I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2657 
To provide priority under certain federally assisted housing programs to 
assist youths who are aging out of foster care, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 9, 2019 
Mr. TURNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To provide priority under certain federally assisted housing 
programs to assist youths who are aging out of foster 
care, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fostering Stable Hous-
ing Opportunities Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF FAMILY. 
Subparagraph (A) of section 3(b)(3) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(3)(A)) 
is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘(v)’’ and inserting ‘‘(vi)’’; 
and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘tenant family,’’ the 
following: ‘‘(v) a child who is in foster care and 
has attained an age such that the provision of 
foster care for such child will end by reason of 
the age of the child within 6 months,’’; and 
(2) in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘or 
(vi)’’ after ‘‘clause (v)’’. 
SEC. 3. PRIORITY FOR PUBLIC HOUSING OCCUPANCY AND 
SECTION 8 ASSISTANCE. 
(a) PUBLIC HOUSING.—Subparagraph (A) of section 
6(c)(4) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437d(c)(4)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘may establish a system for 
making dwelling units available that provides pref-
erence’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘shall establish 
a system for making dwelling units available that— 
‘‘(i) shall provide preferences’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘each system of preferences es-
tablished pursuant to this subparagraph shall be 
based’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(ii) except as provided in clause (iii), 
shall be based’’; 
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(3) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(iii) except for projects or portions of 
projects designated for occupancy pursuant 
to section 7(a), shall provide that the high-
est preference for occupancy shall be given 
to otherwise eligible children who are in 
foster care, have attained an age such that 
the provision of foster care for such child 
will end by reason of the age of the child 
within 6 months, meet the requirements 
under clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (1) 
of the definition of ‘at risk of homeless-
ness’ in section 91.5 of the Secretary’s reg-
ulations (24 C.F.R. 91.5), as in effect on 
September 1, 2016, and have agreed to 
comply with the requirements under sec-
tion 39(c); and 
‘‘(iv) may provide highest preference 
for occupancy to, in addition to eligible 
children described in clause (iii), not more 
than two other types of families.’’. 
(b) VOUCHER ASSISTANCE.—Subparagraph (A) of 
section 8(o)(6) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(6)(A)) is amended— 
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(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘may’’ the first 
place such term appears and inserting ‘‘shall’’; 
(2) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); 
(3) by inserting before clause (iii), as so redes-
ignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection, the fol-
lowing new clause: 
‘‘(ii) HIGHEST
PREFERENCE.—Each 
system of preferences established pursuant 
to this subparagraph— 
‘‘(I) shall provide that the high-
est preference for assistance shall be 
given to otherwise eligible children 
who are in foster care, have attained 
an age such that the provision of fos-
ter care for such child will end by rea-
son of the age of the child within 6 
months, meet the requirements under 
clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (1) of 
the definition of ‘at risk of homeless-
ness’ in section 91.5 of the Sec-
retary’s regulations (24 C.F.R. 91.5), 
as in effect on September 1, 2016, 
and have agreed to comply with the 
requirements under section 39(c); and 
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‘‘(II) may provide highest pref-
erence for assistance to, in addition to 
eligible children described in subclause 
(I), not more than two other types of 
eligible families.’’; and 
(4) in clause (iii), as so redesignated by para-
graph (2) of this subsection, by striking ‘‘Each sys-
tem’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in clause 
(ii)(I), each system’’. 
(c) PHA PROJECT-BASED VOUCHER ASSISTANCE.— 
Subparagraph (J) of section 8(o)(13) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)(J)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(J) TENANT SELECTION.—A 
public’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(J) TENANT SELECTION.— 
‘‘(i) SELECTION AND ELIGIBILITY.—A 
public’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘The agency or owner may es-
tablish preferences or criteria for selection for a unit 
assisted under this paragraph that’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(ii) 
PREFERENCES
FOR
OCCU-
PANCY.—The agency or owner shall estab-
lish a system of preferences or criteria for 
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selection for a unit assisted under this sec-
tion that— 
‘‘(I) shall provide that the high-
est preference shall be given to other-
wise eligible children who are in foster 
care, have attained an age such that 
the provision of foster care for such 
child will end by reason of the age of 
the child within 6 months, meet the 
requirements under clauses (i) and (ii) 
of paragraph (1) of the definition of 
‘at risk of homelessness’ in section 
91.5 of the Secretary’s regulations 
(24 C.F.R. 91.5), as in effect on Sep-
tember 1, 2016, and have agreed to 
comply with the requirements under 
section 39(c); 
‘‘(II) may provide highest pref-
erence to, in addition to eligible chil-
dren described in subclause (I), not 
more than two other types of eligible 
families; and 
‘‘(III) except as provided under 
subclause (I),’’; and 
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(3) by striking ‘‘Any family that’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(iii) WAITING
LISTS.—Any family 
that’’. 
