Item 17 - Emergency Rental Assistance Program Spending Plan and Appropriation Adjustment

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H.R.133—891 (i) PRO RATA ADJUSTMENTS.—The Secretary shall make pro rata reductions in the amounts of the alloca- tions determined under clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) for entities described in such clause as necessary to ensure that the total amount of payments made pursu- ant to such clause does not exceed the remainder amount described in such clause. (ii) DISTRIBUTION OF DECLINED FUNDS.—If the Sec- retary determines as of 30 days after the date of enact- ment of this Act that an entity described in clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) has declined to receive its full allocation under such clause then, not later than 15 days after such date, the Secretary shall redis- tribute, on a pro rata basis, such allocation among the other entities described in such clause that have not declined to receive their allocations. (3) ALLOCATIONS AND PAYMENTS TO TERRITORIES.— (A) IN GENERAL.—From the amount reserved under subsection (a)(2)(A), subject to subparagraph (B), the Sec- retary shall allocate and pay to each eligible grantee described in subparagraph (C) an amount equal to the product of— (i) the amount so reserved; and (ii) each such eligible grantee’s share of the com- bined total population of all such eligible grantees, as determined by the Secretary. (B) ALLOCATION ADJUSTMENT.— (i) REQUIREMENT.—The sum of the amounts allo- cated under subparagraph (A) to all of the eligible grantees described in clause (ii) of subparagraph (C) shall not be less than the amount equal to 0.3 percent of the amount appropriated under subsection (a)(1). (ii) REDUCTION.—The Secretary shall reduce the amount of the allocation determined under subpara- graph (A) for the eligible grantee described in clause (i) of subparagraph (C) as necessary to meet the requirement of clause (i). (C) ELIGIBLE GRANTEES DESCRIBED.—The eligible grantees described in this subparagraph are— (i) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and (ii) the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. (c) USE OF FUNDS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible grantee shall only use the funds provided from a payment made under this section to provide financial assistance and housing stability services to eligible households. (2) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Not less than 90 percent of the funds received by an eligible grantee from a payment made under this section shall be used to provide financial assistance to eligible households, including the payment of (i) rent; (ii) rental arrears; (iii) utilities and home energy costs; (iv) utilities and home energy costs arrears; and EXHIBIT 1