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1228 of the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s 
regulations (12 CFR part 1228) are amended or otherwise 
changed after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall adopt 
any such amendments or changes for purposes of this para-
graph, unless the Secretary causes to be published in the Fed-
eral Register a notice explaining why the Secretary will dis-
regard such amendments or changes within 90 days after the 
effective date of such amendments or changes. 
‘‘(4) OWNER-OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT OF PERCENTAGE REQUIREMENT.— 
Not later than the expiration of the 90-day period beginning 
on the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Sec-
retary shall, by rule, notice, or mortgagee letter, issue 
guidance regarding the percentage of units that must be 
occupied by the owners as a principal residence or a sec-
ondary residence (as such terms are defined by the Sec-
retary), or must have been sold to owners who intend 
to meet such occupancy requirements, including justifica-
tions for the percentage requirements, in order for a condo-
minium project to be acceptable to the Secretary for insur-
ance under this section of a mortgage within such condo-
minium property. 
‘‘(B) FAILURE TO ACT.—If the Secretary fails to issue 
the guidance required under subparagraph (A) before the 
expiration of the 90-day period specified in such clause, 
the following provisions shall apply: 
‘‘(i) 35 PERCENT REQUIREMENT.—In order for a con-
dominium project to be acceptable to the Secretary 
for insurance under this section, at least 35 percent 
of all family units (including units not covered by FHA- 
insured mortgages) must be occupied by the owners 
as a principal residence or a secondary residence (as 
such terms are defined by the Secretary), or must 
have been sold to owners who intend to meet such 
occupancy requirement. 
‘‘(ii) OTHER CONSIDERATIONS.—The Secretary may 
increase the percentage applicable pursuant to clause 
(i) to a condominium project on a project-by-project 
or regional basis, and in determining such percentage 
for a project shall consider 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.’’. 
TITLE IV—HOUSING REFORMS FOR THE 
HOMELESS AND FOR VETERANS 
SEC. 401. DEFINITION OF GEOGRAPHIC AREA FOR CONTINUUM OF 
CARE PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Subtitle C of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
Assistance Act is amended— 
(1) by redesignating sections 432 and 433 (42 U.S.C. 11387, 
11388) as sections 433 and 434, respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after section 431 (42 U.S.C. 11386e) the 
following new section:
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‘‘SEC. 432. GEOGRAPHIC AREAS. 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT TO DEFINE.—For purposes of this subtitle, 
the term ‘geographic area’ shall have such meaning as the Secretary 
shall by notice provide. 
‘‘(b) ISSUANCE OF NOTICE.—Not later than the expiration of 
the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of the 
Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016, the Sec-
retary shall issue a notice setting forth the definition required 
by subsection (a).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in section 
101(b) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11301 note) is amended by striking the items relating to sections 
432 and 433 and inserting the following new items: 
‘‘Sec. 432. Geographic areas. 
‘‘Sec. 433. Regulations. 
‘‘Sec. 434. Reports to Congress.’’. 
SEC. 402. INCLUSION OF PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCIES AND LOCAL 
REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES IN EMERGENCY SOLU-
TIONS GRANTS. 
Section 414(c) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 11373(c)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ‘‘, PUBLIC 
HOUSING AGENCIES, AND LOCAL REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES’’ 
after ‘‘ORGANIZATIONS’’; and 
(2) in the first sentence, by inserting before the period 
at the end the following: ‘‘, to public housing agencies (as 
defined under section 3(b)(6) of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937), or to local redevelopment authorities (as defined 
under State law)’’. 
SEC. 403. SPECIAL ASSISTANT FOR VETERANS AFFAIRS IN THE 
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) TRANSFER OF POSITION TO OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY.— 
Section 4 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
Act (42 U.S.C. 3533) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(h) SPECIAL ASSISTANT FOR VETERANS AFFAIRS.— 
‘‘(1) POSITION.—There shall be in the Office of the Secretary 
a Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs, who shall report 
directly to the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) APPOINTMENT.—The Special Assistant for Veterans 
Affairs shall be appointed based solely on merit and shall 
be covered under the provisions of title 5, United States Code, 
governing appointments in the competitive service. 
