Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program: Issues and Reform Proposals in the 110th Congress

Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program:
Issues and Reform Proposals
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in the 110 Congress
Updated April 11, 2008
Maggie McCarty
Analyst in Housing
Domestic Social Policy Division

Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program:
Issues and Reform Proposals in the 110^th Congress
Summary
The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program provides monthly rental
assistance to around 2 million low-income households each year. It is administered
at the local level by nearly 2,500 quasi-governmental public housing agencies
(PHAs). While some form of Section 8 rental assistance has been in place since the
mid-1970s, the modern program was shaped largely by the 1998 public housing
reform act (P.L. 105-276). A decade later, the Section 8 voucher program has come
under new scrutiny, with PHA industry leaders, low-income housing advocates, the
Bush Administration, and some Members of Congress calling for reforms. This
report introduces the primary features of the Section 8 voucher program, issues that
have arisen, and reform proposals under consideration in the 110^th Congress. It will
be updated to reflect legislative activity.
Many of the key features of the program have been considered for reform,
including its administration; eligible uses of program funds; the method by which
income is determined and rents are calculated; who is eligible and what conditions
are placed on eligibility; and other features of program administration such as
portability and quality inspections. Some reform proposals have focused on changing
aspects of the program seen as administratively cumbersome and prone to errors.
Other proposals have focused on altering the incentives in the program in order to
promote policy goals such as homeownership and family self-sufficiency.
Issues have also arisen regarding how the Section 8 voucher program is funded,
how changes in formula allocations have affected PHAs, and the unobligated
balances PHAs have recently accumulated as a result of those changes. Partly in
response to funding issues, and partly in response to programmatic issues, there have
been calls for deregulation of PHAs through expansion of the Moving to Work
(MTW) Demonstration. Legislation in the 110^th Congress would expand
participation in the demonstration, from 32 agencies to 250 agencies (S. 788).
On July 12, 2007, the House approved the Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of
2007 (H.R. 1851), which would make modifications to several features of the Section
8 voucher program, including how income is calculated, how inspections are
conducted, and how portability is treated, and it would adopt a new funding formula.
It would also rename, expand, and modify the MTW demonstration; require HUD to
provide additional resources for implementation of Limited English Proficiency
requirements; and permit PHAs to implement alternate rent structures, within limits.
On March 3, 2008, the Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2008 (S. 2684) was
introduced in the Senate. Most of the provisions of the Senate bill are similar to
those in H.R. 1851, although there are some differences. S. 2684 does not include
the MTW-related provisions or alternative rent structure provisions that are included
in the House bill; S. 2684 does include provisions related to promoting coordination
with the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit and treatment of utility payments that are
not included in the House bill. The Senate bill also includes different deductions
from income than the House bill.

Contents
In troduction ......................................................1
Current Program Features and Issues...................................1
Administration ................................................1
Eligible Uses of Funds..........................................2
Rent Structure................................................4
Calculation of Income..........................................5
Eligibility ....................................................6
Work Requirements and Time Limits..............................7
Inspections ...................................................8
Portability ....................................................9
Mobility ................................................10
Funding Allocation...........................................10
Legislation in the 110^th Congress.....................................11
Moving to Work Expansion.....................................11
The Moving to Work Charter Program Act of 2007..............12
The Housing Innovation Program............................12
Voucher Reform Legislation....................................13
H.R. 1851...............................................13
S. 2684.................................................16
List of Tables
Table 1. Comparison of Key Provisions of H.R. 1851 and S. 2684
to Current Law...............................................18

Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher
Program: Issues and Reform Proposals
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in the 110 Congress
Introduction
The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program provides monthly rental
assistance to around 2 million low-income households each year. It is administered
at the local level by quasi-governmental public housing agencies (PHAs). While
some form of Section 8 rental assistance has been in place since the mid-1970s, the
modern program was shaped largely by the 1998 public housing reform act (P.L. 105-
276). A decade later, the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program has come
under new scrutiny, with PHA industry leaders, low-income housing advocates, the
Bush Administration, and some Members of Congress calling for reforms. This
report introduces the primary features of the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher
program, issues that have arisen, and reform proposals under consideration in the

110^th Congress.

Current Program Features and Issues
Administration
The current Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program and its approximately
2 million vouchers are administered by more than 2,500 local PHAs across the
country. PHAs vary greatly in their size, jurisdiction, and capacity. Some administer
as few as 10 vouchers, while one PHA, the New York City Housing Authority,
administers almost 90,000. Half of all PHAs administer 250 or fewer vouchers.¹
Some PHAs have jurisdiction over all rural areas of a state or an entire county or city,
while others have jurisdiction over only part of a city or county. Some PHAs have
a full-time director and a large staff; others have one person serving part-time in
director and staff capacities.
This heterogeneity has been criticized at times by some researchers, housing
advocates, and the Administration. They have argued that housing markets are

¹ Written Testimony, Michael Liu, Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, hearing before the Housing and
Community Opportunity Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee, May

22, 2003.

regional, and thus housing programs should be administered on a regional level.²
Most other social service programs serving the low-income population — such as
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, child care assistance, and Food Stamps
— are administered at the state level. If the voucher program were administered at
the state level, some say, it might be easier to coordinate it with other services.
The organizations representing PHAs have disagreed, arguing in favor of the
current locally driven and focused system. PHAs have important local connections
with entities ranging from landlords to local zoning boards, connections that states,
they contend, would not have.³ Furthermore, PHAs have the most experience in
administering federal housing assistance for the poor, both through the voucher
program and the federal public housing program.
HUD has taken some steps to promote consolidation of PHAs. Specifically, it
has provided guidance to PHAs on how to voluntarily transfer their voucher
programs to another PHA.⁴ In the President’s FY2008 budget proposal, HUD
requested additional funding to provide bonus administrative fees to PHAs that
volunteer to consolidate, although the proposal was not adopted by Congress in the
final FY2008 appropriations act.⁵
Eligible Uses of Funds
Today’s voucher program provides a federally-defined subsidy, called a
voucher, that a family can use to help pay its housing costs in the private market.
That voucher pays roughly the difference between a unit’s rent and the tenant’s
contribution towards the rent.⁶ In some cases, families can use their vouchers to help
pay the monthly costs of a mortgage,⁷ but only if their local PHA chooses to run a
homeownership voucher program.⁸ The bulk of voucher funds provided by HUD to

² Margery Turner and Bruce Katz, “Who Should Run the Housing Choice Voucher Program:
A Reform Proposal,” Housing Policy Debate, Vol. 12, Issue 2, 2001. HUD made similar
arguments when advocating for the Housing Assistance for Needy Families Act of 2003,
which would have transferred administration of the voucher program from PHAs to states.
³ National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO), NAHRO Direct
News: Section 8, May 29, 2003, attachment C.
⁴ HUD PIH Notice 2007-6 (HA),Process for Public Housing Agency Voluntary Transfers
of Housing Choice Vouchers, Project-Based Vouchers and Project-Based Certificates,
issued March 7, 2007.
⁵ HUD FY2008 Congressional Budget Justifications, Part 1, page C-2.
⁶ The actual calculation of the value of a voucher is more complicated than presented here.
See later discussions under the headings “Tenant Rent” and “Calculation of Income.”
⁷ Congress also provided authorization for PHAs to use voucher funding for downpayment
assistance in lieu of monthly mortgage contributions; however, HUD has never implemented
the downpayment program because the authorizing statute has been interpreted as requiring
direct appropriations, which Congress has not provided (see 24 CFR 982.643).
⁸ According to HUD, over 720 PHAs have participated in over 8,200 closings in the voucher
homeownership program [http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/programs/hcv/homeownership/

PHAs is used to renew existing, previously funded and authorized vouchers. New
vouchers are called incremental vouchers. No funds had been provided for new
incremental vouchers since 2002;⁹ however, the FY2008 appropriations act (P.L.
110-161) provided $125 million for incremental vouchers. PHAs earn administrative
fees, which they can use to cover the cost of administering the voucher program, and
for other purposes, such as providing supportive services, downpayment or security
deposit assistance, or housing search assistance.
This system is governed by hundreds of pages of regulations and guidance that
make the program, some argue, overly prescriptive and difficult to administer. Past
reform initiatives have proposed to convert the current program into something more
akin to a block grant, redefining the concept of a voucher by instead providing funds
that PHAs could use for rental assistance, homeownership assistance, and supportive
services, as defined by the grantee.¹⁰ A “voucher” would no longer have uniform
meaning, and PHAs could provide more or less generous assistance to families at
their discretion, outside of some, if not all, current federal rules. Such a reform
would be consistent with the 1996 welfare reform law that abolished the Aid to
Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program and replaced it with the broader-
purpose Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant.¹¹
There has also been debate about how much of the voucher program should, and
can realistically, be focused on promoting homeownership. The Bush Administration
has made a priority of increasing the number of first-time homebuyers making
purchases with homeownership vouchers. Successful homeownership can help
lower-income families build assets and wealth, which can help their long-term
financial security. However, the voucher homeownership program has minimum
requirements that many families currently served by the rental voucher program may
be unable to meet (minimum income standards, employment requirements).
Furthermore, some voucher families, particularly those in low-wage and/or volatile
employment markets may not have the financial stability necessary to successfully
maintain homeownership.

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⁹ Although no new vouchers (often referred to as incremental vouchers) had been funded
since 2002, Congress has funded new tenant protection vouchers every year. Tenant
protection vouchers are provided to families that had been receiving other forms of housing
assistance, but are losing that assistance through no fault of their own (such as when public
housing is demolished or when the long-term contract on a project-based Section 8 property
expires). While the addition of new tenant protection vouchers does increase the number
of families receiving vouchers, it does not necessarily increase the number of families
receiving housing assistance, since the families that receive them had been previously
assisted through another program.
¹⁰ In 2003, the Bush Administration introduced such a reform, termed Housing Assistance
for Needy Families (HANF). The legislation was introduced in the House and Senate, but^th
no further action was taken in the 108 Congress (H.R. 1841/S. 947).
¹¹ For more reading on the merits and drawbacks of various voucher block grant ideas, see
Housing Policy Debate, vol. 14, issue 3, 2003.

Rent Structure
Under the current rules of the voucher program, families pay an income-based
rent.¹² Specifically, families are required to pay 30% of their adjusted incomes
toward rent, although they may choose to pay more.¹³ It is generally accepted that
housing is affordable for low-income families if it costs no more than 30% of their
adjusted gross income, on the assumption that low-income families need the full
remaining 70% to meet other needs. However, this figure is somewhat arbitrary. For
some families with few costs for work, transportation, medical, child care, or other
needs, 40% or even 50% of income might be a reasonable contribution toward
housing costs. In fact, the current voucher program allows families to choose to pay
up to 40% of their incomes toward housing costs initially, and even greater amounts
upon renewal of a lease. For other families, with high expenses for work,
transportation, medical, child care, or other outside costs, some percentage lower than

30% might be the most reasonable, or “affordable,” contribution.

Critics of the current rent calculation, including the Bush Administration¹⁴ and
some PHA groups,¹⁵ have argued that PHAs should have the flexibility to modify the
existing income-based rent system or adopt new systems partially or fully decoupled
from income, such as flat or tiered rents. Under flat rents, families would pay a
PHA-determined, fixed, below-market rent, based on unit size, regardless of their
incomes. As income changed, rent would stay the same. Current law permits PHAs
to set voluntary flat rents for public housing. Families are permitted to choose to pay
flat rents, but must be permitted to switch back to income-based rents.
Under tiered rents, PHAs could set different flat rents for broad tiers of income.
Families would pay the rent charged for their income tier, and only fluctuations in
income that move them from one tier to another would change their rent. If PHAs
set rent tiers very low, then fewer tenants would face an increase in rent, but PHAs
could face higher voucher costs. If the tiers were set higher, then more tenants would
face rent increases, but PHAs would see reduced voucher costs.
Shallower subsidies under flat or tiered rents would allow PHAs either to save
money or serve more people with the same amount of money, depending on the
authority provided by HUD and Congress, but might lead to greater cost-burdens for
the lowest-income families.

¹² Income-based rents are used in the majority of HUD rental assistance programs, including
public housing, project-based Section 8, Housing for the Elderly, and Housing for the
Disabled.
¹³ The formula is actually more complicated. Families must pay the higher of 30% of
adjusted income, 10% of gross income, the amount of welfare benefits designated for
housing costs, or PHA minimum rents (which can be no higher than $50 a month).
¹⁴ HUD, The Flexible Voucher Program: Why A New Approach to Housing Subsidy Is
Needed: A White Paper, May 18, 2004, available at [http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/
programs /hcv/fvp/wponfvp.pdf].
¹⁵ Public Housing Authorities Directors Association (PHADA), Rent Reform: Fair and
Simple Solutions, 2005, available at [http://www.phada.org/pdf/rentreform.pdf].

Another argument in favor of moving from an income-based rent to a flat rent
concerns administrative ease. The current complicated rent calculation, paired with
the difficulty of verifying the incomes of tenants, has led to high levels of error in the
subsidy calculation. According to a HUD 2001 Quality Control study, 60% of all
rent and subsidy calculations contained some type of error. HUD has estimated an
annual $2 billion in subsidy over- and under-payments in the Section 8 voucher
program. These errors have led the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to
designate the Section 8 program a “high risk” program, meaning that it is particularly
susceptible to waste, fraud, and abuse. Beginning with the FY2003 Consolidated
Appropriations Act (P.L. 108-7), HUD was given access to the National Directory
of New Hires, a database that may allow PHAs to better verify income data. There
has been some improvement. A 2003 Quality Control study released in 2004 found
a 37% reduction in erroneous payments from 2001, although 40% of subsidies were
still erroneously calculated. Adopting flat or tiered rents could substantially reduce
— if not eliminate — errors in rent calculations.
A flat rent structure may also help reduce the work disincentives inherent in the
current calculation. Since rent goes up as income goes up, families face an effective
30% tax on any increase in earnings and therefore they may have a disincentive to
increase earnings and/or an incentive to hide income. To help address this problem
in the Public Housing program, Congress has instituted a mandatory income
disregard; however, no such mandatory disregard exists in the voucher program,
except in the case of certain disabled recipients.¹⁶ If PHAs choose to disregard
increased earnings, they will not receive funding for the increased costs or face
sanctions from HUD for not accurately calculating subsidies. Under flat or tiered
rents, families can generally increase their earnings without facing changes in their
rents.
Low-income housing advocates generally agree that the current rent-setting
system is overly complicated, but still support income-based rents over flat rents.
Flat rents are not as responsive to changes in family income as income-based rents,
and their adoption could result in some families paying much more toward rent than
is generally considered affordable (30% of income). They argue that changes to the
method of calculating income could do much to simplify the rent-setting process.¹⁷
Calculation of Income
Under the current voucher program, rent is based on a family’s annual adjusted
income. The current system for calculating income, as noted earlier in relation to
rents, has been criticized as cumbersome and prone to errors.

¹⁶ For more information, see the National Housing Law Project’s Earned Income Disregard
Packet for Public Housing Voucher Program and Other HUD Programs, available at
[http://www.nhlp.org/ html/ pubhsg/ eid_packet.htm] .
¹⁷ See National Low Income Housing Coalition, Rent Reform, Memo to Members: Vol 10,
No. 24, June 17, 2005, and Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Rent Changes in
Housing Bill Will Help Many Tenants, August 1, 2006.

Annual income, which is used for determining eligibility and as the basis for
determining adjusted income for rent-setting purposes, is defined as all amounts that
are anticipated to be received by all members of a household during the subsequent

12 months, with some exclusions (such as foster care payments).¹⁸ Anticipating low-

income families’ future incomes can be very difficult, as their employment is often
variable. The composition of a family may also be variable, with members joining
or leaving the household over the course of a year. Further, PHAs are expected to
verify families’ incomes using third-party sources, which can be a time-consuming
process.¹⁹ Once the total amount of income has been determined, adjusted income
is calculated for rent-setting purposes. From total annual income, the family may
qualify to have certain amounts deducted, such as $480 per dependent, $400 for
elderly and disabled households, and reasonable child care expenses, disability
expenses, and certain medical expenses of the elderly or disabled.²⁰
The complexity of the income determination system is a major factor behind the
high rates of error in rent determination. Many of the current requirements are
regulatory, rather than statutory, and PHA groups have called on HUD to simplify the
process. HUD has stated that it is looking at ways to improve the income calculation
process,²¹ although no major administrative changes have been made.
Eligibility
The current voucher program sets initial eligibility for assistance at the very
low-income level (50% or below of area median income (AMI)),²² with a
requirement that 75% of all vouchers be targeted to extremely low-income families
(30% or below AMI).²³ The targeting requirement was enacted as a part of the 1998
public housing reform law and was designed to ensure that the neediest families
received assistance.
Serving lower income families results in higher costs per voucher. In a limited
funding environment, the higher the per voucher cost, the fewer the number of
families that can be served. The difficult tradeoff between serving more families
with less generous subsidies or serving fewer families with more generous subsidies

¹⁸ Summarized from 24 CFR 5.609.
¹⁹ See 24 CFR 982.516 (a).
²⁰ See 24 CFR 5.611 for a list of deductions.
²¹ See Government Accountability Office (GAO), Progress and Challenges in Measuring
and Reducing Improper Rent Subsidies, GAO-05-224, Chapter 5.
²² In some cases, families with incomes up to 80% of AMI are eligible for vouchers.
Examples include previously assisted families who are receiving a voucher as a result of
being displaced from other assisted housing, families using their voucher to purchase a
home, or families meeting other criteria established by the PHA.
²³ For example, 50% of AMI for a three person family in Missoula, MT was $24,550, and
30% was $14,750 in 2007. Fifty percent of AMI in San Francisco, CA was $50,900, and

30% was $30,550 in 2007.

can be found in most social programs and lies at the center of many of the voucher
reform debates.
The Bush Administration has advocated loosening current targeting standards
in an attempt to either serve more families or reduce the cost of the program.²⁴ Low-
income housing advocates generally support retaining current income eligibility and
targeting requirements, arguing that the lowest-income households face the heaviest
rent burdens and are the most in need of assistance.
Work Requirements and Time Limits
The voucher program does not currently have time limits or work requirements.
Families that receive voucher assistance can retain that assistance until either they
choose to leave the program; they are forced to leave the program (due to non-
compliance with program rules or insufficient funding); or their income rises to the
point that 30% of their income equals their housing costs, at which point their
subsidy is zero. The Public Housing program does have a mandatory eight-hour
work or community service requirement for non-elderly, non-disabled tenants;
however, most public housing residents are exempted, and it is unclear how
thoroughly the provision has been implemented.²⁵
Some have advocated setting time limits for receipt of voucher assistance and
making work a requirement for ongoing eligibility. They argue that under the current
system, families have no incentive to increase their incomes or work efforts and leave
the program.²⁶ Adopting a work requirement in the voucher program may help
encourage non-elderly, non-disabled households that are not currently working to go
to work. Time limits and work requirements have been at least partly credited with
decreasing the size of the welfare rolls.
Another reason to consider time limits relates to the fact that many communities
have long waiting lists for assistance. Since few new vouchers have been funded in
recent years, turnover in the current program is the primary way to serve those
families on the waiting lists.
There is evidence that families with children, those most likely to be affected
by work requirements and time limits, already leave the program relatively quickly.
According to HUD research from 2003, the median length of stay for families with
children is two and a half years.²⁷ Further, while time limits and work requirements

²⁴ HUD, The Flexible Voucher Program: Why A New Approach to Housing Subsidy Is
Needed: A White Paper, May 18, 2004, available at [http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/
programs /hcv/fvp/wponfvp.pdf].
²⁵ For more information on the community service/work requirement in public housing, see
CRS Report RS21591, Community Service Requirement for Residents of Public Housing,
by Maggie McCarty.
²⁶ Howard Husock, “The Housing Reform that Backfired,” The City Journal, Summer 2004.
²⁷ Jeffery Lubell, et al. Work Participation and Length of Stay in HUD-Assisted Housing,
(continued...)

may help move families out of the voucher program, it is unclear whether such
changes would increase families’ incomes or lead to self-sufficiency. Research based
on the 1996 welfare reform changes (P.L. 104-193) indicates that for many poor
families, increases in work do not necessarily translate into greater total income, and
most households need work supports (such as child care and transportation
assistance) in order to make them successful in becoming financially self-sufficient.²⁸
Such supportive services are not currently a part of the voucher program, and would
likely require additional funding. In fact, it is unclear how low-income families that
are leaving the program now are meeting their housing costs. HUD conducted
research looking at families with children who left the voucher program over a five-
year period, and found that less than 1% of them had incomes sufficient to afford an
apartment at the fair market rent in their community.²⁹
Low income housing advocates promote providing incentives for families to
increase their work efforts and their incomes, rather than time limits and work
requirements. For example, non-elderly, non-disabled families could be encouraged
to find and increase work through expansions in the Family Self-Sufficiency program
(FSS), a Section 8 voucher program which provides work supports and deposits
tenant rent increases resulting from work into escrow accounts on their behalf.
However, not every PHA runs an FSS program; according to HUD, roughly 50,000
voucher families are estimated to be participating in FSS at any given time.³⁰ The
full effects of FSS are unclear, as it has not been implemented using an experimental
design. HUD did produce a descriptive retrospective profile of FSS participants,
which found substantially higher income increases experienced by FSS program
participants compared to non-FSS participants.³¹
Inspections
Before a PHA can approve a unit selected by a tenant, the unit must first be
inspected to ensure that it complies with the HUD-adopted Housing Quality
Standards (HQS).³² If the unit is approved, it must be reinspected at least annually.
If the unit fails inspection, the PHA cannot make payments to the landlord until the
unit is in compliance. These inspections are designed to protect the tenant from
substandard conditions. However, the inspections themselves (or finding inspectors
to conduct them) can add delays to the process, resulting in landlords’ reluctance to

²⁷ (...continued)
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and
Research, Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research, vol. 6, no. 2, 2003.
²⁸ See CRS Report RL30797, Trends in Welfare, Work and the Economic Well-Being of
Female-Headed Families with Children: 1987-2005, by Thomas Gabe.
²⁹ Department of Housing and Urban Development, Performance and Accountability Report,
FY2004, pp. 2-65.
³⁰ Department of Housing and Urban Development, Evaluation of the Family
Self-Sufficiency Program, April 2004.
³¹ Ibid.
³² See 24 CFR 982.401 for HQS.

participate in the voucher program and families losing out on units in tight markets.
Further, some HQS failures may be found for violations that a tenant might consider
a “minor” violation (such as missing light-switch plates or a tear in the carpet that
could be considered a tripping hazard), yet PHAs are still required to withhold
payment. This can also contribute to landlords’ reluctance to participate in the
program.
The prevalence of substandard housing varies widely; areas with a relatively
new housing stock (particularly in the southwest) may only need inspections every
couple of years to ensure quality, whereas areas with a relatively old housing stock
(such as the northeast) may require more frequent inspections, perhaps even more
than once a year, in order to ensure quality. Although there have been calls to change
the inspection requirements, it has proven difficult to balance providing flexibility
to PHAs to address the needs of specific communities with ensuring protection for
tenants from substandard conditions.
Portability
Section 8 vouchers are nationally portable, which means that families can take
their vouchers and move from the jurisdiction of one PHA to the jurisdiction of
another PHA. Once a family moves, the two PHAs come to an agreement on how
to administer the voucher. The original PHA can choose to forgo the voucher and
allow the receiving PHA to “absorb” it, meaning that the voucher would be
permanently transferred from the old PHA to the new PHA. If the voucher is
absorbed, when the family leaves the program, the new PHA has the right to reissue
the voucher. Alternatively, the original PHA can also choose to be “billed” for the
voucher, meaning the new PHA will administer the voucher on behalf of the original
PHA, and will seek reimbursement from the original PHA for any costs associated
with the voucher. In a billing situation, the original PHA will retain the voucher as
a part of its stock, and if and when the family leaves the program, the original PHA
can reissue it.
There are advantages and disadvantages to both billing and absorbing.
Originating PHAs that bill must forgo a portion of their administrative fees and the
administration can be complicated. Originating PHAs that allow their portability
vouchers to be absorbed lose vouchers, often in communities where the waiting list
for a voucher is very long. Recognizing these problems, PHAs have the ability to
limit portability. A PHA can require a family to live in its jurisdiction for up to one
year upon initial receipt of a voucher and a PHA can deny a portability move if it will
increase PHAs costs above what can be supported by federal appropriations. In the
past, proposals have been offered to alter portability to make it administratively
easier. They have ranged from limiting portability except between jurisdictions with
preexisting agreements³³ to having a national pool of vouchers that could be used to
smooth out the absorption process.³⁴

³³ See Section 113 of H.R. 1999, 109^th Congress.
³⁴ Statement of Richard Godfrey, Executive Director, Rhode Island Housing, Hearing before
the Committee on House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community
(continued...)

Mobility. Portability offers the possibility for families with vouchers to move
from areas of high concentrations of poverty, poor schools, and little opportunity to
areas with low concentrations of poverty, good schools, and more opportunity.
Researchers and advocates for low-income families have argued that the mobility
potential of portability has not been fully reached. They argue for more funding for
mobility counseling and performance standards that encourage mobility efforts.
Advocates for state or regional administration of the voucher program argue that
moving away from PHA-level administration could help improve program mobility.³⁵
Funding Allocation
The cost of a voucher is equal to roughly the difference between the rent
(capped by a maximum set by the PHA and called the payment standard) and the
tenant’s contribution toward the rent (30% of the tenant’s income). PHAs’ costs
fluctuate as tenants’ incomes and market rents increase or decrease. Prior to FY2003,
HUD reimbursed PHAs for the actual cost of their vouchers, and each year, HUD
would ask Congress for funding sufficient to cover what HUD anticipated it would
take to fund PHAs’ costs.
Due partly to changes in the rental market and partly to changes in the rules of
the voucher program (such as increases in the payment standard), PHAs’ actual costs³⁶
began rising rapidly in 2002 and 2003. This raised concerns for both the
Administration and Congress. Partly in response to these cost increases, the
Administration proposed potentially cost-saving changes in both the way that PHAs
received funds and in the underlying factors that led to the cost growth, including the
amount tenants were asked to contribute toward rent and the maximum payment
standard.
Congress reacted by changing only the way that PHAs receive their funding
without enacting other program reforms. In FY2005, Congress directed HUD to fund
PHAs based on what they received in the previous year. This new funding formula,
which was continued in FY2006, was more predictable for PHAs, similar to formulas
used for other discretionary social programs, and easier for HUD to administer.
However, it also led to funding problems for some PHAs, whose actual costs were
still driven by the difference between rents and incomes in their communities while
their funding was capped. As a result, some PHA groups called for either a change
back to an actual cost funding formula or changes to the structure of the voucher
program that would allow them to better control their costs. In the FY2007 funding
act (P.L. 110-5), Congress reverted back to a funding formula based on actual costs
and utilization. A similar formula was adopted for FY2008. This change was
generally supported by PHA groups and low-income housing advocates, but opposed

³⁴ (...continued)
Opportunity, March 9, 2007.
³⁵ Margery Turner and Bruce Katz, “Who Should Run the Housing Choice Voucher
Program: A Reform Proposal,” Housing Policy Debate, Vol. 12, Issue 2, 2001.
³⁶ See Government Accountability Office, Policy Decisions and Market Factors Explain
Changes in the Costs of the Section 8 Programs, April 2006.

by the Administration. (For more information, see CRS Report RL33929, Recent
Changes to the Section 8 Voucher Renewal Funding Formula, by Maggie McCarty.)
Legislation in the 110^th Congress
Moving to Work Expansion
In recent years there have been calls to expand the Moving to Work
Demonstration. MTW was authorized by Section 204 of the Omnibus Consolidated
Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-134) in order to design and
test ways to
^!Promote self-sufficiency among assisted families;
^!Achieve programmatic efficiency and reduce costs; and
^!Increase housing choice for low-income households.
Under Moving To Work, HUD can select up to 30 PHAs to participate in the
demonstration and receive waivers of most rules that govern public housing and
Section 8 (those under the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 (P.L. 75-412, as amended)).³⁷
With HUD approval, MTW agencies can merge their Section 8 voucher, public
housing capital and public housing operating funds, alter eligibility and rent policies,
modify their funding agreements and reporting requirements with HUD, and make
other changes. Rules outside of the U.S. Housing Act cannot be waived under MTW,
such as labor requirements and fair housing rules, nor can rules governing the
demolition and disposition of public housing. Agencies must also agree to serve
substantially the same number of people they were serving before the demonstration
and they must agree to continue to serve low-income families.
Agencies participating in MTW have used the flexibility it provides differently.
Some have made minor changes to their existing Section 8 voucher and public
housing programs, such as limiting reporting requirements; others have implemented
full funding fungibility between their public housing and voucher programs and
significantly altered their eligibility and rent policies.³⁸
Several of the national PHA industry groups support an expansion of MTW.
They argue that the flexibility would permit them to more efficiently and effectively
manage their limited federal funding and make programmatic changes tailored to
their local communities.³⁹ Low income housing advocates, particularly the National

³⁷ In 1998 (P.L. 105-276), Congress directed HUD to approve the applications of two
specific PHAs, in the FY2008 appropriations law (P.L. 110-161), Congress required HUD
to approve the applications of three additional specific PHAs.
³⁸ For more information on MTW, see Housing Agency Responses to Federal Deregulation:
An Assessment of HUD’s “Moving to Work” Demonstration, Urban Institute, 2004.
³⁹ Public Housing Authorities Directors Association, “Housing industry groups hold Capitol
Hill briefing on the Moving To Work Charter Act,”Advocate, Vol. 21, No. 14, August 16,
(continued...)

Low Income Housing Coalition, have expressed opposition to an MTW expansion.
The organization sees the expansion as an attempt “to reduce the obligations of PHAs
to serve families with the most serious housing problems.” Specifically, they are
concerned that MTW agencies will choose to serve higher income families than they
are permitted under the rules of the U.S. Housing Act and that the agencies will
disconnect rent-setting policies from income with the result that tenants will pay
increased rents.⁴⁰ While the initial intent of PHAs may not be to charge higher rent
or serve higher-income families, there is concern that in a restricted funding
environment, such policy changes will have to be made in order to balance budgets.
The existing MTW program, while called a demonstration, was not
implemented in a way that would allow it to be effectively evaluated. Therefore,
there is not sufficient information about different reforms adopted by MTW agencies
to evaluate their effectiveness. There is some information available about how PHAs
have implemented the program (as noted earlier); however, it is unclear whether
PHAs implementing a modified MTW program in an environment where funding is
limited would make the same choices that earlier MTW agencies made.
The Moving to Work Charter Program Act of 2007. The Moving to
Work Charter Program Act of 2007 (S. 788) would expand and modify the MTW
program. It would permit the Secretary of HUD to enter into charter contracts with
up to 250 PHAs. Similar to the current MTW demonstration, the Secretary would
be permitted to waive all of the aspects of the U.S. Housing Act except for labor
standards and demolition and disposition requirements and PHAs would be permitted
to blend their Section 8 and Public Housing funding. Unlike the current MTW
program, the MTW Charter program would require PHAs to ensure that at least 75%
of the families assisted are very low-income families; establish a reasonable rent
policy designed to encourage employment, self-sufficiency, and home ownership by
participating families; and meet other specified additional requirements.
The Housing Innovation Program. The Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of
2007 (H.R. 1851, discussed below) includes a provision to replace the existing
Moving to Work program with a new Housing Innovation Program (HIP). The HIP
would maintain several aspects of MTW, including the ability to blend public
housing and voucher funding, but would make several major changes.
Under the HIP, the Secretary would be required to designate up to 60 agencies
to participate in the program, with the option of adding another 20 under a modified
version of the program. Existing MTW agencies would continue under their
contracts for the duration of those contracts (unless they chose to transition to the
HIP early) and would automatically be eligible for renewal under the terms of HIP
at the end of their contracts (as long as the Secretary finds that they have been
meeting their goals and objectives under MTW). HUD would be required to develop
a selection process, based on priorities established under the bill, and select a diverse

³⁹ (...continued)

2006.

⁴⁰ See National Low Income Housing Coalition, Three Public Housing Bills Introduced in
Senate, Memo to Members: Vol 12, No. 10, March 9, 2007.

group of agencies (including only a limited number of lower-performing agencies,
but not troubled agencies).
Like under MTW, HUD could waive most current program rules for HIP
participating agencies. The bill contains a list of allowable activities that appears to
be broader than what is permitted under current law. PHAs would be required to
serve substantially the same number and a comparable mix of low-income families
to what they served prior to participating in the program. Further, targeting
requirements, lease requirements, eviction protection, portability and
demolition/disposition rules would all be maintained. PHAs would be required to
include greater tenant participation in their planning process, especially if they are
making changes that would affect tenants’ contributions towards their rent. The
additional 20 agencies that HUD could select to participate in a modified version of
HIP would not be permitted to make changes to rent policies, set time limits or work
requirements, and would be required to replace any unit of demolished/disposed
public housing on a one-for-one basis.
The bill would require HUD to establish performance standards and evaluate,
or contract for the evaluation of, HIP participating agencies with the goal of
developing successful models that can be adopted by other agencies. HUD would be
required to submit several reports to Congress on the HIP, one after three years, one
after five years, and one after 10 years. The bill would authorize $10 million each
year for FY2008-FY2012 for capacity building and technical assistance and $15
million for the cost of the evaluation.
Voucher Reform Legislation
Every year since 2003, the President has proposed either eliminating the Section
8 voucher program and replacing it with a new initiative or substantially reforming
the program. Bills to enact the President’s reforms have been introduced in
Congress, although no further action has been taken. Legislative proposals in the
107^th, 108^th, and 109^th Congresses that were advocated by the Administration
envisioned fundamentally reworking the voucher program, with initiatives including
transferring administrative responsibilities from PHAs to the states, implementing
time limits and work requirements, and allowing PHAs to experiment with various
rent-setting policies (including fixed rents).
Bipartisan reform bills from the past two years have been narrower in scope
than the Administration’s reform proposals. In 2006, a bipartisan voucher reform
bill, the Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2006 (SEVRA) (H.R. 5443, 109^th
Congress) was approved by the House Financial Services Committee, but no further
action was taken before the close of the 109^th Congress. The bill would have
modified the voucher program but largely retained its current structure.
H.R. 1851. The Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2007 (H.R. 1851) was
introduced in the House of Representatives with bipartisan cosponsors, including the
chairs and ranking members of the House Financial Services Committee and its
Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity on March 29, 2007. Similar
to SEVRA from the 109^th Congress, H.R. 1851 would largely maintain the structure
of the Section 8 voucher program, but would make administrative changes to the

income determination process and HQS inspections (some of which also apply to
public housing and project-based Section 8). Table 1 provides a detailed side-by-side
comparison of the provisions in H.R. 1851 with current law and S. 2684 (described
below).
The bill would simplify the income calculation process by streamlining
deductions, permitting families on fixed incomes to self-certify their income for up
to three years, and permitting PHAs to use tenants’ prior-year income to calculate
current year income. H.R. 1851 would impose an asset limit for eligibility and
continued assistance and require PHAs in the voucher program to suspend assistance
for over-income families. It would modify the inspection process to permit PHAs
to inspect units every other year, rather than every year. It would also permit PHAs
to continue to make payments to landlords for up to 30 days following a minor HQS
violation and permit PHAs to use rent payments withheld from the landlord (due to
HQS noncompliance) to make repairs to the unit. The bill would establish a new
renewal funding allocation formula for PHAs, similar to the formula enacted for
FY2007, but including provisions for reallocating unused funds and permitting PHAs
to borrow against future appropriations. It would direct the Secretary to develop a
new administrative fee formula as well as a new performance rating system (both
within guidelines set in the bill). It makes other changes to require PHAs to absorb
portability vouchers, increase rents for project-based vouchers in Low-Income
Housing Tax Credit developments, and make it possible for PHAs to use their
voucher funding to provide downpayment assistance for first time homebuyers
(without requiring direct appropriations).
The Housing and Community Opportunity Subcommittee held a hearing on
voucher reform legislation on March 9, 2007, before H.R. 1851 was introduced.
Orlando Cabrera, the then-HUD Assistant Secretary with responsibility for the
voucher program, testified that the department was in favor of voucher reform and
would be offering its proposal to Congress (although, to date, it has not been
released). Specifically, the Assistant Secretary testified about the need to
^!reduce the administrative complexity and burden, while increasing
local flexibility and decision-making to allow PHAs to be successful
in a budget-based funding system;
^!give PHAs the option of choosing among a variety of rent structures
for public housing and voucher families, including flat rents, rents
determined on broad tiers of income, or even retaining the status
quo;
^!provide PHAs with much greater flexibility on the frequency of
housing quality standards inspections; and
^!establish PHA performance measures for the voucher program that
focus on the most critical elements of the PHA’s administration and
can be assessed using independently verifiable information or data.⁴¹

⁴¹ Statement of Orlando J. Cabrera, Assistant Secretary for Public & Indian Housing, U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Hearing before the Committee on
Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing & Community Opportunity, United States
(continued...)

Then-Assistant Secretary Cabrera’s testimony also reiterated support for the
funding allocation formula in place in FY2005 and FY2006.⁴²
On June 28, 2007, the House Financial Services Committee ordered an amended
version of H.R. 1851 reported. Key changes added in committee markup included:
^!a provision replacing the existing MTW program with a new
Housing Innovation Program, open to between 60 and 80 agencies
and subject to evaluation (included in Table 1 and discussed earlier
in this report);
^!a provision authorizing 20,000 new vouchers each year from
FY2008-FY2012;
^!a provision permitting PHAs to withhold rent payments for a unit
that has failed quality inspection and then use the withheld payments
to make repairs;
^!a provision requiring PHAs to either adjust their payment standards
or explain why they are not adjusting their payment standards when
their average rent burdens are higher than the national average;
^!a provision requiring HUD to use smaller market areas when
establishing FMRs;
^!several provisions modifying project-based vouchers, including
provisions to expand and improve their use with the Low-Income
Housing Tax Credit;
^!a provision broadening the use of vouchers for manufactured
housing; and
^!a provision establishing a new funding method and evaluation
requirements for the Family Self Sufficiency program.
H.R. 1851 contains a number of the changes advocated by HUD, including
reductions in administrative complexity in the income determination process,
flexibility on housing quality inspections, and new performance standards. However,
the bill does not contain provisions permitting PHAs to experiment broadly with
rent-setting policies, and it would adopt a funding formula that is similar to the one
in place in FY2007. The Statement of Administration Policy released by the Office
of Management and Budget prior to floor debate indicated that the Administration
opposes H.R. 1851 in its current form.⁴³
On July 12, 2007, the full House debated, and ultimately approved, H.R. 1851.
Several amendments were adopted, including a Manager’s amendment, which made
both technical and substantive changes. Major modifications are summarized below:

⁴¹ (...continued)
House of Representatives, “The Section 8 Voucher Reform Act,” March 9, 2007.
⁴² Ibid.
⁴³ Statement of Administration Policy: H.R. 1851 — Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of
2007, issued July 11, 2007, Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and
Budget.

