I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1999 
To better assist low-income families to obtain decent, safe, and affordable 
housing as a means of increasing their economic and personal well- 
being through the conversion of the existing section 8 housing choice 
voucher program into a flexible voucher program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2005 
Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California (for himself, Mrs. NORTHUP, Mr. RENZI, 
Mr. WELDON of Florida, Ms. HARRIS, Mr. KING of New York, and Mr. 
FEENEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To better assist low-income families to obtain decent, safe, 
and affordable housing as a means of increasing their 
economic and personal well-being through the conversion 
of the existing section 8 housing choice voucher program 
into a flexible voucher program, 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 ‘‘State and Local Hous-
ing Flexibility Act of 2005’’.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
TITLE I—FLEXIBLE VOUCHER PROGRAM 
Sec. 101. Short title. 
Sec. 102. Findings and purposes. 
Sec. 103. Definitions. 
Sec. 104. Authority of Secretary. 
Sec. 105. Elderly families and disabled families. 
Sec. 106. Performance Standards. 
Sec. 107. Eligible families. 
Sec. 108. Eligible activities. 
Sec. 109. Amount of assistance. 
Sec. 110. Authorization, allocation and distribution of funds. 
Sec. 111. Environmental review. 
Sec. 112. Inspection of units. 
Sec. 113. Ability to transfer tenant-based rental assistance. 
Sec. 114. Self-sufficiency. 
Sec. 115. Termination of rental assistance contracts and related transactions. 
Sec. 116. Failure to perform. 
Sec. 117. Administrative and special administrative fees. 
Sec. 118. Implementation. 
Sec. 119. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 120. Conforming amendments. 
TITLE II—PUBLIC HOUSING RENT FLEXIBILITY AND 
SIMPLIFICATION 
Sec. 201. Short title. 
Sec. 202. Public housing rent flexibility and simplification. 
TITLE III—MOVING TO WORK PROGRAM 
Sec. 301. Short title. 
Sec. 302. Moving to work program. 
TITLE I—FLEXIBLE VOUCHER 
PROGRAM 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Flexible Voucher Act 
of 2005’’. 
SEC. 102. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(1) the section 8 housing choice voucher pro-
gram provides rental and homeownership assistance 
to approximately 2,000,000 families; 
(2) the Secretary administers the housing 
choice voucher program through rules and regula-
tions that apply directly to more than 2,400 entities 
throughout the United States; 
(3) such an administrative structure has con-
tributed to the development of statutory and regu-
latory measures that have made the housing choice 
voucher program overly prescriptive and difficult for 
public housing agencies and the Secretary to admin-
ister; 
(4) the complexity of the housing choice vouch-
er program, its inability to allow adequate timely ad-
justments to changing local markets, and its multi-
plicity of Federal directives, all have contributed to 
fewer families being provided the housing assistance 
made available by Congress; 
(5) many families in need of assistance under 
the housing choice voucher program wait several 
years to receive assistance under the program; 
(6) the benefits that assisted households derive 
from housing vouchers, including access to safer and 
healthier environments and increased economic op-
portunity, derive in substantial part from the choices 
of housing and location that vouchers offer; 
(7) the combination of increased administrative 
flexibility and procedures to measure and reward 
local programs for better performance can substan-
tially increase the benefit of housing vouchers to 
low-income households; and 
(8) local public housing agencies are in the best 
position to determine local housing needs and mar-
ket conditions necessary to effectively manage hous-
ing voucher funding. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this title are to— 
(1) provide housing assistance through a flexi-
ble voucher program; 
(2) replace the housing choice voucher program 
established under section 8 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f); 
(3) provide for the necessary program flexibility 
and oversight so that funds are used promptly and 
effectively to assist needy families; 
(4) provide for additional program flexibility to 
address local markets and needs; 
(5) provide for administrative decision making 
closer to the communities and families affected, by 
local officials who administer the program; and
(6) provide incentives for improved self-suffi-
ciency efforts by assisted families. 
SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS. 
For the purposes of this title, the following defini-
tions shall apply: 
(1) ADMINISTRATIVE FEE.—The term ‘‘admin-
istrative fee’’ means a fee paid by the Secretary to 
a public housing agency for the routine administra-
tion, as determined by the Secretary, of admin-
istering assistance under this title. 
(2) DISABLED
FAMILY.—Except as otherwise 
provided in law, the term ‘‘disabled family’’ means 
a family whose head, spouse, or sole member is a 
person with disabilities, including 2 or more persons 
who are persons with disabilities living together. 
(3) DOWNPAYMENT
ASSISTANCE.—The term 
‘‘downpayment assistance’’ means assistance for a 
family to be used toward the purchase of a home, in-
cluding reasonable and customary closing costs re-
quired in connection with the purchase of a home. 
(4) ELDERLY
FAMILY.—Except as otherwise 
provided, the term ‘‘elderly family’’ means a family 
whose head, spouse, or sole member is a person who 
is at least 62 years of age, including 2 or more per-
sons who are at least 62 years of age living together.
(5) ELIGIBILITY EVENT.—The term ‘‘eligibility 
event’’ means, with respect to a housing project— 
(A) the prepayment of the mortgage on 
such housing project; 
(B) the voluntary termination of the insur-
ance contract for the mortgage for such housing 
project; 
(C) the termination or expiration of the 
contract for rental assistance under section 8 of 
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f) for such housing project; or 
(D) the transaction under which the hous-
ing project is preserved as affordable housing, 
under paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 515(c) 
and section 524(d) of the Multifamily Assisted 
Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 
(42 U.S.C. 1437f note), section 223(f) of the 
Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resi-
dent Homeownership Act of 1990 (12 U.S.C. 
