1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Gulf Coast Housing Recovery Act
of 2007
.
(b)The table of
contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Limitation on use of authorized amounts.
TITLE I—Community development block grants
Sec. 101. Flexibility of Federal Funds for Road Home
Program.
Sec. 102. Household assistance programs funded with CDBG
disaster assistance.
Sec. 103. Community development pilot programs.
Sec. 104. Road Home Program shortfall.
Sec. 105. Elimination of prohibition of use for match
requirement.
Sec. 106. Reimbursement of amounts used for rental housing
assistance.
TITLE II—Public Housing
Sec. 201. Survey of public housing residents.
Sec. 202. Housing for previous residents of public
housing.
Sec. 203. Replacement of public housing dwelling
units.
Sec. 204. Resident support services.
Sec. 205. Public housing in Katrina and Rita disaster
areas.
Sec. 206. Reports on proposed conversions of public housing
units.
Sec. 207. Authorization of appropriations for repair and
rehabilitation for Katrina and Rita disaster areas.
Sec. 208. Existing public housing redevelopment.
Sec. 209. Reports on compliance.
Sec. 210. Independent administration of Housing Authority of
New Orleans.
Sec. 211. Definition.
TITLE III—Disaster Voucher Program and Project-Based Rental
Assistance
Sec. 301. Disaster voucher program.
Sec. 302. Tenant replacement vouchers for all lost
units.
Sec. 303. Voucher assistance for households receiving FEMA
assistance.
Sec. 304. Voucher assistance for supportive
housing.
Sec. 305. Project-basing of vouchers.
Sec. 306. Preservation of project-based housing assistance
payments contracts for dwelling units damaged or destroyed.
Sec. 307. GAO study of wrongful or erroneous termination of
Federal rental housing assistance.
TITLE IV—Damages arising from FEMA actions
Sec. 401. Reimbursement of landlords.
TITLE V—FHA housing
Sec. 501. Treatment of nonconveyable properties.
Sec. 502. FHA single-family insurance.
Sec. 503. FHA-New Orleans Homeownership Opportunities
Initiative.
TITLE VI—Fair Housing Enforcement
Sec. 601. Fair housing initiatives program.
TITLE VII—Improved distribution of Federal hurricane housing
funds for hurricane relief
Sec. 701. GAO study of improved distribution of Federal housing
funds for hurricane relief.
TITLE VIII—Commending Americans for their rebuilding
efforts
Sec. 801. Commending Americans.
2.Limitation on use
of authorized amountsNone of
the amounts authorized by this Act may be used to lobby or retain a lobbyist
for the purpose of influencing a Federal, State, or local governmental entity
or officer.
<enum>I</enum><header>Community
development block grants</header>
<section id="idCF24C4A31AD84E5E96AFDC0BC918EBC3"><enum>101.</enum><header>Flexibility of
Federal Funds for Road Home Program</header>
<subsection id="idEDCC1360BE024D0EA88249FAE2D2FB09"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Prohibition of
restriction on use of amounts</header>
<paragraph id="id7CD6555C63A24C6988FC08F8813128B5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (4) and notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
shall allow the uses specified in paragraph (2), by the State of Louisiana
under the Road Home Program of such State, of any amounts specified in
paragraph (5), provided such funds are used in full compliance with the
requirements of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Supplemental
Community Development Block Grant Program, as such requirements are established
under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C.
5301 et seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF5FEF94DCADE4AEA9A3F3955612EE6DF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible
uses</header><text>As specified in paragraph (1), the Administrator of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency shall allow the State of Louisiana to use
any amounts specified in paragraph (5) for the purposes of—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID6d2a156784884ea6bc82eb705a45ef2e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>acquiring
property, including both land and buildings, for the purposes of removing any
structure located on such property and permanently returning the property to a
use compatible with open space, as required pursuant to section 404 of the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
5170c);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9d1228290f6c4ff19d55389f444968b5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>covering all or a
portion of the cost of elevating a damaged residential structure located on any
property acquired under subparagraph (A) in order to make the property
compliant with State building codes, local ordinances or building requirements,
and the National Flood Insurance Program, including elevating the lowest
habitable level to at least 1 foot above the base flood elevation or the
elevation described using the current best available data from the Federal
Emergency Management Agency, whichever elevation is higher;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd1c2ceef42094f6d9d3a00967df72079"><enum>(C)</enum><text>covering all or a
portion of the cost of—</text>
<clause id="idB29AFDCAC10C445295E231A3A95C3F73"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
demolition of any home deemed to be more than 50 percent damaged as a result of
an inspection; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id427A4F2D83DC499EAA568DF4CB80E7AD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
reconstruction of another home on the same property on which a home was
demolished under clause (i), including site preparation, utility connection,
and transactional costs, such that the newly constructed home is elevated so
the lowest habitable level will be at least 1 foot above the base flood
elevation or the elevation described using the current best available data from
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, whichever elevation is higher;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID955402d755de4004b604ce8316d6334a"><enum>(D)</enum><text>funding
individual mitigation measures that can be incorporated into a home to reduce
risk to both life and property, provided that no individual measure to be
funded costs in excess of $7,500; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDab7d9065ba0b4d0981da3367173e6862"><enum>(E)</enum><text>covering the
reasonable cost to manage and administer such funds consistent with existing
funding formulas identified under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) and its implementing
regulations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id90E32330E79249F5A3813DF17D5ACEB6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consistency
requirement</header><text>Uses specified in paragraph (2) shall be deemed
eligible when implemented in a way consistent with the requirements of the
Department of Housing and Urban Development's Supplemental Community
Development Block Grant Program, as such requirements are established under
title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et
seq.), irrespective of any other requirements mandated under the Hazard
Mitigation Grant Program under section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3BA3B4C262F24C1F92EC2C9898BF17C2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Savings
provision</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (3), all other
provisions of section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5170c">42 U.S.C. 5170c</external-xref>) shall apply to
amounts specified in paragraph (3) that are used by the State of Louisiana
under the Road Home Program of such State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5BC9E8E5FD424B76AA313BFCE92AB5B"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Covered
amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amounts specified
in this paragraph is $1,170,000,000 designated for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency to the State of Louisiana as of June 1, 2007.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF9DF0F511BB0420DA4197DB904EF5CAD"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Expedited
transfer of funds</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB7ECA1FB9D554C01B7C28FB38E2F4D42"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of
the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall, not later than 90 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, transfer the amounts specified in paragraph (5)
to the State of Louisiana.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEBC0C0AF00CB45BEB3A11AD5AE792360"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Procedures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency shall identify and implement mechanisms to be applied to all
funds made available to the State of Louisiana as a result of Hurricanes
Katrina and Rita under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program under section 404 of
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
5170c) that will simplify the requirements of such program and ensure the
expedited distribution of such funds under the program, including—</text>
<clause id="ID3f0c965c8cfc4d028aa2d694122f4226"><enum>(i)</enum><text>creating a
programmatic cost-benefit analysis to provide a means of conducting
cost-benefit analysis by project type and geographic factors rather than on a
structure-by-structure basis; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDcc463ee342b64f2a9d2c0f2a302e44d1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>developing a
streamlined environmental review process to significantly speed the approval of
project applications.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDeef5c7a400bc4bf4a32dc33390fa5ae8"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Future
amounts</header><text>Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, for the
period beginning June 1, 2007 and ending December 31, 2007, any amounts in
addition to the $1,170,000,000 described under paragraph (5) that are made
available to the State of Louisiana as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program under section 404 of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c) shall
be provided by such State to local government entities, based upon the severity
of hurricane damage incurred in such areas, to be used solely for the purposes
set forth under such section 404.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2E1376EA136E46A6BF21230A07EA2702"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reporting
requirement</header><text>The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency shall provide quarterly reports to the Committees on Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs, and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the
Senate, and the Committees on Financial Services and Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives on—</text>
<paragraph id="idDAFBFA163CB84F6B9AC209CDB68ED127"><enum>(1)</enum><text>specific
mechanisms that are being utilized to expedite funding distribution under this
section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id779D71296C0E460D8BB9BE14E65CCB39"><enum>(2)</enum><text>how such
mechanisms are performing.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA8B049076F6943BBB002917EB875D655"><enum>102.</enum><header>Household
assistance programs funded with CDBG disaster assistance</header>
<subsection id="HB3D326C164094DE58447D7FABAB71503"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reporting
requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each State that
received amounts made available under the heading <quote>Department of Housing
and Urban Development—Community Planning and Development—Community Development
Fund</quote> in chapter 9 of title I of division B of Public Law 109–148 (119
Stat. 2779) or under such heading in chapter 9 of title II of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/234">Public Law
109–234</external-xref> (120 Stat. 472) shall submit reports, and make such
reports available to the public on the Internet, under this subsection
regarding each grant program of the State for assistance for individual
households funded in whole or in part with such amounts to the committees
identified in paragraph (4). Each such report under this subsection shall
describe and analyze the status and effectiveness of each such grant program
and shall include the information described in paragraph (2) regarding each
such program, for the applicable reporting period and for the entire period of
such program.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD27FB0DBE69F4C10A6DB2FD82FB9FFC6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
following information shall be included in any report submitted under
subsection (a):</text>
<paragraph id="HC22ED1DCB9874E8C92E7A5C8CFB0A4E8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The number of
applications submitted for assistance under the program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H592FFD72C7594E82B957C1C83D28A2D2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The number of
households for which assistance has been provided under the program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD8676CA14D0B472F824EDAC500304501"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The average amount
of assistance requested and provided for each household under the program and
the total amount of assistance provided under the program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H97C8EB63F4E7498685A96ED88C000FF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The number of
personnel involved in executing all aspects of the program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID22733a13328b4435950fee1db34fe0bb"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Actions to
affirmatively further fair housing.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8E0CE6F10F024516BFB89DE32C82941B"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Comprehensive
data, by program, on who is served during the period, by number, percentage,
and zip code, including data on race, ethnicity, income, disability, family
size, and family status.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1C939DDF21FE4BD1981BCF9B96303242"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Actions taken to
improve the program and recommendations for further such improvements.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9396BD9DFD3345E0B680E6512AA9C19"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reporting
periods</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to any
program described in subsection (a), the first report under this section shall
be submitted not later than the expiration of the 30-day period that begins
upon the date of the enactment of this Act. Reports shall be submitted, during
the term of each such program, not later than the expiration of each successive
calendar quarter thereafter.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0978FEC7D21A4BE19718F8ADBE08DC00"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Receiving
committees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The committees
specified in this paragraph are—</text>
<paragraph id="HEF5E42E328FE4B3200DBC1522B78077E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committees on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H47F452AFD3D5434BAB6DFEAFBA7F05E6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Committees on
Financial Services and Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H875965531CF04560BD82E874A6325D00"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Ongoing reports
on use of amounts</header>
<paragraph id="HC3403788F9AC4B3FAF10594E7CC6A1BD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Quarterly
reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the period
that amounts are being expended under the State grant programs referred to in
subsection (a), the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit
reports on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the
Committees on Financial Services and Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States.