^!PHAs would be permitted to establish alternate rent structures
(including ceiling rents, tiered rents, flat rents, or other income-
based rents) for non-elderly, non-disabled tenants, as long as tenants
would not be required to pay more towards their housing costs under
the alternate rent structure than under the existing rent structure.
(Manager’s amendment offered by Representative Waters.)
^!HUD would be required to establish a task force and a resource
center to aid in the implementation of the Department’s Limited
English Proficiency regulations. (Manager’s amendment offered by
Representative Waters.)
^!PHAs participating in HIP would be required to continue to comply
with domestic violence-related requirements established by the
Violence Against Women Act. (Amendment by Representative
Veláz quez . )
^!HUD would be required to handle several specific property
dispositions in Ohio and Massachusetts as directed in the bill.
(Amendment by Representative Markey and Representative Pryce.)
^!All adult members of a household receiving a Section 8 voucher
would be required to provide certain identification documents.
(Motion to recommit by Representative Capito.)
Several additional amendments were offered but defeated, including an
amendment that would have imposed a time limit on receipt of public housing or
voucher assistance, an amendment that would have made receipt of assistance
dependent on a work requirement, and an amendment that would have struck the
authorization of new incremental vouchers.⁴⁴
S. 2684. On March 3, 2008, the Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee
introduced the Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2008 (S. 2684). The majority of its
provisions are identical or similar to those in H.R. 1851. Table 1 provides a detailed
comparison of the provisions of S. 2684 to those in H.R. 1851 and current law.
Selected differences are summarized below.
^!Income Calculation and Deductions. The House bill would create
a new definition of earned income that would provide a deduction of
up to $1,000; the Senate bill would create a new deduction from
earned income of up to $900, adjusted in the future for inflation.
The House bill would eliminate the current deduction for reasonable

⁴⁴ Subsequently, a free-standing bill containing provisions similar to several that were
considered during floor debate has been introduced in the House by Representative Chabot,
along with 31 Republican co-sponsors. H.R. 5490 — the Section 8 Reform, Responsibility,
and Accountability Act of 2007 — would prohibit PHAs from providing vouchers to
families that include a convicted felon or illegal alien; institute a five-year time limit in the
voucher program; prohibit voucher assistance for families unless all adult members (with
some exemptions) are engaged in work activities for 20 hours per week; require PHAs to
give preference for housing assistance to veterans; express a sense of Congress that MTW
should be significantly expanded; authorize the use of voucher funds for compliance
measures; and require that PHA plans be posted on the internet. H.R. 5490 has been
referred to the House Financial Services Committee.

child care expenses; the Senate bill would maintain a child care
deduction, but limit it to the amount by which child care expenses
exceed 5% of family income. The House bill would permit PHAs
to use prior year income when conducting annual reexaminations of
tenant income; the Senate bill would require PHAs to use prior year
income when conducting annual reexaminations of tenant income.
^!Rent Policies. The Senate bill does not contain the provisions in the
House bill (added during floor consideration as a part of the
Manager’s Amendment) to provide PHAs with the option of
developing new rent structures for public housing and the Section 8
voucher program.
^!Portability. The Senate bill would phase-in the requirement that
PHAs absorb portability vouchers and would give the Secretary the
option to suspend the absorption requirement when funding is
insufficient to reimburse PHAs for added costs.
^!Project-Based vouchers. The Senate bill would create a new form
of project-based voucher, called preservation project-based
vouchers. These vouchers could be provided in lieu of enhanced
vouchers when assistance is ending on a multifamily property.
^!Utility Payments. The Senate bill includes a provision that would
permit PHAs to make utility payments directly to utility companies,
using funds that would otherwise be paid to a landlord, if a landlord
fails to make payments for utilities that are supposed to be provided
under the terms of a voucher tenant’s lease. The House bill does not
contain this provision.
^!LIHTC Provisions. The Senate bill includes several provisions that
would affect the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program
administered by the IRS. One provision would require the state
housing finance agencies that allocate and monitor LIHTC properties
to collect and report to HUD information about the tenants that live
in tax credit units. The Senate bill also includes a provision
establishing a different rent reasonableness standard for PHAs to
apply to LIHTC units rented by voucher holders. The House bill
does not contain either provision. Both House and Senate bills
include changes to the project-based voucher requirements designed
to make it easier to combine project-based vouchers with LIHTCs.
^!Moving to Work. The Senate bill does not include the HIP
program proposed in the House bill and does not contain any
provisions related to MTW.
^!Identification Requirements. The Senate bill does not contain the
identification requirements that were added to the House bill during
floor debate.
A hearing before the Senate Banking Committee, titled “Affordable Housing
Opportunities: Reforming the Housing Voucher Program” was scheduled for April

16, 2008.

CRS-18
Table 1. Comparison of Key Provisions of H.R. 1851 and S. 2684 to Current Law
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^leg^a^{l r}ⁱ^g^h^t^to^r^e^sid^eⁱⁿ^r^{eal p}^r^o^p^e^r^t^y⁽^e^x^cep^{t f}^o^r
^p^a^r^ticip^an^{ts in}^th^{e v}^o^u^c^h^e^r^o^r^p^u^b^{lic h}^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g

CRS-19
^sⁱ^on^Hous^{ing Choice Vouc}^{her Program}^Current^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2007}^th^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2008}^th
^t^h^e^La^w^(H.R^{. 1851, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)^(S^{. 2684, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)
^ogram^s^{to w}^hⁱ^c^hⁱ^t^(Uⁿⁱ^ted^S^t^ates^Hou^sⁱⁿ^{g A}^c^{t of 1937, as}⁽^a^{s pa}^{ssed by}^t^h^{e H}^o^use)^(asⁱⁿ^trod^u^cedⁱⁿ^th^{e S}^eⁿ^a^te)
^a^m^{ended a}^{nd Tit}^l^{e 2}⁴^o^f^t^h^{e Co}^{de o}^f^F^e^dera^l
^R^e^gu^l^a^ti^on^s⁾
^h^o^m^e^owⁿ^e^rs^hⁱ^{p prog}^ram^,^vⁱ^ctⁱ^m^s^of^dom^es^tⁱ^c
^vⁱ^ol^en^{ce, an}^{d h}^o^u^s^eh^ol^ds^m^a^kⁱⁿ^g^{a g}^{ood f}^aⁱ^t^h
^ef^f^o^r^t^to^{sell su}^ch^p^r^o^p^e^r^t^y⁾^.
^T^h^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^d^e^fⁱⁿ^eⁿ^e^{t f}^a^m^ily^{assets to}
ⁱⁿ^clu^d^{e th}^{e n}^e^{t cas}^h^v^a^lu^{e of}^{all as}^s^e^ts^af^ter
^dedu^ctⁱⁿ^g^t^h^{e reas}^on^abl^e^cos^t^s^of^di^s^posⁱⁿ^g^of
^th^{e assets. T}^h^{e ter}^m^d^o^e^{s n}^o^{t in}^clu^d^e:^Sim^ilar^to^Ho^u^s^{e b}^{ill, ex}^cep^{t m}^a^k^e^{s sev}^e^r^a^l
^-^Iⁿ^d^ian^tr^u^s^{t lan}^d^;^m^o^dⁱ^fⁱ^catioⁿ^s^to^th^{e list o}^f^ex^clu^s^ioⁿ^s^f^r^o^mⁿ^e^t
^-t^he^va^l^u^e^o^f^c^e^r^t^aⁱⁿ^e^d^uc^a^tⁱ^o^na^l^sa^vi^ngs^f^a^m^ily^{assets. T}^h^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^also^ex^clu^d^e
^accouⁿ^t^s^(S^{ec. 529 an}^{d 530 plan}^s⁾^;^eq^u^ityⁱⁿ^r^{eal p}^r^o^p^e^r^t^y⁽^o^th^er^th^an^p^r^o^p^e^r^t^yⁱⁿ
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34002}^-^e^qu^ity^accouⁿ^t^{s in}^{HUD h}^o^m^e^owⁿ^e^rshⁱ^p^prog^ram^s^;^w^h^ich^th^{e f}^a^m^ily^h^a^{s o}^wⁿ^e^r^s^hⁱ^pⁱⁿ^ter^e^{st an}^d^a^rig^h^t^{to res}ⁱ^{de, as}^determⁱⁿ^{ed u}ⁿ^d^{er th}^{e as}^s^e^t
^g/w^-^F^am^ily^Self^Su^f^fⁱ^cien^cy^accouⁿ^t^s^;^lim^it)^{. I}^t^w^o^u^l^dⁿ^o^{t d}^e^fⁱⁿ^e^th^{e ter}^m^dⁱ^sab^l^ed
^s^.or^-^t^h^e^v^a^l^u^{e of}^pers^on^al^propert^y^(ex^ceptⁱ^t^e^m^s^of⁽^t^h^e^Ho^u^s^{e b}^{ill u}^s^{es th}^{e SSI}^d^e^fⁱⁿ^itioⁿ⁾^{. I}^t
^le^ak^sigⁿⁱ^fⁱ^can^{t v}^a^lu^{e, as d}^e^ter^mⁱⁿ^ed^b^y^th^e^w^o^u^l^{d al}^s^o^adopt^{a di}^f^f^e^ren^t^v^e^rsⁱ^oⁿ^of^t^h^e
^://wiki^Secretary⁾^;^-^t^h^e^v^a^lu^{e of}^{a retirem}^en^{t accou}ⁿ^t^;^pers^on^al^propert^y^ex^em^ptⁱ^oⁿ^;^t^h^{e S}^eⁿ^a^t^e^bi^l^l^w^o^u^l^{d ex}^em^ptⁿ^eces^s^a^ryⁱ^t^e^m^s^of^pers^on^al
^h^ttp^-a^m^o^unt^{s r}^e^c^o^ve^r^e^d^fr^o^m^cⁱ^vi^l^a^c^tⁱ^o^{ns o}^r^p^r^o^p^e^r^t^y^,^{as d}^e^ter^mⁱⁿ^ed^b^y^th^{e P}^H^Aⁱⁿ^th^e
^settlem^eⁿ^t^{s b}^a^sed^oⁿ^claim^s^o^f^m^a^lp^r^actice,^pu^blⁱ^c^h^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^an^{d S}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^{8 prog}^ram^,^an^{d by}
ⁿ^e^g^lig^en^{ce, or oth}^e^{r breach}^of^du^ty^th^{at res}^u^lted^th^{e Secretary}^f^o^{r oth}^e^{r prog}^ram^s^.
ⁱⁿ^{a m}^e^m^b^er^o^f^th^{e f}^a^m^ily^b^eⁱⁿ^g^dⁱ^sab^l^ed⁽^a^s
^defⁱⁿ^e^{d by}^th^{e Social Secu}^rity^A^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^ration
^f^o^r^d^e^ter^mⁱⁿⁱⁿ^g^Su^p^p^l^em^en^{tal Secu}^r^ity^Iⁿ^co^m^e
⁽^SSI⁾^b^e^nef^its)^;^and
^-^t^h^e^v^a^lu^{e o}^f^tr^u^s^{t f}^uⁿ^d^{s (}^a^{s lo}ⁿ^g^{as it is h}^e^ldⁱⁿ
^tr^u^s^t)^.
^P^H^A^s^an^{d ow}ⁿ^e^rs^cou^l^{d calcu}^{late n}^e^{t f}^a^m^ily^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^ill.
^as^s^e^t^s^bas^e^{d on}ⁱⁿ^f^o^rm^atⁱ^oⁿ^provⁱ^d^{ed by}^t^h^e
^f^a^m^ily^{at th}^{e tim}^{e in}^co^m^e^{is r}^e^vⁱ^ew^ed^.
^P^H^A^s^cou^l^{d ch}^oos^{e n}^o^{t to en}^f^o^{rce th}^{e as}^s^e^t^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^ill.
^lim^{its f}^o^r^p^u^b^{lic h}^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^r^e^sid^eⁿ^t^s.
^A^PH^A^{or ow}ⁿ^e^{r cou}^l^{d del}^a^y^evⁱ^c^tⁱ^oⁿ^of^a^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill, ex}^cep^{t clar}^if^{ies th}^{at a}

CRS-20
^sⁱ^on^Hous^{ing Choice Vouc}^{her Program}^Current^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2007}^th^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2008}^th
^t^h^e^La^w^(H.R^{. 1851, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)^(S^{. 2684, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)
^ogram^s^{to w}^hⁱ^c^hⁱ^t^(Uⁿⁱ^ted^S^t^ates^Hou^sⁱⁿ^{g A}^c^{t of 1937, as}⁽^a^{s pa}^{ssed by}^t^h^{e H}^o^use)^(asⁱⁿ^trod^u^cedⁱⁿ^th^{e S}^eⁿ^a^te)
^a^m^{ended a}^{nd Tit}^l^{e 2}⁴^o^f^t^h^{e Co}^{de o}^f^F^e^dera^l
^R^e^gu^l^a^ti^on^s⁾
^f^a^m^ily^o^r^ter^mⁱⁿ^atioⁿ^o^f^assistan^{ce to}^{a f}^a^m^ily^PH^A^{or ow}ⁿ^e^{r cou}^l^{d con}^tⁱⁿ^u^e^t^o^provⁱ^d^e
^b^a^sed^oⁿⁿ^oⁿ^-^co^m^p^lian^{ce w}^ith^th^{e asset lim}^it^a^ssi^st^aⁿ^c^e^b^e^y^o^nd^si^{x m}^o^nt^{hs i}^f^t^h^e^fa^mⁱ^l^y
^fo^r^up^t^o^si^{x m}^o^nt^hs.^cam^{e in}^{to com}^p^lian^{ce du}^rin^g^th^{e delay}^.^(Sec.
^{(Sec. 4(a))}^4(a))
^com^e^Review^Fam^ilyⁱⁿ^com^e^m^u^s^t^{be rev}ⁱ^ew^{ed u}^pon^Iⁿ^co^m^e^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^r^e^vⁱ^ew^edⁱⁿ^itially^an^d^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill, ex}^cep^{t w}^o^u^l^d^u^s^{e a $}¹^,⁰⁰⁰
^{H an}^{d P}^B^R^A⁾^se^l^e^c^tⁱ^o^{n fo}^r^a^ssi^st^aⁿ^c^e^aⁿ^d^a^nnua^l^l^y^t^h^e^r^e^a^f^t^e^r^.^r^e^e^x^a^mⁱⁿ^e^d^a^nnua^l^l^y^t^h^e^r^e^a^f^t^e^r^,^e^x^c^e^p^t^:^ch^an^g^eⁱⁿⁱⁿ^co^m^e^{as th}^{e th}^r^e^sh^o^l^d^f^o^rⁱⁿ^terⁱ^m
^{(42 U}^S^C^{1437a(a)(1)) If}^{a f}^a^mⁱ^l^y^ex^peri^en^ces^-^f^a^m^{ilies co}^u^l^d^r^e^q^u^{est r}^eex^amⁱⁿ^atioⁿ^ear^lier^if^reex^amⁱⁿ^atⁱ^oⁿ^,^rat^h^{er t}^h^an^{$1,500. Wou}^l^{d al}^s^o
^{a decreas}^{e in}ⁱⁿ^com^e^{, th}^ey^m^a^y^requ^es^{t a m}ⁱ^d-^th^{eir in}^com^e^{or dedu}^ction^s^ch^an^g^e^{d s}^u^ch^th^at^p^e^r^m^{it P}^H^A^s^to^m^a^k^eⁱⁿ^terⁱ^mⁱⁿ^co^m^e^r^e^vⁱ^ew^s
^y^{ear reex}^amⁱⁿ^ation^.^If^th^{e f}^a^m^ily^ex^perien^ces^t^h^ei^{r i}ⁿ^com^e^{dropped by}^{$1,500 (or a l}^o^w^e^r^w^h^enⁱⁿ^com^e^ch^an^g^e^s^by^l^e^s^s^t^h^an^{$1,000, bu}^t
^anⁱⁿ^creas^{e in}ⁱⁿ^com^e^{, th}^{e P}^H^A^{or ow}ⁿ^e^{r can}^am^ouⁿ^t^s^e^t^by^t^h^{e PH}^A^{or ow}ⁿ^e^r);^oⁿ^ly^if^th^{e am}^o^uⁿ^t^f^o^rⁱⁿ^cr^{eases is n}^o^{t lo}^w^e^r
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34002}^ch^oos^{e w}^h^eth^e^{r to con}^d^u^c^{t a m}ⁱ^d-^y^ear^reex^amⁱⁿ^ation^.^-ⁱⁿ^c^om^{e w}^o^u^l^{d be requ}^{ired to be reex}^amⁱⁿ^{ed if}ⁱⁿ^com^e^ros^e^m^o^{re t}^h^an^{$1,500 (i}ⁿ^c^reas^esⁱⁿ^th^an^th^{e am}^ouⁿ^t^f^o^{r decreas}^es^{. (Sec.}^3(a)(1)(B))
^g/w^earn^e^{d in}^com^e^{are n}^o^{t cou}ⁿ^t^{ed f}^o^{r th}^is^pu^rpos^e
^s^.or^uⁿ^l^es^s^th^{e f}^a^m^ily^’^sⁱⁿ^com^e^h^a^{d been}
^le^ak^reex^amⁱⁿ^{ed becau}^s^e^of^{a drop in}ⁱⁿ^com^e^{), du}^e
^to^eith^er^ch^an^g^e^{s in}ⁱⁿ^co^m^e^o^r^d^e^d^u^ctioⁿ^s^.
^://wiki^-^f^o^llo^wⁱⁿ^gⁱⁿ^{itial r}^e^vⁱ^ew^{, f}ⁱ^x^e^dⁱⁿ^co^m^e^f^a^m^ilies
^h^ttp^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^p^e^r^m^itted^to^self^-^cer^tif^y^th^eirⁱⁿ^co^m^e
^each^y^{ear f}^o^{r u}^p^{to th}^{ree y}^ears^.^(Fix^{ed in}^com^e
^f^a^m^{ilies are d}^e^fⁱⁿ^e^d^{as th}^o^s^{e receiv}ⁱⁿ^g⁹⁰^%^o^r
^m^o^{re of}ⁱⁿ^com^e^f^r^om^Su^pplem^en^{tal Secu}^rity
^In^com^e^{, Social Secu}^rity^{, f}^e^{deral, s}^t^{ate an}^{d local}
^pen^sⁱ^oⁿ^s^{, ot}^h^e^{r peri}^odi^{c pay}^m^en^t^f^r^om
^anⁿ^u^{ities, in}^su^r^aⁿ^{ce p}^o^{licies, r}^e^tir^em^en^{t f}^uⁿ^d^s,
^dⁱ^sab^ility^o^r^d^eath^b^eⁿ^e^f^{its, an}^d^sim^ilar⁾^.
^A^P^H^A^cou^l^{d ch}^oos^{e n}^o^{t to reex}^amⁱⁿ^{e in}^com^e
^if^th^{e ch}^an^g^e^w^a^{s w}^ithⁱⁿ^th^{e last th}^r^{ee m}^oⁿ^t^h^s
^of^{a certif}^ication^period.
^{(Sec. 3(a)(1)(F))}
^fiⁿⁱ^ti^on^{of I}ⁿ^com^e^T^h^{e term}ⁱⁿ^com^eⁱⁿ^clu^d^esⁱⁿ^com^e^f^r^om^all^T^h^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^strⁱ^k^e^th^{e d}^e^fⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^o^fⁱⁿ^co^m^e^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill, ex}^cep^{t w}^o^u^l^d^also^ex^clu^d^e
^s^o^u^r^ces^f^r^om^each^m^e^m^b^{er of}^th^{e h}^o^u^s^eh^old,^an^d^rep^l^{ace it w}^ith^{a d}^e^fⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^th^{at in}^clu^d^es^d^e^f^e^r^r^e^d^Veter^aⁿ^s^A^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^str^a^tioⁿ^dⁱ^sab^ility
^{H an}^{d P}^B^R^A⁾^as^determⁱⁿ^{ed in}^accordan^{ce w}^ith^criteriaⁱⁿ^com^e^f^r^om^{all s}^o^u^r^ces^f^r^om^each^m^e^m^b^{er of}^ben^e^f^its^receiv^e^{d in}^{a lu}^m^p^s^u^m^{or in}
^pres^{cribed by}^th^{e Secretary}^,^bu^{t does}ⁿ^o^t^t^h^e^ho^use^h^o^l^d^,ⁱⁿ^c^l^udⁱ^{ng r}^e^c^u^r^rⁱ^{ng gi}^ft^{s a}ⁿ^d^pros^pectⁱ^v^{e m}^oⁿ^t^h^l^y^pay^m^en^t^s^{. (S}^{ec. 3(b))}

ⁱⁿ^clu^d^{e in}^com^e^s^u^bj^{ect to m}^aⁿ^d^atory^f^e^deral^receipts^,^actu^a^{l in}^com^e^f^r^om^as^s^e^ts^{, an}^{d prof}^it

CRS-21
^sⁱ^on^Hous^{ing Choice Vouc}^{her Program}^Current^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2007}^th^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2008}^th
^t^h^e^La^w^(H.R^{. 1851, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)^(S^{. 2684, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)
^ogram^s^{to w}^hⁱ^c^hⁱ^t^(Uⁿⁱ^ted^S^t^ates^Hou^sⁱⁿ^{g A}^c^{t of 1937, as}⁽^a^{s pa}^{ssed by}^t^h^{e H}^o^use)^(asⁱⁿ^trod^u^cedⁱⁿ^th^{e S}^eⁿ^a^te)
^a^m^{ended a}^{nd Tit}^l^{e 2}⁴^o^f^t^h^{e Co}^{de o}^f^F^e^dera^l
^R^e^gu^l^a^ti^on^s⁾
^ex^clu^s^ion^s^{. T}^h^{e def}ⁱⁿ^ition^ofⁱⁿ^com^e^adopted^o^r^lo^{ss fr}^o^m^b^u^sine^ss.^I^t^w^o^uld^e^x^c^l^ud^e
ⁱⁿ^r^e^g^u^l^atioⁿⁱⁿ^clu^d^{es im}^p^u^ted^r^e^tu^rⁿ^{s o}ⁿ^assets^im^p^u^ted^r^e^tu^rⁿ^{s o}ⁿ^{assets, all ear}ⁿ^e^dⁱⁿ^co^m^e
^an^{d ex}^cl^u^d^esⁱⁿ^com^eⁱⁿ^ex^ces^s^of^{$480 f}^o^{r f}^u^l^l^-^f^r^o^m^d^e^p^eⁿ^d^en^{t f}^u^ll-^tim^{e stu}^d^en^{ts, g}^r^an^t-ⁱⁿ^-^a^id
^tⁱ^m^e^st^ud^eⁿ^t^s⁽ⁱ^nc^l^u^dⁱ^{ng he}^a^d^o^f^ho^use^h^o^l^d^aⁿ^d^{or s}^c^h^o^lars^hⁱ^ps^u^s^{ed f}^o^{r th}^{e cos}^t^of^atten^d^an^ce
^s^pou^s^e^{). (42 U}^S^C^{1437a (b) an}^{d 24 C}^F^R^{or book}^s^f^o^{r f}^u^l^l^-^tⁱ^m^{e s}^t^u^d^en^t^s^{, cert}^aⁱⁿ^l^u^m^p^-
^5.609)^s^u^m^{Social Secu}^rity^pay^m^en^ts^{, m}^aⁿ^d^atory
^f^e^{deral ex}^clu^s^ion^s^{, an}^{d oth}^e^{r ex}^clu^s^ion^s^s^e^{t by}
^th^{e Secretary}^.
^PH^A^s^an^{d ow}ⁿ^e^rs^w^o^u^l^{d n}^o^t^{be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o
^k^{eep docu}^m^en^tation^of^ex^clu^d^{ed in}^com^e^{. (Sec.}
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34002}^3(b))
^g/w^fiⁿⁱ^ti^on^{of A}^d^ju^s^t^ed^A^d^j^u^stedⁱⁿ^co^m^e^{, w}^h^ich^{is u}^s^ed^f^o^r^T^h^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^strⁱ^k^e^th^{e cu}^r^r^eⁿ^t^d^e^d^u^ctioⁿ^s^an^d^T^h^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^strⁱ^k^e^th^{e cu}^r^r^en^{t d}^e^d^u^ctioⁿ^s
^s^.or^o^m^e^d^e^ter^mⁱⁿⁱⁿ^g^r^eⁿ^t^{, is in}^co^m^e^{, m}ⁱⁿ^u^s^th^e^{replace th}^em^w^ith^th^{e f}^o^llowⁱⁿ^g^dedu^ction^s^:^an^{d replace th}^em^w^ith^th^{e f}^o^llowⁱⁿ^g
^le^ak^f^o^llo^wⁱⁿ^g^d^e^d^u^ctioⁿ^s^:^-^{$725 f}^o^{r elderly}^{or dis}^a^{bled f}^a^m^ilies^;^dedu^ctⁱ^oⁿ^s^:
^{H an}^{d P}^B^R^A⁾^-^{$400 f}^o^{r elderly}^{or dis}^a^{bled f}^a^m^ilies^;^-^{$500 f}^o^{r each}^mⁱⁿ^o^{r, f}^u^ll-^tim^{e s}^t^u^d^en^{t, or}^-^{$700 f}^o^{r elderly}^{or dis}^a^{bled f}^a^m^ilies^;
^://wiki^-^certain^uⁿ^r^eim^b^u^r^s^e^{d m}^e^{dical ex}^pen^s^es^abov^e^p^e^r^s^oⁿ^w^ith^dⁱ^sab^ilities;^-^{$480 f}^o^{r each}^mⁱⁿ^o^{r, f}^u^ll-^tim^{e s}^t^u^d^en^{t, or}
^h^ttp³^%^o^f^{a f}^a^m^ily^’^sⁱⁿ^co^m^e^;^-^certain^uⁿ^r^eim^b^u^r^s^e^{d m}^e^{dical ex}^pen^s^es^or^p^e^r^s^oⁿ^w^ith^dⁱ^sab^ilities;
^-^r^eas^on^{able ch}^{ild care ex}^pen^s^es^th^{at allow}^f^o^{r a}^atten^d^an^{t car}^{e an}^d^au^x^iliar^y^ap^p^a^r^a^tu^{s ex}^p^eⁿ^s^es^-^certain^uⁿ^r^eim^b^u^r^s^e^{d m}^e^{dical ex}^pen^s^es^or
^f^a^mⁱ^l^y^m^e^m^b^{er t}^o^{be em}^pl^oy^{ed or f}^u^rt^h^e^{r h}ⁱ^s^th^{at are g}^r^{eater th}^an^{10% of}ⁱⁿ^com^e^f^o^{r elderly}^atten^d^an^{t car}^{e an}^d^au^x^iliar^y^ap^p^a^r^a^tu^s
^o^r^he^r^e^d^uc^a^tⁱ^o^n;^an^d^dⁱ^sab^l^ed^f^a^m^{ilies; an}^d^ex^pen^s^es^th^{at are g}^r^{eater th}^an^{10% of}ⁱⁿ^com^e
^-^{$480 f}^o^{r each}^m^e^m^b^{er of}^th^{e h}^o^u^s^eh^{old w}^h^o^-^a^d^d^itioⁿ^a^{l d}^e^d^u^ctioⁿ^s^estab^lish^e^d^b^y^th^{e P}^H^A^,^f^o^r^eld^e^r^l^y^an^d^dⁱ^sab^l^ed^f^a^m^{ilies; an}^d
^is^uⁿ^d^{er 18, a f}^u^ll-^tim^{e s}^t^u^d^en^{t, or ov}^{er 18 an}^d^ex^{cept th}^{at th}^{e Secretary}^m^u^s^t^es^tablis^h^-^a^d^d^itioⁿ^a^{l d}^e^d^u^ctioⁿ^s^estab^lish^e^d^b^y^th^{e P}^H^A^,
^di^s^a^bl^ed;^procedu^r^es^{to en}^s^u^{re th}^{at s}^u^ch^dedu^ction^s^do^ex^{cept th}^{at th}^{e Secretary}^m^u^s^t^es^tablis^h
^-^c^hⁱ^l^d^s^u^pport^,^u^p^t^o^{$480 per ch}ⁱ^l^d^(s^u^b^j^ect^t^oⁿ^o^{t in}^creas^{e f}^e^{deral ex}^pen^d^itu^res^.^procedu^r^es^{to en}^s^u^{re th}^{at s}^u^ch^dedu^ction^s^do
^appropri^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^s^);ⁿ^o^{t in}^creas^{e f}^e^{deral ex}^pen^d^itu^res
^-^s^pou^s^a^l^s^u^pport^(s^u^b^j^ect^t^o^appropri^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^s^);^T^h^{e bill w}^o^u^l^{d als}^o^{adopt a def}ⁱⁿ^ition^of^earn^e^d
^-^earn^e^{d in}^com^e^of^mⁱⁿ^o^rs^;ⁱⁿ^com^e^th^{at h}^a^s^th^{e ef}^f^{ect of}ⁱⁿ^clu^dⁱⁿ^g^{a 10%}^T^h^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^ad^d^tw^o^d^e^d^u^ctioⁿ^s^sim^ilar^to
^-^o^th^{er perm}^is^sⁱ^{ble ex}^clu^s^ion^s^as^determⁱⁿ^{ed by}^dedu^ctⁱ^oⁿ^of^earn^e^{d i}ⁿ^com^e^{(capped at}^$1,000).^cu^rren^t^l^a^w^:
^th^{e P}^H^A^.^{(See dis}^c^u^s^sⁱ^on^below^uⁿ^d^{er In}^com^e^-^aⁿ^earn^e^{d in}^com^e^dis^r^eg^{ard equ}^a^{l to 10% of}
^Calcu^l^atioⁿ^.⁾^t^h^{e l}^e^s^s^e^{r of}^{$9,000 or earn}^e^{d i}ⁿ^com^e^(t^hⁱ^sⁱ^s
^C^u^rren^{t law}^als^oⁱⁿ^clu^d^es^an^earn^e^{d in}^com^e^sim^ilar^to^th^{e d}^e^fⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^o^f^earⁿ^e^dⁱⁿ^co^m^e
^di^s^r^eg^{ard f}^o^{r cert}^aⁱⁿ^pu^blⁱ^c^h^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^resⁱ^den^t^sⁱⁿ^clu^d^edⁱⁿ^th^{e Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill; see “}^Iⁿ^c^o^m^e
^an^{d Section}^{8 v}^o^u^c^h^e^{r h}^o^lders^.^Specifⁱ^cally^,^Calcu^l^atioⁿ^”^b^e^lo^w⁾^{; an}^d
^c^e^r^t^aⁱⁿ^r^e^si^d^e^nt^{s o}^f^p^u^b^lⁱ^c^ho^usi^{ng t}^h^a^t^b^e^giⁿ^-^a^dedu^ction^f^o^{r u}ⁿ^r^eim^b^u^r^s^e^{d ch}^{ild care}

CRS-22
^sⁱ^on^Hous^{ing Choice Vouc}^{her Program}^Current^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2007}^th^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2008}^th
^t^h^e^La^w^(H.R^{. 1851, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)^(S^{. 2684, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)
^ogram^s^{to w}^hⁱ^c^hⁱ^t^(Uⁿⁱ^ted^S^t^ates^Hou^sⁱⁿ^{g A}^c^{t of 1937, as}⁽^a^{s pa}^{ssed by}^t^h^{e H}^o^use)^(asⁱⁿ^trod^u^cedⁱⁿ^th^{e S}^eⁿ^a^te)
^a^m^{ended a}^{nd Tit}^l^{e 2}⁴^o^f^t^h^{e Co}^{de o}^f^F^e^dera^l
^R^e^gu^l^a^ti^on^s⁾
^em^ploy^m^eⁿ^t^{or in}^creas^{e th}^{eir earn}ⁱⁿ^g^s^can^e^x^p^e^nse^s^gr^e^a^t^e^r^t^h^aⁿ⁵^%^o^f^a^nnua^lⁱⁿ^c^o^m^e^,ⁱ^f
^h^a^v^e^100%^of^t^h^ei^{r i}ⁿ^creas^{ed earn}ⁱⁿ^g^s^s^u^ch^ex^pen^s^es^{are n}^eces^s^a^ry^f^o^{r a m}^e^m^b^{er of}
^dis^r^eg^{arded in}^th^{e f}ⁱ^rs^{t y}^{ear an}^{d 50%}^t^h^{e h}^o^u^s^eh^ol^{d t}^o^w^o^rk^{or at}^t^eⁿ^d^s^c^h^ool^.
^dis^r^eg^{arded in}^th^{e s}^econ^d^y^{ear. Dis}^a^bled^D^e^d^u^c^tⁱ^o^{n a}^m^o^unt^{s w}^o^ul^d^b^e^a^d^j^u^st^e^d^a^nnua^l^l^y
^Sectioⁿ⁸^v^o^u^c^h^e^r^h^o^ld^er^{s ar}^{e elig}^ib^{le f}^o^r^th^e^by^anⁱⁿ^f^l^ation^f^{actor s}^e^{t by}^th^{e Secretary}^an^d^D^e^d^u^c^tⁱ^o^{n a}^m^o^unt^{s w}^o^ul^d^b^e^a^d^j^u^st^e^d
^s^a^m^e^di^s^r^eg^{ard. (42 U}^S^C^1437a(b))^rouⁿ^d^{ed dow}ⁿ^{to th}^{e n}^eares^{t m}^u^{ltiple of}^$25.^a^nnua^l^l^y^b^y^aⁿⁱⁿ^fl^a^tⁱ^o^{n fa}^c^t^o^r^se^t^b^y^t^h^e
^(S^{ec. 3(b))}^Secretary^an^{d rou}ⁿ^d^{ed dow}ⁿ^{to th}^{e n}^eares^t
^m^u^{ltiple of}^{$25. T}^h^{e earn}^e^{d in}^com^e^dis^r^eg^ard
^am^ouⁿ^t^{($9,000) w}^o^u^l^{d al}^s^o^{be adj}^u^s^t^{ed f}^o^r
ⁱⁿ^f^l^ation^an^{d rou}ⁿ^d^{ed dow}ⁿ^{to th}^{e n}^eares^t
^m^u^{ltiple of}^{$1,000. (Sec. 3(b))}
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34002}^m^e^Ca^lcula^t^ioⁿ^No^{t sp}^ecifⁱ^edⁱⁿ^statu^t^{e, b}^u^{t in}^r^e^g^u^l^atioⁿ^,^HUD^PH^A^s^an^{d ow}ⁿ^e^rs^w^o^u^l^{d be}^p^e^rmitted^to^u^s^e^PH^A^s^an^{d ow}ⁿ^e^rs^w^o^u^l^{d be}^r^e^qui^r^e^d^to^u^s^e
^g/w^h^a^s^es^tablis^h^e^{d a s}^y^s^t^em^f^o^{r calcu}^latin^gⁱⁿ^com^e^{prior y}^ear’^s^uⁿ^earn^e^{d in}^com^e^{, as}^determⁱⁿ^{ed by}^p^rⁱ^o^r^y^e^a^r^{’s i}ⁿ^c^o^m^e^w^h^eⁿ^c^o^nd^uc^tⁱ^{ng a}^nnua^l
^s^.or^{H an}^{d P}^B^R^A⁾^th^{at attem}^p^{ts to}^p^r^ed^{ict in}^co^m^eⁱⁿ^th^{e co}^mⁱⁿ^g^th^{e P}^H^A^,^{to determ}ⁱⁿ^{e th}^{e n}^e^x^t^y^ear’^s^uⁿ^earn^e^dⁱⁿ^com^e^revⁱ^ew^s^{(or th}^ree-^y^{ear rev}ⁱ^ew^sⁱⁿ^th^e
^le^ak^{12 m}^oⁿ^t^h^s^an^{d requ}ⁱ^r^es^t^hⁱ^r^d-^part^y^v^e^ri^fⁱ^catⁱ^oⁿⁱⁿ^com^e^{, an}^{d cou}^l^{d m}^a^k^e^adj^u^s^t^m^eⁿ^t^s^as^{case o}^f^fⁱ^x^e^d^-ⁱⁿ^co^m^e^f^a^m^ilies)^an^d^w^o^u^l^d^b^e
⁽ⁱⁿ^t^h^{e v}^o^u^c^h^e^{r prog}^ram⁾^{. (24 C}^F^R^{5.609 an}^dⁿ^eces^s^a^ry^{to ref}^l^{ect cu}^rren^tⁱⁿ^com^e^.^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^to^u^s^{e an}^tic^{ipated in}^com^e^w^h^en
^://wiki^982.516)^calcu^latin^gⁱⁿ^{itial in}^co^m^e^o^r^coⁿ^d^u^c^tin^g^an
^h^ttpⁱⁿ^terim^reex^amⁱⁿ^ation^(becau^s^e^of^anⁱⁿ^creas^e
^{or decreas}^{e in}ⁱⁿ^com^e^).
^If^{prior y}^ear’^s^fⁱ^x^e^{d in}^com^e^w^e^{re u}^s^{ed, th}^e^T^h^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^r^e^q^u^ir^{e P}^H^A^s^an^d^o^wⁿ^e^r^s^to
^PH^A^{or ow}ⁿ^e^{r w}^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^appl^y^m^a^keⁱⁿ^fl^a^tⁱ^o^na^r^y^a^d^j^u^st^m^e^nt^{s fo}^r^fi^xe^d
ⁱⁿ^f^l^atioⁿ^a^r^y^ad^j^u^stm^eⁿ^t^{s, as d}^e^ter^mⁱⁿ^ed^b^y^th^eⁱⁿ^co^m^e^f^a^m^{ilies. Fo}^r^f^a^m^{ilies th}^{at ar}^{e n}^o^t
^Secretary^.^P^H^A^s^an^{d ow}ⁿ^e^rs^cou^l^{d m}^a^k^e^oth^e^r^coⁿ^s^id^er^ed^fⁱ^x^e^d^-ⁱⁿ^co^m^e^f^a^m^{ilies, th}^{e b}^ill
^adj^u^s^t^m^eⁿ^t^s^as^{appropriate to ref}^l^{ect cu}^rren^t^coⁿ^t^ain^sⁿ^o^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^r^e^q^u^irⁱⁿ^g^o^r^p^e^r^m^ittin^g
ⁱⁿ^co^m^e^.^P^H^A^s^t^o^m^a^keⁱⁿ^fl^a^tⁱ^o^{n a}^d^j^u^st^m^e^nt^{s o}^r^o^t^he^r
^{(Sec. 3(a)(1)(F))}^adj^u^s^t^m^eⁿ^t^s^{to prior y}^ears^’ⁱⁿ^com^e^w^h^en
^calcu^latin^g^cu^rren^{t y}^{ear in}^com^e^.(Sec.
^3(a)(1)(B))
^W^h^en^determⁱⁿⁱⁿ^g^adj^u^s^t^{ed in}^com^e^f^o^r^T^h^{e b}^{ill d}^o^e^{s n}^o^{t in}^clu^d^{e a d}^e^fⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^o^f
^pu^rpos^es^of^calcu^latin^g^ren^t^{, earn}^e^{d in}^com^e^“^earn^e^{d in}^com^{e” as}ⁱⁿ^clu^d^{ed in}^th^{e Hou}^s^{e bill}
^w^o^u^l^{d be calcu}^{lated as}^th^{e prev}^iou^s^y^ear’^s⁽^a^l^t^h^o^{ugh a}^si^mⁱ^l^a^r^e^a^r^ne^dⁱⁿ^c^o^m^e^d^e^d^u^c^tⁱ^o^{n i}^s
^earn^e^{d in}^com^e^{, m}ⁱⁿ^u^s^an^am^ouⁿ^t^equ^a^{l to 10%}ⁱⁿ^clu^d^edⁱⁿ^th^{e d}^e^d^u^ctioⁿ^s^{, as p}^r^ev^io^u^s^ly
^o^f^th^{e lesser}^o^f^th^{e p}^r^io^r^y^ear^’^sⁱⁿ^co^m^e^o^r^dⁱ^sc^usse^d⁾^.

