S.Amdt. 2521Senate116th Congress (2019-2021)2nd degree

S.Amdt. 2521

Sponsored by Roy BluntSen. Roy Blunt (R-MO)
Submitted August 4, 2020

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August 4, 2020

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SA 2521. Mr. BLUNT 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

TITLE __----DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND
EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES

Subtitle A--Labor

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

training and employment services

For an additional amount for ``Training and Employment
Services'', $950,000,000, to remain available through
September 30, 2022, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to
coronavirus, domestically or internationally, which shall be
used as follows:
(1) $500,000,000 for grants to States for dislocated worker
employment and training activities, including training
services provided through individual training accounts,
incumbent worker training, transitional jobs, customized
training, on-the-job training, the identification of training
providers including online providers, and activities to
facilitate remote access to employment and training services
through a one-stop center that lead to employment in high-
skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors or
occupations, including health care, direct care, and
manufacturing;
(2) $150,000,000 for grants to States for youth workforce
investment activities:  Provided, That a local board shall
not be required to meet the requirements of section
129(a)(4)(A) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
(29 U.S.C. 3164(a)(4)(A)):  Provided further, That each State
and local area receiving funds under this paragraph in this
Act for youth workforce investment activities shall give
priority to out-of-school youth and eligible youth who are
members of one or more populations listed in section 3(24) of
such Act (29 U.S.C. 3102(24));
(3) $150,000,000 for adult employment and training
activities; and
(4) $150,000,000 for the dislocated workers assistance
national reserve:
Provided further, That notwithstanding section 128(a) of
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C.
3163(a)), the Governor may reserve up to 25 percent of the
funds allotted under each of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3)
under this heading in this Act for statewide activities
described in sections 129(b) and 134(a) of such Act:
Provided further, That notwithstanding section 128(b)(4) of
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C.
3163(b)(4)), local areas may use not more than 20 percent of
the funds allocated to the local area under each of
paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) under this heading in this Act
for administrative costs:  Provided further, That such amount
is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

state unemployment insurance and employment service operations

For an additional amount for ``State Unemployment Insurance
and Employment Service Operations'', $1,504,000,000, to
prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus,
domestically or internationally, which may be expended from
the Employment Security Administration Account in the
Unemployment Trust Fund (``The Trust Fund''), of which:
(1) $1,115,500,000 from the Trust Fund to remain available
through December 31, 2021, is for grants to States for the
administration of State unemployment insurance laws as
authorized under title III of the Social Security Act
including grants to upgrade information technology to improve
the administration and processing of unemployment
compensation claims:  Provided, That, the Secretary may
distribute such amounts, with respect to upgrading
information technology, based on the condition and needs of
the State information technology systems or other appropriate
factors, which may include the ratio described under section
903(a)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act:  Provided further,
That funds provided for information technology under this
heading in this Act shall be available for obligation by the
States through September 30, 2027 and available for
expenditure by the States through September 30, 2028;
(2) $38,500,000 from the Trust Fund is for national
activities necessary to support the administration of the
Federal-State unemployment insurance system, to remain
available through September 30, 2021; and
(3) $350,000,000 from the Trust Fund is for grants to
States in accordance with section 6 of the Wagner-Peyser Act,
to remain available through June 30, 2021:
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985.

Departmental Management

salaries and expenses

(including transfer of funds)

For an additional amount for ``Departmental Management'',
$15,600,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, to
prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, including
to enforce worker protection laws and regulations, and to
oversee and coordinate activities related to division C,
division D, division E, and division F

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of Public Law 116-127, and activities under Public Law 116-
136:  Provided, That the Secretary of Labor may transfer the
amounts provided under this heading in this Act as necessary
to ``Employment and Training Administration--Program
Administration'', ``Employee Benefits Security
Administration'', ``Wage and Hour Division'', Office of
Workers' Compensation Programs'', ``Occupational Safety and
Health Administration'', and ``Mine Safety and Health
Administration'', to prevent, prepare for, and respond to
coronavirus, including for enforcement, oversight, and
coordination activities in those accounts:  Provided further,
That of the amount provided under this heading in this Act,
$5,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be
transferred to ``Office of Inspector General'', for oversight
of activities related to Public Law 116-127 and Public Law
116-136 and for oversight activities supported with funds
appropriated to the Department of Labor to prevent, prepare
for, and respond to coronavirus:  Provided further, That 15
days prior to transferring any funds pursuant to the previous
provisos under the heading in this Act, the Secretary shall
provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate an operating plan describing
the planned uses of each amount proposed to be transferred:
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985.

General Provision

Sec. __01.  Paragraph (1) under the heading ``Department of
Labor--Veterans Employment and Training'' of title I of
division A of Public Law 116-94 is amended by striking
``obligation by the States through December 31, 2020'' and
inserting ``expenditure by the States through September 30,
2022'':  Provided, That such amount is designated by the
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985.

Subtitle B--Health and Human Services

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

cdc-wide activities and program support

For an additional amount for ``CDC-Wide Activities and
Program Support'', $3,400,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2024, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to
coronavirus, domestically or internationally:  Provided, That
of the amount provided under this heading in this Act, not
less than $1,500,000,000 shall be for grants to or
cooperative agreements with States, localities, territories,
tribes, tribal organizations, urban Indian health
organizations, or health service providers to tribes,
including to carry out surveillance, epidemiology, laboratory
capacity, infection control, immunization activity,
mitigation, communications, and other preparedness and
response activities:  Provided further, That the amounts
included in the previous proviso shall be allocated to
States, localities, and territories according to the formula
that applied to the Public Health Emergency Preparedness
cooperative agreement in fiscal year 2019:  Provided further,
That of the amount in the first proviso, not less than
$125,000,000 shall be allocated to tribes, tribal
organizations, urban Indian health organizations, or health
service providers to tribes:  Provided further, That the
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(``CDC'') may satisfy the funding thresholds outlined in the
first and third provisos by making awards through other grant
or cooperative agreement mechanisms:  Provided further, That
of the amount provided under this heading in this Act, up to
$500,000,000 shall be for activities to plan, prepare for,
promote, distribute, administer, monitor, and track seasonal
influenza vaccines to ensure broad-based distribution,
access, and vaccine coverage:  Provided further, That funds
provided under this heading in this Act may reimburse CDC
obligations incurred for coronavirus vaccine planning,
preparation, promotion, and distribution prior to the
enactment of this Act:  Provided further, That CDC shall
report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate within 60 days of enactment of
this Act on an enhanced seasonal influenza vaccination
strategy to include nationwide vaccination goals and specific
actions that CDC will take to achieve such goals:  Provided
further, That of the amount provided under this heading in
this Act, not less than $200,000,000 shall be for global
disease detection and emergency response to be coordinated
with funds provided in Public Law 116-123 and Public Law 116-
136 to global disease detection and emergency response to
support CDC-led global health security response including CDC
regional planning efforts:  Provided further, That CDC shall
provide an update to the global health security report
required in Public Law 116-94 within 90 days of enactment of
this Act that shall include a spend plan for funds
appropriated in the previous proviso and funds appropriated
for global disease detection and emergency response in Public
Law 116-123 and Public Law 116-136:  Provided further, That
such spend plan shall describe the regions and countries that
CDC will prioritize and describe how CDC and USAID are
coordinating during planning and implementation:  Provided
further, That within one year of enactment of this Act and
every 365 days thereafter until funds provided in the eighth
proviso in this paragraph and in Public Law 116-123 and
Public Law 116-136 for global disease detection and emergency
response are expended, CDC shall provide an evaluation
outlining how investments in countering global health
threats, as well as investments made by region or country, as
applicable, have improved infectious disease response
capability in the region or country and additional progress
needed:  Provided further, That of the amount provided under
this heading in this Act, not less than $200,000,000 shall be
for public health data surveillance and analytics
modernization to be coordinated with funds provided in Public
Law 116-136 to support CDC-led data modernization efforts to
improve disease reporting across the country:  Provided
further, That CDC shall update the public health data
surveillance and IT systems modernization report to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate required by Public Law 116-94 within 180 days
of enactment of this Act and every 365 days thereafter until
funds provided under this heading in this Act and in Public
Law 116-136 for public health surveillance and data
collection modernization are expended:  Provided further,
That such report shall include an assessment of the progress
State and territorial public health lab grantees have had in
meeting data modernization goals, an assessment of the
progress CDC internal public health data systems have had
meeting data modernization goals, and a detailed plan for
CDC's long-term data modernization goals, including how CDC
will receive near real-time data across the disease reporting
platforms:  Provided further, That funds appropriated under
this heading in this Act may be used for grants for the rent,
lease, purchase, acquisition, construction, alteration, or
renovation of non-federally owned facilities to improve
preparedness and response capability at the State,
territorial, tribal, and local level:  Provided further, That
funds provided under this heading in this Act may be used for
purchase and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign
countries:  Provided further, That of the amount provided
under this heading in this Act, $1,000,000 shall be to
develop and maintain a data system to be known as the Public
Safety Officer Suicide Reporting System, to collect data on
the suicide incidence among public safety officers; and
facilitate the study of successful interventions to reduce
suicide among public safety officers:  Provided further, That
such system shall be integrated into the National Violent
Death Reporting System:  Provided further, That amounts
repurposed under this heading in this Act that were
previously designated by the Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985:  Provided further, That such amount is designated by
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

