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EXHIBIT 2
<br />Appendix A
<br />CARES Act (Public Law 116-136)
<br />For an additional amount for "Tenant -Based Rental Assistance", $1,250,000,000, to remain available until
<br />expended, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, including to provide additional funds for public
<br />housing agencies to maintain normal operations and take other necessary actions during the period that the program
<br />is impacted by coronavirus: amounts made available under this heading in this Act, $850,000,000 shall be available
<br />for both administrative expenses and other expenses of public housing agencies for their section 8 programs,
<br />including Mainstream vouchers: Provided further, That such other expenses shall be new eligible activities to be
<br />defined by the Secretary and shall include activities to support or maintain the health and safety of assisted
<br />individuals and families, and costs related to retention and support of participating owners: Provided further, That
<br />amounts made available under paragraph (3) under this heading in Public Law 116-94 may be used for such other
<br />expenses, as described in the previous proviso, in addition to their other available uses: Provided further, That of the
<br />amounts made available under this heading in this Act, $400,000,000 shall be available for adjustments in the
<br />calendar year 2020 section 8 renewal funding allocations, in addition to any other appropriations available for such
<br />purpose, including Mainstream vouchers, for public housing agencies that experience a significant increase in
<br />voucher per -unit costs due to extraordinary circumstances or that, despite taking reasonable cost savings measures,
<br />as determined by the Secretary, would otherwise be required to terminate rental assistance for families as a result of
<br />insufficient funding Provided further, That the Secretary shall allocate amounts provided in the previous proviso
<br />based on need, as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That the Secretary may waive, or specify
<br />alternative requirements for, any provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary administers in connection
<br />with the use of the amounts made available under this heading and the same heading of Public Law 116-94 (except
<br />for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment), upon a finding by
<br />the Secretary that any such waivers or alternative requirements are necessary for the safe and effective
<br />administration of these funds, consistent with the purposes described under this heading in this Act, to prevent,
<br />prepare for, and respond to coronavirus: Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify the public through the
<br />Federal Register or other appropriate means of any such waiver or alternative requirement to ensure the most
<br />expeditious allocation of this funding, and in order for such waiver or alternative requirement to take effect, and that
<br />such public notice may be provided, at a minimum, on the Internet at the appropriate Government web site or
<br />through other electronic media, as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That any such waivers or
<br />alternative requirements shall remain in effect for the time and duration specified by the Secretary in such public
<br />notice and may be extended if necessary upon additional notice by the Secretary: Provided further, That to prevent,
<br />prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, the notification required by section 223 of Public Law 116-6 and section
<br />221 of Public Law 116-94 shall not apply to the award of amounts provided under paragraph (2) of this heading in
<br />Public Lawl 16-6 or under paragraph (7)(B) of this heading in Public Law 116-94 in support of the family
<br />unification program under section 8(x) of such Act: Provided further, That the Secretary may award any remaining
<br />unobligated balances appropriated under this heading in prior Acts for incremental tenant -based assistance contracts
<br />under section 811 of the Cranston -Gonzalez National Affordable 23 Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013), to prevent,
<br />prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, without competition, including for extraordinary administrative fees:
<br />Provided further, That no less than 25 percent of such amounts shall be allocated proportionally to public housing
<br />agencies who received awards in the 2017 and 2019 competitions for such purposes within 60 days of enactment of
<br />this Act: Provided further, That the waiver and alternative requirements authority provided under this heading in this
<br />Act shall also apply to such incremental tenant -based assistance contract amounts: Provided further, That such
<br />amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of
<br />the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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