COMMITTEE on APPROPRIATIONS

VICE CHAIRMAN PATRICK LEAHY

For Immediate Release:

March 25, 2020

Contact:
Jay Tilton : (202) 224-2667

S. 3548 The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act

Title-By-Title Summary Prepared By The Office Of Vice Chairman Leahy (D-Vt.)

The appropriations division of the Senate’s bipartisan coronavirus aid and economic relief
agreement contains $330 billion in new funding to address the needs of the American people as
we confront the coronavirus pandemic. The bill provides new resources to help strained state,
local, and tribal governments as they combat this pandemic; support for hospitals and health care
workers on the front lines of this public health crisis; funding to purchase personal protective
equipment and much needed medical equipment; support for law enforcement, firefighters, and
first responders; funding for scientists researching treatments and vaccines; support for small
businesses; support for local schools and universities; and funding for affordable housing and
homelessness assistance programs. This funding is in addition to the $150 billion Coronavirus
Relief Fund that will provide state, local, and tribal government with additional resources to
address this pandemic. The summary does not reflect the mandatory or authorizing provisions of
the agreement.

Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) said:

“I have said from the beginning that our response to this crisis will come in phases as we
address the evolving nature of the coronavirus pandemic. Today our response is providing
direct assistance to the American people, injecting new resources where they are needed most,
and moving our country a step closer to emerging from this crisis stronger than we were
before.”

DIVISION B – Emergency Appropriations For Coronavirus Health Response and Agency

Operations

Title I – Department of Agriculture

Includes $48.9 billion for Department of Agriculture agencies and the Food and Drug
Administration to continue to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. These funds will provide
nutrition assistance to ensure the most vulnerable citizens can still receive food when needed.
The bill also includes assistance for food banks, which are under increased demand during this
public health crisis. Highlights include:

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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – The bill includes $15.5 billion in additional
funding for SNAP to ensure all Americans, including seniors and children receive the food they
need.

Child Nutrition Programs – The bill includes $8.8 billion in additional funding for Child
Nutrition Programs in order to ensure children receive meals while school is not in session.
Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations – The bill provides $100 million to
guarantee participants of SNAP on Indian Reservations receive must needed food and will
ensure the facilities have the capacity to meet increased needs.
Nutrition assistance to Puerto Rico and the territories – The bill provides $200 million for
food assistance is provided to Puerto Rico and the territories to ensure these citizens receive
more support during this COVID crisis.
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) – The bill provides $450 million for the
TEFAP program. With many communities suffering from job losses, food banks have seen
increased needs. These funds are critical so food banks can continue to assist those Americans
most in need.

Food and Drug Administration – The bill provides $80 million for the Food and Drug
Administration to continue the agencies important work of responding to COVID-19. Funding
will be used to continue efforts related to shortages of critical medicines, enforcement work on
counterfeit and misbranded products, emergency use authorizations and pre and post market
work on medical countermeasures, therapies, vaccines, and research.
Rural Development – The bill provides $25 million to support the Distance Learning and
Telemedicine program. This increase will help improve distance learning and telemedicine in
rural areas of America. Additionally, $100 million is provided to the ReConnect program to help
ensure rural Americans have access to broadband, the need for which is increasingly apparent as
millions of Americans work from home across the country. The bill also includes $20.5 million
to support$1 billion in Business and Industry loans.
Commodity Credit Corporation – The bill includes $14 billion for the Commodity Credit
Corporation.
Additional Assistance to Producers – The bill includes $9.5 billion to assist agriculture
producers impacted by the coronavirus, including specialty crop producers; producers who
support local food systems such as farmers markets, schools, and restaurants; and livestock
producers, including dairy.

Title II – Departments of Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies

Includes $3.079 billion in funding to support economic development, invest in basic science and
provide resources for Federal, state and local law enforcement and prisons to respond to this
public health crisis. Highlights include:

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Economic Development Administration (EDA) – The bill provides $1.5 billion for economic
adjustment assistance to help revitalize local communities after the pandemic. EDA assistance
can be used to help rebuild impacted industries such as tourism or manufacturing supply chains,
capitalize local funds to provide low-interest loans to businesses of all sizes, and support other
locally-identified priorities for economic recovery. Based on the impact of prior funding
packages, EDA disaster assistance will leverage an additional $20 billion in local and private
investment and support more than 100,000 American jobs.
Support for Manufacturing – $50 million is provided for the Hollings Manufacturing
Extension Partnership to help small- and medium-sized manufacturers recover by finding value
within the supply chain and expanding markets. For every one dollar of federal investment,
MEP generates $27.20 in new sales growth for manufacturers. The bill also includes an
additional $10 million for the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing
Biopharmaceuticals to support the development and manufacture of new medical
countermeasures and biomedical supplies to combat the coronavirus.
Assistance for Fishermen – The bill provides $300 million to help fishermen around the
country struggling due to disappearing economic markets caused by the novel coronavirus
pandemic. Tribal, subsistence, commercial, and charter fishermen, as well as aquaculture
farmers, are all eligible for the disaster assistance.

