IIB 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4300 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 19, 2019 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs 
AN ACT 
To provide Federal housing assistance on behalf of 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, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fostering Stable Hous-
ing Opportunities Act of 2019’’. 
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— 
(1) in the first sentence— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(v)’’ and inserting ‘‘(vi)’’; 
and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘tenant family,’’ the 
following: ‘‘(v) a youth described in section 
8(x)(2)(B),’’; and 
(2) in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘or 
(vi)’’ after ‘‘clause (v)’’. 
SEC. 3. HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHERS FOR FOSTERING STA-
BLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES. 
(a) ASSISTANCE FOR YOUTH AGING OUT OF FOSTER 
CARE.—Section 8(x) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(x)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘subject to 
paragraph (5),’’ after ‘‘(B)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(3) ALLOCATION.—The’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(3) ALLOCATION.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) ASSISTANCE FOR YOUTH AGING OUT 
OF FOSTER CARE.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary shall, subject 
only to the availability of funds, allocate such 
assistance to any public housing agencies that 
(i) administer assistance pursuant to paragraph 
(2)(B), or seek to administer such assistance, 
consistent with procedures established by the 
Secretary, (ii) have requested such assistance so 
that they may provide timely assistance to eligi-
ble youth, and (iii) have submitted to the Sec-
retary a statement describing how the agency 
will connect assisted youths with local commu-
nity resources and self-sufficiency services, to 
the extent they are available, and obtain refer-
rals from public child welfare agencies regard-
ing youths in foster care who become eligible 
for such assistance.’’; 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (6); and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
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‘‘(5) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
ASSISTANCE
FOR 
YOUTH AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE.—Assistance 
provided under this subsection for an eligible youth 
pursuant to paragraph (2)(B) shall be subject to the 
following requirements: 
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENTS TO EXTEND ASSIST-
ANCE.— 
‘‘(i) PARTICIPATION IN FAMILY SELF- 
SUFFICIENCY.—In the case of a public 
housing agency that is providing such as-
sistance under this subsection on behalf of 
an eligible youth and that is carrying out 
a family self-sufficiency program under 
section 23, the agency shall, subject only 
to the availability of such assistance, ex-
tend the provision of such assistance for 
up to 24 months beyond the period re-
ferred to in paragraph (2)(B), but only 
during such period that the youth is in 
compliance with the terms and conditions 
applicable under section 23 and the regula-
tions implementing such section to a per-
son participating in a family self-suffi-
ciency program. 
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‘‘(ii) EDUCATION, WORKFORCE
DE-
VELOPMENT, OR
EMPLOYMENT.—In the 
case of a public housing agency that is 
providing such assistance under this sub-
section on behalf of an eligible youth and 
that is not carrying out a family self-suffi-
ciency program under section 23, or is car-
rying out such a program in which the 
youth has been unable to enroll, the agency 
shall, subject only to the availability of 
such assistance, extend the provision of 
such assistance for two successive 12- 
month periods, after the period referred to 
in paragraph (2)(B), but only if for not 
less than 9 months of the 12-month period 
preceding each such extension the youth 
was— 
‘‘(I) engaged in obtaining a rec-
ognized postsecondary credential or a 
secondary school diploma or its recog-
nized equivalent; 
‘‘(II) enrolled in an institution of 
higher education, as such term is de-
fined in section 101(a) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
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1001(a)) and including the institu-
tions described in subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) of section 102(a)(1) of such 
Act (20 U.S.C. 1002(a)(1)); or 
‘‘(III) participating in a career 
pathway, as such term is defined in 
section 3 of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3102). 
Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this clause, a public housing agency shall 
consider employment as satisfying the re-
quirements under this subparagraph. 
‘‘(iii) EXCEPTIONS.—Notwithstanding 
clauses (i) and (ii), a public housing agen-
cy that is providing such assistance under 
this subsection on behalf of an eligible 
youth shall extend the provision of such as-
sistance for up to 24 months beyond the 
period referred to in paragraph (2)(B), 
and clauses (i) and (ii) of this subpara-
graph shall not apply, if the eligible youth 
certifies that he or she is— 
‘‘(I) a parent or other household 
member responsible for the care of a 
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dependent child under the age of 6 or 
for the care of an incapacitated per-
son; 
‘‘(II) a person who is regularly 
and actively participating in a drug 
addiction or alcohol treatment and re-
habilitation program; or 
‘‘(III) a person who is incapable 
of complying with the requirement 
under clause (i) or (ii), as applicable, 
due to a documented medical condi-
tion. 
‘‘(iv) 
VERIFICATION
OF
COMPLI-
ANCE.—The Secretary shall require the 
public housing agency to verify compliance 
with the requirements under this subpara-
graph by each eligible youth on whose be-
half the agency provides such assistance 
under this subsection on an annual basis 
in conjunction with reviews of income for 
purposes of determining income eligibility 
for such assistance. 
