I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3126 
To reauthorize the HOPE VI program for revitalization of severely distressed 
public housing, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2007 
Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. WATT, and Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Finan-
cial Services 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the HOPE VI program for revitalization of 
severely distressed public housing, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES; TABLE OF CON-
TENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 
2007’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Except as otherwise expressly 
provided in this Act, wherever in this Act an amendment 
or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or 
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repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall 
be considered to be made to a section or other provision 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437 et seq.). 
(c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; references; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Purposes of program. 
Sec. 3. Authority to waive contribution requirement in cases of extreme distress 
or emergency. 
Sec. 4. Prohibition of demolition-only grants. 
Sec. 5. Repeal of main street projects grant authority. 
Sec. 6. Eligible activities. 
Sec. 7. Selection of proposals for grants. 
Sec. 8. Requirements for mandatory core components. 
Sec. 9. Annual report; availability of documents. 
Sec. 10. Definitions. 
Sec. 11. Conforming amendment. 
Sec. 12. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 13. Extension of program. 
Sec. 14. Review. 
Sec. 15. Regulations. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSES OF PROGRAM. 
Subsection (a) of section 24 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before 
‘‘through’’ the following: ‘‘located in communities of 
all sizes, including small and medium communities,’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘low- and’’ before ‘‘very 
low-income’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(3) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(4) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) promoting housing choice among low- and 
very low-income families.’’. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORITY TO WAIVE CONTRIBUTION REQUIRE-
MENT IN CASES OF EXTREME DISTRESS OR 
EMERGENCY. 
Subsection (c) of section 24 is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) WAIVER.— 
‘‘(A) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may 
waive the applicability of paragraph (1) with re-
spect to an applicant or grantee if the Secretary 
determines that circumstances of extreme dis-
tress or emergency, in the area that the revital-
ization plan of the applicant is to be carried 
out, directly affect the ability of the applicant 
or grantee to comply with such requirement. 
‘‘(B) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall 
issue regulations to carry out this paragraph, 
which shall— 
‘‘(i) set forth such circumstances of 
extreme distress and emergency; and 
‘‘(ii) provide that such circumstances 
shall include any instance in which the 
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area in which a revitalization plan assisted 
with amounts from a grant under this sec-
tion is to be carried out is subject to a dec-
laration by the President of a major dis-
aster or emergency under the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act.’’. 
SEC. 4. PROHIBITION OF DEMOLITION-ONLY GRANTS. 
Section 24 is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ‘‘or demoli-
tion of public housing (without replacement)’’; 
(2) in the first sentence of subsection (e)(3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘demolition only,’’; and 
(B) by striking the last comma; and 
(3) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) 
PROHIBITION
OF
DEMOLITION-ONLY 
GRANTS.—The Secretary may not make a grant 
under this section for a revitalization plan that pro-
poses to demolish public housing without revitaliza-
tion of any existing public housing dwelling units.’’. 
SEC. 5. REPEAL OF MAIN STREET PROJECTS GRANT AU-
THORITY. 
Section 24 is amended— 
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(1) by striking subsection (n) (relating to 
grants for assisting affordable housing developed 
through main street projects in smaller commu-
nities); 
(2) in subsection (a), by striking the last sen-
tence (that appears after and below paragraph (4)); 
(3) in subsection (l)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘, includ-
ing a specification of the amount and type of 
assistance provided under subsection (n);’’ and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (4); and 
(4) in subsection (m), by striking paragraph 
(3). 
SEC. 6. ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES. 
Paragraph (1) of section 24(d) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘program’’ and inserting ‘‘plan’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘, and to 
other locations within the jurisdiction of the public 
housing agency’’ before the semicolon at the end; 
(3) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘program’’ 
and inserting ‘‘plan’’; 
(4) in subparagraph (K), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
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(5) in subparagraph (L)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘15 percent’’ and inserting 
‘‘25 percent’’; and 
(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(M) necessary costs of ensuring the effec-
tive temporary and permanent relocation of 
residents displaced as a result of the revitaliza-
tion of the project, including costs of moni-
toring as required under subsection (k); and 
‘‘(N) activities undertaken to comply with 
the provisions of (B)(vii) and (C)(xiii) of sub-
section (e)(2) and subsection (l) (relating to 
green developments).’’. 
SEC. 7. SELECTION OF PROPOSALS FOR GRANTS. 
(a) SELECTION CRITERIA.—Section 24(e) is amended 
by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) GRANT AWARD CRITERIA.— 
‘‘(A) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Secretary 
shall establish criteria for the award of grants 
under this section. 
