,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fdfh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #g1 #bjbj,mr4 
,perlmutter 7for himself and ,mr4       
,morelle7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,oversight and ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
provide for an enhanced ,coronavirus    
relief fund1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,coronavirus ,assistance for    
,states ,act4  #b4 ,enhanced            
,coronavirus relief fund  7a7 ,in       
general ,title ,,vi of the ,social      
,security ,act 7as added by section     
#ejja of ,public ,law #aaf-acf7 is      
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #fjb4 ,enhanced ,coronavirus
 relief fund  7a7 ,appropriation ,out of
 any money in the ,treasury of the      
,united ,states not otherwise           
appropriated1 there are appropriated for
 making payments to ,states and ,tribal 
governments1 #ccb1jjj1jjj1jjj for fiscal
 year #bjbj4  7b7 ,authority ,to make   

payments ,not later than #cj days after 
the date of enactment of this section1  
the ,secretary shall pay each ,state and
 ,tribal government the amount          
determined for the ,state or ,tribal    
government1 for fiscal year #bjbj under 
subsection 7c74  7c7 ,payment amounts   
7#a7 ,in general ,the amount paid under 
this section for fiscal year #bjbj to a 
,state or ,tribal government shall be   
the amount equal to the relative        
population proportion amount determined 
for the ,state or ,tribal government    
under paragraph 7#b7 for such fiscal    
year4  7#b7 ,relative population        
proportion defined ,for purposes of     
paragraph 7#a71 the term relative       
population proportion means1 with       
respect to a ,state or ,indian ,tribe1  
the quotient of-- 7,a7 the population of
 the ,state or ,indian ,tribe2 and  7,b7
 the total population of all ,states4   
7#c7 ,data ,for purposes of this        
subsection1 the population of the       
,states and ,indian ,tribes shall be    

determined based on the most recent year
 for which data are available from the  
,bureau of the ,census based on the     
,american ,community ,survey4  7d7 ,use 
of funds ,a ,state or ,tribal government
 shall use the funds provided under a   
payment made under this section to cover
 those costs of the ,state or ,tribal   
government1 that-- 7#a7 are necessary   
expenditures incurred due to the public 
health emergency with respect to the    
,coronavirus ,disease #bjai             
7,,covid-#ai72  7#b7 replace revenue    
lost as a result of the ,,covid-#ai     
crisis2 or  7#c7 contribute to the      
economic recovery of the ,state or      
,indian ,tribe from the ,,covid-#ai     
crisis4  7e7 ,definitions ,in this      
section3 7#a7 ,indian tribe ,the term   
,indian ,tribe has the meaning given    
that term in section #d7;e7 of the      
,indian ,self-,determination and        
,education ,assistance ,act 7#be        
,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd7;e774  7#b7 ,secretary  
,the term ,secretary means the          

,secretary of the ,treasury4  7#c7      
,state ,the term ,state means the #ej   
,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 the
 ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 the    
,united ,states ,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1
 the ,commonwealth of the ,northern     
,mariana ,islands1 and ,american ,samoa4
  7#d7 ,tribal government ,the term     
,tribal government means the recognized 
governing body of an ,indian ,tribe4  4 
7b7 ,application of provisions ,amounts 
appropriated for fiscal year #bjbj under
 section #fjb of the ,social ,security  
,act 7as added by subsection 7a77 shall 
be subject to the requirements contained
 in ,public ,law #aaf-id for funds for  
programs authorized under sections #ccj 
through #cdj of the ,public ,health     
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bed       
through #bef74