,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bia ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #ca1 #bjai,mr4 ,young 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 and ,ms4 ,hassan7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to authorize the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development to carry out a housing choice voucher mobility demonstration to encourage families receiving the 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 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,families2 public housing agency ,the terms families and public housing agency have the meanings given those terms in section #c7;b7 of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;a7b774 7#b7 ,housing choice voucher assistance ,the term housing choice voucher assistance means voucher assistance provided under section #h7o7 of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7o774 7#c7 ,plan ,the term ,plan means a ,regional ,housing ,mobility ,plan submitted under subsection 7d74 7#d7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development4 7b7 ,authority ,the ,secretary may carry out a mobility demonstration program to enable public housing agencies to administer housing choice voucher assistance in a manner designed to encourage families receiving that assistance to move to lower-poverty areas and expand access to opportunity areas4 7c7 ,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 families receiving housing choice voucher assistance 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 not less than #a public housing agency with a high-performing ,family ,self-,sufficiency program carried out under section #bc of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcgu72 and 7ii7 will enable participating families to continue in the ,family ,self-,sufficiency program if the family relocates to the jurisdiction served by any other public housing 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 not less than #a small public housing agency2 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 public housing agencies participating in the demonstration program under this section to use a randomized selection process to select among the families eligible to receive assistance under the demonstration program4 7d7 ,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 ,plan1 which shall-- 7#a7 identify the public housing agencies that will participate under the ,plan and the number of vouchers each participating public housing agency will make available out of their existing programs in connection with the demonstration program2 7#b7 identify any community-based organizations1 nonprofit organizations1 businesses1 and other entities that will participate under the ,plan and describe the commitments for the 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 demonstration program1 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 the establishment of priority and preferences for families receiving assistance under the demonstration program1 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 7e7 ,funding for ,mobility-,related ,services 7#a7 ,use of administrative fees ,each public housing agency 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 any administrative fee reserves of the public housing agency1 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 ,each public housing agency participating in the demonstration program under this section may use housing assistance payment contract 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 housing choice voucher assistance in designated opportunity areas4 7f7 ,waivers2 alternative requirements 7#a7 ,waivers ,to allow for public housing agencies to implement and administer the ,plan of the public housing agency under the demonstration program under this section1 the ,secretary may waive or specify alternative requirements for the following provisions of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg et seq473 7,a7 ,paragraphs 7#g77;,a7 and 7#ac77;,e77i7 of section #h7o7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7o77 7relating to the term of a lease and mobility requirements74 7,b7 ,section #h7o77#ac77;,c77i7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7o77#ac77;,c77i77 7relating to the public housing agency plan74 7,c7 ,section #h7r77#b7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7r77#b77 7relating to the responsibility of a public housing agency to administer portable 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 assistance payment contract1 or to enter into a partial consortium to operate all or portions of the ,plan1 including public housing agencies participating in the ,moving ,to ,work demonstration program established under section #bjd of the ,departments of ,veterans ,affairs and ,housing and ,urban ,development1 and ,independent ,agencies ,appropriations ,act1 #aiif 7,public ,law #ajd-acd2 #aaj ,stat4 #acba-bha74 7#c7 ,effective date ,any waiver or alternative requirements pursuant to this subsection shall not take effect before the date that is #aj days after the date on which the date on which the ,secretary publishes a notice of the waiver or alternative requirement in the ,federal ,register4 7g7 ,implementation ,the ,secretary may implement the demonstration program under this section1 including the terms1 procedures1 requirements1 and conditions of the demonstration1 by notice4 7h7 ,evaluation 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #e years after the implementation of the regional housing mobility programs by public housing agencies participating in the demonstration program under this section1 the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress and publish in the ,federal ,register a report evaluating the effectiveness of the strategies pursued under the demonstration program1 subject to the availability of funding to conduct the evaluation4 7#b7 ,dissemination of findings ,the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 through internet websites and other means1 disseminate interim findings relating to the demonstration program under this section as they become available2 and 7,b7 if promising strategies are identified through the findings described in subparagraph 7,a71 notify ,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