Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act: CRS Experts

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act: CRS Experts

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act: CRS Experts

April 1, 2020 (R46299)

The following two tables provide points of contact for CRS's congressional clients with specific questions regarding the particular authorities and appropriations in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act; P.L. 116-136). This report is intended as a companion to other CRS products on the COVID-19 response efforts, many of which can be found on the CRS Coronavirus Disease 2019 resource page.¹

Separate tables are provided for each division of the CARES Act: Division A, which includes significant expansions in small business lending, unemployment insurance, tax relief to individuals and employers, and economic stabilization fund, among other measures, as well as some direct appropriations; and Division B, which is a more traditionally structured $340 billion emergency supplemental appropriations measure. The topics are arranged in the order they arise in the bill to ease client searching. After the topic, a cross-reference to a CRS product may be listed to provide context for the programs or activity, followed by the name of the relevant CRS contact, and email address. Phone numbers are not listed at this time due to the impact of remote work on CRS operations. Please note that some points of contact cover multiple accounts or programs.

Table 1. CARES Act Division A: Selected CRS Products and Experts

Keeping American Workers Paid and Employed, Health Care System Enhancements, and Economic Stabilization

Background Report(s)

CRS Contact(s)

Email

Title I—Keeping American Workers Paid and Employed Act

Small Business Administration (SBA)

SBA Grants and Loans

Assistance to Small Businesses

CRS Report R46284, COVID-19 Stimulus Assistance to Small Businesses: Issues and Policy Options

Robert Jay Dilger

Bruce Lindsay

Sean Lowry

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Economic Injury Disaster Loans

CRS Insight IN11232, SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans for COVID-19

Bruce Lindsay

[email address scrubbed]

Loan Guarantees

CRS Report R41146, Small Business Administration 7(a) Loan Guaranty Program

Robert Jay Dilger

[email address scrubbed]

Entrepreneurial Development

CRS Report R41352, Small Business Management and Technical Assistance Training Programs

Robert Jay Dilger

[email address scrubbed]

Title II—Assistance for American Workers, Families, and Businesses

Subtitle A—Unemployment Insurance

Unemployment Insurance

CRS In Focus IF11475, Unemployment Insurance Provisions in the CARES Act (H.R. 748, as Amended)

CRS Report RL33362, Unemployment Insurance: Programs and Benefits

Julie M. Whittaker

Katelin P. Isaacs

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Subtitle B—Rebates and Other Individual Provisions

Recovery Rebates and Individual Tax Provisions

2020 Recovery Rebates

CRS Insight IN11282, COVID-19 and Direct Payments to Individuals: Summary of the 2020 Recovery Rebates in the CARES Act (P.L. 116-136)

Margot L. Crandall-Hollick

[email address scrubbed]

CRS Insight IN11270, COVID-19 and Direct Payments to Individuals: Estimated Impact of Recovery Rebates in H.R. 748 on Family Incomes

Conor Boyle

[email address scrubbed]

CRS Insight IN11290, COVID-19 and Direct Payments to Individuals: Will Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Beneficiaries Receive the Recovery Rebate in the CARES Act?

William R. Morton

Paul S. Davies

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Use of Retirement Savings

CRS In Focus IF11482, Retirement and Pension Provisions in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)

CRS In Focus IF11472, Withdrawals and Loans from Retirement Accounts for COVID-19 Expenses

CRS Insight IN11272, Required Minimum Distributions from Retirement Accounts Under the Economic Stimulus Proposals Related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Jane G. Gravelle,

John J. Topoleski

Elizabeth A. Myers

Molly F. Sherlock

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed] 

[email address scrubbed] 

[email address scrubbed]

Charitable Contributions and Student Loans

CRS Report R46279, The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act—Tax Relief for Individuals and Businesses

Molly F. Sherlock

Jane G. Gravelle,

Margot L. Crandall-Hollick

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Subtitle C—Business Provisions

Employee Retention Credit

CRS Insight IN11299, COVID-19: The Employee Retention Tax Credit

Molly F. Sherlock

[email address scrubbed]

Payroll Tax Deferral

CRS Insight IN11260, COVID-19 Economic Stimulus: Business Payroll Tax Cuts

Molly F. Sherlock

Donald J. Marples

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Net Operating Losses

CRS Insight IN11240, COVID-19: Potential Role of Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carrybacks in Addressing the Economic Effects

