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(1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$12,000’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$50,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$60,000’’; and 
(B) 
in 
paragraph 
(2), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$12,000’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e)(1) Effective on October 1 of each year (beginning 
in 2009), the Secretary shall increase the amounts described 
in subsection (b)(2) and paragraphs (1) and (2) of sub-
section (d) in accordance with this subsection. 
‘‘(2) The increase in amounts under paragraph (1) to 
take effect on October 1 of a year shall be by an amount 
of such amounts equal to the percentage by which— 
‘‘(A) the residential home cost-of-construction 
index for the preceding calendar year, exceeds 
‘‘(B) the residential home cost-of-construction 
index for the year preceding the year described in 
subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall establish a residential home 
cost-of-construction index for the purposes of this subsection. 
The index shall reflect a uniform, national average change 
in the cost of residential home construction, determined on
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a calendar year basis. The Secretary may use an index de-
veloped in the private sector that the Secretary determines 
is appropriate for purposes of this subsection.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on July 1, 2008, and shall apply 
with respect to payments made in accordance with section 
2102 of title 38, United States Code, on or after that date. 
SEC. 2606. REPORT ON SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING FOR 
DISABLED INDIVIDUALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31, 2008, 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report 
that contains an assessment of the adequacy of the authori-
ties available to the Secretary under law to assist eligible 
disabled individuals in acquiring— 
(1) suitable housing units with special fixtures 
or movable facilities required for their disabilities, 
and necessary land therefor; 
(2) such adaptations to their residences as are 
reasonably necessary because of their disabilities; and 
(3) residences already adapted with special fea-
tures determined by the Secretary to be reasonably 
necessary as a result of their disabilities.
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(b) FOCUS ON PARTICULAR DISABILITIES.—The report 
required by subsection (a) shall set forth a specific assess-
ment of the needs of— 
(1) veterans who have disabilities that are not 
described in subsections (a)(2) and (b)(2) of section 
2101 of title 38, United States Code; and 
(2) other disabled individuals eligible for spe-
cially adapted housing under chapter 21 of such title 
by reason of section 2101A of such title (as added by 
section 2602(a) of this Act) who have disabilities that 
are not described in such subsections. 
SEC. 2607. REPORT ON SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING AS-
SISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO RESIDE IN 
HOUSING OWNED BY A FAMILY MEMBER ON 
PERMANENT BASIS. 
Not later than December 31, 2008, the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ 
Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives a report on the advis-
ability of providing assistance under section 2102A of title 
38, United States Code, to veterans described in subsection 
(a) of such section, and to members of the Armed Forces 
covered by such section 2102A by reason of section 2101A 
of title 38, United States Code (as added by section 2602(a)
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of this Act), who reside with family members on a perma-
nent basis. 
SEC. 2608. DEFINITION OF ANNUAL INCOME FOR PURPOSES 
OF SECTION 8 AND OTHER PUBLIC HOUSING 
PROGRAMS. 
Section 3(b)(4) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(3)(b)(4)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘or any deferred Department of Veterans Affairs disability 
benefits that are received in a lump sum amount or in pro-
spective monthly amounts’’ before ‘‘may not be considered’’. 
SEC. 2609. PAYMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OF BAGGAGE 
AND HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS FOR MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMED FORCES WHO RELOCATE DUE TO 
FORECLOSURE OF LEASED HOUSING. 
Section 406 of title 37, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (k) and (l) as 
subsections (l) and (m), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (j) the following 
new subsection (k): 
‘‘(k) A member of the armed forces who relocates from 
leased or rental housing by reason of the foreclosure of such 
housing is entitled to transportation of baggage and house-
hold effects under subsection (b)(1) in the same manner, and 
subject to the same conditions and limitations, as similarly
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circumstanced members entitled to transportation of bag-
gage and household effects under that subsection.’’. 
TITLE VII—SMALL PUBLIC HOUS-
ING 
AUTHORITIES 
PAPER-
WORK REDUCTION ACT 
SEC. 2701. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Small Public Housing 
Authorities Paperwork Reduction Act’’. 
SEC. 2702. PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY PLANS FOR CERTAIN 
QUALIFIED PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5A(b) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437c–1(b)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN PHAS FROM FILING 
REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding para-
graph (1) or any other provision of this Act— 
‘‘(i) the requirement under paragraph 
(1) shall not apply to any qualified public 
housing agency; and 
‘‘(ii) except as provided in subsection 
(e)(4)(B), any reference in this section or 
any other provision of law to a ‘public 
housing agency’ shall not be considered to 
refer to any qualified public housing agen-
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cy, to the extent such reference applies to 
the requirement to submit an annual public 
housing agency plan under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) CIVIL
RIGHTS
CERTIFICATION.—Not-
withstanding that qualified public housing agen-
cies are exempt under subparagraph (A) from 
the requirement under this section to prepare 
and submit an annual public housing plan, each 
qualified public housing agency shall, on an an-
nual basis, make the certification described in 
paragraph (16) of subsection (d), except that for 
purposes of such qualified public housing agen-
cies, such paragraph shall be applied by sub-
stituting ‘the public housing program of the 
agency’ for ‘the public housing agency plan’. 