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‘‘(B) MANDATORY CORE COMPONENTS.— 
The criteria under this paragraph shall require 
that a proposed revitalization plan may not be 
selected for award of a grant under this section 
unless the proposed plan meets all of the fol-
lowing requirements: 
‘‘(i) EVIDENCE
OF
SEVERE
DIS-
TRESS.—The proposed plan shall contain 
evidence sufficient to demonstrate that the 
public housing project that is subject to 
the plan is severely distressed, which shall 
include— 
‘‘(I) a certification signed by an 
engineer or architect licensed by a 
State licensing board that the project 
meets the criteria for physical distress 
under subsection (t)(2); and 
‘‘(II) such other evidence that the 
project meets criteria for nonphysical 
distress under subsection (t)(2), such 
as census data, crime statistics, and 
past surveys of neighborhood stability 
conducted by the public housing agen-
cy. 
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‘‘(ii) RESIDENT
INVOLVEMENT
AND 
SERVICES.—The proposed plan shall pro-
vide for opportunities for involvement of 
residents of the housing subject to the plan 
and the provision of services for such resi-
dents, in accordance with subsection (g). 
‘‘(iii) 
TEMPORARY
RELOCATION 
PLAN.—The proposed plan shall provide a 
plan for temporary relocation of house-
holds occupying the public housing project 
that is subject to the plan, in accordance 
with subsection (h), including a statement 
of the estimated number of vouchers for 
rental assistance under section 8 that will 
be needed for such relocation. 
‘‘(iv) RESIDENT RIGHT TO EXPANDED 
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES.—The proposed 
plan provides right of resident households 
to occupy housing provided under such re-
vitalization plan in accordance with sub-
section (i). 
‘‘(v) ONE-FOR-ONE REPLACEMENT.— 
The proposed plan shall provide a plan 
that— 
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‘‘(I) provides for replacement, in 
accordance with subsection (j), of 
each dwelling unit demolished or dis-
posed of under such revitalization 
plan that, as of the date of the appli-
cation for the grant, is occupied; 
‘‘(II) identifies the type of re-
placement housing that will be offered 
to tenants displaced by the revitaliza-
tion plan; 
‘‘(III) contains such agreements 
with or assurances by the Secretary, 
State and local governmental agen-
cies, and other entities sufficient to 
ensure compliance with subsection (j) 
and the requirements of section 18 
applicable 
pursuant 
to 
subsection 
(p)(1); and 
‘‘(IV) contains such assurances 
or agreements as the Secretary con-
siders necessary to ensure compliance 
with subsection (i)(2). 
‘‘(vi) FAIR HOUSING; LIMITATION ON 
EXCLUSION.—The proposed plan shall be 
carried out in a manner that complies with 
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section (m) (relating to affirmatively fur-
thering fair housing and limitation on ex-
clusion). 
‘‘(vii) GREEN
DEVELOPMENTS.—The 
proposed plan complies with the require-
ment under subsection (l) (relating to 
green developments). 
‘‘(C) 
MANDATORY
GRADED
COMPO-
NENTS.—In addition to the requirements under 
subparagraph (B), the criteria under this para-
graph shall include the following factors: 
‘‘(i) COMPLIANCE WITH PURPOSES.— 
The extent to which the proposed plan of 
an applicant achieves the purposes of this 
section set forth in subsection (a). 
‘‘(ii) CAPABILITY AND RECORD.—The 
capability and record of the applicant pub-
lic housing agency, public partners, pro-
posed private development partners, or any 
alternative management entity for the 
agency, for managing redevelopment or 
modernization projects, meeting perform-
ance benchmarks, and obligating amounts 
in a timely manner, including any past 
performance of such entities under the 
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HOPE VI program and any record of such 
entities of working with socially and eco-
nomically disadvantaged businesses, as 
such term is defined in section 8(a)(4) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
637(a)(4)). 
‘‘(iii) 
DIVERSITY
OUTREACH.—The 
extent to which the proposed revitalization 
plan includes partnerships with socially 
and economically disadvantaged businesses, 
as such term is defined by section 8(a)(4) 
of the Small Business Act. 
‘‘(iv) EFFECTIVENESS OF TEMPORARY 
RELOCATION AND ONE-FOR-ONE REPLACE-
MENT PLANS.—The likely effectiveness of 
the proposed revitalization plan for tem-
porary and permanent relocation of exist-
ing residents, including the likely effective-
ness of the temporary relocation plan 
under subparagraph (B)(iii) and the one- 
for-one replacement plan under subpara-
graph (B)(v). 
