H.R. 6800 (116^th): The Heroes Act

rental assistance program

For an additional amount for Rental Assistance Program, $309,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, for temporary adjustment of wage income losses for residents of housing financed or assisted under section 514, 515, or 516 of the Housing Act of 1949, without regard to any existing eligibility requirements based on income: 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.

child nutrition programs

For an additional amount for Child Nutrition Programs, $3,000,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is for the purposes of carrying out section 180002 of the Child Nutrition and Related Programs Recovery 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.

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

For an additional amount for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, $1,100,000,000, to remain available until 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.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

For an additional amount for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, $10,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and 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.

Commodity Assistance Program

For an additional amount for Commodity Assistance Program, $150,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2021, for the emergency food assistance program as authorized by section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)) and section 204(a)(1) of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7508(a)(1)): 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.

Current Surveys and Programs

(Including transfer of funds)

For an additional amount for Current Surveys and Programs, $10,000,000: Provided, That such sums may be transferred to the Bureau of the Census Working Capital Fund for necessary expenses incurred as a result of the coronavirus, including for payment of salaries and leave to Bureau of the Census staff resulting from the suspension of data collection for reimbursable surveys conducted for other Federal agencies: 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.

Periodic censuses and programs

For an additional amount for Periodic Censuses and Programs, $400,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, to prevent, prepare for, and 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.

Assistance to Fishery Participants

Pursuant to section 12005 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–136), for an additional amount for Assistance to Fishery Participants, $100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, for necessary expenses to provide assistance to Tribal, subsistence, commercial, and charter fishery participants affected by the novel coronavirus (COVID–19), which may include direct relief payments: 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, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, including the impact of coronavirus on the work of the Department of Commerce and to carry out investigations and audits related to the funding made available for the Department of Commerce in this Act and in title II of division B of Public Law 116–136: 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.

Administrative Provision—Department of Commerce

Salaries and expenses

For an additional amount for Salaries and Expenses, $200,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, including the impact of coronavirus on the work of the Department of Justice, to include funding for medical testing and services, personal protective equipment, hygiene supplies and services, and sanitation services: 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.

Violence against women prevention and prosecution programs

For an additional amount for Violence Against Women Prevention and Prosecution Programs, $100,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which—

State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance

For an additional amount for State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance, $300,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the same purposes and subject to the same conditions as the appropriations for fiscal year 2020 under this heading in title II of division B of Public Law 116–136, including for the purchase of personal protective equipment, and for costs related to preventing and controlling coronavirus at correctional institutions: Provided, That, notwithstanding section 502(a)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10153), funds provided under this heading in both this Act and title II of division B of Public Law 116–136 may be used to supplant State or local funds: Provided further, That a recipient of funds made available under this heading in both this Act and title II of division B of Public Law 116–136 shall not be subject, as a condition for receiving the funds, to any otherwise-applicable requirement to provide or obtain other Federal or non-Federal 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 State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance, $250,000,000, to remain available until expended, for offender reentry programs and research, as authorized by the Second Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–199) and by the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–391), without regard to the time limitations specified at section 6(1) of such Act, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds provided under this heading may be used to supplant State or local funds: Provided further, That a recipient of funds made available under this heading in this Act shall not be subject, as a condition for receiving the funds, to any otherwise-applicable requirement to provide or obtain other Federal or non-Federal 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 State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance, $600,000,000, to remain available until expended, for grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance as authorized by the Pandemic Justice Response Act (“the Act”): Provided, That $500,000,000 is to establish and implement policies and procedures to prevent, detect, and stop the presence and spread of COVID–19 among arrestees, detainees, inmates, correctional facility staff, and visitors to the facilities; and for pretrial citation and release grants, as authorized by the Act: Provided further, That $25,000,000 is for Rapid COVID–19 Testing, as authorized by the Act: Provided further, That $75,000,000 is for grants for Juvenile Specific Services, as authorized by the Act: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds provided under this heading may be used to supplant State or local funds: Provided further, That a recipient of funds made available under this heading in this Act shall not be subject, as a condition for receiving the funds, to any otherwise-applicable requirement to provide or obtain other Federal or non-Federal 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.

Community Oriented Policing Services Programs

For an additional amount for Community Oriented Policing Services, $300,000,000, to remain available until expended, for grants under section 1701 of title I of the 1968 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act (34 U.S.C. 10381) for hiring and rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers under part Q of such title, notwithstanding subsection (i) of such section, and including for the purchase of personal protective equipment: Provided, That, notwithstanding section 1704 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10384), funds provided under this heading may be used to supplant State or local funds and may be used to retain career law enforcement officers: Provided further, That a recipient of funds made available under this heading in this Act shall not be subject, as a condition for receiving the funds, to any otherwise-applicable requirement to provide or obtain other Federal or non-Federal 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.

Research and Related Activities

(Including Transfer of Funds)

For an additional amount for Research and Related Activities, $125,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, including to fund research grants, of which $1,000,000 shall be for a study on the spread of COVID–19 related disinformation: Provided further, That, of the amount appropriated under this heading in this Act, up to 2 percent of funds may be transferred to the Agency Operations and Award Management account for management, administration, and oversight of funds provided under this heading in 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.

Administrative Provision—Science

Payment to the Legal Services Corporation

For an additional amount for Payment to the Legal Services Corporation, $50,000,000, for the same purposes and subject to the same conditions as the appropriations for fiscal year 2020 under this heading in title II of division B of Public Law 116–136: 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

Salaries and Expenses

For an additional amount for Salaries and Expenses, $35,000,000, to remain available until expended, to conduct monitoring and oversight of the receipt, disbursement, and use of funds made available under the Coronavirus State Fiscal Relief Fund and the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Relief Fund (collectively, Fiscal Relief Funds): Provided, That, if the Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury determines that an entity receiving a payment from amounts provided by the Fiscal Relief Funds has failed to comply with the provisions governing the use of such funding, the Inspector General shall transmit any relevant information related to such determination to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 5 days after any such determination is made: 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.

Treasury inspector general for tax administration

Salaries and Expenses

For an additional amount for Salaries and Expenses, $2,500,000, to remain available until expended, 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.

Homeowner Assistance Fund

For activities and assistance authorized in section 110202 of the COVID–19 HERO Act , $75,000,000,000, to remain available until expended: 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.

Salaries and Expenses

For an additional amount for Salaries and Expenses, $78,650,000, to remain available until 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.

