[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 117 (Thursday, June 25, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S3416]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1937. Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Johnson) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4049, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. AMENDMENTS TO THE PANDEMIC RESPONSE ACCOUNTABILITY 
                   COMMITTEE.

       (a) Appropriations.--Title V of division B of the 
     Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public 
     Law 116-136) is amended, in the matter under the heading 
     ``Pandemic Response Accountability Committee'' under the 
     heading ``INDEPENDENT AGENCIES'', by striking ``funds 
     provided in this Act'' and inserting ``covered funds and the 
     Coronavirus response (as those terms are defined in 
     paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively, of section 15010(a) of 
     this Act), including efforts''.
       (b) Appointment of Chairperson.--Section 15010(c) of 
     division B of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic 
     Security Act (Public Law 116-136) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and (D)'' and inserting 
     ``(D), and (E)''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)(E), by inserting ``of the Council'' 
     after ``Chairperson''.
       (c) Definition of Covered Funds.--Section 15010(a)(6) of 
     division B of the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, and Economic 
     Security Act (Public Law 116-136) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``this Act'' and 
     inserting ``notwithstanding section 3, division A or B of 
     this Act''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``primarily making 
     appropriations'' and inserting ``making appropriations or 
     authorizing Federal spending''.
       (d) Retroactive Reporting on Large Covered Funds.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection, the terms ``agency'' 
     and ``large covered funds'' have the meanings given those 
     terms in section 15011 of division B of the Coronavirus, Aid, 
     Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136).
       (2) Guidance.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 14 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall issue guidance for agencies to 
     ensure the collection and timely reporting for the obligation 
     and expenditure of large covered funds under division A of 
     the CARES Act (Public Law 116-136) on and after the date of 
     enactment of that Act.
       (B) Requirement.--The guidance issued under subparagraph 
     (A) shall require that, not later than 120 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, agencies shall make all 
     reports required under section 15011 of division B of the 
     CARES Act (Public Law 116-136) relating to large covered 
     funds under division A of such Act that have been expended or 
     obligated during the period beginning on the date of 
     enactment of the CARES Act (Public Law 116-136) and ending on 
     the day before the date of enactment of this Act.
       (C) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall 
     be construed to affect the deadlines for reporting under 
     section 15011 of division B of the CARES Act (Public Law 116-
     136) relating to large covered funds that have been expended 
     or obligated under division A or B of such Act on or after 
     the date of enactment of this Act.
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