Feb. 26, 2021: Congressional Record publishes “Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress .....” in the House of Representatives section

By Buffalo Ledger

Feb 26, 2021

Brian Higgins was mentioned in Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress ..... on pages H773-H853 covering the 1st Session of the 117th Congress published on Feb. 26, 2021 in the Congressional Record.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``American Rescue Plan Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

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 rural development 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 ranchers.

Sec. 1006. USDA assistance and support for socially disadvantaged farmers, ranchers, forest land owners and operators, and groups.

Sec. 1007. Use of the Commodity Credit Corporation for commodities and associated expenses..

Subtitle B--Nutrition

Sec. 1111. Supplemental nutrition assistance program.

Sec. 1112. Additional assistance for SNAP online purchasing and technology improvements.

Sec. 1113. Additional funding for nutrition assistance programs.

Sec. 1114. 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.

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 maintenance 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. 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. 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.

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 activities.

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 family planning.

Sec. 3036. 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 services 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 disorder 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

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. State Option to Provide Qualifying Community-Based Mobile

Crisis Intervention Services.

Sec. 3104. Temporary increase in FMAP for medical assistance under

State Medicaid plans which begin to expend amounts for certain mandatory individuals.

Sec. 3105. Extension of 100 percent Federal medical assistance percentage to Urban Indian Health Organizations and

Native Hawaiian Health Care Systems.

Sec. 3106. Sunset of limit on maximum rebate amount for single source drugs and innovator multiple source drugs.

Sec. 3107. Additional support for Medicaid home and community-based services during the COVID-19 emergency.

Sec. 3108. Funding for State strike teams for resident and employee safety in nursing facilities.

Sec. 3109. Special Rule for the Period of a Declared Public Health

Emergency Related to Coronavirus.

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 pandemic.

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

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.

Sec. 4109 Fair housing activities.

Subtitle C--Small Business (SSBCI)

Sec. 4201. State Small Business Credit Initiative.

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.

Sec. 5114. Funding for the White House.

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 operations and maintenance.

Sec. 7005. Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation.

Sec. 7006. Federal Transit Administration grants.

Sec. 7007. Relief for airports.

Sec. 7008. Emergency FAA Employee Leave Fund.

Subtitle B--Aviation Manufacturing Jobs Protection

Sec. 7101. Definitions.

Sec. 7102. Payroll support program.

Subtitle C--Continued Assistance to Rail Workers

Sec. 7201. Additional enhanced benefits under the Railroad Unemployment

Insurance 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.

Sec. 8008. Emergency Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Leave

Fund.

TITLE IX--COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

Subtitle A--Crisis Support for Unemployed Workers

Part 1--Extension of CARES Act Unemployment Provisions

Sec. 9011. Extension of pandemic unemployment assistance.

Sec. 9012. Extension of emergency unemployment relief for governmental entities 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 payments in States with programs in law.

Sec. 9018. Extension of temporary financing of short-time compensation agreements 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 compensation.

Part 3--Department of Labor Funding for Timely, Accurate, and Equitable

Payment

Sec. 9031. Funding for administration.

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.

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-

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. 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 qualifying children who fail to meet certain identification requirements.

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 assistance.

Part 5--Credits for Paid Sick and Family Leave

Sec. 9641. Payroll credits.

Sec. 9642. Credit for sick leave for certain self-employed individuals.

Sec. 9643. Credit for family leave for certain self-employed individuals.

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 consumers.

Sec. 9662. Temporary modification of limitations on reconciliation of tax credits for coverage under a qualified health plan with advance payments 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.

Sec. 9674. Modification of exceptions for reporting of third party network transactions.

Subtitle H--Pensions

Sec. 9700. Temporary delay of designation of multiemployer plans as in endangered, critical, or critical and declining status.

Sec. 9701. Temporary extension of the funding improvement and rehabilitation periods for multiemployer pension plans in critical and endangered status for 2020 or 2021.

Sec. 9702. Adjustments to funding standard account rules.

Sec. 9703. Special financial assistance program for financially troubled multiemployer plans. Sec. 9704. Extended amortization for single employer plans.

Sec. 9705. Extension of pension funding stabilization percentages for single employer plans.

Sec. 9706. Modification of special rules for minimum funding standards for community newspaper plans.

Sec. 9707. Cost of living adjustment freeze.

Subtitle I--Child Care for Workers

Sec. 9801. Child care assistance.

TITLE X--INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Sec. 10001. Department of State operations.

Sec. 10002. United States Agency for International Development operations.

Sec. 10003. Global response.

Sec. 10004. Humanitarian response.

Sec. 10005. Multilateral assistance.

TITLE XI--COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES

Sec. 1101. Indian Affairs.

Sec. 1102. United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

TITLE XII--COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY

Sec. 12001. National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Sec. 12002. National Science Foundation.

TITLE I--COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE

Subtitle A--Agriculture

SEC. 1001. FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN AND AGRICULTURE PANDEMIC

RESPONSE.

(a) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $4,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, to carry out this section.

(b) Use of Funds.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall use the amounts made available pursuant to subsection (a)--

(1) to purchase food and agricultural commodities;

(2) to purchase and distribute agricultural commodities

(including fresh produce, dairy, eggs, and meat) to individuals in need, including through delivery to nonprofit organizations and through restaurants and other food related entities, as determined by the Secretary, that may receive, store, process, and distribute food items;

(3) to make grants and loans for small or midsized food processors or distributors, farmers markets, producers, or other organizations to respond to COVID-19, including for measures to protect workers against COVID-19; and

(4) to make loans and grants and provide other assistance to maintain and improve food and agricultural supply chain resiliency.

(1) COVID-19 animal surveillance.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct monitoring and surveillance of susceptible animals for incidence of SARS-CoV-2.

(2) Guidance.--Activities conducted under paragraph (1) shall be consistent with guidance provided by the World Organisation for Animal Health.

(3) Funding.--Out of the amounts made available under subsection (a), the Secretary shall use $300,000,000 to carry out this subsection.

(d) Overtime Fees.--

(1) Small establishment; very small establishment definitions.--The terms ``small establishment'' and ``very small establishment'' have the meaning given those terms in the final rule entitled ``Pathogen Reduction; Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Systems'' published in the Federal Register on July 25, 1996 (61 Fed. Reg. 38806).

(2) Overtime inspection cost reduction.--Notwithstanding section 10703 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 2219a), the Act of June 5, 1948 (21 U.S.C. 695), section 25 of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 468), and section 24 of the Egg Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 1053), and any regulations promulgated by the Department of Agriculture implementing such provisions of law and subject to the availability of funds under paragraph (3), the Secretary of Agriculture shall reduce the amount of overtime inspection costs borne by federally-inspected small establishments and very small establishments engaged in meat, poultry, or egg products processing and subject to the requirements of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.), or the Egg Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 1031 et seq.), for inspection activities carried out during the period of fiscal years 2021 through 2030.

(3) Funding.--Out of the amounts made available under subsection (a), the Secretary shall use $100,000,000 to carry out this subsection.

SEC. 1002. EMERGENCY RURAL DEVELOPMENT GRANTS FOR RURAL

HEALTH CARE.

(a) Grants.--The Secretary of Agriculture (in this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall use the funds made available by this section to establish an emergency pilot program for rural development not later than 150 days after the date of enactment of this Act to provide grants to eligible applicants (as defined in section 3570.61(a) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations) to be awarded by the Secretary based on rural development needs related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

(b) Uses.--An eligible applicant to whom a grant is awarded under this section may use the grant funds for costs, including those incurred prior to the issuance of the grant, as determined by the Secretary, of facilities which primarily serve rural areas (as defined in section 343(a)(13)(C) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(13)(C)), which are located in a rural area, the median household income of the population to be served by which is less than the greater of the poverty line or the applicable percentage (determined under section 3570.63(b) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations) of the State nonmetropolitan median household income, and for which the performance of any construction work completed with grant funds shall meet the condition set forth in section 9003(f) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8103(f)), to--

(1) increase capacity for vaccine distribution;

(2) provide medical supplies to increase medical surge capacity;

(3) reimburse for revenue lost during the COVID-19 pandemic, including revenue losses incurred prior to the awarding of the grant;

(4) increase telehealth capabilities, including underlying health care information systems;

(5) construct temporary or permanent structures to provide health care services, including vaccine administration or testing;

(6) support staffing needs for vaccine administration or testing; and

(7) engage in any other efforts to support rural development determined to be critical to address the COVID-19 pandemic, including nutritional assistance to vulnerable individuals, as approved by the Secretary.

(c) Funding.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,

$500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, to carry out this section, of which not more than 3 percent may be used by the Secretary for administrative purposes and not more than 2 percent may be used by the Secretary for technical assistance as defined in section 306(a)(26) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(26)).

SEC. 1003. PANDEMIC PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION FUNDS.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $47,500,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary administrative expenses associated with carrying out this subtitle.

SEC. 1004. FUNDING FOR THE USDA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

FOR OVERSIGHT OF COVID--19-RELATED PROGRAMS.

In addition to amounts otherwise made available, there is appropriated to the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, for audits, investigations, and other oversight activities of projects and activities carried out with funds made available to the Department of Agriculture related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

SEC. 1005. FARM LOAN ASSISTANCE FOR SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED

FARMERS AND RANCHERS.

(a) Payments.--

(1) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary, to remain available until expended, for the cost of loan modifications and payments under this section.

(2) Payments.--The Secretary shall provide a payment in an amount equal to 120 percent of the outstanding indebtedness of each socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher as of January 1, 2021, to pay off the loan directly or to the socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher (or a combination of both), on each--

(A) direct farm loan made by the Secretary to the socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher; and

(B) farm loan guaranteed by the Secretary the borrower of which is the socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher.

(b) Definitions.--In this section:

(1) Farm loan.--The term ``farm loan'' means--

(A) a loan administered by the Farm Service Agency under subtitle A, B, or C of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.); and

(B) a Commodity Credit Corporation Farm Storage Facility Loan.

(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Agriculture.

(3) Socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher.--The term

``socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher'' has the meaning given the term in section 2501(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(a)).

SEC. 1006. USDA ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT FOR SOCIALLY

DISADVANTAGED FARMERS, RANCHERS, FOREST LAND

OWNERS AND OPERATORS, AND GROUPS.

(a) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,010,000,000, to remain available until expended, to carry out this section.

(b) Assistance.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall use the amounts made available pursuant to subsection (a)--

(1) to provide outreach, mediation, financial training, capacity building training, cooperative development training and support, and other technical assistance on issues concerning food, agriculture, agricultural credit, agricultural extension, rural development, or nutrition to socially disadvantaged farmers, ranchers, or forest landowners, or other members of socially disadvantaged groups;

(2) to provide grants and loans to improve land access for socially disadvantaged farmers, ranchers, or forest landowners, including issues related to heirs' property in a manner as determined by the Secretary;

(3) to support the development of agricultural credit institutions that are designed to serve socially disadvantaged groups, including other financing institutions funded by the Farm Credit System;

(4) to support the activities of one or more equity commissions that will address racial equity issues within the Department of Agriculture and its programs;

(5) to support the development of one or more legal centers focused on agricultural legal issues of socially disadvantaged farmers, ranchers, or forest landowners or other members of socially disadvantaged groups;

(6) to support and supplement agricultural research, education, and extension, as well as scholarships and programs that provide internships and pathways to Federal employment, at--

(A) colleges or universities eligible to receive funds under the Act of August 30, 1890 (commonly known as the

``Second Morrill Act'') (7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.), including Tuskegee University;

(B) 1994 Institutions (as defined in section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103-382));

(C) Alaska Native serving institutions and Native Hawaiian serving institutions eligible to receive grants under subsections (a) and (b), respectively, of section 1419B of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3156);

(D) Hispanic-serving institutions eligible to receive grants under section 1455 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3241); and

(E) the insular area institutions of higher education located in the territories of the United States, as referred to in section 1489 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3361);

(7) to provide assistance to socially disadvantaged farmers, ranchers, or forest landowners that are former farm loan borrowers that suffered related adverse actions or past discrimination or bias in Department of Agriculture programs, as determined by the Secretary; and

(8) to establish pilot projects that focus on land acquisition, financial planning, and credit by providing technical and financial assistance related to agricultural production or timber production on nonindustrial private forest land to socially disadvantaged farmers, ranchers, or forest landowners, or other members of socially disadvantaged groups.

(1) Nonindustrial private forest land.--The term

``nonindustrial private forest land'' has the meaning given the term in section 1201(a)(18) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3801(a)(18)).

(2) Socially disadvantaged farmer, rancher, or forest landowner.--The term ``socially disadvantaged farmer, rancher, or forest landowner'' means a farmer, rancher, or owner or operator of nonindustrial private forest land who is a member of a socially disadvantaged group.

(3) Socially disadvantaged group.--The term ``socially disadvantaged group'' has the meaning given the term in section 2501(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(a)).

SEC. 1007. USE OF THE COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FOR

COMMODITIES AND ASSOCIATED EXPENSES..

In addition to amounts otherwise made available, there are appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $800,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, to use the Commodity Credit Corporation to acquire and make available commodities under section 406(b) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1736(b)) and for expenses under such section.

Subtitle B--Nutrition

SEC. 1111. SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

(a) Value of Benefits.--Section 702(a) of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is amended by striking ``June 30, 2021'' and inserting

``September 30, 2021''.

(b) Snap Administrative Expenses.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,150,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, with amounts to be obligated for each of fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023, for the costs of State administrative expenses associated with carrying out this section and administering the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), of which--

(1) $15,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses of the Secretary of Agriculture (in this section referred to as the

``Secretary'') for management and oversight of the program; and

(2) $1,135,000,000 shall be for the Secretary to make grants to each State agency for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2023 as follows:

(A) 75 percent of the amounts available shall be allocated to States based on the share of each State of households that participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program as reported to the Department of Agriculture for the most recent 12-month period for which data are available, adjusted by the Secretary (as of the date of the enactment of this Act) for participation in disaster programs under section 5(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(h)); and

(B) 25 percent of the amounts available shall be allocated to States based on the increase in the number of households that participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program as reported to the Department of Agriculture over the most recent 12-month period for which data are available, adjusted by the Secretary (as of the date of the enactment of this Act) for participation in disaster programs under section 5(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(h)).

SEC. 1112. ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR SNAP ONLINE PURCHASING

AND TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS.

(a) Funding.--In addition to amounts otherwise made available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,

$25,000,000 to remain available through September 30, 2026, to carry out this section.

(b) Use of Funds.--The Secretary of Agriculture may use the amounts made available pursuant to subsection (a)--

(1) to make technological improvements to improve online purchasing in the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.);

(2) to modernize electronic benefit transfer technology;

(3) to support the mobile technologies demonstration projects and the use of mobile technologies authorized under section 7(h)(14) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016(h)(14)); and

(4) to provide technical assistance to educate retailers on the process and technical requirements for the online acceptance of the supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits, for mobile payments, and for electronic benefit transfer modernization initiatives.

SEC. 1113. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR NUTRITION ASSISTANCE

PROGRAMS.

Section 704 of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is amended--

(1) by striking ``In addition'' and inserting the following:

``(a) COVID-19 Response Funding.--In addition''; and

(2) by adding at the end the following--

``(b) Additional Funding.--In addition to any other funds made available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,

$1,000,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2027, for the Secretary of Agriculture to provide grants to the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and American Samoa for nutrition assistance, of which $30,000,000 shall be available to provide grants to the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands for such assistance.''.

SEC. 1114. COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM.

In addition to amounts otherwise made available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $37,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, for activities authorized by section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note).

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.

(a) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise available through the Education Stabilization Fund, there is appropriated to the Department of Education for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $128,554,800,000, to remain available through September 30, 2023, to carry out this section.

(b) Grants.--From funds provided under subsection (a), the Secretary shall make grants to each State educational agency in accordance with this section.

(c) Allocations to States.--The amount of each grant under subsection (b) shall be allocated by the Secretary to each State in the same proportion as each State received under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in the most recent fiscal year.

(d) Subgrants to Local Educational Agencies.--Each State shall allocate not less than 90 percent of the grant funds awarded to the State under this section as subgrants to local educational agencies (including charter schools that are local educational agencies) in the State in proportion to the amount of funds such local educational agencies and charter schools that are local educational agencies received under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in the most recent fiscal year.

(e) Uses of Funds.--A local educational agency that receives funds under this section--

(1) shall reserve not less than 20 percent of such funds to address learning loss through the implementation of evidence- based interventions, such as summer learning, extended day, comprehensive afterschool programs, or extended school year programs, and ensure that such interventions respond to students' academic, social, and emotional needs and address the disproportionate impact of the coronavirus on the student subgroups described in section 1111(b)(2)(xi) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)(xi)), students experiencing homelessness, and children and youth in foster care; and

(2) shall use the remaining funds for any of the following:

(A) Any activity authorized by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

(B) Any activity authorized by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

(D) Any activity authorized by the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006.

(E) Coordination of preparedness and response efforts of local educational agencies with State, local, Tribal, and territorial public health departments, and other relevant agencies, to improve coordinated responses among such entities to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.

(F) Providing principals and others school leaders with the resources necessary to address the needs of their individual schools.

(G) Activities to address the unique needs of low-income children or students, children with disabilities, English learners, racial and ethnic minorities, students experiencing homelessness, and foster care youth, including how outreach and service delivery will meet the needs of each population.

(H) Developing and implementing procedures and systems to improve the preparedness and response efforts of local educational agencies.

(I) Training and professional development for staff of the local educational agency on sanitation and minimizing the spread of infectious diseases.

(J) Purchasing supplies to sanitize and clean the facilities of a local educational agency, including buildings operated by such agency.

(K) Planning for, coordinating, and implementing activities during long-term closures, including providing meals to eligible students, providing technology for online learning to all students, providing guidance for carrying out requirements under the IDEA and ensuring other educational services can continue to be provided consistent with all Federal, State, and local requirements.

(L) Purchasing educational technology (including hardware, software, and connectivity) for students who are served by the local educational agency that aids in regular and substantive educational interaction between students and their classroom instructors, including low-income students and children with disabilities, which may include assistive technology or adaptive equipment.

(M) Providing mental health services and supports.

(N) Planning and implementing activities related to summer learning and supplemental afterschool programs, including providing classroom instruction or online learning during the summer months and addressing the needs of low-income students, children with disabilities, English learners, migrant students, students experiencing homelessness, and children in foster care.

(O) Addressing learning loss among students, including low- income students, children with disabilities, English learners, racial and ethnic minorities, students experiencing homelessness, and children and youth in foster care, of the local educational agency, including by--

(i) administering and using high-quality assessments that are valid and reliable, to accurately assess students' academic progress and assist educators in meeting students' academic needs, including through differentiating instruction;

(ii) implementing evidence-based activities to meet the comprehensive needs of students;

(iii) providing information and assistance to parents and families on how they can effectively support students, including in a distance learning environment; and

(iv) tracking student attendance and improving student engagement in distance education.

(P) School facility repairs and improvements to enable operation of schools to reduce risk of virus transmission and exposure to environmental health hazards, and to support student health needs.

(Q) Inspection, testing, maintenance, repair, replacement, and upgrade projects to improve the indoor air quality in school facilities, including mechanical and non-mechanical heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, filtering, purification and other air cleaning, fans, control systems, and window and door repair and replacement.

(R) Developing strategies and implementing public health protocols including, to the greatest extent practicable, policies in line with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the reopening and operation of school facilities to effectively maintain the health and safety of students, educators, and other staff.

(S) Other activities that are necessary to maintain the operation of and continuity of services in local educational agencies and continuing to employ existing staff of the local educational agency.

(f) State Funding.--With funds not otherwise allocated under subsection (d), a State--

(1) shall reserve not less than 5 percent of the total amount of grant funds awarded to the State under this section to carry out, directly or through grants or contracts, activities to address learning loss by supporting the implementation of evidence-based interventions, such as summer learning, extended day, comprehensive afterschool programs, or extended school year programs, and ensure that such interventions respond to students' academic, social, and emotional needs and address the disproportionate impact of the coronavirus on the student subgroups described in section 1111(b)(2)(xi) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)(xi)), students experiencing homelessness, and children and youth in foster care, including by providing additional support to local educational agencies to fully address such impacts; and

(2) may reserve not more than one-half of 1 percent of the total amount of grant funds awarded to the State under this section for administrative costs and the remainder for emergency needs as determined by the state educational agency to address issues responding to coronavirus, which may be addressed through the use of grants or contracts.

(g) Equitable Services.--

(1) In general.--In carrying out subsection (e)(1), a local educational agency shall provide equitable services in the same manner as provided under section 1117 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6320) to students and teachers in non-public schools, as determined in consultation with representatives of non-public schools, except that the standards for a bypass (if needed because a local educational agency is prohibited by law from providing equitable services or has substantially failed or is unwilling to provide equitable services) shall be solely determined by the Secretary.

(2) Public control of funds.--Control of funds provided under subsection (e)(1), and title to materials, equipment, and property purchased with such funds, shall be in a public agency, and a public agency shall administer such funds, materials, equipment, and property and shall provide such services (or may contract for the provision of such services with a public or private entity).

(h) Report.--A State receiving funds under this section shall submit a report to the Secretary, not later than 6 months after receiving funding provided in this section, and every 6 months thereafter until such funds are obligated, that provides a detailed accounting of the use of funds provided under this section, including by identifying the specific amounts used to carry out subsections (e)(1) and

(f)(1) and a description of the specific activities carried out under such subsections.

(i) Reallocation.--A State shall return to the Secretary any funds received under this section that the State does not award within 1 year of receiving such funds and the Secretary shall reallocate such funds to the remaining States in accordance with subsection (c).

(j) ESEA Terms.--The terms ``child'', ``children with disabilities'', ``distance education'', ``elementary school'', ``English learner'', ``evidence-based'', ``extended learning time'', ``secondary school'', ``local educational agency'', ``parent'', ``school leader'', ``Secretary'',

``State'', ``state educational agency'', and ``technology'' have the meanings given those terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).

SEC. 2002. HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Department of Education for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $39,584,570,000, to remain available through September 30, 2023, for making allocations to institutions of higher education in accordance with the same terms and conditions of section 314 of Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (division M of Public Law 116-260), except that--

(1) subsection (a)(1) of such section 314 shall be applied by substituting ``91 percent'' for ``89 percent'';

(2) subsection (a)(2) of such section 314 shall be applied--

(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by substituting ``under the heading `Higher Education' in the Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2020'' for ``in the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-94)''; and

(B) in subparagraph (B), by substituting ``under the heading `Higher Education' in the Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2020'' for ``in the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-94)'';

(3) an institution that receives an allocation apportioned in accordance with clause (iii) of subsection (a)(2)(A) of such section 314 that has a total endowment size of less than

$1,000,000 (including an institution that does not have an endowment) shall be treated by the Secretary as having a total endowment size of $1,000,000 for the purposes of such clause (iii);

(4) subsection (a)(4) of such section 314 shall be applied by substituting ``1 percent'' for ``3 percent'';

(5) except as provided in paragraphs (7) and (9) of subsection (d) of such section 314, an institution shall use a portion of funds received under this section to--

(A) implement evidence-based practices to monitor and suppress coronavirus in accordance with public health guidelines; and

(B) conduct direct outreach to financial aid applicants about the opportunity to receive a financial aid adjustment due to the recent unemployment of a family member or independent student, or other circumstances, described in section 479A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087tt);

(6) the following shall not apply to funds provided or received in accordance with this section--

(A) subsection (b) of such section 314;

(B) paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of such section 314;

(D) subsections (e) and (f) of such section 314; and

(E) section 316 of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (division M of Public Law 116-260); and

(7) an institution that receives an allocation under this section apportioned in accordance with subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection (a)(1) of such section 314 shall use not less than 50 percent of such allocation to provide emergency financial aid grants to students in accordance with subsection (c)(3) of such section 314.

SEC. 2003. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT AND MAINTENANCE OF EQUITY.

(a) State Maintenance of Effort.--

(1) In general.--As a condition of receiving funds under section 2001, a State shall maintain support for elementary and secondary education, and for higher education (which shall include State funding to institutions of higher education and State need-based financial aid, and shall not include support for capital projects or for research and development or tuition and fees paid by students), in each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023 at least at the proportional levels of such State's support for elementary and secondary education and for higher education relative to such State's overall spending, averaged over fiscal years 2017, 2018, and 2019.

(2) Waiver.--For the purpose of relieving fiscal burdens incurred by States in preventing, preparing for, and responding to the coronavirus, the Secretary of Education may waive any maintenance of effort requirements associated with the Education Stabilization Fund.

(b) State Maintenance of Equity.--

(1) High-poverty local educational agencies.--As a condition of receiving funds under section 2001, a State educational agency shall not, in fiscal year 2022 or 2023, reduce State funding (calculated on a per-pupil basis) for any high-poverty local educational agency in the State by an amount that exceeds the overall per-pupil reduction in State funds, if any, across all local educational agencies in such State in such fiscal year.

(2) Local educational agencies with highest share of economically disadvantaged student.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), as a condition of receiving funds under section 2001, a State educational agency shall not, in fiscal year 2022 or 2023, reduce State funding for any local educational agency that is part of the 20 percent of local educational agencies in the State with the highest percentage of economically disadvantaged students (based on the percentages of economically disadvantaged students served by all local educational agencies in the State on the basis of the most recent satisfactory data available from the Department of Commerce (or, for local educational agencies for which no such data is available, such other data as the Secretary of Education determines is satisfactory)) below the level of funding provided to such local educational agencies in fiscal year 2019.

(c) Local Educational Agency Maintenance of Equity for High-poverty Schools.--As a condition of receiving funds under section 2001, a local educational agency shall not, in fiscal year 2022 or 2023--

(1) reduce per-pupil funding (from combined State and local funding) for any high-poverty school served by such local educational agency by an amount that exceeds--

(A) the total reduction in local educational agency funding

(from combined State and local funding) for all schools served by the local educational agency in such fiscal year

(if any); divided by

(B) the number of children enrolled in all schools served by the local educational agency in such fiscal year; or

(2) reduce per-pupil, full-time equivalent staff in any high-poverty school by an amount that exceeds--

(A) the total reduction in full-time equivalent staff in all schools served by such local educational agency in such fiscal year (if any); divided by

(B) the number of children enrolled in all schools served by the local educational agency in such fiscal year.

(d) Definitions.--In this section:

(1) The term ``high-poverty local educational agency'' means, with respect to a local educational agency in a State, a local educational agency that serves a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students than the local educational agency that serves the median percentage of economically disadvantaged students, based on the percentages of economically disadvantaged students served by all local educational agencies in such State, on the basis of the most recent satisfactory data available from the Department of Commerce (or, for local educational agencies for which no such data is available, such other data as the Secretary of Education determines is satisfactory).

(2) The term ``high-poverty school'' means, with respect to a school served by a local educational agency, a school that serves a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students (as determined by any measure of poverty, as determined by the Secretary of Education), than the school that serves the median percentage of economically disadvantaged students based on the percentages of economically disadvantaged students--

(A) at all schools served by such local educational agency; or

(B) at all schools within each grade-span of such local educational agency.

(3) The term ``overall per-pupil reduction in State funds'' means, with respect to a fiscal year--

(A) the amount of any reduction in the total amount of State funds provided to all local educational agencies in the State in such fiscal year compared to the total amount of such funds provided to all local educational agencies in the State in the previous fiscal year; divided by

(B) the aggregate number of children enrolled in all schools served by all local educational agencies in the State in the fiscal year for which the determination is being made.

SEC. 2004. OUTLYING AREAS.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Department of Education for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $850,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2023, for the Secretary of Education to allocate awards to the outlying areas on the basis of their respective needs, as determined by the Secretary, to be allocated not more than 30 calendar days after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 2005. BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Department of Interior for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $850,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the Secretary of the Interior for awards, which awards shall be determined and funds for such awards allocated by the Secretary of the Interior not more than 30 calendar days after the date of enactment of this Act, for programs operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Education, for Bureau-funded schools (as defined in section 1141(3) of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2021(3)), and for Tribal Colleges or Universities (as defined in section 316(b)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)(3))).

SEC. 2006. GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Department of Education for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $19,250,000, to remain available through September 30, 2023, for the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, and Gallaudet University to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally, including to defray expenses associated with coronavirus (including lost revenue, reimbursement for expenses already incurred, technology costs associated with a transition to distance education, faculty and staff trainings, and payroll) and to provide financial aid grants to students, which may be used for any component of the student's cost of attendance.

SEC. 2007. STUDENT AID ADMINISTRATION.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Department of Education for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $91,130,000, to remain available through September 30, 2023, for Student Aid Administration within the Department of Education to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus including direct outreach to students and borrowers about financial aid, economic impact payments, means-tested benefits, unemployment assistance, and tax benefits, for which the students and borrowers may be eligible.

SEC. 2008. HOWARD UNIVERSITY.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Department of Education for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $35,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2023, for Howard University to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, including to defray expenses associated with coronavirus (including lost revenue, reimbursement for expenses already incurred, technology costs associated with a transition to distance education, faculty and staff trainings, and payroll) and to provide financial aid grants to students, which may be used for any component of the student's cost of attendance.

SEC. 2009. NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Department of Education for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $19,250,000, to remain available through September 30, 2023, for the National Technical Institute for the Deaf to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, including to defray expenses associated with coronavirus

(including lost revenue, reimbursement for expenses already incurred, technology costs associated with a transition to distance education, faculty and staff training, and payroll) and to provide financial aid grants to students, which may be used for any component of the student's cost of attendance.

SEC. 2010. INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Department of Education for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2023, for the Institute of Education Sciences to carry out research related to addressing learning loss caused by the coronavirus among the student subgroups described in section 1111(b)(2)(xi) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)(xi)) and students experiencing homelessness and children and youth in foster care, and to disseminate such findings to State educational agencies and local educational agencies and other appropriate entities.

SEC. 2011. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Department of Education for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $15,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2024, for Program Administration within the Department of Education to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, and for salaries and expenses necessary to implement this part.

SEC. 2012. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Department of Education for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Education, for salaries and expenses necessary for oversight, investigations, and audits of programs, grants, and projects funded under this part carried out by the Office of Inspector General.

SEC. 2013. MODIFICATION OF REVENUE REQUIREMENTS FOR

PROPRIETARY INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

(a) In General.--Section 487(a)(24) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)(24)) is amended by striking

``funds provided under this title'' and inserting ``Federal funds that are disbursed or delivered to or on behalf of a student to be used to attend such institution (referred to in this paragraph and subsection (d) as `Federal education assistance funds')''.

(b) Implementation of Non-federal Revenue Requirement.-- Section 487(d) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(d)) is amended--

(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Non-title IV'' and inserting ``Non-Federal''; and

(2) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ``funds for a program under this title'' and inserting ``Federal education assistance funds''.

PART 2--MISCELLANEOUS

SEC. 2021. NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $135,000,000, to remain available until expended, under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as follows:

(1) Forty percent shall be for grants, and relevant administrative expenses, to State arts agencies and regional arts organizations that support organizations' programming and general operating expenses to cover up to 100 percent of the costs of the programs which the grants support, to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from the coronavirus.

(2) Sixty percent shall be for direct grants, and relevant administrative expenses, that support organizations' programming and general operating expenses to cover up to 100 percent of the costs of the programs which the grants support, to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from the coronavirus.

SEC. 2022. NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES.

(1) Forty percent shall be for grants, and relevant administrative expenses, to State humanities councils that support humanities organizations' programming and general operating expenses to cover up to 100 percent of the costs of the programs which the grants support, to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from the coronavirus.

(2) Sixty percent shall be for direct grants, and relevant administrative expenses, that support humanities organizations' programming and general operating expenses to cover up to 100 percent of the costs of the programs which the grants support, to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from the coronavirus.

SEC. 2023. INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Institute of Museum and Library Services for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $200,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses to carry out museum and library services. The Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services shall award not less than 89 percent of such funds to State library administrative agencies by applying the formula in section 221(b) of the Museum and Library Services Act, except that--

(1) section 221(b)(3)(A) of such Act shall be applied by substituting ``$2,000,000'' for ``$680,000'' and by substituting ``$200,000'' for ``$60,000''; and

(2) section 221(b)(3)(C) and subsections (b) and (c) of section 223 of such Act shall not apply to funds provided under this section.

SEC. 2024. COVID-19 RESPONSE RESOURCES FOR THE PRESERVATION

AND MAINTENANCE OF NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGES.

(a) Section 816 of the Native American Programs Act of 1974

(42 U.S.C. 2992d) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``(f) In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $10,000,000 to remain available until expended, to carry out section 803C(g) of this Act.''.

(b) Section 803C of the Native American Programs Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 2991b-3) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``(g) Emergency Grants for Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance.--Not later than 180 days after the effective date of this subsection, the Secretary shall award grants to entities eligible to receive assistance under subsection (a) to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages during and after the public health emergency declared by the Secretary pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic.''.

Subtitle B--Labor Matters

SEC. 2101. RAISING THE FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE.

(a) Minimum Wage Increases.--

(1) In general.--Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows:

``(1) except as otherwise provided in this section, not less than--

``(A) $9.50 an hour, beginning on the effective date under section 2101(e) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021;

``(B) $11.00 an hour, beginning 1 year after such effective date;

``(C) $12.50 an hour, beginning 2 years after such effective date;

``(D) $14.00 an hour, beginning 3 years after such effective date;

``(E) $15.00 an hour, beginning 4 years after such effective date; and

``(F) beginning on the date that is 5 years after such effective date, and annually thereafter, the amount determined by the Secretary under subsection (h);''.

(2) Determination based on increase in the median hourly wage of all employees.--Section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``(h)(1) Not later than each date that is 90 days before a new minimum wage determined under subsection (a)(1)(F) is to take effect, the Secretary shall determine the minimum wage to be in effect under this subsection for each period described in subsection (a)(1)(F). The wage determined under this subsection for a year shall be--

``(A) not less than the amount in effect under subsection

(a)(1) on the date of such determination;

``(B) increased from such amount by the annual percentage increase, if any, in the median hourly wage of all employees as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics; and

``(C) rounded up to the nearest multiple of $0.05.

``(2) In calculating the annual percentage increase in the median hourly wage of all employees for purposes of paragraph

(1)(B), the Secretary, through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, shall compile data on the hourly wages of all employees to determine such a median hourly wage and compare such median hourly wage for the most recent year for which data are available with the median hourly wage determined for the preceding year.''.

(b) Tipped Employees.--

(1) Base minimum wage for tipped employees and tips retained by employees.--Section 3(m)(2)(A)(i) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(m)(2)(A)(i)) is amended to read as follows:

``(i) the cash wage paid such employee, which for purposes of such determination shall be not less than--

``(I) for the 1-year period beginning on the effective date under section 2101(e) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, $4.95 an hour;

``(II) for each succeeding 1-year period until the hourly wage under this clause equals the wage in effect under section 6(a)(1) for such period, an hourly wage equal to the amount determined under this clause for the preceding year, increased by the lesser of--

``(aa) $2.00; or

``(bb) the amount necessary for the wage in effect under this clause to equal the wage in effect under section 6(a)(1) for such period, rounded up to the nearest multiple of $0.05; and

``(III) for each succeeding 1-year period after all increases are made pursuant to subclause (II), the minimum wage in effect under section 6(a)(1); and''.

(2) Scheduled repeal of separate minimum wage for tipped employees.--

(A) Tipped employees.--Section 3(m)(2)(A) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(m)(2)(A)), as amended by paragraph (1), is further amended by striking the sentence beginning with ``In determining the wage an employer is required to pay a tipped employee,'' and all that follows through ``of this subsection.'' and inserting ``The wage required to be paid to a tipped employee shall be the wage set forth in section 6(a)(1).''.

(B) Effective date.--The amendments made by subparagraph

(A) shall take effect on the date that is 1 day after the date on which the hourly wage under subclause (III) of section 3(m)(2)(A)(i) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938

(29 U.S.C. 203(m)(2)(A)(i)), as amended by paragraph (1), takes effect.