Coronavirus State Fiscal Relief Fund

For making payments to States, territories, and Tribal governments to mitigate the fiscal effects stemming from the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), $540,000,000,000 to remain available until expended, which shall be in addition to any other amounts available for making payments to States, territories, and Tribal governments for any purpose (including payments made under section 601 of the Social Security Act), of which:

Coronavirus Local Fiscal Relief Fund

For making payments to metropolitan cities, counties, and other units of general local government to mitigate the fiscal effects stemming from the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), $375,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, which shall be in addition to any other amounts available for making payments to metropolitan cities, counties, and other units of general local government (including payments made under section 601 of the Social Security Act), of which—

For an additional amount for the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program Account, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus: Provided , That the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI) shall provide grants using a formula that takes into account criteria such as certification status, financial and compliance performance, portfolio and balance sheet strength, and program capacity: Provided further , That not less than $25,000,000 shall be for financial assistance, technical assistance, and training and outreach programs designed to benefit Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native communities: Provided further , That the CDFI Fund shall make funds available under this subsection within 60 days of the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further , That funds made available under this heading may be used for administrative expenses, including administration of CDFI Fund programs and the New Markets Tax Credit Program: 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.

Administrative provision—internal revenue service

(including transfer of funds)

Election resilience grants

(Including Transfer of Funds)

For an additional amount for payments by the Election Assistance Commission to States for contingency planning, preparation, and resilience of elections for Federal office, $3,600,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021: Provided , That of the amount provided under this heading, up to $5,000,000 may be transferred to and merged with Election Assistance Commission—Salaries and Expenses: Provided further , That under this heading the term State means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: Provided further , That the amount of the payments made to a State under this heading shall be consistent with sections 101(d) and 103 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20903): Provided further , That for the purposes of the preceding proviso, each reference to $5,000,000 in such section 103 shall be deemed to refer to $7,500,000: Provided further , That not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Election Assistance Commission shall obligate the funds to States under this heading in this Act: Provided further , That not less than 50 percent of the amount of the payment made to a State under this heading in this Act shall be allocated in cash or in kind to the units of local government which are responsible for the administration of elections for Federal office in the State: 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.

Administrative provision—election assistance commission

Salaries and Expenses

For an additional amount for Salaries and Expenses, $24,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, for implementing title VIII of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 641 et seq.), as added by the Broadband DATA Act (Public Law 116–130): 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.

Emergency Connectivity Fund

For an additional amount for the Emergency Connectivity Fund, $1,500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally, through the provision of funding for Wi-fi hotspots, other equipment, connected devices, and advanced telecommunications and information services to schools and libraries as authorized in section 130201: 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.

Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund

For an additional amount for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund, $4,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally, through the provision of an emergency benefit for broadband service as authorized in section 130301: 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.

Technology Modernization Fund

For an additional amount for the Technology Modernization Fund, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, for technology-related modernization activities 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

Salaries and expenses

For an additional amount for Salaries and Expenses, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended 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.

Emergency EIDL grants

For an additional amount for Emergency EIDL Grants for the cost of emergency EIDL grants authorized by section 1110 of division A of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136), $10,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, 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.

Administrative provisions—small business administration

Payment to postal service fund

For an additional payment to the Postal Service Fund, for revenue forgone due to coronavirus, $25,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided , That the Postal Service, during the coronavirus emergency, shall prioritize the purchase of, and make available to all Postal Service employees and facilities, personal protective equipment, including gloves, masks, and sanitizers, and shall conduct additional cleaning and sanitizing of Postal Service facilities and delivery vehicles: 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 Inspector General

Salaries and Expenses

For an additional amount for Salaries and Expenses, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended, 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—This Title

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

For an additional amount for Operations and Support, $3,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, for oversight of activities of the Department of Homeland Security funded in this Act and in title VI of division B of Public Law 116–136 to prevent, prepare for, and 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.

Federal Assistance

For an additional amount for Federal Assistance, $1,300,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, of which $500,000,000 shall be for Assistance to Firefighter Grants for the purchase of personal protective equipment and related supplies, mental health evaluations, training, and temporary infectious disease de-contamination or sanitizing facilities and equipment; of which $500,000,000 shall be for Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grants; of which $100,000,000 shall be for Emergency Management Performance Grants; and of which $200,000,000 shall be for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program: 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.

Resource Management

For an additional amount for Resource Management, $21,000,000, to remain available until expended for research; listing injurious species; electronic permitting system development; operation and maintenance; law enforcement interdiction and inspections; and other support activities, as described in sections 190402, 190403, and 190404 of division S of this Act: Provided, That amounts may be transferred to Surveys, Investigations and Research in the United States Geological Survey; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the Department of Commerce; and the Center for Disease Control in the Department of Health and Human Services: 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 AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANTS

For an additional amount for State and Tribal Wildlife Grants, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended, for a onetime grant program as described in section 190405 of division S of this 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.

SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH

For an additional amount for Surveys, Investigations, and Research, $40,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, for technical assistance, biosurveillance of wildlife and environmental persistence studies and related research, database development, and accompanying activities as described in section 190404 of division S of this 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.

Operation of Indian Programs

For an additional amount for Operation of Indian Programs, $900,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, of which—

Assistance to Territories

For an additional amount for Assistance to Territories, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, of which (1) $945,000,000 is for Capital Improvement Project grants for hospitals and other critical infrastructure; and (2) $55,000,000 is for territorial assistance, including general technical assistance: Provided, That any appropriation for disaster assistance under this heading in this Act or previous appropriations Acts may be used as non-Federal matching funds for the purpose of hazard mitigation grants provided pursuant to section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c): Provided further , That amounts repurposed pursuant to 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: 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.

Salaries and Expenses

For an additional amount for Salaries and Expenses , $5,000,000, to remain available until expended: 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.

Environmental Programs and Management

For an additional amount for “Environmental Programs and Management”, $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, for environmental justice grants as described in section 190702 of division S of this 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.

Indian health services

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for Indian Health Services, $2,100,000,000, to remain available until expended, to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and provide health services related to coronavirus, of which—

Grants and Administration

For an additional amount for Grants and Administration, $10,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2021, for grants to respond to the impacts of coronavirus: Provided, That such funds are available under the same terms and conditions as grant funding appropriated to this heading in Public Law 116–94: Provided further, That 40 percent of such funds shall be distributed to State arts agencies and regional arts organizations and 60 percent of such funds shall be for direct grants: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, such funds may also be used by the recipients of such grants for purposes of the general operations of such recipients: Provided further, That the matching requirements under subsections (e), (g)(4)(A), and (p)(3) of section 5 of the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 954) may be waived with respect to such grants: 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.