Resources for Federal, State and Local Law Enforcement – The bill includes $850 million
for the Byrne-Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne-JAG). Byrne-JAG is the most flexible
federal law enforcement grant program and will allow state and local police departments and
jails to meet local needs, including purchase of personal protective equipment and other needed
medical items and to support overtime for officers on the front lines. Language is included to
ensure these resources go out to states and localities quickly in order to immediately respond to
this crisis while avoiding unnecessary Trump Administration-imposed roadblocks intended to
punish so-called sanctuary cities.
The bill also includes $100 million for the Federal Bureau of Prisons to respond to the
coronavirus pandemic with resources that can be used to meet urgent needs such as purchase of
personal protective equipment and other medical equipment, funding overtime, and cleaning
facilities. The bill also includes a total of $55 million for the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Marshals Service, and U.S. Attorneys to respond to the
coronavirus crisis and for information technology improvements and security needed for
telework at the Department of Justice.

Basic Science Related to Coronavirus – The bill includes $6 million for the National Institute
of Standards and Technology to provide continuity of operations and to conduct research and
measurement science to support testing and treatment of coronavirus and $75 million for the
National Science Foundation (NSF) to support research at molecular, cellular, physiological and
ecological levels to better understand coronavirus genetics, modes of action, transmission,
virulence and population dynamics. NSF supports research activities at more than 2,000
research institutions across the United States and is ready to mobilize the full force of the
academic community including through Rapid Response Research (RAPID) proposals.

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Support for Legal Services – $50 million is provided for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC)
to meet civil legal aid needs for low-income Americans. This funding can help LSC clients
facing job losses, eviction, domestic violence and consumer scams resulting from the
coronavirus crisis.

Title III – Department of Defense

Includes $10.5 billion for the Department of Defense, primarily for the protection of members of
the Armed Forces, their families, and military retirees from coronavirus. The bill also includes
funding for specific efforts which leverage unique capabilities of the Department of Defense to
contribute to a whole-of-government response to the pandemic. Highlights include:
$1.4 billion for deployments of the National Guard – This level of funding will sustain up to
20,000 members of the National Guard, under the direction of the governors of each state, for the
next six months in order to support state and local response efforts.
$1 billion for the Defense Production Act – This funding allows the Department of Defense to
invest in manufacturing capabilities that are key to increasing the production rate of personal
protective equipment and medical equipment to meet the demand of healthcare workers all
across the nation.
$415 million for research and development – Military medical research programs have
developed promising vaccines and anti-viral pharmaceuticals, which require additional
investment for testing.
$1.5 billion for expansion of military hospitals and expeditionary hospital packages – To
alleviate the anticipated strain on both the military and civilian healthcare systems, these funds
will nearly triple the 4,300 beds available in military treatment facilities today.
Transfer Limitation - Includes a general provision to prevent funds in this title from being
diverted to build a wall on the southern border.
Title IV – Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies

Includes $221 million for agencies to respond to coronavirus impacts on operations, including
equipment and IT support to improve teleworking capabilities vital to continued operations, as
well as supporting research into the coronavirus by the Department of Energy. Highlights
include:
Army Corps of Engineers – $70 million to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to
prepare for and respond to the coronavirus by providing additional equipment, licenses, and IT
support to improve teleworking capabilities and ensure secure remote access for Corps
staff. Funding will also improve capacity for remote operations of USACE projects and
activation of Emergency Operations Centers nationwide to support continued operations of
USACE projects.
Bureau of Reclamation – $20.6 million to the Bureau of Reclamation to prepare for and
respond to the coronavirus by providing additional equipment, licenses, and IT support to
improve teleworking capabilities and secure remote access.

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Department of Energy – $28 million to the Department of Energy to prepare for and respond to
the coronavirus.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission – $3.3 million to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to

prepare for and respond to the coronavirus.
Department of Energy’s Office of Science – $99.5 million is provided to the Department of
Energy’s Office of Science for costs related to equipment, personnel, and operations to support
research on the coronavirus.

