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fordable rental housing opportunities, 
for low-income families; and 
‘‘(VI) any other performance 
goals that the Secretary may estab-
lish. 
‘‘(i) RECORDKEEPING, REPORTS, AND AUDITS.— 
‘‘(1) RECORDKEEPING.—Each public housing 
agency participating in the program shall keep such 
records as the Secretary may prescribe as reasonably 
necessary to disclose the amounts and the disposi-
tion of amounts under the program, to ensure com-
pliance with the requirements of this section, and to 
measure performance. 
‘‘(2) REPORTS.—Each such agency partici-
pating in the program shall submit to the Secretary 
a report, or series of reports, in a form and at a 
time specified by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS BY SECRETARY.— 
The Secretary shall have access for the purpose of 
audit and examination to any books, documents, pa-
pers, and records that are pertinent to assistance in 
connection with, and the requirements of, this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(4) ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS BY THE COMP-
TROLLER
GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 
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the United States, or any of the duly authorized rep-
resentatives of the Comptroller General, shall have 
access for the purpose of audit and examination to 
any books, documents, papers, and records that are 
pertinent to assistance in connection with, and the 
requirements of, this section. 
‘‘(5) REPORTS REGARDING EVALUATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) TO SECRETARY.—The Secretary shall 
require each public housing agency partici-
pating in the program under this section and 
each agency participating in the moving to work 
demonstration program referred to in sub-
section (c)(3) to submit annually to the Sec-
retary such information as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate to permit the Secretary to 
evaluate (pursuant to subsection (h)) the per-
formance and success of the agency in achieving 
the purposes of the demonstration. 
‘‘(B) TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall 
submit a report to the Congress not less than 
annually evaluating the programs of all public 
housing agencies participating in the program 
under this section and all agencies participating 
in the moving to work demonstration program 
referred to in subsection (c)(3). Each such re-
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port shall include findings and recommenda-
tions for any appropriate legislative action.’’. 
(b) PROHIBITION OF EXTENSION OF, AND SELEC-
TION OF ADDITIONAL AGENCIES FOR, PARTICIPATION IN 
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.—Section 204(d) of the De-
partments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 1996 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended by adding 
after the period at the end the following: ‘‘After the date 
of the enactment of the Section 8 Voucher Reform Act 
of 2006, the Secretary may not extend the period of par-
ticipation, in effect on such date of enactment, of any pub-
lic housing agency, or select any public housing agency 
for participation, in the demonstration under this sec-
tion.’’. 
(c) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 12 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 agen-
cies participating in the Moving to Work program under 
section 36 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and 
the agencies participating in the moving to work dem-
onstration program under section 204 of the Departments 
of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, 
and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996, are 
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meeting the goals and purposes of such programs, includ-
ing the purposes under subsection (a) of such section 36 
and the goals identified in section (h)(3)(C)(ii) of such 
section 36. 
SEC. 6. VOUCHER RENEWAL FUNDING. 
Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437f) is amended by striking subsection (dd) 
and inserting the following new subsection: 
‘‘(dd) TENANT-BASED VOUCHERS.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated, for each of 
fiscal years 2007 through 2011, such sums as may 
be necessary for tenant-based assistance under sub-
section (o) for the following purposes: 
‘‘(A) To renew all expiring annual con-
tributions contracts for tenant-based rental as-
sistance. 
‘‘(B) To provide tenant-based rental assist-
ance for— 
‘‘(i) relocation and replacement of 
housing units that are demolished or dis-
posed of pursuant to the Omnibus Consoli-
dated Rescissions and Appropriations Act 
of 1996 (Public Law 104–134); 
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‘‘(ii) conversion of section 23 projects 
to assistance under this section; 
‘‘(iii) the family unification program 
under subsection (x) of this section; 
‘‘(iv) relocation of witnesses in con-
nection with efforts to combat crime in 
public and assisted housing pursuant to a 
request from a law enforcement or pros-
ecution agency; 
‘‘(v) enhanced vouchers authorized 
under subsection (t) of this section; 
‘‘(vi) vouchers in connection with the 
HOPE VI program under section 24; 
‘‘(vii) demolition or disposition of pub-
lic housing units pursuant to section 18 of 
the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437p); 
‘‘(viii) mandatory and voluntary con-
versions of public housing to vouchers, pur-
suant to sections 33 and 22 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937, respectively 
(42 U.S.C. 1437z–5, 1437t); 
‘‘(ix) vouchers necessary to comply 
with a consent decree or court order; 
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‘‘(x) vouchers transferred from an-
other public housing agency; and 
‘‘(xi) tenant protection assistance, in-
cluding replacement and relocation assist-
ance. 
‘‘(2) ALLOCATION
OF
RENEWAL
FUNDING 
AMONG PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCIES.— 
‘‘(A) From amounts appropriated for each 
year pursuant to paragraph (1)(A), the Sec-
retary shall provide renewal funding for each 
public housing agency— 
‘‘(i) based on leasing and costs from 
the prior year, as adjusted by an annual 
adjustment factor to be established by the 
Secretary; 
‘‘(ii) by making any adjustments nec-
essary to provide for the first-time renewal 
of 
vouchers 
funded 
under 
paragraph 
(1)(B); and 
‘‘(iii) by making such other adjust-
ments as the Secretary considers appro-
priate. 
‘‘(B) LEASING AND COST DATA.—For pur-
poses of subparagraph (A)(i), leasing and cost 
data shall be calculated not less often than bi-
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