National Institutes of Health

national heart, lung, and blood institute

For an additional amount for ``National Heart, Lung, and
Blood Institute'', $290,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2024, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to
coronavirus, domestically or internationally:  Provided, That
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985.

national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases

For an additional amount for ``National Institute of
Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases'', $200,000,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2024, to prevent,
prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or
internationally:  Provided, That such amount is designated by
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

national institute of allergy and infectious diseases

For an additional amount for ``National Institute of
Allergy and Infectious Diseases'', $480,555,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2024, to prevent, prepare for,
and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally:
Provided, That $55,000,000 shall be for Regional
Biocontainment Laboratories:  Provided further, That funding
provided in the previous proviso shall be divided evenly
among the eleven laboratories:  Provided further, That such
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985.

eunice kennedy shriver national institute of child health and human
development

For an additional amount for ``Eunice Kennedy Shriver
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development'',
$172,680,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024,
to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus,
domestically or internationally:  Provided, That such amount
is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section

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251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.

national institute of mental health

For an additional amount for ``National Institute of Mental
Health'', $200,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2024, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to
coronavirus, domestically or internationally:  Provided, That
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985.

national institute on minority health and health disparities

For an additional amount for ``National Institute on
Minority Health and Health Disparities'', $64,334,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2024, to prevent,
prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or
internationally:  Provided, That such amount is designated by
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

national center for advancing translational sciences

For an additional amount for ``National Center for
Advancing Translational Sciences'', $1,224,750,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2024, to prevent, prepare for,
and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally:
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as
being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.

office of the director

(including transfer of funds)

For an additional amount for ``Office of the Director'',
$12,905,337,000, to remain available until September 30,
2024, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus,
domestically or internationally:  Provided, That not less
than $10,100,000,000 of the amount provided under this
heading in this Act shall be for offsetting the costs related
to reductions in lab productivity resulting from the
coronavirus pandemic or public health measures related to the
coronavirus pandemic:  Provided further, That $1,325,337,000
of the amount provided under this heading in this Act shall
be to support additional scientific research or the programs
and platforms that support research:  Provided further, That
$1,240,000,000 of the amount provided under this heading in
this Act shall be provided to accelerate the research and
development of therapeutic interventions and vaccines in
partnership:  Provided further, that no less than
$240,000,000 of the amount provided under this heading in
this Act shall be for supplements to existing research
training awards for extensions and other costs:  Provided
further, That funds available under this heading in this Act
may be transferred to the accounts of Institutes and Centers
of the NIH:  Provided further, That this transfer authority
is in addition to any other transfer authority available to
the NIH:  Provided further, That the Director shall enter
into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences,
Engineering, and Medicine (``Academies'') to develop a
decision framework to assist domestic and global health
authorities in planning an equitable allocation of
coronavirus vaccines:  Provided further, That the Academies
shall consider equity criteria which may include
consideration of risk factors related to health disparities
and health care access, underlying health conditions, racial
and ethnic minorities, higher-risk occupations, first
responders, geographic distribution of the virus, and vaccine
hesitancy:  Provided further, That the Academies shall
provide recommendations to the Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices no later than September 18, 2020:
Provided further, That the agreement shall include an ongoing
assessment of how vaccine distribution meets equity criteria
and recommendations for how vaccine distribution may better
align with such criteria as applicable which shall inform the
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices prioritization
recommendations and vaccine distribution activities:
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

health surveillance and program support

For an additional amount for ``Heath Surveillance and
Program Support'', $4,500,000,000, to remain available
through September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and
respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally:
Provided, That of the amount appropriated under this heading
in this Act, $1,500,000,000 shall be for grants for the
substance abuse prevention and treatment block grant program
under subpart II of part B of title XIX of the Public Health
Service Act (``PHS Act''):  Provided further, That of the
amount appropriated under this heading in this Act,
$2,000,000,000 shall be for grants for the community mental
health services block grant program under subpart I of part B
of title XIX of the PHS Act:  Provided further, That of the
amount appropriated in the previous proviso, the Assistant
Secretary is directed to provide no less than 50 percent of
funds directly to facilities defined in section 1913(c) of
the PHS Act:  Provided further, That of the amount
appropriated under this heading in this Act, not less than
$600,000,000 is available for Certified Community Behavioral
Health Clinic Expansion Grant program:  Provided further,
That of the amount appropriated under this heading in this
Act, not less than $50,000,000 shall be available for suicide
prevention programs:  Provided further, That of the amount
appropriated under this heading in this Act, $100,000,000
shall be for activities and services under Project AWARE:
Provided further, That of the amount appropriated under this
heading in this Act, not less than $250,000,000 is available
for activities authorized under section 501(o) of the PHS
Act:  Provided further, That from within the amount
appropriated under this heading in this Act in the previous
provisos, a total of not less than $15,000,000 shall be
allocated to tribes, tribal organizations, urban Indian
health organizations, or health or behavioral health service
providers to tribes:  Provided further, That with respect to
the amount appropriated under this heading in this Act the
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration may
waive requirements with respect to allowable activities,
timelines, or reporting requirements for the Substance Abuse
Prevention and Treatment Block Grant and the Community Mental
Health Services Block Grant as deemed necessary to facilitate
a grantee's response to coronavirus:  Provided further, That
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

program management

For an additional amount for ``Program Management'',
$150,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2023,
to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus,
domestically and internationally:  Provided, That amounts
appropriated under this heading in this Act shall be for
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (``CMS'') strike
teams for resident and employee safety in skilled nursing
facilities and nursing facilities, including activities to
support clinical care, infection control, and staffing:
Provided further, That CMS shall provide a report to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate 30 days after enactment of this Act outlining
a plan for executing strike team efforts, including how
safety and infection control measures will be assessed, how
facilities will be chosen, and the frequency by which skilled
nursing facilities and nursing facilities will be visited:
Provided further, That CMS shall administer section 223 of
Public Law 113-93 and consult with the Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration, as necessary:
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985.

