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ance to the development removed from the inven-
tory of that agency; and
(C) in the case of an agency receiving as-
sistance for the major reconstruction of obsolete
projects, any amounts obligated by the Secretary
for the major reconstruction of the development
pursuant to section 5 of such Act,
to the tenant-based assistance program of such
agency.
(d) CONVERSION TO TENANT-BASED ASSISTANCE.—
(1) The Secretary shall make authority available
to a public housing agency to provide tenant-based
assistance pursuant to section 8 to families residing
in any development that is removed from the inven-
tory of the public housing agency and the annual con-
tributions contract pursuant to subsection (b).
(2) Each conversion plan under subsection (c)
shall—
(A) require the agency to notify families re-
siding in the development, consistent with any
guidelines issued by the Secretary governing such
notifications, that the development shall be re-
moved from the inventory of the public housing
agency and the families shall receive tenant-
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based or project-based assistance, and to provide
any necessary counseling for families; and
(B) ensure that all tenants affected by a de-
termination under this section that a develop-
ment shall be removed from the inventory of a
public housing agency shall be offered tenant-
based or project-based assistance and shall be re-
located, as necessary, to other decent, safe, sani-
tary, and affordable housing which is, to the
maximum extent practicable, housing of their
choice.
(e) IN GENERAL.—
(1) The Secretary may require a public housing
agency to provide such information as the Secretary
considers necessary for the administration of this sec-
tion.
(2) As used in this section, the term ‘‘develop-
ment’’ shall refer to a project or projects, or to por-
tions of a project or projects, as appropriate.
(3) Section 18 of the United States Housing Act
of 1937 shall not apply to the demolition of develop-
ments removed from the inventory of the public hous-
ing agency under this section.
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SEC. 204. STREAMLINING SECTION 8 TENANT-BASED AS-
SISTANCE.
(a) ‘‘TAKE-ONE, TAKE-ALL’’.—Section 8(t) of the
United States Housing Act of 1937 is hereby repealed.
(b) EXEMPTION FROM NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR
THE CERTIFICATE
AND VOUCHER PROGRAMS.—Section
8(c) of such Act is amended—
(1) in paragraph (8), by inserting after ‘‘sec-
tion’’ the following: ‘‘(other than a contract for assist-
ance under the certificate or voucher program)’’; and
(2) in the first sentence of paragraph (9), by
striking ‘‘(but not less than 90 days in the case of
housing certificates or vouchers under subsection (b)
or (o))’’ and inserting ’’, other than a contract under
the certificate or voucher program’’.
(c) ENDLESS LEASE.—Section 8(d)(1)(B) of such Act
is amended—
(1) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘during the term
of the lease,’’ after ‘‘(ii)’’; and
(2) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘provide that’’
and inserting ‘‘during the term of the lease,’’.
SEC. 205. (a) FAIR MARKET RENTALS.—The Sec-
retary shall establish fair market rentals for purposes of sec-
tion 8(c)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as
amended, that shall be effective for fiscal year 1996 and
shall be based on the 40th percentile rent of rental distribu-
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tions of standard quality rental housing units. In establish-
ing such fair market rentals, the Secretary shall consider
only the rents for dwelling units occupied by recent movers
and may not consider the rents for public housing dwelling
units or newly constructed rental dwelling units.
(b) ANNUAL ADJUSTMENTS.—Section 8(c)(2)(A) of the
United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C.
1437f(c)(2)(A)) is further amended—
(1) in the third sentence by inserting ‘‘and fiscal
year 1996’’ after ‘‘1995’’;
(2) in the fourth sentence, strike ‘‘For’’ and in-
sert: ‘‘Except for assistance under the certificate pro-
gram, for’’;
(3) after the fourth sentence, insert:
‘‘In the case of assistance under the certificate pro-
gram, 0.01 shall be subtracted from the amount of the
annual adjustment factor (except that the factor shall
not be reduced to less than 1.0), and the adjusted rent
shall not exceed the rent for a comparable unassisted
unit of similar quality, type, and age in the same
market area.’’; and
(4) in the last sentence, by
(A) striking ‘‘sentence’’ and inserting ‘‘two
sentences’’ and
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(B) inserting ‘‘and fiscal year 1996’’ after
‘‘1995’’.
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE FEES.—Notwithstanding the sec-
ond sentence of section 8(q)(1) of the United States Housing
Act of 1937, as amended, for fiscal year 1996, the portions
of the fees for costs incurred by public housing agencies in
administering the certificate, voucher, and moderate reha-
bilitation programs under section 8 shall not exceed 7.0 per-
cent of the fair market rental established for a 2-bedroom
existing rental dwelling unit in the market area of the pub-
lic housing agency.
(d) DELAY REISSUANCE OF VOUCHERS AND CERTIFI-
CATES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a
public housing agency administering certificate or voucher
assistance provided under subsection (b) or (o) of section
8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended,
shall delay for 6 months, the use of any amounts of such
assistance (or the certificate or voucher representing assist-
ance amounts) made available by the termination during
fiscal year 1996 of such assistance on behalf of any family
for any reason, but not later than October 1, 1996; with
the exception of any certificates assigned or committed to
project based assistance as permitted otherwise by the Act,
accomplished prior to the effective date of this Act.