(3) Penalties.--Section 16 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 216) is amended--

(A) in the third sentence of subsection (b), by inserting

``or used'' after ``kept''; and

(B) in the second sentence of subsection (e)(2), by inserting ``or used'' after ``kept''.

(1) In general.--Section 6(g)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(g)(1)) is amended by striking ``a wage which is not less than $4.25 an hour.'' and inserting the following: ``a wage at a rate that is not less than--

``(A) for the 1-year period beginning on the effective date under section 2101(e) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, $6.00 an hour;

``(B) for each succeeding 1-year period until the hourly wage under this paragraph equals the wage in effect under section 6(a)(1) for such period, an hourly wage equal to the amount determined under this paragraph for the preceding year, increased by the lesser of--

``(i) $1.75; or

``(ii) the amount necessary for the wage in effect under this paragraph to equal the wage in effect under section 6(a)(1) for such period, rounded up to the nearest multiple of $0.05; and

``(C) for each succeeding 1-year period after all increases are made pursuant to subparagraph (B), the minimum wage in effect under section 6(a)(1).''.

(2) Scheduled repeal of separate minimum wage for newly hired employees who are less than 20 years old.--

(A) In general.--Section 6(g)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(g)), as amended by paragraph (1), shall be repealed.

(B) Effective date.--The repeal made by subparagraph (A) shall take effect on the date that is 1 day after the date on which the hourly wage under subparagraph (C) of section 6(g)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(g)(1)), as amended by paragraph (1), takes effect.

(d) Promoting Economic Self-sufficiency for Individuals With Disabilities.--

(1) Prohibition on new special certificates.--

(A) In general.--Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 214(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``(6) Prohibition on new special certificates.-- Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary shall not issue a special certificate under this subsection to an employer that was not issued a special certificate under this subsection before the date of enactment of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.''.

(B) Effective date.--The amendment made by subparagraph (A) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

(2) Transition to fair wages for individuals with disabilities.--Subparagraph (A) of section 14(c)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 214(c)(1)) is amended to read as follows:

``(A) at a rate that equals or exceeds, for each year, the greater of--

``(i)(I) $5.00 an hour, beginning on the effective date under section 2101(e) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021;

``(II) $7.50 an hour, beginning 1 year after such effective date;

``(III) $10.00 an hour, beginning 2 years after such effective date;

``(IV) $12.50 an hour, beginning 3 years after such effective date;

``(V) $15.00 an hour, beginning 4 years after such effective date; and

``(VI) the wage rate in effect under section 6(a)(1), beginning 5 years after such effective date; or

``(ii) if applicable, the wage rate in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 for the employment, under a special certificate issued under this paragraph, of the individual for whom the wage rate is being determined under this subparagraph,''.

(3) Sunset.--Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 214(c)) is further amended by adding at the end the following:

``(7) Sunset.--Beginning on the day after the date on which the wage rate described in paragraph (1)(A)(i)(VI) takes effect, the authority to issue special certificates under paragraph (1) shall expire, and no special certificates issued under paragraph (1) shall have any legal effect.''.

(e) General Effective Date.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, or the amendments made by this section, this section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the first day of the third month that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 2102. FUNDING FOR DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WORKER PROTECTION

ACTIVITIES.

(a) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise made available, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated to the Secretary of Labor for fiscal year 2021, $150,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, for the Wage and Hour Division, the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, the Office of the Solicitor, the Mine Safety and Health Administration, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to carry out COVID-19 related worker protection activities, and for the Office of Inspector General for oversight of the Secretary's activities to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19.

(b) Allocation of Amounts.--Amounts appropriated under subsection (a) shall be allocated as follows:

(1) Not less than $75,000,000 shall be for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, of which $10,000,000 shall be for Susan Harwood training grants and not less than

$5,000,000 shall be for enforcement activities related to COVID-19 at high risk workplaces including health care, meat and poultry processing facilities, agricultural workplaces and correctional facilities.

(2) $12,500,000 shall be for the Office of Inspector General.

SEC. 2103. ELIGIBILITY FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS FOR

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES DIAGNOSED WITH COVID-19.

(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (c), a covered employee shall, with respect to any claim made by or on behalf of the covered employee for benefits under subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, be deemed to have an injury proximately caused by exposure to the novel coronavirus arising out of the nature of the covered employee's employment. Such covered employee, or a beneficiary of such an employee, shall be entitled to such benefits for such claim, including disability compensation, medical services, and survivor benefits.

(b) Definitions.--In this section, the following:

(1) Covered employee.--

(A) In general.--The term ``covered employee'' means an individual--

(i) who is an employee under section 8101(1) of title 5, United States Code, employed in the Federal service at anytime during the period beginning on January 27, 2020, and ending on January 27, 2023;

(ii) who is diagnosed with COVID-19 during such period; and

(iii) who, during a covered exposure period prior to such diagnosis, carries out duties that--

(I) require contact with patients, members of the public, or co-workers; or

(II) include a risk of exposure to the novel coronavirus.

(B) Teleworking exception.--The term ``covered employee'' does not include any employee otherwise covered by subparagraph (A) who is exclusively teleworking during a covered exposure period, regardless of whether such employment is full time or part time.

(2) Covered exposure period.--The term ``covered exposure period'' means, with respect to a diagnosis of COVID-19, the period beginning on a date to be determined by the Secretary of Labor.

(3) Novel coronavirus.--The term ``novel coronavirus'' means SARS-CoV-2 or another coronavirus declared to be a pandemic by public health authorities.

(1) Determinations made on or before the date of enactment.--This section shall not apply with respect to a covered employee who is determined to be entitled to benefits under subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, for a claim described in subsection (a) if such determination is made on or before the date of enactment of this Act.

(2) Limitation on duration of benefits.--No funds are authorized to be appropriated to pay, and no benefits may be paid for, claims approved on the basis of subsection (a) after September 30, 2030. No administrative costs related to any such claim may be paid after such date.

(d) Employees' Compensation Fund.--

(1) In general.--The costs of benefits for claims approved on the basis of subsection (a) shall not be included in the annual statement of the cost of benefits and other payments of an agency or instrumentality under section 8147(b) of title 5, United States Code.

(2) Fair share provision.--Costs of administration for claims described in paragraph (1)--

(A) may be paid from the Employees' Compensation Fund; and

(B) shall not be subject to the fair share provision in section 8147(c) of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 2104. COMPENSATION PURSUANT TO THE LONGSHORE AND HARBOR

WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT.

(a) Claims Related to COVID-19.--

(1) In general.--Subject to subsection (c), a covered employee who receives a diagnosis or is subject to an order described in paragraph (2)(B) and who provides notice of or files a claim under section 12 or 13 of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 912, 913), respectively, relating to such diagnosis or order shall be conclusively presumed to have an injury arising out of or in the course of employment for the purpose of compensation under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act.

(2) Covered employee.--In this section, the term ``covered employee'' means an individual who, at any time during the period beginning January 27, 2020, and ending on January 27, 2023--

(A) is an employee; and

(B) is--

(i) diagnosed with COVID-19; or

(ii) ordered not to return to work by the employee's employer or by a local, State, or Federal agency because of exposure, or the risk of exposure, to 1 or more individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 in the workplace.

(3) Limitation.--This section shall not apply with respect to a covered employee who--

(A) provides notice or files a claim described in paragraph

(1) on or before the date of the enactment of this Act; and

(B) is determined to be entitled to the compensation described in paragraph (1) or awarded such compensation if such determination or award is made on or before such date.

(4) Denials on or before the date of enactment.--Paragraph

(1) shall apply with respect to a covered employee who is determined not to be entitled to, or who is not awarded, compensation described in paragraph (1) if such determination or decision not to award such compensation is made on or before the date of enactment of this Act.

(5) Exclusion.-- The Secretary shall not consider any compensation paid with respect to a notice or claim described in subsection (a), including compensation for disability, death benefits, funeral and burial expenses, and medical expenses, in calculating the annual assessments under section 44(c)(2) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 944(c)(2)).

(b) Reimbursement.--

(1) In general.--

(A) Entitlement.--Subject to subparagraph (B) and to the availability of appropriations and limitation on payments under subsection (c), an employer of a covered employee or the employer's carrier shall be entitled to reimbursement for any compensation paid with respect to a notice or claim described in subsection (a), including disability benefits, funeral and burial expenses, medical or other related costs for treatment and care, and reasonable and necessary allocated claims expenses.

(B) Safety and health requirements.--To be entitled to reimbursement under subparagraph (A)--

(i) an employer shall be in compliance with all applicable safety and health guidelines and standards that are related to the prevention of occupational exposure to the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, including such guidelines and standards issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, State plans approved under section 18 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 667), and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; and

(ii) a carrier--

(I) shall be a carrier for an employer that is in compliance with clause (i); and

(II) shall not adjust the experience rating or the annual premium of the employer based upon the compensation paid by the carrier with respect to a notice or claim described in subparagraph (A).

(2) Reimbursement procedures.--

(A) In general.--Subject to subsection (c), to receive reimbursement under paragraph (1)--

(i) a claim for such reimbursement shall be submitted to the Secretary of Labor--

(I) not earlier than--

(aa) the date on which a compensation order (as described in section 19(e) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 919(e))) is issued that fixes entitlement to benefits; or

(bb) the date on which--

(AA) a payment is made under such Act;

(BB) entitlement to benefits is established under such Act; and

(CC) the rate of compensation and period of payment is relatively fixed and known; and

(II) not later than one year after the final payment of compensation to a covered employee pursuant to this section; and

(ii) an employer and the employer's carrier shall make, keep, and preserve such records, make such reports, and provide such information, as the Secretary of Labor determines necessary or appropriate to carry out this section.

(B) Commutation of compensation installments.--The Secretary may commute future compensation installments with respect to a claim under this section.

(1) In general.--A reimbursement under subsection (b) shall be paid out of the Longshore COVID-19 Fund established in section 45 of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (in this section, referred to as the ``Longshore COVID-19 Fund'').

(2) Funds.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are authorized to be appropriated, and there are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary for the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on September 30, 2030, to the Longshore COVID-19 Fund for each reimbursement paid out of such Fund under subsection (b).

(3) Limitation.--With respect to a notice or claim for benefits approved on the basis of subsection (a), no payments may be made from the Longshore COVID-19 Fund or the special fund established under section 44 of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 944) after September 30, 2030, for benefits, reimbursements, or other expenditures relating to such claim.

(4) Final action.--The action of the Secretary in allowing or denying any reimbursement under subsection (b) shall be final and conclusive on all questions of law and fact.

(d) Definitions.--In this section:

(1) LHWCA terms.--The terms ``carrier'', ``compensation'',

``employee'', and ``employer'' have the meanings given the terms in section 2 of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 902).

(2) Novel coronavirus.--The term ``novel coronavirus'' means SARS-CoV-2 or any other coronavirus declared to be a pandemic by public health authorities.

(e) Longshore COVID-19 Fund.--The Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 901) is amended by adding after section 44 the following:

``SEC. 45. LONGSHORE COVID-19 FUND.

``(a) In General.--There is established in the United States Department of Labor the Longshore COVID-19 Fund (in this section, referred to as the `Fund'), which consists of sums that are appropriated to the Fund under section 2104(c)(2) of the American Rescue Act of 2021.

``(b) Expenditures.--Amounts in the Fund shall be available for the reimbursement of an employer or the employer's carrier for payment of compensation, death benefits, and other benefits and expenses paid under this Act when reimbursement is required under section 2104(b) of the American Rescue Act of 2021, subject to any limitations in such section.''.

Subtitle C--Human Services and Community Supports

SEC. 2202. SUPPORTING OLDER AMERICANS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

(a) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,

$1,444,000,000, to remain available until expended, to carry out the Older Americans Act of 1965.

(b) Allocation of Amounts.--Amounts made available by subsection (a) shall be available as follows:

(1) $750,000,000 shall be available to carry out part C of title III of such Act.

(2) $25,000,000 shall be available to carry out title VI of such Act, including part C of such title.

(3) $470,000,000 shall be available to carry out part B of title III of such Act, including for--

(A) supportive services of the types made available for fiscal year 2020;

(B) efforts related to COVID-19 vaccination outreach, including education, communication, transportation, and other activities to facilitate vaccination of older individuals; and

(C) prevention and mitigation activities related to COVID- 19 focused on addressing extended social isolation among older individuals, including activities for investments in technological equipment and solutions or other strategies aimed at alleviating negative health effects of social isolation due to long-term stay-at-home recommendations for older individuals for the duration of the COVID-19 public health emergency;

(4) $44,000,000 shall be available to carry out part D of title III of such Act.

(5) $145,000,000 shall be available to carry out part E of title III of such Act.

(6) $10,000,000 shall be available to carry out the long- term care ombudsman program under title VII of such Act.

SEC. 2203. CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.

(a) Child Care and Development Block Grant Funding.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $14,990,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2021, to carry out the program authorized under section 658C of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858a) without regard to requirements in sections 658E(c)(3)(E) or 658G of such Act (42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)(3), 9858e). Payments made to States, territories, Indian Tribes, and Tribal organizations from funds made available under this subsection shall be obligated in fiscal year 2021 or the succeeding 2 fiscal years. States, territories, Indian Tribes, and Tribal organizations are authorized to use such funds to provide child care assistance to health care sector employees, emergency responders, sanitation workers, and other workers deemed essential during the response to coronavirus by public officials, without regard to the income eligibility requirements of section 658P(4) of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9858n(4)).

(b) Child Care Stabilization Funding.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $23,975,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2021, for grants under section 2204 of this subtitle. Such grants shall be allotted in accordance with section 658O of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858m), except that the requirements in subparagraphs (C) and (E) of section 658E(c)(3) and in section 658G of such Act (42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)(3), 9858e) shall not apply.

(c) Administrative Costs.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,

$35,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2025, for the costs of providing technical assistance and conducting research and for the administrative costs to carry out this section and section 2204 of this subtitle.

SEC. 2204. CHILD CARE STABILIZATION.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:

(1) COVID-19 public health emergency.--The term ``COVID-19 public health emergency'' means the public health emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) on January 31, 2020, with respect to COVID-19, including any renewal of the declaration.

(2) Eligible child care provider.--The term ``eligible child care provider'' means an eligible child care provider as defined in section 658P of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858n) or a child care provider that is licensed, regulated, or registered in the State, territory, or Indian Tribe on the date of enactment of this Act and meets applicable State and local health and safety requirements.

(b) Grants.--From the amounts appropriated to carry out this section and under the authority of section 658O of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858m) and this section, the Secretary shall award to each lead agency a child care stabilization grant, without regard to the requirements in subparagraphs (C) and (E) of section 658E(c)(3), and in section 658G, of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)(3), 9858e). Such grant shall be allotted in accordance with section 658O of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858m).

(1) Reservation.--A lead agency for a State that receives a child care stabilization grant pursuant to subsection (b) shall reserve not more than 10 percent of such grant funds to administer subgrants, provide technical assistance and support for applying for and accessing the subgrant opportunity, publicize the availability of the subgrants carry out activities to increase the supply of child care, and provide technical assistance to help child care providers implement policies as described in paragraph (2)(D)(i).

(2) Subgrants to qualified child care providers.--

(A) In general.--The lead agency shall use the remainder of the grant funds awarded pursuant to subsection (b) to make subgrants to qualified child care providers described in subparagraph (B), regardless of such a provider's previous receipt of other Federal assistance, to support the stability of the child care sector during and after the COVID-19 public health emergency.

(B) Qualified child care provider.--To be qualified to receive a subgrant under this paragraph, a provider shall be an eligible child care provider that on the date of submission of an application for the subgrant, was either--

(i) open and available to provide child care services; or

(ii) closed due to public health, financial hardship, or other reasons relating to the COVID-19 public health emergency.

(C) Subgrant amount.--The amount of such a subgrant to a qualified child care provider shall be based on the provider's stated current operating expenses, including costs associated with providing or preparing to provide child care services during the COVID-19 public health emergency, and to the extent practicable, cover sufficient operating expenses to ensure continuous operations for the intended period of the subgrant.

(D) Application.--The lead agency shall--

(i) make available on the lead agency's website an application for qualified child care providers that includes certifications that, for the duration of the subgrant--

(I) the provider applying will, when open and available to provide child care services, implement policies in line with guidance from the corresponding State, Tribal, and local authorities, and in accordance with State, Tribal, and local orders, and, to the greatest extent possible, implement policies in line with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;

(II) for each employee, the provider will pay not less than the full compensation, including any benefits, that was provided to the employee as of the date of submission of the application for the subgrant (referred to in this subclause as ``full compensation''), and will not take any action that reduces the weekly amount of the employee's compensation below the weekly amount of full compensation, or that reduces the employee's rate of compensation below the rate of full compensation, including the involuntary furloughing of any employee employed on the date of submission of the application for the subgrant; and

(III) the provider will provide relief from copayments and tuition payments for the families enrolled in the provider's program, to the extent possible, and prioritize such relief for families struggling to make either type of payment; and

(ii) accept and process applications submitted under this subparagraph on a rolling basis, and provide subgrant funds in advance of provider expenditures, except as provided in subsection (d)(2).

(E) Obligation.--The lead agency shall notify the Secretary if it is unable to obligate at least 50 percent of the funds received pursuant to subsection (b) that are available for subgrants described in this paragraph within 9 months of the date of enactment of this Act.

(d) Uses of Funds.--

(1) In general.--A qualified child care provider that receives funds through such a subgrant shall use the funds for at least one of the following:

(A) Personnel costs, including payroll and salaries or similar compensation for an employee (including any sole proprietor or independent contractor), employee benefits, premium pay, or costs for employee recruitment and retention.

(B) Rent (including rent under a lease agreement) or payment on any mortgage obligation, utilities, facility maintenance or improvements, or insurance.

(C) Personal protective equipment, cleaning and sanitization supplies and services, or training and professional development related to health and safety practices.

(D) Purchases of or updates to equipment and supplies to respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency.

(E) Goods and services necessary to maintain or resume child care services.

(F) Mental health supports for children and employees.

(2) Reimbursement.--The qualified child care provider may use the subgrant funds to reimburse the provider for sums obligated or expended before the date of enactment of this Act for the cost of a good or service described in paragraph

(1) to respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency.

(e) Supplement Not Supplant.--Amounts made available to carry out this section shall be used to supplement and not supplant other Federal, State, and local public funds expended to provide child care services for eligible individuals.

SEC. 2205. HEAD START.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2022, to carry out the Head Start Act, including for Federal administrative expenses. After reserving funds for Federal administrative expenses, the Secretary shall allocate all remaining amounts to Head Start agencies for one-time grants, and shall allocate to each Head Start agency an amount that bears the same ratio to the portion available for allocations as the number of enrolled children served by the Head Start agency bears to the number of enrolled children served by all Head Start agencies.

SEC. 2206. PROGRAMS FOR SURVIVORS.

(a) In General.--Section 303 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10403) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``(d) Additional Funding.--For the purposes of carrying out this title, in addition to amounts otherwise made available for such purposes, there are appropriated, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fiscal year 2021, to remain available until expended, each of the following:

``(1) $180,000,000 to carry out sections 301 through 312, to be allocated in the manner described in subsection (a)(2), except that a reference in subsection (a)(2) to an amount appropriated under subsection (a)(1) shall be considered to be a reference to an amount appropriated under this paragraph, and that the matching requirement under section 306(c)(4) shall not apply.

``(2) $18,000,000 to carry out section 309.

``(3) $2,000,000 to carry out section 313, of which

$1,000,000 for each fiscal year shall be allocated to support Indian communities.''.

(b) COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Defined.--In this section, the term ``COVID-19 public health emergency'' means the public health emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) on January 31, 2020, with respect to COVID-19, including any renewal of the declaration.

(1) In general.--In addition to amounts otherwise made available, there is appropriated, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, $49,500,000 for fiscal year 2021, to be available until expended, to carry out this subsection

(excluding Federal administrative costs, for which funds are appropriated under subsection (e)).

(2) Use of funds.--From amounts appropriated under paragraph (1), the Secretary acting through the Director of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Program, shall--

(A) support culturally specific community-based organizations to provide culturally specific activities for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence, to address emergent needs resulting from the COVID-19 public health emergency and other public health concerns; and

(B) support culturally specific community-based organizations that provide culturally specific activities to promote strategic partnership development and collaboration in responding to the impact of COVID-19 and other public health concerns on survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence.

(d) Grants to Support Survivors of Sexual Assault.--

(1) In general.--In addition to amounts otherwise made available, there is appropriated, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, $198,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, to be available until expended, to carry out this subsection

(excluding Federal administrative costs, for which funds are appropriated under subsection (e)).

(2) Use of funds.--From amounts appropriated under paragraph (1), the Secretary acting through the Director of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Program, shall assist rape crisis centers in transitioning to virtual services and meeting the emergency needs of survivors.

(e) Administrative Costs.--In addition to amounts otherwise made available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2021, to remain available until expended, for the Federal administrative costs of carrying out subsections (c) and (d).

SEC. 2207. CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the following amounts, to remain available through September 30, 2023:

(1) $250,000,000 for carrying out the program authorized under section 201 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116), which shall be allocated without regard to section 204(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5116d(4)) and shall be allotted to States in accordance with section 203 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5116b), except that--

(A) in subsection (b)(1)(A) of such section 203, ``70 percent'' shall be deemed to be ``100 percent''; and

(B) subsections (b)(1)(B) and (c) of such section 203 shall not apply; and

(2) $100,000,000 for carrying out the State grant program authorized under section 106 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a), which shall be allocated without regard to section 112(a)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5106h(a)(2)).

SEC. 2210. CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE AND

THE NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST.

(a) Corporation for National and Community Service.--In addition to amounts otherwise made available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Corporation for National and Community Service, $852,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2024, to carry out subsection

(b)), except that amounts to carry out subsection (b)(7) shall remain available until September 30, 2026.

(b) Allocation of Amounts.--Amounts provided by subsection

(a) shall be allocated as follows:

(1) Americorps state and national.--$620,000,000 shall be used--

(A) to increase the living allowances of participants in national service programs; and

(B) to make funding adjustments to existing (as of the date of enactment of this Act) awards and award new and additional awards to entities to support programs described in paragraphs (1)(B), (2)(B), (3)(B), (4)(B), and (5)(B) of subsection (a), and subsection (b)(2), of section 122 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12572), whether or not the entities are already grant recipients under such provisions on the date of enactment of this Act, and notwithstanding section 122(a)(1)(B)(vi) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12572(a)(1)(B)(vi)), by--

(i) prioritizing entities serving communities disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 and utilizing culturally competent and multilingual strategies in the provision of services; and

(ii) taking into account the diversity of communities and participants served by such entities, including racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, linguistic, or geographic diversity.

(2) State commissions.--$20,000,000 shall be used to make adjustments to existing (as of the date of enactment of this Act) awards and new and additional awards, including awards to State Commissions on National and Community Service, under section 126(a) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12576(a)).

(3) Volunteer generation fund.--$20,000,000 shall be used for expenses authorized under section 501(a)(4)(F) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12681(a)(4)(F)), which, notwithstanding section 198P(d)(1)(B) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 12653p(d)(1)(B)), shall be for grants awarded by the Corporation for National and Community Service on a competitive basis.

(4) Americorps vista.--$80,000,000 shall be used for the purposes described in section 101 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951), including to increase the living allowances of volunteers, described in section 105(b) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4955(b)).

(5) National senior service corps.--$30,000,000 shall be used for the purposes described in section 200 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5000).

(6) Administrative costs.--$73,000,000 shall be used for the Corporation for National and Community Service for administrative expenses to carry out programs and activities funded by subsection (a).

(7) Office of inspector general.--$9,000,000 shall be used for the Office of Inspector General of the Corporation for National and Community Service for salaries and expenses necessary for oversight and audit of programs and activities funded by subsection (a).

(c) National Service Trust.--In addition to amounts otherwise made available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $148,000,000, to remain available until expended, for administration of the National Service Trust, and for payment to the Trust for the provision of educational awards pursuant to section 145(a)(1)(A) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12601(a)(1)(A)).

Subtitle D--Child Nutrition & Related Programs

SEC. 2301. IMPROVEMENTS TO WIC BENEFITS.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:

(1) Applicable period.--The term ``applicable period'' means a period--

(A) beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, as selected by a State agency; and

(B) ending not later than the earlier of--

(i) 4 months after the date described in subparagraph (A); or

(ii) September 30, 2021.

(2) Cash-value voucher.--The term ``cash-value voucher'' has the meaning given the term in section 246.2 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act).

(3) Program.--The term ``program'' means the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children established by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786).

(4) Qualified food package.--The term ``qualified food package'' means each of the following food packages (as defined in section 246.10(e) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act)):

(A) Food Package IV-Children 1 through 4 years.

(B) Food Package V-Pregnant and partially (mostly) breastfeeding women.

(D) Food Package VII-Fully breastfeeding.

(5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Agriculture.

(6) State agency.--The term ``State agency'' has the meaning given the term in section 17(b) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(b)).

(b) Authority to Increase Amount of Cash-value Voucher.-- During the public health emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) on January 31, 2020, with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), and in response to challenges relating to that public health emergency, the Secretary may, in carrying out the program, increase the amount of a cash-value voucher under a qualified food package to an amount that is less than or equal to $35.

(1) Notification.--An increase to the amount of a cash- value voucher under subsection (b) shall apply to any State agency that notifies the Secretary of--

(A) the intent to use that increased amount, without further application; and

(B) the applicable period selected by the State agency during which that increased amount shall apply.

(2) Use of increased amount.--A State agency that makes a notification to the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall use the increased amount described in that paragraph--

(A) during the applicable period described in that notification; and

(B) only during a single applicable period.

(d) Sunset.--The authority of the Secretary under subsection (b), and the authority of a State agency to increase the amount of a cash-value voucher under subsection

(c), shall terminate on September 30, 2021.

(e) Funding.--In addition to amounts otherwise made available, there is appropriated to the Secretary, out of funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,

$490,000,000 to carry out this section, to remain available until September 30, 2022.

SEC. 2302. WIC PROGRAM MODERNIZATION.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $390,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, to remain available until September 30, 2024, to carry out outreach, innovation, and program modernization efforts, including appropriate waivers and flexibility, to increase participation in and redemption of benefits under programs established under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (7 U.S.C. 1431), except that such waivers may not relate to the content of the WIC Food Packages (as defined in section 246.10(e) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act)), or the nondiscrimination requirements under section 246.8 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act).

SEC. 2303. MEALS AND SUPPLEMENTS REIMBURSEMENTS FOR

INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NOT ATTAINED THE AGE OF

25.

(a) Program for At-risk School Children.--Beginning on the date of enactment of this section, notwithstanding paragraph

(1)(A) of section 17(r) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(r)), during the COVID-19 public health emergency declared under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d), the Secretary shall reimburse institutions that are emergency shelters under such section 17(r) (42 U.S.C. 1766(r)) for meals and supplements served to individuals who, at the time of such service--

(1) have not attained the age of 25; and

(2) are receiving assistance, including non-residential assistance, from such emergency shelter.

(b) Participation by Emergency Shelters.--Beginning on the date of enactment of this section, notwithstanding paragraph

(5)(A) of section 17(t) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(t)), during the COVID-19 public health emergency declared under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d), the Secretary shall reimburse emergency shelters under such section 17(t)

(42 U.S.C. 1766(t)) for meals and supplements served to individuals who, at the time of such service have not attained the age of 25.

(1) Emergency shelter.--The term ``emergency shelter'' has the meaning given the term under section 17(t)(1) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(t)(1)).

(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Agriculture.

SEC. 2304. PANDEMIC EBT PROGRAM.

Section 1101 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

(7 U.S.C. 2011 note; Public Law 116-127) is amended--

(1) in subsection (a)--

(A) by striking ``During fiscal years 2020 and 2021'' and inserting ``In any school year in which there is a public health emergency designation''; and

(B) by inserting ``or in a covered summer period following a school session'' after ``in session'';

(2) in subsection (g), by striking ``During fiscal year 2020, the'' and inserting ``The'';

(3) in subsection (h)(1)--

(A) by inserting ``either'' after ``at least 1 child enrolled in such a covered child care facility and''; and

(B) by inserting ``or a Department of Agriculture grant- funded nutrition assistance program in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, or American Samoa'' before ``shall be eligible to receive assistance'';

(4) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as subsections

(j) and (k), respectively;

(5) by inserting after subsection (h) the following:

``(i) Emergencies During Summer.--The Secretary of Agriculture may permit a State agency to extend a State agency plan approved under subsection (b) for not more than 90 days for the purpose of operating the plan during a covered summer period, during which time schools participating in the school lunch program under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act or the school breakfast program under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966

(42 U.S.C. 1773 ) and covered child care facilities shall be deemed closed for purposes of this section.'';

(6) in subsection (j) (as so redesignated)--

(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (6) as paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively;

(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:

``(2) Covered summer period.--The term `covered summer period' means a summer period that follows a school year during which there was a public health emergency designation.''; and

(7) in subsection (k) (as so redesignated), by inserting

``Federal agencies,'' before ``State agencies''.

Subtitle E--COBRA Continuation Coverage

SEC. 2401. PRESERVING HEALTH BENEFITS FOR WORKERS.

(a) Premium Assistance for Cobra Continuation Coverage for Individuals and Their Families.--

(1) Provision of premium assistance.--

(A) Reduction of premiums payable.--In the case of any premium for a period of coverage during the period beginning on the first day of the first month beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, and ending on September 30, 2021, for COBRA continuation coverage with respect to any assistance eligible individual described in paragraph (3), such individual shall be treated for purposes of any COBRA continuation provision as having paid the amount of such premium if such individual pays (or any person other than such individual's employer pays on behalf of such individual) 15 percent of the amount of such premium.

(B) Plan enrollment option.--

(i) In general.--Notwithstanding the COBRA continuation provisions, any assistance eligible individual who is enrolled in a group health plan offered by a plan sponsor may, not later than 90 days after the date of notice of the plan enrollment option described in this subparagraph, elect to enroll in coverage under a plan offered by such plan sponsor that is different than coverage under the plan in which such individual was enrolled at the time, in the case of any assistance eligible individual described in paragraph

(3), the qualifying event specified in section 603(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 4980B(f)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or section 2203(2) of the Public Health Service Act, except for the voluntary termination of such individual's employment by such individual, occurred, and such coverage shall be treated as COBRA continuation coverage for purposes of the applicable COBRA continuation coverage provision.

(ii) Requirements.--Any assistance eligible individual may elect to enroll in different coverage as described in clause

(i) only if--

(I) the employer involved has made a determination that such employer will permit such assistance eligible individual to enroll in different coverage as provided under this subparagraph;

(II) the premium for such different coverage does not exceed the premium for coverage in which such individual was enrolled at the time such qualifying event occurred;

(III) the different coverage in which the individual elects to enroll is coverage that is also offered to similarly situated active employees of the employer at the time at which such election is made; and

(IV) the different coverage in which the individual elects to enroll is not--

(aa) coverage that provides only excepted benefits as defined in section 9832(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, section 733(c) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and section 2791(c) of the Public Health Service Act;

(bb) a qualified small employer health reimbursement arrangement (as defined in section 9831(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986); or

(cc) a flexible spending arrangement (as defined in section 106(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).

(2) Limitation of period of premium assistance.--

(A) Eligibility for additional coverage.--Paragraph (1)(A) shall not apply with respect to any assistance eligible individual described in paragraph (3) for months of coverage beginning on or after the earlier of--

(i) the first date that such individual is eligible for coverage under any other group health plan (other than coverage consisting of only excepted benefits (as defined in section 9832(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, section 733(c) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and section 2791(c) of the Public Health Service Act), coverage under a flexible spending arrangement (as defined in section 106(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), coverage under a qualified small employer health reimbursement arrangement (as defined in section 9831(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986)), or eligible for benefits under the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act; or

(ii) the earlier of--

(I) the date following the expiration of the maximum period of continuation coverage required under the applicable COBRA continuation coverage provision; or

(II) the date following the expiration of the period of continuation coverage allowed under paragraph (4)(B)(ii).

(B) Notification requirement.--Any assistance eligible individual shall notify the group health plan with respect to which paragraph (1)(A) applies if such paragraph ceases to apply by reason of clause (i) of subparagraph (A). Such notice shall be provided to the group health plan in such time and manner as may be specified by the Secretary of Labor.

(3) Assistance eligible individual.--For purposes of this section, the term ``assistance eligible individual'' means, with respect to a period of coverage during the period beginning on the first day of the first month beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, and ending on September 30, 2021, any individual that is a qualified beneficiary who--

(A) is eligible for COBRA continuation coverage by reason of a qualifying event specified in section 603(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 4980B(f)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or section 2203(2) of the Public Health Service Act, except for the voluntary termination of such individual's employment by such individual; and

(B) elects such coverage.

(4) Extension of election period and effect on coverage.--

(A) In general.--For purposes of applying section 605(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 4980B(f)(5)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and section 2205(a) of the Public Health Service Act, in the case of--

(i) an individual who does not have an election of COBRA continuation coverage in effect on the first day of the first month beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act but who would be an assistance eligible individual described in paragraph (3) if such election were so in effect; or

(ii) an individual who elected COBRA continuation coverage and discontinued from such coverage before the first day of the first month beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, such individual may elect the COBRA continuation coverage under the COBRA continuation coverage provisions containing such provisions during the period beginning on the first day of the first month beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act and ending 60 days after the date on which the notification required under paragraph (6)(C) is provided to such individual.

(B) Commencement of cobra continuation coverage.--Any COBRA continuation coverage elected by a qualified beneficiary during an extended election period under subparagraph (A)--

(i) shall commence (including for purposes of applying the treatment of premium payments under paragraph (1)(A) and any cost-sharing requirements for items and services under a group health plan) with the first period of coverage beginning on or after the first day of the first month beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, and

(ii) shall not extend beyond the period of COBRA continuation coverage that would have been required under the applicable COBRA continuation coverage provision if the coverage had been elected as required under such provision.

(5) Expedited review of denials of premium assistance.--In any case in which an individual requests treatment as an assistance eligible individual described in paragraph (3) and is denied such treatment by the group health plan, the Secretary of Labor (or the Secretary of Health and Human Services in connection with COBRA continuation coverage which is provided other than pursuant to part 6 of subtitle B of title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974), in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall provide for expedited review of such denial. An individual shall be entitled to such review upon application to such Secretary in such form and manner as shall be provided by such Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury. Such Secretary shall make a determination regarding such individual's eligibility within 15 business days after receipt of such individual's application for review under this paragraph. Such Secretary's determination upon review of the denial shall be de novo and shall be the final determination of such Secretary. The provisions of this paragraph, paragraphs (1) through (4), and paragraphs (6) through (7) shall be treated as provisions of title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 for purposes of part 5 of subtitle B of such title.

(6) Notices to individuals.--

(A) General notice.--

(i) In general.--In the case of notices provided under section 606(a)(4) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1166(4)), section 4980B(f)(6)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or section 2206(4) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300bb-6(4)), with respect to individuals who, during the period described in paragraph (3), become entitled to elect COBRA continuation coverage, the requirements of such provisions shall not be treated as met unless such notices include an additional written notification to the recipient in clear and understandable language of--

(I) the availability of premium assistance with respect to such coverage under this subsection; and

(II) the option to enroll in different coverage if the employer permits assistance eligible individuals described in paragraph (3) to elect enrollment in different coverage (as described in paragraph (1)(B)).

(ii) Alternative notice.--In the case of COBRA continuation coverage to which the notice provision under such sections does not apply, the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall, in consultation with administrators of the group health plans (or other entities) that provide or administer the COBRA continuation coverage involved, provide rules requiring the provision of such notice.

(iii) Form.--The requirement of the additional notification under this subparagraph may be met by amendment of existing notice forms or by inclusion of a separate document with the notice otherwise required.

