- SA 2537. Mr. DAINES submitted an an offense involving financial fraud or decep-
ignated by the Congress as being for an amendment intended to be proposed to tion under Federal, State, or Tribal law that
emergency requirement pursuant to section is punishable by imprisonment for a term of
amendment SA 2499 proposed by Mr.
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and more than 1 year; or
MCCONNELL to the bill S. 178, to con- (II) an individual if, during the 5-year pe-
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. demn gross human rights violations of riod preceding the date on which the indi-
SA 2536. Mrs. CAPITO (for herself ethnic Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, and vidual applies for assistance made available
and Ms. COLLINS) submitted an amend- calling for an end to arbitrary deten- under this section, the individual was con-
tion, torture, and harassment of these victed of an offense involving financial fraud
ment intended to be proposed by her to or deception under Federal, State, or Tribal
the bill S. 178, to condemn gross human communities inside and outside China;
which was ordered to lie on the table; law that is punishable by imprisonment for a
rights violations of ethnic Turkic Mus- term of more than 1 year.
lims in Xinjiang, and calling for an end as follows: (3) ELIGIBLE SELF-EMPLOYED INDIVIDUAL.—
to arbitrary detention, torture, and At the appropriate place, insert the fol- The term ‘‘eligible self-employed individual’’
lowing: has the meaning given the term in section
harassment of these communities in-
SEC. lll. SMALL BUSINESS LOCAL RELIEF 7(a)(36)(A) of the Small Business Act (15
side and outside China; which was or- PROGRAM. U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(A)).
dered to lie on the table; as follows: (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (4) ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITY.—The term
At the appropriate place, insert the fol- (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis- ‘‘entitlement community’’ means a metro-
lowing: trator’’ means the Administrator of the politan city or urban county, as those terms
TITLE ll— Small Business Administration. are defined in section 102 of the Housing and
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN (2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.— Community Development Act of 1974 (42
SERVICES (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘eligible enti- U.S.C. 5302).
ty’’— (5) EXCHANGE; ISSUER; SECURITY.—The
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH (i) means a privately-held business entity terms ‘‘exchange’’, ‘‘issuer’’, and ‘‘security’’
SERVICES ADMINISTRATION or nonprofit organization that, taking into have the meanings given the terms in sec-
HEALTH SURVEILLANCE AND PROGRAM SUPPORT consideration the principles under section tion 3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
For an additional amount for ‘‘Health Sur- 121.301(f) of title 13, Code of Federal Regula- 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)).
veillance and Program Support’’, tions, or any successor regulation— (6) FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES.—
$4,500,000,000, to remain available through (I) employs— (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘full-time
September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, (aa) not more than 20 full-time equivalent equivalent employees’’ means a number of
and respond to coronavirus, domestically or employees; or employees equal to the number determined
internationally: Provided, That of the (bb) if the entity or organization is located by dividing—
amount appropriated under this heading in in a low-income community, not more than (i) the total number of hours of service for
this Act, $1,500,000,000 shall be for grants for 50 full-time equivalent employees; which wages were paid by the employer to
the substance abuse prevention and treat- (II) has experienced a loss of revenue as a employees during the taxable year; by
ment block grant program under subpart II result of the COVID–19 pandemic, according (ii) 2,080.
of part B of title XIX of the Public Health to criteria established by the Secretary; and (B) ROUNDING.—The number determined
Service Act (‘‘PHS Act’’): Provided further, (III) with respect to such an entity or orga- under subparagraph (A) shall be rounded to
That of the amount appropriated under this nization that receives assistance from a the next lowest whole number if not other-
heading in this Act, $2,000,000,000 shall be for small business emergency fund, satisfies ad- wise a whole number.
grants for the community mental health ditional requirements, as determined by the (C) EXCESS HOURS NOT COUNTED.—If an em-
services block grant program under subpart I State, unit of general local government, In- ployee works in excess of 2,080 hours of serv-
of part B of title XIX of the PHS Act: Pro- dian Tribe, or other entity that has estab- ice during any taxable year, such excess
vided further, That of the amount appro- lished the small business emergency fund; shall not be taken into account under sub-
priated in the previous proviso, the Assistant (ii) includes an individual who operates paragraph (A).
