,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cjhc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ah1 #bjai,mr4
 ,"y 7= himself & ,mr4 ,van ,holl57     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to au?orize a new type ( h\s+  
*oice v\*] to help a*ieve ! goals ( end+
 homelessness among families ) *ildr51  
increas+ h\s+ opportunities1 & improv+  
life outcomes ( poor *ildr54  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,family 
,/ability & ,opportunity ,v\*]s ,act (  
#bjai4  #b4 ,family /ability &          
opportunity v\*]s ,section #h7o7 ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,h\s+ ,act ( #aicg 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7o77 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  7#ba7 ,family       
/ability & opportunity v\*]s  7,a7      
,def9itions ,9 ?is p>agraph3 7i7 ,! t]m 
area ( conc5trat$ pov]ty means a c5sus  
tract 9 :i* ! pov]ty rate is n less ?an 
#cj p]c5t1 z mo/ rec5tly det]m9$ by !   
,bureau ( ! ,c5sus4  7ii7 ,! t]m        

eligible family means a family t-- 7,i7 
includes a pregnant woman or a *ild "u !
 age ( #f2  7,,ii7 meets all applicable 
eligibility requirem5ts "u ?is          
subsection2 &  7,,iii7 is--  7aa7       
homeless2  7bb7 un/ably h\s$2  7cc7 liv+
 9 an area ( conc5trat$ pov]ty2 or  7dd7
 at risk ( displacem5t f an opportunity 
area = *ildr5 or an area rapidly        
transition+ to become an opportunity    
area = *ildr54  7iii7 ,! t]m homeless1 )
 respect to a family1 means ! family    
w\ld satisfy ! def9ition ( homeless     
*ildr5 & y\?s 7z def9$ 9 section #gbe ( 
! ,mc,kinney-,v5to ,homeless ,assi/ance 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aadcd;a77 b = !    
requirem5t to be a *ild or y\?4  7iv7 ,!
 t]m opportunity area = *ildr5 %all h ! 
mean+ giv5 ! t]m by ! ,secret>y1 us+ !  
be/ available1 outcomes-bas$ evid5ce4   
7v7 ,! t]m un/ably h\s$1 ) respect to a 
family1 means a family :o-- 7,i7 is at  
risk ( los+ tempor>y or p]man5t h\s+2   
7,,ii7 has mov$ n less ?an twice dur+ ! 
#ab-mon? p]iod end+ on ! date on :i* a  

public h\s+ ag5cy selects ! family f a  
wait+ li/ to receive assi/ance "u ?is   
p>agraph2  7,,iii7 is liv+ 9 a unit n   
accessible to a disabl$ family memb]2   
7,,iv7 is flee+1 or attempt+ to flee1   
dome/ic viol5ce1 dat+ viol5ce1 sexual   
assault1 or /alk+2 or  7,v7 is liv+ 9   
h\s+ conditions t are dang]\s or        
life-?reat5+4  7,b7 ,competitive aw>d   
7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all provide  
assi/ance to public h\s+ ag5cies on a   
competitive basis to be us$ =--  7,i7   
increm5tal v\*]s = eligible families2 & 
7,,ii7 "o-"t additional fees = ! co/ to 
! public h\s+ ag5cies ( provid+         
mobility-relat$ s]vices to eligible     
families4  7ii7 ,selection ,= ! second  
fiscal ye> 9 :i* ! ,secret>y provides   
assi/ance "u ?is p>agraph1 & ea* fiscal 
ye> !reaft]1 9 select+ public h\s+      
ag5cies to receive assi/ance "u ?is     
p>agraph1 ! ,secret>y %all--  7,i7      
consid] ! p]=mance ( public h\s+ ag5cies
 9 implem5t+ ?is p>agraph2 &  7,,ii7    
give pref]5ce to public h\s+ ag5cies t  

