,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #afgd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #i1 #bjba ,mr4   
,gre5 ( ,texas 7= himself & ,ms4 ,wat]s7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 &
 9 addition to ! ,committee on !        
,judici>y1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly  
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to au?orize assi/ance = fair  
h\s+ en=cem5t activities to respond to !
 ,,covid-#ai p&emic1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,fair ,h\s+ ,en=cem5t ,em]g5cy ,act ( 
#bjba4  #b4 ,fair h\s+ activities  7a7  
,def9ition ( ,,covid-#ai em]g5cy p]iod  
,= purposes ( ?is section1 ! t]m        
,,covid-#ai em]g5cy p]iod means ! p]iod 
t beg9s ^u ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act & ends ^u ! date ( ! t]m9ation by !
 ,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy ( !  
em]g5cy decl>$ on ,m>* #ac1 #bjbj1 by ! 
,presid5t "u ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/]

 ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #daba et seq47 relat+ to !   
,coronavirus ,disease #bjai             
7,,covid-#ai7 p&emic4  7b7 ,,fhip2      
,,fhap  7#a7 ,appropriations ,out ( any 
money 9 ! ,treasury n o!rwise           
appropriat$1 !re is appropriat$ to      
ensure t fair h\s+ organizations & ,/ate
 & local civil rights ag5cies h         
suffici5t res\rces to deal ) expect$    
increases 9 fair h\s+ compla9ts1 to     
inve/igate h\s+ discrim9ation1 includ+  
f9ancial scams t t>get protect$ classes1
 associat$ ) or result+ f ! ,,covid-#ai 
p&emic1 & dur+ su* p&emic1 = contracts1 
grants1 & o!r assi/ance-- 7,a7          
#ci1gdj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjba = ! ,fair
 ,h\s+ ,initiatives ,program "u section 
#efa ( ! ,h\s+ & ,community ,developm5t 
,act ( #aihg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cfaf;a71 ( 
:i*--  7i7 #h1gdj1jjj %all be available 
= assi/ance "u subsection 7d7 ( su*     
section #efa = education & outrea*      
activities2  7ii7 #ah1ejj1jjj %all be   
available = private en=cem5t initiatives

 "u subsection 7b7 ( su* section #efa2  
7iii7 #b1ejj1jjj %all be available = an 
initiative to provide te*nical assi/ance
 & tra9+ to su* organizations & entities
 reg>d+ fair h\s+ issues relat$ to !    
,,covid-#ai p&emic2 &  7iv7 #aj1jjj1jjj1
 :i* %all rema9 available until         
,septemb] #cj1 #bjbd1 %all be available 
= ! ,(fice ( ,fair ,h\s+ & ,equal       
,opportunity ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ &    
,urban ,developm5t to c>ry out a        
national m$ia campaign to educate !     
public ( increas$ h\s+ rights dur+      
,,covid-#ai em]g5cy p]iod1 t provides t 
in=mation & mat]ials us$ 9 su* campaign 
are available--  7,i7 9 ! languages us$ 
by communities ) limit$ ,engli%         
pr(ici5cy2 &  7,,ii7 to p]sons )        
disabilities4  7,b7 #ce1jjj1jjj = fiscal
 ye> #bjba = ! ,fair ,h\s+ ,assi/ance   
,program "u ! ,fair ,h\s+ ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #cfja et seq474  7#b7 ,use (  
telephone & int]net capabilities ,am\nts
 made available by p>agraph 7#a7 may be 
us$ by su* organizations & ag5cies to   

e/abli% ! capacity to & to c>ry out     
activities & s]vices by telephone &     
onl9e means1 includ+ = individuals )    
limit$ ,engli% pr(ici5cy & individuals )
 a disability 9 accordance ) requirem5ts
 "u ! ,am]icans ,) ,disabilities ,act ( 
#aiij4  7#c7 ,priority = private        
en=cem5t initiatives & te*nical         
assi/ance ,9 ent]+ into contracts =     
private en=cem5t initiatives "u #efa7;b7
 ( ! ,h\s+ & ,community ,developm5t ,act
 ( #aihg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cfaf;a7b77 us+ 
am\nts made available by p>agraph       
7#a77;,a77ii7 ( ?is subsection &        
contracts = te*nical assi/ance & tra9+  
us+ am\nts made available by p>agraph   
7#a77;,a77iii71 ! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+ &   
,urban ,developm5t %all give priority to
 applications f qualifi$ fair h\s+      
en=cem5t organizations t h at lea/ #b   
ye>s ( fair h\s+ te/+ exp]i5ce4  7#d7   
#c-ye> grants ,a grant = any grantee f  
any am\nts made available by clause 7i71
 7ii71 or 7iii7 ( p>agraph 7#a77;,a7    
%all be made = a #c-ye> p]iod1 subject  

to ! reque/ ( ! grantee1 & ! grantee    
%all receive an allocation ( su* grant  
am\nts annually dur+ su* #c-ye> p]iod4