Such reports shall be made available to the public on the Internet. Such
reports shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idBA30FEC9AF6B483E953864C80ACF5F5C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describe and account for the use of all
such amounts expended during the applicable quarterly period;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAC9210AA62E64D0C8C5A90FD2A6C3BF6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">certify that internal controls are in place
to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3A690901237044918E65688719726731"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify any waste, fraud, or abuse
involved in the use of such amounts.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2EBBA50CA9654138AA8E987FFA33A5F9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Monitoring</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development shall monitor funds expended by each State required to submit
reports under subsection (a) and, pursuant to such monitoring—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1F97ED22AC5B4F31BCDA6C1EBE40D72C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>upon determining
that at least 2 percent of such amount has been expended, shall include in the
first quarterly report thereafter a written determination of such expenditure;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAD6419A64F3444A081138E31983DC200"><enum>(B)</enum><text>upon determining,
at any time after the determination under subparagraph (A), that the portion of
such total amount expended at such time that was subject to waste, fraud, or
abuse exceeds 10 percent, shall include in the first quarterly report
thereafter a certification to that effect.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H12B73C96695B4422922453D401E90058"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Actions in
response to waste, fraud, and abuse</header><text>If at any time the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development submits a report under paragraph (1) that
includes a certification under paragraph (2)(B), the Comptroller General shall
submit a report to the Committees referred to in paragraph (1) within 90 days
recommending actions to be taken—</text>
<subparagraph id="id76CD82D30D3C4571BE23EED733FE17F5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to recover any
improper expenditures; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDF2A4B032BEF460CB579A5FAF737B978"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to prevent
further waste, fraud, and abuse in expenditure of such amounts.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H0E1578151B23434A81ECCEA764469653"><enum>103.</enum><header>Community
development pilot programs</header>
<subsection id="HD919FA8DA15C450CB2DA59144F466143"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Availability of
amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development shall require the State of Louisiana to make
available, from any amounts made available for such State under the heading
<quote>Department of Housing and Urban Development—Community Planning and
Development—Community Development Fund</quote> in chapter 9 of title I of
division B of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/148">Public Law 109–148</external-xref> (119 Stat. 2779)
or under such heading in chapter 9 of title II of Public Law 109–234 (120 Stat.
472) and that remain unexpended, the following amounts:</text>
<paragraph id="idEC69EA5D05B44B8CAA15035A3CE76A41"><enum>(1)</enum><header>For Orleans
Parish</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$30,000,000 to the New
Orleans Redevelopment Authority (in this section referred to as the
<quote>Redevelopment Authority</quote>), subject to subsection (c), only for
use to carry out the pilot program under this section, provided that, of such
amounts, $5,000,000 be used to provide low-interest loans for second mortgages
(commonly referred to as <quote>soft</quote> loans) for homes sold to
low-income individuals.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id001669FEC68945309CD16C94212FFF91"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other
Parishes</header><text>$25,000,000 to the Louisiana Housing Finance Agency to
provide grants to parishes, not including Orleans Parish, that were declared a
disaster area by the President as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita of
2005 to establish redevelopment programs in those parishes that have
requirements that are the same or substantially similar to the requirements
under this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFB7EC8F4615D4A9CBEC1484FB7505C85"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The pilot program under this section shall
fund, through the combination of amounts provided under this section with
public and private capital from other sources, the purchase or costs associated
with the acquisition or disposition of individual parcels of land in New
Orleans, Louisiana, by the Redevelopment Authority to be aggregated, assembled,
and sold for the purpose of development by the Redevelopment Authority or
private entities only in accordance with, and subject to, any recovery and
redevelopment plans developed and adopted by the City of New Orleans. The costs
associated with acquisition or disposition of a parcel of land may include
costs for activities described in subsection (c)(3) with respect to such parcel
and costs described in subsection (c)(6).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3FD7AA393613496690CC66529EF6EDF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Certifications</header><text>The
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall ensure that amounts are made
available pursuant to subsection (a) to the Redevelopment Authority only upon
the submission to the Secretary of certifications to ensure that the
Redevelopment Authority—</text>
<paragraph id="H00C2E23929FC42F7A7A02617EE5EA8F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>has the authority
to purchase land for resale for the purpose of development in accordance with
the pilot program under this section;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H366C96CAE46A479984B791AB7C5FD371"><enum>(2)</enum><text>has bonding
authority (either on its own or through a State bonding agency) or has credit
enhancements sufficient to support public/private financing to acquire land for
the purposes of the pilot program under this section;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA4E287C6F03243BCA1B43C7DE4A20850"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has the authority and capacity to ensure
clean title to land sold under the pilot program and to reduce the risk
attributable to and indemnify against environmental, flood, and other
liabilities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE9403DB72B61415A851C00DB57CD1017"><enum>(4)</enum><text>will, where
practicable, provide a first right to purchase any land acquired by the
Redevelopment Authority to the seller who sold the land to the Redevelopment
Authority, consistent with any recovery and redevelopment plans developed and
adopted by the City of New Orleans;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H19CB9662C10F4694806E84D63CC46076"><enum>(5)</enum><text>has in place
sufficient internal controls to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse and to ensure
that funds made available under this subsection may not be used to fund
salaries or other administrative costs of the employees of the Redevelopment
Authority; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA0CBF0EC19F443BEA4A53FE9B6CEA3D0"><enum>(6)</enum><text>will, in carrying
out the pilot program under this section, consult with the City of New Orleans
regarding coordination of activities under the program with the recovery and
redevelopment plans referred to in subsection (b), reimbursement of such City
for costs incurred in support of the program, and use of program income and
other amounts generated through the program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA309B45337C2453E85A8689195058D2D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Development
requirements</header><text>In carrying out the pilot program under this
section, the Redevelopment Authority shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HF1E4EEA23CFB4975004300AA26D4B8B8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>sell land acquired
under the pilot program only as provided in subsection (b);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H57859AD2B2C6417BAE7B6E2809D2FAE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>use any proceeds
from the sale of such land to replenish funds available for use under the pilot
program for the purpose of acquiring new parcels of land or to repay any
private financing for such purchases;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE0AE542FA4CE4CF2ADEA9268A2DAFA6C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>require that in
instances where land is developed under this section, and used for housing, not
less than 25 percent of such housing be affordable and made available to low-,
very low-, and extremely low-income households;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC861BA55ADB14591B19FE75100FFB98E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>sell land
only—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8E2B730594894938A78F305394DEA25E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to purchasers who
agree to develop such sites for sale to the public;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEA638337A80245579CAB6C3FB493AA5B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to purchasers
pursuant to subsection (c)(4); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9B3079A2CE544FD38AF0EB9FB86FD408"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to developers who
are developing sites, including public housing development sites, as part of a
neighborhood revitalization plan;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5850CABCA2CB41A4811DD000347FEE92"><enum>(5)</enum><text>ensure that
any—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7B412A302B2043FEB70F05990B12029C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>development under
the program is consistent with neighborhood revitalization plans and in
accordance with any recovery and redevelopment plans developed and adopted by
the City of New Orleans; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA71814B05D5A44EAA702127B19C7B561"><enum>(B)</enum><text>uses of such
development are not inconsistent with redevelopment of adjacent parcels, where
possible; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID18032cbacee54e02ad3114b9f6dbf494"><enum>(6)</enum><text>where properties
are located in neighborhoods where public housing redevelopment is occurring,
give priority consideration to making such properties available to meet the
housing replacement requirements under this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA23205FA12B24CE09705292E38FC5572"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Inapplicability
of stafford act limitations</header><text>Any requirements or limitations under
or pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act relating to use of properties acquired with amounts made available under
such Act for certain purposes, restricting development of such properties, or
limiting subsequent alienation of such properties shall not apply to amounts
provided under this section or properties acquired under the pilot program with
such amounts.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H22643E49A78E4670AB738B25AD4044DA"><enum>(f)</enum><header>GAO study and
report</header>
<paragraph id="id4F77308605D94C2BA4E29B4499B17E48"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon the expiration
of the 2-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study of the pilot
program carried out under this section to determine the effectiveness and
limitations of, and potential improvements for, such program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id77DF7B1B9C1448E3A684F3949AADC008"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Timing of
report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180
days after the expiration of the 2-year period described in paragraph (1), the
Comptroller General shall submit a report to the Committees on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of
the Senate, and the Committees on Financial Services and Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and regarding the results of the
study.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6A2E57C34E4443FBA032E72E45BE560A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Required
content</header><text>The report required under paragraph (2) shall include a
forensic audit that examines the effectiveness of internal controls to prevent
waste, fraud, and abuse within the pilot program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCEAE38A1F36A4C0CB807C53422838F79" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>104.</enum><header>Road Home Program
shortfall</header>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8773B6E44BA642BFA2B776871FCD2FFE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such
sums as may be necessary for the State of Louisiana to carry out the Road Home
Program, provided that as of June 1, 2007, the State of Louisiana has provided
at least $1,000,000,000 for such program.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE453537721604E47A3FF4B2656B3F04F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exception from
prohibition on duplication of benefits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
to the extent that amounts made available under the heading <quote>Department
of Housing and Urban Development-Community Planning and Development—Community
Development Fund</quote> in chapter 9 of title I of division B of Public Law
109–148 (119 Stat. 2779), under such heading in chapter 9 of title II of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/234">Public Law
109–234</external-xref> (120 Stat. 472), and under section 101 of this title,
are used by the State of Louisiana under the Road Home Program, the procedures
preventing duplication of benefits established pursuant to the penultimate
proviso under such heading in Public Law 109–148 (119 Stat. 2781) and the 15th
proviso under such heading in
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/234">Public Law
109–234</external-xref> (120 Stat. 473) shall not apply with respect to any
benefits received from disaster payments from the Federal Emergency Management
Agency, or disaster assistance provided from the Small Business Administration,
except to the extent that the inapplicability of such procedures would result
in a household receiving more than is necessary to repair or rebuild their
structure and property, and pay for temporary relocation and
necessities.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H749012F6B77F4D35B7EA016D1FEE945F"><enum>105.</enum><header>Elimination of
prohibition of use for match requirement</header>
<subsection id="H5263F45AA596427B9658A4DCFA2325CC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, any amounts made available before the date of the
enactment of this Act for activities under the Community Development Block
Grant Program under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) for expenses related to disaster relief,
long-term recovery, and restoration of infrastructure in the areas impacted or
distressed by the consequences of Hurricane Katrina, Rita, or Wilma in States
for which the President declared a major disaster, or made available before
such date of enactment for such activities for such expenses in the areas
impacted or distressed by the consequences of Hurricane Dennis, may be used by
a State or locality as a matching requirement, share, or contribution for any
other Federal program.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8FA8A525D5574A4500642935F928518"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Efficient
environmental review</header><text>If an environmental review for a project
funded by any amounts referred to in subsection (a) has been completed by a
Federal agency, such environmental review shall be considered sufficient for
receipt and use of all Federal funds, provided that such environmental review
is substantially similar to an environmental review under the procedures
authorized under section 104(g) of the Housing and Community Development Act of
1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5304">42 U.S.C.