Title V – Financial Services And General Government

Includes $1.82 billion for Financial Services and General Government agencies to provide
resources to support small businesses, protect our elections, provide the IRS with funds to carry
out their new responsibilities, and provide oversight of federal spending during this global crisis.
Highlights include:
Small Business Administration (SBA) – The bill provides $562 million to ensure that SBA has
the resources to provide Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) to businesses that need
financial support during this difficult time. These loans will help businesses keep their doors
open and pay their employees. SBA has signed emergency declarations for all 50 states, the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, so the EIDL program will be
available to assist small businesses across the country that have been adversely impacted by
COVID-19.
This funding is in addition to the significant assistance provided in the Keeping American
Workers Employed and Paid Act, which authorizes $350 billion worth of 100 percent guaranteed
SBA loans, a portion of which SBA will forgive based on allowable expenses for the borrower.
This small business package also includes $10 billion in direct grants for businesses that do not
qualify for the EIDL program, and $17 billion to have SBA step in and make six months of
principle and interest payments for all SBA backed business loans. All these measures combined
will relieve financial stress from struggling businesses and inject much needed capital into the
economy.

Election Grants – The bill provides $400 million for states to help prepare for the 2020
elections. Coronavirus is already resulting in the postponement of some primaries and this
funding can help states make voting safer for individuals. Funding can be used, for example, to
increase the ability to vote by mail, expand early voting and online registration, and increase the
safety of voting in-person by providing additional voting facilities and more poll-workers.
Accountability – The bill provides $80 million to support a new Pandemic Response
Accountability Committee to provide transparency to the public and coordinate oversight of
funds provided in this legislation.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) – The bill provides $200 million for the FCC
Connected Care Pilot Program. This program will support efforts of health care providers to
address COVID-19 by using telehealth to connect with patients.

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Internal Revenue Service (IRS) – The bill provides $250 million in additional funding to the
IRS to administer the new tax credits for paid leave. This funding will also address IRS costs
associated with delaying the filing season and expanded telework.
Judiciary – The bill provides $7.5 million for three accounts in the Judicial Branch. For the
Supreme Court, it provides $500,000 to continue mission critical activities. For the Courts of
Appeals, District Courts, and other Judicial Services, the bill provides $6 million for funding for
increased treatment and drug testing costs, and provides funding to expand capacity for staff to
continue mission critical activities at appellate, district, and bankruptcy courts, and in probation
and pretrial services offices. For Defender Services, it provides $1 million to continue
representing clients without disruption.

Title VI – Department Of Homeland Security

Includes a total of $45.873 billion in funding with a focus on helping people, communities, and
frontline personnel prepare for and recover from COVID-19. Highlights include:
Disaster Relief Fund– $45 billion to provide for the immediate needs of state, local, tribal, and
territorial governments to protect citizens and help them recovery from the overwhelming
effects of COVID-19. Reimbursable activities may include medical response, personal
protective equipment, National Guard deployment, coordination of logistics, safety measures,
and community services nationwide.

Emergency Food and Shelter Program – $200 million for shelter, food and supportive
services to individuals and families in sudden economic crisis.

Assistance to Firefighter Grants – $100 million for personal protective equipment for our
nation’s first responders.

Emergency Management Performance Grants – $100 million for state, local, territorial, and
tribal governments to support coordination, communications, and logistics.

Personal Protective Equipment – $178 million for the Department of Homeland Security to
ensure front line federal employees have personal protective equipment.

Transportation Security Administration – $100 million for enhanced sanitation at airport

security checkpoints, overtime and travel costs, and the purchase of explosives trace detection
swabs.

Coast Guard – $141 million to activate Coast Guard Reserve personnel and for building
capacity and capability for information technology systems and infrastructure to support
telework and remote access.

Federal Emergency Management Agency – $45 million to expand information technology

and communications capabilities and to build capacity in response coordination efforts.

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Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency – $9 million for supply chain and
information analysis and for impacted critical infrastructure coordination.

Extends REAL ID Deadline for States – Extends the deadline for states to meet the
requirements of the REAL ID Act to not earlier than September 30, 2021.

Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards – Extends the program through July 23, 2020.

FEMA Personnel Pay – Allows FEMA to continue paying personnel who reach normal
overtime and premium pay caps while working on the coronavirus response.

Transfer Limitation – A general provision is included limiting the use of funds provided in
this title from being used for any other purposes.

