1. (a) All District government assistance application forms (“AAF”) for assistance from the District government, or leading to federal or private assistance, shall:

   1. (1) Require the applicant to state whether he or she is a veteran; and
   2. (2) Provide contact information for the Office of Veterans Affairs, established by § 49-1002.

2. (b)

   1. (1) An agency that receives AAFs shall establish a procedure to retain AAFs that indicate that the applicant is a veteran separately from AAFs that do not so indicate.
   2. (2) An agency that receives an AAF that indicates that the applicant is a veteran shall forward this information to the Office of Veterans Affairs for its use and record retention.
3. (c) Upon August 16, 2008, all agencies shall meet the requirements of this section by providing the required information on the AAF or as an attachment to the AAF.

History

Aug. 16, 2008, D.C. Law 17-219, § 5039, 55 DCR 7598

Short Title

Short title: Section 5038 of D.C. Law 17-219 provided that subtitle Q of title V of the act may be cited as the “Assistance Application Form Standardization Act of 2008”.

Emergency Legislation

For temporary (90 days) extension of eligibility period after the end of a public health emergency, see § 303 of COVID-19 Response Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Act 23-247, Mar. 17, 2020, 67 DCR 3093).

For temporary (90 days) extension of eligibility period after the end of a public health emergency, see § 508(b) of Coronavirus Support Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Act 23-326, May 27, 2020, 67 DCR 7045).

For temporary (90 days) extension of eligibility period after the end of a public health emergency, see § 508(b) of Coronavirus Support Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Act 23-328, June 8, 2020, 67 DCR 7598).

For temporary (90 days) extension of eligibility period after the end of a public health emergency, see § 508(b) of Coronavirus Support Emergency Amendment Act of 2021 (D.C. Act 24-30, Mar. 17, 2021, 68 DCR 003101).

For temporary (90 days) extension of eligibility period after the end of a public health emergency, see § 508(b) of Coronavirus Support Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2021 (D.C. Act 24-96, June 7, 2021, 68 DCR 006025).

For temporary (90 days) extension of eligibility period after the end of a public health emergency, see § 3(z) of Public Emergency Extension and Eviction and Utility Moratorium Phasing Emergency Amendment Act of 2021 (D.C. Act 24-125, July 24, 2021, 68 DCR 007342).

Temporary Legislation

For temporary (225 days) creation of § 4-131, see § 508(b) of Coronavirus Support Temporary Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Law 23-130, Oct. 9, 2020, 67 DCR 8622).

For temporary (225 days) extension of eligibility period after the end of a public health emergency, see § 508(b) of Coronavirus Support Temporary Amendment Act of 2021 (D.C. Law 24-9, June 24, 2021, 68 DCR 004824).

For temporary (225 days) amendment to the extension of eligibility period after the end of a public health emergency, see § 3(z) of Public Emergency Extension and Eviction and Utility Moratorium Phasing Temporary Amendment Act of 2021 (D.C. Law 24-39, Oct. 27, 2021, 68 DCR 009487).