(B) Specific requirements.--Each additional notification under subparagraph (A) shall include--

(i) the forms necessary for establishing eligibility for premium assistance under this subsection;

(ii) the name, address, and telephone number necessary to contact the plan administrator and any other person maintaining relevant information in connection with such premium assistance;

(iii) a description of the extended election period provided for in paragraph (4)(A);

(iv) a description of the obligation of the qualified beneficiary under paragraph (2)(B) and the penalty provided under section 6720C of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for failure to carry out the obligation;

(v) a description, displayed in a prominent manner, of the qualified beneficiary's right to a reduced premium and any conditions on entitlement to the reduced premium; and

(vi) a description of the option of the qualified beneficiary to enroll in different coverage if the employer permits such beneficiary to elect to enroll in such different coverage under paragraph (1)(B).

(C) Notice in connection with extended election periods.-- In the case of any assistance eligible individual described in paragraph (3) (or any individual described in paragraph

(4)(A)) who became entitled to elect COBRA continuation coverage before the first day of the first month beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, the administrator of the applicable group health plan (or other entity) shall provide (within 60 days after such first day of such first month) for the additional notification required to be provided under subparagraph (A) and failure to provide such notice shall be treated as a failure to meet the notice requirements under the applicable COBRA continuation provision.

(D) Model notices.--Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, with respect to any assistance eligible individual described in paragraph (3), the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall prescribe models for the additional notification required under this paragraph.

(7) Notice of expiration of period of premium assistance.--

(A) In general.--With respect to any assistance eligible individual, subject to subparagraph (B), the requirements of section 606(a)(4) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1166(4)), section 4980B(f)(6)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or section 2206(4) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300bb-6(4)), shall not be treated as met unless the plan administrator of the individual, during the period specified under subparagraph (C), provides to such individual a written notice in clear and understandable language--

(i) that the premium assistance for such individual will expire soon and the prominent identification of the date of such expiration; and

(ii) that such individual may be eligible for coverage without any premium assistance through--

(I) COBRA continuation coverage; or

(II) coverage under a group health plan.

(B) Exception.--The requirement for the group health plan administrator to provide the written notice under subparagraph (A) shall be waived if the premium assistance for such individual expires pursuant to clause (i) of paragraph (2)(A).

(C) Period specified.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the period specified in this subparagraph is, with respect to the date of expiration of premium assistance for any assistance eligible individual pursuant to a limitation requiring a notice under this paragraph, the period beginning on the day that is 45 days before the date of such expiration and ending on the day that is 15 days before the date of such expiration.

(D) Model notices.--Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, with respect to any assistance eligible individual, the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall prescribe models for the notification required under this paragraph.

(8) Regulations.--The Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor may jointly prescribe such regulations or other guidance as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions of this subsection, including the prevention of fraud and abuse under this subsection, except that the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Health and Human Services may prescribe such regulations (including interim final regulations) or other guidance as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions of paragraphs (5), (6), (7), and (9).

(9) Outreach.--

(A) In general.--The Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall provide outreach consisting of public education and enrollment assistance relating to premium assistance provided under this subsection. Such outreach shall target employers, group health plan administrators, public assistance programs, States, insurers, and other entities as determined appropriate by such Secretaries. Such outreach shall include an initial focus on those individuals electing continuation coverage who are referred to in paragraph (6)(C). Information on such premium assistance, including enrollment, shall also be made available on websites of the Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services.

(B) Enrollment under medicare.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall provide outreach consisting of public education. Such outreach shall target individuals who lose health insurance coverage. Such outreach shall include information regarding enrollment for Medicare benefits for purposes of preventing mistaken delays of such enrollment by such individuals, including lifetime penalties for failure of timely enrollment.

(10) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:

(A) Administrator.--The term ``administrator'' has the meaning given such term in section 3(16)(A) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

(B) Cobra continuation coverage.--The term ``COBRA continuation coverage'' means continuation coverage provided pursuant to part 6 of subtitle B of title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (other than under section 609), title XXII of the Public Health Service Act, or section 4980B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (other than subsection (f)(1) of such section insofar as it relates to pediatric vaccines), or under a State program that provides comparable continuation coverage. Such term does not include coverage under a health flexible spending arrangement under a cafeteria plan within the meaning of section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(C) Cobra continuation provision.--The term ``COBRA continuation provision'' means the provisions of law described in subparagraph (B).

(D) Covered employee.--The term ``covered employee'' has the meaning given such term in section 607(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

(E) Qualified beneficiary.--The term ``qualified beneficiary'' has the meaning given such term in section 607(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

(F) Group health plan.--The term ``group health plan'' has the meaning given such term in section 607(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

(G) State.--The term ``State'' includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

(H) Period of coverage.--Any reference in this subsection to a period of coverage shall be treated as a reference to a monthly or shorter period of coverage with respect to which premiums are charged with respect to such coverage.

(I) Plan sponsor.--The term ``plan sponsor'' has the meaning given such term in section 3(16)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

(J) Premium.--The term ``premium'' includes, with respect to COBRA continuation coverage, any administrative fee.

(11) Implementation funding.--In addition to amounts otherwise made available, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated to the Secretary of Labor for fiscal year 2021, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the Employee Benefits Security Administration to carry out the provisions of this subtitle.

(b) Cobra Premium Assistance.--

(1) Allowance of credit.--

(A) In general.--Subchapter B of chapter 65 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 6432. CONTINUATION COVERAGE PREMIUM ASSISTANCE.

``(a) In General.--The person to whom premiums are payable for continuation coverage under section 2401(a)(1) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by section 3111(b), or so much of the taxes imposed under section 3221(a) as are attributable to the rate in effect under section 3111(b), for each calendar quarter an amount equal to the premiums not paid by assistance eligible individuals for such coverage by reason of such section 2401(a)(1) with respect to such calendar quarter.

``(b) Person to Whom Premiums Are Payable.--For purposes of subsection (a), except as otherwise provided by the Secretary, the person to whom premiums are payable under such continuation coverage shall be treated as being--

``(1) in the case of any group health plan which is a multiemployer plan (as defined in section 3(37) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974), the plan,

``(2) in the case of any group health plan not described in paragraph (1)--

``(A) which is subject to the COBRA continuation provisions contained in--

``(i) the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,

``(ii) the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or

``(iii) the Public Health Service Act, or

``(B) under which some or all of the coverage is not provided by insurance, the employer maintaining the plan, and

``(3) in the case of any group health plan not described in paragraph (1) or (2), the insurer providing the coverage under the group health plan.

``(c) Limitations and Refundability.--

``(1) Credit limited to certain employment taxes.--The credit allowed by subsection (a) with respect to any calendar quarter shall not exceed the tax imposed by section 3111(b), or so much of the taxes imposed under section 3221(a) as are attributable to the rate in effect under section 3111(b), for such calendar quarter (reduced by any credits allowed against such taxes under sections 3131, 3132, and 3134) on the wages paid with respect to the employment of all employees of the employer.

``(2) Refundability of excess credit.--

``(A) Credit is refundable.--If the amount of the credit under subsection (a) exceeds the limitation of paragraph (1) for any calendar quarter, such excess shall be treated as an overpayment that shall be refunded under sections 6402(a) and 6413(b).

``(B) Credit may be advanced.--In anticipation of the credit, including the refundable portion under subparagraph

(A), the credit may be advanced, according to forms and instructions provided by the Secretary, up to an amount calculated under subsection (a) through the end of the most recent payroll period in the quarter.

``(C) Treatment of deposits.--The Secretary shall waive any penalty under section 6656 for any failure to make a deposit of the tax imposed by section 3111(b), or so much of the taxes imposed under section 3221(a) as are attributable to the rate in effect under section 3111(b), if the Secretary determines that such failure was due to the anticipation of the credit allowed under this section.

``(D) Treatment of payments.--For purposes of section 1324 of title 31, United States Code, any amounts due to an employer under this paragraph shall be treated in the same manner as a refund due from a credit provision referred to in subsection (b)(2) of such section.

``(3) Overstatements.--Any overstatement of the credit to which a person is entitled under this section (and any amount paid by the Secretary as a result of such overstatement) shall be treated as an underpayment by such person of the taxes described in paragraph (1) and may be assessed and collected by the Secretary in the same manner as such taxes.

``(d) Governmental Entities.--For purposes of this section, the term `person' includes the government of any State or political subdivision thereof, any Indian tribal government

(as defined in section 139E(c)(1)), any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, and any agency or instrumentality of the Government of the United States that is described in section 501(c)(1) and exempt from taxation under section 501(a).

``(e) Denial of Double Benefit.--For purposes of chapter 1, the gross income of any person allowed a credit under this section shall be increased for the taxable year which includes the last day of any calendar quarter with respect to which such credit is allowed by the amount of such credit. No credit shall be allowed under this section with respect to any amount which is taken into account as qualified wages under section 2301 of the CARES Act or section 3134 of this title or as qualified health plan expenses under section 7001(d) or 7003(d) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act or section 3131 or 3132 of this title.

``(f) Extension of Limitation on Assessment.-- Notwithstanding section 6501, the limitation on the time period for the assessment of any amount attributable to a credit claimed under this section shall not expire before the date that is 5 years after the later of--

``(1) the date on which the original return which includes the calendar quarter with respect to which such credit is determined is filed, or

``(2) the date on which such return is treated as filed under section 6501(b)(2).

``(g) Regulations.--The Secretary shall issue such regulations, or other guidance, forms, instructions, and publications, as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out this section, including--

``(1) the requirement to report information or the establishment of other methods for verifying the correct amounts of reimbursements under this section,

``(2) the application of this section to group health plans that are multiemployer plans (as defined in section 3(37) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974),

``(3) to allow the advance payment of the credit determined under subsection (a), subject to the limitations provided in this section, based on such information as the Secretary shall require,

``(4) to provide for the reconciliation of such advance payment with the amount of the credit at the time of filing the return of tax for the applicable quarter or taxable year, and

``(5) allowing the credit to third party payors (including professional employer organizations, certified professional employer organizations, or agents under section 3504).''.

(B) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for subchapter B of chapter 65 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 6432. Continuation coverage premium assistance.''.

(C) Effective date.--The amendments made by this paragraph shall apply to premiums to which subsection (a)(1)(A) applies and wages paid on or after April 1, 2021.

(D) Special rule in case of employee payment that is not required under this section.--

(i) In general.--In the case of an assistance eligible individual who pays, with respect any period of coverage to which subsection (a)(1)(A) applies, the amount of the premium for such coverage that the individual would have (but for this Act) been required to pay, the person to whom such payment is payable shall reimburse such individual for the amount of such premium paid in excess of the amount required to be paid under subsection (a)(1)(A).

(ii) Credit of reimbursement.--A person to which clause (i) applies shall be allowed a credit in the manner provided under section 6432 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for any payment made to the employee under such clause.

(iii) Payment of credits.--Any person to which clause (i) applies shall make the payment required under such clause to the individual not later than 60 days after the date on which such individual elects continuation coverage under subsection

(a)(1).

(2) Penalty for failure to notify health plan of cessation of eligibility for premium assistance.--

(A) In general.--Part I of subchapter B of chapter 68 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 6720C. PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO NOTIFY HEALTH PLAN OF

CESSATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR CONTINUATION

COVERAGE PREMIUM ASSISTANCE.

``(a) In General.--Except in the case of a failure described in subsection (b) or (c), any person required to notify a group health plan under section 2401(a)(2)(B) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 who fails to make such a notification at such time and in such manner as the Secretary of Labor may require shall pay a penalty of $250 for each such failure.

``(b) Intentional Failure.--In the case of any such failure that is fraudulent, such person shall pay a penalty equal to the greater of--

``(1) $250, or

``(2) 110 percent of the premium assistance provided under section 2401(a)(1)(A) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 after termination of eligibility under such section.

``(c) Reasonable Cause Exception.--No penalty shall be imposed under this section with respect to any failure if it is shown that such failure is due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect.''.

(B) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections of part I of subchapter B of chapter 68 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 6720C. Penalty for failure to notify health plan of cessation of eligibility for continuation coverage premium assistance.''.

(3) Coordination with HCTC.--

(A) In general.--Section 35(g)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:

``(9) Continuation coverage premium assistance.--In the case of an assistance eligible individual who receives premium assistance for continuation coverage under section 2401(a)(1) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 for any month during the taxable year, such individual shall not be treated as an eligible individual, a certified individual, or a qualifying family member for purposes of this section or section 7527 with respect to such month.''.

(B) Effective date.--The amendment made by subparagraph (A) shall apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(4) Exclusion of continuation coverage premium assistance from gross income.--

(A) In general.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 139H the following new section:

``SEC. 139I. CONTINUATION COVERAGE PREMIUM ASSISTANCE.

``In the case of an assistance eligible individual (as defined in subsection (a)(3) of section 2401 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021), gross income does not include any premium assistance provided under subsection (a)(1) of such section.''.

(B) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 139H the following new item:

``Sec. 139I. Continuation coverage premium assistance.''.

(C) Effective date.--The amendments made by this paragraph shall apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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.

(a) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this subtitle referred to as the

``Secretary'') for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $7,500,000,000, to remain available until expended, to carry out activities to plan, prepare for, promote, distribute, administer, monitor, and track COVID-19 vaccines.

(b) Use of Funds.--The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and in consultation with other agencies, as applicable, shall, in conducting activities referred to in subsection

(a)--

(1) conduct activities to enhance, expand, and improve nationwide COVID-19 vaccine distribution and administration, including activities related to distribution of ancillary medical products and supplies related to vaccines; and

(2) provide technical assistance, guidance, and support to, and award grants or cooperative agreements to, State, local, Tribal, and territorial public health departments for enhancement of COVID-19 vaccine distribution and administration capabilities, including--

(A) the distribution and administration of vaccines licensed under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act

(42 U.S.C. 262) or authorized under section 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb-3) and ancillary medical products and supplies related to vaccines;

(B) the establishment and expansion, including staffing support, of community vaccination centers, particularly in underserved areas;

(D) information technology, data, and reporting enhancements, including improvements necessary to support sharing of data related to vaccine distribution and vaccinations and systems that enhance vaccine safety, effectiveness, and uptake, particularly among underserved populations;

(E) facilities enhancements;

(F) communication with the public regarding when, where, and how to receive COVID-19 vaccine; and

(G) transportation of individuals to facilitate vaccinations, including at community vaccination centers and mobile vaccination units, particularly for underserved populations.

SEC. 3002. FUNDING FOR VACCINE CONFIDENCE ACTIVITIES.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,

$1,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, to carry out activities, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention--

(1) to strengthen vaccine confidence in the United States, including its territories and possessions;

(2) to provide further information and education with respect to vaccines licensed under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262) or authorized under section 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb-3); and

(3) to improve rates of vaccination throughout the United States, including its territories and possessions, including through activities described in section 313 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended by section 311 of division BB of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116- 260).

SEC. 3003. FUNDING FOR SUPPLY CHAIN FOR COVID-19 VACCINES,

THERAPEUTICS, AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,

$6,050,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses with respect to research, development, manufacturing, production, and the purchase of vaccines, therapeutics, and ancillary medical products and supplies to prevent, prepare, or respond to--

(1) SARS-CoV-2 or any viral variant mutating therefrom with pandemic potential; and

(2) COVID-19 or any disease with potential for creating a pandemic.

SEC. 3004. FUNDING FOR COVID-19 VACCINE, THERAPEUTIC, AND

DEVICE ACTIVITIES AT THE FOOD AND DRUG

ADMINISTRATION.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,

$500,000,000, to remain available until expended, to be used for the evaluation of the continued performance, safety, and effectiveness, including with respect to emerging COVID-19 variants, of vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics approved, cleared, licensed, or authorized for use for the treatment, prevention, or diagnosis of COVID-19; facilitation of advanced continuous manufacturing activities related to production of vaccines and related materials; facilitation and conduct of inspections related to the manufacturing of vaccines, therapeutics, and devices delayed or cancelled for reasons related to COVID-19; review of devices authorized for use for the treatment, prevention, or diagnosis of COVID-19; and oversight of the supply chain and mitigation of shortages of vaccines, therapeutics, and devices approved, cleared, licensed, or authorized for use for the treatment, prevention, or diagnosis of COVID-19 by the Food and Drug Administration.

CHAPTER 2--TESTING

SEC. 3011. FUNDING FOR COVID-19 TESTING, CONTACT TRACING, AND

MITIGATION ACTIVITIES.

(a) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $47,800,000,000, to remain available until expended, to carry out activities to detect, diagnose, trace, and monitor SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 infections and related strategies to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

(b) Use of Funds.--From amounts appropriated by subsection

(a), the Secretary shall--

(1) implement a national, evidence-based strategy for testing, contact tracing, surveillance, and mitigation with respect to SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, including through activities authorized under section 319(a) of the Public Health Service Act;

(2) provide technical assistance, guidance, and support, and award grants or cooperative agreements to State, local, and territorial public health departments for activities to detect, diagnose, trace, and monitor SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 infections and related strategies and activities to mitigate the spread of COVID-19;

(3) support the development, manufacturing, procurement, distribution, and administration of tests to detect or diagnose SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, including through--

(A) support for the development, manufacture, procurement, and distribution of supplies necessary for administering tests, such as personal protective equipment; and

(B) support for the acquisition, construction, alteration, or renovation of non-federally owned facilities for the production of diagnostics and ancillary medical supplies where the Secretary determines that such an investment is necessary to ensure the production of sufficient amounts of such supplies.

(4) establish and expand Federal, State, local, and territorial testing and contact tracing capabilities, including investments in laboratory capacity, community-based testing sites, and mobile testing units, particularly in medically underserved areas;

(5) enhance information technology, data modernization, and reporting, including improvements necessary to support sharing of data related to public health capabilities;

(6) award grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with, State, local, and territorial public health departments to establish, expand, and sustain a public health workforce; and

(7) to cover administrative and program support costs necessary to conduct activities related to subparagraph (a).

SEC. 3012. FUNDING FOR SARS-COV-2 GENOMIC SEQUENCING AND

SURVEILLANCE.

(a) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021 out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,750,000,000, to remain available until expended, to strengthen and expand activities and workforce related to genomic sequencing, analytics, and disease surveillance.

(b) Use of Funds.--From amounts appropriated by subsection

(a), the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall--

(1) conduct, expand, and improve activities to sequence genomes, identify mutations, and survey the circulation and transmission of viruses and other organisms, including strains of SARS-CoV-2;

(2) award grants or cooperative agreements to State, local, Tribal, or territorial public health departments or public health laboratories--

(A) to increase their capacity to sequence genomes of circulating strains of viruses and other organisms, including SARS-CoV-2;

(B) to identify mutations in viruses and other organisms, including SARS-CoV-2;

(D) to develop effective disease response strategies based on genomic sequencing and surveillance data;

(3) enhance and expand the informatics capabilities of the public health workforce; and

(4) award grants for the construction, alteration, or renovation of facilities to improve genomic sequencing and surveillance capabilities at the State and local level.

SEC. 3013. FUNDING FOR GLOBAL HEALTH.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,

$750,000,000, to remain available until expended, for activities to be conducted acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to combat SARS- CoV- 2, COVID-19, and other emerging infectious disease threats globally, including efforts related to global health security, global disease detection and response, global health protection, global immunization, and global coordination on public health.

SEC. 3014. FUNDING FOR DATA MODERNIZATION AND FORECASTING

CENTER.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,

$500,000,000, to remain available until expended, for activities to be conducted acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to support public health data surveillance and analytics infrastructure modernization initiatives at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and establish, expand, and maintain efforts to modernize the United States disease warning system to forecast and track hotspots for COVID-19, its variants, and emerging biological threats, including academic and workforce support for analytics and informatics infrastructure and data collection systems.

CHAPTER 3--PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE

SEC. 3021. FUNDING FOR PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE.

(a) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $7,660,000,000, to remain available until expended, to carry out activities related to establishing, expanding, and sustaining a public health workforce, including by making awards to State, local, and territorial public health departments.

(b) Use of Funds for Public Health Departments.--Amounts made available to an awardee pursuant to subsection (a) shall be used for the following:

(1) Costs, including wages and benefits, related to the recruiting, hiring, and training of individuals--

(A) to serve as case investigators, contact tracers, social support specialists, community health workers, public health nurses, disease intervention specialists, epidemiologists, program managers, laboratory personnel, informaticians, communication and policy experts, and any other positions as may be required to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19; and

(B) who are employed by--

(i) the State, territorial, or local public health department involved; or

(ii) a nonprofit private or public organization with demonstrated expertise in implementing public health programs and established relationships with such State, territorial, or local public health departments, particularly in medically underserved areas.

(2) Personal protective equipment, data management and other technology, or other necessary supplies.

(3) Administrative costs and activities necessary for awardees to implement activities funded under this section.

(4) Reporting to the Secretary on implementation of the activities funded under this section.

(5) Subawards from recipients of awards under subsection

(a) to local health departments for the purposes of the activities funded under this section.

SEC. 3022. FUNDING FOR MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,

$100,000,000, to remain available until expended, for carrying out section 2813 of the Public Health Service Act

(42 U.S.C. 300hh-15).

CHAPTER 4--PUBLIC HEALTH INVESTMENTS

SEC. 3031. FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS AND COMMUNITY

CARE.

(a) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $7,600,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses for awarding grants and cooperative agreements under section 330 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b) to be awarded without regard to the time limitation in subsection (e)(3) and subsections,

(e)(6)(A)(iii), (e)(6)(B)(iii), and (r)(2)(B) of such section 330, and for necessary expenses for awarding grants to Federally qualified health centers, as described in section 1861(aa)(4)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.1395x(aa)(4)(B)), and for awarding grants or contracts to Papa Ola Lokahi and to qualified entities under sections 4 and 6 of the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act (42 U.S.C. 11703, 11705). Of the total amount appropriated by the preceding sentence, not less than $20,000,000 shall be for grants or contracts to Papa Ola Lokahi and to qualified entities under sections 4 and 6 of the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act (42 U.S.C. 11703, 11705).

(b) Use of Funds.--Amounts made available to an awardee pursuant to subsection (a) shall be used--

(1) to plan, prepare for, promote, distribute, administer, and track COVID-19 vaccines, and to carry out other vaccine- related activities;

(2) to detect, diagnose, trace, and monitor COVID-19 infections and related activities necessary to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, including activities related to, and equipment or supplies purchased for, testing, contact tracing, surveillance, mitigation, and treatment of COVID-19;

(3) to purchase equipment and supplies to conduct mobile testing or vaccinations for COVID-19, to purchase and maintain mobile vehicles and equipment to conduct such testing or vaccinations, and to hire and train laboratory personnel and other staff to conduct such mobile testing or vaccinations, particularly in medically underserved areas;

(4) to establish, expand, and sustain the health care workforce to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19, and to carry out other health workforce-related activities;

(5) to modify, enhance, and expand health care services and infrastructure; and

(6) to conduct community outreach and education activities related to COVID-19.

(c) Past Expenditures.--An awardee may use amounts awarded pursuant to subsection (a) to cover the costs of the awardee carrying out any of the activities described in subsection

(b) during the period beginning on the date of the declaration of a public health emergency by the Secretary under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) on January 31, 2020, with respect to COVID-19 and ending on the date of such award.

SEC. 3032. FUNDING FOR NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS.

(a) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $800,000,000, to remain available until expended, for carrying out sections 338A, 338B, and 338I of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254l, 254l-1, 254q- 1) with respect to the health workforce.

(b) State Loan Repayment Programs.--

(1) In general.--Of the amount made available pursuant to subsection (a), $100,000,000 shall be made available for providing primary health services through grants to States under section 338I(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254q-1(a)).

(2) Conditions.--With respect to grants described in paragraph (1) using funds made available under such paragraph:

(A) Section 338I(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254q-1(b)) shall not apply.

(B) Notwithstanding section 338I(d)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254q-1(d)(2)), not more than 10 percent of an award to a State from such amounts, may be used by the State for costs of administering the State loan repayment program.

SEC. 3033. FUNDING FOR NURSE CORPS.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,

$200,000,000, to remain available until expended, for carrying out section 846 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 297n).

SEC. 3034. FUNDING FOR TEACHING HEALTH CENTERS THAT OPERATE

GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION.

(a) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, and notwithstanding the capped amount referenced in sections 340H(b)(2) and 340H(d)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h(b)(2) and (d)(2)), there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,

$330,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, for the program of payments to teaching health centers that operate graduate medical education under section 340H of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h) and for teaching health center development grants authorized under section 749A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 293l-1).

(b) Use of Funds.--Amounts made available pursuant to subsection (a) shall be used for the following activities:

(1) For making payments to establish new approved graduate medical residency training programs pursuant to section 340H(a)(1)(C) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h(a)(1)(C)).

(2) To provide an increase to the per resident amount described in section 340H(a)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h(a)(2)) of $10,000.

(3) For making payments under section 340H(a)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h(a)(1)(A))) to qualified teaching health centers for maintenance of filled positions at existing approved graduate medical residency training programs.

(4) For making payments under section 340H(a)(1)(B) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h(a)(1)(B)) for the expansion of existing approved graduate medical residency training programs.

(5) For making awards under section 749A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 293l-1) to teaching health centers for the purpose of establishing new accredited or expanded primary care residency programs.

(6) To cover administrative costs and activities necessary for qualified teaching health centers receiving payments under section 340H of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h) to carry out activities under such section.

SEC. 3035. FUNDING FOR FAMILY PLANNING.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,

$50,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses for making grants and contracts under section 1001 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300).

SEC. 3036. FUNDING FOR OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, for oversight of activities supported with funds appropriated to the Department of Health and Human Services to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus 2019 or COVID-19, domestically or internationally.

CHAPTER 5--INDIAN HEALTH

SEC. 3041. FUNDING FOR INDIAN HEALTH.

(a) In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,

$6,094,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which--

(1) $5,484,000,000 shall be for carrying out the Act of August 5, 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.) (commonly referred to as the Transfer Act), the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), and titles II and III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq. and 241 et seq.) with respect to the Indian Health Service, of which--

(A) $2,000,000,000 shall be for lost reimbursements, in accordance with section 207 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1621f);

(B) $500,000,000 shall be for the provision of additional health care services, services provided through the Purchased/Referred Care program, and other related activities;

(C) $140,000,000 shall be for information technology, telehealth infrastructure, and the Indian Health Service electronic health records system;

(D) $84,000,000 shall be for maintaining operations of the Urban Indian health program, which shall be in addition to other amounts made available under this subsection for Urban Indian organizations (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1603));

(E) $600,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses to plan, prepare for, promote, distribute, administer, and track COVID-19 vaccines, for the purposes described in subparagraphs (F) and (G), and for other vaccine-related activities;

(F) $1,500,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses to detect, diagnose, trace, and monitor COVID-19 infections, activities necessary to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, supplies necessary for such activities, for the purposes described in subparagraphs (E) and (G), and for other related activities;

(G) $240,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses to establish, expand, and sustain a public health workforce to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19, other public health workforce-related activities, for the purposes described in subparagraphs (E) and (F), and for other related activities; and

(H) $420,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses related to mental and behavioral health prevention and treatment services, for the purposes described in subparagraph (C) and paragraph (2) as related to mental and behavioral health, and for other related activities;

(2) $600,000,000 shall be for the lease, purchase, construction, alteration, renovation, or equipping of health facilities to respond to COVID-19, and for maintenance and improvement projects necessary to respond to COVID-19 under section 7 of the Act of August 5, 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2004a), the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Indian Health Care Improvement Act

(25 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), and titles II and III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 202 et seq.) with respect to the Indian Health Service; and

(3) $10,000,000 shall be for carrying out section 7 of the Act of August 5, 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2004a) for expenses relating to potable water delivery.

(b) Funds appropriated by subsection (a) shall be made available to restore amounts, either directly or through reimbursement, for obligations for the purposes specified in this section that were incurred to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19 during the period beginning on the date on which the public health emergency was declared by the Secretary on January 31, 2020, pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) with respect to COVID-19 and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act.

(c) Funds made available under subsection (a) to Tribes and Tribal organizations under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) shall be available on a one-time basis. Such non-recurring funds shall not be part of the amount required by section 106 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5325), and such funds shall only be used for the purposes identified in this section.

CHAPTER 6--MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER

SEC. 3051. FUNDING FOR BLOCK GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY MENTAL

HEALTH SERVICES.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,

$1,750,000,000, to remain available until expended, for carrying out subpart I of part B of title XIX of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x et seq.), subpart III of part B of title XIX of such Act (42 U.S.C. 300x-51 et seq.), and section 505(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa-4(c)) with respect to mental health. Notwithstanding section 1952 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x-62), any amount awarded to a State out of amounts appropriated by this section shall be expended by the State by September 30, 2025.

SEC. 3052. FUNDING FOR BLOCK GRANTS FOR PREVENTION AND

TREATMENT OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,

$1,750,000,000, to remain available until expended, for carrying out subpart II of part B of title XIX of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x-21 et seq.), subpart III of part B of title XIX of such Act (42 U.S.C. 300x-51 et seq.), section 505(d) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa-4(d)) with respect to substance abuse, and section 515(d) of such Act

(42 U.S.C. 290bb-21(d)). Notwithstanding section 1952 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x-62), any amount awarded to a State out of amounts appropriated by this section shall be expended by the State by September 30, 2025.

SEC. 3053. FUNDING FOR MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TRAINING

FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS,

PARAPROFESSIONALS, AND PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS.

(b) Use of Funding.--The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall, taking into consideration the needs of rural and medically underserved communities, use amounts appropriated by subsection (a) to award grants or contracts to health professions schools, academic health centers, State or local governments, Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, or other appropriate public or private nonprofit entities (or consortia of entities, including entities promoting multidisciplinary approaches), to plan, develop, operate, or participate in health professions and nursing training activities for health care students, residents, professionals, paraprofessionals, trainees, and public safety officers, and employers of such individuals, in evidence- informed strategies for reducing and addressing suicide, burnout, and mental and behavioral health conditions

(including substance use disorders) among health care professionals.

SEC. 3054. FUNDING FOR EDUCATION AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

ENCOURAGING HEALTHY WORK CONDITIONS AND USE OF

MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES BY HEALTH

CARE PROFESSIONALS.

(b) Use of Funds.--The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and in consultation with the medical professional community, shall use amounts appropriated by subsection (a) to carry out a national evidence-based education and awareness campaign directed at health care professionals and first responders

(such as emergency medical service providers), and employers of such professionals and first responders. Such awareness campaign shall--

(1) encourage primary prevention of mental and behavioral health conditions and secondary and tertiary prevention by encouraging health care professionals to seek support and treatment for their own behavioral health concerns;

(2) help such professionals to identify risk factors in themselves and others and respond to such risks;

(3) include information on reducing or preventing suicide, substance use disorders, burnout, and other mental and behavioral health conditions, and addressing stigma associated with seeking mental and behavioral health support and treatment; and

(4) consider the needs of rural and medically underserved communities.

SEC. 3055. FUNDING FOR GRANTS FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO

PROMOTE MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AMONG

THEIR HEALTH PROFESSIONAL WORKFORCE.

(b) Use of Funds.--The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall, taking into consideration the needs of rural and medically underserved communities, use amounts appropriated by subsection (a) to award grants or contracts to entities providing health care, including health care providers associations and Federally qualified health centers, to establish, enhance, or expand evidence-informed programs or protocols to promote mental and behavioral health among their providers, other personnel, and members.

SEC. 3056. FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY-BASED FUNDING FOR LOCAL

SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES.

(b).

(b) Use of Funds.--

(1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use and in consultation with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall award grants to support States; local, Tribal, and territorial governments; Tribal organizations; nonprofit community-based organizations; and primary care and behavioral health organizations to support community-based overdose prevention programs, syringe services programs, and other harm reduction services, with respect to harms of drug misuse that are exacerbated by the COVID-19 public health emergency.

(2) Use of grant funds.--Grant funds awarded under this section to eligible entities may be used for preventing and controlling the spread of infectious diseases and the consequences of such diseases for individuals with substance use disorder, distributing opioid overdose reversal medication to individuals at risk of overdose, connecting individuals at risk for, or with, a substance use disorder to overdose education, counseling, and health education, and encouraging such individuals to take steps to reduce the negative personal and public health impacts of substance use or misuse.

SEC. 3057. FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY-BASED FUNDING FOR LOCAL

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS.

(b).

(b) Use of Funds.--

(1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, shall award grants to State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments, Tribal organizations, nonprofit community-based entities, and primary care and behavioral health organizations to address increased community behavioral health needs worsened by the COVID-19 public health emergency.

(2) Use of grant funds.--Grant funds awarded under this section to eligible entities may be used for promoting care coordination among local entities; training the mental and behavioral health workforce, relevant stakeholders, and community members; expanding evidence-based integrated models of care; addressing surge capacity for mental and behavioral health needs; providing mental and behavioral health services to individuals with mental health needs (including co- occurring substance use disorders) as delivered by behavioral and mental health professionals utilizing telehealth services; and supporting, enhancing, or expanding mental and behavioral health preventive and crisis intervention services.

SEC. 3058. FUNDING FOR THE NATIONAL CHILD TRAUMATIC STRESS

NETWORK.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,

$10,000,000, to remain available until expended, for carrying out section 582 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290hh-1) with respect to addressing the problem of high-risk or medically underserved persons who experience violence- related stress.

SEC. 3059. FUNDING FOR PROJECT AWARE.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,

$30,000,000, to remain available until expended, for carrying out section 520A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-32) with respect to advancing wellness and resiliency in education.

SEC. 3059A. FUNDING FOR YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,

$20,000,000, to remain available until expended, for carrying out sections 520E and 520E-2 of the Public Health Service Act

(42 U.S.C. 290bb-36, 290bb-36b).

SEC. 3059B. FUNDING FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION

AND TRAINING.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,

$100,000,000, to remain available until expended, for carrying out section 756 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 294e-1).

CHAPTER 7--EXCHANGE GRANT PROGRAM

SEC. 3061. ESTABLISHING A GRANT PROGRAM FOR EXCHANGE

MODERNIZATION.

(a) In General.--Out of funds appropriated under subsection

(b), the Secretary shall award grants to each American Health Benefits Exchange established under section 1311(b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18031(b)) (other than an Exchange established by the Secretary under section 1321(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 18041(c))) that submits to the Secretary an application at such time and in such manner, and containing such information, as specified by the Secretary, for purposes of enabling such Exchange to modernize or update any system, program, or technology utilized by such Exchange to ensure such Exchange is compliant with all applicable requirements.

(b) Funding.--There is appropriated, out of any monies in the Treasury not otherwise obligated, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended, for carrying out this section.

Subtitle B--Medicaid

SEC. 3101. MANDATORY COVERAGE OF COVID-19 VACCINES AND

ADMINISTRATION AND TREATMENT UNDER MEDICAID.

(a) Coverage.--

(1) In general.--Section 1905(a)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)(4)) is amended--

(A) by striking ``and (D)'' and inserting ``(D)''; and

(B) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting ``;

(E) during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and ending on the last day of the first calendar quarter that begins at least one year after the last day of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B), a COVID-19 vaccine and administration of the vaccine; and (F) during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and ending on the last day of the first calendar quarter that begins at least one year after the last day of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B), testing and treatments for COVID-19, including specialized equipment and therapies (including preventive therapies), and, without regard to the requirements of section 1902(a)(10)(B)

(relating to comparability), in the case of an individual who is diagnosed with or presumed to have COVID-19, during the period such individual has (or is presumed to have) COVID-19, the treatment of a condition that may seriously complicate the treatment of COVID-19, if otherwise covered under the State plan (or waiver of such plan);''.