4113(f)), or section 201(p) of the Housing and 
Community Development Amendments of 1978 
(12 U.S.C. 1715z-1a(p)). 
(6) FAMILY.—The term ‘‘family’’ means a per-
son or group of persons, as determined by the public
housing agency, approved to reside in a unit receiv-
ing assistance under this title. 
(7) FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER.—The term ‘‘first- 
time homebuyer’’ means a family, no member of 
which has had an ownership interest in a principal 
residence during the 3 years preceding the date on 
which the family initially receives tenant-based 
homeownership assistance under this title. 
(8) GROSS INCOME.—The term ‘‘gross income’’ 
is the amount of income from all sources for each 
family member of a household, without deductions or 
exclusions, notwithstanding any other provision of 
law. 
(9) HOUSING
PROJECT.—The term ‘‘housing 
project’’ means a multifamily housing development 
receiving project-based rental assistance under sec-
tion 107(b). 
(10) MEDIAN
INCOME
FOR
THE
AREA.—The 
term ‘‘median income for the area’’ means the fam-
ily income at the fiftieth percentile of income for an 
area, as determined by the Secretary, with adjust-
ments for smaller and larger families. 
(11) OWNER.—The term ‘‘owner’’ means any 
private person or entity, including a cooperative, an 
agency of the Federal Government, or a public hous-
ing agency, having the legal right to lease or sub-
lease dwelling units. 
(12) PERSON WITH DISABILITIES.—The term 
‘‘person with disabilities’’ has the same meaning 
given the term in section 3(b) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(3)(b)). 
(13) PROJECT-BASED
RENTAL
ASSISTANCE.— 
The term ‘‘project-based rental assistance’’ means 
housing assistance that a public housing agency may 
attach to a specific property under section 107. 
(14) PUBLIC
HOUSING
AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘public housing agency’’ or ‘‘PHA’’ means— 
(A) any State, county, municipality, or 
other governmental entity or public body (or 
agency or instrumentality thereof) which is au-
thorized to engage in or assist in the develop-
ment or operation of low-income housing; or 
(B) any other entity designated by the Sec-
retary to administer assistance under this title 
in jurisdictions where— 
(i) no public housing agency has been 
organized; or 
(ii) the Secretary determines that a 
public housing agency is not capable of ef-
fectively administering assistance under 
this title. 
(15) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment. 
(16) 
SPECIAL
ADMINISTRATIVE
FEE.—The 
term ‘‘special administrative fee’’ means a fee paid 
by the Secretary to a public housing agency for non- 
routine administrative expenses, as determined by 
the Secretary, which may include expenses associ-
ated with— 
(A) tenant-based homeownership assist-
ance; 
(B) family self-sufficiency coordinators; 
and 
(C) lead-based paint risk assessments. 
(17) TENANT-BASED HOMEOWNERSHIP ASSIST-
ANCE.—The term ‘‘tenant-based homeownership as-
sistance’’ means the payments made on a monthly 
basis by public housing agencies under section 
108(c) and are used by families to make mortgage 
payments or meet other monthly homeownership ex-
penses. 
(18) TRANSFER-ELIGIBLE FAMILY.—The term 
‘‘transfer-eligible family’’ means a family that has
received rental assistance under this title for at least 
12 months and is in compliance with applicable re-
quirements imposed in accordance with this title and 
section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437f). 
(19) TENANT-BASED
RENTAL
ASSISTANCE.— 
The term ‘‘tenant-based rental assistance’’ means 
housing assistance that provides for the eligible fam-
ily to select suitable housing within the jurisdiction 
of an administering public housing agency. 
SEC. 104. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY. 
(a) GRANT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary is author-
ized to make grants to— 
(1) public housing agencies to provide tenant- 
based and project-based rental assistance, and ten-
ant-based homeownership assistance to low income 
individuals; and 
(2) carry out activities related to the assistance 
described in paragraph (1) in accordance with this 
title. 
(b) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 
to enter into contracts with public housing agencies 
to administer grants authorized under subsection 
(a).
(2) PAYMENTS TO OWNERS.—Pursuant to the 
contracts entered into under subsection (a), public 
housing agencies may enter into contracts to make 
assistance payments to owners, and such contracts 
shall include any terms and conditions required by 
the Secretary. 
(c) TENANT-BASED ASSISTANCE TO CONTINUE.— 
Any family that is receiving tenant-based homeownership 
assistance under section 8(y) of the United States Hous-
ing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(y)) shall continue to 
receive such assistance, subject to the terms and condi-
tions of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as that 
Act was in effect on the day before the date of enactment 
of this Act, from amounts made available for assistance 
under this title. 
(d) HOUSING ASSISTANCE UNDER PROJECT-BASED 
VOUCHER PROGRAM TO CONTINUE.—Any units covered 
by a housing assistance payments contract on the day be-
fore the date of enactment of this Act under the project- 
based voucher program or project-based certificate pro-
gram under section 8 of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) shall continue to receive assist-
ance subject to the terms and conditions of that contract, 
from amounts made available for assistance under this 
title.
SEC. 105. ELDERLY FAMILIES AND DISABLED FAMILIES. 
(a) EXISTING TENANTS.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this title, elderly families and disabled fami-
lies, as such terms were defined under section 3(b)(3)(B) 
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437a(b)(3)(B)) immediately prior to the date of enact-
ment of this title, who were receiving assistance under sec-
tion 8 (o) or (t) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437f(o), (t)) as in effect on the day prior to 
the date of enactment of this title, shall be treated in ac-
cordance with the immediately above-referenced sections 
until January 1, 2009. 
(b) NEW ADMISSIONS.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this title, except as provided in subsection (d), 
elderly families and disabled families not meeting the re-
quirements of subsection (a), shall also be treated in ac-
cordance with section 8 (o) or (t) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o), (t)) as in effect 
on the day prior to the date of enactment of this title, 
until January 1, 2009. 
