,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dfgc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #c1 #bjbf,mrs4   
,britt 7= h]self & ,mrs4 ,blackburn7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to increase work=ce            
p>ticipation by recipi5ts ( ,f$]al      
public h\s+ assi/ance1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,pa?ways to a ,?riv+ ,h\sehold ,act 
or ! ,,pa? ,act4  #b4 ,assi/$ h\s+      
work=ce p>ticipation  7a7 ,9 g5]al      
,section #af ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,h\s+    
,act ( #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcgn7 is  
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7g7   
,m9imum "w requirem5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a
 public h\s+ ag5cy1 9 ! case ( public   
h\s+1 t5ant-bas$ assi/ance 7z def9$ 9   
section #h7;f771 or project-bas$ v\*]   
assi/ance "u section #h7o77#ac7 or an   
own]1 9 ! case ( project-bas$ assi/ance 
7z def9$ 9 section #h7;f77 exclud+      
project-bas$ v\*] assi/ance "u section  

#h7o77#ac71 may e/abli% m9imum "w       
requirem5ts = individuals or families1  
:i*-- 7,a7 %all specify a maximum #dj   
h\r p] week "w requirem5t2 &  7,b7 %all 
n apply to-- 7i7 an individual "u #ah   
ye>s ( age or ov] #fb ye>s ( age2  7ii7 
an individual ) a disability2  7iii7 a  
pregnant woman2  7iv7 ! prim>y p>5t or  
c>etak] ( a dep5d5t *ild "u #f ye>s (   
age or = an individual t is tempor>ily  
incapacitat$2  7v7 ! prim>y p>5t or     
c>etak] ( a dep5d5t ) a s]i\s m$ical    
condition or disability1 z det]m9$ by ! 
,/ate ag5cy e/abli%$ or designat$ to    
adm9i/] or sup]vise ! adm9i/ration ( !  
,/ate plan2  7vi7 an individual :o is   
enroll$ z a /ud5t 9 an in/itution (     
high] education1 z def9$ 9 section #ajb 
( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj 
,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb74  7#b7 ,det]m9ation ,a 
public h\s+ ag5cy or own] "u ?is ,act   
%all det]m9e :e!r an individual meets ! 
crit]ia = exemption f ! "w requirem5ts  
e/abli%$ "u ?is subsection4  7#c7 ,"w   
activities ,p>ticipation by an          

individual family memb] 9 ! foll[+      
activities %all be consid]$ to fulfill  
m9imum "w requirem5ts "u p>agraph 7#a71 
z det]m9$ by ! public h\s+ ag5cy or     
own]3 7,a7 ,unsubsidiz$ employm5t4  7,b7
 ,subsidiz$ private sector employm5t4   
7,c7 ,subsidiz$ public sector employm5t4
  7,d7 ,"w exp]i5ce 7includ+ "w         
associat$ ) ! refurbi%+ ( publicly      
assi/$ h\s+7 if suffici5t private sector
 employm5t is n available4  7,e7        
,on-!-job tra9+4  7,f7 ,job se>* & job  
read9ess assi/ance4  7,g7 ,community    
s]vice programs4  7,h7 ,vocational      
educational tra9+4  7,i7 ,job skills    
tra9+ directly relat$ to employm5t4     
7,j7 ,education directly relat$ to      
employm5t1 9 ! case ( a recipi5t :o has 
n receiv$ a high s*ool diploma or a     
c]tificate ( high s*ool equival5cy1 or  
satisfactory att5dance at second>y s*ool
 or 9 a c\rse ( /udy lead+ to a         
c]tificate ( g5]al equival5ce1 9 ! case 
( a recipi5t :o has n complet$ second>y 
s*ool or receiv$ su* a c]tificate4  7,k7

 ,! provision ( *ild c>e s]vices to an  
individual :o is p>ticipat+ 9 a         
community s]vice program4  7#d7         
,additional requirem5ts ,a public h\s+  
ag5cy or own] t e/abli%es m9imum "w     
requirem5ts = individuals or families "u
 p>agraph 7#a7 %all-- 7,a7 (f]          
supportive s]vices to assi/ ^?          
individuals & families ) obta9+         
employm5t or o!rwise engag+ 9 "w        
activities describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c72    
7,b7 ma9ta9 uni=m m9imum "w requirem5ts 
= all applicable t5ants )9 a p>ticul>   
assi/ance program2  7,c7 include !      
m9imum "w requirem5ts policy-- 7i7 9 !  
case ( assi/ance provid$ "u section #i1 
9 ! admission & cont9u$ occupancy policy
 ( ! public h\s+ ag5cy2 &  7ii7 9 ! case
 ( assi/ance provid$ "u section #h1 9 ! 
adm9i/rative plan ( ! public h\s+ ag5cy 
& ! t5ant selection plan ( ! public h\s+
 ag5cy or own]1 z applicable2  7,d7 make
 a copy ( ! m9imum "w requirem5ts policy
 available to all applicants1 t5ants1 & 
resid5t organizations1 includ+-- 7i7 to 

t5ants at ! "t a new lease is execut$ & 
annually at ! "t ( lease r5ewal2 &  7ii7
 writt5 notice ( ! policy n lat] ?an #c 
mon?s be=e implem5tation ( ! policy2 &  
7,e7 implem5t a writt5 policy = det]m9+ 
:5 ! "w requirem5t con/itutes a h>d%ip =
 ! assi/$ individual or family & all[ = 
exceptions or exemptions f ! "w         
requirem5t if a h>d%ip det]m9ation is   
made1 :i* %all-- 7i7 apply to-- 7,i7    
"w-eligible adults seek+ a det]m9ation (
 disability /atus2  7,,ii7 "w-eligible  
adults :o are tempor>ily relocat$ due to
 a disa/]2 &  7,,iii7 "w-eligible adults
 :o are actively try+ to comply ) ! "w  
requirem5t b are hav+ difficulty f9d+ "w
 or engag+ 9 "w activity2 &  7ii7       
include in=mation on h[ to reque/ a he>+
 = review ( d5i$ h>d%ip reque/s4  7#e7  
,application ,! requirem5ts "u ?is      
section %all apply to-- 7,a7 9 ! case ( 
public h\s+1 t5ant-bas$ assi/ance1 or   
project-bas$ assi/ance1 a public h\s+   
ag5cy t is n 9 receiv]%ip or designat$ z
 a tr\bl$ p]=m] "u ! public h\s+        

assessm5t sy/em1 ! section #h managem5t 
assessm5t program1 or ! small rural     
public h\s+ ag5cy assessm5t2 &  7,b7 9 !
 case ( project-bas$ assi/ance1 an own] 
t is n 9 default ( ! r5tal assi/ance    
contract & has a curr5t satisfactory    
managem5t & occupancy review4  7#f7     
,en=cem5t  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,a public h\s+ 
ag5cy or own] t *ooses to implem5t "w   
requirem5ts %all be responsible =       
v]ification & en=cem5t1 :i*-- 7i7 %all  
be p]=m$ n less frequ5tly ?an annually2 
&  7ii7 may t]m9ate program assi/ance to
 a cov]$ family or family memb] to :om !
 "w requirem5t policies apply1 if !     
family memb] does n comply4  7,b7       
,requirem5ts ,any t]m9ation ( assi/ance 
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a77ii7 %all    
comply ) ! requirem5ts ( subp>t ,l ( "p 
#ihb ( title #bd1 ,code ( ,f$]al        
,regulations4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,!
 am5dm5t made by ?is section %all take  
effect on ,janu>y #a1 #bjbg4