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‘‘(i) providing capital and operating 
assistance, and financing for housing pre-
viously developed or operated pursuant to a 
contract between the Secretary and such 
agency; 
‘‘(ii) the acquisition, new construction, 
rehabilitation, financing, and provision of 
capital or operating assistance for low-in-
come housing (including housing other than 
public housing) and related facilities, which 
may be for terms exceeding the term of the 
program under this section in order to se-
cure other financing for such housing; 
‘‘(iii) costs of site acquisition and im-
provement, providing utility services, demo-
lition, planning, and administration of ac-
tivities under this paragraph; 
‘‘(iv) housing counseling for low-in-
come families in connection with rental or 
homeownership assistance provided under 
the program; 
‘‘(v) safety, security, law enforcement, 
and anticrime activities appropriate to pro-
tect and support families assisted under the 
program; 
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‘‘(vi) tenant-based rental assistance, 
which may include the project-basing of 
such assistance; 
‘‘(vii) appropriate and reasonable fi-
nancial assistance that is required to pre-
serve low-income housing otherwise assisted 
under programs administered by the Sec-
retary or under State or local low-income 
housing or public housing programs; and 
‘‘(viii) family self-sufficiency activities 
for low-income families in connection with 
rental or homeownership assistance pro-
vided under the program. 
‘‘(B) COMBINING FUNDS.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, a participating 
agency may combine and use program funds for 
any activities authorized under this section, ex-
cept that a participating agency may use funds 
provided for assistance under section 8(o) for ac-
tivities other than those authorized under section 
8(o) only if (i) in the calendar year prior to its 
participation in the program, the agency utilized 
not less than 95 percent of such funds allocated 
for that calendar year for such authorized activi-
ties or 95 percent of its authorized vouchers; or 
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(ii) after approval to participate in the pro-
gram, the agency achieves such utilization for a 
12-month period. Such limitation shall not 
apply to participating agencies approved by the 
Secretary to combine funds from sections 8 and 
9 of the Act prior to enactment of this section. 
A public housing agency that uses funds pro-
vided from assistance under section 8(o) for ac-
tivities not authorized under such subsection 
may not terminate assistance to families assisted 
under such subsection on the grounds of inad-
equate funding to the extent such inadequacy is 
caused by such use of funds for purposes not au-
thorized under section 8(o). 
‘‘(2) USE OF PROGRAM FUNDS.—In carrying out 
the housing innovation program under this section, 
each participating agency shall continue to assist— 
‘‘(A) not less than substantially the same 
number of eligible low-income families under the 
program as it assisted in the base year for the 
agency; and 
‘‘(B) a comparable mix of families by fam-
ily size, subject to adjustment to reflect changes 
in the agency’s waiting list, except that the Sec-
retary may approve exceptions to such require-
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ments for up to 3 years based on modernization 
or redevelopment activities proposed in an an-
nual plan submitted and approved in accordance 
with paragraph (11). 
Determinations with respect to the number of families 
required to be served shall be adjusted to reflect any 
allocation of additional vouchers under section 8(o), 
any change in annual voucher proration factor, or 
such other appropriate adjustments as the Secretary 
may establish. For purposes of subparagraphs (A) 
and (B), the term ‘base year’ means, with respect to 
existing MTW agencies, the first full calendar year 
prior to approval for entry into the moving to work 
demonstration. The Secretary shall monitor and en-
force compliance with the requirements of subpara-
graph (A) on an annual basis. 
