Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 6379 Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 23, 2020 Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. NEAL, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. WATERS, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, and Ms. LOFGREN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Com- mittees on the Budget, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subse- quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, 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 ‘‘Take Responsibility 4 for Workers and Families Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 6 The table of contents is as follows: 7 DIVISION A—THIRD CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:03 Mar 24, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6211 E:\BILLS\H6379.IH H6379 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 6379 IH Title I—Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Title II—Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Title III—Department of Defense Title IV—Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Title V—Financial Services and General Government Title VI—Department of Homeland Security Title VII—Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Title VIII—Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Title IX—Legislative Branch Title X—Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Title XI—Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Title XII—Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Title XIII—General Provisions—This Division DIVISION B—EMERGENCY FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE EXPANSION ACT DIVISION C—EMERGENCY PAID SICK LEAVE ACT AMENDMENTS DIVISION D—COVID–19 WORKERS FIRST PROTECTION ACT OF 2020 DIVISION E—COVID–19 WORKFORCE EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACT OF 2020 DIVISION F—FAMILY SUPPORT PROVISIONS DIVISION G—HEALTH POLICIES Title I—Medicaid Title II—Medicare Title III—Private Insurance Title IV—Provisions relating to Older Americans Act of 1965 Title V—Public health policies DIVISION H—EMERGENCY CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION ACT OF 2020 Title I—Federal Benefit Enhancements Title II—Expanded Eligibility for Unemployment Compensation Title III—Relief for Governmental and Nonprofit Entities Title IV—Emergency Assistance for Rail Workers DIVISION I—FINANCIAL SERVICES Title I—Protecting Consumers, Renters, Homeowners and People Experiencing Homelessness Title II—Assisting Small Businesses and Community Financial Institutions Title III—Supporting State, Territory, and Local Governments Title IV—Promoting Financial Stability and Transparent Markets Title V—Pandemic Planning and Guidance for Consumers and Regulators DIVISION J—EDUCATION RELIEF AND OTHER PROGRAMS Title I—Education provisions VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:03 Mar 24, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6211 E:\BILLS\H6379.IH H6379 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 6379 IH Title II—Other programs DIVISION K—AGRICULTURE PROVISIONS Title I—Commodity Support and other Agriculture Programs Title II—Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program DIVISION L—ACCESS ACT DIVISION M—OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY DIVISION N—U.S. POSTAL SERVICE PROVISIONS DIVISION O—FEDERAL WORKFORCE PROVISIONS DIVISION P—FEDERAL EMPLOYEE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND OFFICIAL TIME DIVISION Q—VETERAN CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT OF 2020 DIVISION R—AVIATION WORKER RELIEF Title I—Aviation Worker Relief Title II—Labor Protections Title III—Airline Industry Financial Oversight Title IV—Airport Relief Title V—Small Community Air Service Title VI—Consumer Protections Title VII—Environmental Protections Title VIII—Miscellaneous DIVISION S—SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DIVISION T—REVENUE PROVISIONS Title I—Health-related tax relief Title II—Economic Stimulus Title III—Administrative Title IV—Retirement provisions Title V—Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions DIVISION U—CONSUMER PROTECTION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVISIONS Title I—COVID–19 Price Gouging Prevention Title II—E–Rate Support for Wi-Fi Hotspots and Connected Devices Title III—Emergency Lifeline Benefit for Broadband Service Title IV—Continued Connectivity Title V—Don’t Break Up the T–Band DIVISION V—GROW ACT DIVISION W—OTHER MATTERS DIVISION X—OTHER MATTERS DIVISION Y—ADDITIONAL OTHER MATTERS VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:03 Mar 24, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6211 E:\BILLS\H6379.IH H6379 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 6379 IH SEC. 3. REFERENCES. 1 Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference 2 to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any division of this Act shall 3 be treated as referring only to the provisions of that divi- 4 sion. 5 DIVISION A—THIRD CORONAVIRUS PRE- 6 PAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SUPPLE- 7 MENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 8 TITLE I—AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOP- 9 MENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, 10 AND RELATED AGENCIES 11 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 12 ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE 13 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 14 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex- 15 penses’’, $55,000,000, to prevent, prepare for, and re- 16 spond to coronavirus, to supplement amounts otherwise 17 available for the Agricultural Quarantine Inspection Pro- 18 gram: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 19 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 20 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 21 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 22 AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 23 MARKETING SERVICES 24 For an additional amount for ‘‘Marketing Services’’, 25 $45,000,000, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:03 Mar 24, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6379.IH H6379 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 6379 IH coronavirus, to supplement amounts otherwise available 1 for commodity grading, inspection, and audit activities: 2 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 3 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec- 4 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer- 5 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 6 FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE 7 For an additional amount for ‘‘Food Safety and In- 8 spection Service’’, $33,000,000, to prevent, prepare for, 9 and respond to coronavirus, for the support of temporary 10 and intermittent workers, temporary inspection relocation, 11 and overtime inspection costs: Provided, That such 12 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 13 emergency requirement pursuant to section 14 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 15 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 16 FARM SERVICE AGENCY 17 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 18 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex- 19 penses’’, $3,000,000, to prevent, prepare for, and respond 20 to coronavirus, for temporary staff and overtime expenses: 21 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 22 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec- 23 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer- 24 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:03 Mar 24, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6379.IH H6379 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with BILLS 6 •HR 6379 IH RURAL BUSINESS—COOPERATIVE SERVICE 1 RURAL BUSINESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Rural Business Pro- 3 gram Account’’, $20,500,000, to remain available until 4 September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond 5 to coronavirus, for the cost of loans for rural business de- 6 velopment programs authorized by section 310B and de- 7 scribed in subsection (g) of section 310B of the Consoli- 8 dated Farm and Rural Development Act: Provided, That 9 such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 10 an emergency requirement pursuant to section 11 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 12 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 13 RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE 14 DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND 15 PROGRAM 16 For an additional amount for ‘‘Distance Learning, 17 Telemedicine, and Broadband Program’’, $25,000,000, to 18 remain available until September 30, 2021, to prevent, 19 prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, for grants for 20 telemedicine and distance learning services in rural areas 21 as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq.: Provided, That 22 such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 23 an emergency requirement pursuant to section 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:03 Mar 24, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6379.IH H6379 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with BILLS 7 •HR 6379 IH 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 1 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 2 FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE 3 COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Commodity Assistance 5 Program’’, for the emergency food assistance program as 6 authorized by section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act 7 of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)) and section 204(a)(1) of the 8 Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 9 7508(a)(1)), $450,000,000, to remain available through 10 September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for, and respond 11 to coronavirus: Provided, That of the funds made avail- 12 able, the Secretary may use up to $200,000,000 for costs 13 associated with the distribution of commodities: Provided 14 further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 15 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec- 16 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer- 17 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 18 FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE 19 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 20 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex- 21 penses’’, $4,000,000, to prevent, prepare for, and respond 22 to coronavirus: Provided, That such amount is designated 23 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:03 Mar 24, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6379.IH H6379 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with BILLS 8 •HR 6379 IH pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg- 1 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 2 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 3 SERVICES 4 FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION 5 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 6 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex- 7 penses’’, $80,000,000, to remain available until expended, 8 to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, for 9 efforts on potential medical product shortages, enforce- 10 ment work against counterfeit or misbranded products, 11 work on Emergency Use Authorizations, pre- and post- 12 market work on medical countermeasures, therapies, vac- 13 cines and research, and related administrative activities: 14 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 15 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec- 16 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer- 17 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 18 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 19 SEC. 10101. For an additional amount for grants 20 under the pilot program established under section 779 of 21 Public Law 115–141, to prevent, prepare for, and respond 22 to coronavirus, $258,000,000, to remain available until 23 September 30, 2021: Provided, That at least 90 percent 24 of the households to be served by a project receiving a 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:03 Mar 24, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6379.IH H6379 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with BILLS 9 •HR 6379 IH grant shall be in a rural area without sufficient access to 1 broadband: Provided further, That for purposes of such 2 pilot program, a rural area without sufficient access to 3 broadband shall be defined as 10 Mbps downstream and 4 1 Mbps upstream, and such definition shall be reevaluated 5 and redefined, as necessary, on an annual basis by the 6 Secretary of Agriculture: Provided further, That an entity 7 to which a grant is made under the pilot program shall 8 not use a grant to overbuild or duplicate broadband expan- 9 sion efforts made by any entity that has received a 10 broadband loan from the Rural Utilities Service: Provided 11 further, That priority consideration for grants shall be 12 given to previous applicants now eligible as a result of ad- 13 justed eligibility requirements: Provided further, That not 14 more than three percent of the funds made available in 15 this paragraph may be used for administrative costs to 16 carry out the program: Provided further, That such 17 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 18 emergency requirement pursuant to section 19 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 20 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 21 SEC. 10102. The first amount under ‘‘Child Nutri- 22 tion Programs’’ in Division B of the Further Consolidated 23 Appropriations Act, 2020 (P.L. 116–94) is amended by 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:03 Mar 24, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6379.IH H6379 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with BILLS 10 •HR 6379 IH striking ‘‘$23,615,098,000’’ and inserting 1 ‘‘$32,615,098,000’’. 2 SEC. 10103. The matter under the heading ‘‘Supple- 3 mental Nutrition Assistance Program’’ in division B of the 4 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public 5 Law 116–94) is amended by inserting before ‘‘: Provided,’’ 6 the following: ‘‘and for an additional amount, such sums 7 as may be necessary to remain available through Sep- 8 tember 30, 2022, which shall be placed in reserve for use 9 only in such amounts and at such times as may become 10 necessary to carry out program operations’’. 11 SEC. 10104. For an additional amount for ‘‘Supple- 12 mental Nutrition Assistance Program’’, to supplement 13 funds otherwise available for the Food Distribution Pro- 14 gram on Indian Reservations, $100,000,000, to remain 15 available through September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare 16 for, and respond to coronavirus: Provided, That of the 17 total amount available, $50,000,000 is for administrative 18 expenses, including facility improvements and equipment 19 upgrades, and $50,000,000 is for the costs relating to ad- 20 ditional food purchases: Provided further, That such 21 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 22 emergency requirement pursuant to section 23 [Text truncated for display. Full text available on Congress.gov.]