,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfjh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #e1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,kennedy introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,appropriations  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
the ,,cares ,act to provide flexibility 
in use of funds by ,states1 ,indian     
,tribes1 and municipalities4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,coronavirus ,relief ,fund ,flexibility 
for ,state and ,local ,government ,act4 
#b4 ,flexibility in use of funds by     
,states1 ,indian ,tribes1 and           
municipalities  7a7 ,in general ,the    
,,cares ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-acf7 is 
amended by adding after section #bcjjg  
the following3  #bcjjg;,a 7a7 ,except as
 provided in subsection 7b71            
notwithstanding any other provision of  
this ,act or an amendment made by this  
,act1 funds made available under this   
,act1 or an amendment made by this ,act1
 to a ,state or municipality1 as those  

terms are defined in section #djjb1 may 
be used by the ,state or municipality   
for operating expenses not related to   
the coronavirus disease #bjai           
7,,covid-#ai71 to remain available until
 expended4  7b7 ,no ,state may use funds
 made available under this ,act or an   
amendment made by this ,act for any     
,state pension fund4  4  7b7            
,applicability ,the amendment made by   
subsection 7a7 shall apply to funds made
 available under the ,,cares ,act       
7,public ,law #aaf-acf7 on or after the 
date of enactment of that ,act4  7c7    
,elimination of use of funds            
restrictions on ,coronavirus ,relief    
,fund payments ,effective as if included
 in the enactment of the ,coronavirus   
,aid1 ,relief1 and ,economic ,security  
,act 7,public ,law #aaf-acf71 section   
#fja of the ,social ,security ,act1 as  
added by section #ejja7;a7 of the       
,coronavirus ,aid1 ,relief1 and         
,economic ,security ,act1 is amended--  
7#a7 by striking subsection 7d7 and     

inserting the following3  7d7 ,use and  
availability of funds ,funds paid to a  
,state1 ,tribal government1 and unit of 
local government under this section may 
be used for operating expenses not      
related to the ,coronavirus ,disease    
#bjai 7,,covid-#ai7 and shall remain    
available until expended4  2  7#b7 in   
subsection 7e71 by striking that the    
local government's proposed uses of the 
funds are consistent with subsection    
7d72 and  7#c7 in subsection 7f7-- 7,a7 
by striking paragraph 7#b72  7,b7 by    
redesignating paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d7  
as paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c71            
respectively2 and  7,c7 in paragraph    
7#b7 7as redesignated by subparagraph   
7,b771 by striking and recoupment4