the applicable public housing agency to 
allow the families residing in the rooms to 
extend their occupancies under such con-
tract using such voucher; or 
(ii) in the case of a hotel or motel 
that elects not to extend such contract, at 
the discretion of the hotel or motel, the eli-
gible family may use such a voucher to 
continue occupying such room. 
(E) 
SHORT-TERM
RENTAL
UNITS.—A 
dwelling unit made available for short-term 
rental by the owner of the dwelling unit, includ-
ing by an online marketplace such as Airbnb or 
HomeAway. 
(F) TEMPORARY EMERGENCY SHELTER.— 
A temporary emergency shelter that under the 
10th proviso under the heading ‘‘Department of 
Housing and Urban Development—Community 
Planning and Development—Homeless Assist-
ance Grants’’ in title XII of subtitle B of the 
CARES Act (Public Law 116–136) is eligible to 
be assisted with amounts made available under 
such heading. 
(2) OWNER
AGREEMENT.—The owner of the 
dwelling unit is an individual and voluntarily agrees 
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to rent the dwelling unit in connection with assist-
ance under this section. 
(3) KITCHEN.—The dwelling unit— 
(A)(i) contains a kitchen or cooking facil-
ity; or 
(ii) has access to a communal kitchen or 
cooking facility; or 
(B) is exempted from the requirement 
under subparagraph (A) on a case-by-case basis 
by the State or local government agency, public 
housing agency, or other entity administering 
such assistance. 
(d) WAIVER OF ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—In 
providing assistance under this section, the Secretary shall 
waive the requirements under the following provisions of 
section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f)— 
(1) TENANT RENT CONTRIBUTION.—Subsection 
(o)(2) of such section, relating to tenant contribu-
tions towards rent, except that any such waiver shall 
expire on an individual’s return to work. 
(2) ELIGIBLE FAMILIES.—Subsection (o)(4) of 
such section, relating to the eligibility of individuals 
and families to receive assistance. 
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(3) VERIFICATION
OF
INCOME.—Subsections 
(k) and (o)(5), relating to verification of income. 
(4) LEASE TERM.—Subsection (o)(7)(A), relat-
ing to the requirement that leases shall be for a 
term of 1 year. 
(5) PORTABILITY.—Subsection (r)(1)(B), relat-
ing to restrictions on portability. 
(e) USE OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, funds available for assistance under this sec-
tion— 
(1) shall be available to cover the cost of— 
(A) rent; 
(B) security and utility deposits; 
(C) relocation expenses, including expenses 
incurred in relocating back to an assisted fam-
ily’s original area of residence; and 
(D) such additional expenses as the Sec-
retary determines necessary; and 
(2) shall be used by the Secretary— 
(A) for payments to public housing agen-
cies, State or local government agencies, or 
other voucher administrators for voucher assist-
ance under this section; and 
(f) PAYMENT STANDARD.—For purposes of assist-
ance under this section, the payment standard for each 
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size of dwelling unit in a market area may not exceed 150 
percent, or such higher percentage that the Secretary may 
approve, of the fair market rental established under sec-
tion 8(c) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 for 
the same size dwelling unit in the same market area, and 
shall be not less than 70 percent of such fair market rent-
al. 
(g) AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT WITH PHAS AND 
OTHERS.—The Secretary may contract with any State or 
local government agency or public housing agency, or in 
consultation with any State or local government agency, 
with any other entity, to administer assistance payments 
under this section and ensure that such payments are pro-
vided in an efficient and expeditious manner. 
(h) NONDISCRIMINATION.—In selecting individuals 
or families for tenancy, a landlord or owner may not ex-
clude or penalize an individual or family solely because any 
portion of the rental payment of that individual or family 
is provided under this section. 
(i) DURATION.—A voucher under this subsection for 
rental assistance shall provide such assistance for a period 
of 24 months, except that such period may be extended 
if the Secretary considers necessary to respond to the pub-
lic health emergency relating to Coronavirus Disease 2019 
(COVID-19) or for other reasons. 
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(j) ALLOCATION.—Amounts made available for as-
sistance under this section shall be allocated to public 
housing agencies based on the Secretary’s most recent 
point-in-time count of the extent of homelessness in the 
area served by such public housing agencies. 
(k) DIRECT ADMINISTRATION BY SECRETARY.—If 
the Secretary determines that a State or local government 
agency, public housing agency, or other entity is unable 
to implement this section due to the effects of the public 
health emergency relating to COVID-19, the Secretary 
may— 
(1) directly administer a voucher program 
under this section for the area affected; and 
(2) perform the functions in connection with 
such administration that are assigned by this sub-
section to a State or local agency, public housing 
agency, or other entity. 
(l) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
determine the feasibility of permanently authorizing the 
types described in subparagraphs (B) through (D) of sub-
section (c)(1) as special housing types for purposes of the 
housing choice voucher program under section 8(o) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) 
and identify permanent housing opportunities for families 
and individuals assisted under this section. Not later than 
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the expiration of the 12-month period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall sub-
mit a report to the Congress specifying the results of and 
recommendations from the study pursuant to this sub-
section. 
(m) NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE.— 
The Secretary shall establish procedures for State and 
local agencies, public housing agencies, and other entities 
administering assistance under this section to provide no-
tice of the availability of assistance under this section to 
individuals or families that may be eligible for such assist-
ance. 
(n) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this Act, the fol-
lowing definitions shall apply: 
(1) 
COVID-19 
EMERGENCY
PERIOD.—The 
term‘‘ COVID-19 emergency period’’ means the pe-
riod beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
Act and ending upon the date of the expiration of 
the 18-month period that begins upon the termi-
nation by the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency of the emergency declared on March 13, 
2020, by the President under the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 4121 et seq.) relating to the Coronavirus 
Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. 
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(2) PUBLIC
HOUSING
AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘public housing agency’’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 3(b) of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR HOUS-
ING CHOICE VOUCHERS. 
In addition to amounts authorized to be appropriated 
under section 2(a), there is authorized to be appropriated 
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2020 to 
fund 200,000 incremental vouchers for tenant-based as-
sistance under the housing choice voucher program under 
section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)). 
Æ 
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