‘‘(C) the resident association from the de-
velopment (or tenant delegate or section 3 resi-
dent where a tenant association does not exist); 
‘‘(D) where possible, a community based 
organization that has as its mission the pro-
motion of workforce development or economic 
development in low-income communities; 
‘‘(E) where they exist, women and minority 
trades organizations that offer employment 
services with expertise in preparing skilled 
workers for the construction field; and 
‘‘(F) when possible, coordinators and rep-
resentatives of the apprenticeship programs. 
‘‘(4) TRAINING.—Any contractor awarded a 
contract for the work described in paragraph (1) 
shall provide on-the-job training to any employee 
who is eligible for priority under subsection 
(c)(1)(B) and (c)(2)(B). Such training shall be pro-
vided through a State approved apprenticeship pro-
gram. 
‘‘(f) RECRUITMENT, REFERRAL, AND TRAINING RE-
QUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall require the following 
of public and Indian housing agencies and recipients of 
other Federal housing and community development assist-
ance: 
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‘‘(1) That such agencies and other recipients 
advertise the availability of training and employment 
opportunities generated by development assistance, 
and, with the section 3 committee, maintain a reg-
istry of eligible low- and very low-income persons 
who express interest in those opportunities. For pub-
lic and Indian housing agencies, advertising shall be 
conducted in a manner that is most likely to reach 
eligible low- and very low income persons who reside 
in public or Indian housing or who otherwise qualify 
for a priority in accordance with subsection 
(c)(1)(B). For recipients of other housing and com-
munity development assistance, advertising shall be 
conducted in a manner that is most likely to reach 
eligible low- or very low-income persons who qualify 
for a priority in accordance with subsection 
(c)(2)(B). The registry shall contain sufficient infor-
mation (such as work experience, education level, de-
sired employment, career goals, etc.) to allow each 
public and Indian housing agency or recipient of 
other federal housing and community development 
assistance to make appropriate job referrals and to 
determine the need for job training and other sup-
port services. 
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‘‘(2) That such agencies and other recipients 
provide to any contractor and the section 3 com-
mittee names, priority status, and applications of 
low-and very low-income persons who have the skills 
identified by the contractor or the public housing 
agency for the work to be performed. 
‘‘(3) That such agencies and other recipients 
refer any low- or very low-income persons who are 
participants in the housing agency’s housing pro-
grams and who are seeking qualifying skills to the 
one-stop delivery system for the area in which the 
work is to be done. 
‘‘(4) That such agencies and other recipients 
consult with contractors to ensure that low-and very 
low-income persons with the skills, knowledge, and 
abilities are provided a priority in hiring and are not 
passed over. 
‘‘(5) That such agencies and other recipients 
provide to the one-stop delivery system for the area 
in which the development where the work is to be 
done, a detailed description of the work to be done, 
including all projects for which it is accepting, or 
will be accepting, bids, and a list of the applicable 
priority categories (as set forth in subsection 
(c)(1)(B) and (c)(2)(B), so that eligible low- and 
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very low-income persons may be appropriately 
trained. 
‘‘(6) That such agencies and other recipients 
make any other effort that may be necessary, includ-
ing contacting and working with other job clearing-
houses, job training centers, labor groups, and resi-
dent and community groups, to increase the number 
of low- and very low-income persons who are pro-
vided with training and employment opportunities 
and a priority in accordance with subsections 
(c)(1)(B) and (c)(2)(B). 
‘‘(g) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) AGENCY REPORTS.—All public and Indian 
housing agencies shall report quarterly to the Sec-
retary on the number of hours worked by persons el-
igible for a priority under subsection (c)(1)(B) or 
(c)(2)(B) at the public and Indian agency and with 
their contractors. Grantees shall ensure that they 
and other recipients of housing and community de-
velopment funds and their contractors report quar-
terly to the Secretary on the number of hours 
worked by persons eligible for a priority under sub-
section (c)(1)(B) or (c)(2)(B). The reports shall in-
clude at a minimum current information by job cat-
egory regarding the total number of hours worked 
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by all persons and by persons within each priority. 
The reports shall also include current information 
about the dollar amount and the number of the con-
tracts provided to section 3 businesses, by priority 
category and as a percentage of the total amount of 
contracts awarded. 
‘‘(2) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—The Secretary 
shall report annually to Congress a summary of in-
formation derived from the quarterly reports re-
quired under paragraph (1) and shall provide infor-
mation on the total amount of Federal funds that 
are subject to section 3. For each program, includ-
ing public housing and other federal housing and 
community development assistance, by program, the 
report shall provide the number of jobs and training 
opportunities generated and the number of hours 
worked by low and very low income persons, and the 
number and amount of contracts and percentage of 
total contracts awarded to section 3 businesses. 
‘‘(h) FINES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.— 
‘‘(1) FINES.—If a contractor of a public or In-
dian housing agency or any other contractor for a 
project receiving assistance under this section fails 
to comply with the requirements of this section, such 
contractor shall be fined by the Secretary in an 
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amount not less than 1 percent of the amount of the 
contract with such agency. 
‘‘(2) DEPOSIT
OF
AMOUNTS.—The Secretary 
shall make the amounts collected under paragraph 
(1) available to the respective section 3 committee in 
the locality where such fines are assessed for the 
purpose of providing job training opportunities for 
low- or very low-income persons who reside in the 
area of the contract described in paragraph (1).’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
promulgate regulations to implement the requirements of 
subsections (e), (f), and (g) of section 3 of the Housing 
and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701u), 
including a requirement that public and Indian housing 
agencies include information regarding their compliance 
with this section in their five year plan, annual plans, or 
any alternative plan which calls for similar reporting. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 3(c) of the 
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 
1701u(c) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting before the 
period ‘‘, and development and operating assistance 
provided pursuant to any other federal housing and 
community development assistance’’; 
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(2) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking clause (iv) 
and inserting after clause (iii) the following: 
‘‘(iv) To participants in section 8 pro-
grams administered by the public and In-
dian housing agency. 
‘‘(v) To other low-income persons re-
siding within the metropolitan area (or 
nonmetropolitan county) in which the as-
sistance is expended, with preference to 
very low-income persons.’’; 
(3) in paragraph(2)(A), by adding at the end: 
‘‘The Secretary shall further ensure that permanent 
opportunities for training and employment created 
and retained as a result of housing and community 
development assistance are given to low- and very 
low income persons residing within the metropolitan 
area (or nonmetropolitan county) in which the 
project is located.’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ‘‘, with 
preference to very low-income persons’’ after ‘‘very 
low-income persons’’. 
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