(c) PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY POLICIES.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of this title, a public housing 
agency receiving a grant under section 104 shall, by Janu-
ary 1, 2009, have implemented a policy to ensure that the 
needs of elderly families and disabled families described 
under subsections (a) and (b) are addressed by a policy
to be determined by the public housing agency as they re-
late to, among other things, eligibility and rent. 
(d) EARLY IMPLEMENTATION.—A public housing 
agency that has implemented the policy described in sub-
section (c) before January 1, 2009, shall administer as-
sistance for elderly families and disabled families first re-
ceiving a grant under section 104 after the effective date 
of such policy in accordance with such policy. 
SEC. 106. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. 
(a) PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND EVALUATION.— 
The Secretary shall establish performance standards and 
a performance assessment system for public housing agen-
cies receiving grants under this title to maximize the bene-
fits of such assistance. 
(b) GENERAL REPORTS.—In developing a perform-
ance assessment system or in evaluating the performance 
of a public housing agency, the Secretary may require the 
public housing agency to provide and report information 
including— 
(1) the number of households and persons in 
such households receiving assistance under this title, 
including— 
(A) the number of families with children; 
(B) the number of elderly families; 
(C) the number of disabled families; and
(D) for each family, general demographic 
information and income levels; 
(2) the actual subsidy per family and value of 
assistance under this title received per family; 
(3) administrative costs incurred by a public 
housing agency in fulfilling its responsibilities under 
this title; and 
(4) other information as the Secretary may pre-
scribe. 
(c) PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY REPORTS.—Not less 
frequently than once every 12 months, the Secretary shall 
require each public housing agency to provide to the public 
on the Internet the reports required under subsection (a) 
in a form and manner acceptable to the Secretary. 
(d) ALTERNATIVE ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) TROUBLED PROGRAMS.—A public housing 
agency operating a program under section 8 of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f) that the Secretary has designated as troubled 
under a performance evaluation system for the hous-
ing choice voucher program, or a public housing pro-
gram that the Secretary has found to be troubled 
under section 6(j) of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1436d(j)) for the first full fiscal 
year after the date of enactment of this title—
(A) shall not implement the provisions of 
sections 107, 109, or 112, unless approved by 
the Secretary; and 
(B) may implement the provision of any 
section of this title not specifically cited in sub-
paragraph (A). 
(2) FAILING
SCORE.—If any public housing 
agency receives a failing score under the perform-
ance evaluation system implemented pursuant to 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall determine how to 
best administer the grant, which may include— 
(A) administration of such grant by 1 or 
more other public housing agencies or other en-
tities; 
(B) appointment of a receiver to manage 
the grant; or 
(C) setting a specific deadline for improve-
ment, if the Secretary determines that signifi-
cant improvements can be made expeditiously. 
(3) APPLICABILITY.—All provisions applicable 
to public housing agencies administering funds 
under this title shall be applicable to such other pub-
lic housing agencies or other entities as are des-
ignated by the Secretary pursuant to paragraph 
(2)(A).
SEC. 107. ELIGIBLE FAMILIES. 
(a) INITIAL ELIGIBILITY.—Subject to subsection (c), 
to be eligible to receive tenant-based rental or tenant- 
based homeownership assistance under this title, a family 
shall— 
(1) not own a significant interest in any real 
property; 
(2) not have assets exceeding an amount estab-
lished by the Secretary; and 
(3) have a gross income that does not exceed 80 
percent of the median income for the area, as deter-
mined by the Secretary in a manner consistent with 
income limits established for other Department of 
Housing and Urban Development programs, with 
adjustments for smaller or larger families and areas 
of unusually high or low income. 
(b) CONTINUED
ELIGIBILITY.—Subject to sub-
sections (f) and (g), continued eligibility for housing as-
sistance pursuant to this title shall be determined in ac-
cordance with standards established by the Secretary and 
the public housing agency, except that families with in-
comes above 80 percent of area median income shall not 
be eligible for continued assistance. 
(c) OTHER REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) 90 PERCENT
TEST.—Not fewer than 90 
percent of the families selected during any 1-year
period for assistance under this title shall have gross 
incomes that do not exceed 60 percent of the median 
income for the area, as determined by the Secretary, 
with adjustments for smaller or larger families and 
areas of unusually high or low income. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENT.—The Sec-
retary or a public housing agency may establish 
other eligibility requirements for assistance under 
this title. 
(d) TERM LIMITS.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE LIMITS.—Subject to paragraph 
(2), and beginning on January 1, 2008, a public 
housing agency may establish term limits to deter-
mine the maximum amount of time during which a 
family may receive assistance under this title. 
(2) GUIDELINES FOR TERM LIMITS.—Term lim-
its established under paragraph (1)— 
(A) shall not apply to elderly and disabled 
families; and 
(B) shall set a minimum term limit for 
families receiving rental assistance at 5 years. 
(e) PREFERENCES AND NONDISCRIMINATION.— 
(1) SYSTEM FOR HOUSING ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Each public housing 
agency receiving a grant pursuant to this title
shall establish a system for making housing as-
sistance pursuant to this title available to eligi-
ble families. 
(B) REQUIREMENTS OF SYSTEM.—A sys-
tem required under subparagraph (A) may in-
clude preferences for certain eligible populations 
identified by the public housing agency. 
(C) DISABILITY
PREFERENCE.—Notwith-
standing any other provisions of law, in pro-
viding assistance under this title a public hous-
ing agency may establish a preference for per-
sons with a specific disability. 