CRS-23
^sⁱ^on^Hous^{ing Choice Vouc}^{her Program}^Current^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2007}^th^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2008}^th
^t^h^e^La^w^(H.R^{. 1851, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)^(S^{. 2684, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)
^ogram^s^{to w}^hⁱ^c^hⁱ^t^(Uⁿⁱ^ted^S^t^ates^Hou^sⁱⁿ^{g A}^c^{t of 1937, as}⁽^a^{s pa}^{ssed by}^t^h^{e H}^o^use)^(asⁱⁿ^trod^u^cedⁱⁿ^th^{e S}^eⁿ^a^te)
^a^m^{ended a}^{nd Tit}^l^{e 2}⁴^o^f^t^h^{e Co}^{de o}^f^F^e^dera^l
^R^e^gu^l^a^ti^on^s⁾
^$10,000.
^P^H^A^s^cou^l^{d u}^s^{e in}^com^e^calcu^lation^s^u^s^{ed in}^Lⁱ^k^e^th^{e Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill, P}^H^A^s^co^u^l^d^u^s^{e in}^co^m^e
^ot^h^e^{r prog}^ram^s^(s^u^c^h^as^T^A^N^F^{, Medi}^cai^d,^cal^cu^l^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^s^f^r^om^ot^h^e^{r prog}^ram^s^an^{d cou}^l^d
^F^{ood S}^t^am^ps^{). PH}^A^s^an^{d ow}ⁿ^e^rs^cou^l^{d n}^o^t^be^no^t^b^e^p^e^na^lⁱ^z^e^d^fo^r^m^a^ki^{ng d}^e^mⁱⁿⁱ^m^u^s
^p^e^na^lⁱ^z^e^d^so^l^e^l^y^fo^r^m^a^ki^{ng d}^e^mⁱⁿⁱ^m^u^{s e}^r^r^o^r^s^errors^{. (S}^{ec. 3(a)(1)(B))}
ⁱⁿ^calcu^latin^g^f^a^m^ilyⁱⁿ^co^m^e^{s. (}^S^{ec. 3}⁽^a)⁽¹⁾⁽^F)⁾
^nt^T^e^na^nt^c^o^nt^rⁱ^b^u^tⁱ^o^{ns a}^r^e^st^a^t^ut^o^rⁱ^l^y^se^t^a^s^t^h^e^P^H^A^s^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^p^e^r^m^itted^to^estab^lish^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^nt^ribut^io^ns^g^r^eates^{t of}^:^alterⁿ^ativ^{e r}^eⁿ^t^str^u^ctu^r^{es, in}^clu^dⁱⁿ^g^ceilin^g
^w^a^r^d^{s R}^e^nt^-^{30% of}^{a f}^a^m^ily^’^s^adj^u^s^t^{ed g}^r^os^sⁱⁿ^com^e^r^e^nt^s,^tⁱ^e^r^e^d^r^e^nt^s,^fl^a^t^r^e^nt^s,^o^r^o^t^he^r^fo^r^m^{s o}^f
^-^10%^of^{a f}^a^mⁱ^l^y^’^s^g^r^os^sⁱⁿ^com^eⁱⁿ^c^o^m^e^-b^a^s^e^d^r^e^nt^fo^r^no^n-e^l^d^e^r^l^y^,^no^n-
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34002}^{H an}^{d P}^B^R^A⁾^-w^e^l^fa^r^e^r^e^nt^,^o^r^dⁱ^sa^b^l^e^d^ho^use^h^o^l^d^s^.^H^o^w^e^ve^r^,^t^e^na^nt^{s c}^o^ul^d
^g/w^-^t^h^e^mⁱⁿⁱ^m^u^m^ren^t^s^e^t^by^th^{e P}^H^A⁽ⁿ^{ot to ex}^ceedⁿ^o^{t b}^e^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^to^coⁿ^t^rⁱ^b^u^{te m}^o^r^e^to^w^a^r^d^{s th}^eir
^s^.or^{$50, w}ⁱ^t^h^{a h}^a^rds^hⁱ^p^ex^em^ptⁱ^oⁿ⁾^.^r^eⁿ^t^th^an^if^th^eir^coⁿ^t^rⁱ^b^u^tioⁿ^h^a^d^b^een
^le^ak^es^tablis^h^e^{d u}ⁿ^d^{er th}^{e s}^t^an^{dard f}^o^rm^u^l^{a. (Sec.}
^Fam^{ilies can}ⁿ^o^{t b}^e^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^to^coⁿ^t^rⁱ^b^u^{te m}^o^r^e^3(a)(1)(E))
^://wiki^th^an^th^eir^ten^aⁿ^t^coⁿ^t^rⁱ^b^u^tioⁿ^s⁽^m^o^s^{t co}^m^m^oⁿ^l^y^,
^h^ttp³⁰^%^o^fⁱⁿ^c^o^m^e⁾^,^a^l^t^h^o^ugh,ⁱⁿ^t^h^e^vo^uc^he^r
^prog^ram^,^th^ey^can^ch^oos^{e to con}^t^ribu^{te u}^p^to
⁴⁰^%^o^f^th^eirⁱⁿ^co^m^e^{s to}^w^a^r^d^{s r}^eⁿ^tⁱⁿ^th^e^fⁱ^r^s^t
^y^{ear an}^{d h}ⁱ^g^h^e^{r th}^ereaf^ter.
^rgeting^P^H^A^s^m^u^st^t^a^r^g^e^t⁷⁵^%^o^f^a^l^l^vo^uc^he^r^sⁱ^ssue^d^PH^A^s^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^t^a^rg^et^75%^of^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill. (}^S^{ec. 5}⁾
^each^y^{ear to}^f^a^m^{ilies at o}^r^b^e^lo^w³⁰^%^o^f^area^v^o^u^c^h^e^r^s^to^th^o^s^{e at o}^r^b^e^lo^w^th^e^hi^gher^of
^{H an}^{d P}^B^R^A⁾^m^e^di^anⁱⁿ^com^e^(A^{MI). (42 U}^S^C^1437f^(o)(4)³⁰^%^o^f^A^M^I^o^r^th^{e p}^o^v^er^ty^lin^{e (}^e^x^cep^{t in}
^an^{d 1437n}^{(b)) PH}^A^s^an^{d ow}ⁿ^e^rs^m^u^s^t^t^a^rg^et^Pu^ert^o^Rⁱ^{co or an}^y^ot^h^e^{r t}^e^rri^t^o^ry^{or pos}^s^e^s^sⁱ^on
^40%^of^al^l^PH^an^{d proj}^ect^-^b^as^{ed u}ⁿⁱ^t^s^m^a^de^of^t^h^{e U}^.^S^.^{). PH}^A^s^an^{d ow}ⁿ^e^rs^w^o^u^l^{d be}
^av^{ailable each}^y^{ear to h}^o^u^s^eh^olds^{at or below}^requⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^t^a^rg^et^40%^of^al^l^PH^an^{d proj}^ect^-
^30%^of^A^M^{I. (42 U}^S^C¹⁴³⁷ⁿ^{(a) an}^{d (c))}^bas^e^{d u}ⁿⁱ^t^s^t^o^h^o^u^s^eh^ol^ds^at^{or bel}^o^w^t^h^e
^hi^gher^of^30%^of^A^M^{I or t}^h^{e pov}^ert^y^lⁱⁿ^e
⁽^e^x^cep^{t in}^P^u^er^to^Rico^o^r^an^y^o^t^h^e^r^ter^r^ito^r^y^o^r
^pos^s^e^s^sⁱ^on^of^t^h^{e U}^.^S^.^{). (S}^{ec. 5)}
^c^t^io^{n o}^f^Unit^s^P^H^A^s^m^u^{st in}^sp^{ect u}ⁿ^{its to}^en^su^r^e^th^{at th}^ey^T^h^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^coⁿ^tin^u^e^to^r^e^q^u^ir^{e in}^sp^ectioⁿ^s^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill, ex}^cep^{t clar}^if^{ies th}^{at in}^itial
^m^{eet f}^e^d^e^r^a^{l h}^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^q^u^ality^stan^d^a^r^d^{s (}^HQS)^{prior to occu}^pan^c^y^,^ex^{cept in}^th^{e cas}^{e of}^aⁱⁿ^sp^e^c^tⁱ^o^{ns m}^u^st^b^e^c^o^nd^uc^t^e^d^p^u^r^s^ua^nt^t^o

CRS-24
^sⁱ^on^Hous^{ing Choice Vouc}^{her Program}^Current^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2007}^th^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2008}^th
^t^h^e^La^w^(H.R^{. 1851, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)^(S^{. 2684, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)
^ogram^s^{to w}^hⁱ^c^hⁱ^t^(Uⁿⁱ^ted^S^t^ates^Hou^sⁱⁿ^{g A}^c^{t of 1937, as}⁽^a^{s pa}^{ssed by}^t^h^{e H}^o^use)^(asⁱⁿ^trod^u^cedⁱⁿ^th^{e S}^eⁿ^a^te)
^a^m^{ended a}^{nd Tit}^l^{e 2}⁴^o^f^t^h^{e Co}^{de o}^f^F^e^dera^l
^R^e^gu^l^a^ti^on^s⁾
^p^rⁱ^o^r^t^o^o^c^c^u^p^a^nc^y^aⁿ^d^a^t^l^e^a^s^t^a^nnua^l^l^y^p^r^o^p^e^r^t^y^th^{at h}^a^{s b}^een^f^o^uⁿ^d^to^m^{eet q}^u^ality^“^s^u^bparag^r^aph^{c” w}^h^ich^requ^ires^th^{at P}^H^A^s^or
^th^ereaf^{ter. P}^H^A^s^canⁿ^o^{t m}^a^k^e^pay^m^en^ts^f^o^r^st^aⁿ^d^a^r^d^{s und}^e^r^aⁿ^y^fe^d^e^r^a^l^ho^usi^{ng p}^r^o^g^r^a^mⁱⁿ^coⁿ^t^r^acto^r^{s co}ⁿ^d^u^c^{t in}^sp^ectioⁿ^s^w^ithⁱⁿ¹⁵^d^a^y^s
^uⁿ^{its th}^{at f}^a^{il to}^m^{eet HQS w}^ithⁱⁿ^{a p}^e^rⁱ^o^d^th^{e prev}^iou^s^{12 m}^oⁿ^t^h^s^{, in}^w^h^ich^cas^{e th}^{e P}^H^A^of^{a requ}^es^{t f}^o^{r an}ⁱⁿ^s^p^ection^.^A^l^s^oⁱⁿ^clu^d^es
^d^e^sigⁿ^a^ted^b^y^th^{e P}^H^A^.^I^f^{a d}^e^f^{ect is lif}^e^cou^l^{d au}^th^{orize occu}^pan^c^y^p^r^io^r^toⁱⁿ^sp^ectioⁿⁱⁿ^s^p^ection^s^uⁿ^d^{er th}^{e L}^I^HT^C^prog^ram^as^an
^th^reatenⁱⁿ^g^,^th^{e ow}ⁿ^e^{r m}^u^s^t^{correct th}^{e def}^ect^an^{d th}^en^m^a^k^e^retroactiv^{e ren}^t^pay^m^en^ts^af^ter^ex^am^{ple of}^oth^e^{r acceptable prog}^ram
^wⁱ^t^hⁱⁿ^no^m^o^r^e^t^h^aⁿ²⁴^ho^ur^s.^Fo^r^o^t^he^r^th^{e u}ⁿ^{it p}^a^{sses in}^sp^ectioⁿ^.ⁱⁿ^sp^ectioⁿ^s^.
^def^ects^,^th^{e ow}ⁿ^e^{r m}^u^s^t^{correct th}^{e def}^ect
^w^ithⁱⁿⁿ^o^m^o^{re th}^an^{30 calen}^{dar day}^s^(uⁿ^l^es^s^I^f^{a u}ⁿ^{it w}^e^r^e^to^f^a^{il an}ⁱⁿ^{itial in}^sp^ectioⁿ^f^o^r
^ex^ten^d^{ed by}^P^H^A⁾^{. P}^H^A^s^can^ch^oos^{e to u}^s^eⁿ^oⁿ^-^lif^{e th}^reatenⁱⁿ^g^reas^on^s^,^th^{e P}^H^A^cou^l^d
^lo^{cal, state, o}^r^f^e^d^e^r^a^{l h}^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^q^u^ality^m^a^k^e^p^a^y^m^en^{ts f}^o^r^u^p^to³⁰^d^a^y^s^w^h^{ile th}^{e u}ⁿⁱ^t
^s^t^an^dards^{(HQS), as}^lon^g^as^s^t^{ate or local}^{is r}^e^p^a^ir^ed^.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34002}^s^t^an^dards^{are as}^s^t^{rict or s}^t^{ricter th}^an^f^e^deral^staⁿ^d^a^r^d^s.^T^h^er^eaf^ter^,^uⁿ^{its w}^o^u^l^d^b^e^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^to^b^e
^g/wⁱⁿ^s^p^{ected at leas}^{t ev}^ery^tw^{o y}^ears^.^Aⁿ
^s^.orⁱⁿ^sp^ectioⁿ^coⁿ^d^u^c^ted^p^u^r^s^u^aⁿ^t^to^r^e^q^u^ir^em^en^ts
^le^ak^uⁿ^d^{er a f}^e^{deral, s}^t^{ate, or local h}^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^prog^ram
^://wiki^(s^u^c^h^as^t^h^{e H}^O^M^{E prog}^ram⁾^w^o^u^l^{d be}^con^s^{idered s}^u^f^fⁱ^cien^{t as}^lon^g^as^th^{e P}^H^A
^h^ttp^certif^ies^{to th}^{e Secretary}^th^{at th}^{e s}^t^an^dards^or
^requ^irem^en^ts^prov^{ide th}^{e s}^a^m^e^{or g}^r^eater
^p^r^o^t^ectioⁿ^to^o^ccu^p^aⁿ^t^{s as HUD’}^{s HQS.}
^A^uni^t^w^o^ul^d^b^e^c^o^nsi^d^e^r^e^dⁱⁿ^no^nc^o^m^p^lⁱ^a^nc^e
^w^ith^{HQS if}^th^{e o}^wⁿ^e^r^{is n}^o^tif^ied^o^f^th^{e f}^a^ilu^r^e
^an^d^{it is n}^o^{t co}^r^r^ected^w^ithⁱⁿ²⁴^h^o^u^r^{s in}^th^e
^{case o}^f^{a lif}^{e th}^r^eatenⁱⁿ^g^coⁿ^d^itioⁿ^,^o^r^w^ithⁱⁿ
^{30 day}^s^{(or ot}^h^e^{r reas}^on^abl^e^peri^{od es}^t^a^blⁱ^s^h^e^d
^by^th^{e P}^H^A⁾^{, in}^th^{e cas}^{e of}ⁿ^oⁿ^-^lif^{e th}^reatenⁱⁿ^g
^coⁿ^d^itioⁿ^s^.
^B^o^th^statu^t^{e an}^d^r^e^g^u^l^atioⁿ^s^r^e^q^u^ir^{e th}^{at u}ⁿ^its^A^PH^A^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^perf^orm^an^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill, ex}^cep^{t d}^o^e^{s n}^o^{t in}^clu^d^e
^r^e^m^aⁱⁿⁱⁿ^{HQS co}^m^p^lian^{ce, b}^u^{t n}^e^ith^erⁱⁿ^clu^d^eⁱⁿ^terⁱ^m^r^eⁱⁿ^sp^ectioⁿ^u^p^oⁿ^th^{e r}^e^q^u^{est o}^f^a^l^a^ngua^ge^r^e^q^uⁱ^rⁱ^{ng a}ⁿⁱⁿ^t^e^rⁱ^mⁱⁿ^sp^e^c^tⁱ^o^{n up}^oⁿ
^{a r}^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{t th}^{at P}^H^A^s^coⁿ^d^u^c^{t in}^terⁱ^m^t^e^na^nt^o^r^a^go^ve^rⁿ^m^e^nt^o^ffi^cⁱ^a^l^,^w^hⁱ^c^{h m}^u^st^b^e^r^e^q^u^e^s^t^o^f^“a^go^ve^rⁿ^m^e^nt^o^ffi^cⁱ^a^l^.^”

^r^eⁱⁿ^sp^ectioⁿ^s^{at th}^{e r}^e^q^u^{est o}^f^{a ten}^aⁿ^t^.^coⁿ^d^u^c^ted^w^ithⁱⁿ²⁴^h^o^u^r^{s f}^o^r^lif^{e th}^r^eatenⁱⁿ^g
^Ho^w^e^v^e^{r, HUD’}^{s Ho}^u^sⁱⁿ^g^C^h^oⁱ^{ce Vo}^u^c^h^e^r^coⁿ^d^itioⁿ^s^o^r^w^ithⁱⁿ¹⁵^d^a^y^sⁱⁿ^th^{e case o}^fⁿ^oⁿ^-
^G^uⁱ^d^ebook^does^requⁱ^r^{e PH}^A^s^t^o^con^d^u^c^t^lif^{e th}^r^eatenⁱⁿ^g^coⁿ^d^itioⁿ^s^.

CRS-25
^sⁱ^on^Hous^{ing Choice Vouc}^{her Program}^Current^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2007}^th^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2008}^th
^t^h^e^La^w^(H.R^{. 1851, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)^(S^{. 2684, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)
^ogram^s^{to w}^hⁱ^c^hⁱ^t^(Uⁿⁱ^ted^S^t^ates^Hou^sⁱⁿ^{g A}^c^{t of 1937, as}⁽^a^{s pa}^{ssed by}^t^h^{e H}^o^use)^(asⁱⁿ^trod^u^cedⁱⁿ^th^{e S}^eⁿ^a^te)
^a^m^{ended a}^{nd Tit}^l^{e 2}⁴^o^f^t^h^{e Co}^{de o}^f^F^e^dera^l
^R^e^gu^l^a^ti^on^s⁾
ⁱⁿ^sp^ectioⁿ^s^w^h^en^{a co}^m^p^lain^{t is issu}^ed^b^y^a
^t^eⁿ^aⁿ^t^{, ow}ⁿ^e^{r or m}^e^m^b^{er of}^t^h^{e pu}^blⁱ^c^{. (42}
^U^S^C^1437f^{(o)(8) an}^{d 24 C}^F^R^{982.401 et}^.s^eq.
^an^{d H}^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^C^h^oi^{ce V}^o^u^c^h^e^{r G}^uⁱ^d^ebook^,
²⁰⁰¹⁾
^A^P^H^A^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^to^w^ith^h^o^ld^r^eⁿ^t^Sim^ilar^to^Ho^u^s^{e p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^{Uses th}^{e ter}^m
^p^a^y^m^eⁿ^t^s^fo^r^no^n-c^o^m^p^lⁱ^a^nt^uni^t^s^.^A^P^H^A^“^a^b^a^{te” r}^a^th^er^th^an^“^w^ith^h^o^ld^{.” Clar}^if^{ies th}^at
^cou^l^{d ch}^oos^{e to u}^s^{e th}^{e w}^ith^h^e^{ld ren}^t^pay^m^en^ts^PH^A^s^can^m^a^k^e^repai^r^s^t^o^addres^s^on^l^y^life-
^t^o^m^a^ke^r^e^p^aⁱ^r^{s (}^o^r^c^o^nt^r^a^c^t^t^o^ha^ve^r^e^p^aⁱ^r^s^th^rea^t^enⁱⁿ^g^coⁿ^d^itioⁿ^s^.
^m^a^d^e⁾^{at th}^{e p}^r^o^p^e^r^t^y^to^b^rⁱⁿ^g^{it in}^to
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34002}^com^p^lian^ce.
^g/w^Owⁿ^e^r^s^co^u^l^dⁿ^o^{t ev}^{ict a f}^a^m^ily^o^r^r^e^f^u^{se to}^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill, ex}^cep^{t also}ⁱⁿ^clu^d^es
^s^.or^ren^e^w^{a leas}^{e becau}^s^e^{a P}^H^A^w^ith^h^e^{ld ren}^t^du^e^requⁱ^r^em^en^t^s^f^o^{r PH}^A^s^{. PH}^A^s^w^o^u^l^{d be}
^le^ak^t^o^a^faⁱ^l^e^dⁱⁿ^sp^e^c^tⁱ^o^n,^a^l^t^h^o^{ugh a}^t^e^na^nt^c^o^ul^d^requ^{ired to: (1) n}^o^tif^y^ten^aⁿ^t^s^w^h^en^abatem^en^t
^ch^o^o^s^{e to}^ter^mⁱⁿ^{ate th}^{e ten}^aⁿ^c^y^b^yⁿ^o^tif^yⁱⁿ^g^begⁱⁿ^s^{(2) n}^o^tⁱ^f^y^t^eⁿ^aⁿ^t^s^t^h^at^{, i}^f^af^t^e^{r 120 day}^s^,
^://wiki^th^{e o}^wⁿ^e^r^.^th^{e o}^wⁿ^e^r^{is still n}^o^{t in}^co^m^p^lian^{ce, th}^{e ten}^aⁿ^t
^h^ttp^w^{ill h}^a^v^e^to^m^o^v^e^{; (3}^{) issu}^{e th}^{e n}^ecessary
^p^a^p^e^r^w^o^r^k^to^th^{e ten}^aⁿ^t^to^allo^w^th^{e ten}^aⁿ^t^to
^m^o^v^e^{; an}^{d (4) u}^s^{e abated am}^ouⁿ^t^s^{to prov}^ide
^r^e^l^o^c^a^tⁱ^o^{n a}^ssi^st^aⁿ^c^e^,ⁱⁿ^c^l^udⁱ^{ng m}^o^vi^ng
^ex^pen^s^es^{or a s}^ecu^rity^depos^it.
^If^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce is}^w^ith^h^e^{ld, an}^{d th}^{e ow}ⁿ^e^{r does}^Sim^{ilar to Hou}^s^{e bill. P}^e^{riod of}^{120 day}^s
ⁿ^o^{t m}^a^k^e^r^e^p^a^ir^{s w}^ithⁱⁿ⁶⁰^d^a^y^s⁽^o^r^o^t^h^e^r^r^a^t^h^e^r^t^h^aⁿ⁶⁰^d^a^y^s^aⁿ^d^no^l^a^ngua^ge^a^l^l^o^wⁱ^ng
^reas^on^abl^e^peri^{od es}^t^a^blⁱ^s^h^e^{d by}^t^h^{e PH}^A⁾^{, t}^h^e^f^o^{r “}^o^th^{er reas}^on^{able period.”}
^P^H^A^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^to^ter^mⁱⁿ^{ate p}^a^y^m^en^ts
^f^o^r^th^{e u}ⁿ^it.
^If^th^{e P}^H^A^termⁱⁿ^ates^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce du}^{e to}^Sim^ilar^to^Ho^u^s^{e b}^{ill. I}^f^th^{e P}^H^A^ter^mⁱⁿ^ated
ⁿ^oⁿ^c^om^plian^{ce, th}^{e leas}^{e w}^o^u^l^{d als}^o^termⁱⁿ^ate^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce, th}^{e ten}^aⁿ^t^’^s^leas^{e term}^w^o^u^l^d
^an^d^th^{e ten}^aⁿ^t^co^u^l^d^r^e^m^aⁱⁿⁱⁿ^th^{e u}ⁿ^{it o}ⁿ^ly^if^ter^mⁱⁿ^{ate sim}^u^ltan^e^o^u^sly^.^T^h^{e Sen}^a^{te b}^ill
^s/^he^si^gne^d^a^ne^w^,^una^ssi^st^e^d^,^l^e^a^s^e^.^U^p^oⁿ^d^o^e^{s no}^tⁱⁿ^c^l^ud^e^t^h^e^l^a^ngua^geⁱⁿ^t^h^e^H^o^use^bⁱ^l^l
^ter^mⁱⁿ^atioⁿ^o^f^assistan^{ce, th}^{e P}^H^A^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^clar^if^yⁱⁿ^g^th^{at ten}^aⁿ^t^{s w}^o^u^l^d^b^e^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^to
^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^to^gⁱ^v^e^th^{e ten}^aⁿ^t^{at least 9}⁰^d^a^y^s^to^si^{gn ne}^w^,^una^ssi^st^e^d^l^e^a^s^e^sⁱⁿ^o^r^d^e^r^t^o^r^e^m^aⁱⁿ

CRS-26
^sⁱ^on^Hous^{ing Choice Vouc}^{her Program}^Current^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2007}^th^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2008}^th
^t^h^e^La^w^(H.R^{. 1851, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)^(S^{. 2684, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)
^ogram^s^{to w}^hⁱ^c^hⁱ^t^(Uⁿⁱ^ted^S^t^ates^Hou^sⁱⁿ^{g A}^c^{t of 1937, as}⁽^a^{s pa}^{ssed by}^t^h^{e H}^o^use)^(asⁱⁿ^trod^u^cedⁱⁿ^th^{e S}^eⁿ^a^te)
^a^m^{ended a}^{nd Tit}^l^{e 2}⁴^o^f^t^h^{e Co}^{de o}^f^F^e^dera^l
^R^e^gu^l^a^ti^on^s⁾
^fi^nd^a^ne^w^uni^t^.^I^f^t^h^e^t^e^na^nt^ha^d^no^t^l^o^c^a^t^e^d^aⁱⁿ^th^{eir u}ⁿ^its^on^{ce as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce w}^a^s^termⁱⁿ^ated.
ⁿ^e^w^uⁿ^{it w}^ithⁱⁿ^th^{at p}^e^rⁱ^o^d^,^th^{e P}^H^A^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^On^{ce as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce is}^termⁱⁿ^{ated, th}^{e f}^a^m^ily
^requⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^ex^t^eⁿ^d^t^h^{e s}^earch^peri^{od or prov}ⁱ^d^e^w^o^u^l^{d h}^a^v^e^at^l^eas^t^{120 day}^s^t^o^l^eas^{e a n}^e^w
^th^{e ten}^aⁿ^t^w^ith^{a pref}^eren^{ce of}^occu^pan^c^yⁱⁿ^a^uⁿ^{it w}^ith^th^eir^v^o^u^c^h^e^r^.
^PH^A^-^owⁿ^e^{d or operat}^e^{d u}ⁿⁱ^t^.^PH^A^s^w^o^u^l^{d be}
^requ^{ired to prov}^{ide each}^f^a^m^ily^w^ith^reas^on^able^I^f^th^{e ten}^aⁿ^t^h^a^dⁿ^o^{t lo}^cated^{a n}^e^w^uⁿ^{it w}^ithⁱⁿ
^s^earch^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce, in}^clu^dⁱⁿ^g^u^s^{e of}^tw^{o m}^oⁿ^t^h^s^t^h^at^peri^{od, t}^h^{e PH}^A^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o
^of^an^y^w^ith^h^e^{ld as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce f}^o^{r relocation}^ex^ten^d^th^{e s}^earch^{period or prov}^{ide th}^{e ten}^aⁿ^t
^ex^pen^s^es^.^w^ith^{a pref}^eren^{ce of}^occu^pan^c^yⁱⁿ^{a P}^H^A^-
^owⁿ^e^{d or operat}^e^{d u}ⁿⁱ^t^,^at^t^h^{e ch}^oi^{ce of}^t^h^e
^f^a^m^ily^{. Specif}ⁱ^es^th^{at s}^earch^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce cou}^l^d
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34002}^{be prov}^{ided to each}ⁱ^ndi^vi^dual^or^f^a^m^ily^resⁱ^din^gⁱⁿ^th^{e u}ⁿ^{it, an}^{d s}^p^ecifⁱ^es^th^at
^g/w^relocation^ex^pen^s^esⁱⁿ^clu^d^{e m}^o^vⁱⁿ^g^ex^pen^s^es
^s^.or^an^d^secu^r^ity^d^e^p^o^s^{its. P}^e^r^m^{its P}^H^A^s^to
^le^ak^req^u^{ire f}^a^m^{ilies receiv}ⁱⁿ^g^secu^rity^d^e^p^o^s^it
^://wiki^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce to rem}^{it an}^y^ref^uⁿ^d^{ed s}^ecu^rity^d^e^p^o^s^{it f}^r^o^m^th^{e p}^r^ev^io^u^s^lan^d^lo^r^d^to^th^{e P}^H^A^.
^h^ttp
^P^H^A^s^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^p^e^r^m^itted^to^w^a^iv^e^Sim^ilar^to^Ho^u^s^{e b}^{ill, b}^u^{t d}^o^e^{s n}^o^{t co}ⁿ^t^ain
^en^f^o^r^cem^en^{t an}^d^ten^aⁿ^t^r^e^lo^catioⁿ^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^s^if^l^a^ngua^ge^a^p^p^l^yⁱ^{ng t}^o^“o^t^h^e^r^p^e^r^s^oⁿⁱⁿ^t^e^na^nt^’s
^th^{e dam}^a^g^e^s^w^e^{re cau}^s^e^{d by}^th^{e ten}^aⁿ^t^{, a}^coⁿ^t^r^o^{l” an}^d^d^o^e^{s n}^o^{t in}^clu^d^{e liab}^ility
^m^e^m^b^e^r^o^f^t^h^e^t^e^na^nt^{’s ho}^use^h^o^l^d^,^a^gue^st^o^f^s^t^atem^en^{t. (Sec. 2)}
^t^h^e^t^e^na^nt^,^o^r^o^t^he^r^p^e^r^s^oⁿⁱⁿ^t^e^na^nt^{’s c}^o^nt^r^o^l^.
^States^th^{at th}^is^prov^is^ion^doesⁿ^o^{t ex}^on^{erate th}^e
^ten^aⁿ^t^f^r^o^m^liab^ility^f^o^r^d^a^m^a^g^e^to^th^{e u}ⁿ^it.
^T^h^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^r^e^q^u^ir^{e th}^{e Secr}^etar^y^to^issu^e^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.

^im^p^l^em^en^tin^g^r^e^g^u^l^atioⁿ^s^w^ithⁱⁿ¹²^m^oⁿ^t^h^s^o^f
^en^actm^eⁿ^t^{to tak}^e^ef^f^{ect w}^ithⁱⁿ^{90 day}^s^of
^issu^an^{ce. T}^h^{e in}^sp^ectioⁿ^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^sⁱⁿ^clu^d^edⁱⁿ
^th^{e act w}^o^u^l^{d be applicable to con}^t^racts^en^tered
ⁱⁿ^to^o^r^r^eⁿ^e^w^e^d^af^ter^th^{e im}^p^l^em^en^tin^g
^reg^u^l^ation^s^w^eⁿ^tⁱⁿ^{to ef}^f^{ect. (Sec. 2)}

CRS-27
^sⁱ^on^Hous^{ing Choice Vouc}^{her Program}^Current^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2007}^th^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2008}^th
^t^h^e^La^w^(H.R^{. 1851, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)^(S^{. 2684, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)
^ogram^s^{to w}^hⁱ^c^hⁱ^t^(Uⁿⁱ^ted^S^t^ates^Hou^sⁱⁿ^{g A}^c^{t of 1937, as}⁽^a^{s pa}^{ssed by}^t^h^{e H}^o^use)^(asⁱⁿ^trod^u^cedⁱⁿ^th^{e S}^eⁿ^a^te)
^a^m^{ended a}^{nd Tit}^l^{e 2}⁴^o^f^t^h^{e Co}^{de o}^f^F^e^dera^l
^R^e^gu^l^a^ti^on^s⁾
^rt^a^b^ilit^y^Fam^{ilies receiv}ⁱⁿ^g^v^o^u^c^h^e^{r assistan}^{ce, (in}^R^eceivⁱⁿ^g^P^H^A^s^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}^{ired to abs}^o^rb^R^eceivⁱⁿ^g^P^H^A^s^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}^{ired to abs}^o^rb
^s^o^m^e^circu^m^s^t^an^ces^{, on}^ly^af^{ter on}^{e y}^{ear), can}^p^o^r^tab^ility^v^o^u^c^h^e^r^s^an^d^ab^so^r^bⁱⁿ^g^ag^en^cies^p^o^r^tab^ility^v^o^u^c^h^e^r^s^af^ter^anⁱⁿ^{itial m}^oⁿ^t^h^.^A^s
^m^o^v^e^to^an^y^j^u^rⁱ^sd^ictioⁿⁱⁿ^th^{e co}^uⁿ^t^r^y^w^h^er^{e a}^w^o^u^l^{d h}^a^v^e^priority^{to receiv}^e^reallocatedⁱⁿ^th^{e Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill, receiv}ⁱⁿ^g^ag^en^{cies w}^o^u^l^d^b^e
^vo^uc^he^r^p^r^o^g^r^a^mⁱ^s^b^eⁱ^{ng a}^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^st^e^r^e^d^.^T^h^e^f^uⁿ^d^s^.^{(Sec. 6(b)) (See als}^o^“^F^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^gi^ve^{n p}^rⁱ^o^rⁱ^t^y^fo^r^r^e^a^l^l^o^c^a^t^e^d^fund^s.^T^h^e
^receivⁱⁿ^g^P^H^A^h^a^s^th^{e ch}^{oice of}^admⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^erin^g^A^llo^catioⁿ^”⁾^.^Se^na^te^b^{ill a}^l^so^inc^l^ud^e^s^la^ngua^ge^c^l^a^r^ifyⁱ^ng
^th^{e v}^o^u^c^h^e^r^oⁿ^b^e^h^a^lf^o^f^th^{e o}^r^igⁱⁿ^atin^g^P^H^A^th^{at th}^{e ab}^so^r^p^tioⁿ^r^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{t w}^o^u^l^dⁿ^o^t
^an^d^b^illin^g^th^{e o}^r^igⁱⁿ^atin^g^P^H^A^f^o^r^{its co}^{sts, o}^r^o^v^e^r^rⁱ^d^e^o^t^he^r^a^r^r^a^nge^m^e^nt^{s und}^e^r^w^hⁱ^c^h
^ab^so^r^bⁱⁿ^g^th^{e v}^o^u^c^h^e^rⁱⁿ^to^{its p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^b^y^P^H^A^s^a^r^e^a^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^st^e^rⁱ^{ng vo}^uc^he^r^s^o^u^t^sⁱ^d^e^o^f
^r^e^p^l^acin^g^{it w}^ith^oⁿ^{e o}^f^th^{e P}^H^A^’^{s o}^wⁿ^th^eir^j^u^rⁱ^sd^ictioⁿ^s^.
^v^o^u^c^h^e^rs^{. (42 U}^S^C^1437f^(r))
^Un^d^e^r^th^{e Sen}^a^{te b}^{ill, th}^{e ab}^so^r^p^tioⁿ
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34002}^requⁱ^r^em^en^t^w^o^u^l^{d be ph}^as^ed-ⁱⁿ^.^A^PH^A^cou^l^{d on}^l^y^abs^o^{rb u}^p^t^o^1/^{8 of}^an^ot^h^e^{r PH}^A^s^’
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^s^.or^y^ears^{2010 an}^{d 2011 (u}ⁿ^l^es^s^ot^h^e^rwⁱ^s^{e ag}^reed
^le^ak^to^b^y^th^{e P}^H^A^s⁾^.
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^h^ttp^to^r^e^im^b^u^r^s^{e P}^H^A^s^f^o^r^p^o^r^tab^ility^co^{sts in}^a
^fⁱ^s^{cal y}^{ear, th}^{e Secretary}^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}^{ired to}
^s^u^s^p^en^{d th}^{e abs}^o^rption^requ^irem^en^ts^{. T}^h^e
^S^ecret^ary^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^gⁱ^v^e^60-^day
ⁿ^o^{tice of}^an^im^pen^dⁱⁿ^g^s^u^s^p^en^sⁱ^on^{, an}^{d th}^e
^S^ecret^ary^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^provⁱ^d^e
^fundⁱ^{ng fo}^r^a^b^so^r^b^e^d^vo^uc^he^r^s^l^e^a^s^e^d^p^rⁱ^o^r^t^o
^th^{e s}^u^s^p^en^sⁱ^on^takⁱⁿ^g^ef^f^{ect. T}^h^e
^am^en^dm^en^ts^w^o^u^l^{d tak}^e^ef^f^{ect on}^J^aⁿ^u^a^ry^1,
^2010.
^T^h^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^also^r^e^q^u^ir^{e th}^{e Secr}^etar^y^to
^{report to C}^oⁿ^g^r^es^s^on^th^{e es}^tim^{ated added}
^co^{sts o}^f^th^{e p}^o^r^tab^ility^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^s^{, an}^d^savⁱⁿ^g^s
^f^r^om^ot^h^e^{r prov}ⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^s^{, by}^March^{1, 2009. (S}^ec.
^6(b))

CRS-28
^sⁱ^on^Hous^{ing Choice Vouc}^{her Program}^Current^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2007}^th^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2008}^th
^t^h^e^La^w^(H.R^{. 1851, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)^(S^{. 2684, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)
^ogram^s^{to w}^hⁱ^c^hⁱ^t^(Uⁿⁱ^ted^S^t^ates^Hou^sⁱⁿ^{g A}^c^{t of 1937, as}⁽^a^{s pa}^{ssed by}^t^h^{e H}^o^use)^(asⁱⁿ^trod^u^cedⁱⁿ^th^{e S}^eⁿ^a^te)
^a^m^{ended a}^{nd Tit}^l^{e 2}⁴^o^f^t^h^{e Co}^{de o}^f^F^e^dera^l
^R^e^gu^l^a^ti^on^s⁾
^Aut^h^o^r^iza^t^ioⁿ^T^h^{ere is}ⁿ^o^s^p^ecifⁱ^{ed au}^th^orization^of^T^h^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^au^th^o^r^{ize su}^ch^su^m^s^as^Sim^ilar^to^Ho^u^s^{e p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^,^ex^cep^{t m}^o^dⁱ^fⁱ^es
^a^p^p^r^o^p^rⁱ^a^tⁱ^o^{ns t}^o^r^e^ne^w^e^xⁱ^s^tⁱ^{ng vo}^uc^he^r^s^,ⁿ^eces^s^a^ry^f^o^{r F}^Y^2008-^F^Y^{2012 t}^o^ren^e^w^th^{e Ho}^u^s^{e b}^ill’^{s list o}^f^uⁿ^{its au}^th^o^r^ized^f^o^r
^a^l^t^h^o^{ugh t}^h^e^l^a^w^d^o^e^{s d}ⁱ^r^e^c^t^t^h^e^Se^c^r^e^t^a^r^y^t^o^vo^uc^he^r^c^o^nt^r^a^c^t^{s a}ⁿ^d^p^r^o^vⁱ^d^e^t^e^na^nt^p^r^o^t^e^c^tⁱ^oⁿ^t^e^na^nt^p^r^o^t^e^c^tⁱ^o^{n vo}^uc^he^r^s^t^oⁱⁿ^c^l^ud^e^st^a^t^e^-
^r^e^ne^w^e^xⁱ^s^tⁱ^{ng vo}^uc^he^r^s^,^sub^j^e^c^t^t^o^v^o^u^c^h^e^r^s⁽^f^o^r^{all u}ⁿ^{its elig}^ib^{le f}^o^r^su^ch^fund^e^d^p^u^b^lⁱ^c^ho^usi^{ng a}ⁿ^d^o^t^he^r^p^u^b^lⁱ^c
^appropri^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^s^{. (42 U}^S^C^1437f^(dd))^v^o^u^c^h^e^r^s^{, as listed}ⁱⁿ^th^{e b}^{ill, n}^o^{t j}^u^{st o}^ccu^pⁱ^ed^ho^usi^{ng (}ⁿ^o^t^fund^e^d^und^e^r^Se^c^tⁱ^o^{n 9}^o^f^t^h^e
^uⁿ^{its, su}^b^j^{ect to}^ap^p^r^o^p^r^iatioⁿ^s⁾^.⁽^S^{ec. 6}⁽^a)⁾^H^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^A^c^t^of^{1937) an}^{d t}^o^ex^cl^u^d^{e h}^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g
^S^{ec. 558 of}^P.L^.^105-^{276 au}^t^h^ori^{zed s}^u^ch^s^u^m^s^r^e^m^o^ve^d^p^u^r^s^ua^nt^t^o^a^Se^c^tⁱ^o^{n 2}²^vo^l^unt^a^r^y
^asⁿ^eces^s^a^ry^t^o^creat^{e 100,000 n}^e^wⁱⁿ^crem^en^t^a^l^T^h^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^also^au^th^o^r^{ize su}^ch^su^m^s^as^coⁿ^v^e^r^s^ioⁿ^.^T^h^{e b}^{ill d}^o^e^{s n}^o^{t sp}^ecifⁱ^cally^list
^dw^el^lⁱⁿ^g^v^o^u^c^h^e^rs^f^o^{r F}^Y^{2000 an}^{d F}^Y²⁰⁰¹ⁿ^eces^s^a^ry^t^o^f^uⁿ^d^{20,000 n}^e^wⁱⁿ^crem^en^t^a^l^ho^usi^{ng r}^e^m^o^ve^d^p^u^r^s^ua^nt^t^o^a^Se^c^tⁱ^o^{n 1}⁸
^an^{d s}^u^ch^s^u^m^s^asⁿ^eces^s^a^ry^f^o^{r in}^crem^en^tal^v^o^u^c^h^e^rs^each^y^{ear f}^o^{r F}^Y^2008-^F^Y^{2012. (S}^ec.^d^e^m^o^litioⁿ^o^r^dⁱ^sp^o^s^itioⁿ^.⁽^S^{ec. 6}⁽^a)⁾
^v^o^u^c^h^e^rsⁱⁿ^F^Y^{1999 an}^{d F}^Y^2002-^F^Y^{2003. It}¹⁸⁾
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34002}^au^th^{orized s}^u^ch^s^u^m^s^asⁿ^eces^s^a^ry^f^o^r^F^Y^2000-^F^Y^{2003 t}^o^f^uⁿ^d^t^eⁿ^aⁿ^t^prot^ectⁱ^oⁿ^T^h^{e Sen}^a^{te b}^{ill in}^clu^d^{es th}^{e sam}^e^au^th^o^r^izatioⁿ^f^o^rⁱⁿ^cr^em^en^{tal v}^o^u^c^h^e^r^s⁽^f^o^r
^g/w^v^o^u^c^h^e^rs^an^{d i}^t^al^s^o^au^t^h^ori^{zed $50,000,000}^F^Y^2009-^F^Y^{2013), ex}^ceptⁱ^t^cl^ari^fⁱ^e^s^t^h^at^s^u^ch
^s^.or^f^o^{r F}^Y^{2000, an}^{d s}^u^ch^s^u^m^s^as^m^a^y^be^v^o^u^c^h^e^r^s^ar^{e to}^b^e^dⁱ^strⁱ^b^u^ted^co^m^p^etitiv^ely^,
^le^akⁿ^eces^s^a^ry^f^o^{r each}^s^u^bs^equ^eⁿ^t^fⁱ^s^{cal y}^{ear, f}^o^r^w^ith^{a pref}^eren^{ce f}^o^{r ef}^f^o^rts^{to pres}^erv^e
^://wiki^v^o^u^c^h^e^rs^f^o^{r th}^{e dis}^a^{bled dis}^p^{laced by}^coⁿ^v^e^r^s^ioⁿ^o^f^uⁿ^{its to}^eld^e^r^l^y^-^oⁿ^ly^.^af^f^o^{rdable h}^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^an^{d P}^H^A^s^th^{at are}^a^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^st^e^rⁱ^{ng t}^h^eⁱ^r^vo^uc^he^r^s^r^e^gi^oⁿ^a^l^l^y^.⁽^S^e^c^.
^h^ttp²¹⁾
^Allo^ca^tⁱ^oⁿ^Un^d^e^r^cu^r^r^en^{t law}^,^su^b^j^{ect to}^ap^p^r^o^p^r^iatioⁿ^s^Re^ne^w^a^l^fundⁱ^{ng w}^o^ul^d^b^e^a^l^l^o^c^a^t^e^d^b^a^se^d^oⁿ^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill, ex}^cep^{t th}^{at o}^v^er^leasin^g
^an^{d beg}ⁱⁿⁿⁱⁿ^gⁱⁿ^F^Y^{1999, t}^h^{e S}^ecret^aryⁱ^s^leasⁱⁿ^g^an^{d cos}^t^{data f}^r^om^th^{e prev}^iou^s^y^ear,^w^o^u^l^{d be lim}^{ited each}^y^{ear to 103%}^{, n}^o^{t j}^u^s^t
^dⁱ^r^e^c^t^e^d^t^o^r^e^ne^w^a^l^l^e^x^pⁱ^rⁱ^{ng vo}^uc^he^r^p^l^{us a}ⁿ^a^nnua^l^a^d^j^u^st^m^e^nt^fa^c^t^o^r^,^wⁱ^t^h^F^Y^{2009. (S}^{ec. 6(a)).}
^con^t^racts^by^applyⁱⁿ^g^anⁱⁿ^f^l^ation^f^{actor to an}^ad^j^u^stm^eⁿ^t^{s f}^o^r^th^{e f}ⁱ^r^s^t-^tim^{e r}^eⁿ^e^w^a^{l o}^f^ten^aⁿ^t^-
^allo^catioⁿ^b^a^selin^{e (}^e^stab^lish^e^d^u^sⁱⁿ^g^p^r^o^t^ectioⁿ^v^o^u^c^h^e^r^s^{, p}^o^r^tab^ility^v^o^u^c^h^e^r^s^{, an}^d^A^l^s^o^{, as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce am}^ouⁿ^t^s^{abated an}^{d u}^s^{ed to}
^ne^go^tⁱ^a^t^e^d^r^u^l^e^m^a^ki^ng)^,^a^d^j^u^st^e^d^fo^r^ne^w^o^t^he^r^a^d^j^u^st^m^e^nt^{s a}^s^ne^c^e^ssa^r^y⁽ⁱ^nc^l^u^dⁱ^{ng fo}^r^m^a^k^e^r^e^p^a^ir^{s f}^o^r^lif^e-^th^r^eatenⁱⁿ^g^coⁿ^d^itioⁿ^s^o^r
^a^u^t^h^o^rⁱ^z^e^d^vo^uc^he^r^s⁽ⁱ^nc^l^u^dⁱ^{ng t}^e^na^nt^-^ch^an^g^e^{s in}^v^o^u^c^h^e^r^u^tilizatioⁿ^r^a^{tes an}^d^co^sts^u^s^{ed f}^o^{r relocation}^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce w}^o^u^l^{d be}
^prot^ectⁱ^oⁿ^v^o^u^c^h^e^rs^{). (42 U}^S^C^1437f^(dd))^r^e^lated^to^dⁱ^saster^s)^{. Mo}^vⁱⁿ^g^to^W^o^r^k⁽^M^T^W⁾^coⁿ^s^id^er^edⁱⁿ^d^e^ter^mⁱⁿⁱⁿ^g^th^{e allo}^catioⁿ^o^f
^ag^en^cies^w^o^u^l^{d be f}^uⁿ^d^{ed pu}^rs^u^aⁿ^t^{to th}^eir^r^e^ne^w^a^l^fundⁱ^ng.⁽^S^e^c^.²⁽^a⁾⁽³⁾⁾

