H.R. 5072, Housing for Afghan Allies Act of 2021
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H. R. 5072, the Housing for Afghan Allies Act of 2021, was introduced in the House of Representatives on August 23, 2021, by Bera and referred to the Committee on Financial Services. It is a bill to authorize use of rental assistance amounts for individuals and families from Afghanistan. Section 2 amends section 501 of subtitle A of title V of division N so that an eligible grantee may use not more than 25 percent of funds provided from a payment to pay rent, utilities, and related costs for citizens or nationals of Afghanistan present within the United States who have been granted special immigrant status or received Priority 2 (P–2) refugee designation.
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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 5072
To authorize use of rental assistance amounts for individuals and families
from Afghanistan, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 23, 2021
Mr. 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 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Housing for Afghan
5 Allies Act of 2021’’.
6 SEC. 2. USE OF EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
7 (a) FISCAL YEAR 2021 CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIA-
8 TIONS ACT FUNDS.—Subsection (c) of section 501 of sub-
9 title A of title V of division N of the Consolidated Appro-
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1 priations Act, 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9058a(c)) is amended by
2 adding at the end the following new paragraph:
3 ‘‘(5) USE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES
4 FROM AFGHANISTAN.—Notwithstanding any other
5 provision of this section, an eligible grantee may use
6 not more than 25 percent of funds provided from a
7 payment made under this section to provide financial
8 assistance to pay rent, utilities, and home energy
9 costs for any individual who is, or any household
10 comprised of members who—
11 ‘‘(A) are citizens or nationals of Afghani-
12 stan;
13 ‘‘(B) are present within the United States;
14 and
15 ‘‘(C) have—
16 ‘‘(i) been granted special immigrant
17 status as described in section 602(b) of the
18 Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8
19 U.S.C. 1101 note); or
20 ‘‘(ii) received Priority 2 (P–2) refugee
21 designation.’’.
22 (b) ARPA FUNDS.—Subsection (d) of section 3201
23 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (15 U.S.C.
24 9058c(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following
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1 ‘‘(3) USE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES
2 FROM AFGHANISTAN.—Notwithstanding any other
3 provision of this section, an eligible grantee may use
4 not more than 25 percent of funds provided from a
5 payment made under this section to provide financial
6 assistance to pay rent, utilities, and home energy
7 costs for any individual who is, or any household
8 comprised of members who—
9 ‘‘(A) are citizens or nationals of Afghani-
10 stan;
11 ‘‘(B) are present within the United States;
12 and
13 ‘‘(C) have—
14 ‘‘(i) been granted special immigrant
15 status as described in section 602(b) of the
16 Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8
17 U.S.C. 1101 note); or
18 ‘‘(ii) received Priority 2 (P–2) refugee
19 designation.’’.
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