S.Amdt. 1937

SA 1937. Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Johnson) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4049, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. AMENDMENTS TO THE PANDEMIC RESPONSE ACCOUNTABILITY
COMMITTEE.

(a) Appropriations.--Title V of division B of the
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public
Law 116-136) is amended, in the matter under the heading
``Pandemic Response Accountability Committee'' under the
heading ``INDEPENDENT AGENCIES'', by striking ``funds
provided in this Act'' and inserting ``covered funds and the
Coronavirus response (as those terms are defined in
paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively, of section 15010(a) of
this Act), including efforts''.
(b) Appointment of Chairperson.--Section 15010(c) of
division B of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic
Security Act (Public Law 116-136) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and (D)'' and inserting
``(D), and (E)''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)(E), by inserting ``of the Council''
after ``Chairperson''.
(c) Definition of Covered Funds.--Section 15010(a)(6) of
division B of the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, and Economic
Security Act (Public Law 116-136) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``this Act'' and
inserting ``notwithstanding section 3, division A or B of
this Act''; and
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``primarily making
appropriations'' and inserting ``making appropriations or
authorizing Federal spending''.
(d) Retroactive Reporting on Large Covered Funds.--
(1) Definitions.--In this subsection, the terms ``agency''
and ``large covered funds'' have the meanings given those
terms in section 15011 of division B of the Coronavirus, Aid,
Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136).
(2) Guidance.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 14 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget shall issue guidance for agencies to
ensure the collection and timely reporting for the obligation
and expenditure of large covered funds under division A of
the CARES Act (Public Law 116-136) on and after the date of
enactment of that Act.
(B) Requirement.--The guidance issued under subparagraph
(A) shall require that, not later than 120 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, agencies shall make all
reports required under section 15011 of division B of the
CARES Act (Public Law 116-136) relating to large covered
funds under division A of such Act that have been expended or
obligated during the period beginning on the date of
enactment of the CARES Act (Public Law 116-136) and ending on
the day before the date of enactment of this Act.
(C) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall
be construed to affect the deadlines for reporting under
section 15011 of division B of the CARES Act (Public Law 116-
136) relating to large covered funds that have been expended
or obligated under division A or B of such Act on or after
the date of enactment of this Act.
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