^Begⁱⁿⁿⁱⁿ^gⁱⁿ^F^Y^{2003, t}^h^{e a}^nnua^l^ag^reem^en^ts^{. T}^h^{e Secretary}^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}^ired
^ap^p^r^o^p^r^iatioⁿ^s^law^b^e^g^aⁿ^toⁱⁿ^clu^d^e^{to allocate f}^uⁿ^d^s^uⁿ^d^{er th}^{e f}^o^rm^u^l^{a by}^th^{e later}
ⁱⁿ^s^t^ru^ction^s^on^h^o^w^th^{e Secretary}^w^a^s^to^of^Febru^a^ry^{15 of}^each^y^{ear or 45 day}^s
^dⁱ^strⁱ^b^u^{te f}^uⁿ^d^{s, in}^lieu^o^f^th^{e statu}^t^o^r^y^f^o^llowⁱⁿ^g^en^actm^eⁿ^t^of^th^{e appropriation}^s^act.
^f^o^rm^u^l^{a. In}^F^Y^{2004, PH}^A^s^w^e^{re f}^uⁿ^d^{ed bas}^e^d
^oⁿ^t^h^e^num^b^e^r^o^f^vo^uc^he^r^s^t^h^e^y^ha^d^a^c^t^ua^l^l^y^L^easⁱⁿ^g^an^{d cos}^t^{data w}^o^u^l^{d be calcu}^lated
^u^s^{ed (bas}^{ed on}^th^{eir en}^{d of}^th^{e y}^{ear s}^t^atem^en^ts^,^annually^b^y^{using the av}^er^{age f}^o^r^{the p}^r^eced^ing

CRS-29
^sⁱ^on^Hous^{ing Choice Vouc}^{her Program}^Current^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2007}^th^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2008}^th
^t^h^e^La^w^(H.R^{. 1851, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)^(S^{. 2684, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)
^ogram^s^{to w}^hⁱ^c^hⁱ^t^(Uⁿⁱ^ted^S^t^ates^Hou^sⁱⁿ^{g A}^c^{t of 1937, as}⁽^a^{s pa}^{ssed by}^t^h^{e H}^o^use)^(asⁱⁿ^trod^u^cedⁱⁿ^th^{e S}^eⁿ^a^te)
^a^m^{ended a}^{nd Tit}^l^{e 2}⁴^o^f^t^h^{e Co}^{de o}^f^F^e^dera^l
^R^e^gu^l^a^ti^on^s⁾
^w^ith^adj^u^s^t^m^eⁿ^t^s⁾^an^{d th}^{e cos}^t^of^th^os^e^calen^{dar y}^{ear, adj}^u^s^t^{ed f}^o^{r v}^o^u^c^h^e^rs^s^e^t-^as^ide
^v^o^u^c^h^e^rs^(bas^{ed on}^th^{eir en}^{d of}^th^{e y}^ear^f^o^{r proj}^ect-^b^as^{ed u}^s^{e an}^{d f}^o^{r an}^y^adv^aⁿ^ces^th^at
^s^t^at^em^en^t^,^wⁱ^t^h^ou^t^adj^u^s^t^m^eⁿ^t^s⁾^{. In}^F^Y^2005,^P^H^A^h^a^d^tak^eⁿ^ag^ain^s^{t f}^u^tu^r^e^ap^p^r^o^p^r^iatioⁿ^s^.
^P^H^A^s^w^e^{re f}^uⁿ^d^{ed bas}^e^{d on}^th^{eir actu}^a^{l cos}^t^s^Co^st^{s p}^aⁱ^d^fo^r^b^y^no^n-vo^uc^he^r^fund^{s w}^o^ul^d^no^t
^aⁿ^d^num^b^e^r^o^f^vo^uc^he^r^sⁱⁿ^use^o^v^e^r^a^t^h^r^e^e^-^b^eⁱⁿ^c^l^ud^e^d^,^unl^e^{ss t}^h^e^fund^{s w}^e^r^e^use^d^t^o
^m^oⁿ^t^h^peri^{od i}ⁿ^F^Y^{2004, w}ⁱ^t^h^s^o^m^e^m^aⁱⁿ^t^aⁱⁿ^e^xⁱ^s^tⁱ^{ng vo}^uc^he^r^s^t^h^a^t^w^o^ul^d^ha^ve
^ad^j^u^stm^eⁿ^t^{s, p}^r^o^-^r^a^ted^to^f^{it w}^ithⁱⁿ^th^{e am}^o^uⁿ^t^been^oth^e^rw^is^{e los}^t^du^{e to a proration}^.^L^easⁱⁿ^g
^{appropriated. In}^F^Y^{2006, P}^H^A^s^receiv^e^{d a}^rates^w^o^u^l^{d be calcu}^{lated to in}^clu^d^{e ov}^erleasⁱⁿ^g
^pro-^rat^a^s^h^{are of}^t^h^{e am}^ouⁿ^t^appropri^a^t^e^d,⁽^e^x^cep^{t th}^{at o}^v^er^leasin^g^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^lim^ited^to
^bas^e^{d on}^w^h^{at th}^ey^h^a^{d receiv}^e^{d in}^F^Y^2005.^103%ⁱⁿ^F^Y^{2009). If}^f^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^w^e^{re i}ⁿ^s^u^f^fⁱ^ci^en^t
^to^f^u^lly^f^uⁿ^d^{all P}^H^A^b^u^d^g^{ets, th}^en^th^e
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34002}^In^F^Y^{2007, C}^oⁿ^g^r^es^s^adopt^{ed a n}^e^w^f^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^f^o^rm^u^l^{a th}^{at f}^uⁿ^d^{ed ag}^en^cies^bas^e^{d on}^th^eir^S^ecret^ary^w^o^u^l^{d appl}^y^{a pro-}^rat^a^redu^ctⁱ^oⁿ^t^o^each^ag^en^cy^’^s^bu^dg^{et (n}^{ot applicable to}
^g/w^co^{sts an}^d^u^tilizatioⁿ^o^v^er^th^{e p}^r^io^r¹²^m^oⁿ^t^h^s^,^fundⁱ^{ng fo}^r^e^nha^nc^e^d^vo^uc^he^r^s⁾^.^I^f^Co^ngr^e^s^s
^s^.orⁱⁿ^creas^{ed f}^o^{r in}^f^l^ation^,^an^{d adj}^u^s^t^{ed f}^o^{r th}^e^p^r^o^vⁱ^d^e^d^m^o^r^e^fundⁱ^{ng t}^h^aⁿ^ne^c^e^ssa^r^y^t^o^fund
^le^ak^co^{st o}^f^p^o^r^tab^ility^v^o^u^c^h^e^r^s^o^r^th^{e f}ⁱ^r^s^{t tim}^e^{all ag}^en^{cies at th}^{eir elig}^ib^ility^{, HUD w}^o^u^l^d^b^e
^://wiki^r^e^ne^w^a^l^o^f^e^nha^nc^e^d^vo^uc^he^r^s^.^A^si^mⁱ^l^a^r^f^o^rm^u^l^{a w}^a^s^adopt^{ed f}^o^{r F}^Y^2008.^requ^{ired to reallocate th}^{e ex}^ces^s^f^uⁿ^d^s^.^(Sec.^6(a)).
^h^ttp
^MT^W^ag^en^cies^h^a^v^e^alw^a^y^s^been^f^uⁿ^d^ed
^accordin^g^{to th}^{eir ag}^reem^en^ts^{, s}^u^bj^{ect to an}^y
^proratⁱ^oⁿ^.
^Sⁱⁿ^{ce F}^Y^{2003, PH}^A^s^h^a^v^e^been^prohⁱ^bⁱ^t^e^d
^f^r^om^ov^er-^l^easⁱⁿ^g^(u^sⁱⁿ^g^ex^ces^s^f^uⁿ^d^s^to
^prov^{ide m}^o^{re v}^o^u^c^h^e^rs^th^an^th^{eir allocated}
^b^a^selin^e)^.
^T^h^{e Secretary}^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}^{ired to recaptu}^re^Sim^ilar^to^Ho^u^s^{e b}^{ill. T}^h^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^r^e^q^u^ir^e
^f^r^om^PH^A^s^uⁿ^s^pen^t^f^uⁿ^d^sⁱⁿ^ex^ces^s^of^5%^of^th^{e Secretary}^{to of}^f^s^{et ag}^en^cies^’^f^u^tu^{re bu}^dg^ets
^agency^b^u^d^g^{ets each y}^ear^thr^o^{ugh FY}²⁰¹¹^{to accou}ⁿ^t^f^o^{r u}ⁿ^s^pen^t^ex^ces^s^f^uⁿ^d^s^,^rath^er
^(ex^cept^at^t^h^{e en}^{d of}^F^Y^{2007, at}^w^hⁱ^c^h^tⁱ^m^{e al}^l^th^an^recap^tu^{re th}^o^s^{e f}^uⁿ^d^{s. T}^h^{e b}^{ill also}
^bu^{t 12.5% of}^an^ag^en^cy^’^s^allocation^cou^l^{d be}^con^t^ain^s^dif^f^e^ren^t^ph^as^e-ⁱⁿ^prov^is^ion^s^{. P}^H^A^’^s
^recaptu^{red). Not later th}^an^May^{1 of}^each^uⁿ^s^pen^t^f^uⁿ^d^sⁱⁿ^ex^ces^s^of^12.5%^of^t^h^e
^y^{ear, HUD w}^o^u^l^d^b^e^req^u^ired^to^calcu^{late th}^e^F^Y^{2008 al}^l^o^catⁱ^oⁿ^w^o^u^l^{d be of}^f^s^etⁱⁿ^F^Y^2009,
^a^ggr^e^g^a^t^e^a^m^o^unt^o^f^unuse^d^fund^s,^se^t^a^sⁱ^d^e^uⁿ^s^pen^t^f^uⁿ^d^sⁱⁿ^ex^ces^s^of^7.5%^of^t^h^e

CRS-30
^sⁱ^on^Hous^{ing Choice Vouc}^{her Program}^Current^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2007}^th^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2008}^th
^t^h^e^La^w^(H.R^{. 1851, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)^(S^{. 2684, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)
^ogram^s^{to w}^hⁱ^c^hⁱ^t^(Uⁿⁱ^ted^S^t^ates^Hou^sⁱⁿ^{g A}^c^{t of 1937, as}⁽^a^{s pa}^{ssed by}^t^h^{e H}^o^use)^(asⁱⁿ^trod^u^cedⁱⁿ^th^{e S}^eⁿ^a^te)
^a^m^{ended a}^{nd Tit}^l^{e 2}⁴^o^f^t^h^{e Co}^{de o}^f^F^e^dera^l
^R^e^gu^l^a^ti^on^s⁾
^am^ouⁿ^t^sⁿ^eces^s^a^ry^{to reim}^bu^rs^{e P}^H^A^s^f^o^r^F^Y^{2009 al}^l^o^catⁱ^oⁿ^w^o^u^l^{d be of}^f^s^etⁱⁿ^F^Y^2010,
ⁱⁿ^cr^eased^co^{sts d}^u^{e to}^p^o^r^tab^ility^an^d^Fam^ily^an^{d u}ⁿ^s^pen^t^f^uⁿ^d^sⁱⁿ^ex^ces^s^of^5%^of
^Self^Suf^fⁱ^ciency⁽^FSS)^{activities, and}^r^eallo^cate^al^l^o^catⁱ^oⁿ^sⁱⁿ^F^Y^2010-^F^Y^{2012 w}^o^u^l^{d be}
^th^{e r}^e^m^aⁱⁿⁱⁿ^g^am^o^uⁿ^t^to^P^H^A^s^{, w}^ith^p^r^io^r^ity^of^f^s^etⁱⁿ^F^Y^2011-^F^Y^{2013. PH}^A^’^s^ex^ces^s
^gⁱ^v^eⁿ^b^a^sed^oⁿ^u^tilizatioⁿ^.^Reallo^cated^am^o^uⁿ^t^s^t^e^na^nt^-p^r^o^t^e^c^tⁱ^o^{n fund}^{s w}^o^ul^d^no^t^c^o^untⁱⁿ^t^h^e
^cou^l^{d be u}^s^{ed to in}^creas^{e leas}ⁱⁿ^g^rates^u^p^to^calcu^lation^of^ex^ces^s^f^uⁿ^d^s^.
^th^{eir au}^th^{orized lev}^e^{l, or h}ⁱ^g^h^e^{r. (Sec. 6(a)).}
^E^x^c^e^{ss fund}^{s r}^e^sul^tⁱ^{ng fr}^o^m^t^h^e^o^ffse^t^w^o^ul^d
^b^e^reallo^cated^b^y^{HUD to}^P^H^A^s^to^reim^b^u^rse
^p^o^r^tab^ility^o^r^{FSS co}^{sts, sub}^j^{ect to}^P^H^A
^ap^p^licatioⁿ^f^o^r^su^ch^f^uⁿ^d^{s. P}^r^io^r^ity^f^o^r^an^y
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34002}^r^e^m^aⁱⁿⁱ^{ng fund}^{s w}^o^ul^d^b^e^gi^ve^{n b}^a^se^d^oⁿ^b^o^t^h^u^tilizatioⁿ^an^d^r^e^lativ^{e n}^eedⁱⁿ^{a co}^m^m^uⁿ^ity^.
^g/w^{(Sec. 6(a))}
^s^.or
^le^ak^T^h^{e Secretary}^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}^{ired to is}^s^u^e^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill. (}^S^{ec. 6}⁽^c)⁾
^g^uⁱ^d^aⁿ^{ce to}^P^H^A^s^to^en^su^r^e^th^{at, to}^th^e
^://wiki^m^a^xi^m^u^m^e^x^t^e^nt^p^r^a^c^tⁱ^c^a^b^l^e^,^vo^uc^he^r^sⁱ^ssue^d
^h^ttp^toⁿ^oⁿ^-^eld^e^r^l^y^dⁱ^sab^l^ed^f^a^m^{ilies, p}^u^r^s^u^aⁿ^t^to
^g^uⁱ^d^aⁿ^{ce in}^ap^p^r^o^p^r^iatioⁿ^s^{acts, r}^e^m^aⁱⁿ
^av^{ailable to s}^u^ch^pers^on^s^.^{(Sec. 6(c))}
^erves^and^Pri^o^{r t}^o^F^Y^{2005, ag}^en^ci^es^w^e^{re prov}ⁱ^d^{ed a 12-}^P^H^A^s^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^p^e^r^m^itted^to^r^e^tain^u^p^to¹²^.⁵^%^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill, ex}^cep^{t P}^H^A^s^w^o^u^l^d^b^e
^van^ces^m^oⁿ^t^h^prog^ram^res^e^rv^{e. In}^F^Y^2005,^of^t^h^ei^{r F}^Y^{2007 al}^l^o^catⁱ^oⁿ^an^{d u}^p^t^o^5%^of^p^e^r^m^itted^to^r^e^tain^u^p^to¹²^.⁵^%^o^f^th^eir
^{appropriation}^s^law^redu^{ced ag}^en^cy^res^e^rv^es^to^th^{eir allocation}^s^each^s^u^bs^equ^eⁿ^t^y^{ear. (See}^F^Y^{2008 al}^l^o^catⁱ^oⁿ^,^u^p^t^o^7.5%^of^t^h^ei^r
^oⁿ^{e w}^eek^{, b}^u^{t d}ⁱ^dⁿ^o^{t p}^r^o^v^id^{e HUD w}^ith^th^e^dis^c^u^s^sⁱ^on^of^recaptu^res^abov^e).^F^Y^{2009 al}^l^o^catⁱ^oⁿ^an^{d u}^p^t^o^5%^of^t^h^ei^r
^autho^r^ity^to^r^ecap^tur^e^sub^s^eq^{uent unused}^al^l^o^catⁱ^oⁿ^s^f^o^{r F}^Y^2010-^F^Y^{2012. (S}^ee
^f^uⁿ^d^s^.^In^F^Y^{2006 an}^{d F}^Y^{2007, ag}^en^ci^es^w^e^re^dis^c^u^s^sⁱ^on^of^recaptu^res^abov^e.)
^g^u^a^ran^t^eedⁿ^o^mⁱⁿⁱ^m^u^m^reserv^{e, b}^u^{t HUD w}^a^s
ⁿ^o^{t directed to recaptu}^{re u}ⁿ^s^pen^t^f^uⁿ^d^s^.^P^H^A^s^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^p^e^r^m^itted^to^tak^e^an^ad^v^aⁿ^c^e^Sam^e^ad^v^aⁿ^{ce p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^s^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill. (}^S^ec.
^on^t^h^ei^{r s}^u^bs^equ^eⁿ^t^y^ears^’^appropri^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^du^riⁿ^g^6(a))

^th^{e las}^t^th^{ree m}^oⁿ^t^h^s^of^each^calen^{dar y}^{ear in}
^o^r^d^e^r^to^p^a^y^f^o^r^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^{l v}^o^u^c^h^e^r^co^sts,
ⁱⁿ^clu^dⁱⁿ^g^th^{e cos}^t^of^tem^porary^ov^erleasⁱⁿ^g^.
^T^h^{e adv}^aⁿ^{ce w}^o^u^l^{d be redu}^{ced by}^an^y
^uⁿ^oblig^{ated balan}^ces^av^{ailable to th}^{e P}^H^A^.

CRS-31
^sⁱ^on^Hous^{ing Choice Vouc}^{her Program}^Current^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2007}^th^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2008}^th
^t^h^e^La^w^(H.R^{. 1851, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)^(S^{. 2684, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)
^ogram^s^{to w}^hⁱ^c^hⁱ^t^(Uⁿⁱ^ted^S^t^ates^Hou^sⁱⁿ^{g A}^c^{t of 1937, as}⁽^a^{s pa}^{ssed by}^t^h^{e H}^o^use)^(asⁱⁿ^trod^u^cedⁱⁿ^th^{e S}^eⁿ^a^te)
^a^m^{ended a}^{nd Tit}^l^{e 2}⁴^o^f^t^h^{e Co}^{de o}^f^F^e^dera^l
^R^e^gu^l^a^ti^on^s⁾
^A^d^va^nc^e^s^w^o^ul^d^b^e^r^e^p^aⁱ^d^t^h^r^o^{ugh r}^e^d^u^c^tⁱ^o^ns
ⁱⁿ^th^{e s}^u^bs^equ^eⁿ^t^y^ear’^s^allocation^.^{(Sec. 6(a)).}
ⁱ^nis^t^{rative Fees}^Pri^o^{r t}^o^F^Y^{2004, adm}ⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^ratⁱ^v^{e f}^ees^w^e^{re pai}^d^T^h^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^strⁱ^k^e^th^{e ex}^istin^g^statu^t^o^r^y^f^e^e^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill, ex}^cep^{t w}^o^u^l^d^allo^w^th^e
^t^o^P^H^A^s^oⁿ^a^p^e^r^uni^t^b^a^si^s,^c^a^l^c^u^l^a^t^e^d^r^o^ughl^y^l^a^ngua^ge^aⁿ^d^r^e^q^uⁱ^r^e^t^h^a^t^fe^e^s^:^Secretary^{to dev}^e^{lop an}^altern^{ate f}^o^rm^u^l^{a, as}
^as^{a percen}^tag^e^of^f^a^{ir m}^a^rk^{et ren}^t^(FMR^{), w}^ith^-^b^{e pay}^a^{ble to each}^P^H^A^f^o^{r each}^m^oⁿ^t^h^{a u}ⁿⁱ^t^l^oⁿ^g^asⁱ^tⁱ^s^bas^e^{d on}^{a per-}^occu^pi^ed-^uⁿⁱ^t^,^per-
^add-^on^f^ees^f^o^{r s}^p^{ecial ex}^pen^s^es^{. T}^h^is^f^o^rm^u^l^a^is^uⁿ^d^{er con}^t^ract;^m^o^nt^{h fe}^e^aⁿ^dⁱ^s^d^e^ve^l^o^p^e^d^t^h^r^o^{ugh ne}^go^tⁱ^a^t^e^d
^w^a^s^s^e^{t by}^th^{e Secretary}^,^bas^e^{d on}^g^uⁱ^dan^{ce in}^-^b^{e bas}^e^{d on}^t^h^{e F}^Y^{2003 per u}ⁿⁱ^t^f^{ee am}^ouⁿ^t^s^;^ru^lem^a^kⁱⁿ^g^.^A^l^s^o^clarif^ies^th^{at f}^{ee am}^ouⁿ^t^s^f^o^r
^s^t^at^u^t^{e. (42 U}^S^C^1437f^{(q) an}^{d 42 U}^S^C^1437f^-ⁱⁿ^c^lu^{de an}^am^ouⁿ^t^f^o^{r th}^{e cos}^t^of^is^s^uⁱⁿ^g^t^h^e^c^o^st^o^fⁱ^ssui^{ng vo}^uc^he^r^s^t^o^ne^w
^N^o^t^e^{) S}ⁱⁿ^{ce F}^Y^{2004, as}^di^rect^{ed i}ⁿ^v^o^u^c^h^e^r^s^toⁿ^e^w^p^a^r^ticip^an^ts;^p^a^r^ticip^an^{ts b}^e^p^r^o^v^id^ed^b^o^t^h^f^o^r^uⁿ^{its leased}
^{appropriation}^s^law^s^{, P}^H^A^s^h^a^v^e^receiv^e^{d th}^e^-^b^{e u}^{pdated each}^y^{ear u}^sⁱⁿ^g^anⁱⁿ^dex^th^at^w^ithⁱⁿ^th^{e j}^u^rⁱ^sd^ictioⁿ^o^f^th^{e P}^H^A^an^d^th^o^s^e
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34002}^s^a^m^e^proportⁱ^oⁿ^of^t^o^t^a^l^admⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^ratⁱ^v^{e f}^uⁿ^d^s^th^{at th}^ey^receiv^e^{d in}^th^{e prev}^iou^s^y^{ear. In}^ref^l^ects^th^{e cos}^t^s^of^admⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^erin^g^th^{e prog}^ram^;^an^d^leased^o^u^tsid^{e th}^{e j}^u^rⁱ^sd^ictioⁿ^o^f^th^{e P}^H^A^.^{(Sec. 7(a))}
^g/w^F^Y^{2006, t}^h^{e am}^ouⁿ^t^av^ai^l^a^bl^{e f}^o^r^-ⁱⁿ^c^lu^d^e^an^am^o^uⁿ^t^f^o^r^th^{e co}^{st o}^f^Fam^ily^Self
^s^.or^a^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^st^r^a^tⁱ^v^e^fe^e^s^w^a^{s e}^q^ui^va^l^e^nt^t^o^j^u^st^und^e^r^Su^f^fⁱ^cien^cy^coordin^a^tors^.
^le^ak^9%^of^t^h^{e am}^ouⁿ^t^provⁱ^d^{ed f}^o^{r v}^o^u^c^h^e^rs^.^T^h^{e Secretary}^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}^{ired to pu}^blis^h^th^e
^f^{ee r}^a^{te f}^o^r^{each geo}^g^r^a^p^h^{ic ar}^ea^annuallyⁱⁿ
^://wiki^th^{e Federal R}^e^gⁱ^s^t^{er. (Sec. 7(a))}
^h^ttp
^S^Program^Fees^Cur^r^eⁿ^t^l^y^,^P^H^A^s^a^p^p^l^y^fo^r^fundⁱ^{ng t}^o^c^o^ve^r^t^h^e^T^h^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^ad^d^an^ad^mⁱⁿⁱ^str^a^tiv^{e f}^{ee f}^o^r^th^e^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill. (}^S^{ec. 7}⁽^b⁾⁾
^co^{st o}^f^their^{FSS co}^o^r^dⁱ^nato^r^s^b^y^r^e^sp^oⁿ^dⁱ^{ng to}^co^{st o}^f^{FSS co}^o^r^dⁱ^nato^r^s^{. I}^t^w^o^uld^also^r^e^q^u^ir^e
^{a No}^{tice o}^f^Fuⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^A^v^ailab^ility^p^u^b^lish^e^d^th^{e Secretary}^{to es}^tablis^h^perf^orm^aⁿ^c^e
^each^y^{ear by}^{HUD in}^th^{e Federal R}^e^gⁱ^ster.^s^t^an^dards^,^{collect data, an}^{d con}^d^u^c^{t a f}^o^rm^al,
^T^h^{e No}^{tice ad}^v^e^r^{tises th}^{e av}^ailab^ility^o^f^FSS^scientif^{ic evaluatio}^{n o}^f^{FSS. T}^h^{e b}^{ill w}^o^uld
^f^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^prov^{ided each}^y^{ear by}^C^oⁿ^g^r^es^sⁱⁿ^th^e^au^th^{orize $10 m}^illion^f^o^{r th}^{e ev}^alu^a^tion^an^d
^{appropriation}^s^bills⁽ⁱⁿ^{FY2008, C}^oⁿ^g^r^es^s^s^e^t^w^o^u^l^{d perm}^{it th}^{e Secretary}^{to s}^e^t-^as^{ide u}^p^to
^as^{ide $49 m}^illionⁱⁿ^ten^aⁿ^t^-^b^as^{ed ren}^t^al¹⁰^%^o^f^{FSS f}^und^{s f}^o^r^inno^{vative o}^r^highly
^{assistance f}^und^{ing f}^o^r^FSS)^.^successf^{ul FSS p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^s^{. (}^S^{ec. 7}⁽^b⁾⁾
^wⁿ^p^aym^en^t^Cu^r^r^en^{t law}^au^th^o^r^{izes P}^H^A^s^to^p^r^o^v^id^{e a}^Dowⁿ^pay^m^en^{t as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce w}^o^u^l^{d be au}^th^orized,^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill. (}^S^{ec. 8}⁾

^aⁿ^c^e^f^o^r^d^o^wⁿ^p^ay^m^eⁿ^t^g^r^an^{t f}^o^r^an^elig^ib^{le f}ⁱ^r^s^{t tim}^eⁿ^o^t^s^u^bj^ect^t^o^di^rect^appropri^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^s^{. T}^h^e
^rs^t-ti^m^e^ho^m^e^b^u^y^e^rⁱⁿ^lⁱ^e^{u o}^f^p^r^o^vⁱ^dⁱ^{ng m}^o^nt^hl^y^r^e^nt^a^l^m^a^xⁱ^m^u^m^g^r^an^t^w^o^u^l^{d be $10,000. T}^h^{e bi}^l^l
^m^e^buy^ers^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce pay}^m^en^tsⁱⁿ^th^{e v}^o^u^c^h^e^{r prog}^ram^.^sp^e^cⁱ^fi^e^s^t^h^a^t^p^r^o^vⁱ^dⁱ^{ng vo}^uc^he^r^-fund^e^d
^T^h^{e am}^ouⁿ^t^is^{capped at les}^s^th^an^{or equ}^a^{l to}^dowⁿ^p^ay^m^eⁿ^t^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce w}^o^u^l^{d n}^o^{t lim}^{it a}
^th^{e s}^u^m^of^th^{e m}^oⁿ^t^h^l^y^ren^t^{al as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^ce^PH^A^f^r^om^provⁱ^dⁱⁿ^g^dowⁿ^p^ay^m^eⁿ^t^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^ce
^pay^m^en^ts^th^{e f}^a^m^ily^w^o^u^l^{d h}^a^v^e^receiv^e^{d f}^o^{r a}^f^r^om^oth^e^{r s}^o^u^r^ces^{. (Sec. 8 (a))}

CRS-32
^sⁱ^on^Hous^{ing Choice Vouc}^{her Program}^Current^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2007}^th^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2008}^th
^t^h^e^La^w^(H.R^{. 1851, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)^(S^{. 2684, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)
^ogram^s^{to w}^hⁱ^c^hⁱ^t^(Uⁿⁱ^ted^S^t^ates^Hou^sⁱⁿ^{g A}^c^{t of 1937, as}⁽^a^{s pa}^{ssed by}^t^h^{e H}^o^use)^(asⁱⁿ^trod^u^cedⁱⁿ^th^{e S}^eⁿ^a^te)
^a^m^{ended a}^{nd Tit}^l^{e 2}⁴^o^f^t^h^{e Co}^{de o}^f^F^e^dera^l
^R^e^gu^l^a^ti^on^s⁾
^y^ear^{. T}^h^{e av}^ailab^ility^o^f^d^o^wⁿ^p^ay^m^eⁿ^t
^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce is}^s^u^bj^{ect to direct appropriation}^s^.
^Dⁱ^r^e^c^t^a^p^p^r^o^p^rⁱ^a^tⁱ^o^{ns ha}^ve^ne^ve^r^b^e^eⁿ
^prov^{ided, s}^o^dowⁿ^p^ay^m^eⁿ^t^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce h}^a^s
^ne^ve^r^b^e^eⁿ^o^ffe^r^e^dⁱⁿ^t^h^e^vo^uc^he^r^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^.⁽⁴²
^U^S^C^1437f^(y⁾⁾
^a^nuf^a^c^t^u^red^Fam^{ilies can}^u^s^{e th}^eir^v^o^u^c^h^e^r^s^to^p^a^y^f^o^r^th^e^T^h^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^allo^w^v^o^u^c^h^e^r^s^to^b^e^u^s^ed^f^o^r^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill. (}^S^{ec. 8}⁽^b⁾⁾
^sⁱⁿ^g^ren^t^al^of^t^h^{e real}^propert^y^on^w^hⁱ^c^h^both^th^{e cos}^t^of^ren^tin^g^lan^d^an^{d th}^{e cos}^t^of
^m^a^nufa^c^t^ur^e^d^ho^usi^{ng o}^w^ne^d^b^y^a^fa^mⁱ^l^y⁽^a^{s a}^p^u^r^c^ha^si^{ng a}^m^a^nufa^c^t^ur^e^d^ho^m^e^.^I^t^w^o^ul^d^no
^p^rⁱⁿ^cip^a^{l r}^e^sid^eⁿ^ce)^{is sited}^.^P^H^A^s^m^u^st^loⁿ^g^e^r^r^e^q^u^ir^{e P}^H^A^s^to^estab^lish^sep^a^r^a^te
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34002}^estab^lish^sep^a^r^a^{te p}^a^y^m^en^{t stan}^d^a^r^d^{s f}^o^r^m^a^nufa^c^t^ur^e^d^ho^usi^ng,^lⁱ^mⁱ^t^e^d^b^y^t^h^e^p^a^y^m^eⁿ^t^pay^m^en^t^s^t^an^dards^.^(S^{ec. 8(b))}
^g/w^s^t^an^{dard s}^e^{t by}^th^{e Secretary}^.^{(42 USC}
^s^.or^1437f^(o)(12))
^le^ak
^No^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^T^h^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^p^e^r^m^{it P}^H^A^s^to^su^b^m^{it to}^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^://wiki^con^s^u^m^{er credit reportin}^g^ag^en^ciesⁱⁿ^f^o^rm^ation
^h^ttp^r^e^ga^r^dⁱ^{ng t}^h^e^p^a^st^r^e^nt^p^a^y^m^eⁿ^t^hi^st^o^r^y^o^f^a
^f^a^m^ilyⁱⁿ^th^{e v}^o^u^c^h^e^r^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^,^su^b^j^{ect to}^th^e
^w^r^itten^coⁿ^s^en^{t o}^f^th^{e f}^a^m^ily^{. (}^S^{ec. 9}⁾
^{antee Perform}^a^nce^P^H^A^s^a^r^e^e^v^a^l^ua^t^e^d^a^nnua^l^l^y^t^h^r^o^{ugh t}^h^e^T^h^{e Secretary}^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}^{ired to es}^tablis^h^Sim^ilar^to^Ho^u^s^{e b}^{ill. T}^h^{e Sen}^a^{te b}^ill
^Se^c^tⁱ^o^{n 8}^M^a^na^ge^m^e^nt^A^sse^ssm^eⁿ^t^P^r^o^t^o^c^o^lⁿ^e^w^perf^orm^aⁿ^{ce s}^t^an^dards^an^{d a perf}^orm^aⁿ^c^e^m^o^dⁱ^fⁱ^{es sev}^e^r^a^{l cr}^iterⁱ^{a in}^th^{e Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill. I}^t
⁽^S^EMA^P⁾^,^w^h^ich^{is a set o}^f¹⁴^cr^iterⁱ^a^a^sse^ssm^eⁿ^{t sy}^ste^m^fo^r^the^vo^uc^he^r^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^.^w^o^u^l^d^ad^d^co^m^p^lian^{ce w}^ith^tar^g^etin^g
^estab^lish^e^d^b^y^{HUD v}ⁱ^{a reg}^u^l^atioⁿ^,^w^h^ich^{HUD w}^o^u^l^d^b^e^req^u^ired^to^p^e^rio^dⁱ^cally^assess^r^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{ts to}^th^{e list o}^f^p^e^r^f^o^r^m^aⁿ^c^e
^prim^arily^f^o^cu^s^on^ag^en^cy^com^p^lian^{ce w}^ith^PH^A^s^on^t^h^ei^{r perf}^orm^aⁿ^{ce reg}^a^rdiⁿ^g^:^{criteria. It w}^o^u^l^{d als}^o^requ^{ire th}^{at th}^{e m}^eas^u^r^e
^prog^ram^ru^l^e^s^an^{d reg}^u^l^atⁱ^oⁿ^s^{. It}^s¹⁴^-^q^u^a^lity^o^f^th^{e d}^w^ellin^g^uⁿ^its;^o^f^u^tilizatioⁿ^b^e^ad^j^u^sted^f^o^r^uⁿ^d^er^-^u^tilized
ⁱⁿ^dicatorsⁱⁿ^clu^d^e:^-^u^tilizatioⁿ^o^f^f^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^an^d^v^o^u^c^h^e^r^s^;^v^o^u^c^h^e^rs^{related to proj}^ect-^b^as^ed
^-^P^r^o^p^e^r^selectioⁿ^o^f^ap^p^lican^{ts f}^r^o^m^th^e^-^tim^elin^es^s^an^{d accu}^racy^of^ag^en^cy^reportin^g^;^co^m^m^itm^en^{ts o}^r^p^o^r^tab^ility^ab^so^r^p^tioⁿ^s^{. I}^t
^w^a^itin^g^list,^-^e^f^f^ectiv^en^{ess in}^car^r^yⁱⁿ^g^o^u^{t p}^o^{licies to}^w^o^u^l^{d als}^oⁱⁿ^clu^d^{e accu}^racy^of^th^{e calcu}^lation
^-^S^o^uⁿ^d^d^e^ter^mⁱⁿ^atioⁿ^o^f^r^easoⁿ^ab^{le r}^eⁿ^t^f^o^r^ach^iev^e^decon^cen^tration^of^pov^erty^;^o^f^u^tility^allo^w^aⁿ^{ces w}^h^en^assessin^g^th^e
^each^uⁿ^{it leas}^ed,^-^r^eas^on^ablen^e^s^s^of^ren^t^bu^rden^s^;^accu^racy^of^ren^t^calcu^lation^s^an^{d s}^u^bs^idy
^-^E^stab^lish^m^en^{t o}^f^p^a^y^m^en^{t stan}^d^a^r^d^{s w}^ithⁱⁿ^-^accu^racy^of^ren^t^calcu^lation^s^an^{d s}^u^bs^idy^pay^m^en^t^s^.
^th^{e req}^u^ired^ran^g^e^o^f^th^{e HUD f}^a^{ir m}^a^rk^{et ren}^t^,^pay^m^en^t^s^;
^-^A^ccu^r^a^{te v}^e^rⁱ^fⁱ^catioⁿ^o^f^f^a^m^ilyⁱⁿ^co^m^e^,^-^e^f^f^{ectiveness in car}^r^y^{ing o}^u^{t FSS activities;}^T^h^{e Sen}^a^{te b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^r^e^q^u^ir^{e b}ⁱ^enⁿⁱ^{al (}^r^a^th^er

CRS-33
^sⁱ^on^Hous^{ing Choice Vouc}^{her Program}^Current^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2007}^th^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2008}^th
^t^h^e^La^w^(H.R^{. 1851, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)^(S^{. 2684, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)
^ogram^s^{to w}^hⁱ^c^hⁱ^t^(Uⁿⁱ^ted^S^t^ates^Hou^sⁱⁿ^{g A}^c^{t of 1937, as}⁽^a^{s pa}^{ssed by}^t^h^{e H}^o^use)^(asⁱⁿ^trod^u^cedⁱⁿ^th^{e S}^eⁿ^a^te)
^a^m^{ended a}^{nd Tit}^l^{e 2}⁴^o^f^t^h^{e Co}^{de o}^f^F^e^dera^l
^R^e^gu^l^a^ti^on^s⁾
^-Tⁱ^m^e^l^y^a^nnua^l^r^e^e^x^a^mⁱⁿ^a^tⁱ^o^{ns o}^f^fa^mⁱ^l^y^-^tim^elin^{ess o}^f^activ^{ities r}^e^lated^to^lan^d^lo^r^d^th^an^{periodic) as}^s^e^s^s^m^en^ts^an^{d requ}^{ire th}^{at th}^e
ⁱⁿ^co^m^e^,^p^a^r^ticip^atioⁿ^;^an^d^r^e^su^{lts b}^e^m^a^d^e^av^ailab^l^{e to}^P^H^A^s^an^d^th^e
^-^C^{orrect calcu}^lation^of^th^{e ten}^aⁿ^t^s^h^{are of}^th^e^-^o^th^{er areas}^th^{e Secretary}^deem^s^appropriate.^p^u^b^{lic v}ⁱ^{a HUD’}^{s w}^e^b^s^ite.
^ren^t^an^{d th}^{e h}^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce pay}^m^en^t,
^-^M^ain^t^en^an^{ce of}^{a cu}^rren^t^s^c^h^e^du^{le of}^Usⁱⁿ^g^th^es^{e s}^t^an^dards^an^{d procedu}^r^es^{, th}^e^T^h^{e Sen}^a^{te b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^also^r^e^q^u^ir^{e th}^e
^allo^w^aⁿ^{ces f}^o^r^ten^aⁿ^t^u^tility^co^sts,^Secretary^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}^{ired to con}^d^u^c^{t an}^Secretary^{to es}^tablis^{h —}^vi^a^r^e^gul^a^tⁱ^o^{n —}
^-^Eⁿ^s^u^rⁱⁿ^g^th^{at u}ⁿ^{its co}^m^p^ly^w^ith^th^{e h}^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^as^s^e^s^s^m^en^{t of}^th^{e perf}^orm^aⁿ^{ce of}^each^ag^en^cy^procedu^r^es^an^{d m}^ech^anⁱ^s^m^s^t^o^h^e^l^p^poorl^y
^q^u^ality^stan^d^a^r^d^{s b}^e^f^o^r^e^f^a^m^{ilies en}^terⁱⁿ^to^an^d^su^b^m^{it a r}^e^p^o^r^{t to}^Coⁿ^g^r^{ess r}^e^g^a^r^dⁱⁿ^g^th^e^perf^ormⁱⁿ^g^PH^A^sⁱ^m^prov^{e. (S}^{ec. 9)}
^leas^es^an^{d P}^H^A^s^en^{ter in}^{to h}^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^ce^res^u^{lt of}^each^as^s^e^s^s^m^en^{t. (Sec. 10)}
^con^t^racts^,
^-T^im^e^l^y^a^nnua^{l ho}^{using q}^u^a^lity^insp^e^c^tio^ns,
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34002}^-^P^er^f^o^r^m^an^{ce o}^f^q^u^ality^coⁿ^t^r^o^{l in}^sp^ectioⁿ^s^to^en^su^r^e^h^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^q^u^ality^,
^g/w^-E^nsurⁱ^{ng t}^h^a^t^l^a^nd^l^o^r^d^{s a}ⁿ^d^t^e^na^nt^{s p}^r^o^m^p^t^l^y
^s^.or^co^r^r^{ect h}^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^q^u^ality^d^e^fⁱ^cien^cies,
^le^ak^-E^nsurⁱ^{ng t}^h^a^t^a^l^l^a^v^aⁱ^l^a^b^l^e^ho^usi^{ng c}^h^oⁱ^c^e
^://wiki^vo^uc^he^r^s^a^r^e^use^d^,^-^E^x^p^an^sⁱ^on^of^h^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^ch^{oice ou}^ts^{ide areas}^of
^h^ttp^p^o^v^er^ty^o^r^mⁱⁿ^o^r^ity^coⁿ^cen^tr^atioⁿ^,
^-^E^nr^o^llm^{ent o}^f^f^a^m^{ilies in the FSS p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^as
^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^and^help^{ing FSS f}^a^m^{ilies achieve}
ⁱⁿ^creas^esⁱⁿ^em^ploy^m^eⁿ^tⁱⁿ^com^e^.
^{(24 C}^F^R⁹⁸⁵⁾
^{ent of PHA-}^Fam^{ilies ar}^{e p}^e^r^m^itted^to^u^s^{e th}^eir^v^o^u^c^h^e^r^s^to^No^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^T^h^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^r^e^q^u^ir^{e th}^{e P}^H^A^to^ar^r^aⁿ^g^e^f^o^r
^{ned unit}^s^{lease P}^H^A^-^o^wⁿ^e^d^uⁿ^{its (}^t^h^a^{t ar}^{e n}^o^{t p}^u^b^lic^th^ir^d^-^p^a^r^t^yⁱⁿ^sp^ectioⁿ^s^an^d^r^eⁿ^t
^ho^usi^{ng uni}^t^s⁾^a^s^l^o^{ng a}^s^t^h^e^l^o^c^a^l^uni^t^s^o^f^d^e^ter^mⁱⁿ^atioⁿ^s^{, r}^a^th^er^th^an^th^{e u}ⁿ^{it o}^f^lo^cal
^g^o^v^e^rⁿ^m^eⁿ^t^{, o}^r^an^o^t^h^e^r^en^tity^ap^p^r^o^v^ed^b^y^th^e^g^o^v^e^rⁿ^m^eⁿ^t^o^r^Secr^etar^y^-^ap^p^r^o^v^ed^en^tity^.
^Secretary^con^d^u^c^tsⁱⁿ^s^p^ection^s^an^{d ren}^t^(S^{ec. 2(b))}

^d^e^ter^mⁱⁿ^atioⁿ^s^{. T}^h^{e P}^H^A^{is r}^e^sp^oⁿ^sib^l^{e f}^o^r
^cov^e^rin^g^th^{e ex}^pen^s^es^.

CRS-34
^sⁱ^on^Hous^{ing Choice Vouc}^{her Program}^Current^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2007}^th^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2008}^th
^t^h^e^La^w^(H.R^{. 1851, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)^(S^{. 2684, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)
^ogram^s^{to w}^hⁱ^c^hⁱ^t^(Uⁿⁱ^ted^S^t^ates^Hou^sⁱⁿ^{g A}^c^{t of 1937, as}⁽^a^{s pa}^{ssed by}^t^h^{e H}^o^use)^(asⁱⁿ^trod^u^cedⁱⁿ^th^{e S}^eⁿ^a^te)
^a^m^{ended a}^{nd Tit}^l^{e 2}⁴^o^f^t^h^{e Co}^{de o}^f^F^e^dera^l
^R^e^gu^l^a^ti^on^s⁾
^ed^P^H^A^s^m^a^y^a^t^t^a^c^h^up^t^o²⁰^%^o^f^t^h^eⁱ^r^vo^uc^he^r^T^h^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^ch^an^g^e^th^{e p}^r^o^j^ect-^b^asin^g^lim^it^S^a^m^e^{, ex}^cept^cl^ari^fⁱ^e^s^t^h^at^s^u^pportⁱ^v^{e s}^e^rvⁱ^ces
^uchers^fundⁱ^{ng t}^o^e^xⁱ^s^tⁱ^{ng ho}^usi^{ng uni}^t^s^,^a^p^r^a^c^tⁱ^c^e^s^o^th^{at P}^H^A^s^cou^l^{d u}^s^{e u}^p^{to 25% of}^th^eir^p^r^o^v^id^ed^to^f^a^m^{ilies ar}^{e to}^b^e^co^m^p^r^e^h^eⁿ^s^iv^e.
^r^e^fe^r^r^e^d^t^o^a^s^p^r^o^j^e^c^t^-b^a^sⁱ^{ng vo}^uc^he^r^s^.^N^o^fundⁱ^{ng fo}^r^p^r^o^j^e^c^t^-b^a^s^e^d^vo^uc^he^r^s^aⁿ^d^aⁿ^(S^{ec. 10(1) an}^{d (2))}
^m^o^r^e^th^an²⁵^%^o^f^uⁿ^{its in}^{a b}^u^ildⁱⁿ^g^m^a^y^h^a^v^e^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^{l 5}^%^if^u^s^ed^to^ser^v^{e th}^{e h}^o^m^e^less.
^proj^ect-^b^as^{ed v}^o^u^c^h^e^rs^attach^{ed to th}^em^(w^ith^T^h^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^ch^an^g^e^th^{e co}ⁿ^cen^tr^atioⁿ
^so^m^e^ex^cep^tioⁿ^s⁾^.^Fam^{ilies liv}ⁱⁿ^gⁱⁿ^uⁿ^{its w}^ith^requ^irem^en^{t to n}^o^m^o^{re th}^an^th^{e g}^r^{eater of}²⁵
^p^r^o^j^ect-^b^ased^v^o^u^c^h^e^r^s^ar^{e p}^e^r^m^itted^to^m^o^v^e^uⁿⁱ^t^s^{or 25%}^of^uⁿⁱ^t^sⁱⁿ^{a proj}^ect^{, w}ⁱ^t^h
^w^ith^{a ten}^aⁿ^t^-^b^as^{ed v}^o^u^c^h^e^{r af}^{ter on}^{e y}^ear.^ex^cep^tioⁿ^s^f^o^r^sin^g^l^e-^f^a^m^ily^p^r^o^p^e^r^ties,
^{(42 U}^S^C^1437f^(o)(13))^propertⁱ^e^s^s^e^rvⁱⁿ^g^t^h^{e el}^derl^y^,^di^s^a^bl^{ed, or}
^f^a^m^ilies^receivⁱⁿ^g^s^u^pportiv^{e s}^e^rv^ices^{. (Sec.}
¹¹⁾
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34002}^In^areas^:^In^areas^:
^g/w^-w^{ith suc}^c^e^{ss r}^a^te^{s o}^f^le^{ss tha}ⁿ⁷⁵^%^,^-w^{ith suc}^c^e^{ss r}^a^te^{s o}^f^le^{ss tha}ⁿ⁷⁵^%^;
^s^.or^-^w^h^e^{re t}^h^{e pay}^m^en^t^s^t^an^{dard i}^s^at^110%^of^-^w^h^e^{re t}^h^{e pay}^m^en^t^s^t^an^{dard i}^s^at^110%^of
^le^ak^{FMR, and}^FMR,
^-^w^h^e^r^e^f^a^m^{ilies h}^a^v^e^au^to^m^a^tically^b^een^gⁱ^v^eⁿ^-^w^h^e^{re th}^{e P}^H^A^h^a^s^requ^es^{ted an}ⁱⁿ^creas^ed
^://wiki^{90 day}^s^t^o^fⁱⁿ^d^{a u}ⁿⁱ^t^,^pay^m^en^{t s}^t^an^{dard, an}^d
^h^ttp^th^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^p^e^r^m^{it u}^p^to⁵⁰^%^o^f^uⁿ^{its in}^a^-^w^h^e^r^e^f^a^m^{ilies h}^a^v^e^au^to^m^a^tically^b^een^gⁱ^v^eⁿ
^b^uⁱ^l^dⁱ^{ng t}^o^ha^ve^p^r^o^j^e^c^t^-b^a^s^e^d^vo^uc^he^r^s^.⁽^S^e^c^.^{90 day}^s^t^o^fⁱⁿ^d^{a u}ⁿⁱ^t^,
¹¹⁾^th^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^p^e^r^m^{it u}^p^to⁴⁰^%^o^f^uⁿ^{its in}^a
^b^uⁱ^l^dⁱ^{ng t}^o^ha^ve^p^r^o^j^e^c^t^-b^a^s^e^d^vo^uc^he^r^s^.⁽^S^e^c^.
¹⁰⁽²⁾⁾
^Cu^r^r^en^{t law}^p^e^r^m^{its P}^H^A^s^to^en^terⁱⁿ^to^T^h^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^allo^w^P^H^A^s^to^u^s^{e 1}⁵^-^y^ear^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill. (}^S^{ec. 1}⁰⁾
^con^t^racts^of^u^p^{to 10 y}^ears^(ren^e^w^a^{ble) w}^ith^coⁿ^t^r^{act p}^e^rⁱ^o^d^s^to^f^{acilitate u}^s^{e w}^ith^th^{e L}^o^w^-
^p^r^o^p^e^r^t^y^o^wⁿ^e^r^s^{, su}^b^j^{ect to}^th^{e av}^ailab^ility^o^f^Iⁿ^c^o^m^e^H^o^usi^{ng T}^a^{x Cr}^e^dⁱ^t⁽^L^I^H^T^C⁾^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^.
^appropri^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^s^{. (42 U}^S^C^1437f^(o)(13))
^T^h^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^en^su^r^e^th^{at f}^a^m^{ilies r}^e^sidⁱⁿ^gⁱⁿ^a^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill. (}^S^{ec. 1}⁰⁾

^proj^{ect u}^pon^com^m^eⁿ^cem^en^{t of}^{a proj}^ect-^b^as^ed
^con^t^{ract be g}ⁱ^v^eⁿ^abs^o^lu^{te pref}^eren^{ce f}^o^{r a u}ⁿⁱ^t
ⁱⁿ^th^{e b}^u^ildⁱⁿ^g^,^if^th^{e f}^a^m^ily^{is o}^t^h^e^r^w^ise
^elig^ib^le.

CRS-35
^sⁱ^on^Hous^{ing Choice Vouc}^{her Program}^Current^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2007}^th^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2008}^th
^t^h^e^La^w^(H.R^{. 1851, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)^(S^{. 2684, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)
^ogram^s^{to w}^hⁱ^c^hⁱ^t^(Uⁿⁱ^ted^S^t^ates^Hou^sⁱⁿ^{g A}^c^{t of 1937, as}⁽^a^{s pa}^{ssed by}^t^h^{e H}^o^use)^(asⁱⁿ^trod^u^cedⁱⁿ^th^{e S}^eⁿ^a^te)
^a^m^{ended a}^{nd Tit}^l^{e 2}⁴^o^f^t^h^{e Co}^{de o}^f^F^e^dera^l
^R^e^gu^l^a^ti^on^s⁾
^It^w^o^u^l^{d al}^s^o^permⁱ^t^PH^A^s^an^{d ow}ⁿ^e^rs^t^o^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill. (}^S^{ec. 1}⁰⁾
^estab^lish^site-^b^ased^w^a^itin^g^{lists to}^w^h^ich
^f^a^m^{ilies co}^u^l^d^dⁱ^r^ectly^ap^p^l^y^.^I^t^w^o^u^l^d^p^e^r^m^it
^proj^ect^-^b^asⁱⁿ^gⁱⁿ^cooperatⁱ^v^{e an}^{d el}^ev^at^or
^bu^ildin^g^s^{. It w}^o^u^l^{d ex}^em^{pt con}^t^racts^on
^ex^istin^g^str^u^ctu^r^{es f}^r^o^m^su^b^s^id^y^lay^e^rⁱⁿ^g
^revⁱ^ew^requ^irem^en^ts^an^{d en}^vⁱ^ron^m^en^{tal rev}ⁱ^ew
^requ^irem^en^ts^an^{d w}^o^u^l^{d allow}^leas^{e term}^s^of
^les^s^th^an^on^{e y}^{ear. (Sec. 11)}
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34002}^T^h^{e b}^{ill clarif}^{ies th}^{at P}^H^A^s^w^o^u^l^d^receiv^e^admⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^rativ^{e f}^ees^f^o^{r proj}^ect-^b^as^{ed v}^o^u^c^h^e^rs^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^g/wⁱⁿ^t^h^e^sa^m^e^m^a^nne^r^a^s^fo^r^o^t^he^r^vo^uc^he^r^s^.⁽^S^e^c^.
^s^.or¹¹⁾
^le^ak
^No^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^T^h^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^p^e^r^m^{it P}^H^A^s^to^attach^p^r^o^j^ect-
^://wiki^b^a^se^d^vo^uc^he^r^s^t^o^P^H^A^-^o^w^ne^d^uni^t^s^wⁱ^t^h^o^u^t
^h^ttp^uⁿ^d^er^g^oⁱⁿ^g^{a co}^m^p^etitiv^{e p}^r^o^{cess. Ho}^w^e^v^e^r^,
^th^ey^w^o^u^l^{d h}^a^v^e^{to ref}^l^{ect th}^{e proj}^ect-^b^as^ed
ⁱⁿ^itiativ^{e in}^th^eir^P^H^A^p^l^an^an^d^th^{e u}ⁿ^{its co}^u^l^d
ⁿ^o^{t receiv}^e^pu^{blic h}^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^f^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^.^{(Sec. 10)}
^No^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^T^h^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^au^th^o^r^{ize n}^e^w^p^r^eser^v^a^tioⁿ
^proj^ect-^b^as^{ed v}^o^u^c^h^e^rs^f^o^{r all u}ⁿ^its
^uⁿ^d^er^g^oⁱⁿ^g^an^elig^ib^ility^ev^en^{t. T}^h^{e v}^o^u^c^h^e^r^s
^w^o^u^l^{d be prov}ⁱ^d^{ed i}ⁿ^lⁱ^e^u^of^en^h^aⁿ^ced
^v^o^u^c^h^e^rs^{, i}^f^requ^es^t^e^{d by}^{a propert}^y^owⁿ^e^r.
^B^e^f^o^{re ag}^reein^g^{to a con}^t^{ract w}^ith^an^owⁿ^e^{r, a}
^PH^A^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^det^e^rmⁱⁿ^e:
^-^t^h^a^{t th}^{e u}ⁿ^{its w}^o^u^l^d^b^e^ecoⁿ^o^mⁱ^cally^vⁱ^ab^le,
^-^t^h^a^{t th}^er^{e is sig}ⁿⁱ^fⁱ^can^{t d}^e^m^aⁿ^d^f^o^r^th^em^,
^-^t^h^a^{t th}^ey^w^{ill co}ⁿ^t^rⁱ^b^u^{te to}^{a co}^m^m^uⁿ^ity
^r^e^v^italizatioⁿ^p^l^an^{, o}^r^th^{e g}^o^{al o}^f
^decon^cen^tratin^g^pov^erty^an^{d ex}^pan^dⁱⁿ^g
^h^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^an^{d econ}^o^mⁱ^{c opportu}ⁿ^ities^;^or

CRS-36
^sⁱ^on^Hous^{ing Choice Vouc}^{her Program}^Current^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2007}^th^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2008}^th
^t^h^e^La^w^(H.R^{. 1851, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)^(S^{. 2684, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)
^ogram^s^{to w}^hⁱ^c^hⁱ^t^(Uⁿⁱ^ted^S^t^ates^Hou^sⁱⁿ^{g A}^c^{t of 1937, as}⁽^a^{s pa}^{ssed by}^t^h^{e H}^o^use)^(asⁱⁿ^trod^u^cedⁱⁿ^th^{e S}^eⁿ^a^te)
^a^m^{ended a}^{nd Tit}^l^{e 2}⁴^o^f^t^h^{e Co}^{de o}^f^F^e^dera^l
^R^e^gu^l^a^ti^on^s⁾
^-^t^h^a^{t th}^{e co}ⁿ^tin^u^e^d^af^f^o^r^d^ab^ility^{is an}
^im^p^o^r^tan^t^{asset to}^th^{e co}^m^m^uⁿ^ity^.
^T^h^e^s^e^vo^uc^he^r^s^w^o^ul^d^no^t^b^e^c^o^nsi^d^e^r^e^d^w^h^eⁿ
^calcu^latin^g^th^{e cap on}^{a P}^H^A^’^s^u^s^{e of}^f^uⁿ^d^s^to
^prov^{ide proj}^ect-^b^as^{ed as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce (25%) an}^{d th}^e
^uⁿ^{its w}^o^u^l^d^b^e^su^b^j^{ect to}^th^{e sam}^e^elig^ib^ility
^requ^irem^en^ts^as^an^en^h^aⁿ^{ced v}^o^u^c^h^e^{r. (Sec.}
¹⁵⁾
^No^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^T^h^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^ad^d^{a p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^p^e^r^m^ittin^g^a
^P^H^A^to^tr^an^sf^er^{a p}^o^r^tioⁿ^o^f^{its v}^o^u^c^h^e^r^s^an^d
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34002}^f^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^to^{a P}^H^Aⁱⁿ^an^o^t^h^e^r^j^u^rⁱ^sd^ictioⁿ⁽ⁱⁿ^th^{e sam}^e^o^r^{a co}ⁿ^tig^u^o^u^s^m^e^tr^o^p^o^litan^ar^{ea o}^r
^g/w^couⁿ^t^y⁾^an^{d w}^o^u^l^{d direct th}^{e Secretary}^to
^s^.or^en^cou^r^ag^{e s}^u^ch^v^o^luⁿ^t^ary^ag^reem^en^ts^an^d
^le^ak^prom^ptly^ex^ecu^{te th}^{e n}^eces^s^a^ry^f^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^an^d
^con^t^{ract m}^odifⁱ^cation^s^{. (Sec. 10(8))}
^://wiki
^h^ttp
^u^{rden Report}^C^u^rren^{t law}^requ^ires^th^{e Secretary}^{to m}^oⁿ^itor^T^h^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^r^e^q^u^ir^{e th}^{e Secr}^etar^y^to^m^oⁿ^ito^r^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill, ex}^cep^{t w}^o^u^l^d^r^e^q^u^ir^{e th}^e
^ren^t^bu^rden^s^an^{d rev}ⁱ^ew^pay^m^en^{t s}^t^an^dards^ren^t^bu^rden^s^an^{d s}^u^bmⁱ^t^{a report}^t^o^C^oⁿ^g^r^es^s^Se^c^r^e^t^a^r^y^to^dⁱ^{stinguish r}^e^{nt b}^u^r^d^eⁿ^{s r}^e^sulting
^th^{at r}^e^su^{lt in}^{a sig}ⁿⁱ^fⁱ^can^{t p}^e^r^cen^tag^e^o^f^a^nnua^lly^oⁿ^the^p^e^r^c^eⁿ^ta^ge^o^f^fa^m^ilie^{s tha}^t^a^r^e^f^r^o^m^f^a^m^{ilies p}^a^yⁱⁿ^g^mⁱⁿⁱ^m^u^m^r^eⁿ^t^{, o}^r
^f^a^m^{ilies p}^a^yⁱⁿ^g^m^o^r^e^th^an³⁰^%^o^f^th^eir^payⁱⁿ^g^m^o^{re t}^h^an^30%^of^t^h^ei^{r i}ⁿ^com^e^s^r^e^sul^tⁱ^{ng fr}^o^m^t^h^e^use^o^f^gr^o^{ss i}ⁿ^c^o^m^e^o^r
ⁱⁿ^com^e^s^tow^a^rds^ren^t^{. T}^h^{e Secretary}^m^a^y^to^w^a^r^d^{s r}^eⁿ^t^an^d^th^{e p}^e^r^cen^tag^e^o^f^f^a^m^{ilies th}^at^w^e^lf^{are in}^com^e^f^o^{r calcu}^latin^g^ren^tⁱⁿ^s^t^{ead of}
^requ^{ire a P}^H^A^{to adj}^u^s^t^its^pay^m^en^{t s}^t^an^{dard as}^{are pay}ⁱⁿ^g^m^o^{re th}^an^{40% of}^th^{eir in}^com^e^s^adj^u^s^t^{ed in}^com^e^.
^{a r}^e^su^{lt o}^f^th^{e f}ⁱⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^s^o^f^th^{is r}^e^vⁱ^ew^{. (}⁴²^USC^t^o^w^a^rds^ren^t^.
^1437f^(o)(1)(E))
^T^h^{e Secretary}^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}^{ired to prov}^ide^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill, ex}^cep^{t th}^{e Secr}^etar^y
^P^H^A^s^w^ith^{a r}^e^p^o^r^{t o}ⁿ^th^{e p}^e^r^cen^tag^e^o^f^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^m^a^k^e^t^h^{e report}^pu^blⁱ^c^.

^f^a^m^{ilies p}^a^yⁱⁿ^g^m^o^r^e^th^an³⁰^%^o^f^th^eir
ⁱⁿ^c^o^m^e^{s t}^o^w^a^r^d^{s ho}^usi^{ng c}^o^st^{s (}^a^nd^t^h^o^s^e
^payⁱⁿ^g^abov^{e 40%}^{) an}^{d cou}^l^{d requ}ⁱ^r^{e PH}^A^s^t^o
^adj^u^s^t^th^{eir pay}^m^en^{t s}^t^an^dards^.

CRS-37
^sⁱ^on^Hous^{ing Choice Vouc}^{her Program}^Current^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2007}^th^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2008}^th
^t^h^e^La^w^(H.R^{. 1851, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)^(S^{. 2684, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)
^ogram^s^{to w}^hⁱ^c^hⁱ^t^(Uⁿⁱ^ted^S^t^ates^Hou^sⁱⁿ^{g A}^c^{t of 1937, as}⁽^a^{s pa}^{ssed by}^t^h^{e H}^o^use)^(asⁱⁿ^trod^u^cedⁱⁿ^th^{e S}^eⁿ^a^te)
^a^m^{ended a}^{nd Tit}^l^{e 2}⁴^o^f^t^h^{e Co}^{de o}^f^F^e^dera^l
^R^e^gu^l^a^ti^on^s⁾
^T^h^{e Secretary}^w^o^u^l^{d als}^o^{be requ}^{ired to s}^u^bm^it^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill, ex}^cep^{t th}^{e Secr}^etar^y
^a^r^e^p^o^r^t^a^nnua^l^l^y^oⁿ^t^h^e^d^e^gr^e^e^t^o^w^hⁱ^c^h^w^o^u^l^{d h}^a^v^e^{to in}^clu^d^{e a break}^dowⁿ^by^racial
^v^o^u^c^h^e^r^assisted^f^a^m^{ilies ar}^{e clu}^s^ter^e^dⁱⁿ^an^{d et}^hⁿⁱ^{c g}^r^ou^ps^{, an}^{d w}^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o
^low^e^r-^ren^t^{, h}ⁱ^g^h^e^{r pov}^erty^areas^an^{d h}^o^w^a^m^a^k^e^th^{e r}^e^p^o^r^{t p}^u^b^lic.
^g^r^eater^g^e^o^g^r^a^p^h^{ic d}ⁱ^strⁱ^b^u^tioⁿ^o^f^su^ch^f^a^m^ilies
^cou^l^{d be ach}ⁱ^e^v^e^d.
^I^f^{a P}^H^A^’^{s p}^e^r^cen^tag^e^o^f^f^a^m^{ilies p}^a^yⁱⁿ^g^ab^o^v^e^I^f^{a P}^H^A^h^a^{s a h}ⁱ^g^h^coⁿ^cen^tr^atioⁿ^o^f^f^a^m^ilies
³⁰^%^o^fⁱⁿ^c^o^m^e^t^o^w^a^r^d^{s r}^e^nt^w^a^{s hi}^ghe^r^t^h^aⁿⁱⁿ^dif^f^e^ren^t^{racial an}^{d eth}ⁿⁱ^{c g}^r^ou^ps^clu^s^tered
^th^{e n}^a^tion^a^{l av}^erag^{e, or if}^{a P}^H^A^’^s^percen^tag^eⁱⁿ^hⁱ^g^h^pov^erty^areas^{, or if}^m^o^{re th}^an^{5% of}
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34002}^o^f^f^a^m^{ilies p}^a^yⁱⁿ^g^ab^o^v^{e 4}⁰^%^o^fⁱⁿ^co^m^e^t^o^w^a^r^d^{s r}^e^nt^w^a^{s hi}^ghe^r^t^h^aⁿ^t^h^e^na^tⁱ^o^na^l^th^eir^f^a^m^{ilies ar}^{e p}^a^yⁱⁿ^g^m^o^r^e^th^an⁴⁰^%^o^f^th^eirⁱⁿ^co^m^e^to^w^a^r^d^{s r}^eⁿ^t^{, th}^en^th^{e P}^H^A^m^u^st
^g/w^av^erag^{e, th}^en^th^{e P}^H^A^w^o^u^l^d^{be r}^e^qui^r^e^d^to^adj^u^s^t^its^pay^m^en^{t s}^t^an^{dard. In}^s^u^ch^cas^es^{, th}^e
^s^.or^eith^{er adj}^u^s^t^its^pay^m^en^{t s}^t^an^{dard or ex}^plain^Secretary^cou^l^{d n}^o^{t den}^y^{a requ}^es^{t to in}^creas^e
^le^ak^w^h^y^th^ey^{are ch}^oosⁱⁿ^gⁿ^o^{t to adj}^u^s^t^th^eir^{a pay}^m^en^t^s^t^an^{dard t}^o^120%^of^F^M^R^,^t^o
^pay^m^en^{t s}^t^an^{dard. In}^s^u^ch^cas^es^{, th}^{e Secretary}^rem^e^dy^hⁱ^g^h^ren^t^bu^rden^s^{or decon}^cen^trate
^://wiki^cou^l^{d n}^o^{t den}^y^{a requ}^es^{t to in}^creas^{e a pay}^m^en^t^pov^erty^{, if}^th^{e P}^H^A^h^a^{d rev}ⁱ^ew^{ed its}^pay^m^en^t
^h^ttp^s^t^an^{dard t}^o^120%^of^F^M^R^t^o^rem^e^dy^hⁱ^g^h^ren^t^s^t^an^{dard, rev}ⁱ^ew^{ed its}^ren^t^reas^on^ablen^e^s^s
^bu^rden^s^{or h}ⁱ^g^h^con^cen^tration^s^of^pov^erty^.^policies^an^{d procedu}^r^es^{, reach}^{ed ou}^{t to}
^lan^d^lords^,^prov^{ided s}^earch^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^ce,
^r^e^vⁱ^ew^ed^u^tility^p^a^y^m^en^{t b}^u^r^d^en^{s, an}^d^h^a^d^a
^pay^m^en^t^s^t^an^{dard of}^110%^f^o^{r t}^h^{e prev}ⁱ^o^u^s^sⁱ^x
^m^o^nt^hs.
^PH^A^s^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^report^on^ren^t^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill. (}^S^{ec. 1}¹⁾

^b^u^r^d^eⁿ^{s i}ⁿ^t^h^eⁱ^r^a^nnua^l^p^l^aⁿ^s.^P^H^A^s^c^o^ul^d^se^t
^pay^m^en^t^s^t^an^dards^at^120%^of^F^M^R^wⁱ^t^h^ou^t
^{prior HUD approv}^{al w}^h^{ere n}^ecessary^to
^prov^{ide reas}^on^{able accom}^m^odation^{to a pers}^on
^w^ith^{a d}ⁱ^sab^ility^{. (}^S^{ec. 1}²⁾

CRS-38
^sⁱ^on^Hous^{ing Choice Vouc}^{her Program}^Current^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2007}^th^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2008}^th
^t^h^e^La^w^(H.R^{. 1851, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)^(S^{. 2684, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)
^ogram^s^{to w}^hⁱ^c^hⁱ^t^(Uⁿⁱ^ted^S^t^ates^Hou^sⁱⁿ^{g A}^c^{t of 1937, as}⁽^a^{s pa}^{ssed by}^t^h^{e H}^o^use)^(asⁱⁿ^trod^u^cedⁱⁿ^th^{e S}^eⁿ^a^te)
^a^m^{ended a}^{nd Tit}^l^{e 2}⁴^o^f^t^h^{e Co}^{de o}^f^F^e^dera^l
^R^e^gu^l^a^ti^on^s⁾
ⁿ^t^R^e^as^on^ab^l^eⁿ^e^s^s^P^H^A^s^{are requ}^{ired to en}^s^u^{re th}^{at ren}^t^s^ch^arg^e^d^No^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^T^h^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^estab^lish^{a d}ⁱ^f^f^e^r^eⁿ^t^r^eⁿ^t
^f^o^{r as}^sⁱ^s^t^{ed u}ⁿ^its^{are reas}^on^{able com}^p^{ared to}^reas^on^ablen^e^s^s^s^t^an^{dard f}^o^{r L}^o^w^In^com^e
^co^m^p^ar^ab^{le u}ⁿ^a^ssisted^d^w^ellin^g^uⁿ^{its in}^th^e^H^o^usi^{ng T}^a^{x Cr}^e^dⁱ^t⁽^L^I^H^T^C⁾^uni^t^s^.^Re^nt
^pri^v^at^{e m}^a^rk^et^{. (42 U}^S^C^1437f^(o)(10)(A⁾⁾^w^o^u^l^{d be con}^s^{idered r}^eas^on^{able in}^tax^credit
^uⁿ^{its if}^{it w}^a^{s co}^m^p^ar^ab^{le to}^r^eⁿ^t^f^o^r^o^t^h^e^r
^uⁿ^{its in}^th^{e b}^u^ildⁱⁿ^g^th^{at w}^e^r^eⁿ^o^{t o}^ccu^pⁱ^ed^b^y
^vo^uc^he^r^ho^l^d^e^r^s.^Re^nt^{s w}^o^ul^d^no^t^b^e
^con^s^{idered reas}^on^able^if^th^ey^ex^{ceeded th}^e
^hi^ghe^r^o^f⁽¹⁾^t^h^e^r^e^nt^{s c}^h^a^r^ge^dⁱⁿ^no^n-vo^uc^he^r
^a^ssiste^d^units,^o^r⁽²⁾^the^P^H^A^’^{s p}^a^y^m^eⁿ^t
^s^t^an^{dard f}^o^{r th}^{e u}ⁿ^{it s}ⁱ^{ze. (Sec. 11(d))}
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34002}^a^rk^{et Rents}^{HUD cu}^rren^tly^{sets Fair Mark}^{et R}^eⁿ^t^{s (FMR}^s)^T^h^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^req^u^{ire HUD to}^estab^lish^Sim^ilar^to^th^{e Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill, ex}^cep^{t it w}^o^u^l^d^also
^g/w^bas^e^{d on}^t^h^{e 40}^th^p^e^rcen^{tile ren}^t^f^o^{r each}^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^{l m}^a^r^k^{et ar}^{eas f}^o^r^{FMRs, in}^clu^dⁱⁿ^g^requ^{ire th}^{e Secretary}^{to es}^tablis^h^s^e^parate
^s^.or^m^e^tr^o^p^o^litan^{statistical ar}^{ea an}^dⁿ^oⁿ^-^m^e^tr^o^p^o^litan^{cities, u}^r^b^aⁿ^co^uⁿ^{ties, an}^d^cer^tain^m^a^rk^{et areas}^f^o^{r each}^couⁿ^t^yⁱⁿ^th^{e cou}ⁿ^t^ry
^le^ak^m^e^tr^o^p^o^litan^ar^{ea (}^c^o^uⁿ^ties)ⁱⁿ^th^{e co}^uⁿ^t^r^y^.^oth^e^{r m}^a^rk^{et areas}^{, at th}^{e requ}^es^{t of}^P^H^A^s^{. It}⁽ⁿ^o^t^j^u^{st u}^r^b^aⁿ^co^uⁿ^{ties, as in}^th^{e Ho}^u^s^{e b}^ill)^,
^{HUD also}^estab^lish^e^{s m}ⁱⁿⁱ^m^u^m^FMR^s^f^o^{r n}^oⁿ^-^w^o^u^l^{d n}^o^t^requⁱ^r^{e PH}^A^s^t^o^redu^{ce pay}^m^en^t^ex^cep^{t f}^o^r^co^uⁿ^{ties w}^h^o^lly^w^ithⁱⁿ^m^e^tr^o^p^o^litan
^://wiki^m^e^tr^o^p^o^litan^ar^{eas. FMRs ar}^{e u}^s^ed^f^o^r^stan^d^a^r^d^{s f}^o^r^cu^r^r^eⁿ^tly^-^a^ssisted^f^a^m^{ilies if}^areas^{or cou}ⁿ^tiesⁱⁿ^certain^New^En^g^l^an^d
^h^ttp^estab^lishⁱⁿ^g^m^a^xⁱ^m^u^m^su^b^s^id^{ies in}^th^{e v}^o^u^c^h^e^r^FMR^sⁱⁿ^th^{eir area w}^e^{re to decreas}^{e. (Sec. 13)}^s^t^ates^(C^T^,^{ME, MA}^{, NH, R}^I^{, VT}^{). A}^l^s^o^,
^prog^ram^,^cal^l^e^{d pay}^m^en^t^s^t^an^dards^,^w^hⁱ^c^h^are^w^o^u^l^d^p^e^r^m^{it th}^{e Secr}^etar^y^to^estab^lish
^s^e^t^by^PH^A^s^bet^w^een^90-^110%^of^F^M^R^(wⁱ^t^h^mⁱⁿⁱ^m^u^m^FMR^sⁱⁿ^each^s^t^{ate. (Sec. 12)}
^s^o^m^e^ex^ception^s^).
^{nant Screening}^Un^{der cu}^rren^{t law}^,^P^H^A^s^can^es^tablis^h^T^h^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^lim^{it a P}^H^A^’^{s scr}^eenⁱⁿ^g^to^Sam^e^{as th}^{e Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill, ex}^cep^{t clar}^if^{ies th}^at
^H)^s^e^lection^s^t^an^dards^an^{d s}^c^reen^oth^e^rw^is^e-^cr^iterⁱ^{a d}ⁱ^r^ectly^r^e^lated^to^{a ten}^aⁿ^t^’^s^ab^ility^to^th^{e p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^w^o^u^l^dⁿ^o^{t lim}^{it a P}^H^A^’^{s ab}^ility
^elig^ib^{le ten}^aⁿ^t^{s u}^sⁱⁿ^g^th^o^s^{e stan}^d^a^r^d^{s, su}^b^j^ect^f^u^lf^{ill th}^{e o}^b^lig^atioⁿ^s^o^f^th^{e assisted}^lease.^{to den}^y^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce becau}^s^e^of^an^applican^t’^s
^to^f^a^ir^h^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^an^dⁿ^oⁿ^d^iscr^imⁱⁿ^atioⁿ^law^s^{. (}⁴²^A^p^p^lican^{ts o}^r^ten^aⁿ^t^{s d}^eem^edⁱⁿ^elig^ib^{le f}^o^r^cri^mⁱⁿ^al^back^g^r^ouⁿ^d^{, or an}^y^ot^h^e^{r perm}ⁱ^s^sⁱ^bl^e
^U^S^C^1437f^(o)(6))^a^d^mⁱ^ssi^oⁿ^o^r^c^o^ntⁱ^nue^d^t^e^na^nc^y^w^o^ul^d^b^e^g^r^o^uⁿ^d^{s r}^e^lated^to^saf^e^ty^an^d^secu^r^ityⁱⁿ^p^u^b^lic
^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^to^b^eⁿ^o^tif^ied^o^f^th^{e r}^easoⁿ^{, an}^d^o^r^a^ssi^st^e^d^ho^usi^ng.
^provⁱ^d^{ed an}^opport^uⁿⁱ^t^y^f^o^{r an}ⁱⁿ^f^o^rm^al
^h^earin^g^.^{(Sec. 14)}^A^l^so^{, w}^o^u^l^d^p^r^o^h^ib^{it P}^H^A^s^f^r^o^m^tr^eatin^g
^pu^{blic h}^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^resⁱ^den^t^s^receivⁱⁿ^g^ten^aⁿ^t
^p^r^o^t^ectioⁿ^v^o^u^c^h^e^r^s^{as a r}^e^su^{lt o}^f^{a d}^e^m^o^litioⁿ
^o^r^dⁱ^sp^o^s^itioⁿ^{as n}^e^w^ap^p^lican^{ts (}^aⁿ^d^th^er^ef^o^r^e
^s^u^bj^{ect to electiv}^{e s}^c^reenⁱⁿ^g⁾^{. (Sec. 13)}