(2) Making covid-19 vaccine available to additional eligibility groups and treatment available to certain uninsured.--Section 1902(a)(10) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)) is amended in the matter following subparagraph

(G)--

(A) by striking ``and to other conditions which may complicate pregnancy, (VIII)'' and inserting ``, medical assistance for services related to other conditions which may complicate pregnancy, and medical assistance for vaccines described in section 1905(a)(4)(E) and the administration of such vaccines during the period described in such section,

(VIII)'';

(B) by inserting ``and medical assistance for vaccines described in section 1905(a)(4)(E) and the administration of such vaccines during the period described in such section'' after ``(described in subsection (z)(2))'';

(XV)'';

(D) by inserting ``and medical assistance for vaccines described in section 1905(a)(4)(E) and the administration of such vaccines during the period described in such section'' after ``described in subsection (k)(1)'';

(E) by inserting ``and medical assistance for vaccines described in section 1905(a)(4)(E) and the administration of such vaccines during the period described in such section'' after ``family planning setting'';

(F) by striking ``and (XVIII)'' and inserting ``(XVIII)'';

(G) by striking ``and any visit described in section 1916(a)(2)(G) that is furnished during any such portion'' and inserting ``, any service described in section 1916(a)(2)(G) that is furnished during any such portion, any vaccine described in section 1905(a)(4)(E) (and the administration of such vaccine) that is furnished during any such portion, and testing and treatments for COVID-19, including specialized equipment and therapies (including preventive therapies), and, in the case of an individual who is diagnosed with or presumed to have COVID-19, during the period such individual has (or is presumed to have) COVID-19, the treatment of a condition that may seriously complicate the treatment of COVID-19, if otherwise covered under the State plan (or waiver of such plan)''; and

(H) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting ``, and (XIX) medical assistance shall be made available during the period described in section 1905(a)(4)(E) for vaccines described in such section and the administration of such vaccines, for any individual who is eligible for and receiving medical assistance under the State plan or under a waiver of such plan (other than an individual who is eligible for medical assistance consisting only of payment of premiums pursuant to subparagraph (E) or (F) or section 1933), notwithstanding any provision of this title limiting such individual's eligibility for medical assistance under such plan or waiver to coverage for a limited type of benefits and services that would not otherwise include coverage of a COVID-19 vaccine and its administration;''.

(3) Prohibition of cost sharing.--

(A) In general.--Subsections (a)(2) and (b)(2) of section 1916 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396o) are each amended--

(i) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``or'' at the end;

(ii) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``; and''; and

(iii) by adding at the end the following subparagraphs:

``(H) during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this subparagraph and ending on the last day of the first calendar quarter that begins at least one year after the last day of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B), a COVID-19 vaccine and the administration of such vaccine (for any individual eligible for medical assistance for such vaccine (and administration)); or

``(I) during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this subparagraph and ending on the last day of the first calendar quarter that begins at least one year after the last day of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B), testing and treatments for COVID-19, including specialized equipment and therapies (including preventive therapies), and, in the case of an individual who is diagnosed with or presumed to have COVID-19, during the period during which such individual has (or is presumed to have) COVID-19, the treatment of a condition that may seriously complicate the treatment of COVID-19, if otherwise covered under the State plan (or waiver of such plan); and''.

(B) Application to alternative cost sharing.--Section 1916A(b)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396o- 1(b)(3)(B)) is amended--

(i) in clause (xi), by striking ``any visit'' and inserting

``any service''; and

(ii) by adding at the end the following clauses:

``(xii) During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this clause and ending on the last day of the first calendar quarter that begins at least one year after the last day of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B), a COVID-19 vaccine and the administration of such vaccine (for any individual eligible for medical assistance for such vaccine (and administration)).

``(xiii) During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this clause and ending on the last day of the first calendar quarter that begins at least one year after the last day of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B), testing and treatments for COVID-19, including specialized equipment and therapies (including preventive therapies), and, in the case of an individual who is diagnosed with or presumed to have COVID-19, during the period during which such individual has (or is presumed to have) COVID-19, the treatment of a condition that may seriously complicate the treatment of COVID-19, if otherwise covered under the State plan (or waiver of such plan).''.

(4) Inclusion in the medicaid drug rebate program of covered outpatient drugs used for covid-19 treatment.--

(A) In general.--The requirements of section 1927 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-8) shall apply to any drug or biological product to which subparagraph (F) of section 1905(a)(4) of such Act, as added by paragraph (1), applies or to which the subclause (XVIII) in the matter following subparagraph (G) of section 1902(a)(10) of such Act, as added by paragraph (2) applies, that is--

(i) furnished as medical assistance in accordance with such subparagraph (F) or subclause (XVIII) and section 1902(a)(10)(A) of such Act, as applicable, for the treatment, or prevention, of COVID-19, as described in such subparagraph or subclause, respectively; and

(ii) a covered outpatient drug (as defined in section 1927(k) of such Act, except that, in applying paragraph

(2)(A) of such section to a drug to which such subparagraph

(F) or such subclause (XVIII) applies, such drug shall be deemed a prescribed drug for purposes of section 1905(a)(12) of such Act).

(B) Conforming amendment.--Section 1927(d)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-8(d)(7)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

``(E) Drugs and biological products to which section 1905(a)(4)(F) and subclause (XVIII) in the matter following subparagraph (G) of section 1902(a)(10) apply that are furnished as medical assistance in accordance with such section or clause, respectively, and section 1902(a)(10)(A), for the treatment or prevention, of COVID-19, as described in such subparagraph of subclause, respectively.''.

(5) Alternative benefit plans.--Section 1937(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396u-7(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

``(8) COVID-19 vaccines, testing, and treatment.-- Notwithstanding the previous provisions of this section, a State may not provide for medical assistance through enrollment of an individual with benchmark coverage or benchmark-equivalent coverage under this section unless, during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and ending on the last day of the first calendar quarter that begins at least one year after the last day of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B), such coverage includes (and does not impose any deduction, cost sharing, or similar charge for)--

``(A) COVID-19 vaccines and administration of the vaccines; and

``(B) testing and treatments for COVID-19, including specialized equipment and therapies (including preventive therapies), and, in the case of such an individual who is diagnosed with or presumed to have COVID-19, during the period such individual has (or is presumed to have) COVID-19, the treatment of a condition that may seriously complicate the treatment of COVID-19, if otherwise covered under the State plan (or waiver of such plan).''.

(b) Temporary Increase in Federal Payments for Coverage and Administration of COVID-19 Vaccines.--Section 1905 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d) is amended--

(1) in subsection (b), by striking ``and (ff)'' and inserting ``(ff), and (hh)'';

(2) in subsection (ff), in the matter preceding paragraph

(1), by inserting ``, subject to subsection (hh)'' after ``or

(z)(2)'' and

(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:

``(hh) Temporary Increased FMAP for Medical Assistance for Coverage and Administration of COVID-19 Vaccines.--

``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, during the period described in paragraph (2), the Federal medical assistance percentage for a State, with respect to amounts expended by the State for medical assistance for a vaccine described in subsection (a)(4)(E)

(and the administration of such a vaccine), shall be equal to 100 percent.

``(2) Period described.--The period described in this paragraph is the period that--

``(A) begins on the first day of the first quarter beginning after the date of the enactment of this subsection; and

``(B) ends on the last day of the first quarter that begins at least one year after the last day of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B).

``(3) Exclusion of expenditures from territorial caps.--Any payment made to a territory for expenditures for medical assistance under subsection (a)(4)(E) that are subject to the Federal medical assistance percentage specified under paragraph (1) shall not be taken into account for purposes of applying payment limits under subsections (f) and (g) of section 1108.''.

SEC. 3102. MODIFICATIONS TO CERTAIN COVERAGE UNDER MEDICAID

FOR PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM WOMEN.

(a) State Option.--Section 1902(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

``(16) Extending certain coverage for pregnant and postpartum women.--

``(A) In general.--At the option of the State, the State plan (or waiver of such State plan) may provide, that an individual who, while pregnant, is eligible for and has received medical assistance under the State plan approved under this title (or a waiver of such plan) (including during a period of retroactive eligibility under subsection (a)(34)) shall, in addition to remaining eligible under paragraph (5) for all pregnancy-related and postpartum medical assistance available under the State plan

(or waiver) through the last day of the month in which the 60-day period (beginning on the last day of her pregnancy) ends, remain eligible under the State plan (or waiver) for medical assistance for the period beginning on the first day occurring after the end of such 60-day period and ending on the last day of the month in which the 12-month period

(beginning on the last day of her pregnancy) ends.

``(B) Full benefits during pregnancy and throughout the 12- month postpartum period.--The medical assistance provided for a pregnant or postpartum individual by a State making an election under this paragraph, without regard to the basis on which the individual is eligible for medical assistance under the State plan (or waiver), shall--

``(i) include all items and services covered under the State plan (or waiver) that are not less in amount, duration, or scope, or are determined by the Secretary to be substantially equivalent, to the medical assistance available for an individual described in subsection (a)(10)(A)(i); and

``(ii) be provided for the individual while pregnant and during the 12-month period that begins on the last day of the individual's pregnancy and ends on the last day of the month in which such 12-month period ends.

``(C) Coverage under chip.--A State making an election under this paragraph that covers under title XXI child health assistance for targeted low-income children who are pregnant or targeted low-income pregnant women, as applicable, shall also make the election under section 2107(e)(1)(J) of such title.''.

(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to State elections made under paragraph (16) of section 1902(e) of the Social Security Act

(42 U.S.C. 1396a(e)), as added by subsection (a), during the 7-year period beginning on the 1st day of the 1st fiscal year quarter that begins at least one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3103. STATE OPTION TO PROVIDE QUALIFYING COMMUNITY-BASED

MOBILE CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES.

Title XIX of the Social Security Act is amended by adding after section 1946 (42 U.S.C 1396w-5) the following new section:

``SEC. 1947. STATE OPTION TO PROVIDE QUALIFYING COMMUNITY-

BASED MOBILE CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES.

``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 1902(a)(1)

(relating to Statewideness), section 1902(a)(10)(B) (relating to comparability), section 1902(a)(23)(A) (relating to freedom of choice of providers), or section 1902(a)(27)

(relating to provider agreements), a State may, during the 5- year period beginning on the first day of the first fiscal year quarter that begins on or after the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, provide medical assistance for qualifying community-based mobile crisis intervention services under a State plan amendment or waiver approved under section 1115 or subsection (b) or (c) of section 1915.

``(b) Qualifying Community-based Mobile Crisis Intervention Services Defined.--For purposes of this section, the term

`qualifying community-based mobile crisis intervention services' means, with respect to a State, items and services for which medical assistance is available under the State plan under this title or a waiver of such plan, that are--

``(1) furnished to an individual otherwise eligible for medical assistance under the State plan (or waiver of such plan) who is--

``(A) outside of a hospital or other facility setting; and

``(B) experiencing a mental health or substance use disorder crisis;

``(2) furnished by a multidisciplinary mobile crisis team--

``(A) that includes at least 1 behavioral health care professional who is capable of conducting an assessment of the individual, in accordance with the professional's permitted scope of practice under State law, and other professionals or paraprofessionals with appropriate expertise in behavioral health or mental health crisis response, including nurses, social workers, peer support specialists, and others, as designated by the State through a State plan amendment (or waiver of such plan);

``(B) whose members are trained in trauma-informed care, de-escalation strategies, and harm reduction;

``(C) that is able to respond in a timely manner and, where appropriate, provide--

``(i) screening and assessment;

``(ii) stabilization and de-escalation; and

``(iii) coordination with, and referrals to, health services as needed;

``(D) that maintains relationships with relevant community partners, including medical and behavioral health providers, primary care providers, community health centers, crisis respite centers, and managed care organizations (if applicable);

``(E) that maintains the privacy and confidentiality of patient information consistent with Federal and State requirements; and

``(3) available 24 hours per day, every day of the year.

``(c) Payments.--Notwithstanding section 1905(b) or 1905(ff) and subject to subsections (y) and (z) of section 1905, during each of the first 12 fiscal quarters occurring during the period described in subsection (a) that a State meets the requirements described in subsection (d), the Federal medical assistance percentage applicable to amounts expended by the State for medical assistance for qualifying community-based mobile crisis intervention services furnished during such quarter shall be equal to 85 percent. In no case shall the application of the previous sentence result in the Federal medical assistance percentage applicable to amounts expended by a State for medical assistance for such qualifying community-based mobile crisis intervention services furnished during a quarter being less than the Federal medical assistance percentage that would apply to such amounts expended by the State for such services furnished during such quarter without application of the previous sentence.

``(d) Requirements.--The requirements described in this paragraph are the following:

``(1) The State demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the Secretary that it will be able to support the provision of qualifying community-based mobile crisis intervention services that meet the conditions specified in subsection

(b); and

``(2) The State provides assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that--

``(A) any additional Federal funds received by the State for qualifying community-based mobile crisis intervention services provided under this section that are attributable to the increased Federal medical assistance percentage under subsection (c) will be used to supplement, and not supplant, the level of State funds expended for such services for the fiscal year preceding the first fiscal quarter occurring during the period described in subsection (a);

``(B) if the State made qualifying community-based mobile crisis intervention services available in a region of the State in such fiscal year, the State will continue to make such services available in such region under this section during each month occurring during the period described in subsection (a) for which the Federal medical assistance percentage under subsection (c) is applicable with respect to the State.

``(e) Funding for State Planning Grants.--There is appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $15,000,000 to the Secretary for purposes of implementing, administering, and making planning grants to States as soon as practicable for purposes of developing a State plan amendment or section 1115, 1915(b), or 1915(c) waiver request (or an amendment to such a waiver) to provide qualifying community-based mobile crisis intervention services under this section, to remain available until expended.''

SEC. 3104. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN FMAP FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

UNDER STATE MEDICAID PLANS WHICH BEGIN TO

EXPEND AMOUNTS FOR CERTAIN MANDATORY

INDIVIDUALS.

Section 1905 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d), as amended by section 3101 of this subtitle, is further amended--

(1) in subsection (b), in the first sentence, by striking

``and (hh)'' and inserting ``(hh), and (ii)'';

(2) in subsection (ff), by striking ``subject to subsection

(hh)'' and inserting ``subject to subsections (hh) and

(ii)''; and

(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:

``(ii) Temporary Increase in FMAP for Medical Assistance Under State Medicaid Plans Which Begin to Expend Amounts for Certain Mandatory Individuals.--

``(1) In general.--For each quarter occurring during the 8- quarter period beginning with the first calendar quarter during which a qualifying State (as defined in paragraph (3)) expends amounts for all individuals described in section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(VIII) under the State plan (or waiver of such plan), the Federal medical assistance percentage determined under subsection (b) for such State shall, after application of any increase, if applicable, under section 6008 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, be increased by 5 percentage points, except for any quarter (and each subsequent quarter) during such period during which the State ceases to provide medical assistance to any such individual under the State plan (or waiver of such plan).

``(2) Special application rules.--Any increase described in paragraph (1) (or payment made for expenditures on medical assistance that are subject to such increase)--

``(A) shall not apply with respect to disproportionate share hospital payments described in section 1923;

``(B) shall not be taken into account in calculating the enhanced FMAP of a State under section 2105;

``(C) shall not be taken into account for purposes of part A, D, or E of title IV; and

``(D) shall not be taken into account for purposes of applying payment limits under subsections (f) and (g) of section 1108.

``(3) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the term `qualifying State' means a State which has not expended amounts for all individuals described in section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(VIII) before the date of the enactment of this subsection.''.

SEC. 3105. EXTENSION OF 100 PERCENT FEDERAL MEDICAL

ASSISTANCE PERCENTAGE TO URBAN INDIAN HEALTH

ORGANIZATIONS AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN HEALTH CARE

SYSTEMS.

Section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)) is amended by inserting after ``(as defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act)'' the following: ``; for the 8 fiscal year quarters beginning with the first fiscal year quarter beginning after the date of the enactment of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the Federal medical assistance percentage shall also be 100 per centum with respect to amounts expended as medical assistance for services which are received through an Urban Indian organization (as defined in paragraph (29) of section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act) that has a grant or contract with the Indian Health Service under title V of such Act; and, for such 8 fiscal year quarters, the Federal medical assistance percentage shall also be 100 per centum with respect to amounts expended as medical assistance for services which are received through a Native Hawaiian Health Center (as defined in section 12(4) of the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act) or a qualified entity (as defined in section 6(b) of such Act) that has a grant or contract with the Papa Ola Lokahi under section 8 of such Act''.

SEC. 3106. SUNSET OF LIMIT ON MAXIMUM REBATE AMOUNT FOR

SINGLE SOURCE DRUGS AND INNOVATOR MULTIPLE

SOURCE DRUGS.

Section 1927(c)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-8(c)(2)(D)) is amended by inserting after ``December 31, 2009,'' the following: ``and before January 1, 2023,''.

SEC. 3107. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR MEDICAID HOME AND

COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES DURING THE COVID-19

EMERGENCY.

(a) Increased FMAP.--

(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)) or section 1905(ff), in the case of a State that meets the HCBS program requirements under subsection (b), the Federal medical assistance percentage determined for the State under section 1905(b) of such Act (or, if applicable, under section 1905(ff)) and, if applicable, increased under subsection (y),

(z), (aa), or (ii) of section 1905 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d), section 1915(k) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396n(k)), or section 6008(a) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Public Law 116-127), shall be increased by 7.35 percentage points with respect to expenditures of the State under the State Medicaid program for home and community-based services (as defined in paragraph (2)(B)) that are provided during the HCBS program improvement period (as defined in paragraph (2)(A)). In no case may the application of the previous sentence result in the Federal medical assistance percentage determined for a State being more than 95 percent with respect to such expenditures. Any payment made to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or American Samoa for expenditures on medical assistance that are subject to the Federal medical assistance percentage increase specified under the first sentence of this paragraph shall not be taken into account for purposes of applying payment limits under subsections (f) and (g) of section 1108 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1308).

(2) Definitions.--In this section:

(A) HCBS program improvement period.--The term ``HCBS program improvement period'' means, with respect to a State, the period--

(i) beginning on April 1, 2021; and

(ii) ending on March 31, 2022.

(B) Home and community-based services.--The term ``home and community-based services'' means any of the following:

(i) Home health care services authorized under paragraph

(7) of section 1905(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)).

(ii) Personal care services authorized under paragraph (24) of such section.

(iii) PACE services authorized under paragraph (26) of such section.

(iv) Home and community-based services authorized under subsections (b), (c), (i), (j), and (k) of section 1915 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396n), such services authorized under a waiver under section 1115 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1315), and such services through coverage authorized under section 1937 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396u-7).

(v) Case management services authorized under section 1905(a)(19) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)(19)) and section 1915(g) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396n(g)).

(vi) Rehabilitative services, including those related to behavioral health, described in section 1905(a)(13) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)(13)).

(vii) Such other services specified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

(C) Eligible individual.--The term ``eligible individual'' means an individual who is eligible for and enrolled for medical assistance under a State Medicaid program and includes an individual who becomes eligible for medical assistance under a State Medicaid program when removed from a waiting list.

(D) Medicaid program.--The term ``Medicaid program'' means, with respect to a State, the State program under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) (including any waiver or demonstration under such title or under section 1115 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1315) relating to such title).

(E) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given such term for purposes of title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.).

(b) State Requirements for FMAP Increase.--As conditions for receipt of the increase under subsection (a) to the Federal medical assistance percentage determined for a State, the State shall meet each of the following requirements

(referred to in subsection (a) as the HCBS program requirements):

(1) Supplement, not supplant.--The State shall use the Federal funds attributable to the increase under subsection

(a) to supplement, and not supplant, the level of State funds expended for home and community-based services for eligible individuals through programs in effect as of April 1, 2021.

(2) Required implementation of certain activities.--The State shall implement, or supplement the implementation of, one or more activities to enhance, expand, or strengthen home and community-based services under the State Medicaid program.

SEC. 3108. FUNDING FOR STATE STRIKE TEAMS FOR RESIDENT AND

EMPLOYEE SAFETY IN NURSING FACILITIES.

Section 1919 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

``(k) Funding for State Strike Teams.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary, out of any monies in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $250,000,000, to remain available until expended, for purposes of allocating such amount among the States (including the District of Columbia and each territory of the United States) for such a State to establish and implement a strike team that will be deployed to a nursing facility in the State with diagnosed or suspected cases of COVID-19 among residents or staff for the purposes of assisting with clinical care, infection control, or staffing during the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B).''.

SEC. 3109. SPECIAL RULE FOR THE PERIOD OF A DECLARED PUBLIC

HEALTH EMERGENCY RELATED TO CORONAVIRUS.

(a) In General.--Section 1923(f)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-4(f)(3)) is amended--

(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subparagraph (E)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs (E) and (F)'' ; and

(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

``(F) Allotments during the coronavirus temporary medicaid fmap increase.--

``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, for any fiscal year for which the Federal medical assistance percentage applicable to expenditures under this section is increased pursuant to section 6008 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, the Secretary shall recalculate the annual DSH allotment, including the DSH allotment specified under paragraph (6)(A)(vi), to ensure that the total DSH payments (including both Federal and State shares) that a State may make related to a fiscal year is equal to the total DSH payments that the State could have made for such fiscal year without such increase to the Federal medical assistance percentage.

``(ii) No application to allotments beginning after covid- 19 emergency period.--The DSH allotment for any State for the first fiscal year beginning after the end of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) or any succeeding fiscal year shall be determined under this paragraph without regard to the DSH allotments determined under clause (i).''.

(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect and apply as if included in the enactment of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Public Law 116-127).

Subtitle C--Children's Health Insurance Program

SEC. 3201. MANDATORY COVERAGE OF COVID-19 VACCINES AND

ADMINISTRATION AND TREATMENT UNDER CHIP.

(a) Coverage.--

(1) In general.--Section 2103(c) of the Social Security Act

(42 U.S.C. 1397cc(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following paragraph:

``(11) Required coverage of covid-19 vaccines and treatment.--Regardless of the type of coverage elected by a State under subsection (a), the child health assistance provided for a targeted low-income child, and, in the case of a State that elects to provide pregnancy-related assistance pursuant to section 2112, the pregnancy-related assistance provided for a targeted low-income pregnant woman (as such terms are defined for purposes of such section), shall include coverage, during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this paragraph and ending on the last day of the first calendar quarter that begins at least one year after the last day of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B), of--

``(A) a COVID-19 vaccine (and the administration of the vaccine); and

``(B) testing and treatments for COVID-19, including specialized equipment and therapies (including preventive therapies), and, in the case of an individual who is diagnosed with or presumed to have COVID-19, during the period during which such individual has (or is presumed to have) COVID-19, the treatment of a condition that may seriously complicate the treatment of COVID-19, if otherwise covered under the State child health plan (or waiver of such plan).''.

(2) Prohibition of cost sharing.--Section 2103(e)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397cc(e)(2)), as amended by section 6004(b)(3) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, is amended--

(A) in the paragraph header, by inserting ``a covid-19 vaccine, covid-19 treatment,'' before ``or pregnancy-related assistance''; and

(B) by striking ``visits described in section 1916(a)(2)(G), or'' and inserting ``services described in section 1916(a)(2)(G), vaccines described in section 1916(a)(2)(H) administered during the period described in such section (and the administration of such vaccines), testing or treatments described in section 1916(a)(2)(I) furnished during the period described in such section, or''.

(b) Temporary Increase in Federal Payments for Coverage and Administration of COVID-19 Vaccines.--Section 2105(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397ee(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

``(12) Temporary enhanced payment for coverage and administration of covid-19 vaccines.--During the period described in section 1905(hh)(2), notwithstanding subsection

(b), the enhanced FMAP for a State, with respect to payments under subsection (a) for expenditures under the State child health plan (or a waiver of such plan) for a vaccine described in section 1905(a)(4)(E) (and the administration of such a vaccine), shall be equal to 100 percent.''.

(1) in paragraph (2)(B), in the matter preceding clause

(i), by striking ``paragraphs (5) and (7)'' and inserting

``paragraphs (5), (7), and (12)''; and

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

``(12) Adjusting allotments to account for increased federal payments for coverage and administration of covid-19 vaccines.--If a State, commonwealth, or territory receives payment for a fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 2021) under subsection (a) of section 2105 for expenditures that are subject to the enhanced FMAP specified under subsection

(c)(12) of such section, the amount of the allotment determined for the State, commonwealth, or territory under this subsection--

``(A) for such fiscal year shall be increased by the projected expenditures for such year by the State, commonwealth, or territory under the State child health plan

(or a waiver of such plan) for vaccines described in section 1905(a)(4)(E) (and the administration of such vaccines); and

``(B) once actual expenditures are available in the subsequent fiscal year, the fiscal year allotment that was adjusted by the amount described in subparagraph (A) shall be adjusted on the basis of the difference between--

``(i) such projected amount of expenditures described in subparagraph (A) for such fiscal year described in such subparagraph by the State, commonwealth, or territory; and

``(ii) the actual amount of expenditures for such fiscal year described in subparagraph (A) by the State, commonwealth, or territory under the State child health plan

(or waiver of such plan) for vaccines described in section 1905(a)(4)(E) (and the administration of such vaccines).''.

SEC. 3202. MODIFICATIONS TO CERTAIN COVERAGE UNDER CHIP FOR

PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM WOMEN.

(a) Modifications to Coverage.--

(1) In general.--Section 2107(e)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397gg(e)(1)) is amended--

(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (J) through (S) as subparagraphs (K) through (T), respectively; and

(B) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following new subparagraph:

``(J) Paragraphs (5) and (16) of section 1902(e) (relating to the State option to provide medical assistance consisting of full benefits during pregnancy and throughout the 12-month postpartum period under title XIX, but only if the State has elected to apply such paragraph (16) with respect to pregnant women under title XIX), if the State provides child health assistance for targeted low-income children who are pregnant or to targeted low-income pregnant women and the State has elected to apply such paragraph (16) with respect to pregnant women under title XIX, the provision of assistance under the State child health plan or waiver for targeted low-income children or targeted low-income pregnant women during pregnancy and the 12-month postpartum period shall be required and not at the option of the State and shall include coverage of all items or services provided to a targeted low- income child or targeted low-income pregnant woman (as applicable) under the State child health plan or waiver)..''.

(2) Optional coverage of targeted low-income pregnant women.--Section 2112(d)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397ll(d)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting after ``60- day period'' the following: ``, or, in the case that subparagraph (A) of section 1902(e)(16) applies to the State child health plan (or waiver of such plan), pursuant to section 2107(e)(1), the 12-month period,''.

(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to State elections made under paragraph (16) of section 1902(e) of the Social Security Act

(42 U.S.C. 1396a(e)), as added by section 3102(a) of subtitle B of this title, during the 7-year period beginning on the 1st day of the 1st fiscal year quarter that begins at least one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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 PANDEMIC.

(a) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000, to remain available until expended, to address health outcome disparities from pollution and the COVID-19 pandemic, of which--

(1) $50,000,000, shall be for grants, contracts, and other agency activities that identify and address disproportionate environmental or public health harms and risks in minority populations or low-income populations under--

(A) section 103(b) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7403(b));

(B) section 1442 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-1);

(C) section 104(k)(7)(A) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604(k)(7)(A)); and

(D) sections 791 through 797 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16131 through 16137); and

(2) $50,000,000 shall be for grants and activities authorized under subsections (a) through (c) of section 103 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7403) and grants and activities authorized under section 105 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 7405).

(b) Administration of Funds.--

(1) Of the funds made available pursuant to subsection

(a)(1), the Administrator shall reserve 2 percent for administrative costs necessary to carry out activities funded pursuant to such subsection.

(2) Of the funds made available pursuant to subsection

(a)(2), the Administrator shall reserve 5 percent for activities funded pursuant to such subsection other than grants.

SEC. 3302. FUNDING FOR LIHEAP.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $4,500,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2022, for additional funding to provide payments under section 2602(b) of the Low- Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621(b)), except that--

(1) $2,250,000,000 of such amounts shall be allocated as though the total appropriation for such payments for fiscal year 2021 was less than $1,975,000,000; and

(2) section 2607(b)(2)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 8626(b)(2)(B)) shall not apply to funds appropriated under this section for fiscal year 2021.

SEC. 3303. FUNDING FOR WATER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for fiscal year 2021, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $500,000,000, to remain available until expended, for grants to States and Indian Tribes to assist low-income households, particularly those with the lowest incomes, that pay a high proportion of household income for drinking water and wastewater services, by providing funds to owners or operators of public water systems or treatment works to reduce arrearages of and rates charged to such households for such services.

(b) Allotment.--The Secretary shall--

(1) allot amounts appropriated in this section to a State or Indian Tribe based on--

(A) the percentage of households in the State, or under the jurisdiction of the Indian Tribe, with income equal or less than 150 percent of the Federal poverty line; and

(B) the percentage of households in the State, or under the jurisdiction of the Indian Tribe, that spend more than 30 percent of monthly income on housing; and

(2) reserve up to 3 percent of the amount appropriated in this section for Indian Tribes and tribal organizations.

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.

(a) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Consumer Product Safety Commission for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, for the purposes described in subsection (b).

(b) Purposes.--The funds made available in subsection (a) shall only be used for purposes of the Consumer Product Safety Commission to--

(1) carry out the requirements in title XX of division FF of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116- 260);

(2) enhance targeting, surveillance, and screening of consumer products, particularly COVID-19 products, entering the United States at ports of entry, including ports of entry for de minimis shipments;

(3) enhance monitoring of internet websites for the offering for sale of new and used violative consumer products, particularly COVID-19 products, and coordination with retail and resale websites to improve identification and elimination of listings of such products;

(4) increase awareness and communication particularly of COVID-19 product related risks and other consumer product safety information; and

(5) improve the Commission's data collection and analysis system especially with a focus on consumer product safety risks resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic to socially disadvantaged individuals and other vulnerable populations.

(1) the term ``Commission'' means the Consumer Product Safety Commission;

(2) the term ``violative consumer products'' means consumer products in violation of an applicable consumer product safety standard under the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2051 et seq.) or any similar rule, regulation, standard, or ban under any other Act enforced by the Commission;

(3) the term ``COVID-19 emergency period'' means the period during which a public health emergency declared pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) with respect to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19), including under any renewal of such declaration, is in effect; and

(4) the term ``COVID-19 products'' means consumer products, as defined by section 3(a)(5) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(5)), whose risks have been significantly affected by COVID-19 or whose sales have materially increased during the COVID-19 emergency period as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

SEC. 3312. FUNDING FOR E-RATE SUPPORT FOR EMERGENCY

EDUCATIONAL CONNECTIONS AND DEVICES.

(a) Regulations Required.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall promulgate regulations providing for the provision, from amounts made available from the Emergency Connectivity Fund, of support under paragraphs (1)(B) and (2) of section 254(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(h)) to an eligible school or library, for the purchase during a COVID- 19 emergency period of eligible equipment or advanced telecommunications and information services (or both), for use by--

(1) in the case of a school, students and staff of the school at locations that include locations other than the school; and

(2) in the case of a library, patrons of the library at locations that include locations other than the library.

(b) Support Amount.--In providing support under the covered regulations, the Commission shall reimburse 100 percent of the costs associated with the eligible equipment, advanced telecommunications and information services, or eligible equipment and advanced telecommunications and information services, except that any reimbursement of a school or library for the costs associated with any eligible equipment may not exceed an amount that the Commission determines, with respect to the request by the school or library for the reimbursement, is reasonable.

(1) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the ``Emergency Connectivity Fund''.

(2) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Emergency Connectivity Fund for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated--

(A) $7,599,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2030, for--

(i) the provision of support under the covered regulations; and

(ii) the Commission to adopt, and the Commission and the Universal Service Administrative Company to administer, the covered regulations; and

(B) $1,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2030, for the Inspector General of the Commission to conduct oversight of support provided under the covered regulations.

(3) Limitation.--Not more than 2 percent of the amount made available under paragraph (2)(A) may be used for the purposes described in clause (ii) of such paragraph.

(4) Relationship to universal service contributions.-- Support provided under the covered regulations shall be provided from amounts made available from the Emergency Connectivity Fund and not from contributions under section 254(d) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(d)).

(d) Definitions.--In this section:

(1) Advanced telecommunications and information services.-- The term ``advanced telecommunications and information services'' means advanced telecommunications and information services, as such term is used in section 254(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(h)).

(2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal Communications Commission.

(3) Connected device.--The term ``connected device'' means a laptop computer, tablet computer, or similar end-user device that is capable of connecting to advanced telecommunications and information services.

(4) Covered regulations.--The term ``covered regulations'' means the regulations promulgated under subsection (a).

(5) COVID-19 emergency period.--The term ``COVID-19 emergency period'' means a period that--

(A) begins on the date of a determination by the Secretary of Health and Human Services pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) that a public health emergency exists as a result of COVID-19; and

(B) ends on the June 30 that first occurs after the date that is 1 year after the date on which such determination

(including any renewal thereof) terminates.

(6) Eligible equipment.--The term ``eligible equipment'' means the following:

(A) Wi-Fi hotspots.

(B) Modems.

(D) Devices that combine a modem and router.

(E) Connected devices.

(7) Eligible school or library.--The term ``eligible school or library'' means an elementary school, secondary school, or library (including a Tribal elementary school, Tribal secondary school, or Tribal library) eligible for support under paragraphs (1)(B) and (2) of section 254(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(h)).

(8) Emergency connectivity fund.--The term ``Emergency Connectivity Fund'' means the fund established under subsection (c)(1).

(9) Library.--The term ``library'' includes a library consortium.

(10) Wi-fi.--The term ``Wi-Fi'' means a wireless networking protocol based on Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers standard 802.11 (or any successor standard).

(11) Wi-fi hotspot.--The term ``Wi-Fi hotspot'' means a device that is capable of--

(A) receiving advanced telecommunications and information services; and

(B) sharing such services with a connected device through the use of Wi-Fi.

CHAPTER 3--OVERSIGHT OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE

TO COVID-19

SEC. 3321. FUNDING FOR DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE INSPECTOR

GENERAL.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Commerce for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $3,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, for oversight of activities supported with funds appropriated to the Department of Commerce to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19.

TITLE IV--COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES

Subtitle A--Defense Production Act of 1950

SEC. 4001. COVID-19 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SUPPLIES ENHANCEMENT.

(a) Supporting Enhanced Use of the Defense Production Act of 1950.--In addition to funds otherwise available, there is appropriated, for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $10,000,000,000, notwithstanding section 304(e) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4534(e)), to remain available until September 30, 2025, to carry out titles I, III, and VII of such Act in accordance with subsection (b).

(b) Medical Supplies and Equipment.--

(1) Testing, ppe, vaccines, and other materials.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), amounts appropriated in subsection

(a) shall be used for the purchase, production (including the construction, repair, and retrofitting of government-owned or private facilities as necessary), or distribution of medical supplies and equipment (including durable medical equipment) related to combating the COVID-19 pandemic, including--

(A) in vitro diagnostic products for the detection of SARS- CoV-2 or the diagnosis of the virus that causes COVID-19, and the reagents and other materials necessary for producing, conducting, or administering such products, and the machinery, equipment, laboratory capacity, or other technology necessary to produce such products;

(B) face masks and personal protective equipment, including face shields, nitrile gloves, N-95 filtering facepiece respirators, and any other masks or equipment (including durable medical equipment) needed to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the materials, machinery, additional manufacturing lines or facilities, or other technology necessary to produce such equipment; and

(C) drugs, devices, and biological products that are approved, cleared, licensed, or authorized under either of such Acts for use in treating or preventing COVID-19 and symptoms related to COVID-19, and any materials, manufacturing machinery, additional manufacturing or fill- finish lines or facilities, technology, or equipment

(including durable medical equipment) necessary to produce or use such drugs, biological products, or devices (including syringes, vials, or other supplies or equipment related to delivery, distribution, or administration).

(2) Responding to public health emergencies.--After September 30, 2022, amounts appropriated in subsection (a) may be used for any activity authorized by paragraph (1), or any other activity necessary to meet critical public health needs of the United States, with respect to any pathogen that the President has determined has the potential for creating a public health emergency.

Subtitle B--Housing Provisions

SEC. 4101. EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE.

