[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 43 (Thursday, March 10, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S1128]
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  SA 4993. Mr. JOHNSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 2471, to measure the progress of post-disaster 
recovery and efforts to address corruption, governance, rule of law, 
and media freedoms in Haiti; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. REQUIRING STATES, TERRITORIES, AND LOCALITIES TO SET 
                   ASIDE A PORTION OF CORONAVIRUS FISCAL RECOVERY 
                   FUNDS FOR RESTAURANT REVITALIZATION.

       (a) In General.--Title VI of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 801 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 602(c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (3)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraphs (3), (4), and (5)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Restaurant revitalization.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State or territory shall, subject to 
     subparagraph (B), use at least 10 percent of the total amount 
     of funds provided to the State or territory under this 
     section (including, in the case of a State, any funds 
     transferred to the State under section 603(c)(4)) to provide 
     assistance to eligible entities (which, for purposes of this 
     paragraph, shall have the meaning given such term in section 
     5003(a)(4) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021) that did 
     not receive a grant under section 5003(c) of such Act.
       ``(B) Requirement for states or territories with 
     insufficient funds remaining.--If less than 10 percent of the 
     total amount of funds provided to a State or territory under 
     this section (including, in the case of a State, any funds 
     transferred to the State under section 603(c)(4)) are 
     unobligated on the date of enactment of this paragraph and 
     the State or territory is unable to meet the requirement of 
     subparagraph (A) as a result, the State or territory shall 
     submit a report to Congress on how the State or territory has 
     used such funds, including the amount of such funds the State 
     or territory has used to provide assistance to eligible 
     entities.
       ``(C) Availability of funds provided to eligible entity.--
     If a State or territory provides funds to an eligible entity 
     under this paragraph--
       ``(i) such funds shall be available to the eligible entity 
     for the 2-year period that begins on the date of enactment of 
     this paragraph; and
       ``(ii) any such funds that are unobligated by the eligible 
     entity after such period shall revert to the Treasury.''; and
       (2) in section 603(c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
     (A), by striking ``paragraphs (3) and (4)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Restaurant revitalization.--
       ``(A) In general.--A metropolitan city, nonentitlement unit 
     of local government, or county shall, subject to subparagraph 
     (B), use at least 10 percent of the total amount of funds 
     provided to city, unit of local government, or county under 
     this section to provide assistance to eligible entities 
     (which, for purposes of this paragraph, shall have the 
     meaning given such term in section 5003(a)(4) of the American 
     Rescue Plan Act of 2021) that did not receive a grant under 
     section 5003(c) of such Act.
       ``(B) Requirement for localities with insufficient funds 
     remaining.--If less than 10 percent of the total amount of 
     funds provided to a metropolitan city, nonentitlement unit of 
     local government, or county are unobligated on the date of 
     enactment of this paragraph and the city, unit of local 
     government, or county is unable to meet the requirement of 
     subparagraph (A) as a result, the city, unit of local 
     government, or county shall submit a report to Congress on 
     how the city, unit of local government, or county has used 
     such funds, including the amount of such funds the city, unit 
     of local government, or county has used to provide assistance 
     to eligible entities.
       ``(C) Availability of funds provided to eligible entity.--
     If a metropolitan city, nonentitlement unit of local 
     government, or county provides funds to an eligible entity 
     under this paragraph--
       ``(i) such funds shall be available to the eligible entity 
     for the 2-year period that begins on the date of enactment of 
     this paragraph; and
       ``(ii) any such funds that are unobligated by the eligible 
     entity after such period shall revert to the Treasury.''.
       (b) Technical Amendments.--Sections 602(c)(3) and 603(c)(3) 
     of title VI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 802(c)(3), 
     803(c)(3)) are each amended by striking ``paragraph (17) 
     of''.
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