CRS-39
^sⁱ^on^Hous^{ing Choice Vouc}^{her Program}^Current^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2007}^th^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2008}^th
^t^h^e^La^w^(H.R^{. 1851, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)^(S^{. 2684, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)
^ogram^s^{to w}^hⁱ^c^hⁱ^t^(Uⁿⁱ^ted^S^t^ates^Hou^sⁱⁿ^{g A}^c^{t of 1937, as}⁽^a^{s pa}^{ssed by}^t^h^{e H}^o^use)^(asⁱⁿ^trod^u^cedⁱⁿ^th^{e S}^eⁿ^a^te)
^a^m^{ended a}^{nd Tit}^l^{e 2}⁴^o^f^t^h^{e Co}^{de o}^f^F^e^dera^l
^R^e^gu^l^a^ti^on^s⁾
^{nced Vo}^uchers^En^h^aⁿ^ced^v^o^u^c^h^e^r^s^ar^{e p}^r^o^v^id^ed^to^f^a^m^ilies^T^h^{e b}^{ill clar}^if^{ies th}^{at f}^a^m^{ilies w}^o^u^l^d^b^e^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill. A}^l^soⁱⁿ^clu^d^{es a p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ
^w^h^o^liv^{e in}^cer^tain^su^b^s^id^ized^p^r^o^p^e^r^{ties w}^h^o^p^e^r^m^itted^to^stayⁱⁿ^th^eir^uⁿ^{its r}^e^g^a^r^d^{less o}^f^estab^lishⁱⁿ^g^th^{at f}^a^m^{ilies ar}^{e n}^o^{t r}^e^q^u^ir^ed^to
^{are at ris}^k^of^bein^g^di^s^p^{laced becau}^s^e^th^{eir ren}^tⁿ^o^rm^al^f^a^mⁱ^l^y^{or u}ⁿⁱ^t^sⁱ^{ze l}ⁱ^mⁱ^t^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^s^adopt^ed^r^e^q^u^alif^y^uⁿ^d^er^th^{e selectio}ⁿ^stan^d^a^r^d^{s o}^f^th^e
^{is in}^cr^easin^g^to^m^a^r^k^{et r}^a^{te. T}^h^{is g}^eⁿ^e^r^a^lly^by^th^{e P}^H^A^,^ex^{cept th}^{at a f}^a^m^ily^cou^l^{d be}^P^H^Aⁱⁿ^o^r^d^e^r^to^b^e^elig^ib^{le f}^o^r^assistan^ce.
^h^a^ppen^s^w^h^en^th^{e s}^u^bs^idy^con^t^{ract on}^th^e^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^to^m^o^v^e^to^an^ap^p^r^o^p^r^iate-^s^ized^uⁿ^{it in}^In^clu^d^es^{a prov}^is^ion^s^t^atin^g^th^{at th}^{e ow}ⁿ^e^{r of}
^property^en^ds^{. T}^h^{e v}^a^lu^{e of}^an^en^h^aⁿ^ced^th^{e b}^u^ildⁱⁿ^g^,^if^av^ailab^l^{e. (}^S^{ec. 1}⁵⁾^th^{e u}ⁿ^{it m}^u^s^t^{accept th}^{e en}^h^aⁿ^{ced v}^o^u^c^h^e^{r an}^d
^v^o^u^c^h^e^{r is p}^e^rm^itted^to^ex^ceed^th^{e lo}^cal^can^ter^mⁱⁿ^{ate th}^{e ten}^aⁿ^c^y^oⁿ^ly^f^o^r^serⁱ^o^u^{s o}^r
^p^a^y^m^en^{t stan}^d^a^r^dⁱⁿ^o^r^d^e^r^to^p^e^r^m^{it a f}^a^m^ily^to^{repeated v}ⁱ^olation^of^th^{e term}^s^of^th^{e leas}^e.
^r^e^m^aⁱⁿⁱⁿ^t^h^eⁱ^r^uni^t^.^T^e^na^nt^{s ha}^ve^a^rⁱ^ght^t^o^W^o^u^l^{d requ}^{ire th}^{e Secretary}^{to is}^s^u^e
^rem^aⁱⁿⁱⁿ^th^{eir u}ⁿ^its^if^th^ey^receiv^e^an^r^e^gul^a^tⁱ^o^{ns w}ⁱ^t^hⁱⁿ^si^{x m}^o^nt^{hs o}^f^eⁿ^a^c^t^m^e^nt^.
^e^nha^nc^e^d^vo^uc^he^r^,^so^p^r^o^p^e^r^t^y^o^w^ne^r^s^a^r^e^{(Sec. 14)}
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34002}^requ^{ired to accept th}^em^{. (42 US}^C^1437f^(t))
^g/w^p^l^oym^en^t^No^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^T^h^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^au^th^o^r^{ize th}^{e u}^s^{e o}^f^v^o^u^c^h^e^r^sⁱⁿ^Sam^e^{. (Sec. 16)}
^s^.or^o^nstra^t^ioⁿ^{a s}^t^at^{e dem}^oⁿ^s^t^r^atⁱ^oⁿ^prog^ram^desⁱ^gⁿ^e^{d t}^o
^le^ak^prom^ot^{e em}^pl^oy^m^eⁿ^t^am^on^g^pers^on^s^wⁱ^t^h
^dⁱ^sab^{ilities. (}^S^{ec. 1}⁷⁾
^://wiki
^h^ttp^udy^t^o^Identⁱ^f^y^P^a^r^ticip^atioⁿⁱⁿ^th^{e v}^o^u^c^h^e^r^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^is^No^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^T^h^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^r^e^q^u^ir^{e th}^{e Go}^v^e^rⁿ^m^eⁿ^t
^st^a^c^le^{s t}^o^Using^vo^l^unt^a^r^y^fo^r^m^o^st^p^r^o^p^e^r^t^y^o^w^ne^r^s^.^H^o^w^e^ve^r^,^A^cco^uⁿ^t^ab^ility^Of^fⁱ^{ce (}^G^A^O⁾^to^coⁿ^d^u^c^{t a}
^{in Federally}^so^m^e^co^m^m^uⁿ^{ities h}^a^v^e^en^acted^so^u^r^{ce o}^f^s^t^u^d^y^“^t^{o determ}ⁱⁿ^{e w}^h^eth^e^{r an}^y^s^t^atu^t^ory^,
^o^usingⁱⁿ^co^m^e^dⁱ^scrⁱ^mⁱⁿ^a^tioⁿ^law^s^th^{at r}^e^q^u^ir^e^reg^u^l^at^ory^,^{or adm}ⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^ratⁱ^v^{e prov}ⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^s^of^t^h^e
^lan^d^lords^{to accept Section}^{8 v}^o^u^c^h^e^rs^.^ho^usi^{ng vo}^uc^he^r^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^o^r^o^f^o^t^he^r^fe^d^e^r^a^l^l^y
^Fur^t^he^r^,^so^m^e^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^s^t^h^a^t^fund^t^h^e^s^u^bsⁱ^dⁱ^{zed h}^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^prog^ram^s^{, or pol}ⁱ^cⁱ^e^s^an^d
^coⁿ^s^tr^u^c^tioⁿ^o^r^r^e^h^a^b^ilitatioⁿ^o^f^af^f^o^r^d^ab^le^p^r^a^c^tⁱ^c^e^s^o^f^ho^usi^{ng o}^w^ne^r^s^o^r^p^u^b^lⁱ^c^ho^usiⁿ^g
^ho^usi^{ng (}^t^he^H^O^M^E^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^,^t^h^e^Lo^w^Iⁿ^c^o^m^e^ag^en^cies^{or oth}^e^{r ag}^en^cies^{, m}^a^y^h^a^v^e^th^e
^Ho^u^sⁱⁿ^g^T^a^x^Cr^ed^{it p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^,^an^d^m^u^ltif^am^ily^e^ffe^c^t^o^f^m^a^ki^{ng o}^c^c^u^p^a^nc^y^b^y^vo^uc^he^r
^p^r^o^p^e^{rties p}^u^rch^a^sed^f^r^o^m^{HUD) p}^r^o^h^ib^it^h^o^ld^er^{s in}^f^e^d^e^r^a^lly^su^b^s^id^ized^h^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g
^owⁿ^e^rs^of^properties^th^{at receiv}^e^s^u^ch^proj^ect^s^m^o^{re di}^f^fⁱ^cu^l^t^t^o^obt^aiⁿ^t^h^an
^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce f}^r^om^ref^u^sⁱⁿ^g^{to leas}^{e to v}^o^u^c^h^e^r^o^c^c^u^p^a^nc^y^b^y^no^n-vo^uc^he^r^ho^l^d^e^r^s.^”^I^t^w^o^ul^d
^ho^l^d^e^r^s.^r^e^q^u^ir^{e GA}^{O to}^r^e^p^o^r^{t to}^Coⁿ^g^r^{ess w}^ithⁱⁿ^six
^m^o^nt^{hs o}ⁿ^t^h^e^fi^ndⁱ^{ngs fr}^o^m^t^h^e^st^ud^y^aⁿ^d^aⁿ^y
^r^e^c^o^m^m^e^nd^a^tⁱ^o^{ns fo}^r^st^a^t^ut^o^r^y^,^r^e^gul^a^t^o^r^y^,^o^r
^admⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^rativ^{e ch}^an^g^e^s^.
^{(Sec. 17)}

CRS-40
^sⁱ^on^Hous^{ing Choice Vouc}^{her Program}^Current^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2007}^th^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2008}^th
^t^h^e^La^w^(H.R^{. 1851, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)^(S^{. 2684, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)
^ogram^s^{to w}^hⁱ^c^hⁱ^t^(Uⁿⁱ^ted^S^t^ates^Hou^sⁱⁿ^{g A}^c^{t of 1937, as}⁽^a^{s pa}^{ssed by}^t^h^{e H}^o^use)^(asⁱⁿ^trod^u^cedⁱⁿ^th^{e S}^eⁿ^a^te)
^a^m^{ended a}^{nd Tit}^l^{e 2}⁴^o^f^t^h^{e Co}^{de o}^f^F^e^dera^l
^R^e^gu^l^a^ti^on^s⁾
^en^ti^fi^cati^on^In^{order to receiv}^e^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce, each}^h^o^u^s^eh^old^T^h^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^ad^d^{a r}^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{t th}^{at v}^o^u^c^h^e^r^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.

^ents^m^e^m^b^{er m}^u^s^t^{be a citizen}^{or an}^elig^{ible n}^oⁿ^-^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce cou}^l^{d on}^l^y^{be prov}ⁱ^d^{ed t}^o^a
^citizen^{. How}^e^v^e^{r, a h}^o^u^s^eh^{old can}^receiv^e^ho^use^h^o^l^dⁱ^f^al^l^adu^{lt m}^e^m^b^ers^of^{a h}^o^u^s^eh^old
^p^r^o^-^r^a^ted^assistan^{ce if}^th^{e f}^a^m^ily^{is a m}ⁱ^x^e^d^can^prov^ide:
^f^a^m^ily^{, m}^eanⁱⁿ^g^{it h}^a^{s so}^m^e^citizen^/elig^ib^le^-^a^{Social Secu}^rity^{card w}^ith^{a s}^t^{ate or f}^e^deral-
ⁿ^oⁿ^-^citizen^m^e^m^b^er^{s an}^d^so^m^eⁱⁿ^elig^ib^{le n}^oⁿ^-^g^o^v^e^rⁿ^m^eⁿ^t^issu^ed^p^h^o^t^o^id^en^tif^icatioⁿ^car^d^,
^citizen^m^e^m^b^ers^.^P^H^A^s^m^a^k^e^th^e^-^a^{state id}^en^tif^icatioⁿ^car^dⁱⁿ^co^m^p^lian^{ce w}^ith
^determⁱⁿ^ation^of^each^pers^on^’^s^s^t^atu^s^{. Ev}^ery^t^h^{e R}^E^A^L^ID^A^c^t^of^{2005 (P.L}^{. 109-}^13),
^ap^p^lican^{t m}^u^{st sig}ⁿ^{a cer}^tif^icatioⁿ^th^{at h}^e^/sh^e^is^-^a^pas^s^port^,^or
^{a citizen}^{, an}^elig^ib^{le n}^oⁿ^-^citizen^{, o}^r^{is ch}^o^o^sⁱⁿ^g^-^a^p^h^o^t^o^id^en^tif^icatioⁿ^car^d^issu^ed^b^y^th^e
ⁿ^o^{t to}^p^r^o^v^id^{e d}^o^c^u^m^en^tatioⁿ⁽^aⁿ^d^{is th}^er^ef^o^r^e^Secretary^of^th^{e Departm}^eⁿ^t^of^Hom^e^lan^d
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34002}ⁱⁿ^elig^{ible f}^o^{r as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce). P}^H^A^s^{are n}^o^t^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^to^ask^f^o^r^d^o^c^u^m^en^tatioⁿ^f^r^o^m^Secu^rity^.^T^h^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^req^u^{ire HUD to}^issu^e
^g/w^cⁱ^tⁱ^z^eⁿ^s,^a^l^t^h^o^{ugh t}^h^e^y^m^a^y^a^dopt^{a pol}ⁱ^c^y^r^e^g^u^l^atioⁿ^s^im^p^l^em^en^tin^g^th^{e p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.⁽^S^ec.
^s^.or^r^e^q^u^irⁱⁿ^g^d^o^c^u^m^en^tatioⁿ^.^Elig^ib^{le n}^oⁿ^-^citizen^s²¹⁾
^le^ak^m^u^s^t^provⁱ^d^{e docu}^m^en^t^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^f^r^om^t^h^e
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^h^ttp^des^c^ri^biⁿ^g^t^r^an^s^mⁱ^s^sⁱ^on^an^{d u}^s^{e of}^t^h^e
ⁱⁿ^f^o^r^m^atioⁿ^o^b^t^ain^e^d^.^I^f^{a f}^a^m^ily^cer^tif^{ies th}^at
^th^{e requ}^{ired ev}^iden^{ce is}^tem^porarily
^uⁿ^a^v^a^{ilable an}^{d it n}^eeds^m^o^{re tim}^{e, a P}^H^A
^m^a^y^provⁱ^d^{e an}^ex^t^eⁿ^sⁱ^oⁿ^of^u^p^t^o^{30 day}^s^{. (42}
^U^S^C^1436a)
^Hou^s^eh^{old m}^e^m^b^ers^ov^{er th}^{e ag}^{e of}^{6 m}^u^s^t
^als^o^prov^{ide th}^{eir Social Secu}^rityⁿ^u^m^bers
^an^{d/or certif}^y^th^{at th}^ey^h^a^v^eⁿ^o^{t receiv}^e^{d a}
^{Social Secu}^rityⁿ^u^m^{ber in}^{order to receiv}^e
^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce. (42 U}^S^C^3543(a))

CRS-41
^sⁱ^on^Hous^{ing Choice Vouc}^{her Program}^Current^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2007}^th^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2008}^th
^t^h^e^La^w^(H.R^{. 1851, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)^(S^{. 2684, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)
^ogram^s^{to w}^hⁱ^c^hⁱ^t^(Uⁿⁱ^ted^S^t^ates^Hou^sⁱⁿ^{g A}^c^{t of 1937, as}⁽^a^{s pa}^{ssed by}^t^h^{e H}^o^use)^(asⁱⁿ^trod^u^cedⁱⁿ^th^{e S}^eⁿ^a^te)
^a^m^{ended a}^{nd Tit}^l^{e 2}⁴^o^f^t^h^{e Co}^{de o}^f^F^e^dera^l
^R^e^gu^l^a^ti^on^s⁾
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^{added t}^o^t^h^{e ren}^t^f^o^{r t}^h^{e pu}^rpos^{e of}^p^a^y^m^en^{ts th}^{at th}^{e P}^H^A^w^o^u^l^d^o^t^h^e^r^w^{ise m}^a^k^e
^d^e^t^e^r^mⁱⁿⁱ^{ng a}^fa^mⁱ^l^y^{’s vo}^uc^he^r^a^ssi^st^aⁿ^c^e^.^to^th^{e lan}^d^lo^r^d^{, to}^coⁿ^tin^u^e^u^tility^ser^v^ice.
^T^h^{e u}^tility^allo^w^aⁿ^{ce can}^b^e^p^a^id^to^th^{e ten}^aⁿ^t^,^Bef^o^{re doi}ⁿ^g^s^o^{, a PH}^A^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o
^o^r^dⁱ^r^ectly^to^{a u}^tility^co^m^p^an^y^.ⁿ^o^tif^y^th^{e o}^wⁿ^e^r^o^f^{its in}^ten^tioⁿ^s^{, u}ⁿ^l^{ess th}^e
^uni^tⁱ^s^,^o^r^w^o^ul^d^b^e^c^o^m^e^,^uni^nha^bⁱ^t^a^b^l^e
^w^ith^o^u^{t th}^{e u}^tility^ser^v^{ice. (}^S^{ec. 1}⁹⁾
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34002}ⁱ^t^e^{d Eng}^lish^f^iciency^In^{2001, Pres}ⁱ^d^en^t^C^lⁱⁿ^t^oⁿ^sⁱ^gⁿ^e^{d Ex}^ecu^tⁱ^v^e^O^r^{der 13166 w}^hⁱ^c^h^s^t^at^{ed t}^h^atⁱⁿ^{order t}^o^{be i}ⁿ^T^h^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^req^u^{ire HUD to}^estab^lish^{a task}^f^o^{rce com}^p^ri^s^e^{d of}ⁱⁿ^du^s^t^ry^g^r^ou^ps^{, f}^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill. (}^S^{ec. 2}⁰⁾

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^s^.or^{H an}^{d P}^B^R^A⁾^A^c^{t (}^p^r^o^hⁱ^b^itin^g^dⁱ^scrⁱ^mⁱⁿ^a^tioⁿ^oⁿ^th^{e b}^a^{sis o}^f^ci^vⁱ^l^ri^g^h^t^s^g^r^ou^ps^{, an}^{d ot}^h^e^{r s}^t^ak^eh^ol^ders^t^o
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^dev^e^l^{op g}^uⁱ^dan^{ce i}^m^pl^em^en^tⁱⁿ^gⁱ^t^.^T^h^e^W^ithⁱⁿ^six^m^oⁿ^t^h^s^o^f^th^eir^id^en^tif^icatioⁿ^,^HUD
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^D^O^J^{’s gui}^d^a^nc^e^.^T^h^e^gui^d^a^nc^eⁱ^s^no^t
ⁿ^eces^s^a^rily^{a n}^e^w^s^e^{t of}^requ^irem^en^ts^{, as}^T^h^{e Secretary}^w^o^u^l^{d als}^o^{be requ}^{ired to}
^g^r^an^tees^w^e^{re alw}^a^y^s^requ^{ired be in}^dev^e^{lop an}^{d carry}^ou^{t a plan}^{to as}^sⁱ^s^t^recipien^ts
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^g^r^an^tees^uⁿ^d^ers^t^an^{d h}^o^w^th^ey^can^en^s^u^{re th}^at
^th^ey^{are in}^com^p^lian^{ce w}^h^en^{it com}^e^s^to^T^h^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^req^u^{ire HUD to}^d^e^v^e^lo^p^an^d
^s^e^rvⁱⁿ^g^L^E^P^pers^on^s^.^T^h^{e g}^uⁱ^dan^{ce s}^t^ates^th^at^m^aⁱⁿ^tain^{a h}^o^u^sⁱⁿ^gⁱⁿ^f^o^r^m^atioⁿ^r^e^so^u^r^{ce cen}^ter^,
^{HUD g}^r^an^{tees are req}^u^ired^to^tak^e^reasoⁿ^ab^le^w^h^ich^w^o^u^l^d^p^r^o^v^id^{e tr}^an^slatioⁿ^o^f^w^r^itten
^s^t^eps^{to en}^s^u^{re m}^eanⁱⁿ^g^f^u^l^acces^s^{to th}^eir^m^a^terⁱ^{als an}^d^{a to}^ll-^f^r^{ee in}^ter^p^r^e^tatioⁿ^ser^v^ice
^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^s^an^d^activ^{ities b}^y^L^E^P^p^e^r^s^oⁿ^{s. T}^h^e^teleph^on^{e lin}^{e. T}^h^{e cen}^{ter w}^o^u^l^{d als}^o^be
^g^uⁱ^dan^{ce s}^t^ates^th^{at it is}ⁿ^eces^s^a^ry^f^o^{r each}^ch^arg^e^{d w}^ith^collectin^g^an^{d ev}^alu^a^tin^g^f^o^r
^recipien^{t to u}ⁿ^d^ertak^e^anⁱⁿ^divⁱ^du^alized^accu^racy^{, or dev}^e^lopin^g^an^{d m}^a^kⁱⁿ^g^av^ailable,

CRS-42
^sⁱ^on^Hous^{ing Choice Vouc}^{her Program}^Current^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2007}^th^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2008}^th
^t^h^e^La^w^(H.R^{. 1851, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)^(S^{. 2684, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)
^ogram^s^{to w}^hⁱ^c^hⁱ^t^(Uⁿⁱ^ted^S^t^ates^Hou^sⁱⁿ^{g A}^c^{t of 1937, as}⁽^a^{s pa}^{ssed by}^t^h^{e H}^o^use)^(asⁱⁿ^trod^u^cedⁱⁿ^th^{e S}^eⁿ^a^te)
^a^m^{ended a}^{nd Tit}^l^{e 2}⁴^o^f^t^h^{e Co}^{de o}^f^F^e^dera^l
^R^e^gu^l^a^ti^on^s⁾
^assessm^en^{t to}^d^e^ter^mⁱⁿ^{e h}^o^w^to^m^{eet th}^at^tem^p^{lates an}^d^d^o^c^u^m^en^{ts in}^clu^dⁱⁿ^g
^requ^irem^en^{t u}^sⁱⁿ^g^{a f}^o^u^r^-^f^{actor an}^aly^s^is^{, w}^h^ich^admⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^ratⁱ^v^{e an}^{d propert}^y^docu^m^en^t^s^{, l}^e^g^a^l^l^y
^{is m}^ean^{t to}^h^e^lp^d^e^ter^mⁱⁿ^{e L}^E^Pⁿ^eed^{s in}^a^bⁱ^ndⁱ^{ng d}^o^c^um^eⁿ^t^s^,^c^o^nsum^e^r^e^d^uc^a^tⁱ^o^{n a}ⁿ^d
^com^m^uⁿ^ity^an^{d h}^o^w^{to balan}^{ce th}^os^{e n}^eeds^o^u^treach^{, an}^d^rig^h^t^{s an}^d^resp^oⁿ^sib^ilities
^ag^ain^s^{t res}^o^u^r^{ce con}^s^train^t^s^.^T^h^{e f}^o^u^r^f^actors^docu^m^en^ts^{. T}^h^{e cen}^{ter w}^o^u^l^{d als}^o^{be ch}^arg^e^d
^are:^wⁱ^t^h^c^o^nd^uc^tⁱ^{ng a}^st^ud^y^e^v^a^l^ua^tⁱ^{ng b}^e^st
^{(1) t}^h^{e n}^u^m^{ber or proport}ⁱ^oⁿ^of^L^E^{P pers}^on^s^practⁱ^{ce m}^odel^s^f^o^{r s}^e^rvⁱⁿ^g^L^E^{P pers}^on^s^f^o^{r al}^l
^elig^ib^{le to}^b^e^ser^v^ed^o^r^lik^ely^to^b^e^{HUD p}^r^o^g^ram^s^{. W}^ithⁱⁿ¹⁸^m^oⁿ^t^h^s^o^f
^en^couⁿ^t^{ered by}^th^{e prog}^ram^{or g}^r^an^tee;^en^actm^eⁿ^t^{, th}^{e cen}^{ter w}^o^u^l^{d be requ}^{ired to}
⁽²⁾^th^{e f}^r^eq^u^eⁿ^c^y^w^ith^w^h^ich^L^E^P^p^e^r^s^oⁿ^s^su^b^m^{it a r}^e^p^o^r^{t to}^Coⁿ^g^r^{ess w}^ith
^com^eⁱⁿ^con^t^{act w}^ith^th^{e prog}^ram^;^r^eco^m^m^eⁿ^d^atioⁿ^s^f^o^r^im^p^l^em^en^tatioⁿ^.^T^h^e
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34002}^{(3) t}^h^{e n}^a^t^u^{re an}^{d i}^m^port^aⁿ^{ce of}^t^h^{e prog}^ram^,^activ^ity^{, o}^r^ser^v^{ice p}^r^o^v^id^ed^b^y^th^{e p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^to^cen^t^e^{r w}^o^u^l^{d al}^s^o^{be ch}^arg^e^{d w}ⁱ^t^h^provⁱ^dⁱⁿ^gⁱⁿ^f^o^r^m^atioⁿ^r^e^latin^g^to^cu^ltu^r^a^lly^an^d
^g/w^peopl^e’^s^lⁱ^v^es^;^an^d^lⁱ^ngui^stⁱ^c^a^l^l^y^c^o^m^p^e^t^eⁿ^t^ho^usi^{ng se}^r^vⁱ^c^e^s^fo^r
^s^.or^{(4) th}^{e res}^o^u^r^ces^av^{ailable to th}^e^pers^on^s^wⁱ^t^h^L^E^P.
^le^ak^g^r^an^tee/recipien^{t an}^{d cos}^t^s^.
^://wiki^On^{ce a g}^r^an^{tee determ}ⁱⁿ^es^w^h^{at th}^{e n}^eedsⁱⁿ^T^h^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^au^th^o^r^{ize su}^ch^su^m^s^asⁿ^ecessar^y^to^f^uⁿ^d^th^{ese activ}^{ities an}^d^w^o^u^l^d
^h^ttp^th^{e com}^m^uⁿ^ity^{are, th}^{e g}^uⁱ^dan^{ce s}^t^ates^th^at^req^u^{ire HUD to}^su^b^m^{it a rep}^o^r^{t reg}^a^rdⁱⁿ^g^its
^t^h^e^y^sho^u^l^d^c^o^nsi^d^e^r^d^e^ve^l^o^pⁱ^{ng a}^l^a^ngua^ge^co^m^p^lian^{ce w}^ith^th^{e r}^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{ts w}^ithⁱⁿ^six
^assistan^{ce p}^l^an^o^u^tlinⁱⁿ^g^h^o^w^th^ey^ar^{e g}^oⁱⁿ^g^to^m^o^nt^hs,^aⁿ^d^a^nnua^l^l^y^t^h^e^r^e^a^f^t^e^r^.⁽^S^e^c^.¹⁸⁾

^m^{eet th}^os^{e n}^eeds^.^Meetin^g^th^os^{e n}^eeds^m^a^y
ⁱⁿ^clu^d^{e p}^r^o^v^idⁱⁿ^g^o^r^{al an}^d^w^r^itten^tr^an^slatioⁿ^s^.
^Sp^ecifⁱ^cally^{, HUD h}^a^{s stated}^th^{at h}^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g
^p^r^o^v^id^er^{s sh}^o^u^ld^p^r^o^v^id^{e tr}^an^slatioⁿ^s^o^f^v^ital
^d^o^c^um^eⁿ^t^s^.^H^o^w^e^ve^r^,^t^h^e^gui^d^a^nc^e^d^o^e^{s no}^t
^d^e^fⁱⁿ^e^th^{e ter}^m^v^{ital d}^o^c^u^m^en^{t. (}^S^{ee Fed}^e^r^a^l
^R^e^gⁱ^s^t^{er, Vol. 72, No. 13, Mon}^d^ay^{, J}^aⁿ^u^a^ry
^{22, 2007, pag}^e^2732).

CRS-43
^sⁱ^on^Hous^{ing Choice Vouc}^{her Program}^Current^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2007}^th^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2008}^th
^t^h^e^La^w^(H.R^{. 1851, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)^(S^{. 2684, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)
^ogram^s^{to w}^hⁱ^c^hⁱ^t^(Uⁿⁱ^ted^S^t^ates^Hou^sⁱⁿ^{g A}^c^{t of 1937, as}⁽^a^{s pa}^{ssed by}^t^h^{e H}^o^use)^(asⁱⁿ^trod^u^cedⁱⁿ^th^{e S}^eⁿ^a^te)
^a^m^{ended a}^{nd Tit}^l^{e 2}⁴^o^f^t^h^{e Co}^{de o}^f^F^e^dera^l
^R^e^gu^l^a^ti^on^s⁾
^{fective Date}^No^{t ap}^p^licab^le.^Uⁿ^l^{ess o}^t^h^e^r^w^is^{e s}^p^ecifⁱ^{ed, th}^{e prov}^is^ion^s^of^Un^{less o}^t^h^e^r^w^{ise sp}^ecifⁱ^ed^{, th}^{e p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^s^o^f
^t^h^e^l^e^gi^sl^a^tⁱ^o^{n w}^o^ul^d^t^a^ke^e^ffe^c^t^b^e^giⁿⁿⁱ^ng^t^h^e^l^e^gi^sl^a^tⁱ^o^{n w}^o^ul^d^t^a^ke^e^ffe^c^t^b^e^giⁿⁿⁱ^ng
^Jan^u^a^ry^{1, 2008. (S}^{ec. 19)}^Jan^u^a^ry^{1, 2009. S}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^s^{3, 4, an}^{d 12 (rel}^a^t^e^d
^toⁱⁿ^co^m^e^{, elig}^ib^ility^{, an}^d^FMRs)^w^o^u^l^d^tak^e
^ef^f^ect^on^t^h^{e f}ⁱ^rs^t^day^of^{2010. PH}^A^s^an^d
^o^w^ne^r^s^w^o^ul^d^b^e^r^e^q^uⁱ^r^e^d^t^o^no^tⁱ^f^y^t^e^na^nt^{s a}^s
^s^oon^as^pos^sⁱ^bl^{e abou}^t^h^o^w^t^h^{e ch}^an^g^e^s^m^a^de
^by^th^{e act w}^o^u^l^{d af}^f^{ect th}^{e ten}^aⁿ^t^s^s^p^ecifⁱ^cally
^aⁿ^d^a^l^l^t^e^na^nt^{s ge}^ne^r^a^l^l^y^.⁽^S^e^c^.²²⁾
^ervation^P^r^o^p^e^{rties th}^{at req}^u^{ire p}^r^io^{r HUD ap}^p^r^o^v^{al to}^T^h^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^req^u^{ire HUD to}^ap^p^r^o^v^{e th}^e^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34002}^sⁱ^on^s^p^r^ep^ay^th^eir^m^o^r^t^g^a^g^e^{s ar}^{e n}^o^{t elig}^ib^{le to}^receiv^e^en^h^aⁿ^{ced v}^o^u^c^h^e^rs^uⁿ^d^{er cu}^rren^{t law}^.^prepay^m^eⁿ^t^of^th^{e m}^o^rtg^a^g^e^f^o^{r th}^{e Heritag}^e^A^p^ar^tm^en^{ts in}^Mald^en^{, Massach}^u^s^{etts, an}^d
^g/w^BR^A⁾^{(12 U}^S^C^{§ 4119)}^p^r^o^vⁱ^d^e^t^e^na^nt^-b^a^s^e^d^r^e^nt^a^l^vo^uc^he^r^s^t^o^t^h^e
^s^.or^cu^rren^t^resⁱ^den^t^s^of^t^h^{e propert}^y^.^(S^{ec. 15)}
^le^ak^Un^d^e^r^ad^mⁱⁿⁱ^str^a^tiv^{e p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^sⁱⁿ^clu^d^edⁱⁿ
^t^h^{e F}^Y^{2006 an}^{d F}^Y^{2007 appropri}^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^s^act^s^,^T^h^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^also^dⁱ^r^{ect th}^{e Secr}^etar^y^to
^://wiki^{HUD is p}^e^rm^itted^to^tran^sf^{er p}^r^o^j^ect-^b^ased^tran^s^f^{er proj}^ect-^b^as^{ed ren}^t^{al as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^ce
^h^ttp^ren^t^{al as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce con}^t^racts^f^r^om^on^{e property}^to^con^t^ract^s^,^res^t^ri^ctⁱ^oⁿ^s^{, an}^{d debt}^f^r^om^on^e
^an^o^t^h^e^r^,^b^u^{t o}ⁿ^ly^if^th^{e tr}^an^sf^er^co^m^p^{lies w}^ith^buⁱ^l^dⁱⁿ^g^t^o^an^ot^h^e^{r f}^o^{r propert}ⁱ^e^s^owⁿ^e^{d by}
^stip^u^l^atioⁿ^sⁱⁿ^clu^d^edⁱⁿ^th^{e ap}^p^r^o^p^r^iatioⁿ^s^acts.^tw^o^sp^ecifⁱ^{c o}^r^g^aⁿⁱ^zatioⁿ^sⁱⁿ^tw^o^co^uⁿ^{ties in}
^(S^{ee S}^{ec. 318 of}^P.L^.^109-¹¹⁵⁾^Oh^{io. (Sec. 19)}
^llect^io^{n o}^f^Da^t^a^oⁿ^T^h^e^Lo^w^Iⁿ^c^o^m^e^H^o^usi^{ng T}^a^{x Cr}^e^dⁱ^t⁽^L^I^H^T^C⁾^No^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^T^h^{e Sen}^a^{te b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^r^e^q^u^ir^{e HFA}^s^to^p^r^o^v^id^e
^nt^{s in Ta}^{x Credit}^prog^ramⁱ^s^admⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^{ered f}^e^deral^l^y^by^t^h^e^d^a^{ta to}^{HUD annua}^lly^oⁿ^{the r}^ace,^ethnicity^,
^In^tern^{al R}^e^v^eⁿ^u^e^Serv^{ice, bu}^{t th}^{e credits}^are^f^a^m^ily^co^m^p^o^s^itioⁿ^,^ag^{e, in}^co^m^e^{, u}^s^{e o}^f^r^eⁿ^t^al
^aw^{arded an}^{d th}^{e prog}^ram^is^admⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^{ered by}^assistan^{ce, d}ⁱ^sab^ility^statu^s^{, an}^d^m^oⁿ^t^h^l^y^r^eⁿ^t^al
^h^er)^s^t^{ate h}^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^fⁱⁿ^aⁿ^{ce ag}^en^cies^(HFA^s⁾^{. HFA}^s^pay^m^en^ts^of^h^o^u^s^eh^olds^resⁱ^din^gⁱⁿ^each^tax
^aw^{ard th}^{e tax}^credits^an^{d m}^oⁿ^{itor com}^p^lian^ce.^cred^{it p}^r^o^p^e^rty^.^{HUD w}^o^u^l^d^b^e^req^u^ired^to
^Iⁿ^f^o^r^m^atioⁿ^ab^o^u^{t w}^h^o^liv^{es in}^L^I^HT^{C u}ⁿ^{its is}^p^u^b^lish^{a r}^u^{le estab}^lishⁱⁿ^g^stan^d^a^r^d^{s an}^d
ⁿ^o^{t co}^llectedⁿ^a^tioⁿ^a^lly^.^d^e^fⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^s^f^o^r^th^{e d}^a^{ta co}^llectioⁿ^,^p^r^o^v^id^e
^s^t^ates^w^ith^techⁿⁱ^{cal as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce in}^es^tablis^hⁱⁿ^g
^sy^stem^{s f}^o^r^co^llectin^g^an^d^su^b^m^ittin^g^th^{e d}^a^ta,
^an^{d coordi}ⁿ^a^t^e^wⁱ^t^h^ot^h^e^{r f}^e^deral^ag^en^ci^es^t^o
^mⁱⁿⁱ^mⁱ^{ze du}^plicativ^{e reportin}^g^requ^irem^en^ts^.
^T^h^{e Secretary}^o^f^{HUD w}^o^u^l^d^b^e^req^u^ired^to

CRS-44
^sⁱ^on^Hous^{ing Choice Vouc}^{her Program}^Current^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2007}^th^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2008}^th
^t^h^e^La^w^(H.R^{. 1851, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)^(S^{. 2684, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)
^ogram^s^{to w}^hⁱ^c^hⁱ^t^(Uⁿⁱ^ted^S^t^ates^Hou^sⁱⁿ^{g A}^c^{t of 1937, as}⁽^a^{s pa}^{ssed by}^t^h^{e H}^o^use)^(asⁱⁿ^trod^u^cedⁱⁿ^th^{e S}^eⁿ^a^te)
^a^m^{ended a}^{nd Tit}^l^{e 2}⁴^o^f^t^h^{e Co}^{de o}^f^F^e^dera^l
^R^e^gu^l^a^ti^on^s⁾
^co^m^p^{ile th}^{e d}^a^{ta an}^d^m^a^k^e^{it p}^u^b^licly
^a^v^aⁱ^l^a^b^l^e^no^t^l^e^{ss t}^h^aⁿ^a^nnua^l^l^y^.^T^h^e^bⁱ^l^l
^w^o^u^l^{d au}^t^h^ori^{ze t}^o^{be appropri}^a^t^e^{d $2.5}
^m^illion^f^o^{r FY2009,}^an^{d $900,000 a}^nnua^l^l^y
^f^o^{r F}^Y^2010-^F^Y^{2013, t}^o^cov^e^{r t}^h^{e cos}^t^s^of
^dev^e^l^opiⁿ^g^t^h^{e s}^t^an^dards^,^provⁱ^dⁱⁿ^g^t^echⁿⁱ^cal
^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce, an}^{d com}^p^ilin^g^an^{d pu}^blis^hⁱⁿ^g^th^e
^report^s^{. (S}^{ec. 18)}
^{fect of I}ⁿ^com^e^P^H^A^s^receiv^e^pu^{blic h}^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^operati^ng^f^uⁿ^d^s^Un^d^e^{r th}^{e b}^{ill, If}^{HUD d}^e^termⁱⁿ^{es th}^{at ch}^an^g^e^s^Sim^ilar^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^I^f^{a P}^H^A^d^e^ter^mⁱⁿ^{es th}^at
^l^c^u^l^ati^oⁿ^C^h^an^ges^fr^o^m^t^h^e^fe^d^e^r^a^l^go^ve^rⁿ^m^e^nt^t^o^he^l^p^m^a^ke^up^t^h^e^to^th^{e in}^co^m^e^d^e^fⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^s^an^d^calcu^latioⁿ^s⁽^a^s^ch^an^g^e^{s to}^th^{e in}^co^m^e^d^e^fⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^s^an^d
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34002}^{PHA Rev}^e^nue^di^f^f^e^ren^{ce betw}^een^w^h^{at ten}^aⁿ^t^s^payⁱⁿ^ren^t^an^d^w^h^atⁱ^t^cos^t^s^t^o^ruⁿ^pu^blⁱ^c^h^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^.^In^F^Y^2007,^coⁿ^t^ain^e^dⁱⁿ^th^{e b}^ill)^r^e^d^u^ced^th^{e r}^eⁿ^t^{al in}^co^m^e^of^{a PH}^A^(bey^on^{d a de m}ⁱⁿⁱ^m^u^s^am^ouⁿ^t⁾^calcu^latioⁿ^s⁽^a^{s co}ⁿ^t^ain^e^dⁱⁿ^th^{e b}^ill)^r^e^d^u^ced^th^{e ren}^t^{al in}^com^e^of^{a P}^H^A^(by^m^o^{re th}^an^½
^g/w^{H on}^l^y⁾^P^H^A^s^beg^aⁿ^receivⁱⁿ^g^th^{eir pu}^{blic h}^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^d^u^rⁱⁿ^g^th^{e p}^e^rⁱ^o^dⁱⁿ^w^h^ich^r^eⁿ^t^{al in}^co^m^e^is^of^{1% of}^dw^ellin^g^ren^t^s^f^r^om^th^{e precedin}^g
^s^.or^o^p^e^r^a^tⁱ^{ng fund}^{s und}^e^r^a^ne^w^fo^r^m^ul^a^,^w^hⁱ^c^h^f^r^ozen^{, th}^{e Secretary}^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}^{ired to}^y^{ear, as}^proj^{ected in}^th^{e f}ⁱ^rs^{t qu}^{arter of}^th^e
^le^akⁱⁿ^clu^d^{es n}^e^w^es^tⁱ^m^a^{tes o}^f^w^h^{at it sh}^o^u^ld^co^{st to}^m^a^k^e^adj^u^s^t^m^eⁿ^t^s^{to ag}^en^cy^bu^dg^ets^.^calen^{dar y}^{ear), th}^{e P}^H^A^cou^l^{d certif}^y^{to HUD}
^r^uⁿ^p^u^b^lic^h^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^.^A^s^{a p}^a^r^t^o^f^th^e^tr^an^sitioⁿ^to^th^{eir proj}^{ected redu}^ction^by^A^p^{ril 15 of}^each
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^h^ttp^f^r^{eeze ten}^aⁿ^tⁱⁿ^com^e^{at th}^{e F}^Y^{2004 lev}^e^{l. A}^s^aⁱⁿ^F^Y^{2008 an}^{d F}^Y^{2009 on}^t^h^{e ef}^f^ect^s^of^t^h^e^{be requ}^{ired to reim}^bu^rs^{e th}^{e ag}^en^cy^{, if}^f^uⁿ^d^s
^res^u^{lt, if}^P^H^A^s^{are able to in}^creas^{e th}^{e am}^ouⁿ^t^of^am^en^d^m^en^{ts m}^a^d^eⁱⁿ^th^{is leg}ⁱ^slatioⁿ^oⁿ^P^H^A^{are av}^{ailable. P}^H^A^s^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}^{ired to}
^r^eⁿ^t^th^{at th}^e^y^c^o^{llect f}^r^o^m^ten^aⁿ^t^{s, th}^eir^p^u^b^lic^r^e^ve^nue^.⁽^S^e^c^.⁴⁽^f)⁾^m^aⁱⁿ^tainⁿ^ecessar^y^r^eco^r^d^{s f}^o^r^au^d^{its o}^r
^h^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^o^p^e^r^a^tin^g^f^uⁿ^d^s^w^illⁿ^o^{t b}^e^r^e^d^u^ced^an^d^revⁱ^ew^s^.
^t^h^ey^can^k^eep^th^{e ad}^d^itioⁿ^a^{l in}^co^m^e^{. T}^eⁿ^aⁿ^t
ⁱⁿ^co^m^e^{is sch}^e^d^u^led^to^b^e^“^uⁿ^f^r^o^zen^”ⁱⁿ^C^oⁿ^t^ain^s^th^{e s}^a^m^e^reportin^g^requ^irem^en^ts^asⁱⁿ
^F^Y^2009.^th^{e Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill, ex}^cep^{t ch}^an^g^e^{s d}^a^{tes to}
^F^Y^{2009 an}^{d F}^Y^{2010. (S}^{ec. 4(f}⁾⁾

CRS-45
^sⁱ^on^Hous^{ing Choice Vouc}^{her Program}^Current^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2007}^th^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2008}^th
^t^h^e^La^w^(H.R^{. 1851, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)^(S^{. 2684, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)
^ogram^s^{to w}^hⁱ^c^hⁱ^t^(Uⁿⁱ^ted^S^t^ates^Hou^sⁱⁿ^{g A}^c^{t of 1937, as}⁽^a^{s pa}^{ssed by}^t^h^{e H}^o^use)^(asⁱⁿ^trod^u^cedⁱⁿ^th^{e S}^eⁿ^a^te)
^a^m^{ended a}^{nd Tit}^l^{e 2}⁴^o^f^t^h^{e Co}^{de o}^f^F^e^dera^l
^R^e^gu^l^a^ti^on^s⁾
^oviⁿ^g^{to W}^o^rk^Un^d^e^r^th^{e Mo}^vⁱⁿ^g^to^W^o^r^k^Dem^oⁿ^s^tr^atioⁿ^,^T^h^{e Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^cr^{eate a n}^e^w^Ho^u^sⁱⁿ^g^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^P^H^A^s^m^a^y^receiv^e^w^a^iv^ers^allowⁱⁿ^g^th^em^to^I^nno^va^tⁱ^o^{n P}^r^o^g^r^a^m^.^Li^ke^M^T^W^,^H^I^P^w^o^ul^d
^H)^co^m^bⁱⁿ^{e th}^eir^p^u^b^{lic h}^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^an^d^Sectioⁿ⁸^allo^w^P^H^A^s^to^co^m^bⁱⁿ^{e p}^u^b^{lic h}^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^an^d
^v^o^u^c^h^e^{r f}^uⁿ^d^s^an^{d receiv}^e^w^a^iv^ers^of^m^o^s^t^Section^{8 v}^o^u^c^h^e^{r f}^uⁿ^d^s^an^{d receiv}^e^w^a^iv^ers^of
^ot^h^e^{r prog}^ram^ru^l^e^s^an^{d requ}ⁱ^r^em^en^t^s^{. T}^h^e^m^aⁿ^y^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^r^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{ts. Un}^lik^{e MT}^W^,^it
^pu^rpos^{e of}^t^h^{e prog}^ramⁱ^s^t^o^provⁱ^d^{e PH}^A^s^an^d^w^o^u^l^{d con}^t^aiⁿ^det^aⁱ^l^e^{d prog}^ram^requⁱ^r^em^en^t^s^{, a}
^th^{e Secr}^etar^y^th^{e f}^l^ex^ib^ility^to^d^e^sigⁿ^an^d^test^tier^e^d^sy^stem^o^f^p^a^r^ticip^an^{ts (}^s^o^m^{e w}^ith^m^o^r^e
^v^a^ri^ou^s^approach^es^f^o^{r prov}ⁱ^dⁱⁿ^g^an^d^w^a^iv^er^ab^ility^th^an^o^t^h^e^r^s⁾^an^d^p^e^r^f^o^r^m^aⁿ^c^e
^a^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^st^e^rⁱ^{ng ho}^usi^{ng a}^ssi^st^aⁿ^c^e^.^T^h^e^H^U^D^stan^d^a^r^d^{s. T}^h^{e Secr}^etar^y^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^p^e^r^m^itted^to
^Secretary^is^au^th^{orized to s}^e^{lect u}^p^{to 30 P}^H^A^s^{select u}^p^to⁶⁰^P^H^A^s^to^p^a^r^ticip^{ate in}^th^{e f}^u^ll
^t^o^partⁱ^cⁱ^p^at^{e. (42 U}^S^C^{1437 N}^o^t^e⁾^prog^ram^,^an^{d u}^p^t^o^an^ot^h^e^{r 20 t}^o^partⁱ^cⁱ^p^at^{e i}ⁿ
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34002}^{a m}^o^{re res}^t^ri^ct^{ed v}^e^rsⁱ^oⁿ^of^t^h^{e prog}^ram^.^Ex^is^tin^g^MT^W^ag^en^cies^w^o^u^l^{d be ph}^as^ed-ⁱⁿ^to
^g/w^t^h^{e H}^I^{P prog}^ram^(S^{ec. 16)}
^s^.or
^le^ak
^oviⁿ^g^{to W}^o^rk^/^H^ou^sⁱⁿ^g^Iⁿⁿ^ovati^oⁿ^Program
^://wiki^e^c^.¹⁶^o^f^SEVRA,^addiⁿ^g^S^{ec. 36 t}^o^t^h^{e U}^.^S^.^Hou^sⁱⁿ^{g A}^c^t^{of 1937)}
^h^ttp^M^o^vi^{ng t}^o^W^o^r^k^D^e^m^o^nst^r^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^H^o^usi^{ng I}^nno^va^tⁱ^o^{n P}^r^o^g^r^a^m^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^(C^odi^fⁱ^{ed u}ⁿ^d^{er 42}^U^S^C^{1437 N}^o^t^e^{. H}^e^reaf^t^e^r,^(S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^{16 of}^t^h^e^bⁱ^l^l^w^o^u^l^{d add S}^{ec. 36 t}^o^t^h^e
^citatioⁿ^s^ar^{e sh}^o^wⁿ^b^y^th^eir^su^b^s^ectioⁿ^uⁿ^d^er^th^e^{act. Hereaf}^{ter, citation}^s^are^s^h^owⁿ^as^th^ey^w^o^u^l^d
^No^te)^{be in}^clu^d^{ed in}^th^{e act)}
^es^T^h^e^pu^rpos^e^of^t^h^{e prog}^ramⁱ^s^t^o^provⁱ^d^e^PH^A^s^T^h^e^pu^rpos^es^of^t^h^{e prog}^ram^w^o^u^l^{d be t}^o^provⁱ^d^e^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.

