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handle is hein.crs/govecil0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional Research Service Expiring State COVID-19 Emergency Declarations: Effects on Federal Aid February 25, 2021 Some states, tribes, and territories (hereinafter states) may consider rescinding or sun-setting their state- level emergency and disaster declarations, as states make progress in containing the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Regardless of state decisions, the federal declarations of a public health emergency (under Section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. @ 247d)), two national emergencies (under the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. @1601 et seq.) and the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. @@5121 et seq., henceforth referred to as the Stafford Act)) and maj or disasters for each state (also under the Stafford Act) remain in place. This Insight examines the potential impact of lapsing state emergency declarations on the availability of federal aid, either generally or with respect to certain expenses, provided through the Stafford Act as well as five COVID-19 related supplements, including the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (P.L. 116-123); the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA, P.L. 116-127); the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act, P.L. 116-136); the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (P.L. 116-139); and the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (P.L. 116-159). To find provisions where assistance is tied to state emergency declarations, CRS queried the five acts listed above using the search terms state and variations of the word declaration and declare. Due to the complexity and volume of legislative language, and limitations of text searching generally, the identified examples may not be comprehensive. Emergency Response Programs and Activities The termination of a state emergency declaration does not directly impact the availability of Stafford Act assistance for the COVID-19 pandemic administered by FEMA. The Stafford Act declarations for the COVID-19 pandemic authorized Public Assistance (PA) for emergency protective measures. Through the PA program, FEMA may reimburse state, local, tribal, territorial, and eligible nonprofit entities for the Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11616 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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