(a) Funding.--

(1) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of the Treasury for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $20,250,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, for making payments to eligible grantees under this section--

(2) Reservation of funds.--Of the amount appropriated under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall reserve--

(A) $305,000,000 for making payments under this section to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa;

(B) $30,000,000 for costs of the Secretary for the administration of emergency rental assistance programs and technical assistance to recipients of any grants made by the Secretary to provide financial and other assistance to renters;

(C) $3,000,000 for administrative expenses of the Inspector General relating to oversight of funds provided in this section; and

(D) $1,200,000,000 for payments to high-need grantees as provided in this section.

(b) Allocation for Rental and Utility Assistance.--

(1) Allocation for states and units of local government.--

(A) In general.--The amount appropriated under paragraph

(1) of subsection (a) that remains after the application of paragraph (2) of such subsection shall be allocated to eligible grantees described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (f)(1) in the same manner as the amount appropriated under section 501 of subtitle A of title V of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

(Public Law 116-260) is allocated to States and units of local government under subsection (b)(1) of such section, except that section 501(b) of such subtitle A shall be applied--

(i) without regard to clause (i) of paragraph (1)(A);

(ii) by deeming the amount appropriated under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this Act that remains after the application of paragraph (2) of such subsection to be the amount deemed to apply for purposes of applying clause (ii) of section 501(b)(1)(A) of such subtitle A;

(iii) by substituting ``$152,000,000'' for ``$200,000,000'' each place such term appears;

(iv) in subclause (I) of such section 501(b)(1)(A)(v), by substituting ``under section 4101 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021'' for ``under section 501 of subtitle A of title V of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021''; and

(v) in subclause (II) of such section 501(b)(1)(A)(v), by substituting ``local government elects to receive funds from the Secretary under section 4101 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and will use the funds in a manner consistent with such section'' for ``local government elects to receive funds from the Secretary under section 501 of subtitle A of title V of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 and will use the funds in a manner consistent with such section''.

(B) Pro rata adjustment.--The Secretary shall make pro rata adjustments in the amounts of the allocations determined under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph for entities described in such subparagraph as necessary to ensure that the total amount of allocations made pursuant to such subparagraph does not exceed the remainder appropriated amount described in such subparagraph.

(2) Allocations for territories.--The amount reserved under subsection (a)(2)(A) shall be allocated to eligible grantees described in subsection (f)(1)(C) in the same manner as the amount appropriated under section 501(a)(2)(A) of subtitle A of title V of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is allocated under section 501(b)(3) of such subtitle A to eligible grantees under subparagraph (C) of such section 501(b)(3), except that section 501(b)(3) of such subtitle A shall be applied--

(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``of this Act'' after

``the amount reserved under subsection (a)(2)(A)''; and

(B) in clause (i) of subparagraph (B), by substituting

``the amount equal to 0.3 percent of the amount appropriated under subsection (a)(1)'' with ``the amount equal to 0.3 percent of the amount appropriated under subsection (a)(1) of this Act''.

(3) High-need grantees.--The Secretary shall allocate funds reserved under subsection (a)(2)(D) to eligible grantees with a high need for assistance under this section as evidenced by the number of very low-income renter households paying more than 50 percent of income on rent or living in substandard or overcrowded conditions, rental market costs, and employment trends.

(1) In general.--The Secretary shall pay all eligible grantees not less than 40 percent of each such eligible grantee's total allocation provided under subsection (b) within 60 days of enactment of this Act.

(2) Subsequent payments.--The Secretary shall pay to eligible grantees additional amounts in tranches up to the full amount of each such eligible grantee's total allocation in accordance with a procedure established by the Secretary, provided that any such procedure established by the Secretary shall require that an eligible grantee must have obligated not less than 75 percent of the funds already disbursed by the Secretary pursuant to this section prior to disbursement of additional amounts.

(d) Use of Funds.--

(1) In general.--An eligible grantee shall only use the funds provided from payments made under this section as follows:

(A) Financial assistance.--

(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii) of this subparagraph, funds received by an eligible grantee from payments made under this section shall be used to provide financial assistance to eligible households, not to exceed 18 months, including the payment of--

(I) rent;

(II) rental arrears;

(III) utilities and home energy costs;

(IV) utilities and home energy costs arrears; and

(V) other expenses related to housing, as defined by the Secretary.

(ii) Limitation.--The aggregate amount of financial assistance an eligible household may receive under this section, when combined with financial assistance provided under section 501 of subtitle A of title V of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116- 260), shall not exceed 18 months.

(B) Housing stability services.--Not more than 10 percent of funds received by an eligible grantee from payments made under this section may be used to provide case management and other services intended to help keep households stably housed.

(C) Administrative costs.--Not more than 15 percent of the total amount paid to an eligible grantee under this section may be used for administrative costs attributable to providing financial assistance, housing stability services, and other affordable rental housing and eviction prevention activities, including for data collection and reporting requirements related to such funds.

(D) Other affordable rental housing and eviction prevention activities.--An eligible grantee may use any funds from payments made under this section that are unobligated on October 1, 2022, for purposes in addition to those specified in this paragraph, provided that--

(i) such other purposes are affordable housing purposes, as defined by the Secretary, serving very low-income families

(as such term is defined in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b))); and

(ii) prior to obligating any funds for such purposes, the eligible grantee has obligated not less than 75 percent of the total funds allocated to such eligible grantee in accordance with this section.

(2) Distribution of assistance.--Amounts appropriated under subsection (a)(1) of this section shall be subject to the same terms and conditions that apply under paragraph (4) of section 501(c) of subtitle A of title V of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) to amounts appropriated under subsection (a)(1) of such section 501.

(e) Reallocation of Funds.--

(1) In general.--Beginning March 31, 2022, the Secretary shall reallocate funds allocated to eligible grantees in accordance with subsection (b) but not yet paid in accordance with subsection (c)(2) according to a procedure established by the Secretary.

(2) Eligibility for reallocated funds.--The Secretary shall require an eligible grantee to have obligated 50 percent of the total amount of funds allocated to such eligible grantee under subsection (b) to be eligible to receive funds reallocated under paragraph (1) of this subsection.

(3) Payment of reallocated funds by the secretary.--The Secretary shall pay to each eligible grantee eligible for a payment of reallocated funds described in paragraph (2) of this subsection the amount allocated to such eligible grantee in accordance with the procedure established by the Secretary in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection.

(4) Use of reallocated funds.--Eligible grantees may use any funds received in accordance with this subsection only for purposes specified in paragraph (1) of subsection (d).

(f) Definitions.--In this section:

(1) Eligible grantee.--The term ``eligible grantee'' means any of the following:

(A) The 50 States of the United States and the District of Columbia.

(B) A unit of local government (as defined in paragraph

(5)).

(C) The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.

(2) Eligible household.--The term ``eligible household'' means a household of 1 or more individuals who are obligated to pay rent on a residential dwelling and with respect to which the eligible grantee involved determines that--

(A) 1 or more individuals within the household has--

(i) qualified for unemployment benefits; or

(ii) experienced a reduction in household income, incurred significant costs, or experienced other financial hardship during or due, directly or indirectly, to the coronavirus pandemic;

(B) 1 or more individuals within the household can demonstrate a risk of experiencing homelessness or housing instability; and

(C) the household is a low-income family (as such term is defined in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)).

(3) Inspector general.--The term ``Inspector General'' means the Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury.

(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Treasury.

(5) Unit of local government.--The term ``unit of local government'' has the meaning given such term in section 501 of subtitle A of title V of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).

(g) Availability.--Funds provided to an eligible grantee under a payment made under this section shall remain available through September 30, 2025.

(h) Extension of Availability Under Program for Existing Funding.--Paragraph (1) of section 501(e) of subtitle A of title V of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2021'' and inserting ``September 30, 2022''.

SEC. 4102. EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHERS.

(a) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred to as the

``Secretary'') for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $5,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2030, for--

(1) incremental emergency vouchers under subsection (b);

(2) renewals of the vouchers under subsection (b);

(3) fees for the costs of administering vouchers under subsection (b) and other eligible expenses defined by notice to prevent, prepare, and respond to coronavirus to facilitate the leasing of the emergency vouchers, such as security deposit assistance and other costs related to retention and support of participating owners; and

(4) adjustments in the calendar year 2021 section 8 renewal funding allocation, including mainstream vouchers, for public housing agencies that experience a significant increase in voucher per-unit costs due to extraordinary circumstances or that, despite taking reasonable cost savings measures, would otherwise be required to terminate rental assistance for families as a result of insufficient funding.

(b) Emergency Vouchers.--

(1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide emergency rental assistance vouchers under subsection (a), which shall be tenant-based rental assistance under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)).

(2) Qualifying individuals or families defined.--For the purposes of this section, qualifying individuals or families are those who are--

(A) homeless (as such term is defined in section 103(a) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302(a));

(B) at risk of homelessness (as such term is defined in section 401(1) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act

(42 U.S.C. 11360(1)));

(C) fleeing, or attempting to flee, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking, as defined by the Secretary; or

(D) recently homeless, as determined by the Secretary, and for whom providing rental assistance will prevent the family's homelessness or having high risk of housing instability.

(3) Allocation.--The Secretary shall notify public housing agencies of the number of emergency vouchers provided under this section to be allocated to the agency not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, in accordance with a formula that includes public housing agency capacity and ensures geographic diversity, including with respect to rural areas, among public housing agencies administering the Housing Choice Voucher program.

(4) Terms and conditions.--

(A) Election to administer.--The Secretary shall establish a procedure for public housing agencies to accept or decline the emergency vouchers allocated to the agency in accordance with the formula under subparagraph (3).

(B) Failure to use vouchers promptly.--If a public housing agency fails to lease its authorized vouchers under subsection (b) on behalf of eligible families within a reasonable period of time, the Secretary may revoke and redistribute any unleased vouchers and associated funds, including administrative fees and costs referred to in subsection (a)(3), to other public housing agencies according to the formula under paragraph (3).

(5) Waivers and alternative requirements.--The Secretary may waive or specify alternative requirements for any provision of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) or regulation applicable to such statute other than requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment, upon a finding that the waiver or alternative requirement is necessary to expedite or facilitate the use of amounts made available in this section.

(6) Termination of vouchers upon turnover.--After September 30, 2023, a public housing agency may not reissue any vouchers made available under this section when assistance for the family assisted ends.

(c) Technical Assistance and Other Costs.--The Secretary may use not more $20,000,000 of the amounts made available under this section for the costs to the Secretary of administering and overseeing the implementation of this section and the Housing Choice Voucher program generally, including information technology, financial reporting, and other costs. Of the amounts set aside under this subsection, the Secretary may use not more than $10,000,000, without competition, to make new awards or increase prior awards to existing technical assistance providers to provide an immediate increase in capacity building and technical assistance to public housing agencies.

(d) Implementation.--The Secretary may implement the provisions of this section by notice.

SEC. 4103. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR RURAL HOUSING.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, to provide grants under section 521(a)(2) of the Housing Act of 1949 or agreements entered into in lieu of debt forgiveness or payments for eligible households as authorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949, for temporary adjustment of income losses for residents of housing financed or assisted under section 514, 515, or 516 of the Housing Act of 1949 who have experienced income loss but are not currently receiving Federal rental assistance.

SEC. 4104. HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES

PROGRAMS FOR NATIVE AMERICANS.

(a) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred to as the

``Secretary'') for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $750,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, for activities and assistance authorized under title I of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), under title VIII of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4221 et seq.), and under section 106(a)(1) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 with respect to Indian tribes (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), which shall be made available as follows:

(1) Housing block grants.--$455,000,000 shall be available for the Native American Housing Block Grants and Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant programs, as authorized under titles I and VIII of NAHASDA, subject to the following terms and conditions:

(A) Formula.--Of the amounts made available under this paragraph, $450,000,000 shall be for grants under title I of NAHASDA and shall be distributed according to the same funding formula used in fiscal year 2021.

(B) Native hawaiians.--Of the amounts made available under this paragraph, $5,000,000 shall be for grants under title VIII of NAHASDA.

(C) Use.--Amounts made available under this paragraph shall be used by recipients to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, including to maintain normal operations and fund eligible affordable housing activities under NAHASDA during the period that the program is impacted by coronavirus. In addition, amounts made available under subparagraph (B) shall be used to provide rental assistance to eligible Native Hawaiian families both on and off the Hawaiian Home Lands.

(D) Timing of obligations.--Amounts made available under this paragraph shall be used, as necessary, to cover or reimburse allowable costs to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus that are incurred by a recipient, including for costs incurred as of January 21, 2020.

(E) Waivers or alternative requirements.--The Secretary may waive or specify alternative requirements for any provision of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.) or regulation applicable to the Native American Housing Block Grant or Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant program other than requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment, upon a finding that the waiver or alternative requirement is necessary to expedite or facilitate the use of amounts made available under this paragraph.

(F) Unobligated amounts.--Amounts made available under this paragraph which are not accepted, are voluntarily returned, or otherwise recaptured for any reason shall be used to fund grants under paragraph (2).

(2) Indian community development block grants.--

$280,000,000 shall be available for grants under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, subject to the following terms and conditions:

(A) Use.--Amounts made available under this paragraph shall be used, without competition, for emergencies that constitute imminent threats to health and safety and are designed to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.

(B) Planning.--Not to exceed 20 percent of any grant made with funds made available under this paragraph shall be expended for planning and management development and administration.

(C) Timing of obligations.--Amounts made available under this paragraph shall be used, as necessary, to cover or reimburse allowable costs to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus incurred by a recipient, including for costs incurred as of January 21, 2020.

(D) Inapplicability of public services cap.--Indian tribes may use up to 100 percent of any grant from amounts made available under this paragraph for public services activities to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.

(E) Waivers or alternative requirements.--The Secretary may waive or specify alternative requirements for any provision of title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) or regulation applicable to the Indian Community Development Block Grant program other than requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment, upon a finding that the waiver or alternative requirement is necessary to expedite or facilitate the use of amounts made available under this paragraph.

(3) Technical assistance.--$10,000,000 shall be used, without competition, to make new awards or increase prior awards to existing technical assistance providers to provide an immediate increase in training and technical assistance to Indian tribes, Indian housing authorities, tribally designated housing entities, and recipients under title VIII of NAHASDA for activities under this section.

(4) Other costs.--$5,000,000 shall be used for the administrative costs to oversee and administer the implementation of this section, and pay for associated information technology, financial reporting, and other costs.

SEC. 4105. HOUSING COUNSELING.

(a) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (in this section referred to as the

``Corporation'') for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, for grants to housing counseling intermediaries approved by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, State housing finance agencies, and NeighborWorks organizations for providing housing counseling services, as authorized under the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 8101- 8107) and consistent with the discretion set forth in section 606(a)(5) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 8105(a)(5)) to design and administer grant programs. Of the grant funds made available under this subsection, not less than 40 percent shall be provided to counseling organizations that--

(1) target housing counseling services to minority and low- income populations facing housing instability; or

(2) provide housing counseling services in neighborhoods having high concentrations of minority and low-income populations.

(b) Limitation.--The aggregate amount provided to NeighborWorks organizations under this section shall not exceed 15 percent of the total of grant funds made available by subsection (a).

(c) Administration and Oversight.--The Corporation may retain a portion of the amounts provided under this section, in a proportion consistent with its standard rate for program administration in order to cover its expenses related to program administration and oversight.

(d) Housing Counseling Services Defined.-- For the purposes of this section, the term ``housing counseling services'' means--

(1) housing counseling provided directly to households facing housing instability, such as eviction, default, foreclosure, loss of income, or homelessness;

(2) education, outreach, training, technology upgrades, and other program related support; and

(3) operational oversight funding for grantees and subgrantees that receive funds under this section.

SEC. 4106. HOMELESSNESS ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES

PROGRAM.

(a) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred to as the

``Secretary'') for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $5,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, except that amounts authorized under subsection (d)(3) shall remain available until September 30, 2029, for assistance under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12721 et seq.) for the following activities to primarily benefit qualifying individuals or families:

(1) Tenant-based rental assistance.

(2) The development and support of affordable housing pursuant to section 212(a) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12742(a)) (``the Act'' herein).

(3) Supportive services to qualifying individuals or families not already receiving such supportive services, including--

(A) activities listed in section 401(29) of the McKinney- Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360(29));

(B) housing counseling; and

(4) The acquisition and development of non-congregate shelter units, all or a portion of which may--

(A) be converted to permanent affordable housing;

(B) be used as emergency shelter under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11371-11378);

(C) be converted to permanent housing under subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381-11389); or

(D) remain as non-congregate shelter units.

(b) Qualifying Individuals or Families Defined.--For the purposes of this section, qualifying individuals or families are those who are--

(1) homeless, as defined in section 103(a) of the McKinney- Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302(a));

(2) at-risk of homelessness, as defined in section 401(1) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360(1));

(3) fleeing, or attempting to flee, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking, as defined by the Secretary;

(4) in other populations where providing supportive services or assistance under section 212(a) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12742(a)) would prevent the family's homelessness or would serve those with the greatest risk of housing instability; or

(5) veterans and families that include a veteran family member that meet one of the preceding criteria.

(1) Funding restrictions.--The cost limits in section 212(e) (42 U.S.C. 12742(e)), the commitment requirements in section 218(g) (42 U.S.C. 12748(g)), the matching requirements in section 220 (42 U.S.C. 12750), and the set- aside for housing developed, sponsored, or owned by community housing development organizations required in section 231 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12771) shall not apply for amounts made available in this section.

(2) Administrative costs.-- Notwithstanding sections 212(c) and (d)(1) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12742(c) and (d)(1)), of the funds made available in this section for carrying out activities authorized in this section, a grantee may use up to fifteen percent of its allocation for administrative and planning costs.

(3) Operating expenses.--Notwithstanding sections 212(a) and (g) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12742(a) and (g)), a grantee may use up to an additional five percent of its allocation for the payment of operating expenses of community housing development organizations and nonprofit organizations carrying out activities authorized under this section, but only if--

(A) such funds are used to develop the capacity of the community housing development organization or nonprofit organization in the jurisdiction or insular area to carry out activities authorized under this section; and

(B) the community housing development organization or nonprofit organization complies with the limitation on assistance in section 234(b) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12774(b)).

(4) Contracting.--A grantee, when contracting with service providers engaged directly in the provision of services under paragraph (a)(3), shall, to the extent practicable, enter into contracts in amounts that cover the actual total program costs and administrative overhead to provide the services contracted.

(d) Allocation.--

(1) Formula assistance.--Except as provided in paragraphs

(2) and (3), the Secretary shall allocate amounts made available under this section pursuant to section 217 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12747) to grantees that received allocations pursuant to that same formula in fiscal year 2021, and shall make such allocations within 30 days of enactment of this Act.

(2) Technical assistance.--Up to $25,000,000 of the amounts made available under this section shall be used, without competition, to make new awards or increase prior awards to existing technical assistance providers to provide an immediate increase in capacity building and technical assistance available to any grantees implementing activities or projects consistent with this section.

(3) Other costs.--Up to $50,000,000 of the amounts made available under this section shall be used for the administrative costs to oversee and administer implementation of this section and the HOME program generally, including information technology, financial reporting, and other costs.

(4) Waivers or alternative requirements.--The Secretary may waive or specify alternative requirements for any provision of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12701 et seq.) and titles I and IV of the McKinney- Vento Homelessness Act (42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq., 11360 et seq.) or regulation for the administration of the amounts made available under this section other than requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment, upon a finding that the waiver or alternative requirement is necessary to expedite or facilitate the use of amounts made available under this section.

SEC. 4107. HOMEOWNER ASSISTANCE FUND.

(a) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of the Treasury for the Homeowner Assistance Fund established under subsection (c) for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $9,961,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, for qualified expenses that meet the purposes specified under subsection

(b) Definitions.--In this section:

(1) Conforming loan limit.--The term ``conforming loan limit'' means the applicable limitation governing the maximum original principal obligation of a mortgage secured by a single-family residence, a mortgage secured by a 2-family residence, a mortgage secured by a 3-family residence, or a mortgage secured by a 4-family residence, as determined and adjusted annually under section 302(b)(2) of the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act (12 U.S.C. 1717(b)(2)) and section 305(a)(2) of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act (12 U.S.C. 1454(a)(2)).

(2) Dwelling.--The term ``dwelling'' means any building, structure, or portion thereof which is occupied as, or designed or intended for occupancy as, a residence by one or more individuals.

(3) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--

(A) a State; or

(B) any entity eligible for payment under subsection (f).

(4) Mortgage.--The term ``mortgage'' means any credit transaction--

(A) that is secured by a mortgage, deed of trust, or other consensual security interest on a principal residence of a borrower that is (i) a 1- to 4-unit dwelling, or (ii) residential real property that includes a 1- to 4-unit dwelling; and

(B) the unpaid principal balance of which was, at the time of origination, not more than the conforming loan limit.

(5) Fund.--The term ``Fund'' means the Homeowner Assistance Fund established under subsection (c).

(6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Treasury.

(7) Socially and economically disadvantaged individual.-- The term ``socially and economically disadvantaged individual'' means an individual who is a socially disadvantaged individual or an economically disadvantaged individual, as such terms are defined, respectively, under section 8 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637) and the regulations thereunder.

(8) State.--The term ``State'' means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

(1) Establishment; qualified expenses.--There is established in the Department of the Treasury a Homeowner Assistance Fund to mitigate financial hardships associated with the coronavirus pandemic by providing such funds as are appropriated by subsection (a) to eligible entities for the purpose of preventing homeowner mortgage delinquencies, defaults, foreclosures, loss of utilities or home energy services, and displacements of homeowners experiencing financial hardship after January 21, 2020, through qualified expenses related to mortgages and housing, which include--

(A) mortgage payment assistance;

(B) financial assistance to allow a homeowner to reinstate a mortgage or to pay other housing related costs related to a period of forbearance, delinquency, or default;

(D) facilitating interest rate reductions;

(E) payment assistance for--

(i) utilities, including electric, gas, home energy, and water;

(ii) internet service, including broadband internet access service, as defined in section 8.1(b) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation);

(iii) homeowner's insurance, flood insurance, and mortgage insurance; and

(iv) homeowner's association, condominium association fees, or common charges;

(F) reimbursement of funds expended by a State, local government, or designated entity under subsection (e) during the period beginning on January 21, 2020, and ending on the date that the first funds are disbursed by the eligible entity under the Homeowner Assistance Fund, for the purpose of providing housing or utility payment assistance to individuals or otherwise providing funds to prevent foreclosure or eviction of a homeowner or tenant or prevent mortgage delinquency or loss of housing or utilities as a response to the coronavirus disease (COVID) pandemic; and

(G) any other assistance to promote housing stability for homeowners, including preventing eviction, mortgage delinquency or default, foreclosure, or the loss of utility or home energy services, as determined by the Secretary.

(2) Targeting.--Not less than 60 percent of amounts made to each eligible entity allocated amounts under subsection (d) or (f) shall be used for qualified expenses that assist homeowners having incomes equal to or less than 100 percent of the area median income for their household size or equal to or less than 100 percent of the median income for the United States, as determined by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, whichever is greater. The eligible entity shall prioritize remaining funds to socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.

(d) Allocation of Funds.--

(1) Administration.--Of any amounts made available under this section, the Secretary shall reserve--

(A) to the Department of the Treasury, an amount not to exceed $40,000,000 to administer and oversee the Fund, and to provide technical assistance to eligible entities for the creation and implementation of State and tribal programs to administer assistance from the Fund; and

(B) to the Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury, an amount to not exceed $2,600,000 for oversight of the program under this section.

(2) For states.--After the application of paragraphs (1),

(4), and (5) of this subsection and subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Secretary shall allocate the remaining funds available within the Homeowner Assistance Fund to each State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico based on homeowner need, taking into consideration, for such State relative to all States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, which is determined by--

(A) the average number of unemployed individuals measured over a period of time not fewer than 3 months and not more than 12 months;

(B) the total number of mortgagors with--

(i) mortgage payments that are more than 30 days past due; or

(ii) mortgages in foreclosure.

(3) Small state minimum.--

(A) In general.--Each State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall receive no less than $40,000,000 for the purposes established in (c).

(B) Pro rata adjustments.--The Secretary shall adjust on a pro rata basis the amount of the payments for each State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico determined under this subsection without regard to this subparagraph to the extent necessary to comply with the requirements of subparagraph (A).

(4) Territory set-aside.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, of the amounts appropriated under subsection (a), the Secretary shall reserve $30,000,000 to be disbursed to Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands based on each such territory's share of the combined total population of all such territories, as determined by the Secretary. For the purposes of this paragraph, population shall be determined based on the most recent year for which data are available from the United States Census Bureau.

(5) Tribal set-aside.--The Secretary shall allocate funds to any eligible entity designated under subsection (f) pursuant to the requirements of that subsection.

(e) Distribution of Funds to States.--

(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make payments, beginning not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, from amounts allocated under subsection (d) to eligible entities that have notified the Secretary that they request to receive payment from the Fund and that the eligible entity will use such payments in compliance with this section.

(2) Reallocation.--If a State does not request allocated funds by the 45th day after the date of enactment of this Act, such State shall not be eligible for a payment from the Secretary pursuant to this section, and the Secretary shall, by the 180th day after the date of enactment of this Act, reallocate any funds that were not requested by such State among the States that have requested funds by the 45th day after the date of enactment of this Act. For any such reallocation of funds, the Secretary shall adhere to the requirements of subsection (d), except for paragraph (1), to the greatest extent possible, provided that the Secretary shall also take into consideration in determining such reallocation a State's remaining need and a State's record of using payments from the Fund to serve homeowners at disproportionate risk of mortgage default, foreclosure, or displacement, including homeowners having incomes equal to or less than 100 percent of the area median income for their household size or 100 percent of the median income for the United States, as determined by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, whichever is greater, and minority homeowners.

(f) Tribal Set-aside.--

(1) Set-aside.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, of the amounts appropriated under subsection (a), the Secretary shall use 5 percent to make payments to entities that are eligible for payments under clauses (i) and

(ii) of section 501(b)(2)(A) of subtitle A of title V of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

(Public Law 116-260) for the purposes described in subsection

(c).

(2) Allocation and payment.--The Secretary shall allocate the funds set aside under paragraph (1) using the allocation formulas described in clauses (i) and (ii) of section 501(b)(2)(A) of subtitle A of title V of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), and shall make payments of such amounts beginning no later than 45 days after enactment of this Act to entities eligible for payment under clauses (i) and (ii) of section 501(b)(2)(A) of subtitle A of title V of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) that notify the Secretary that they request to receive payments allocated from the Fund by the Secretary for purposes described under subsection (c) and will use such payments in compliance with this section.

(3) Adjustment.--Allocations provided under this subsection may be further adjusted as provided by section 501(b)(2)(B) of subtitle A of title V of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).

SEC. 4108. RELIEF MEASURES FOR SECTION 502 AND 504 DIRECT

LOAN BORROWERS.

(a) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $39,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, for direct loans made under sections 502 and 504 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472, 1474).

(b) Administrative Expenses.--The Secretary may use not more than 3 percent of the amounts appropriated under this section for administrative purposes.

SEC. 4109 FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES.

(a) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred to as the

``Secretary'') for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program under section 561 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 3616a) to ensure fair housing organizations have additional resources to address fair housing inquiries, complaints, investigations, and education and outreach activities, during or relating to the coronavirus pandemic.

(b) Administrative Expenses.--The Secretary may use not more than 3 percent of the amounts appropriated under this section for administrative purposes.

Subtitle C--Small Business (SSBCI)

SEC. 4201. STATE SMALL BUSINESS CREDIT INITIATIVE.

(a) State Small Business Credit Initiative.--

(1) In general.--The State Small Business Credit Initiative Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) is amended--

(A) in section 3003--

(i) in subsection (b)--

(I) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:

``(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of subsection (d), the Secretary shall allocate Federal funds to participating States so that each State is eligible to receive an amount equal to what the State would receive under the 2021 allocation, as determined under paragraph (2).'';

(II) in paragraph (2)--

(aa) by striking ``2009'' each place such term appears and inserting ``2021'';

(bb) by striking ``2008'' each place such term appears and inserting ``2020'';

(cc) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting ``With respect to States other than Tribal governments, the Secretary'';

(dd) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking ``2007'' and inserting ``2019''; and

(ee) by adding at the end the following:

``(C) Separate allocation for tribal governments.--

``(i) In general.--With respect to States that are Tribal governments, the Secretary shall determine the 2021 allocation by allocating $500,000,000 among the Tribal governments in the proportion the Secretary determines appropriate, including with consideration to available employment and economic data regarding each such Tribal government.

``(ii) Notice of intent; timing of allocation.--With respect to allocations to States that are Tribal governments, the Secretary may--

``(I) require Tribal governments that individually or jointly wish to participate in the Program to file a notice of intent with the Secretary not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of subsection (d); and

``(II) notwithstanding paragraph (1), allocate Federal funds to participating Tribal governments not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of subsection (d).

``(D) Employment data.--If the Secretary determines that employment data with respect to a State is unavailable from the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor, the Secretary shall consider such other economic and employment data that is otherwise available for purposes of determining the employment data of such State.''; and

(III) by striking paragraph (3); and

(ii) in subsection (c)--

(I) in paragraph (1)(A)(iii), by inserting before the period the following: ``that have delivered loans or investments to eligible businesses''; and

(II) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:

``(4) Termination of availability of amounts not transferred.--

``(A) In general.--Any portion of a participating State's allocated amount that has not been transferred to the State under this section may be deemed by the Secretary to be no longer allocated to the State and no longer available to the State and shall be returned to the general fund of the Treasury or reallocated as described under subparagraph (B), if--

``(i) the second \1/3\ of a State's allocated amount has not been transferred to the State before the end of the end of the 3-year period beginning on the date that the Secretary approves the State for participation; or

``(ii) the last \1/3\ of a State's allocated amount has not been transferred to the State before the end of the end of the 6-year period beginning on the date that the Secretary approves the State for participation.

``(B) Reallocation.--Any amount deemed by the Secretary to be no longer allocated to a State and no longer available to such State under subparagraph (A) may be reallocated by the Secretary to other participating States. In making such a reallocation, the Secretary shall not take into account the minimum allocation requirements under subsection (b)(2)(B) or the specific allocation for Tribal governments described under subsection (b)(2)(C).'';

(B) in section 3004(d), by striking ``date of enactment of this Act'' each place it appears and inserting ``date of the enactment of section 3003(d)'';

(C) in section 3005(b), by striking ``date of enactment of this Act'' each place it appears and inserting ``date of the enactment of section 3003(d)'';

(D) in section 3006(b)(4), by striking ``date of enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``date of the enactment of section 3003(d)'';

(E) in section 3007(b), by striking ``March 31, 2011'' and inserting ``March 31, 2022'';

(F) in section 3009, by striking ``date of enactment of this Act'' each place it appears and inserting ``date of the enactment of section 3003(d)''; and

(G) in section 3011(b), by striking ``date of the enactment of this Act'' each place it appears and inserting ``date of the enactment of section 3003(d)''.

(2) Appropriation.--

(A) In general.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is hereby appropriated to the Secretary of the Treasury for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $10,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, to provide support to small businesses responding to and recovering from the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, ensure business enterprises owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals have access to credit and investments, provide technical assistance to help small businesses applying for various support programs, and to pay reasonable costs of administering such Initiative.

(B) Rescission.--With respect to amounts appropriated under subparagraph (A)--

(i) the Secretary of the Treasury shall complete all disbursements and remaining obligations before September 30, 2030; and

(ii) any amounts that remain unexpended (whether obligated or unobligated) on September 30, 2030, shall be rescinded and deposited into the general fund of the Treasury.

(b) Additional Allocations to Support Business Enterprises Owned and Controlled by Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Individuals.--Section 3003 of the State Small Business Credit Initiative Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5702) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``(d) Additional Allocations to Support Business Enterprises Owned and Controlled by Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Individuals.--Of the amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2021 to carry out the Program, the Secretary shall--

``(1) allocate $1,500,000,000 to States allocated under this section and, by regulation or other guidance, prescribe Program requirements that the funds be expended for business enterprises owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals;

``(2) allocate such amounts to States based on the needs of business enterprises owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, as determined by the Secretary, in each State, and not subject to the allocation formula described under subsection (b);

``(3) oversee the States' expenditure of these funds to directly support business enterprises owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals; and

``(4) establish a minimum amount of support that a State shall provide to business enterprises owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.

``(e) Incentive Allocations to Support Business Enterprises Owned and Controlled by Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Individuals.--Of the amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2021 to carry out the Program, the Secretary shall set aside $1,000,000,000 for an incentive program under which the Secretary shall increase the second \1/3\ and last

\1/3\ allocations for States that demonstrate robust support, as determined by the Secretary, for business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals in the deployment of prior allocation amounts.''.

(c) Additional Allocations to Support Very Small Businesses.--Section 3003 of the State Small Business Credit Initiative Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5702), as amended by subsection (b), is further amended by adding at the end the following:

``(f) Additional Allocations to Support Very Small Businesses.--

``(1) In general.--Of the amounts appropriated to carry out the Program, the Secretary shall allocate not less than

$500,000,000 to States from funds allocated under this section to be expended for very small businesses.

``(2) Very small business defined.--In this subsection, the term `very small business'--

``(A) means a business with fewer than 10 employees; and

``(B) may include independent contractors and sole proprietors.''.

(d) CDFI and MDI Participation Plan.--Section 3004 of the State Small Business Credit Initiative Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5703) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``(e) CDFI and MDI Participation Plan.--The Secretary may not approve a State to be a participating State unless the State has provided the Secretary with a plan detailing how minority depository institutions and community development financial institutions will be encouraged to participate in State programs.''.

(e) Pandemic Response Plan.--Section 3004 of the State Small Business Credit Initiative Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5703), as amended by subsection (d), is further amended by adding at the end the following:

``(f) Pandemic Response Plan.--The Secretary may not approve a State to be a participating State unless the State has provided the Secretary with a description of how the State will expeditiously utilize funds to support small businesses, including business enterprises owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, in responding to and recovering from the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.''.

(f) Technical Assistance.--Section 3009 of the State Small Business Credit Initiative Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5708) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``(e) Technical Assistance.--Of the amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2021 to carry out the Program, $500,000,000 may be used by the Secretary to--

``(1) provide funds to States to carry out a technical assistance plan under which a State will provide legal, accounting, and financial advisory services, either directly or contracted with legal, accounting, and financial advisory firms, with priority given to business enterprises owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, to very small businesses and business enterprises owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals applying for--

``(A) State programs under the Program; and

``(B) other State or Federal programs that support small businesses;

``(2) transfer amounts to the Minority Business Development Agency, so that the Agency may use such amounts in a manner the Agency determines appropriate, including through contracting with third parties, to provide technical assistance to business enterprises owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals applying to--

``(A) State programs under the Program; and

``(B) other State or Federal programs that support small businesses; and

``(3) contract with legal, accounting, and financial advisory firms (with priority given to business enterprises owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals), to provide technical assistance to business enterprises owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals applying to--

``(A) State programs under the Program; and

``(B) other State or Federal programs that support small businesses.''.

(g) Predatory Lending Prohibited.--Section 3004 of the State Small Business Credit Initiative Act of 2010 (15 U.S.C. 5702), as amended by subsection (e), is further amended by adding at the end the following:

``(g) Predatory Lending Prohibited.--The Secretary may not approve a State to be a participating State unless the State has agreed that no lending activity supported by amounts received by the State under the Program would result in predatory lending, as determined by the Secretary.''.

(h) Inclusion of Tribal Governments.--Section 3002(10) of the State Small Business Credit Initiative Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5701(10)) is amended--

(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the end;

(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

``(E) a Tribal government, or a group of Tribal governments that jointly apply for an allocation.''.

(i) Definitions.--Section 3002 of the State Small Business Credit Initiative Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5701) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``(15) Business enterprise owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.--The term

`business enterprise owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals' means a business that--

``(A) if privately owned, 51 percent is owned by one or more socially and economically disadvantaged individuals;

``(B) if publicly owned, 51 percent of the stock is owned by one or more socially and economically disadvantaged individuals; and

``(C) in the case of a mutual institution, a majority of the Board of Directors, account holders, and the community which the institution services is predominantly comprised of socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.

