§ 6–226. Rent Supplement Program: establishment of program and distribution of funds.
(a) The Rent Supplement Program is established to provide housing assistance to extremely low-income District residents, including those who are homeless and those in need of supportive services, such as elderly individuals or those with disabilities. The funding of this program is subject to appropriation. Rent Supplement Program assistance shall not constitute an entitlement.
(b)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, the Authority shall award the funds appropriated for the Rent Supplement Program's sponsor-based voucher assistance.
(2) The Department of Housing and Community Development shall award the funds appropriated for the Rent Supplement Program's project-based voucher assistance.
(3) The Authority shall award the funds appropriated for ongoing tenant-based Rent Supplement Program voucher assistance.
(4) The Authority shall award the funds appropriated for new tenant-based voucher assistance, including funds transferred by the Department of Human Services to the District of Columbia Housing Authority for the purposes of providing tenant-based voucher assistance.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in District law, the Authority shall administer the Rent Supplement Program according to the same policies and procedures as the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program, including any administrative plan regulations that the Authority promulgates pursuant to federal law, as applicable. The Authority shall promulgate any additional rules, which are specific to the Rent Supplement Program and are needed to conform to District law, including the eligibility requirements in § 6-229.04 and the limitation to extremely low-income households. Such additional rules shall be submitted to the Council for a 45-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed rules, in whole or in part, by resolution within this 45-day review period, the proposed rules shall be deemed approved. Nothing in this subsection shall be interpreted to limit the applicability of § 6-229.04 prior to the promulgation of such additional rules.
