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Sec. 6001. Short title.
This subtitle may be cited as the "Opportunity Accounts Expansion Amendment Act of 2020".
Sec. 6002. The Opportunity Accounts Act of 2000, effective April 3, 2001 (D.C. Law 13-266; D.C. Official Code § 1-307.61 et seq .), is amended as follows:
(a) Section 2 (D.C. Official Code § 1-307.61) is amended by adding a new paragraph (2A) to read as follows:
" (2A) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Insurance, Securities, and Banking.".
(b) Section 8(b) (D.C. Official Code § 1-307.67(b)) is amended as follows:
(1) Paragraph (1) is amended by striking the phrase "; and" and inserting a semicolon in its place.
(2) Paragraph (2) is amended by striking the phrase "per account." and inserting the phrase "per account, except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection; and" in its place.
(3) A new paragraph (3) is added to read as follows:
" (3) The Commissioner may waive the requirement in subsection (a) of this section and may provide matching funds of up to $4 for every dollar the account holder deposits into the opportunity account when adequate federal or private matching funds are not available. For each additional dollar of matching funds that the District provides to an opportunity account pursuant to such a waiver, the aggregate matching funds limit set forth in paragraph (2) of this subsection for that account shall be increased by $1.".
(c) Section 9(a) (D.C. Official Code § 1-307.68(a)) is amended as follows:
(1) Paragraph (6) is repealed.
(2) Paragraph (8) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting the phrase "; and" in its place.
(3) A new paragraph (9) is added to read as follows:
" (9) To pay for any cost, expense, or item authorized by a rule issued pursuant to section 14 .".
(d) Section 10 (D.C. Official Code § 1-307.69) is amended as follows:
(1) Subsection (b) is amended as follows:
(i) Paragraph (2) is amended by striking the phrase "; or" and inserting a semicolon in its place.
(ii) Paragraph (3) is amended by striking the period and inserting the phrase "; and" in its place.
(iii) A new paragraph (4) is added to read as follows:
" (4) Making health insurance premium payments in the event of a sudden, unexpected loss of income.".
(2) Subsection (c) is repealed.
(3) New subsections (c-1), (c-2), and (c-3) are added to read as follows:
" (c-1) If an account holder makes an emergency withdrawal for the purposes set forth at subsection (b)(2) or (3) of this section, the account holder shall withdraw only funds deposited by the account holder and shall not withdraw matching funds.
" (c-2) If an account holder makes an emergency withdrawal for the purposes set forth at subsection (b)(1) of this section, the account holder shall withdraw only funds deposited by the account holder and shall not withdraw matching funds, unless the withdrawal is for a medical emergency.
" (c-3) If an account holder makes an emergency withdrawal for the purposes set forth at subsection (b)(4) of this section, the account holder may withdraw funds deposited by the account holder and matching funds.".
(4) The lead-in language of subsection (e) is amended to read as follows:
"An account holder shall not be required to repay funds withdrawn from the opportunity account for an emergency withdrawal but shall resume making deposits into the opportunity account no later than 90 days after the emergency withdrawal. If the account holder fails to make a deposit no later than 90 days after the emergency withdrawal:".
Sec. 6003. Repealer.
Section 301 of the Coronavirus Support Temporary Amendment Act of 2020, enacted on July 7, 2020 (D.C. Act 23-334; 67 DCR 8622), is repealed.