landlord questions and concerns regarding 
the program. 
‘‘(B) DEMONSTRATING COMPLIANCE.—The 
Secretary shall determine how a public housing 
agency may demonstrate that it offers or in-
tends to offer a landlord liaison service for pur-
poses of subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(C) AMOUNT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish an amount for the landlord liaison bonus 
payment authorized under subparagraph (A) 
that— 
‘‘(i) may vary by region; 
‘‘(ii) does not exceed the 150 percent 
of the average cost of employing, or con-
tracting with a service partner that em-
ploys, such a landlord liaison, based on 
local market conditions; and 
‘‘(iii) is sufficient to incentivize public 
housing agencies to employ, or contact 
with a service partner that employs, such 
a landlord liaison.’’. 
(d) HOUSING PARTNERSHIP FUND.—Section 8 of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(ee) HERSCHEL LASHKOWITZ HOUSING PARTNER-
SHIP FUND.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a fund, to be known as the ‘Herschel 
Lashkowitz Housing Partnership Fund’, for the pur-
pose of incentivizing landlords to participate in the 
tenant-based assistance program under subsection 
(o) in accordance with paragraph (2) of this sub-
section. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZED USES.—The Secretary shall 
use amounts from the Housing Partnership Fund 
for— 
‘‘(A) incentive payments under subsection 
(o)(21); 
‘‘(B) security deposit payments under sub-
section (o)(22); 
‘‘(C) landlord liaison bonus payments 
under subsection (o)(23); and 
‘‘(D) other uses, as determined by a public 
housing agency and approved by the Secretary, 
designed primarily— 
‘‘(i) to recruit owners of dwelling 
units, particularly dwelling units in census 
tracts with a poverty rate of less than 20 
percent, to enter into housing assistance 
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payment contracts under subsection (o); 
and 
‘‘(ii) to ensure that owners that enter 
into housing assistance payment contracts 
as described in clause (i) of this subpara-
graph continue to lease their dwelling units 
to tenants assisted under subsection (o). 
‘‘(3) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall require a 
public housing agency that receives assistance from 
the Herschel Lashkowitz Housing Partnership Fund 
to submit an annual report to the Secretary on the 
use of the assistance. 
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPRO-
PRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
for deposit in the Herschel Lashkowitz Housing 
Partnership Fund $100,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2023 through 2027, to remain available until 
expended.’’. 
SEC. 6. HOUSING QUALITY STANDARDS. 
(a) SATISFACTION OF INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS 
THROUGH PARTICIPATION
IN OTHER HOUSING PRO-
GRAMS.—Section 8(o)(8) of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(8)), as amended by sec-
tion 101(a) of the Housing Opportunity Through Mod-
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