,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #chjf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ba1      
#bjbj,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith 7for herself1   
,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 and ,mr4 
,peters7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
waive cost share requirements for       
certain ,federal assistance provided    
under the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford         
,disaster ,relief and ,emergency        
,assistance ,act4  #a4 ,short title     
,this ,act may be cited as the ,local   
,community ,emergency ,relief ,act of   
#bjbj4  #b4 ,waiver for certain cost    
share requirements  7a7 ,covered        
declaration defined ,in this section1   
the term covered declaration means--    
7#a7 a major disaster declared by the   
,president under section #dja of the    
,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief 
and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eagj7 during calendar year   

#bjbj2 and  7#b7 an emergency declared  
by the ,president under section #eja7;b7
 of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster 
,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaia7;b771 or any       
subsequent major disaster declaration   
under section #dja of such ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eagj7 that supersedes the    
emergency declaration1 during calendar  
year #bjbj4  7b7 ,waiver of cost share  
requirements ,notwithstanding any other 
provision of law1 including any         
agreement1 the ,federal share of any    
assistance awarded under a covered      
declaration shall be not less than #ajj 
percent of the eligible costs1 and1 for 
purposes of subsection 7a77#b71 shall   
include assistance provided for the     
following3 7#a7 ,miscellaneous costs1   
such as the costs of cleaning and       
sanitizing public areas and buildings   
where individuals who have contracted   
,,covid-#ai have been present to prevent
 the spread of the virus4  7#b7 ,other  
needs assistance for uninsured1         

disaster-related necessary expenses and 
serious needs1 including-- 7,a7 child   
care assistance for families1 healthcare
 workers1 first responders1 and others  
whose children cannot attend school due 
to mandatory school closures and daycare
 center closures2  7,b7 funeral and     
burial assistance for fatalities        
resulting from the ,,covid-#ai disease2 
7,c7 increased operating costs for      
essential government services due to    
such emergency1 including costs for     
implementing continuity plans1 and      
sheltering or housing for first         
responders1 emergency managers1 health  
providers and other essential employees2
 and  7,d7 public health costs          
including1 medical services1 testing    
7including serological testing71        
preventative care1 transportation1      
medical waste disposal1 and             
prescriptions for individuals who have  
contracted ,,covid-#ai4  7#c7 ,mental   
health services4  7#d7 ,critical needs  
assistance for households with immediate

 or critical needs for vital resources  
due to the disruption of community      
services and higher demand and limited  
availability of commodities4  7#e7      
,medical equipment1 regardless of       
whether such equipment is used for      
emergency or inpatient care1 including  
all ,federal agency assets1 temporary   
and permanent1 and the non-,federal     
purchase of such equipment4  7#f7 ,the  
purchase and distribution of food1      
water1 ice1 medicine1 and other         
consumable supplies1 including personal 
protective equipment and inclusive of   
impacts to food stocks at private1      
non-profit food banks and the costs of  
delivery4  7#g7 ,personal protective    
equipment decontamination costs4  7#h7  
,hospital and morgue capacity expansion 
projects to meet actual or projected    
,,covid-#ai surge demands4  7#i7 ,the   
total costs of maintaining hospital     
capacity expansion projects as warm     
sites during ,,covid-#ai non-peak       
periods4  7#aj7 ,public health          

communications campaigns related to     
providing emergency ,,covid-#ai         
information1 increasing public awareness
 of the threats1 and to mitigate against
 future spread of the virus4  7#aa7     
,technical assistance to eligible       
entities4  7#ab7 ,security and law      
enforcement costs1 including overtime1  
directly related to ,,covid-#ai4  7c7   
,applicability ,the ,federal share      
described in subsection 7b7 shall apply 
to assistance provided before1 on1 or   
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4