‘‘(B) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.— 
‘‘(i) 
ELIGIBILITY.—Each 
eligible 
youth on whose behalf such assistance 
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under this subsection is provided shall be 
eligible for any supportive services (as such 
term is defined in section 103 of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3102)) made available, in connec-
tion with any housing assistance program 
of the agency, by or through the public 
housing agency providing such assistance. 
‘‘(ii) INFORMATION.—Upon the initial 
provision of such assistance under this 
subsection on behalf of any eligible youth, 
the public housing agency shall inform 
such eligible youth of the existence of any 
programs or services referred to in clause 
(i) and of their eligibility for such pro-
grams and services. 
‘‘(C) APPLICABILITY TO MOVING TO WORK 
AGENCIES.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the requirements of this paragraph 
shall apply to assistance under this subsection 
pursuant to paragraph (2)(B) made available 
by each public housing agency participating in 
the Moving to Work Program under section 204 
of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and 
Housing and Urban Development, and Inde-
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pendent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f note), except that in lieu of com-
pliance with clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph 
(A) of this paragraph, such an agency may 
comply with the requirements under such 
clauses by complying with such terms, condi-
tions, and requirements as may be established 
by the agency for persons on whose behalf such 
rental assistance under this subsection is pro-
vided. 
‘‘(D) TERMINATION OF VOUCHERS UPON 
TURN-OVER.—A public housing agency shall not 
reissue any such assistance made available from 
appropriated funds when assistance for the 
youth initially assisted is terminated, unless 
specifically authorized by the Secretary. 
‘‘(E) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary 
shall require each public housing agency 
that provides such assistance under this 
subsection in any fiscal year to submit a 
report to the Secretary for such fiscal year 
that— 
‘‘(I) specifies the number of per-
sons on whose behalf such assistance 
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under this subsection was provided 
during such fiscal year; 
‘‘(II) specifies the number of per-
sons who applied during such fiscal 
year for such assistance under this 
subsection, but were not provided 
such assistance, and provides a brief 
identification in each instance of the 
reason why the public housing agency 
was unable to award such assistance; 
and 
‘‘(III) describes how the public 
housing agency communicated or col-
laborated with public child welfare 
agencies to collect such data. 
‘‘(ii) INFORMATION
COLLECTIONS.— 
The Secretary shall, to the greatest extent 
possible, utilize existing information collec-
tions, including the voucher management 
system (VMS), the Inventory Management 
System/PIH Information Center (IMS/ 
PIC), or the successors of those systems, 
to collect information required under this 
subparagraph. 
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‘‘(F) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall 
consult with the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services to provide such information 
and guidance to the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services as may be necessary to facili-
tate such Secretary in informing States and 
public child welfare agencies on how to correctly 
and efficiently implement and comply with the 
requirements of this subsection relating to as-
sistance 
provided 
pursuant 
to 
paragraph 
(2)(B).’’. 
(b) COORDINATION BETWEEN PHAS AND PUBLIC 
CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES.— 
(1) APPLICABILITY
TO
FOSTERING
STABLE 
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM.—Subparagraph 
(A) of section 8(x)(4) of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(x)(4)(A)) is amended 
by inserting before the semicolon at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘and establishing a point of contact at public 
housing agencies to ensure that public housing agen-
cies receive appropriate referrals regarding eligible 
recipients’’. 
(c) PHA ADMINISTRATIVE FEES.—Subsection (q) of 
section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
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U.S.C. 1437f(q)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) SUPPLEMENTS
FOR
ADMINISTERING
AS-
SISTANCE
FOR
YOUTH
AGING
OUT
OF
FOSTER 
CARE.—The Secretary may provide supplemental 
fees under this subsection to the public housing 
agency for the cost of administering any assistance 
for foster youth under subsection (x)(2)(B), in an 
amount determined by the Secretary, but only if the 
agency waives for such eligible youth receiving as-
sistance any residency requirement that it has other-
wise 
established 
pursuant 
to 
subsection 
(r)(1)(B)(i).’’. 
SEC. 4. EXCEPTIONS TO LIMITATIONS FOR PROJECT-BASED 
VOUCHER ASSISTANCE. 
(a) PERCENTAGE LIMITATION.—The first sentence of 
clause (ii) of section 8(o)(13)(B) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)(B)(ii)) is 
amended by inserting before ‘‘or that’’ the following: ‘‘that 
house eligible youths receiving assistance pursuant to sub-
section (x)(2)(B),’’. 
(b) INCOME-MIXING REQUIREMENT.—Subclause (I) 
of section 8(o)(13)(D)(ii) of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)(D)(ii)(I)) is amend-
ed by inserting after ‘‘elderly families’’ the following: ‘‘, 
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to eligible youths receiving assistance pursuant to sub-
section (x)(2)(B),’’. 
SEC. 5. APPLICABILITY. 
The amendments made by this Act shall not apply 
to housing choice voucher assistance made available pur-
suant to section 8(x) of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(x)) that is in use on behalf of 
an assisted family as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 18, 
2019. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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