(2) NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISION.—No per-
son in the United States shall, on the grounds of 
race, color, national origin, religion, or sex, be ex-
cluded from participation in, be denied the benefits 
of, or be subjected to discrimination under any pro-
gram or activity funded in whole or in part with 
funds made available under this title. 
(f) REVIEW OF FAMILY INCOME.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not less frequently than 
once every 2 years, each public housing agency ad-
ministering a housing assistance grant pursuant to 
this title shall conduct a review of the family income 
of each family receiving assistance under this title to
determine the continued eligibility of that family to 
receive assistance under this title. 
(2) ELDERLY
OR
DISABLED
FAMILY
EXCEP-
TION.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), not less fre-
quently than once every 3 years, each public housing 
agency shall review the income of each elderly family 
and each disabled family receiving assistance under 
this title to determine the continued eligibility of 
that family to receive assistance under this title. 
(g) TERMINATION FOR CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AND AL-
COHOL ABUSE AND SELECTION OF TENANTS.— 
(1) TERMINATION
OF
ASSISTANCE.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, a public housing 
agency may deny assistance under this title based on 
the actions by a family member, and may terminate 
assistance under this title based on actions by a 
family member, or any guest or other person under 
the family’s control, if the public housing agency de-
termines that the family member or other person en-
gages in or has engaged in any— 
(A) criminal activity (including violent 
criminal activity and drug-related criminal ac-
tivity) on or off the premises; 
(B) alcohol abuse (or pattern of abuse) 
that threatens the health, safety, or right to
peaceful enjoyment of the premises by other 
tenants; 
(C) parole violation, probation violation, or 
flight to avoid prosecution, custody, or confine-
ment after conviction; or 
(D) such other acts that subject the person 
to a lifetime registration requirement under a 
State sex offender registration program. 
(2) GENERAL
TERMINATION
PROVISIONS.— 
Each contract between a public housing agency and 
an owner to make assistance payments under this 
title shall provide that, during the term of the lease, 
the owner may not terminate the tenancy except for 
serious or repeated violations of the terms and con-
ditions of the lease, for violation of applicable Fed-
eral, State, and local law, in accordance with this 
title, or for other good cause. 
(3) SPECIFIC CAUSES FOR TERMINATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Each contract between 
a public housing agency and an owner to make 
assistance payments under this title shall pro-
vide that, during the term of the lease, the cir-
cumstances described in subparagraph (B) shall 
be cause for termination of tenancy by the 
owner, if the owner determines that the tenant
of a unit, any member of the tenant’s house-
hold, or any guest or other person under the 
tenant’s control engages in or has engaged in 
any activities described in subparagraph (B). 
(B) PROHIBITED
ACTIVITIES.—Activities 
described in this subparagraph are— 
(i) violent criminal activity or drug-re-
lated criminal activity, on or off the prem-
ises; 
(ii) other criminal activity that threat-
ens the health, safety, or right to peaceful 
enjoyment of the premises by other ten-
ants, or the right to peaceful enjoyment of 
their residences by persons residing in the 
immediate vicinity of the premises; 
(iii) alcohol abuse (or pattern of 
abuse) that threatens the health, safety, or 
right to peaceful enjoyment of the premises 
by other tenants; 
(iv) parole violation, probation viola-
tion, or flight to avoid prosecution, cus-
tody, or confinement after conviction; or 
(v) such other acts that subject the 
person to a lifetime registration require-
ment under a State sex offender registra-
tion program. 
(4) ADDITIONAL TERMINATION PROVISIONS.—A 
public housing agency may deny or terminate assist-
ance under this title, and the owner may terminate 
tenancy for reasons other than the reasons specified 
in paragraph (3), as specified in an agreement or 
contract or as prescribed by the Secretary. 
(5) SELECTION OF TENANTS.—After the eligi-
bility of a family is determined in accordance with 
this section, the selection of a tenant shall be the 
function of the owner. 
(h) SELECTION OF FAMILIES.—In selecting families 
for the provision of assistance under this title, a public 
housing agency may not exclude or penalize a family solely 
because the family resides in a public housing project, sub-
ject to the normal and customary procedures of the public 
housing agency. 
SEC. 108. ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Eligible activities under this title 
include— 
(1) tenant-based rental assistance, including 
pad rentals; 
(2) project-based rental assistance under sub-
section (b);
(3) tenant-based homeownership assistance for 
first-time homebuyers under subsection (c); 
(4) self-sufficiency programs under section 114, 
including self-sufficiency escrow savings accounts de-
posits; 
(5) costs of administering grant amounts under 
this title; 
(6) costs of other activities, as specified by the 
Secretary, in support of tenant-based rental assist-
ance, project-based rental assistance, tenant-based 
homeownership assistance, and self-sufficiency coor-
dinators authorized under this title; and 
(7) amounts to be used by the Secretary for 
purposes of program evaluation, management infor-
mation systems, and technical assistance. 
(b) PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—A public housing agency 
may use amounts provided under this title to enter 
into a project-based housing assistance payments 
contract with respect to eligible units for up to 10 
years, subject to the availability of appropriations 
and to compliance with the inspection requirements 
under section 112(b). 
(2) EXTENSIONS.—At the expiration of a con-
tract entered into under paragraph (1), a public
housing agency may extend the term of the contract 
if the housing continues to meet the housing quality 
standards under section 112(b) and such other re-
quirements as that public housing agency may pre-
scribe. 
(3) PERCENTAGE LIMITATIONS.— 
(A) ATTACHED
STRUCTURES.—Not more 
than 20 percent of the funding made available 
to the public housing agency under this title 
may be attached to structures pursuant to this 
subsection. 