Administration for Children and Families

low income home energy assistance

For an additional amount for ``Low Income Home Energy
Assistance'', $1,500,000,000, to remain available through
September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, or respond to
coronavirus, domestically or internationally, which shall be
for making payments under subsection (b) of section 2602 of
the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C.
8621 et seq.):  Provided, That of the amount provided under
this heading in this Act, $375,000,000 shall be allocated as
though the total appropriation for such payments for fiscal
year 2020 was less than $1,975,000,000:  Provided further,
That section 2607(b)(2)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
8626(b)(2)(B)) shall not apply to funds made available under
this heading in this Act in fiscal year 2020:  Provided
further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as
being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.

payments to states for the child care and development block grant

For an additional amount for ``Payments to States for the
Child Care and Development Block Grant'', $5,000,000,000, to
remain available through September 30, 2021, to prevent,
prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or
internationally, including for Federal administrative
expenses, which shall be used to supplement, not supplant
State, Territory, and Tribal general revenue funds for child
care assistance for low-income families within the United
States (including territories) without regard to requirements
in sections 658E(c)(3)(D)-(E) or 658G of the Child Care and
Development Block Grant Act:  Provided, That funds provided
under this heading in this Act may be used to provide
continued payments and assistance to child care providers in
the case of decreased enrollment or closures related to
coronavirus, and to assure they are able to remain open or
reopen as appropriate and applicable:  Provided further, That
States, Territories, and Tribes are encouraged to place
conditions on payments to child care providers that ensure
that child care providers use a portion of funds received to
continue to pay the salaries and wages of staff:  Provided
further, That the Secretary shall remind States that CCDBG
State plans do not need to be amended prior to utilizing
existing authorities in the CCDBG Act for

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the purposes provided herein:  Provided further, That States,
Territories, and Tribes are authorized to use funds
appropriated under this heading in this Act 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 such Act:  Provided
further, That funds appropriated under this heading in this
Act shall be available to eligible child care providers under
section 658P(6) of the CCDBG Act, even if such providers were
not receiving CCDBG assistance prior to the public health
emergency as a result of the coronavirus and any renewal of
such declaration pursuant to such section 319, for the
purposes of cleaning and sanitation, and other activities
necessary to maintain or resume the operation of programs:
Provided further, That payments made under this heading in
this Act may be obligated in this fiscal year or the
succeeding two fiscal years:  Provided further, That funds
appropriated under this heading in this Act may be made
available to restore amounts, either directly or through
reimbursement, for obligations incurred to prevent, prepare
for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or
internationally, prior to the date of enactment of this Act:
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985.

children and families services programs

For an additional amount for ``Children and Families
Services Programs'', $190,000,000, to remain available
through September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and
respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally,
including for Federal administrative expenses, which shall be
used as follows:
(1) $65,000,000 for Family Violence Prevention and Services
grants as authorized by section 303(a) and 303(b) of the
Family Violence and Prevention and Services Act with such
funds available to grantees without regard to matching
requirements under section 306(c)(4) of such Act, of which
$2,000,000 shall be for the National Domestic Violence
Hotline:  Provided, That the Secretary may make such funds
available for providing temporary housing and assistance to
victims of family, domestic, and dating violence;
(2) $75,000,000 for child welfare services as authorized by
subpart 1 of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act
(other than sections 426, 427, and 429 of such subpart), with
such funds available to grantees without regard to matching
requirements under section 424(a) of that Act or any
applicable reductions in Federal financial participation
under section 424(f) of that Act; and
(3) $50,000,000 for necessary expenses for community-based
grants for the prevention of child abuse and neglect under
section 209 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act,
which the Secretary shall make available without regard to
section 203(b)(1) and 204(4) of such Act:
Provided further, That funds appropriated under this
heading in this Act may be made available to restore amounts,
either directly or through reimbursement, for obligations
incurred to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus,
domestically or internationally, prior to the date of
enactment of this Act:  Provided further, That such amount is
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

back to work child care grants

For an additional amount for ``Back to Work Child Care
Grants'', $10,000,000,000, to remain available through
September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to
coronavirus, domestically or internationally, which shall be
for activities to carry out Back to Work Child Care Grants to
qualified child care providers, for a transition period of
not more than 9 months to assist in paying for fixed costs
and increased operating expenses due to COVID-19, and to
reenroll children in an environment that supports the health
and safety of children and staff:  Provided, That such amount
is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

Administration for Community Living

aging and disability services programs

For an additional amount for ``Aging and Disability
Services Programs'', $75,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to
coronavirus, domestically or internationally:  Provided, That
of the amount made available under this heading in this Act
to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus,
$58,000,000 shall be for activities authorized under the
Older Americans Act of 1965 (``OAA''), including $3,000,000
to implement a demonstration program on strategies to
recruit, retain, and advance direct care workers under
section 411(a)(13) of the OAA; $35,000,000 for supportive
services under part B of title III of the OAA; and
$20,000,000 for support services for family caregivers under
part E of title III of the OAA:  Provided further, That of
the amount made available under this heading in this Act,
$10,000,000 shall be available to support protection and
advocacy systems, as described under subtitle C of title I of
the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights
Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15041 et seq.):  Provided further,
That of the amount made available under this heading in this
Act, $2,000,000 shall be for training, technical assistance,
and resource centers authorized under sections 202(a) and 411
of the OAA; training and technical assistance to centers for
independent living as authorized under section 721(b) of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (except that the reservations
under paragraph (1) of such section shall not apply);
technical assistance by the Secretary of Health and Human
Services (``Secretary'') to State Councils on Developmental
Disabilities as authorized under subtitle B of title I of the
Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act
of 2000 (except that the reservations under section 129(b) of
such Act shall not apply); technical assistance by the
Secretary to protection and advocacy systems as authorized
under subtitle C of such title (except that the limits under
section 142(a)(6) of such Act shall not apply); and technical
assistance to University Centers for Excellence in
Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service
as authorized under section 151(c) of such Act (except that
the reservations under section 156(a)(3)(B) of such Act shall
not apply):  Provided further, That of the amount made
available under this heading in this Act, $5,000,000 shall be
for activities authorized in the Assistive Technology Act of
2004:  Provided further, That such amount is designated by
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

Office of the Secretary

public health and social services emergency fund

(including transfer of funds)

