[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 202 Introduced in House (IH)]
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 202
To authorize the renewal of tenant-based rental assistance vouchers
under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 4, 2007
Mr. Rothman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Financial Services
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A BILL
To authorize the renewal of tenant-based rental assistance vouchers
under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Housing Authority Funding Fairness
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. VOUCHER RENEWAL FUNDING.
Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437f) is amended by striking subsection (dd) and inserting the
following new subsection:
``(dd) Tenant-Based Vouchers.--
``(1) Authorization of appropriations.--There are
authorized to be appropriated, for each of fiscal years 2008
through 2012, such sums as may be necessary for tenant-based
assistance under subsection (o) for the following purposes:
``(A) To renew all expiring annual contributions
contracts for tenant-based rental assistance.
``(B) To provide tenant-based rental assistance
for--
``(i) relocation and replacement of housing
units that are demolished or disposed of
pursuant to the Omnibus Consolidated
Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996
(Public Law 104-134);
``(ii) conversion of section 23 projects to
assistance under this section;
``(iii) the family unification program
under subsection (x) of this section;
``(iv) relocation of witnesses in
connection with efforts to combat crime in
public and assisted housing pursuant to a
request from a law enforcement or prosecution
agency;
``(v) enhanced vouchers authorized under
subsection (t) of this section;
``(vi) vouchers in connection with the HOPE
VI program under section 24;
``(vii) demolition or disposition of public
housing units pursuant to section 18 of the
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437p);
``(viii) mandatory and voluntary
conversions of public housing to vouchers,
pursuant to sections 33 and 22 of the United
States Housing Act of 1937, respectively (42
U.S.C. 1437z-5, 1437t);
``(ix) vouchers necessary to comply with a
consent decree or court order;
``(x) vouchers transferred from another
public housing agency; and
``(xi) tenant protection assistance,
including replacement and relocation
assistance.
``(2) Allocation of renewal funding among public housing
agencies.--
``(A) From amounts appropriated for each year
pursuant to paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall
provide renewal funding for each public housing
agency--
``(i) based on leasing and costs from the
prior year, as adjusted by an annual adjustment
factor to be established by the Secretary;
``(ii) by making any adjustments necessary
to provide for the first-time renewal of
vouchers funded under paragraph (1)(B); and
``(iii) by making such other adjustments as
the Secretary considers appropriate.
``(B) Leasing and cost data.--For purposes of
subparagraph (A)(i), leasing and cost data shall be
calculated not less often than biennially by using the
average for the calendar year that, at the time of such
calculation, is the most recently completed calendar
year for which the Secretary determines data is
available, substantially verifiable, and complete. Such
leasing data shall be adjusted to include vouchers that
were set aside under a commitment to provide project-
based assistance under subsection (o)(13).
``(C) Moving to work.--Notwithstanding
subparagraphs (A) and (B), each public housing agency
participating at any time in the moving to work
demonstration under section 204 of the Departments of
Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (42
U.S.C. 1437f note) or in the Moving to Work program
under section 36 of this Act shall be funded pursuant
to its agreement under such program and shall be
subject to any pro rata adjustment made under
subparagraph (D).
``(D) Pro rata allocation.--
``(i) Insufficient funds.--To the extent
that amounts made available for a fiscal year
are not sufficient to provide each public
housing agency with the full allocation for the
agency determined pursuant to subparagraphs (A)
and (C), the Secretary shall reduce such
allocation for each agency on a pro rata basis,
except that renewal funding of enhanced
vouchers under section 8(t) shall not be
subject to such proration.
``(ii) Excess funds.--To the extent that
amounts made available for a fiscal year exceed
the amount necessary to provide each housing
agency with the full allocation for the agency
determined pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and
(C), such excess amounts shall be used for the
purposes specified in subparagraphs (B) and (C)
of paragraph (4).
``(3) Advances.--
``(A) Authority.--During the last 3 months of each
calendar year, the Secretary shall provide amounts to
any public housing agency, at the request of the
agency, in an amount up to two percent of the
allocation for the agency for such calendar year.
``(B) Use.--Amounts advanced under subparagraph (A)
may be used to pay for additional voucher costs,
including costs related to temporary overleasing.
``(C) Repayment.--Amounts advanced under
subparagraph (A) in a calendar year shall be repaid to
the Secretary in the subsequent calendar year by
reducing the amounts made available for such agency for
such subsequent calendar year pursuant to allocation
under paragraph (2) by an amount equal to the amount so
advanced to the agency.
``(4) Recapture.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall recapture,
from amounts provided under the annual contributions
contract for a public housing agency for a calendar
year, all amounts allocated under paragraph (2) that
are unused by the agency at the end of each calendar
year.
``(B) Reallocation.--Not later than May 1 of each
calendar year, the Secretary shall--
``(i) calculate the aggregate unused
amounts for the preceding year recaptured
pursuant to subparagraph (A);
``(ii) set aside and make available such
amounts as the Secretary considers appropriate
to reimburse public housing agencies for
increased costs related to portability and
family self-sufficiency activities during such
year; and
``(iii) reallocate all remaining amounts
among public housing agencies that, in the
preceding year, used at least 99 percent of
amounts allocated under paragraph (2) for the
agency and leased fewer than the number of
vouchers authorized for the agency; except that
the Secretary may establish priority for
allocation of such amounts to public housing
agencies that leased fewer vouchers in such
preceding year than in the 12-month period
ending April 1, 2004.
``(C) Use.--Amounts reallocated to a public housing
agency pursuant to subparagraph (B)(iii) may be used
only to increase voucher leasing rates to the level
authorized for the agency.''.
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