Assistance for excluded workers

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(a) The Washington Convention and Sports Authority shall issue, subject to the availability of funds, grants or contracts to nonprofit entities to use to provide cash assistance to District residents who are otherwise excluded from District and federal aid related to COVID-19. To qualify for cash assistance from grants or contracts awarded pursuant to this section, a District resident shall:

(b) Any entity receiving a grant or contract pursuant to this section may use no more than 10% of the grant for administrative expenses incurred from administering the cash assistance program.

(c) Cash assistance provided to eligible individuals pursuant to this section shall not be considered in determining eligibility for any means-tested programs administered by the District.

(d) For the purposes of this section the term:

(1) "COVID-19" means the disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

(2) ["]COVID-19 relief" means federal monetary unemployment assistance provided under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, approved March 27, 2020 (134 Stat. 281; 15 U.S.C. § 9001 et seq.), which shall include tax credits but shall not include federal Economic Impact Payments or other stimulus relief for which eligibility is not contingent on the recipient's employment status.

(Sept. 28, 1994, D.C. Law 10-188, § 203a; as added Dec. 3, 2020, D.C. Law 23-149, § 7212, 67 DCR 10493; Apr. 27, 2021, D.C. Law 23-280, § 3, 68 DCR 001156; Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 7152, 68 DCR 008602.)

Emergency Legislation

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2 of Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Support Clarification Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Act 23-554, December 22, 2020, 68 DCR 130).

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2 of Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Support Additional Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Act 23-522, Dec. 7, 2020, 67 DCR 14439).

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(b) of Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Support Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Act 23-416, Oct. 1, 2020, 67 DCR 12245).

Temporary Legislation

For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see § 4(b) of Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Support Additional Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Law 23-264, Mar. 16, 2021, 68 DCR 00005).

For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see § 2 of Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Support Additional Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Law 23-264, Mar. 16, 2021, 68 DCR 00005).

For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(b) of Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Support Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Law 23-176, Dec. 23, 2020, 67 DCR 13036).


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