Secretary is directed to provide no less than under a sole proprietorship, an individual (D) HOURS OF SERVICE.—The Secretary, in
50 percent of funds directly to facilities de- who operates as an independent contractor, consultation with the Secretary of Labor,
fined in section 1913(c) of the PHS Act: Pro- and an eligible self-employed individual if shall prescribe such regulations, rules, and
vided further, That of the amount appro- such an individual has experienced a loss of guidance as may be necessary to determine
priated under this heading in this Act, not revenue as a result of the COVID–19 pan- the hours of service of an employee, includ-
less than $600,000,000 is available for Certified demic, according to criteria established by ing rules for the application of this para-
Community Behavioral Health Clinic Expan- the Secretary; and graph to employees who are not compensated
sion Grant program: Provided further, That of (iii) does not include an issuer, the securi- on an hourly basis.
the amount appropriated under this heading ties of which are listed on a national securi- (7) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’
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in this Act, not less than $50,000,000 shall be ties exchange. has the meaning given the term ‘‘Indian
available for suicide prevention programs: (B) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN CRIMINAL VIOLA- tribe’’ in section 102 of the Housing and Com-
Provided further, That of the amount appro- TIONS.— munity Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C.
priated under this heading in this Act, (i) ARRESTS OR CONVICTIONS.—Except as 5302).
$100,000,000 shall be for activities and serv- provided in clause (ii), the term ‘‘eligible en- (8) LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY.—The term
ices under Project AWARE: Provided further, tity’’ includes— ‘‘low-income community’’ has the meaning
That of the amount appropriated under this (I) a privately-held business entity or non- given the term in section 45D(e) of the Inter-
heading in this Act, not less than $250,000,000 profit organization that meets the require- nal Revenue Code of 1986.
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August 4, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4839
(9) MINORITY.—The term ‘‘minority’’ has formula under section 106(b) of the Housing general local government, or that Indian
the meaning given the term in section and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 Tribe (or entity designated thereby), respec-
1204(c)(3) of the Financial Institutions Re- U.S.C. 5306(b)); and tively;
form, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (II) 30 percent shall be allocated to States, (ii) to provide funding to support organiza-
(12 U.S.C. 1811 note). for use in nonentitlement areas, in accord- tions that provide technical assistance to el-
(10) MINORITY-OWNED ENTITY.—The term ance with the formula under section 106(d)(1) igible entities; or
‘‘minority-owned entity’’ means an entity— of the Housing and Community Development (iii) subject to subparagraph (B), to pay for
(A) more than 50 percent of the ownership Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306(d)(1)). administrative costs incurred by that State
or control of which is held by not less than (ii) RURAL BONUS FORMULA FOR STATES.— (or entity designated thereby), that unit of
1 minority; and The Secretary shall allocate the amount al- general local government (or entity des-
(B) more than 50 percent of the net profit located under subparagraph (A)(ii) to States, ignated thereby), that entity designated by a
or loss of which accrues to not less than 1 for use in nonentitlement areas, in accord- unit of general local government, or that In-
minority. ance with the formula under section 106(d)(1) dian Tribe (or entity designated thereby), re-
(11) NATIONAL SECURITIES EXCHANGE.—The of the Housing and Community Development spectively, in establishing and administering
term ‘‘national securities exchange’’ means Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306(d)(1)). a small business emergency fund.