``(16) Community development financial institution.--The term `community development financial institution' has the meaning given that term under section 103 of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994.

``(17) Minority depository institution.--The term `minority depository institution' has the meaning given that term under section 308(b) of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989.

``(18) Socially and economically disadvantaged individual.--The term `socially and economically disadvantaged individual' means an individual who is a socially disadvantaged individual or an economically disadvantaged individual, as such terms are defined, respectively, under section 8 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637) and the regulations thereunder.

``(19) Tribal government.--The term `Tribal government' means a government of an Indian Tribe listed on the list of recognized Tribes published by the Secretary of the Interior under section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131) and means the Office of Hawaiian Affairs established by the Constitution of the State of Hawaii.''

(j) Rule of Application.--The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to funds appropriated under this section and funds appropriated on and after the date of enactment of this section.

Subtitle D--Airlines

SEC. 4301. AIR TRANSPORTATION PAYROLL SUPPORT PROGRAM

EXTENSION.

(a) Definitions.--The definitions in section 40102(a) of title 49, United States Code, shall apply with respect to terms used in this section, except that--

(1) the term ``catering functions'' means preparation, assembly, or both, of food, beverages, provisions and related supplies for delivery, and the delivery of such items, directly to aircraft or to a location on or near airport property for subsequent delivery to aircraft;

(2) the term ``contractor'' means--

(A) a person that performs, under contract with a passenger air carrier conducting operations under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations--

(i) catering functions; or

(ii) functions on the property of an airport that are directly related to the air transportation of persons, property, or mail, including the loading and unloading of property on aircraft, assistance to passengers under part 382 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, security, airport ticketing and check-in functions, ground-handling of aircraft, or aircraft cleaning and sanitization functions and waste removal; or

(B) a subcontractor that performs such functions;

(3) the term ``employee'' means an individual, other than a corporate officer, who is employed by an air carrier or a contractor;

(4) the term ``eligible air carrier'' means an air carrier that--

(A) received financial assistance pursuant section 402(a)(1) of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260);

(B) provides air transportation as of March 31, 2021;

(C) has not conducted involuntary furloughs or reduced pay rates or benefits between March 31, 2021, and the date on which the air carrier makes a certification to the Secretary pursuant to subparagraph (D); and

(D) certifies to the Secretary that such air carrier will--

(i) refrain from conducting involuntary furloughs or reducing pay rates or benefits until September 30, 2021, or the date on which assistance provided under this section is exhausted, whichever is later;

(ii) refrain from purchasing an equity security of the air carrier or the parent company of the air carrier that is listed on a national securities exchange through September 30, 2022;

(iii) refrain from paying dividends, or making other capital distributions, with respect to common stock (or equivalent interest) of such air carrier through September 30, 2022;

(iv) during the 2-year period beginning April 1, 2021, and ending April 1, 2023, refrain from paying--

(I) any officer or employee of the air carrier whose total compensation exceeded $425,000 in calendar year 2019 (other than an employee whose compensation is determined through an existing collective bargaining agreement entered into prior to the date of enactment of this Act)--

(aa) total compensation that exceeds, during any 12 consecutive months of such 2-year period, the total compensation received by the officer or employee from the air carrier in calendar year 2019; or

(bb) severance pay or other benefits upon termination of employment with the air carrier which exceeds twice the maximum total compensation received by the officer or employee from the air carrier in calendar year 2019; and

(II) any officer or employee of the air carrier whose total compensation exceeded $3,000,000 in calendar year 2019 during any 12 consecutive months of such period total compensation in excess of the sum of--

(aa) $3,000,000; and

(bb) 50 percent of the excess over $3,000,000 of the total compensation received by the officer or employee from the air carrier in calendar year 2019.

(5) the term ``eligible contractor'' means a contractor that--

(A) received financial assistance pursuant to section 402(a)(2) of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260);

(B) performs one or more of the functions described under paragraph (2) as of March 31, 2021;

(C) has not conducted involuntary furloughs or reduced pay rates or benefits between March 31, 2021, and the date on which the contractor makes a certification to the Secretary pursuant to subparagraph (D); and

(D) certifies to the Secretary that such contractor will--

(ii) refrain from purchasing an equity security of the contractor or the parent company of the contractor that is listed on a national securities exchange through September 30, 2022;

(iii) refrain from paying dividends, or making other capital distributions, with respect to common stock (or equivalent interest) of the contractor through September 30, 2022;

(iv) during the 2-year period beginning April 1, 2021, and ending April 1, 2023, refrain from paying--

(I) any officer or employee of the contractor whose total compensation exceeded $425,000 in calendar year 2019 (other than an employee whose compensation is determined through an existing collective bargaining agreement entered into prior to the date of enactment of this Act)--

(aa) total compensation that exceeds, during any 12 consecutive months of such 2-year period, the total compensation received by the officer or employee from the contractor in calendar year 2019; or

(bb) severance pay or other benefits upon termination of employment with the contractor which exceeds twice the maximum total compensation received by the officer or employee from the contractor in calendar year 2019; and

(II) any officer or employee of the contractor whose total compensation exceeded $3,000,000 in calendar year 2019 during any 12 consecutive months of such period total compensation in excess of the sum of--

(aa) $3,000,000; and

(bb) 50 percent of the excess over $3,000,000 of the total compensation received by the officer or employee from the contractor in calendar year 2019.

(6) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Treasury.

(b) Payroll Support Grants.--

(1) In general.--To preserve aviation jobs and compensate air carrier industry workers, the Secretary shall make available to eligible air carriers and eligible contractors, financial assistance exclusively for the continuation of payment of employee wages, salaries, and benefits to--

(A) eligible air carriers, in an aggregate amount of

$14,000,000,000; and

(B) eligible contractors, in an aggregate amount of

$1,000,000,000.

(2) Apportionments.--

(A) In general.--The Secretary shall apportion funds to eligible air carriers and eligible contractors in accordance with the requirements of this section not later than April 15, 2021.

(B) Eligible air carriers.--The Secretary shall apportion funds made available under paragraph (1)(A) to each eligible air carrier in the ratio that--

(i) the amount received by the air carrier pursuant to section 403(a) of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) bears to

(ii) $15,000,000,000.

(C) Eligible contractors.--The Secretary shall apportion, to each eligible contractor, an amount equal to the total amount such contractor received pursuant to section 403(a) of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

(Public Law 116-260).

(3) In general.--

(A) Forms; terms and conditions.--The Secretary shall provide financial assistance to an eligible air carrier or eligible contractor under this section in the same form and on the same terms and conditions as determined by pursuant to section 403(b)(1)(A) of subtitle A of title IV of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. No. 116-260).

(B) Procedures.--The Secretary shall publish streamlined and expedited procedures not later than 5 days after the date of enactment of this section for eligible air carriers and eligible contractors to submit requests for financial assistance under this section.

(C) Deadline for immediate payroll assistance.--Not later than 10 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall make initial payments to air carriers and contractors that submit requests for financial assistance approved by the Secretary.

(4) Taxpayer protection.--The Secretary shall receive financial instruments issued by recipients of financial assistance under this section in the same form and amount, and under the same terms and conditions, as determined by the Secretary under section 408 of subtitle A of title IV of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. No. 116-260).

(5) Administrative expenses.--Of the amounts made available under paragraph (1)(A), $10,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary for costs and administrative expenses associated with providing financial assistance under this section.

(c) Funding.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $15,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, to carry out this section.

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.

(a) In General.--Title VI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 602. CORONAVIRUS STATE FISCAL RECOVERY FUND.

``(a) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,

$219,800,000,000, to remain available until expended, for making payments under this section to States, territories, and Tribal governments to mitigate the fiscal effects stemming from the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).

``(b) Authority to Make Payments.--

``(1) Payments to territories.--

``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall reserve

$4,500,000,000 of the amount appropriated under subsection

(a) to make payments to the territories.

``(B) Allocation.--Of the amount reserved under subparagraph (A)--

``(i) 50 percent of such amount shall be allocated by the Secretary equally among each territory; and

``(ii) 50 percent of such amount shall be allocated by the Secretary as an additional amount to each territory in an amount which bears the same proportion to \1/2\ of the total amount reserved under subparagraph (A) as the relative population of the territory bears to the total population of all such territories.

``(C) Payment.--The Secretary shall pay each territory the total of the amounts allocated for the territory under subparagraph (B).

``(2) Payments to tribal governments.--

``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall reserve

$20,000,000,000 of the amount appropriated under subsection

(a) to make payments to Tribal governments.

``(B) Allocation.--Of the amount reserved under subparagraph (A)--

``(i) $1,000,000,000 shall be allocated by the Secretary equally among each Tribal government; and

``(ii) $19,000,000,000 shall be allocated by the Secretary among each Tribal government in an amount determined by the Secretary.

``(C) Payment.-- The Secretary shall pay each Tribal government the total of the amounts allocated for the Tribal government under subparagraph (B).

``(3) Payments to each of the 50 states and the district of columbia.--

``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall reserve

$195,300,000,000 of the amount appropriated under subsection (a) to make payments to each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia.

``(B) Allocations.--Of the amount reserved under subparagraph (A)--

``(i) $25,500,000,000 of such amount shall be allocated by the Secretary equally among each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia;

``(ii) an amount equal to $1,250,000,000 less the amount allocated for the District of Columbia pursuant to section 601(c)(6) shall allocated by the Secretary as an additional amount to the District of Columbia; and

``(iii) an amount equal to the remainder of the amount reserved under subparagraph (A) after the application of clauses (i) and (ii) of this subparagraph shall be allocated by the Secretary as an additional amount to each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia in an amount which bears the same proportion to such remainder as the average estimated number of seasonally-adjusted unemployed individuals (as measured by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics program) in the State or District of Columbia over the 3-month period ending in December 2020 bears to the average estimated number of seasonally-adjusted unemployed individuals in all of the 50 States and the District of Columbia over the same period.

``(C) Payment.--The Secretary shall pay each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia the total of the amounts allocated for the State and District of Columbia under subparagraph (B).

``(4) Population data.--For purposes of determining allocations for a State or territory under this section, the population of the State or territory shall be determined based on the most recent data available from the Bureau of the Census.

``(5) Timing.--

``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), to the extent practicable, with respect to each State, territory, and Tribal government allocated a payment under this subsection, the Secretary shall make the payment required for the State, territory, or Tribal government (as applicable) not later than 60 days after the date on which the certification required under subsection (d) is provided to the Secretary.

``(B) Exception.--With respect to the amount allocated to the District of Columbia under paragraph (3)(B)(ii)--

``(i) the Secretary shall pay such amount to the District of Columbia not later than 15 days after the date of enactment of this section; and

``(ii) the District of Columbia shall not be required to submit a certification under subsection (d) as a condition for receiving such payment.

``(6) Pro rata adjustment authority.--The amounts otherwise determined for allocation and payment under paragraphs (1),

(2), and (3) may be adjusted by the Secretary on a pro rata basis to the extent necessary to ensure that all available funds are distributed to territories, Tribal governments, and States in accordance with the requirements specified in each paragraph (as applicable) and the certification requirement specified in subsection (d).

``(c) Requirements.--

``(1) Use of funds.--A State, territory, or Tribal government shall only use the funds provided under a payment made under this section, or transferred pursuant to section 603(c)(3), to--

``(A) respond to or mitigate the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) or its negative economic impacts;

``(B) cover costs incurred as a result of such emergency;

``(C) replace revenue that was lost, delayed, or decreased

(as determined based on revenue projections for the State, Tribal Government, or territory as of January 27, 2020) as a result of such emergency; or

``(D) address the negative economic impacts of such emergency.

``(2) Transfer authority.--A State, territory, or Tribal government receiving a payment from funds made available under this section may transfer funds to a private nonprofit organization (as that term is defined in paragraph (17) of section 401 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360(17)), or a public benefit corporation involved in the transportation of passengers or cargo, a special- purpose unit of State or local government.

``(d) Certification of Need and Intended Uses.--In order to receive a payment under this section (other than the payment made in accordance with subsection (b)(5)(B) of this section) or a transfer of funds under section 603(c)(3), a State, territory, or Tribal government shall provide the Secretary with a certification signed by the authorized officer of such State, territory, or Tribal government, that--

``(1) such State, territory, or Tribal government requires Federal assistance under this section to effectively carry out the activities specified in subsection (c) of this section; and

``(2) such State, territory, or Tribal government's intended uses of any payment under this section, or transfer of funds under section 603(c)(3), are consistent with subsection (c) of this section.

``(e) Definitions.--In this section:

``(1) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of the Treasury.

``(2) State.--The term `State' means each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia.

``(3) Territory.--The term `territory' means the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.

``(4) Tribal government.--The term `Tribal Government' means the recognized governing body of any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, community, component band, or component reservation, individually identified (including parenthetically) in the list published most recently as of the date of enactment of this Act pursuant to section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131).

``SEC. 603. CORONAVIRUS LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUND.

``(a) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,

$130,200,000,000, to remain available until expended, for making payments under this section to metropolitan cities, nonentitlement units of local government, and counties to mitigate the fiscal effects stemming from the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).

``(b) Authority to Make Payments.--

``(1) Metropolitan cities.--

``(A) In general.--Of the amount appropriated under subsection (a), the Secretary shall reserve $45,570,000,000 to make payments to metropolitan cities.

``(B) Allocation and payment.--From the amount reserved under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall estimate, allocate, and pay, to each metropolitan city an amount determined for the metropolitan city consistent with the formula under section 106(b) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306(b)), except that, in applying such formula, the Secretary shall substitute `all metropolitan cities' for `all metropolitan areas' each place it appears.

``(2) Nonentitlement units of local government.--

``(A) In general.--Of the amount appropriated under subsection (a), the Secretary shall reserve $19,530,000,000 to make payments to States for distribution by the State to nonentitlement units of local government in the State.

``(B) Allocation and payment.--From the amount reserved under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall allocate and pay to each State an amount which bears the same proportion to such reserved amount as the total population of all areas that are non-metropolitan cities in the State bears to the total population of all areas that are non-metropolitan cities in all such States.

``(C) Distribution to nonentitlement units of local government.--

``(i) In general.--Not later than 30 days after a State receives a payment under subparagraph (B), the State shall distribute to each nonentitlement unit of local government in the State an amount that bears the same proportion to the amount of such payment as the population of the nonentitlement unit of local government bears to the total population of all the nonentitlement units of local government in the State, subject to clause (iii).

``(ii) Distribution of funds.--

``(I) Extension for distribution.--If an authorized officer of a State required to make distributions under clause (i) certifies in writing to the Secretary before the end of the 30-day distribution period described in such clause that it would constitute an excessive administrative burden for the State to meet the terms of such clause with respect to 1 or more such distributions, the authorized officer may request, and the Secretary shall grant, an extension of such period of not more than 30 days to allow the State to make such distributions in accordance with clause (i).

``(II) Additional extensions.--

``(aa) In general.--If a State has been granted an extension to the distribution period under subclause (I) but is unable to make all the distributions required under clause

(i) before the end of such period as extended, the authorized officer of the State may request an additional extension of the distribution period of not more than 30 days. The Secretary may grant a request for an additional extension of such period only if--

``(AA) the authorized officer making such request provides a written plan to the Secretary specifying, for each distribution for which an additional extension is requested, when the State expects to make such distribution and the actions the State has taken and will take in order to make all such distributions before the end of the distribution period (as extended under subclause (I) and this subclause); and

``(BB) the Secretary certifies in writing that the actions specified in such plan are likely sufficient for the State to make all such distributions before the end of the distribution period (as so extended).

``(bb) Further additional extensions.--If a State granted an additional extension of the distribution period under item

(aa) requires any further additional extensions of such period, the request only may be made and granted subject to the requirements specified in item (aa).

``(iii) Capped amount.--The total amount distributed to a nonentitlement unit of local government under this paragraph may not exceed the amount equal to 75 percent of the most recent budget for the nonentitlement unit of local government as of January 27, 2020.

``(iv) Redistribution of excess amounts.--Any amounts not distributed to a nonentitlement unit of local government as a result of the application of clause (iii) shall be retained or paid as follows:

``(I) 50 percent of all such undistributed amounts shall be retained by the State.

``(II) Subject to the payment limit under clause (iii), the remainder of all such undistributed amounts shall be allocated and paid by the State to each nonentitlement unit of local government in the State an amount that bears the same proportion to such remainder as the population of the nonentitlement unit of local government bears to the total population of all nonentitlement units of local government in the State.

``(v) Adjustment authority.--A State may make pro rata adjustments to the allocations determined under clause

(iv)(II) as necessary to comply with clause (iii) and ensure that all available funds are distributed to nonentitlement units of local government in a State.

``(D) Penalty for noncompliance.--If, by the end of the 120-day period that begins on the date a State receives a payment under subparagraph (B) or, if later, the last day of the distribution period for the State (as extended with respect to the State under subparagraph (C)(ii)), such State has failed to make all the distributions from such payment in accordance with the terms of subparagraph (C) (including any extensions of the distribution period granted in accordance with such subparagraph), an amount equal to the amount of such payment that remains undistributed as of such date shall be booked as a debt of such State owed to the Federal Government, shall be paid back from the State's allocation provided under section 602(b)(3)(B)(iii), and shall be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury.

``(3) Counties.--

``(A) Amount.--From the amount appropriated under subsection (a), the Secretary shall reserve $65,100,000,000 of such amount to make payments directly to counties in an amount which bears the same proportion to the total amount reserved under this paragraph as the relative population of each such county bears to the total population of all such entities.

``(B) Special rules.--

``(i) Urban counties.--No county that is an `urban county'

(as defined in section 102 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302)) shall receive less than the amount the county would otherwise receive if the amount paid under this paragraph were allocated to metropolitan cities and urban counties under section 106(b) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306(b)).

``(ii) Counties that are not units of general local government.--In the case of an amount to be paid to a county that is not a unit of general local government, the amount shall instead be paid to the State in which such county is located, and such State shall distribute such amount to units of general local government within such county in an amounts that bear the same proportion as the population of such units of general local government bear to the total population of such county.

``(iii) District of columbia.--For purposes of this paragraph, the District of Columbia shall be considered to consist of a single county that is a unit of general local government.

``(4) Consolidated governments.--A unit of general local government that has formed a consolidated government, or that is geographically contained (in full or in part) within the boundaries of another unit of general local government may receive a distribution under each of paragraphs (1), (2), and

(3), as applicable, based on the respective formulas specified in such paragraphs.

``(5) Pro rata adjustment authority.--The amounts otherwise determined for allocation and payment under paragraphs (1),

(2), and (3) may be adjusted by the Secretary on a pro rata basis to the extent necessary to ensure that all available funds are distributed to metropolitan cities, counties, and States in accordance with the requirements specified in each paragraph (as applicable) and the certification requirement specified in subsection (d).

``(6) Population.--For purposes of determining allocations under this section, the population of an entity shall be determined based on the most recent data are available from the Bureau of the Census or, if not available, from such other data as a State determines appropriate.

``(7) Timing.--To the extent practicable--

``(A) with respect to each metropolitan city allocated a payment under paragraph (1) and each county allocated a payment under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall make the payment required for the metropolitan city or county (as applicable) not later than 60 days after the date on which the certification required under subsection (d) is provided to the Secretary; and

``(B) with respect to the payments allocated to States under paragraph (2) for distribution to nonentitlement units of local government, the Secretary shall make such payments not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this section.

``(c) Requirements.--

``(1) Use of funds.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), a metropolitan city, nonentitlement unit of local government, or county receiving a payment from funds made available under this section shall only use such amounts to--

``(A) respond to or mitigate the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) or its negative economic impacts;

``(B) cover costs incurred as a result of such emergency;

``(C) replace revenue that was lost, delayed, or decreased

(as determined based on revenue projections for the metropolitan city, nonentitlement unit of local government, or county as of January 27, 2020) as a result of such emergency; or

``(D) address the negative economic impacts of such emergency.

``(2) Transfer authority.--A metropolitan city, nonentitlement unit of local government, or county receiving a payment from funds made available under this section may transfer funds to a private nonprofit organization (as that term is defined in paragraph (17) of section 401 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360(17)), a public benefit corporation involved in the transportation of passengers or cargo, or a special-purpose unit of State or local government.

``(3) Transfers to states.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection, a metropolitan city, nonentitlement unit of local government, or county receiving a payment from funds made available under this section may transfer such funds to the State in which such entity is located.

``(d) Certification of Need and Intended Uses.--In order to receive a payment under paragraphs (1) or (3) of subsection

(b), a metropolitan city or a county (as each of those terms are defined in subsection (e)), shall provide the Secretary with a certification signed by the authorized officer of such metropolitan city or county, that--

``(1) such metropolitan city or county requires Federal assistance under this section to effectively carry out the activities specified in subsection (c); and

``(2) such metropolitan city or county's intended uses of any payment under this section are consistent with subsection

(c).

``(e) Definitions.--In this section:

``(1) County.--The term `county' means a county, parish, or other equivalent county division (as defined by the Bureau of the Census).

``(2) Metropolitan city.--The term `metropolitan city' has the meaning given that term in section 102(a)(4) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302(a)(4)) and includes cities that relinquish or defer their status as a metropolitan city for purposes of receiving allocations under section 106 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5306) for fiscal year 2021.

``(3) Nonentitlement unit of local government.--The term

`nonentitlement unit of local government' means a `city' (as that term is defined in section 102(a)(5) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302(a)(5))) that is not a metropolitan city.

``(4) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of the Treasury.

``(5) State.--The term `State' means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.

``(6) Unit of general local government.--The term `unit of general local government' has the meaning given that term in section 102(a)(1) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302(a)(1)).''.

(b) Technical Amendment.--The heading for title VI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) is amended by striking ``FUND'' and inserting ``AND FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS''.

Subtitle B--Other Matters

SEC. 5111. EMERGENCY FEDERAL EMPLOYEE LEAVE FUND.

(a) Establishment; Appropriation.--There is established in the Treasury the Emergency Federal Employee Leave Fund (in this section referred to as the ``Fund''), to be administered by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, for the purposes set forth in subsection (b). In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $570,000,000, which shall be deposited into the Fund and remain available through September 30, 2022. The Fund is available for reasonable expenses incurred by the Office of Personnel Management in administering this section.

(b) Purpose.--Amounts in the Fund shall be available for reimbursement to an agency for the use of paid leave under this section by any employee of the agency who is unable to work because the employee--

(1) is subject to a Federal, State, or local quarantine or isolation order related to COVID-19;

(2) has been advised by a health care provider to self- quarantine due to concerns related to COVID-19;

(3) is caring for an individual who is subject to such an order or has been so advised;

(4) is experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 and seeking a medical diagnosis;

(5) is caring for a son or daughter of such employee if the school or place of care of the son or daughter has been closed, if the school of such son or daughter requires or makes optional a virtual learning instruction model or requires or makes optional a hybrid of in-person and virtual learning instruction models, or the child care provider of such son or daughter is unavailable, due to COVID-19 precautions;

(6) is experiencing any other substantially similar condition;

(7) is caring for a family member with a mental or physical disability or who is 55 years of age or older and incapable of self-care, without regard to whether another individual other than the employee is available to care for such family member, if the place of care for such family member is closed or the direct care provider is unavailable due to COVID-19; or

(8) is obtaining immunization related to COVID-19 or to recover from any injury, disability, illness, or condition related to such immunization.

(1) Period of availability.--Paid leave under this section may only be provided to and used by an employee during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on September 30, 2021.

(2) Total hours; amount.--Paid leave under this section--

(A) shall be provided to an employee in an amount not to exceed 600 hours of paid leave for each full-time employee, and in the case of a part-time employee, employee on an uncommon tour of duty, or employee with a seasonal work schedule, in an amount not to exceed the proportional equivalent of 600 hours to the extent amounts in the Fund remain available for reimbursement;

(B) shall be paid at the same hourly rate as other leave payments; and

(C) may not be provided to an employee if the leave would result in payments greater than $2,800 in aggregate for any biweekly pay period for a full-time employee, or a proportionally equivalent biweekly limit for a part-time employee.

(3) Relationship to other leave.--Paid leave under this section--

(A) is in addition to any other leave provided to an employee; and

(B) may not be used by an employee concurrently with any other paid leave.

(4) Calculation of retirement benefit.--Any paid leave provided to an employee under this section shall reduce the total service used to calculate any Federal civilian retirement benefit.

(d) Employee Defined.--In this section, the term

``employee'' means--

(1) an individual in the executive branch for whom annual and sick leave is provided under subchapter I of chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code;

(2) an individual employed by the United States Postal Service;

(3) an individual employed by the Postal Regulatory Commission; and

(4) an employee of the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia and the District of Columbia Courts.

SEC. 5112. FUNDING FOR THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $77,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, for necessary expenses of the Government Accountability Office to prevent, prepare for, and respond to Coronavirus and to support oversight of the Coronavirus response and of funds provided in this Act or any other Act pertaining to the Coronavirus pandemic.

SEC. 5113. PANDEMIC RESPONSE ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE FUNDING

AVAILABILITY.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $40,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, for the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee to promote transparency and support oversight of the Coronavirus response and of funds provided in this Act or any other Act pertaining to the Coronavirus pandemic.

SEC. 5114. FUNDING FOR THE WHITE HOUSE.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $12,800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, for necessary expenses for the White House, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.

TITLE VI--COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS

SEC. 6001. MODIFICATIONS TO PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM.

(a) Eligibility of Certain Nonprofit Entities for Covered Loans Under the Paycheck Protection Program.--

(1) In general.--Section 7(a)(36) of the Small Business Act

(15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)), as amended by the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (title III of division N of Public Law 116-260), is amended--

(A) in subparagraph (A)--

(i) in clause (xv), by striking ``and'' at the end;

(ii) in clause (xvi), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and

(iii) by adding at the end the following:

``(xvii) the term `additional covered nonprofit entity'--

``(I) means an organization described in any paragraph of section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, other than paragraph (3), (4), (6), or (19), and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code; and

``(II) does not include any entity that, if the entity were a business concern, would be described in section 120.110 of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations (or in any successor regulation or other related guidance or rule that may be issued by the Administrator) other than a business concern described in paragraph (a) or (k) of such section.''; and

(B) in subparagraph (D)--

(i) in clause (iii), by adding at the end the following:

``(III) Eligibility of certain organizations.--Subject to the provisions in this subparagraph, during the covered period--

``(aa) a nonprofit organization shall be eligible to receive a covered loan if the nonprofit organization employs not more than 500 employees per physical location of the organization; and

``(bb) an additional covered nonprofit entity and an organization that, but for subclauses (I)(dd) and (II)(dd) of clause (vii), would be eligible for a covered loan under clause (vii) shall be eligible to receive a covered loan if the entity or organization employs not more than 300 employees per physical location of the entity or organization.'';

(ii) in clause (iv)--

(I) in subclause (III), by striking ``and'' at the end;

(II) in subclause (IV)--

(aa) by striking ``(aa)'';

(bb) by striking ``; or'' and inserting a semicolon; and

(cc) by striking item (bb); and

(III) by adding at the end the following:

``(V) any nonprofit organization, additional covered nonprofit entity, or any organization made eligible for a loan under clause (vii); and''; and

(iii) by striking clause (vi) and inserting the following:

``(vi) Eligibility of additional covered nonprofit entities.--An additional covered nonprofit entity shall be eligible to receive a covered loan if--

``(I) the additional covered nonprofit entity does not receive more than 15 percent of its receipts from lobbying activities;

``(II) the lobbying activities of the additional covered nonprofit entity do not comprise more than 15 percent of the total activities of the organization;

``(III) the cost of the lobbying activities of the additional covered nonprofit entity did not exceed $1,000,000 during the most recent tax year of the additional covered nonprofit entity that ended prior to February 15, 2020; and

``(IV) the additional covered nonprofit entity employs not more than 300 employees.''.

(2) Eligibility for second draw loans.--Paragraph

(37)(A)(i) of section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)), as added by the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (title III of division N of Public Law 116-260), is amended by inserting ``

`additional covered nonprofit entity','' after ``the terms''.

(b) Eligibility of Internet Publishing Organizations for Covered Loans Under the Paycheck Protection Program.--

(1) In general.--Section 7(a)(36)(D) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(D)), as amended by subsection (a), is further amended--

(A) in clause (iii), by adding at the end the following:

``(IV) Eligibility of internet publishing organizations.--A business concern or other organization that was not eligible to receive a covered loan the day before the date of enactment of this subclause, is assigned a North American Industry Classification System code of 519130, certifies in good faith as an Internet-only news publisher or Internet- only periodical publisher, and is engaged in the collection and distribution of local or regional and national news and information shall be eligible to receive a covered loan for the continued provision of news, information, content, or emergency information if--

``(aa) the business concern or organization employs not more than 500 employees, or the size standard established by the Administrator for that North American Industry Classification code, per physical location of the business concern or organization; and

``(bb) the business concern or organization makes a good faith certification that proceeds of the loan will be used to support expenses at the component of the business concern or organization that supports local or regional news.'';

(B) in clause (iv), by adding at the end the following:

``(VI) any business concern or other organization that was not eligible to receive a covered loan the day before the date of enactment of this subclause, is assigned a North American Industry Classification System code of 519130, certifies in good faith as an Internet-only news publisher or Internet-only periodical publisher, and is engaged in the collection and distribution of local or regional and national news and information, if the business concern or organization--

``(aa) employs not more than 500 employees, or the size standard established by the Administrator for that North American Industry Classification code, per physical location of the business concern or organization; and

``(bb) is majority owned or controlled by a business concern or organization that is assigned a North American Industry Classification System code of 519130.'';

(iv)(IV), or (vii)'' and inserting ``subclause (II), (III), or (IV) of clause (iii), subclause (IV) or (VI) of clause

(iv), clause (vi), or clause (vii)''; and

(D) in clause (viii)(II)--

(i) by striking ``business concern made eligible by clause

(iii)(II) or clause (iv)(IV) of this subparagraph'' and inserting ``business concern made eligible by subclause (II) or (IV) of clause (iii) or subclause (IV) or (VI) of clause

(iv) of this subparagraph''; and

(ii) by inserting ``or organization'' after ``business concern'' each place it appears.

(2) Eligibility for second draw loans.--Section 7(a)(37)(A)(iv)(II) of the Small Business Act, as amended by the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (title III of division N of Public Law 116- 260), is amended by striking ``clause (iii)(II), (iv)(IV), or

(vii)'' and inserting ``subclause (II) or (III) of clause

(iii), subclause (IV) or (V) of clause (iv), clause (vi), or clause (vii)''.

(1) Paycheck protection program.--Section 7A(a)(12) of the Small Business Act (as redesignated, transferred, and amended by section 304(b) of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (Public Law 116-260)) is amended--

(A) by striking ``CARES Act or'' and inserting ``CARES Act,''; and

(B) by inserting before the period at the end the following: ``, or premiums taken into account in determining the credit allowed under section 6432 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986''.

(2) Paycheck protection program second draw.--Section 7(a)(37)(J)(iii)(I) of the Small Business Act, as amended by the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (title III of division N of Public Law 116- 260), is amended--

(A) by striking ``or'' at the end of item (aa);

(B) by striking the period at the end of item (bb) and inserting ``; or''; and

``(cc) premiums taken into account in determining the credit allowed under section 6432 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''.

(3) Applicability.--The amendments made by this subsection shall apply only with respect to applications for forgiveness of covered loans made under paragraphs (36) or (37) of section 7(a) of the Small Business Act, as amended by the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (title III of division N of Public Law 116-260), that are received on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(d) Commitment Authority and Appropriations.--

(1) Commitment authority.--Section 1102(b)(1) of the CARES Act (Public Law 116-136) is amended by striking

``$806,450,000,000'' and inserting ``$813,700,000,000''.

(2) Direct appropriations.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator of the Small Business Administration for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $7,250,000,000, to remain available until expended, for carrying out this section.

SEC. 6002. TARGETED EIDL ADVANCE.

(a) Definitions.--In this section--

(1) the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the Small Business Administration;

(2) the terms ``covered entity'' and ``economic loss'' have the meanings given the terms in section 331(a) of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (title III of division N of Public Law 116-260);

(3) the term ``severely impacted small business'' means a covered entity that--

(A) has suffered an economic loss of greater than 50 percent; and

(B) employs not more than 10 employees;

(4) the term ``substantially impacted small business'' means a covered entity that--

(A) employs not more than 10 employees; and

(B) is not a severely impacted small business; and

(5) the term ``supplemental payment'' means a payment--

(A) made by the Administrator under section 1110(e) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9009(e)) to a severely impacted small business or a substantially impacted small business;

(B) in an amount that is $5,000; and

(C) that, with respect to a covered entity, is in addition to any payment made to the covered entity under section 1110(e) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9009(e)) or section 331 of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (title III of division N of Public Law 116- 260).

(b) Payments.--The Administrator shall take the following actions:

(1) Not later than 14 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall begin processing applications for payments, and may make payments, to covered entities that have not received the full amounts to which the covered entities are entitled under section 331 of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (title III of division N of Public Law 116-260).

(2)(A) During the 14-day period beginning on the date that is 28 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, and subject to the availability of funds, the Administrator shall--

(i) begin processing applications for supplemental payments to severely impacted small businesses; and

(ii) continue to process applications for the payments described in paragraph (1).

(B) During the period described in subparagraph (A), the Administrator may make supplemental payments to severely impacted small businesses, and payments described in paragraph (1), in the order that the Administrator receives applications for those payments.

(3)(A) Beginning on the date that is 42 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, and subject to the availability of funds, the Administrator shall--

(i) begin processing applications for supplemental payments to substantially impacted small businesses; and

(ii) continue to process applications for the supplemental payments described in paragraph (2) and payments described in paragraph (1).

(B) During the period described in subparagraph (A), the Administrator may make supplemental payments to substantially impacted small businesses, supplemental payments described in paragraph (2), and payments described in paragraph (1), in the order that the Administrator receives applications for those payments.

(c) Appropriations.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $15,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, for carrying out this section.

SEC. 6003. SUPPORT FOR RESTAURANTS.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:

(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the Small Business Administration.

(2) Affiliated business.--The term ``affiliated business'' means a business in which an eligible entity has an equity or right to profit distributions of not less than 50 percent, or in which an eligible entity has the contractual authority to control the direction of the business, provided that such affiliation shall be determined as of any arrangements or agreements in existence as of March 13, 2020.

(3) Covered period.--The term ``covered period'' means the period--

(A) beginning on February 15, 2020; and

(B) ending on December 31, 2021, or a date to be determined by the Administrator that is not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section.

(4) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity''--

(A) means a restaurant, food stand, food truck, food cart, caterer, saloon, inn, tavern, bar, lounge, brewpub, tasting room, taproom, licensed facility or premise of a beverage alcohol producer where the public may taste, sample, or purchase products, or other similar place of business in which the public or patrons assemble for the primary purpose of being served food or drink;

(B) includes an entity described in subparagraph (A) that is located in an airport terminal or that is a Tribally-owned concern; and

(i) an entity described in subparagraph (A) that--

(I) is a State or local government-operated business;

(II) as of March 13, 2020, owns or operates (together with any affiliated business) more than 20 locations, regardless of whether those locations do business under the same or multiple names; or

(III) has a pending application for or has received a grant under section 324 of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (title III of division N of Public Law 116-260); or

(ii) a publicly-traded company.

(5) Exchange; issuer; security.--The terms ``exchange'',

``issuer'', and ``security'' have the meanings given those terms in section 3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(15 U.S.C. 78c(a)).

(6) Fund.--The term ``Fund'' means the Restaurant Revitalization Fund established under subsection (b).