CRS Insight IN11296, Tax Treatment of Net Operating Losses (NOLs) in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act

Mark Keightley

Jane G. Gravelle

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Business Interest Deduction Limit

CRS Insight IN11287, Limits on Business Interest Deductions Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act

Jane G. Gravelle

[email address scrubbed]

Qualified Improvement Property

CRS In Focus IF11187, Qualified Improvement Property and the 2017 Tax Revision (P.L. 115-97)

Gary Guenther

Jane G. Gravelle

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Alcohol Excise Tax Exception

Sean Lowry

[email address scrubbed]

Title III—Supporting America's Health Care System in the Fight Against the Coronavirus

Subtitle A—Health Provisions

Part I—Addressing Supply Shortages

Strategic National Stockpile

CRS Insight IN11253, Domestic Public Health Response to COVID-19: Current Status and Resources Guide

Frank Gottron

Kavya Sekar

Sarah A. Lister

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Medical Product Supplies

Medical Product Supply Chain

CRS Report R46219, Overview of U.S. Domestic Response to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Agata Dabrowska

[email address scrubbed]

Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages

Pharmaceutical Supply Chain

CRS In Focus IF11058, Drug Shortages: Causes, FDA Authority, and Policy Options

Agata Dabrowska

[email address scrubbed]

FDA Review Process

CRS In Focus IF10745, Emergency Use Authorization and FDA's Related Authorities

Agata Dabrowska

[email address scrubbed]

Preventing Medical Device Shortages

Medical Device Supply Chain

CRS In Focus IF11083, Medical Product Regulation: Drugs, Biologics, and Devices

Agata Dabrowska

Victoria R. Green

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Part II—Access to Health Care for COVID-19 Patients

Testing / Preventive Care Costs

CRS Report R46261, Development and Regulation of Domestic Diagnostic Testing for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19): Frequently Asked Questions

Amanda K. Sarata

[email address scrubbed]

Private Health Insurance Coverage of COVID-19 Testing and Preventive Services

Vanessa C. Forsberg

[email address scrubbed]

Community Health Centers

CRS Report R43911, The Community Health Center Fund: In Brief

Elayne J. Heisler

[email address scrubbed]

Telehealth

CRS Report R46239, Telehealth and Telemedicine: Frequently Asked Questions

Victoria L. Elliott

[email address scrubbed]

Rural Health

Elayne J. Heisler

[email address scrubbed]

U.S. Public Health Service

Sarah A. Lister

Kavya Sekar

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Liability Limitations

Elayne J. Heisler

[email address scrubbed]

National Health Service Corps

CRS Report R44970, The National Health Service Corps

Elayne J. Heisler

[email address scrubbed]

Part III—Innovation

Biomedical / Pharmaceutical Research

CRS Legal Sidebar LSB10427, COVID-19: Legal Considerations for Bringing a New Vaccine to Market

CRS Legal Sidebar LSB10422, COVID-19 Medical Countermeasures: Intellectual Property and Affordability

Frank Gottron

Erin H. Ward

Kavya Sekar

Kevin Hickey

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Part IV—Health Care Workforce

Health Workforce

Elayne J. Heisler

[email address scrubbed]

Subtitle B—Education Provisions

Federal Education Policy

CRS Report R43159, Institutional Eligibility for Participation in Title IV Student Financial Aid Programs

Alexandra Hegji

Cassandria Dortch

Rebecca Skinner

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Corporation for National and Community Service

CRS Report RL33931, The Corporation for National and Community Service: Overview of Programs and Funding

Joselynn H. Fountain

Abigail R. Overbay

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Subtitle C—Labor Provisions

Unemployment Insurance

CRS In Focus IF11475, Unemployment Insurance Provisions in the CARES Act (H.R. 748, as Amended)

Katelin P. Isaacs

Julie M. Whittaker

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Paid Leave

CRS Insight IN11249, H.R. 6201: Paid Leave and Unemployment Insurance Responses to COVID-19

Sarah A. Donovan

[email address scrubbed]

