,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hcfj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bc1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,palmer 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,bishop of ,north ,carolina1 ,mr4       
,tiffany1 ,mr4 ,burgess1 ,mr4           
,loudermilk1 ,mr4 ,hill of ,arkansas1   
,mr4 ,pence1 ,mr4 ,kevin ,hern of       
,oklahoma1 ,mr4 ,graves of ,louisiana1  
,mr4 ,luetkemeyer1 ,mr4 ,westerman1 ,mr4
 ,johnson of ,south ,dakota1 ,mr4 ,weber
 of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,allen1 and ,mr4       
,norman7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,oversight and ,reform1 and in addition 
to the ,committee on ,transportation and
 ,infrastructure1 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 amend title ,,vi of the  
,social ,security ,act to modify the    
restrictions on use of ,coronavirus     
,relief ,fund amounts1 and for other    

purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,coronavirus ,relief
 ,fund ,flexibility ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 
,use of ,coronavirus ,relief ,fund      
amounts  7a7 ,use of funds ,section     
#fja7;d7 of the ,social ,security ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hja7;d77 is amended to  
read as follows3  7d7 ,use of funds     
7#a7 ,in general ,a ,state1 ,tribal     
government1 or unit of local government 
may not use any funds provided under a  
payment made under this section for     
lobbying expenses1 pensions1 raises or  
bonuses for government officials1 or    
budget shortfalls that existed prior to 
the public health emergency with respect
 to the ,coronavirus ,disease #bjai     
7,,covid-#ai74  7#b7 ,restriction on    
funds ,in the case of funds provided    
under a payment made under this section 
to a ,state that is #a of the #ej       
,states1 none of the funds may be       
obligated except by approval of the     
legislature of such ,state4  7#c7 ,funds
 held in trust ,of any funds provided   

under a payment made under this section 
to a ,state1 ,tribal government1 or unit
 of local government that remain        
unobligated as of the date of the       
enactment of this subsection1 not less  
than #be percent shall be held in trust 
until ,june #cj1 #bjba4  4  #c4 ,funding
 flexibility for transportation projects
  7a7 ,provision of matching ,federal   
funds  7#a7 ,in general ,if a ,state    
uses any amount of funds provided under 
a payment made under section #fja of the
 ,social ,security ,act or any          
non-,federal funds to carry out         
activities during the period beginning  
on the date of enactment of this ,act   
and ending #a year after such date that 
are related to a project receiving      
,federal financial assistance through   
the ,department of ,transportation or a 
project authorized by the ,corps of     
,engineers and carried out by a         
non-,federal interest1 the ,secretary of
 ,transportation or the ,secretary of   
the ,army1 as applicable1 shall provide 

to such ,state an amount equal to #ej   
percent of the funds spent on such      
activities4  7#b7 ,funding ,to carry out
 this subsection1 there is authorized to
 be appropriated1 and there is          
appropriated1 out of any funds in the   
,treasury not otherwise appropriated1   
#be1jjj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available    
until expended4  7b7 ,funds eligible for
 non-,federal share of certain          
transportation projects ,funds provided 
under a payment made under section #fja 
of the ,social ,security ,act may be    
used for up to #ajj percent of the      
non-,federal share of any project       
authorized by the ,corps of ,engineers  
and carried out by a non-,federal       
interest or any project receiving       
financial assistance under title #bc1   
,united ,states ,code1 if such funds are
 used to carry out activities during the
 period beginning on the date of        
enactment of this ,act and ending on the
 date that is #a year after such date of
 enactment4