‘‘(v) PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS.— 
The achievability of the performance 
benchmarks proposed for implementation 
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of the revitalization plan pursuant to sub-
section (o), which shall reflect the scope 
and scale of the project, while addressing 
the implementation deadlines for each of 
the components individually. 
‘‘(vi) LEVERAGING.—The extent to 
which the proposed revitalization plan will 
leverage other public or private funds or 
assets for the project. 
‘‘(vii) NEED FOR ADDITIONAL FUND-
ING.—The extent to which the applicant 
could undertake the activities proposed in 
the revitalization plan without a grant 
under this section. 
‘‘(viii) PUBLIC
AND
PRIVATE
IN-
VOLVEMENT.—The extent of involvement 
of State and local governments, private 
service providers, financing entities, and 
developers, in the development and ongoing 
implementation of the revitalization plan. 
‘‘(ix) NEED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUS-
ING.—The extent of need for affordable 
housing in the community in which the 
proposed revitalization plan is to be carried 
out. 
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‘‘(x) AFFORDABLE
HOUSING
SUP-
PLY.—The extent of the supply of other 
housing available and affordable to families 
receiving tenant-based assistance under 
section 8. 
‘‘(xi) PROJECT-BASED HOUSING.—The 
extent to which the proposed revitalization 
plan sustains or creates more project-based 
housing units available to persons eligible 
for residency in public housing in markets 
where the proposed plan shows there is de-
mand for the maintenance or creation of 
such units. 
‘‘(xii) GREEN
DEVELOPMENTS
COM-
PLIANCE.—The extent to which the pro-
posed revitalization plan— 
‘‘(I) in the case of residential 
construction, complies with the non-
mandatory items of the national 
Green Communities criteria checklist 
identified in subsection (l)(1)(A), but 
only to the extent such compliance ex-
ceeds the compliance necessary to ac-
cumulate the number of points re-
quired under such subsection; and 
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‘‘(II) in the case of non-residen-
tial construction, includes non-manda-
tory components of version 2.2 of the 
Leadership in Energy and Environ-
mental Design (LEED) green build-
ing rating system for New Construc-
tion and Major Renovations, version 
2.0 of the LEED for Core and Shell 
rating system, or version 2.0 of the 
LEED for Commercial Interiors rat-
ing system, as applicable, but only to 
the extent such inclusion exceeds the 
inclusion necessary to accumulate the 
number of points required under such 
system. 
‘‘(xiii) HARD-TO-HOUSE
FAMILIES.— 
The extent to which the one-for-one re-
placement plan under subparagraph (B)(v) 
for the revitalization plan provides replace-
ment housing that is likely to be most ap-
propriate and beneficial for families whose 
housing needs are difficult to fulfill. 
‘‘(xiv) OTHER.—Such other factors as 
the Secretary considers appropriate.’’. 
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(b) TREATMENT
OF LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX 
CREDIT ALLOCATIONS; MANDATORY SITE VISITS.—Sec-
tion 24(e), as amended by the preceding provisions of this 
Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraphs: 
‘‘(5) TREATMENT
OF
LOW-INCOME
HOUSING 
TAX CREDIT ALLOCATION.—In the case of any appli-
cation for a grant under this section that relies on 
the allocation of any low-income housing tax credit 
provided pursuant to section 42 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 as part of the revitalization plan 
proposed in the application, the Secretary shall not 
require that the first phase of any project to be de-
veloped under the plan possess an allocation of such 
low-income housing tax credits at the time of such 
application. 
‘‘(6) 
MANDATORY
SITE
VISITS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Secretary 
shall provide for appropriate officers or employees of 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
to conduct a visit to the site of the public housing 
involved in the revitalization plan proposed under 
each application for a grant under this section that 
is involved in a final selection of applications to be 
funded under this section. Site visits pursuant to 
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this paragraph shall be used only for the purpose of 
obtaining information to assist in making such final 
selections, including information for use in deter-
mining whether the public housing projects involved 
in the application are severely distressed public 
housing.’’. 
SEC. 8. REQUIREMENTS FOR MANDATORY CORE COMPO-
NENTS. 
Section 24 is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (h) through 
(m) as subsections (q) through (v), respectively; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (o) as sub-
section (w); and 
(3) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the 
following new subsections: 
‘‘(g) RESIDENT INVOLVEMENT AND SERVICES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each revitalization plan as-
sisted under this section shall provide opportunities 
for the active involvement and participation of, and 
consultation with, residents of the public housing 
that is subject to the revitalization plan during the 
planning process for the revitalization plan, includ-
ing prior to submission of the application, and dur-
ing all phases of the planning and implementation. 
