State Operations Stabilization (SOS) Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 6508 To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to expand the permissible use of funds under the Coronavirus Relief Fund. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 14, 2020 Mr. MORELLE (for himself, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. TONKO, Mr. NADLER, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. KILMER, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. RYAN, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. SOTO, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. TRONE, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. HAALAND, Ms. OMAR, and Ms. DELAURO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Re- form A BILL To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to expand the permissible use of funds under the Coronavirus Relief Fund. 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 ‘‘State Operations Sta- 4 bilization (SOS) Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:21 Apr 21, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6508.IH H6508 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 6508 IH SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF PERMISSIBLE USE OF FUNDS 1 UNDER THE CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUND. 2 Section 601(d) of the Social Security Act, as added 3 by section 5001(a) of the CARES Act (Public Law 116– 4 136), is amended to read as follows: 5 ‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—A State, Tribal government, 6 and unit of local government shall use the funds provided 7 under a payment made under this section— 8 ‘‘(1) to cover those costs of the State, Tribal 9 government, or unit of local government that— 10 ‘‘(A) are necessary expenditures incurred 11 due to the public health emergency with respect 12 to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19); 13 ‘‘(B) were not accounted for in the budget 14 most recently approved as of the date of enact- 15 ment of this section for the State or govern- 16 ment; and 17 ‘‘(C) were incurred during the period that 18 begins on March 1, 2020, and ends on Decem- 19 ber 30, 2020; or 20 ‘‘(2) to reduce a budget deficit of the State or 21 government that occurred with respect to such pe- 22 riod due to a loss of revenue related to such public 23 health emergency.’’. 24 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:21 Apr 21, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H6508.IH H6508 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS