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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1099 
To provide for extension of existing and expiring agreements under the 
Moving-to-Work program of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2009 
Mr. SIRES (for himself, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. MCDERMOTT, and 
Mr. CAPUANO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To provide for extension of existing and expiring agreements 
under the Moving-to-Work program of the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF MOVING-TO-WORK PROGRAM 
AGREEMENTS. 
(a) MOVING TO WORK DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM 
AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) EXTENSION FOR AGENCIES WITH EXPIRING 
AGREEMENTS.—Notwithstanding any prior provision 
of law, upon the request of a public housing agency 
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not described in paragraph (2) and having a Moving 
to Work agreement under the demonstration author-
ized by section 204 of the Departments of Veterans 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f note; Public Law 104–134; 110 Stat. 
1321–281), the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development shall extend the Moving to Work 
agreement of the agency under— 
(A) such terms as are or were in effect 
upon the date of expiration of the agreement, 
and 
(B) for a 12-month period beginning upon 
the date of execution of the extension. 
(2) EXTENSION
FOR
AGENCIES
WITH
NEW 
AGREEMENTS.—Notwithstanding any prior provision 
of law, for any public housing agency that previously 
received an extension of its Moving to Work agree-
ment from the Secretary and entered into a subse-
quent agreement with the Secretary after January 1, 
2009, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment shall, upon the request of the agency, invali-
date such subsequent agreement and extend any 
agreement that was in effect as of January 1, 2009 
under— 
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(A) such terms as were in effect as of Jan-
uary 1, 2009, and 
(B) for a 12-month period beginning upon 
the date of execution of the extension author-
ized pursuant to this paragraph. 
(b) REQUIREMENT FOR COMPLIANCE.— 
(1) COMPLIANCE.—Notwithstanding subsection 
(a), the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment shall not extend a Moving to Work agreement 
if the Secretary finds that the public housing agency 
requesting the extension is not in compliance with 
the terms of its agreement. 
(2) APPEAL OF FINDINGS.—Upon a finding de-
scribed in paragraph (1), the agency may submit 
certifications by an independent expert with subject 
matter experience in the area of the agency’s non-
compliance to the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development in order to contest any such finding. 
(3) RESOLUTION.—If the Secretary determines, 
pursuant to such certifications by the agency, that 
such agency did not fail to comply with the terms 
of its agreement, the Secretary shall vacate the find-
ing of such noncompliance and, upon the request of 
the agency, the Secretary shall extend the term of 
the agency’s agreement for a 12-month period. The 
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Secretary shall notify the public housing agency of 
its decision regarding the acceptance or rejection of 
any such certifications within 30 days after receipt 
of such certifications. 
(c) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the 
Congress that the maximum number of public housing 
agencies authorized to participate in the Moving to Work 
demonstration program should not be expanded until the 
demonstration has been reformed and permanently au-
thorized through enactment of a Federal law. 
(d) SUNSET.—This section shall have no force or ef-
fect after the expiration of the 18-month period beginning 
upon the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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