(7) Pandemic-related revenue loss.--The term ``pandemic- related revenue loss'' means, with respect to an eligible entity--

(A) except as provided in subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), the gross receipts, as established using such verification documentation as the Administrator may require, of the eligible entity during 2020 subtracted from the gross receipts of the eligible entity in 2019, if such sum is greater than zero;

(B) if the eligible entity was not in operation for the entirety of 2019--

(i) the difference between--

(I) the product obtained by multiplying the average monthly gross receipts of the eligible entity in 2019 by 12; and

(II) the product obtained by multiplying the average monthly gross receipts of the eligible entity in 2020 by 12; or

(ii) an amount based on a formula determined by the Administrator;

(C) if the eligible entity opened during the period beginning on January 1, 2020, and ending on the day before the date of enactment of this section--

(i) the expenses described in subsection (c)(5)(A) that were incurred by the eligible entity minus any gross receipts received; or

(ii) an amount based on a formula determined by the Administrator; or

(D) if the eligible entity has not yet opened as of the date of application for a grant under subsection (c), but has incurred expenses described in subsection (c)(5)(A) as of the date of enactment of this section--

(i) the amount of those expenses; or

(ii) an amount based on a formula determined by the Administrator. For purposes of this paragraph, the pandemic-related revenue losses for an eligible entity shall be reduced by any amounts received from a covered loan made under paragraph (36) or

(37) of section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) in 2020 or 2021.

(8) Payroll costs.--The term ``payroll costs'' has the meaning given the term in section 7(a)(36)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(A)), except that such term shall not include--

(A) qualified wages (as defined in subsection (c)(3) of section 2301 of the CARES Act) taken into account in determining the credit allowed under such section 2301; or

(B) premiums taken into account in determining the credit allowed under section 6432 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(9) Publicly-traded company.--The term ``publicly-traded company'' means an entity that is majority owned or controlled by an entity that is an issuer, the securities of which are listed on a national securities exchange under section 6 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78f).

(10) Tribally-owned concern.--The term ``Tribally-owned concern'' has the meaning given the term in section 124.3 of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation.

(b) Restaurant Revitalization Fund.--

(1) In general.--There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the Restaurant Revitalization Fund.

(2) Appropriations.--

(A) In general.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Restaurant Revitalization Fund for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $25,000,000,000, to remain available until expended.

(B) Distribution.--

(i) In general.--Of the amounts made available under subparagraph (A)--

(I) $5,000,000,000 shall be available to eligible entities with gross receipts during 2019 of not more than $500,000; and

(II) $20,000,000,000 shall be available to the Administrator to award grants under subsection (c) in an equitable manner to eligible entities of different sizes based on annual gross receipts.

(ii) Adjustments.--The Administrator may make adjustments as necessary to the distribution of funds under clause

(i)(II) based on demand and the relative local costs in the markets in which eligible entities operate.

(C) Grants after initial period.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), on and after the date that is 60 days after the date of enactment of this section, or another period of time determined by the Administrator, the Administrator may make grants using amounts appropriated under subparagraph (A) to any eligible entity regardless of the annual gross receipts of the eligible entity.

(3) Use of funds.--The Administrator shall use amounts in the Fund to make grants described in subsection (c).

(1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (b) and paragraph (3), the Administrator shall award grants to eligible entities in the order in which applications are received by the Administrator.

(2) Application.--

(A) Certification.--An eligible entity applying for a grant under this subsection shall make a good faith certification that--

(i) the uncertainty of current economic conditions makes necessary the grant request to support the ongoing operations of the eligible entity; and

(ii) the eligible entity has not applied for or received a grant under section 324 of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (title III of division N of Public Law 116-260).

(B) Business identifiers.--In accepting applications for grants under this subsection, the Administrator shall prioritize the ability of each applicant to use their existing business identifiers over requiring other forms of registration or identification that may not be common to their industry and imposing additional burdens on applicants.

(3) Priority in awarding grants.--

(A) In general.--During the initial 21-day period in which the Administrator awards grants under this subsection, the Administrator shall prioritize awarding grants to eligible entities that are small business concerns owned and controlled by women (as defined in section 3(n) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(n))), small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans (as defined in section 3(q) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 632(q))), or socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns (as defined in section 8(a)(4)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(4)(A))). The Administrator may take such steps as necessary to ensure that eligible entities described in this subparagraph have access to grant funding under this section after the end of such 21-day period.

(B) Certification.--For purposes of establishing priority under subparagraph (A), an applicant shall submit a self- certification of eligibility for priority with the grant application.

(4) Grant amount.--

(A) Aggregate maximum amount.--The aggregate amount of grants made to an eligible entity and any affiliated businesses of the eligible entity under this subsection--

(i) shall not exceed $10,000,000; and

(ii) shall be limited to $5,000,000 per physical location of the eligible entity.

(B) Determination of grant amount.--

(i) In general.--Except as provided in this paragraph, the amount of a grant made to an eligible entity under this subsection shall be equal to the pandemic-related revenue loss of the eligible entity.

(ii) Return to treasury.--Any amount of a grant made under this subsection to an eligible entity based on estimated receipts that is greater than the actual gross receipts of the eligible entity in 2020 shall be returned to the Treasury.

(5) Use of funds.--During the covered period, an eligible entity that receives a grant under this subsection may use the grant funds for the following expenses incurred as a direct result of, or during, the COVID-19 pandemic:

(A) Payroll costs.

(B) Payments of principal or interest on any mortgage obligation (which shall not include any prepayment of principal on a mortgage obligation).

(which shall not include any prepayment of rent).

(D) Utilities.

(E) Maintenance expenses, including--

(i) construction to accommodate outdoor seating; and

(ii) walls, floors, deck surfaces, furniture, fixtures, and equipment.

(F) Supplies, including protective equipment and cleaning materials.

(G) Food and beverage expenses that are within the scope of the normal business practice of the eligible entity before the covered period.

(H) Covered supplier costs, as defined in section 7A(a) of the Small Business Act (as redesignated, transferred, and amended by section 304(b) of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (Public Law 116- 260)).

(I) Operational expenses.

(J) Paid sick leave.

(K) Any other expenses that the Administrator determines to be essential to maintaining the eligible entity.

(6) Returning funds.--If an eligible entity that receives a grant under this subsection fails to use all grant funds or permanently ceases operations on or before the last day of the covered period, the eligible entity shall return to the Treasury any funds that the eligible entity did not use for the allowable expenses under paragraph (5).

SEC. 6004. COMMUNITY NAVIGATOR PILOT PROGRAM.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:

(1) Administration.--The term ``Administration'' means the Small Business Administration.

(2) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the Small Business Administration.

(3) Community navigator services.--The term ``community navigator services'' means the outreach, education, and technical assistance provided by community navigators that target eligible businesses to increase awareness of, and participation in, programs of the Small Business Administration.

(4) Community navigator.--The term ``community navigator'' means a community organization, community financial institution as defined in section 7(a)(36)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(A)), or other private nonprofit organization engaged in the delivery of community navigator services.

(5) Eligible business.--The term ``eligible business'' means any small business concern, with priority for small business concerns owned and controlled by women (as defined in section 3(n) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(n))), small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans (as defined in section 3(q) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 632(q))), and socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns (as defined in section 8(a)(4)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(4)(A))).

(6) Private nonprofit organization.--The term ``private nonprofit organization'' means an entity that is described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code.

(7) Resource partner.--The term ``resource partner'' means--

(A) a small business development center (as defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632));

(B) a women's business center (as described in section 29 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656)); and

(as defined in section 8(b)(1)(B) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 637(b)(1)(B))).

(8) Small business concern.--The term ``small business concern'' has the meaning given under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).

(9) State.--The term ``State'' means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam, or an agency, instrumentality, or fiscal agent thereof.

(10) Unit of general local government.--The term ``unit of general local government'' means a county, city, town, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State.

(b) Community Navigator Pilot Program.--

(1) In general.--The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall establish a Community Navigator pilot program to make grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, private nonprofit organizations, resource partners, States, Tribes, and units of local government to ensure the delivery of free community navigator services to current or prospective owners of eligible businesses in order to improve access to assistance programs and resources made available because of the COVID-19 pandemic by Federal, State, Tribal, and local entities.

(2) Appropriations.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, for carrying out this subsection.

(1) Promotion.--The Administrator shall develop and implement a program to promote community navigator services to current or prospective owners of eligible businesses.

(2) Call center.--The Administrator shall establish a telephone hotline to offer information about Federal programs to assist eligible businesses and offer referral services to resource partners, community navigators, potential lenders, and other persons that the Administrator determines appropriate for current or prospective owners of eligible businesses.

(3) Outreach.--The Administrator shall--

(A) conduct outreach and education, in the 10 most commonly spoken languages in the United States, to current or prospective owners of eligible businesses on community navigator services and other Federal programs to assist eligible businesses;

(B) improve the website of the Administration to describe such community navigator services and other Federal programs; and

(C) implement an education campaign by advertising in media targeted to current or prospective owners of eligible businesses.

(4) Appropriations.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $75,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, for carrying out this subsection.

(d) Sunset.--The authority of the Administrator to make grants under this section shall terminate on December 31, 2025.

SEC. 6005. SHUTTERED VENUE OPERATORS.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,250,000,000, to remain available until expended, to carry out section 324 of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (title III of division N of Public Law 116- 260), of which $500,000 shall be used to provide technical assistance to help applicants access the System for Award Management (or any successor thereto) or to assist applicants with an alternative grant application system, which the Administrator of the Small Business Administration may develop for use for grant programs of the Small Business Administration.

SEC. 6006. DIRECT APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available until expended--

(1) $840,000,000 for administrative expenses, including to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, domestically or internationally, including administrative expenses related to paragraphs (36) and (37) of section 7(a) of the Small Business Act, section 324 of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (title III of division N of Public Law 116-260), section 6002 of this title, and section 6003 of this title; and

(2) $460,000,000 to carry out the disaster loan program authorized by section 7(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)), of which $70,000,000 shall be for the cost of direct loans authorized by such section and $390,000,000 shall be for administrative expenses to carry out such program.

(b) Inspector General.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Inspector General of the Small Business Administration for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,

$25,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General.

TITLE VII--COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE

Subtitle A--Transportation and Infrastructure

SEC. 7001. FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY APPROPRIATION.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $50,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, to carry out the purposes of the Disaster Relief Fund for costs associated with major disaster declarations.

SEC. 7002. FUNERAL ASSISTANCE.

(a) In General.--For the emergency declaration issued by the President on March 13, 2020, pursuant to section 501(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5191(b)), and for any subsequent major disaster declaration that supersedes such emergency declaration, the President shall provide financial assistance to an individual or household to meet disaster-related funeral expenses under section 408(e)(1) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(e)(1)), for which the Federal cost share shall be 100 percent.

(b) Use of Funds.--Funds appropriated under section 7001 may be used to carry out subsection (a) of this section.

SEC. 7003. ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE.

(a) Economic Development Administration Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $3,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, to the Department of Commerce for economic adjustment assistance as authorized by sections 209 and 703 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3149 and 3233) to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus and for necessary expenses for responding to economic injury as a result of coronavirus.

(b) Of the funds provided by this section, up to 2 percent shall be used for Federal costs to administer such assistance utilizing temporary Federal personnel as may be necessary consistent with the requirements applicable to such administrative funding in fiscal year 2020 to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus and which shall remain available until September 30, 2027.

(c) Of the funds provided by this section, 15 percent shall be for assistance to communities that have suffered economic injury as a result of job losses in the travel, tourism, or outdoor recreation sectors.

(d) The total amount provided by this section shall be allocated to eligible recipients in the States and Territories according to the total level of economic injury of such States and Territories as a result of coronavirus beginning on March 1, 2020, as measured by the change in economic activity, demonstrated by current Federal economic data sources such as unemployment claims and gross domestic product, before and after such date.

SEC. 7004. GREAT LAKES ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT

CORPORATION OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of amounts not otherwise appropriated from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund pursuant to section 210 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238), $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus by conducting the operations, maintenance, and capital infrastructure activities of the Seaway International Bridge.

SEC. 7005. GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER

CORPORATION.

(a) Northeast Corridor Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $820,388,160, to remain available until September 30, 2024, for grants as authorized under section 11101(a) of the FAST Act (Public Law 114-94) to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.

(b) National Network Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $679,611,840, to remain available until September 30, 2024, for grants as authorized under section 11101(b) of the FAST Act (Public Law 114-94) to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.

(c) Long-distance Service Restoration and Employee Recalls.--Not less than $165,926,000 of the aggregate amounts made available under subsections (a) and (b) shall be for use by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation to--

(1) restore, not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the frequency of rail service on long- distance routes (as defined in section 24102 of title 49, United States Code) that the National Railroad Passenger Corporation reduced the frequency of on or after July 1, 2020, and continue to operate such service at such frequency; and

(2) recall and manage employees furloughed on or after October 1, 2020, as a result of efforts to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.

(d) Use of Funds in Lieu of Capital Payments.--Not less than $109,805,000 of the aggregate amounts made available under subsections (a) and (b)--

(1) shall be for use by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation in lieu of capital payments from States and commuter rail passenger transportation providers that are subject to the cost allocation policy under section 24905(c) of title 49, United States Code; and

(2) notwithstanding sections 24319(g) and 24905(c)(1)(A)(i) of title 49, United States Code, such amounts do not constitute cross-subsidization of commuter rail passenger transportation.

(e) Use of Funds for State Payments for State-supported Routes.--

(1) In general.--Of the amounts made available under subsection (b), $174,850,000 shall be for use by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation to offset amounts required to be paid by States for covered State-supported routes.

(2) Funding share.--The share of funding provided under paragraph (1) with respect to a covered State-supported route shall be distributed as follows:

(A) Each covered State-supported route shall receive 7 percent of the costs allocated to the route in fiscal year 2019 under the cost allocation methodology adopted pursuant to section 209 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-432).

(B) Any remaining amounts after the distribution described in subparagraph (A) shall be apportioned to each covered State-supported route in proportion to the passenger revenue of such route and other revenue allocated to such route in fiscal year 2019 divided by the total passenger revenue and other revenue allocated to all covered State-supported routes in fiscal year 2019.

(3) Covered state-supported route defined.--In this subsection, the term ``covered State-supported route'' means a State-supported route, as such term is defined in section 24102 of title 49, United States Code, but does not include a State-supported route for which service was terminated on or before February 1, 2020.

(f) Use of Funds for Debt Repayment or Prepayment.--Not more than $100,885,000 of the aggregate amounts made available under subsections (a) and (b) shall be--

(1) for the repayment or prepayment of debt incurred by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation under financing arrangements entered into prior to the date of enactment of this Act; and

(2) to pay required reserves, costs, and fees related to such debt, including for loans from the Department of Transportation and loans that would otherwise have been paid from National Railroad Passenger Corporation revenues.

(g) Project Management Oversight.--Not more than $2,000,000 of the aggregate amounts made available under subsections (a) and (b) shall be for activities authorized under section 11101(c) of the FAST Act (Public Law 114-94).

SEC. 7006. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION GRANTS.

(a) Federal Transit Administration Appropriation.--

(1) In general.--In addition to amounts otherwise made available, there are appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,

$30,461,355,534, to remain available until September 30, 2024, that shall--

(A) be for grants to eligible recipients under sections 5307, 5309, 5310, and 5311 of title 49, United States Code, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus; and

(B) not be subject to any prior restriction on the total amount of funds available for implementation or execution of programs authorized under sections 5307, 5310, or 5311 of such title.

(2) Availability of funds for operating expenses.--

(A) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a)(1) or (b) of section 5307 and section 5310(b)(2)(A) of title 49, United States Code, funds provided under this section, other than subsection (b)(4), shall be available for the operating expenses of transit agencies to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus public health emergency, including, beginning on January 20, 2020--

(i) reimbursement for payroll of public transportation

(including payroll and expenses of private providers of public transportation);

(ii) operating costs to maintain service due to lost revenue due as a result of the coronavirus public health emergency, including the purchase of personal protective equipment; and

(iii) paying the administrative leave of operations or contractor personnel due to reductions in service.

(B) Use of funds.--Funds described in subparagraph (A) shall be--

(i) available for immediate obligation, notwithstanding the requirement for such expenses to be included in a transportation improvement program, long-range transportation plan, statewide transportation plan, or statewide transportation improvement program under sections 5303 and 5304 of title 49, United States Code;

(ii) directed to payroll and operations of public transportation (including payroll and expenses of private providers of public transportation), unless the recipient certifies to the Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration that the recipient has not furloughed any employees;

(iii) used to provide a Federal share of the costs for any grant made under this section of 100 percent.

(b) Allocation of Funds.--

(1) Urbanized area formula grants.--

(A) In general.--Of the amounts made available under subsection (a), $26,086,580,227 shall be for grants to recipients and subrecipients under section 5307 of title 49, United States Code, and shall be administered as if such funds were provided under section 5307 of such title.

(B) Allocation.--Amounts made available under subparagraph

(A) shall be apportioned to urbanized areas based on data contained in the National Transit Database such that--

(i) each urbanized area shall receive an apportionment of an amount that, when combined with amounts that were otherwise made available to such urbanized area for similar activities to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, is equal to 132 percent of the urbanized area's 2018 operating costs; and

(ii) for funds remaining after the apportionment described in clause (i), such funds shall be apportioned such that--

(I) each urbanized area that did not receive an apportionment under clause (i) shall receive an apportionment equal to 25 percent of the urbanized area's 2018 operating costs; and

(II) each urbanized area under clause (i), when the amounts that were otherwise made available, prior to clause (i) to that urbanized area for similar activities to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus are equal to or greater than 130 percent of the urbanized area's 2018 operating costs but do not exceed 132 percent of such costs, such urbanized area shall receive an apportionment equal to 10 percent of the urbanized area's 2018 operating costs, in addition to amounts apportioned to the urbanized area under clause (i).

(2) Formula grants for the enhanced mobility of seniors and individuals with disabilities.--

(A) In general.--Of the amounts made available under subsection (a), $50,000,000 shall be for grants to recipients or subrecipients eligible under section 5310 of title 49, United States Code, and shall be apportioned in accordance with such section.

(B) Allocation ratio.--Amounts made available under subparagraph (A) shall be allocated in the same ratio as funds were provided under section 5310 of title 49, United States Code, for fiscal year 2020.

(3) Formula grants for rural areas.--

(A) In general.--Of the amounts made available under subsection (a), $317,214,013 shall be for grants to recipients or subrecipients eligible under section 5311 of title 49, United States Code, and shall be administered as if the funds were provided under section 5311 of such title, and shall be apportioned in accordance with such section, except as described in paragraph (B).

(B) Allocation ratio.--Amounts made available under subparagraph (A) to States, as defined in section 5302 of title 49, United States Code, shall be allocated to such States based on data contained in the National Transit Database, such that--

(i) any State that received an amount for similar activities to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus that is equal to or greater than 150 percent of the combined 2018 rural operating costs of the recipients and subrecipients in such State shall receive an amount equal to 5 percent of such State's 2018 rural operating costs;

(ii) any State that does not receive an allocation under clause (i) that received an amount for similar activities to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus that is equal to or greater than 140 percent of the combined 2018 rural operating costs of the recipients and subrecipients in that State shall receive an amount equal to 10 percent of such State's 2018 rural operating costs; and

(iii) any State that does not receive an allocation under clauses (i) or (ii) shall receive an amount equal to 20 percent of such State's 2018 rural operating costs.

(4) Capital investments.--

(A) In general.--Of the amounts made available under subsection (a)--

(i) $1,425,000,000 shall be for grants administered under subsections (d) and (e) of section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, and section 3005(b) of the FAST Act (Public Law 114-94); and

(ii) $250,000,000 shall be for grants administered under subsection (h) of section 5309 of title 49, United States Code.

(B) Funding distribution.--

(i) In general.--Of the amounts made available in subparagraph (A)(i), $1,250,000,000 shall be provided to each recipient for all projects with existing full funding grant agreements that received allocations for fiscal year 2019 or 2020 and all projects under section 3005(b) of Public Law 114-94 that received allocations for fiscal year 2019 or 2020, except that recipients with projects open for revenue service are not eligible to receive a grant under this subparagraph. Funds shall be provided proportionally based on the non-capital investment grant or non-expedited project delivery share of the amount allocated.

(ii) Allocation.--Of the amounts made available in subparagraph (A)(i), $175,000,000 shall be provided to each recipient for all projects with existing full funding grant agreements that received an allocation only prior to fiscal year 2019, except that projects open for revenue service are not eligible to receive a grant under this subparagraph and no project may receive more than 40 percent of the amounts provided under this clause. The Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration shall proportionally distribute funds in excess of such percent to recipients for which the percent of funds does not exceed 40 percent. Funds shall be provided proportionally based on the non-capital investment grant share of the amount allocated.

(iii) Eligible recipients.--For amounts made available in subparagraph (A)(ii), eligible recipients shall be any recipient of an allocation under subsection (h) of section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, or an applicant in the project development phase described in paragraph (2) of such subsection.

(iv) Amount.--Amounts distributed under clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of subparagraph (A) shall be provided notwithstanding the limitation of any calculation of the maximum amount of Federal financial assistance for the project under subsection (k)(2)(C)(ii) or (h)(7) of section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, or section 3005(b)(9) of the FAST Act (Public Law 114-94).

(5) Section 5311(f) services.--

(A) In general.--Of the amounts made available under subsection (a) and in addition to the amounts made available under paragraph (3), $100,000,000 shall be available for grants to recipients for bus operators that partner with recipients or subrecipients of funds under section 5311(f) of title 49, United States Code.

(B) Allocation ratio.--Notwithstanding paragraph (3), the Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration shall allocate amounts under subparagraph (A) in the same ratio as funds were provided under section 5311 of title 49, United States Code, for fiscal year 2020.

(C) Exception.--If a State or territory does not have bus providers eligible under section 5311(f) of title 49, United States Code, funds under this paragraph may be used by such State or territory for any expense eligible under section 5311 of title 49, United States Code.

(6) Planning.--

(A) In general.--Of the amounts made available under subsection (a), $25,000,000 shall be for grants to recipients eligible under section 5307 of title 49, United States Code, for the planning of public transportation associated with the restoration of services as the coronavirus public health emergency concludes and shall be available in accordance with such section.

(B) Availability of funds for route planning.--Amounts made available under subparagraph (A) shall be available for route planning designed to--

(i) increase ridership and reduce travel times, while maintaining or expanding the total level of vehicle revenue miles of service provided in the planning period; or

(ii) make service adjustments to increase the quality or frequency of service provided to low-income riders and disadvantaged neighborhoods or communities.

(A) shall not be used for route planning related to transitioning public transportation service provided as of the date of receipt of funds to a transportation network company or other third-party contract provider, unless the existing provider of public transportation service is a third-party contract provider.

(7) Recipients and subrecipients requiring additional assistance.--

(A) In general.--Of the amounts made available under subsection (a), $2,207,561,294 shall be for grants to eligible recipients or subrecipients of funds under sections 5307 or 5311 of title 49, United States Code, that, as a result of COVID-19, require additional assistance for costs related to operations, personnel, cleaning, and sanitization combating the spread of pathogens on transit systems, and debt service payments incurred to maintain operations and avoid layoffs and furloughs.

(B) Administration.--Funds made available under subparagraph (A) shall, after allocation, be administered as if provided under paragraph (1) or (3), as applicable.

(i) In general.--The Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration may not allocate funds to an eligible recipient or subrecipient of funds under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, unless the recipient provides to the Administrator--

(I) estimates of financial need;

(II) data on reductions in farebox or other sources of local revenue for sustained operations;

(III) a spending plan for such funds; and

(IV) demonstration of expenditure of greater than 90 percent of funds available to the applicant from funds made available for similar activities in fiscal year 2020.

(ii) Deadlines.--The Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration shall--

(I) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, issue a Notice of Funding Opportunity for assistance under this paragraph; and

(II) not later than 120 days after the application deadline established in the Notice of Funding Opportunity under subclause (I), make awards under this paragraph to selected applicants.

(iii) Evaluation.--

(I) In general.--Applications for assistance under this paragraph shall be evaluated by the Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration based on the level of financial need demonstrated by an eligible recipient or subrecipient, including projections of future financial need to maintain service as a percentage of the 2018 operating costs that has not been replaced by the funds made available to the eligible recipient or subrecipient under paragraphs

(1) through (5) of this subsection when combined with the amounts allocated to such eligible recipient or subrecipient from funds previously made available for the operating expenses of transit agencies related to the response to the COVID-19 public health emergency.

(II) Restriction.--Amounts made available under this paragraph shall only be available for operating expenses.

(iv) State applicants.--A State may apply for assistance under this paragraph on behalf of an eligible recipient or subrecipient or a group of eligible recipients or subrecipients.

(D) Unobligated funds.--If amounts made available under this paragraph remain unobligated on September 30, 2023, such amounts shall be available for any purpose eligible under sections 5307 or 5311 of title 49, United States Code.

SEC. 7007. RELIEF FOR AIRPORTS.

(a) In General.--

(1) In general.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,

$8,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, for assistance to airports under sections 47101 through 47144 of title 49, United States Code, to be made available to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.

(2) Requirements and limitations.--Amounts made available under this section--

(A) may not be used for any purpose not directly related to the airport; and

(B) may not be provided to any airport that was allocated in excess of 4 years of operating funds to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus in fiscal year 2020.

(b) Allocations.--The following terms shall apply to the amounts made available under this section:

(1) Operating expenses and debt service payments.--

(A) In general.--Not more than $6,492,000,000 shall be made available for primary airports, as such term is defined in section 47102 of title 49, United States Code, and certain cargo airports, for costs related to operations, personnel, cleaning, sanitization, janitorial services, combating the spread of pathogens at the airport, and debt service payments.

(B) Distribution.-- Amounts made available under this paragraph--

(i) shall not be subject to the reduced apportionments under section 47114(f) of title 49, United States Code;

(ii) shall first be apportioned as set forth in sections 47114(c)(1)(A), 47114(c)(1)(C)(i), 47114(c)(1)(C)(ii), 47114(c)(2)(A), 47114(c)(2)(B), and 47114(c)(2)(E) of title 49, United States Code; and

(iii) shall not be subject to a maximum apportionment limit set forth in section 47114(c)(1)(B) of title 49, United States Code.

(C) Remaining amounts.--Any amount remaining after distribution under subparagraph (B) shall be distributed to the sponsor of each primary airport (as such term is defined in section 47102 of title 49, United States Code) based on each such primary airport's passenger enplanements compared to the total passenger enplanements of all such primary airports in calendar year 2019.

(2) Federal share for development projects.--

(A) In general.--Not more than $608,000,000 allocated under subsection (a)(1) shall be available to pay a Federal share of 100 percent of the costs for any grant awarded in fiscal year 2021, or in fiscal year 2020 with less than a 100- percent Federal share, for an airport development project (as such term is defined in section 47102 of title 49).

(B) Remaining amounts.--Any amount remaining under this paragraph shall be distributed as described in paragraph

(1)(C).

(3) Nonprimary airports.--

(A) In general.--Not more than $100,000,000 shall be made available for general aviation and commercial service airports that are not primary airports (as such terms are defined in section 47102 of title 49, United States Code) for costs related to operations, personnel, cleaning, sanitization, janitorial services, combating the spread of pathogens at the airport, and debt service payments.

(B) Distribution.--Amounts made available under this paragraph shall be apportioned to each non-primary airport based on the categories published in the most current National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems, reflecting the percentage of the aggregate published eligible development costs for each such category, and then dividing the allocated funds evenly among the eligible airports in each category, rounding up to the nearest thousand dollars.

(1)(C).

(4) Airport concessions.--

(A) In general.--Not more than $800,000,000 shall be made available for sponsors of primary airports to provide relief from rent and minimum annual guarantees to airport concessions, of which at least $640,000,000 shall be available to provide relief to eligible small airport concessions and of which at least $160,000,000 shall be available to provide relief to eligible large airport concessions located at primary airports.

(B) Distribution.--The amounts made available for each set- aside in this paragraph shall be distributed to the sponsor of each primary airport (as such term is defined in section 47102 of title 49, United States Code) based on each such primary airport's passenger enplanements compared to the total passenger enplanements of all such primary airports in calendar year 2019.

(i) the sponsor shall provide such relief from the date of enactment of this Act until the sponsor has provided relief equaling the total grant amount, to the extent practicable and to the extent permissible under State laws, local laws, and applicable trust indentures; and

(ii) for each set-aside, the sponsor shall provide relief from rent and minimum annual guarantee obligations to each eligible airport concession in an amount that reflects each eligible airport concession's proportional share of the total amount of the rent and minimum annual guarantees of those eligible airport concessions at such airport.

(1) Administrative expenses.--The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may retain up to 0.1 percent of the funds provided under this section to fund the award of, and oversight by the Administrator of, grants made under this section.

(2) Workforce retention requirements.--

(A) Required retention.--As a condition for receiving funds provided under this section, an airport shall continue to employ, through September 30, 2021, at least 90 percent of the number of individuals employed (after making adjustments for retirements or voluntary employee separations) by the airport as of March 27, 2020.

(B) Waiver of retention requirement.--The Secretary shall waive the workforce retention requirement if the Secretary determines that--

(i) the airport is experiencing economic hardship as a direct result of the requirement; or

(ii) the requirement reduces aviation safety or security.

(C) Exception.--The workforce retention requirement shall not apply to nonhub airports or nonprimary airports receiving funds under this section.

(D) Noncompliance.--Any financial assistance provided under this section to an airport that fails to comply with the workforce retention requirement described in subparagraph

(A), and does not otherwise qualify for a waiver or exception under this paragraph, shall be subject to clawback by the Secretary.

(d) Definitions.--In this section:

(1) Eligible large airport concession.--The term ``eligible large airport concession'' means a concession (as defined in section 23.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations), that is in-terminal and has maximum gross receipts, averaged over the previous three fiscal years, of more than $56,420,000.

(2) Eligible small airport concession.--The term ``eligible small airport concession'' means a concession (as defined in section 23.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations), that is in-terminal and--

(A) a small business with maximum gross receipts, averaged over the previous 3 fiscal years, of less than $56,420,000; or

(B) is a joint venture (as defined in section 23.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations).

SEC. 7008. EMERGENCY FAA EMPLOYEE LEAVE FUND.

(a) Establishment; Appropriation.--There is established in the Federal Aviation Administration an Emergency FAA Employee Leave Fund (in this section referred to as the ``Fund''), to be administered by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, for the purposes set forth in subsection (b). In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $9,000,000, which shall be deposited into the Fund and remain available through September 30, 2022.

(b) Purpose.--Amounts in the Fund shall be available to the Administrator for the use of paid leave under this section by any employee of the Administration who is unable to work because the employee--

(1) is subject to a Federal, State, or local quarantine or isolation order related to COVID-19;

(2) has been advised by a health care provider to self- quarantine due to concerns related to COVID-19;

(3) is caring for an individual who is subject to such an order or has been so advised;

(4) is experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 and seeking a medical diagnosis;

(6) is experiencing any other substantially similar condition;

(8) is obtaining immunization related to COVID-19 or to recover from any injury, disability, illness, or condition related to such immunization.

(1) Period of availability.--Paid leave under this section may only be provided to and used by an employee of the Administration during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this section and ending on September 30, 2021.

(2) Total hours; amount.--Paid leave under this section--

(A) shall be provided to an employee of the Administration in an amount not to exceed 600 hours of paid leave for each full-time employee, and in the case of a part-time employee, employee on an uncommon tour of duty, or employee with a seasonal work schedule, in an amount not to exceed the proportional equivalent of 600 hours to the extent amounts in the Fund remain available for reimbursement;

(B) shall be paid at the same hourly rate as other leave payments; and

(3) Relationship to other leave.--Paid leave under this section--

(A) is in addition to any other leave provided to an employee of the Administration; and

(B) may not be used by an employee of the Administration concurrently with any other paid leave.

(4) Calculation of retirement benefit.--Any paid leave provided to an employee of the Administration under this section shall reduce the total service used to calculate any Federal retirement benefit.

Subtitle B--Aviation Manufacturing Jobs Protection

SEC. 7101. DEFINITIONS.

In this subtitle:

(1) Eligible employee group.--The term ``eligible employee group'' means the portion of an employer's United States workforce that--

(A) does not exceed 25 percent of the employer's total United States workforce as of April 1, 2020; and

(B) contains only employees with a total compensation level of $200,000 or less per year; and

(C) is engaged in aviation manufacturing activities and services, or maintenance, repair, and overhaul activities and services.

(2) Aviation manufacturing company.--The term ``aviation manufacturing company'' means a corporation, firm, or other business entity--

(A) that--

(i) actively manufactures an aircraft, aircraft engine, propeller, or a component, part, or systems of an aircraft or aircraft engine under a Federal Aviation Administration production approval; or

(ii) holds a certificate issued under part 145 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, for maintenance, repair, and overhaul of aircraft, aircraft engines, components, or propellers.

(B) which--

(i) is established, created, or organized in the United States or under the laws of the United States; and

(ii) has significant operations in, and a majority of its employees engaged in aviation manufacturing activities and services, or maintenance, repair, and overhaul activities and services based in the United States;

(C) which has involuntarily furloughed or laid off at least 10 percent of its workforce in 2020 as compared to 2019 or has experienced at least a 15 percent decline in 2020 revenues as compared to 2019;

(D) that, as supported by sworn financial statements or other appropriate data, has identified the eligible employee group and the amount of total compensation level for the eligible employee group;

(E) that agrees to provide private contributions and maintain the total compensation level for the eligible employee group for the duration of an agreement under this subtitle;

(F) that agrees to provide immediate notice and justification to the Secretary of involuntary furloughs or layoffs exceeding 10 percent of the workforce that is not included in an eligible employee group for the duration of an agreement and receipt of public contributions under this subtitle;

(G) that has not conducted involuntary furloughs or reduced pay rates or benefits for the eligible employee group, subject to the employer's right to discipline or terminate an employee in accordance with employer policy, between the date of application and the date on which such a corporation, firm, or other business entity enters into an agreement with the Secretary under this subtitle; and

(H) that--

(i) in the case of a corporation, firm, or other business entity including any parent company or subsidiary of such a corporation, firm, or other business entity, that holds any type or production certificate or similar authorization issued under section 44704 of title 49, United States Code, with respect to a transport-category airplane covered under part 25 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, certificated with a passenger seating capacity of 50 or more, agrees to refrain from conducting involuntary layoffs or furloughs, or reducing pay rates and benefits, for the eligible employee group, subject to the employer's right to discipline or terminate an employee in accordance with employer policy from the date of agreement until September 30, 2021, or the duration of the agreement and receipt of public contributions under this subtitle, whichever period ends later; or

(ii) in the case of corporation, firm, or other business entity not specified under subparagraph (i), agrees to refrain from conducting involuntary layoffs or furloughs, or reducing pay rates and benefits, for the eligible employee group, subject to the employer's right to discipline or terminate an employee in accordance with employer policy for the duration of the agreement and receipt of public contributions under this subtitle.

(3) Employee.--The term ``employee'' has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203).

(4) Employer.--The term ``employer'' means an aviation manufacturing company that is an employer (as defined in section 3 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203)).

(5) Private contribution.--The term ``private contribution'' means the contribution funded by the employer under this subtitle to maintain 50 percent of the eligible employee group's total compensation level, and combined with the public contribution, is sufficient to maintain the total compensation level for the eligible employee group as of April 1, 2020.

(6) Public contribution.--The term ``public contribution'' means the contribution funded by the Federal Government under this title to provide 50 percent of the eligible employees group's total compensation level, and combined with the private contribution, is sufficient to maintain the total compensation level for those in the eligible employee group as of April 1, 2020.

(7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Transportation.

(8) Total compensation level.--The term ``total compensation level'' means the level of total base compensation and benefits being provided to an eligible employee group employee, excluding overtime and premium pay, and excluding any Federal, State, or local payroll taxes paid, as of April 1, 2020.

