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to fund any of the capital activities listed in sub-
section (d)(1). 
‘‘(2) SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS FOR RE-
PLACEMENT RESERVE.—At any time, a public hous-
ing agency may deposit funds from such agency’s 
Capital Fund into a replacement reserve, subject to 
the following: 
‘‘(A) At the discretion of the Secretary, 
public housing agencies may transfer and hold 
in a replacement reserve funds originating from 
additional sources. 
‘‘(B) No minimum transfer of funds to a 
replacement reserve shall be required. 
‘‘(C) At any time, a public housing agency 
may not hold in a replacement reserve more 
than the amount the public housing authority 
has determined necessary to satisfy the antici-
pated capital needs of properties in its portfolio 
assisted under this section, as outlined in its 
Capital Fund 5-Year Action Plan, or a com-
parable plan, as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(D) The Secretary may establish, by reg-
ulation, a maximum replacement reserve level 
or levels that are below amounts determined 
under subparagraph (C), which may be based 
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upon the size of the portfolio assisted under 
this section or other factors. 
‘‘(3) TRANSFER
OF
OPERATING
FUNDS.—In 
first establishing a replacement reserve, the Sec-
retary may allow public housing agencies to transfer 
more than 20 percent of its operating funds into its 
replacement reserve. 
‘‘(4) EXPENDITURE.—Funds in a replacement 
reserve may be used for purposes authorized by sub-
section (d)(1) and contained in its Capital Fund 5- 
Year Action Plan. 
‘‘(5) MANAGEMENT
AND
REPORT.—The Sec-
retary shall establish appropriate accounting and re-
porting requirements to ensure that public housing 
agencies are spending funds on eligible projects and 
that funds in the replacement reserve are connected 
to capital needs.’’. 
(b) FLEXIBILITY OF OPERATING FUND AMOUNTS.— 
Paragraph (1) of section 9(g) of the United States Hous-
ing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(g)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘—Of’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) FLEXIBILITY IN USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) FLEXIBILITY
FOR
CAPITAL
FUND 
AMOUNTS.—Of’’; and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) FLEXIBILITY FOR OPERATING FUND 
AMOUNTS.—Of any amounts appropriated for 
fiscal year 2016 or any fiscal year thereafter 
that are allocated for fiscal year 2016 or any 
fiscal year thereafter from the Operating Fund 
for any public housing agency, the agency may 
use not more than 20 percent for activities that 
are eligible under subsection (d) for assistance 
with amounts from the Capital Fund, but only 
if the public housing plan under section 5A for 
the agency provides for such use.’’. 
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 in-
serting ‘‘24 years of age’’; and 
(C) by inserting after ‘‘have left foster 
care’’ the following: ‘‘, or will leave foster care 
within 90 days, in accordance with a transition 
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plan described in section 475(5)(H) of the So-
cial Security Act, and is homeless or is at risk 
of becoming homeless’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (5); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) COORDINATION BETWEEN PUBLIC HOUS-
ING AGENCIES AND PUBLIC CHILD WELFARE AGEN-
CIES.—The Secretary shall, not later than the expi-
ration of the 180-day period beginning on the date 
of the enactment of the Housing Opportunity 
Through Modernization Act of 2016 and after con-
sultation with other appropriate Federal agencies, 
issue guidance to improve coordination between pub-
lic housing agencies and public child welfare agen-
cies in carrying out the program under this sub-
section, which shall provide guidance on— 
‘‘(A) identifying eligible recipients for as-
sistance under this subsection; 
‘‘(B) coordinating with other local youth 
and family providers in the community and par-
ticipating in the Continuum of Care program 
established under subtitle C of title IV of the 
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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 out-
comes for families and youth and reducing 
lapses in housing for families and youth; and 
‘‘(E) identifying resources that are avail-
able 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 So-
cial 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 provi-
sions 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 op-
erated by public housing agencies receiving assistance 
under this section.’’. 
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