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110TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 110–524 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3521) TO IMPROVE 

THE OPERATING FUND FOR PUBLIC HOUSING OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 

HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

FEBRUARY 12, 2008.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Ms. SUTTON, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 974] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 974, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to the House 

with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. 

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3521, the Public 

Housing Asset Management Improvement Act of 2007, under a 

structured rule. The rule provides one hour of general debate 

equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial Services. The rule 

waives all points of order against consideration of the bill except 

clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI. The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee 

on Financial Services now printed in the bill shall be considered as 

an original bill for the purpose of amendment and shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against the 

amendment in the nature of a substitute except for clause 10 of 

rule XXI. This waiver does not affect the point of order available 

under clause 9 of rule XXI (regarding earmark disclosure). 

The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in this 

report. The amendments made in order may be offered only in the 

order printed in this report, may be offered only by a Member designated in this report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in this report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 

amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for a division of 

the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All 

points of order against the amendments except for clauses 9 and 

10 of rule XXI are waived. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. The rule provides that, notwithVerDate Aug 31 2005 04:53 Feb 13, 2008 Jkt 069008 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HR524.XXX HR524

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standing the operation of the previous question, the Chair may 

postpone further consideration of the bill to a time designated by 

the Speaker. The rule tables H. Res. 955. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

Although the rule waives all points of order against consideration 

of the bill (except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI) and waives all 

points of order against the amendment in the nature of a substitute (except clause 10 of rule XXI), the Committee is not aware 

of any points of order. The waivers of all points of order are prophylactic. 

SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

(Summaries derived from information provided by sponsors.) 

1. Frank (MA)/Sires (NJ): The amendment clarifies the intent of 

an amendment offered by Rep. Velazquez and adopted by the Financial Services Committee by ensuring that public housing authorities that apply to HUD for ‘‘stop-loss’’ do not have their applications rejected on the basis that the management and related fees 

they establish pursuant to this bill are not reasonable as defined 

by HUD. Additionally, the amendment is a restatement of current 

law with respect to the ineligibility of illegal immigrants for assistance. (10 minutes) 

2. Meek (FL): The amendment holds HUD responsible, in the 

case of receivership, for performing the same responsibilities that 

the local housing agencies have in respect to working with tenant 

associations before building public housing. Additionally, in the 

case of receivership, before building new public housing HUD must 

honor any formal agreements entered into before the commencement of such receivership between the local housing authority and 

the tenant association. (10 minutes) 

TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE FRANK OF

MASSACHUSETTS, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 2, after line 17, insert the following: 

The Secretary may not consider a public housing agency as failing 

to comply with the asset management requirements of subpart H 

of part 990 of title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, or any 

successor or amended regulation containing asset management requirements, or determine that an agency fails to comply with such 

requirements, because of or as a result of the agency determining 

its fees in accordance with this subsection. 

At the end of the bill add the following new section: 

SEC. 5. INELIGIBILITY OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS FOR ASSISTANCE. 

Immigrants who are not lawfully present in the United States 

shall be ineligible for financial assistance under this Act, as provided and defined by section 214 of the Housing and Community 

Development Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 1436a). Nothing in this Act 

shall be construed to alter the restrictions or definitions in such 

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2. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MEEK OF

FLORIDA, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 3, line 23, after the period insert the following: ‘‘In the case 

of any public housing agency in receivership, the Secretary of 

Housing and Urban Development or any receiver may not abrogate, 

waive, repeal, or modify any provision of part 964 of title 24 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations or any provision of a formalized housing agreement entered into pursuant to such part 964 (including 

pursuant to section 964.11, 964.14, 964.18(a)(6), or 964.135 of such 

part) before the commencement of such receivership by a resident 

or tenant organization and the public housing agency.’’. 

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