(A) returning to residence in a repaired 
public housing or comparable dwelling unit in 
New Orleans; or 
(B) continuing to receive rental housing 
assistance from the Federal Government; and 
(2) when such households intend to return. 
(b) PARTICIPATION OF RESIDENTS.—The Secretary 
shall solicit recommendations from resident councils and 
residents of public housing operated or administered by 
such Housing Authority in designing and conducting the 
survey under subsection (a). 
(c) PROPOSED SURVEY DOCUMENT.—The Secretary 
shall submit the proposed document to be used in con-
ducting the survey to the Committee on Financial Services 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate not 
less than 10 business days before the commencement of 
such survey. 
(d) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit a report 
the Committees referred to in subsection (c) detailing the 
results of the survey conducted under subsection (a) not 
later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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SEC. 202. RIGHT OF RETURN FOR PREVIOUS RESIDENTS OF 
PUBLIC HOUSING. 
(a) REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE DWELLING UNITS.— 
Not later than August 1, 2007, the Housing Authority of 
New Orleans shall make available for occupancy, subject 
to subsection (b), a number of dwelling units (including 
those currently occupied) described in subsection (d) that 
is not less than the greater of— 
(1) 3,000; or 
(2) the number of households who have indi-
cated, in the survey conducted pursuant to section 
201, that they intend to return to residence in public 
housing operated or administered by such public 
housing agency. 
(b) RIGHT OF RETURN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject only to subsection 
(c), the Housing Authority of New Orleans shall 
make available, upon the request of any household 
who, as of August 25, 2005, was a tenant of public 
housing operated or administered by such public 
housing agency, occupancy for such household in a 
dwelling unit provided pursuant to subsection (a). 
As a condition of exercising a right under this para-
graph to occupancy in such a dwelling unit, not later 
than August 1, 2007, a tenant shall provide notice 
to such Housing Authority of intent to exercise such 
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right and shall identify a date that the tenant in-
tends to occupy such a dwelling unit, which shall not 
be later than October 1, 2007. 
(2) PREFERENCES.—In making dwelling units 
available to households pursuant to paragraph (1), 
such Housing Authority shall provide preference to 
each such household for occupancy in a dwelling unit 
in the following locations, in the following order: 
(A) A dwelling unit in the same public 
housing project occupied by the household as of 
August 25, 2005, if available. 
(B) A dwelling unit in the same census 
tract in which was located the public housing 
dwelling unit occupied by the household as of 
August 25, 2005, if available. 
(C) A dwelling unit in a census tract adja-
cent to the census tract in which was located 
the public housing dwelling unit occupied by the 
household as of August 25, 2005, if available. 
(D) A dwelling unit in the neighborhood in 
which was located the public housing dwelling 
unit occupied by the household as of August 25, 
2005, if available. 
(c) PROHIBITION OF EXCLUSION.—The Housing Au-
thority of New Orleans, and any other manager of replace-
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ment dwelling units set forth in this section shall not, in-
cluding through the application of any waiting list or eligi-
bility, screening, occupancy, or other policy or practice, 
prevent any household referred to in subsection (b)(1) 
from occupying a replacement dwelling unit provided pur-
suant to subsection (a), except to the extent that any other 
provision of Federal law prohibits occupancy or tenancy 
of such household in the type of housing of the replace-
ment dwelling unit provided for such household. 
(d) REPLACEMENT DWELLING UNITS.—A dwelling 
unit described in this subsection is— 
(1) a dwelling unit in public housing operated 
or administered by the Housing Authority of New 
Orleans; or 
(2) a dwelling unit in other comparable housing 
for which the amount required to be contributed by 
the tenant for rent is comparable to the amount re-
quired to be contributed by the tenant for rental of 
a comparable public housing dwelling unit. 
(e) RELOCATION ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development shall provide, to each 
household provided occupancy in a dwelling unit pursuant 
to subsection (b), assistance under the Uniform Relocation 
Assistance and Real Property Acquisitions Policy Act of 
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1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.) for relocation to such dwell-
ing unit. 
SEC. 203. ONE-FOR-ONE REPLACEMENT OF ALL PUBLIC 
HOUSING DWELLING UNITS. 
(a) CONDITIONS ON DEMOLITION.—After the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Housing Authority of New 
Orleans may not demolish or dispose of any dwelling unit 
of public housing operated or administered by such agency 
(including any uninhabitable unit and any unit previously 
approved for demolition) except pursuant to a plan for re-
placement of such units in accordance with, and approved 
by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pur-
suant to, subsection (b). 
