,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fffi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #a1 #bjbj,mr4   
,de,fazio 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,lowey1   
,ms4 ,titus1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 ,mr4 
,thompson of ,mississippi1 and ,mr4     
,payne7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to modify the ,federal cost    
share of assistance provided under the  
emergency declaration issued by the     
,president on ,march #ac1 #bjbj1        
relating to ,,covid-#ai1 to modify the  
activities eligible for assistance under
 such emergency declaration1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,,covid-#ai    
,cost ,share ,adjustment ,relief ,act of
 #bjbj4  #b4 ,cost share ,assistance    
provided under the emergency declaration
 issued by the ,president on ,march #ac1
 #bjbj1 pursuant to section #eja7;b7 of 
the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster     
,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 

7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaia7;b771 and under any
 subsequent major disaster declaration  
under section #dja of such ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eagj7 that supersedes such   
emergency declaration1 shall be at a    
#ajj percent ,federal cost share4  #c4  
,clarification of assistance  7a7 ,in   
general ,for the emergency declared on  
,march #ac1 #bjbj1 by the ,president    
under section #eja of the ,robert ,t4   
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eaia71 the ,president may    
provide assistance for activities1      
costs1 and purchases of ,states or local
 governments or the owners or operators 
of eligible private nonprofits1         
including-- 7#a7 activities eligible for
 assistance under sections #cja1 #dae1  
#daf1 and #dbf of the ,robert ,t4       
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eada1 #eahb1 #eahc1 #eahi;d72
  7#b7 backfill costs for first         
responders and other essential employees

 who are ill or quarantined2  7#c7      
increased operating costs for essential 
government services due to such         
emergency1 including costs for          
implementing continuity plans1 and      
sheltering or housing for first         
responders1 emergency managers1 health  
providers1 and other essential          
employees2  7#d7 costs of providing     
guidance and information to the public  
and for call centers to disseminate such
 guidance and information2  7#e7 costs  
associated with establishing and        
operating virtual services2  7#f7 costs 
for establishing and operating remote   
test sites2  7#g7 training provided     
specifically in anticipation of or in   
response to the event on which such     
emergency declaration is predicated2    
7#h7 personal protective equipment and  
other critical supplies for first       
responders and other essential          
employees2  7#i7 medical equipment1     
regardless of whether such equipment is 
used for emergency or inpatient care2   

7#aj7 public health costs1 including    
provision and distribution of medicine  
and medical supplies2 and  7#aa7 costs  
associated with maintaining alternate   
care facilities or related facilities   
currently inactive but related to future
 needs tied to the ongoing pandemic     
event4  7b7 ,major disaster ,the        
activities described in subsection 7a7  
may also be eligible for assistance     
under any major disaster declared by the
 ,president under section #dja of such  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj7 that         
supersedes the emergency declaration    
described in such subsection4  7c7 ,rule
 of construction ,nothing in this       
section shall be construed to make      
ineligible any assistance that would    
otherwise be eligible under section #djc
 or #ejb of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#eagj;b1 #eaib74