,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cacc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #a1 #bjbe,ms4 ,ansari 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,casar1 ,mr4 ,fields1 ,mr4 ,jackson of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,lieu1 ,mrs4 ,mc,iver1 ,ms4 ,omar1 and ,ms4 ,tlaib7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,financial ,services1 and in addition to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to amend certain ,acts related to housing to adjust rental payments with respect to certain ,federal rental assistance programs1 to ban source of income discrimination in housing1 to reform and expand the housing choice voucher program1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,housing ,accessibility and ,voucher ,expansion ,now ,act or the ,,haven ,act4 #b4 ,adjustments to rental payments with respect to certain ,federal rental assistance programs 7a7 ,in general 7#a7 ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg ,the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg et4 seq47 is amended-- 7,a7 in section #c7;a77#a77;,a71 by striking #cj and inserting #bj2 7,b7 in section #h7o77#b77;,a77i71 by striking #cj and inserting #bj2 and 7,c7 in section #i7;e77#b77;,a7-- 7i7 in clause 7vi71 by striking and at the end2 7ii7 by redesignating clause 7vii7 as clause 7viii7 and by moving such clause #a em to the right2 and 7iii7 by inserting after clause 7vi7 the following3 7vii7 the amount of public housing rental income forgone by the public housing agency as a result of lowering the percentage of monthly adjusted income for the calculation of rental payments2 and 4 7#b7 ,housing ,act of #aidi ,section #eba7;a77#c7 of the ,housing ,act of #aidi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adij;a7a77#c77 is amended by striking #cj in each place it occurs and inserting #bj4 7#c7 ,housing ,act of #aiei ,section #bjb7;c77#c7 of the ,housing ,act of #aiei 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agjaq7c77#c77 is amended by striking #cj and inserting #bj4 7#d7 ,cranston-,gonzalez ,national ,affordable ,housing ,act ,section #haa7;d77#c7 of the ,cranston-,gonzalez ,national ,affordable ,housing ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hjac7;d77#c77 is amended by striking #cj and inserting #bj4 7b7 ,effect on recipients of assistance ,to the extent practicable1 the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development shall ensure that the adjustments made by subsection 7a7 do not reduce the number of recipients of the ,federal rental assistance programs described in subsection 7a74 #c4 ,authorization of appropriations with respect to certain ,federal rental assistance programs 7a7 ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg ,the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg et4 seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #i7;c77#b77;,a71 by striking 1 and #bjjc and inserting #bjjc1 #bjbf1 and each fiscal year thereafter2 and 7#b7 in section #i7;c77#b77;,b71 by striking 1 and #bjjc and inserting #bjjc1 #bjbf1 and each fiscal year thereafter4 7b7 ,housing ,act of #aiei ,section #bjb7m7 of the ,housing ,act of #aiei 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agjaq7m77 is amended to read as follows3 7m7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section4 4 7c7 ,cranston-,gonzalez ,national ,affordable ,housing ,act ,subsection 7m7 of section #haa of the ,cranston-,gonzalez ,national ,affordable ,housing ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hjac7m77 is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting 1 and such sums as necessary for fiscal year #bjbf and each fiscal year thereafter4 #d4 ,unlawful discrimination based on source of income ,the ,fair ,housing ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cfja et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #hjd1 by striking or national origin each place it appears and inserting national origin1 or lawful source of income2 7#b7 in section #hje-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a71 by striking or national origin and inserting national origin1 or lawful source of income2 and 7,b7 in subsection 7e71 by striking or familial status and inserting familial status1 or lawful source of income2 7#c7 in section #hjf1 by striking or national origin and inserting national origin1 or lawful source of income2 7#d7 in section #hjg7;a71 by striking or national origin and inserting national origin1 or lawful source of income2 and 7#e7 in section #hjh7;e77#f71 by striking and family characteristics and inserting family characteristics1 and lawful sources of income14 #e4 ,housing navigation grant for housing choice voucher program ,section #h7o7 of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7o77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#bc7 ,housing