essary to be certified to the Silver Level under 
such system, or any substantially equivalent 
standard as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) VERIFICATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
verify, or provide for verification, sufficient to 
ensure that each proposed revitalization plan 
carried out with amounts from a grant under 
this section complies with the requirements 
under paragraph (1) and that the revitalization 
plan is carried out in accordance with such re-
quirements and plan. 
‘‘(B) TIMING.—In providing for such 
verification, the Secretary shall establish proce-
dures to ensure such compliance with respect to 
each grantee, and shall report to the Congress 
with respect to the compliance of each grantee, 
at each of the following times: 
‘‘(i) Not later than 60 days after exe-
cution of the grant agreement under this 
section for the grantee. 
‘‘(ii) Upon completion of the revital-
ization plan of the grantee. 
‘‘(3) APPLICABILITY AND UPDATING OF STAND-
ARDS.— 
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‘‘(A) APPLICABILITY.—Except as provided 
in subparagraph (B), the national Green Com-
munities criteria checklist and LEED rating 
systems referred to in subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) that are in effect for purposes of this sub-
section are such checklist and systems as in ex-
istence upon the date of the enactment of the 
HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization 
Act of 2007. 
‘‘(B) UPDATING.—The Secretary may, by 
regulation, adopt and apply, for purposes of 
this section, future amendments and supple-
ments to, and editions of, the national Green 
Communities criteria checklist and the LEED 
rating systems. 
‘‘(m) FAIR HOUSING; LIMITATION ON EXCLUSION.— 
‘‘(1) FAIR HOUSING.—Each revitalization plan 
assisted under this section shall affirmatively further 
fair housing, as described in subsection (e) of section 
808 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION
ON
EXCLUSION.—Except to 
the extent necessary to comply with the require-
ments of this section, replacement housing provided 
pursuant to subsection (j) under a revitalization plan 
of a public housing agency that is owned or man-
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aged, or assisted, by the agency shall be subject to 
the same policies, practices, standards, and criteria 
regarding waiting lists, tenant screening (including 
screening criteria, such as credit checks), and occu-
pancy that apply to other housing owned or man-
aged, or assisted, respectively, by such agency. A 
household may not be prevented from occupying a 
replacement dwelling unit provided pursuant to sub-
section (j), except to the extent specifically provided 
by any other provision of Federal law (including sub-
title F of title V of the Quality Housing and Work 
Responsibility Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 13661 et seq.; 
relating to safety and security in public and assisted 
housing and ineligibility of drug criminals, illegal 
drug users, alcohol abusers, and dangerous sex of-
fenders), 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 the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437n(f); 
relating to ineligibility of persons convicted of meth-
amphetamine offenses)). 
‘‘(n) ENFORCEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT.—If the 
Secretary determines on the record after opportunity 
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for an agency hearing, pursuant to a request made 
by any member of household described in subsection 
(i)(1) who is adversely affected or aggrieved by a 
violation of subsection (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (m), or 
(o), that such a violation has occurred, the Secretary 
shall issue an order requiring the public housing 
agency committing such violation to cease and desist 
for such violation and to take any affirmative action 
necessary to correct or remedy the conditions result-
ing from such violation. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY OF OTHER REMEDIES.—The 
remedy under paragraph (1) shall be in addition to 
all other rights and remedies provided by law. 
‘‘(o) PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each public housing agen-
cy that receives a grant under this section shall, in 
consultation with the Secretary and residents of the 
public housing subject to the revitalization plan for 
which the grant is made that are displaced as a re-
sult of the revitalization plan, establish performance 
benchmarks for each component of their revitaliza-
tion plan. 
‘‘(2) FAILURE TO MEET BENCHMARKS.—If a 
public housing agency fails to meet the performance 
benchmarks established pursuant to paragraph (1), 
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the Secretary shall impose appropriate sanctions, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(A) appointment of an alternative admin-
istrator for the revitalization plan; 
‘‘(B) financial penalties; 
‘‘(C) withdrawal of funding under sub-
section (j); or 
‘‘(D) such other sanctions as the Secretary 
may deem necessary. 
‘‘(3) EXTENSION OF BENCHMARKS.—The Sec-
retary shall extend the period for compliance with 
performance benchmarks under paragraph (1) for a 
public housing agency, for such period as the Sec-
retary determines to be necessary, if the failure of 
the agency to meet such benchmarks is attributable 
to— 
‘‘(A) litigation; 
‘‘(B) obtaining approvals of the Federal 
Government or a State or local government; 
‘‘(C) complying with environmental assess-
ment and abatement requirements; 
‘‘(D) relocating residents; or 
‘‘(E) any other reason established by the 
Secretary by notice published in the Federal 
Register. 
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