,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #aabb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #h1 #bjai,mr4 ,cleaver 7for himself and ,mr4 ,duffy7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,financial ,services ,a ,,bill ,to authorize the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development to carry out a housing choice voucher mobility demonstration to encourage families receiving such voucher assistance to move to lower-poverty areas and expand access to opportunity areas4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,housing ,choice ,voucher ,mobility ,demonstration ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,housing choice voucher mobility demonstration 7a7 ,authority ,the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development 7in this section referred to as the ,secretary7 may carry out a mobility demonstration program to enable public housing agencies to administer housing choice voucher assistance under section #h7o7 of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7o77 in a manner designed to encourage families receiving such voucher assistance to move to lower-poverty areas and expand access to opportunity areas4 7b7 ,selection of ,p,h,as 7#a7 ,requirements ,the ,secretary shall establish requirements for public housing agencies to participate in the demonstration program under this section1 which shall provide that the following public housing agencies may participate3 7,a7 ,public housing agencies that together-- 7i7 serve areas with high concentrations of holders of rental assistance vouchers under section #h7o7 of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7o77 in poor1 low-opportunity neighborhoods2 and 7ii7 have an adequate number of moderately priced rental units in higher-opportunity areas4 7,b7 ,planned consortia or partial consortia of public housing agencies that-- 7i7 include at least one agency with a high-performing ,family ,self-,sufficiency 7,,fss7 program2 and 7ii7 will enable participating families to continue in such program if they relocate to the jurisdiction served by any other agency of the consortium4 7,c7 ,planned consortia or partial consortia of public housing agencies that-- 7i7 serve jurisdictions within a single region2 7ii7 include one or more small agencies2 and 7iii7 will consolidate mobility focused operations4 7,d7 ,such other public housing agencies as the ,secretary considers appropriate4 7#b7 ,selection criteria ,the ,secretary shall establish competitive selection criteria for public housing agencies eligible under paragraph 7#a7 to participate in the demonstration program under this section4 7#c7 ,random selection of families ,the ,secretary may require participating agencies to use a randomized selection process to select among the families eligible to receive mobility assistance under the demonstration program4 7c7 ,regional housing mobility plan ,the ,secretary shall require each public housing agency applying to participate in the demonstration program under this section to submit a ,regional ,housing ,mobility ,plan 7in this section referred to as a ,plan71 which shall-- 7#a7 identify the public housing agencies that will participate under the ,plan and the number of vouchers each participating agency will make available out of their existing programs in connection with the demonstration2 7#b7 identify any community-based organizations1 nonprofit organizations1 businesses1 and other entities that will participate under the ,plan and describe the commitments for such participation made by each such entity2 7#c7 identify any waivers or alternative requirements requested for the execution of the ,plan2 7#d7 identify any specific actions that the public housing agencies and other entities will undertake to accomplish the goals of the demonstration1 which shall include a comprehensive approach to enable a successful transition to opportunity areas and may include counseling and continued support for families2 7#e7 specify the criteria that the public housing agencies would use to identify opportunity areas under the plan2 7#f7 provide for establishment of priority and preferences for participating families1 including a preference for families with young children1 as such term is defined by the ,secretary1 based on regional housing needs and priorities2 and 7#g7 comply with any other requirements established by the ,secretary4 7d7 ,funding for mobility-,related services 7#a7 ,use of administrative fees ,public housing agencies participating in the demonstration program under this section may use administrative fees under section #h7q7 of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7q771 their administrative fee reserves1 and funding from private entities to provide mobility-related services in connection with the demonstration program1 including services such as counseling1 portability coordination1 landlord outreach1 security deposits1 and administrative activities associated with establishing and operating regional mobility programs4 7#b7 ,use of housing assistance funds ,public housing agencies participating in the demonstration under this section may use housing assistance payments funds under section #h7o7 of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7o77 for security deposits if necessary to enable families to lease units with vouchers in designated opportunity areas4 7e7 ,waivers2 alternative requirements 7#a7 ,waivers ,to allow for public housing agencies to implement and administer their ,regional ,housing ,mobility ,plans1 the ,secretary may waive or specify alternative requirements for the following provisions of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg3 7,a7 ,sections #h7o77#g77;,a7 and #h7o77#ac77;,e77i7 7relating to the term of a lease and mobility requirements74 7,b7 ,section #h7o77#ac77;,c77i7 7relating to the public housing plan for an agency74 7,c7 ,section #h7r77#b7 7relating to the responsibility of a public housing agency to administer ported assistance74 7#b7 ,alternative requirements ,the ,secretary shall provide additional authority for public housing agencies in a selected region to form a consortium that has a single housing choice voucher funding contract1 or to enter into a partial consortium to operate all or portions of the ,regional ,housing ,mobility ,plan1 including agencies participating in the ,moving ,to ,work ,demonstration program4 7#c7 ,effective date ,any waiver or alternative requirements pursuant to this subsection shall not take effect before the expiration of the #aj-;day period beginning upon publication of notice of such waiver or alternative requirement in the ,federal ,register4 7f7 ,implementation ,the ,secretary may implement the demonstration1 including its terms1 procedures1 requirements1 and conditions1 by notice4 7g7 ,evaluation ,not later than #e years after implementation of the regional housing mobility programs under the demonstration program under this section1 the ,secretary shall submit to the ,congress and publish in the ,federal ,register a report evaluating the effectiveness of the strategies pursued under the demonstration1 subject to the availability of funding to conduct the evaluation4 ,through official websites and other methods1 the ,secretary shall disseminate interim findings as they become available1 and shall1 if promising strategies are identified1 notify the ,congress of the amount of funds that would be required to expand the testing of these strategies in additional types of public housing agencies and housing markets4