SEC. 7102. PAYROLL SUPPORT PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a payroll support program and enter into agreements with employers who meet the eligibility criteria specified in subsection (b) and are not ineligible under subsection (c), to provide public contributions to supplement compensation of an eligible employee group. There is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,

$3,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, for the Secretary to carry out the payroll support program authorized under the preceding sentence for which 1 percent of the funds may be used for implementation costs and administrative expenses.

(b) Eligibility.--The Secretary shall enter into an agreement and provide public contributions, for a term no longer than 6 months, solely with an employer that agrees to use the funds received under an agreement exclusively for the continuation of employee wages, salaries, and benefits, to maintain the total compensation level for the eligible employee group as of April 1, 2020 for the duration of the agreement, and to facilitate the retention, rehire, or recall of employees of the employer, except that such funds may not be used for back pay of returning rehired or recalled employees.

(c) Ineligibility.--The Secretary may not enter into any agreement under this section with an employer who was allowed a credit under section 2301 of the CARES Act (26 U.S.C. 3111 note) for the immediately preceding calendar quarter ending before such agreement is entered into, who received financial assistance under section 4113 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9073), or who is currently expending financial assistance under the paycheck protection program established under section 7(a)(36) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)), as of the date the employer submits an application under the payroll support program established under subsection (a).

(d) Reductions.--To address any shortfall in assistance that would otherwise be provided under this subtitle, the Secretary shall reduce, on a pro rata basis, the financial assistance provided under this subtitle.

(e) Agreement Deadline.--No agreement may be entered into by the Secretary under the payroll support program established under subsection (a) after the last day of the 6 month period that begins on the effective date of the first agreement entered into under such program.

Subtitle C--Continued Assistance to Rail Workers

SEC. 7201. ADDITIONAL ENHANCED BENEFITS UNDER THE RAILROAD

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT.

(a) In General.--Section 2(a)(5)(A) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 352(a)(5)(A)) is amended--

(1) in the first sentence--

(A) by striking ``March 14, 2021'' and inserting ``August 29, 2021'';

(B) by striking ``or July 1, 2020'' and inserting ``July 1, 2020, or July 1, 2021''; and

(2) by adding at the end the following: ``For registration periods beginning after March 14, 2021, but on or before August 29, 2021, the recovery benefit payable under this subparagraph shall be in the amount of $800.''.

(b) Clarification on Authority to Use Funds.--Funds appropriated under subparagraph (B) of section 2(a)(5) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 352(a)(5)) shall be available to cover the cost of recovery benefits provided under such section 2(a)(5) by reason of the amendments made by subsection (a) as well as to cover the cost of such benefits provided under such section 2(a)(5) as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 7202. EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNDER THE RAILROAD

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT.

(a) In General.--Section 2(c)(2)(D) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 352(c)(2)(D)) is amended--

(1) in clause (i)--

(A) in subclause (I), by striking ``185 days'' and inserting ``305 days'';

(B) in subclause (II),

(i) by striking ``19 consecutive 14-day periods'' and inserting ``31 consecutive 14-day periods''; and

(ii) by striking ``6 consecutive 14-day periods'' and inserting ``18 consecutive 14-day periods'';

(2) in clause (ii)--

(A) by striking ``120 days of unemployment'' and inserting

``240 days of unemployment'';

(B) by striking ``12 consecutive 14-day periods'' and inserting ``24 consecutive 14-day periods''; and

(3) in clause (iii)--

(A) by striking ``June 30, 2021'' and inserting ``June 30, 2022''; and

(B) by striking ``the provisions of clauses (i) and (ii) shall not apply to any employee whose extended benefit period under subparagraph (B) begins after March 14, 2021, and shall not apply to any employee with respect to any registration period beginning after April 5, 2021.'' and inserting ``the provisions of clauses (i) and (ii) shall not apply to any employee with respect to any registration period beginning after August 29, 2021.''

(b) Clarification on Authority to Use Funds.--Funds appropriated under either the first or second sentence of clause (v) of section 2(c)(2)(D) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act shall be available to cover the cost of additional extended unemployment benefits provided under such section 2(c)(2)(D) by reason of the amendments made by subsection (a) as well as to cover the cost of such benefits provided under such section 2(c)(2)(D) as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 7203. EXTENSION OF WAIVER OF THE 7-DAY WAITING PERIOD

FOR BENEFITS UNDER THE RAILROAD UNEMPLOYMENT

INSURANCE ACT.

(a) In General.--Section 2112(a) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9030(a)) is amended by striking ``March 14, 2021'' and inserting ``August 29, 2021''.

(b) Clarification on Authority To Use Funds.--Funds appropriated under section 2112(c) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9030(c)) shall be available to cover the cost of additional benefits payable due to section 2112(a) of such Act by reason of the amendments made by subsection (a) as well as to cover the cost of such benefits payable due to such section 2112(a) as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 7204. RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD AND OFFICE OF THE

INSPECTOR GENERAL FUNDING.

In addition to amounts otherwise made available, there are appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated--

(1) $27,975,000, to remain available until expended, for the Railroad Retirement Board, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, of which--

(A) $6,800,000 shall be for additional hiring and overtime bonuses as needed to administer the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act; and

(B) $21,175,000 shall be to supplement, not supplant, existing resources devoted to operations and improvements for the Information Technology Investment Initiatives of the Railroad Retirement Board; and

(2) $500,000, to remain available until expended, for the Railroad Retirement Board Office of Inspector General for audit, investigatory and review activities.

TITLE VIII--COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS

SEC. 8001. FUNDING FOR CLAIMS AND APPEALS PROCESSING.

In addition to amounts otherwise made available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $272,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, pursuant to sections 308, 310, 7101 through 7113, 7701, and 7703 of title 38, United States Code.

SEC. 8002. FUNDING AVAILABILITY FOR MEDICAL CARE AND HEALTH

NEEDS.

In addition to amounts otherwise made available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $13,482,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, for allocation under chapters 17, 20, 73, and 81 of title 38, United States Code, of which not more than $4,000,000,000 shall be available pursuant to section 1703 of title 38, United States Code for health care furnished through the Veterans Community Care program in sections 1703(c)(1) and 1703(c)(5) of such title.

SEC. 8003. FUNDING FOR SUPPLY CHAIN MODERNIZATION.

In addition to amounts otherwise made available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, for the supply chain modernization initiative under sections 308, 310, and 7301(b) of title 38, United States Code.

SEC. 8004. FUNDING FOR STATE HOMES.

In addition to amounts otherwise made available, there are appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated--

(1) $500,000,000, to remain available until expended, for allocation under sections 8131 through 8137 of title 38, United States Code: and

(2) $250,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, for a one-time only obligation and expenditure to existing State extended care facilities for veterans in proportion to each State's share of the total resident capacity in such facilities as of the date of enactment of this Act where such capacity includes only veterans on whose behalf the Department pays a per diem payment pursuant to section 1741 or 1745 of title 38, United States Code.

SEC. 8005. FUNDING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.

In addition to amounts otherwise made available, there is appropriated to the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,

$10,000,000, to remain available until expended, for audits, investigations, and other oversight of projects and activities carried out with funds made available to the Department of Veterans Affairs.

SEC. 8006. COVID-19 VETERAN RAPID RETRAINING ASSISTANCE

PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out a program under which the Secretary shall provide up to 12 months of retraining assistance to an eligible veteran for the pursuit of a covered program of education. Such retraining assistance shall be in addition to any other entitlement to educational assistance or benefits for which a veteran is, or has been, eligible.

(b) Eligible Veterans.--

(1) In general.--In this section, the term ``eligible veteran'' means a veteran who--

(A) as of the date of the receipt by the Department of Veterans Affairs of an application for assistance under this section, is at least 22 years of age but not more than 66 years of age;

(B) as of such date, is unemployed by reason of the covered public health emergency, as certified by the veteran;

(C) as of such date, is not eligible to receive educational assistance under chapter 30, 31, 32, 33, or 35 of title 38, United States Code, or chapter 1606 of title 10, United States Code;

(D) is not enrolled in any Federal or State jobs program;

(E) is not in receipt of compensation for a service- connected disability rated totally disabling by reason of unemployability; and

(F) will not be in receipt of unemployment compensation (as defined in section 85(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), including any cash benefit received pursuant to subtitle A of title II of division A of the CARES Act (Public Law 116-136), as of the first day on which the veteran would receive a housing stipend payment under this section.

(2) Treatment of veterans who transfer entitlement.--For purposes of paragraph (1)(C), a veteran who has transferred all of the veteran's entitlement to educational assistance under section 3319 of title 38, United States Code, shall be considered to be a veteran who is not eligible to receive educational assistance under chapter 33 of such title.

(3) Failure to complete.--A veteran who receives retraining assistance under this section to pursue a program of education and who fails to complete the program of education shall not be eligible to receive additional assistance under this section.

(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, a covered program of education is a program of education (as such term is defined in section 3452(b) of title 38, United States Code) for training, pursued on a full-time or part-time basis--

(A) that--

(i) is approved under chapter 36 of such title;

(ii) does not lead to a bachelors or graduate degree; and

(iii) is designed to provide training for a high-demand occupation, as determined under paragraph (3); or

(B) that is a high technology program of education offered by a qualified provider, under the meaning given such terms in section 116 of the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017 (Public Law 115-48; 38 U.S.C. 3001 note).

(2) Accredited programs.--In the case of an accredited program of education, the program of education shall not be considered a covered program of education under this section if the program has received a show cause order from the accreditor of the program during the five-year period preceding the date of the enactment of this Act.

(3) Determination of high-demand occupations.--

(A) Initial implementation.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall use the list of high-demand occupations compiled by the Commissioner of Labor Statistics until the final list under subparagraph (C) is complete.

(B) Study required.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development corporation or another appropriate non-Department entity for the conduct of a study to determine which occupations are high-demand occupations. Such study shall be completed not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(i) may add or remove occupation from the list in use pursuant to subparagraph (A) during the 90-day period following the completion of the study required by subparagraph (B);

(ii) shall issue a final list of high-demand occupations for use under this section by not later than 90 days after the date of the completion of the study; and

(iii) shall make such final list publicly available on a website of the Department.

(D) Use of list.--The Secretary shall use the list developed under this paragraph in order to apply the requirement that retraining assistance under this section is used for training for a high-demand occupation, but the Secretary may remove occupations from the list as the Secretary determines appropriate.

(4) Full-time defined.--For purposes of this subsection, the term ``full-time'' has the meaning given such term under section 3688 of title 38, United States Code.

(d) Amount of Assistance.--

(1) Retraining assistance.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide to an eligible veteran pursuing a covered program of education under the retraining assistance program under this section an amount equal to the amount of educational assistance payable under section 3313(c)(1)(A) of title 38, United States Code, for each month the veteran pursues the covered program of education. Such amount shall be payable directly to the educational institution offering the covered program of education pursued by the veteran as follows:

(A) 50 percent of the total amount payable shall be paid when the eligible veteran begins the program of education.

(B) 25 percent of the total amount payable shall be paid when the eligible veteran completes the program of education.

(C) 25 percent of the total amount payable shall be paid when the eligible veteran finds employment in a field related to the program of education.

(2) Failure to complete.--

(A) Pro-rated payments.--In the case of a veteran who pursues a covered program of education under the retraining assistance program under this section, but who does not complete the program of education, the Secretary shall pay to the educational institution offering such program of education a pro-rated amount based on the number of months the veteran pursued the program of education in accordance with this paragraph.

(B) Payment otherwise due upon completion of program.--The Secretary shall pay to the educational institution a pro- rated amount under paragraph (1)(B) when the veteran provides notice to the educational institution that the veteran no longer intends to pursue the program of education.

(C) Nonrecovery from veteran.--In the case of a veteran referred to in subparagraph (A), the educational institution may not seek payment from the veteran for any amount that would have been payable under paragraph (1)(B) had the veteran completed the program of education.

(D) Payment due upon employment.--

(i) Veterans who find employment.--In the case of a veteran referred to in subparagraph (A) who finds employment in a field related to the program of education during the 180-day period beginning on the date on which the veteran withdraws from the program of education, the Secretary shall pay to the educational institution a pro-rated amount under paragraph

(1)(C) when the veteran finds such employment.

(ii) Veterans who do not find employment.--In the case of a veteran referred to in subparagraph (A) who does not find employment in a field related to the program of education during the 180-day period beginning on the date on which the veteran withdraws from the program of education--

(I) the Secretary shall not make a payment to the educational institution under paragraph (1)(C); and

(II) the educational institution may not seek payment from the veteran for any amount that would have been payable under paragraph (1)(C) had the veteran found employment during such 180-day period.

(3) Housing stipend.--For each month that an eligible veteran pursues a covered program of education under the retraining assistance program under this section, the Secretary shall pay to the veteran a monthly housing stipend in an amount equal to--

(A) in the case of a covered program of education leading to a degree, or a covered program of education not leading to a degree, at an institution of higher learning (as that term is defined in section 3452(f) of title 38, United States Code) pursued on more than a half-time basis, the amount specified under subsection (c)(1)(B) of section 3313 of title 38, United States Code;

(B) in the case of a covered program of education other than a program of education leading to a degree at an institution other than an institution of higher learning pursued on more than a half-time basis, the amount specified under subsection (g)(3)(A)(ii) of such section; or

(C) in the case of a covered program of education pursued on less than a half-time basis, or a covered program of education pursued solely through distance learning on more than a half-time basis, the amount specified under subsection

(c)(1)(B)(iii) of such section.

(4) Failure to find employment.--The Secretary shall not make a payment under paragraph (1)(C) with respect to an eligible veteran who completes or fails to complete a program of education under the retraining assistance program under this section if the veteran fails to find employment in a field related to the program of education within the 180- period beginning on the date on which the veteran withdraws from or completes the program.

(e) No Transferability.--Retraining assistance provided under this section may not be transferred to another individual.

(f) Limitation.--Not more than 17,250 eligible veterans may receive retraining assistance under this section.

(g) Termination.--No retraining assistance may be paid under this section after the date that is 21 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(h) Comptroller General Report.--Not later than 180 days after the termination of the retraining assistance program under subsection (k), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the outcomes and effectiveness of the program.

(i) Funding.--In addition to amounts otherwise available there is appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $386,000,000, to remain available until expended, to carry out this section.

SEC. 8007. PROHIBITION ON COPAYMENTS AND COST SHARING FOR

VETERANS DURING EMERGENCY RELATING TO COVID-19.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs--

(1) shall provide for any copayment or other cost sharing with respect to health care under the laws administered by the Secretary received by a veteran during the period specified in subsection (b); and

(2) shall reimburse any veteran who paid a copayment or other cost sharing for health care under the laws administered by the Secretary received by the veteran during such period the amount paid by the veteran.

(b) Period Specified.--The period specified in this subsection is the period beginning on April 6, 2020, and ending on September 30, 2021.

(c) Funding.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, to carry out this section, except for health care furnished pursuant to section 1703(c)(2)-(c)(4) of title 38, United States Code.

SEC. 8008. EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EMPLOYEE

LEAVE FUND.

(a) Establishment; Appropriation.--There is established in the Treasury the Emergency Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Leave Fund (in this section referred to as the

``Fund''), to be administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, for the purposes set forth in subsection (b). In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $80,000,000, which shall be deposited into the Fund and remain available through September 20, 2022.

(b) Purpose.--Amounts in the Fund shall be available for payment to the Department of Veterans Affairs for the use of paid leave by any covered employee who is unable to work because the employee--

(1) is subject to a Federal, State, or local quarantine or isolation order related to COVID-19;

(2) has been advised by a health care provider to self- quarantine due to concerns related to COVID-19;

(3) is caring for an individual who is subject to such an order or has been so advised;

(4) is experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 and seeking a medical diagnosis;

(6) is experiencing any other substantially similar condition;

(8) is obtaining immunization related to COVID-19 or to recover from any injury, disability, illness, or condition related to such immunization.

(1) Period of availability.--Paid leave under this section may only be provided to and used by a covered employee during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on September 30, 2021.

(2) Total hours; amount.--Paid leave under this section--

(A) shall be provided to a covered employee in an amount not to exceed 600 hours of paid leave for each full-time employee, and in the case of a part-time employee, employee on an uncommon tour of duty, or employee with a seasonal work schedule, in an amount not to exceed the proportional equivalent of 600 hours to the extent amounts in the Fund remain available for reimbursement;

(B) shall be paid at the same hourly rate as other leave payments; and

(C) may not be provided to a covered employee if the leave would result in payments greater than $2,800 in aggregate for any biweekly pay period for a full-time employee, or a proportionally equivalent biweekly limit for a part-time employee.

(3) Relationship to other leave.--Paid leave under this section--

(A) is in addition to any other leave provided to a covered employee; and

(B) may not be used by a covered employee concurrently with any other paid leave.

(4) Calculation of retirement benefit.--Any paid leave provided to a covered employee under this section shall reduce the total service used to calculate any Federal civilian retirement benefit.

(d) Covered Employee Defined.--In this section, the term

``covered employee'' means an employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs appointed under chapter 74 of title 38, United States Code.

TITLE IX--COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

Subtitle A--Crisis Support for Unemployed Workers

PART 1--EXTENSION OF CARES ACT UNEMPLOYMENT PROVISIONS

SEC. 9011. EXTENSION OF PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE.

(a) In General.--Section 2102(c) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9021(c)) is amended--

(1) in paragraph (1)--

(A) by striking ``paragraphs (2) and (3)'' and inserting

``paragraph (2)''; and

(B) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ``March 14, 2021'' and inserting ``August 29, 2021''; and

(2) by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating paragraph

(4) as paragraph (3).

(b) Increase in Number of Weeks.--Section 2102(c)(2) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 9021(c)(2)) is amended--

(1) by striking ``50 weeks'' and inserting ``74 weeks''; and

(2) by striking ``50-week period'' and inserting ``74-week period''.

(c) Hold Harmless for Proper Administration.--In the case of an individual who is eligible to receive pandemic unemployment assistance under section 2102 of the CARES Act

(15 U.S.C. 9021) as of the day before the date of enactment of this Act and on the date of enactment of this Act becomes eligible for pandemic emergency unemployment compensation under section 2107 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9025) by reason of the amendments made by section 9016(b) of this title, any payment of pandemic unemployment assistance under such section 2102 made after the date of enactment of this Act to such individual during an appropriate period of time, as determined by the Secretary of Labor, that should have been made under such section 2107 shall not be considered to be an overpayment of assistance under such section 2102, except that an individual may not receive payment for assistance under section 2102 and a payment for assistance under section 2107 for the same week of unemployment.

(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply as if included in the enactment of the CARES Act (Public Law 116-136), except that no amount shall be payable by virtue of such amendments with respect to any week of unemployment commencing before the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 9012. EXTENSION OF EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF FOR

GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES AND NONPROFIT

ORGANIZATIONS.

(a) In General.--Section 903(i)(1)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1103(i)(1)(D)) is amended by striking

``March 14, 2021'' and inserting ``August 29, 2021''.

(b) Increase in Reimbursement Rate.--Section 903(i)(1)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1103(i)(1)(B)) is amended--

(1) in the first sentence, by inserting ``and except as otherwise provided in this subparagraph'' after ``as determined by the Secretary of Labor''; and

(2) by inserting after the first sentence the following:

``With respect to the amounts of such compensation paid for weeks of unemployment beginning after March 31, 2021, and ending on or before August 29, 2021, the preceding sentence shall be applied by substituting `75 percent' for `one- half'.''.

SEC. 9013. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT

COMPENSATION.

(a) In General.--Section 2104(e)(2) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9023(e)(2)) is amended by striking ``March 14, 2021'' and inserting ``August 29, 2021''.

(b) Amount.--Section 2104(b)(3)(A) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 9023(b)(3)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``(iii) For weeks of unemployment ending after March 14, 2021, and ending on or before August 29, 2021, $400.''.

SEC. 9014. EXTENSION OF FULL FEDERAL FUNDING OF THE FIRST

WEEK OF COMPENSABLE REGULAR UNEMPLOYMENT FOR

STATES WITH NO WAITING WEEK.

(a) In General.--Section 2105(e)(2) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9024(e)(2)) is amended by striking ``March 14, 2021'' and inserting ``August 29, 2021''.

(b) Full Reimbursement.--Paragraph (3) of section 2105(c) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 9024(c)) is repealed and such section shall be applied to weeks of unemployment to which an agreement under section 2105 of such Act applies as if such paragraph had not been enacted.

SEC. 9015. EXTENSION OF EMERGENCY STATE STAFFING FLEXIBILITY.

If a State modifies its unemployment compensation law and policies, subject to the succeeding sentence, with respect to personnel standards on a merit basis on an emergency temporary basis as needed to respond to the spread of COVID- 19, such modifications shall be disregarded for the purposes of applying section 303 of the Social Security Act and section 3304 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to such State law. Such modifications shall only apply through August 29, 2021, and shall be limited to engaging of temporary staff, rehiring of retirees or former employees on a non- competitive basis, and other temporary actions to quickly process applications and claims.

SEC. 9016. EXTENSION OF PANDEMIC EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT

COMPENSATION.

(a) In General.--Section 2107(g) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9025(g)) is amended to read as follows:

``(g) Applicability.--An agreement entered into under this section shall apply to weeks of unemployment--

``(1) beginning after the date on which such agreement is entered into; and

``(2) ending on or before August 29, 2021.''.

(b) Increase in Number of Weeks.--Section 2107(b)(2) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 9025(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``24'' and inserting ``48''.

(c) Coordination of Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation With Extended Compensation.--Section 2107(a)(5)(B) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 9025(a)(5)(B)) is amended by inserting ``or for the week that includes the date of enactment of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (without regard to the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) of section 9016 of such Act)'' after ``2020)''.

(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply as if included in the enactment of the CARES Act

(Public Law 116-136), except that no amount shall be payable by virtue of such amendments with respect to any week of unemployment commencing before the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 9017. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY FINANCING OF SHORT-TIME

COMPENSATION PAYMENTS IN STATES WITH PROGRAMS

IN LAW.

Section 2108(b)(2) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9026(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``March 14, 2021'' and inserting

``August 29, 2021''.

SEC. 9018. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY FINANCING OF SHORT-TIME

COMPENSATION AGREEMENTS FOR STATES WITHOUT

PROGRAMS IN LAW.

Section 2109(d)(2) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9027(d)(2)) is amended by striking ``March 14, 2021'' and inserting

``August 29, 2021''.

PART 2--EXTENSION OF FFCRA UNEMPLOYMENT PROVISIONS

SEC. 9021. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR STATES WITH

ADVANCES.

Section 1202(b)(10)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1322(b)(10)(A)) is amended by striking ``March 14, 2021'' and inserting ``August 29, 2021''.

SEC. 9022. EXTENSION OF FULL FEDERAL FUNDING OF EXTENDED

UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.

Section 4105 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

(26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended by striking ``March 14, 2021'' each place it appears and inserting ``August 29, 2021''.

PART 3--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR FUNDING FOR TIMELY, ACCURATE, AND EQUITABLE

PAYMENT

SEC. 9031. FUNDING FOR ADMINISTRATION.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $8,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses to carry out Federal activities relating to the administration of unemployment compensation programs.

SEC. 9032. FUNDING FOR FRAUD PREVENTION, EQUITABLE ACCESS,

AND TIMELY PAYMENT TO ELIGIBLE WORKERS.

(a) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Labor for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, to detect and prevent fraud, promote equitable access, and ensure the timely payment of benefits with respect to unemployment insurance programs, including programs extended under this subtitle.

(b) Use of Funds.--Amounts made available under subsection

(a) may be used--

(1) for Federal administrative costs related to the purposes described in subsection (a);

(2) for systemwide infrastructure investment and development related to such purposes; and

(3) to make grants to States or territories administering unemployment insurance programs described in subsection (a) for such purposes, including the establishment of procedures or the building of infrastructure to verify or validate identity, implement Federal guidance regarding fraud detection and prevention, and accelerate claims processing or process claims backlogs due to the pandemic.

(c) Restrictions on Grants to States and Territories.--As a condition of receiving a grant under subsection (b)(3), the Secretary may require that a State or territory receiving such a grant shall--

(1) use such program integrity tools as the Secretary may specify; and

(2) as directed by the Secretary, conduct user accessibility testing on any new system developed by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (b)(2).

Subtitle B--Emergency Assistance to Families Through Home Visiting

Programs

SEC. 9101. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES THROUGH HOME

VISITING PROGRAMS.

Title V of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 701-713) is amended by inserting after section 511 the following:

``SEC. 511A. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES THROUGH HOME

VISITING PROGRAMS.

``(a) Supplemental Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated to the Secretary $150,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2022, to enable eligible entities to conduct programs in accordance with section 511 and subsection (c) of this section.

``(b) Eligibility for Funds.--To be eligible to receive funds made available by subsection (a) of this section, an entity shall--

``(1) as of the date of the enactment of this section, be conducting a program under section 511;

``(2) ensure the modification of grants, contracts, and other agreements, as applicable, executed under section 511 under which the program is conducted as are necessary to provide that, during the period that begins with the date of the enactment of this section and ends with the end of the 2nd succeeding fiscal year after the funds are awarded, the entity shall--

``(A) not reduce funding for, or staffing levels of, the program on account of reduced enrollment in the program; and

``(B) when using funds to provide emergency supplies to eligible families receiving grant services under section 511, ensure coordination with local diaper banks to the extent practicable; and

``(3) reaffirm that, in conducting the program, the entity will focus on priority populations (as defined in section 511(d)(4)).

``(c) Uses of Funds.--An entity to which funds are provided under this section shall use the funds--

``(1) to serve families with home visits or with virtual visits, that may be conducted by the use of electronic information and telecommunications technologies, in a service delivery model described in section 511(d)(3)(A);

``(2) to pay hazard pay or other additional staff costs associated with providing home visits or administration for programs funded under section 511;

``(3) to train home visitors employed by the entity in conducting a virtual home visit and in emergency preparedness and response planning for families served, and may include training on how to safely conduct intimate partner violence screenings, and training on safety and planning for families served to support the family outcome improvements listed in section 511(d)(2)(B);

``(4) for the acquisition by families served by programs under section 511 of such technological means as are needed to conduct and support a virtual home visit;

``(5) to provide emergency supplies (such as diapers and diapering supplies including diaper wipes and diaper cream, necessary to ensure that a child using a diaper is properly cleaned and protected from diaper rash, formula, food, water, hand soap and hand sanitizer) to an eligible family (as defined in section 511(k)(2));

``(6) to coordinate with and provide reimbursement for supplies to diaper banks when using such entities to provide emergency supplies specified in paragraph (5); or

``(7) to provide prepaid grocery cards to an eligible family (as defined in section 511(k)(2)) participating in the maternal, infant, and early childhood home visiting program under section 511 for the purpose of enabling the family to meet the emergency needs of the family.''.

Subtitle C--Emergency Assistance to Children and Families

SEC. 9201. PANDEMIC EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE.

Section 403 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``(c) Pandemic Emergency Assistance.--

``(1) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, to carry out this subsection.

``(2) Reservation of funds for technical assistance.--Of the amount specified in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall reserve $2,000,000 for administrative expenses and the provision of technical assistance to States and Indian tribes with respect to the use of funds provided under this subsection.

``(3) Allotments.--

``(A) 50 states and the district of columbia.--

``(i) Total amount to be allotted.--The Secretary shall allot a total of 92.5 percent of the amount specified in paragraph (1) that is not reserved under paragraph (2) among the States that are not a territory and that are operating a program funded under this part, in accordance with clause

(ii) of this subparagraph.

``(ii) Allotment formula.--The Secretary shall allot to each such State the sum of the following percentages of the total amount described in clause (i):

``(I) 50 percent, multiplied by--

``(aa) the population of children in the State, determined on the basis of the most recent population estimates as determined by the Bureau of the Census; divided by

``(bb) the total population of children in the States that are not territories, as so determined; plus

``(II) 50 percent, multiplied by--

``(aa) the total amount expended by the State for basic assistance, non-recurrent short term benefits, and emergency assistance in fiscal year 2019, as reported by the State under section 411; divided by

``(bb) the total amount expended by the States that are not territories for basic assistance, non-recurrent short term benefits, and emergency assistance in fiscal year 2019, as so reported by the States.

``(B) Territories and indian tribes.--The Secretary shall allot among the territories and Indian tribes otherwise eligible for a grant under this part such portions of 7.5 percent of the amount specified in paragraph (1) that are not reserved under paragraph (2) as the Secretary deems appropriate based on the needs of the territory or tribe involved.

``(C) Expenditure commitment requirement.--To receive the full amount of funding payable under this subsection, a State or Indian tribe shall inform the Secretary as to whether it intends to use all of its allotment under this paragraph and provide that information--

``(i) in the case of a State that is not a territory, within 45 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection; or

``(ii) in the case of a territory or an Indian tribe, within 90 days after such date of enactment.

``(4) Grants.--

``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall provide funds to each State and Indian tribe to which an amount is allotted under paragraph (3), from the amount so allotted.

``(B) Treatment of unused funds.--

``(i) Reallotment.--The Secretary shall reallot in accordance with paragraph (3) all funds provided to any State or Indian tribe under this subsection that are unused, among the other States and Indian tribes eligible for funds under this subsection. For purposes of paragraph (3), the Secretary shall treat the funds as if included in the amount specified in paragraph (1).

``(ii) Provision.--The Secretary shall provide funds to each such other State or Indian tribe in an amount equal to the amount so reallotted.

``(5) Recipient of funds provided for territories.--In the case of a territory not operating a program funded under this part, the Secretary shall provide the funds required to be provided to the territory under this subsection, to the agency that administers the bulk of local human services programs in the territory.

``(6) Use of funds.--

``(A) In general.--A State or Indian tribe to which funds are provided under this subsection may use the funds only for non-recurrent short term benefits, whether in the form of cash or in other forms.

``(B) Limitation on use for administrative expenses.--A State to which funds are provided under this subsection shall not expend more than 15 percent of the funds for administrative purposes.

``(C) Nonsupplantation.--Funds provided under this subsection shall be used to supplement and not supplant other Federal, State, or tribal funds for services and activities that promote the purposes of this part.

``(D) Expenditure deadline.--

``(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), a State or Indian tribe to which funds are provided under this subsection shall expend the funds not later than the end of fiscal year 2022.

``(ii) Exception for reallotted funds.--A State or Indian tribe to which funds are provided under paragraph (4)(B) shall expend the funds within 12 months after receipt.

``(7) Expenditure reports.--On expending all funds provided to a State or Indian tribe under this subsection, the entity shall submit to the Secretary a written report that describes how the funds were expended, which report shall be so submitted--

``(A) if the entity is a State that is not a territory, within 90 days after expenditure; or

``(B) if the entity is a territory or is operating a tribal program funded under this part, within 120 days after expenditure.

``(8) Suspension of territory spending cap.--Section 1108 shall not apply with respect to any funds provided under this subsection.

``(9) Definitions.--In this subsection:

``(A) Applicable period.--The term `applicable period' means the period that begins with April 1, 2021, and ends with September 30, 2022.

``(B) Non-recurrent short term benefits.--The term `non- recurrent short term benefits' has the meaning given the term in OMB approved Form ACF-196R, published on July 31, 2014.

``(C) State.--The term `State' means the 50 States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the territories.

``(D) Territory.--The term `territory' means the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.''.

Subtitle D--Elder Justice and Support Guarantee

SEC. 9301. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR AGING AND DISABILITY

SERVICES PROGRAMS.

Subtitle A of title XX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397-1397h) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 2010. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR AGING AND DISABILITY

SERVICES PROGRAMS.

``(a) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,

$276,000,000, to remain available until expended, to carry out the programs described in subtitle B.

``(b) Use of Funds.--

``(1) In general.--Of the amounts made available by subsection (a)--

``(A) $88,000,000 shall be made available to carry out the programs described in subtitle B in fiscal year 2021, of which not less than an amount equal to $100,0000,000 minus the amount previously provided in fiscal year 2021 to carry out section 2042(b) shall be made available to carry out such section; and

``(B) $188,000,000 shall be made available to carry out the programs described in subtitle B in fiscal year 2022, of which not less than $100,000,000 shall be for activities described in section 2042(b).

``(2) Services for all adults.--The amounts made available by subsection (a) of this section to carry out section 2042(b) may be used to provide services under programs described in section 2042(b) for all adults, as defined by local adult protective services statutes and regulations.''.

Subtitle E--Support to Skilled Nursing Facilities in Response to COVID-

SEC. 9401. PROVIDING FOR INFECTION CONTROL SUPPORT TO SKILLED

NURSING FACILITIES THROUGH CONTRACTS WITH

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ORGANIZATIONS.

Section 1862(g) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y(g)) is amended--

(1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting ``(1) The Secretary''; and

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

``(2) In addition to any amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary, out of any monies in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $200,000,000, to remain available until expended, for purposes of carrying out infection control support (as determined appropriate by the Secretary) through the development and dissemination of protocols relating to the prevention or mitigation of COVID- 19 in skilled nursing facilities (as defined in section 1819(a)).''.

SEC. 9402. FUNDING FOR STRIKE TEAMS FOR RESIDENT AND EMPLOYEE

SAFETY IN SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES.

Section 1819 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i-3) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

``(k) Funding for Strike Teams.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary, out of any monies in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,

$250,000,000, to remain available until expended, for purposes of allocating such amount among the States

(including the District of Columbia and each territory of the United States) for such a State to establish and implement a strike team that will be deployed to a skilled nursing facility in the State with diagnosed or suspected cases of COVID-19 among residents or staff for the purposes of assisting with clinical care, infection control, or staffing during the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B).''.

Subtitle F--Preserving Health Benefits for Workers

SEC. 9500. PRESERVING HEALTH BENEFITS FOR WORKERS.

(a) Premium Assistance for Cobra Continuation Coverage for Individuals and Their Families.--

(1) Provision of premium assistance.--

(B) Plan enrollment option.--

(ii) Requirements.--Any assistance eligible individual may elect to enroll in different coverage as described in clause

(i) only if--

(I) the employer involved has made a determination that such employer will permit such assistance eligible individual to enroll in different coverage as provided under this subparagraph;

(II) the premium for such different coverage does not exceed the premium for coverage in which such individual was enrolled at the time such qualifying event occurred;

(IV) the different coverage in which the individual elects to enroll is not--

(bb) a qualified small employer health reimbursement arrangement (as defined in section 9831(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986); or

(cc) a flexible spending arrangement (as defined in section 106(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).

(2) Limitation of period of premium assistance.--

(ii) the earlier of--

(I) the date following the expiration of the maximum period of continuation coverage required under the applicable COBRA continuation coverage provision; or

(II) the date following the expiration of the period of continuation coverage allowed under paragraph (4)(B)(ii).

(B) Notification requirement.--Any assistance eligible individual shall notify the group health plan with respect to which paragraph (1)(A) applies if such paragraph ceases to apply by reason of clause (i) of subparagraph (A) (as applicable). Such notice shall be provided to the group health plan in such time and manner as may be specified by the Secretary of Labor.

(B) elects such coverage.

(4) Extension of election period and effect on coverage.--

(B) Commencement of cobra continuation coverage.--Any COBRA continuation coverage elected by a qualified beneficiary during an extended election period under subparagraph (A)--

(6) Notices to individuals.--

(A) General notice.--

(I) the availability of premium assistance with respect to such coverage under this subsection; and

(B) Specific requirements.--Each additional notification under subparagraph (A) shall include--

(i) the forms necessary for establishing eligibility for premium assistance under this subsection;

(ii) the name, address, and telephone number necessary to contact the plan administrator and any other person maintaining relevant information in connection with such premium assistance;

(iii) a description of the extended election period provided for in paragraph (4)(A);

(v) a description, displayed in a prominent manner, of the qualified beneficiary's right to a reduced premium and any conditions on entitlement to the reduced premium; and

(C) Notice in connection with extended election periods.-- In the case of any assistance eligible individual described in paragraph (3) (or any individual described in paragraph

(7) Notice of expiration of period of premium assistance.--

(C), provides to such individual a written notice in clear and understandable language--