Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 8406 Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. PALLONE, Ms. WATERS, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. NEAL, Ms. LOFGREN, and Mr. DEFAZIO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ap- propriations, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris- diction of the committee concerned A BILL Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, 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 Heroes Act’’. 4 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 5 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 6 Sec. 1. Short Title. Sec. 2. Table of Contents. Sec. 3. References. VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:13 Sep 30, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6211 E:\BILLS\H8406.IH H8406 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 8406 IH DIVISION A—CORONAVIRUS RECOVERY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2021 DIVISION B—PROVIDING RELIEF TO STUDENTS, INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES, AND STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCIES Title I—Higher Education Provisions Title II—Impact Aid and Migrant Education Coronavirus Relief Title III—Career, Technical, and Adult Education Title IV—Disability Employment DIVISION C—PROTECTION FOR FAMILIES AND WORKERS Title I—Amendments to Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act and Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act Title II—COVID–19 Every Worker Protection Act of 2020 Title III—COVID–19 Protections under Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Com- pensation Act Title IV—Worker’s Compensation for Federal and Postal Employees Diagnosed with COVID–19 Title V—COVID–19 Workforce Development Response Activities DIVISION D—HUMAN SERVICES AND COMMUNITY SUPPORTS Title I—Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Title II—Child Nutrition and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Title III—Related Programs DIVISION E—SMALL BUSINESS PROVISIONS Title I—Funding Provisions Title II—Modifications to the Paycheck Protection Program Title III—Tax Provisions Title IV—COVID–19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program Reform Title V—Micro-SBIC and Equity Investment Enhancement Title VI—Miscellaneous DIVISION F—REVENUE PROVISIONS Title I—Economic Stimulus Title II—Provisions to Prevent Business Interruption Title III—Net Operating Losses DIVISION G—RETIREMENT PROVISIONS Title I—Relief for Multiemployer Pension Plans Title II—Relief for Single Employer Pension Plans Title III—Other Retirement Related Provisions DIVISION H—GIVING RETIREMENT OPTIONS TO WORKERS ACT DIVISION I—CONTINUED ASSISTANCE TO UNEMPLOYED WORKERS Title I—Extensions of CARES Act Unemployment Benefits for Workers Title II—Additional Weeks of Benefit Eligibility VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:13 Sep 30, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6211 E:\BILLS\H8406.IH H8406 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 8406 IH Title III—Clarifications and Improvements to Pandemic Unemployment Assist- ance Title IV—Extension of Relief to States and Employers Title V—Corrective Action for Processing Backlogs Title VI—Additional Benefits for Mixed Earners Title VII—Technical Corrections DIVISION J—EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, ELDER JUSTICE, AND CHILD AND FAMILY SUPPORT Title I—Emergency assistance Title II—Reauthorization of Funding for Programs to Prevent, Investigate, and Prosecute Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Title III—Fairness for Seniors and People with Disabilities During COVID–19 Title IV—Supporting Foster Youth and Families through the Pandemic Title V—Pandemic State Flexibilities DIVISION K—HEALTH PROVISIONS Title I—Medicaid Provisions Title II—Medicare Provisions Title III—Private Insurance Provisions Title IV—Application to Other Health Programs Title V—Public Health Policies Title VI—Public Health Assistance Title VII—Vaccine Development, Distribution, Administration, and Awareness Title VIII—Other Matters DIVISION L—VETERANS AND SERVICEMEMBERS PROVISIONS DIVISION M—CONSUMER PROTECTION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVISIONS Title I—COVID–19 Price Gouging Prevention Title II—E–Rate Support for Wi-Fi Hotspots, Other Equipment, Connected De- vices, and Connectivity Title III—Emergency Benefit for Broadband Service Title IV—Continued Connectivity Title V—Don’t Break Up the T–Band Title VI—COVID–19 Compassion and Martha Wright Prison Phone Justice DIVISION N—AGRICULTURE PROVISIONS Title I—Livestock and Poultry Title II—Dairy Title III—Specialty Crops and Other Commodities Title IV—Commodity Credit Corporation Title V—Conservation Title VI—Nutrition Title VII—Rural Development DIVISION O—COVID–19 HERO ACT Title I—Providing Medical Equipment for First Responders and Essential Workers Title II—Protecting Renters and Homeowners From Evictions and Foreclosures Title III—Protecting People Experiencing Homelessness VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:13 Sep 30, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6211 E:\BILLS\H8406.IH H8406 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 8406 IH Title IV—Suspending Negative Credit Reporting and Strengthening Consumer and Investor Protections Title V—Protecting Student Borrowers Title VI—Standing Up for Small Businesses, Minority-Owned Businesses, and Non-Profits Title VII—Promoting and Advancing Communities of Color through Inclusive Lending Title VIII—Providing Assistance for State, Territory, Tribal, and Local Govern- ments Title IX—Support for a Robust Global Response to the Covid–19 Pandemic Title X—Providing Oversight and Protecting Taxpayers DIVISION P—ACCESS ACT DIVISION Q—TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE Title I—Aviation Title II—Federal Emergency Management Agency Title III—Other matters DIVISION R—ACCOUNTABILITY AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS Title I—Accountability Title II—Census Matters Title III—Federal Workforce Title IV—Federal Contracting Provisions Title V—District of Columbia Title VI—Other Matters DIVISION S—FOREIGN AFFAIRS PROVISIONS Title I—Matters Relating to the Department of State Title II—Global Health Security Act of 2020 Title III—Securing America From Epidemics Act DIVISION T—JUDICIARY MATTERS Title I—Immigration Matters Title II—Prisons and jails Title III—Victims of Crime Act Amendments Title IV—Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act Title V—Bankruptcy Protections DIVISION U—OTHER MATTERS Title I—Presumption of Service Connection for Coronavirus Disease 2019 Title II—Coronavirus Relief Fund Amendments Title III—Energy and Environment Provisions Title IV—Miscellaneous Matters SEC. 3. REFERENCES. 1 Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference 2 to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any division of this Act shall 3 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:13 Sep 30, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8406.IH H8406 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 8406 IH be treated as referring only to the provisions of that divi- 1 sion. 