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SEC. 110. FAMILY UNIFICATION PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN AGING OUT 
OF FOSTER CARE. 
Section 8(x) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f(x)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘18 months’’ and inserting ‘‘36 months’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘21 years of age’’ and inserting ‘‘24 
years of age’’; and 
(C) by inserting after ‘‘have left foster care’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, or will leave foster care within 90 days, in accord-
ance with a transition plan described in section 475(5)(H) 
of the Social Security Act, and is homeless or is at risk 
of becoming homeless’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(4) COORDINATION
BETWEEN
PUBLIC
HOUSING
AGENCIES 
AND PUBLIC CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES.—The Secretary shall, 
not later than the expiration of the 180-day period beginning 
on the date of the enactment of the Housing Opportunity 
Through Modernization Act of 2016 and after consultation with 
other appropriate Federal agencies, issue guidance to improve 
coordination between public housing agencies and public child 
welfare agencies in carrying out the program under this sub-
section, which shall provide guidance on— 
‘‘(A) identifying eligible recipients for assistance under 
this subsection; 
‘‘(B) coordinating with other local youth and family 
providers in the community and participating in the Con-
tinuum of Care program established under subtitle C of 
title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.); 
‘‘(C) implementing housing strategies to assist eligible 
families and youth; 
‘‘(D) aligning system goals to improve outcomes for 
families and youth and reducing lapses in housing for 
families and youth; and 
‘‘(E) identifying resources that are available to eligible 
families and youth to provide supportive services available 
through parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 621 et seq.; 670 et seq.) or that the head 
of household of a family or youth may be entitled to receive 
under section 477 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
677).’’. 
SEC. 111. PUBLIC HOUSING HEATING GUIDELINES. 
Section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437g), as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is 
further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(o) PUBLIC HOUSING HEATING GUIDELINES.—The Secretary 
shall publish model guidelines for minimum heating requirements 
for public housing dwelling units operated by public housing agen-
cies receiving assistance under this section.’’. 
SEC. 112. USE OF VOUCHERS FOR MANUFACTURED HOUSING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8(o)(12) of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(12)) is amended—
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(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the 
end of the first sentence and all that follows through ‘‘of’’ 
in the second sentence and inserting ‘‘and rents’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘the rent’’ and all that 
follows and inserting the following: ‘‘rent shall mean the 
sum of the monthly payments made by a family assisted 
under this paragraph to amortize the cost of purchasing 
the manufactured home, including any required insurance 
and property taxes, the monthly amount allowed for tenant- 
paid utilities, and the monthly rent charged for the real 
property on which the manufactured home is located, 
including 
monthly 
management 
and 
maintenance 
charges.’’; 
(B) by striking clause (ii); and 
(C) in clause (iii)— 
(i) by inserting after the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘If the amount of the monthly assistance 
payment for a family exceeds the monthly rent charged 
for the real property on which the manufactured home 
is located, including monthly management and mainte-
nance charges, a public housing agency may pay the 
remainder to the family, lender or utility company, 
or may choose to make a single payment to the family 
for the entire monthly assistance amount.’’; and 
(ii) by redesignating such clause as clause (ii). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development shall issue notice to implement the amendments made 
by subsection (a) and such amendments shall take effect upon 
such issuance. 
SEC. 113. PREFERENCE FOR UNITED STATES CITIZENS OR NATIONALS. 
Section 214(a)(7) of the Housing and Community Development 
Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 1436a(a)(7)) is amended by striking ‘‘such 
alien’’ and all that follows through the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘any citizen or national of the United States shall be 
entitled to a preference or priority in receiving financial assistance 
before any such alien who is otherwise eligible for assistance.’’. 
SEC. 114. EXCEPTION TO PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY RESIDENT BOARD 
MEMBER REQUIREMENT. 
Subsection (b) of section 2 of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3)’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(3) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) EXCEPTION.—A covered agency (as such term is 
defined in subparagraph (C) of this paragraph) shall not 
be required to include on the board of directors or a similar 
governing board of such agency a member described in 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) ADVISORY
BOARD
REQUIREMENT.—Each covered 
agency that administers Federal housing assistance under 
section 8 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) that chooses not to include
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a member described in paragraph (1) on the board of direc-
tors or a similar governing board of the agency shall estab-
lish an advisory board of not less than 6 residents of 
public housing or recipients of assistance under section 
8 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) to provide advice and comment to 
the agency or other administering entity on issues related 
to public housing and section 8. Such advisory board shall 
meet not less than quarterly. 
