[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1099 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1099

To provide for extension of existing and expiring agreements under the 
     Moving-to-Work program of the Department of Housing and Urban 
                              Development.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 2009

Mr. Sires (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. McDermott, and 
 Mr. Capuano) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for extension of existing and expiring agreements under the 
     Moving-to-Work program of the Department of Housing and Urban 
                              Development.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF MOVING-TO-WORK PROGRAM AGREEMENTS.

    (a) Moving to Work Demonstration Program Agreements.--
            (1) Extension for agencies with expiring agreements.--
        Notwithstanding any prior provision of law, upon the request of 
        a public housing agency not described in paragraph (2) and 
        having a Moving to Work agreement under the demonstration 
        authorized by section 204 of the Departments of Veterans 
        Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note; Public 
        Law 104-134; 110 Stat. 1321-281), the Secretary of Housing and 
        Urban Development shall extend the Moving to Work agreement of 
        the agency under--
                    (A) such terms as are or were in effect upon the 
                date of expiration of the agreement, and
                    (B) for a 12-month period beginning upon the date 
                of execution of the extension.
            (2) Extension for agencies with new agreements.--
        Notwithstanding any prior provision of law, for any public 
        housing agency that previously received an extension of its 
        Moving to Work agreement from the Secretary and entered into a 
        subsequent agreement with the Secretary after January 1, 2009, 
        the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall, upon the 
        request of the agency, invalidate such subsequent agreement and 
        extend any agreement that was in effect as of January 1, 2009 
        under--
                    (A) such terms as were in effect as of January 1, 
                2009, and
                    (B) for a 12-month period beginning upon the date 
                of execution of the extension authorized pursuant to 
                this paragraph.
    (b) Requirement for Compliance.--
            (1) Compliance.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the 
        Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall not extend a 
        Moving to Work agreement if the Secretary finds that the public 
        housing agency requesting the extension is not in compliance 
        with the terms of its agreement.
            (2) Appeal of findings.--Upon a finding described in 
        paragraph (1), the agency may submit certifications by an 
        independent expert with subject matter experience in the area 
        of the agency's noncompliance to the Secretary of Housing and 
        Urban Development in order to contest any such finding.
            (3) Resolution.--If the Secretary determines, pursuant to 
        such certifications by the agency, that such agency did not 
        fail to comply with the terms of its agreement, the Secretary 
        shall vacate the finding of such noncompliance and, upon the 
        request of the agency, the Secretary shall extend the term of 
        the agency's agreement for a 12-month period. The Secretary 
        shall notify the public housing agency of its decision 
        regarding the acceptance or rejection of any such 
        certifications within 30 days after receipt of such 
        certifications.
    (c) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that 
the maximum number of public housing agencies authorized to participate 
in the Moving to Work demonstration program should not be expanded 
until the demonstration has been reformed and permanently authorized 
through enactment of a Federal law.
    (d) Sunset.--This section shall have no force or effect after the 
expiration of the 18-month period beginning upon the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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