an exchange that is registered under section (iii) COMPETITIVE AWARDS TO INDIAN (B) LIMITATION.—A State, unit of general
6 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 TRIBES.— local government, entity designated by a
U.S.C. 78f). (I) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Housing unit of general local government, or Indian
(12) NONENTITLEMENT AREA; STATE; UNIT OF and Urban Development shall allocate to In- Tribe may not use more than 3 percent of an
GENERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT.— dian Tribes on a competitive basis the allocation received under paragraph (1) for a
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in amount allocated under subparagraph purpose described in subparagraph (A)(iii) of
subparagraph (B), the terms ‘‘nonentitle- (A)(iii). this paragraph.
ment area’’, ‘‘State’’, and ‘‘unit of general (II) REQUIREMENTS.—In making allocations (C) OBLIGATION DEADLINES.—
local government’’ have the meanings given under subclause (I), the Secretary of Housing (i) STATES.—Of the amounts that a State
those terms in section 102 of the Housing and and Urban Development shall, to the great- elects under paragraph (1)(C)(ii)(I)(bb) to re-
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 est extent practicable, ensure that each In- serve for use by the State under this para-
U.S.C. 5302). dian Tribe that satisfies requirements estab- graph—
(B) STATE.—For purposes of subparagraphs lished by the Secretary of Housing and (I) any amounts that the State provides to
(A)(ii) and (B)(ii) of subsection (c)(1), the Urban Development receives such an alloca- a small business emergency fund under sub-
term ‘‘State’’ means any State of the United tion. paragraph (A)(i) of this paragraph shall be
States. (C) STATE ALLOCATIONS FOR NONENTITLE- obligated by the small business emergency
(13) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ MENT AREAS.— fund for expenditure not later than 90 days
means the Small Business Local Relief Pro- (i) EQUITABLE ALLOCATION.—To the greatest after the date on which the State received
gram established under this section. extent practicable, a State shall allocate the amounts from the Secretary under
(14) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ amounts for nonentitlement areas under clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (1)(A); and
means the Secretary of the Treasury. clauses (i)(II) and (ii) of subparagraph (B) on (II) any amounts that the State chooses to
(15) SMALL BUSINESS EMERGENCY FUND.— an equitable basis. provide to an organization under subpara-
The term ‘‘small business emergency fund’’ (ii) DISTRIBUTION OF AMOUNTS.— graph (A)(ii) of this paragraph, or to use to
means a fund or program— (I) DISCRETION.—Not later than 14 days pay for administrative costs under subpara-
(A) established by a State, a unit of gen- after the date on which a State receives graph (A)(iii) of this paragraph, shall be obli-
eral local government, an Indian Tribe, or an amounts for use in a nonentitlement area gated by the State for expenditure not later
entity designated by a State, unit of general under clause (i)(II) or (ii) of subparagraph than 90 days after the date on which the
local government, or Indian Tribe; and (B), the State shall— State received the amounts from the Sec-
(B) that provides or administers financing (aa) distribute the amounts, or a portion retary under clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph
to eligible entities (including any particular thereof, to a unit of general local govern- (1)(A).
class or category of eligible entities deter- ment located in the nonentitlement area, or (ii) ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITIES.—Of the
mined appropriate by the entity establishing an entity designated thereby, that has estab- amounts that an entitlement community re-
the fund or program) in the form of grants, lished or will establish a small business ceives from the Secretary under paragraph
low-interest loans, or other means in accord- emergency fund, for use under paragraph (2); (1)(B)(i)(I)—
ance with the needs of eligible entities and or (I) any amounts that the entitlement com-
the capacity of the fund or program. (bb) elect to reserve the amounts, or a por- munity provides to a small business emer-
(16) WOMEN-OWNED ENTITY.—The term tion thereof, for use by the State under para- gency fund under subparagraph (A)(i) of this
‘‘women-owned entity’’ means an entity— graph (2) for the benefit of eligible entities paragraph shall be obligated by the small
(A) more than 50 percent of the ownership located in the nonentitlement area. business emergency fund for expenditure not
or control of which is held by not less than (II) UNITS OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT later than 90 days after the date on which
1 woman; and WITH SMALL BUSINESS EMERGENCY FUNDS.—In the entitlement community received the
(B) more than 50 percent of the net profit distributing amounts under subclause (I), in amounts; and
or loss of which accrues to not less than 1 the case of amounts allocated for a non- (II) any amounts that the entitlement
woman. entitlement area in which a unit of general community chooses to provide to an organi-
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established local government or an entity designated zation under subparagraph (A)(ii) of this
in the Department of the Treasury the Small thereby has established a small business paragraph, or to use to pay for administra-
Business Local Relief Program, the purpose emergency fund and has demonstrated an tive costs under subparagraph (A)(iii) of this
of which is to allocate resources to States, ability to administer that fund efficiently paragraph, shall be obligated by the entitle-
units of general local government, and In- and effectively, a State shall, as quickly as ment community for expenditure not later
dian Tribes to provide assistance to eligible is practicable, distribute an equitable than 90 days after the date on which the en-
entities and organizations that assist eligi- amount to that unit of general local govern- titlement community received the amounts.
