that will result in the desired outcomes for the com-
munity and residents; 
(5) includes a long-term affordability plan, de-
veloped in collaboration with residents of the public 
and assisted housing assisted under this Act, that 
describes how the grantee will maintain affordable 
housing in the neighborhood over the next 50 years 
or longer, including affordability provisions relating 
to dwelling units provided using assistance under the 
grant under this Act, and an agreement by the ap-
plicant to update such plan every 5 years during 
such period; and 
(6) includes such other information as the Sec-
retary shall, by regulation, prescribe. 
(b) SELECTION CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish criteria for the award of grants under this Act, 
with the greatest consideration given to applicant and 
neighborhood need as identified in section 4, and which 
shall include the extent to which the transformation 
plan— 
(1) demonstrates the ability of the plan to fur-
ther the purposes of this Act; 
(2) demonstrates inclusive local planning with 
input from units of local government, housing own-
ers and providers, educators, residents of housing 
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assisted under this Act, local community organiza-
tions, public schools, early learning in programs, 
health service organizations, and community stake-
holders in the development and implementation of a 
sustainable revitalization program; 
(3) includes efforts to coordinate multiple fund-
ing resources, including public, private, and philan-
thropic funding, and emphasizes collaboration be-
tween the units of local government, early learning 
programs and public schools, or a public housing 
agency, or all three; 
(4) includes current data showing that the 
neighborhood targeted for revitalization is in need of 
and can benefit from the authorized activities de-
scribed in section 5 and proposed in the trans-
formation plan; 
(5) demonstrates the capability and record of 
the applicant and its partners for managing housing 
redevelopment or modernization projects, success-
fully working with public and assisted housing resi-
dents during the planning and redesign process, and 
meeting performance benchmarks; 
(6) demonstrates that sustainable building and 
energy efficient design principles are incorporated or 
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will be incorporated in the activities conducted pur-
suant to the plan; 
(7) demonstrates that the applicant has plans 
to have, within a reasonable time, improved access 
to public transportation in the neighborhood that 
provides access to economic opportunities and com-
mercial and public services; 
(8) demonstrates that the residents of revital-
ized housing developments will have, to the extent 
possible, improved access to high-quality educational 
opportunities, including early learning and effective 
elementary and secondary public schools, in or out-
side of the neighborhood; 
(9) demonstrates that the transformation plan 
includes the provision of appropriate supportive serv-
ices and activities that promote economic self-suffi-
ciency of residents of housing assisted under the 
grant, and a plan to sustain such services; 
(10) demonstrates that the transformation plan 
provides support for residents displaced as a result 
of the revitalization of the project, including assist-
ance in obtaining housing in areas with low con-
centrations of poverty in a manner that does not in-
crease racial segregation; 
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(11) demonstrates that sufficient housing op-
portunities are available in the neighborhood to be 
revitalized and in low-poverty areas to accommodate 
displaced residents, in a manner that does not in-
crease racial segregation; 
(12) includes a well-documented assessment of 
the number of households with special needs for on-
going supportive services residing in the public or 
assisted housing properties that are the target of the 
grant and an effective plan to address such needs; 
(13) demonstrates the compliance with the re-
quirements of section 8, regarding one-for-one re-
placement of public and assisted housing units; 
(14) demonstrates how the applicant will use 
indicators of housing redevelopment, neighborhood 
quality, resident well-being, and other outcomes to 
measure success, manage program implementation, 
and engage stakeholders, consistent with require-
ments established by the Secretary; 
(15) demonstrates, if feasible, phased redevelop-
ment that provides for demolition and construction 
of dwelling units in phases, to limit disruptions to 
residents; 
(16) demonstrates that the neighborhood will 
improve its long-term viability through the revitaliza-
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tion of severely distressed housing, improved access 
to economic opportunities, improved investment and 
leveraging in well-functioning services, and improved 
education programs, public assets, public transpor-
tation and access to jobs; and 
(17) demonstrates compliance with any other 
factors and priorities that further the purposes of 
this Act, as the Secretary may, by regulation, pre-
scribe. 