(B) PROJECT-BASED
HOUSING
ASSIST-
ANCE.—Not more than 25 percent of the dwell-
ing units in any building may be assisted under 
a project-based housing assistance payments 
contract, except for— 
(i) housing consisting of single-family 
properties; or 
(ii) dwelling units that are specifically 
made available for households comprised of 
elderly families, disabled families, and fam-
ilies receiving supportive services. 
(4) OPTION OF TENANT-BASED ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) RELOCATION.—Each low-income fam-
ily occupying a dwelling unit assisted under a
project-based voucher contract may relocate and 
continue to receive assistance under this title so 
long as the family has occupied the assisted 
dwelling unit for 12 months and relocates with-
in the jurisdiction of the public housing agency 
wherein it currently resides. 
(B) COMPARABLE ASSISTANCE.—Except as 
provided in subparagraphs (C) and (D), upon 
such a move to a unit that meets Federal and 
local requirements, including housing quality 
standards, the public housing agency shall pro-
vide the low-income family with tenant-based 
rental assistance under this title or such other 
tenant-based rental assistance that is com-
parable. 
(C) LIMITATION.—In providing assistance 
under subparagraph (B), the public housing 
agency shall not be required to provide housing 
assistance in an amount higher than the assist-
ance provided to the low-income family prior to 
the relocation under subparagraph (A). 
(D) IF ASSISTANCE NOT AVAILABLE.—If 
tenant-based rental assistance is not imme-
diately available to fulfill this requirement, the 
public housing agency shall provide the family
with the next available tenant-based rental 
voucher or other tenant-based rental assistance 
amounts that become available. 
(5) PAYMENT FOR VACANT UNITS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The public housing 
agency may continue to provide assistance 
under the project-based contract, for a reason-
able period not exceeding 60 days, for a dwell-
ing unit that becomes vacant, but only if— 
(i) the vacancy was not the fault of 
the owner of the dwelling unit; and 
(ii) the owner takes every reasonable 
action to minimize the likelihood and ex-
tent of any such vacancy. 
(B) NO
ASSISTANCE
AFTER
EXPIRATION 
OF
60-DAY
PERIOD.—Project-based rental as-
sistance may not be provided for a vacant unit 
after the expiration of the 60-day period de-
scribed in subparagraph (A). 
(c) HOMEOWNERSHIP ASSISTANCE FOR FIRST-TIME 
HOMEBUYERS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—A public housing agency 
may provide tenant-based homeownership assistance 
and downpayment assistance under this title to as-
sist a first-time homebuyer that purchases a home.
(2) FAMILY ELIGIBILITY.—In order to receive 
tenant-based homeownership assistance or downpay-
ment assistance under this title, a family shall— 
(A) qualify as a first-time homebuyer; 
(B) participate in a homeownership coun-
seling program; and 
(C) meet any other initial or continuing re-
quirements established by the public housing 
agency. 
(3) PURCHASE
AGREEMENT.—A recipient of 
tenant-based homeownership assistance or downpay-
ment assistance may enter into a purchase agree-
ment for a home whether constructed, under con-
struction, or proposed. 
(4) DOWNPAYMENT ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provi-
sions of this paragraph, a public housing agen-
cy may, in lieu of providing tenant-based home-
ownership assistance to a family under this sub-
section, provide downpayment assistance under 
this title for a family that has received a rental 
subsidy administered by the Secretary for a pe-
riod of not less than 12 months prior to the 
date of receipt of downpayment assistance.
(B) GRANT REQUIREMENTS.—A downpay-
ment assistance grant under subparagraph 
(A)— 
(i) shall be in the form of a single 
one-time grant to be used only as a con-
tribution toward the downpayment and 
reasonable and customary closing costs re-
quired in connection with the purchase of 
a home; and 
(ii) may not exceed $10,000. 
(C) NO EFFECT ON OBTAINING OUTSIDE 
SOURCES
FOR
DOWNPAYMENT
ASSISTANCE.— 
This title may not be construed to prohibit a 
public housing agency from providing downpay-
ment assistance to families from sources other 
than a grant provided under this title, or as de-
termined by the public housing agency. 
SEC. 109. AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the provisions 
of this section, each public housing agency administering 
assistance under this title shall determine the amount of 
any monthly assistance payment for a family. 
(b) RENT STRUCTURES.—In fulfilling its require-
ments under this section, a public housing agency may es-
tablish—
(1) a rent structure in which a family pays a 
flat amount of rent and such amount is adjusted on 
the basis of an annual cost index; 
(2) an income-tiered rent structure in which the 
amount of rent that a family is required to pay is 
set and distributed on the basis of broad tiers of in-
come, adjusted on the basis of an annual cost index; 
(3) a rent structure in which the amount of 
rent that a family is required to pay is based on a 
percentage of family income; 
(4) a rent structure in which the amount of 
rent that a family is required to pay is based on the 
provisions of sections 3 and 8(o)(2) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a and 
1437f(o)(2)) as such sections existed prior to the 
date of enactment of this title; or 
(5) any other rent structure that includes 1 or 
more of the elements of the rent structures specified 
in this subsection. 
(c) ELDERLY AND DISABLED FAMILIES.—Notwith-
standing subsection (b), elderly families and disabled fami-
lies shall pay rent in accordance with the provisions of sec-
tion 105. 
(d) MINIMUM RENTAL AMOUNT.—A public housing 
agency shall establish a minimum monthly rental amount
to be paid by each family assisted in accordance with this 
title. 
(e) RENT REASONABLENESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The rent for dwelling units 
assisted under this title shall be reasonable and ap-
propriate in comparison with rents charged for 
dwelling units of a modest nature and a non-luxury 
standard in the private, unassisted local market. 
(2) REVIEW.—Public housing agencies shall re-
view rents not less than annually to ensure that they 
meet the standard described in paragraph (1). 
