I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2069 
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 
APRIL 6, 2017 
Mr. TURNER (for himself, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. MARINO, Mr. 
HILL, Ms. MOORE, and Ms. BASS) 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 2017’’. 
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— 
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(1) in the first sentence— 
(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 ‘‘this subparagraph’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘this clause’’; and 
(2) by striking the subparagraph designation 
and all that follows through ‘‘making dwelling units 
available’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) making dwelling units in public hous-
ing available for occupancy, which shall provide 
that— 
‘‘(i) except for projects or portions of 
projects designated for occupancy pursuant 
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to section 7(a), preference 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 with-
in 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 38(c); 
and 
‘‘(ii) the public housing agency may 
establish a system for making dwelling 
units that are not occupied pursuant to the 
preference under clause (i) available’’. 
(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— 
(1) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as 
clauses (ii) and (iii), respectively; 
(2) by inserting before clause (ii), as so redesig-
nated by paragraph (1) of this subsection, the fol-
lowing new clause: 
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‘‘(i) CHILDREN
AGING-OUT
OF
FOS-
TER
CARE.—In making tenant-based as-
sistance under this subsection available on 
behalf of eligible families, each public hous-
ing agency shall give preference 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 with-
in 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 
38(c).’’; 
(3) in clause (ii), as so redesignated by para-
graph (1) of this subsection, by inserting ‘‘that is 
not made available in accordance with the preference 
under clause (i)’’ after ‘‘under this subsection’’; and 
(4) in clause (iii), as so redesignated by para-
graph (1) of this subsection, by striking ‘‘this sub-
paragraph’’ and inserting ‘‘clause (ii)’’. 
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(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) in the first sentence, by inserting before the 
period at the end the following: ‘‘, except that the 
agency shall give preference 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 
homelessness’ 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 re-
quirements under section 38(c)’’; and 
(2) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘The 
agency’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘For units that 
are made available after preference is provided pur-
suant to the first sentence of this subparagraph, the 
agency’’. 
(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— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘except that with respect’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘except that— 
‘‘(i) in the case of assisted dwelling 
units in a project assisted with project- 
based assistance under this section, the 
tenant selection criteria used by the owner 
shall give preference to otherwise eligible 
children who are in foster care, have at-
tained 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 
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 38(c); 
and 
‘‘(ii) with respect’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘after preference is provided 
pursuant to clause (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. 
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1437 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 38. 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)(i); 
‘‘(2) tenant-based assistance under section 8(o), 
pursuant to paragraph (6)(A)(i) of such section; 
‘‘(3) project-based assistance under section 
8(o)(13), pursuant to subparagraph (J) of such sec-
tion; 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) 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. 
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‘‘(c) REQUIREMENT FOR EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, 
OR TRAINING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), each person occupying a dwelling unit 
pursuant to a preference for housing assistance shall 
be, not later than 12 months after such initial occu-
pancy and for at least 9 months of each successive 
12-month period thereafter— 
‘‘(A) employed on average at least 35 
hours of service per week; 
‘‘(B) engaged in vocational, technical, or 
workforce development training or in an ap-
prenticeship, on a full-time basis, as classified 
by a vocational, technical, or workforce develop-
ment training institution or entity; 
‘‘(C) enrolled in a secondary school, an in-
stitution of higher education, or other institu-
tion providing post-secondary education, on a 
full-time basis, as classified by an educational 
institution; or 
‘‘(D) engaged in a combination of activities 
described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) to 
such an extent that, in the aggregate, such en-
gagement is on such a full-time basis. 
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The Secretary shall require the public housing agen-
cy or project owner, as applicable, to verify compli-
ance with the requirement under this paragraph by 
each person occupying a dwelling unit assisted or 
administered by such agency or owner, as applicable, 
pursuant to a preference for housing assistance an-
nually in conjunction with reviews of income for pur-
poses of determining eligibility for assistance de-
scribed in subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—The requirement under 
paragraph (1) shall not apply to— 
‘‘(A) a person physically or mentally unfit 
for employment, as determined in accordance 
with such standards as the Secretary shall es-
tablish; 
‘‘(B) a parent or other household member 
responsible for the care of a dependent child 
under 6 or an incapacitated person; and 
‘‘(C) a person who is regularly and actively 
participating in a drug addiction or alcoholic 
treatment and rehabilitation program. 
‘‘(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 
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