‘‘(3) RETAINED PROVISIONS.—Each agency that 
is approved for program participation pursuant to 
subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (b)(1) shall 
comply with all provisions of this Act except those 
statutory provisions and existing rules and regula-
tions generally identified in the application for par-
ticipation in the program, except that the Secretary 
may approve requests by an agency to waive compli-
ance with other statutes, regulations, and rules pursu-
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ant to this Act, consistent with other program rules, 
if the Secretary determines that such a request would 
further the goals and objectives identified in the ap-
plication for participation in the program (taking 
into consideration public and resident input pursu-
ant to the procedure under paragraph (4)) or would 
further the purposes identified in subparagraphs (B) 
and (C) of subsection (f)(1). Notwithstanding any 
other provision of this section, families receiving as-
sistance under this section shall retain the same 
rights of judicial review of agency action as they 
would otherwise have had if the agency were not par-
ticipating in the program, and each participating 
agency, including existing MTW agencies that are ap-
proved for transfer into the program pursuant to sub-
section (c), shall comply with the following provisions 
of this Act: 
‘‘(A) Subsections (a)(2)(A) and (b)(1) of 
section 16 (relating to targeting for new admis-
sions in the public housing and voucher pro-
grams). 
‘‘(B) Section 2(b) (relating to tenant rep-
resentatives on the public housing agency board 
of directors). 
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‘‘(C) Section 3(b)(2) (relating to definitions 
for the terms ‘low-income families’ and ‘very 
low-income families’). 
‘‘(D) Section 5(A)(e) (relating to the forma-
tion of and consultation with a resident advisory 
board). 
‘‘(E) Sections 6(f)(1) and 8(o)(8)(B) (relat-
ing to compliance of units assisted with housing 
quality standards or other codes). 
‘‘(F) 
Sections 
6(c)(3), 
6(c)(4)(i), 
and 
8(o)(6)(B) (relating to rights of public housing 
applicants and existing procedural rights for ap-
plicants under section 8(o)). 
‘‘(G) Section 6(k) (relating to grievance 
procedures for public housing tenants) and com-
parable procedural rights for families assisted 
under section 8(o). 
‘‘(H) Section 6(l) (relating to public hous-
ing lease requirements), except that for units as-
sisted both with program funds and low-income 
housing tax credits, the initial lease term may be 
less than 12 months if required to conform lease 
terms with such tax credit requirements. 
‘‘(I) Section 7 (relating to designation of 
housing for elderly and disabled households), ex-
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cept that a participating agency may make such 
designations (at initial designation or upon re-
newal) for a term of up to 5 years if the agency 
includes in its annual plan under paragraph 
(11) an analysis of the impact of such designa-
tions on affected households and such designation 
is subject to the program evaluation. Any par-
ticipating agency with a designated housing 
plan that was approved under the moving to 
work demonstration may continue to operate 
under the terms of such plan for a term of 5 
years (with an option to renew on the same 
terms for an additional 5 years) if it includes in 
its annual plan an analysis of the impact of 
such designations on affected households and is 
subject to evaluation under subsection (f). 
‘‘(J) Subparagraphs (C) through (E) of sec-
tion 8(o)(7) and section 8(o)(20) (relating to 
lease requirements and eviction protections for 
families assisted with tenant-based assistance). 
‘‘(K) Section 8(o)(13)(B) (relating to a per-
centage limitation on project-based assistance), 
except that for purposes of this subparagraph 
such section shall be applied by substituting ‘50 
percent’ for ‘20 percent’, and all voucher funding 
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that is used for non-tenant based assistance pur-
poses shall count towards this calculation. 
‘‘(L) Section 8(o)(13)(E) (relating to resi-
dent choice for tenants of units with project- 
based vouchers), except with respect to— 
‘‘(i) in the case of agencies partici-
pating in the moving to work demonstra-
tion, any housing assistance payment con-
tract entered into before or within 2 years 
after the enactment of this section; 
‘‘(ii) project-based vouchers that re-
place public housing units; 
‘‘(iii) not more than 10 percent of the 
vouchers available to the participating 
agency upon entering the housing innova-
tion program under this section; and 
‘‘(iv) any project-based voucher pro-
gram that is subject to evaluation under 
subsection (f). 
Notwithstanding the exceptions under this sub-
paragraph, an agency may not eliminate resi-
dent choice under section 8(o)(13)(E) for more 
than 25 percent of its authorized vouchers. 
‘‘(M) Section 8(r) (relating to portability of 
voucher assistance), except that a participating 
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agency may receive funding for portability obli-
gations under section 8(dd) in the same manner 
as other public housing agencies. 