(d) PROJECT-BASED SECTION 8 RENTAL ASSIST-
ANCE.—Subparagraph (A) of section 8(d)(1) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f(d)(1)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by realigning such subparagraph so as to be 
indented 2 ems from the left margin; 
(2) by striking ‘‘except that with respect’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘except that— 
‘‘(i) with respect to assisted dwelling units 
in a project assisted with project-based assist-
ance under this section, the tenant selection cri-
teria used by the owner— 
‘‘(I) shall provide that the highest 
preference shall be given to otherwise eligi-
ble children who are in foster care, have 
attained an age such that the provision of 
foster care for such child will end by rea-
son of the age of the child within 6 
months, meet the requirements under 
clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (1) of the 
definition of ‘at risk of homelessness’ in 
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section 91.5 of the Secretary’s regulations 
(24 C.F.R. 91.5), as in effect on Sep-
tember 1, 2016, and have agreed to comply 
with the requirements under section 39(c); 
and 
‘‘(II) may provide highest preference 
to, in addition to eligible children described 
in subclause (I), not more than two other 
types of eligible families; and 
‘‘(ii) with respect’’; and 
(3) by inserting ‘‘who are not eligible for high-
est preference pursuant to clause (i)(I)’’ after ‘‘to be 
assisted’’. 
(e) TERMS AND CONDITIONS ON PRIORITY.—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 fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 39. TERMS AND CONDITIONS ON PREFERENCE FOR 
ASSISTANCE FOR CHILDREN AGING OUT OF 
FOSTER CARE. 
‘‘(a) PREFERENCE.—For purposes of this section, 
the term ‘preference for housing assistance’ means pref-
erence, for an otherwise eligible child in foster care, for— 
‘‘(1) occupancy in a public housing dwelling 
unit, pursuant to section 6(c)(4)(A)(iii); 
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‘‘(2) tenant-based assistance under section 8(o), 
pursuant to paragraph (6)(A)(ii)(I) of such section; 
‘‘(3) project-based assistance under section 
8(o)(13), pursuant to subparagraph (J)(ii)(I) of 
such section; and 
‘‘(4) occupancy in a dwelling unit in a project 
assisted with project-based assistance under section 
8, pursuant to subsection (d)(1)(A)(i)(I) of such sec-
tion. 
‘‘(b) EARLY APPLICATION FOR ASSISTANCE.—Not-
withstanding the period during which a preference for 
housing assistance is provided for a person, an otherwise 
eligible person may apply for such occupancy or assistance 
at any time after such person attains 16 years of age. 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENT
FOR EDUCATION
OR TRAIN-
ING.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (2), each person occupying a dwelling 
unit pursuant to a preference for housing assistance 
shall, not later than 30 months after such initial oc-
cupancy, comply with the requirements under one of 
the following subparagraphs, as selected by the pub-
lic housing agency for or project owner of the as-
sisted housing dwelling unit involved, in consultation 
with relevant public child welfare agencies: 
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‘‘(A) OPTION 1.—The requirements under 
this subparagraph are— 
‘‘(i) obtaining a recognized postsec-
ondary credential or a secondary school di-
ploma or its recognized equivalent; 
‘‘(ii) enrollment in an institution of 
higher education, as such term is defined 
in section 101(a) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)) and in-
cluding the institutions described in sub-
paragraphs 
(A) 
and 
(B) 
of 
section 
102(a)(1) 
of 
such 
Act 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1002(a)(1)); or 
‘‘(iii) participation in a career path-
way, as such term is defined in section 3 
of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
paragraph, a public housing agency or project 
owner may consider employment as satisfying 
the requirements under this subparagraph. 
‘‘(B) OPTION 2.—The requirements under 
this subparagraph are compliance with the 
terms and conditions applicable under section 
23 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
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paragraph only if the public housing agency in 
whose jurisdiction the project is located has se-
lected the option under this subparagraph and 
has established such terms, conditions, and re-
quirements. In designing such terms, condi-
tions, and requirements, the public housing 
agency may consult with local workforce devel-
opment agencies and other organizations and 
entities with expertise and experience in this 
field. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—The requirement under 
paragraph (1) shall not apply to— 
‘‘(A) a parent or other household member 
responsible for the care of a dependent child 
under the age of 6 or for the care of an inca-
pacitated person; 
‘‘(B) a person who is regularly and actively 
participating in a drug addiction or alcohol 
treatment and rehabilitation program; and 
‘‘(C) a person who is incapable of com-
plying with the requirement under paragraph 
(1) due to a documented medical condition. 