^an^d^th^{e Secr}^etar^y^th^{e f}^l^ex^ib^ility^to^d^e^sⁱ^gⁿ^an^d^P^H^A^s^an^d^th^{e Secr}^etar^y^th^{e f}^l^ex^ib^ility^to^d^e^sⁱ^gⁿ
^t^e^s^t^v^a^ri^ou^s^a^pproach^es^f^o^{r prov}ⁱ^dⁱⁿ^g^an^d^an^{d ev}^alu^a^{te approach}^es^t^o^admⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^erin^g
^a^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^st^e^rⁱ^{ng ho}^usi^{ng a}^ssi^st^aⁿ^c^e^t^h^a^t^h^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce th}^at
^-^r^edu^{ce cos}^t^an^{d achi}^e^ve^gr^e^a^t^e^r^cos^t^-ⁱⁿ^c^reas^{e h}^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^opportuⁿ^ities^f^o^{r low}^-ⁱⁿ^com^e
^ef^f^ectiv^en^{ess in}^f^e^d^e^r^a^{l ex}^p^eⁿ^d^itu^r^e^s;^f^a^m^{ilies (}ⁱⁿ^c^lu^dⁱⁿ^g^p^r^ev^en^tin^g^h^o^m^e^lessn^e^s^s,
^-^g^iv^{e in}^cen^tiv^{es to}^f^a^mⁱ^{lies w}^ith^ch^ild^r^eⁿ^w^h^er^e^r^e^h^a^b^ilitatin^g^o^r^r^e^p^l^acin^g^h^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^{at r}ⁱ^sk^o^f
^the^h^{ead of}^th^{e h}^o^u^s^eh^{old is}^w^o^rkⁱⁿ^g^,^s^eekⁱⁿ^g^p^h^y^s^ical^d^e^terⁱ^o^r^atioⁿ^,^an^d^d^e^v^e^lo^pⁱⁿ^g^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^l
^w^o^rk^{, or preparin}^g^f^o^{r w}^o^rk^{; an}^d^a^ffo^r^d^a^b^l^e^ho^usi^ng)^;
^-ⁱⁿ^c^reas^{e h}^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^ch^oices^f^o^{r low}^-ⁱⁿ^com^e^-^l^ev^erag^{e oth}^e^{r Federal, State, an}^d^local^f^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g
^f^a^m^{ilies. (}^a⁾^so^ur^c^e^s^,ⁱⁿ^c^l^udⁱ^{ng t}^h^e^Lo^w^-^Iⁿ^c^o^m^e^H^o^usi^ng^T^a^x
^Cr^e^dⁱ^t^prog^ram^,^t^o^ex^pan^d^an^{d pres}^erv^e^af^f^o^rd
^{able h}^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^opportuⁿ^ities^,ⁱⁿ^clu^dⁱⁿ^g^pu^bl^ic
^ho^usi^ng;

CRS-46
^sⁱ^on^Hous^{ing Choice Vouc}^{her Program}^Current^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2007}^th^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2008}^th
^t^h^e^La^w^(H.R^{. 1851, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)^(S^{. 2684, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)
^ogram^s^{to w}^hⁱ^c^hⁱ^t^(Uⁿⁱ^ted^S^t^ates^Hou^sⁱⁿ^{g A}^c^{t of 1937, as}⁽^a^{s pa}^{ssed by}^t^h^{e H}^o^use)^(asⁱⁿ^trod^u^cedⁱⁿ^th^{e S}^eⁿ^a^te)
^a^m^{ended a}^{nd Tit}^l^{e 2}⁴^o^f^t^h^{e Co}^{de o}^f^F^e^dera^l
^R^e^gu^l^a^ti^on^s⁾
^-^p^rovⁱ^{de f}ⁱ^naⁿ^cⁱ^a^lⁱⁿ^cen^tⁱ^v^es^an^{d ot}^h^e^{r s}^u^pport
^m^ech^an^ism^s^to^f^a^m^{ilies to}^o^b^t^ain^em^p^l^o^y^m^eⁿ^t
^an^{d in}^creas^{e earn}^e^{d in}^com^e^;
^-^t^{est alter}ⁿ^ativ^{e r}^eⁿ^t^-^s^ettin^g^p^o^licies^to^d^e^ter^mⁱⁿ^e
^w^h^eth^e^r^r^eⁿ^t^d^e^ter^mⁱⁿ^atioⁿ^s^can^b^e^sim^p^lif^ied
^an^{d adm}ⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^r^a^tⁱ^v^{e cos}^t^s^a^vⁱⁿ^g^s^can^{be realized}
^w^h^{ile p}^r^o^t^ectin^g^ex^tr^em^ely^lo^w^-^an^d^v^e^r^y
^lo^w^-ⁱⁿ^co^m^e^f^a^m^{ilies f}^r^o^mⁱⁿ^cr^eased^r^eⁿ^t^b^u^r^d^en^s;
^-^a^r^e^su^b^j^{ect to}^rⁱ^g^o^r^o^u^s^ev^alu^a^tioⁿ^to^{test th}^e
^ef^f^ectiv^en^es^s^of^s^u^chⁱⁿⁿ^o^v^a^tiv^{e approach}^es^{; an}^d
^{-are dev}^e^l^{oped w}ⁱ^t^h^t^h^{e s}^u^pport^of^t^h^{e l}^o^c^a^l
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34002}^co^m^m^uⁿ^ity^an^d^w^ith^th^{e su}^b^s^tan^{tial p}^a^r^ticip^atioⁿ^of^af^f^{ected res}ⁱ^den^t^s^.^{(Sec. 36(a))}
^g/w
^s^.or
^le^ak^r^ity^A^u^th^ori^z^e^s^th^{e Secretary}^{to con}^d^u^c^{t an}^MT^W^W^o^u^l^{d direct}^th^{e Secretary}^{to carry}^ou^{t a h}^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.

^d^e^m^oⁿ^s^tration^an^{d s}^e^{lect u}^p^{to 30 ag}^en^cies^f^o^rⁱ^nno^va^tⁱ^o^{n p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^aⁿ^d^w^o^ul^d^p^e^r^mⁱ^t^t^h^e
^://wiki^p^a^r^ticip^atioⁿ^.⁽^b⁾^Secr^etar^y^to^d^e^sigⁿ^a^{te u}^p^to⁶⁰^P^H^A^s^to
^h^ttp^{participate at an}^y^on^{e tim}^{e. (Sec. 36(b))}
^T^h^{e Secr}^etar^y^co^u^l^d^d^e^sigⁿ^a^{te an}^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^{l 2}⁰
^P^H^A^s^{to participate u}ⁿ^d^{er m}^odifⁱ^ed^term^s^.^(Sec.
^{36(b)) Su}^ch^ag^en^cies^:
^-^w^ou^l^d^{be s}^u^bj^ect^t^o^t^h^{e prov}ⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^s^of^l^a^w
^g^o^v^e^rⁿⁱⁿ^gⁱⁿ^co^m^e^elig^ib^ility^an^d^r^eⁿ^t^calcu^latioⁿ^;
^-^w^o^u^ld^b^e^s^u^b^j^{ect to}^{all p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^s^o^f^v^o^u^c^h^e^r
^law^ex^cep^t^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^s^r^e^lated^to^leasin^g^o^f^P^H^A^-
^owⁿ^e^d^uⁿ^its^an^{d th}^os^{e oth}^e^rw^is^{e w}^a^iv^{ed u}ⁿ^d^er
⁽^e⁾⁽³⁾⁽^r^e^latin^g^to^{lease ter}^m^{s an}^d^lim^{its o}ⁿ
^proj^ect-^b^as^{ed as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^ce);
^-^w^o^u^ld^b^e^p^r^o^h^ib^ited^f^r^o^m^im^p^o^sⁱⁿ^g^tim^{e lim}^its
^on^th^{e term}^of^h^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^ce;
^-^w^o^u^ld^b^e^p^r^o^h^ib^ited^f^r^o^m^coⁿ^d^itioⁿⁱⁿ^g
^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^ce^on^th^{e em}^ploy^m^eⁿ^t^s^t^atu^s^of^on^{e or}
^mo^r^e^f^a^mi^l^y^me^mb^e^r^s^;
^-^w^ou^{ld f}^{ace lim}^its^{to dem}^o^lis^hⁱⁿ^g^or^dis^posⁱⁿ^g^of
^d^w^e^l^lⁱ^{ng uni}^t^s^,ⁱⁿ^c^l^udⁱ^ng^a^m^o^dⁱ^fi^e^d^oⁿ^e^-fo^r^-^oⁿ^e

CRS-47
^sⁱ^on^Hous^{ing Choice Vouc}^{her Program}^Current^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2007}^th^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2008}^th
^t^h^e^La^w^(H.R^{. 1851, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)^(S^{. 2684, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)
^ogram^s^{to w}^hⁱ^c^hⁱ^t^(Uⁿⁱ^ted^S^t^ates^Hou^sⁱⁿ^{g A}^c^{t of 1937, as}⁽^a^{s pa}^{ssed by}^t^h^{e H}^o^use)^(asⁱⁿ^trod^u^cedⁱⁿ^th^{e S}^eⁿ^a^te)
^a^m^{ended a}^{nd Tit}^l^{e 2}⁴^o^f^t^h^{e Co}^{de o}^f^F^e^dera^l
^R^e^gu^l^a^ti^on^s⁾
^replacem^en^{t requ}^irem^en^{t, a requi}^rem^eⁿ^t^th^at
^g^u^a^ran^t^ees^{a rig}^h^t^of^retu^rn^f^o^{r dis}^p^laced^ten^aⁿ^t^s^,
^an^{d adoption}^of^{a com}^p^reh^eⁿ^s^iv^{e ou}^treach^plan
^d^e^ve^l^o^p^e^dⁱⁿ^c^o^nj^unc^tⁱ^o^{n w}ⁱ^t^h^r^e^si^d^e^nt^s.
^{(Sec. 36(h}⁾⁾
^I^f^th^{e n}^u^m^b^e^r^o^f^P^H^A^s^p^a^r^t^icip^atin^gⁱⁿ^th^e
^prog^ram^drops^bel^o^w^{40, t}^h^{e S}^ecret^ary^w^o^u^l^d^be
^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^to^p^r^o^m^p^tly^so^{licit ap}^p^lican^{ts an}^d^select
^P^H^A^s^toⁱⁿ^cr^{ease p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^p^a^r^ticip^atioⁿ^to^{at least}
^{40 PH}^A^s^{. (S}^{ec. 36(d)(4))}
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34002}^T^{W Agencies}^{Not applicable.}^E^ach^ex^is^tin^g^MT^W^ag^en^cy^w^o^u^l^d^be^desⁱ^gⁿ^a^ted^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^g/w^to^p^a^r^ticip^{ate in}^th^{e h}^o^u^sⁱⁿ^gⁱⁿⁿ^o^v^a^tioⁿ^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^,
^s^.or^as^lon^g^as^th^{e MT}^W^ag^en^cy^w^a^sⁿ^o^tⁱⁿ^def^a^u^lt^of
^le^ak^it^s^MT^W^ag^reem^en^ts^an^{d th}^{e Secretary}
^determⁱⁿ^es^th^e^MT^W^ag^en^cy^is^m^eetin^g^th^{e g}^o^als
^://wiki^an^d^o^b^j^ectiv^{es o}^f^{its MT}^W^p^l^an^.^Wⁱ^t^hⁱⁿ^tw^o
^h^ttp^y^ears^of^en^actm^eⁿ^t^of^t^h^{e leg}ⁱ^s^l^ation^,^each^s^u^ch
^P^H^A^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^to^m^a^k^e^ch^an^g^e^{s to}^its
^p^o^liciesⁱⁿ^o^r^d^e^r^to^co^m^p^ly^w^ith^th^e^r^e^q^u^ir^em^en^ts
^o^fⁱ^nno^va^tⁱ^v^e^ho^usi^{ng p}^r^o^g^r^a^m⁽^S^e^c^.³⁶⁽^c⁾⁾
^of^No^ter^m^sp^ecifⁱ^edⁱⁿ^law^;ⁱⁿ^p^r^actic^e^,^g^eⁿ^e^r^a^lly^T^h^e^Secr^etar^y^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^p^e^r^m^itted^to^car^r^y^o^u^t^th^e^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^rt^icipa^t^ioⁿ^5-^{to 7-}^y^{ear con}^t^racts^,^w^ith^ex^ten^s^ion^s^.^ho^usi^{ng i}^nno^va^tⁱ^o^{n p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^oⁿ^l^y^d^u^rⁱ^{ng t}^h^e¹⁰^-
^ye^a^r^p^e^rⁱ^o^d^b^e^giⁿⁿⁱ^{ng up}^oⁿ^eⁿ^a^c^t^m^e^nt^o^f^t^h^e
^legⁱ^slatioⁿ^.⁽^S^{ec. 3}⁶⁽^b⁾⁾
^Pa^rt^icipa^t^ioⁿ^A^s^a^p^a^r^t^o^f^t^h^eⁱ^r^applⁱ^catⁱ^ons,^P^H^A^s^m^u^st^P^H^A^s^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}^{ired to prov}^ide^opportuⁿ^ities^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.

^p^r^o^vⁱ^d^e^fo^r^cⁱ^tⁱ^z^eⁿ^p^a^r^tⁱ^cⁱ^p^a^tⁱ^o^{n t}^h^r^o^{ugh a}^p^u^b^lⁱ^c^f^o^r^r^e^sid^eⁿ^t^an^d^p^u^b^{lic p}^a^r^ticip^atioⁿ^,ⁱⁿ^clu^dⁱⁿ^g^:
^h^earⁱⁿ^g^.⁽⁽^c⁾⁽²⁾⁾^T^h^{e p}^l^an^su^b^m^itted^to^HUD^-ⁿ^o^tif^yⁱⁿ^g^th^{e f}^a^m^ilies^th^ey^ser^v^e^o^f^th^{e im}^p^{act o}^f
^m^u^s^t^tak^eⁱⁿ^{to accou}ⁿ^{t pu}^{blic com}^m^eⁿ^t^s^an^d^propos^{ed pol}ⁱ^c^y^ch^an^g^e^s^an^{d i}ⁿ^cl^u^dⁱⁿ^g^provⁱ^dⁱⁿ^g
^com^m^eⁿ^t^s^f^r^om^cu^rren^t^an^{d pros}^pectⁱ^v^{e res}ⁱ^den^t^s^a^sc^he^d^u^l^e^o^f^m^e^e^tⁱ^{ngs fo}^r^t^h^e^a^nnua^l^p^l^aⁿ
^((c)(3))^-^h^o^l^dⁱⁿ^g^{at least o}ⁿ^{e m}^eetin^g^w^ith^th^{e r}^e^sid^eⁿ^t
^ad^viso^r^y^b^o^a^r^d^to^r^e^view^{the annual p}^l^{an each}
^y^ear;

CRS-48
^sⁱ^on^Hous^{ing Choice Vouc}^{her Program}^Current^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2007}^th^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2008}^th
^t^h^e^La^w^(H.R^{. 1851, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)^(S^{. 2684, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)
^ogram^s^{to w}^hⁱ^c^hⁱ^t^(Uⁿⁱ^ted^S^t^ates^Hou^sⁱⁿ^{g A}^c^{t of 1937, as}⁽^a^{s pa}^{ssed by}^t^h^{e H}^o^use)^(asⁱⁿ^trod^u^cedⁱⁿ^th^{e S}^eⁿ^a^te)
^a^m^{ended a}^{nd Tit}^l^{e 2}⁴^o^f^t^h^{e Co}^{de o}^f^F^e^dera^l
^R^e^gu^l^a^ti^on^s⁾
^-ho^l^dⁱ^{ng a}^t^l^e^a^s^t^oⁿ^e^a^nnua^l^p^u^b^lⁱ^c^m^e^e^tⁱ^{ng t}^o
^obtain^com^m^eⁿ^t^s^on^th^{e an}^nu^{al plan}^each^y^ear
^(l^arge^P^H^A^s^{(15,000 u}ⁿⁱ^t^s^/^v^ou^ch^ers^{or m}^o^re)
^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^r^e^q^uⁱ^r^ed^to^h^o^ld^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^{l m}^eetin^g^s⁾^;
^-^m^akⁱⁿ^g^t^h^{e propos}^ed^a^nnua^l^p^l^aⁿ^a^v^aⁱ^l^a^b^l^e^fo^r
^p^u^b^{lic in}^sp^ectioⁿ^{at least 3}⁰^d^a^y^s^b^e^f^o^r^e^th^e
^pu^blⁱ^c^m^eetⁱⁿ^g^an^{d at}^l^eas^t³⁰^day^s^bef^o^{re board}
^approv^al^;
^-ha^vⁱⁿ^g^t^h^{e pl}^an^approv^{ed by}^t^h^{e board of}
^directorsⁱⁿ^{a pu}^{blic m}^eetin^g^.^{(Sec. 36(e)(7))}
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34002}^s^P^H^A^s^m^u^{st sub}^m^{it p}^l^aⁿ^s.^T^h^e^p^l^aⁿ^{s m}^u^stⁱⁿ^clu^d^{e th}^{at in}^clu^d^es^{criteria f}^o^r:^P^a^r^ticip^atin^g^P^H^A^s^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^to^su^b^m^it^{an annual p}^l^{an each y}^ear^,^co^ntaining:^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.

^g/w^-^f^a^m^{ilies to}^b^e^assisted^{, 7}⁵^%^o^f^w^h^o^m^m^u^{st b}^e^-^a^{list o}^f^a^l^l^p^r^o^g^r^a^mⁱⁿ^itiativ^{es an}^d^p^o^licy
^s^.or^v^e^r^y^lo^w^-ⁱⁿ^co^m^e^;^c^h^a^nge^s,ⁱⁿ^c^l^udⁱ^{ng r}^e^fe^r^e^nc^e^s^t^o^r^e^l^e^va^nt^l^a^w^s^o^r
^le^ak^-^r^easoⁿ^ab^{le r}^eⁿ^t^p^o^{licies d}^e^sigⁿ^e^d^to^r^e^gul^a^tⁱ^o^ns;
^en^cou^r^ag^{e em}^ploy^m^eⁿ^t^an^{d s}^e^lf^s^u^f^fⁱ^cien^cy^;^-^a^des^c^ription^of^ch^an^g^e^s^f^r^om^precedin^g^y^ear;
^://wiki^-^coⁿ^tin^uⁱⁿ^g^to^{assist su}^b^s^tan^tially^th^{e sam}^e^-^a^des^c^ri^ptⁱ^oⁿ^of^propert^y^rede^vel^opm^en^t^or
^h^ttpⁿ^u^m^{ber of}^peopl^e;^portfo^l^{io repos}^itionⁱⁿ^g^s^t^rategⁱ^es^an^{d propos}^ed
^-^m^aⁱⁿ^tainⁱⁿ^g^{a co}^m^p^ar^ab^{le m}ⁱ^x^o^f^f^a^m^ilies^ch^an^g^e^{s in}^p^o^{licies o}^r^u^s^{es o}^f^f^uⁿ^d^{s to}^p^u^r^su^e
⁽^b^y^f^a^m^ily^size)^{; an}^d^suc^h^str^a^te^gie^s^;
^-^assu^rⁱⁿ^g^h^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^m^{eets q}^u^ality^stan^d^a^r^d^s.^-^d^o^c^u^m^en^tatioⁿ^o^f^co^m^p^lian^{ce w}^ith^p^u^b^lic
^((c)(3))^p^a^r^ticip^atioⁿ^r^e^q^u^ir^em^en^ts;
^-^cer^tif^icatioⁿ^s^r^e^lated^to^co^m^p^lian^{ce w}^ith^th^e
^Civ^{il Ri}^g^h^t^s^A^c^{t, th}^{e Fair}^Ho^u^sⁱⁿ^g^A^c^{t, Sectio}ⁿ
⁵⁰⁴^o^f^th^{e Reh}^a^b^ilitatioⁿ^A^c^{t (}^p^r^o^hⁱ^b^itin^g
^em^pl^oy^m^eⁿ^t^di^s^c^ri^mⁱⁿ^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^ag^aiⁿ^s^t^pers^on^s^wⁱ^t^h
^dⁱ^sab^ilities)^{, th}^{e A}^m^er^ican^{s w}^ith^Disab^{ilities A}^c^t,
^an^d^th^{e r}^u^l^e^{s, stan}^d^a^r^d^{s an}^d^p^o^{licies in}^th^e
^approv^{ed plan}^{; affirm}^ativ^ely^f^u^rth^e^rin^g^f^a^ir
^h^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^;^an^d^co^m^p^lian^ce^w^ith^o^b^lig^atioⁿ^s^uⁿ^d^er
^th^{e n}^a^tioⁿ^a^{l ev}^alu^a^tioⁿ^;^an^d
^-a^d^e^sc^rⁱ^p^tⁱ^o^{n o}^f^t^h^e^P^H^A^s^a^sse^t^m^a^na^ge^m^e^nt
^str^a^te^gy^.

CRS-49
^sⁱ^on^Hous^{ing Choice Vouc}^{her Program}^Current^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2007}^th^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2008}^th
^t^h^e^La^w^(H.R^{. 1851, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)^(S^{. 2684, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)
^ogram^s^{to w}^hⁱ^c^hⁱ^t^(Uⁿⁱ^ted^S^t^ates^Hou^sⁱⁿ^{g A}^c^{t of 1937, as}⁽^a^{s pa}^{ssed by}^t^h^{e H}^o^use)^(asⁱⁿ^trod^u^cedⁱⁿ^th^{e S}^eⁿ^a^te)
^a^m^{ended a}^{nd Tit}^l^{e 2}⁴^o^f^t^h^{e Co}^{de o}^f^F^e^dera^l
^R^e^gu^l^a^ti^on^s⁾
^P^H^A^s^th^at^wⁱ^sh^ed^to^m^a^k^e^ch^an^g^e^{s to}^th^e^p^o^licies
^an^dⁱⁿ^itiatⁱ^v^{es co}^v^e^r^e^d^uⁿ^d^er^th^{e p}^l^an^w^o^u^l^d^b^e
^r^e^q^uⁱ^r^e^d^to^coⁿ^s^u^{lt w}^ith^th^{e p}^u^b^{lic an}^d^th^e
^resⁱ^den^t^advⁱ^s^o^ry^{board. (S}^{ec. 36(e)(8))}
^T^h^{e Secretary}^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}^{ired to}^a^p^p^r^o^v^{e or}
^dⁱ^sap^p^r^o^v^{e each annual p}^l^{an w}^{ithin 4}⁵^d^a^y^s^o^f
^s^u^bmⁱ^ssi^on^{. If}^t^h^{e S}^ecret^ary^di^{d n}^o^t^di^s^a^pprov^e
^t^h^e^p^l^aⁿ^wⁱ^t^hⁱⁿ^{45 day}^s^{, t}^h^{e pl}^an^w^o^u^l^{d be}
^con^s^{idered approv}^ed^(s^u^b^j^{ect to j}^u^{dicial rev}ⁱ^ew^).
^T^h^e^Secr^etar^y^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^p^e^r^m^itted^to^dⁱ^sap^p^r^o^v^e
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34002}^{a plan}^on^ly^if^:^-^t^h^e^Secretary^determⁱⁿ^es^th^{at th}^{e plan}^isⁿ^o^{t in}
^g/w^co^m^p^lian^{ce w}^ith^th^{e r}^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{ts o}^f^th^e
^s^.or^prog^ram^;
^le^ak^-^t^{he annual p}^l^{an o}^r^m^o^{st r}^{ecent annual r}^e^p^o^r^t^is
^://wikiⁿ^o^{t co}ⁿ^s^isten^t^w^ith^o^t^h^e^rⁱⁿ^f^o^r^m^atioⁿ^av^ailab^l^{e to}^th^{e Secretary}^;^or
^h^ttp^-^t^h^e^p^l^aⁿ^o^r^r^e^p^o^r^{t o}^r^activ^{ities ar}^{e n}^o^{t in}
^accordan^{ce w}^ith^{applicable law}^.
^t^io^{n a}ⁿ^d^A^g^en^cies^’^application^s^m^u^s^t^:^Iⁿ^ad^d^itioⁿ^to^ex^istin^g^MT^W^ag^en^{cies, w}^ithⁱⁿ¹⁸^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.

^-^r^eq^u^e^{st th}^{e au}^th^o^r^ity^to^co^m^bⁱⁿ^e^p^u^b^lic^h^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^m^oⁿ^t^h^s^{, th}^{e Secretary}^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}^{ired to s}^e^lect
^aⁿ^d^Se^c^tⁱ^o^{n 8}^vo^uc^he^r^fund^s;^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^{l P}^H^A^s^to^p^a^r^ticip^ate.
^-^b^e^s^u^b^m^itted^a^f^t^e^r^p^u^b^lⁱ^c^h^e^a^rⁱⁿ^g^s^aⁿ^d^c^itizen
^p^a^r^ticip^atioⁿ^;^T^h^{e Secr}^etar^y^{is to}^d^e^v^e^lo^p^{a co}^m^p^etitiv^{e p}^r^o^cess
^-i^nc^l^u^{de a pl}^an^{, dev}^e^l^{oped by}^t^h^{e ag}^en^cy^wⁱ^t^hⁱⁿ^clu^dⁱⁿ^g^th^{e f}^o^llo^wⁱⁿ^g^r^e^q^u^ir^em^en^ts:
^pu^blⁱ^c^an^{d res}ⁱ^den^t^com^m^eⁿ^t^s^;^an^d^-A^ny^P^H^A^c^o^ul^d^b^e^se^l^e^c^t^e^d^,ⁱⁿ^c^l^udⁱ^{ng ne}^a^r^-
^-^m^ay^als^oⁱⁿ^clu^d^{e a requ}^es^{t tech}ⁿⁱ^{cal as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^ce^trou^{bled ag}^en^cies^{, ex}^{cept th}^{at n}^o^m^o^r^e^th^an⁵
^f^r^o^m^{HUD to}^{assist w}^ith^d^e^sigⁿ^o^f^th^e^ag^en^cies^th^{at are n}^ear-^t^rou^b^{led m}^a^y^{be s}^e^lected,
^d^e^m^oⁿ^s^tr^atioⁿ^an^d^p^a^r^ticip^atioⁿⁱⁿ^{a d}^e^tailed^ex^{cept ag}^en^cies^uⁿ^d^{er altern}^ativ^{e m}^aⁿ^a^g^e^m^eⁿ^t
^ev^alu^a^tion^.^((c)(3))^{are n}^o^{t eli}^g^{ible. Near-}^t^rou^b^{led ag}^en^cies^w^o^u^l^d
^r^e^m^aⁱⁿ^su^b^j^e^c^t^to^r^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{ts r}^e^g^a^r^dⁱⁿ^g^ten^aⁿ^t
^In^s^e^lectin^g^applican^ts^{, th}^{e Secreta}^r^y^m^u^s^t^tak^e^r^eⁿ^t^coⁿ^t^rⁱ^b^u^tioⁿ^s^{, elig}^ib^ility^an^d^coⁿ^tin^u^e^d
ⁱⁿ^{to accou}ⁿ^t^:^p^a^r^ticip^atioⁿ^.
^-^t^h^e^poten^tial^of^th^{e ag}^en^cy^{to plan}^an^{d carry}^ou^t^-^T^h^e^proces^s^s^h^ou^{ld s}^e^{lect f}^o^{r repres}^en^tation
^{a prog}^ram^uⁿ^d^{er th}^{e dem}^oⁿ^s^tration^;^am^on^g^ag^en^cies^of^ch^aracteris^ticsⁱⁿ^clu^dⁱⁿ^g^larg^e

CRS-50
^sⁱ^on^Hous^{ing Choice Vouc}^{her Program}^Current^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2007}^th^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2008}^th
^t^h^e^La^w^(H.R^{. 1851, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)^(S^{. 2684, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)
^ogram^s^{to w}^hⁱ^c^hⁱ^t^(Uⁿⁱ^ted^S^t^ates^Hou^sⁱⁿ^{g A}^c^{t of 1937, as}⁽^a^{s pa}^{ssed by}^t^h^{e H}^o^use)^(asⁱⁿ^trod^u^cedⁱⁿ^th^{e S}^eⁿ^a^te)
^a^m^{ended a}^{nd Tit}^l^{e 2}⁴^o^f^t^h^{e Co}^{de o}^f^F^e^dera^l
^R^e^gu^l^a^ti^on^s⁾
^-^t^h^e^relativ^{e perf}^orm^a^nc^e^of^th^{e ag}^en^cy^on^th^e^an^{d s}^m^al^l^PH^A^s^;^u^r^ban^,^su^bu^rban^an^{d ru}^ral
^P^u^b^lic^Ho^{using A}^sse^ssm^eⁿ^{t Sy}^ste^m^{; a}ⁿ^d^PH^A^s^;^an^{d acros}^s^regⁱ^on^s^of^t^h^{e U}^S^.
^-^o^t^h^{er appropriate f}^actors^s^e^{t by}^th^{e Secretary}^.^-A^{n a}^g^eⁿ^c^y^a^p^p^l^yⁱ^{ng m}^u^s^t^ha^ve^p^r^o^vⁱ^d^e^d^no^tⁱ^c^e
^(d)^{to res}ⁱ^den^t^s^an^{d th}^{e local com}^m^uⁿ^ity^{at leas}^{t 30}
^d^a^y^s^p^r^io^r^to²^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^p^u^b^{lic m}^eetin^g^sⁱⁿ^w^h^ich
^th^{e P}^H^A^{is to}^coⁿ^s^id^er^co^m^m^eⁿ^t^{s r}^e^g^a^r^dⁱⁿ^g^th^e
ⁱ^m^plⁱ^catⁱ^oⁿ^s^of^ch^an^g^e^s^un^{der t}^h^{e propos}^al^an^d
^pos^sⁱ^bl^{e i}^m^pact^on^resⁱ^den^t^s^.^(S^{ec. 36(d)(1)}
^Selectioⁿ^cr^iterⁱ^{a m}^u^{st in}^clu^d^e
^-^t^h^e^ex^t^eⁿ^t^t^o^w^hⁱ^c^h^t^h^{e propos}^alⁱ^d^en^tⁱ^fⁱ^e^s^ru^l^e^s
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34002}^an^d^r^e^g^u^l^atioⁿ^s^th^{at im}^p^e^d^e^th^{e g}^o^{als o}^f^th^e^propos^al^an^d^w^h^y^partⁱ^cⁱ^p^atⁱ^oⁿⁱⁿ^t^h^{e prog}^ramⁱ^s
^g/wⁿ^eces^s^a^ry^t^o^achⁱ^e^v^e^t^h^{e g}^o^al^s^of^t^h^{e propos}^al^;
^s^.or^-t^he^e^x^t^e^nt^o^f^c^o^m^mⁱ^t^m^eⁿ^t^aⁿ^d^fundⁱ^{ng fo}^r^t^h^e
^le^ak^propos^al^f^r^om^l^o^cal^g^o^v^e^rn^m^e^nt^an^{d n}^oⁿ^p^rofⁱ^t
^://wiki^a^g^eⁿ^ci^es^an^{d s}^u^pport^f^o^{r t}^h^{e propos}^al^by^r^e^sid^e^nts,^r^e^sid^e^{nt a}^d^viso^r^y^b^o^a^r^d^{s a}ⁿ^d^m^e^m^b^e^r^s
^h^ttp^o^f^th^{e co}^m^m^uⁿ^ity
^-^t^h^e^ex^ten^t^to^w^h^ich^an^applican^{t h}^a^s^{a s}^u^cces^s^f^u^l
^hⁱ^sto^r^y^o^f^im^p^l^em^en^tin^g^sim^ilar^str^a^tegⁱ^es;
^-^w^h^e^t^h^er^t^h^{e propos}^al^pu^rs^u^e^s^{a pri}^o^ri^t^y^s^t^rat^e^g^y^,
^an^d^,^if^so^th^{e ex}^ten^t^t^o^w^hⁱ^c^h^su^ch^str^a^teg^y^is
^lik^ely^to⁽¹⁾^ach^iev^e^th^{e o}^b^j^ectiv^{es o}^f^d^e^v^e^lo^pⁱⁿ^g
^a^d^d^itioⁿ^a^l^af^f^o^r^d^ab^l^e^h^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^uⁿⁱ^t^s^aⁿ^d
^p^r^e^s^e^r^vⁱⁿ^g^,^r^e^h^a^b^ilitatioⁿ^,^o^r^m^o^d^e^rⁿ^izin^g
^e^xⁱ^s^tⁱ^{ng p}^u^b^lⁱ^c^ho^usi^{ng u}ⁿⁱ^t^s^o^r⁽²⁾^a^c^hⁱ^e^ve^t^h^e
^p^u^r^p^o^s^{e o}^f^m^o^vⁱⁿ^g^f^a^m^ilies^to^w^a^r^d^ecoⁿ^o^mⁱ^{c self}
^s^u^f^fⁱ^cien^cy^w^ith^ou^{t im}^posⁱⁿ^g^{a s}ⁱ^gⁿⁱ^fⁱ^can^{t ren}^t
^b^u^r^d^en^oⁿ^th^{e lo}^w^e^{st in}^co^m^e^f^a^m^{ilies as w}^e^{ll as}
^addition^a^{l pu}^rpos^es^iden^ti^{fied in}^th^{e propos}^al;
^an^d
^-^o^th^{er f}^actors^es^tablis^h^e^{d by}^th^{e Secretary}ⁱⁿ
^coⁿ^s^u^ltatioⁿ^w^ith^p^a^r^ticip^atin^g^ag^en^{cies, p}^r^o^g^r^a^m
^s^t^ak^eh^olders^{, an}^{d ev}^alu^a^tors^{. (Sec. 36(d)(2))}

CRS-51
^sⁱ^on^Hous^{ing Choice Vouc}^{her Program}^Current^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2007}^th^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2008}^th
^t^h^e^La^w^(H.R^{. 1851, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)^(S^{. 2684, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)
^ogram^s^{to w}^hⁱ^c^hⁱ^t^(Uⁿⁱ^ted^S^t^ates^Hou^sⁱⁿ^{g A}^c^{t of 1937, as}⁽^a^{s pa}^{ssed by}^t^h^{e H}^o^use)^(asⁱⁿ^trod^u^cedⁱⁿ^th^{e S}^eⁿ^a^te)
^a^m^{ended a}^{nd Tit}^l^{e 2}⁴^o^f^t^h^{e Co}^{de o}^f^F^e^dera^l
^R^e^gu^l^a^ti^on^s⁾
^A^f^{ter s}^e^lectin^g^ag^en^cies^{, th}^{e Secretary}^w^o^u^l^{d be}
^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^to^p^r^o^m^p^tly^am^en^d^th^{e ap}^p^licab^le
^con^t^ract^t^o^prov^{ide th}^{at (1) ag}^en^cies^m^a^y
^im^p^l^em^en^{t p}^o^{licies th}^at^ar^eⁿ^o^{t in}^coⁿ^s^isten^t^w^ith
^th^{is sectio}ⁿ^w^ith^o^u^t^sp^ecif^yⁱⁿ^g^su^ch^p^o^{licies an}^d
^w^ith^o^u^tⁿ^e^g^o^tiatioⁿ^w^ith^th^{e Secr}^etar^y^an^d⁽²⁾^th^e
^activ^{ities to}^b^e^im^p^l^em^en^ted^b^y^th^{e P}^H^Aⁱⁿ^a
^gⁱ^v^eⁿ^y^{ear m}^u^s^t^{be des}^c^ri^be^dⁱⁿ^an^{d s}^u^bj^ect^t^o
^t^h^e^a^nnua^l^p^l^aⁿ^.^E^xⁱ^s^tⁱ^{ng M}^T^W^a^g^eⁿ^cⁱ^e^s^c^o^ul^d
^ch^o^o^s^{e to}^b^e^su^b^j^{ect to}^th^ese^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^sⁱⁿ^lieu^o^f
^th^{eir cu}^rren^{t ag}^reem^en^{t prior to ex}^piration^of
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34002}^th^{eir cu}^rren^t^con^t^{ract. (Sec 36(d)(3))}
^g/w^PH^A^s^m^a^y^be^ex^em^pt^{ed f}^r^om^m^o^s^t^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^s^of^P^a^r^ticip^atin^g^P^H^A^s^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^p^e^r^m^itted^co^m^bⁱⁿ^e^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.