Grants and Administration

For an additional amount for Grants and Administration, $10,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2021, for grants to respond to the impacts of coronavirus: Provided, That such funds are available under the same terms and conditions as grant funding appropriated to this heading in Public Law 116–94: Provided further, That 40 percent of such funds shall be distributed to state humanities councils and 60 percent of such funds shall be for direct grants: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, such funds may also be used by the recipients of such grants for purposes of the general operations of such recipients: Provided further, That the matching requirements under subsection (h)(2)(A) of section 7 of the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 may be waived with respect to such grants: 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.

Training And Employment Services

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for Training and Employment Services, $2,040,000,000, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, of which $15,000,000 shall be transferred to Program Administration, to remain available until September 30, 2021, to carry out activities in this Act, Public Law 116–127 and Public Law 116–136 for full-time equivalent employees, information technology upgrades needed to expedite payments and support implementation, including to expedite policy guidance and disbursement of funds, technical assistance and other assistance to States and territories to speed payment of Federal and State unemployment benefits, and of which the remaining amounts shall be used to carry out activities under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (referred to in this Act as WIOA) as follows:

Salaries and Expenses

For an additional amount for Wage and Hour Division, $6,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, including for the administration, oversight, and coordination of worker protection activities related thereto: Provided, That the Secretary of Labor shall use funds provided under this heading to support enforcement activities and outreach efforts to make individuals, particularly low-wage workers, aware of their rights under division C and division E of Public Law 116–127: 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.

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for Occupational Safety and Health Administration, $100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, for implementation of section 120302 of The Heroes Act and for worker protection and enforcement activities to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, of which $25,000,000 shall be for Susan Harwood training grants and at least $70,000,000 shall be to hire additional compliance safety and health officers, and for state plan enforcement, to protect workers from coronavirus by enforcing all applicable standards and directives, including 29 CFR 1910.132, 29 CFR 1910.134, section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, and 29 CFR 1910.1030: Provided, That activities to protect workers from coronavirus supported by funds provided under this heading includes additional enforcement of standards and directives referenced in the preceding proviso at slaughterhouses, poultry processing plants, and agricultural workplaces: Provided further, That within 15 days of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall submit a spending and hiring plan for the funds made available under this heading, and a monthly staffing report until all funds are expended, to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That within 15 days of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall submit a plan for the additional enforcement activities described in the third proviso to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: 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 Office of Inspector General, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, to prevent, prepare for, and 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.

Administrative Provision—Department of Labor

Primary health care

For an additional amount for Primary Health Care, $7,600,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, for necessary expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, for grants and cooperative agreements under the Health Centers Program, as defined by section 330 of the Public Health Service Act, and for grants to Federally qualified health centers, as defined in section 1861(aa)(4)(B) of the Social Security Act, and for eligible entities under the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act, including maintenance or expansion of health center and system capacity and staffing levels: Provided, That sections 330(r)(2)(B), 330(e)(6)(A)(iii), and 330(e)(6)(B)(iii) shall not apply to funds provided under this heading in this Act: Provided further, That funds provided under this heading in this Act may be used to (1) purchase equipment and supplies to conduct mobile testing for SARS–CoV–2 or COVID–19; (2) purchase and maintain mobile vehicles and equipment to conduct such testing; and (3) hire and train laboratory personnel and other staff to conduct such mobile testing: 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.

RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM

For an additional amount for Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, $10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus: Provided, That awards from funds provided under this heading in this Act shall be through modifications to existing contracts and supplements to existing grants and cooperative agreements under parts A, B, C, D, F, and section 2692(a) of title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act: Provided further, That such supplements shall be awarded using a data-driven methodology determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services: Provided further, That sections 2604(c), 2612(b), and 2651(c) of the Public Health Service Act shall not apply to funds provided under this heading in this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary may waive any penalties and administrative requirements as necessary to ensure that the funds may be used efficiently: 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.

CDC–WIDE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAM SUPPORT

For an additional amount for CDC–Wide Activities and Program Support, $2,130,000,000, 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, $1,000,000,000 shall be for Public Health Emergency Preparedness cooperative agreements under section 319C–1 of the Public Health Service Act: Provided further, That, of the amount provided under this heading in this Act, $1,000,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses for grants for core public health infrastructure for State, local, Territorial, or Tribal health departments as described in section 30550 of division C of this Act: Provided further, That of the amount made available under this heading in this Act for specified programs, not less than $100,000,000 shall be allocated to tribes, tribal organizations, urban Indian health organizations, or health service providers to tribes: Provided further, That of the amount provided under this heading in this Act, $130,000,000 shall be for public health data surveillance and analytics infrastructure modernization: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading in this Act for grants may be used for the rent, lease, purchase, acquisition, construction, alteration, or renovation of non-Federally owned facilities to improve preparedness and response capability at the State and local level: Provided further, That all construction, alteration, or renovation work, carried out, in whole or in part, with funds appropriated under this heading in this Act, or under this heading in the CARES ACT (P.L. 116–136), shall be subject to the requirements of section 1621(b)(1)(I) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300s–1(b)(1)(I)): 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 INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES

For an additional amount for National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, $500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, to prevent, prepare for, and 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.

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for Office of the Director, $4,021,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally: Provided, That not less than $3,000,000,000 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 up to $1,021,000,000 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 funds made available under this heading in this Act may be transferred to the accounts of the Institutes and Centers of the National Institutes of Health (NIH): Provided further, That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the NIH: 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.

HEALTH SURVEILLANCE AND PROGRAM SUPPORT

For an additional amount for Health Surveillance and Program Support, $3,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus: Provided, That of the funds made available 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 funds made available under this heading in this Act, $1,000,000,000 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 funds made available under this heading in this Act, $100,000,000 shall be for services to the homeless population: Provided further, That of the funds made available under this heading in this Act, $100,000,000 shall be for activities and services under Project AWARE: Provided further, That of the funds made available under this heading in this Act, $10,000,000 shall be for the National Child Traumatic Stress Network: Provided further, That of the amount made available under this heading in this Act, $265,000,000 is available for activities authorized under section 501(o) of the Public Health Service Act: Provided further, That of the amount made available under this heading in this Act, $25,000,000 shall be for the Suicide Lifeline and Disaster Distress Helpline: Provided further, That of the amount made available under this heading in this Act for specified programs, not less than $150,000,000 shall be allocated to tribes, tribal organizations, urban Indian health organizations, or health or behavioral health service providers to tribes: Provided further, That the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has flexibility to amend allowable activities, timelines, and reporting requirements for the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant and the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant pursuant to the public health emergency declaration: 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.

