; and (4) based on such reports and investigations make recommendations on needed actions or guidance to protect such employees from COVID–19. E COVID–19 Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020 50001. Short title (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020 . 50002. Definitions In this Act: (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 to the coronavirus. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Labor. (4) WIOA terms Except as otherwise provided, the terms in this Act have the meanings given the terms in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3102 ). 50003. Workforce response activities (a) In general The purpose of this section is to provide the increased flexibility needed for State and local areas to provide continuity of services during the COVID–19 national emergency. (b) Administrative costs Notwithstanding section 128(b)(4) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3163(b)(4) ), of the funds allocated to a local area, including a single State local area, under subtitle B of title I of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3151 et seq.) that remain unobligated for program year 2019, an amount up to 20 percent may be used 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.), as long as any amount used under this subsection that exceeds the amount authorized for administrative costs under section 128(b)(4)(A) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3163(b)(4) ) is used to respond to the COVID–19 national emergency. (c) Rapid response activities (1) Statewide rapid