5304(g)</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H9A600BFCEE1E40CEB11B3F22B72E80DE"><enum>106.</enum><header>Reimbursement
of amounts used for rental housing assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated,
from any amounts made available before the date of the enactment of this Act
under any provision of law to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for
disaster relief under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act relating to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina, Rita, or
Wilma that remain unobligated, and from any amounts made available before such
date of enactment under any provision of law to such Agency for such disaster
relief relating to the consequences of Hurricane Dennis that remain
unobligated, such sums as may be necessary to be made available to the
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for transfer to the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, for such Secretary to provide
assistance under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
(42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) to reimburse metropolitan cities and urban counties
for amounts used, including amounts from the Community Development Block Grant
Program, the HOME Investment Partnership Program, and other programs, to
provide rental housing assistance for families residing in such city or county
pursuant to evacuation from their previous residences because of such
hurricanes, provided that such city or county has not previously been
reimbursed for such expenditures.</text>
</section><enum>II</enum><header>Public
Housing</header>
<section id="H46BFF2FADD38461C993CF95525871309"><enum>201.</enum><header>Survey of
public housing residents</header>
<subsection id="HF8301933D9E24A858DCD902D3B94BE8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Survey</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development shall contract with an independent research entity to conduct a
survey, using appropriate scientific research methods to determine, of the
households who as of August 28, 2005, resided in public housing (as such term
is defined in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437a(b)) operated or administered by the Housing Authority of New Orleans, in
Louisiana—</text>
<paragraph id="HCA9E9A7A406E40F2A11BF4B24FDB85A8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>which and how many
such households intend to return to residences in dwelling units described in
section 202(d) of this Act, when presented with the options of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCEB127B3438C480296E8E929C1CB3542"><enum>(A)</enum><text>returning to
residence in a repaired public housing or comparable dwelling unit in New
Orleans immediately;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id59C4FD00155741F8BB914E55997B6FF9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>returning to
residence in a temporary repaired residence in New Orleans immediately, and
then moving from such repaired residence to a newly redeveloped public housing
unit at a later date; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDB087BD20D864223998DB53F835736FA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>continuing to
receive rental housing assistance from the Federal Government in a location
other than New Orleans or in New Orleans; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H315490E1E0AF4397A1FFB5FC8CCCCC7C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>when households
who choose the options described under subparagraphs (A) or (B) of paragraph
(1) intend to return.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H250E68E8A2844FCEA9FBEE00C4132FEB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Participation of
residents</header><text>The Secretary shall solicit recommendations from
resident councils and residents of public housing operated or administered by
such Housing Authority in designing and conducting the survey under subsection
(a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H56C32C301EF94D2FB65EDC3EDDE7903F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Proposed survey
document</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
submit the full research design of the proposed document to be used in
conducting the survey to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of
Representatives not less than 10 business days before the commencement of such
survey.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7C48812252EC405FB8F900BE3D51BDD0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall submit a report to the
committees referred to in subsection (c) detailing the results of the survey
conducted under subsection (a) not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H1C9611B1D6F3410C94693FB8582DA700"><enum>202.</enum><header>Housing for
previous residents of public housing</header>
<subsection id="HB89246ECFB76447197A5F94270F12279"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Provision of
dwelling units</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Housing Authority of
New Orleans shall make available for temporary or permanent occupancy, subject
to subsection (b), a number of dwelling units (including those currently
occupied) described in subsection (d) that is not less than the greater
of—</text>
<paragraph id="HF604F1E86F70486E9149833D8BB6BD6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>3,000; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC78A917DDA0C4152B98CF146004F932E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of households who have
indicated, in the survey conducted pursuant to section 201, that they intend to
return to residence within 120 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, in public housing operated or administered by such public housing
agency.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H50F814964F814500A000C4A0885EE571"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Housing for
former public housing residents</header>
<paragraph id="H187F32E65A224B87A4AF15D84E477BA0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject only to
subsection (c), the Housing Authority of New Orleans shall make available, upon
the request of any household who, as of August 28, 2005, was a tenant of public
housing operated or administered by such public housing agency, permanent or
temporary occupancy (as may be necessary for redevelopment plans) for such
household in a dwelling unit provided pursuant to subsection (a), so long
as—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2FCD7DCAC7DF44FC89AFDC18AC8C2C26"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the tenant—</text>
<clause id="id0365B27BE5BC40DCA45DD620CD639917"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notifies the Housing Authority of New
Orleans, not later than 75 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, of
that tenant's intent to return; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id56D4CB1230B0463B88E9BE3372FC13B2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifies a date that the tenant intends
to occupy such a dwelling unit, which shall be not later than 120 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id32D03522C6F74ACF91825E4EE9E3DFDE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the tenant was rightfully occupying a
public housing unit of the Housing Authority of New Orleans on August 28,
2005.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEFE911F01E2246CDBD87F852658BF2BB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Preferences</header><text>In
making dwelling units available to households pursuant to paragraph (1), such
Housing Authority shall provide to each returning tenant the choice to live
in—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE4A1461DB8654772BD174CEC8363502E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a dwelling unit in
the same public housing project occupied by the tenant as of August 28, 2005,
or in the surrounding neighborhood in which such public housing project was
located, if available; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF801ACE7409F42048302562CCD9FEFB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in any other
available dwelling unit in various other areas of the City of New Orleans,
provided that the Housing Authority give each resident a choice of available
units in various neighborhoods throughout the City of New Orleans.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H53106109ED68440089F655537C35243B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Prohibition of
exclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Housing
Authority of New Orleans shall not, including through the application of any
waiting list or eligibility, screening, occupancy, or other policy or practice,
prevent any household referred to in subsection (b)(1) from occupying a
replacement dwelling unit provided pursuant to subsection (a), except that such
Housing Authority or other manager shall prevent a household from occupying
such a dwelling unit, and shall provide for occupancy in such dwelling units,
as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="HCCE9D0C092EB4BC5BA93DBBA5133D90"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Notwithstanding any
priority under paragraph (4), a household shall be prevented from such
occupancy to the extent that any other provision of Federal law prohibits
occupancy or tenancy of such household, or any individual who is a member of
such household, in the type of housing of the replacement dwelling unit
provided for such household.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H85A49344915E4AEFAB9F918EBC5125F2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any priority under
paragraph (4), a household shall be prevented from such occupancy if it
includes any individual who has been convicted of a drug dealing offense, sex
offense, or crime of domestic violence.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H412FCA8758534A8EA89962A69046C4FA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Replacement
dwelling units</header><text>A dwelling unit described in this subsection
is—</text>
<paragraph id="H6796F81BB95644DB85DB0053A5067BA6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
dwelling unit in public housing operated or administered by the Housing
Authority of New Orleans; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5833A52A7AD4477CA7C9C3EEC6B1C47C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a
dwelling unit in other comparable housing located in the jurisdiction of the
Housing Authority of New Orleans for which the sum of the amount required to be
contributed by the tenant for rent and any separate utility costs for such unit
borne by the tenant is comparable to the sum of the amount required to be
contributed by the tenant for rental of a comparable public housing dwelling
unit and any separate utility costs for such unit borne by the tenant.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1D7CCA0606FD43818000337CD3F4D3F3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Relocation
assistance</header><text>The Housing Authority of New Orleans shall provide, to
each household provided occupancy in a dwelling unit pursuant to subsection
(b), assistance under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property
Acquisitions Policy Act of 1970 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4601">42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.</external-xref>) for
relocation to such dwelling unit.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H5F4451D5045040FFBF6FC1A750C557CC"><enum>203.</enum><header>Replacement of
public housing dwelling units</header>
<subsection id="HDDC288A31D264FDDBD2C12F729D77F5C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Conditions on
demolition</header><text>After the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Housing Authority of New Orleans may only demolish or dispose of dwelling units
of public housing operated or administered by such agency (including any
uninhabitable unit) pursuant to a plan for replacement of such units, as
approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to
subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7B0EC7C9B01D4556B8B73F6F3F67E9B6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Plan
requirements</header><text>The Secretary may only approve a plan for demolition
or disposition of dwelling units of public housing referred to in subsection
(a), if—</text>
<paragraph id="H231C6F3FE3014338A6750072947982E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">there is a clear process for the
opportunity to comment by the residents and resident councils of public housing
operated or administered by such Housing Authority or the City of New Orleans,
and the community in which such demolition or disposition is to occur,
including the opportunity for comment on specific proposals at each stage of
redevelopment, demolition, or disposition;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9E5A5A35246445CA95E9A1FDACBC6E9E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>not later than 60
days before the date of the approval of such plan, such Housing Authority has
convened and conducted at least 1 public hearing regarding the demolition or
disposition proposed in the plan;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H103781C2FCED4A3C000057AA228B0743"><enum>(3)</enum><text>such plan provides
that for each such dwelling unit demolished or disposed of, such public housing
agency will provide additional affordable housing as set forth under subsection
(c);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3220CEFA89C54E90A6100083AFE778F7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>such plan provides
for the implementation of a right for households to occupancy housing in
accordance with section 202;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF7246FE56EC54300AAB29990BF52C744"><enum>(5)</enum><text>such plan provides
priority in making units available under paragraph (3) to residents identified
in section 201;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID90607beae9114a6c8392a8439f02ec8f"><enum>(6)</enum><text>such plan
provides for offering public housing units built on site, first to former
residents of that public housing development who indicate they would like to
return, subject to exclusions permitted under Federal law for criminal
activity;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H46D55968F8FE47A4B9AE4271BBDA64CC"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such plan provides that the proposed
demolition or disposition and relocation will be carried out in a manner that
affirmatively furthers fair housing, as described in subsection (e) of section
808 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2D0B97522B704EB3A1A5122910E39362"><enum>(8)</enum><text>such plan provides
for comprehensive resident services; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID20b98914ed6141f9955e789f5aa368d2"><enum>(9)</enum><text>such plan
provides for procedures for people who were on the waiting list on August 28,
2005, to receive consideration to receive housing for any units that are not
needed for returning residents.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idE61DB24B6F1349C88A82A4D0821C0237"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Replacement
units</header>
<paragraph id="id50F746D576D14D78A9176970EA78FB2F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Previously
occupied units</header><text>For each public housing unit demolished or
disposed of under this section, which was occupied by tenants on August 28,
2005, the Housing Authority of New Orleans and the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development shall provide at least 1 of the following replacement housing
opportunities:</text>
<subparagraph id="ID882062badefa43fda60c609bef026fe5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The acquisition
or development of additional public housing dwelling units, including units in
the neighborhood where the demolished or disposed of units were located.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID81e5e3cb84e34d8881e8a63cc63d712d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The acquisition,
development, or contracting (including through project-based assistance) of
additional dwelling units that are subject to requirements regarding
eligibility for occupancy, tenant contribution toward rent, and long-term
affordability restrictions which are comparable to public housing units,
including units in the neighborhood where the demolished or disposed of units
were located.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID205121ac021a4c0884af774b65bafb1e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The development
or contracting of project-based voucher assistance under section 8(o)(13) of
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)), for not less
than 15 years.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id971C9F846EFD44D4A8A5E0CC1957E587"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Nonoccupied
units</header><text>For each public housing unit demolished or disposed of
under this section, which was not occupied by tenants on August 28, 2005, the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall provide, and the Housing
Authority of New Orleans shall provide a replacement housing unit as described
in paragraph (1) or shall issue a voucher under section 8(o) of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)), provided that the Housing
Authority establishes, within 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
a system to project base such vouchers, as permitted under section 8(o)(13) of
such Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD1F53242A352427AB27DD287FBC5C71E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Inapplicable
provisions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subparagraphs (B)
and (D) of section 8(o)(13) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437f(o)(13)) shall not apply with respect to vouchers used to comply with the
requirements of subsection (b)(3) of this section, except that not more than 50
percent of the units in any such affordable housing project may be assisted
under a housing assistance contract for project-based assistance under such
section 8(o)(13), unless all units are specifically made available to seniors
or people with disabilities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H944DFF9AEFEE45468D9753C40962F08E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Monitoring</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development shall provide for the appropriate field offices of the Department
to monitor and supervise enforcement of this section and plans approved under
this section and to consult, regarding such monitoring and enforcement, with
resident councils of, and residents of public housing operated or administered
by, the Housing Authority of New Orleans and with the City of New
Orleans.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idD9863ACD60D2485BB2274C3B4AC336FA"><enum>204.</enum><header>Resident
support services</header>
<subsection id="idD1A29FBF3B0F48198B064DB373FD3051"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In any instance where the Housing Authority of New
Orleans is providing housing vouchers or affordable housing that is not public
housing, as described in section 203, the Housing Authority shall, directly or
through the use of contractors—</text>
<paragraph id="ID14ee4ebef231434ab4836500ea7156e5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide mobility
counseling to residents of such housing;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8dfe8a63549641d2877d9f9686c2e856"><enum>(2)</enum><text>conduct outreach
to landlords of such housing in all areas of the City of New Orleans and the
region; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDbadbc4b2a63a45fda27fdeace9a11d05"><enum>(3)</enum><text>work with
developers to project-base voucher assistance under section 8(o)(13) of the
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)) in low-poverty
neighborhoods, and neighborhoods undergoing revitalization.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idF81EF227FFDB4C47A9DEEEF4D485503F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Not
later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 6 months
thereafter, the Housing Authority of New Orleans shall submit a report to the
Secretary and Congress on its activities under this section, including—</text>
<paragraph id="idC2CEA41D2255464B9675D16FE9DF6FEF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the number and
location of nonpublic housing units provided;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id256D2A0B57C844DFA09C70A6BEE95CE2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the census tract
in which those units are located;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idEC2D9EF662D34E1FBDF17BC76DC961C3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the poverty rate
in those census tracts;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id50AF918469DB4EE1B85ACF47F0C52A75"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the rent burdens
of households assisted under this section;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9f02932fee0d49a8b6ff065ccb8be354"><enum>(5)</enum><text>any demographic
data, reported by census tract, on who is served in the program; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD28F0589C76E4E13BB7531017B934EF9"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the efforts of
the Authority to affirmatively further fair housing.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD298AA7584B04AD9B16700E78F00D1C3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>205.</enum><header>Public housing in
Katrina and Rita disaster areas</header>
<subsection id="HB611973D31864A269293A1082D170049"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Conditions on
demolition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the 2-year
period after the date of the enactment of this Act, a public housing agency may
only dispose or demolish public housing dwelling units located in any area for
which a major disaster or emergency was declared by the President pursuant to
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act as a result
of Hurricane Katrina or Rita of 2005, other than those covered under section
203, pursuant to a plan for replacement of such units in accordance with, and
approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to
subsections (b) and (c).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idB4AD33AB6C344CADA68F48BBD1A05F70"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Plan
requirements</header><text>The Secretary may only approve a plan for demolition
or disposition of dwelling units of public housing referred to in subsection
(a), if—</text>
<paragraph id="id63C54553CE1648EFB83ED95DE31B7455"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">there is a clear process for the
opportunity to comment by the residents and resident councils of public housing
operated or administered by the Housing Authority, and the community in which
such demolition or disposition is to occur, including the opportunity for
comment on specific proposals for redevelopment, demolition, or
disposition;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0257BF35D9704332A752B74DA07AA29F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>not later than 60
days before the date of the approval of such plan, such Housing Authority has
convened and conducted at least 1 public hearing regarding the demolition or
disposition proposed in the plan;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9B03585E2F034184AD360D5E13CA8623"><enum>(3)</enum><text>such plan
provides that for each such dwelling unit demolished or disposed of, such
public housing agency will provide additional affordable replacement housing as
set forth under subsection (c);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA334E368258D4FE5B926353BF5B18AB8"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such plan provides that the proposed
demolition or disposition and relocation will be carried out in a manner that
affirmatively furthers fair housing, as described in subsection (e) of section
808 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFD8EF107308F48A39D1FFB3D46E19365"><enum>(5)</enum><text>such plan
provides for comprehensive resident services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3193843BA8B84A1FB60489E87C020BB8"><enum>(6)</enum><text>such plan
provides for offering public housing units built on site, first to former
residents of that public housing development who indicate they would like to
return, subject to exclusions permitted under Federal law for criminal
activity; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBA03328DC9804BC191E0949839BAEC42"><enum>(7)</enum><text>such plan
provides for procedures for people who were on the waiting list on August 28,
2005, to receive consideration to receive housing for any units that are not
needed for returning residents.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id87F462BB37DB4F188903374ABB4F4F47"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Replacement
units</header>
<paragraph id="idED7756C39F14406194D84741DF8E2E63"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Previously
occupied units</header><text>For each public housing unit demolished or
disposed of under this section, which was occupied by tenants on August 28,
2005, the Housing Authority shall provide at least 1 of the following
replacement housing opportunities:</text>
<subparagraph id="id828ED8F5BF744E0488A17EC1CBF4C404"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The acquisition
or development of additional public housing dwelling units.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id68DF8E628BB2489DAD6FD817294AF82F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The acquisition,
development, or contracting (including through project-based assistance) of
additional dwelling units that are subject to requirements regarding
eligibility for occupancy, tenant contribution toward rent, and long-term
affordability restrictions which are comparable to public housing units.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAD6CA6A08CEF4321B9513218D18E1AFB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Project-based
voucher assistance under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937
(42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)), for not less than 10 years.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFA21FEB6CC77444C9B1061A917E5B460"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Nonoccupied
units</header><text>For each public housing unit demolished or disposed of
under this section, which was not occupied by tenants on August 28, 2005, the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall provide, and the Housing
Authority shall provide a replacement housing unit as described in paragraph
(1) or shall issue a voucher under section 8(o) of the United States Housing
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H84837315C3A24EB199785201D83D174C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Relocation
assistance</header><text>A public housing agency shall provide, to each
household relocated pursuant to a plan under this section for demolition or
disposition, assistance under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real
Property Acquisitions Policy Act of 1970 for relocation to their new
residence.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3E54F0C28F42437BB979182FC8CEBD4"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Return of public
housing tenants</header><text>A public housing agency administering or
operating public housing dwelling units described in subsection (a)
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HC40ADF35D5B54A1C8174C8189A39758"><enum>(1)</enum><text>use its best
efforts to locate tenants displaced from such public housing as a result of
Hurricane Katrina or Rita; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1960EB2E29DE4A29B14664B72C01F695"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide such
residents occupancy in public housing dwelling units of such agency that become
available for occupancy, or other comparable affordable units, and to ensure
such residents a means to return to such housing if they so choose.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDFC22B9E4DA042708C681BB65740D8C6"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Inapplicability
of certain project-based voucher limitations</header><text>Subparagraphs (B)
and (D) of section 8(o)(13) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437f(o)(13)) shall not apply with respect to any project-based vouchers used
to comply with the requirements of a plan under subsection (c), except that not
more than 50 percent of the units in any such affordable housing project may be
assisted under a housing assistance contract for project-based assistance under
such section 8(o)(13), unless all units are specifically made available to
seniors or people with disabilities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H02F5FAC0802246FF8395993C1BAEFD00"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Displacement