Such opportunities for participation may include 
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participation of members of any resident council, but 
may not be limited to such members, and shall in-
clude all segments of the population of residents of 
the public housing that is subject to the revitaliza-
tion plan, including single parent-headed households, 
the elderly, young employed and unemployed adults, 
teenage youth, and disabled persons. Such opportu-
nities shall include a process that provides oppor-
tunity for comment on specific proposals for redevel-
opment, any demolition and disposition involved, and 
any proposed significant amendments or changes to 
the revitalization plan. 
‘‘(2) NOTICES.—In carrying out a revitalization 
plan assisted under this section, a public housing 
agency shall provide the following written notices to 
each household occupying a dwelling unit in the pub-
lic housing that is subject to, or to be subject to, the 
plan: 
‘‘(A) NOTICE OF INTENT.—Not later than 
12 months before submission of the application 
for a grant under this section for such plan, no-
tice of— 
‘‘(i) the public housing agency’s intent 
to submit such application; 
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‘‘(ii) the proposed implementation and 
management of the revitalized site; 
‘‘(iii) residents’ rights under this sec-
tion to participate in the planning process 
for the plan, including opportunities for 
participation in accordance with paragraph 
(1), and to receive comprehensive reloca-
tion assistance and community and sup-
portive services pursuant to paragraph (4); 
and 
‘‘(iv) the public hearing pursuant to 
paragraph (3). 
‘‘(B) NOTICE OF GRANT AWARD AND RE-
LOCATION OPTIONS.—Not later than 30 days 
after notice to the public housing agency of the 
award of a grant under this section, notice 
that— 
‘‘(i) such grant has been awarded; 
‘‘(ii) describes the process involved 
under the revitalization plan to temporarily 
relocate residents of the public housing 
that is subject to the plan; 
‘‘(iii) provides the information re-
quired pursuant to subsection (h)(2) (relat-
ing to relocation options); and 
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‘‘(iv) informs residents of opportuni-
ties for participation in accordance with 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(C) NOTICE OF GRANT AGREEMENT AND 
RELOCATION OPTIONS.—Not later than 30 days 
after execution of a grant agreement under this 
section with a public housing agency, notice 
that— 
‘‘(i) specifically identifies the housing 
available for temporary relocation of resi-
dent of the public housing subject to the 
revitalization plan; 
‘‘(ii) sets forth the schedule for tem-
porary relocation of residents of the public 
housing subject to the revitalization plan, 
including the dates on which such housing 
will be available for such relocation; and 
‘‘(iii) informs residents of opportuni-
ties for participation in accordance with 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(D) NOTICE
OF
REPLACEMENT
HOUS-
ING.—Upon the availability of replacement 
housing provided pursuant to subsection (j), no-
tice to each household described in subsection 
(i)(1) of— 
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‘‘(i) such availability; 
‘‘(ii) the process and procedure for ex-
ercising the right to expanded housing op-
portunities and preferences under sub-
section (i)(2); and 
‘‘(iii) opportunities for participation in 
accordance with paragraph (1) of this sub-
section. 
‘‘(E) OTHER.—Such other notices as the 
Secretary may require. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC
HEARING.—The Secretary may 
not make a grant under this section to an applicant 
unless the applicant has convened and conducted a 
public hearing regarding the revitalization plan, not 
later than 90 days before submission of the applica-
tion for the grant under this section for such plan, 
at a time and location that is convenient for resi-
dents of the public housing subject to the plan. 
‘‘(4) SERVICES.—Each recipient of a grant 
under this section shall— 
‘‘(A) provide each household who is resid-
ing at the site of the revitalization 12 months 
prior to the date of the application with com-
prehensive relocation assistance for a period 
that is the latter of the two periods referred to 
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in subparagraph (B) with comprehensive reloca-
tion assistance; and 
‘‘(B) offer, to each such displaced resident 
and each low-income family provided housing 
under the revitalization plan, community and 
supportive services until the latter of— 
‘‘(i) the expiration of the two-year pe-
riod that begins upon the end of the devel-
opment period under the plan; and 
‘‘(ii) the date on which all funding 
under the grant for community and sup-
portive services has been expended. 