Title VII – Department Of The Interior

Includes $2 billion in funding to provide necessary resources to assist Native communities and
tribal governments in preparing for and responding to the threat of coronavirus; increase funding
for health care services, equipment and staffing at tribal health care facilities; support tribal
schools, colleges and universities; enhance response capacity for U.S. territories and Freely
Associated States; provide response resources for Federal land management agencies; and assist
the nation’s arts and cultural institutions in weathering this public health crisis. Highlights
include:
Indian Health Service (IHS) – Provides $1.032 billion in critically needed resources to support
the tribal health system during the pandemic, including expanded support for medical services,
equipment, supplies and public health education for IHS direct service, tribally operated and
urban Indian health care facilities; expanded funding for purchased/referred care; and new
investments for telehealth services, electronic health records improvement, and expanded disease
surveillance by tribal epidemiology centers.
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) – Includes $453 million to provide aid to tribal governments;
support welfare assistance and social service programs, including assistance to tribal members
affected by the coronavirus crisis; expand public safety and emergency response capabilities;
increase BIA capacity for teleworking so the agency is better prepared to assist tribes; and meet
increased staffing and overtime costs.
Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) – Provides $69 million for response needs at BIE-funded
schools, including staffing, transportation, telework, and cleaning activities and assistance for
tribal colleges and universities across the country to help respond to the crisis.

Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary – Provides $158.4 million in centralized,
flexible resources to allow the Secretary of the Interior to allocate resources to address
coronavirus response needs for national parks, wildlife refuges, and other public lands and other
bureaus. Includes funding for equipment and supplies for cleaning buildings and public areas;
support for law enforcement and emergency personnel deployed to critical areas; support for

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scientific needs; increased telework capacity; and other prevention, mitigation, or recovery
activities associated with the coronavirus outbreak.

Office of Insular Affairs – Includes $55 million to assist U.S. Territories and Freely Associated
States with needs related to prevention and mitigation of the coronavirus outbreak, including
medical supplies and equipment, healthcare services, and facilities.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – Provides $7.2 million to support research efforts
regarding coronavirus; staffing and associated costs for expediting registrations and other actions
related to addressing coronavirus; cleaning and disinfecting of EPA’s facilities; and enhancing
EPA’s telework infrastructure.

Forest Service – Includes a total of $70 million across Forest Service programs for prevention,
mitigation, or recovery activities associated with the coronavirus outbreak, including funding for
equipment and supplies for cleaning buildings and public areas; support for law enforcement and
emergency personnel deployed to critical areas; support for scientific needs; and increased
telework capacity.

Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry – Includes a total of $12.5 million for
critical research and disease surveillance activities associated with coronavirus.

Smithsonian Institution – Provides $7.5 million to help the Institution respond to the
coronavirus outbreak, including funds to clean and disinfect museums and facilities and to
expand medical staff and animal care.

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts – Includes $25 million to provide operating
support to the national cultural center and Presidential memorial during the coronavirus crisis.
Funding ensures that the Center, which employed more than 3,000 people last year, will be able
to reopen its doors to the public once the crisis is over. The Center is currently closed until May.

National Endowment for the Art and Humanities – Provides $150 million to state arts and
humanities agencies to provide grants and support arts organizations, museums, libraries, and
other organizations during the coronavirus crisis. The bill includes $75 million for the National
Endowment for the Arts and $75 million for the National Endowment of the Humanities.

Title VIII – Departments OF Labor, Health and Human Services, Education And Related
Agencies

Includes $172.1 billion to ensure that people on the front lines of the pandemic have the
resources to prepare for, prevent and respond to the crisis, including funding that builds off of the
initial Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act by making
additional investments in healthcare, vaccine development, support for state and local
governments’ prevention and response efforts, and the purchase of critical medical supplies. It
also includes a substantial investment in education, child care and other social services programs
to support schools and communities during the economic crisis resulting from the pandemic.
Highlights include:

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – $4.3 billion to support federal, state, and local
public health agencies to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus, including:
 $1.5 billion to support States, locals, territories, and tribes in their efforts to conduct
public health activities, including:
o Purchase of personal protective equipment;
o surveillance for coronavirus;
o laboratory testing to detect positive cases;
o contact tracing to identify additional cases;
o infection control and mitigation at the local level to prevent the spread of the
virus; and
o other public health preparedness and response activities.
 $1.5 billion in flexible funding to support CDC’s continuing efforts to contain and
combat the virus, including repatriation and quarantine efforts, purchase and distribution
of diagnostic test kits (including for state and local public health agencies) and support
for laboratory testing, workforce training programs, combating antimicrobial resistance
and antibiotic resistant bacteria as a result of secondary infections related to COVID-19,
and communicating with and informing public, state, local, and tribal governments and
healthcare institutions.
 $500 million for global disease detection and emergency response;
 $500 million for public health data surveillance and analytics infrastructure
modernization; and
 $300 million for the Infectious Diseases Rapid Response Reserve Fund, which supports
immediate response activities during outbreaks.

National Institutes of Health – The bill includes $945 million to support research to expand on
prior research plans, including developing an improved understanding of the prevalence of
COVID-19, its transmission and the natural history of infection, and novel approaches to
diagnosing the disease and past infection, and developing countermeasures for the prevention
and treatment of its various stages.

Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response – $127 billion for medical response
efforts, including:
 $100 billion for a new program to provide grants to hospitals, public entities, not-for-
profit entities, and Medicare and Medicaid enrolled suppliers and institutional providers
to cover unreimbursed health care related expenses or lost revenues attributable to the
public health emergency resulting from the coronavirus.
 More than $27 billion for the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development
Authority (BARDA) to support research and development of vaccines, therapeutics, and
diagnostics to prevent or treat the effects of coronavirus, including:
o $16 billion for the Strategic National Stockpile for critical medical supplies,
personal protective equipment, and life-saving medicine;
o At least $3.5 billion to advance construction, manufacturing, and purchase of
vaccines and therapeutics to the American people. This is in addition to the major
investments provided for these activities in the first supplemental.

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 o At least $250 million for the Hospital Preparedness Program, including the
National Ebola and Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC),
regional, State and local special pathogens treatment centers, and hospital
preparedness cooperative agreements;
o Funding for innovations in manufacturing platforms to support a U.S.-sourced
supply chain of vaccines, therapeutics, and small molecule active pharmaceutical
ingredients;
o Funding to support U.S.-based next generation manufacturing facilities;
o Increased medical surge capacity at additional health facilities;
o Enhancements to the U.S. Commissioned Corps;
o Funding to support research related to antibiotic resistant secondary infections
associated with coronavirus; and
o Workforce modernization and increased telehealth access and infrastructure to
increase access to digital healthcare delivery.

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) – The bill includes $275 million for
HRSA, including $90 million for Ryan White HIV/AIDS programs and $185 to support rural
critical access hospitals, rural tribal health and telehealth programs, and poison control centers.

Administration for Community Living (ACL) – The bill includes $955 million for ACL to
support nutrition programs, home and community based services, support for family caregivers,
and expand oversight and protections for seniors and individuals with disabilities.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) – The bill includes $200 million for CMS
to assist nursing homes with infection control and support states’ efforts to prevent the spread of
coronavirus in nursing homes.

Department of Education – The bill includes $30.750 billion for an Education Stabilization
Fund for states, school districts and institutions of higher education for costs related to
coronavirus. With most elementary and secondary schools closed across the nation, states and
school districts are facing increased costs as they deal with the safety and health issues related to
coronavirus. At the same time, they must continue to help address the basic needs of students
and develop plans for providing online learning for all students, including students with
disabilities, English language learners and homeless students. In addition, college students facing
closed campuses and the transition to distance education are dealing with increased costs and
challenges meeting basic needs like housing and food. These flexible funds will be available to
help address these needs. They include:

 For elementary and secondary education, $13.5 billion is available for formula-grants
to States, which will then distribute 90 percent of funds to local educational agencies to
use for coronavirus-response activities, such as planning for and coordinating during
long-term school closures; purchasing educational technology to support online learning
for all students served by the local educational agency; and additional activities
authorized by federal elementary and secondary education laws.

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  Governors in each state will receive a share of $3 billion to allocate at their discretion for
emergency support grants to local educational agencies that the State educational agency
deems have been most significantly impacted by coronavirus. These funds will support
the ability of such local educational agencies to continue to provide educational services
to their students and to support the on-going operations of the local educational agency;
and provide emergency support through grants to institutions of higher education serving
students within the State.

 $14.250 billion will be available for higher education emergency relief for institutions
of higher education to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus. Funds may be
used to defray expenses for institutions of higher education, such as lost revenue,
technology costs associated with a transition to distance education, and grants to students
for food, housing, course materials, technology, health care, and child care.

Department of Labor – The bill includes $360 million for the Department of Labor to invest in
programs that provide training and supportive services for dislocated workers, seniors, migrant
farmworkers, and homeless veterans. This also includes funding for DOL agencies to ensure
new Paid Leave and UI benefits are implemented swiftly and effectively.

Child Care Development Block Grant – The bill supports child care and early education
programs by including $3.5 billion for the Child Care Development Block Grant. This funding
will allow child care programs to maintain critical operations, including meeting emergency
staffing needs and ensuring first responders and health care workers can access child care while
they respond to the pandemic.

Head Start – The bill includes $750 million for Head Start to meet emergency staffing needs.

Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) – The bill includes $1 billion for CSBG to help
communities address the consequences of increasing unemployment and economic disruption.

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) – The bill includes $900 million
to help lower income households heat and cool their homes.