‘‘(N) Sections 8(ee) and 6(u) (relating to 
records, certification and confidentiality regard-
ing domestic violence). 
‘‘(O) Subsections (a) and (b) of section 12 
(relating to payment of prevailing wages). 
‘‘(P) Section 18 (relating to demolition and 
disposition of public housing). 
‘‘(Q) Requirements regarding— 
‘‘(i) establishment of resident councils 
and jurisdiction-wide resident organiza-
tions; 
‘‘(ii) public housing agency support for 
such councils and organizations; and 
‘‘(iii) involvement of such councils and 
organizations in public housing agency op-
erations;. 
as authorized under sections 3(c)(2), 6(c)(5)(C), 
and 9(e) and implemented by applicable regula-
tions. 
‘‘(4) RENTS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTIN-
UED OCCUPANCY OR PARTICIPATION.— 
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‘‘(A) BEFORE
POLICY
CHANGE.—Before 
adopting any policy pursuant to participation 
in the housing innovation program under this 
section that would make a material adverse 
change to the requirements of this Act regarding 
tenant rents or contributions, or conditions of 
continued occupancy or participation, a partici-
pating agency shall complete each of the fol-
lowing actions: 
‘‘(i) The agency shall conduct an im-
pact analysis of the proposed policy on fam-
ilies the agency is assisting under the pro-
gram under this section and on applicants 
on the waiting list, including analysis of 
the incidence and severity of rent burdens 
greater than 30 percent of adjusted income 
on households of various sizes and types and 
in various income tiers, that would result, 
if any, without application of the hardship 
provisions. The analysis with respect to ap-
plicants on the waiting list may be limited 
to demographic data provided by the appli-
cable consolidated plan, information pro-
vided by the Secretary, and other generally 
available information. The proposed policy, 
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including provisions for addressing hard-
ship cases and transition provisions that 
mitigate the impact of any rent increases or 
changes in the conditions of continued occu-
pancy or participation, and data from this 
analysis shall be made available for public 
inspection and copying, on request, and for 
access through the Internet, for at least 60 
days in advance of the public meeting de-
scribed in clause (ii). 
‘‘(ii) The agency shall hold a public 
meeting regarding the proposed change, in-
cluding the hardship provisions, which may 
be combined with a public meeting on the 
draft annual plan under paragraph (11) or 
the annual report under subsection (h)(2). 
‘‘(iii) The board of directors or other 
similar governing body of the agency shall 
approve the change in public session. 
‘‘(iv) The agency shall obtain approval 
from the Secretary of the annual plan or 
plan amendment. The Secretary may ap-
prove a plan or amendment containing a 
material change to the requirements of this 
Act regarding tenant rents or contributions, 
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or conditions of continued occupancy or 
participation, only if the agency agrees that 
such policy may be included as part of the 
national evaluation. 
‘‘(B) AFTER POLICY CHANGE.—After adopt-
ing a policy described in subparagraph (A), a 
program agency shall complete each of the fol-
lowing actions: 
‘‘(i) The agency shall provide adequate 
notice to residents, which shall include a de-
scription of the changes in the public hous-
ing lease or participation agreement that 
may be required and of the hardship or 
transition protections offered. 
‘‘(ii) In the case of any additional re-
quirements for continued occupancy or par-
ticipation, the agency shall execute a lease 
addendum 
or 
participation 
agreement 
specifying the requirements applicable to 
both the resident and the agency. A resident 
may bring a civil action to enforce commit-
ments of the agency made through the lease 
addendum or participation agreement. 
‘‘(iii) The agency shall reassess rent, 
subsidy level, and policies on program par-
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ticipation no less often than every two 
years, which shall include preparing a re-
vised impact analysis, and make available 
for public inspection and copying, on re-
quest, and for access through the Internet, 
the results of such reassessment and impact 
analysis. The requirement under this clause 
may be met by sufficiently detailed interim 
reports, if any, by the national evaluating 
entity. 