‘‘(h) TEMPORARY RELOCATION PROGRAM.—Each re-
cipient of a grant under this section shall— 
‘‘(1) provide for each household displaced by 
the revitalization plan for which the grant is made 
to be relocated to comparable housing pursuant to 
section 18(a)(4)(A)(iii) and for payment of actual 
and reasonable relocation expenses of each such 
household pursuant to section 18(a)(4)(B); 
‘‘(2) fully inform such households of all reloca-
tion options, which may include relocating to hous-
ing in a neighborhood with a lower concentration of 
poverty than their current residence or remaining in 
the housing to which they relocate; 
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‘‘(3) establish strategies and plans that assist 
such displaced residents in utilizing tenant-based 
vouchers to select housing opportunities, including in 
communities with a lower concentration of poverty, 
that— 
‘‘(A) will not result in a financial burden 
to the family; and 
‘‘(B) will promote long-term housing sta-
bility; 
‘‘(4) establish and comply with relocation 
benchmarks that ensure successful relocation in 
terms of timeliness; and 
‘‘(5) notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, in the case of any tenant-based assistance made 
available for relocation of a household under this 
subsection, provide that the term during which the 
household may lease a dwelling unit using such as-
sistance shall not be shorter than 150 days. 
‘‘(i) RIGHT TO EXPANDED HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES 
FOR RESIDENT HOUSEHOLDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject only to paragraph 
(3), each revitalization plan assisted with a grant 
under this section shall make available, to each 
household occupying a dwelling unit in the public 
housing subject to a revitalization plan that is dis-
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placed as a result of the revitalization plan (includ-
ing any demolition or disposition of the unit), occu-
pancy for such household in a replacement dwelling 
unit provided pursuant to subparagraph (j). To exer-
cise such right under this paragraph to occupancy in 
such a replacement dwelling unit, the household 
shall respond in writing to the notice provided pur-
suant to subsection (g)(2)(C) by the public housing 
agency. 
‘‘(2) PREFERENCES.—Each revitalization plan 
shall, in making dwelling units available to house-
holds in accordance with paragraph (1), provide 
preference to each such household for occupancy in 
a dwelling unit in the following locations, in the fol-
lowing order: 
‘‘(A) A dwelling unit in housing provided 
on the same site as the project occupied by the 
household prior to the revitalization plan, if 
available. 
‘‘(B) A dwelling unit in the same census 
tract or neighborhood, whichever is smaller, in 
which was located the project occupied by the 
household prior to the revitalization plan, if 
available. 
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‘‘(C) A dwelling unit in a census tract or 
neighborhood, which ever is smaller, adjacent to 
the census tract in which was located the 
project occupied by the household prior to the 
revitalization plan, if available. 
‘‘(3) REPORTS TO SECRETARY.—The Secretary 
shall require each public housing agency carrying 
out a revitalization plan assisted under this section 
to submit to the Secretary such reports as may be 
necessary to allow the Secretary to determine the ex-
tent to which the public housing agency has com-
plied with this subsection and to which displaced 
residents occupy replacement housing provided pur-
suant to subsection (j). 
‘‘(j) ONE-FOR-ONE REPLACEMENT.—Each revitaliza-
tion plan assisted with a grant under this section under 
which any public housing dwelling unit is demolished or 
disposed of shall provide that— 
‘‘(1) for each such dwelling unit demolished or 
disposed of that, as of the date of the application for 
the grant, was occupied, the public housing agency 
carrying out the plan shall provide an additional 
dwelling unit through— 
‘‘(A) the acquisition or development of ad-
ditional public housing dwelling units; or 
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‘‘(B) the acquisition, development, or con-
tracting (including through project-based assist-
ance) of additional dwelling units that are sub-
ject to requirements regarding eligibility for oc-
cupancy, tenant contribution toward rent, and 
long-term affordability restrictions which are 
comparable to public housing units, except that 
subparagraphs (B) and (D) of section 8(o)(13) 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13); relating to percentage lim-
itation and income-mixing requirement for 
project-based assistance) shall not apply with 
respect to vouchers used to comply with the re-
quirements of this clause; 
‘‘(2) at least one-third of all such replacement 
units that are provided on the same site or sites as 
the project that is revitalized under the revitalization 
plan shall be public housing dwelling units; 
‘‘(3) such replacement units are provided— 
‘‘(A) only in the areas described in sub-
paragraphs (A) through (C) of subsection 
(i)(2), except that upon a showing by a public 
housing agency that it is infeasible to provide 
all replacement units within the geographical 
areas described in such subparagraphs, the Sec-
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retary may waive the applicability of the re-
quirement under this subparagraph (but not the 
requirement under paragraph (2)) to the extent 
necessary to permit the minimum number of re-
placement units to be located within other areas 
within the jurisdiction of the agency; 
‘‘(B) in the case of replacement units for 
demolished units, not later than 12 months 
after the demolition of the units; and 
‘‘(C) in a manner that results in decreased 
concentrations of poverty by location in a 
mixed-income community; 
‘‘(4) the public housing agency shall provide ex-
isting residents in public housing subject to the plan 
priority for occupancy in dwelling units in the revi-
talized housing that are public housing dwelling 
units, or for residents who can afford to live in other 
units, priority for those units in the revitalized com-
munity; 
‘‘(5) the demolition or disposition and relocation 
will be carried out in a manner that affirmatively 
furthers fair housing, as described in subsection (e) 
of section 808 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3608(e)); and 
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‘‘(6) to the extent that the provision of such re-
placement or additional dwelling units, or redevelop-
ment, is accomplished in phases over time, the ratio 
of dwelling units described in subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) of paragraph (1) that are provided in any 
such single phase to the total number of dwelling 
units provided in such phase is not less than the 
ratio of the aggregate number of such dwelling units 
provided under the revitalization plan to the total 
number of dwelling units provided under the revital-
ization plan. 