Subtitle D—Finance Committee

Health Savings Account (HSA) Provisions

CRS Report R45277, Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)

Ryan J. Rosso

[email address scrubbed]

Medicare Telehealth Provisions

Jim Hahn

[email address scrubbed]

Medicare End-Stage Renal Disease Provision

CRS Report R45290, Medicare Coverage of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)

Suzanne M. Kirchhoff

[email address scrubbed]

Medicare Home Health and Hospice Provisions

CRS Report R40425, Medicare Primer

Phoenix Voorhies

[email address scrubbed]

Medicare Sequester Adjustment

CRS Report R45106, Medicare and Budget Sequestration

Patricia A. Davis

[email address scrubbed]

Medicare Hospital Provisions

CRS Report R40425, Medicare Primer

Marco Villagrana

[email address scrubbed]

Medicare Durable Medical Equipment Provision

CRS Report R40425, Medicare Primer

Paulette Morgan

[email address scrubbed]

Medicare Part B Vaccine Provision

Cliff Binder

[email address scrubbed]

Medicare Part D

CRS Report R40611, Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefit

Suzanne M. Kirchhoff

[email address scrubbed]

Medicaid HCBS Provision

CRS Report R43328, Medicaid Coverage of Long-Term Services and Supports

Kirsten J. Colello

[email address scrubbed]

Medicaid Optional Coverage of Uninsured; Medicaid Coverage of Testing

Evelyne Baumrucker

[email address scrubbed]

Medicare Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Test Payment Provision

Jim Hahn

[email address scrubbed]

Medicaid FMAP Provision

CRS Report R43847, Medicaid's Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP)

Alison Mitchell

[email address scrubbed]

Subtitle E—Health and Human Services Extenders

Medicare, Medicaid, and Other Health Extenders

CRS Report R45781, Health Care-Related Expiring Provisions of the 116th Congress, First Session

Phoenix Voorhies

[email address scrubbed]

Medicaid Disproportionate Share Payments

CRS Report R42865, Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments

Alison Mitchell

[email address scrubbed]

TANF Extension

CRS Insight IN11241, COVID-19: The Potential Role of TANF in Addressing the Economic Effects

Gene Falk

[email address scrubbed]

Subtitle F—Over-the-Counter Drugs

Over-the-Counter Medications

CRS In Focus IF10463, Regulation of Over-the-Counter (OTC) Drugs

Agata Dabrowska

[email address scrubbed]

Title IV—Economic Stabilization and Assistance to Severely Distressed Sectors of the United States Economy

Subtitle A—Coronavirus Economic Stabilization Act of 2020

Exchange Stabilization Fund

CRS In Focus IF11474, Treasury's Exchange Stabilization Fund and COVID-19

Marc Labonte

Baird Webel

Martin A. Weiss

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Loan Guarantees

CRS Report R44185, Federal Reserve: Emergency Lending

Marc Labonte

[email address scrubbed]

Aviation Industry

CRS Insight IN11267, COVID-19 and Funding for Civil Aviation

CRS Report R44176, Essential Air Service (EAS), by Rachel Y. Tang

CRS Report R42781, Federal Civil Aviation Programs: In Brief, by Bart Elias and Rachel Y. Tang

Rachel Y. Tang

Bart Elias

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

FDIC / Banking Regulation

CRS Insight IN11278, Banking Regulators' Response to COVID-19

Andrew P. Scott

David W. Perkins

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Debt Guarantee Authority

CRS Report R43413, Costs of Government Interventions in Response to the Financial Crisis: A Retrospective

CRS Report R42787, An Overview of the Transaction Account Guarantee (TAG) Program and the Potential Impact of Its Expiration or Extension

David W. Perkins

[email address scrubbed]

Lending Limits; Community Banks

CRS Report R45989, Community Bank Leverage Ratio (CBLR): Background and Analysis of Bank Data

David W. Perkins

[email address scrubbed]

Debt Restructuring; Relief from Credit Losses

CRS Report R45339, Banking: Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL)

Raj Gnanarajah

[email address scrubbed]

Credit Unions

Darryl Getter

[email address scrubbed]

Defense Production Act

CRS Insight IN11280, COVID-19: Industrial Mobilization and Defense Production Act (DPA) Implementation