‘‘(iv) The agency shall include in the 
annual report under subsection (h)(2) infor-
mation sufficient to describe any hardship 
requests, including the number and types of 
requests made, granted, and denied, the use 
of transition rules, and adverse impacts re-
sulting from changes in rent or continued 
occupancy policies, including actions taken 
by the agency to mitigate such impacts and 
impacts on families no longer assisted 
under the program. 
‘‘(C) APPLICABILITY
TO
EXISTING
MTW 
AGENCIES.—An existing MTW agency that, be-
fore the date of the enactment of this section, im-
plemented material changes to the requirements 
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of this Act regarding tenant rents or contribu-
tions, or conditions of continued occupancy or 
participation, as part of the moving to work 
demonstration shall not be subject to subpara-
graph (A) with regard to such previously imple-
mented changes, but shall comply with the re-
quirements of subparagraph (B)(ii) and provide 
the evaluation and impact analysis required by 
subparagraph (B)(iii) by the end of the second 
agency fiscal year ending after such date of en-
actment. 
‘‘(5) PROHIBITION AGAINST DECREASE IN PRO-
GRAM FUNDS.—The amount of program funds a par-
ticipating agency receives shall not be diminished by 
its participation in the housing innovation program 
under this section. 
‘‘(6) RENT
BURDEN.—A participating agency 
may not adopt rent policies that result in families 
making substantially higher rent payments than 
would customarily be made by families of comparable 
income under the program under which assistance is 
provided. 
‘‘(7) TIME LIMITS.—A participating agency may 
implement time limits on the term of housing assist-
ance received by families under the program only if— 
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‘‘(A) such limits are for a period of time 
not shorter than 5 years; and 
‘‘(B) enforcement of such limits is sus-
pended for any period of time during which the 
unemployment rate in the area exceeds 10 per-
cent. 
‘‘(8) EMPLOYMENT
CONDITIONS.—A partici-
pating agency may condition the receipt of housing 
assistance by families under the program on require-
ments relating to the employment status or related ac-
tivities of one or more family members only if— 
‘‘(A) such requirements are consistent with 
the program for block grants to States for tem-
porary assistance for needy families under part 
A of title IV of the Social Security Act; 
‘‘(B) the agency establishes reasonable hard-
ship exemptions; and 
‘‘(C) enforcement of such requirements is 
suspended for any period of time during which 
the unemployment rate in the area exceeds 10 
percent. 
‘‘(9) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.—As part of 
the annual report required under subsection (h)(2), 
each participating agency shall submit information 
annually to the Secretary regarding families assisted 
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under the program of the agency and comply with 
any other data submissions required by the Secretary 
for purposes of evaluation of the program under this 
section. 
‘‘(10) PUBLIC AND RESIDENT PARTICIPATION.— 
Each participating agency shall provide opportuni-
ties for resident and public participation in the an-
nual plan under paragraph (11), as follows: 
‘‘(A) NOTICE TO RESIDENTS.— 
‘‘(i) NOTICE.—Each year, the agency 
shall provide notice to the low-income fami-
lies it serves under the programs authorized 
by this section as to the impact of proposed 
policy changes and program initiatives and 
of the schedule of resident advisory board 
and public meetings for the annual plan. 
‘‘(ii) MEETING.—The agency shall hold 
at least one meeting with the resident advi-
sory board (including representatives of re-
cipients of assistance under section 8) to re-
view the annual plan for each year. 
‘‘(B) PUBLIC
MEETING.—With respect to 
each annual plan, the agency shall hold at least 
one annual public meeting to obtain comments 
on the plan, which may be combined with a 
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meeting to review the annual report. In the case 
of any agency that administers, in the aggregate, 
more than 15,000 public housing units and 
vouchers, or that operates in more than one 
county, the agency shall hold additional meetings 
in locations that promote attendance by residents 
and other stakeholders. 
