I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1966 To require executive agencies to reduce cost-sharing requirements for certain grants with certain nonprofit organizations, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 17, 2021 Miss GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N (for herself, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, and Mrs. RADEWAGEN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To require executive agencies to reduce cost-sharing require- ments for certain grants with certain nonprofit organiza- tions, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Empowering Non- 4 profits Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. REMOVAL AND REDUCTION OF COST-SHARING RE- 6 QUIREMENTS FOR GRANTS. 7 (a) REMOVAL OF COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT 8 DURING THE COVID–19 EMERGENCY PERIOD.—Any 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:07 May 12, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1966.IH H1966 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 1966 IH cost-sharing requirement for an eligible nonprofit organi- 1 zation for grants made directly to that organization by an 2 executive agency shall be waived during a COVID–19 3 emergency period. 4 (b) REDUCTION OF COST-SHARING REQUIRE- 5 MENT.—Beginning on the expiration of the COVID–19 6 emergency period and ending 5 years thereafter, the head 7 of an executive agency shall reduce any cost-sharing re- 8 quirement 25 percent for an eligible nonprofit organiza- 9 tion for grants made directly to that organization. 10 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 11 (1) COVID–19 EMERGENCY PERIOD.—The 12 term ‘‘COVID–19 emergency period’’ means a pe- 13 riod that— 14 (A) begins on the date of a determination 15 by the Secretary of Health and Human Services 16 pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health 17 Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) that a public 18 health emergency exists as a result of COVID– 19 19; and 20 (B) ends on the date on which such deter- 21 mination (including any renewal thereof) termi- 22 nates. 23 (2) ELIGIBLE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.—The 24 term ‘‘eligible nonprofit organization’’ means a non- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:07 May 12, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1966.IH H1966 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 1966 IH profit organization that is located in a State with 1 more than 20 percent of individuals living below the 2 Federal poverty line. 3 (3) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘executive 4 agency’’ has the meaning given in section 133 of 5 title 41, United States Code. 6 (4) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.—The term 7 ‘‘nonprofit organization’’ means an organization that 8 is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Rev- 9 enue Code of 1968 and exempt from taxation under 10 section 501(a) of such Code. 11 (5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 12 the several States, the District of Columbia, each 13 commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United 14 States, and each federally recognized Tribe. 15 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:07 May 12, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1966.IH H1966 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS