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resentatives of the Comptroller General, shall have 
access for the purpose of audit and examination to 
any books, documents, papers, and records that are 
pertinent to assistance in connection with, and the 
requirements of, this section. 
‘‘(5) REPORTS REGARDING EVALUATIONS.—The 
Secretary shall require each public housing agency 
participating in the program under this section to 
submit to the Secretary, as part of the agency’s an-
nual report under paragraph (2), such information 
as the Secretary considers appropriate to permit the 
Secretary to evaluate (pursuant to subsection (f)) 
the performance and success of the agency in achiev-
ing the purposes of the demonstration. 
‘‘(h) ADDITIONAL PROGRAM AGENCIES.—In partici-
pating in the program under the terms of this subsection, 
the public housing agencies designated for such participa-
tion shall be subject to the requirements of this section, 
and the additional following requirements: 
‘‘(1) APPLICABILITY
OF
CERTAIN
EXISTING 
PROVISIONS.—Such agencies shall be subject to the 
provisions of— 
‘‘(A) subsections (a) and (b) of section 3; 
and
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‘‘(B) section 8(o), except for paragraph 
(11) and except as the requirements of section 
8(o) are modified by subsection (e)(3) of this 
section. 
‘‘(2) NO TIME LIMITS.—Such agencies may not 
impose time limits on the term of housing assistance 
received by families under the program. 
‘‘(3) NO
EMPLOYMENT
CONDITIONS.—Such 
agencies may not condition the receipt of housing as-
sistance by families under the program on the em-
ployment status of one of more family members. 
‘‘(4) ONE-FOR-ONE REPLACEMENT.— 
‘‘(A) CONDITIONS ON DEMOLITION.—Such 
agencies may not demolish or dispose of any 
dwelling unit of public housing operated or ad-
ministered by such agency (including any un-
inhabitable unit and any unit previously ap-
proved for demolition) except pursuant to a 
plan for replacement of such units in accord-
ance with, and approved by the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development pursuant to, 
subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) PLAN
REQUIREMENTS.—The Sec-
retary may not approve a plan that provides for 
demolition or disposition of any dwelling unit of
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public housing referred to in subparagraph (A) 
unless— 
‘‘(i) such plan provides for outreach to 
public housing agency residents in accord-
ance with paragraph (5); 
‘‘(ii) not later than 60 days before the 
date of the approval of such plan, such 
agency has convened and conducted a pub-
lic hearing regarding the demolition or dis-
position proposed in the plan; 
‘‘(iii) such plan provides that for each 
such dwelling unit demolished or disposed 
of, such public housing agency will provide 
an additional dwelling unit through— 
‘‘(I) the acquisition or develop-
ment of additional public housing 
dwelling units; or 
‘‘(II) the acquisition, develop-
ment, 
or 
contracting 
(including 
through project-based assistance) of 
additional dwelling units that are sub-
ject to requirements regarding eligi-
bility for occupancy, tenant contribu-
tion toward rent, and long-term af-
fordability restrictions which are com-
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parable to public housing units, except 
that no household may be prevented 
from occupying a replacement dwell-
ing unit provided pursuant to clause 
(iii) except to the extent specifically 
provided by any other provision of 
Federal law (including subtitle F of 
title V of the Quality Housing and 
Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (42 
U.S.C. 13661 et seq.; relating to safe-
ty and security in public and assisted 
housing, subtitle D of title VI of the 
Housing and Community Development 
Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13611 et seq.; 
relating to preferences for elderly and 
disabled residents), and section 16(f) 
of this Act (42 U.S.C. 1437n(f)); re-
lating to ineligibility of persons con-
victed of methamphetamine offenses); 
‘‘(iv) such plan provides for a right, 
and implementation of such right, to occu-
pancy of additional dwelling units provided 
in accordance with clause (iii), for house-
holds who, as of the time that dwelling 
units demolished or disposed of were va-
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cated to provide for such demolition or dis-
position, were occupying such dwelling 
units; 
‘‘(v) such plan provides that the pro-
posed demolition or disposition and reloca-
tion will be carried out in a manner that 
affirmatively furthers fair housing, as de-
scribed in subsection (e) of section 808 of 
the Civil Rights Act of 1968; and 
‘‘(vi) to the extent that such plan pro-
vides for the provision of replacement or 
additional dwelling units, or redevelop-
ment, in phases over time, such plan pro-
vides that the ratio of dwelling units de-
scribed in subclauses (I) and (II) of clause 
(iii) that are provided in any such single 
phase to the total number of dwelling units 
provided in such phase is not less than the 
ratio of the aggregate number of such 
dwelling units provided under the plan to 
the total number of dwelling units provided 
under the plan. 
‘‘(C) INAPPLICABLE
PROVISIONS.—Sub-
paragraphs (B) and (D) of section 8(o)(13) of 
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
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U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)) shall not apply with re-
spect to vouchers used to comply with the re-
quirements of subparagraph (B)(iii) of this 
paragraph. 
‘‘(D) MONITORING.—The Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development shall provide 
for the appropriate field offices of the Depart-
ment to monitor and supervise enforcement of 
this paragraph and plans approved under this 
paragraph and to consult, regarding such moni-
toring and enforcement, with resident councils 
of, and residents of public housing operated or 
administered by, the agency. 
‘‘(5) COMPREHENSIVE
OUTREACH
PLAN.—No 
program funds of such agencies may be use to de-
molish or dispose of any public housing dwelling 
units except in accordance with a comprehensive 
outreach plan for such activities, developed by the 
agency in conjunction with the residents of the pub-
lic housing agency, as follows: 
‘‘(A) The plan shall be developed by the 
agency and a resident task force, which may in-
clude members of the Resident Council, but 
may not be limited to such members, and which 
shall represent all segments of the population of
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residents of the agency, including single parent- 
headed households, the elderly, young employed 
and unemployed adults, teenage youth, and dis-
abled persons. 
‘‘(B) The votes and agreements regarding 
the plan shall involve— 
‘‘(i) in the case of any public housing 
agency that administers 250 or fewer pub-
lic housing dwelling units, not less than 10 
percent of affected residents; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of any public housing 
agency that administers more than 250 
public housing dwelling units, not less than 
25 affected residents. 
‘‘(C) The plan shall provide for and de-
scribe outreach efforts to inform residents of 
the program under this subsection, including a 
door-to-door information program, monthly 
newsletters to each resident household, monthly 
meetings dedicated solely to every aspect of the 
proposed development, including redevelopment 
factors, which shall include the one-for-one re-
placement requirement under paragraph (5), 
resident rights to return, the requirements of 
the program under this subsection, new resident
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support and community services to be provided, 
opportunities for participation in architectural 
design, and employment opportunities for resi-
dents, which shall make available at least 30 
percent of the total hours worked at all such 
employment, and shall also make available at 
least 25 percent of unskilled jobs in demolition 
activities and 25 percent of unskilled jobs in 
construction activities related to the redevelop-
ment project, including job training, apprentice-
ships, union membership assistance. 
‘‘(D) The plan shall provide for regularly 
scheduled monthly meeting updates and a sys-
tem for filing complaints about any aspect of 
the redevelopment process. 
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the 
following definitions shall apply: 
‘‘(1) EXISTING MTW AGENCY.—The term ‘exist-
ing MTW agency’ means a public housing agency 
that as of the date of the enactment of the Section 
8 Voucher Reform Act of 2007 has an existing 
agreement with the Secretary pursuant to the mov-
ing to work demonstration. 
‘‘(2) BASE YEAR.—The term ‘base year’ means, 
with respect to a participating agency, the agency
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fiscal year most recently completed prior to selection 
and approval for participation in the housing innova-
tion program under this section. 
‘‘(3) MOVING TO WORK DEMONSTRATION.—The 
term ‘moving to work demonstration’ means the 
moving to work demonstration program under sec-
tion 204 of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and 
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (42 U.S.C. 1437f 
note). 
‘‘(4) PARTICIPATING
AGENCIES.—The term 
‘participating agencies’ means public housing agen-
cies designated and approved for participation, and 
participating, in the housing innovation program 
under this section. 
‘‘(5) PROGRAM
FUNDS.—The term ‘program 
funds’ means, with respect to a participating agency, 
any amounts that the agency is authorized, pursuant 
to subsection (e)(1), to use to carry out the housing 
innovation program under this section of the agency. 
‘‘(6) RESIDENTS.—The term ‘residents’ means, 
with respect to a public housing agency, tenants of 
public housing of the agency and participants in the 
voucher or other housing assistance programs of the 
agency funded under section 8(o), or tenants of
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other units owned by the agency and assisted under 
this section. 
‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR RESI-
DENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—There is authorized to 
be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2008 through 
2012 $10,000,000, for providing capacity building and 
technical assistance to enhance the capabilities of low-in-
come families assisted under the program under this sec-
tion to participate in the process for establishment of an-
nual plans under this section for participating agencies. 
‘‘(k) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR 
EVALUATIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
$15,000,000 to the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development for the purpose of conducting the evaluations 
required under subsection (f)(1).’’. 
(b) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 48 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit a report to the 
Congress on the extent to which the public housing agen-
cies participating in the housing innovation program 
under section 36 of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 are meeting the goals and purposes of such program, 
as identified in subsection (a) of such section 36.
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SEC. 17. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM WAIVER AUTHORITY. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development may enter into such 
agreements as may be necessary with the Social Security 
Administration and the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services to allow for the participation, in any demonstra-
tion program described in subsection (c), by the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development and the use 
under such program of housing choice vouchers under sec-
tion 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f(o)). 
(b) WAIVER OF INCOME REQUIREMENTS.—The Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development may, to extent 
necessary to allow rental assistance under section 8(o) of 
the United States Housing Act of 1937 to be provided 
on behalf of persons described in subsection (c) who par-
ticipate in a demonstration program described in such 
subsection, and to allow such persons to be placed on a 
waiting list for such assistance, partially or wholly dis-
regard increases in earned income for the purpose of rent 
calculations under section 3 for such persons. 
(c) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS.—A demonstration 
program described in this subsection is a demonstration 
program of a State that provides for persons with signifi-
cant disabilities to be employed and continue to receive
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benefits under programs of the Department of Health and 
Human Services and the Social Security Administration, 
including the program of supplemental security income 
benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act, dis-
ability insurance benefits under title II of such Act, and 
the State program for medical assistance (Medicaid) under 
title XIX of such Act. 
SEC. 18. ACCESS TO HUD PROGRAMS FOR PERSONS WITH 
LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY. 
(a) HUD RESPONSIBILITIES.—To allow the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development to better serve 
persons with limited proficiency in the English language 
by providing technical assistance to recipients of Federal 
funds, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
shall take the following actions: 
(1) TASK FORCE.—Within 90 days after the en-
actment of this Act, convene a task force comprised 
of appropriate industry groups, recipients of funds 
from the Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Depart-
ment’’), community-based organizations that serve 
individuals with limited English proficiency, civil 
rights groups, and stakeholders, which shall identify 
a list of vital documents, including Department and 
certain property and other documents, to be com-
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petently translated to improve access to federally 
conducted and federally assisted programs and ac-
tivities for individuals with limited English pro-
ficiency. The task force shall meet not less fre-
quently than twice per year. 
(2) TRANSLATIONS.—Within 6 months after 
identification of documents pursuant to paragraph 
(1), produce translations of the documents identified 
in all necessary languages and make such trans-
lations available as part of the library of forms avail-
able on the website of the Department and as part 
of the clearinghouse developed pursuant to para-
graph (4). 
(3) PLAN.—Develop and carry out a plan that 
includes providing resources of the Department to 
assist recipients of Federal funds to improve access 
to programs and activities for individuals with lim-
ited English proficiency, which plan shall include the 
elements described in paragraph (4). 
(4) HOUSING
INFORMATION
RESOURCE
CEN-
TER.—Develop and maintain a housing information 
resource center to facilitate the provision of lan-
guage services by providers of housing services to in-
dividuals with limited English proficiency. Informa-
tion provided by such center shall be made available
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in printed form and through the Internet. The re-
sources provided by the center shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(A) TRANSLATION
OF
WRITTEN
MATE-
RIALS.—The center may provide, directly or 
through contract, vital documents from com-
petent translation services for providers of 
housing services. 
(B) TOLL-FREE CUSTOMER SERVICE TELE-
PHONE NUMBER.—The center shall provide a 
24-hour toll-free interpretation service tele-
phone line, by which recipients of funds of the 
Department 
and 
individuals 
with 
limited 
English proficiency may— 
(i) obtain information about federally 
conducted or federally assisted housing 
programs of the Department; 
(ii) obtain assistance with applying for 
or accessing such housing programs and 
understanding Federal notices written in 
English; and 
(iii) communicate with housing pro-
viders. and learn how to access additional 
language services.
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The toll-free telephone service provided pursu-
ant to this subparagraph shall supplement re-
sources in the community identified by the plan 
developed pursuant to paragraph (3). 
(C) DOCUMENT
CLEARINGHOUSE.—The 
center shall collect and evaluate for accuracy or 
develop, and make available, templates and doc-
uments that are necessary for consumers, rel-
evant industry representatives, and other stake-
holders of the Department, to access, make 
educated decisions, and communicate effectively 
about their housing, including— 
(i) administrative and property docu-
ments; 
(ii) legally binding documents; 
(iii) consumer education and outreach 
materials; 
(iv) documents regarding rights and 
responsibilities of any party; and 
(v) remedies available to consumers. 
