,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #chjf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ba1 #bjbj,mrs4   
,hyde-,smi? 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,m55dez1    
,mr4 ,cassidy1 & ,mr4 ,pet]s7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$
 to ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security & 
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
waive co/ %>e requirem5ts = c]ta9 ,f$]al
 assi/ance provid$ "u ! ,rob]t ,t4      
,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy       
,assi/ance ,act4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,local ,community  
,em]g5cy ,relief ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4     
,waiv] = c]ta9 co/ %>e requirem5ts  7a7 
,cov]$ decl>ation def9$ ,9 ?is section1 
! t]m cov]$ decl>ation means-- 7#a7 a   
major disa/] decl>$ by ! ,presid5t "u   
section #dja ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d      
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj7 dur+ cal5d>  
ye> #bjbj2 &  7#b7 an em]g5cy decl>$ by 
! ,presid5t "u section #eja7;b7 ( !     
,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &     
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 

#eaia7;b771 or any subsequ5t major      
disa/] decl>ation "u section #dja ( su* 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj7 t sup]s$es ! 
em]g5cy decl>ation1 dur+ cal5d> ye>     
#bjbj4  7b7 ,waiv] ( co/ %>e requirem5ts
 ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1      
includ+ any agreem5t1 ! ,f$]al %>e ( any
 assi/ance aw>d$ "u a cov]$ decl>ation  
%all be n less ?an #ajj p]c5t ( !       
eligible co/s1 &1 = purposes (          
subsection 7a77#b71 %all include        
assi/ance provid$ = ! foll[+3 7#a7      
,miscellane\s co/s1 su* z ! co/s (      
clean+ & sanitiz+ public areas & build+s
 :]e individuals :o h contract$         
,,covid-#ai h be5 pres5t to prev5t !    
spread ( ! virus4  7#b7 ,o!r ne$s       
assi/ance = un9sur$1 disa/]-relat$      
necess>y exp5ses & s]i\s ne$s1 includ+--
 7,a7 *ild c>e assi/ance = families1    
heal?c>e work]s1 fir/ respond]s1 & o!rs 
^: *ildr5 _c att5d s*ool due to m&atory 
s*ool closures & dayc>e c5t] closures2  
7,b7 fun]al & burial assi/ance =        
fatalities result+ f ! ,,covid-#ai      

disease2  7,c7 increas$ op]at+ co/s =   
ess5tial gov]nm5t s]vices due to su*    
em]g5cy1 includ+ co/s = implem5t+       
cont9uity plans1 & %elt]+ or h\s+ = fir/
 respond]s1 em]g5cy manag]s1 heal?      
provid]s & o!r ess5tial employees2 &    
7,d7 public heal? co/s includ+1 m$ical  
s]vices1 te/+ 7includ+ s]ological te/+71
 prev5tative c>e1 transportation1 m$ical
 wa/e disposal1 & prescriptions =       
individuals :o h contract$ ,,covid-#ai4 
7#c7 ,m5tal heal? s]vices4  7#d7        
,critical ne$s assi/ance = h\seholds )  
imm$iate or critical ne$s = vital       
res\rces due to ! disruption ( community
 s]vices & high] dem& & limit$          
availability ( commodities4  7#e7       
,m$ical equipm5t1 reg>dless ( :e!r su*  
equipm5t is us$ = em]g5cy or inpati5t   
c>e1 includ+ all ,f$]al ag5cy assets1   
tempor>y & p]man5t1 & ! non-,f$]al      
pur*ase ( su* equipm5t4  7#f7 ,! pur*ase
 & di/ribution ( food1 wat]1 ice1       
m$ic9e1 & o!r consumable supplies1      
includ+ p]sonal protective equipm5t &   

inclusive ( impacts to food /ocks at    
private1 non-pr(it food banks & ! co/s (
 deliv]y4  7#g7 ,p]sonal protective     
equipm5t decontam9ation co/s4  7#h7     
,hospital & morgue capacity expansion   
projects to meet actual or project$     
,,covid-#ai surge dem&s4  7#i7 ,! total 
co/s ( ma9ta9+ hospital capacity        
expansion projects z w>m sites dur+     
,,covid-#ai non-peak p]iods4  7#aj7     
,public heal? communications campaigns  
relat$ to provid+ em]g5cy ,,covid-#ai   
in=mation1 increas+ public aw>5ess ( !  
?reats1 & to mitigate aga9/ future      
spread ( ! virus4  7#aa7 ,te*nical      
assi/ance to eligible entities4  7#ab7  
,security & law en=cem5t co/s1 includ+  
ov]time1 directly relat$ to ,,covid-#ai4
  7c7 ,applicability ,! ,f$]al %>e      
describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 %all apply to 
assi/ance provid$ be=e1 on1 or aft] !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4