Program Management

For an additional amount for Program Management, $150,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2022, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, for State strike teams for resident and employee safety in skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities, including activities to support clinical care, infection control, and staffing pursuant to section 30209 of this 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.

Low Income Home Energy Assistance

For an additional amount for Low Income Home Energy Assistance, $1,500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, 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, $750,000,000 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 each grantee that receives an allotment of funds made available under this heading in this Act shall, for purposes of income eligibility, deem to be eligible any household that documents job loss or severe income loss dated after February 29, 2020, such as a layoff or furlough notice or verification of application for unemployment benefits: Provided further, That the limitation in section 2605(b)(9)(A) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, regarding planning and administering the use of funds, shall apply to funds provided under this heading in this Act by substituting 12.5 percent for 10 percent: 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: 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, $7,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, 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 section 658G of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: Provided, That funds provided under this heading in this Act may be used for costs of providing relief from copayments and tuition payments for families and for paying that portion of the child care provider’s cost ordinarily paid through family copayments, to provide continued payments and assistance to child care providers in the case of decreased enrollment or closures related to coronavirus, and to ensure child care providers 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 lead agencies shall, for the duration of the COVID–19 public health emergency, implement enrollment and eligibility policies that support the fixed costs of providing child care services by delinking provider reimbursement rates from an eligible child’s absence and a provider’s closure due to the COVID–19 public health emergency: 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 Child Care and Development Block Grant Act for 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, farmworkers, 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, for the purposes of cleaning and sanitation, and other activities necessary to maintain or resume the operation of programs: Provided further, That no later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each State, Territory, and Tribe that receives funding under this heading in this Act shall submit to the Secretary a report, in such manner as the Secretary may require, describing how the funds appropriated under this heading in this Act will be spent and that no later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report summarizing such reports from the States, Territories, and Tribes: Provided further, That no later than October 31, 2021, each State, Territory, and Tribe that receives funding under this heading in this Act shall submit to the Secretary a report, in such manner as the Secretary may require, describing how the funds appropriated under this heading in this Act were spent and that no later than 60 days after receiving such reports from the States, Territories, and Tribes, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report summarizing such reports from the States, Territories, and Tribes: 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, 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, $1,590,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, which shall be used as follows:

AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES PROGRAMS

For an additional amount for Aging and Disability Services Programs, $100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus: Provided, That of the amount made available under this heading in this Act, $85,000,000 shall be for activities authorized under the Older Americans Act of 1965 (OAA) and activities authorized under part B of title XX of the Social Security Act, including $20,000,000 for supportive services under part B of title III; $19,000,000 for nutrition services under subparts 1 and 2 of part C of title III; $1,000,000 for nutrition services under title VI; $20,000,000 for supportive services for family caregivers under part E of title III; $10,000,000 for evidence-based health promotion and disease prevention services under part D of title III; $10,000,000 for elder rights protection activities, including the long-term ombudsman program under title VII and adult protective services programs through the Elder Justice Act; and $5,000,000 shall be for grants to States to support the network of statewide senior legal services, including existing senior legal hotlines, efforts to expand such hotlines to all interested States, and legal assistance to providers, in order to ensure seniors have access to legal assistance, with such fund allotted to States consistent with paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 304(a) of the OAA: Provided further, That State matching requirements under sections 304(d)(1)(D) and 373(g)(2) of the OAA shall not apply to funds made available under this heading: Provided further, That of the amount made available under this heading in this Act, $10,000,000 shall be for activities authorized in the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000: 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 of the amount made available in the preceding proviso, $5,000,000 shall be for the purchase of equipment to allow interpreters to provide appropriate and essential services to the hearing-impaired community: Provided further, That for the purposes of the funding provided in the preceding proviso, during the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act, for purposes of section 4(e)(2)(A) of the Assistive Technology Act of 2004, the term targeted individuals and entities (as that term is defined in section 3(16) of the Assistive Technology Act of 2004) shall be deemed to include American Sign Language certified interpreters who are providing interpretation services remotely for individuals with disabilities: Provided further, That during such emergency period, for the purposes of the previous two provisos, to facilitate the ability of individuals with disabilities to remain in their homes and practice social distancing, the Secretary shall waive the prohibitions on the use of grant funds for direct payment for an assistive technology device for an individual with a disability under sections 4(e)(2)(A) and 4(e)(5) of such 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.

PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND

For an additional amount for Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund, $4,575,000,000, 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 Act 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 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 funds appropriated under this paragraph in this Act may be transferred to, and merged with, the fund authorized by section 319F–4, the Covered Countermeasure Process Fund, of the Public Health Service Act: Provided further, That of the amount made available under this paragraph in this Act, $3,500,000,000 shall be available to the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority for necessary expenses of advanced research, development, manufacturing, production, and purchase of vaccines and therapeutics: Provided further, That of the amount made available under this paragraph in this Act, $500,000,000 shall be available to the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority for the construction, renovation, or equipping of U.S.-based next generation manufacturing facilities, other than facilities owned by the United States Government: Provided further, That of the amount made available under this paragraph in this Act, $500,000,000 shall be available to the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority to promote innovation in antibacterial research and development: Provided further, That funds made available under this paragraph 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 and local level: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this paragraph in this Act may be used for the construction, alteration, renovation or equipping of non-Federally owned facilities for the production of vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics, and medicines and other items purchased under section 319F–2(a) of the Public Health Service Act where the Secretary determines that such a contract is necessary to assure sufficient domestic production of such supplies: Provided further, That all construction, alteration, or renovation work, carried out, in whole or in part, with fund appropriated under this heading in this Act, the CARES Act (P.L. 116–136), or the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (P.L. 116–139), shall be subject to the requirements of 42 U.S.C. 300s-1(b)(1)(I): Provided further, That not later than seven days after the date of enactment of this Act, and weekly thereafter until the public health emergency related to coronavirus is no longer in effect, the Secretary shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the current inventory of ventilators and personal protective equipment in the Strategic National Stockpile, including the numbers of face shields, gloves, goggles and glasses, gowns, head covers, masks, and respirators, as well as deployment of ventilators and personal protective equipment during the previous week, reported by state and other jurisdiction: Provided further, That after the date that a report is required to be submitted by the preceding proviso, amounts made available for Department of Health and Human Services—Office of the Secretary—General Departmental Management in Public Law 116–94 for salaries and expenses of the Immediate Office of the Secretary shall be reduced by $250,000 for each day that such report has not been submitted: Provided further, That not later than the first Monday in February of fiscal year 2021 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall include in the annual budget submission for the Department, and submit to the Congress, the Secretary’s request with respect to expenditures necessary to maintain the minimum level of relevant supplies in the Strategic National Stockpile, including in case of a significant pandemic, in consultation with the working group under section 319F(a) of the Public Health Service Act and the Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise established under section 2811–1 of such 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.

