2016, and have agreed to comply with the 
requirements under section 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 sec-
tion 8(o)(6) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f(o)(6)(A)) is amended— 
(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 redesig-
nated 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 highest 
preference for assistance 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 
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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 September 
1, 2016, and have agreed to comply 
with the requirements under section 
39(c); and 
‘‘(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 amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(J) TENANT
SELECTION.—A 
public’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(J) TENANT SELECTION.— 
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‘‘(i) SELECTION AND ELIGIBILITY.—A 
public’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘The agency or owner may estab-
lish preferences or criteria for selection for a unit as-
sisted 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 
selection for a unit assisted under this sec-
tion that— 
‘‘(I) shall provide that the highest 
preference shall be given to otherwise 
eligible children who are in foster care, 
have attained an age such that the pro-
vision of foster care for such child will 
end by reason of the age of the child 
within 6 months, meet the require-
ments 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 September 1, 
2016, and have agreed to comply with 
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the requirements under section 39(c); 
and 
‘‘(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 
(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 assistance 
under this section, the tenant selection criteria 
used by the owner— 
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‘‘(I) shall provide that the highest pref-
erence shall be given to otherwise eligible 
children who are in foster care, have at-
tained an age such that the provision of fos-
ter 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 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 
‘‘(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 highest 
preference pursuant to clause (i)(I)’’ after ‘‘to be as-
sisted’’. 
(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 following new 
section: 
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‘‘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 preference, 
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); 
‘‘(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 section. 
‘‘(b) EARLY APPLICATION FOR ASSISTANCE.—Notwith-
standing 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 TRAINING.— 
‘‘(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 occu-
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pancy, comply with the requirements under one of the 
following subparagraphs, as selected by the public 
housing agency for or project owner of the assisted 
housing dwelling unit involved, in consultation with 
relevant public child welfare agencies: 
‘‘(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 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 
‘‘(iii) participation in a career path-
way, as such term is defined in section 3 of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
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. 
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‘‘(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 (42 U.S.C. 
1437u) and the regulations implementing such 
section to a person participating in a family 
self-sufficiency program under such section, ex-
cept that— 
‘‘(i) a public housing agency may se-
lect the option under this subparagraph 
only if the agency is participating in such 
self-sufficiency program or has made such 
commitments to commence participation as 
the Secretary considers sufficient; and 
‘‘(ii) a project owner of assisted hous-
ing may select the option under this sub-
paragraph only if the public housing agency 
in whose jurisdiction the project is located 
is participating in such self-sufficiency pro-
gram or has made such commitments to 
commence participation as the Secretary 
considers sufficient. 
‘‘(C) OPTION
3.—The requirements under 
this subparagraph are compliance with any com-
bination of the terms, conditions, and require-
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ments under subparagraphs (A) and (B), as may 
be established by the public housing agency, ex-
cept that a project owner of assisted housing 
may select the option under this subparagraph 
only if the public housing agency in whose juris-
diction the project is located has selected the op-
tion under this subparagraph and has estab-
lished such terms, conditions, and requirements. 
In designing such terms, conditions, and require-
ments, the public housing agency may consult 
with local workforce development 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 incapaci-
tated 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. 
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‘‘(3) VERIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE.—The Sec-
retary shall require the public housing agency or 
project owner, as applicable, to verify compliance 
with the requirement under paragraph (1) by each 
person occupying a dwelling unit assisted or adminis-
tered by such agency or owner, as applicable, pursu-
ant to a preference for housing assistance annually in 
conjunction with reviews of income for purposes of de-
termining eligibility for assistance described in sub-
section (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 as-
sistance shall be eligible for any supportive services 
(as such term is defined in section 103 of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3102)) made available, in connection with any hous-
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ing assistance program of the agency, by or through 
the public housing agency providing such preference 
or, in the case of a preference for housing 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 program 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 per-
son of the existence of any programs or services re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) and of their eligibility for 
such programs and services. 
‘‘(f) TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE.—The public hous-
ing agency or project owner, as applicable, shall terminate 
any occupancy of, or assistance on behalf of, a person pur-
suant to any preference for housing assistance upon the per-
son attaining 25 years of age or upon substantial non-
compliance with the requirement under subsection (c), ex-
cept 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 
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occupancy or assistance, other than pursuant to a pref-
erence for housing assistance. 
‘‘(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 sub-
section by complying with such terms, conditions, and re-
quirements as may be established by the agency for persons 
occupying dwelling units pursuant to a preference for hous-
ing 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 report to the 
Secretary for such fiscal year that— 
‘‘(1) specifies the number of applications for such 
preferences 
received 
during 
such 
fiscal 
year 
disaggregated by— 
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‘‘(aa) are in foster care; 
‘‘(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 Sep-
tember 1, 2016; and 
‘‘(dd) have agreed to comply with the re-
quirements under clause (iii); and 
‘‘(II) may provide highest preference to, in addi-
tion 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 otherwise eligi-
ble person may apply for such occupancy or assistance 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 
under clause (i)(I) shall, not later than 30 months after 
such initial occupancy, be— 
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‘‘(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 Innova-
tion 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 pur-
suant to a preference under clause (i)(I) may contain more 
than one bedroom only if such additional bedrooms are oc-
cupied only by other persons who occupy such dwelling 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 substan-
tial noncompliance with the requirement under clause (iii), 
except that nothing in this clause may be construed to pro-
hibit the occupancy in a project assisted under this para-
graph 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 pursu-
ant 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 Hous-
ing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)(B)(ii)) is amended 
by inserting before ‘‘or that’’ the following: ‘‘that house eligi-
ble 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 amended by in-
serting 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 re-
quirements 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 Secretary 
of Agriculture shall consult with the Secretary of Health 
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and Human Services to provide such information and guid-
ance to the Secretary of Health and Human Services 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 require-
ments of this Act and the amendments made by this Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 800 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2069 
[Report No. 115–1023] 
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. 
NOVEMBER 14, 2018 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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