; and (E) provides that in the event of emergency situations that are outside the control of the owner, the Secretary shall increase the annual contract amount, subject to reasonable review and limitations as the Secretary shall provide. (d) Tenant rent contribution A very low-income veteran family shall pay as rent for a dwelling unit assisted under this section the highest of the following amounts, rounded to the nearest dollar: (1) Thirty percent of the veteran family's adjusted monthly income. (2) Ten percent of the veteran family's monthly income. (3) If the veteran family is receiving payments for welfare assistance from a public agency and a part of such payments, adjusted in accordance with the veteran family's actual housing costs, is specifically designated by such agency to meet the veteran family's housing costs, the portion of such payments which is so designated. (e) Term of commitment (1) Use limitations All units in housing assisted under this section shall be made available for occupancy by very low-income veteran families for not less than 15 years. (2) Contract terms for project rental assistance (A) Initial term The initial term of a contract entered into under subsection (c)(3) shall be 60 months. (B) Extension The Secretary shall, subject only to the availability of amounts provided in appropriation Acts, renew the contract entered into under subsection (c)(3) for 10 consecutive 1-year terms, the first such term beginning upon the expiration of such 60-month period. (C) Authority of Secretary to make early commitments In order to facilitate the orderly extension of expiring contracts, the Secretary may make commitments to extend expiring contracts during the year prior to the date of expiration. (f) Applications (1) In general Amounts made available under this section shall be allocated by the Secretary among approvable applications submitted by private nonprofit organizations and consumer cooperatives. (2) Content of application (A) In general Applications for assistance under this section