shall notify the public through the Federal Register or other appropriate means of any waiver or alternative requirement under this paragraph, and that such public notice shall be provided, at a minimum, on the internet at the appropriate Government website or through other electronic media, as determined by the Secretary. (C) Eligibility requirements Eligibility for rental assistance or housing relocation and stabilization services shall not be restricted based upon the prior receipt of assistance under the program during the preceding three years. (D) Inspections of current housing units A recipient of funds made available pursuant to subsection (b) may elect not to conduct inspections for minimum habitability standards described in section 576.403 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation, for any assistance under this section that is provided on behalf of an individual or household who will continue to reside in the same housing unit in which they resided immediately before receiving the assistance. (2) Public hearings (A) Inapplicability of in-person hearing requirements during the covid–19 emergency (i) In general A recipient under this section shall not be required to hold in-person public hearings in connection with its citizen participation plan, but shall provide citizens with notice, including publication of its plan for carrying out this section on the internet, and a reasonable opportunity to comment of not less than 5 days. (ii) Resumption of in-person hearing requirements After the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date of the termination by the Federal Emergency Management Agency of the emergency declared on March 13, 2020, by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 4121 et seq.) relating to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) pandemic, and after the period described in subparagraph (B)(i), the Secretary shall direct recipients under this section to resume pre-crisis