(f) MAXIMUM SUBSIDY.—Public housing agencies 
shall establish maximum subsidy levels for housing assist-
ance under this title that are reasonable and appropriate 
for the market area. 
SEC. 110. ALLOCATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of administering as-
sistance under this title, the Secretary shall allocate avail-
able amounts subject to appropriations as follows: 
(1) INTERIM
FORMULA
FOR
ALLOCATION
OF 
FUNDS.—During the fiscal years in which this title 
is being administered pursuant to the Federal Reg-
ister notice described in section 118(a), each public 
housing agency may receive an amount propor-
tionate to its annual 2005 housing choice voucher
program funding for housing assistance and admin-
istrative expenses, adjusted for inflation and subject 
to validation. 
(2) PERMANENT FORMULA FOR ALLOCATION OF 
FUNDS.—In accordance with the provisions of sec-
tion 118(b)(2), the Secretary shall establish a for-
mula to allocate funding made available by Congress 
under this title. 
(b) AMOUNTS TO PROVIDE TENANT-BASED RENTAL 
ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall allocate 
amounts made available from appropriations to pub-
lic housing agencies for tenant-based rental assist-
ance as authorized by section 115. 
(2) TIMING.—Additional tenant-based rental 
assistance provided under paragraph (1) for a family 
shall be allocated for 1 year. 
(3) EXPIRATION.—After the expiration of the 
1-year period described in paragraph (2), any 
amounts not expended shall be included in the sub-
sequent grant to each public housing agency under 
this title. 
SEC. 111. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Na-
tional Environmental Protection Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.) shall not apply to activities authorized under this 
title. 
SEC. 112. INSPECTION OF UNITS. 
(a) INSPECTION REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall require 
that a public housing agency administering rental 
assistance under this title shall inspect each rental 
dwelling unit assisted pursuant to this title not later 
than 60 days after the date of receipt of the initial 
assistance payment to determine that the rental 
dwelling unit meets the housing quality standards 
under subsection (b). 
(2) STANDARDS MUST BE MET.—Each rental 
dwelling unit shall meet such standards in order to 
receive continued assistance payments. 
(b) HOUSING QUALITY STANDARDS.—Each rental 
dwelling unit assisted by a public housing agency under 
this title shall either meet the housing quality standards 
established by the Secretary or comparable housing qual-
ity standards that the Secretary has approved. 
(c) INSPECTIONS.— 
(1) MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENT.—Each pub-
lic housing agency administering rental assistance 
under this title shall determine that all occupied 
dwelling units assisted by such public housing agen-
cy pursuant to this title are maintained in accord-
ance with the standards described under subsection 
(b). 
(2) TIMING.—Each rental dwelling unit assisted 
by the public housing agency under this title shall be 
inspected when it is first leased, pursuant to sub-
section (a). Thereafter, each public housing agency 
shall annually inspect at least 25 percent of all of 
its rental dwelling units assisted under this title, and 
each such rental dwelling unit shall be inspected at 
least once every 4 years. 
(d) CORRECTIVE ACTIONS.—No further assistance 
payment may be made pursuant to this title for a rental 
dwelling unit which fails to meet the standards under sub-
sections (b) or (c). 
SEC. 113. ABILITY TO TRANSFER TENANT-BASED RENTAL 
ASSISTANCE. 
(a) STATE
AND
REGIONAL
TRANSFER
AGREE-
MENTS.—A public housing agency may enter into agree-
ments with other public housing agencies within the same 
State or region in order to facilitate the ability of transfer- 
eligible families who wish to transfer their tenant-based 
rental assistance under this title to another jurisdiction 
within a State or region.
(b) REGIONAL BOUNDARIES.—For the purpose of en-
tering into agreements among public housing agencies 
within a proposed region pursuant to subsection (a), pub-
lic housing agencies may establish regions and enter into 
regional agreements with other public housing agencies, 
except that the public housing agencies shall notify the 
Secretary of any proposed regional boundaries encom-
passing more than 1 State or the District of Columbia 
prior to the execution of any such agreement, and the 
boundaries may be implemented only if the Secretary does 
not object, not later than 60 days after the date of notifi-
cation to the Secretary. 
(c) PROCEDURES.—The Secretary may establish pro-
cedures to transfer funding between public housing agen-
cies in order to phase out and eliminate previous port-
ability billing arrangements among public housing agen-
cies under section 8(r)(3) of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(r)(3)) as in effect on the 
day prior to the date of enactment of this title. 
SEC. 114. SELF-SUFFICIENCY. 
(a) SELF-SUFFICIENCY.—Subject to the provisions of 
this section, a public housing agency may develop a local 
self-sufficiency initiative accessing public and private re-
sources to enable families to achieve economic independ-
ence and homeownership.
(b) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—A public housing agency 
may use funds made available under this title for a self- 
sufficiency initiative authorized by subsection (a) only— 
(1) to provide housing assistance; 
(2) to employ self-sufficiency coordinators; and 
(3) to establish and maintain a special escrow 
account incentive. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—A public housing agency may 
establish requirements for participating families and ter-
minate or withhold assistance under this title if families 
fail to comply, without good cause, with any such require-
ments. 
SEC. 115. TERMINATION OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE CON-
TRACTS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS. 
(a) ENHANCED VOUCHER ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), families affected by an eligibility event 
shall receive enhanced voucher assistance under this 
subsection. 
(2) SCOPE
OF
ENHANCED
VOUCHER
ASSIST-
ANCE.—Enhanced voucher assistance shall be ten-
ant-based rental assistance under this title, except 
that a family shall—
(A) pay as rent not less than the amount 
that the family was paying on the date of the 
eligibility event; 
(B) be allowed to remain in the rental 
housing project in which they were residing for 
12 months; and 
(C) have its housing assistance calculated 
in accordance with the provisions of section 109 
if the family moves out of the housing project. 
