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(8) community-based organizations, such as the 
Boys and Girls Club of America, Junior League, 
Boy and Girl Scouts of America, and the YMCA, 
have had thousands of members volunteer with the 
cleanup in the Gulf States. 
(b) COMMENDATION.—The Congress hereby com-
mends the actions and efforts by the remarkable individ-
uals and organizations who contributed to the hurricane 
relief effort and recognizes that the rebuilding of the Gulf 
Coast region rests on the selfless dedication of private in-
dividuals and community spirit. 
TITLE 
IX—PROTECTION 
OF 
HOUSEHOLDS 
RECEIVING 
FEMA HOUSING ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 901. EXTENSION OF FEMA HOUSING ASSISTANCE. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to provide until December 31, 2007, 
temporary housing assistance, including financial and di-
rect assistance, under section 408(c)(1) of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5174(c)(1)) to individuals and households eli-
gible to receive such assistance as a result of Hurricane 
Katrina, Rita, or Wilma, and to the extent that amounts 
for such purpose are made available, such assistance shall 
be so extended. 
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SEC. 902. VOUCHER ASSISTANCE FOR HOUSEHOLDS RE-
CEIVING FEMA RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND 
HOUSEHOLDS RESIDING IN FEMA TRAILERS. 
(a) TRANSFER OF FEMA RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO 
SECTION 8 VOUCHER PROGRAM.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated, for tenant-based rental assistance 
under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)), such sums as may be nec-
essary to provide vouchers for such assistance for each in-
dividual and household that is eligible for such voucher 
assistance and received financial assistance for temporary 
housing under section 408(c)(1) of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5174(c)(1)) as a result of Hurricane Katrina, Rita, or 
Wilma, for the period beginning upon termination of such 
temporary housing assistance and continuing through 
such period that such individual or household remains eli-
gible for such voucher assistance. Such voucher assistance 
shall be administered by the public housing agency having 
jurisdiction of the area in which such assisted individual 
or household resides as of such termination date. 
(b) VOUCHER ASSISTANCE FOR HOUSEHOLDS RE-
SIDING IN FEMA TRAILERS.— 
(1) OFFER.—The Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development shall offer, to each individual 
and household who, as of the date of the enactment 
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of this Act, receives direct assistance for temporary 
housing under section 408(c)(2) of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(c)(2)) as a result of Hurricane 
Katrina, Rita, or Wilma and is eligible for tenant- 
based rental assistance under section 8(o) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f(o)), a voucher for such rental assistance, sub-
ject to the availability of amounts for such assist-
ance made available in advance in appropriation 
Acts. 
(2) PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated, for tenant-based rental 
assistance under section 8(o) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)), such 
sums as may be necessary to provide vouchers for 
such assistance for each individual and household 
that, pursuant to an offer of such assistance under 
paragraph (1) requests such assistance, for the pe-
riod beginning upon occupancy of the individual or 
household in a dwelling unit acquired for rental with 
such assistance and continuing through such period 
that such individual or household remains eligible 
for such voucher assistance. 
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(c) TEMPORARY VOUCHERS.—If at any time an as-
sisted family for whom a voucher for rental housing assist-
ance is provided pursuant to this section becomes ineligible 
for further such rental assistance— 
(1) the public housing agency administering 
such voucher pursuant to this section may not pro-
vide rental assistance under such voucher for any 
other household; 
(2) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment shall recapture from such agency any re-
maining amounts for assistance attributable to such 
voucher and may not reobligate such amounts to any 
public housing agency; and 
(3) such voucher shall not be taken into consid-
eration for purposes of determining any future allo-
cation of amounts for such tenant-based rental as-
sistance for any public housing agency. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 21, 
2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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