lish selection criteria under section 213(d) of 
the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1439(d)) that prioritizes 
housing needs among eligible households and 
severe housing hardship, such as experiencing 
homelessness, overcrowding, or evictions. 
(c) ENTITLEMENT TO VOUCHERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—On and after the date that 
is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, 
any family that is otherwise eligible for tenant-based 
rental assistance under section 8(o) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) 
shall be entitled to that rental assistance during any 
period that the family is an eligible household. 
(2) FUNDING.—There is appropriated, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, such sums as may be necessary— 
(A) to provide assistance under section 
8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) in accordance with the en-
titlement under paragraph (1) of this sub-
section for each eligible household in the 
amount determined under such section 8(o); 
and 
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(B) to provide administrative fees under 
section 8(q) of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(q)) in connection 
with each voucher for assistance provided pur-
suant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph. 
SEC. 202. PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi-
tion to amounts otherwise available, there is authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, 
to remain available until September 30, 2031— 
(1) $14,500,000,000 for the project-based rent-
al assistance program, as authorized under section 
8(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f(b), subject to the terms and conditions 
of subsection (b) of this section; 
(2) $40,000,000 for providing technical assist-
ance to recipients of or applicants for project-based 
rental assistance or to States allocating the project- 
based rental assistance; and 
(3) $200,000,000 for the costs to the Secretary 
of administration and oversight. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding section 8(a) 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
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U.S.C. 1437f(a)), the Secretary may use amounts 
made available under this section— 
(A) to provide assistance payments with 
respect to newly constructed housing, existing 
housing, or substantially rehabilitated non-hous-
ing structures for use as new multifamily hous-
ing in accordance with this section and the pro-
visions of section 8 of the United States Hous-
ing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f); and 
(B) for performance-based contract admin-
istrators for project-based assistance under sec-
tion 8 of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), for carrying out this 
section and section 8 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f). 
(2) PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
make assistance payments using amounts made 
available under this section pursuant to con-
tracts with owners or prospective owners who 
agree to construct housing, to substantially re-
habilitate existing housing, to substantially re-
habilitate non-housing structures for use as new 
multifamily housing, or to attach the assistance 
to newly constructed housing in which some or 
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