1. Tax treatment of Provider Relief Fund payments to health care providers
Taxability— Notwithstanding any other law, for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986—
the amount of any CARES Act Provider Relief Fund payment shall be excluded from the gross income of the recipient of such payment; and
no deduction shall be denied or reduced, no tax attribute shall be reduced, and no basis increase shall be denied, by reason of the exclusion from gross income provided by this subsection.
CARES Act Provider Relief Fund payment— For purposes of this section, the term CARES Act Provider Relief Fund payment means any grant or similar assistance provided by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under the provider relief fund established through the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116–136), including any additional amounts appropriated to such fund under the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (Public Law 116–139) or any other provision of law enacted after the date of enactment of such Act.