HR 201

112th CONGRESS
1st Session

H. R. 201

To amend section 12 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to treat income changes resulting from welfare program requirements for families residing in housing receiving project-based subsidies under section 8 of such Act similarly to such changes for families residing in public housing or receiving tenant-based assistance under such section.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 6, 2011

Mr. GALLEGLY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services

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A BILL

To amend section 12 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to treat income changes resulting from welfare program requirements for families residing in housing receiving project-based subsidies under section 8 of such Act similarly to such changes for families residing in public housing or receiving tenant-based assistance under such section.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Removing Reward for Section 8 Fraud Act of 2011'.

SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF INCOME CHANGES RESULTING FROM WELFARE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

Section 12 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437j) is amended--

(1) in subsection (d)--

(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting `or in a dwelling unit covered by a contract for project-based assistance under section 8' after `public housing dwelling unit';

(B) in paragraph (4), by inserting `or, in the case of a family residing in a dwelling unit assisted with project-based assistance, the contract administrator for the contract for such assistance,' after `on behalf of the family';

(C) in paragraph (5), by inserting before the period at the end the following: `or to authorize the Secretary or any public housing agency to establish any time limit on tenancy in a dwelling unit covered by a contract for project-based assistance under section 8'; and

(D) in paragraph (7)--

(i) in subparagraph (A)--

(I) by inserting `and the contract administrator for a contract for project-based assistance under section 8' before `shall make its best efforts'; and

(II) by inserting `, contract administrator,' after `assist a public housing agency'; and

(ii) in subparagraph (B)--

(I) by inserting `or contract administrator' after `A public housing agency'; and

(II) by inserting `, or to families residing in a dwelling unit assisted with project-based assistance under section 8, respectively,' after `section 8,';

(2) in subsection (e), by adding after the period at the end the following: `A contract administrator shall incorporate into housing assistance payments contracts for project-based assistance under section 8 provisions incorporating the conditions under subsection (d).';

(3) in subsection (f)--

(A) by inserting `or in a dwelling unit covered by a contract for project-based assistance under section 8' after `resides in public housing'; and

(B) by inserting `or contract administrator, as appropriate' after `a public housing agency'; and

(4) in subsection (g), by striking the subsection designation and all that follows through `the term' and inserting the following:

`(g) Definitions- For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:

`(1) CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR- The term `contract administrator' means, with respect to project-based assistance under section 8 for a housing project, the entity that enters into the housing assistance payments contract with the owner of the project, which may be a public housing agency or the Secretary.

`(2) ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM- The term'.

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