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TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 501. INCLUSION OF DISASTER HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
IN CERTAIN FRAUD AND ABUSE PREVENTION MEASURES. 
The Disaster Housing Assistance Program administered by the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development shall be considered 
a ‘‘program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development’’ 
under section 904 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance 
Amendments Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 3544) for the purpose of income 
verifications. 
SEC. 502. ENERGY EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS UNDER SELF-HELP 
HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM. 
Section 11 of the Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act 
of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 12805 note) is amended by inserting after sub-
section (f) the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) ENERGY EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary may 
not require any dwelling developed using amounts from a grant 
made under this section to meet any energy efficiency standards 
other than the standards applicable at such time pursuant to section 
109 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 
U.S.C. 12709) to housing specified in subsection (a) of such section.’’. 
SEC. 503. DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDIZATION FOR IMPROVED INTER-
OPERABILITY. 
(a) DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDIZATION.—Title I of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 37. DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDS FOR IMPROVED INTEROPER-
ABILITY. 
‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary shall, in consultation with 
an interagency work group established by the Office of Management 
and Budget, and considering State government perspectives, des-
ignate data exchange standards to govern, under this Act— 
‘‘(1) necessary categories of information that State agencies 
operating related programs are required under applicable law 
to electronically exchange with another State agency; and 
‘‘(2) Federal reporting and data exchange required under 
applicable law. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The data exchange standards required 
by subsection (a) shall, to the maximum extent practicable— 
‘‘(1) incorporate a widely accepted, nonproprietary, search-
able, computer-readable format, such as the eXtensible Markup 
Language; 
‘‘(2) contain interoperable standards developed and main-
tained by intergovernmental partnerships, such as the National 
Information Exchange Model; 
‘‘(3) incorporate interoperable standards developed and 
maintained by Federal entities with authority over contracting 
and financial assistance; 
‘‘(4) 
be 
consistent 
with 
and 
implement 
applicable 
accounting principles; 
‘‘(5) be implemented in a manner that is cost- effective 
and improves program efficiency and effectiveness; and 
‘‘(6) be capable of being continually upgraded as necessary.
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‘‘(c) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section requires 
a change to existing data exchange standards for Federal reporting 
found to be effective and efficient.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development shall issue a proposed rule to carry out 
the amendments made by subsection (a). 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The rule shall— 
(A) identify federally required data exchanges; 
(B) include specification and timing of exchanges to 
be standardized; 
(C) address the factors used in determining whether 
and when to standardize data exchanges; 
(D) specify State implementation options; and 
(E) describe future milestones. 
TITLE VI—REPORTS 
SEC. 601. REPORT ON INTERAGENCY FAMILY ECONOMIC EMPOWER-
MENT STRATEGIES. 
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Labor, shall submit a report to the 
Congress annually that describes— 
(1) any interagency strategies of such Departments that 
are designed to improve family economic empowerment by 
linking housing assistance with essential supportive services, 
such as employment counseling and training, financial edu-
cation and growth, childcare, transportation, meals, youth rec-
reational activities, and other supportive services; and 
(2) any actions taken in the preceding year to carry out 
such strategies and the extent of progress achieved by such 
actions. 
TITLE VII—HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES 
FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS 
SEC. 701. FORMULA AND TERMS FOR ALLOCATIONS TO PREVENT 
HOMELESSNESS FOR INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH HIV OR 
AIDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 854 of the AIDS 
Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12903(c)) is amended by— 
(1) redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (5); and 
(2) striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES.— 
‘‘(A) ALLOCATION FORMULA.—The Secretary shall allo-
cate 90 percent of the amount approved in appropriations 
Acts under section 863 among States and metropolitan 
statistical areas as follows: 
‘‘(I) 75 percent of such amounts among— 
‘‘(I) cities that are the most populous unit of 
general local government in a metropolitan statis-
tical area with a population greater than 500,000, 
as determined on the basis of the most recent
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census, and with more than 2,000 individuals 
living with HIV or AIDS, using the data specified 
in subparagraph (B); and 
‘‘(II) States with more than 2,000 individuals 
living with HIV or AIDS outside of metropolitan 
statistical areas. 
‘‘(ii) 25 percent of such amounts among States 
and metropolitan statistical areas based on the method 
described in subparagraph (C). 
‘‘(B) SOURCE
OF
DATA.—For purposes of allocating 
amounts under this paragraph for any fiscal year, the 
number of individuals living with HIV or AIDS shall be 
the number of such individuals as confirmed by the Director 
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of 
December 31 of the most recent calendar year for which 
such data is available. 