(3) AMOUNT
OF
RENTAL
ASSISTANCE.—If a 
family elects to remain in the same housing project 
under paragraph (2)(A), and if the rent for the 
dwelling unit in the housing project exceeds the 
maximum subsidy level established by the public 
housing agency, the maximum subsidy level used to 
calculate the enhanced voucher shall equal the rent 
for the dwelling unit, subject to the rent reasonable-
ness requirements of section 109(e) and any other 
reasonable limit prescribed by the Secretary. 
(4) TENANT-BASED
RENTAL
ASSISTANCE.— 
After 12 months of receiving assistance under sub-
section (a), affected families shall receive tenant- 
based rental assistance calculated in accordance with 
section 109 in lieu of the assistance under sub-
section (a).
SEC. 116. FAILURE TO PERFORM. 
(a) MONITORING.—The Secretary shall make such 
reviews and audits as may be necessary or appropriate to 
determine whether— 
(1) each public housing agency has carried out 
the activities and objectives of this title, including all 
certifications, in accordance with the requirements of 
this title and other applicable laws; 
(2) it has the continuing capacity to undertake 
such activities and objectives in a timely and effec-
tive manner; and 
(3) whether it has met the performance stand-
ards established by the Secretary pursuant to sec-
tion 106(a). 
(b) ENFORCEMENT.—In addition to any other actions 
authorized under this or any other applicable law, if the 
Secretary finds that a public housing agency receiving as-
sistance under this title has failed to comply with any pro-
vision of this title, including any performance standard es-
tablished by the Secretary pursuant to this title, and until 
the Secretary is satisfied that there is no longer any such 
failure to comply, the Secretary may— 
(1) terminate payments under this title to the 
public housing agency and provide for alternative 
administration of such amounts;
(2) withhold from the public housing agency 
amounts from the total allocation that would other-
wise be available to the public housing agency under 
this title; 
(3) reduce the amount of future grants to the 
public housing agency by an amount equal to the 
amount of such grants that were not expended in ac-
cordance with this title; 
(4) limit the availability of amounts provided to 
the public housing agency to programs and activities 
under this title not affected by such failure to com-
ply; 
(5) withhold from the public housing agency 
other amounts allocated for the public housing agen-
cy under other programs administered by the Sec-
retary; 
(6) require such changes in public housing 
agency policy or management practices, consistent 
with other provisions of this title, as determined nec-
essary to ensure compliance; 
(7) refer any such failure to comply, as appro-
priate, to Federal, State, or local enforcement agen-
cies for appropriate action; 
(8) impose civil money penalties, except that a 
public housing agency shall not pay a civil money
penalty imposed under this paragraph from a grant 
received under section 103; or 
(9) take any combination of the actions de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) through (8), as appro-
priate. 
SEC. 117. ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE 
FEES. 
(a) ADMINISTRATIVE FEES.—In each fiscal year, the 
Secretary shall pay an administrative fee to each public 
housing agency administering a program under this title. 
(b) SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE FEES.—Of amounts 
made available under this title for administrative fees, the 
Secretary may retain up to 5 percent for allocation as spe-
cial administrative fees to public housing agencies for non- 
routine expenses. 
(c) INTERIM
ALLOCATION
OF
ADMINISTRATIVE 
FEES.—During the period in which this title is being ad-
ministered pursuant to the Federal Register notice de-
scribed in section 118(a), the Secretary shall allocate ad-
ministrative fees to public housing agencies on a pro rata 
basis, based upon the amount that each public housing 
agency received under the pro rata distribution method in 
fiscal year 2005. 
(d) PERMANENT ALLOCATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE 
FEES.—In the final rule described in section 118(b)(2),
the Secretary shall establish a formula for distributing ad-
ministrative fees for the administration of this title. 
SEC. 118. IMPLEMENTATION. 
(a) INTERIM IMPLEMENTATION.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the Secretary shall publish a 
notice in the Federal Register not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this title describing the imme-
diate implementation of this title on an interim basis. 
(b) FINAL IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) RULES.—The Secretary shall, not later 
than 18 months after the date of enactment of this 
title, issue a final rule for the purpose of implemen-
tation of this title, other than sections 110(a)(2) and 
117(d). 
(2) RULES ISSUED UNDER NEGOTIATED RULE-
MAKING PROCEDURES.—For the purpose of final im-
plementation of sections 110(a)(2) and 117(d), the 
Secretary shall issue 1 or more proposed rules devel-
oped under the negotiated rulemaking procedure 
under subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(3) RULES
SHALL
BE
ISSUED
WITHIN
MONTHS.—One or more final rules implementing 
sections 110(a)(2), and 117(d) shall be issued not
later than 24 months after the date of enactment of 
this title. 
SEC. 119. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this 
title for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2011. 
SEC. 120. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY ORGANIZATION.—Sec-
tion 2 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) that is administering a program 
under section 8 of this Act.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘or status 
as assisted housing under section 8’’. 
(b) RENTAL PAYMENTS.—Section 3 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘(other than a family as-
sisted under section 8(o) or (y) or paying rent 
under section 8(c)(3)(B))’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘section 3A of this Act 
and’’ after ‘‘Except as provided in’’; 
(2) 
in 
subsection 
(a)(3)(A), 
by 
striking 
‘‘(o)(2)’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)(6)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except 
as provided in subparagraph (B), the term’’ 
and inserting ‘‘The term’’; and 
(B) by striking subparagraph (B); and 
(4) in subsection (f)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(B) by striking subparagraph (B); and 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (B). 
