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) TERMINATION
OF ASSISTANCE.—The public 
housing agency or project owner, as applicable, shall ter-
minate any occupancy of, or assistance on behalf of, a per-
son pursuant to any preference for housing assistance 
upon the person attaining 25 years of age or upon sub-
stantial noncompliance with the requirement under sub-
section (c), except that nothing in this clause may be con-
strued to prohibit or affect the eligibility of any person 
for occupancy of housing assisted under this title or rental 
assistance under section 8, that is provided other than 
pursuant to a preference under this subparagraph.’’. 
SEC. 4. PRIORITY FOR RURAL RENTAL ASSISTANCE. 
Paragraph (2) of section 521(a) of the Housing Act 
of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490a(a)(2)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(F)(i) In making occupancy in a project assisted 
under this paragraph, and rental assistance under this 
paragraph, available on behalf of eligible families, the 
project owner shall give preference to otherwise eligible 
children who— 
‘‘(I) are in foster care; 
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‘‘(II) have attained an age such that the provi-
sion of foster care for such child will end by reason 
of the age of the child within 6 months; 
‘‘(III) 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 September 1, 2016; 
and 
‘‘(IV) have agreed to comply with the require-
ments under clause (iii). 
‘‘(ii) Notwithstanding the period during which a pref-
erence pursuant to clause (i) for occupancy in a project 
assisted under this paragraph or for rental assistance 
under this paragraph is provided for a person, an other-
wise eligible person may apply for such occupancy or as-
sistance 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 this subparagraph shall be, not later than 12 
months after such initial occupancy and for at least 9 
months of each successive 12-month period thereafter— 
‘‘(aa) employed on average at least 35 hours of 
service per week; 
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‘‘(bb) engaged in vocational, technical, or work-
force development training or in an apprenticeship, 
on a full-time basis, as classified by a vocational, 
technical, or workforce development training institu-
tion or entity; 
‘‘(cc) enrolled in a secondary school, an institu-
tion of higher education, or other institution pro-
viding post-secondary education, on a full-time basis, 
as classified by an educational institution; or 
‘‘(dd) engaged in a combination of activities de-
scribed in items (aa) through (cc) to such an extent 
that, in the aggregate, such engagement is on such 
a full-time basis. 
The Secretary shall require a project owner to verify com-
pliance with the requirement under this subclause by each 
person occupying a dwelling unit pursuant to a preference 
under this subparagraph annually in conjunction with re-
views of income for purposes of determining eligibility for 
assistance described in clause (i). 
‘‘(II) The requirement under subclause (I) shall not 
apply to— 
‘‘(aa) a person physically or mentally unfit for 
employment, as determined in accordance with such 
standards as the Secretary shall establish; 
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‘‘(bb) a parent or other household member re-
sponsible for the care of a dependent child under 6 
or an incapacitated person; and 
‘‘(cc) a person who is regularly and actively 
participating in a drug addiction or alcoholic treat-
ment and rehabilitation program. 
‘‘(iv) A dwelling unit that is occupied by a person 
pursuant to a preference under this subparagraph may 
contain more than one bedroom only if such additional 
bedrooms are occupied only by other persons who occupy 
such dwelling unit pursuant to a preference under this 
subparagraph. 
‘‘(v) The project owner shall terminate any occupancy 
of a person pursuant to the preference under clause (i) 
upon the person attaining 25 years of age or upon sub-
stantial noncompliance with the requirement under clause 
(ii), except that nothing in this clause may be construed 
to prohibit or affect the eligibility of any person for occu-
pancy in a project assisted under this paragraph or for 
rental assistance under this paragraph, other than pursu-
ant to a preference under this subparagraph.’’. 
SEC. 5. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development and the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
jointly submit reports to the Congress regarding the status 
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and outcomes of persons provided preference for housing 
assistance pursuant to the amendments made by sections 
2 through 4 of this Act. 
(b) CONTENTS.—Reports under this section shall in-
clude such information as may be necessary to assess and 
evaluate the long-term success of providing preference for 
housing assistance pursuant to such amendments and to 
identify any changes to facilitate improving such success. 
Such reports shall include information regarding the out-
comes for persons provided such preference with respect 
to the period beginning upon initial provision of such hous-
ing assistance on behalf of such person and ending 10 
years after termination of such assistance and shall in-
clude the following information regarding such persons: 
(1) Employment and career status. 
(2) Housing situation. 
(3) Educational, training, or vocational attain-
ment. 
(4) Physical, mental, and emotional well-being 
(including any instances of substance abuse). 
(5) Instances of arrests, incarcerations, and 
other interactions with the criminal justice system. 
(6) Marital and familial status. 
(7) Any other relevant information as the Sec-
retaries consider appropriate to facilitate successful 
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