‘‘(C) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Before adop-
tion of any annual plan, and not less than 30 
days before the public meeting required under 
subparagraph (A)(ii) with respect to the plan, 
the agency shall make the proposed annual plan 
available for public inspection and copying, on 
request, and for access through the Internet. The 
annual plan shall be made available for public 
inspection not less than 30 days before approval 
by the board of directors (or other similar gov-
erning body) of the agency and shall remain 
publicly available. 
‘‘(D) BOARD APPROVAL.—Before submitting 
an annual plan or annual report to the Sec-
retary, the plan or report, as applicable, shall be 
approved in a public meeting by the board of di-
rectors or other governing body of the agency. 
‘‘(11) ANNUAL PLAN.— 
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‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.—For each year that a 
participating agency participates in the housing 
innovation program under this section, the agen-
cy shall submit to the Secretary, in lieu of all 
other planning requirements, an annual plan 
under this paragraph. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—Each annual plan shall 
include the following information: 
‘‘(i) A list and description of all pro-
gram initiatives and generally applicable 
policy changes, including references to af-
fected provisions of law or the implementing 
regulations affected. 
‘‘(ii) A description and comparison of 
changes under the housing innovation pro-
gram of the agency from the plan for such 
program for the preceding year. 
‘‘(iii) A description of property rede-
velopment or portfolio repositioning strate-
gies and proposed changes in policies or 
uses of funds required to implement such 
strategies. 
‘‘(iv) Documentation of public and 
resident participation sufficient to comply 
with the requirements under paragraphs (4) 
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and (10), including a copy of any rec-
ommendations submitted in writing by the 
resident advisory board of the agency and 
members of the public, a summary of com-
ments, and a description of the manner in 
which the recommendations were addressed. 
‘‘(v) Certifications by the agency 
that— 
‘‘(I) the annual plan will be car-
ried out in conformity with title VI of 
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Fair 
Housing Act, section 504 of the Reha-
bilitation Act of 1973, title II of the 
Americans with Disabilities Act of 
1990, and the rules, standards, and 
policies in the approved plan; 
‘‘(II) the agency will affirmatively 
further fair housing; and 
‘‘(III) the agency has complied 
and will continue to comply with its 
obligations under the national evalua-
tion. 
‘‘(vi) A description of the agency’s 
local asset management strategy for public 
housing properties, which shall be in lieu of 
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any other asset management, project based 
management or accounting, or other system 
of allocating resources and costs to partici-
pating agency assets or cost centers that the 
Secretary may otherwise impose under this 
Act. 
‘‘(C) CHANGES.—If the agency proposes to 
make material changes in policies or initiatives 
in the plan during the year covered by the plan, 
the agency shall consult with the resident advi-
sory board for the agency established pursuant to 
section 5A(e) and the public regarding such 
changes before their adoption. 
‘‘(D) APPROVAL PROCESS.— 
‘‘(i) TIMING.—The Secretary shall re-
view and approve or disapprove each an-
nual plan submitted to the Secretary within 
45 days after such submission. The Sec-
retary, directly or through the public hous-
ing agency, shall make information relating 
to such approval or disapproval available to 
all members of the Resident Advisory Board 
of the public housing agency. 
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‘‘(ii) STANDARDS FOR DISAPPROVAL.— 
The Secretary may disapprove a plan only 
if— 
‘‘(I) the Secretary reasonably de-
termines, based on information con-
tained in the annual plan or annual 
report, that the agency is not in com-
pliance with the requirements of this 
section; 
‘‘(II) the annual plan or most re-
cent annual report is not consistent 
with other reliable information avail-
able to the Secretary; or 
‘‘(III) the annual plan or annual 
report or the agency’s activities under 
the program are not otherwise in ac-
cordance with applicable law. 
‘‘(iii) FAILURE TO DISAPPROVE.—If a 
submitted plan is not disapproved within 
45 days after submission, the plan shall be 
considered to be approved for purposes of 
this section. The preceding sentence shall 
not preclude judicial review regarding such 
compliance pursuant to chapter 7 of title 5, 
United States Code, or an action regarding 
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such compliance under section 1979 of the 
Revised Statutes of the United States (42 
U.S.C. 1983). 