‘‘(3) VERIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE.—The Sec-
retary shall require the public housing agency or 
project owner, as applicable, to verify compliance 
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with the requirement under paragraph (1) by each 
person occupying a dwelling unit assisted or admin-
istered by such agency or owner, as applicable, pur-
suant to a preference for housing assistance annu-
ally in conjunction with reviews of income for pur-
poses of determining eligibility for assistance de-
scribed in subsection (a). 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON BEDROOMS.—A dwelling unit 
that is occupied by a person, or assisted with assistance 
made available on behalf of a person, pursuant to a pref-
erence for housing assistance may contain more than one 
bedroom only if such additional bedrooms are occupied 
only by other persons who occupy such dwelling unit, or 
receive assistance made available, pursuant to a preference 
for housing assistance. 
‘‘(e) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.— 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBILITY.—Each person occupying a 
dwelling unit pursuant to a preference for housing 
assistance shall be eligible for any supportive serv-
ices (as such term is defined in section 103 of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3102)) made available, in connection with 
any housing assistance program of the agency, by or 
through the public housing agency providing such 
preference or, in the case of a preference for housing 
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assistance for housing not assisted by such agency, 
by or through the public housing agency in whose 
jurisdiction the housing is located, including any 
services provided under a family self-sufficiency pro-
gram under section 23 of this Act. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION.—Upon the initial provision 
of housing assistance for any person pursuant to a 
preference for such assistance, the public housing 
agency or owner, as applicable, shall inform such 
person of the existence of any programs or services 
referred to in paragraph (1) and of their eligibility 
for such programs and services. 
‘‘(f) TERMINATION
OF ASSISTANCE.—The public 
housing agency or project owner, as applicable, shall ter-
minate any occupancy of, or assistance on behalf of, a per-
son pursuant to any preference for housing assistance 
upon the person attaining 25 years of age or upon sub-
stantial noncompliance with the requirement under sub-
section (c), except that nothing in this subsection may be 
construed to prohibit the occupancy of housing assisted 
under this title by, or the provision of rental assistance 
under section 8 for, any person, or to affect the eligibility 
of any person for such occupancy or assistance, other than 
pursuant to a preference for housing assistance. 
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‘‘(g) APPLICABILITY TO MOVING TO WORK AGEN-
CIES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
preferences for housing assistance identified in subsection 
(a) of this section shall apply to assistance made available 
by each public housing agency participating in the Moving 
to Work Program under section 204 of the Departments 
of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, 
and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f note), except that in lieu of compliance with 
one of the options under subsection (c)(1) of this section, 
such an agency may comply with the requirement under 
such subsection by complying with such terms, conditions, 
and requirements as may be established by the agency for 
persons occupying dwelling units pursuant to a preference 
for housing assistance. 
‘‘(h) REPORTS.—The Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development shall require each public housing 
agency that provides any preference for housing assistance 
pursuant to this section in any fiscal year to submit a re-
port to the Secretary for such fiscal year that— 
‘‘(1) specifies the number of applications for 
such preferences received during such fiscal year 
disaggregated by— 
‘‘(A) the number received by persons who 
have attained 16 years of age but have not at-
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tained an age such that the provision of foster 
care for such child will end by reason of the age 
of the child within 6 months; and 
‘‘(B) the number received by persons who 
have attained an age such that the provision of 
foster care for such child will end by reason of 
the age of the child within 6 months; 
‘‘(2) specifies the number of persons provided a 
preference for housing assistance during such fiscal 
year; and 
‘‘(3) describes how the public housing agency 
communicated or collaborated with public child wel-
fare agencies to collect such data.’’. 
SEC. 4. PRIORITY FOR RURAL RENTAL ASSISTANCE. 
Paragraph (2) of section 521(a) of the Housing Act 
of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490a(a)(2)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(F)(i) In making occupancy in a project assisted 
under this paragraph, and rental assistance under this 
paragraph, available on behalf of eligible families, the 
project owner— 
‘‘(I) shall provide that the highest preference 
shall be given to otherwise eligible children who— 
‘‘(aa) are in foster care; 
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‘‘(bb) have attained an age such that the 
provision of foster care for such child will end 
by reason of the age of the child within 6 
months; 
‘‘(cc) meet the requirements under clauses 
(i) and (ii) of paragraph (1) of the definition of 
‘at risk of homelessness’ in section 91.5 of the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development’s 
regulations (24 C.F.R. 91.5), as in effect on 
September 1, 2016; and 
‘‘(dd) have agreed to comply with the re-
quirements under clause (iii); and 
‘‘(II) may provide highest preference to, in ad-
dition to eligible children described in subclause (I), 
not more than two other types of eligible families. 
