B23-1016 — Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Support Clarification Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2020

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Sec.2.2.

(1)Subsection(1) Subsection (a) is amended to read as follows:

"(a)(l)“(a)(1) Capital project DHA21C ("DHA21C")(“DHA21C”) shall be administered by the Office oftheof ChiefFinancialthe Chief Financial Officer ("OCFO"),(“OCFO”), with available project allotments advanced to the District of Columbia Housing Authority ("Authority")(“Authority”) on a quarterly basis for the encumbrances and expenditures planned for that qumier;quarter;

provided, that the requirements of subsection (b) ofthisof this section are met.

"(2)“(2) DHA21C funds shall be used by the Authority to fund capital-eligible construction, renovation, or rehabilitation subprojects that:

"(A)“(A) Increase the longevityofpubliclongevity of public housing units;

"(B)“(B) Prevent existing tenants from being displaced;

or "(C)“(C) Increase the availability ofpublicof public housing units for existing District ofColumbiaof Columbia residents listed on the Authority's waitlist.

"(3)ENROLLED ORIGINAL “(3) DHA21C funds shall not be used to fund the Authority'sAuthority’s operating costs, renovation, or rehabilitation ofanyof any unit set to be demolished, sold, or otherwise removed from the Authority inventory, or any administrative or overhead costs not specifically attributable to a subproject.".subproject.”.

(2) Subsection (b) is amended to readasread as follows:

"(b)(1)“(b)(1) Each fiscal year that DHA21C funds are available, the Authority shall submit to the Mayor, the Council, and the OCFO a proposed spending plan, which shall include:

"(A)“(A) Documentation that planned encumbrances and expenditures are capital eligible;

and "(B)“(B) Information on each subproject for which the Authority proposes to use DHA21C funds, including, at a minimum:

"(i)“(i) The proposed location oftheof the subproject;

"(ii)“(ii) A detailed proposed scope oftheof the subproject;

"(iii)“(iii) A detailed proposed line-item budget for the subproject;

"(iv)“(iv) A detailed proposed timeline for the subproject;

and "(v)“(v) A statement of whether the implementation of the proposed subproject will require the relocation of tenants and, if relocation is required, a detailed proposed relocation plan.

"(2)“(2) In the event of significant delays or changes in planned encumbrances and expenditures for any subproject during the fiscal year, the Authority shall update its spending plan and provide additional documentation as needed to minimize unencumbered and unexpended transfers, avoid causing the District to incur unnecessary debt service costs, and ensure that all subproject encumbrances and expenditures are capital eligible.".eligible.”.

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"(a)“(a) During the public health emergency declared in the Mayor'sMayor’s order dated March 11, 2020, and any extensions thereof, the Washington Convention and Sports Authority ("Events(“Events DC")DC”) shall issue, subject to the availability of funds, grants or contracts to nonprofit entities to use to provide cash assistance to District residents who are otherwise excluded from District and federal aid related to COVID-19.

To qualify for cash assistance from grants or contracts awarded pursuant to this section, a District resident shall, at the timeplicationtime of application for assistance under this section:

"(l)Demonstrate“(1) Demonstrate a loss of income due to the public health emergency;

"(2)(A)“(2)(A) Be ineligible for:

"(i)“(i) Unemployment insurance;

or "(ii)“(ii) COVID-19 relief;

or "(B)ENROLLED ORIGINAL “(B) Be a returning citizen, as that term is defined in section 2(5) of the Office on Ex-Offender Affairs and Commission on Re-Entry and Ex-Offender Affairs Establishment Act of 2006, effective March 8, 2007 (D.C.

Official Code§Code § 24- 1301(5)), whose incarceration ended on March 11, 2020 or later;

and "(3)“(3) Provide a:

"(A)“(A) Signed ce1iificationcertification that the resident'sresident’s loss of income stems from the public health emergency;

and "(B)“(B) ProofofProof of residency and eligibility for relief, as determined by Events DC and consistent with rules and standards for COVID-19 reliefprogramsrelief programs administered by Events DC.

"(b)“(b) Any entity receiving a grant or contract pursuant to this section may use no more than 10% oftheof the grant for administrative expenses incun-edincurred from administering the cash assistance program.

"(c)“(c) Cash assistance provided to eligible individuals pursuant to this section shall not be considered in determining eligibility for any means-tested programs administered by the District.

'"(d)“(d) For the purposes of this section the term:

"(l)“(1) "COVID-19"“COVID-19” means the disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS- CoV-2.

"(2)“(2) "COVID-19“COVID-19 relief'relief” means federal monetary unemployment assistance provided under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, approved March 27, 2020 (134 Stat.