‘‘(f) EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct 
detailed evaluations of all public housing agencies 
participating in the program under this section— 
‘‘(A) to determine the level of success of each 
public housing agency in achieving the goals and 
objectives of the application to participate in the 
program; 
‘‘(B) to determine the level of success of dif-
ferent types of proposals in achieving the pri-
ority strategies of subsection (d)(2) or other in-
novative strategies identified pursuant to sub-
section (b)(1); and 
‘‘(C) to identify program models that can be 
replicated by other agencies to achieve such suc-
cess. 
‘‘(2) EVALUATION METHODOLOGY.—Evaluations 
under this subsection shall be conducted utilizing rig-
orous research methodology which shall incorporate, 
where appropriate and to the extent funding is avail-
able, the following: 
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‘‘(A) Comparison of the impact on families 
to similar types of families not subject to such 
policies. 
‘‘(B) Comparisons of alternative strategies 
for advancing common goals. 
‘‘(C) An examination of the costs, outputs, 
and outcomes of tested strategies. 
‘‘(D) A process evaluation that examines the 
challenges faced in implementing tested strategies 
and how those challenges were overcome. 
‘‘(E) A qualitative examination of the im-
pacts of tested strategies on affected families, in-
cluding families on agency waiting lists. 
‘‘(F) An examination of the impact of tested 
strategies on the housing needs and conditions of 
the jurisdiction in which the agency works. 
‘‘(G) Appropriate sensitivity to the costs 
that evaluation places on participating agencies, 
including a recognition that smaller agencies 
may have more difficulty than larger agencies in 
responding to data requests. 
‘‘(3) ADVISORY
COUNCIL.—The Secretary shall 
establish an Advisory Council to provide input on the 
policies and strategies to be tested in evaluations 
under this subsection, data collection protocols, and 
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other matters related to the success of the evaluation, 
and to assist the evaluating entity and the Secretary 
in interpreting the findings and formulating rec-
ommendations to the Congress to be included in the 
final report. The Secretary may also establish a sepa-
rate Technical Advisory Group to provide input on 
technical issues associated with the evaluation. 
‘‘(4) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
submit three reports to the Congress, as provided 
in subparagraph (B), evaluating the programs of 
all public housing agencies participating in the 
program under this section and all agencies par-
ticipating in the moving to work demonstration. 
Each such report shall include findings and rec-
ommendations for any appropriate legislative 
action. 
‘‘(B) TIMING.—The reports under this para-
graph shall include— 
‘‘(i) an initial report, which shall be 
submitted before the expiration of the 2-year 
period beginning on the date on which ad-
ditional agencies are approved for partici-
pation pursuant to subsection (d); 
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‘‘(ii) an interim report, which shall be 
submitted before the expiration of the 4-year 
period beginning on such date of approval; 
and 
‘‘(iii) a final report, which shall be 
submitted before the expiration of the 10- 
year period beginning on the date of the en-
actment of the Section 8 Voucher Reform 
Act of 2009. 
‘‘(5) EVALUATING ENTITY.—The Secretary may 
contract out the responsibilities under this para-
graphs (1) and (2) to an independent entity that is 
qualified to perform such responsibilities. 
‘‘(6) PERFORMANCE MEASURES.—The Secretary 
or the evaluating entity, as applicable, shall establish 
performance measures, which may include— 
‘‘(A) a baseline performance level against 
which program activities may be evaluated; and 
‘‘(B) performance measures for each of the 
five purposes identified in paragraphs (1) 
through (5) of subsection (a). 
‘‘(g) IMPACT
OF POLICY
ON FAMILIES BEING AS-
SISTED.— 
‘‘(1) MODIFICATION OF POLICY.—If an evalua-
tion of an agency pursuant to subsection (f)(1)(A) in-
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cludes evidence that a policy adopted by an agency is 
or has been harmful to families assisted by the agen-
cy, the Secretary may, after the publication of either 
the initial or the interim report pursuant to sub-
section (f)(4)(B), require such agency to take appro-
priate actions to modify such policy to ameliorate 
such harm. 
