,,ii #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cfga ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #g1 #bjbj,mr4 ,reed introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,appropriations ,a ,,bill ,to amend title ,,vi of the ,social ,security ,act to provide additional funding for ,states1 ,tribal governments1 and local communities due to the ,coronavirus ,disease #bjai 7,,covid-#ai7 public health emergency1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,state ,local ,emergency ,stabilization ,fund ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,additional funding for coronavirus relief for ,states1 ,tribal governments1 and local communities ,title ,,vi of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hja et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #fjb4 ,additional funding for coronavirus relief for ,states1 ,tribal governments1 and local communities 7a7 ,appropriation 7#a7 ,in general ,out of any money in the ,treasury of the ,united ,states not otherwise appropriated1 there are appropriated for making payments under this section to ,states1 ,tribal governments1 and local communities described in subsection 7c77#f71 #fjj1jjj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbj4 ,the amount appropriated under this paragraph and paid in accordance with this section shall be in addition to the amount appropriated under subsection 7a7 of section #fja and paid to ,states1 ,tribal governments1 and units of local government under that section4 7#b7 ,reservation of funds ,of the amount appropriated under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall reserve-- 7,a7 #c1jjj1jjj1jjj of such amount for making payments to ,united ,states ,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1 the ,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana ,islands1 and ,american ,samoa under subsection 7c77#g72 7,b7 #aj1jjj1jjj1jjj of such amount for making payments to ,tribal governments under subsection 7c77#h72 7,c7 #ei1jjj1jjj1jjj of such amount for the portion of the payments made to the #ej ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 and the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico that is determined under subsection 7c77#e72 and 7,d7 #bje1jjj1jjj1jjj of such amount for making payments to local communities under subsection 7c77#f74 7b7 ,deadline for payments ,the ,secretary shall make the payments determined under subsection 7c7 not later than #ae days after the date of enactment of this section4 7c7 ,payment amounts 7#a7 ,in general ,subject to paragraph 7#b71 the amount paid under this section for fiscal year #bjbj to a ,state that is one of the #ej ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 or the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 shall be the sum of-- 7,a7 the relative population proportion amount determined for the ,state under paragraph 7#c7 for such fiscal year2 and 7,b7 the relative coronavirus infection rate proportion amount determined for the ,state under paragraph 7#e7 for such fiscal year4 7#b7 ,minimum payment 7,a7 ,in general ,no ,state that is one of the #ej ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 or the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 shall receive a payment under this section for fiscal year #bjbj that is less than #e1jjj1jjj1jjj4 7,b7 ,pro rata adjustments ,the ,secretary shall adjust on a pro rata basis the amount of the payments for each of the #ej ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 and the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 determined under this subsection without regard to this subparagraph to the extent necessary to comply with the requirements of subparagraph 7,a74 7#c7 ,relative population proportion amount ,for purposes of paragraph 7#a77;,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 7a77#a7 for fiscal year #bjbj that remains after the application of the reservations made under subsection 7a77#b72 and 7,b7 the relative ,state population proportion 7as defined in paragraph 7#d77 determined for such fiscal year4 7#d7 ,relative ,state population proportion defined ,for purposes of paragraph 7#c77;,b71 the term relative ,state population proportion means1 with respect to each of the #ej ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 and the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 the quotient of-- 7,a7 the population of the ,state1 ,district of ,columbia1 or ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico 7as applicable72 and 7,b7 the sum of the populations of each of the #ej ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 and the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico4 7#e7 ,relative coronavirus infection rate proportion amount ,for purposes of paragraph 7#a77;,b71 the relative coronavirus infection rate proportion amount determined under this paragraph for each of the #ej ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 and the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 for fiscal year #bjbj is the product of-- 7,a7 the amount reserved under subsection 7a77#b77;,c72 and 7,b7 the quotient of-- 7i7 the coronavirus infection rate determined for the ,state1 ,district of ,columbia1 or ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico 7as applicable72 and 7ii7 the sum of the coronavirus infection rates determined for each of the #ej ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 and the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico4 7#f7 ,payments to local communities 7,a7 ,in general ,from the amount reserved under subsection 7a77#b77;,d71 the ,secretary shall pay-- 7i7 #gj percent of the amount so reserved directly to the metropolitan cities and urban counties 7as those terms are defined in section #ajb of the ,housing and ,community ,development ,act of #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjb77 in the ,state that received allocations under section #ajf7;b7 of the ,housing and ,community ,development ,act of #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjf7;b77 for fiscal year #bjai1 pursuant to the same formula used to make such allocations under that section for such fiscal year2 and 7ii7 subject to subparagraph 7,c71 #cj percent of the amount so reserved directly to each of the #ej ,states1 to be distributed by such ,states upon receipt on a pass-through basis1 and without requiring any application1 to units of general local government in nonentitlement areas 7as such terms are defined in such section #ajb7 in such ,states1 in amounts equal to the relative sum of the populations of such units of general local government in each such ,state as a proportion of the total population of all such units of general local