S.Amdt. 2509

SA 2509. Mr. GRASSLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 2499 proposed by Mr. McConnell to the bill S. 178, to
condemn gross human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims in
Xinjiang, and calling for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and
harassment of these communities inside and outside China; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end, add the following:

SEC. __. TANF CORONAVIRUS EMERGENCY FUND.

(a) Temporary Fund.--
(1) In general.--Section 403 of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 603) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(c) TANF Coronavirus Emergency Fund.--
``(1) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury
of the United States a fund which shall be known as the
`Coronavirus Emergency Fund for State Temporary Assistance
for Needy Families Programs' (in this subsection referred to
as the `TANF Coronavirus Emergency Fund').
``(2) Deposits into fund.--
``(A) In general.--Out of any money in the Treasury of the
United States not otherwise appropriated, there are
appropriated for the period of fiscal years 2020 through
2021, $2,000,000,000 for payment to the TANF Coronavirus
Emergency Fund.
``(B) Use of funds.--Subject to subparagraph (C), the
amounts appropriated to the TANF Coronavirus Emergency Fund
under subparagraph (A) shall be used to make grants to States
in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 in accordance with the
requirements of paragraph (3).
``(C) Administration.--The Secretary may reserve up to
$4,000,000 of the amount appropriated for the period of
fiscal years 2020 through 2021 under subparagraph (A) for
expenses related to administering this subsection.
``(D) Limitation.--In no case may the Secretary make a
grant from the TANF Coronavirus Emergency Fund for a fiscal
year after fiscal year 2021.
``(3) Grants to states for increased expenditures for basic
assistance, non-recurrent short term benefits, and work
supports.--
``(A) In general.--For each of the 3rd and 4th quarters of
fiscal year 2020 and each quarter of fiscal year 2021, the
Secretary shall make a grant from the TANF Coronavirus
Emergency Fund to each State that--
``(i) requests a grant under this paragraph for the
quarter; and
``(ii) meets the requirements of subparagraph (B) for the
quarter.
``(B) Increased expenditures.--A State meets the
requirements of this subparagraph for a quarter if--
``(i) the total amount expended by the State for the
quarter under the State program funded under this part or any
other State program funded with qualified State expenditures
(as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)) for basic assistance,
non-recurrent short-term benefits, and work supports for
eligible families, exceeds
``(ii) the total amount expended by the State for the 1st
quarter of fiscal year 2020 under the State program funded
under this part or any other State program funded with
qualified State expenditures (as so defined) for basic
assistance, non-recurrent short-term benefits, and work
supports for eligible families.
``(C) Amount of grant.--Subject to paragraph (4), the
amount of the grant payable to a State under this paragraph
for a quarter shall be the amount equal to 80 percent of the
excess of the expenditures for the quarter described in
clause (i) of subparagraph (B) over the expenditures for the
1st quarter of fiscal year 2020 described in clause (ii) of
that subparagraph.
``(D) Authority to make necessary adjustments to data and
collect needed data.--In determining the expenditures of a
State for basic assistance, non-recurrent short-term
benefits, and work supports during any quarter for which the
State requests funds under this subsection, and for the 1st
quarter of fiscal year 2020, the Secretary may make
appropriate adjustments to the data, on a State-by-State
basis, to ensure that the data are comparable. The Secretary
may develop a mechanism for collecting expenditure data,
including procedures which allow States to make reasonable
estimates, and may set deadlines for making revisions to the
data.
``(E) Availability of funds.-- Funds paid to a State from a
grant made for any quarter of fiscal year 2020 or 2021 shall
remain available for use by the State through September 30,
2022.
``(4) Grant limited to state proportional share of children
in poverty.--
``(A) In general.--With respect to a State, the aggregate
amount of the grants payable to the State under paragraph (3)
for the 3rd and 4th quarters of fiscal year 2020 and each
quarter of fiscal year 2021 shall not exceed the State child
poverty proportion amount determined for the State for fiscal
year 2020 under subparagraph (B).
``(B) State child poverty proportion amount.--The State
child poverty proportion amount determined under this
subparagraph for a State for fiscal year 2020 is the product
of--
``(i) $2,000,000,000; and
``(ii) the quotient of--

``(I) the number of children in families with income below
the poverty line in the State (as determined under
subparagraph (C)); and
``(II) the number of children in families with income below
the poverty line in all States (as so determined).

``(C) Data.--
``(i) In general.--For purposes of subparagraph (B)(ii),
subject to clause (ii) of this subparagraph, the number of
children in families with income below the poverty line shall
be determined based on the most recent data available from
the Bureau of the Census.
``(ii) Other data.--The number of children in families with
income below the poverty line in the case of--

``(I) Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam,
and American Samoa may be determined on the basis of the most
recent data are available from the Bureau of the Census or
such other poverty data as the Secretary determines
appropriate); and
``(II) an Indian tribe, shall be determined in proportion
to the tribal family assistance grant paid to the Indian
tribe for fiscal year 2020.

``(5) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) Basic assistance.--The term `basic assistance' means
assistance including cash,

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payments, vouchers, and other forms of benefits designed to
meet a family's ongoing basic needs as defined by the
Secretary.
``(B) Eligible families.--
``(i) In general.--The term `eligible family' means a
family (including a family of one) that--

``(I) has 1 or more children who have not attained 18 years
of age; and
``(II) is in need as a result of the public health
emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019
(COVID-19) as determined by the State in accordance with
clause (ii).

``(ii) Criteria for need based on covid-19 public health
emergency.--A State shall define and publish on a publicly
available website maintained by the State the criteria for
determining a family is in need as a result of the public
health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019
(COVID-19) and shall report such criteria to the Secretary.
The Secretary shall publish all the State criteria reported
under this clause on a publicly available website maintained
by the Secretary.
``(C) Non-recurrent short-term benefits.--The term `non-
recurrent short-term benefits' means benefits intended to
address a specific crisis or need as defined by the
Secretary.
``(D) Poverty line.--The term `poverty line' means the
income official poverty line, as defined by the Office of
Management and Budget, and revised annually in accordance
with section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act
(42 U.S.C. 9902(2)).
``(E) State.--The term `State' has the meaning given that
term in section 419(5) and includes Indian tribes, as defined
in section 419(4).
``(F) Work supports.--The term `work supports' means
benefits provided to help families obtain, retain, or advance
in employment as defined by the Secretary.''.
(2) Repeal.--Effective October 1, 2021, subsection (c) of
section 403 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603) (as
added by paragraph (1)) is repealed.
(b) Disregard From Limitation on Total Payments to
Territories.--
(1) In general.--Section 1108(a)(2) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1308(a)(2)) is amended by inserting
``403(c)(3),'' after ``403(a)(5),''.
(2) Sunset.--Effective October 1, 2021, section 1108(a)(2)
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1308(a)(2)) is amended
by striking ``403(c)(3),'' (as added by paragraph (1)).
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