from habitable units</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A public
housing agency may not displace a tenant from any public housing dwelling unit
described in this section that is administered or operated by such agency and
is habitable (including during any period of rehabilitation), unless the agency
provides a suitable and comparable replacement dwelling unit for such
tenant.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HBF8648743E684C429E3F28634004B922"><enum>206.</enum><header>Reports on
proposed conversions of public housing units</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than the expiration of the 15-day
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development shall submit to the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial
Services of the House of Representatives a detailed report identifying all
public housing projects located in areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina or Rita
of 2005, for which plans exist to transfer ownership to other entities or
agencies. Such report shall include the following information for each such
project:</text>
<paragraph id="HABC727215AEC4094B910F7005321AFD7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The name and
location.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAB8F036D07394DC3B33F3FB4788DBFE4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The number of
dwelling units.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC148E312CD7E46B4B04800003786F404"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The proposed new
owner.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCC3EE134594A47A09BB1694FCE96ABC2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The existing
income eligibility and rent provisions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4E3B6E336C084CD3A600433B419B3F76"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Duration of
existing affordability restrictions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5BE8D9B202994B0E81AB24AB2DA5F617"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The proposed date
of transfer.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE733FAF9DA8A44DCBAEAB08971731B00"><enum>(7)</enum><text>An analysis of the
impact on residents and low-income families on the waiting list of such
transfer.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H5381308DBADB429B8FA4BADD8592EA14"><enum>207.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations for repair and rehabilitation for Katrina and Rita disaster
areas</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to
be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out activities eligible
for funding under the Capital Fund under section 9 of the United States Housing
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g) for the repair, rehabilitation, redevelopment,
and replacement of public housing in a designated disaster area, and for
relocation expenses and community and supportive services for the residents of
public housing operated or administered by housing agencies in such designated
disaster areas.</text>
</section><section id="H72A73C0768534F0EBB0438C8E3F9BA20"><enum>208.</enum><header>Existing public
housing redevelopment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding the provisions of any
request for qualification or proposal issued before the date of the enactment
of this Act with respect to any public housing operated or administered by a
housing agency in a designated disaster area, the housing agency shall provide
replacement housing as required under section 203 or 205, as applicable.</text>
</section><section id="H47B2F5A0972D4CDCB57ED4B42700E1FE"><enum>209.</enum><header>Reports on
compliance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than the
expiration of the 30-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this
Act and not later than the expiration of each calendar quarter thereafter, the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit a detailed report
regarding compliance with the requirements of this title, including the
resident participation requirement under section 203(b)(1), to the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Financial
Services of the House of Representatives, the resident councils of, and
residents of public housing operated or administered by, a housing agency in a
disaster area, and the City of New Orleans.</text>
</section><section id="id7384B42003914261B1C0B8784326BFE7"><enum>210.</enum><header>Independent
administration of Housing Authority of New Orleans</header>
<subsection id="idB0B9460DC7DA42F8B1A8A247CE8E5710"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Receivership</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall
petition for judicial receivership of the Housing Authority of New Orleans
pursuant to section 6(j)(3)(A)(ii) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
U.S.C. 1437d(j)(3)(A)(ii)).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idF1C27CD693BF42A5A60253ABFDAA8A4B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effect of
receivership</header><text>Any judicial receiver of the Housing Authority of
New Orleans appointed pursuant to subsection (a) shall be required to comply
with all the provisions of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idB5FE2B27592E41439D6277CF05A27777"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of the Congress that the judicial
receiver of the Housing Authority of New Orleans appointed pursuant to
subsection (a) shall consider new and innovative models for administration of
the Housing Authority of New Orleans, including public-private
partnerships.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id2C282C3B02274D52BF6679E244EEDCBA"><enum>211.</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For purposes of this title, the term
<term>designated disaster area</term> means any area that was the subject of a
disaster declaration by the President under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) in
response to Hurricanes Katrina or Rita of 2005.</text>
</section><enum>III</enum><header>Disaster Voucher
Program and Project-Based Rental Assistance</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H827F2DA8866D48BD90C3294600F0B400"><enum>301.</enum><header>Disaster
voucher program</header>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39E0794619074213AF04039391159EBB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated
such sums as may be necessary to provide assistance under the Disaster Voucher
Program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development established pursuant
to Public Law 109–148 (119 Stat. 2779) through June 30, 2008, and, to the
extent that amounts for such purpose are made available, such program, and the
authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to waive
requirements under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
U.S.C. 1437f) in administering assistance under such program, shall be so
extended.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBB3A41B7FF384AEF995493872E3800BC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transfer of
Disaster Voucher Program to tenant-based assistance</header>
<paragraph id="H5858CA8331A04D1BAA736DB30045DC21"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Transfer to
section 8 voucher program</header><text>There are authorized to be
appropriated, for tenant-based assistance under section 8(o) of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)</external-xref>), such sums as
may be necessary to provide vouchers for households transitioning from the
Disaster Voucher Program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
established pursuant to Public Law 109–148 (119 Stat. 2779) for the period that
such household is eligible for such voucher assistance, as of the termination
date of the Disaster Voucher Program, for each household that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id65751BD71FC7460D8A171D8A0CB38A86"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is assisted under
such program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8e548f022ddf46d2b4d8015916b59ebd"><enum>(B)</enum><text>did not receive
assistance under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
U.S.C. 1437f(o)) at the time of Hurricane Katrina or Rita of 2005;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID170d36999c434b6db7828672aaac90c7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is not eligible
for tenant replacement voucher assistance under section 302 of this Act;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc7952a8aa1d84a7faa7d1a5e6957cba5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>is eligible for
tenant replacement voucher assistance under section 302, but has not received
such assistance.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idC80A8BDA75014FE0B49FC37A99397A02"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligibility for
assistance</header><text>Subject to the availability of appropriations, as of
January 1, 2008, any household meeting the requirements in paragraph (1) shall
receive tenant-based assistance under section 8(o) of the United States Housing
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF2724A847C244738B79B8921056FA42F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Administration
of assistance</header><text>Voucher assistance provided under this subsection
shall be administered by the public housing agency having jurisdiction of the
area in which such assisted family resides as of such termination date.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H82C378E5D72C4124A5CA7E3003F9C526"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Temporary
vouchers</header><text>If at any time a household for whom a voucher for rental
housing assistance is provided pursuant to this section becomes ineligible for
such rental assistance—</text>
<subparagraph id="H67010C18111F4C08B4ACDC6B9F2702A0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the public housing
agency administering such voucher pursuant to this section may not provide
rental assistance under such voucher for any other household;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB893D9FBB72A4BA293F90275B037B1B9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development shall recapture from such agency any remaining
amounts for assistance attributable to such voucher and may not reobligate such
amounts to any public housing agency; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF98C09422BB948A5AD376D197D95F370"><enum>(C)</enum><text>such voucher shall
not be taken into consideration for purposes of determining future allocation
of amounts for tenant-based rental assistance for any public housing
agency.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF60D2CCFF10946C9A7C30F8531110898"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Former voucher
program participants</header><text>Households who were receiving assistance
under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437f(o)) as of August 28, 2005, shall continue to be assisted under such
section (8)(o), subject to all the requirements under that section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA4C8D1E8DDA840E5BB1756CFA71D8874"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Identification
and notification of DVP-eligible households not assisted</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to October 31, 2007, the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development shall work with the Federal Emergency Management
Agency and State and local housing agencies to identify households who, as of
the date of the enactment of this Act, are eligible for assistance under this
section but are not receiving assistance under this section. Upon
identification of each such household, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HBCEC5A0A5CF047B8B73DA1E531E45404"><enum>(1)</enum><text>notify such
household of the housing options available under this Act; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H672AE81AA42B4811B6A14E16C6BC77B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to the extent that
the family is eligible for such options at such time of identification, offer
the household assistance under this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H6EBA785EA08E4AB586BF6D388149AE30"><enum>302.</enum><header>Tenant
replacement vouchers for all lost units</header>
<subsection id="idBC607AC21EED4A0CB4C030EEF970F4F5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to provide tenant replacement
vouchers under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437f) for the number of households that are equal to—</text>
<paragraph id="HF40953919525425DA8B1DF7C30C5E6D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the number of
assisted dwelling units (whether occupied or unoccupied) located in covered
assisted multifamily housing projects (as such term is defined in section
308(e) of this Act) that are not approved for reuse or resiting by the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; plus</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD839DBDAEE13470DA088549C84355BA3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the number of
public housing dwelling units that, as of August 28, 2005, were located in
areas affected by Hurricane Katrina and were considered for purposes of
allocating operating and capital assistance under section 9 of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 (whether occupied or unoccupied), that will not be
put back into use for occupancy; plus</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA9BE3A4C94B94228B918AC4C4340002E"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of public housing dwelling units
that, as of September 24, 2005, were located in areas affected by Hurricane
Rita and were considered for purposes of allocating operating or capital
assistance under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (whether
occupied or unoccupied), that will not be put back into use for occupancy;
minus</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H73B3C427BC17443B8802270082D21C42"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the number of
previously awarded enhanced vouchers for assisted dwelling units and tenant
protection vouchers for public housing units covered under this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id71241130408446ADAB10102253113692"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allocation</header><text>Any
amounts made available pursuant to this section shall, upon the request of a