government in all of the #ej ,states4 7,b7 ,units of general local government in nonentitlement areas with overlapping populations or consolidated governments ,if two or more units of general local government in nonentitlement areas have overlapping populations or have formed a consolidated government-- 7i7 the population of the unit of general local government with the largest population among such overlapping populations or that is part of such consolidated government shall be the population used for purposes of determining the amount to be paid directly to a ,state under clause 7ii7 of subparagraph 7,a72 and 7ii7 the chief executive officer of the ,state shall distribute the portion of such payment that is based on such population among the units of general local government with such overlapping populations or that are part of such consolidated government1 in amounts equal to the relative populations of such units of general local government as a proportion of such payment portion1 unless-- 7,i7 the units of general local government involved notify such chief executive officer of their agreement regarding how such payment portion is to be distributed among them1 based on the aggregate population of such units of general local government1 in which case such chief executive officer shall make distributions in accordance with that agreement2 or 7,,ii7 in the case of a consolidated government1 the consolidated government notifies such chief executive officer of a determination of the consolidated government regarding how such payment portion is to be distributed among the units of local government represented by the consolidated government1 based on the aggregate population of such units of general local government1 in which case such chief executive officer shall make distributions in accordance with that determination4 7,c7 ,treatment of ,states not acting as pass-through agents under ,,cdbg ,in the case of a ,state that 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 shall act in place of the ,state for purposes of determining the amount of1 and distributing on a pass-through basis1 and without requiring any application1 payments to units of general local government in nonentitlement areas in that ,state under subparagraph 7,a77ii74 7#g7 ,payments to territories ,the amount paid under this section to the ,united ,states ,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1 the ,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana ,islands1 or ,american ,samoa1 shall be the amount equal to the product of-- 7,a7 the amount reserved under subsection 7a77#b77;,a72 and 7,b7 each such territory's share of the combined total population of all such territories1 as determined by the ,secretary4 7#h7 ,payments to ,tribal governments ,the amounts paid under this section to ,tribal governments from the amount reserved under subsection 7a77#b77;,b7 shall be determined in the same manner as the amounts paid to ,tribal governments under section #fja7;c77#g74 7#i7 ,data ,for purposes of determining-- 7,a7 the population of each of 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 ,american ,samoa1 and units of general local government1 the ,secretary shall use the most recent year for which data are available from the ,bureau of the ,census2 and 7,b7 the relative coronavirus infection rate proportion amounts under paragraph 7#e71 the ,secretary shall use the most recent daily updated data on the number of ,,covid-#ai cases published on the internet by the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention4 7d7 ,other provisions 7#a7 ,in general ,the amounts paid under this section shall be subject to-- 7,a7 the use of funds and oversight requirements of subsections 7d7 and 7f7 of section #fja in the same manner as such requirements apply to the amounts paid under that section2 and 7,b7 the definitions of each paragraph of section #fja7;g7 other than paragraph 7#b7 of that section4 7#b7 ,,ig funding authority ,notwithstanding section #fja7;f77#c71 the ,inspector ,general of the ,department of the ,treasury may use the amount 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 7#c7 ,nonapplication ,except as otherwise provided in this section1 the requirements applicable to the amount appropriated for fiscal year #bjbj under section #fja7;a77#a7 7as added by section #ejja of ,public ,law #aaf-acf7 shall not apply to the amount appropriated under subsection 7a7 of this section for such fiscal year4 4 #c4 ,additional authority to use payments to make up revenue shortfalls ,effective as if included in the enactment of the ,coronavirus ,aid1 ,relief1 and ,economic ,security ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-acf71 subsection 7d7 of section #fja of the ,social ,security ,act1 as added by section #ejja7;a7 of the ,coronavirus ,aid1 ,relief1 and ,economic ,security ,act1 is amended to read as follows3 7d7 ,use of funds 7#a7 ,in general ,a ,state1 ,tribal government1 and unit of local government may use the funds provided under a payment made under this section for any expenditures during the period that begins on ,january #a1 #bjbj1 and ends on ,june #cj1 #bjbb-- 7,a7 to prevent1 prepare for1 or respond to the public health emergency with respect to the ,coronavirus ,disease #bjai 7,,covid-#ai7 or the declaration by the ,president under section #dja or #eja1 respectively1 of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj1 #eaia7 of a major disaster or emergency with respect to ,,covid-#ai2 or 7,b7 to provide services1 benefits1 or assistance1 or support programs1 projects1 and operations1 accounted for in the budget for the ,state1 ,tribal government1 or unit of local government approved for any fiscal year occurring during the period that begins on ,january #a1 #bjbj1 and ends on ,june #cj1 #bjbb 7without regard to any relation to the ,coronavirus ,disease #bjai 7,,covid-#ai774 7#b7 ,non-,federal funding ,for the purpose of meeting the non-,federal share requirement of any ,federal grant-in-aid program or other form of ,federal assistance1 including assistance provided under the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et seq47 and the ,medicaid program established under title ,,xix1 funds provided under a payment made under this section to a ,state1 ,tribal government1 or unit of local government are deemed to be non-,federal funds4 7#c7 ,limitation ,a ,state1 ,tribal government1 or unit of local government may not use funds provided under a payment made under this section to provide any kind of tax cut1 rebate1 deduction1 credit1 or any other tax benefit1 or to reduce or eliminate any fee imposed by the ,state1 ,tribal government1 or unit of local government1 during the period described in paragraph 7#a74 4