For an additional amount for Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund, $100,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, for necessary expenses to make payments under the Health Care Provider Relief Fund as described in section 30611 of division C of this 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.

For an additional amount for Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund, $75,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, for necessary expenses to carry out the COVID-19 National Testing and Contact Tracing Initiative, as described in subtitle D of division C of this 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.

For an additional amount for State Fiscal Stabilization Fund, $90,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus: Provided, That the Secretary of Education (referred to under this heading as Secretary) shall make grants to the Governor of each State for support of elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education and, as applicable, early childhood education programs and services: Provided further, That of the amount made available, the Secretary shall first allocate up to one-half of 1 percent to the outlying areas and one-half of 1 percent to the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) for activities consistent with this heading under such terms and conditions as the Secretary may determine: Provided further, That the Secretary may reserve up to $30,000,000 for administration and oversight of the activities under this heading: Provided further, That the Secretary shall allocate 61 percent of the remaining funds made available to carry out this heading to the States on the basis of their relative population of individuals aged 5 through 24 and allocate 39 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) as State grants: Provided further, That State grants shall support statewide elementary, secondary, and postsecondary activities; subgrants to local educational agencies; and, subgrants to public institutions of higher education: Provided further, That States shall allocate 65 percent of the funds received under the fourth proviso as subgrants to local educational agencies in proportion to the amount of funds such local educational agencies received under part A of title I of the ESEA in the most recent fiscal year: Provided further, That States shall allocate 30 percent of the funds received under the fourth proviso as subgrants to public institutions of higher education, of which the Governor shall reserve a percentage necessary to make the minimum grants described in the next proviso and, of the amounts remaining after making such reservation, 75 percent shall be apportioned according to the relative share in the State of students who received Pell Grants who are not exclusively enrolled in distance education courses prior to the coronavirus emergency at the institution in the previous award year and 25 percent shall be apportioned according to the relative share in the State of the total enrollment of students at the institution who are not exclusively enrolled in distance education courses prior to the coronavirus emergency at the institution in the previous award year: Provided further, That any public institution of higher education that is not otherwise eligible for a grant of at least $1,000,000 under the preceding proviso and has an enrollment of at least 500 students shall be eligible to receive an amount equal to whichever is lesser of the total loss of revenue and increased costs associated with the coronavirus or $1,000,000: Provided further, That the Governor shall use any remaining funds that were unnecessary to carry out the previous proviso to distribute such funds to institutions of higher education in accordance with the formula in the preceding provisos: Provided further, That the Governor may use any funds received under the fourth proviso that are not specifically reserved under this heading for additional support to elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education, including supports for under-resourced institutions, institutions with high burden due to the coronavirus, and institutions who did not possess distance education capabilities prior to the coronavirus emergency: Provided further, That the Governor shall return to the Secretary any funds received that the Governor does not award to local educational agencies and public institutions of higher education or otherwise commit within two years of receiving such funds, and the Secretary shall reallocate such funds to the remaining States in accordance with the fourth proviso: Provided further, That Governors shall use State grants and subgrants to maintain or restore State and local fiscal support for elementary, secondary and postsecondary education: Provided further, That funds for local educational agencies may be used for any activity authorized by the ESEA, including the Native Hawaiian Education Act and the Alaska Native Educational Equity, Support, and Assistance Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), subtitle B of title VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act , the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act or the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (the Perkins Act): Provided further, That a State or local educational agency receiving funds under this heading may use the funds for activities coordinated with State, local, tribal, and territorial public health departments to detect, prevent, or mitigate the spread of infectious disease or otherwise respond to coronavirus; support online learning by purchasing educational technology and internet access for students, which may include assistive technology or adaptive equipment, that aids in regular and substantive educational interactions between students and their classroom instructor; provide ongoing professional development to staff in how to effectively provide quality online academic instruction; provide assistance for children and families to promote equitable participation in quality online learning; plan and implement activities related to supplemental afterschool programs and summer learning, including providing classroom instruction or quality online learning during the summer months; plan for and coordinate during long-term closures, provide technology for quality online learning to all students, and how to support the needs of low-income students, racial and ethnic minorities, students with disabilities, English learners, students experiencing homelessness, and children in foster care, including how to address learning gaps that are created or exacerbated due to long-term closures; support the continuity of student engagement through social and emotional learning; and other activities that are necessary to maintain the operation of and continuity of services in local educational agencies, including maintaining employment of existing personnel, and reimbursement for eligible costs incurred during the national emergency: Provided further, That a public institution of higher education that receives funds under this heading shall use funds for education and general expenditures (including defraying expenses due to lost revenue, reimbursement for expenses already incurred, and payroll) and grants to students for expenses directly related to coronavirus and the disruption of campus operations (which may include emergency financial aid to students for tuition, food, housing, technology, health care, and child care costs that shall not be required to be repaid by such students) or for the acquisition of technology and services directly related to the need for distance education and the training of faculty and staff to use such technology and services: Provided further, That an institution of higher education may not use funds received under this heading to increase its endowment or provide funding for capital outlays associated with facilities related to athletics, sectarian instruction, or religious worship: Provided further, That funds may be used to support hourly workers, such as education support professionals, classified school employees, and adjunct and contingent faculty: Provided further, That a Governor of a State desiring to receive an allocation under this heading shall submit an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require: Provided further, That the Secretary shall issue a notice inviting applications not later than 15 days after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That any State receiving funding under this heading shall maintain its percent of total spending on elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education in fiscal year 2019 for fiscal years 2020, 2021, and 2022: Provided further, That a State’s application shall include assurances that the State will maintain support for elementary and secondary education in fiscal year 2020, fiscal year 2021, and fiscal year 2022 at least at the level of such support that is the average of such State’s support for elementary and secondary education in the 3 fiscal years preceding the fiscal year for which State support for elementary and secondary education is provided: Provided further, That a State’s application shall include assurances that the State will maintain State support for higher education (not including support for capital projects or for research and development or tuition and fees paid by students) in fiscal year 2020, fiscal year 2021, and fiscal year 2022 at least at the level of such support that is the average of such State’s support for higher education (which shall include State and local government funding to institutions of higher education and state financial aid) in the 3 fiscal years preceding the fiscal year for which State support for higher education is provided, and that any such State’s support for higher education funding, as calculated as spending for public higher education per full-time equivalent student, shall be at least the same in fiscal year 2022 as it was in fiscal year 2019: Provided further, That in such application, the Governor shall provide baseline data that demonstrates the State’s current status in each of the areas described in such assurances in the preceding provisos: Provided further, That a State’s application shall include assurances that the State will not construe any provisions under this heading as displacing any otherwise applicable provision of any collective-bargaining agreement between an eligible entity and a labor organization as defined by section 2(5) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 152(5)) or analogous State law: Provided further, That a State’s application shall include assurances that the State shall maintain the wages, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment set forth in any collective-bargaining agreement between the eligible entity and a labor organization, as defined in the preceding proviso: Provided further, That a State’s application shall include assurances that all students with disabilities are afforded their full rights under IDEA, including all rights and services outlined in individualized education programs (IEPs): Provided further, That a State receiving funds under this heading shall submit a report to the Secretary, at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require, that describes the use of funds provided under this heading: Provided further, That no recipient of funds under this heading shall use funds to provide financial assistance to students to attend private elementary or secondary schools, unless such funds are used to provide special education and related services to children with disabilities whose IEPs require such placement, and where the school district maintains responsibility for providing such children a free appropriate public education, as authorized by IDEA: Provided further, That a local educational agency, State, institution of higher education, or other entity that receives funds under “State Fiscal 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: Provided further, That the terms elementary education and secondary education have the meaning given such terms under State law: Provided further, That the term institution of higher education has the meaning given such term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965: Provided further, That the term fiscal year shall have the meaning given such term under State law: Provided further, That the term State means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico: 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 Higher Education, $10,150,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, of which $11,000,000 shall be transferred to National Technical Institute for the Deaf to help defray expenses (which may include lost revenue, reimbursement for expenses already incurred, technology costs associated with a transition to distance education, sign language and captioning costs associated with a transition to distance education, faculty and staff trainings, and payroll) directly caused by coronavirus and to enable emergency financial aid to students for expenses directly related to coronavirus and the disruption of university operations (which may include food, housing, transportation, technology, health care, and child care), of which $20,000,000 shall be transferred to Howard University to help defray expenses (which may include lost revenue, reimbursement for expenses already incurred, technology costs associated with a transition to distance education, technology costs associated with a transition to distance education, faculty and staff trainings, and payroll) directly related to coronavirus and to enable grants to students for expenses directly related to coronavirus and the disruption of university operations (which may include food, housing, transportation, technology, health care, and child care), of which $11,000,000 shall be transferred to Gallaudet University to help defray expenses (which may include lost revenue, reimbursement for expenses already incurred, technology costs associated with a transition to distance education, sign language and captioning costs associated with a transition to distance education, faculty and staff trainings, and payroll) directly related to coronavirus and to enable grants to students for expenses directly related to coronavirus and the disruption of university operations (which may include food, housing, transportation, technology, health care, and child care), and of which the remaining amounts shall be used to carry out parts A and B of title III, parts A and B of title V, subpart 4 of part A of title VII, and part B of title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) as follows:

