sistance payments under section 8(o) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937. 
(4) COSTS.—Amounts made available for rental 
assistance pursuant to this section and under the 
heading ‘‘Tenant-Based Rental Assistance’’ in title 
XII of division B of the CARES Act may be used 
to cover or reimburse allowable costs incurred to 
prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, in-
cluding administrative fees for public housing agen-
cies, regardless of the date on which such costs were 
incurred. 
(5) WAITING
LISTS.—To address the special 
needs created by the coronavirus pandemic, the Sec-
retary shall authorize public housing agencies to de-
part from any existing waiting list to fund vouchers 
for rental assistance made available pursuant to this 
section and shall waive any other requirements for 
public housing agencies that the Secretary deter-
mines are necessary to simplify implementation of 
the provision of such rental assistance. 
SEC. 4. WAIVER AUTHORITY IN CONNECTION WITH ASSIST-
ANCE UNDER THIS ACT. 
(a) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—Except for requirements 
related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor stand-
ards, prohibition on prerequisites, data reporting, and the 
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environment, the Secretary may waive, or specify alter-
native requirements for, any provision of any statute or 
regulation that the Secretary administers in connection 
with the use of the amounts made available pursuant to 
section 3 if the Secretary determines that any such waiv-
ers or alternative requirements are necessary for the safe 
and effective administration of such amounts to prevent, 
prepare for, and respond to coronavirus and such waiver 
or alternative requirement is consistent with the purposes 
of this Act. 
(b) PUBLIC NOTICE.—The Secretary shall notify the 
public through publication of notice in the Federal Reg-
ister or other appropriate means of any waiver or alter-
native requirement pursuant to this subsection to ensure 
the most expeditious allocation of rental assistance 
amounts made available pursuant to this section and in 
order for such waiver or alternative requirement to take 
effect, and such public notice may be provided, at a min-
imum, online on the Internet at an appropriate website 
of the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
or through other electronic media, as determined by the 
Secretary. 
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SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF EXISTING WAIVERS AND WAIVER AU-
THORITY. 
(a) 5-YEAR EXTENSION OF WAIVERS.—Subject to 
subsection (d) and notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, any waiver impacting the housing choice voucher pro-
gram included in Notice PIH 2020–33(HA), REV–2 of 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
issued November 30, 2020, shall remain in effect until the 
expiration of the 5-year period beginning on the date of 
the enactment of this Act. The Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development shall modify any alternative require-
ments to comply with the waiver extensions. 
(b) 5-YEAR EXTENSION OF WAIVER AUTHORITY.— 
Subject to subsection (d) and notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, any authority under this Act, the CARES 
Act, or any other provision of law, that provides for the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to waive, 
or specify alternative requirements for, any provision of 
any statute or regulation that the Secretary administers, 
that is in effect as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act, shall remain in effect until the expiration of the 5- 
year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(c) 5-YEAR INAPPLICABILITY
OF CASH MANAGE-
MENT REQUIREMENTS.—The cash management require-
ments described in section 3.1.C of part 3 of the Compli-
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ance Supplement of the Office of Management and Budget 
(2 C.F.R. Part 200, Appendix XI) shall not apply to any 
programs administered by the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development during the 5-year period beginning on 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) EXTENSION.—Before the expiration of the 5-year 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall 
analyze any waivers in effect pursuant to subsections (a) 
and (b) and the inapplicability of the cash management 
requirements pursuant to subsection (c) to determine the 
effectiveness of such waivers and inapplicability in improv-
ing program efficiencies without reducing program integ-
rity or quality. The Secretary may, based on such deter-
minations, extend any such waivers or inapplicability for 
such period as the Secretary considers appropriate upon 
written notice to the Congress of such extension and the 
reasons for such extension. 
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