(c) CONTRIBUTIONS FOR LOWER INCOME HOUSING 
PROJECTS.—Section 5(c) of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437c(c)) is amended by striking 
paragraphs (6) through (8). 
(d) PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY PLANS.—Section 5A 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437c–1) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘admin-
istering programs under this Act’’ after ‘‘public 
housing agency’’ the first place it appears; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘8(o) or’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and 
housing assistance under section 8(o)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and 
rental contributions of families assisted under 
section 8(o)’’; 
(C) in paragraph (10)(A), by striking ‘‘to 
tenant-based assistance’’ and 
(D) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘under 
section 8(y) or’’; and 
(4) in subsection (k)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a period; and 
(C) by striking subparagraph (C). 
(e) CONTRACT PROVISIONS.—Section 6(q)(8)(B) of 
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437d(q)(8)(B)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon;
(2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and in-
serting a period; and 
(3) by striking clause (iii). 
(f) DESIGNATED HOUSING FOR ELDERLY AND DIS-
ABLED FAMILIES.—Section 7(c)(2) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437e(c)(2)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘tenant-based rental assistance under section 
8’’ and inserting ‘‘assistance under the Flexible Voucher 
Act of 2005’’. 
(g) LOWER INCOME HOUSING ASSISTANCE.—Section 
8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(1) IN 
GENERAL.—’’ ; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); 
(2) in subsection (p), by striking ‘‘existing 
housing and moderate rehabilitation programs’’; and 
inserting ‘‘moderate rehabilitation program’’; 
(3) in subsection (q)— 
(A) by striking paragraphs (2) through (4) 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)—
(I) by striking ‘‘tenant-based as-
sistance, certificate, voucher, and’’; 
and 
(II) by striking ‘‘rehabilitation 
programs’’ and inserting ‘‘rehabilita-
tion program’’; 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (B); 
(iii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(C) as subparagraph (B); and 
(iv) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(D) and (E) as paragraphs (2) and (3), re-
spectively, and moving the margins 2 ems 
to the left. 
(4) in subsection (z)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(i) in the subparagraph heading, by 
striking 
‘‘TENANT-BASED
ASSISTANCE’’ 
and inserting ‘‘VOUCHER PROGRAM AS-
SISTANCE’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘tenant-based assist-
ance’’ and inserting ‘‘assistance under the 
Flexible Voucher Act of 2005’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘tenant - or’’; and 
(ii) by striking the last sentence; and
(5) by striking subsections (o), (r), (s), (t), (u), 
(x), (y), and (dd). 
(h) ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTED HOUSING.—Section 
16 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437n) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (4); 
(2) by striking subsection (b); and 
(3) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and 
(f) as subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively. 
(i) DEMOLITION AND DISPOSITION OF HOUSING.— 
Section 18(a)(4)(A)(iii)(III)(aa) of the United States 
Housing 
Act 
of 
1937 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1437p(a)(4)(A)(iii)(III)(aa)) is amended by striking ‘‘ten-
ant-based assistance’’ and inserting ‘‘assistance under the 
Flexible Voucher Act of 2005’’. 
(j) CONVERSION OF PUBLIC HOUSING TO VOUCH-
ERS.—Section 22 of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437t) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘tenant-based 
assistance’’ and inserting ‘‘assistance under the 
Flexible Voucher Act of 2005’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘ten-
ant-based assistance under section 8’’ and by
inserting ‘‘assistance under the Flexible Vouch-
er Act of 2005’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘ten-
ant-based assistance under section 8’’ each 
place that term appears and inserting ‘‘assist-
ance under the Flexible Voucher Act of 2005’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘ten-
ant-based assistance’’ and inserting ‘‘assistance 
under the Flexible Voucher Act of 2005’’; and 
(D) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘ten-
ant-based assistance’’ and inserting ‘‘assistance 
under the Flexible Voucher Act of 2005’’; 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘tenant-based 
assistance’’ and inserting ‘‘assistance under the 
Flexible Voucher Act of 2005’’; and 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘tenant-based assistance’’ 
and inserting ‘‘assistance under the Flexible 
Voucher Act of 2005’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)(A)(ii)(III)(aa), by 
striking ‘‘tenant-based assistance’’ each place 
that term appears and inserting ‘‘assistance 
under the Flexible Voucher Act of 2005’’; and 
(5) by striking subsection (f).
(k) FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM.—Section 
23 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437u) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘and assist-
ance under the certificate and voucher programs 
under section 8’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ‘‘re-
ceives incremental assistance under subsection 
(b) or (o) of section 8 or that’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (5); 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence, 
by striking ‘‘receiving assistance under the cer-
tificate and voucher programs of the public 
housing agency under section 8 or’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), in the third sen-
tence, by striking ‘‘under section 8’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2), in the second sen-
tence, by striking ‘‘receiving assistance under 
section 8 or’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence, 
by striking ‘‘or dwelling unit assisted under sec-
tion 8’’; and
(B) in paragraph (1), in the third sen-
tence, by striking ‘‘or housing assisted under 
section 8’’; 
(5) in subsection (h)— 
(A) by striking the subsection heading and 
inserting the following: ‘‘PERFORMANCE FUND-
ING SYSTEM.— ’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (1); and 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘(2) 
PERFORMANCE FUNDING SYSTEM.—’’; 
(6) in subsection (i)(1), by striking ‘‘budget au-
thority for certificate and voucher assistance under 
section 8 and’’; and, 
(7) in subsection (n)(5), by striking ‘‘or housing 
assisted under section 8’’. 
(l) 
TENANT-BASED
ASSISTANCE
GRANTS
FOR 
PROJECTS.—Section 24 of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘AND’’ after ‘‘REVITAL-
IZATION,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘, AND TENANT-BASED 
ASSISTANCE’’;