[116th Congress Public Law 139]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
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PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM
AND HEALTH CARE ENHANCEMENT ACT
[[Page 134 STAT. 620]]
Public Law 116-139
116th Congress
An Act
Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment,
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and
for other purposes. <<NOTE: Apr. 24, 2020 - [H.R. 266]>>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Paycheck
Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act. 15 USC 9001 note.>>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Paycheck Protection Program and
Health Care Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. References.
DIVISION A--SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS
Sec. 101. Amendments to the Paycheck Protection Program, economic injury
disaster loans, and emergency grants.
Sec. 102. Emergency designation.
DIVISION B--ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE
SEC. 3. REFERENCES.
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ``this
Act'' contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as
referring only to the provisions of that division.
DIVISION A--SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS
SEC. 101. AMENDMENTS TO THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM, ECONOMIC
INJURY DISASTER LOANS, AND EMERGENCY
GRANTS.
(a) Increased Authority for Commitments and Appropriations for
Paycheck Protection Program.--Title I of division A of the Coronavirus
Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136) is amended--
(1) <<NOTE: Ante, p. 293.>> in section 1102(b)(1), by
striking ``$349,000,000,000'' and inserting
``$659,000,000,000''; and
(2) <<NOTE: Ante, p. 301.>> in section 1107(a)(1), by
striking ``$349,000,000,000'' and inserting
``$670,335,000,000''.
(b) Increased Authorization for Emergency EIDL Grants.--Section
1110(e)(7) of division A of the Coronavirus Aid,
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Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136) <<NOTE: Ante, p.
308.>> is amended by striking ``$10,000,000,000'' and inserting
``$20,000,000,000''.
(c) Eligibility of Agricultural Enterprises for Economic Injury
Disaster Loans and Emergency Grants.--Section 1110(a)(2) of division A
of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law
116-136) <<NOTE: Ante, p. 306.>> is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; or''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(F) an agricultural enterprise (as defined in
section 18(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
647(b)) with not more than 500 employees.''.
(d) Set Aside for Insured Depository Institutions, Credit Unions,
and Community Financial Institutions.--Section 7(a)(36) of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)--
(A) in clause (viii), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in clause (ix), by striking the period at the
end and inserting a semicolon; and
(C) <<NOTE: Definitions.>> by adding at the end the
following:
``(x) the term `community development
financial institution' has the meaning given the
term in section 103 of the Riegle Community
Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994
(12 U.S.C. 4702));
``(xi) the term `community financial
institutions' means--
``(I) a community development
financial institution;
``(II) a minority depository
institution, as defined in section 308
of the Financial Institutions Reform,
Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989
(12 U.S.C. 1463 note);
``(III) a development company that
is certified under title V of the Small
Business Investment Act of 1958 (15
U.S.C. 695 et seq.); and
``(IV) an intermediary, as defined
in section 7(m)(11); and
``(xii) the term `credit union' means a State
credit union or a Federal credit union, as those
terms are defined, respectively, in section 101 of
the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1752).'';
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(S) Set-aside for insured depository institutions,
credit unions, and community financial institutions.--
``(i) Insured depository institutions and
credit unions.--In making loan guarantees under
this paragraph after the date of enactment of this
clause, the Administrator shall guarantee not less
than $30,000,000,000 in loans made by--
``(I) insured depository
institutions with consolidated assets of
not less than $10,000,000,000 and less
than $50,000,000,000; and
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``(II) credit unions with
consolidated assets of not less than
$10,000,000,000 and less than
$50,000,000,000.
``(ii) Community financial institutions, small
insured depository institutions, and credit
unions.--In making loan guarantees under this
paragraph after the date of enactment of this
clause, the Administrator shall guarantee not less
than $30,000,000,000 in loans made by--
``(I) community financial
institutions;
``(II) insured depository
institutions with consolidated assets of
less than $10,000,000,000; and
``(III) credit unions with
consolidated assets of less than
$10,000,000,000.''.
SEC. 102. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.
(a) In General.--The amounts provided under this division are
designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the
Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)).
(b) Designation in Senate.--In the Senate, this division is
designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H.
Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget
for fiscal year 2018.