ble entities. ment or entity, respectively, as described in (iii) NONENTITLEMENT COMMUNITIES.—Of the
(c) FUNDING.— item (aa) of that subclause. amounts that a unit of general local govern-
(1) FUNDING TO STATES, LOCALITIES, AND IN- (iii) TREATMENT OF STATES NOT ACTING AS ment, or an entity designated thereby, lo-
DIAN TRIBES.— PASS-THROUGH AGENTS UNDER CDBG.—The Sec- cated in a nonentitlement area receives from
(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made retary shall allocate amounts to a State a State under paragraph (1)(C)(ii)(I)(aa)—
available to carry out the Program under under this paragraph without regard to (I) any amounts that the unit of general
subsection (i), the Secretary shall allocate— whether the State has elected to distribute local government or entity provides to a
(i) $35,000,000,000 to States and units of gen- amounts allocated under section 106(d)(1) of small business emergency fund under sub-
eral local government in accordance with the Housing and Community Development paragraph (A)(i) of this paragraph shall be
subparagraph (B)(i); Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306(d)(1)). obligated by the small business emergency
(ii) $15,000,000,000 to States in accordance (2) USE OF FUNDS.— fund for expenditure not later than 90 days
with subparagraph (B)(ii); and (A) IN GENERAL.—A State, unit of general after the date on which the State received
(iii) $500,000,000 to the Secretary of Housing local government, entity designated by a the amounts from the Secretary under
and Urban Development for allocations to unit of general local government, or Indian clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (1)(A); and
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Indian Tribes in accordance with subpara- Tribe that receives an allocation under para- (II) any amounts that the unit of general
graph (B)(iii). graph (1), whether directly or indirectly, local government or entity chooses to pro-
(B) ALLOCATIONS.— may use that allocation— vide to a support organization under sub-
(i) FORMULA FOR STATES AND UNITS OF GEN- (i) to provide funding to a small business paragraph (A)(ii) of this paragraph or to use
ERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—Of the amount al- emergency fund established by that State (or to pay for administrative costs under sub-
located under subparagraph (A)(i)— entity designated thereby), that unit of gen- paragraph (A)(iii) of this paragraph shall be
(I) 70 percent shall be allocated to entitle- eral local government (or entity designated obligated by the unit of general local govern-
ment communities in accordance with the thereby), that entity designated by a unit of ment or entity for expenditure not later
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S4840 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE August 4, 2020
than 90 days after the date on which the (ii) in the case of an eligible entity who is made available under the Program has failed
State received the amounts from the Sec- an individual, a woman or a minority; and to comply with a requirement of this sec-
retary under clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (B) maintain a record of the responses to tion, the amount equal to the amount of
(1)(A). each inquiry conducted under subparagraph funds used in violation of this section shall
(D) RECOVERY OF UNOBLIGATED FUNDS.—If a (A), which the entity shall promptly submit be booked as a debt of that entity owed to
State, entitlement community, other unit of to the applicable State, unit of general local the Federal Government and, when recouped,
general local government, entity designated government, or Indian Tribe. shall be deposited in the General Fund of the
by a unit of general local government, or (2) RIGHT TO REFUSE.—An eligible entity Treasury.
