Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “State Operations Stabilization (SOS) Act”.
State Operations Stabilization (SOS) Act
A BILL
To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to expand the permissible use of funds under the Coronavirus Relief Fund.
Sec. 2 Expansion of permissible use of funds under the Coronavirus Relief Fund
Section 601(d) of the Social Security Act, as added by section 5001(a) of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136), is amended to read as follows:
“(d) Use of funds—A State, Tribal government, and unit of local government shall use the funds provided under a payment made under this section—
“(1) to cover those costs of the State, Tribal government, or unit of local government that—
“(A) are necessary expenditures incurred due to the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19);
“(B) were not accounted for in the budget most recently approved as of the date of enactment of this section for the State or government; and
“(C) were incurred during the period that begins on March 1, 2020, and ends on December 30, 2020; or
“(2) to reduce a budget deficit of the State or government that occurred with respect to such period due to a loss of revenue related to such public health emergency.”