DIVISION <<NOTE: Additional Emergency Appropriations for Coronavirus
Response.>> B--ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR CORONAVIRUS
RESPONSE
The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2020, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
public health and social services emergency fund
(including transfer of funds)
For an additional amount for ``Public Health and Social Services
Emergency Fund'', $75,000,000,000, to remain available until expended,
to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or
internationally, for necessary expenses to reimburse, through grants or
other mechanisms, eligible health care providers for health care related
expenses or lost revenues that are attributable to coronavirus:
Provided, That these funds may not be used to reimburse expenses or
losses that have been reimbursed from other sources or that other
sources are obligated to reimburse: Provided further,
That <<NOTE: Reports. Records. Determination.>> recipients of payments
under this paragraph in this Act shall submit reports and maintain
documentation as the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to
in this paragraph as the ``Secretary'') determines are needed to ensure
compliance with conditions that are imposed by this paragraph in this
Act for such payments, and such reports and documentation shall be in
such form, with such content, and in such time as
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the Secretary may prescribe for such purpose: Provided further, That
``eligible <<NOTE: Definition.>> health care providers'' means public
entities, Medicare or Medicaid enrolled suppliers and providers, and
such for-profit entities and not-for-profit entities not otherwise
described in this proviso as the Secretary may specify, within the
United States (including territories), that provide diagnoses, testing,
or care for individuals with possible or actual cases of COVID-19:
Provided further, That <<NOTE: Review.>> the Secretary shall, on a
rolling basis, review applications and make payments under this
paragraph in this Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated under
this paragraph in this Act shall be available for building or
construction of temporary structures, leasing of properties, medical
supplies and equipment including personal protective equipment and
testing supplies, increased workforce and trainings, emergency operation
centers, retrofitting facilities, and surge
capacity: <<NOTE: Definition.>> Provided further, That, in this
paragraph, the term ``payment'' means a pre-payment, prospective
payment, or retrospective payment, as determined appropriate by the
Secretary: Provided further, That payments under this paragraph in this
Act shall be made in consideration of the most efficient payment systems
practicable to provide emergency payment: Provided further, That to be
eligible for a payment under this paragraph in this Act, an eligible
health care provider shall submit to the Secretary an application that
includes a statement justifying the need of the provider for the payment
and the eligible health care provider shall have a valid tax
identification number: Provided further, That, <<NOTE: Reports.>> not
later than 3 years after final payments are made under this paragraph in
this Act, the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health
and Human Services shall transmit a final report on audit findings with
respect to this program to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further,
That <<NOTE: Audits.>> nothing in this paragraph limits the authority
of the Inspector General or the Comptroller General to conduct audits of
interim payments at an earlier date: Provided further,
That <<NOTE: Reports.>> not later than 60 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide a report to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate on obligation of funds, including obligations to such eligible
health care providers summarized by State of the payment receipt:
Provided further, That <<NOTE: Updates. Time period.>> such reports
shall be updated and submitted to such Committees every 60 days until
funds are expended: Provided further, That such amount is designated by
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985.
For an additional amount for ``Public Health and Social Services
Emergency Fund'', $25,000,000,000, to remain available until expended,
to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or
internationally, for necessary expenses to research, develop, validate,
manufacture, purchase, administer, and expand capacity for COVID-19
tests to effectively monitor and suppress COVID-19, including tests for
both active infection and prior exposure, including molecular, antigen,
and serological tests, the manufacturing, procurement and distribution
of tests, testing equipment and testing supplies, including personal
protective equipment needed for administering tests, the development and
validation of rapid, molecular point-of-care tests, and other tests,
support for workforce, epidemiology, to scale up academic, commercial,
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public health, and hospital laboratories, to conduct surveillance and
contact tracing, support development of COVID-19 testing plans, and
other related activities related to COVID-19 testing: Provided, That of
the amount appropriated under this paragraph in this Act, not less than
$11,000,000,000 shall be for States, localities, territories, tribes,
tribal organizations, urban Indian health organizations, or health
service providers to tribes for necessary expenses to develop, purchase,
administer, process, and analyze COVID-19 tests, including support for
workforce, epidemiology, use by employers or in other settings, scale up
of testing by public health, academic, commercial, and hospital
laboratories, and community-based testing sites, health care facilities,
and other entities engaged in COVID-19 testing, conduct surveillance,
trace contacts, and other related activities related to COVID-19
testing: Provided further, That of the amount identified in the
preceding proviso, not less than $2,000,000,000 shall be allocated to
States, localities, and territories according to the formula that
applied to the Public Health Emergency Preparedness cooperative
agreement in fiscal year 2019, not less than $4,250,000,000 shall be
allocated to States, localities, and territories according to a formula
methodology that is based on relative number of cases of COVID-19, and
not less than $750,000,000 shall be allocated in coordination with the
Director of the Indian Health Service, to tribes, tribal organizations,
urban Indian health organizations, or health service providers to
tribes: Provided further, That the Secretary of Health and Human
Services (referred to in this paragraph as the ``Secretary'') may
satisfy the funding thresholds outlined in the first and second provisos
under this paragraph in this Act by making awards through other grant or
cooperative agreement mechanisms: Provided further,
That <<NOTE: Deadline. Testing plan.>> not later than 30 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Governor or designee of each State,
locality, territory, tribe, or tribal organization receiving funds
pursuant to this Act shall submit to the Secretary its plan for COVID-19
testing, including goals for the remainder of calendar year 2020, to
include: (1) the number of tests needed, month-by-month, to include
diagnostic, serological, and other tests, as
appropriate; <<NOTE: Estimates.>> (2) month-by-month estimates of
laboratory and testing capacity, including related to workforce,
equipment and supplies, and available tests; and (3) a description of
how the State, locality, territory, tribe, or tribal organization will
use its resources for testing, including as it relates to easing any
COVID-19 community mitigation policies: Provided further,
That <<NOTE: Methodologies.>> the Secretary shall submit such formula
methodology identified in the first proviso under this paragraph in this
Act to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate one day prior to awarding such funds: Provided further,
That <<NOTE: Deadline.>> such funds identified in the first and second
provisos under this paragraph in this Act shall be allocated within 30
days of the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That of
the amount appropriated under this paragraph in this Act, not less than
$1,000,000,000 shall be transferred to the ``Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention--CDC-Wide Activities and Program Support'' for
surveillance, epidemiology, laboratory capacity expansion, contact
tracing, public health data surveillance and analytics infrastructure
modernization, disseminating information about testing, and workforce
support necessary to expand and improve COVID-19 testing: Provided
further, That of the amount appropriated under this paragraph in
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this Act, not less than $306,000,000 shall be transferred to the
``National Institutes of Health--National Cancer Institute'' to develop,
validate, improve, and implement serological testing and associated
technologies for the purposes specified under this paragraph in this
Act: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated under this
paragraph in this Act, not less than $500,000,000 shall be transferred
to the ``National Institutes of Health--National Institute of Biomedical
Imaging and Bioengineering'' to accelerate research, development, and
implementation of point of care and other rapid testing related to
coronavirus: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated under
this paragraph in this Act, not less than $1,000,000,000 shall be
transferred to the ``National Institutes of Health--Office of the
Director'' to develop, validate, improve, and implement testing and
associated technologies; to accelerate research, development, and
implementation of point of care and other rapid testing; and for
partnerships with governmental and non-governmental entities to
research, develop, and implement the activities outlined in this
proviso: Provided further, That funds in the preceding proviso may be
transferred to the accounts of the Institutes and Centers of the
National Institutes of Health (referred to in this paragraph as the
``NIH'') for the purposes specified in the preceding proviso: Provided
further, That the transfer authority provided in the preceding proviso
is in addition to all other transfer authority available to the NIH:
Provided further, That of the amount appropriated under this paragraph
in this Act, not less than $1,000,000,000 shall be available to the
Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority for necessary
expenses of advanced research, development, manufacturing, production,
and purchase of diagnostic, serologic, or other COVID-19 tests or
related supplies, and other activities related to COVID-19 testing at
the discretion of the Secretary: Provided further, That of the amount
appropriated under this paragraph in this Act, $22,000,000, shall be
transferred to the ``Department of Health and Human Services--Food and
Drug Administration--Salaries and Expenses'' to support activities
associated with diagnostic, serological, antigen, and other tests, and
related administrative activities: Provided further, That the amount
appropriated under this paragraph in this Act may be used for grants for
the rent, lease, purchase, acquisition, construction, alteration,
renovation, or equipping of non-federally owned facilities to improve
preparedness and response capability at the State and local level for
diagnostic, serologic, or other COVID-19 tests, or related supplies:
Provided further, That <<NOTE: Determination. Contracts.>> the amount
appropriated under this paragraph in this Act may be used for
construction, alteration, renovation, or equipping of non-federally
owned facilities for the production of diagnostic, serologic, or other
