in carrying out this section. (4) Investments (A) In general The Secretary may request the Secretary of the Treasury to invest the portion of the Fund that is not, in the judgment of the Secretary of Agriculture, required to meet the current needs of the Fund. (B) Eligible investments On receipt of such a request, the Secretary of the Treasury shall invest the amount involved in obligations of the United States or obligations that are guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States, with maturities suitable to the needs of the Fund as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture. . (b) Appropriation Out of any amounts in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated to the Rural Utility Bridge Loan Fund $5,000,000,000, without fiscal year limitation. For purposes of section 704(c)(3)(B)(i) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, with respect to a covered emergency declared in response to the COVID–19 pandemic, the Fund balance is deemed to be the amount specified in the preceding sentence.