,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #efcb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ah1 #bjad
 ,mr4 ,neugebauer introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,financial ,services  
,a ,,bill  ,to reform and update the    
flat rent structure for public housing4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,fair ,local ,adjustment for    
,tenant ,rents ,act of #bjad4  #b4      
,public housing flat rents  7a7 ,in     
general ,clause 7i7 of section          
#c7;a77#b77;,b7 of the ,united ,states  
,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#adcg;a7a77#b77;,b77i77 is amended to   
read as follows3  7i7 ,flat rents  7,i7 
,in general ,each public housing agency 
shall establish1 for each dwelling unit 
in public housing owned or operated by  
the agency1 a flat rental amount for the
 dwelling unit1 which shall--  7aa7 be  
based on the rental value of the unit1  
as determined by the public housing     
agency1 but may not be an amount that is

 less than #hj percent of the applicable
 fair market rental established under   
section #h7;c7 of this ,act2 or  7bb7 be
 established using another factor as    
determined by the ,secretary4  7,,ii7   
,exceptions ,a public housing agency may
 request that the ,secretary may        
establish a flat rent for a dwelling in 
an amount that is less than the minimum 
amount established pursuant to subclause
 7,i7 for the unit1 if the public       
housing agency demonstrates that such   
minimum amount is not an accurate       
measure of the rental value for the     
unit4  7,,iii7 ,rent increases ,if a new
 flat rental amount established pursuant
 to this clause for a dwelling unit     
would increase the existing rental      
payment of any family residing in public
 housing as of implementation of such   
flat rent by more than #ce percent1 the 
new flat rental amount shall be phased  
in as necessary to ensure that the      
family's existing rental payment does   
not increase by more than #ce percent   

annually4  4  7b7 ,implementation ,the  
,secretary of ,housing and ,urban       
,development shall implement section    
#c7;a77#b77;,b77i7 of the ,united       
,states ,housing ,act of #aicg1 as      
amended by subsection 7a7 of this       
section1 not later than the expiration  
of the #f-month period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this ,act4  #c4
 ,minimum rents for public housing and  
section #h rental assistance programs   
,subparagraph 7,a7 of section #c7;a77#c7
 of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of
 #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                   
#adcg;a7a77#c77;,a77 is amended1 in the 
matter preceding clause 7i71 by striking
 more than and inserting less than4