and shall identify a date that the tenant intends to 
occupy such a dwelling unit, which shall not be later 
than October 1, 2007. 
(2) PREFERENCES.—In making dwelling units 
available to households pursuant to paragraph (1), 
such Housing Authority shall provide preference to 
each such household for occupancy in a dwelling unit 
in the following locations, in the following order: 
(A) A dwelling unit in the same public 
housing project occupied by the household as of 
August 28, 2005, if available. 
(B) A dwelling unit in the same census 
tract in which was located the public housing 
dwelling unit occupied by the household as of 
August 28, 2005, if available. 
(C) A dwelling unit in a census tract adja-
cent to the census tract in which was located the 
public housing dwelling unit occupied by the 
household as of August 28, 2005, if available. 
(D) A dwelling unit in the neighborhood in 
which was located the public housing dwelling 
unit occupied by the household as of August 28, 
2005, if available. 
(c) PROHIBITION OF EXCLUSION.—The Housing Au-
thority of New Orleans, and any other manager of replace-
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ment dwelling units set forth in this section shall not, in-
cluding through the application of any waiting list or eligi-
bility, screening, occupancy, or other policy or practice, 
prevent any household referred to in subsection (b)(1) from 
occupying a replacement dwelling unit provided pursuant 
to subsection (a), except to the extent that any other provi-
sion of Federal law prohibits occupancy or tenancy of such 
household in the type of housing of the replacement dwelling 
unit provided for such household. 
(d) REPLACEMENT DWELLING UNITS.—A dwelling 
unit described in this subsection is— 
(1) a dwelling unit in public housing operated 
or administered by the Housing Authority of New Or-
leans; or 
(2) a dwelling unit in other comparable housing 
for which the amount required to be contributed by 
the tenant for rent is comparable to the amount re-
quired to be contributed by the tenant for rental of a 
comparable public housing dwelling unit. 
(e) RELOCATION ASSISTANCE.—The Housing Author-
ity of New Orleans shall provide, to each household provided 
occupancy in a dwelling unit pursuant to subsection (b), 
assistance under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and 
Real Property Acquisitions Policy Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 
4601 et seq.) for relocation to such dwelling unit. 
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SEC. 203. ONE-FOR-ONE REPLACEMENT OF ALL PUBLIC 
HOUSING DWELLING UNITS. 
(a) CONDITIONS ON DEMOLITION.—After the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Housing Authority of New 
Orleans may not demolish or dispose of any dwelling unit 
of public housing operated or administered by such agency 
(including any uninhabitable unit and any unit previously 
approved for demolition) except pursuant to a plan for re-
placement of such units in accordance with, and approved 
by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pur-
suant to, subsection (b). 
(b) PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary may not 
approve a plan that provides for demolition or disposition 
of any dwelling unit of public housing referred to in sub-
section (a) unless— 
(1) such plan is developed with the active par-
ticipation of the resident councils of, and residents of 
public housing operated or administered by, such 
Housing Authority and with the City of New Orleans, 
at every phase of the planning and approval process, 
through a process that provides opportunity for com-
ment on specific proposals for redevelopment, demoli-
tion, or disposition; 
(2) not later than 60 days before the date of the 
approval of such plan, such Housing Authority has 
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convened and conducted a public hearing regarding 
the demolition or disposition proposed in the plan; 
(3) such plan provides that for each such dwell-
ing unit demolished or disposed of, such public hous-
ing agency will provide an additional dwelling unit 
through— 
(A) the acquisition or development of addi-
tional public housing dwelling units; or 
(B) the acquisition, development, or con-
tracting (including through project-based assist-
ance) of additional dwelling units that are sub-
ject to requirements regarding eligibility for oc-
cupancy, tenant contribution toward rent, and 
long-term affordability restrictions which are 
comparable to public housing units; 
(4) such plan provides for the implementation of 
a right for households to occupancy housing in ac-
cordance with section 202; 
(5) such plan provides priority in making units 
available under paragraph (3) to residents identified 
in section 201; 
(6) such plan provides that the proposed demoli-
tion or disposition and relocation will be carried out 
in a manner that affirmatively furthers fair housing, 
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as described in subsection (e) of section 808 of the 
Civil Rights Act of 1968; and 
(7) to the extent that such plan provides for the 
provision of replacement or additional dwelling units, 
or redevelopment, in phases over time, such plan pro-
vides that the ratio of dwelling units described in sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (3) that are 
provided in any such single phase to the total number 
of dwelling units provided in such phase is not less 
than the ratio of the aggregate number of such dwell-
ing units provided under the plan to the total number 
of dwelling units provided under the plan. 
(c) INAPPLICABLE PROVISIONS.—Subparagraphs (B) 
and (D) of section 8(o)(13) of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)) shall not apply with 
respect to vouchers used to comply with the requirements 
of subsection (b)(3) of this section. 
(d) MONITORING.—The Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development shall provide for the appropriate field 
offices of the Department to monitor and supervise enforce-
ment of this section and plans approved under this section 
and to consult, regarding such monitoring and enforcement, 
with resident councils of, and residents of public housing 
operated or administered by, the Housing Authority of New 
Orleans and with the City of New Orleans. 
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SEC. 204. PROTECTION FOR PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENTS 
IN HURRICANE AREAS. 
(a) CONDITIONS ON TRANSFER.—During the two year 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
a public housing agency may not transfer ownership of any 
public housing dwelling units described in subsection (h) 
unless the transferee enters into such binding commitments 
as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development con-
siders necessary to maintain, for the longest feasible period, 
the requirements regarding eligibility for occupancy in such 
dwelling units and tenant contribution toward rent for such 
dwelling units that are applicable to such units as public 
housing dwelling units. 
