Sec. 4. Priority for rural rental assistance
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(2)of section 521(a) of the Housing Act of 1949 ( 42 U.S.C. 1490a(a)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: In making occupancy in a project assisted under this paragraph, and rental assistance under this paragraph, available on behalf of eligible families, the project owner shall give preference to otherwise eligible children who— are in foster care; have attained an age such that the provision of foster care for such child will end by reason of the age of the child within 6 months; meet the requirements under clauses
(i)and
(ii)of paragraph
(1)of the definition of at risk of homelessness in section 91.5 of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development’s regulations (24 C.F.R. 91.5), as in effect on September 1, 2016; and have agreed to comply with the requirements under clause (iii). Notwithstanding the period during which a preference pursuant to clause
(i)for occupancy in project assisted under this paragraph or for rental assistance under this paragraph is provided for a person, an otherwise eligible person may apply for such occupancy or assistance at any time after the person attains 16 years of age. Except as provided in subclause (II), each person occupying a dwelling unit pursuant to a preference under this subparagraph shall be, not later than 12 months after such initial occupancy and for at least 9 months of each successive 12-month period thereafter— employed on average at least 35 hours of service per week; engaged in vocational, technical, or workforce development training or in an apprenticeship, on a full-time basis, as classified by a vocational, technical, workforce development training institution or entity; enrolled in a secondary school, an institution of higher education, or other institution providing post-secondary education, on a full-time basis, as classified by an educational institution; or engaged in a combination of activities described in items
(aa)through
(cc)to such an extent that, in the aggregate, such engagement is on such a full-time basis. The Secretary shall require a project owner to verify compliance with the requirement under this subclause by each person occupying a dwelling unit pursuant to a preference under this subparagraph annually in conjunction with reviews of income for purposes of determining eligibility for assistance described in clause (i). The requirement under subclause
(I)shall not apply to— a person physically or mentally unfit for employment, as determined in accordance with such standards as the Secretary shall establish; a parent or other household member responsible for the care of a dependent child under 6 or an incapacitated person; and a person who is regularly and actively participating in a drug addiction or alcoholic treatment and rehabilitation program. A dwelling unit that is occupied by a person pursuant to a preference under this subparagraph may contain more than one bedroom only if such additional bedrooms are occupied only by other persons who occupy such dwelling unit pursuant to a preference under this subparagraph. The project owner shall terminate any occupancy of a person pursuant to the preference under clause
(i)upon the person attaining 25 years of age or upon substantial noncompliance with the requirement under clause (ii), except that nothing in this clause may be construed to prohibit or affect the eligibility of any person for occupancy in a project assisted under this paragraph or for rental assistance under this paragraph, other than pursuant to a preference under this subparagraph. .
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