Family Violence Prevention Services – The bill provides $45 million to support families during
this uncertain time, and to prevent and respond to family and domestic violence, including
offering shelter and supportive services to those who need it.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration – The bill provides $425
million for SAMHSA to increase access to mental health services in our communities through
Community Behavioral Health Clinics, suicide prevention programs, and emergency response
spending that can target support where it is most needed, such as outreach to those experiencing
homelessness.

Social Security Administration – The bill includes $300 million to support essential telework,
communication needs, and salaries and benefits of Federal employees impacted by office

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closures. This funding also provides the resources necessary for processing disability and
retirement workloads and backlogs when SSA offices reopen to the public.

Institute for Museum and Library Services – The bill includes $50 million for the Institute of
Museum and Library Services to expand digital network access in areas of the country where
such access is lacking, including the purchase of internet-enable devices and provisions for
technical support services in response to the disruption of schooling and other community
services during the COVID-19 emergency.

Corporation for Public Broadcasting – The bill includes $75 million for the Corporation for
Public Broadcasting to make fiscal stabilization grants to public television and radio stations
facing declines in non-Federal revenues. These funds will help maintain programming and
preserve small and rural stations threatened by declines in non-Federal revenues.

Title IX – Legislative Branch

Includes $93.1 million in critical funding to support the health, safety, and work capabilities of
Legislative Branch agencies, including the United States Congress, Architect of the Capitol
(AOC), Capitol Police, Government Accountability Office (GAO), and Office of the Attending
Physician (OAP), during this public health crisis. Highlights include:
Senate – The bill provides $10 million to support the Senate Sergeant at Arms to cover
technology costs associated with teleworking and to support Senate offices and Committees, and
for the Senate to cover costs associated with emergency needs related to coronavirus. Funding is
also provided for reimbursement costs for the staff of the Senate Employees Child Care Center.
House of Representatives – The bill provides $25 million to support the House’s capability to
telework, including for purchase of equipment and improvements to the network. Funding is
also provided for the reimbursement costs for the staff of the House Child Care Center and
covers costs for the House restaurant contracts.
Architect of the Capitol (AOC) – The bill provides $25 million and gives the AOC authority to
purchase in bulk and distribute cleaning supplies and provide access to its technical cleaning
contracts across the Capitol campus. It also allows the AOC to continue service contract
payments, such as for the contract costs for salaries of Senate and Capitol Visitor Center
Restaurant Associates employees, should they be furloughed or face a reduction in contract hours
due to facility closures.
U.S. Capitol Police – The bill provides $12 million to maintain staffing levels to protect the
Capitol complex. It also provides funding to cover expenses related to increased teleworking
and contract support for a reduced on-site workforce.
Government Accountability Office – The bill provides $20 million for GAO to conduct
oversight of funding provided to federal departments and agencies for coronavirus response and
recovery efforts. Funding is also provided for the reimbursement costs for the staff of GAO’s
child care center.

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Library of Congress – The bill provides $700,000 for the reimbursement costs for the staff of
the Library of Congress’ child care center.

Office of the Attending Physician (OAP) – The bill provides $400,000 for OAP to purchase
medical supplies and protective equipment.

Title X – Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies

Includes $19.57 billion in funding to ensure the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has the
equipment, tests, and support services necessary to provide veterans with the additional care they
need at facilities nationwide. Highlights include:

Direct Medical Care – The bill provides $15.85 billion in order to support an increase in
demand for VA services specific to coronavirus. This covers treatment of veterans nationwide
for coronavirus within VA hospitals as well as in community urgent care clinics and emergency
rooms. These funds allow VA to cover overtime for their clinical staff, the purchase of personal
protective equipment, test kits, and other necessary equipment to manage the impacts of this
pandemic among the veteran population.
Vulnerable Veterans – The bill provides $590 million for VA to devote to supporting veterans
at an increased risk of contracting coronavirus. It includes funding for the Health Care for
Homeless Veterans program, the Supportive Services for Veterans Families program, and the
Grant and Per Diem program. This funding will help veterans get treatment, and provide support
for those who are homeless or at risk of eviction. Funding is also included for keeping veterans
within VA-run nursing homes and community living centers safe from coronavirus.
Facilities and IT Support for Telemedicine – The bill provides $3.1 billion for VA to
purchase, staff, and equip temporary sites of care and mobile treatment centers to deal with this
pandemic. It allows for remodeling to VA facilities and state run veterans homes to address the
needs of veterans being treated for coronavirus. The bill includes funding for VA to expand the
capacity on existing IT networks to address the demand in services, and broadens VA’s tele-ICU
and teleradiology capabilities. It further enhances the capability for telehealth visits, allowing
more veterans to receive care from home, and for providers at home to continue to treat patients
through technology. Additionally, it facilitates VA employees working from home to ensure
benefits can still be processed.
Armed Forces Retirement Homes (AFRH) – The bill includes $2.8 million to provide staff
treating veterans living at the AFRH with the personal protective equipment they need. The
funding provides this and other necessary equipment and staffing support, which will help
minimize the spread of coronavirus among residents.
Expanded Authorities – To strengthen VA’s response to the coronavirus pandemic and enable
them to best treat veterans across the country, the bill includes provisions which allow VA to:

• Pay providers for every hour they work in support of this pandemic, even if it means
they go over salary caps;

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 • Consider veterans and their families eligible for pensions and other income-dependent
benefits, even if an emergency benefit paid by the government would have put them
over the threshold;
• Ensure that home health care workers have personal protective equipment and
necessary equipment to protect veterans and themselves;
• Continue providing payment to State Veterans Homes when residents are transferred
to acute care due to COVID-19, regardless of their occupancy rate; and allow VA to
provide any available personal protective equipment to state homes;
• Provide flexibility for the Veteran Directed Care program, including telephone
enrollment and renewals, and waivers for late paperwork and other limitations;
• Enhance health and housing initiatives for homeless veterans, including increased use
of telehealth for programs with VA case managers, temporarily eliminating funding
limits for programs providing direct support services to homeless veterans, and
providing flexibility to veterans in these programs;
• Support veterans with limb loss seeking prosthetic assistance at community providers
rather than going to VA facilities during a pandemic; and
• Enter into agreements with telecommunications companies to provide broadband for
veterans in support of providing telemental health care.

Title XI – Department Of State

Includes $1.115 billion for the Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development
(USAID), and the Peace Corps, to support the repatriation of U.S. Government personnel and
American citizens stranded overseas, strengthen the response at U.S. diplomatic facilities
domestically and abroad, including by providing additional medical and personal protective
equipment, and to prevent and respond to growing international humanitarian needs, among
other purposes. In addition, the bill provides authorities for ongoing operations of the
Department of State, USAID, and other agencies, including for U.S. participation in the
replenishments of the international financial institutions to shore up the fragile economies of
countries impacted by the coronavirus. Highlights include:

Department of State – $674 million for the Department of State, including:

• Diplomatic Programs: The bill provides $324 million for Diplomatic Programs to
support the voluntary departure and curtailment on a global basis of vulnerable
Department of State employees, evacuate American citizens overseas, ensure the ongoing
operation of other consular and American citizen services amidst significant declines in
visa revenue, and bolster the Bureau of Medical Services to respond to the coronavirus at
diplomatic facilities domestically and abroad.

• Migration and Refugee Assistance: The bill provides $350 million for the Department of
State to contribute to pending appeals from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees,
International Committee of the Red Cross, and other partners to prepare for, and respond
to, coronavirus among vulnerable refugee populations abroad.

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United States Agency for International Development – The bill provides $353 million for
USAID, including:

• Operating Expenses: The bill provides $95 million for operational needs of USAID,
including support for evacuations and ordered departures of overseas staff, surge support,
increased technical support for remote functions, and other needs.

• International Disaster Assistance: The bill provides $258 million for USAID to respond
to the extraordinary needs in other countries that are underequipped to respond to the
pandemic. The funding will prioritize populations affected by ongoing humanitarian
crises, particularly displaced people, because of their heightened vulnerability, the
elevated risk of severe outbreaks in camps and informal settlements, and anticipated
disproportionate mortality in these populations.

Peace Corps – The bill provides $88 million for Peace Corps to support evacuations of all
overseas volunteers, relocation of U.S. direct hires on authorized or ordered departure, and
certain benefits for returned volunteers, including health care.

Department of the Treasury, International Affairs – The bill authorizes U.S. participation in
the recapitalization and replenishment of international financial institutions, and extends and
increases U.S. participation in the International Monetary Fund’s New Arrangements to Borrow,
which will help shore up the fragile economies of developing countries ravaged by coronavirus.

Other Authorities – The bill includes several authorities to facilitate the operations of the
Department of State and USAID, including to permit additional paid leave, provide medical
services to private U.S. citizens, enhance certain hiring authorities, and increases the amount the
Millennium Challenge Corporation can spend to cover additional costs due to staff evacuations.