‘‘(C) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘qualified public housing agency’ 
means a public housing agency that meets the 
following requirements: 
‘‘(i) The sum of (I) the number of pub-
lic housing dwelling units administered by 
the agency, and (II) the number of vouchers 
under section 8(o) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) 
administered by the agency, is 550 or fewer.
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section (f)(5), regarding any changes to the 
goals, objectives, and policies of that agency. 
‘‘(B) APPLICABILITY OF WAIVER AUTHOR-
ITY.—Paragraph (3) shall apply to qualified 
public housing agencies, except that for purposes 
of such qualified public housing agencies, sub-
paragraph (B) of such paragraph shall be ap-
plied by substituting ‘the functions described in 
the second sentence of paragraph (4)(A)’ for ‘the 
functions described in paragraph (2)’. 
‘‘(f) PUBLIC HEARINGS.—’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f) (as so designated by the 
amendment made by paragraph (1)), by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(5) QUALIFIED PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCIES.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.—Notwithstanding that 
qualified public housing agencies are exempt 
under subsection (b)(3)(A) from the requirement 
under this section to conduct a public hearing 
regarding the annual public housing plan of the 
agency, each qualified public housing agency 
shall annually conduct a public hearing— 
‘‘(i) to discuss any changes to the 
goals, objectives, and policies of the agency; 
and
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‘‘(ii) to invite public comment regard-
ing such changes. 
‘‘(B) AVAILABILITY
OF
INFORMATION
AND 
NOTICE.—Not later than 45 days before the date 
of any hearing described in subparagraph (A), a 
qualified public housing agency shall— 
‘‘(i) make all information relevant to 
the hearing and any determinations of the 
agency regarding changes to the goals, objec-
tives, and policies of the agency to be con-
sidered at the hearing available for inspec-
tion by the public at the principal office of 
the public housing agency during normal 
business hours; and 
‘‘(ii) publish a notice informing the 
public that— 
‘‘(I) the information is available 
as required under clause (i); and 
‘‘(II) a public hearing under sub-
paragraph (A) will be conducted.’’.
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TITLE VIII—HOUSING 
PRESERVATION 
Subtitle A—Preservation Under 
Federal Housing Programs 
SEC. 2801. CLARIFICATION OF DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN 
PROPERTIES. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, subtitle 
A of title II of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (12 U.S.C. 
1701z-11 note) and the amendments made by such title 
shall not apply to any transaction regarding a multifamily 
real property for which— 
(1) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment has received, before the date of the enactment 
of such Act, written expressions of interest in pur-
chasing the property from both a city government and 
the housing commission of such city; 
(2) after such receipt, the Secretary acquires title 
to the property at a foreclosure sale; and 
(3) such city government and housing commis-
sion have resolved a previous disagreement with re-
spect to the disposition of the property. 
SEC. 2802. ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN PROJECTS FOR EN-
HANCED VOUCHER ASSISTANCE. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law—
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(1) the property known as The Heritage Apart-
ments (FHA No. 023-44804), in Malden, Massachu-
setts, shall be considered eligible low-income housing 
for purposes of the eligibility of residents of the prop-
erty for enhanced voucher assistance under section 
8(t) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f(t)), pursuant to paragraph (2)(A) of 
section 223(f) of the Low-Income Housing Preserva-
tion and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990 (12 
U.S.C. 4113(f)(2)(A)); 
(2) such residents shall receive enhanced rental 
housing vouchers upon the prepayment of the mort-
gage loan for the property under section 236 of the 
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-1); and 
(3) the Secretary shall approve such prepayment 
and subsequent transfer of the property without any 
further condition, except that the property shall be re-
stricted for occupancy, until the original maturity 
date of the prepaid mortgage loan, only by families 
with incomes not exceeding 80 percent of the adjusted 
median income for the area in which the property is 
located, as published by the Secretary. 
Amounts for the enhanced vouchers pursuant to this section 
shall be provided under amounts appropriated for tenant-
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based rental assistance otherwise authorized under section 
8(t) of the United States Housing Act of 1937. 
SEC. 2803. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN RENTAL ASSISTANCE 
CONTRACTS. 
(a) TRANSFER.—Subject to subsection (c) and notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Secretary of Hous-
ing and Urban Development shall, at the request of the 
owner, transfer or authorize the transfer, of the contracts, 
restrictions, and debt described in subsection (b)— 
(1) on the housing that is owned or managed by 
Community Properties of Ohio Management Services 
LLC or an affiliate of Ohio Capital Corporation for 
Housing and located in Franklin County, Ohio, to 
other properties located in Franklin County, Ohio; 
and 
(2) on the housing that is owned or managed by 
The Model Group, Inc., and located in Hamilton 
County, Ohio, to other properties located in Hamilton 
County, Ohio. 
(b) CONTRACTS, RESTRICTIONS, AND
DEBT
COV-
ERED.—The contracts, restrictions, and debt described in 
this subsection are as follows: 
(1) All or a portion of a project-based rental as-
sistance housing assistance payments contract under