‘‘(3) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Special Assistant for Veterans 
Affairs shall be responsible for— 
‘‘(A) ensuring veterans have fair access to housing and 
homeless assistance under each program of the Department 
providing either such assistance; 
‘‘(B) coordinating all programs and activities of the 
Department relating to veterans; 
‘‘(C) serving as a liaison for the Department with the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, including establishing and 
maintaining relationships with the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs;
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‘‘(D) serving as a liaison for the Department, and estab-
lishing and maintaining relationships with the United 
States Interagency Council on Homelessness and officials 
of State, local, regional, and nongovernmental organiza-
tions concerned with veterans; 
‘‘(E) providing information and advice regarding— 
‘‘(i) sponsoring housing projects for veterans 
assisted under programs administered by the Depart-
ment; or 
‘‘(ii) assisting veterans in obtaining housing or 
homeless assistance under programs administered by 
the Department; 
‘‘(F) coordinating with the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
in carrying out section 404 of the Housing Opportunity 
Through Modernization Act of 2016; 
‘‘(G) collaborating with the Department of Veterans 
Affairs on making joint recommendations to the Congress, 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on how to better coordi-
nate and improve services to veterans under both Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development and Department 
of Veteran Affairs veterans housing programs, including 
ways to improve the Independent Living Program of the 
Department of Veteran Affairs; and 
‘‘(H) carrying out such other duties as may be assigned 
to the Special Assistant by the Secretary or by law.’’. 
(b) TRANSFER OF POSITION IN OFFICE OF DEPUTY ASSISTANT 
SECRETARY FOR SPECIAL NEEDS.—On the date that the initial Spe-
cial Assistant for Veterans Affairs is appointed pursuant to section 
4(h)(2) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
Act, as added by subsection (a) of this section, the position of 
Special Assistant for Veterans Programs in the Office of the Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Special Needs of the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development shall be terminated. 
SEC. 404. ANNUAL SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT ON VETERANS HOMELESS-
NESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in coordination with 
the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, shall 
submit annually to the Committees of the Congress specified in 
subsection (b), together with the annual reports required by such 
Secretaries under section 203(c)(1) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11313(c)(1)), a supplemental report that 
includes the following information with respect to the preceding 
year: 
(1) The same information, for such preceding year, that 
was included with respect to 2010 in the report by the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs entitled ‘‘Veterans Homelessness: A Supplemental 
Report to the 2010 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to 
Congress’’. 
(2) Information regarding the activities of the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development relating to veterans during 
such preceding year, as follows:
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(A) The number of veterans provided assistance under 
the housing choice voucher program for Veterans Affairs 
supported housing under section 8(o)(19) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)), the 
socioeconomic characteristics of such homeless veterans, 
and the number, types, and locations of entities contracted 
under such section to administer the vouchers. 
(B) A summary description of the special considerations 
made for veterans under public housing agency plans sub-
mitted pursuant to section 5A of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437c–1) and under comprehensive 
housing affordability strategies submitted pursuant to sec-
tion 105 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12705). 
(C) A description of the activities of the Special Assist-
ant for Veterans Affairs of the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development. 
(D) A description of the efforts of the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development and the other members 
of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness 
to coordinate the delivery of housing and services to vet-
erans. 
(E) The cost to the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development of administering the programs and activities 
relating to veterans. 
(F) Any other information that the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs consider relevant in assessing the pro-
grams and activities of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development relating to veterans. 
(b) COMMITTEES.—The Committees of the Congress specified 
in this subsection are as follows: 
(1) The Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 
of the Senate. 
(2) The Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate. 
(3) The Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 
(4) The Committee on Financial Services of the House 
of Representatives. 
(5) The Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of 
Representatives. 
(6) The Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 405. REOPENING OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR CONTINUUM 
OF CARE PROGRAM REGULATIONS. 
Not later than the expiration of the 30-day period beginning 
on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development shall re-open the period for public comment 
regarding the Secretary’s interim rule entitled ‘‘Homeless Emer-
gency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing: Continuum 
of Care Program’’, published in the Federal Register on July 31, 
2012 (77 Fed. Reg. 45422; Docket No. FR–5476–I–01). Upon re- 
opening, such comment period shall remain open for a period of 
not fewer than 60 days.