,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cied  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #aa1     
#bjbj,mr4 ,manchin introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to require ,states to make  
distributions from the ,state's         
,coronavirus ,relief ,fund payment to   
local governments that did not receive a
 direct payment from the ,fund4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,local ,government ,relief ,act4    
#b4 ,deadline for distribution of the   
local government share of the ,state    
,coronavirus ,relief ,fund payment  7a7 
,pass-,through requirement ,subsection  
7b7 of section #fja of the ,social      
,security ,act1 as added by section     
#ejja7;a7 of the ,coronavirus ,aid1     
,relief1 and ,economic ,security ,act   
7,public ,law #aaf-acf7 is amended by   
adding at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7#c7 ,pass-through          
requirement  7,a7 ,in general ,not later

 than ,june #cj1 #bjbj1 each ,state     
7other than the ,district of ,columbia7 
shall make1 from the amount paid to the 
,state under this section1 a            
distribution to each unit of local      
government in the ,state that is not a  
large unit of local government that     
received a direct payment under this    
section in accordance with paragraph    
7#b74  7,b7 ,amount to be distributed   
,the total amount of the distributions  
made by a ,state to units of local      
government under this paragraph shall   
not be less than #de percent of the     
amount paid to the ,state under this    
section for fiscal year #bjbj 7after the
 application of paragraph 7#b774  7,c7  
,manner of distribution ,amounts        
distributed by a ,state under this      
paragraph shall be distributed from the 
amount paid to the ,state under this    
section-- 7i7 upon receipt and on a     
pass-through-basis2 and  7ii7 without   
requiring any application from a unit of
 local government4  7,d7 ,report ,if a  

,state is unable to make distributions  
to units of local government in         
accordance with the requirements of this
 paragraph1 the ,state shall submit a   
detailed report to the ,secretary       
explaining why the ,state is unable to  
meet such requirements4 ,the ,secretary 
shall publish each such report in the   
,federal ,register4  4  7b7 ,conforming 
amendments ,section #fja of such ,act is
 further amended-- 7#a7 in subsection   
7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b71 
by inserting large before unit of local 
government each place it appears2 and   
7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 in the     
paragraph heading1 by inserting large   
before units2 and  7ii7 by adding at the
 end the following3 ,for purposes of    
this section1 the term large unit of    
local government means a unit of local  
government1 as defined in subsection    
7g77#b71 with a population that exceeds 
#ejj1jjj42  7#b7 in subsection 7c77#e7--
 7,a7 in the paragraph heading1 by      
inserting large before unit2 and  7,b7  

by inserting large before unit of local 
government each place it appears2  7#c7 
in subsection 7d71 by inserting or      
distribution after payment2  7#d7 in    
subsection 7e7-- 7,a7 by inserting      
direct before payment2 and  7,b7 by     
inserting large before unit of local    
government each place it appears2 and   
7#e7 in subsection 7g77#b7-- 7,a7 in the
 paragraph heading1 by striking ,local  
and inserting ,unit of local2 and  7,b7 
by striking with a population that      
exceeds #ejj1jjj4  7c7 ,effective date  
,the amendments made by this section    
shall take effect as if included in the 
enactment of section #fja of the ,social
 ,security ,act1 as added by section    
#ejja7;a7 of the ,coronavirus ,aid1     
,relief1 and ,economic ,security ,act   
7,public ,law #aaf-acf74