(b) PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary may not 
approve a plan that provides for demolition or disposition 
of any dwelling unit of public housing referred to in sub-
section (a) unless— 
(1) such plan is developed with the active par-
ticipation of the resident councils of, and residents 
of public housing operated or administered by, such 
Housing Authority and with the City of New Orle-
ans, at every phase of the planning and approval 
process, through a process that provides opportunity 
for comment on specific proposals for redevelopment, 
demolition, or disposition; 
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(2) not later than 60 days before the date of 
the approval of such plan, such Housing Authority 
has convened and conducted a public hearing re-
garding the demolition or disposition proposed in the 
plan; 
(3) such plan provides that for each such dwell-
ing unit demolished or disposed of, such public hous-
ing agency will provide an additional dwelling unit 
through— 
(A) the acquisition or development of addi-
tional public housing dwelling units; or 
(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; 
(4) such plan provides for the implementation 
of a right for households to occupancy housing in ac-
cordance with section 202; 
(5) such plan provides priority in making units 
available under paragraph (3) to residents identified 
in section 201; 
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(6) such plan provides that the proposed demo-
lition 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; and 
(7) to the extent that such plan provides for the 
provision of replacement or additional dwelling units, 
or redevelopment, in phases over time, such plan 
provides that the ratio of dwelling units described in 
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (3) 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) MONITORING.—The Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development shall provide for the appropriate field 
offices of the Department to monitor and supervise en-
forcement of this section and plans approved under this 
section and to consult, regarding such monitoring and en-
forcement, with resident councils of, and residents of pub-
lic housing operated or administered by, the Housing Au-
thority of New Orleans and with the City of New Orleans. 
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SEC. 204. REPORTS ON PROPOSED CONVERSIONS OF PUB-
LIC HOUSING UNITS. 
Not later than the expiration of the 15-day period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Financial Services of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Hous-
ing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a detailed report 
identifying all public housing projects located in areas im-
pacted by Hurricane Katrina or Rita of 2005, for which 
plans exist to transfer ownership to other entities or agen-
cies. Such report shall include the following information 
for each such project: 
(1) The name and location. 
(2) The number of dwelling units. 
(3) The proposed new owner. 
(4) The existing income eligibility and rent pro-
visions. 
(5) Duration of existing affordability restric-
tions. 
(6) The proposed date of transfer. 
(7) Any other relevant information regarding 
the project. 
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SEC. 205. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR RE-
PAIR AND REHABILITATION. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out activities eligible for 
funding under the Capital Fund under section 9 of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g) 
for the repair and rehabilitation of public housing of the 
Housing Authority of New Orleans. 
SEC. 206. COMPLIANCE OF EXISTING REQUESTS FOR PRO-
POSALS. 
Each request for qualification or proposal issued be-
fore the date of the enactment of this Act with respect 
to any public housing operated or administered by the 
Housing Authority of New Orleans shall, notwithstanding 
any existing terms of such requests, be subject to and 
comply with all provisions of this title and, to the extent 
necessary to so comply, such Housing Authority shall re-
issue such requests. 
SEC. 207. REPORTS ON COMPLIANCE. 
Not later than the expiration of the 30-day period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
not later than the expiration of each calendar quarter 
thereafter, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment shall submit a detailed report regarding compliance 
with the requirements of this title, including the resident 
participation requirement under section 203(b)(1), to the 
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Committee on Financial Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs of the Senate, the resident councils of, and 
residents of public housing operated or administered by, 
the Housing Authority of New Orleans, and the City of 
New Orleans. 
TITLE III—DISASTER VOUCHER 
PROGRAM 
AND 
PROJECT- 
BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 301. EXTENSION OF DVP PROGRAM. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Dis-
aster Voucher Program of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, established pursuant to Public Law 
109-148 (119 Stat. 2779) and the authority of the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development to waive re-
quirements under section 8 of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 in administering assistance under such pro-
gram, shall be extended until January 1, 2008. 
SEC. 302. CLARIFICATION OF VOUCHER ALLOCATION FOR-
MULA FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007. 
In carrying out section 21033 of the Continuing Ap-
propriations Resolution, 2007, to provide renewal funding 
for tenant-based rental housing assistance under section 
8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 for each pub-
lic housing agency, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
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