‘‘(k) MONITORING OF DISPLACED HOUSEHOLDS.— 
‘‘(1) PHA RESPONSIBILITIES.—To facilitate 
compliance with the requirement under subsection 
(i) (relating to right to expanded housing opportuni-
ties), the Secretary shall, by regulation, require each 
public housing agency that receives a grant under 
this section, during the period of the revitalization 
plan assisted with the grant and until all funding 
under the grant has been expended— 
‘‘(A) to maintain a current address of resi-
dence and contact information for each house-
hold affected by the revitalization plan who, as 
of the date 12 months prior to the date of the 
submission of the application for the grant, was 
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occupying a dwelling unit in the housing that is 
subject to the plan; and 
‘‘(B) to provide such updated information 
to the Secretary on at least a quarterly basis. 
‘‘(2) REPORTS BY SECRETARY.—Not less fre-
quently than once every six months, the Secretary 
shall submit a report to the Congress that includes 
all information submitted to the Secretary pursuant 
to paragraph (1) by all public housing agencies and 
summarizes the extent of compliance by public hous-
ing agencies with the requirements under this sub-
section and subsection (i). 
‘‘(l) GREEN DEVELOPMENTS REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may not 
make a grant under this section to an applicant un-
less the proposed revitalization plan of the applicant 
to be carried out with such grant amounts meets the 
following requirements, as applicable: 
‘‘(A) 
GREEN
COMMUNITIES
CRITERIA 
CHECKLIST.—All residential construction under 
the proposed plan complies with the national 
Green Communities criteria checklist for resi-
dential construction that provides criteria for 
the design, development, and operation of af-
fordable housing, as such checklist is in effect 
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for purposes of this subsection pursuant to 
paragraph (3) at the date of the application for 
the grant, as follows: 
‘‘(i) The proposed plan shall comply 
with all items of the national Green Com-
munities criteria checklist for residential 
construction that are identified as manda-
tory. 
‘‘(ii) The proposed plan shall comply 
with such other nonmandatory items of 
such national Green Communities criteria 
checklist so as to result in a cumulative 
number of points attributable to such non-
mandatory items under such checklist of 
not less than— 
‘‘(I) 25 points, in the case of any 
proposed plan (or portion thereof) 
consisting of new construction; and 
‘‘(II) 20 points, in the case of 
any proposed plan (or portion thereof) 
consisting of rehabilitation. 
‘‘(B) LEED RATINGS SYSTEM.—All non- 
residential construction under the proposed 
plan complies with version 2.2 of the LEED for 
New Construction rating system, version 2.0 of 
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the LEED for Core and Shell rating system, or 
version 2.0 of the LEED for Commercial Inte-
riors rating system, as such systems are in ef-
fect for purposes of this subsection pursuant to 
paragraph (3) at the time of the application for 
the grant, at least to the minimum extent nec-
essary to be certified to the Silver Level under 
such system. 
‘‘(2) VERIFICATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
verify, or provide for verification, sufficient to 
ensure that each proposed revitalization plan 
carried out with amounts from a grant under 
this section complies with the requirements 
under paragraph (1) and that the revitalization 
plan is carried out in accordance with such re-
quirements and plan. 
