1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Coronavirus Relief Flexibility for Students and Institutions Act”.
Coronavirus Relief Flexibility for Students and Institutions Act
A BILL
To amend the provisions relating to the higher education emergency relief fund to clarify the flexibility provided to institutions and for students under the fund, and for other purposes.
2. Higher education relief fund
Section 18004 of division B of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116–136) is amended—
in subsection (a)(3), by striking “determines have the” and inserting “determines, through an application process, demonstrate the”;
in subsection (c)—
by striking “cover any costs associated with significant changes to the delivery of instruction due to the coronavirus” and inserting “defray expenses (including lost revenue, reimbursement for expenses already incurred, technology costs associated with a transition to distance education, faculty and staff training, and payroll)”;
by striking “Institutions” and inserting “Notwithstanding any provision of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), institutions ”; and
by inserting “, with the eligibility and selection of the students receiving such grants being determined solely by each such institution” before the period at the end; and
in subsection (d)(1)—
by inserting “determining grant recipients and” after “In”; and
by inserting “, by application under such section 18004(a)(3),” after “demonstrates”.