COVID-19 tests, or related supplies, where the Secretary determines that
such a contract is necessary to secure, or for the production of,
sufficient amounts of such tests or related supplies: Provided further,
That funds appropriated under this paragraph in this Act may be used for
purchase of medical supplies and equipment, including personal
protective equipment and testing supplies to be used for administering
tests, increased workforce and trainings, emergency operation centers,
and surge capacity for diagnostic, serologic, or other COVID-19 tests,
or related supplies: Provided further, That products purchased with
funds appropriated under this paragraph in this Act may, at the
discretion of the Secretary, be deposited in
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the Strategic National Stockpile under section 319F-2 of the Public
Health Service Act: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated
under this paragraph in this Act, $600,000,000 shall be transferred to
``Health Resources and Services Administration--Primary Health Care''
for grants under the Health Centers program, as defined by section 330
of the Public Health Service Act, and for grants to federally qualified
health centers, as defined in section 1861(aa)(4)(B) of the Social
Security Act: Provided further, That sections 330(e)(6)(A)(iii),
330(e)(6)(B)(iii), and 330(r)(2)(B) of the Public Health Service Act
shall not apply to funds provided under the previous proviso: Provided
further, That of the amount appropriated under this paragraph in this
Act, $225,000,000 shall be used to provide additional funding for COVID-
19 testing and related expenses, through grants or other mechanisms, to
rural health clinics as defined in section 1861(aa)(2) of the Social
Security Act, with such funds also available to such entities for
building or construction of temporary structures, leasing of properties,
and retrofitting facilities as necessary to support COVID-19 testing:
Provided further, That <<NOTE: Contracts. Requirements.>> such funds
shall be distributed using the procedures developed for the Provider
Relief Fund authorized under the third paragraph under this heading in
division B of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
(Public Law 116-136); may be distributed using contracts or agreements
established for such program; and shall be subject to the process
requirements applicable to such program: Provided further, That the
Secretary may specify a minimum amount for each eligible entity
accepting assistance under the two previous provisos: Provided further,
That up to $1,000,000,000 of funds provided under this paragraph in this
Act may be used to cover the cost of testing for the uninsured, using
the definitions applicable to funds provided under this heading in
Public Law 116-127: <<NOTE: Coordination. Reports.>> Provided further,
That not later than 21 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary, in coordination with other appropriate departments and
agencies, shall issue a report on COVID-19 testing: Provided further,
That <<NOTE: Data.>> such report shall include data on demographic
characteristics, including, in a de-identified and disaggregated manner,
race, ethnicity, age, sex, geographic region and other relevant factors
of individuals tested for or diagnosed with COVID-19, to the extent such
information is available: Provided further, That such <<NOTE: Data.>>
report shall include information on the number and rates of cases,
hospitalizations, and deaths as a result of COVID-19: Provided further,
That <<NOTE: Updates. Time period.>> such report shall be submitted to
the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate, and the
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and
updated and resubmitted to such Committees, as necessary, every 30 days
until the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency first declared by
the Secretary on January 31, 2020: Provided further,
That <<NOTE: Reports. Data.>> not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a report on the number
of positive diagnoses, hospitalizations, and deaths as a result of
COVID-19, disaggregated nationally by race, ethnicity, age, sex,
geographic region, and other relevant factors: Provided further,
That <<NOTE: Analysis.>> such report shall include epidemiological
analysis of such data: Provided further,
That <<NOTE: Coordination. Reports. Testing plan.>> not later than 30
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in
coordination with other departments and agencies, as appropriate,
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shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and
Senate, the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions of the Senate on a COVID-19 strategic testing plan: Provided
further, That such plan shall assist States, localities, territories,
tribes, tribal organizations, and urban Indian health organizations, in
understanding COVID-19 testing for both active infection and prior
exposure, including hospital-based testing, high-complexity laboratory
testing, point-of-care testing, mobile-testing units, testing for
employers and other settings, and other tests as necessary: Provided
further, That <<NOTE: Testing estimates and guidelines.>> such plan
shall include estimates of testing production that account for new and
emerging technologies, as well as guidelines for testing: Provided
further, That such plan shall address how the Secretary will increase
domestic testing capacity, including testing supplies; and address
disparities in all communities: Provided further, That such plan shall
outline Federal resources that are available to support the testing
plans of each State, locality, territory, tribe, tribal organization,
and urban Indian health organization: <<NOTE: Updates. Time period.>>
Provided further, That such plan shall be updated every 90 days until
funds are expended: Provided further, That such amount is designated by
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985.
GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 101. The <<NOTE: Applicability.>> requirements, authorities,
and conditions described in sections 18108, 18109, and 18112 of division
B of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law
116-136) shall apply to funds appropriated in this Act to the Department
of Health and Human Services.
Sec. 102. Funds <<NOTE: Consultation.>> appropriated by this Act
under the heading ``Department of Health and Human Services'', except
for the amounts specified in the first paragraph and the first and
second provisos in the second paragraph under the heading ``Public
Health and Social Services Emergency Fund'', may be transferred to, and
merged with, other appropriation accounts under the headings ``Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention'', ``Public Health and Social
Services Emergency Fund'', ``Food and Drug Administration'', and
``National Institutes of Health'' to prevent, prepare for, and respond
to coronavirus following consultation with the Office of Management and
Budget: Provided, That <<NOTE: Notification. Time period.>> the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate shall be notified 10 days in advance of any such
transfer: <<NOTE: Determination.>> Provided further, That, upon a
determination that all or part of the funds transferred from an
appropriation by this Act are not necessary, such amounts may be
transferred back to that appropriation: Provided further, That none of
the funds made available by this Act may be transferred pursuant to the
authority in section 205 of division A of Public Law 116-94 or section
241(a) of the Public Health Service Act.
Sec. 103. Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
``Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund'', up to $6,000,000
shall be transferred to, and merged with, funds made
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available under the heading ``Office of the Secretary, Office of
Inspector General'', and shall remain available until expended, for
oversight of activities supported with funds appropriated to the
Department of Health and Human Services to prevent, prepare for, and
respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally: Provided,
That <<NOTE: Consultation.>> the Inspector General of the Department of
Health and Human Services shall consult with the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate prior to
obligating such funds: Provided further, That the transfer authority
provided by this section is in addition to any other transfer authority
provided by law.
TITLE II
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Small Business Administration
salaries and expenses
For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'',
$2,100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, to
prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or
internationally: Provided, That such amount is designated by the
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985.
disaster loans program account
For an additional amount for ``Disaster Loans Program Account'' for
the cost of direct loans authorized by section 7(b) of the Small
Business Act, $50,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, to
prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or
internationally: Provided, That such amount is designated by the
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985.
emergency eidl grants
For an additional amount for ``Emergency EIDL Grants'' for the cost
of emergency EIDL grants authorized by section 1110 of division A of the
CARES Act (Public Law 116-136), $10,000,000,000, to remain available
until expended, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus,
domestically or internationally: Provided, That such amount is
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985.
TITLE III
GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT
Sec. 301. Each amount appropriated or made available by this Act is
in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year
involved.
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Sec. 302. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless
expressly so provided herein.
Sec. 303. Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, the additional
amounts appropriated by this Act to appropriations accounts shall be
available under the authorities and conditions applicable to such
appropriations accounts for fiscal year 2020.
Sec. 304. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made
available in this Act, or transferred pursuant to authorization granted
in this Act, may only be used to prevent, prepare for, and respond to
coronavirus.
Sec. 305. In <<NOTE: Definition.>> this Act, the term
``coronavirus'' means SARS-CoV-2 or another coronavirus with pandemic
potential.
Sec. 306. Each <<NOTE: President.>> amount designated in this Act
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985 shall be available (or rescinded or transferred, if
applicable) only if the President subsequently so designates all such
amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress.
Sec. 307. Any amount appropriated by this Act, designated by the
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and
subsequently so designated by the President, and transferred pursuant to
transfer authorities provided by this Act shall retain such designation.
budgetary effects
Sec. 308. (a) Statutory PAYGO Scorecards.--The budgetary effects of
this division shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained
pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay As-You-Go Act of 2010.
(b) Senate PAYGO Scorecards.--The budgetary effects of this division
shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of
section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress).
(c) Classification of Budgetary Effects.--Notwithstanding Rule 3 of
the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory
statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report
105-217 and section 250(c)(7) and (c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of this
division shall be estimated for purposes of section 251 of such Act.
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This division may be cited as the ``Additional Emergency
Appropriations for Coronavirus Response''.
Approved April 24, 2020.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 266:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
Vol. 165 (2019):
Jan. 11, considered and passed
House.
Vol. 166 (2020):
Apr. 21, considered and passed
Senate, amended.
Apr. 23, House concurred in Senate
amendment.
DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2020):
Apr. 24, Presidential remarks.
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