‘‘(ii) their right to return and reloca-
tion housing options; and 
‘‘(iii) all planned replacement housing 
units; and 
‘‘(B) solicit from each resident information 
regarding the resident’s desire to return to the 
replacement housing units constructed upon the 
original public housing location, interest in 
moving to other neighborhoods or communities, 
or interest in retaining a voucher for rental as-
sistance.’’; 
(7) by striking subsection (h) (as so redesig-
nated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) and in-
serting the following new subsection: 
‘‘(h) RELOCATION, NOTICE, APPLICATION
FOR 
VOUCHERS, AND DATA.—In the case of all relocation ac-
tivities resulting from, or that will result from, demolition, 
disposition, or demolition or disposition or both pursuant 
to conversion under section 22 or 33 of this Act, of public 
housing dwelling units: 
‘‘(1) UNIFORM RELOCATION AND REAL PROP-
ERTY ACQUISITION ACT.—The Uniform Relocation 
and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 
(42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.) shall apply. To the extent 
the provisions of this subsection and such Act con-
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flict, the provisions that provide greater protection 
to residents displaced by the demolition, disposition, 
or demolition and disposition, shall apply. 
‘‘(2) RELOCATION PLAN.—The public housing 
agency shall submit to the Secretary, together with 
the application for demolition or disposition, a relo-
cation plan providing for the relocation of residents 
occupying the public housing for which the demoli-
tion or disposition application is proposed, which 
shall include— 
‘‘(A) a statement of the estimated number 
of vouchers for rental assistance under section 
8 that will be needed for such relocation; 
‘‘(B) identification of the location of the 
replacement dwelling units that will be made 
available for permanent occupancy; and 
‘‘(C) a statement of whether any tem-
porary, off-site relocation of any residents is 
necessary and a description of the plans for 
such relocation. 
‘‘(3) NOTICE
UPON
APPROVAL
OF
APPLICA-
TION.—Within a reasonable time after notice to the 
public housing agency of the approval of an applica-
tion for demolition or disposition, the public housing 
agency shall provide notice in writing, in plain and 
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non-technical language, to the residents of the public 
housing subject to the approved application that— 
‘‘(A) states that the application has been 
approved; 
‘‘(B) describes the process involved to relo-
cate the residents, including a statement that 
the residents may not be relocated until the 
conditions set forth in paragraph (10) have 
been met; 
‘‘(C) provides information regarding relo-
cation options; 
‘‘(D) advises residents of the availability of 
relocation counseling as required in paragraph 
(8); and 
‘‘(E) provides information on the location 
of tenant-based vouchers issued by the agency. 
‘‘(4) NOTICE BEFORE RELOCATION.—Except in 
cases of a substantial and imminent threat to health 
or safety, not later than 90 days before the date on 
which residents will be relocated, the public housing 
agency shall provide notice in writing, in plain and 
non-technical language, to each family residing in a 
public housing project that is subject to an approved 
demolition or disposition application, and in accord-
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ance with such guidelines as the Secretary may issue 
governing such notifications, that— 
‘‘(A) the public housing project will be de-
molished or disposed of; 
‘‘(B) the demolition of the building in 
which the family resides will not commence 
until each resident of the building is relocated; 
and 
‘‘(C) if temporary, off-site relocation is 
necessary, each family displaced by such action 
shall be offered comparable housing— 
‘‘(i) that meets housing quality stand-
ards; 
‘‘(ii) that is located in an area that is 
generally not less desirable than the loca-
tion of the displaced family’s housing, 
which shall include at least one unit lo-
cated in an area of low-poverty and one 
unit located within the neighborhood of the 
original public housing site; 
‘‘(iii) that is identified and available 
to the family; and 
‘‘(iv) which shall include— 
‘‘(I) tenant-based assistance, ex-
cept that the requirement under this 
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subparagraph regarding offering of 
comparable housing shall be fulfilled 
by use of tenant-based assistance only 
upon the relocation of the family into 
such housing; 
‘‘(II) project-based assistance; 
‘‘(III) occupancy in a unit oper-
ated or assisted by the public housing 
agency at a rental rate paid by the 
family that is comparable to the rent-
al rate applicable to the unit from 
which the family is relocated; and 
‘‘(IV) other comparable housing. 
‘‘(5) SEARCH
PERIOD.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, in the case of a household 
that is provided tenant-based assistance for reloca-
tion of the household under this section, the period 
during which the household may lease a dwelling 
unit using such assistance shall not be shorter in du-
ration than the 150-day period that begins at the 
time a comparable replacement unit is made avail-
able to the family. If the household is unable to lease 
a dwelling unit using such assistance during such 
period, the public housing agency shall extend the 
period during which the household may lease a 
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dwelling unit using such assistance, or at the ten-
ant’s request, shall provide the tenant with the next 
available comparable public housing unit or com-
parable housing unit for which project-based assist-
ance is provided. 
‘‘(6) PAYMENT OF RELOCATION EXPENSES.— 
The public housing agency shall provide for the pay-
ment of the actual and reasonable relocation ex-
penses, including security deposits, of each resident 
to be displaced and any other relocation expenses as 
are required by the Uniform Relocation Assistance 
and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970. 
‘‘(7) COMPARABLE HOUSING.—The public hous-
ing agency shall ensure that each displaced resident 
is offered comparable housing in accordance with the 
notice under paragraph (4). 
