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ceding sentence. When recertifying family income 
with respect to families residing in dwelling units for 
which project-based assistance is provided, a project 
owner may, in the owner’s discretion and only pur-
suant to a policy adopted by such owner, choose not 
to enforce such prohibition. In the case of a family 
residing in a dwelling unit assisted under this Act 
who does not comply with the prohibition under the 
first sentence of this paragraph, the public housing 
agency or project owner may delay eviction or termi-
nation of the family based on such noncompliance 
for a period of not more than 6 months.’’; 
(2) in section 8(o)(4) (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(4)), 
by striking the matter preceding subparagraph (A) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE
FAMILIES.—Assistance under 
this subsection may be provided, whether initially or 
at each recertification, only pursuant to subsection 
(t) to a family eligible for assistance under such sub-
section or to a family who at the time of such initial 
or continued assistance, respectively, is a low-income 
family that is—’’; and 
(3) in section 8(c)(4) (42 U.S.C. 1437f(c)(4)), 
by striking ‘‘at the time it initially occupied such 
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dwelling unit’’ and inserting ‘‘according to the re-
strictions under section 3(a)(1)’’. 
SEC. 5. TARGETING ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME WORK-
ING FAMILIES. 
(a) VOUCHERS.—Section 16(b)(1) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437n(b)(1)) is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting after ‘‘do not exceed’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘the higher of (A) the poverty line (as such 
term is defined in section 673 of the Omnibus Budg-
et Reconciliation Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 9902), in-
cluding any revision required by such section) appli-
cable to a family of the size involved, or (B)’’; and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘; and except that clause (A) of this sen-
tence shall not apply in the case of families residing 
in Puerto Rico or any other territory or possession 
of the United States’’. 
(b) PUBLIC HOUSING.—Section 16(a)(2)(A) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437n(a)(2)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting after ‘‘do not exceed’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘the higher of (i) the poverty line (as such 
term is defined in section 673 of the Omnibus Budg-
et Reconciliation Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 9902), in-
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cluding any revision required by such section) appli-
cable to a family of the size involved, or (ii)’’; and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘; and except that clause (i) of this sen-
tence shall not apply in the case of families residing 
in Puerto Rico or any other territory or possession 
of the United States’’. 
(c) PROJECT-BASED SECTION 8 ASSISTANCE.—Sec-
tion 16(c)(3) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437n(c)(3)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting after ‘‘do not exceed’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘the higher of (A) the poverty line (as such 
term is defined in section 673 of the Omnibus Budg-
et Reconciliation Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 9902), in-
cluding any revision required by such section) appli-
cable to a family of the size involved, or (B)’’; and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘; and except that clause (A) of this sen-
tence shall not apply in the case of families residing 
in Puerto Rico or any other territory or possession 
of the United States’’. 
SEC. 6. VOUCHER RENEWAL FUNDING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) is amended by 
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striking subsection (dd) and inserting the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(dd) TENANT-BASED VOUCHERS.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated, for each of 
fiscal years 2008 through 2012, such sums as may 
be necessary for tenant-based assistance under sub-
section (o) for the following purposes: 
‘‘(A) To renew all expiring annual con-
tributions contracts for tenant-based rental as-
sistance. 
‘‘(B) To provide tenant-based rental assist-
ance for— 
‘‘(i) relocation and replacement of 
housing units that are demolished or dis-
posed of pursuant to the Omnibus Consoli-
dated Rescissions and Appropriations Act 
of 1996 (Public Law 104–134); 
‘‘(ii) conversion of section 23 projects 
to assistance under this section; 
‘‘(iii) the family unification program 
under subsection (x) of this section; 
‘‘(iv) relocation of witnesses in con-
nection with efforts to combat crime in 
public and assisted housing pursuant to a 
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request from a law enforcement or pros-
ecution agency; 
‘‘(v) enhanced vouchers authorized 
under subsection (t) of this section; 
‘‘(vi) vouchers in connection with the 
HOPE VI program under section 24; 
‘‘(vii) demolition or disposition of pub-
lic housing units pursuant to section 18 of 
the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437p); 
‘‘(viii) mandatory and voluntary con-
versions of public housing to vouchers, pur-
suant to sections 33 and 22 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937, respectively 
(42 U.S.C. 1437z–5, 1437t); 
‘‘(ix) vouchers necessary to comply 
with a consent decree or court order; 
‘‘(x) vouchers to replace dwelling units 
that cease to receive project-based assist-
ance under subsection (b), (c), (d), (e), or 
(v) of this section; 
‘‘(xi) relocation and replacement of 
public housing units that are demolished or 
disposed of pursuant to eminent domain, 
pursuant to a homeownership program, or 
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in connection with a mixed finance devel-
opment method under section 35 or other-
wise; 
‘‘(xii) tenant protection assistance, in-
cluding replacement and relocation assist-
ance; and 
‘‘(xiii) emergency voucher assistance 
for the protection of victims of domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking. 
Subject only to the availability of sufficient 
amounts provided in appropriation Acts, the 
Secretary shall provide tenant-based rental as-
sistance to replace all dwelling units that cease 
to be available as assisted housing as a result 
of clause (i), (ii), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (x), or 
(xi). 
‘‘(2) ALLOCATION
OF
RENEWAL
FUNDING 
AMONG PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCIES.— 
‘‘(A) From amounts appropriated for each 
year pursuant to paragraph (1)(A), the Sec-
retary shall provide renewal funding for each 
public housing agency— 
‘‘(i) based on leasing and cost data 
from the preceding calendar year, as ad-
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