is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Unusual and exigent circumstances Under unusual and exigent circumstances, to buy any bills, notes, revenue bonds, and warrants issued by any State, county, district, political subdivision, municipality, or entity that is a combination of any of the several States, the District of Columbia, or any of the territories and possessions of the United States. In this paragraph, the term State means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, each territory and possession of the United States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe. . (b) Federal Reserve authorization to purchase COVID–19 related municipal issuances Within 7 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall modify the Municipal Liquidity Facility (established on April 9, 2020, pursuant to section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act ( 12 U.S.C. 343(3) )) to— (1) ensure such facility is operational until December 31, 2021