small business emergency fund fails to obli- may refuse to provide any information re- (2) GAO.—Not later than 1 year after the
gate amounts by the applicable deadline quested under paragraph (1)(A). date on which the Program terminates under
under subparagraph (C), the Secretary shall (f) REPORTING.— subsection (j), the Comptroller General of
recover the amount of those amounts that (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days the United States shall conduct a review of
remain unobligated, as of that deadline. after the date on which a State, unit of gen- the Program and submit to the appropriate
(E) COLLABORATION.—It is the sense of Con- eral local government, or Indian Tribe ini- committees of Congress a report that con-
gress that— tially receives an allocation made under sub- tains the results of that review.
(i) an entitlement community that re- section (c), and not later than 14 days after (i) APPROPRIATION.—
ceives amounts allocated under paragraph the date on which that State, unit of local (1) IN GENERAL.—There are appropriated to
(1)(B)(i)(I) should collaborate with the appli- government, or Indian Tribe completes the the Secretary for fiscal year 2020, out of
cable local entity responsible for economic full expenditure of that allocation, that amounts in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
development and small business development State, unit of general local government, or propriated, $50,500,000,000 to carry out the
in establishing and administering a small Indian Tribe shall submit to the Secretary a Program, which shall remain available until
business emergency fund; and report that includes— the termination date described in subsection
(ii) States, units of general local govern- (A) the number of recipients of assistance (j).
ment (including units of general local gov- made available from the allocation; (2) APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS.—Amounts
ernment located inside and outside non- (B) the total amount, and type, of assist- appropriated under paragraph (1) shall be
entitlement areas), and Indian Tribes that ance made available from the allocation; subject to the requirements contained in the
receive amounts under paragraph (1) and are (C) to the extent applicable, with respect Further Consolidated Appropriations Act,
located in the same region should collabo- to each recipient described in subparagraph 2020 (Public Law 116–94) for funds for pro-
rate in establishing and administering small (A), information regarding the industry of grams authorized under sections 330 through
business emergency funds. the recipient, the amount of assistance re- 340 of the Public Health Service Act (42
(d) SMALL BUSINESS EMERGENCY FUNDS.— ceived by the recipient, the annual sales of U.S.C. 254b through 256).
With respect to a small business emergency the recipient, and the number of employees (j) TERMINATION.—The Program, and any
fund that receives funds from an allocation of the recipient; rules and guidance issued under subsection
made under subsection (c)— (D) to the extent available from informa- (g) with respect to the Program, shall termi-
(1) the small business emergency fund shall tion collected under subsection (e), informa- nate on the date that is 1 year after the date
establish, and make publicly available, tion regarding the number of recipients de- of enactment of this Act.
guidelines with respect to the receipt of as- scribed in subparagraph (A) that are minor-
sistance from the fund, including— ity-owned entities, minorities, women, and SA 2538. Mr. GRAHAM submitted an
(A) eligibility to receive that assistance; women-owned entities;
and amendment intended to be proposed to
(E) the zip code of each recipient described
(B) financing terms and document reten- in subparagraph (A); and amendment SA 2499 proposed by Mr.
tion requirements with respect to a recipient (F) any other information that the Sec- MCCONNELL to the bill S. 178, to con-
of that assistance; retary, in the sole discretion of the Sec- demn gross human rights violations of
(2) if the small business emergency fund retary, determines to be necessary to carry ethnic Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, and
makes a loan to an eligible entity with those out the Program. calling for an end to arbitrary deten-
funds, the small business emergency fund (2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—As soon as is tion, torture, and harassment of these
may use amounts returned to the small busi- practicable after receiving each report sub-
ness emergency fund from the repayment of
communities inside and outside China;
mitted under paragraph (1), the Secretary
the loan to provide further assistance to eli- which was ordered to lie on the table;
shall make the information contained in the
gible entities, without regard to the termi- report, including all of the information de- as follows:
nation date described in subsection (j); and scribed in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of Strike section 2 and insert the following:
(3) the small business emergency fund— that paragraph, publicly available. SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO FEDERAL PANDEMIC
(A) shall conduct outreach to eligible enti- (g) RULES AND GUIDANCE.—The Secretary, UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
ties that are less likely to participate in pro- in consultation with the Administrator, TO BETTER MATCH LOST WAGES.