CRS Insight IN11231, The Defense Production Act (DPA) and COVID-19: Key Authorities and Policy Considerations

Michael H. Cecire

Heidi M. Peters

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery; Congressional Oversight

CRS Insight IN11271, Congressional Oversight Provisions in P.L. 116-127, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Ben Wilhelm

[email address scrubbed]

Credit Reporting

CRS Insight IN11244, COVID-19: The Financial Industry and Consumers Struggling to Pay Bills

CRS Report R44125, Consumer Credit Reporting, Credit Bureaus, Credit Scoring, and Related Policy Issues

Cheryl R. Cooper

[email address scrubbed]

Housing Finance

CRS In Focus IF10126, Introduction to Financial Services: The Housing Finance System

CRS Report RL34591, Overview of Federal Housing Assistance Programs and Policy

Katie Jones

Libby Perl

Darryl Getter

Andrew Scott

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Subtitle B—Air Carrier Worker Support

Air Carrier Worker Support

Rachel Y. Tang

[email address scrubbed]

Title V—Coronavirus Relief Funds

Coronavirus Relief Fund

State Support

CRS Report R46298, The Coronavirus Relief Fund (CARES Act, Title V): Background and State and Local Allocations, by Grant A. Driessen

Grant A. Driessen

[email address scrubbed]

Title VI—Miscellaneous Provisions

United States Postal Service

CRS Report R44603, Reforming the U.S. Postal Service: Background and Issues for Congress

Michelle D. Christensen

[email address scrubbed]

Budget Control Relief

CRS Report R41157, The Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010: Summary and Legislative History

William Heniff, Jr.

[email address scrubbed]

Notes: This table is a reference tool for congressional clients seeking background information and analytical support from CRS concerning provisions of the CARES Act. It does not represent any form of analysis of the CARES Act by itself.

Table 2. CARES Act Division B: Selected CRS Products and Experts on Emergency Supplemental Appropriations

By Appropriations Subcommittee

Appropriation [Selected Subtopics]

Background Report(s)

CRS Expert(s)

Email

AGRICULTURE

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Agricultural Programs

Office of the Secretary; Office of Inspector General

Jim Monke

[email address scrubbed]

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Salaries and Expenses

Tadlock Cowan

[email address scrubbed]

Agricultural Marketing Service

Marketing Services

Joel Greene

[email address scrubbed]

Food Safety and Inspection Service

Food Safety and Inspection Service

Joel Greene

[email address scrubbed]

Farm Service Agency

Salaries and Expenses

Jim Monke

[email address scrubbed]

Rural Business—Cooperative Service

Rural Business Program Account

CRS Report RL31837, An Overview of USDA Rural Development Programs

Alyssa Casey

[email address scrubbed]

Rural Utilities Service

Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Program

CRS Report RL33816, Broadband Loan and Grant Programs in the USDA's Rural Utilities Service

Alyssa Casey

[email address scrubbed]

Domestic Food Programs / Food and Nutrition Service

Child Nutrition Programs; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; Commodity Assistance Program

CRS Insight IN11250, USDA Domestic Food Assistance Programs' Response to COVID-19: P.L. 116-127, P.L. 116-136, and Related Efforts

Randy Alison Aussenberg

Kara Clifford Billings

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Foreign Agricultural Service

Salaries and Expenses

CRS In Focus IF11223, 2018 Farm Bill Primer: Agricultural Trade and Food Assistance

Anita Regmi

[email address scrubbed]

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Food and Drug Administration

Salaries and Expenses

Agata Dabrowska

Victoria Green

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

General Provisions

Broadband Grants (Sec. 11004)

CRS In Focus IF11262, The ReConnect Broadband Pilot Program

Alyssa Casey

[email address scrubbed]

Other General Provisions

Jim Monke

[email address scrubbed]

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES

Department of Commerce

Economic Development Administration

Economic Development Assistance Programs

CRS Insight IN11303, The Economic Development Administration and the CARES Act (P.L. 116-136)

Julie Lawhorn

[email address scrubbed]

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Scientific and Technical Research and Services; Industrial Technology Services; General Provisions (Sec. 12001)

John Sargent

[email address scrubbed]

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Operations, Research, and Facilities; General Provisions (Sec. 12005)