(b) CONDITIONS ON DEMOLITION.—After the date of 
the enactment of this Act, a public housing agency may not 
dispose or demolish any dwelling units described in sub-
section (h), except pursuant to a plan for replacement of 
such units in accordance with, and approved by the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to, 
subsection (c). 
(c) PLAN REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development may not approve a plan that pro-
vides for demolition or disposition of any dwelling unit of 
public housing described in subsection (h) unless such plan 
complies with the requirements under paragraphs (1), (2), 
(3), (6), and (7) of section 203(b), except that such para-
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graphs shall be applied for purposes this subsection by sub-
stituting ‘‘the public housing agency’’ and ‘‘applicable unit 
of general local government’’ for ‘‘such Housing Authority’’ 
and ‘‘City of New Orleans’’, respectively. 
(d) RELOCATION
ASSISTANCE.—A public housing 
agency shall provide, to each household relocated pursuant 
to a plan under this section for demolition or disposition, 
assistance under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and 
Real Property Acquisitions Policy Act of 1970 for reloca-
tion to their new residence. 
(e) RIGHT OF RETURN.—A public housing agency ad-
ministering or operating public housing dwelling units de-
scribed in subsection (h) has the obligation— 
(1) to use its best efforts to locate tenants dis-
placed from such public housing as a result of Hurri-
cane Katrina or Rita; and 
(2) to provide such residents occupancy in public 
housing dwelling units of such agency that become 
available for occupancy, and to ensure such residents 
a means to exercise such right of return. 
(f) INAPPLICABILITY
OF CERTAIN PROJECT-BASED 
VOUCHER LIMITATIONS.—Subparagraphs (B) and (D) of 
section 8(o)(13) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)) shall not apply with respect to any 
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project-based vouchers used to comply with the requirements 
of a plan under subsection (c). 
(g) PROHIBITION ON DISPLACEMENT FROM HABIT-
ABLE UNITS.—A public housing agency may not displace 
a tenant from any public housing dwelling unit described 
in subsection (h) that is administered or operated by such 
agency and is habitable (including during any period of 
rehabilitation), unless the agency provides a suitable and 
comparable dwelling unit for such tenant in the same local 
community as such public housing dwelling unit. 
(h) COVERED PUBLIC HOUSING DWELLING UNITS.— 
The public housing dwelling units described in this sub-
section are any such dwelling units located in any area 
for which major disaster or emergency was declared by the 
President pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act as a result of Hurricane 
Katrina or Rita of 2005, except that such dwelling units 
shall not include any public housing dwelling units oper-
ated or administered by the Housing Authority of New Or-
leans. 
SEC. 205. REPORTS ON PROPOSED CONVERSIONS OF PUB-
LIC HOUSING UNITS. 
Not later than the expiration of the 15-day period be-
ginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit to 
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the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs of the Senate a detailed report identifying 
all public housing projects located in areas impacted by 
Hurricane Katrina or Rita of 2005, for which plans exist 
to transfer ownership to other entities or agencies. Such re-
port shall include the following information for each such 
project: 
(1) The name and location. 
(2) The number of dwelling units. 
(3) The proposed new owner. 
(4) The existing income eligibility and rent pro-
visions. 
(5) Duration of existing affordability restric-
tions. 
(6) The proposed date of transfer. 
(7) Any other relevant information regarding the 
project. 
SEC. 206. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR RE-
PAIR AND REHABILITATION. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
may be necessary to carry out activities eligible for funding 
under the Capital Fund under section 9 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g) for the re-
pair, rehabilitation, and development of public housing of 
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the Housing Authority of New Orleans, and for community 
and supportive services for the residents of public housing 
operated or administered by the Housing Authority of New 
Orleans. 
SEC. 207. COMPLIANCE OF EXISTING REQUESTS FOR PRO-
POSALS. 
Each request for qualification or proposal issued before 
the date of the enactment of this Act with respect to any 
public housing operated or administered by the Housing 
Authority of New Orleans shall, notwithstanding any exist-
ing terms of such requests, be subject to and comply with 
all provisions of this title and, to the extent necessary to 
so comply, such Housing Authority shall reissue such re-
quests. 
SEC. 208. REPORTS ON COMPLIANCE. 
Not later than the expiration of the 30-day period be-
ginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and not 
later than the expiration of each calendar quarter there-
after, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
shall submit a detailed report regarding compliance with 
the requirements of this title, including the resident partici-
pation requirement under section 203(b)(1), to the Com-
mittee on Financial Services of the House of Representa-
tives, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-
fairs of the Senate, the resident councils of, and residents 
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of public housing operated or administered by, the Housing 
Authority of New Orleans, and the City of New Orleans. 
SEC. 209. REQUIREMENTS REGARDING PUBLIC HOUSING 
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS. 
Any entity that receives any Federal funds made 
available pursuant to this title for construction, develop-
ment, rehabilitation, or repair of public housing shall verify 
that all workers employed by such entity and engaged in 
such activities— 
(1) have an immigration status that allows them 
to legally be so employed; and 
(2) have a valid form of identification or docu-
mentation indicating such immigration status. 
TITLE III—DISASTER VOUCHER 
PROGRAM 
AND 
PROJECT- 
BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 301. EXTENSION OF DVP PROGRAM. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Dis-
aster Voucher Program of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, established pursuant to Public Law 
109–148 (119 Stat. 2779) and the authority of the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development to waive re-
quirements under section 8 of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 in administering assistance under such pro-
gram, shall be extended until January 1, 2008. 
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