,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fiad  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ae1 #bjbj ,mr4 
,smith of ,new ,jersey 7for himself and 
,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york7 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  ,making emergency            
supplemental appropriations for the     
fiscal year ending ,september #cj1      
#bjbj1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,new ,jersey1 ,new ,york1 and       
,highly ,impacted ,states ,,covid-#ai   
,relief ,fund ,act4  #b4 ,coronavirus   
,state and ,local ,fiscal ,relief ,funds
 ,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 the ,treasury    
,office of ,inspector ,general          
,salaries and ,expenses ,for an         
additional amount for ,salaries and     
,expenses1 #ae1jjj1jjj1 to remain       
available until expended1 to conduct    
monitoring and oversight of the receipt1
 disbursement1 and use of funds made    
available under the ,coronavirus ,state 
,fiscal ,relief ,fund and the           
,coronavirus ,local ,fiscal ,relief     
,fund 7collectively1 ,fiscal ,relief    
,funds73 ,provided1 ,that1 if the       
,inspector ,general of the ,department  
of the ,treasury determines that an     
entity receiving a payment from amounts 
provided by the ,fiscal ,relief ,funds  
has failed to comply with the provisions
 governing the use of such funding1 the 
,inspector ,general shall transmit any  
relevant information related to such    
determination to the ,committees on     
,appropriations of the ,house of        

,representatives and the ,senate not    
later than #e days after any such       
determination is made3 ,provided        
further1 ,that such amount is designated
 by the ,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        
,coronavirus ,state ,fiscal ,relief     
,fund ,for making payments to ,states1  
territories1 and ,tribal governments to 
mitigate the fiscal effects stemming    
from the public health emergency with   
respect to the ,coronavirus ,disease    
7,,covid-#ai71 #cjj1jjj1jjj1jjj to      
remain available until expended1 which  
shall be in addition to any other       
amounts available for making payments to
 ,states1 territories1 and ,tribal      
governments for any purpose 7including  
payments made under section #fja of the 
,social ,security ,act71 of which3 7#a7 
#aj1jjj1jjj1jjj shall be for making     
payments to the ,district of ,columbia1 

,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 ,united 
,states ,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1        
,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana 
,islands1 and ,american ,samoa3         
,provided1 ,that of the amount made     
available in this paragraph1 half shall 
be allocated equally among each entity  
specified in this paragraph1 and half   
shall be allocated as an additional     
amount to each such entity in an amount 
which bears the same proportion to half 
of the total amount provided under this 
paragraph as the relative population of 
each such entity bears to the total     
population of all such entities2  7#b7  
#aj1jjj1jjj1jjj shall be for making     
payments to ,tribal governments3        
,provided1 ,that payments of amounts    
made available in this paragraph shall  
be made to each ,tribal ,government in  
an amount determined by the ,secretary  
of the ,treasury1 in consultation with  
the ,secretary of the ,interior and     
,indian ,tribes1 that is based on       
increased aggregate expenditures of each

 such ,tribal government 7or a tribally 
owned entity of such ,tribal government7
 in fiscal year #bjbj relative to       
aggregate expenditures in fiscal year   
#bjai by the ,tribal government 7or     
tribally owned entity7 and determined in
 such manner as the ,secretary          
determines appropriate to ensure that   
all amounts available pursuant to the   
preceding proviso for fiscal year #bjbj 
are distributed to ,tribal governments2 
7#c7 #bhj1jjj1jjj1jjj shall be for      
making payments to each of the #ej      
,states1 of which--  7,a7               
#dj1jjj1jjj1jjj shall be allocated      
equally between each of the #ej ,states2
  7,b7 #adj1jjj1jjj1jjj shall be        
allocated as an additional amount to    
each such entity in an amount which     
bears the same proportion to the total  
amount provided under this subparagraph 
as the relative population of each such 
entity bears to the total population of 
all such entities2  7,c7                
#ajj1jjj1jjj1jjj shall be allocated as  

additional amounts among each of the #ej
 ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1   
and the ,five ,territories in an amount 
which bears the same proportion to the  
total amount provided under this        
subparagraph as the relative prevalence 
of ,,covid-#ai within each such entity  
bears to the total prevalence of        
,,covid-#ai within all such entities3   
,provided1 ,that the relative prevalence
 of ,,covid-#ai shall be calculated     
using the most recent data on the number
 of confirmed and probable cases as     
published on the internet by the        
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention for each entity specified in
 the preceding proviso2  ,provided      
further1 ,that any entity receiving a   
payment from funds made available under 
this heading in this ,act shall only use
 such amounts to respond to1 mitigate1  
cover costs or replace foregone revenues
 not projected on ,january #ca1 #bjbj   
stemming from the public health         
emergency1 or its negative economic     

impacts1 with respect to the            
,coronavirus ,disease 7,,covid-#ai73    
,provided further1 ,that if the         
,inspector ,general of the ,department  
of the ,treasury determines that an     
entity receiving a payment from amounts 
provided under this heading has failed  
to comply with the preceding proviso1   
the amount equal to the amount of funds 
used in violation of such subsection    
shall be booked as a debt of such entity
 owed to the ,federal ,government1 and  
any amounts recovered under this        
subsection shall be deposited into the  
general fund of the ,treasury as        
discretionary offsetting receipts3      
,provided further1 ,that for purposes of
 the preceding provisos under this      
heading in this ,act1 the population of 
each entity described in any such       
proviso shall be determined based on the
 most recent year for which data are    
available from the ,bureau of the       
,census1 or in the case of an ,indian   
tribe1 shall be determined based on data

