local laborers and facilitate compliance with this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION.—The roster maintained by 
a public housing agency under paragraph (1) shall 
include information that is updated not less fre-
quently than every 30 days, including— 
‘‘(A) information for each public housing 
resident choosing to have their information re-
corded that lists their occupational skills, career 
goals, and any workforce development programs 
they participate in; and 
‘‘(B) information for each public housing 
resident-owned business that lists the field of 
business they are in and the hiring opportuni-
ties they currently have available. 
‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY.—In order to facilitate com-
pliance with this subsection, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) require each public housing agency to 
submit to the Secretary the information main-
tained by the public housing agency in the ros-
ter under this subsection; and 
‘‘(B) collect and make the data described 
in subparagraph (A) available on the website of 
the Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment, upon request, to contractors, sub-
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contractors, resident councils, resident manage-
ment 
organizations, 
and 
YouthBuild 
pro-
grams.’’. 
SEC. 8. FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM. 
Section 23 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437u), as amended by section 306 of the Eco-
nomic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protec-
tion Act (Pub. L. 115–174; 132 Stat. 1339), is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (c)(2), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(C) An Indian tribe or tribally designated 
housing entity, as defined in section 4 of the 
Native American Housing Assistance and Self- 
Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103).’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (J), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (K) as 
subparagraph (M); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (J) 
the following: 
‘‘(K) digital literacy; 
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‘‘(L) provision of a home health aide for el-
derly and disabled members of participating 
families; and’’; 
(3) in subsection (g)(2), by inserting after the 
first sentence the following: ‘‘The program coordi-
nating committee shall include representatives of any 
resident council and any jurisdiction-wide resident 
council of the eligible entity.’’; 
(4) in subsection (h)(3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (H), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as 
subparagraph (J); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (H) 
the following: 
‘‘(I) a description of how the local program 
will ensure that opportunities provided through 
the local program will maximize success in syn-
chronizing the program with, and complying 
with, the requirements regarding employment 
and contracting under section 3 of the Housing 
and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 
U.S.C. 1701(u)).’’; and 
(5) in subsection (i)(2)— 
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(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, 
but not more than 35 participants,’’ before ‘‘is 
eligible’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘75’’ and inserting 
‘‘36’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘50’’ and inserting 
‘‘35’’; 
(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), 
(D), and (E) as subparagraphs (F), (G), and 
(H), respectively; and 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
the following: 
‘‘(C) ADDITIONAL
AWARD
FOR
PUBLIC 
HOUSING GREEN NEW DEAL APPLICANTS.—An 
eligible entity that is approved for a grant 
under section 6 of the Green New Deal for 
Public Housing Act shall be eligible to receive 
an additional award under this subparagraph to 
cover costs of filling an additional family self- 
sufficiency coordinator position, or additional 
such positions, responsible for— 
‘‘(i) coordinating participation in a 
local program under this section for par-
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ticipants seeking employment opportunities 
made available by the grant; and 
‘‘(ii) compliance by the eligible entity 
with section 3 of the Housing and Urban 
Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 
1701u). 
‘‘(D) ADDITIONAL AWARD FOR SYNCHRO-
NIZATION WITH SECTION 3 REQUIREMENTS.— 
An eligible entity that meets such criteria as 
the Secretary shall establish regarding success-
ful synchronization and compliance of a local 
program under this section with the require-
ments regarding employment and contracting 
under section 3 of the Housing and Urban De-
velopment Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701u) shall 
be eligible to receive an additional award under 
this subparagraph to cover costs relating to a 
family self-sufficiency coordinator position re-
sponsible for such synchronization and compli-
ance. 
‘‘(E) AWARDS TO ASSIST ELIGIBLE ENTI-
TIES TO ESTABLISH FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY 
PROGRAMS.—An eligible entity that is not ad-
ministering a local program under this section 
and that meets such standards as the Secretary 
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shall establish shall be eligible to receive an 
award under this subparagraph to cover costs 
relating to a family self-sufficiency coordinator 
position responsible for assisting in preparing 
and submitting an application to establish such 
a local program.’’. 
SEC. 9. RESIDENT COUNCILS. 
Section 2 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(c) RESIDENT COUNCILS.— 
‘‘(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—Each 
public 
housing 
project with not less than 50 dwelling units shall 
form a resident council to— 
‘‘(A) improve residents’ quality of life and 
resident satisfaction; and 
‘‘(B) establish self-help initiatives to enable 
residents to create a positive living environment 
for families living in public housing. 
‘‘(2) PARTICIPATION.—Each resident council 
formed under this subsection may actively partici-
pate through working partnerships with a public 
housing agency to advise and assist in all aspects of 
public housing operations. 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.— 
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dures, such as by-laws or a constitution, 
which shall— 
‘‘(I) provide for a democratically 
elected governing board that— 
‘‘(aa) consists of not less 
than 5 members; and 
‘‘(bb) is elected— 
‘‘(AA) by the voting 
membership of the residents 
of the public housing; and 
‘‘(BB) in elections that 
occur on a regular basis not 
less frequently than every 2 
years; and 
‘‘(II) provide for the recall of the 
resident council by the voting mem-
bership through a petition or other ex-
pression of the desire of the voting 
membership for a recall election and 
set the threshold percentage of voting 
membership who are required to be in 
agreement in order to hold a recall 
election, which percentage shall be not 
less than 10 percent of the voting 
membership. 
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‘‘(ii) VOTING MEMBERSHIP.—The vot-
ing membership of a resident council shall 
consist of heads of households of the public 
housing dwelling units of any age and 
other residents not less than 16 years of 
age. 
‘‘(4) STIPENDS.—Public housing agencies may 
provide stipends to resident council officers who 
serve as volunteers in their public housing develop-
ments, which shall— 
‘‘(A) not exceed $1,000 per month per offi-
cer; and 
‘‘(B) be decided locally by the resident 
council and the public housing agency. 
‘‘(5) APPLICABILITY
OF
2-YEAR
ELECTION 
CYCLE.—The 
requirement 
under 
paragraph 
(3)(C)(i)(I)(bb)(BB) shall apply on and after Janu-
ary 1, 2022.’’. 
SEC. 10. REPEAL OF FAIRCLOTH AMENDMENT. 
Section 9(g) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(g)) is amended by striking para-
graph (3). 
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