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION.—The Secretary may not 
take such action unless the Secretary has made a de-
termination that such policy is causing or has caused 
measurable harm to families currently or previously 
assisted, based on a reduction in the overall number 
of families receiving housing assistance, noncompli-
ance with the provision of subsection (e)(6) (relating 
to rent burdens), specific types of families losing their 
housing assistance, a reduction in the number of af-
fordable rental housing units operated by the agency, 
noncompliance with the requirements of subsection 
(e)(3)(A) (relating to targeting), or a combination of 
such factors. 
‘‘(3) ADVICE AND OPPORTUNITY TO CONTEST.— 
Before taking such action, the Secretary shall advise 
the agency and give the agency a fair opportunity to 
contest such determination or action. If an agency 
contests such a determination or action, the Secretary 
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shall provide an opportunity for interested parties to 
submit additional relevant evidence. 
‘‘(h) RECORDKEEPING, REPORTS, AND AUDITS.— 
‘‘(1) RECORDKEEPING.—Each public housing 
agency participating in the program under this sec-
tion shall keep such records as the Secretary may pre-
scribe as reasonably necessary to disclose the amounts 
and the disposition of amounts under the program, to 
ensure compliance with the requirements of this sec-
tion, and to measure performance. 
‘‘(2) REPORTS.—In lieu of all other reporting re-
quirements, each such agency participating in the 
program shall submit to the Secretary an annual re-
port in a form and at a time specified by the Sec-
retary. Each annual report shall include the following 
information: 
‘‘(A) A description, including an annual 
consolidated financial report, of the sources and 
uses of funds of the agency under the program, 
which shall account separately for funds made 
available under section 8 and subsections (d) 
and (e) of section 9, and shall compare the agen-
cy’s actions under the program with its annual 
plan for the year. 
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‘‘(B) An annual audit that complies with 
the requirements of Circular A–133 of the Office 
of Management and Budget, including the OMB 
Compliance Supplement. 
‘‘(C) A description of each hardship excep-
tion requested and granted or denied, and of the 
use of any transition rules. 
‘‘(D) Documentation of public and resident 
participation sufficient to comply with the re-
quirements under paragraph (7). 
‘‘(E) A comparison of income and the sizes 
and types of families assisted by the agency 
under the program compared to those assisted by 
the agency in the base year. 
‘‘(F) Every two years, an evaluation of rent 
policies, subsidy level policies, and policies on 
program participation. 
‘‘(G) A description of any ongoing local 
evaluations and the results of any local evalua-
tions completed during the year. 
‘‘(3) ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS BY SECRETARY.— 
The Secretary shall have access for the purpose of 
audit and examination to any books, documents, pa-
pers, and records that are pertinent to assistance in 
connection with, and the requirements of, this section. 
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‘‘(4) ACCESS
TO
DOCUMENTS
BY
THE
COMP-
TROLLER GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States, or any of the duly authorized rep-
resentatives of the Comptroller General, shall have ac-
cess for the purpose of audit and examination to any 
books, documents, papers, and records that are perti-
nent to assistance in connection with, and the re-
quirements of, this section. 
‘‘(5) REPORTS REGARDING EVALUATIONS.—The 
Secretary shall require each public housing agency 
participating in the program under this section to 
submit to the Secretary such information as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate to permit the Secretary 
to evaluate (pursuant to subsection (f)) the perform-
ance and success of the agency in achieving the pur-
poses of the program. 
‘‘(i) ADDITIONAL PROGRAM AGENCIES.—In partici-
pating in the program under the terms of this subsection, 
the public housing agencies designated for such participa-
tion shall be subject to the requirements of this section, and 
the additional following requirements: 
‘‘(1) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN EXISTING PRO-
VISIONS.—Such agencies shall be subject to the provi-
sions of— 
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