H.R. 5072 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5072 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 23, 2021Mr. Bera introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To authorize use of rental assistance amounts for individuals and families from Afghanistan, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Housing for Afghan Allies Act of 2021. 2. Use of emergency rental assistance (a) Fiscal Year 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act funds Subsection (c) of section 501 of subtitle A of title V of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9058a(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) Use for individuals and families from Afghanistan Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, an eligible grantee may use not more than 25 percent of funds provided from a payment made under this section to provide financial assistance to pay rent, utilities, and home energy costs for any individual who is, or any household comprised of members who— (A) are citizens or nationals of Afghanistan; (B) are present within the United States; and (C) have— (i) been granted special immigrant status as described in section 602(b) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note); or (ii) received Priority 2 (P–2) refugee designation. . (b) ARPA funds Subsection (d) of section 3201 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9058c(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Use for individuals and families from Afghanistan Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, an eligible grantee may use not more than 25 percent of funds provided from a payment made under this section to provide financial assistance to pay rent, utilities, and home energy costs for any individual who is, or any household comprised of members who— (A) are citizens or nationals of Afghanistan; (B) are present within the United States; and (C) have— (i) been granted special immigrant status as described in section 602(b) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note); or (ii) received Priority 2 (P–2) refugee designation. .