(D) STUDY
OF
LANGUAGE
ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAMS.—The center shall conduct a study 
that evaluates best-practices models for all pro-
grams of the Department that promote lan-
guage assistance and strategies to improve lan-
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guage services for individuals with limited 
English proficiency. Not later than 18 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
center shall submit a report to the Committee 
on Financial Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, 
which shall provide recommendations for imple-
mentation, specific to programs of the Depart-
ment, and information and templates that could 
be made available to all recipients of grants 
from the Department. 
(E) CULTURAL
AND
LINGUISTIC
COM-
PETENCE
MATERIALS.—The center shall pro-
vide information relating to culturally and lin-
guistically competent housing services for popu-
lations with limited English proficiency. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out subsection (a). 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than the expiration of the 6- 
month period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Hous-
ing and Urban Development shall submit a report regard-
ing its compliance with the requirements under subsection
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(a) to the Committee on Financial Services of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Hous-
ing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate. 
SEC. 19. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN RENTAL ASSISTANCE CON-
TRACTS. 
(a) TRANSFER.—Subject to subsection (c) and not-
withstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development shall, at the request of 
the owner, transfer or authorize the transfer, of the con-
tracts, restrictions, and debt described in subsection (b)— 
(1) on the housing that is owned or managed 
by Community Properties of Ohio Management 
Services LLC or an affiliate of Ohio Capital Cor-
poration for Housing and located in Franklin Coun-
ty, Ohio, to other properties located in Franklin 
County, Ohio; and 
(2) on the housing that is owned or managed 
by The Model Group, Inc., and located in Hamilton 
County, Ohio, to other properties located in Ham-
ilton County, Ohio. 
(b) CONTRACTS, RESTRICTIONS, AND DEBT COV-
ERED.—The contracts, restrictions, and debt described in 
this subsection are as follows: 
(1) All or a portion of a project-based rental as-
sistance housing assistance payments contract under
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section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437f). 
(2) Existing Federal use restrictions, including 
without limitation use agreements, regulatory agree-
ments, and accommodation agreements. 
(3) Any subordinate debt held by the Secretary 
or assigned and any mortgages securing such debt, 
all related loan and security documentation and obli-
gations, and reserve and escrow balances. 
(c) RETENTION OF SAME NUMBER OF UNITS AND 
AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.—Any transfer pursuant to sub-
section (a) shall result in— 
(1) a total number of dwelling units (including 
units retained by the owners and units transferred) 
covered by assistance described in subsection (b)(1) 
after the transfer remaining the same as such num-
ber assisted before the transfer, with such increases 
or decreases in unit sizes as may be contained in a 
plan approved by a local planning or development 
commission or department; and 
(2) no reduction in the total amount of the 
housing assistance payments under contracts de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1). 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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SEC. 20. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated the amount 
necessary for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012 to 
provide public housing agencies with incremental tenant- 
based assistance under section 8(o) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) sufficient to 
assist 20,000 incremental dwelling units in each such fis-
cal year. 
SEC. 21. ACCEPTABLE IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Rental housing assistance under 
section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
may not be provided on behalf of any individual or house-
hold unless the individual provides, or, in the case of a 
household, all adult members of the household provide, 
valid personal identification in one of the following forms: 
(1) SOCIAL SECURITY CARD WITH PHOTO IDEN-
TIFICATION
CARD
OR
REAL
ID
ACT
IDENTIFICA-
TION.— 
(A) A social security card accompanied by 
a photo identification card issued by the Fed-
eral Government or a State Government; or 
(B) A driver’s license or identification card 
issued by a State in the case of a State that is 
in compliance with title II of the REAL ID Act 
of 2005 (title II of division B of Public Law 
109-13; 49 U.S.C. 30301 note).
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(2) PASSPORT.—A passport issued by the 
United States or a foreign government. 
(3) USCIS PHOTO IDENTIFICATION CARD.—A 
photo identification card issued by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security (acting through the Director of 
the United States Citizenship and Immigration Serv-
ices). 
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development shall, by regulation, require that each 
public housing agency or other entity administering rental 
housing assistance described in subsection (a) take such 
actions as the Secretary considers necessary to ensure 
compliance with the requirements of subsection (a). 
SEC. 22. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Act, 
this Act and the amendments made by this Act, shall take 
effect on January 1, 2008. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 12, 2007. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1851 
AN ACT 
To reform the housing choice voucher program 
under section 8 of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937.