1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Direct Support for Communities Act . 2. Supplemental appropriations The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes, namely: Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Planning and Development Community Development Fund For an additional amount for the Community Development Fund , such sums as may be necessary, to remain available until expended, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, which shall be in addition to any other amounts available for such purposes, of which— (1) 50 percent shall be allocated to metropolitan cities and other units of general local government (as those terms are defined in section 102 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5302 )), of which— (A) 70 percent of such sums shall be distributed, not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, pursuant to the formula under section 106(b)(1) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5306(b)(1) ) to metropolitan cities that received allocations pursuant to such formula in fiscal year 2019