‘‘(ii) Notwithstanding the period during which a pref-
erence pursuant to clause (i)(I) for occupancy in project 
assisted under this paragraph or for rental assistance 
under this paragraph is provided for a person, an other-
wise eligible person may apply for such occupancy or as-
sistance at any time after the person attains 16 years of 
age. 
‘‘(iii)(I) Except as provided in subclause (II), each 
person occupying a dwelling unit pursuant to a preference 
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under clause (i)(I) shall, not later than 30 months after 
such initial occupancy, be— 
‘‘(aa) obtaining a recognized postsecondary cre-
dential or a secondary school diploma or its recog-
nized equivalent; 
‘‘(bb) enrolled in an institution of higher edu-
cation, as such term is defined in section 101(a) of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1001(a)) and including the institutions described in 
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 102(a)(1) of 
such Act (20 U.S.C. 1002(a)(1)); or 
‘‘(cc) participating in a career pathway, as such 
term is defined in section 3 of the Workforce Inno-
vation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this subclause, a 
project owner may consider employment as satisfying the 
requirements under this subclause. 
‘‘(II) The requirement under subclause (I) shall not 
apply to— 
‘‘(aa) a parent or other household member re-
sponsible for the care of a dependent child under the 
age of 6 or for the care of an incapacitated person; 
‘‘(bb) a person who is regularly and actively 
participating in a drug addiction or alcohol treat-
ment and rehabilitation program; and 
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‘‘(cc) a person who is incapable of complying 
with the requirement under subclause (I) due to a 
documented medical condition. 
‘‘(III) The Secretary shall require a project owner to 
verify compliance with the requirement under this clause 
by each person occupying a dwelling unit pursuant to a 
preference under clause (i)(I) annually in conjunction with 
reviews of income for purposes of determining eligibility 
for assistance described in clause (i). 
‘‘(iv) A dwelling unit that is occupied by a person 
pursuant to a preference under clause (i)(I) may contain 
more than one bedroom only if such additional bedrooms 
are occupied only by other persons who occupy such dwell-
ing unit pursuant to a preference under clause (i)(I). 
‘‘(v) The project owner shall terminate any occupancy 
of a person pursuant to the preference under clause (i)(I) 
upon the person attaining 25 years of age or upon sub-
stantial noncompliance with the requirement under clause 
(iii), except that nothing in this clause may be construed 
to prohibit the occupancy in a project assisted under this 
paragraph by, or the provision of rental assistance under 
this paragraph for, any person, or to affect the eligibility 
of any person for such occupancy or assistance, other than 
pursuant to a preference under clause (i)(I).’’. 
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SEC. 5. EXCEPTIONS TO LIMITATIONS FOR PROJECT-BASED 
VOUCHER ASSISTANCE. 
(a) PERCENTAGE LIMITATION.—The first sentence of 
clause (ii) of section 8(o)(13)(B) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)(B)(ii)) is 
amended by inserting before ‘‘or that’’ the following: ‘‘that 
house eligible children described in section 6(c)(4)(A)(iii) 
who comply with the requirements under section 39(c),’’. 
(b) INCOME-MIXING REQUIREMENT.—Subclause (I) 
of section 8(o)(13)(D)(ii) of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)(D)(ii)(I)) is amend-
ed by inserting after ‘‘elderly families’’ the following: ‘‘, 
to eligible children described in section 6(c)(4)(A)(iii),’’. 
SEC. 6. GUIDANCE REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development jointly with the Secretary of Agri-
culture, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, shall develop guidance for public housing 
agencies and owners of assisted housing regarding how to 
correctly and efficiently implement and comply with the 
requirements of this Act and the amendments made by 
this Act and shall make such guidance available to such 
agencies and owners. 
(b) CONSULTATION WITH HHS.—The Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development jointly with the Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall consult with the Secretary of 
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Health and Human Services to provide such information 
and guidance to the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices as may be necessary to facilitate such Secretary in 
informing States and public child welfare agencies on how 
to correctly and efficiently implement and comply with the 
requirements of this Act and the amendments made by 
this Act. 
Æ 
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