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

Office of Museum and Library Services: Grants and Administration

For an additional amount for Institute of Museum and Library Services, $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, including grants to States, territories, tribes, museums, and libraries, to expand digital network access, purchase internet accessible devices, provide technical support services, and for operational expenses: Provided, That any matching funds requirements for States, tribes, libraries, and museums are waived for grants provided with funds made available under this heading in 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.

Limitation on Administration

For an additional amount for Limitation on Administration, $4,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, including the expeditious dispensation of railroad unemployment insurance benefits, and to support full-time equivalents and overtime hours as needed to administer the Railroad Unemployment Insurance 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.

Limitation on the Office of Inspector General

For an additional amount for Office of the Inspector General, $500,000, to remain available until expended, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, including salaries and expenses necessary for oversight, investigations and audits of the Railroad Retirement Board and railroad unemployment insurance benefits funded in this Act and Public Law 116–136: 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.

Salaries and Expenses

For an additional amount for Salaries and Expenses, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended, for audits and investigations relating to COVID–19 or similar pandemics, as well as any related stimulus funding to assist the United States response to health and economic vulnerabilities to pandemics: Provided, That, not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Government Accountability Office shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a spend plan specifying funding estimates and a timeline for such audits and investigations: 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 inspector general

For an additional amount for Office of Inspector General, $2,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, for oversight of funds administered by the Department of State and made available to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus by this title and by prior acts: 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.

(including transfer of funds)

Operations

For an additional amount for Operations, $75,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus: Provided , That amounts made available under this heading in this Act shall be derived from the general fund, of which not less than $1,000,000 shall be for the Administrator to seek to enter into an agreement not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act with a research organization established under chapter 1503 of title 36, United States Code, to conduct a study to determine whether the environmental controls systems in commercial airliners recirculate pathogens in the cabin air and to assess existing and potential technological solutions to reduce pathogen recirculation and to mitigate any elevated risk of exposure to pathogens in the cabin air: 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.

