,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ffhe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #a1 #bjbj,mrs4  
,mc,bath 7for herself and ,mr4 ,cline7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,education and ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
provide for a matching funds waiver for 
formula grants and subgrants under the  
,family ,violence ,prevention and       
,services ,act4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,protect ,our  
,women and ,waive ,emergency            
,requirements ,act or the ,,power ,act4 
#b4 ,matching funds waiver for formula  
grants and subgrants under the ,family  
,violence ,prevention and ,services ,act
  7a7 ,waiver of matching funds for     
awarded grants and subgrants ,at the    
request of a ,state 7as defined in      
section #cjb of the ,family ,violence   
,prevention and ,services ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajdjb771 the ,secretary of   
,health and ,human ,services shall      
waive-- 7#a7 the non-,federal           

contributions requirement under         
subsection 7c77#d7 of section #cjf of   
the ,family ,violence ,prevention and   
,services ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ajdjf7   
with respect to the grants and subgrants
 awarded in fiscal years #bjai and #bjbj
 to such ,state and the eligible        
entities within such ,state under such  
section or section #cjh of such ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ajdjh72 and  7#b7 the   
reporting requirements required under   
such subgrants and grants that relate to
 such non-,federal contributions        
requirement4  7b7 ,waiver of matching   
funds for grants awarded after date of  
enactment  7#a7 ,in general ,subsection 
7c77#d7 of section #cjf of the ,family  
,violence ,prevention and ,services ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ajdjf7 shall not apply 
to a qualified grant during the period  
of a public health emergency declared   
pursuant to section #cai of the ,public 
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bdg;d7 resulting from the ,,covid-#ai  
pandemic4  7#b7 ,qualified grant defined

 ,in this subsection1 the term qualified
 grant means a grant or subgrant        
awarded-- 7,a7 after the date of the    
enactment of this section2 and  7,b7    
under section #cjf1 #cjh1 or #cji of the
 ,family ,violence ,prevention and      
,services ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ajdjf2   
#ajdjh2 #ajdji74