 certified by the ,tribal government3   
,provided further1 ,that as used under  
this heading in this ,act1 the terms    
,tribal government and ,indian ,tribe   
have the same meanings as specified in  
section #fja7;g7 of the ,social         
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fja7;g771
 as added by section #ejja of the       
,,cares ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-acf71   
and the term ,state means one of the #ej
 ,states3 ,provided further1 ,that the  
,secretary of ,treasury shall make all  
payments required pursuant to paragraphs
 7#a71 7#b71 and 7#c7 not later than #cj
 days after the date of enactment of    
this ,act4 ,provided further1 ,that such
 amount is designated by the ,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       
,coronavirus ,local ,fiscal ,relief     
,fund ,for making payments to           
metropolitan cities1 counties1 and other
 units of general local government to   

mitigate the fiscal effects stemming    
from the public health emergency with   
respect to the ,coronavirus ,disease    
7,,covid-#ai71 #bjj1jjj1jjj1jjj1 to     
remain available until expended1 which  
shall be in addition to any other       
amounts available for making payments to
 metropolitan cities1 counties1 and     
other units of general local government 
7including payments made under section  
#fja of the ,social ,security ,act71 of 
which-- 7#a7 #ajj1jjj1jjj1jjj shall be  
for making payments 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
 #gej1jjj1jjj shall be allocated        
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 7as defined in      
section #ajb7;a77#d7 of such ,act 7#db  

,u4,s4,c4 #ecjb7;a77#d771 including     
metropolitan cities that have           
relinquished or deferred their status as
 a metropolitan city as of the date of  
enactment of this ,act3 ,provided1 ,that
 the funds provided under this          
subparagraph shall be paid not later    
than #cj days after the date of         
enactment of this ,act2 and  7,b7       
#bej1jjj1jjj shall be distributed to    
each ,state 7as that term is defined in 
section #ajb of the ,housing and        
,community ,development ,act of #aigd   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjb77 for use by units 
of general local government1 other than 
counties or parishes1 in nonentitlement 
areas 7as defined in such section #ajb7 
of such ,states in an amount which bears
 the same proportion to the total amount
 provided under this subparagraph as the
 total population of such units of      
general local government within the     
,state bears to the total population of 
all such units of general local         
government in all such ,states3         

,provided1 ,that the funds provided     
under this subparagraph and allocated to
 each such unit of general local        
government shall be distributed to each 
such unit of general local government   
not later than #cj days after the date  
of enactment of this ,act3 ,provided    
further1 ,that if a ,state has not      
elected to distribute amounts allocated 
under this paragraph1 the ,secretary of 
the ,treasury shall pay 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              
#ajj1jjj1jjj1jjj shall be paid directly 
to counties within 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 ,samoa 
in an amount which bears the same       

proportion to the total amount provided 
under this paragraph as the relative    
population of each such county bears to 
the total population of all such        
entities3 ,provided1 ,that the funds    
provided under this paragraph and       
allocated to each such county shall be  
distributed to each such county not     
later than #cj days after the date of   
enactment of this ,act3 ,provided       
further1 ,that no county 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 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 in the case of an amount to be   
paid to a county that is not a unit of  

general local government1 the amount    
shall instead be paid to the ,state in  
which such county is located1 and such  
,state shall distribute such amount to  
units of general local government within
 such county in an amounts that bear the
 same proportion as the population of   
such units of general local government  
bear to the total population of such    
county3 ,provided further1 ,that any    
entity receiving a payment from funds   
made available under this heading in    
this ,act shall only use such amounts to
 respond to1 mitigate1 cover costs or   
replace foregone revenues not projected 
on ,january #ca1 #bjbj stemming from the
 public health emergency1 or its        
negative economic impacts1 with respect 
to the ,coronavirus ,disease            
7,,covid-#ai73 ,provided further1 ,that 
if the ,inspector ,general of the       
,department of the ,treasury determines 
that an entity receiving a payment from 
amounts provided under this heading has 
failed to comply with the preceding     

proviso1 the amount equal to the amount 
of funds used in violation of such      
subsection shall be booked as a debt of 
such entity owed to the ,federal        
,government1 and any amounts recovered  
under this subsection shall be deposited
 into the general fund of the ,treasury 
as discretionary offsetting receipts3   
,provided further1 ,that nothing in     
paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 shall be         
construed as prohibiting a unit of      
general local government that has formed
 a consolidated government1 or that is  
geographically contained 7in full or in 
part7 within the boundaries of another  
unit of general local government from   
receiving a distribution under each of  
subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 under       
paragraph 7#a7 or under paragraph 7#b71 
as applicable1 based on the respective  
formulas specified contained therein3   
,provided further1 ,that the amounts    
otherwise determined for distribution to
 units of local government under each of
 subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 under      

paragraph 7#a7 and under paragraph 7#b7 
shall each be adjusted by the ,secretary
 of the ,treasury on a pro rata basis to
 the extent necessary to comply with the
 amount appropriated and the            
requirements specified in each paragraph
 and subparagraph1 as applicable3       
,provided further1 ,that as used under  
this heading in this ,act1 the term     
county means a county1 parish1 or other 
equivalent county division 7as defined  
by the ,bureau of the ,census73         
,provided further1 ,that for purposes of
 the preceding provisos under this      
heading in this ,act1 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 ,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  #c4  
,other requirements ,amounts            

appropriated for fiscal year #bjbj under
 this ,act 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