(i) by inserting ‘‘semipermanent, and 
permanent’’ after ‘‘temporary’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘subject to certain 
conditions outlined below’’ after ‘‘units’’; 
(B) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) 
as clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively; and 
(C) by inserting after clause (i) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ii) CONDITIONS
FOR
PROVIDING 
TEMPORARY, SEMIPERMANENT, AND PER-
MANENT HOUSING UNITS.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—When deter-
mining whether to provide temporary, 
semipermanent, or permanent housing 
under clause (i), the President shall 
examine certain conditions, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(aa) the relative cost effi-
ciency of providing the housing 
units; 
‘‘(bb) the likelihood that in-
dividuals and families will be liv-
ing in Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency (in this subpara-
graph referred to as ‘FEMA’) as-
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sisted housing longer than 3 to 6 
months, due to the scope of the 
disaster where individuals and 
households are located; 
‘‘(cc) the potential benefits 
of providing housing that will 
help to restore permanent hous-
ing stock lost as a result of the 
disaster; and 
‘‘(dd) any other conditions 
that the President deems nec-
essary to examine, depending on 
the scope of the disaster and the 
subsequent rebuilding and recov-
ery process. 
‘‘(II) MEETING
NEEDS.—When 
providing temporary, semipermanent, 
or permanent housing units under 
clause (i), the President shall ensure 
that— 
‘‘(aa) an adequate share of 
the housing units will be deployed 
to meet the needs of predisaster 
renters, 
especially 
low-income 
households; 
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‘‘(bb) that the deployment of 
the housing units will minimize 
the concentration of poverty; 
‘‘(cc) that an adequate share 
of the housing units is accessible 
for persons with disabilities, as 
that term is defined in section 
422(2) of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11382(2)); and 
‘‘(dd) the housing units will 
be placed within a reasonable dis-
tance from needed services, such 
as access to transportation, em-
ployment opportunities, health 
care facilities, schools, day care 
services, and financial and em-
ployment counseling.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall apply with respect to in-
dividuals and households affected— 
(1) by a disaster to which section 408(c)(1) of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(c)(1)) would 
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otherwise apply, occurring on or after the date of en-
actment of this Act; and 
(2) by the consequences of Hurricanes Katrina, 
Rita, and Wilma of 2005. 
SEC. 4. TRANSFER OF TEMPORARY RENTAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘Director’’ and ‘‘FEMA’’, respectively) shall 
enter into a mission assignment with the Secretary to 
transfer adequate funds from FEMA Disaster Relief 
Funds into the Disaster Voucher Program at the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development in order to fully 
implement subsection (b). 
(b) TRANSFERS.—The Director shall ensure that the 
following individuals and households are transferred into 
the Disaster Voucher Program: 
(1) Individuals and households receiving assist-
ance through FEMA’s transitional housing program 
authorized under section 408 of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5174) . 
(2) Individuals and households receiving assist-
ance through— 
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(A) rental assistance programs adminis-
tered through State and local voucher programs 
that receive reimbursement from FEMA; or 
(B) any other program authorized under 
section 403 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5170b). 
(c) STATE
AND
LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS.—FEMA 
shall work with State and local governments, as well as 
private entities providing services, to ensure that proper 
notice and assistance is provided to individuals and house-
holds, while the transfer under this section is completed. 
(d) OPT-OUT PROVISION.—Individuals and families 
receiving FEMA housing assistance under subsection (b) 
may opt-out of the transfer to the Disaster Voucher Pro-
gram authorized in subsection (a). 
(e) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply with re-
spect to individuals and households affected— 
(1) by a disaster occurring on or after the date 
of enactment of this Act; and 
(2) by the consequences of Hurricanes Katrina, 
Rita, and Wilma of 2005. 
Æ 
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