sponsibility Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 13661(b)) and 
an agency provided such information shall consider 
such information in conducting such a review. Noth-
ing in this paragraph may be construed to penalize 
or to authorize any penalty for an applicant for not 
providing such information or consent.’’; 
(3) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) EXPIRATION OF WRITTEN CONSENT.—An ap-
plicant’s signed written consent provided pursuant to 
paragraph (1) shall expire automatically after the public 
housing agency has made a final decision to either approve 
or deny the applicant’s application for admittance to pub-
lic housing.’’; 
(4) by striking paragraph (3); 
(5) by striking paragraph (6); and 
(6) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (7), 
and (8) as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6), respec-
tively. 
(d) VISITATION RIGHTS.—Section 6 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437d) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(u) VISITATION RIGHTS.—A public housing agency 
may prohibit visitation of a public housing dwelling unit 
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by a non-tenant on the basis of criminal activity by such 
non-tenant only if— 
‘‘(1) such activity is covered criminal activity, 
as such term is defined in section 580(a) of the 
Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 
1998; 
‘‘(2) the agency has thoroughly considered all 
mitigating factors, including the same factors with 
respect to the non-tenant as are required under sub-
section (b) of such section 576 to be considered with 
respect to an applicant for federally assisted hous-
ing; 
‘‘(3) in the case of any such prohibition of visi-
tation by a non-tenant, the agency provides the ten-
ant or non-tenant involved with an opportunity, not 
less frequently than annually, to request a redeter-
mination with respect to such prohibition at which 
the tenant or non-tenant may present any new miti-
gating evidence; 
‘‘(4) the agency has provided the non-tenant 
with written notice of the agency’s decision to pro-
hibit visitation, that— 
‘‘(A) includes statements identifying the 
basis for prohibition and setting forth the non- 
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tenant’s right to present mitigating factors to 
overturn the agency’s decision; and 
‘‘(B) is provided in multiple languages, 
consistent with guidance issued by the Sec-
retary in accordance with Executive Order 
13166 (42 U.S.C. 2000d–1 note; relating to ac-
cess to services for persons with limited English 
proficiency); and 
‘‘(5) such prohibition ends after of a period of 
time that does not exceed three years.’’. 
(e) PRIVATELY MANAGED PUBLIC HOUSING
AND 
HOUSING FUNDED UNDER CERTAIN DEMONSTRATION 
PROGRAMS.—Section 6 of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437d), as amended by the preceding 
provisions of this section, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(v) SCREENING AND EVICTION POLICIES FOR PRI-
VATELY
MANAGED
PUBLIC
HOUSING
AND
HOUSING 
FUNDED
UNDER
CERTAIN
DEMONSTRATION
PRO-
GRAMS.—In the case of any public housing dwelling units 
or projects that are managed by an entity other than the 
public housing agency that owns the units or project, any 
units or projects subject to the Moving to Work dem-
onstration program authorized under section 204 of the 
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
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Development and Independent Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 1996 (Public Law 104–134; 110 Stat. 1321), and 
any units funded under the Rental Assistance Demonstra-
tion program authorized under title II of the Transpor-
tation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (division C of Public 
Law 112–55; 125 Stat. 673), such units and projects shall 
be subject to the screening and eviction policies established 
pursuant to this section and subtitle F of the Quality 
Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 
13661 et seq.) by the agency that owns the units or 
projects.’’. 
SEC. 7. TERMINATION OF TENANCY AND TENANT SELEC-
TION UNDER SECTION 8 RENTAL ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) TERMINATION OF TENANCY.— 
(1) PROJECT-BASED ASSISTANCE.—Clause (iii) 
of section 8(d)(1)(B) of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(d)(1)(B)(iii)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(iii) during the term of the lease, any covered 
criminal activity, as such term is defined in section 
580(a) of the Quality Housing and Work Responsi-
bility Act of 1998, shall be cause for termination of 
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tenancy, subject to section 577 of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 13662);’’. 
(2) VOUCHER ASSISTANCE.—Subparagraph (D) 
of section 8(o)(7) of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(7)(D)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(D) during the term of the lease, any cov-
ered criminal activity, as such term is defined 
in section 580(a) of the Quality Housing and 
Work Responsibility Act of 1998, shall be cause 
for termination of tenancy, subject to section 
577 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 13662);’’. 
(b) SELECTION OF TENANTS UNDER VOUCHER PRO-
GRAM.—Section 8(o)(6)(B) of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(6)(B)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(B) SELECTION
OF
TEN-
ANTS.—Each’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) SELECTION OF TENANTS.— 
‘‘(i) FUNCTION OF OWNER.—Each’’; 
(2) by inserting after ‘‘shall be the function of 
the owner.’’ the following: ‘‘Any owner that screens 
applicants based on the criminal background of the 
applicant or any member of the applicant household, 
or other permissible grounds for denial under sub-
title F of title V of the Quality Housing and Work 
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