Highway infrastructure programs

For an additional amount for Highway Infrastructure Programs, $15,000,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That the funds made available under this heading shall be derived from the general fund, shall be in addition to any funds provided for fiscal year 2020 in this or any other Act for Federal-aid Highways under chapters 1 or 2 of title 23, United States Code, and shall not affect the distribution or amount of funds provided in any other Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, or any other provision of law, a State, territory, Puerto Rico, or Indian Tribe may use funds made available under this heading in this Act for activities eligible under section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code, for administrative and operations expenses, including salaries of employees (including those employees who have been placed on administrative leave) or contractors, information technology needs, and availability payments: Provided further, That of the funds made available under this heading, $14,775,000,000 shall be available for States, $150,000,000 shall be available for the Tribal Transportation Program, as described in section 202 of title 23, United States Code, $60,000,000 shall be available for the Puerto Rico Highway Program, as described in section 165(b)(2)(C)(iii) of such title; and $15,000,000 shall be available for under the Territorial Highway Program, as described in section 165(c)(6) of such title: Provided further, That for the purposes of funds made available under this heading the term “State” means any of the 50 States or the District of Columbia: Provided further, That the funds made available under this heading for States shall be apportioned to States in the same ratio as the obligation limitation for fiscal year 2020 was distributed among the States in accordance with the formula specified in section 120(a)(5) of division H of Public Law 116–94 and shall be apportioned not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the funds made available under this heading shall be administered as if apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, except that activities eligible under the Tribal Transportation Program shall be administered as if allocated under chapter 2 of title 23, United States Code: Provided further, That funds apportioned to a State under this heading shall be suballocated within the State to areas described in subsection 133(d)(1)(A)(i) of title 23, United States Code, in the same ratio that funds suballocated to those areas for fiscal year 2020 bears to the total amount of funds apportioned to the State for the Federal-aid highway program under section 104 of such title for fiscal year 2020: Provided further, That of funds made available under this heading for activities eligible under section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code, any such activity shall be subject to the requirements of section 133(i) of such title: Provided further, That, except as provided in the following proviso, the funds made available under this heading for activities eligible under the Puerto Rico Highway Program and activities eligible under the Territorial Highway Program shall be administered as if allocated under sections 165(b) and 165(c), respectively, of such title: Provided further, That the funds made available under this heading for activities eligible under the Puerto Rico Highway Program shall not be subject to the requirements of sections 165(b)(2)(A) or 165(b)(2)(B) of such title: Provided further, That for amounts subject to the obligation limitation under the heading Department of Transportation—Federal Highway Administration—Federal-aid Highways—(Limitation on Obligations)—(Highway Trust Fund) in Public Law 116–94 for fiscal year 2020 that are obligated after the date of enactment of this Act, and for any amounts made available under this heading in this Act, the Federal share of the costs shall be, at the option of the State, District of Columbia, territory, Puerto Rico, or Indian Tribe, up to 100 percent, and may be available for administrative and operations expenses, including salaries of employees (including those employees who have been placed on administrative leave) or contractors, information technology needs, and availability payments: Provided further, That section 120(c) of Public Law 116–94 shall not apply for fiscal year 2020, and that amounts that would otherwise have been redistributed by section 120(c) shall be retained by States and shall be available for their original purpose until September 30, 2021, except that such amounts shall be subject to such redistribution in fiscal year 2021: Provided further, That amounts made available under section 147 of title 23, United States Code, for fiscal years 2019 and 2020 are available for the administrative and operating expenses of eligible entities related to the response to a coronavirus public health emergency beginning on January 20, 2020, reimbursement for administrative and operating costs to maintain service including the purchase of personal protective equipment, and paying the administrative leave of operations personnel due to reductions in service: Provided further, That funds made available for administrative and operating expenses authorized for fiscal year 2020 in Public Law 116–94 or in this Act under this heading are not required to be included in a transportation improvement program or a statewide transportation improvement program under sections 134 or 135 of title 23, United States Code, or chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, as applicable: Provided further, That unless otherwise specified, applicable requirements under title 23, United States Code, shall apply to funds made available under this heading: Provided further, That the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration may retain up to one half of one percent of the funds made available under this heading to fund the oversight by the Administrator of activities carried out with funds made available under this heading: 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.

public transportation emergency relief

For an additional amount for Public Transportation Emergency Relief, $15,750,000,000, to remain available until expended, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus: Provided, That of the amounts appropriated under this heading in this Act—

Tenant-based rental assistance

(including transfer of funds)

For an additional amount for Tenant-Based Rental Assistance, $4,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, and to be used under the same authority and conditions as the additional appropriations for fiscal year 2020 under this heading in title XII of division B of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136), except that any amounts provided for administrative expenses and other expenses of public housing agencies for their section 8 programs, including Mainstream vouchers, under this heading in the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136) and under this heading in this Act shall also be available for Housing Assistance Payments under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)): Provided, That amounts made available under this heading in this Act and under the same heading in title XII of division B of the CARES Act may be used to cover or reimburse allowable costs incurred to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus regardless of the date on which such costs were incurred: Provided further, That of the amounts made available under this heading in this Act, $500,000,000 shall be available for administrative expenses and other expenses of public housing agencies for their section 8 programs, including Mainstream vouchers: Provided further, That of the amounts made available under this heading in this Act, $2,500,000,000 shall be available for adjustments in the calendar year 2020 section 8 renewal funding allocations, including Mainstream vouchers, for public housing agencies that experience a significant increase in voucher per-unit costs due to extraordinary circumstances or that, despite taking reasonable cost savings measures, as determined by the Secretary, would otherwise be required to terminate rental assistance for families as a result of insufficient funding: Provided further, That of the amounts made available under this heading in this Act, $1,000,000,000 shall be used for incremental rental voucher assistance under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 for use by individuals and families who are—homeless, as defined under section 103(a) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302(a)); at risk of homelessness, as defined under section 401(1) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360(1)); or fleeing, or attempting to flee, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking: Provided further, That the Secretary shall allocate amounts made available in the preceding proviso to public housing agencies not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, according to a formula that considers the ability of the public housing agency to use vouchers promptly and the need of geographical areas based on factors to be determined by the Secretary, such as risk of transmission of coronavirus, high numbers or rates of sheltered and unsheltered homelessness, and economic and housing market conditions: Provided further, That if a public housing authority elects not to administer or does not promptly issue all of its authorized vouchers within a reasonable period of time, the Secretary shall reallocate any unissued vouchers and associated funds to other public housing agencies according to the criteria in the preceding proviso: Provided further, That a public housing agency shall not reissue any vouchers under this heading in this Act for incremental rental voucher assistance when assistance for the family initially assisted is terminated: Provided further, That upon termination of incremental rental voucher assistance under this heading in this Act for one or more families assisted by a public housing agency, the Secretary shall reallocate amounts that are no longer needed by such public housing agency for assistance under this heading in this Act to another public housing agency for the renewal of vouchers previously authorized under this heading in this Act: Provided further, That amounts made available in this paragraph are in addition to any other amounts made available for such purposes: Provided further, That up to 0.5 percent of the amounts made available under this heading in this Act may be transferred, in aggregate, to Department of Housing and Urban Development, Program Offices—Public and Indian Housing to supplement existing resources for the necessary costs of administering and overseeing the obligation and expenditure of these amounts, to remain available until September 30, 2024: 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.