‘‘(C) ALLOCATION
UNDER
SUBPARAGRAPH (A)(ii).—For 
purposes of allocating amounts under subparagraph (A)(ii), 
the Secretary shall develop a method that accounts for— 
‘‘(I) differences in housing costs among States and 
metropolitan statistical areas based on the fair market 
rental established pursuant to section 8(c) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(c)) 
or another methodology established by the Secretary 
through regulation; and 
‘‘(ii) differences in poverty rates among States and 
metropolitan statistical areas based on area poverty 
indexes or another methodology established by the Sec-
retary through regulation. 
‘‘(2) MAINTAINING GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) CONTINUED
ELIGIBILITY
OF
FISCAL
YEAR
2016 
GRANTEES.—A grantee that received an allocation in fiscal 
year 2016 shall continue to be eligible for allocations under 
paragraph (1) in subsequent fiscal years, subject to— 
‘‘(I) the amounts available from appropriations 
Acts under section 863; 
‘‘(ii) approval by the Secretary of the most recent 
comprehensive housing affordability strategy for the 
grantee approved under section 105; and 
‘‘(iii) the requirements of subparagraph (C). 
‘‘(B) ADJUSTMENTS.—Allocations to grantees described 
in subparagraph (A) shall be adjusted annually based on 
the administrative provisions included in fiscal year 2016 
appropriations Acts. 
‘‘(C) REDETERMINATION OF CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY.— 
The Secretary shall redetermine the continued eligibility 
of a grantee that received an allocation in fiscal year 2016 
at least once during the 10-year period following fiscal 
year 2016. 
‘‘(D) ADJUSTMENT TO GRANTS.—For each of fiscal years 
2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021, the Secretary shall 
ensure that a grantee that received an allocation in the 
prior fiscal year does not receive an allocation that is 
5 percent less than or 10 percent greater than the amount 
allocated to such grantee in the preceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(3) ALTERNATIVE GRANTEES.—
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‘‘(A) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary may award funds 
reserved for a grantee eligible under paragraph (1) to an 
alternative grantee if— 
‘‘(I) the grantee submits to the Secretary a written 
agreement between the grantee and the alternative 
grantee that describes how the alternative grantee will 
take actions consistent with the applicable comprehen-
sive housing affordability strategy approved under sec-
tion 105 of this Act; 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary approves the written agreement 
described in clause (I) and agrees to award funds to 
the alternative grantee; and 
‘‘(iii) the written agreement does not exceed a term 
of 10 years. 
‘‘(B) RENEWAL.—An agreement approved pursuant to 
subparagraph (A) may be renewed by the parties with 
the approval of the Secretary. 
‘‘(C) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the term ‘alter-
native grantee’ means a public housing agency (as defined 
in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437a(b))), a unified funding agency (as defined 
in section 401 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 11360)), a State, a unit of general local 
government, or an instrumentality of State or local govern-
ment. 
‘‘(4) REALLOCATIONS.—If a State or metropolitan statistical 
area declines an allocation under paragraph (1)(A), or the Sec-
retary determines, in accordance with criteria specified in regu-
lation, that a State or metropolitan statistical area that is 
eligible for an allocation under paragraph (1)(A) is unable to 
properly administer such allocation, the Secretary shall reallo-
cate any funds reserved for such State or metropolitan statis-
tical area as follows: 
‘‘(A) For funds reserved for a State— 
‘‘(I) to eligible metropolitan statistical areas within 
the State on a pro rata basis; or 
‘‘(ii) if there is no eligible metropolitan statistical 
areas within a State, to metropolitan cities and urban 
counties within the State that are eligible for grant 
under section 106 of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306), on a pro 
rata basis. 
‘‘(B) For funds reserved for a metropolitan statistical 
area, to the State in which the metropolitan statistical 
area is located. 
‘‘(C) If the Secretary is unable to make a reallocation 
under subparagraph (A) or (B), the Secretary shall make 
such funds available on a pro rata basis under the formula 
in paragraph (1)(A).’’. 
(b) AMENDMENT
TO DEFINITIONS.—Section 853 of the AIDS 
Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12902) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or ‘AIDS’ ’’ before 
‘‘means’’; and 
(2) by inserting at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(15) The term ‘HIV’ means infection with the human 
immunodeficiency virus.
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‘‘(16) The term ‘individuals living with HIV or AIDS’ means, 
with respect to the counting of cases in a geographic area 
during a period of time, the sum of— 
‘‘(A) the number of living non-AIDS cases of HIV in 
the area; and 
‘‘(B) the number of living cases of AIDS in the area.’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.