Item 09 - First Amendment to Emergency Rental Assistance Program Spending Plan

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H.R.133—897 to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID–19) out- break, which the applicant shall attest in writing; (ii) that 1 or more individuals within the household can demonstrate a risk of experiencing homelessness or housing instability, which may include— (I) a past due utility or rent notice or eviction notice; (II) unsafe or unhealthy living conditions; or (III) any other evidence of such risk, as deter- mined by the eligible grantee involved; and (iii) the household has a household income that is not more than 80 percent of the area median income for the household. (B) EXCEPTION.—To the extent feasible, an eligible grantee shall ensure that any rental assistance provided to an eligible household pursuant to funds made available under this section is not duplicative of any other Federally funded rental assistance provided to such household. (C) INCOME DETERMINATION.— (i) In determining the income of a household for purposes of determining such household’s eligibility for assistance from a payment made under this section (including for purposes of subsection (c)(4)), the eligible grantee involved shall consider either (I) the household’s total income for calendar year 2020, or (II) subject to clause (ii), sufficient confirma- tion, as determined by the Secretary, of the house- hold’s monthly income at the time of application for such assistance. (ii) In the case of income determined under sub- clause (II), the eligible grantee shall be required to re-determine the eligibility of a household’s income after each such period of 3 months for which the house- hold receives assistance from a payment made under this section. (4) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Inspector General’’ means the Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury. (5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Treasury. (6) UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘‘unit of local government’’ has the meaning given such term in paragraph (2) of section 601(g) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 801(g)), except that, in applying such term for purposes of this section, such paragraph shall be applied by substituting ‘‘200,000’’ for ‘‘500,000’’. (l) TERMINATION OF PROGRAM.—The authority of an eligible grantee to make new obligations to provide payments under sub- section (c) shall terminate on the date established in subsection (e) for that eligible grantee. Amounts not expended in accordance with this section shall revert to the Department of the Treasury. EXHIBIT 1EXHIBIT 1