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:13 Sep 30, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8406.IH H8406 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with BILLS 6 •HR 8406 IH DIVISION A—CORONAVIRUS RECOVERY 1 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS 2 ACT, 2021 3 The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of 4 any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 5 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for 6 other purposes, namely: 7 TITLE I 8 AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD 9 AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RE- 10 LATED AGENCIES 11 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 12 AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 13 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 14 For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector 15 General’’, $2,500,000, to remain available until expended, 16 to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, do- 17 mestically or internationally: Provided, That the funding 18 made available under this heading in this Act shall be used 19 for conducting audits and investigations of projects and 20 activities carried out with funds made available to the De- 21 partment of Agriculture to prevent, prepare for, and re- 22 spond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally: Pro- 23 vided further, That such amounts shall be in addition to 24 any other amounts available for such purposes: Provided 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:13 Sep 30, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8406.IH H8406 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with BILLS 7 •HR 8406 IH further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 1 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec- 2 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer- 3 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 4 RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 5 RURAL HOUSING SERVICE 6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 7 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex- 8 penses’’, $10,000,000, to prevent, prepare for, and re- 9 spond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally, in- 10 cluding administrative expenses: Provided, That such 11 amounts shall be in addition to any other amounts avail- 12 able for such purposes: Provided further, That such 13 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 14 emergency requirement pursuant to section 15 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 16 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 17 RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 18 For an additional amount for ‘‘Rental Assistance 19 Program’’, $309,000,000, to prevent, prepare for, and re- 20 spond to coronavirus, including for temporary adjustment 21 of wage income losses for residents of housing financed 22 or assisted under section 514, 515, or 516 of the Housing 23 Act of 1949, without regard to any existing eligibility re- 24 quirements based on income: Provided, That such amount 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:13 Sep 30, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8406.IH H8406 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with BILLS 8 •HR 8406 IH is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 1 requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 2 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 3 1985. 4 DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS 5 FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE 6 SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR 7 WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC) 8 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Special Supple- 9 mental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Chil- 10 dren’’, $400,000,000: Provided, That such amount is des- 11 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re- 12 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal- 13 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 14 SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 15 For an additional amount for ‘‘Supplemental Nutri- 16 tion Assistance Program’’, $10,000,000,000, to prevent, 17 prepare for, and respond to coronavirus: Provided, That 18 such amounts shall be in addition to any other amounts 19 available for such purposes: Provided further, That such 20 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 21 emergency requirement pursuant to section 22 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 23 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:13 Sep 30, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8406.IH H8406 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with BILLS 9 •HR 8406 IH COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 1 For an additional amount for ‘‘Commodity Assistance 2 Program’’, $450,000,000, for the emergency food assist- 3 ance program as authorized by section 27(a) of the Food 4 and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)) and section 5 204(a)(1) of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 6 (7 U.S.C. 7508(a)(1)): Provided, That such amount is 7 designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re- 8 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal- 9 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 10 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 11 SERVICES 12 FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION 13 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 14 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex- 15 penses’’, $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, 16 to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, do- 17 mestically or internationally, for the purposes of holding 18 one or more advisory committee meetings to discuss re- 19 quests for authorization or applications for approval of 20 vaccines for coronavirus: Provided, That such amount is 21 designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re- 22 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal- 23 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:13 Sep 30, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8406.IH H8406 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with BILLS 10 •HR 8406 IH GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 1 SEC. 101. For an additional amount for grants to 2 Rural Utilities Service borrowers, as authorized in section 3 701 of division N of this Act, to prevent, prepare for, and 4 respond to coronavirus, $2,600,000,000, to remain avail- 5 able until September 30, 2022: Provided, That such 6 amount is designated by Congress as being for an emer- 7 gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 8 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 9 of 1985. 10 SEC. 102. For an additional amount for the Common- 11 wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, $14,000,000, for 12 nutrition assistance to prevent, prepare for, and respond 13 to coronavirus: Provided, That such amounts shall be in 14 addition to any other amounts available for such purposes: 15 Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 16 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 17 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 18 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 19 SEC. 103. For an additional amount for the Common- 20 wealth of Puerto Rico, $1,236,000,000, for nutrition as- 21 sistance to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 22 coronavirus: Provided, That such amounts shall be in ad- 23 dition to any other amounts available for such purposes: 24 Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:13 Sep 30, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8406.IH H8406 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with BILLS 11 •HR 8406 IH Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 1 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 2 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 3 SEC. 104. For an additional amount for American 4 Samoa, $9,117,000, for n [Text truncated for display. Full text available on Congress.gov.]