; and (2) minimizing the difficulty in returning to full operation due to COVID-19 on such programs and participants. 4515. Workforce response activities (a) Administrative costs Of the total amount allocated to a local area under section 128(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3163(b) ) and section 133(b) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3173(b) ) and available for administrative costs for program year 2019, not more than 20 percent of the total amount may be used by the local board involved for the administrative costs of carrying out local workforce investment activities under chapter 2 or chapter 3 of subtitle B of title I of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3151 et seq.), if the portion of the total amount that exceeds 10 percent of the total amount as described under section 128(b)(4)(A) of such Act is used to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency. (b) Rapid response activities (1) Statewide rapid response Of the funds available for program year 2019 for statewide activities under section 128(a) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3163(a) ), such funds may be used for statewide rapid response activities as described in section 134(a)(2)(A) ( 29 U.S.C. 3174(a)(2)(A) ) for responding to the COVID-19 national emergency. (2) Local boards Of the funds available to a Governor under section 133(a)(2) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3173(a)(2) ) such funds may be released within 30 days to local boards most impacted by the coronavirus at the determination of the Governor for rapid response activities related to responding to the COVID-19 national emergency. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Coronavirus The term coronavirus means coronavirus as defined in section 506 of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 ( Public Law 116–123 ). (2) COVID-19 national emergency The term COVID-19 national emergency means the national emergency declared by the President under the National Emergencies Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) on March 13, 2020, with respect