‘‘(B) TIMING.—In providing for such 
verification, the Secretary shall establish proce-
dures to ensure such compliance with respect to 
each grantee, and shall report to the Congress 
with respect to the compliance of each grantee, 
at each of the following times: 
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‘‘(i) Not later than 60 days after exe-
cution of the grant agreement under this 
section for the grantee. 
‘‘(ii) Upon completion of the revital-
ization plan of the grantee. 
‘‘(3) APPLICABILITY AND UPDATING OF STAND-
ARDS.— 
‘‘(A) APPLICABILITY.—Except as provided 
in subparagraph (B), the national Green Com-
munities criteria checklist and LEED rating 
systems referred to in subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) that are in effect for purposes of this sub-
section are such checklist and systems as in ex-
istence upon the date of the enactment of the 
HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization 
Act of 2007. 
‘‘(B) UPDATING.—The Secretary may, by 
regulation, adopt and apply, for purposes of 
this section, future amendments and supple-
ments to, and editions of, the national Green 
Communities criteria checklist and the LEED 
rating systems. 
‘‘(m) FAIR HOUSING; LIMITATION ON EXCLUSION.— 
‘‘(1) FAIR HOUSING.—Each revitalization plan 
assisted under this section shall affirmatively further 
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fair housing, as described in subsection (e) of section 
808 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION
ON
EXCLUSION.—Except to 
the extent necessary to comply with the require-
ments of this section, housing provided under a revi-
talization plan of a public housing agency that is 
owned or managed, or assisted, by the agency shall 
be subject to the same policies, practices, standards, 
and criteria regarding waiting lists, tenant screening 
(including screening criteria, such as credit checks), 
and occupancy that apply to other housing owned or 
managed, or assisted, respectively, by such agency. 
A household may not be prevented from occupying 
a replacement dwelling unit provided pursuant to 
subsection (j) or any other dwelling unit provided 
under a revitalization plan, except to the extent spe-
cifically provided by any other provision of Federal 
law (including subtitle F of title V of the Quality 
Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (42 
U.S.C. 13661 et seq.; relating to safety and security 
in public and assisted housing, subtitle D of title VI 
of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
1992), (42 U.S.C. 13611 et seq.; relating to pref-
erences for elderly and disabled residents), and sec-
tion 16(f) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
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(42 U.S.C. 1437n(f); relating to ineligibility of per-
sons convicted of methamphetamine offenses)). 
‘‘(n) ENFORCEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT.—If the 
Secretary determines on the record after opportunity 
for an agency hearing, pursuant to a request made 
by any member of household described in subsection 
(i)(1) who is adversely affected or aggrieved by a 
violation of subsection (g), (h), (i), (j), or (k), that 
such a violation has occurred, the Secretary shall 
issue an order requiring the public housing agency 
committing such violation to cease and desist for 
such violation and to take any affirmative action 
necessary to correct or remedy the conditions result-
ing from such violation. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY OF OTHER REMEDIES.—The 
remedy under paragraph (1) shall be in addition to 
all other rights and remedies provided by law. 
‘‘(o) PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each public housing agen-
cy that receives a grant under this section shall, in 
consultation with the Secretary and residents of the 
public housing subject to the revitalization plan for 
which the grant is made that are displaced as a re-
sult of the revitalization plan, establish performance 
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benchmarks for each component of their revitaliza-
tion plan. 
‘‘(2) FAILURE TO MEET BENCHMARKS.—If a 
public housing agency fails to meet the performance 
benchmarks established pursuant to paragraph (1), 
the Secretary shall impose appropriate sanctions, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(A) appointment of an alternative admin-
istrator for the revitalization plan; 
‘‘(B) financial penalties; 
‘‘(C) withdrawal of funding under sub-
section (j); or 
‘‘(D) such other sanctions as the Secretary 
may deem necessary. 
‘‘(3) EXTENSION OF BENCHMARKS.—The Sec-
retary shall extend the period for compliance with 
performance benchmarks under paragraph (1) for a 
public housing agency, for such period as the Sec-
retary determines to be necessary, if the failure of 
the agency to meet such benchmarks is attributable 
to— 
‘‘(A) litigation; 
‘‘(B) obtaining approvals of the Federal 
Government or a State or local government; 
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‘‘(C) complying with environmental assess-
ment and abatement requirements; 
‘‘(D) relocating residents; or 
‘‘(E) any other reason established by the 
Secretary by notice published in the Federal 
Register. 
