(c)’’ the following: ‘‘(subject to subparagraph (F) of this 
paragraph)’’. 
SEC. 8. SECTION 8 MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Section 
8 Management Assessment Program’’ means the program 
set forth in part 985 of title 24, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (or any successor regulation). 
(b) DECONCENTRATION OF PARTICIPATING DWELL-
ING UNITS.—The Secretary shall explore ways to reform 
and modernize the Section 8 Management Assessment 
Program to assess public housing agencies in a manner 
that promotes— 
(1) positive interactions with landlords, includ-
ing timely payment of rent and identification of the 
dwelling unit for which a subsidy payment is being 
made; and 
(2) an increase in the diversity of areas where 
dwelling units are leased to support voucher holders 
who want to access to low-poverty, integrated neigh-
borhoods. 
(c) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in sub-
section (b) shall be construed to prevent the Secretary 
from— 
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(1) reforming the Section 8 Management As-
sessment Program to assess public housing agencies 
in other areas of performance; or 
(2) reforming the Section 8 Management As-
sessment Program in any other manner, at the dis-
cretion of the Secretary. 
SEC. 9. ANNUAL REPORT ON EFFECTIVENESS OF ACT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs of the Senate; 
(B) the Subcommittee on Transportation, 
Housing and Urban Development, and Related 
Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Financial Services of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(D) the Subcommittee on Transportation, 
Housing and Urban Development, and Related 
Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(2) the term ‘‘high-opportunity area’’— 
(A) shall be defined by the Secretary for 
purposes of this section; and 
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(B) does not include any census tract in 
which the poverty rate is equal to or greater 
than 20 percent. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 
total years, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees and make publicly available a re-
port that— 
(1) evaluates the effectiveness of this Act and 
the amendments made by this Act in recruiting and 
retaining landlords who accept vouchers under the 
Housing Choice Voucher program, particularly land-
lords with dwelling units in high-opportunity neigh-
borhoods; and 
(2) includes— 
(A) the number of landlords in the United 
States who accept housing choice vouchers 
under the Housing Choice Voucher program 
and the number of dwelling units assisted under 
the Housing Choice Voucher program; 
(B) any net changes to the number of 
landlords or dwelling units described in sub-
paragraph (A) during the preceding year; 
(C) the number of landlords described in 
subparagraph (A) who own disability-accessible 
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dwelling units assisted under the Housing 
Choice Voucher program and the number of 
those dwelling units; and 
(D) the number of landlords described in 
subparagraph (A) who own dwelling units as-
sisted under the Housing Choice Voucher pro-
gram in high-opportunity areas and the number 
of those dwelling units. 
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