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Mandatory Exclusion of Training Program
Payments and Earned Income Increases In The Public Housing and Certificate
& Voucher Programs
Appendix 6
42 U.S.C. § 1437a (1998),
as amended by Pub. L. No. 101-625, § 515(b), 104 Stat. 4199 (Nov.
28, 1990).
Sec. 1437a. Rental payments
(c) Definition of terms used in reference to public housing
When used in reference to public housing:
. . .
The earnings of and benefits to any public housing resident resulting
from participation in a program providing employment training and supportive
services in accordance with the Family Support Act of 1988, section 1437t
of this title, or any comparable Federal, State, or local law shall not
be considered as income for the purposes of determining a limitation on
the amount of rent paid by the resident during--
(1) the period that the resident participates in such program;
and
(2) the period that--
(A) begins with the commencement of employment of the resident
in the first job acquired by the person after completion of such program
that is not funded by assistance under this chapter; and
(B) ends on the earlier of--
(i) the date the resident ceases to continue employment without
good cause as the Secretary shall determine; or
(ii) the expiration of the 18-month period beginning on the date referred
to in subparagraph (A).
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