,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fgdh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #h1 #bjbj,mr4   
,delgado 7for himself and ,mr4 ,zeldin7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,appropriations1 and in addition to the 
,committee on the ,budget1 for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the    
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to provide funding for      
cities1 counties1 and other units of    
general local government to prevent1    
prepare for1 and respond to coronavirus4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,direct ,support for       
,communities ,act4  #b4 ,supplemental   
appropriations ,the following sums are  
hereby appropriated1 out of any money in
 the ,treasury not otherwise            
appropriated1 for the fiscal year ending
 ,september #cj1 #bjbj1 and for other   
purposes1 namely3  ,department of       

,housing and ,urban ,development        
,community ,planning and ,development   
,community ,development ,fund ,for an   
additional amount for the ,community    
,development ,fund1 such sums as may be 
necessary1 to remain available until    
expended1 to prevent1 prepare for1 and  
respond to coronavirus1 which shall be  
in addition to any other amounts        
available for such purposes1 of which-- 
7#a7 #ej percent shall be allocated to  
metropolitan cities and other units of  
general local government 7as those terms
 are defined in section #ajb of the     
,housing and ,community ,development    
,act of #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjb771 of
 which-- 7,a7 #gj percent of such sums  
shall be distributed1 not later than #cj
 days after the date of enactment of    
this ,act1 pursuant to the formula under
 section #ajf7;b77#a7 of the ,housing   
and ,community ,development ,act of     
#aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjf7;b77#a77 to  
metropolitan cities that received       
allocations pursuant to such formula in 

fiscal year #bjai2 and  7,b7 #cj percent
 of such sums shall be distributed1 not 
later than #cj days after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 to ,states 7as  
defined in such section #ajb7 for use by
 units of general local government1     
other than counties or parishes1 in     
nonentitlement areas 7as defined in such
 section #ajb7 of the ,state1 in amounts
 equal to the relative sum of the       
populations of such units of general    
local government in a ,state as a       
proportion of the total population of   
all such units of general local         
government in all ,states3 ,provided1   
,that a ,state shall pass-through the   
amounts received under this subparagraph
 within #cj days of receipt to such     
units of general local government3      
,provided further1 ,that if a ,state has
 not elected to distribute amounts      
allocated under section #ajf7;d77#a7 of 
the ,housing and ,community ,development
 ,act of #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#ecjf7;d77#a771 the ,secretary of       

,housing and ,urban ,development shall  
distribute the applicable amounts under 
this subparagraph to such units of      
general local government in the ,state  
not later than #cj days after the date  
on which the ,state would otherwise have
 received the amounts from the          
,secretary2 and  7#b7 #ej percent shall 
be distributed1 not later than #cj days 
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 directly to counties and parishes 
of ,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 ,samoa1
 in amounts equal to the relative sum of
 the populations of the counties and    
parishes in a ,state or such other      
jurisdiction as a proportion of the     
total population of all the counties and
 parishes in all ,states and such other 
jurisdictions3 ,provided1 ,that in      
calculating the populations of counties 
and parishes for purposes of this       

paragraph1 the ,district of ,columbia   
shall be treated as a county3 ,provided 
further1 ,that no county or parish that 
is an urban county 7as defined in       
section #ajb of the ,housing and        
,community ,development ,act of #aigd   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjb77 shall receive    
less than the amount the county or      
parish would otherwise receive if the   
amount distributed under this paragraph 
were allocated to metropolitan cities   
and urban counties under section        
#ajf7;b7 of the ,housing and ,community 
,development ,act of #aigd 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #ecjf7;b773 ,provided further1
 ,that the amounts otherwise determined 
for counties and parishes under this    
paragraph shall be adjusted on a pro    
rata basis to the extent necessary to   
comply with the preceding proviso3      
,provided further1 ,that the ,district  
of ,columbia may spend the amount       
received under this paragraph as if it  
were a county3 ,provided further1 ,that 
in the case of an amount allocated to a 

county or parish that does not have a   
governing body1 the amount shall be     
distributed to the ,state or such other 
jurisdiction of the county or parish    
which1 not later than #cj days after the
 date of enactment of this ,act1 shall  
distribute the amount to units of       
general local government within the     
county or parish in amounts equal to the
 relative population of each such unit  
of general local government as a        
proportion of the total population of   
the county or parish2  ,provided        
further1 ,that1 notwithstanding any     
other provision of law1 funds made      
available under this heading may be used
 to cover costs1 or to replace lost1    
delayed1 or decreased revenues1 stemming
 from the public health emergency with  
respect to the ,coronavirus ,disease    
7,,covid-#ai71 including revenues lost1 
delayed1 or decreased during or after   
the end of such public health emergency 
as a result of the global and national  
economic decline caused by the outbreak 

and response to ,,covid-#ai3 ,provided  
further1 ,that amounts distributed under
 paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 shall be used to
 supplement1 and not supplant1 any      
non-,federal funds that a ,state or such
 other jurisdiction would otherwise     
provide to cities1 counties1 parishes1  
or other units of general local         
government of the ,state or other       
jurisdiction3 ,provided further1 ,that  
nothing in paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 shall 
be construed as prohibiting a           
metropolitan city and a county or parish
 that have formed a consolidated        
government from each receiving a        
distribution under paragraph 7#a7 or    
7#b71 as applicable3 ,provided further1 
,that for purposes of this heading1 the 
population of an entity shall be        
determined based on the most recent year
 for which data are available from the  
,bureau of the ,census3 ,provided       
further1 ,that1 except as provided in   
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b71 no requirement
 or limitation applicable to funds      

provided under title ,i of the ,housing 
and ,community ,development ,act of     
#aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ecja et seq47     
shall apply to funds made available     
under this heading and distributed under
 such paragraphs3 ,provided further1    
,that such amount is designated by      
,congress as being for an emergency     
requirement pursuant to section         
#bea7;b77#b77;,a77i7 of the ,balanced   
,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control
 ,act of #aihe4