For an additional amount for ``Public Health and Social
Services Emergency Fund'', $29,000,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2024, to prevent, prepare for,
and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally,
including the development of necessary countermeasures and
vaccines, prioritizing platform-based technologies with U.S.-
based manufacturing capabilities, the purchase of vaccines,
therapeutics, diagnostics, necessary medical supplies, as
well as medical surge capacity, addressing blood supply
chain, workforce modernization, telehealth access and
infrastructure, initial advanced manufacturing, novel
dispensing, enhancements to the U.S. Commissioned Corps, and
other preparedness and response activities:  Provided, That
funds appropriated under this paragraph in this Act may be
used to develop and demonstrate innovations and enhancements
to manufacturing platforms to support such capabilities:
Provided further, That the Secretary of Health and Human
Services shall purchase vaccines developed using funds made
available under this paragraph in this Act to respond to an
outbreak or pandemic related to coronavirus in quantities
determined by the Secretary to be adequate to address the
public health need:  Provided further, That products
purchased by the Federal government with funds made available
under this paragraph in this Act, including vaccines,
therapeutics, and diagnostics, shall be purchased in
accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation guidance on
fair and reasonable pricing:  Provided further, That the
Secretary may take such measures authorized under current law
to ensure that vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics
developed from funds provided in this title will be
affordable in the commercial market:  Provided further, That
in carrying out the previous proviso, the Secretary shall not
take actions that delay the development of such products:
Provided further, That the Secretary shall ensure that
protections remain for individuals enrolled in group or
individual health care coverage with pre-existing conditions,
including those linked to coronavirus:  Provided further,
That products purchased with funds appropriated under this
paragraph in this Act may, at the discretion of the Secretary
of Health and Human Services, be deposited in the Strategic
National Stockpile under section 319F-2 of the Public Health
Service Act:  Provided further, That of the amount
appropriated under this paragraph in this Act, not more than
$2,000,000,000 shall be for the Strategic National Stockpile
under section 319F-2(a) of such Act:  Provided further, That
funds appropriated under this paragraph in this Act may be
transferred to, and merged with, the fund authorized by
section 319F-4, the Covered Counter measure Process Fund, of
the Public Health Service Act:  Provided further, That of the
amount appropriated under this paragraph in this Act,
$20,000,000,000 shall be available to the Biomedical Advanced
Research and Development Authority for necessary expenses of
manufacturing, production, and purchase, at the discretion of
the Secretary, of vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics, and
small molecule active pharmaceutical ingredients, including
the development, translation, and demonstration at scale of
innovations in manufacturing platforms:  Provided further,
That funds in the previous proviso may be used for the
construction or renovation of U.S.-based next generation
manufacturing facilities, other than facilities owned by the
United States Government:  Provided further, That of the
amount provided under this heading in this Act,
$6,000,000,000 shall be for activities to plan, prepare for,
promote, distribute, administer, monitor, and track
coronavirus vaccines to ensure broad-based distribution,
access, and vaccine coverage:  Provided further, That the
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funding and activities outlined in the previous proviso
through the Director of CDC:  Provided further, That the
Secretary, through the Director of CDC, shall report to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate within 60 days of enactment of this Act on a
comprehensive coronavirus vaccine distribution strategy and
spend plan that includes how existing infrastructure will be
leveraged, enhancements or new infrastructure that may be
built, considerations for moving and storing vaccines,
guidance for how States and health care providers should
prepare for, store, and administer vaccines, nationwide
vaccination targets, funding that will be distributed to
States, how an informational campaign to both the public and
health care providers will be executed, and how the vaccine
distribution plan will focus efforts on high risk,
underserved, and minority populations:  Provided further,
That such plan shall be updated and provided to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate 90 days after submission of the first plan:
Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate 2 days in advance of any obligation in excess
of $50,000,000, including but not limited to contracts and
interagency agreements, from funds provided in this paragraph
in this Act:  Provided further, That funds appropriated under
this paragraph in this Act may be used for the construction,
alteration, or renovation of non-federally owned facilities
for the production of vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics,
and medical supplies where the Secretary determines that such
a contract is necessary to secure sufficient amounts of such
supplies:  Provided further, That the not later than 30 days
after enactment of this Act, and every 30 days thereafter
until funds are expended, the Secretary shall report to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate on uses of funding for Operation Warp Speed,
detailing current obligations by Department or Agency, or
component thereof broken out by the coronavirus supplemental
appropriations Act that provided the source of funds:
Provided further, That the plan outlined in the previous
proviso shall include funding by contract, grant, or other
transaction in excess of $20,000,000 with a notation of which
Department or Agency, and component thereof is managing the
contract:  Provided further, That such amount is designated
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
For an additional amount for ``Public Health and Social
Services Emergency Fund'', $8,085,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2022, to prevent, prepare for,
and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally:
Provided, That $7,600,000,000 of the funds appropriated under
this paragraph in this Act shall be transferred to ``Health
Resources and Services Administration--Primary Health Care''
for grants, cooperative agreements, and other necessary
expenses under the Health Centers Program, as defined by
section 330 of the PHS Act, including funding for alteration,
renovation, construction, equipment, and other capital
improvement costs, and including funding to support,
maintain, or increase health center capacity and staffing
levels, as necessary, to meet the needs of areas affected by
coronavirus:  Provided further, That sections 330(r)(2)(B),
330(e)(3), 330(e)(6)(A)(iii), and 330(e)(6)(B)(iii) of the
PHS Act shall not apply to funds in the preceding proviso:
Provided further, That funding made available under this
paragraph in this Act shall not be subject to requirements
under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or the
National Historic Preservation Act of 1966:  Provided
further, That for the purposes of any funding provided for
fiscal year 2020 for the Health Centers Program pursuant to
section 330 of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 254b), maintaining
current health center capacity and staffing levels during a
public health emergency as a result of the coronavirus and
any renewal of such declaration pursuant to such section 319
shall be deemed a cost of prevention, diagnosis, and
treatment of coronavirus:  Provided further, That
$250,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this paragraph
in this Act shall be transferred to ``Health Resources and
Services Administration--Bureau of Health Workforce'', to
remain available until September 30, 2022, for supplements to
existing payments under subsections 340E(a) and (h)(1)
notwithstanding the cap imposed by subsection (h)(1) and
notwithstanding subsection (h)(6), for Children's Hospitals
Graduate Medical Education, to prevent, prepare for, and
respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally:
Provided further, That $5,000,000 of the funds appropriated
under this paragraph in this Act shall be transferred to
``Health Resources and Services Administration--Health Care
Systems'', to remain available until September 30, 2022, for
activities under sections 1271 and 1273 of the PHS Act to
improve the capacity of poison control centers to respond to
increased calls:  Provided further, That of the amount
appropriated under this paragraph in this Act, $225,000,000
shall be for grants or other mechanisms, to rural health
clinics as defined in section 1861(aa)(2) of the Social
Security Act with such funds also available to such entities
for building or construction of temporary structures, leasing
of properties, and retrofitting facilities as necessary to
support COVID-19 testing:  Provided further, That such funds
shall be distributed using the procedures developed for the
Provider Relief Fund authorized under the third paragraph
under this heading in division B of the Coronavirus Aid,
Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136); may
be distributed using contracts or agreements established for
such program; and shall be subject to the process
requirements applicable to such program:  Provided further,
That the Secretary may specify a minimum amount for each
eligible entity accepting assistance under the two previous
provisos:  Provided further, That of the amount made
available under this heading in this Act to prevent, prepare
for, and respond to coronavirus, $5,000,000, shall be
available to implement section 747A of the PHS Act and
section 747A(c) shall not apply to these funds:  Provided
further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as
being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.
For an additional amount for ``Public Health and Social
Services Emergency Fund'', $16,000,000,000, to remain
available until expended, to prevent, prepare for, and
respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally,
which shall be for necessary expenses for testing, contact
tracing, surveillance, containment, and mitigation to monitor
and suppress COVID-19, including tests for both active
infection and prior exposure, including molecular, antigen,
and serological tests, the manufacturing, procurement and
distribution of tests, testing equipment and testing
supplies, including personal protective equipment needed for
administering tests, the development and validation of rapid,
molecular point-of-care tests, and other tests, support for
workforce, epidemiology, to scale up academic, commercial,
public health, and hospital laboratories, to conduct
surveillance and contact tracing, support development of
COVID-19 testing plans, and other related activities related
to COVID-19 testing:  Provided, That of the amount
appropriated under this paragraph in this Act, not less than
$15,000,000,000 shall be for States, localities, territories,
tribes, tribal organizations, urban Indian health
organizations, or health service providers to tribes for
necessary expenses for testing, contact tracing,
surveillance, containment, and mitigation, including support
for workforce, epidemiology, use by employers, elementary and
secondary schools, child care facilities, institutions of
higher education, long-term care facilities, or in other
settings, scale up of testing by public health, academic,
commercial, and hospital laboratories, and community-based
testing sites, health care facilities, and other entities
engaged in COVID-19 testing, and other related activities
related to COVID-19 testing, contact tracing, surveillance,
containment, and mitigation:  Provided further, That the
amount identified in the preceding proviso shall be allocated
to States, localities, and territories according to the
formula that applied to the Public Health Emergency
Preparedness cooperative agreement in fiscal year 2019:
Provided further, That not less than $500,000,000 shall be
allocated in coordination with the Director of the Indian
Health Service, to tribes, tribal organizations, urban Indian
health organizations, or health service providers to tribes:
Provided further, That the Secretary of Health and Human
Services (referred to in this paragraph as the ``Secretary'')
may satisfy the funding thresholds outlined in the first and
third provisos under this paragraph in this Act by making
awards through other grant or cooperative agreement
mechanisms:  Provided further, That the Governor or designee
of each State, locality, territory, tribe, or tribal
organization receiving funds pursuant to this title shall
update their plans, as applicable, for COVID-19 testing and
contact tracing submitted to the Secretary pursuant to the
Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act
(Public Law 116-139) and submit such updates to the Secretary
not later than 60 days after funds appropriated in this
paragraph in this Act have been awarded to such recipient:
Provided further, That funds an entity receives from amounts
described in the first proviso in this paragraph may also be
used for the rent, lease, purchase, acquisition,
construction, alteration, renovation, or equipping of non-
federally owned facilities to improve coronavirus
preparedness and response capability at the State and local
level:  Provided further, That such amount is designated by
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
For an additional amount for ``Public Health and Social
Services Emergency Fund'', $25,000,000,000, to remain
available until expended, to prevent, prepare for, and
respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally,
which shall be for necessary expenses to reimburse, through
grants or other mechanisms, eligible health care providers
for health care related expenses or lost revenues that are
attributable to coronavirus:  Provided, That these funds may
not be used to reimburse expenses or losses that have been
reimbursed from other sources or that other sources are
obligated to reimburse:  Provided further, That recipients of
payments under this paragraph shall submit reports and
maintain documentation as the Secretary determines are needed
to ensure compliance with conditions that are imposed by this
paragraph for such payments, and such reports and
documentation shall be in such form, with such content, and

