,,ii #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cfbc ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #f1 #bjbj,mr4 ,heinrich 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,udall1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,ms4 ,harris1 ,mr4 ,peters1 and ,ms4 ,rosen7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,appropriations ,a ,,bill ,to provide for an enhanced ,coronavirus relief fund for units of government with a population of #ejj1jjj or less1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,coronavirus ,community ,relief ,act4 #b4 ,coronavirus relief fund for units of government with a population of #ejj1jjj or less ,title ,,vi of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hja et seq47 7as added by section #ejja7;a7 of the ,coronavirus ,aid1 ,relief1 and ,economic ,security ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-acf77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #fjb4 ,coronavirus relief fund for units of government with a population of #ejj1jjj or less 7a7 ,appropriation ,out of any money in the ,treasury of the ,united ,states not otherwise appropriated1 there are appropriated for making payments to units of local government with a population of #ejj1jjj or less1 #bej1jjj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbj4 7b7 ,authority ,to make payments ,the ,secretary shall pay to a unit of local government the relative unit of local government population proportion amount determined for such government under subsection 7c77#d7 within #cj days after such government submits the certification required by subsection 7e74 7c7 ,payment amounts 7#a7 ,in general ,the maximum aggregate amount paid under this section for fiscal year #bjbj to units of local government in a ,state shall not exceed the relative population proportion amount determined for the ,state under paragraph 7#b7 for such fiscal year4 7#b7 ,relative population proportion amount ,for purposes of paragraph 7#a71 the relative population proportion amount determined under this paragraph for a ,state for fiscal year #bjbj is the product of-- 7,a7 the amount appropriated under subsection 7a7 for fiscal year #bjbj2 and 7,b7 the relative ,state population proportion determined under paragraph 7#c74 7#c7 ,relative state population proportion defined ,for purposes of paragraph 7#b77;,b71 with respect to a ,state1 the relative ,state population proportion is the quotient of-- 7,a7 the population of the ,state2 and 7,b7 the total population of all ,states4 7#d7 ,relative unit of local government population proportion amount ,for purposes of subsection 7b71 with respect to a unit of local government1 the relative unit of local government population proportion amount is equal to the product of-- 7,a7 the relative population proportion amount determined under paragraph 7#b7 for the ,state in which the unit of local government is located2 and 7,b7 the quotient of-- 7i7 the population of the unit of local government2 and 7ii7 the sum of the population of all units of local government with a population of #ejj1jjj or less within the ,state that submit the certification required by subsection 7e7 by the deadline specified in that subsection4 7#e7 ,data ,for purposes of this subsection1 the population of ,states and units of local governments shall be determined based on the most recent year for which data are available from the ,bureau of the ,census4 7#f7 ,other relief ,the payments made under this section shall be in addition to1 and shall not affect or reduce1 payments made to units of local government with a population that exceeds #ejj1jjj under section #fja4 7d7 ,use of funds 7#a7 ,in general ,a unit of local government shall use the funds provided under a payment made under this section to cover only those costs of the unit of local government that-- 7,a7 such government reasonably deems to be necessary and directly or indirectly involve1 relate to1 are1 have been1 or will be incurred due to1 or are1 have been1 or will be a response to circumstances caused by1 the public health emergency with respect to the ,coronavirus ,disease #bjai 7,,covid-#ai72 and 7,b7 were incurred during the period that begins on ,march #a1 #bjbj1 and ends on ,december #cj1 #bjbj4 7#b7 ,authority to transfer funds ,if a unit of local government determines it will not expend all of the funds paid to the government under this section by the end of the period described in paragraph 7#a77;,b71 the government may transfer the unexpended portion of such funds to another unit of local government in the ,state with a population of #ejj1jjj or less4 ,funds transferred under this paragraph-- 7,a7 shall be used by the unit of local government receiving such funds consistent with the requirements of paragraph 7#a72 and 7,b7 shall be deemed to be a cost of the unit of local government making the transfer4 7e7 ,certification ,in order to receive a payment under this section1 a unit of local government shall provide the ,secretary with a certification signed by the ,chief ,executive 7or equivalent7 for the unit of local government that the local government's uses of the funds are or will be consistent with subsection 7d7 not later than #ae days after the date of enactment of this section4 7f7 ,inspector general oversight2 recoupment 7#a7 ,oversight authority ,the ,inspector ,general of the ,department of the ,treasury shall conduct monitoring and oversight of the receipt1 disbursement1 and use of funds made available under this section4 7#b7 ,recoupment ,if the ,inspector ,general of the ,department of the ,treasury determines that a unit of local government has failed to comply with subsection 7d71 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 ,government4 ,amounts recovered under this subsection shall be deposited into the general fund of the ,treasury4 7#c7 ,authority of inspector general ,nothing in this subsection shall be construed to diminish the authority of any ,inspector ,general1 including such authority as provided in the ,inspector ,general ,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app474 7#d7 ,funding ,notwithstanding section #fja7;f77#c71 the ,inspector ,general of the ,department of the ,treasury may use the amounts appropriated under that section to carry out oversight and recoupment activities under this section in addition to the oversight and recoupment activities carried out under section #fja7;f74 7g7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,costs ,the term costs includes1 but is not limited to1 lost revenue1 reimbursement for expenses incurred before the date of enactment of this section1 and increases in costs reasonably believed to be the direct or indirect result of1 or direct or indirect responses to circumstances caused by1 the public health emergency with respect to the ,coronavirus ,disease #bjai 7,,covid-#ai74 7#b7 ,local government ,the term unit of local government means any of the following that has a population of #ejj1jjj or below3 a county1 municipality1 town1 township1 village1 parish1 borough1 or other unit of general government below the ,state level4 7#c7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of the ,treasury4 7#d7 ,state ,the term ,state means 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 ,samoa4 4