public housing agency for such voucher assistance, be allocated to the public
housing agency based on the number of dwelling units described in paragraph (1)
or (2) of subsection (a) that are located in the jurisdiction of the public
housing agency.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idC974245597914DDD9EB6057E669EA231"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Issuance</header><text>The
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall issue replacement vouchers for
all units approved for reuse, resiting, or replacement that are not available
for occupancy on January 1, 2010.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HCF08173F4FFD428C819C68BA49665FE6"><enum>303.</enum><header>Voucher
assistance for households receiving FEMA assistance</header>
<subsection id="idD7D1DB65FBEC44D1A9986AFAF8583E9C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>FEMA transfer
of assistance</header><text>As of December 21, 2007, the Federal Emergency
Management Agency shall transfer to the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development all of its authority and power relating to the administration of
rental assistance, and funding for such rental assistance, under the Disaster
Relief Fund established under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id82036061A8BD4756BC8F7CD0224E0279"><enum>(b)</enum><header>HUD
administration of rental assistance</header>
<paragraph id="idC47C54C644E44A7B8088668E3843FDAA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Beginning on January 1, 2008, the Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development shall provide temporary housing assistance to households
who received assistance under section 408(c)(1) of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5174">42 U.S.C. 5174(c)(1)</external-xref>) as
follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="idEDD904716D324B16B9AFD24BEB7605A6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Required Tenant
assistance</header><text>Households receiving assistance shall be required to
pay up to 30 percent of their income towards rent and utility costs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id02E3E0DD212F4816BAC2EF821F0D6666"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Minimum rental
amount</header><text>The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may
implement a minimum rent of up to $100 per month, only if the Secretary
provides for hardship exemptions for households including seniors and people
with disabilities.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id246A88B4C4F949648AF85F858456A0A9"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Limitation on
excessive rents</header><text>The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
shall work with landlords to minimize the payment of rents in excess of 120
percent of the fair market rent for comparable housing in the area.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8C229FF0C2074C7AA2AE8AA5A3E0F625"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definition of
fair market rent</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>fair market
rent</term> means the rent (including utilities, except telephone service), as
determined by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, for units of
varying sizes (by number of bedrooms), that must be paid in the market area to
rent privately-owned, existing, decent, safe, and sanitary rental housing of
modest (nonluxury) nature with suitable amenities</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H31CDD82CB3B94E6887579873214C5562"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rental
assistance for households residing in FEMA trailers</header>
<paragraph id="H77E23AF403044277892BA96D6FBAC405"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Provision of
assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated, for rental assistance, such sums as may be
necessary to provide such assistance for each individual and household who, as
of the date of the enactment of this Act, receives direct assistance for
temporary housing under section 408(c)(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(c)(2)) as a result of
Hurricane Katrina, Rita, or Wilma and is eligible for tenant-based rental
assistance under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">42 U.S.C.
1437f(o)</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9660E33D8C32459CA641B887C3129DF0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Offer</header><text>Subject
to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development shall offer tenant-based rental assistance under section 8(o) of
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)</external-xref>) to each
individual or household who, as of the date of enactment of this Act, is
residing in a trailer provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as
part of the direct assistance that individual or household received under
section 408(c)(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(c)(2)) as a result of Hurricane Katrina, Rita,
or Wilma.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id57A801CDA5CD4EAFB0FCFC66E357523C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Conditions on
assistance</header><text>The provision of temporary housing assistance under
this subsection shall be subject to the following requirements:</text>
<subparagraph id="idB7F61F7542594902862762F80219180C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Required Tenant
assistance</header><text>Households receiving assistance shall be required to
pay up to 30 percent of their income towards rent and utility costs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1FAC69F9DFB64703992432100F227EED"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Minimum rental
amount</header><text>The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may
implement a minimum rent of up to $100 per month, only if the Secretary
provides for hardship exemptions for household including seniors and people
with disabilities.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32351432BE864EACAD6924733AF06222"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Limitation on
excessive rents</header><text>The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
shall work with landlords to minimize the payment of rents in excess of 120
percent of the fair market rent for comparable housing in the area.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0D520BC181B545D1884BADB7C0594C2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Temporary
assistance</header>
<paragraph id="id19F49F47ECC54FC5A460AE9260AB5B7E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>Individuals
or households receiving rental assistance under this section shall be eligible
for such assistance only if they are eligible for tenant-based rental
assistance under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">42 U.S.C.
1437f(o)</external-xref>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id95E6FAF0496349D582739A6CF705F496"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect of
becoming ineligible</header><text>If at any time an individual or household for
whom a voucher for rental housing assistance is provided pursuant to this
section becomes ineligible for further such rental assistance—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8C089B84581D4B86A3B47E259679325B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the public housing
agency administering such voucher pursuant to this section may not provide
rental assistance under such voucher for any other household;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H42512CCC1EAD43CFA1634B10E83000D8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development shall recapture from such agency any remaining
amounts for assistance attributable to such voucher and may not reobligate such
amounts to any public housing agency; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6EAE66C944C043478785008096C6F86B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>such voucher shall
not be taken into consideration for purposes of determining any future
allocation of amounts for such tenant-based rental assistance for any public
housing agency.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HA16018B4A2A34A34A9B8E4B172B75F6"><enum>304.</enum><header>Voucher
assistance for supportive housing</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated such
sums as may be necessary to provide 4,500 vouchers for project-based rental
assistance under section 8(o)(13) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)), and 1,000 units under the Shelter Plus Care Program as
authorized under subtitle F of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11403 et seq.) for use in areas impacted by
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita for supportive housing dwelling units for elderly
families, persons with disabilities, or homeless persons. The Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development shall make available to the State of Louisiana or
its designee or designees, upon request, 3,000 of such vouchers. Subparagraphs
(B) and (D) of section 8(o)(13) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)) shall not apply with respect to vouchers made available
under this section.</text>
</section><section id="idCAD3D26A308240DB867D20F3D7B27479"><enum>305.</enum><header>Project-basing
of vouchers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development may waive the limitations on project-basing under
section 8(o)(13)(B) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437f(o)(13)(B)) for public housing agencies located in any area in which the
President declared a major disaster as a result of Hurricane Katrina, Rita, or
Wilma, if—</text>
<paragraph id="id1C1C2B5539254E0098017DCDEBE04604"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the public housing agency is working to
project-base vouchers in—</text>
<subparagraph id="id649E5DA10F0F44D7B9A859BD97283577"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a mixed-income community; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE38AC463DF1648B7A3B3D12A5D7D1ECB"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a low-poverty neighborhood, or a
neighborhood undergoing revitalization; or</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id371015F8F018474981EBB48347D9D12C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>not more that 50
percent of any project is assisted under such 8(o)(13)(B), unless all units in
such project are specifically designated for seniors or the disabled.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HB1E5D099C7744462AE09819E76726ED5"><enum>306.</enum><header>Preservation of
project-based housing assistance payments contracts for dwelling units damaged
or destroyed</header>
<subsection id="H9FC185DF11C34B228410EB13975F5D42"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Tolling of
contract term</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, a project-based housing assistance payments
contract for a covered assisted multifamily housing project shall not expire or
be terminated because of the damage or destruction of dwelling units in the
project by Hurricane Katrina or Rita. The expiration date of the contract shall
be deemed to be the later of the date specified in the contract or a date that
is not less than 3 months after the dwelling units in the project or in a
replacement project are first made habitable.</text>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H029BBB74A3F14E3BB6232D04DCACE9D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Owner proposals
for reuse or resiting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall promptly review and shall
approve all feasible proposals made by owners of covered assisted multifamily
housing projects submitted to the Secretary, not later than October 1, 2008,
that provide for the rehabilitation of the project and the resumption of use of
the assistance under the contract for the project, or, alternatively, for the
transfer, pursuant to subsection (c), of the contract or, in the case of a
project with an interest reduction payments contract, of the remaining budget
authority under the contact, to another multifamily housing project.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF4F4CEC3024647E9A75FCDF30141667"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Transfer of
contract</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of any
covered assisted multifamily housing project, the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HB17BCA500B87404CA298B876A95797E6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the case of a
project with a project-based rental assistance payments contract described in
subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of subsection (e)(2), transfer the contract to
another appropriate and habitable existing project or a project to be
constructed (having the same or a different owner); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2419528212574356AF79D9C2A1727952"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the case of a
project with an interest reduction payments contract pursuant to section 236 of
the National Housing Act, use the remaining budget authority under the contract
for interest reduction payments to reduce financing costs with respect to
dwelling units in other habitable projects not currently so assisted, and such
dwelling units shall be subject to the low-income affordability restrictions
applicable to projects for which such payments are made under section 236 of
the National Housing Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id36E1105CAE8B4DD19510534C2CB41ABF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Allowable
transfers</header><text>A project-based rental assistance payments contract may
be transferred, in whole or in part, under subsection (c) to—</text>
<paragraph id="id7EC0795763A14D50BC4C0C92627CB728"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a project with
the same or different number of units or bedroom configuration than the damaged
or destroyed project if approximately the same number of individuals are
expected to occupy the subsidized units in the replacement project as occupied
the damaged or destroyed project; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6A36527FD92746A990273A34EF874985"><enum>(2)</enum><text>multiple
projects, including some on the same site, if approximately the same number of
individuals are expected to occupy the subsidized units in the replacement
projects as occupied the damaged or destroyed project.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H704EA02270AB46DEBF785B2C3010721C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For