‘‘(C) COVERED
AGENCY
OR
ENTITY.—For purposes of 
this paragraph, the term ‘covered agency’ means a public 
housing agency or such other entity that administers Fed-
eral housing assistance for— 
‘‘(I) the Housing Authority of the county of Los 
Angeles, California; or 
‘‘(ii) any of the States of Alaska, Iowa, and Mis-
sissippi.’’. 
TITLE II—RURAL HOUSING 
SEC. 201. DELEGATION OF GUARANTEED RURAL HOUSING LOAN 
APPROVAL. 
Subsection (h) of section 502 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 
U.S.C. 1472(h)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(18) DELEGATION OF APPROVAL.—The Secretary may dele-
gate, in part or in full, the Secretary’s authority to approve 
and execute binding Rural Housing Service loan guarantees 
pursuant to this subsection to certain preferred lenders, in 
accordance with standards established by the Secretary.’’. 
SEC. 202. GUARANTEED UNDERWRITING USER FEE. 
Section 502 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(i) GUARANTEED UNDERWRITING USER FEE.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY; MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The Secretary may 
assess and collect a fee for a lender to access the automated 
underwriting systems of the Department in connection with 
such lender’s participation in the single family loan program 
under this section and only in an amount necessary to cover 
the costs of information technology enhancements, improve-
ments, maintenance, and development for automated under-
writing systems used in connection with the single family loan 
program under this section, except that such fee shall not 
exceed $50 per loan. 
‘‘(2) CREDITING; AVAILABILITY.—Any amounts collected from 
such fees shall be credited to the Rural Development Expense 
Account as offsetting collections and shall remain available 
until expended, in the amounts provided in appropriation Acts, 
solely for expenses described in paragraph (1).’’.
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TITLE III—FHA MORTGAGE INSURANCE 
FOR CONDOMINIUMS 
SEC. 301. MODIFICATION OF FHA REQUIREMENTS FOR MORTGAGE 
INSURANCE FOR CONDOMINIUMS. 
Section 203 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(y) REQUIREMENTS FOR MORTGAGES FOR CONDOMINIUMS.— 
‘‘(1) PROJECT
RECERTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS.—Notwith-
standing any other law, regulation, or guideline of the Sec-
retary, including chapter 2.4 of the Condominium Project 
Approval and Processing Guide of the FHA, the Secretary shall 
streamline the project certification requirements that are 
applicable to the insurance under this section for mortgages 
for condominium projects so that recertifications are substan-
tially less burdensome than certifications. The Secretary shall 
consider lengthening the time between certifications for 
approved properties, and allowing updating of information 
rather than resubmission. 
‘‘(2) COMMERCIAL SPACE REQUIREMENTS.—Notwithstanding 
any other law, regulation, or guideline of the Secretary, 
including chapter 2.1.3 of the Condominium Project Approval 
and Processing Guide of the FHA, in providing for exceptions 
to the requirement for the insurance of a mortgage on a condo-
minium property under this section regarding the percentage 
of the floor space of a condominium property that may be 
used for nonresidential or commercial purposes, the Secretary 
shall provide that— 
‘‘(A) any request for such an exception and the deter-
mination of the disposition of such request may be made, 
at the option of the requester, under the direct endorsement 
lender review and approval process or under the HUD 
review and approval process through the applicable field 
office of the Department; and 
‘‘(B) in determining whether to allow such an exception 
for a condominium property, factors relating to the economy 
for the locality in which such project is located or specific 
to project, including the total number of family units in 
the project, shall be considered. 
Not later than the expiration of the 90-day period beginning 
on the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary 
shall issue regulations to implement this paragraph, which 
shall include any standards, training requirements, and rem-
edies and penalties that the Secretary considers appropriate. 
‘‘(3) TRANSFER FEES.—Notwithstanding any other law, regu-
lation, or guideline of the Secretary, including chapter 1.8.8 
of the Condominium Project Approval and Processing Guide 
of the FHA and section 203.41 of the Secretary’s regulations 
(24 CFR 203.41), existing standards of the Federal Housing 
Finance Agency relating to encumbrances under private 
transfer fee covenants shall apply to the insurance of mortgages 
by the Secretary under this section to the same extent and 
in the same manner that such standards apply to the pur-
chasing, investing in, and otherwise dealing in mortgages by 
the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal 
Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. If the provisions of part