p>tn] ) organizations t provide home    
visit+ s]vices1 su* z ! s]vices au?oriz$
 "u section #eaa ( ! ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gaa7 or locally    
fund$ initiatives1 if ^? s]vices are    
available 9 ! s]vice area ( ! public    
h\s+ ag5cy4  7,c7 ,s]vices requir$ to be
 (f]$ to families receiv+ v\*]s  7i7 ,9 
g5]al ,a public h\s+ ag5cy t receives   
assi/ance "u ?is p>agraph-- 7,i7 %all   
(f]1 to ea* eligible family t ! ag5cy   
selects to receive a v\*]1              
mobility-relat$ s]vices to help ! family
 move to an opportunity area = *ildr5 ) 
access to a high-p]=m+ s*ool2  7,,ii7   
may n require an eligible family to     
p>ticipate 9 ! mobility-relat$ s]vices  
describ$ 9 subclause 7,i7 z a condition 
( receipt ( a v\*]2 &  7,,iii7 %all     
adopt mobility-relat$ policies1 to be   
specifi$ by ! ,secret>y4  7ii7 ,m9imum  
assortm5t ( s]vices & policies ,!       
,secret>y %all e/abli% a m9imum         
assortm5t ( types ( mobility-relat$     
s]vices t a public h\s+ ag5cy %all (f]1 

& mobility-relat$ policies t a public   
h\s+ ag5cy %all adopt1 "u clause 7i7    
bas$ on promis+ practices & evid5ce ( ! 
effectiv5ess ( ! s]vices & policies4    
7iii7 ,specific s]vices ,! types (      
mobility-relat$ s]vices requir$ to be   
(f]$ "u clause 7i7-- 7,i7 %all include a
 cu/omiz$ approa* to enable a successful
 transition to opportunity areas =      
*ildr52 &  7,,ii7 may include c\nsel+ & 
cont9u$ support = families4  7iv7       
,opportunity areas = *ildr52 high-p]=m+ 
s*ools ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% crit]ia
 = areas & s*ools to qualify z          
opportunity areas = *ildr5 & high-p]=m+ 
s*ools1 respectively4  7v7 ,mann] (     
provid+ s]vices ,a public h\s+ ag5cy may
 provide mobility-relat$ s]vices z      
requir$ "u clause 7i7 directly or ?r\gh 
a local p>tn]%ip or contract4  7,d7 ,o!r
 requirem5ts  7i7 ,turnov] ,^u turnov] (
 a v\*] issu$ by a public h\s+ ag5cy us+
 assi/ance receiv$ "u ?is p>agraph1 !   
public h\s+ ag5cy %all issue ! v\*] to  
ano!r eligible family "u ?is p>agraph4  

7ii7 ,relation to o!r laws ,not)/&+ any 
o!r provision ( law1 ) respect to a v\*]
 au?oriz$ "u ?is p>agraph--  7,i7 !     
,secret>y may n waive any provision (   
?is p>agraph or subsection 7r72 &       
7,,ii7 subsection 7b7 ( section #af %all
 apply1 except z provid$ "u subsection  
7d7 ( t section4  7,e7 ,implem5tation   
7i7 ,def9itions ,n lat] ?an #ahj days   
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is p>agraph1 !
 ,secret>y %all publi% a notice = public
 comm5t 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] t includes   
any def9itions or o!r specifications    
requir$ or au?oriz$ "u ?is p>agraph4    
7ii7 ,allocation ( fund+  7,i7 ,initial 
ye> ,= ! fir/ fiscal ye> = :i* am\nts   
are appropriat$ to be provid$ to public 
h\s+ ag5cies = increm5tal v\*]s "u ?is  
p>agraph1 ! ,secret>y %all allocate !   
am\nts to public h\s+ ag5cies n lat] ?an
 #a ye> aft] ! date on :i* ! am\nts are 
appropriat$4  7,,ii7 ,subsequ5t ye>s ,= 
any fiscal ye> aft] ! fiscal ye>        
describ$ 9 subclause 7,i71 ! ,secret>y  
%all allocate am\nts to public h\s+     

ag5cies = increm5tal v\*]s "u ?is       
p>agraph n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !    
date on :i* ! am\nts are appropriat$4   
7,f7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re
 are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !    
,secret>y = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbj     
?r\gh #bjbd su* sums z may be necess>y  
to provide assi/ance to public h\s+     
ag5cies "u ?is p>agraph to be us$ =--   
7i7 #ajj1jjj increm5tal v\*]s1 z        
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b77i77,i72     
7ii7 fees = ! co/ ( adm9i/]+ !          
increm5tal v\*]s describ$ 9 subp>agraph 
7,b77i77,i72 &  7iii7 "o-"t additional  
fees = mobility-relat$ s]vices1 z       
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b77i77,,ii74  4