B23-1004 — Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Support Additional Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2020

sENROLLED QORIGINAL LAN —ACT Councilmember________ CharlesIN AllenTHE 4COUNCIL Witk&OF CouncilmembbetC.Wit,J.THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ________________ To amend, on an emergency basis, the Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Support Act of 2020, the Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2020, the Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Support Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2020, and the Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Support Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of to clarify returning citizens’ eligibility to apply for financial assistance for District residents impacted by the public health emergency.

CouncilmembaynWhte,r.BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the “Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Support Additional Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2020”.

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

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

“(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) For the purposes of this section, the term:

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

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

281;

15 U.S.C.

§ 9001 et seq.), which shall include tax credits but shall not include federal Economic Impact Payments or other stimulus relief for which eligibility is not contingent on the recipient’s employment status.”.

Sec.

3.

The Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2020, effective October 26, 2020 (D.C.

Act 23-426;

67 DCR 12848), is amended as follows:

(a) Section 2192(d) is repealed.

(b) Amendatory section 203a(a)(2)(B) of the Washington Convention Center Authority Act of 1994, effective October 26, 2020 (D.C.