Eva Lipiec

[email address scrubbed]

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

General Provisions (Sec. 12004)

Marcy Gallo

[email address scrubbed]

Department of Justice

General Administration

Justice Information Sharing Technology; Office of the Inspector General

Nathan James

[email address scrubbed]

Legal Activities

Salaries and Expenses, U.S. Attorneys

Nathan James

[email address scrubbed]

United States Marshals Service

Salaries and Expenses

Nathan James

[email address scrubbed]

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Salaries and Expenses

Nathan James

[email address scrubbed]

Drug Enforcement Administration

Salaries and Expenses

Lisa Sacco

[email address scrubbed]

Federal Prison System

Salaries and Expenses; General Provisions (Sec. 12003)

Nathan James

[email address scrubbed]

State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance

State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance

Nathan James

[email address scrubbed]

Science

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Safety, Security, and Mission Services

CRS Report R43419, NASA Appropriations and Authorizations: A Fact Sheet

Daniel Morgan

[email address scrubbed]

National Science Foundation

Research and Related Activities; Agency Operations and Award Management; General Provisions (Sec. 12002)

Laurie Harris

[email address scrubbed]

Related Agencies

Legal Services Corporation

Payment to the Legal Services Corporation

Libby Perl

[email address scrubbed]

DEFENSE

Department of Defense

Military Personnel

National Guard Personnel, Army; National Guard Personnel, Air Force

CRS Insight IN11273, COVID-19: The Basics of Domestic Defense Response

Lawrence Kapp

[email address scrubbed]

Operations and Maintenance (O&M)

O&M, Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Army Reserve, Army National Guard, Defense-Wide

CRS Insight IN11273, COVID-19: The Basics of Domestic Defense Response

James Herrera

[email address scrubbed]

Procurement

Defense Production Act Purchases

CRS Insight IN11280, COVID-19: Industrial Mobilization and Defense Production Act (DPA) Implementation

Michael H. Cecire

Heidi Peters

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Revolving and Management Funds

Defense Working Capital Funds; General Provisions (Sec. 13003)

CRS Insight IN11273, COVID-19: The Basics of Domestic Defense Response

James Herrera

[email address scrubbed]

Other Department of Defense Programs

Defense Health Program; General Provisions (Sec. 13002)

CRS Insight IN11273, COVID-19: The Basics of Domestic Defense Response

Alan Ott

[email address scrubbed]

Office of the Inspector General

Alan Ott

[email address scrubbed]

General Provisions

Transfer authority (Sec. 13001)

Brendan McGarry

[email address scrubbed]

Delegations of DARPA / MDA Authorities (Sec. 13006)

Heidi Peters

[email address scrubbed]

ENERGY AND WATER

Department of Defense

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers—Civil Works

Operations and Maintenance; Expenses

Nicole Carter

Anna Normand

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Reclamation

Water and Related Resources; Policy and Administration

Charles V. Stern

[email address scrubbed]

Department of Energy

Energy Programs

Science

Daniel Morgan

[email address scrubbed]

Departmental Administration

Departmental Administration

Corrie E. Clark

[email address scrubbed]

Independent Agencies

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Mark Holt

[email address scrubbed]

General Provisions

Strategic Petroleum Reserve

Heather Greenley

[email address scrubbed]

Appalachian Regional Commission

Michael H. Cecire

[email address scrubbed]

Other General Provisions

Mark Holt

Corrie E. Clark

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT

Department of the Treasury

Internal Revenue Service

Administrative Provisions

Gary Guenther

[email address scrubbed]

Judiciary

Supreme Court of the United States

Salaries and Expenses

Barry J. McMillion

[email address scrubbed]

Courts of Appeal, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services

Salaries and Expenses; Defender Services

Barry J. McMillion

[email address scrubbed]

District of Columbia

Federal Funds

Federal Payment for Emergency Planning and Security

Joseph V. Jaroscak

[email address scrubbed]

Independent Agencies

Election Assistance Commission

Election Security Grants

Karen Shanton

R. Sam Garrett

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Federal Communications Commission

Salaries and Expenses

Patty Figliola

[email address scrubbed]

General Services Administration

Real Property Activities

General Building Fund

Garrett Hatch

[email address scrubbed]

General Activities

Federal Citizen Services Fund; Working Capital Fund;

Garrett Hatch

[email address scrubbed]

Noncompetitive procedures (Sec. 15003)

L. Elaine Halchin

[email address scrubbed]

National Archives and Records Administration

Operating Expenses

Meghan Stuessy

[email address scrubbed]

Office of Personnel Management

Salaries and Expenses

Barbara Schwemle

[email address scrubbed]

Office of Personnel Management

Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (Sec. 15010)

Ben Wilhelm

[email address scrubbed]

Small Business Administration

Disaster Loan Program Account

Bruce Lindsay

Robert Dilger

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

General Provisions

Reporting on the Use of Funds (Sec. 15011)

Ben Wilhelm

[email address scrubbed]

HOMELAND SECURITY

Department of Homeland Security

Management Directorate

Operations and Support

William Painter

[email address scrubbed]

Transportation Security Agency

Operations and Support

Bart Elias

[email address scrubbed]

U.S. Coast Guard

Operations and Support

John Frittelli

Alan Ott

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

Operations and Support

Brian Humphreys

[email address scrubbed]

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Operations and Support

Bruce Lindsay

Elizabeth Webster

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Disaster Relief Fund

CRS Report R45484, The Disaster Relief Fund: Overview and Issues

William Painter

[email address scrubbed]

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Assistance [Assistance to Firefighter Grants]

CRS Report RL32341, Assistance to Firefighters Program: Distribution of Fire Grant Funding

Jill Gallagher

[email address scrubbed]

[Emergency Management Performance Grants; Other Preparedness Grants]

Shawn Reese

[email address scrubbed]

[Emergency Food and Shelter Program]

Elizabeth Webster

[email address scrubbed]

General Provisions

Premium Pay Authority (Sec. 16003)

Barbara Schwemle

[email address scrubbed]

REAL ID Extension (Sec. 16006)

Adam Vann

[email address scrubbed]

Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Extension (Sec. 16007)

Frank Gottron

[email address scrubbed]

INTERIOR AND ENVIRONMENT

Department of the Interior

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Operation of Indian Programs

Tana Fitzpatrick

[email address scrubbed]

Bureau of Indian Education

Operation of Indian Education Programs

CRS Report RL34205, Indian Elementary-Secondary Education: Programs, Background, and Issues

Cassandria Dortch

[email address scrubbed]

Departmental Offices, Office of the Secretary

Departmental Operations

CRS Report R45875, Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: Overview of FY2020 Appropriations

Carol Hardy-Vincent

[email address scrubbed]

Departmental Offices, Insular Affairs

Assistance to Territories

R. Sam Garrett

[email address scrubbed]

Environmental Protection Agency

Science and Technology; Environmental Programs and Management; Buildings and Facilities; Hazardous Materials Superfund

CRS In Focus IF11276, U.S. EPA FY2020 Appropriations

Robert Esworthy

[email address scrubbed]

Department of Agriculture

U.S. Forest Service

Forest and Rangeland Research; National Forest System; Capital Improvement and Maintenance, Wildland Fire and Management

CRS In Focus IF11416, Forest Service: FY2019 and FY2020 Appropriations

Katie Hoover

[email address scrubbed]

Department of Health and Human Services

Indian Health Service

Indian Health Services

CRS Report R45201, Indian Health Service (IHS) FY2019 Budget Request and Funding History: A Fact Sheet

Elaine J. Heisler

[email address scrubbed]

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

n/a

Toxic Substances and Environmental Health Registry

David M. Bearden

[email address scrubbed]

Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development

n/a

Payment to the Institute

CRS In Focus IF10554, Postsecondary Education of Native Americans

Cassandria Dortch

[email address scrubbed]

Smithsonian Institution

n/a

Salaries and Expenses

Shannon S. Loane

[email address scrubbed]

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

n/a

Operations and Maintenance

Shannon S. Loane

[email address scrubbed]

National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities

National Endowment for the Arts

Grants and Administration

Shannon S. Loane

[email address scrubbed]

National Endowment for the Humanities

Grants and Administration

Shannon S. Loane

[email address scrubbed]

LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND OTHER RELATED AGENCIES

Department of Labor

Employment and Training Administration

Training and Employment Services

David H. Bradley

[email address scrubbed]

Departmental Management

Salaries and Expenses

David H. Bradley

[email address scrubbed]

Department of Health and Human Services

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

CDC-Wide Activities and Program Support

Sarah A. Lister

Kavya Sekar

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering; National Library of Medicine; National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences; Office of the Director

CRS Report R43341, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Funding: FY1994-FY2020

Kavya Sekar

[email address scrubbed]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Health Surveillance and Program Support

Johnathan H. Duff

[email address scrubbed]

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Program Management

CRS Report R40425, Medicare Primer

Cliff Binder

Phoenix Voorhies

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Administration for Children and Families

Low Income Home Energy Assistance

CRS Report RL31865, LIHEAP: Program and Funding

Libby Perl

[email address scrubbed]

Administration for Children and Families

Payments to States for the Child Care and Development Block Grant

Karen Lynch

[email address scrubbed]

Administration for Children and Families

Children and Families Services Programs [Lead POC; Head Start]

CRS In Focus IF11008, Head Start: Overview and Current Issues

Karen Lynch

[email address scrubbed]

[Community Services Block Grant]

CRS Report RL32872, Community Services Block Grants (CSBG): Background and Funding

Libby Perl

[email address scrubbed]

[National Domestic Violence Hotline; Family Violence Prevention; Runaway and Homeless Youth Act]

CRS Report RL33785, Runaway and Homeless Youth: Demographics and Programs

CRS Report R42838, Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA): Background and Funding

Adrienne Fernandes-Alcantara

[email address scrubbed]

[Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services, Title IV-B, Subpart I of the Social Security Act]

CRS In Focus IF10590, Child Welfare: Purposes, Federal Programs, and Funding

Emilie Stoltzfus

[email address scrubbed]

Administration for Community Living

Aging and Disability Services Programs

Kirsten J. Colello

[email address scrubbed]

Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund [lead POC; Vaccine, Therapeutics, Diagnostics, and Other Medical or Preparedness Needs; Reimbursement to Hospitals and Healthcare Providers]

Sarah A. Lister

Frank Gottron

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

[Transfer to Health Resources and Services Administration]

Elayne J. Heisler

[email address scrubbed]

Department of Education

Education Stabilization Fund

Education Stabilization Fund [Governor's Emergency Education Relief Fund; Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund]

Rebecca R. Skinner

[email address scrubbed]

[Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund]

Cassandria Dortch

Joselynn H. Fountain

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

Safe Schools and Citizenship Education

Kyrie E. Dragoo

Rebecca R. Skinner

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

Gallaudet University

Kyrie E. Dragoo

[email address scrubbed]

Federal Student Aid

Student Aid Administration

CRS Report R44845, Administration of the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program

Alexandra Hegji

[email address scrubbed]

Office of Postsecondary Education

Howard University

Joselynn H. Fountain

[email address scrubbed]

Departmental Management

Program Administration

Kyle D. Shohfi

[email address scrubbed]

Office of Inspector General

Rebecca R. Skinner

Alexandra Hegji

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Frank Gottron

Lena A. Gomez

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Institute for Museum and Library Services

Grants and Administration

Kyrie E. Dragoo

[email address scrubbed]

Railroad Retirement Board

Limitation on Administration

Zhe Li

[email address scrubbed]

Social Security Administration

Limitation on Administrative Expenses

William R. Morton

Barry F. Huston

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

Senate, House of Representatives, and Joint Items

Ida Brudnick

[email address scrubbed]

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION / VETERANS AFFAIRS

Department of Veterans Affairs

Veterans Health Administration

Medical Service; Medical Community Care; Medical Support and Compliance; Medical Facilities

CRS Report R46280, Department of Veterans Affairs' Potential Role in Addressing the COVID-19 Outbreak

Sidath V. Panangala

Jared S. Sussman

Heather M. Salazar

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Departmental Administration

General Administration; Information Technology Systems; Office of the Inspector General; Grants for Construction of State Extended Care Facilities

CRS Report R46280, Department of Veterans Affairs' Potential Role in Addressing the COVID-19 Outbreak

Sidath V. Panangala

[email address scrubbed]