Title XII – Departments Of Transportation and Housing

The bill includes a total of $48.5 billion for transportation and housing activities to address this
unprecedented global public health pandemic. Targeted resources are directed to communities to
help the 11 million low-income Americans living one paycheck away from homelessness by
providing assistance to prevent eviction during what is likely to be the most severe economic
crisis in nearly a century. The funding in this bill will also be used to help the over half a million
homeless individuals living on the streets find shelter or temporary housing, and for the most
vulnerable, to self-quarantine and gain access to supportive services in order to diminish the risk
of exposure. For our transportation systems, massive Federal investment is provided to protect
the livelihoods of the specialized transportation workforce in order to mitigate the potential
furlough of 1.6 million employees, provide safe conditions for workers, and preserve these
mobility assets for essential commuters, as well as the traveling public. Highlights include:
Airports – $10 billion in Federal assistance is directed to help publically-owned, commercial
airports to address the COVID-19 crisis as the aviation sector grapples with the most steep and
potentially sustained decline in air travel in history. These funds will help airport operators meet
ongoing needs and to manage current construction projects as operating expenses increase and
revenues plummet. The magnitude of these challenges are significant given the aviation industry

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is experiencing an 80 percent system-wide decline in passenger traffic, while airports are
expected to face even more severe operational and financial impacts in the months ahead.

Amtrak and Rail Safety – $1.018 billion is available to Amtrak to meet its changing operational
needs as a result of significantly reduced passenger rail service and ridership on the Northeast
Corridor, state-supported, and long-distance routes related to COVID-19. This includes direct
assistance to states to help them meet their obligations under the FAST Act in order to minimize
service impacts on state-supported routes. The bill also provides $250,000 to the Federal
Railroad Administration for safety equipment and assistance to inspectors to help them to rapidly
respond to COVID-19 related demands.
Transit Systems – $25 billion is provided to public transit operators to protect public health and
safety while ensuring transportation access to jobs, medical treatment, food, and other essential
services remain available during the COVID-19 response. As the revenues that sustain this
essential service are severely impacted due to a reduction in fare box revenue and dedicated sales
taxes, this increased Federal investment will help to sustain over 430,000 transit jobs and
preserve access to our public service and critical workforce that are the backbone of our COVID-
19 prevention, response, and recovery efforts.
Community Development Block Grant – $5 billion is provided for the Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) program to enable nearly 1,240 states, counties, and cities to
rapidly respond to COVID-19 and the economic and housing impacts caused by it, including the
expansion of community health facilities, child care centers, food banks, and senior services. Of
the amounts provided, $2 billion will be allocated to states and units of local governments that
received an allocation under the fiscal year 2020 CDBG formula, $1 billion will go directly to
states to support a coordinated response across entitlement and non-entitlement communities,
and $2 billion will be allocated to states and units of local government, cities and counties based
on the prevalence and risk of COVID-19 and related economic and housing disruption.
In order to ensure resources are quickly deployed and meet the unique response needs to
COVID-19, the bill eliminates the cap on the amount of funds a grantee can spend on public
services, removes the requirement to hold in-person public hearings in order to comply with
national and local social gathering requirements, and allows grantees to be reimbursed for
COVID-19 response activities regardless of the date the costs were incurred. This funding builds
on $6.7 billion provided in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 by allowing grantees to combine prior
year funds with new funding in order to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19.
Emergency Solutions Grants – $4 billion is included to address the impact of COVID-19
among individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, and to support
additional homeless assistance, prevention, and eviction prevention assistance. Eviction
prevention activities including rapid rehousing, housing counseling, and rental deposit assistance
will mitigate the adverse impacts of the pandemic on working families.
Rental Assistance Protections for Low-Income Americans – $3 billion is included for housing
providers to help more than 4.5 million low-income households made up of more than 9.6
million individuals currently assisted by HUD to safely remain in their homes or access
temporary housing assistance in response to economic and housing disruptions caused by
COVID-19.

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This funding will help low-income and working class Americans avoid evictions and minimize
any impacts caused by loss of employment, and child care, or other unforeseen circumstances
related to COVID-19. This includes:

• $1.935 billion to allow public housing agencies (PHAs) to keep over 3.2 million Section
8 voucher and public housing households stably housed;
• $1 billion to allow the continuation of housing assistance contracts with private landlords
for over 1.2 million Project-Based Section 8 households;
• $65 million for housing for the elderly and persons with disabilities for rental assistance,
service coordinators, and support services for the more than 114,000 affordable
households for the elderly and over 30,000 affordable households for low-income
persons with disabilities; and
• $65 million for Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS in order to maintain rental
assistance and expand operational and administrative flexibilities for housing and
supportive service providers to assist nearly 61,000 households. Given that this
population is particularly vulnerable, the bill includes temporary relocation services to
contain and prevent the spread of COVID-19 for these at-risk households.

Indian Housing – $300 million is secured for Native American Programs, which includes $200
million for the Indian Housing Block Grant program and $100 million for imminent threats to
health and safety as a result of COVID-19.

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