Public Housing Operating Fund

(including transfer of funds)

For an additional amount for Public Housing Operating Fund, as authorized by section 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), $2,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, and to be used under the same authority and conditions as the additional appropriations for fiscal year 2020 under this heading in title XII of division B of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136): Provided, That amounts made available under this heading in this Act and under the same heading in title XII of division B of the CARES Act may be used to cover or reimburse allowable costs incurred to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus regardless of the date on which such costs were incurred: Provided further , That up to 0.5 percent of the amounts made available under this heading in this Act may be transferred, in aggregate, to Department of Housing and Urban Development, Program Offices—Public and Indian Housing to supplement existing resources for the necessary costs of administering and overseeing the obligation and expenditure of these amounts, to remain available until September 30, 2024: 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.

Housing opportunities for persons with aids

For an additional amount for Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS, $15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, and to be used under the same authority and conditions as the additional appropriations for fiscal year 2020 under this heading in title XII of division B of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136): Provided , That amounts provided under this heading in this Act that are allocated pursuant to section 854(c)(5) of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.) shall remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided further , That not less than $15,000,000 of the amount provided under this heading in this Act shall be allocated pursuant to the formula in section 854 of such Act using the same data elements as utilized pursuant to that same formula 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.

Community development fund

(including transfer of funds)

For an additional amount for Community Development Fund, $5,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, and to be used under the same authority and conditions as the additional appropriations for fiscal year 2020 under this heading in title XII of division B of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136): Provided , That such amount made available under this heading in this Act shall be distributed pursuant to section 106 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306) to grantees that received allocations pursuant to such formula in fiscal year 2020, and that such allocations shall be made within 30 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further , That in administering funds under this heading, an urban county shall consider needs throughout the entire urban county configuration to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus: Provided further , That up to $100,000,000 of amounts made available under this heading in this Act may be used to make new awards or increase prior awards to existing technical assistance providers: Provided further , That of the amounts made available under this heading in this Act, up to $25,000,000 may be transferred to Department of Housing and Urban Development, Program Offices—Community Planning and Development for necessary costs of administering and overseeing the obligation and expenditure of amounts under this heading in this Act, to remain available until September 30, 2028: 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.

Homeless assistance grants

(Including Transfer of Funds)

For an additional amount for Homeless Assistance Grants, $11,500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, for the Emergency Solutions Grants program as authorized under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11371 et seq.), as amended, and to be used under the same authority and conditions as the additional appropriations for fiscal year 2020 under this heading in title XII of division B of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136): Provided , That $4,000,000,000 of the amount made available under this heading in this Act shall be distributed pursuant to 24 CFR 576.3 to grantees that received allocations pursuant to that same formula in fiscal year 2020, and that such allocations shall be made within 30 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further , That, in addition to amounts allocated in the preceding proviso, remaining amounts shall be allocated directly to a State or unit of general local government by the formula specified in the third proviso under this heading in title XII of division B of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136): Provided further , That not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act and every 60 days thereafter, the Secretary shall allocate a minimum of an additional $500,000,000, pursuant to the formula referred to in the preceding proviso, based on the best available data: Provided further , That up to 0.5 percent of the amounts made available under this heading in this Act may be transferred to Department of Housing and Urban Development—Program Offices—Community Planning and Development for necessary costs of administering and overseeing the obligation and expenditure of amounts under this heading in this Act, to remain available until September 30, 2030: Provided further , That funds made available under this heading in this Act and under this heading in title XII of division B of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136) may be used for eligible activities the Secretary determines to be critical in order to assist survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking or to assist homeless youth, age 24 and under: Provided further , That amounts repurposed by 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: 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.

Emergency Rental Assistance

For activities and assistance authorized in section 110201, $100,000,000,000, to remain available until expended: 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.

Project-based rental assistance

For an additional amount for Project-Based Rental Assistance, $750,000,000, to remain available until expended, and to be used under the same authority and conditions as the additional appropriations for fiscal year 2020 under this heading in title XII of division B of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136): 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.

Housing for the elderly

For an additional amount for Housing for the Elderly, $500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, and to be used under the same authority and conditions as the additional appropriations for fiscal year 2020 under this heading in title XII of division B of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136): Provided , That notwithstanding the first proviso under this heading in the CARES Act, $300,000,000 of the amount made available under this heading in this Act shall be for one-time grants for service coordinators, as authorized under section 676 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13632), and the continuation of existing congregate service grants for residents of assisted housing projects: 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.

Housing for persons with disabilities

For an additional amount for Housing for Persons with Disabilities, $200,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, and to be used under the same authority and conditions as the additional appropriations for fiscal year 2020 under this heading in title XII of division B of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136): 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.

Housing counseling assistance

For an additional amount for Housing Counseling Assistance, for contracts, grants, and other assistance excluding loans, as authorized under section 106 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, $100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, including up to $8,000,000 for administrative contract services: Provided , That funds made available under this heading in this Act shall be used for providing counseling and advice to tenants and homeowners, both current and prospective, with respect to property maintenance, financial management or literacy, foreclosure and eviction mitigation, and such other matters as may be appropriate to assist them in improving their housing conditions, meeting their financial needs, and fulfilling the responsibilities of tenancy or homeownership; for program administration; and for housing counselor training: Provided further , That amounts made available under this heading in this Act may be used to purchase equipment and technology to deliver services through use of the Internet or other electronic or virtual means in response to the public health emergency related to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) pandemic: Provided further , That for purposes of providing such grants from amounts provided under this heading, the Secretary may enter into multiyear agreements, as appropriate, subject to the availability of annual appropriations: 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.

Fair housing activities

For an additional amount for Fair Housing Activities, $14,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, and to be used under the same authority and conditions as the additional appropriations for fiscal year 2020 under this heading in title XII of division B of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136): Provided , That of the funds made available under this heading in this Act, $4,000,000 shall be for Fair Housing Organization Initiative grants through the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP), made available to existing grantees, which may be used for fair housing activities and for technology and equipment needs to deliver services through use of the Internet or other electronic or virtual means in response to the public health emergency related to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) pandemic: Provided further , That of the funds made available under this heading in this Act, $10,000,000 shall be for FHIP Education and Outreach grants made available to previously-funded national media grantees and State and local education and outreach grantees, to educate the public and the housing industry about fair housing rights and responsibilities during the COVID–19 pandemic: Provided further , That such grants in the preceding proviso shall be divided evenly between the national media campaign and education and outreach 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.