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are not exempt from work requirements; 
and 
‘‘(v) such other factors as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate.’’; 
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 
(4) as paragraphs (5) and (6); and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) ANNUAL BUDGET PLAN.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.—Each agency shall 
submit annually to the Secretary, together with 
the report under paragraph (2), a budget plan 
for the program of the agency for the upcoming 
year and shall make such budget plan publicly 
available. 
‘‘(B) FORM AND METRICS.—Each annual 
budget plan shall be set forth in a standard 
form, prescribed by the Secretary and shall uti-
lize a common budget metric that allows for 
comparison of the budget plans of all public 
housing agencies participating in the program. 
‘‘(C) CONTENT.—Each annual budget plan 
shall include such content as the Secretary shall 
specify, which shall include— 
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‘‘(i) a description and explanation of 
all new rules and policy changes adopted 
by the agency in accordance with this sec-
tion and the program under this section 
and, with respect to such new rules and 
policy changes— 
‘‘(I) a description of the effect 
such rules and changes will have on 
the operation of the agency as com-
pared to the preceding year and as 
compared to the operations of the 
agency other than under the program 
under this section; 
‘‘(II) a description of the extent 
to which such rules and changes 
helped to achieve the annual goals 
identified in the public housing agen-
cy’s application pursuant to sub-
section (d)(1)(E) and, in the case of 
any such goals not achieved, a de-
scription of the extent to which such 
goals were not achieved and the rea-
sons for such failure; and 
‘‘(III) whether the adoption of 
such new rules and policy changes re-
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quired an adjustment in the annual 
goals identified in the public housing 
agency’s application pursuant to sub-
section (d)(1); 
‘‘(ii) a plan for all capital assets and 
anticipated construction and rehabilitation 
activities of the public housing agency in 
the upcoming year and a description of 
whether and how such activities are au-
thorized and assisted under the program 
under this section; and 
‘‘(iii) assurances satisfactory to the 
Secretary that such plan will conform with 
all applicable provisions of the Civil Rights 
Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), the 
Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et 
seq.), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
U.S.C. 701 et seq.), and the Americans 
with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12101 et seq.). 
‘‘(4) PUBLIC AND RESIDENT PARTICIPATION.— 
‘‘(A) NOTIFICATION OF RESIDENTS.—Each 
public housing agency shall annually hold a 
meeting to notify all assisted families partici-
pating in the program of the public housing 
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agency of the contents of the report under 
paragraph (2) for such year and budget plan 
under paragraph (3) for such year and impacts 
on such assisted families. Any public housing 
agency that assists, in the aggregate, more than 
50,000 families or assists families in multiple 
counties shall hold as many meetings as nec-
essary to provide each assisted family a good- 
faith opportunity to attend such a meeting. 
‘‘(B) PUBLIC COMMENT.—Each annual re-
port under paragraph (2) and annual plan 
under paragraph (3) shall— 
‘‘(i) be made available for inspection 
and public comment 30 days before the 
meeting required by subparagraph (A) re-
garding such plan or report; and 
‘‘(ii) be approved in a public meeting 
of the board of directors or other gov-
erning body of the public housing agency 
before submission to the Secretary. 
‘‘(C) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each annual 
report under paragraph (2) and annual plan 
under paragraph (3) shall, upon submission to 
the Secretary, be made publicly available and 
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shall include all comments provided pursuant to 
subparagraph (B).’’; 
(9) in subsection (h)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘dem-
onstration’’ and inserting ‘‘program under this 
section’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(2) REVIEW.—The Secretary shall annually 
review the activities of each public housing agency 
participating in the program under this section and, 
based on such review and the information submitted 
by the agency pursuant to subsection (g), deter-
mine— 
‘‘(A) the impact and effectiveness of the 
public housing agency’s program and activities 
in achieving each of the purposes of the pro-
gram specified in subsection (a), including an 
assessment of such impact and effectiveness 
using the common set of budget metrics estab-
lished pursuant to subsection (d)(1)(D); 
‘‘(B) the progress of the public housing 
agency toward meeting the goals identified in 
the public housing agency’s application pursu-
ant to subsection (d)(1)(E), using the metrics 
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identified in the public housing agency’s appli-
cation pursuant to such subsection; and 
‘‘(C) the extent of compliance by the public 
housing agency with the requirements of the 
program under this section and, in determining 
such extent of compliance, shall take into con-
sideration the unique characteristics of the pub-
lic housing agency. 
‘‘(3) VERIFICATION OF ACCURACY.—In assess-
ing information submitted by public housing agen-
cies pursuant to subsection (g) and in reviewing 
such information and making determinations pursu-
ant to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall carry out control activities and proce-
dures designed to verify the accuracy of such infor-
mation, which shall include auditing a representative 
sample of such information using standard statis-
tical methods. 
‘‘(4) CONTINUED
PARTICIPATION.—The Sec-
retary shall not terminate the participation of any 
public housing agency in the program under this 
section unless the Secretary finds that the agency— 
‘‘(A) is in material default of the condi-
tions and obligations under the agreement en-
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