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in such time as the Secretary may prescribe for such purpose:
Provided further, That ``eligible health care providers''
means public entities, Medicare or Medicaid enrolled
suppliers and providers, and such for-profit entities and
not-for-profit entities not otherwise described in this
proviso as the Secretary may specify, within the United
States (including territories), that provide diagnoses,
testing, or care for individuals with possible or actual
cases of COVID-19:  Provided further, That the Secretary of
Health and Human Services shall, on a rolling basis, review
applications and make payments under this paragraph in this
Act:  Provided further, That funds appropriated under this
paragraph in this Act shall be available for building or
construction of temporary structures, leasing of properties,
medical supplies and equipment including personal protective
equipment and testing supplies, increased workforce and
trainings, emergency operation centers, retrofitting
facilities, and surge capacity:  Provided further, That, in
this paragraph, the term ``payment'' means a pre-payment,
prospective payment, or retrospective payment, as determined
appropriate by the Secretary:  Provided further, That
payments under this paragraph shall be made in consideration
of the most efficient payment systems practicable to provide
emergency payment:  Provided further, That to be eligible for
a payment under this paragraph, an eligible health care
provider shall submit to the Secretary of Health and Human
Services an application that includes a statement justifying
the need of the provider for the payment and the eligible
health care provider shall have a valid tax identification
number:  Provided further, That, not later than 3 years after
final payments are made under this paragraph, the Office of
Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human
Services shall transmit a final report on audit findings with
respect to this program to the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and the Senate:  Provided
further, That nothing in this section limits the authority of
the Inspector General or the Comptroller General to conduct
audits of interim payments at an earlier date:  Provided
further, That not later than 60 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services shall provide a report to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
on obligation of funds, including obligations to such
eligible health care providers summarized by State of the
payment receipt:  Provided further, That such reports shall
be updated and submitted to such Committees every 60 days
until funds are expended:  Provided further, That such amount
is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

General Provisions

(including transfer of funds)

Sec. __10.  Funds appropriated by this subtitle may be used
by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human
Services to appoint, without regard to the provisions of
sections 3309 through 3319 of title 5 of the United States
Code, candidates needed for positions to perform critical
work relating to coronavirus for which--
(1) public notice has been given; and
(2) the Secretary of Health and Human Services has
determined that such a public health threat exists.
Sec. __11.  Funds made available by this subtitle may be
used to enter into contracts with individuals for the
provision of personal services (as described in section 104
of part 37 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations (48 CFR
37.104)) to support the prevention of, preparation for, or
response to coronavirus, domestically and internationally,
subject to prior notification to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate:  Provided, That such individuals may not be deemed
employees of the United States for the purpose of any law
administered by the Office of Personnel Management:  Provided
further, That the authority made available pursuant to this
section shall expire on September 30, 2024.
Sec. __12. (a) If services performed by an employee during
2020 are determined by the head of the agency to be primarily
related to preparation, prevention, or response to
coronavirus, any premium pay for such services shall be
disregarded in calculating the aggregate of such employee's
basic pay and premium pay for purposes of a limitation under
section 5547(a) of title 5, United States Code, or under any
other provision of law, whether such employee's pay is paid
on a biweekly or calendar year basis.
(b) Any overtime pay for such services shall be disregarded
in calculating any annual limit on the amount of overtime pay
payable in a calendar or fiscal year.
(c) With regard to such services, any pay that is
disregarded under either subsection (a) or (b) shall be
disregarded in calculating such employee's aggregate pay for
purposes of the limitation in section 5307 of such title 5.
(d)(1) Pay that is disregarded under subsection (a) or (b)
shall not cause the aggregate of the employee's basic pay and
premium pay for the applicable calendar year to exceed the
rate of basic pay payable for a position at level II of the
Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, United
States Code, as in effect at the end of such calendar year.
(2) For purposes of applying this subsection to an employee
who would otherwise be subject to the premium pay limits
established under section 5547 of title 5, United States
Code, ``premium pay'' means the premium pay paid under the
provisions of law cited in section 5547(a).
(3) For purposes of applying this subsection to an employee
under a premium pay limit established under an authority
other than section 5547 of title 5, United States Code, the
agency responsible for administering such limit shall
determine what payments are considered premium pay.
(e) This section shall take effect as if enacted on
February 2, 2020.
(f) If application of this section results in the payment
of additional premium pay to a covered employee of a type
that is normally creditable as basic pay for retirement or
any other purpose, that additional pay shall not--
(1) be considered to be basic pay of the covered employee
for any purpose; or
(2) be used in computing a lump-sum payment to the covered
employee for accumulated and accrued annual leave under
section 5551 or section 5552 of title 5, United States Code.
Sec. __13.  The paragraph codified at 42 U.S.C. 231 shall
be applied in this and all other fiscal years as though the
phrase ``central services'' referred to central services for
any Federal agency, and this section shall be effective as if
enacted on the date of enactment of such paragraph.
Sec. __14.  Funds appropriated by this subtitle to the
heading ``Department of Health and Human Services'' except
for the amounts specified in the third, and fourth paragraphs
under the heading ``Public Health and Social Services
Emergency Fund'', may be transferred to, and merged with,
other appropriation accounts under the headings ``Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention'', ``Public Health and Social
Services Emergency Fund'', ``Administration for Children and
Families'', ``Administration for Community Living'', and
``National Institutes of Health'' to prevent, prepare for,
and respond to coronavirus following consultation with the
Office of Management and Budget:  Provided, That the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate shall be notified 10 days in advance of any
such transfer:  Provided further, That, upon a determination
that all or part of the funds transferred from an
appropriation by this subtitle are not necessary, such
amounts may be transferred back to that appropriation:
Provided further, That none of the funds made available by
this subtitle may be transferred pursuant to the authority in
section 205 of division A of Public Law 116-94 or section
241(a) of the PHS Act.
Sec. __15.  Of the funds appropriated by this subtitle
under the heading ``Public Health and Social Services
Emergency Fund'', up to $6,000,000 shall be transferred to,
and merged with, funds made available under the heading
``Office of the Secretary, Office of Inspector General'', and
shall 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, domestically or
internationally:  Provided, That the Inspector General of the
Department of Health and Human Services shall consult with
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate prior to obligating such
funds:  Provided further, That the transfer authority
provided by this section is in addition to any other transfer
authority provided by law.
Sec. __16.  Funds made available in Public Law 113-235 to
the accounts of the National Institutes of Health that were
available for obligation through fiscal year 2015 are to
remain available through fiscal year 2021 for the liquidation
of valid obligations incurred in fiscal year 2015:  Provided,
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985.
Sec. __17.  Section 675B(b)(3) of the Community Services
Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9906(b)(3)) shall not apply with
respect to funds appropriated by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief,
and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136) to carry out
the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et
seq.):  Provided, That the amounts repurposed in this section
that were previously designated by the Congress as an
emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.

Subtitle C--Education

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

education stabilization fund

For an additional amount for ``Education Stabilization
Fund'', $105,000,000,000, to remain available through
September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to
coronavirus, domestically or internationally:  Provided, That
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985.

General Provisions

education stabilization fund

Sec. __21. (a) Allocations.--From the amount made available
under this heading in this Act to carry out the Education
Stabilization Fund, the Secretary shall first allocate--

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(1) not more than one half of 1 percent to the outlying
areas on the basis of the terms and conditions for funding
provided under this heading in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief,
and Economic Security (CARES) Act (Public Law 116-136); and
(2) one-half of 1 percent for the Secretary of the Interior
for programs operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian
Education, under the terms and conditions established for
funding provided under this heading in the CARES Act (Public
Law 116-136).
(b) Reservations.--After carrying out subsection (a), the
Secretary shall reserve the remaining funds made available as
follows:
(1) 5 percent to carry out section __22 of this title.
(2) 67 percent to carry out section __23 of this title.
(3) 28 percent to carry out section __24 of this title.

governor's emergency education relief fund

Sec. __22. (a) Grants.--From funds reserved under section
__21(b)(1) of this title, the Secretary shall make
supplemental Emergency Education Relief grants to the
Governor of each State with an approved application under
section 18002 of division B of the CARES Act (Public Law 116-
136). The Secretary shall award funds under this section to
the Governor of each State with an approved application
within 30 calendar days of enactment of this Act.
(b) Allocations.--The amount of each grant under subsection
(a) shall be allocated by the Secretary to each State as
follows:
(1) 60 percent on the basis of their relative population of
individuals aged 5 through 24.
(2) 40 percent on the basis of their relative number of
children counted under section 1124(c) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (referred to under this
heading as ``ESEA'').
(c) Uses of Funds.--Grant funds awarded under subsection
(b) may be used to--
(1) provide emergency support through grants to local
educational agencies that the State educational agency deems
have been most significantly impacted by coronavirus to
support the ability of such local educational agencies to
continue to provide educational services to their students
and to support the on-going functionality of the local
educational agency;
(2) provide emergency support through grants to
institutions of higher education serving students within the
State that the Governor determines have been most
significantly impacted by coronavirus to support the ability
of such institutions to continue to provide educational
services and support the on-going functionality of the
institution; and
(3) provide support to any other institution of higher
education, local educational agency, or education related
entity within the State that the Governor deems essential for
carrying out emergency educational services to students for
authorized activities described in section __23(e) of this
title, the ESEA of 1965, the Higher Education Act of 1965,
the provision of child care and early childhood education,
social and emotional support, career and technical education,
adult education, and the protection of education-related
jobs.
(d) Reallocation.--Each Governor shall return to the
Secretary any funds received under this section that the
Governor does not award within 6 months of receiving such
funds and the Secretary shall reallocate such funds to the
remaining States in accordance with subsection (b).
(e) Report.--A Governor receiving funds under this section
shall submit a report to the Secretary, not later than 6
months after receiving funding provided in this title, in
such manner and with such subsequent frequency as the
Secretary may require, that provides a detailed accounting of
the use of funds provided under this section.

elementary and secondary school emergency relief fund

Sec. __23. (a) Grants.--From funds reserved under section
__21(b)(2) of this title, the Secretary shall make
supplemental elementary and secondary school emergency relief
grants to each State educational agency with an approved
application under section 18003 of division B of the CARES
Act (Public Law 116-136). The Secretary shall award funds
under this section to each State educational agency with an
approved application within 15 calendar days of enactment of
this Act.
(b) Allocations to States.--The amount of each grant under
subsection (a) 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 ESEA of 1965 in the most recent
fiscal year.
(c) Subgrants.--From the payment provided by the Secretary
under subsection (b), the State educational agency shall
provide services and assistance to local educational agencies
and non-public schools, consistent with the provisions of
this subtitle. After carrying out the reservation of funds in
section __25 of this title, each State shall allocate not
less than 90 percent of the remaining 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 ESEA of 1965 in the most recent
fiscal year. The state educational agency shall make such
subgrants to local educational agencies as follows--
(1) one-third of funds shall be awarded not less than 15
calendar days after receiving an award from the Secretary
under this section; and
(2) the remaining two-thirds of funds shall be awarded only
after the local educational agency submits to the Governor
and the Governor approves a comprehensive school reopening
plan for the 2020-2021 school-year, based on criteria
determined by the Governor in consultation with the state
educational agency (including criteria for the Governor to
carry out subparagraph (A) through (C)), that describes how
the local educational agency will safely reopen schools with
the physical presence of students, consistent with
maintaining safe and continuous operations aligned with
challenging state academic standards. The Governor shall
approve such plans within 30 days after the plan is
submitted, subject to the requirements in subparagraphs (A)
through (C).
(A) A local educational agency that provides in-person
instruction for at least 50 percent of its students where the
students physically attend school no less than 50 percent of
each school-week, as it was defined by the local educational
agency prior to the coronavirus emergency, shall have its
plan automatically approved.
(B) A local educational agency that does not provide in-
person instruction to any students where the students
physically attend school in-person shall not be eligible to
receive a subgrant under paragraph (2).
(C) A local educational agency that provides in-person
instruction to at least some students where the students
physically attend school in-person but does not satisfy the
requirements in subparagraph (A) shall have its allocation
reduced on a pro rata basis as determined by the Governor.
(d) Plan Contents.--A school reopening plan submitted to a
Governor under subsection (c)(2) shall include, in addition
to any other information necessary to meet the criteria
determined by the Governor--
(1) A detailed timeline for when the local educational
agency will provide in-person instruction, including the
goals and criteria used for providing full-time in-person
instruction to all students;
(2) A description of how many days of in-person instruction
per calendar week the local educational agency plans to offer
to students during the 2020-2021 school year; and
(3) An assurance that the local educational agency will
offer students as much in-person instruction as is safe and
practicable, consistent with maintaining safe and continuous
operations aligned with challenging state academic standards.
(e) Uses of Funds.--
(1) A local educational agency or non-public school that
receives funds under subsection (c)(1) or section __25 may
use funds for any of the following:
(A) Activities to support returning to in-person
instruction, including purchasing personal protective
equipment, implementing flexible schedules to keep children
in isolated groups, purchasing box lunches so that children
can eat in their classroom, purchasing physical barriers,
providing additional transportation services, repurposing
existing school rooms and space, and improving ventilation
systems.
(B) Developing and implementing procedures and systems to
improve the preparedness and response efforts of local
educational agencies or non-public schools including
coordination 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.
(C) Providing principals and other school leaders with the
resources necessary to address the needs of their individual
schools directly related to coronavirus.
(D) Providing additional services 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.
(E) Training and professional development for staff of the
local educational agency or non-public school on sanitation
and minimizing the spread of infectious diseases.
(F) Purchasing supplies to sanitize, clean, and disinfect
the facilities of a local educational agency or non-public
school, including buildings operated by such agency.
(G) Planning for and coordinating during long-term
closures, including for how to provide meals to eligible
students, how to provide technology for online learning to
all students, how to provide guidance for carrying out
requirements under the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.) and how to ensure
other educational services can continue to be provided
consistent with all Federal, State, and local requirements.
(H) Purchasing educational technology (including hardware,
software, and connectivity) for students who are served by
the local educational agency or non-public school that aids
in regular and substantive educational interaction between
students and their classroom instructors, including low-
income students and students with disabilities, which may
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(I) Expanding healthcare and other health services
(including mental health services and supports), including
for children at risk of abuse or neglect.
(J) 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, students with disabilities, English learners,
migrant students, students experiencing homelessness, and
children in foster care.
(2) A local educational agency that receives funds under
subsection (c)(2) may use the funds for activities to carry
out a comprehensive school reopening plan as described in
this section, including:
(A) Purchasing personal protective equipment, implementing
flexible schedules to keep children in isolated groups,
purchasing box lunches so that children can eat in their
classroom, purchasing physical barriers, providing additional
transportation services, repurposing existing school rooms
and space, and improving ventilation systems.
(B) Developing and implementation of procedures and systems
to improve the preparedness and response efforts of local
educational agencies or non-public schools, including
coordination 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.
(C) Providing principals and others school leaders with the
resources necessary to address the needs of their individual
schools.
(D) Providing additional services 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.
(E) Training and professional development for staff of the
local educational agency or non-public school on sanitation
and minimizing the spread of infectious diseases.
(F) Purchasing supplies to sanitize, clean, and disinfect
the facilities of a local educational agency or non-public
school, including buildings operated by such agency.
(G) Purchasing educational technology (including hardware,
software, and connectivity) for students who are served by
the local educational agency or non-public school that aids
in regular and substantive educational interaction between
students and their classroom instructors, including low-
income students and students with disabilities, which may
include assistive technology or adaptive equipment.
(H) Expanding healthcare and other health services
(including mental health services and supports), including
for children at risk of abuse or neglect.
(I) Planning and implementing activities related to summer
learning and supplemental afterschool programs, including
providing classroom instruction during the summer months and
addressing the needs of low-income students, students with
disabilities, English learners, migrant students, students
experiencing homelessness, and children in foster care.
(f) State Funding.--A State may reserve not more than 5
percent of the funds not otherwise allocated under subsection
(c) and section __25 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) Assurances.--A State, state educational agency, or
local educational agency receiving funding under this section
shall provide assurances, as applicable, that:
(1) A State, State educational agency, or local educational
agency will maintain and expand access to high-quality
schools, including high-quality public charter schools, and
will not--
(A) enact policies to close or prevent the expansion of
such schools to address revenue shortfalls that result in the
disproportionate closure or denial of expansion of public
charter schools that are otherwise meeting the terms of their
charter for academic achievement; or
(B) disproportionally reduce funding to charter schools or
otherwise increase funding gaps between charter schools and
other public schools in the local educational agency.
(2) Allocations of funding and services provided from funds
provided in this section to public charter schools are made
on the same basis as is used for all public schools,
consistent with state law and in consultation with charter
school leaders.
(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 title, in
such manner and with such subsequent frequency as the
Secretary may require, that provides a detailed accounting of
the use of funds provided under this section.
(i) Reallocation.--A State shall return to the Secretary
any funds received under this section that the State does not
award within 4 months of receiving such funds and the
Secretary shall deposit such funds into the general fund of
the Treasury.
(j) Rule of Construction.--
(1) The receipt of any funds authorized or appropriated
under this section, including pursuant to section __25 of
this Act, by a nonprofit entity, or by any individual who has
been admitted or applied for admission to such entity (or any
parent or guardian of such individual), shall not be
construed to render such entity or person a recipient of
Federal financial assistance for any purpose, nor shall any
such person or entity be required to make any alteration to
its existing programs, facilities, or employment practices
except as required under this section.
(2) No State participating in any program under this
section, including pursuant to section __25 of this Act,
shall impose any penalty or additional requirement upon, or
otherwise disadvantage, such entity or person as a
consequence or condition of its receipt of such funds.
(3) No State participating in any program under this
section shall authorize any person or entity to use any funds
authorized or appropriated under this section, including
pursuant to section __25 of this Act, except as provided by
subsection (e), nor shall any such State impose any limits
upon the use of any such funds except as provided by
subsection (e).

higher education emergency relief fund

Sec. __24. (a) In General.--From funds reserved under
section __21(b)(3) of this title the Secretary shall allocate
amounts as follows:
(1) 85 percent to each institution of higher education
described in section 101 or section 102(c) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 to prevent, prepare for, and respond to
coronavirus, by apportioning it--
(A) 90 percent according to the relative share of full-time
equivalent enrollment of Federal Pell Grant recipients who
were not exclusively enrolled in distance education courses
prior to the coronavirus emergency; and
(B) 10 percent according to the relative share of full-time
equivalent enrollment of students who were not Federal Pell
Grant recipients who were not exclusively enrolled in
distance education courses prior to the coronavirus
emergency.
(2) 10 percent for additional awards under parts A and B of
title III, parts A and B of title V, and subpart 4 of part A
of title VII of the Higher Education Act to address needs
directly related to coronavirus, that shall be in addition to
awards made in section __24(a)(1) of this title, and
allocated by the Secretary proportionally to such programs
based on the relative share of funding appropriated to such
programs in the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
(Public Law 116-94) and distributed to eligible institutions
of higher education, except as otherwise provided in
subparagraphs (A)-(D), on the basis of the formula described
in section __24(a)(1) of this title:
(A) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (B), for
eligible institutions under part B of title III and subpart 4
of part A of title VII of the Higher Education Act, the
Secretary shall allot to each eligible institution an amount
using the following formula:
(i) 70 percent according to a ratio equivalent to the
number of Pell Grant recipients in attendance at such
institution at the end of the school year preceding the
beginning of the most recent fiscal year and the total number
of Pell Grant recipients at all such institutions;
(ii) 20 percent according to a ratio equivalent to the
total number of students enrolled at such institution at the
end of the school year preceding the beginning of that fiscal
year and the number of students enrolled at all such
institutions; and
(iii) 10 percent according to a ratio equivalent to the
total endowment size at all eligible institutions at the end
of the school year preceding the beginning of that fiscal
year and the total endowment size at such institutions;
(B) For eligible institutions under section 326 of the
Higher Education Act, the Secretary shall allot to each
eligible institution an amount in proportion to the award
received from funding for such institutions in the Further
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-94);
(C) For eligible institutions under section 316 of the
Higher Education Act, the Secretary shall allot funding
according to the formula in section 316(d)(3) of the Higher
Education Act; and
(D) Notwithstanding section 318(f) of the Higher Education
Act, for eligible institutions under section 318 of the
Higher Education Act, the Secretary shall allot funding
according to the formula in section 318(e) of the Higher
Education Act.
(3) 5 percent for grants to institutions of higher
education that the Secretary determines, through an
application process and after allocating funds under
paragraphs __24(a)(1) and (2) of this Act, have the greatest
unmet needs related to coronavirus. In awarding funds to
institutions of higher education under this paragraph the
Secretary shall prioritize institutions of higher education--
(A) described under title I of the Higher Education Act of
1965 that were not eligible to receive an award under section
__24(a)(1) of this title, including institutions described in
section 102(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965; and
(B) that otherwise demonstrate significant needs related to
coronavirus that were not addressed by funding allocated
under subsections (a)(1) or (a)(2) of this section.
(b) Distribution.--The funds made available to each
institution under subsection (a)(1) shall be distributed by
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using the same systems as the Secretary otherwise distributes
funding to each institution under title IV of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).
(c) Uses of Funds.--An institution of higher education
receiving funds under this section may use the funds received
to:
(1) 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
(2) provide financial aid grants to students (including
students exclusively enrolled in distance education), which
may be used for any component of the student's cost of
attendance or for emergency costs that arise due to
coronavirus.
(d) Special Provisions.--
(1) A Historically Black College and University or a
Minority Serving Institution may use prior awards provided
under titles III, V, and VII of the Higher Education Act to
prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.
(2) An institution of higher education receiving funds
under section 18004 of division B of the CARES Act (Public
Law 116-136) may use those funds under the terms and
conditions of section __24(c) of this Act. Amounts repurposed
pursuant to this paragraph that were previously designated by
the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
(3) No funds received by an institution of higher education
under this section shall be used to fund contractors for the
provision of pre-enrollment recruitment activities;
endowments; or capital outlays associated with facilities
related to athletics, sectarian instruction, or religious
worship.
(4) An institution of higher education that was required to
remit payment to the Internal Revenue Service for the excise
tax based on investment income of private colleges and
universities under section 4968 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 for tax year 2019 shall have their allocation under
this section reduced by 50 percent and may only use funds for
activities described in paragraph (c)(2). This paragraph
shall not apply to an institution of higher education
designated by the Secretary as an eligible institution under
section 448 of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
(e) Report.--An institution receiving funds under this
section shall submit a report to the Secretary, not later
than 6 months after receiving funding provided in this title,
in such manner and with such subsequent frequency as the
Secretary may require, that provides a detailed accounting of
the use of funds provided under this section.
(f) Reallocation.--Any funds allocated to an institution of
higher education under this section on the basis of a formula
described in subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) but for which an
institution does not apply for funding within 60 days of the
publication of the notice inviting applications, shall be
reallocated to eligible institutions that had submitted an
application by such date.

assistance to non-public schools

Sec. __25. (a) Funds Availability.--From the payment
provided by the Secretary under section __23 of this title to
a State educational agency, the State educational agency
shall reserve an amount of funds equal to the percentage of
students enrolled in non-public elementary and secondary
schools in the State prior to the coronavirus emergency. Upon
reserving funds under this section, the Governor of the State
shall award such funds equally to each non-public school
accredited or otherwise located in and licensed to operate in
the State based on the number of low-income students enrolled
in the non-public school as a share of all low-income
students enrolled in non-public elementary and secondary
schools in the State prior to the coronavirus emergency,
subject to the requirements in subsection (b).
(b)(1) A non-public school that provides in-person
instruction for at least 50 percent of its students where the
students physically attend school no less than 50 percent of
each school-week, as determined by the non-public school
prior to the coronavirus emergency, shall be eligible for the
full amount of assistance per student as prescribed under
this section.
(2) A non-public school that does not provide in-person
instruction to any students where the students physically
attend school in-person shall only be eligible for one-third
of the amount of assistance per student as prescribed under
this section.
(3) A non-public school that provides in-person instruction
to at least some students where the students physically
attend school in-person but does not satisfy the requirements
in paragraph (1) shall have its amount of assistance as
prescribed under this section reduced on a pro rata basis,
which shall be calculated using the same methodology as is
used under section __23(c)(2)(C) of this title.
(4) A Governor shall allocate not less than 50 percent of
the funds reserved in this section to non-public schools
within 30 days of receiving an award from the Secretary and
the remaining 50 percent not less than 4 months after
receiving an award from the Secretary.

continued payment to employees

Sec. __26.  A local educational agency, State, institution
of higher education, or other entity that receives funds
under ``Education Stabilization Fund'', shall to the greatest
extent practicable, continue to pay its employees and
contractors during the period of any disruptions or closures
related to coronavirus.

definitions

Sec. __27.  Except as otherwise provided in sections __21-
__26 of this title, as used in such sections--
(1) the terms ``elementary education'' and ``secondary
education'' have the meaning given such terms under State
law;
(2) the term ``institution of higher education'' has the
meaning given such term in title I of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.);
(3) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
Education;
(4) the term ``State'' means each of the 50 States, the
District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
(5) the term ``cost of attendance'' has the meaning given
such term in section 472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965;
(6) the term ``Non-public school'' means a non-public
elementary and secondary school that (A) is accredited,
licensed, or otherwise operates in accordance with State law;
and (B) was in existence prior to the date of the qualifying
emergency for which grants are awarded under this section;
(7) the term ``public school'' means a public elementary or
secondary school; and
(8) any other term used that is defined in section 8101 of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
7801) shall have the meaning given the term in such section.

maintenance of effort

Sec. __28.  A State's application for funds to carry out
sections __22 or __23 of this title shall include assurances
that the State will maintain support for elementary and
secondary education, and State support 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 fiscal
years 2020 and 2021 at least at the proportional levels of
such State's support for elementary and secondary education
and for higher education relative to such States overall
spending in fiscal year 2019.

Student Aid Administration

For an additional amount for ``Student Aid
Administration'', $40,000,000, to remain available through
September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to
coronavirus, domestically or internationally, for carrying
out part D of title I, and subparts 1, 3, 9 and 10 of part A,
and parts B, C, D, and E of title IV of the HEA, and subpart
1 of part A of title VII of the Public Health Service Act:
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as
being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.

Institute of Education Sciences

For an additional amount for ``Institute of Education
Sciences'', $65,000,000, to remain available through
September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to
coronavirus, domestically or internationally, for carrying
out the National Assessment of Educational Progress
Authorization Act (title III of Public Law 107-279):
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as
being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.

Departmental Management

program administration

For an additional amount for ``Program Administration'',
$8,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2021,
to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus,
domestically or internationally:  Provided, That such amount
is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

office of inspector general

For an additional amount for ``Office of Inspector
General'', $7,000,000, to remain available through September
30, 2022, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to
coronavirus, domestically or internationally, including for
salaries and expenses necessary for oversight and audit of
programs, grants, and projects funded in this title to
respond to coronavirus:  Provided, That such amount is
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

General Provisions

Sec. __29.  Funds made available in Public Law 115-245
under the heading ``National Technical Institute for the
Deaf'' that were available for obligation through fiscal year
2019, and where a valid obligation was incurred in such
fiscal year, are to remain available for obligation and
expenditure by educational agencies or institutions through
fiscal year 2021, notwithstanding section 412(b) of the
General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1225):  Provided,
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985.

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Sec. __30.  Funds made available in Public Law 115-245
under the heading ``Gallaudet University'' that were
available for obligation through fiscal year 2019, and where
a valid obligation was incurred in such fiscal year, are to
remain available for obligation and expenditure by
educational agencies or institutions through fiscal year
2021, notwithstanding section 412(b) of the General Education
Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1225):  Provided, That such amount
is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Sec. __31.  Funds made available in Public Law 113-76 under
the heading ``Innovation and Improvement'' that were
available for obligation through December 31, 2014 for the
Investing in Innovation program pursuant to the eighth and
ninth provisos under that heading in that Act are to remain
available through fiscal year 2021 for the liquidation of
valid obligations incurred in fiscal years 2014 or 2015:
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as
being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.
Sec. __32.  Funds made available in Public Law 113-76 under
the heading ``Rehabilitation Services and Disability
Research'' that were available for obligation through fiscal
year 2015 for the Automated Personalization Computing Project
pursuant to the first four provisos under that heading in
that Act are to remain available through fiscal year 2021 for
the liquidation of valid obligations incurred in fiscal years
2014 or 2015:  Provided, That such amount is designated by
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

Subtitle D--Related Matters

RELATED AGENCIES

Corporation for Public Broadcasting

For an additional amount for ``Corporation for Public
Broadcasting,'' $175,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to
coronavirus, including for fiscal stabilization grants to
public telecommunications entities, as defined by 47 U.S.C.
397(12), with no deduction for administrative or other costs
of the Corporation, to maintain programming and services and
preserve small and rural stations threatened by declines in
non-Federal revenues:  Provided, That such amount is
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

Sec. __41.  Not later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretaries of Labor, Health and
Human Services, and Education shall provide a detailed spend
plan of anticipated uses of funds made available in this
title, including estimated personnel and administrative
costs, to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate:  Provided, That such plans
shall be updated and submitted to such Committees every 60
days until September 30, 2024:  Provided further, That the
spend plans shall be accompanied by a listing of each
contract obligation incurred that exceeds $5,000,000 which
has not previously been reported, including the amount of
each such obligation.
Sec. __42. (a) The remaining unobligated balances of funds
as of September 30, 2020, from amounts provided under the
heading ``Corporation for National and Community Service--
Operating Expenses'' in title IV of division A of the Further
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-94),
are hereby permanently rescinded, and an amount of additional
new budget authority equivalent to the amount rescinded is
hereby appropriated on September 30, 2020, to remain
available until September 30, 2021, and shall be available
for the same purposes, in addition to other funds as may be
available for such purposes, and under the same authorities
for which the funds were originally provided in Public Law
116-94:  Provided, That any amounts appropriated by the
preceding proviso shall not be subject to the allotment
requirements otherwise applicable under sections 129(a), (b),
(d), and (e) of the National and Community Service Act of
1993:  Provided further, That such amount is designated by
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
(b)(1) Subsection (b) of section 3514 of title III of
division A of the CARES Act (Public Law 116-136) is hereby
repealed, and shall be applied hereafter as if such
subsection had never been enacted.
(2)(A) In general.--The amounts provided under this
subsection are designated as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act
of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)).
(B) Designation in senate.--In the Senate, this subsection
is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.
(C) Classification of budgetary effects.--Notwithstanding
Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the
joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference
accompanying Conference Report 105-217 and section 250(c)(7)
and (c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of this
subsection--
(i) shall not be estimated for purposes of section 251 of
such Act;
(ii) shall not be estimated for purposes of paragraph
(4)(C) of section 3 of the Statutory Pay As-You-Go Act of
2010 as being included in an appropriation Act; and
(iii) shall be treated as if they were contained in a PAYGO
Act, as defined by section 3(7) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-
Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 932(7)).
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