Sec. 105. TANF Coronavirus Emergency Fund
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Section 403 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 603 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund which shall be known as the Coronavirus Emergency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs (in this subsection referred to as the TANF Coronavirus Emergency Fund ). Out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated for the period of fiscal years 2020 through 2021, $2,000,000,000 for payment to the TANF Coronavirus Emergency Fund. Subject to subparagraph (C), the amounts appropriated to the TANF Coronavirus Emergency Fund under subparagraph
(A)shall be used to make grants to States in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (3). The Secretary may reserve up to $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated for the period of fiscal years 2020 through 2021 under subparagraph
(A)for expenses related to administering this subsection. In no case may the Secretary make a grant from the TANF Coronavirus Emergency Fund for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2021. For each of the 3rd and 4th quarters of fiscal year 2020 and each quarter of fiscal year 2021, the Secretary shall make a grant from the TANF Coronavirus Emergency Fund to each State that— requests a grant under this paragraph for the quarter; and meets the requirements of subparagraph
(B)for the quarter. A State meets the requirements of this subparagraph for a quarter if— the total amount expended by the State for the quarter under the State program funded under this part or any other State program funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)) for basic assistance, non-recurrent short-term benefits, and work supports for eligible families, exceeds the total amount expended by the State for the 1st quarter of fiscal year 2020 under the State program funded under this part or any other State program funded with qualified State expenditures (as so defined) for basic assistance, non-recurrent short-term benefits, and work supports for eligible families. Subject to paragraph (4), the amount of the grant payable to a State under this paragraph for a quarter shall be the amount equal to 80 percent of the excess of the expenditures for the quarter described in clause
(i)of subparagraph
(B)over the expenditures for the 1st quarter of fiscal year 2020 described in clause
(ii)of that subparagraph. In determining the expenditures of a State for basic assistance, non-recurrent short-term benefits, and work supports during any quarter for which the State requests funds under this subsection, and for the 1st quarter of fiscal year 2020, the Secretary may make appropriate adjustments to the data, on a State-by-State basis, to ensure that the data are comparable. The Secretary may develop a mechanism for collecting expenditure data, including procedures which allow States to make reasonable estimates, and may set deadlines for making revisions to the data. Funds paid to a State from a grant made for any quarter of fiscal year 2020 or 2021 shall remain available for use by the State through September 30, 2022. With respect to a State, the aggregate amount of the grants payable to the State under paragraph
(3)for the 3rd and 4th quarters of fiscal year 2020 and each quarter of fiscal year 2021 shall not exceed the State child poverty proportion amount determined for the State for fiscal year 2020 under subparagraph (B). The State child poverty proportion amount determined under this subparagraph for a State for fiscal year 2020 is the product of— $2,000,000,000; and the quotient of— the number of children in families with income below the poverty line in the State (as determined under subparagraph (C)); and the number of children in families with income below the poverty line in all States (as so determined). For purposes of subparagraph (B)(ii), subject to clause
(ii)of this subparagraph, the number of children in families with income below the poverty line shall be determined based on the most recent data available from the Bureau of the Census. The number of children in families with income below the poverty line in the case of— Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa may be determined on the basis of the most recent data are available from the Bureau of the Census or such other poverty data as the Secretary determines appropriate); and an Indian tribe, shall be determined in proportion to the tribal family assistance grant paid to the Indian tribe for fiscal year 2020. In this subsection: The term basic assistance means assistance including cash, payments, vouchers, and other forms of benefits designed to meet a family’s ongoing basic needs as defined by the Secretary. The term eligible family means a family (including a family of one) that— has 1 or more children who have not attained 18 years of age; and is in need as a result of the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) as determined by the State in accordance with clause (ii). A State shall define and publish on a publicly available website maintained by the State the criteria for determining a family is in need as a result of the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and shall report such criteria to the Secretary. The Secretary shall publish all the State criteria reported under this clause on a publicly available website maintained by the Secretary. The term non-recurrent short-term benefits means benefits intended to address a specific crisis or need as defined by the Secretary. The term poverty line means the income official poverty line, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9902(2) ). The term State has the meaning given that term in section 419(5) and includes Indian tribes, as defined in section 419(4). The term work supports means benefits provided to help families obtain, retain, or advance in employment as defined by the Secretary. . Effective October 1, 2021, subsection
(c)of section 403 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 603 ) (as added by paragraph (1)) is repealed. Section 1108(a)(2) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1308(a)(2) ) is amended by inserting 403(c)(3), after 403(a)(5), . Effective October 1, 2021, section 1108(a)(2) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1308(a)(2) ) is amended by striking 403(c)(3), (as added by paragraph (1)).
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