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‘‘(A) subsections (a) and (b) of section 3; 
and 
‘‘(B) section 8(o), except for paragraph (11) 
and except as the requirements of section 8(o) 
are modified by subsection (e)(3) of this section. 
‘‘(2) NO TIME LIMITS.—Such agencies may not 
impose time limits on the term of housing assistance 
received by families under the program. 
‘‘(3) NO EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS.—Such agen-
cies may not condition the receipt of housing assist-
ance by families under the program on the employ-
ment status of one or more family members. 
‘‘(4) ONE-FOR-ONE REPLACEMENT.— 
‘‘(A) CONDITIONS
ON
DEMOLITION.—Such 
agencies may not demolish or dispose of any 
dwelling unit of public housing operated or ad-
ministered by such agency (including any un-
inhabitable unit and any unit previously ap-
proved for demolition) except pursuant to a plan 
for replacement of such units in accordance with, 
and approved by the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development pursuant to, subparagraph 
(B). 
‘‘(B) PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary 
may not approve a plan that provides for demo-
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lition or disposition of any dwelling unit of pub-
lic housing referred to in subparagraph (A) un-
less— 
‘‘(i) such plan provides for outreach to 
public housing agency residents in accord-
ance with paragraph (5); 
‘‘(ii) not later than 60 days before the 
date of the approval of such plan, such 
agency has convened and conducted a public 
hearing regarding the demolition or disposi-
tion proposed in the plan; 
‘‘(iii) such plan provides that for each 
such dwelling unit demolished or disposed 
of, such public housing agency will provide 
an additional dwelling unit through— 
‘‘(I) the acquisition or develop-
ment of additional public housing 
dwelling units; or 
‘‘(II) the acquisition, development, 
or 
contracting 
(including 
through 
project-based assistance) of additional 
dwelling units that are subject to re-
quirements regarding eligibility for 
initial or continued occupancy, tenant 
contribution toward rent, and long- 
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term affordability restrictions which 
are comparable to public housing 
units, except that no household may be 
prevented from occupying a replace-
ment dwelling unit provided pursuant 
to clause (iii) except to the extent spe-
cifically provided by any other provi-
sion 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 as-
sisted housing, subtitle D of title VI of 
the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13611 et 
seq.; relating to preferences for elderly 
and disabled residents), and section 
16(f) of this Act (42 U.S.C. 1437n(f)); 
relating to ineligibility of persons con-
victed of methamphetamine offenses); 
‘‘(iv) such plan provides for a right, 
and implementation of such right, to occu-
pancy of additional dwelling units provided 
in accordance with clause (iii), for house-
holds who, as of the time that dwelling 
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units demolished or disposed of were va-
cated to provide for such demolition or dis-
position, were occupying such dwelling 
units; 
‘‘(v) such plan provides that the pro-
posed demolition or disposition and reloca-
tion will be carried out in a manner that 
affirmatively furthers fair housing, as de-
scribed in subsection (e) of section 808 of 
the Civil Rights Act of 1968; 
‘‘(vi) such plan provides for a mixed- 
income development on the site of the origi-
nal public housing, with at least one-third 
of all dwelling units being provided through 
the development of additional public hous-
ing dwelling units, except that upon a 
showing by the agency, if the Secretary de-
termines that such location is infeasible, an 
agency may locate such a development in 
areas within the jurisdiction of the agency 
having low concentrations of poverty; and 
‘‘(vii) to the extent that such plan pro-
vides for the provision of replacement or ad-
ditional dwelling units, or redevelopment, 
in phases over time, such plan provides that 
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the ratio of dwelling units described in sub-
clauses (I) and (II) of clause (iii) 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 plan to the total number 
of dwelling units provided under the plan. 
‘‘(C) INAPPLICABLE PROVISIONS.—Subpara-
graphs (B) and (D) of section 8(o)(13) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f(o)(13)) shall not apply with respect to 
vouchers used to comply with the requirements of 
subparagraph (B)(iii) of this paragraph. 
‘‘(D) MONITORING.—The Secretary shall 
provide for the appropriate field offices of the 
Department to monitor and supervise the en-
forcement of this paragraph and plans approved 
under this paragraph and to consult, regarding 
such monitoring and enforcement, with resident 
councils of, and resident of public housing oper-
ated or administered by, the agency. 
‘‘(5) COMPREHENSIVE
OUTREACH
PLAN.—No 
program funds of such agencies may be use to demol-
ish or dispose of any public housing dwelling units 
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except in accordance with a comprehensive outreach 
plan for such activities, developed by the agency in 
conjunction with the residents of the public housing 
agency, as follows: 
‘‘(A) The plan shall be developed by the 
agency and a resident task force, which may in-
clude members of the Resident Council, but may 
not be limited to such members, and which shall 
represent all segments of the population of resi-
dents of the agency, including single parent- 
headed households, the elderly, young employed 
and unemployed adults, teenage youth, and dis-
abled persons. 