SEC. 7. RIGHT OF RESIDENTS TO RETURN; RELOCATION. 
(a) 
DETERMINATION
OF
RESIDENT
PREF-
ERENCES.—An applicant shall, not later than 30 days be-
fore submitting an application to the Secretary for a grant 
under this Act— 
(1) hold a community meeting and provide in-
formation to all residents who occupy a dwelling unit 
in public housing or assisted housing subject to the 
transformation plan of— 
(A) the applicant’s intent to submit an ap-
plication for a grant under this Act; 
(B) their right to return and relocation 
housing options; and 
(C) all planned replacement housing units; 
and 
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(2) solicit from each resident information re-
garding the resident’s desire to return to the re-
placement housing units constructed upon the origi-
nal public or assisted housing location, interest in 
moving to other neighborhoods or communities, or 
interest in retaining a voucher for rental assistance. 
(b) RESIDENT INVOLVEMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each transformation plan 
assisted under this Act shall provide opportunities 
for the active involvement and participation of, and 
consultation with, residents of the public and as-
sisted housing that is subject to the transformation 
plan during the planning process for the trans-
formation plan, including prior to submission of the 
application, and during all phases of the planning 
and implementation. Such opportunities for partici-
pation may include participation of members of any 
resident council or tenant organization, but may not 
be limited to such members, and shall include all 
segments of the population of residents of the public 
and assisted housing that is subject to the revitaliza-
tion plan, including single parent-headed households, 
the elderly, young employed and unemployed adults, 
teenage youth, and disabled persons. Such opportu-
nities shall include a process that provides oppor-
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with written notice of such meeting not less 
than 10 days before such meeting; 
(B) after such meeting, the applicant 
consults with the households occupying dwelling 
units in the public and assisted housing that 
are subject to, or to be subject to the plan, and 
the agency submits a report to the Secretary 
describing the results of such consultation; and 
(C) the Secretary approves the significant 
amendment or change. 
(c) RIGHT TO RETURN.—The Secretary may not ap-
prove a transformation plan under this Act unless the plan 
provides that each resident of public or assisted housing 
displaced by activities under the transformation plan who 
wishes to return to the on-site or off-site replacement 
housing provided under the plan may return if the resi-
dent— 
(1) was in compliance with the lease at the time 
of departure from the housing subject to rehabilita-
tion or demolition; and 
(2) would be eligible, as of the time of such re-
turn, for occupancy under the eligibility, screening, 
and occupancy standards, policies, or practices appli-
cable to the housing from which the resident was 
displaced, as in effect at such time of displacement. 
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(d) 
RELOCATION, 
NOTICE, 
APPLICATION
FOR 
VOUCHERS, AND DATA.—All relocation activities resulting 
from, or that will result from, demolition, disposition, or 
both demolition and disposition, to be carried out under 
a transformation plan relating to a grant under this Act 
shall be subject to the following requirements: 
(1) UNIFORM
RELOCATION
AND
REAL
PROP-
ERTY ACQUISITION ACT.—The Uniform Relocation 
and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 
(42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.) shall apply. To the extent 
the provisions of this subsection and such Act con-
flict, the provisions that provide greater protection 
to residents displaced by the demolition, disposition, 
or demolition and disposition, shall apply. 
(2) RELOCATION
PLAN.—The applicant shall 
submit to the Secretary, together with the applica-
tion for a grant under this Act, a relocation plan 
providing for the relocation of residents occupying 
the public or assisted housing for which the demoli-
tion or disposition is proposed, which shall include— 
(A) a statement of the estimated number 
of vouchers for rental assistance under section 
7 that will be needed for such relocation; 
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(B) identification of the location of the re-
placement dwelling units that will be made 
available for permanent occupancy; and 
(C) a statement of whether any temporary, 
off-site relocation of any residents is necessary 
and a description of the plans for such reloca-
tion. 