purposes of this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HE95C46BE62014515849E9629FA249B83"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered assisted
multifamily housing project</header><text>The term <term>assisted multifamily
housing project</term> means a multifamily housing project that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H86DA1EB7BE9B4768BBC4C0A6DCF3261"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as of the date of the enactment of this
Act, is subject to a project-based rental assistance payments contract
(including pursuant to subsection (a) of this section); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA452C8526FA8422B006572C14CBEFBE2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was damaged or destroyed by Hurricane
Katrina or Hurricane Rita of 2005.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD3B59AC078FB400A8338CE9777EE697B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Project-based
rental assistance payments contract</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>project-based rental
assistance payments contract</quote> includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="H59AD55BA6E044EDEBFF5B00CCF61D80"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a contract entered
into pursuant to section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437f);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0ADE99A3E1EC4FAB8EF62D39A600499C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a contract for
project rental assistance pursuant to section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of
1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q(c)(2));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H606A9E58C6084D209F04D4D012EB595F"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a contract for project rental assistance
pursuant to section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable
Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2)); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H95C0B4ED16144CA8A9A33BAC903D02CA"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an interest reduction payments contract
pursuant to section 236 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9C7818608EEF41278990C320BEE20100" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>307.</enum><header>GAO study of
wrongful or erroneous termination of Federal rental housing
assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Comptroller
General of the United States shall conduct a study of households that received
Federal assistance for rental housing in connection with Hurricanes Katrina and
Rita to determine if the assistance for any such households was wrongfully or
erroneously terminated. The Comptroller General shall submit a report to the
Congress not later than January 1, 2008, on the results of the study, which
shall include an estimate of how many households were subject to such wrongful
or erroneous termination and how many of those households have incomes eligible
for the household to receive tenant-based rental assistance under section 8 of
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">42 U.S.C. 1437f</external-xref>).</text>
</section><enum>IV</enum><header>Damages arising
from FEMA actions</header>
<section id="HA551586806C442C5B19F86DB44F48E55"><enum>401.</enum><header>Reimbursement
of landlords</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated, from amounts made available before the date of
the enactment of this Act under any provision of law to the Federal Emergency
Management Agency for disaster relief under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief Emergency Assistance Act, such sums as may be necessary for the
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide
reimbursement to each landlord who entered into leases to provide emergency
sheltering in response to Hurricane Katrina, Rita, or Wilma of 2005, pursuant
to the program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency pursuant to section
403 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5170b">42 U.S.C.
5170b</external-xref>) in the amount of actual, documented damages incurred by
such landlord as a result of abrogation by such Agency of commitments entered
into under such program, but not including reimbursement for any such landlord
to the extent that such landlord has previously received reimbursement for such
damages under any other Federal or non-Federal program.</text>
</section><enum>V</enum><header>FHA
housing</header>
<section id="H408717989E6C4DFE89392800726FD1D3"><enum>501.</enum><header>Treatment of
nonconveyable properties</header>
<subsection id="H6B597390E17045D289661234B64CCFC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, in the case of any property consisting of a 1- to
4-family residence that is subject to a mortgage insured under title II of the
National Housing Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1707">12 U.S.C. 1707 et seq.</external-xref>) and was
damaged or destroyed as a result of Hurricane Katrina or Rita of 2005, if there
was no failure on the part of the mortgagee or servicer to provide hazard
insurance for the property or to provide flood insurance coverage for the
property to the extent such coverage is required under Federal law, the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development—</text>
<paragraph id="H663C9760E65D40C096D4806F4F9B8CD1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>may not deny
conveyance of title to the property to the Secretary and payment of the
benefits of such insurance on the basis of the condition of the property or any
failure to repair the property;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAD850F521DBE41F49D9466373228D760"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may not reduce the
amount of such insurance benefits to take into consideration any costs of
repairing the property; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9F28B07B16F8495EA874C5E4E0B38769"><enum>(3)</enum><text>with respect to a
property that is destroyed, condemned, demolished, or otherwise not available
for conveyance of title, may pay the full benefits of such insurance to the
mortgagee notwithstanding that such title is not conveyed.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H81C41991715B4B3A86B905AA22F2FB8D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Budget Act
compliance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Insurance claims
may be paid in accordance with subsection (a) only to the extent or in such
amounts as are or have been provided in advance in appropriations Acts for the
costs (as such term is defined in section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act
of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661(a)) of such claims.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBDF5756DAE8A4DDEAFD4F40CAB018386"><enum>502.</enum><header>FHA
single-family insurance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In
determining the eligibility of any individual whose residence was damaged or
destroyed as a result of Hurricane Katrina and who was current on their
mortgage prior to August 28, 2005, for mortgage insurance under section 203 of
the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709), the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development shall look at the creditworthiness of such individual, as such
creditworthiness was established prior to August 28, 2005.</text>
</section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32AB8E01973846D7B2239EEF5940D8F3"><enum>503.</enum><header>FHA-New
Orleans Homeownership Opportunities Initiative</header>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id64A0EF7D62014A5CB1D0D6B7853B61AB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established within the Department of Housing and Urban Development an
FHA-New Orleans Homeownership Opportunities Initiative (in this section
referred to as the <quote>Initiative</quote>), which shall provide for the
conveyance or transfer of eligible homes to the New Orleans Redevelopment
Authority for use in the pilot program established in section 103 of this
Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2A356A193C95479AB59D6D69587AB1F0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible
homes</header><text>For purposes of this section, an eligible home is a 1, 2,
3, or 4-family residence or multi-family project—</text>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5BA842E32EF3419AB5ECE1545E3ED6AD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>that is either
vacant, abandoned, or has been foreclosed upon, subject to subsection
(e)(2)(B), by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB028A4914D9B4D86AF789F384B9F32E6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to which the
Secretary holds title; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC0C883F9DD5448749A54D1FFC76BBFD4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>which is not
occupied by a person legally entitled to reside in such residence or
project.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF258163C226E4E18BC667DF64A9842C7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reports</header>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFFC66577E054425A9E10D54487DFBEB0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initial list of
properties</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit a report
to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, the
Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives, and the New
Orleans Redevelopment Authority listing all eligible homes in the New Orleans
area, including a list of homes in default where foreclosure by the Secretary
is imminent.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFEA25FCD06E5496F93FB9401E5F646B1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Updated
lists</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the initial report is
submitted under paragraph (1), and every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development shall submit a follow-up report to the Committees
and entities described in paragraph (1) listing all—</text>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4BA3D67711D94E39873EF3EBD9A27267"><enum>(A)</enum><text>new eligible
homes; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id808A2C9D227A4B38ADFD8D12991DE12C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>1, 2, 3, or
4-family residences or multi-family projects in the New Orleans area—</text>
<clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id46BB19ACD8784A9BA7D22CFC61164052"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that have been
foreclosed upon by the Secretary, or are in default and where foreclosure is
imminent; and</text>
</clause><clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD6B8BD5179364E7784534238AF6FA513"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>where the
Secretary has taken all necessary actions to avoid such foreclosure.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20D8C571430B4EC7B53801BE30CE5708"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Donated
property</header><text>The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, at any
time, may accept, manage, and convey to the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority
and residential property donated to the Secretary by a nongovernmental entity
for purposes of this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9B05F2B3C14247CDA9552B212CA69FAF"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Conveyance of
properties</header>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2AFD566557BC41CA8E68E4B2B5A6584C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Request by
NORA</header><text>Not later than 30 days after any report is submitted under
subsection (c), the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority shall, in writing,
request that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development convey any and all
eligible homes listed in such report.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4BF1C1B91F0F4A7AA68AD656FAFD0CAF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>HUD
action</header>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8B993D43E7A64F92ABC2E90A59F7E310"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the receipt of any request
under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall
convey to the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority, at no cost, title to any
eligible home requested by the Authority.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB0CE450749B14D14B0B5737D0EDF6D19"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may only convey title to an eligible
home that is eligible solely because the Secretary foreclosed upon such home,
if the Secretary had taken all necessary actions to avoid such
foreclosure.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1E924B3F0ED34A14B4E280A26A1BF240"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Use of eligible
properties</header><text>Any eligible home conveyed or transferred to the New
Orleans Redevelopment Authority under this section shall be used in the
following manner:</text>
<paragraph id="ID524c90ed4f1648c1963588515fa29ad2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Minimum use
requirement</header><text>Such home shall be sold, conveyed, or included in
redevelopment within 18 months of such conveyance or transfer, and shall be
redeveloped to meet applicable local building codes so as to ensure that such
home—</text>
<subparagraph id="idF31754BDAEE64C7A8702E4F4AD0FB597"><enum>(A)</enum><text>will be
adequately rehabilitated to support sustainable homeownership; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4F8C461A6F724E918BB27D46ED34D95A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may be in such
physical condition that it can be offered for sale for habitation or occupancy
within 36 months of such conveyance or transfer.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4F7CC0BA2338425DBD13197ABD7BE220"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Low-income
occupancy requirement</header><text>Notwithstanding any other redevelopment
plans, the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority shall ensure that a number of
homes equal to the number of homes transferred or conveyed by the Secretary
under this section are redeveloped and sold by the Authority to low-income
households, at a price that is affordable to such households, subject to the
following requirements:</text>