‘‘(B) The votes and agreements regarding 
the plan shall involve— 
‘‘(i) in the case of any public housing 
agency that administers 250 or fewer public 
housing dwelling units, not less than 10 
percent of affected residents; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of any public housing 
agency that administers more than 250 
public housing dwelling units, not less than 
25 affected residents. 
‘‘(C) The plan shall provide for and describe 
outreach efforts to inform residents of the pro-
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gram under this subsection, including a door-to- 
door information program, monthly newsletters 
to each resident household, monthly meetings 
dedicated solely to every aspect of the proposed 
development, including redevelopment factors, 
which shall include the one-for-one replacement 
requirement under paragraph (4), resident rights 
to return, the requirements of the program under 
this subsection, new resident support and com-
munity services to be provided, opportunities for 
participation in architectural design, and em-
ployment opportunities for residents, which shall 
make available at least 30 percent of the total 
hours worked at all such employment, and shall 
also make available at least 25 percent of un-
skilled jobs in demolition activities and 25 per-
cent of unskilled jobs in construction activities 
related to the redevelopment project, including 
job training, apprenticeships, union membership 
assistance. 
‘‘(D) The plan shall provide for regularly 
scheduled monthly meeting updates and a system 
for filing complaints about any aspect of the re-
development process. 
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‘‘(j) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the 
following definitions shall apply: 
‘‘(1) EXISTING MTW AGENCY.—The term ‘existing 
MTW agency’ means a public housing agency that as 
of the date of the enactment of the Section 8 Voucher 
Reform Act of 2009 has an existing agreement with 
the Secretary pursuant to the moving to work dem-
onstration, or is authorized to enter into such an 
agreement under section 230 of the Transportation, 
Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agen-
cies Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–161; 
121 Stat. 2438) or section 236 of the Transportation, 
Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agen-
cies Appropriations Act, 2009 (Division I of Public 
Law 111–8). 
‘‘(2) BASE YEAR.—The term ‘base year’ means, 
with respect to a participating agency, the agency fis-
cal year or calendar year, as appropriate, most re-
cently completed prior to selection and approval for 
participation in the housing innovation program 
under this section. 
‘‘(3) MOVING TO WORK DEMONSTRATION.—The 
term ‘moving to work demonstration’ means the mov-
ing to work demonstration program under section 204 
of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing 
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and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 1996 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note). 
‘‘(4) PARTICIPATING AGENCIES.—The term ‘par-
ticipating agencies’ means public housing agencies 
designated and approved for participation, and par-
ticipating, in the housing innovation program under 
this section. 
‘‘(5) PROGRAM
FUNDS.—The term ‘program 
funds’ means, with respect to a participating agency, 
any amounts that the agency is authorized, pursuant 
to subsection (e)(1), to use to carry out the housing 
innovation program under this section of the agency. 
‘‘(6) RESIDENTS.—The term ‘residents’ means, 
with respect to a public housing agency, tenants of 
public housing of the agency and participants in the 
voucher or other housing assistance programs of the 
agency funded under section 8(o), or tenants of other 
units owned by the agency and assisted under this 
section. 
‘‘(k) RESIDENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated for each of fis-
cal years 2010 through 2014 $10,000,000, for pro-
viding capacity building and technical assistance to 
enhance the capabilities of low-income families as-
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sisted or eligible for assistance under the program 
under this section to participate in the process for es-
tablishment and revision of annual plans under this 
section for participating agencies, including review 
and comment on impact analyses and demolition or 
disposition proposals. 
‘‘(2) CRITERIA FOR AWARD OF FUNDS.—The Sec-
retary shall publish the criteria to be used to award 
funds on a competitive basis, in an amount appro-
priate to the number of households affected by the pro-
gram of the participating agency or agencies that 
such participating agency assists, to local, regional, 
State, or national organizations that— 
‘‘(A)(i) have members who are predomi-
nantly low-income; 
‘‘(ii) have low-income individuals on their 
boards of directors; or 
‘‘(iii) directly work with or represent low- 
income individuals; 
‘‘(B) have the legal, policy, and development 
expertise to provide such assistance or will sub-
contract for such services; and 
‘‘(C) have a demonstrated capacity to man-
age similar grants. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCIES.— 
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‘‘(A) INELIGIBILITY; NONLIABILITY.—Public 
housing agencies shall not be eligible to receive 
funds under this subsection, and shall not be lia-
ble for the action of any grantee. 
‘‘(B) COOPERATION WITH GRANTEES.—Pub-
lic housing agencies participating in the pro-
gram under this section shall cooperate with 
grantees receiving technical assistance funds 
under this subsection, to assist such grantees to 
reach families assisted under the program. 
‘‘(l) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR EVAL-
UATIONS.—There 
is 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
$15,000,000 to the Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment for the purpose of conducting the evaluations re-
quired under subsection (f)(1).’’. 
(b) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 48 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit a report to the Congress 
on the extent to which the public housing agencies partici-
pating in the housing innovation program under section 
37 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 are meeting 
the goals and purposes of such program, as identified in 
subsection (a) of such section 37. 
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