To use unspent COVID-19 relief funds to offset the costs of grants.

SA 81. Mr. SCOTT of Florida submitted an amendment intended to be

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proposed by him to the bill S. 870, to amend the Federal Fire
Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for the
United States Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant
programs; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. TRANSFER OF UNOBLIGATED COVID FUNDS.

(a) Covered Funds.--The term ``covered funds'' means
amounts made available under--
(1) the Coronavirus Relief Fund established under section
601 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 801); and
(2) the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund
programs established under section 602 or 603 of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 802, 803).
(b) Identification of Funds to Transfer.--Not later than 30
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of the Treasury shall identify unobligated covered funds,
which shall be transferred to the Administrator of the United
States Fire Administration under subsection (c).
(c) Transfer.--Effective on the date that is 60 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, the unobligated covered
funds identified by the Secretary of the Treasury under
subsection (b) shall be transferred to and merged with other
amounts made available to the Administrator of the United
States Fire Administration to carry out section 17(g)(1)(N)
of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15
U.S.C. 2216(g)(1)(N)).
(d) Availability and Use.--Amounts transferred under
subsection (c) shall remain available until expended.
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