‘‘(iv) prohibits a landlord from reject-
ing a rental application on the basis of the 
source of income (as such term is de-
scribed in section 802 of the Fair Housing 
Act (42 U.S.C. 3602)) of the applicant; 
‘‘(v) taxes vacant land; 
‘‘(vi) provides for the donation of va-
cant land to nonprofit developers for the 
purpose of developing affordable develop-
ments; 
‘‘(vii) allows a smaller, independent 
residential dwelling unit to be located on 
the same lot as a stand-alone or detached 
single-family dwelling unit; or 
‘‘(viii) prohibits landlords from asking 
prospective tenants for criminal history in-
formation. 
‘‘(D) JURISDICTION BLOCKING EQUITABLE 
GROWTH.—The term ‘jurisdiction blocking equi-
table growth’ means any unit of State or local 
government that the Secretary determines has 
enacted and is enforcing any provision of law or 
regulation that— 
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‘‘(i) requires a housing developer to 
provide off-street parking at a housing de-
velopment constructed by such developer; 
‘‘(ii) requires residential housing to sit 
on more than 1⁄2 of an acre of land; 
‘‘(iii) prohibits multiunit residential 
properties; or 
‘‘(iv) prohibits the development of 
manufactured housing parks.’’. 
SEC. 9. INCREASING ACCESS TO HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR 
ALL. 
(a) INAPPLICABILITY OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY 
AND WORK OPPORTUNITY RECONCILIATION ACT
OF 
1996.—The Personal Responsibility and Work Oppor-
tunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 is amended— 
(1) in section 401 (8 U.S.C. 1611)— 
(A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking sub-
paragraph (E); and 
(B) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking 
‘‘public or assisted housing,’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) in subparagraph (B), by 
striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
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(II) in subparagraph (C), by 
striking the period at the end and in-
serting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(III) by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) to any benefit or assistance under 
any program for housing or community develop-
ment assistance or financial assistance adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development or under any program under title 
V of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1471 
et seq.).’’; 
(2) in section 411 (8 U.S.C. 1621)— 
(A) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking 
‘‘public or assisted housing,’’; and 
(B) in subtitle D (8 U.S.C. 1641 et seq.), 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 437. INAPPLICABILITY TO HOUSING PROGRAMS. 
‘‘This title may not be construed to affect the eligi-
bility of any individual or family for any benefit or assist-
ance under any program for housing or community devel-
opment assistance or financial assistance administered by 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or 
under any program under title V of the Housing Act of 
1949 (42 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.).’’. 
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(b) REPEAL OF RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF ASSISTED 
HOUSING
BY CERTAIN ALIENS.—Section 214 of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 (42 
U.S.C. 1436a) is hereby repealed. 
Æ 
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