^s^.or^ents^t^h^{e U}^.^S^.^H^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^A^c^t^of^{1937, al}^t^h^o^{ugh Se}^c^tⁱ^oⁿ^P^u^b^lⁱ^c^H^o^usi^{ng o}^p^e^r^a^tⁱ^{ng fund}^s,^P^u^b^lⁱ^c^H^o^usiⁿ^g
^le^ak¹⁸⁽^d^em^o^litioⁿ^aⁿ^d^dⁱ^sp^o^s^itioⁿ^r^e^q^u^ir^em^en^ts)^an^d^c^a^pⁱ^t^a^l^fund^s,^aⁿ^d^Se^c^tⁱ^o^{n 8}^vo^uc^he^r^fund^s,^usiⁿ^g
^Section^{12 (Dav}^is^B^acon^an^{d com}^m^uⁿ^ity^s^e^rv^ice^su^ch^f^uⁿ^d^{s f}^o^r^an^y^activ^{ities au}^th^o^r^ized^uⁿ^d^er
^://wiki^r^e^q^uⁱ^r^em^en^ts)^canⁿ^o^{t b}^e^w^a^iv^ed^{. P}^a^r^ticip^atin^g^S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^{8(o) or 9 of}^t^h^{e U}^S^H^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^A^c^t^,^an^d
^h^ttp^P^H^A^s^m^a^y^co^m^bⁱⁿ^{e P}^u^b^{lic Ho}^u^sⁱⁿ^g^o^p^e^r^a^tin^g^o^t^h^e^r^activ^{ities, w}^h^ich^w^o^u^l^dⁱⁿ^clu^d^{e, w}ⁱ^th^o^u^t
^f^uⁿ^d^s,^P^u^b^lic^Ho^u^sⁱⁿ^g^cap^{ital f}^uⁿ^d^{s, an}^d^Sectioⁿ^lim^itatioⁿ^:
⁸^vo^uc^he^r^fund^{s t}^o^p^r^o^vⁱ^d^e^ho^usi^{ng a}^ssi^st^aⁿ^c^e^-P^r^o^vi^dⁱ^{ng c}^a^pⁱ^t^a^l^,^o^p^e^r^a^tⁱ^ng,^o^r^o^t^he^r^fi^na^ncⁱⁿ^g
^f^o^r^lo^w^-ⁱⁿ^co^m^e^f^a^m^{ilies an}^d^ser^v^{ices to}^f^acilitate^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce f}^o^{r h}^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^prev^iou^s^ly^as^sⁱ^s^t^{ed u}ⁿ^d^er
^th^{e tr}^an^sitioⁿ^to^w^o^r^k^oⁿ^su^ch^ter^m^{s an}^d^{a con}^t^{ract betw}^een^th^{e P}^H^A^an^{d th}^{e Secretary}^;
^c^oⁿ^d^itioⁿ^s^a^s^s^e^t^b^y^t^h^e^PH^A^aⁿ^d^a^p^p^r^o^v^e^d^b^y^-^A^cq^uⁱ^rⁱⁿ^g^,^b^u^ildⁱⁿ^g^,^r^e^h^a^b^ilitatin^g^,^fⁱⁿ^aⁿ^cⁱⁿ^g^,^o^r
^t^h^{e S}^ecret^ary^.^{(42 U}^S^C^1437f^N^o^t^e⁾^p^r^o^v^idⁱⁿ^g^cap^{ital o}^r^o^p^e^r^a^tin^g^assistan^ce^f^o^r^lo^w^-
ⁱⁿ^co^m^e^h^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^an^d^r^e^lated^f^{acilities (}^aⁿ^d^f^o^r
^P^H^A^s^m^u^{st co}ⁿ^tin^u^e^to^assⁱ^{st su}^b^s^tan^tially^th^e^loⁿ^g^e^r^ter^m^{s th}^{at cu}^r^r^en^tly^p^e^r^m^itted^uⁿ^d^er
^sam^e^to^{tal n}^u^m^b^er^o^f^elig^ib^{le lo}^w^-ⁱⁿ^co^m^e^Se^c^tⁱ^o^{n 8}^vo^uc^he^r^r^u^l^e^s)^;
^f^a^m^{ilies an}^d^m^aⁱⁿ^tain^a^co^m^p^ar^ab^{le m}ⁱ^x^o^f^-^c^o^v^e^rⁱⁿ^g^t^h^e^co^{sts o}^f^acq^uⁱ^sitioⁿ^an^d
^f^a^mⁱ^{lies (}^b^y^f^a^m^ily^size)^{as w}^o^u^l^d^h^a^v^e^b^e^eⁿ^im^p^r^o^v^em^en^{t o}^f^sites,^u^tility^ser^v^{ices, d}^e^m^o^litioⁿ^,
^s^e^rv^{ed if}^th^{e as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce h}^a^{d n}^o^{t been}^com^bⁱⁿ^ed^p^l^anⁿⁱⁿ^g^an^d^ad^mⁱⁿⁱ^str^a^tioⁿ^o^f^elig^ib^{le activ}^ities;
^uⁿ^d^{er t}^h^{e dem}^oⁿ^s^t^r^atⁱ^oⁿ^.^{(42 U}^S^C^1437f^N^o^t^e⁾^-p^r^o^vi^dⁱ^{ng ho}^usi^{ng c}^o^unse^lⁱⁿ^{g (}^r^eⁿ^t^e^r^aⁿ^d
^h^o^m^e^o^wⁿ^e^r⁾^f^o^r^f^a^m^{ilies assiste}^d^uⁿ^d^er^th^e
^-⁷⁵^%^o^f^f^a^m^{ilies assisted}^m^u^st^b^e^v^e^r^y^lo^w^prog^ram^;
ⁱⁿ^co^m^e^;^-^s^af^ety^,^s^ecu^rity^{, law}^en^f^o^rcem^en^{t an}^{d an}^ti-^crim^e
^-^P^HA^{s m}^u^{st estab}^lish^r^easoⁿ^ab^{le r}^eⁿ^t^p^o^lⁱ^c^ies^activ^ities^{to protect an}^{d s}^u^{pport f}^a^m^ilies^as^sⁱ^s^t^ed
^desⁱ^gⁿ^e^{d to en}^cou^r^ag^{e em}^ploy^m^eⁿ^t^an^{d s}^e^lf^uⁿ^d^{er th}^{e prog}^ram^;

CRS-52
^sⁱ^on^Hous^{ing Choice Vouc}^{her Program}^Current^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2007}^th^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2008}^th
^t^h^e^La^w^(H.R^{. 1851, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)^(S^{. 2684, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)
^ogram^s^{to w}^hⁱ^c^hⁱ^t^(Uⁿⁱ^ted^S^t^ates^Hou^sⁱⁿ^{g A}^c^{t of 1937, as}⁽^a^{s pa}^{ssed by}^t^h^{e H}^o^use)^(asⁱⁿ^trod^u^cedⁱⁿ^th^{e S}^eⁿ^a^te)
^a^m^{ended a}^{nd Tit}^l^{e 2}⁴^o^f^t^h^{e Co}^{de o}^f^F^e^dera^l
^R^e^gu^l^a^ti^on^s⁾
^s^u^f^fⁱ^cien^cy^;^-^t^en^aⁿ^t^-^b^a^s^e^{d ren}^t^{al as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce (in}^c^lu^din^g^proj^ect-
^-^P^HA^{s m}^u^{st c}^oⁿ^tⁱⁿ^u^e^to^{assist su}^b^s^tan^tially^th^e^basⁱⁿ^g^of^T^B^R^A^);
^s^a^m^eⁿ^u^m^{ber of}^peopl^e;^-^p^rovⁱ^din^g^fⁱ^naⁿ^c^{ial as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce to pres}^erv^e^low^-
^-^P^HA^s^m^u^s^t^m^aⁱⁿ^tain^{a com}^p^arable^mⁱ^{x of}ⁱⁿ^co^m^e^h^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^assisted^b^y^{HUD, o}^r^{state o}^r
^f^a^m^{ilies (}^b^y^f^a^m^ily^size)^{; an}^d^lo^{cal lo}^w^-ⁱⁿ^co^m^e^h^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^s^{. (}^S^ectioⁿ
^-^P^HA^{s m}^u^{st assu}^r^e^h^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^m^e^e^t^{s q}^u^ality^36(e)(1)(A⁾⁾
^s^t^an^dards^.^{(42 U}^S^C^1437f^N^o^t^e^).
^T^h^{e b}^{ill d}^o^e^{s sp}^ecifⁱ^{es th}^at^p^a^r^ticip^atin^g^f^a^m^ilies
^retain^th^{e s}^a^m^e^rates^of^j^u^{dicial rev}ⁱ^ew^of^ag^en^cy
^a^c^tⁱ^o^{n a}^s^t^h^e^y^w^o^ul^d^o^t^he^r^wⁱ^s^e^ha^ve^ha^d^und^e^r
^th^{e ex}^is^tin^g^prog^ram^s^{. It als}^o^s^p^e^cⁱ^fⁱ^es^th^at
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34002}^PH^A^s^m^u^{st co}^m^p^ly^w^ith^t^h^e^f^o^l^l^o^wⁱⁿ^g^r^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{ts in}^cu^r^r^en^{t law}^:
^g/w^-^t^ar^g^e^tin^g
^s^.or^-^t^en^an^{t p}^a^r^ticip^atioⁿ^oⁿ^P^H^A^b^o^a^r^d
^le^ak^-^t^h^e^d^e^fⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^o^f^lo^w^-^an^d^v^e^r^y^-^l^o^wⁱⁿ^co^m^e
^://wiki^f^a^m^ilies^-^r^es^iden^{t A}^d^vⁱ^s^o^ry^{board requ}^irem^en^ts
^h^ttp^-^{HQS stan}^d^a^rd^s
^-rⁱ^ght^{s o}^f^p^u^b^lⁱ^c^ho^usi^{ng a}^p^p^lⁱ^c^aⁿ^t^s^aⁿ^d^vo^uc^he^r
^applican^ts
^-^g^riev^an^{ce procedu}^r^es
^-^P^u^b^{lic Ho}^u^sⁱⁿ^g^{lease r}^e^q^u^ir^em^eⁿ^{ts (}^a^lth^o^u^g^h
^s^h^{orter leas}^es^f^uⁿ^d^ed^wⁱ^t^h^tax^credits^can^h^a^v^e
^s^h^{orter leas}^es^);
^-d^e^sⁱ^gna^tⁱ^o^{n o}^f^ho^usi^{ng fo}^r^t^h^e^e^l^d^e^r^l^y^aⁿ^d
^dⁱ^sa^b^l^e^d⁽^a^l^t^h^o^ugh,^s^u^b^j^e^c^t^t^o^c^e^r^t^aⁱⁿ
^r^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{ts, th}^{e d}^e^sigⁿ^a^tioⁿ^s^c^aⁿ^b^e^m^a^d^e^f^o^r
^fⁱ^v^e^y^{ear peri}^ods^);
^-^v^ou^ch^{er prog}^ram^leas^{e requ}^irem^en^ts^an^d
^ev^ictioⁿ^p^r^o^t^ectioⁿ^s^;
^-^lim^{its o}ⁿ^p^r^o^j^ec^t^-^b^a^sed^assistan^{ce (}^b^u^t^th^{e lim}^it
^can^b^e^rai^s^{ed f}^r^om^20%^t^o^50%^{) an}^{d cert}^aⁱⁿ
^resⁱ^den^t^ch^oi^{ce prov}ⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^s^;
^-^p^o^r^tab^ility^;
^-^S^ection^{12 (Dav}^is^B^acon⁾^{; an}^d
^-^S^ectioⁿ¹⁸⁽^D^em^o^litioⁿ^/^Disp^o^s^itioⁿ^o^f^p^u^b^lic

CRS-53
^sⁱ^on^Hous^{ing Choice Vouc}^{her Program}^Current^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2007}^th^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2008}^th
^t^h^e^La^w^(H.R^{. 1851, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)^(S^{. 2684, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)
^ogram^s^{to w}^hⁱ^c^hⁱ^t^(Uⁿⁱ^ted^S^t^ates^Hou^sⁱⁿ^{g A}^c^{t of 1937, as}⁽^a^{s pa}^{ssed by}^t^h^{e H}^o^use)^(asⁱⁿ^trod^u^cedⁱⁿ^th^{e S}^eⁿ^a^te)
^a^m^{ended a}^{nd Tit}^l^{e 2}⁴^o^f^t^h^{e Co}^{de o}^f^F^e^dera^l
^R^e^gu^l^a^ti^on^s⁾
^ho^usi^ng)^.⁽^S^e^c^.³⁶⁽^e⁾⁽³⁾
^B^e^f^o^r^e^ad^o^p^tin^g^an^y^m^a^terⁱ^a^l^ch^an^g^e^to^th^e
^r^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{t o}^f^th^{e US Ho}^u^sⁱⁿ^g^A^c^{t r}^e^lated^to
^ten^aⁿ^t^r^eⁿ^t^{s o}^r^coⁿ^t^rⁱ^b^u^tioⁿ^s^o^r^coⁿ^d^itioⁿ^s^o^f
^con^tin^u^e^{d occu}^pan^c^y^{or participation}^,^an^ag^en^cy
^mu^s^t
^-^c^on^du^ct^anⁱ^m^pact^an^al^y^sⁱ^s^of^t^h^{e propos}^ed
^p^o^licy^oⁿ^cu^r^r^en^tly^assisted^f^a^m^ilies^an^d^th^o^s^{e o}ⁿ
^t^h^e^w^aⁱ^tⁱ^{ng l}ⁱ^s^t^,ⁱⁿ^c^l^udⁱ^{ng hi}^{gh r}^e^nt^b^u^r^d^eⁿ^s^aⁿ^d
^m^a^k^e^t^h^{e propos}^{ed pol}ⁱ^c^y^an^{d i}^m^pact^fⁱⁿ^dⁱ^ngs
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34002}^av^ailab^l^{e f}^o^r^p^u^b^{lic in}^sp^ectioⁿ⁽^a^t^{least 6}⁰^d^a^y^s^bef^o^{re t}^h^{e pu}^blⁱ^c^m^eetⁱⁿ^g^,^di^s^c^u^s^s^e^{d bel}^o^w⁾^;
^g/w^-^h^ol^{d a pu}^blⁱ^c^m^eetⁱⁿ^g^on^t^h^e^p^r^opos^{ed ch}^an^g^e
^s^.or⁽^w^hi^c^h^c^aⁿ^b^e^c^o^m^bⁱⁿ^e^d^wⁱ^t^h^t^h^e^d^r^a^f^t^a^nnua^l
^le^ak^p^l^aⁿ^o^r^a^nnua^l^r^e^p^o^r^t^m^e^e^tⁱ^ng)^;
^://wiki^-^h^av^{e th}^{e ch}^an^g^e^ap^p^r^o^v^{ed by}^th^{e board of}^di^rect^orsⁱⁿ^{a pu}^blⁱ^c^m^eetⁱⁿ^g^;
^h^ttp^-^obtain^a^p^p^r^ov^{al f}^r^om^th^{e Secretary}^,^an^{d ag}^ree
^th^{at th}^{e p}^o^licy^m^a^y^b^eⁱⁿ^clu^d^ed^as^a^p^a^r^t^o^f^th^e
ⁿ^a^tioⁿ^a^{l ev}^alu^a^tioⁿ^.
^Oⁿ^{ce t}^h^{e ch}^an^g^eⁱ^s^adopt^{ed, t}^h^{e ag}^en^cy^m^u^s^t^:
^-p^r^o^vi^d^e^a^d^e^q^ua^t^e^no^tⁱ^c^e^t^o^r^e^si^d^e^nt^s;
^-^e^x^ecu^{te a leas}^{e adden}^d^u^m^{or partic}^ipation
^ag^reem^en^{t s}^p^ecif^yⁱⁿ^g^th^{e req}^uⁱ^r^e^m^en^ts^applicable
^{to both}^th^{e res}ⁱ^den^t^an^{d th}^{e ag}^en^cy^;
^-r^e^a^sse^{ss r}^e^nt,^sub^s^id^y^le^ve^l^,^aⁿ^d^p^o^lic^ie^{s o}ⁿ
^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^p^a^r^ticip^atioⁿⁿ^o^{less o}^f^t^eⁿ^th^an^ev^er^y
^tw^o^y^ears^,ⁱⁿ^clu^dⁱⁿ^g^{a rev}ⁱ^s^e^{d im}^{pact an}^aly^s^is^{, to}
^{be m}^a^{de pu}^blⁱ^c^;
^-ⁱⁿ^c^l^u^{de i}ⁿ^f^o^rm^atⁱ^oⁿⁱⁿ^t^h^{e annua}^l^report
^su^f^fⁱ^cien^{t to}^d^e^scrⁱ^b^e^an^y^h^a^r^d^sh^ip^r^e^q^u^{ests, th}^e
^u^s^{e o}^f^an^y^tr^an^sitioⁿ^r^u^{les, an}^d^ad^v^e^r^s^{e im}^p^acts
^r^e^su^ltin^g^f^r^o^m^th^{e ch}^an^g^e^{s an}^d^m^itig^atioⁿ
^s^t^rategⁱ^es^em^ploy^{ed by}^th^{e P}^H^A^.

CRS-54
^sⁱ^on^Hous^{ing Choice Vouc}^{her Program}^Current^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2007}^th^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2008}^th
^t^h^e^La^w^(H.R^{. 1851, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)^(S^{. 2684, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)
^ogram^s^{to w}^hⁱ^c^hⁱ^t^(Uⁿⁱ^ted^S^t^ates^Hou^sⁱⁿ^{g A}^c^{t of 1937, as}⁽^a^{s pa}^{ssed by}^t^h^{e H}^o^use)^(asⁱⁿ^trod^u^cedⁱⁿ^th^{e S}^eⁿ^a^te)
^a^m^{ended a}^{nd Tit}^l^{e 2}⁴^o^f^t^h^{e Co}^{de o}^f^F^e^dera^l
^R^e^gu^l^a^ti^on^s⁾
^T^h^es^{e requ}^irem^en^ts^{do n}^o^{t apply}^t^o^ex^is^tin^g
^p^o^{licies at}^M^T^W^ag^en^{cies, b}^u^{t it d}^o^e^{s ap}^p^l^y^to
^f^u^tu^{re policy}^ch^an^g^e^s^{at ex}^is^tin^g^MT^W^ag^en^cies^.
^(S^{ec. 36(e)(4))}
^P^H^A^s^m^a^y^use^Se^c^tⁱ^o^{n 8}^vo^uc^he^r^fund^{s fo}^r
^pu^rpos^es^ot^h^e^{r t}^h^an^S^ectⁱ^oⁿ^{8 v}^o^u^c^h^e^rs^on^l^yⁱ^f
⁽¹⁾^t^h^e^P^H^A^use^d^no^l^e^{ss t}^h^aⁿ⁹⁵^%^o^f^vo^uc^he^r^s
^or^v^o^u^c^h^e^r^f^uⁿ^d^sⁱⁿ^th^{e prior calen}^{dar y}^{ear or (2)}
^af^ter^ap^p^r^o^v^al,^th^{e P}^H^A^ach^iev^e^{s su}^ch^u^tilizatioⁿ
^f^o^{r a 12 m}^oⁿ^t^h^peri^{od. T}^hⁱ^s^res^t^ri^ctⁱ^oⁿ^doesⁿ^o^t
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34002}^apply^{to ag}^en^cies^uⁿ^d^{er ex}^is^tin^g^MT^W^ag^reem^en^ts^{. (Sec. 36(e)(1))}
^g/w
^s^.or^P^H^A^s^m^u^{st c}^o^ntinue^to^a^ssist
^le^ak^-ⁿ^o^t^{less th}^an^su^b^s^tan^tially^th^{e sam}^eⁿ^u^m^b^e^r^o^f
^://wiki^elig^ib^{le lo}^w^-ⁱⁿ^co^m^e^f^a^m^ilies^{as ser}^v^edⁱⁿ^th^{e b}^a^se^y^ear⁽^a^d^j^u^s^ted^f^o^r^allo^catioⁿ^s^o^f^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^l
^h^ttp^vo^uc^he^r^s^o^r^r^e^d^u^c^tⁱ^o^{ns i}ⁿ^/^p^r^o^r^a^tⁱ^o^ns^o^f^fundⁱ^ng)^;
^-^a^co^m^p^ar^ab^l^e^mⁱ^x^o^f^f^a^m^{ilies b}^y^f^a^m^ily^size
⁽^a^d^j^u^s^tm^en^{ts b}^a^sed^oⁿ^w^a^itin^g^{list p}^e^r^m^issib^l^e)
^ex^{cept th}^{at the Secretary}^can^s^u^s^p^en^{d th}^is
^r^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{t f}^o^r^u^p^to^th^r^e^e^y^ear^{s b}^a^sed^oⁿ
^m^o^d^e^rⁿ^izatioⁿ^o^r^r^e^d^e^v^e^lo^p^m^en^{t activ}^{ities in}^an
^a^p^p^r^o^v^e^d^a^nnua^l^p^l^aⁿ^.⁽^S^e^c^tⁱ^o^{n 3}⁶⁽^e⁾⁽²⁾⁾^.
^T^h^{e am}^ouⁿ^t^of^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^ce^receiv^e^d^by^th^{e ag}^en^cy^T^h^e^am^ouⁿ^t^of^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce receiv}^e^{d by}^a^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^{is n}^o^{t d}ⁱ^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^h^ed^b^y^th^eir^p^a^r^ticip^atioⁿⁱⁿ^th^e^p^a^r^ticip^atin^g^ag^en^cy^{, su}^b^j^{ect to}^ap^p^r^o^p^r^iatioⁿ^s
^dem^oⁿ^s^tration^.^MT^W^ag^en^cies^{are f}^uⁿ^d^{ed bas}^e^d⁽^a^nd^aⁿ^y^a^p^p^lⁱ^c^a^b^l^e^p^r^o^r^a^tⁱ^oⁿ⁾^,^w^o^ul^d^no^t^b^e
^oⁿ^their^agr^eem^{ents w}^ith^HUD,^altho^{ugh they}^ar^e^dⁱ^mⁱⁿⁱ^sh^ed^b^y^p^a^r^ticip^atioⁿⁱⁿ^th^e^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^.⁽^S^ec.
^sub^j^e^c^t^t^o^aⁿ^y^fundⁱ^{ng p}^r^o^r^a^tⁱ^o^ns.⁽^f⁾^36(e)(5))
^u^a^ti^on^,^T^h^{e Secretary}^is^{to prov}^ide^trainⁱⁿ^g^an^{d tech}ⁿⁱ^cal^T^h^{e Secretary}^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}^{ired to con}^d^u^c^t^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.

^ssm^eⁿ^t^,^aⁿ^d^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce du}^rin^g^th^{e dem}^oⁿ^s^tration^an^{d con}^d^u^c^t^d^e^tailed^ev^alu^a^tioⁿ^s^o^f^{all p}^a^r^ticip^atin^g^P^H^A^sⁱⁿ
^a^nce^{detailed ev}^alu^a^tⁱ^o^ns^of^u^p^{to 15 ag}^en^cies^to^{order t}^o
^a^nda^rds^id^en^tif^y^r^e^p^licab^{le p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^m^o^d^e^{ls p}^r^o^m^o^tin^g^-^d^etermⁱⁿ^e^P^H^A^s^’^s^u^cc^e^s^sⁱⁿ^ach^ievⁱⁿ^g^th^e
^t^h^{e pu}^rpos^{e of}^t^h^{e dem}^oⁿ^s^t^r^atⁱ^oⁿ^.^(b)^pu^rpos^es^of^t^h^{e prog}^ram^;^an^d

CRS-55
^sⁱ^on^Hous^{ing Choice Vouc}^{her Program}^Current^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2007}^th^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2008}^th
^t^h^e^La^w^(H.R^{. 1851, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)^(S^{. 2684, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)
^ogram^s^{to w}^hⁱ^c^hⁱ^t^(Uⁿⁱ^ted^S^t^ates^Hou^sⁱⁿ^{g A}^c^{t of 1937, as}⁽^a^{s pa}^{ssed by}^t^h^{e H}^o^use)^(asⁱⁿ^trod^u^cedⁱⁿ^th^{e S}^eⁿ^a^te)
^a^m^{ended a}^{nd Tit}^l^{e 2}⁴^o^f^t^h^{e Co}^{de o}^f^F^e^dera^l
^R^e^gu^l^a^ti^on^s⁾
^Fuⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^w^a^s^au^th^o^rⁱ^z^{ed to prov}^{ide tech}ⁿⁱ^cal^-^t^{o iden}^tify^s^u^cces^s^f^u^l^prog^ram^m^odels^th^{at can}
^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce an}^{d f}^uⁿ^d^{a detailed ev}^alu^a^tion⁽ⁱ⁾^{be repl}ⁱ^cat^{ed by}^ot^h^e^r^ag^en^cies^{. (Sec. 36(f}⁾⁽¹⁾⁾
^In^m^a^kⁱⁿ^g^a^s^s^e^s^s^m^en^ts^{, th}^{e Secretary}^m^u^s^t^T^h^{e Secr}^etar^y⁽^o^r^an^ev^alu^a^tin^g^en^tity^coⁿ^t^r^acted
^coⁿ^s^u^{lt w}^ith^r^e^p^r^esen^tativ^{es o}^f^P^H^A^s^an^d^b^y^th^{e Sec}^r^etar^y⁾^w^o^u^l^d^b^e^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^to^estab^lish
^r^e^sid^e^nts.⁽^h⁾^perf^orm^aⁿ^{ce m}^eas^u^r^es^,^w^h^ich^m^a^yⁱⁿ^clu^d^{e u}^s^{e of}
^{a bas}^e^lin^{e perf}^orm^aⁿ^{ce m}^eas^u^r^{e, an}^{d m}^a^y
ⁱⁿ^clu^d^{e perf}^orm^aⁿ^{ce m}^eas^u^r^es^f^o^r
^-ⁱⁿ^c^r^e^a^sⁱⁿ^g^h^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^opportuⁿ^ities^f^o^{r low}^-^{, v}^e^ry
^lo^w^-^{, an}^d^ex^tr^em^el^y^lo^w^-ⁱⁿ^co^m^e^f^a^m^ilies,
^r^e^p^l^acin^g^o^r^r^e^h^a^b^ilitatin^g^at-^r^isk^h^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^,^an^d
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34002}^d^e^v^e^lo^pⁱⁿ^g^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^{l h}^o^u^sⁱⁿ^g^;^-^l^eve^r^agⁱⁿ^g^oth^e^{r Federal, State, an}^{d local}
^g/w^fundⁱ^{ng r}^e^so^ur^c^e^s⁽ⁱ^nc^l^u^dⁱ^{ng t}^h^e^Lo^w^-^Iⁿ^c^o^m^e
^s^.or^H^o^usi^{ng T}^a^{x Cr}^e^dⁱ^t⁽^L^I^H^T^C⁾⁾^,^t^o^e^x^p^a^nd^aⁿ^d
^le^ak^p^r^e^s^e^r^ve^a^ffo^r^d^a^b^l^e^ho^usi^ng,ⁱⁿ^c^l^udⁱⁿ^{g p}^u^b^lⁱ^c
^://wiki^ho^usi^ng;^-^m^ovⁱⁿ^g^f^a^mⁱ^lⁱ^es^{to s}^e^lf^-^s^u^f^fⁱ^cien^cy^an^d
^h^ttpⁱⁿ^cr^easⁱⁿ^g^em^ploy^m^eⁿ^t^rates^an^{d w}^a^g^e^s^w^ith^ou^t
ⁱ^m^p^o^sⁱ^{ng a}^si^gni^fi^c^aⁿ^t^r^e^nt^b^u^r^d^eⁿ^;
^-^r^edu^cⁱⁿ^g^admⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^rativ^{e cos}^t^s^;^an^d
^-^o^t^h^{er perf}^orm^a^nc^e^m^eas^u^r^es^es^t^a^blⁱ^s^h^e^{d by}^t^h^e
^Secr^etar^y^o^r^ev^alu^a^tin^g^en^tity^{. (}^S^{ec. 3}⁶⁽^f⁾⁽⁴⁾⁾
^T^h^e^Secretary^an^{d GA}^{O m}^u^s^t^h^a^v^e^acces^s^to^all^PH^A^s^w^o^ul^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^k^{eep records}^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.

^rts^r^e^l^e^va^nt^d^o^c^um^eⁿ^t^.^pres^{cribed by}^th^{e Secretary}^asⁿ^eces^s^a^ry^to
^dⁱ^sc^l^o^se^fundⁱ^{ng a}ⁿ^d^s^p^eⁿ^dⁱ^{ng und}^e^r^t^h^e
^A^g^eⁿ^cⁱ^es^m^u^s^t^k^{eep records}^as^requ^{ired by}^th^e^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^,^to^en^su^r^e^c^o^m^p^lian^{ce w}^ith^p^r^o^g^r^a^m
^Secretary^.^A^g^en^cies^m^u^s^t^s^u^pply^reports^an^{d in}^requ^irem^en^ts^{, an}^{d to m}^eas^u^r^{e perf}^orm^aⁿ^ce.
^{a f}^o^rm^an^{d tim}^{e s}^e^{t by}^th^{e Secretary}^w^h^ich^:^P^H^A^s^m^u^s^t^prov^{ide acces}^s^{to an}^y^book^s^,
^-d^o^c^um^eⁿ^t^use^o^f^fund^s,^docu^m^en^ts^,^p^a^pers^{or records}ⁿ^eces^s^a^ry^f^o^r
^-^p^rovⁱ^{de data requ}^es^{ted by}^th^{e Secretary}^f^o^r^ev^alu^a^tion^t^o^th^{e Secretary}^an^{d th}^{e C}^o^m^p^troller
^assessin^g^th^{e d}^e^m^oⁿ^s^tr^atioⁿ^,^an^d^Gen^e^{ral of}^th^{e Un}^{ited States}^(G^A^O^{). (Sec.}
^-^d^escr^ib^{e an}^d^an^a^l^y^{ze th}^{e ef}^f^{ect o}^f^activ^{ities in}^36(g^{)(3 an}^{d 4))}
^m^eetin^g^obj^ectiv^es^.(g⁾

CRS-56
^sⁱ^on^Hous^{ing Choice Vouc}^{her Program}^Current^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2007}^th^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2008}^th
^t^h^e^La^w^(H.R^{. 1851, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)^(S^{. 2684, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)
^ogram^s^{to w}^hⁱ^c^hⁱ^t^(Uⁿⁱ^ted^S^t^ates^Hou^sⁱⁿ^{g A}^c^{t of 1937, as}⁽^a^{s pa}^{ssed by}^t^h^{e H}^o^use)^(asⁱⁿ^trod^u^cedⁱⁿ^th^{e S}^eⁿ^a^te)
^a^m^{ended a}^{nd Tit}^l^{e 2}⁴^o^f^t^h^{e Co}^{de o}^f^F^e^dera^l
^R^e^gu^l^a^ti^on^s⁾
^Iⁿ^lieu^o^f^o^t^h^e^r^r^e^p^o^r^tin^g^r^e^q^u^ir^em^en^ts,
^partⁱ^cⁱ^p^atⁱ^ng^PH^A^s^w^o^u^l^{d be requ}ⁱ^r^{ed t}^o^s^u^bmⁱ^t
^aⁿ^a^nnua^l^r^e^p^o^r^t^t^o^t^h^e^Se^c^r^e^t^a^r^y^,ⁱⁿ^c^l^udⁱ^ng:
^-^a^des^c^ri^ptⁱ^oⁿ^o^f^t^h^{e s}^o^u^r^ces^an^{d u}^s^es^of^f^uⁿ^d^s
^und^e^r^t^h^e^p^r^o^g^r^a^m⁽ⁱ^nc^l^u^dⁱ^{ng a}ⁿ^a^nnua^l
^con^s^o^lⁱ^d^a^t^e^d^fⁱⁿ^aⁿ^c^{ial report), accou}ⁿ^tin^g
^sep^a^r^a^tely^f^o^r^f^uⁿ^d^{s m}^a^d^e^av^ailab^l^{e f}^o^r^th^e
^v^o^uc^he^r^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^,^p^u^b^lⁱ^c^ho^usi^{ng c}^a^pⁱ^t^a^l^fund^,
^aⁿ^d^p^u^b^lⁱ^c^ho^usi^{ng o}^p^e^r^a^tⁱ^{ng fund}^,^aⁿ^d^a
^com^p^ari^s^on^of^t^h^{e ag}^en^ci^es^actⁱ^oⁿ^s^{under t}^h^e
^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^wⁱ^t^hⁱ^t^s^a^nnua^l^p^l^aⁿ^;
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34002}^-a^{n a}^nnua^l^a^u^dⁱ^t^;^-^a^des^c^ription^of^each^h^a^rds^h^{ip ex}^em^ption
^g/w^requ^es^{ted an}^{d g}^r^an^{ted or den}ⁱ^{ed as}^w^e^{ll as}^th^{e u}^s^e
^s^.or^o^f^an^y^tr^an^sitioⁿ^r^u^les;
^le^ak^-^docu^m^eⁿ^t^a^tⁱ^o^{n o}^f^p^u^b^lⁱ^c^an^d^resⁱ^den^t
^://wiki^p^a^r^ticip^atioⁿ^;^-^a^com^p^aris^on^of^th^{e in}^com^e^s^,^sⁱ^zes^,^an^{d ty}^pes^of
^h^ttp^f^a^m^ilies^a^s^sⁱ^s^t^ed^b^y^th^{e p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^co^m^p^ar^ed^to^a
^bas^e^y^ear;
^-^e^v^e^ry^tw^{o y}^ears^,^an^ev^alu^a^tion^{of ren}^t^{, s}^u^bs^idy
^lev^e^{l, an}^d^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^p^a^r^ticip^atioⁿ^r^e^q^u^ir^em^en^ts;
^-a^d^e^sc^rⁱ^p^tⁱ^o^{n o}^f^aⁿ^y^o^ngoⁱ^{ng l}^o^c^a^l^e^v^a^l^ua^tⁱ^o^ns
^aⁿ^d^t^h^{e r}^e^su^{lts o}^f^an^y^co^m^p^leted^lo^cal
^ev^alu^a^tion^s^{. (Sec. 36(g}⁾⁽²⁾⁾
^T^h^e^a^nnua^l^r^e^p^o^r^t^w^o^ul^d^a^l^so^b^e^r^e^q^uⁱ^r^e^d^t^o
ⁱⁿ^c^l^u^d^{e in}^f^o^r^m^atioⁿⁿ^ecessar^y^to^p^e^r^m^{it th}^e
^Secre^t^ary^{to ev}^alu^a^{te th}^{e perf}^orm^aⁿ^{ce an}^d
^s^u^cces^s^of^th^{e ag}^en^cyⁱⁿ^ach^ievⁱⁿ^g^th^{e pu}^rpos^{e of}
^th^{e d}^e^m^oⁿ^s^tr^atioⁿ⁽^S^{ec. 3}⁶⁽^g⁾⁽⁵⁾⁾
^A^s^a^p^a^r^t^o^f^t^h^e^a^nnua^l^r^e^p^o^r^t^,^p^a^r^tⁱ^cⁱ^p^a^tⁱ^ng^P^H^A^s
^w^o^ul^d^b^e^r^e^q^uⁱ^r^e^d^t^o^sub^mⁱ^tⁱⁿ^fo^r^m^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^a^nnua^l^l^y
^to^th^{e Secr}^etar^y^r^e^g^a^r^dⁱⁿ^g^f^a^m^{ilies assisted}^uⁿ^d^er
^t^h^{e prog}^ram^an^{d ot}^h^e^{r dat}^a^requⁱ^r^ed^b^y^t^h^e
^Secretary^(Section^36(e)(6)).

CRS-57
^sⁱ^on^Hous^{ing Choice Vouc}^{her Program}^Current^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2007}^th^S^ecti^oⁿ^{8 V}^o^u^c^h^{er R}^e^form^A^c^{t of 2008}^th
^t^h^e^La^w^(H.R^{. 1851, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)^(S^{. 2684, 110}^Co^ng^r^e^ss)
^ogram^s^{to w}^hⁱ^c^hⁱ^t^(Uⁿⁱ^ted^S^t^ates^Hou^sⁱⁿ^{g A}^c^{t of 1937, as}⁽^a^{s pa}^{ssed by}^t^h^{e H}^o^use)^(asⁱⁿ^trod^u^cedⁱⁿ^th^{e S}^eⁿ^a^te)
^a^m^{ended a}^{nd Tit}^l^{e 2}⁴^o^f^t^h^{e Co}^{de o}^f^F^e^dera^l
^R^e^gu^l^a^ti^on^s⁾
^{to Congres}^s^T^h^e^S^ecret^ary^ha^d^no^l^a^t^e^r^t^h^aⁿ¹⁸⁰^day^s^af^t^e^r^T^h^{e Secretary}^w^o^u^l^{d be}^requ^ired^to^s^u^bm^{it th}^ree^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^th^e^th^ir^d^y^ear^o^f^th^{e d}^e^m^oⁿ^s^tr^atioⁿ^to^su^b^m^{it to}^report^s^t^o^Co^ngr^es^s^ev^al^u^a^tⁱⁿ^g^t^h^{e prog}^ram^s^of
^C^oⁿ^g^r^es^s^{a report ev}^alu^a^tin^g^prog^ram^s^car^rⁱ^ed^p^a^r^ticip^atin^g^P^H^A^s^p^a^r^ticip^atin^gⁱⁿ^th^{is p}^r^o^g^r^a^m
^o^u^t^und^e^r^t^h^e^d^e^m^o^nst^r^a^tⁱ^o^n,ⁱⁿ^c^l^udⁱ^{ng fi}^ndⁱ^ngs^an^{d i}ⁿ^MT^{W, i}ⁿ^c^l^udⁱ^{ng f}ⁱⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^s^an^d
^an^d^r^eco^m^m^eⁿ^d^atioⁿ^s^f^o^r^ap^p^lica^b^l^e^legⁱ^slativ^e^r^eco^m^m^eⁿ^d^atioⁿ^s^f^o^r^le^gⁱ^slativ^{e actio}ⁿ^.^Aⁿ
^ch^an^g^e^s^.^(h⁾ⁱⁿ^{itial r}^e^p^o^r^{t is to}^b^e^su^b^m^itted^w^ithⁱⁿ^th^r^{ee y}^ear^s
^(R^{eport s}^u^bm^{itted in}²⁰⁰⁴⁾^o^f^en^actm^eⁿ^{t; an}ⁱⁿ^terⁱ^m^r^e^p^o^r^{t is to}^b^e^su^b^m^itted
^w^ithⁱⁿ^fⁱ^v^e^y^ears^of^en^actm^eⁿ^{t; an}^{d a f}ⁱⁿ^a^{l report}
^{is to}^b^e^su^b^m^itted^w^ithⁱⁿ¹⁰^y^ear^{s o}^f^en^actm^eⁿ^t^.
^(S^{ec. 36(f}⁾⁽²⁾⁾
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL34002}^Not^les^s^th^an^{48 m}^oⁿ^t^h^s^af^{ter en}^actm^eⁿ^t^{, th}^e^Go^v^e^rⁿ^m^eⁿ^t^A^cco^uⁿ^t^ab^ility^Of^fⁱ^{ce (}^G^A^O⁾^w^o^u^l^d
^g/w^b^e^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^to^r^e^p^o^r^{t to}^Coⁿ^g^r^{ess o}ⁿ^th^{e ex}^ten^t
^s^.or^th^{at participatin}^g^P^H^A^s^{are m}^eetin^g^th^{e g}^o^als^an^d
^le^ak^obj^ectⁱ^v^es^of^t^h^{e prog}^ram^.^(S^{ec. 36(f}⁾⁽²⁾⁾
^://wiki^th^ori^z^ati^oⁿ^of^F^Y^1996-^F^Y^{1998, t}^h^e^S^ecret^ary^w^a^s^au^t^h^ori^zed^W^o^u^l^{d au}^th^{orize to be appropriated $10 m}^illion^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^h^ttp^p^ria^t^io^ns^to^u^s^{e u}^p^to^$⁵^m^illioⁿ^f^o^r^techⁿⁱ^{cal assistan}^{ce to}^f^o^{r capacity}^bu^ildin^g^an^{d tech}ⁿⁱ^{cal as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^ce
^P^H^A^s^an^d^to^coⁿ^d^u^c^{t d}^e^tailed^ev^alu^a^tioⁿ^s^{. (}ⁱ⁾^each^y^{ear f}^o^{r F}^Y^2008-^{2012 an}^{d $15 m}^illⁱ^oⁿ^f^o^r
^t^h^e^p^u^r^p^o^s^e^o^f^c^o^nd^uc^tⁱ^{ng e}^v^a^l^ua^tⁱ^o^ns.⁽^S^e^c^.
^36(j⁾^an^{d (k}⁾⁾
^T^a^{ble prepared by}^C^R^S.