‘‘(4) AUTHORITY
OF
SECRETARY.—In deter-
mining the amount of each grant under this section 
and the closeout date for the grant, the Secretary 
shall take into consideration the scope, scale, and 
size of the revitalization plan assisted under the 
grant. 
‘‘(p) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS.— 
‘‘(1) SECTION 18.—Any severely distressed pub-
lic housing demolished or disposed of pursuant to a 
revitalization plan and any public housing developed 
in lieu of such severely distressed housing shall be 
subject to the provisions of section 18. To the extent 
the provisions of section 18 conflict with or are du-
plicative of the provisions of this section, the provi-
sions of this section solely shall apply. 
‘‘(2) URA.—The Uniform Relocation and Real 
Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1974 shall apply 
to all relocation activities pursuant to a revitaliza-
tion plan under this section.’’. 
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SEC. 9. ANNUAL REPORT; AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS. 
Subsection (u) of section 24, as so redesignated by 
section 8(1) of this Act, is amended— 
(1) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) the extent to which public housing agen-
cies carrying out revitalization plans with grants 
under this section have complied with the require-
ments under subsection (i) (relating to right to ex-
panded housing opportunities for resident house-
holds); and’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘To the extent not inconsistent with any other provisions 
of law, the Secretary shall make publicly available through 
a World Wide Web site of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development all documents of, or filed with, the 
Department relating to the program under this section, 
including applications, grant agreements, plans, budgets, 
reports, and amendments to such documents; except that 
in carrying out this sentence, the Secretary shall take such 
actions as may be necessary to protect the privacy of any 
residents and households displaced from public housing as 
a result of a revitalization plan assisted under this sec-
tion.’’. 
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SEC. 10. DEFINITIONS. 
Subsection (s) of section 24, as so redesignated by 
section 8(l) of this Act, is amended— 
(1) in clauses (i) and (iii) of paragraph (1)(C), 
by striking ‘‘program’’ each place such term appears 
and inserting ‘‘plan’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘SUPPORTIVE’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘COMMUNITY AND SUPPORTIVE’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘community and’’ before 
‘‘supportive services’’; and 
(C) by inserting after ‘‘transportation,’’ 
the following: ‘‘employment and vocational 
counseling, financial counseling, life skills train-
ing,’’; 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (5); 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (2), the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) SIGNIFICANT AMENDMENT OR CHANGE.— 
The term ‘significant’ means, with respect to an 
amendment or change to a revitalization plan, that 
the amendment or change— 
‘‘(A) changes the use of 10 percent or 
more of the funds provided under the grant 
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made under this section for the plan from use 
for one activity to use for another; 
‘‘(B) eliminates an activity that, notwith-
standing the change, would otherwise be carried 
out under the plan; or 
‘‘(C) changes the scope, location, or bene-
ficiaries of the project carried out under the 
plan.’’; 
(5) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); and 
(6) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) COMPREHENSIVE
RELOCATION
ASSIST-
ANCE.—The term ‘comprehensive relocation assist-
ance’ means comprehensive assistance necessary to 
relocate the members of a household, and includes 
counseling, including counseling regarding housing 
options and locations and use of tenant-based assist-
ance, case management services, assistance in locat-
ing a suitable residence, site tours, and other assist-
ance.’’. 
SEC. 11. CONFORMING AMENDMENT. 
Paragraph (1) of section 24(f) is amended by striking 
‘‘programs’’ and inserting ‘‘plan’’. 
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SEC. 12. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Subsection (v)(1) of section 24, as so redesignated 
by section 8(1) of this Act, is amended by striking all that 
follows ‘‘section’’ and inserting ‘‘$800,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2008 through 2015’’. 
SEC. 13. EXTENSION OF PROGRAM. 
Subsection (w) of section 24, (as so redesignated by 
section 8(1) of this Act) is amended by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2015’’. 
SEC. 14. REVIEW. 
The Comptroller General of the United States shall— 
(1) conduct a review of activities, actions, and 
methods used in revitalization plans assisted under 
section 24 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
to determine which may be transferable to other fed-
erally-assisted housing programs; and 
(2) make recommendations to the Congress re-
garding the activities, actions, and methods reviewed 
under paragraph (1) not later than September 30, 
2010. 
SEC. 15. REGULATIONS. 
Section 24, as amended by the preceding provisions 
of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(x) REGULATIONS.—Not later than the expiration 
of the 120-day period beginning on the date of the enact-
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ment of the HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization 
Act of 2007, the Secretary shall issue regulations to carry 
out this section, including the amendments made by such 
Act.’’. 
Æ 
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