<subparagraph id="ID6f1955cb90a74d1e8262504544a6b617"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Redevelopment of
such eligible homes will be done in concert with other redevelopment
activities, as described in section 103.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID42fe3ecfe7cd4075a410a60dcf473378"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Preference for
purchase of such eligible homes will be given to households—</text>
<clause id="id00A52A58092F406DB1D03B541600E928"><enum>(i)</enum><text>who
have received pre-purchase homeownership counseling; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idC7E7BE4F0FE34E2DBC9807780367236E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>which are
comprised of individuals who on August 28, 2005, were residents of the City of
New Orleans and—</text>
<subclause id="IDb54455d1a6e84a73be86659117dad609"><enum>(I)</enum><text>had, with respect
to any dwelling in the City of New Orleans, a valid and nonexpired lease for
such dwelling;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDea2b7dbf1559495db75bff313c562cad"><enum>(II)</enum><text>owned a home in
the City of New Orleans, but who did not receive funds under the Road Home
program; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID44e6e03b33164cbd8f914c971b3c93a3"><enum>(III)</enum><text>received
housing vouchers under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
U.S.C. 1437f), or lived in public housing.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID677aaeff872445628b530c1450d82e5f"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Primary
residence requirement</header>
<subparagraph id="id9D1EC7821B1E41BF96F28C65460F05C0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The individual or household buying such eligible home
shall agree to use the home as their primary residence for 5 years.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5052F08BC58240B8889ED014AF079336"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation on
flipping</header><text>The New Orleans Redevelopment Authority shall ensure, by
any means, including by the use of restrictive covenants, that if the
individual or household who purchased the home from the Authority sells the
home within 5 years of such purchase, that such sale shall only be valid if the
subsequent buyer is a low-income individual or household.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID82654fe4e5c54851809a4384d8849282"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Sale price
requirement</header><text>The New Orleans Redevelopment Authority or its
redevelopment partners shall sell eligible homes at a discounted price that is
affordable to families at or below 80 percent of area median income.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5227fe6f78864ecda8216b850371b6b3"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Excess profit
to be returned to HUD</header><text>Any profit on the sale of home received by
the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority or a developer for the sale of an
eligible home above the redevelopment costs of such home shall be paid to the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD6F986BC4ED741829B323392BF77396A"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Counseling</header><text>The
New Orleans Redevelopment Authority shall work with local nonprofit housing
counseling agencies to provide pre-purchase counseling to any interested
individuals or households who seek to purchase an eligible home from the
Authority under this section, as required to receive preference under
subsection (f)(2)(B).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id6DBAAEB245AB400C9CD5E76AA8C1DA92"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Inspection
process</header><text>The New Orleans Redevelopment Authority shall establish a
process to inspect all eligible homes prior to sale under this section to
ensure that such homes—</text>
<paragraph id="idF5385122FDE6491996070C73FF2D72AF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>meet local
building codes;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA8010329D4C8479FBA7EC2241ED5C380"><enum>(2)</enum><text>need no further
rehabilitation; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id659B3C537023449D85BE1876F22F2129"><enum>(3)</enum><text>are safe for
habitation and occupation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD66CFB3634C34DFEA9662A3CA77231B4"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Recapture
procedures</header><text>The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in
consultation with the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority, shall establish
procedures to recapture amounts in instances where—</text>
<paragraph id="id89433CD82CA44161B7A60F6C85351C50"><enum>(1)</enum><text>eligible homes
are not sold to low-income families;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD2A1283C87DE46D9AF8B26C8CC3C6BDB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>eligible home
prices exceed redevelopment costs; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2156DEB6278D47BDBF3E3805B0074B04"><enum>(3)</enum><text>eligible homes
sold are not used as the purchaser's primary residences for 5 years.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5CDA76B67B2D47F18462238BCB69DA4F"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Compliance
Reports</header>
<paragraph id="id9277BFDCF8294C2A9799D37D273086ED"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The New Orleans Redevelopment Authority shall submit such
information as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development requires to
ensure that eligible homes are being used as required under subsection (f). If
at any time, the Secretary determines the Authority is in noncompliance with
the requirements under subsection (f), the Secretary shall, not later than 15
days after making such determination, notify, in writing, the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on
Financial Services of the House of Representatives.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8FCB670E19794F0FA5CE9BE0A0104A3F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Status
report</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this
Act, and again not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act,
the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority shall submit a report to the Committee
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on
Financial Services of the House of Representative on the implementation,
status, and execution of the Initiative established under this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id71E76C2676E04793A9053E143B45BA40"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall not convey or transfer, and
the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority shall not accept, any property under
this section after 5 years from the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>VI</enum><header>Fair
Housing Enforcement</header>
<section id="H4D34A14D812343C6A96818518DC8E7B3"><enum>601.</enum><header>Fair housing
initiatives program</header>
<subsection id="H778F4014A8234D9784B44D90F17707D2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 561 of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1987 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3616a">42 U.S.C. 3616a</external-xref>),
in each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009, such sums as may be necessary, but not
less than $5,000,000, for areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, of
which, in each such fiscal year—</text>
<paragraph id="H69A0F8F8545D4884BED33774E6D4A5E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>60
percent shall be available only for private enforcement initiatives for
qualified private enforcement fair housing organizations authorized under
subsection (b) of such section, and, of the amount made available in accordance
with this paragraph, the Secretary shall set aside an amount for multi-year
grants to qualified fair housing enforcement organizations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H35223E5B671444CEB6AE4CC2D6C65EE5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>20 percent shall
be available only for activities authorized under paragraphs (1) and (2) of
subsection (c) of such section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H60F84A0DF9F94AC5ABA9CF2CFFECB81"><enum>(3)</enum><text>20
percent shall be available only for education and outreach programs authorized
under subsection (d) of such section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9D272CCD7BFB47C781841D12175BD945"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Low
funding</header><text>If the total amount appropriated to carry out the Fair
Housing Initiatives Program for either fiscal year 2008 or 2009 is less than
$50,000,000, not less than 5 percent of such total amount appropriated for such
fiscal year shall be available for the areas described in subsection (a) for
the activities described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of such
subsection.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA1C6EB8138EE425099BC146B82F710AD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any amounts appropriated under this section
shall remain available until expended.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>VII</enum><header>Improved
distribution of Federal hurricane housing funds for hurricane relief</header>
<section id="H2493CDC18E94493C88B449CA44C9003C"><enum>701.</enum><header>GAO study of
improved distribution of Federal housing funds for hurricane relief</header>
<subsection id="H1526AEA79DFC4900A756A27E75A2615E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct a study to examine methods of improving the distribution
of Federal housing funds to assist States covered by this Act with recovery
from hurricanes, which shall include identifying and analyzing—</text>
<paragraph id="HB6C02E0CE1B943DDB9DC00FB1F3B00D6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Federal and
State agencies used in the past to disburse such funds and the strengths and
weakness of existing programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDBE05E5AED1749E19DAC503E57C9D9F0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the means by and
extent to which critical information relating to hurricane recovery, such as
property valuations, is shared among various State and Federal agencies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEDE2DBD08E61495D8354DAE4E9CA5642"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">program requirements that create
impediments to the distribution of such funds that can be eliminated or
streamlined;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8D9DD7E666B745279FA5F3F1DC7800B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>housing laws and
regulations that have caused programs to be developed in a manner that complies
with statutory requirements but fails to meet the housing objectives or needs
of the States or the Federal Government;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H47D8544B18124C61A025B9D89C09B626"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">laws relating to privacy and impediments
raised by housing laws to the sharing, between the Federal Government and State
governments, and private industry, of critical information relating to
hurricane recovery;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4C963436416D4F4598D32649B7059743"><enum>(6)</enum><text>methods of
streamlining applications for and underwriting of Federal housing grant or loan
programs; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCA9D9290E99A4B2C8E6139006B616C5F"><enum>(7)</enum><text>how to establish
more equitable Federal housing laws regarding duplication of benefits.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6E4DBAEE1D864E9B916C1FCC30CD89AB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Comptroller General shall submit to the Congress a report describing the
results of the study and any recommendations regarding the issues analyzed
under the study.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>VIII</enum><header>Commending
Americans for their rebuilding efforts</header>
<section id="HBED544459A80454CB64F379D4781AE97"><enum>801.</enum><header>Commending
Americans</header>
<subsection id="HDB0A453D4F3D4E43B7C800F9DA40082"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Congressional
findings</header><text>The Congress finds that—</text>
<paragraph id="H825E73B4BE6B415B81395BFF87BE9E4F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">over 500,000 individuals in the United
States have volunteered their time in helping rebuild the Gulf Coast region in
the aftermath of Hurricane’s Katrina and Rita;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3296A7597185411300CBDC562996484"><enum>(2)</enum><text>over $3,500,000,000
in cash and in-kind donations have been made for hurricane victims;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFD4B4C3885EA4A6AA0F1A700098FB7F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>110,000,000 pounds
of food have been distributed by Catholic Charities’ Food Bank through
hurricane relief efforts;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H28A587848CB745D6A423F56245D56156"><enum>(4)</enum><text>almost 7,000,000
hot meals have been served by Salvation Army volunteers in hurricane relief
efforts;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H921314B7AD294B17B9A5FC3C2781BAC1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>over 10,000,000
college students have devoted their spring and fall breaks to hurricane relief
efforts;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2E8A8E4080A6449B87ACF5EF00A5F98C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>almost 20,000
families displaced as a result of the hurricanes have been supported by
Traveler’s Aid volunteers; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDfd175b75f3f140d89104bd335191ee43"><enum>(7)</enum><text>faith based and
community organizations donated thousands of man-hours, as well as assistance,
to evacuees and assistance in clean-up and recovery in the Gulf States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H270C51112731440F92C2F933FB6FC298"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Commendation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Congress hereby commends the actions
and efforts by the remarkable individuals and organizations who contributed to
the hurricane relief effort and recognizes that the rebuilding of the Gulf
Coast region rests on the selfless dedication of private individuals and
community spirit.</text>
</subsection></section>