Armed Forces Retirement Home

Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust

Alan Ott

[email address scrubbed]

General Provisions

CRS Report R46280, Department of Veterans Affairs' Potential Role in Addressing the COVID-19 Outbreak

Sidath V. Panangala

[email address scrubbed]

STATE DEPARTMENT AND FOREIGN OPERATIONS

Department of State

Administration of Foreign Affairs

Diplomatic Programs

Cory Gill

[email address scrubbed]

International Assistance

U.S. Agency for International Development

Operating Expenses

Marian Lawson

[email address scrubbed]

Bilateral Economic Assistance

Funds Appropriated to the President

International Disaster Assistance

Rhoda Margesson

[email address scrubbed]

Department of State

Migration and Refugee Assistance

Rhoda Margesson

[email address scrubbed]

Global Health / COVID-19 Lead for State and Foreign Operations Appropriations

Sara Tharakan

Tiaji Salaam-Blyther

[email address scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Independent Agencies

Peace Corps

Nicholas Brown

[email address scrubbed]

General Provisions

Provisions not listed below

Marian Lawson

[email address scrubbed]

Repatriation Loans (Sec. 21005); Medical Services for U.S. Persons Overseas (Sec. 21008)

Cory Gill

[email address scrubbed]

Millennium Challenge Corporation (Sec. 21006)

Nicholas Brown

[email address scrubbed]

Multilateral Development Bank Replenishments (Sec. 21012)

Martin A. Weiss

[email address scrubbed]

TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Department of Transportation

Office of the Secretary

Salaries and Expenses; Working Capital Fund

D. Randy Peterman

[email address scrubbed]

Essential Air Service

Rachel Y. Tang

[email address scrubbed]

Federal Aviation Administration

Grants-in-Aid for Airports; Operations; General Provisions (Sec. 22001)

Rachel Y. Tang

[email address scrubbed]

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs

D. Randy Peterman

[email address scrubbed]

Federal Railroad Administration

Safety and Operations

D. Randy Peterman

[email address scrubbed]

Northeast Corridor Grants to the National Passenger Railroad Corporation; National Network Grants to the National Passenger Railroad Corporation; General Provision (Sec. 22002)

Ben Goldman

[email address scrubbed]

Federal Transit Administration

Transit Infrastructure Grants; Administrative Expenses

Will Mallett

[email address scrubbed]

Maritime Administration

Operations and Training; State Maritime Academy Operations

John Frittelli

[email address scrubbed]

Office of Inspector General

Salaries and Expenses

John Frittelli

[email address scrubbed]

Federal Highway Administration

General Provisions

Robert Kirk

[email address scrubbed]

Housing and Urban Development

Management and Administration

Administrative Support Offices; Program Offices

Maggie McCarty

[email address scrubbed]

Public and Indian Housing

Tenant-Based Rental Assistance; Public Housing Operating Fund

Maggie McCarty

[email address scrubbed]

Native American Programs

Katie Jones

[email address scrubbed]

Community Planning and Development

Housing for Persons with AIDS; Homeless Assistance Grants

Libby Perl

[email address scrubbed]

Community Development Fund

Joe Jaroscak

[email address scrubbed]

Housing Programs

Project-Based Rental Assistance

Maggie McCarty

[email address scrubbed]

Housing for the Elderly; Housing for Persons with Disabilities

Libby Perl

[email address scrubbed]

Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity

Fair Housing Activities

Libby Perl

[email address scrubbed]

Office of Inspector General

Office of Inspector General

Maggie McCarty

[email address scrubbed]

Notes: This table is a reference tool for congressional clients seeking background information and analytical support from CRS concerning provisions of the CARES Act. It does not represent any form of analysis of the CARES Act by itself. When the table presents topics of potential interest below the appropriation level, the topics are presented in brackets. When multiple topics or appropriations for a department or agency are represented in a single line, they are separated by semicolons.

Author Contact Information

William L. Painter, Specialist in Homeland Security and Appropriations ([email address scrubbed], [phone number scrubbed])

Diane P. Horn, Analyst in Flood Insurance and Emergency Management ([email address scrubbed], [phone number scrubbed])

Footnotes

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https://www.crs.gov/resources/coronavirus-disease-2019.