‘‘(8) 
COMPREHENSIVE
RELOCATION
COUN-
SELING.—The public housing agency shall provide 
all advisory programs and services as required by 
the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Prop-
erty Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 and counseling 
for residents who are displaced that shall fully in-
form residents to be displaced of all relocation op-
tions, which may include relocating to housing in a 
neighborhood with a lower concentration of poverty 
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than their current residence or remaining in the cur-
rent neighborhood. Such counseling shall also in-
clude providing school options for children and com-
prehensive housing search assistance for household 
that receive a voucher for tenant-based assistance. 
‘‘(9) TIMING
OF
DEMOLITION
OR
DISPOSI-
TION.—The public housing agency shall not com-
mence demolition or complete disposition of a build-
ing subject to the approved application until all resi-
dents residing in the building are relocated. 
‘‘(10) AFFIRMATIVE
FURTHERANCE
OF
FAIR 
HOUSING.—The public housing agency shall have ob-
tained data regarding, and analyzed the potential 
impact of, the proposed demolition or disposition 
and relocation on persons protected by section 804 
of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3604), 
including the tenants residing in the public housing 
project, occupants of the surrounding neighborhood, 
and neighborhoods into which project tenants are 
likely to be relocated, and persons on the agency’s 
waiting list, has described in the application for 
demolition or disposition actions that the public 
housing agency has taken or will take to mitigate 
those adverse impacts, and has certified in the pub-
lic housing agency plan for the agency, with sup-
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porting information, that the proposed demolition or 
disposition, relocation, or replacement housing will 
be carried out in a manner that affirmatively fur-
thers fair housing, as described in section 808(e) of 
the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3608(e)). 
‘‘(11) TIMING
OF
RELOCATION.—The public 
housing agency shall not commence relocation prior 
to approval by the Secretary of the application for 
demolition or disposition, except in the case of a 
substantial and imminent threat to health or safety. 
‘‘(12) APPLICATION FOR VOUCHERS.—The pub-
lic housing agency shall submit to the Secretary an 
application for vouchers consistent with the obliga-
tions in subsection (e) (relating to replacement 
units) and the relocation obligations of this sub-
section at the same time that the agency submits the 
application for demolition or disposition.’’; 
(8) in subsection (i) (as so redesignated by 
paragraph (1) of this subsection), by striking ‘‘may’’ 
and inserting ‘‘shall’’; and 
(9) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(j) RIGHT OF RETURN.— 
‘‘(1) RIGHT.—Any person who, on the date de-
termined in accordance with subsection (f)(2), occu-
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pies a public housing unit that is the subject of an 
application for demolition, disposition, or demolition 
or disposition or both subsequent to conversion pur-
suant to section 22 or 33, and whose tenancy or 
right of occupancy has not been validly terminated 
pursuant to section 6 or 8(o), shall be eligible to oc-
cupy a replacement housing unit. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT
TO
ALLOW
RETURN.—A 
public housing agency or any other manager of re-
placement housing units shall not, through the appli-
cation of any additional eligibility, screening, occu-
pancy, or other policy or practice, prevent any per-
son otherwise eligible under paragraph (1) from oc-
cupying a replacement housing unit. Such replace-
ment dwelling unit shall be made available to each 
household displaced as a result of a demolition, dis-
position, or demolition or disposition or both pursu-
ant to conversion under section 22 or 33 before any 
replacement dwelling unit is made available to any 
other eligible household. 
‘‘(k) ENFORCEMENT.—Any affected person shall 
have the right to enforce this section pursuant to section 
1979 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (42 
U.S.C. 1983). Nothing in this section may be construed 
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to limit the rights and remedies available under State or 
local law to any affected person.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect upon the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and shall apply to any demolition, disposi-
tion, or demolition and disposition, or both pursuant to 
conversion under section 22 or 33 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437t, 1437z–5) that 
is approved by the Secretary after such date of the enact-
ment. 
SEC. 203. AUTHORITY TO CONVERT PUBLIC HOUSING TO 
VOUCHERS. 
Section 22 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437t) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may require 
a public housing agency to provide to the Secretary 
or to public housing residents such information as 
the Secretary considers to be necessary for the ad-
ministration of this section. 
‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY OF SECTION 18.—Section 
18 shall apply to the subsequent demolition or dis-
position of public housing dwelling units removed 
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from the inventory of the public housing agency pur-
suant to this section.’’. 
SEC. 204. REQUIRED CONVERSION OF DISTRESSED PUBLIC 
HOUSING TO TENANT-BASED ASSISTANCE. 
Section 33(h)(2) of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437z–5(h)(2)) is amended by striking 
‘‘shall not apply to the demolition of public housing 
projects’’ and inserting ‘‘shall apply to the subsequent 
demolition or disposition of public housing dwelling units’’. 
SEC. 205. REGULATIONS. 
Not later than the expiration of the 120-day period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall issue 
regulations to carry out this title and the amendments 
made by this title. 
TITLE 
III—PUBLIC 
HOUSING 
PRESERVATION 
AND 
REHA-
BILITATION 
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Public Housing Pres-
ervation and Rehabilitation Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 302. LEVERAGING OF OTHER ASSISTANCE. 
(a) CAPITAL FUND LOAN GUARANTEES.—Subsection 
(d) of section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
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