(3) NOTICE
UPON
APPROVAL
OF
APPLICA-
TION.—Within a reasonable time after notice to the 
applicant of the approval of an application for a 
grant under this section, the applicant shall provide 
notice in writing, in plain and non-technical lan-
guage, to the residents of the public and assisted 
housing subject to the approved transformation plan 
that— 
(A) states that the application and trans-
formation plan has been approved; 
(B) describes the process involved to relo-
cate the residents, including a statement that 
the residents may not be relocated until the 
conditions set forth in section 9 have been met; 
(C) provides information regarding reloca-
tion options; and 
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(D) advises residents of the availability of 
relocation counseling as required in paragraph 
(7). 
(4) NOTICE BEFORE RELOCATION.—Except in 
cases of a substantial and imminent threat to health 
or safety, not later than 90 days before the date on 
which residents will be relocated, the grantee shall 
provide notice in writing, in plain and non-technical 
language, to each family residing in a public or as-
sisted housing project that is subject to an approved 
transformation plan, and in accordance with such 
guidelines as the Secretary may issue governing such 
notifications, that— 
(A) the public or assisted housing project 
will be demolished or disposed of; 
(B) the demolition of the building in which 
the family resides will not commence until each 
resident of the building is relocated; and 
(C) if temporary, off-site relocation is nec-
essary, each family displaced by such action 
shall be offered comparable housing— 
(i) that meets housing quality stand-
ards; 
(ii) that is located in an area that is 
generally not less desirable than the loca-
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tion of the displaced family’s housing, 
which shall include at least one unit lo-
cated in an area of low poverty or one unit 
located within the neighborhood of the 
original public or assisted housing site; 
(iii) that is identified and available to 
the family; and 
(iv) which shall include— 
(I) tenant-based assistance, ex-
cept that the requirement under this 
subparagraph regarding offering of 
comparable housing shall be fulfilled 
by use of tenant-based assistance only 
upon the relocation of the family into 
such housing; 
(II) project-based assistance; 
(III) occupancy in a unit oper-
ated or assisted by the public housing 
agency or the owner of the assisted 
project demolished or disposed of 
under this section, at a rental rate 
paid by the family that is comparable 
to the rental rate applicable to the 
unit from which the family is relo-
cated; or 
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(IV) other comparable housing. 
(5) SEARCH
PERIOD.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, in the case of a household 
that is provided tenant-based assistance for reloca-
tion of the household under this section, the period 
during which the household may lease a dwelling 
unit using such assistance shall not be shorter in du-
ration than the 150-day period that begins at the 
time a comparable replacement unit is made avail-
able to the family. If the household is unable to lease 
a dwelling unit using such assistance during such 
period, the grantee shall extend the period during 
which the household may lease a dwelling unit using 
such assistance, or at the resident’s request, shall 
provide the resident with the next available com-
parable public housing unit or comparable housing 
unit for which project-based assistance is provided. 
(6) PAYMENT
OF
RELOCATION
EXPENSES.— 
The grantee shall provide for the payment of the ac-
tual and reasonable relocation expenses, including 
security deposits, of each resident to be displaced 
and any other relocation expenses as are required by 
the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Prop-
erty Acquisition Policies Act of 1970. 
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(7) 
COMPREHENSIVE
RELOCATION
COUN-
SELING.—The grantee shall provide all advisory pro-
grams and services as required by the Uniform Relo-
cation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition 
Policies Act of 1970 and counseling for residents 
who are displaced that shall fully inform residents to 
be displaced of all relocation options, which may in-
clude relocating to housing in a neighborhood with 
a lower concentration of poverty than their current 
residence, a neighborhood where relocation will not 
increase racial segregation, or remaining in the cur-
rent neighborhood. Such counseling shall also in-
clude providing school options for children and com-
prehensive housing search assistance for households 
that receive a voucher for tenant-based assistance. 
(8) TIMING OF DEMOLITION OR DISPOSITION.— 
The grantee shall not commence demolition or com-
plete disposition of a building subject to the ap-
proved transformation plan until all residents resid-
ing in the building are relocated. 