grams established under the CARES Act shall issue any rules and guidance that are (a) EXTENSION.—Section 2104(e)(2) of the
(Public Law 116–136; 134 Stat. 281) and the necessary to carry out the Program, includ- Relief for Workers Affected by Coronavirus
amendments made by that Act, including ing by— Act (contained in subtitle A of title II of di-
minority-owned entities, businesses in low- (1) establishing appropriate compliance vision A of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–
income communities, businesses in rural and and reporting requirements, in addition to 136)) is amended by striking ‘‘July 31, 2020’’
Tribal areas, and other businesses that are the reporting requirements under subsection and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2020’’.
underserved by the traditional banking sys- (f); (b) IMPROVEMENTS TO ACCURACY OF PAY-
tem; (2) as soon as practicable after the date of MENTS.—
(B) in providing financing to eligible enti- enactment of this Act, issuing guidance with (1) FEDERAL PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT COM-
ties with those funds, shall, to the maximum respect to the collection, maintenance, and PENSATION.—
extent practicable, give preference to eligi- reporting of information under subsections (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 2104(b) of the Re-
ble entities that have not received a loan (e) and (f) (and any requirements established lief for Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act
under section 7(a)(36) of the Small Business under paragraph (1)), including— (contained in subtitle A of title II of division
Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)), which shall have no (A) the means by which an entity to which A of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136)) is
effect on the ability of the eligible entity to those subsections and other requirements amended—
receive a loan under such section 7(a)(36) if apply shall collect and maintain that infor- (i) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘of
the eligible entity is otherwise eligible to re- mation; and $600’’ and inserting ‘‘equal to the amount
ceive such a loan; and (B) with respect to a report required under specified in paragraph (3)’’; and
(C) shall adopt standards that— subsection (f), or under a requirement estab- (ii) by adding at the end the following new
(i) encourage participation by the greatest lished under paragraph (1), the format that paragraph:
number of eligible entities possible; and an entity to which any such requirement ap- ‘‘(3) AMOUNT OF FEDERAL PANDEMIC UNEM-
(ii) establish a reasonable expectation of plies shall use to submit such a report; and PLOYMENT COMPENSATION.—
payment with respect to financing provided (3) defining terms, other than those terms ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The amount specified in
to eligible entities with those funds. that are defined in subsection (a). this paragraph is the following amount with
(e) INFORMATION GATHERING.— (h) OVERSIGHT.— respect to an individual:
(1) IN GENERAL.—When providing assistance (1) INSPECTOR GENERAL.— ‘‘(i) For weeks of unemployment beginning
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to an eligible entity with funds received (A) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General of after the date on which an agreement is en-
from an allocation made under subsection the Department of the Treasury shall con- tered into under this section and ending on
(c), the entity providing assistance shall— duct monitoring and oversight of the receipt, or before July 31, 2020, $600.
(A) inquire whether the eligible entity is— disbursement, and use of funds under the ‘‘(ii) For weeks of unemployment begin-
(i) in the case of an eligible entity that is Program. ning after the last week under clause (i) and
a business entity or a nonprofit organiza- (B) RECOUPMENT.—If the Inspector General ending on or before September 28, 2020. $500.
tion, a women-owned entity or a minority- of the Department of the Treasury deter- ‘‘(iii) For weeks of unemployment begin-
owned entity; and mines that an entity that receives amounts ning after the last week under clause (ii) and
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