,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dcdj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bh1 #bjbj ,mr4  
,cruz introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure t a ,/ate
 or local jurisdiction is ineligible to 
receive or use funds allocat$1          
appropriat$1 or au?oriz$ to address     
,,covid-#ai if t ,/ate or jurisdiction  
discrim9ates aga9/ religi\s individuals 
or religi\s in/itutions1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,safegu>d+ ,am]icans f     
,coronavirus & ,religi\s ,ex]cise       
,discrim9ation ,act or ! ,,sacr$ ,act4  
#b4 ,prev5t+ discrim9ation aga9/        
religi\s individuals & in/itutions  7a7 
,ineligibility = funds ,a ,/ate or local
 jurisdiction %all be ineligible to     
receive or use funds allocat$1          
appropriat$1 or au?oriz$ to address     
,,covid-#ai 7ref]r$ to z cov]$ funds7 if
 t ,/ate or local jurisdiction is       
committ+ a violation describ$ 9         

subsection 7b74  7b7 ,violations ,a     
,/ate or local jurisdiction commits a   
violation "u ?is subsection if t ,/ate  
or local jurisdiction-- 7#a7 en=ces1 or 
ann\nces ! int5t to en=ce1 any law1     
regulation1 policy1 ord]1 proclamation1 
or decree relat$ to ,,covid-#ai t       
discrim9ates aga9/ religi\s individuals 
or religi\s in/itutions2 or  7#b7       
provides1 or %[s an int5tion to provide1
 cov]$ funds to a sep>ate ,/ate or local
 jurisdiction t is ineligible to receive
 or use ^? funds because ! ,/ate or     
local jurisdiction has committ$ a       
violation describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74  7c7
 ,det]m9ation ( ineligibility ,!        
,attorney ,g5]al %all make a det]m9ation
 ( :e!r a ,/ate or local jurisdiction is
 ineligible to receive or use cov]$     
funds 9 accordance ) subsection 7a74    
7d7 ,en=cem5t  7#a7 ,funds n yet        
disburs$ ,if1 be=e ! cov]$ funds are    
disburs$1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al det]m9es t 
a ,/ate or local jurisdiction is        
ineligible to receive su* funds1 ! cov]$

 funds %all n be disburs$ until !       
,attorney ,g5]al c]tifies t ! ,/ate or  
local jurisdiction is no long] 9        
violation ( subsection 7b7 & is eligible
 to receive cov]$ funds4  7#b7 ,funds   
already disburs$ ,if1 aft] cov]$ funds h
 be5 disburs$1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al       
det]m9es t a ,/ate or local jurisdiction
 0 n1 or is no long]1 eligible to       
receive ^? cov]$ funds1 ! applicable    
,f$]al ag5cy t w\ld o!rwise disburse su*
 cov]$ funds %all id5tify & )hold f !   
,/ate or local jurisdiction funds       
o!rwise au?oriz$ to be allocat$ to t    
,/ate or local jurisdiction f t ,f$]al  
ag5cy 9 an am\nt n to exce$ ! am\nt !   
,/ate or local jurisdiction receiv$ 9   
cov]$ funds f t ,f$]al ag5cy1 until !   
,attorney ,g5]al c]tifies t ! ,/ate or  
local jurisdiction is no long] 9        
violation ( subsection 7b7 & is eligible
 to receive su* cov]$ funds4  7#c7      
,funds transf]r$ ,if a ,/ate or local   
jurisdiction transf]r$ cov]$ funds to   
ano!r ,/ate or local jurisdiction t is 9

 violation ( subsection 7b77#a71 !      
applicable ,f$]al ag5cy %all id5tify &  
)hold f ! ,/ate or local jurisdiction   
funds o!rwise au?oriz$ to be allocat$ to
 t ,/ate or local jurisdiction f t      
,f$]al ag5cy 9 an am\nt n to exce$ !    
am\nt ( cov]$ funds ! ,/ate or local    
jurisdiction transf]r$ 9 violation (    
subsection 7b77#b7 t 7 disburs$ f t     
,f$]al ag5cy1 until ! ,attorney ,g5]al  
c]tifies t ! ,/ate or local jurisdiction
 t receiv$ transf]r$ cov]$ funds is     
eligible to receive & use ^? funds1 or !
 cov]$ funds are return$ f ! recipi5t to
 ! transf]r+ ,/ate or local             
jurisdiction4