(9) TIMING
OF
RELOCATION.—The applicant 
shall not commence relocation before approval by the 
Secretary of the transformation plan providing for 
the demolition or disposition, unless the applicant 
generally relocates residents in accordance with this 
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section, as determined by the Secretary, except in 
the case of a substantial and imminent threat to 
health or safety. 
(e) MONITORING OF DISPLACED HOUSEHOLDS.— 
(1) GRANTEE RESPONSIBILITIES.—To facilitate 
compliance with the requirement under subsection 
(a) (relating to right of residents to return), the Sec-
retary shall, by regulation, require each grantee of 
a grant under this section, during the period of the 
transformation plan assisted with the grant and 
until all funding under the grant has been ex-
pended— 
(A) to maintain a current address of resi-
dence and contact information for each house-
hold affected by the transformation plan who 
was occupying a dwelling unit in the housing 
that is subject to the plan; and 
(B) to provide such updated information to 
the Secretary on at least a quarterly basis. 
(2) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary may not 
close out any grant made under this section before 
the grantee has certified to the Secretary that the 
agency has complied with subsection (a) (relating to 
right of residents to return) with respect to each 
resident displaced as a result of the transformation 
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plan, including providing occupancy in a replacement 
dwelling unit for each resident who requested such 
a unit in accordance with such subsection. 
(f) PREFERENCE.—A returning resident shall be pro-
vided a preference for occupancy of on-site or off-site re-
placement units before such units are made available for 
occupancy by any other eligible households, or the resident 
may choose to retain tenant-based voucher assistance pro-
vided under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) for relocation from the prop-
erties revitalized under a transformation plan assisted 
with a grant under this Act. 
(g) PROHIBITION
ON
RE-SCREENING.—A public 
housing agency or any other manager of on-site or off- 
site replacement housing shall not, through the application 
of any additional eligibility, screening, occupancy, or other 
policy or practice, prevent any person otherwise eligible 
under subsection (a) from occupying a replacement hous-
ing unit. 
SEC. 8. ONE-FOR-ONE REPLACEMENT OF PUBLIC AND AS-
SISTED HOUSING DWELLING UNITS. 
(a) ONE-FOR-ONE REPLACEMENT OF PUBLIC OR AS-
SISTED HOUSING UNITS.—The Secretary may not ap-
prove a transformation plan that provides for dwelling 
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units to be demolished or disposed of unless the plan pro-
vides as follows: 
(1) REQUIREMENT TO REPLACE EACH UNIT.— 
One-hundred percent of the public and assisted 
housing dwelling units and units described in section 
15(1)(E) that are demolished or disposed of pursu-
ant to the transformation plan shall be replaced with 
a newly constructed, rehabilitated, or purchased pub-
lic or assisted housing unit or with a newly con-
structed, rehabilitated, or purchased unit (including 
through project-based assistance) that is subject to 
requirements regarding eligibility for occupancy, ten-
ant contribution toward rent, and long-term afford-
ability restrictions that are consistent with such re-
quirements for public and assisted housing dwelling 
units or for State units, as applicable, except that 
subparagraphs (B) and (D) of section 8(o)(13) of 
the United States Housing Act of 1936 (relating to 
percentage limitation and income mixing require-
ment of project-based assistance) shall not apply 
with respect to vouchers used to comply with the re-
quirements of this paragraph. 
(2) OTHER REQUIREMENTS.—Admission to, ad-
ministration of, and eviction from replacement hous-
ing units that replaced public housing units, but 
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that are not public housing dwelling units, shall be 
subject to the following provisions to the same ex-
tent as public housing dwelling units: 
(A) Section 578 of the Quality Housing 
and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (42 
U.S.C. 13663; relating to ineligibility of dan-
gerous sex offenders). 
(B) Section 16(f) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437n(f); re-
lating to ineligibility of certain drug offenders). 
(C) Sections 20 and 21 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437r, 
1437s; relating to resident management). 
(D) Section 25 of the United States Hous-
ing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437w; relating to 
transfer of management at request of resi-
dents). 
(E) Section 6(k) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437d(k); re-
lating to administrative grievance procedure). 
(F) Section 6(f) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437d(f); re-
lating to housing quality requirements). 
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