navigation grant 7,a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this paragraph1 the ,secretary shall establish a grant program to award housing navigation grants to public housing agencies4 7,b7 ,eligible uses ,a public housing agency that is awarded a grant under this paragraph shall use such grant to-- 7i7 assist families receiving tenant-based assistance with the search to find a suitable dwelling unit2 or 7ii7 engage with owners of dwelling units for the purpose of assisting such families in such search4 7,c7 ,subgrants ,a public housing agency that is awarded a grant under this paragraph may use such grant amounts to provide subgrants to nonprofit organizations to carry out the eligible uses described in subparagraph 7,b74 7,d7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated to the ,secretary to carry out this paragraph #bj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbf and each fiscal year thereafter4 4 #f4 ,use of small area fair market rents for housing choice voucher program ,section #h7o77#a7 of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7o77#a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking subparagraph 7,d7 and inserting subparagraphs 7,d7 and 7,f72 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7,f7 ,use of small area fair market rents ,effective for fiscal year #bjbf and each fiscal year thereafter1 the area fair market rents used for purposes of subparagraph 7,b7 shall be established by the ,secretary by zip code areas4 4 #g4 ,technical assistance for applicants for admission to a public housing project ,section #i7;h77#a7 of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;g7h77#a77 is amended by inserting applicants for admission to a project1 after organizations14 #h4 ,expansion of housing choice voucher program 7a7 ,expanded vouchers 7#a7 ,funding ,there is appropriated1 out of any money in the ,treasury not otherwise appropriated1 for providing incremental vouchers for rental assistance under section #h7o7 of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7o77 in accordance with this section for each of fiscal years #bjbf through #bjbi1 the amount necessary to fund-- 7,a7 the number of incremental vouchers required to be allocated under paragraph 7#b72 7,b7 annual renewals of the vouchers allocated under paragraph 7#b72 and 7,c7 administrative fees for vouchers allocated under paragraph 7#b74 7#b7 ,allocation 7,a7 ,incremental vouchers ,the ,secretary shall allocate #ejj1jjj incremental vouchers in fiscal year #bjbf and #a1ejj1jjj incremental vouchers in increments of #ejj1jjj in each calendar year from #bjbg through #bjbi under this section to public housing agencies pursuant to section #bac7;d7 of the ,housing and ,community ,development ,act of #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adci7;d774 7,b7 ,selection criteria ,the ,secretary shall1 by notice in the ,federal ,register1 establish selection criteria under section #bac7;d7 of the ,housing and ,community ,development ,act of #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adci7;d77 that prioritizes housing needs among eligible households and severe housing hardship1 such as experiencing homelessness1 overcrowding1 or evictions4 7b7 ,entitlement to vouchers 7#a7 ,in general ,on and after the date that is #e years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 any family that is otherwise eligible for tenant-based rental assistance under section #h7o7 of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7o77 shall be entitled to that rental assistance during any period that the family is an eligible household4 7#b7 ,funding ,there is appropriated1 out of any money in the ,treasury not otherwise appropriated1 such sums as may be necessary-- 7,a7 to provide assistance under section #h7o7 of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7o77 in accordance with the entitlement under paragraph 7#a7 of this subsection for each eligible household in the amount determined under such section #h7o72 and 7,b7 to provide administrative fees under section #h7q7 of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7q77 in connection with each voucher for assistance provided pursuant to subparagraph 7,a7 of this paragraph4 7c7 ,eligible household defined ,in this section1 term eligible household means a family who has an income that does not exceed #hj percent of the area median income1 as determined by a public housing agency4 #i4 ,section #h ,management ,assessment ,program ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development shall issue a rule to consider the timeliness of approval for both eligible families and landlords with respect to the ,section #h ,management ,assessment ,program 7,,semap7 or any successor assessment program1 as described in part #ihe of title #bd1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations4