Sec. 109. Housing vouchers
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In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred to as the Secretary ) for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated— $15,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, for— incremental tenant-based rental assistance for extremely low-income families under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(o) ); renewals of such tenant-based rental assistance; and fees for the costs of administering tenant-based rental assistance and other expenses related to the utilization of voucher assistance under subparagraph (A), which may include the cost of facilitating the use of voucher assistance provided under paragraph (5); $7,100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, for— incremental tenant-based rental assistance under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(o) ) for households experiencing or at risk of homelessness, survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and survivors of trafficking; renewals of such tenant-based rental assistance; and fees for the costs of administering tenant-based rental assistance and other expenses related to the utilization of voucher assistance under subparagraph (A), which may include the cost of facilitating the use of voucher assistance provided under paragraph (5); $1,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2033, for— tenant protection vouchers for relocation and replacement of public housing units demolished or disposed as part of a public housing preservation or project-based replacement transaction using funds made available under this title; renewals of such tenant-based rental assistance; and fees for the costs of administering tenant-based rental assistance and other expenses related to the utilization of voucher assistance under subparagraph (A), which may include the cost of facilitating the use of voucher assistance provided under paragraph (5); $300,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2033, for competitive grants, subject to terms and conditions determined by the Secretary, to public housing agencies for mobility-related services for voucher families, including families with children, and service coordination; $230,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2033, for eligible expenses to facilitate the use of voucher assistance under this section and for other voucher assistance under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as determined by the Secretary, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such expenses, including property owner outreach and retention activities such as incentive payments, security deposit payments and loss reserves, landlord liaisons, and other uses of funds designed primarily— to recruit owners of dwelling units, particularly dwelling units in census tracts with a poverty rate of less than 20 percent, to enter into housing assistance payment contracts; and to encourage owners that enter into housing assistance payment contracts as described in subparagraph
(A)to continue to lease their dwelling units to tenants assisted under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937; $300,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2033, for the costs to the Secretary of administering and overseeing the implementation of this section and the Housing Choice Voucher program generally, including information technology, financial reporting, research and evaluations, other cross-program costs in support of programs administered by the Secretary in this title, and other costs; and $70,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2033, for making new awards or increasing prior awards to existing technical assistance providers to provide an increase in capacity building and technical assistance available to public housing agencies. The Secretary shall allocate initial incremental assistance provided for rental assistance under subsection (a)(1) and
(2)in each fiscal year commencing in 2026 and ending in 2030 in accordance with a formula or formulas that include measures of severe housing need among extremely low-income renters and public housing agency capacity, and ensures geographic diversity among public housing agencies administering the Housing Choice Voucher program. The Secretary shall establish a procedure for public housing agencies to accept or decline the incremental vouchers made available under this section. If a public housing agency fails to lease the authorized vouchers it has received under this subsection on behalf of eligible families within a reasonable period of time, the Secretary may offset the agency’s voucher renewal allocations and may revoke and redistribute any unleased vouchers and associated funds, which may include administrative fees and amounts allocated under subsections (a)(3) and (a)(4), to other public housing agencies. Public housing agencies may use funds received under this section only for the activities listed in subsection
(a)for which the funds were provided to such agency. Upon request by a public housing agency, the Secretary may designate a number of the public housing agency’s vouchers allocated under this section as excepted units that do not count against the percentage limitation on the number of authorized units a public housing agency may project-base under section 8(o)(13)(B) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, in accordance with the conditions established by the Secretary. This paragraph may not be construed to waive, limit, or specify alternative requirements, or permit such waivers, limitations, or alternative requirements, related to fair housing and nondiscrimination, including the requirement to provide housing and services to individuals with disabilities in integrated settings. In administering the voucher assistance targeted for households experiencing or at risk of homelessness, survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and survivors of trafficking under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary may, upon a finding that a waiver or alternative requirement is necessary to facilitate the use of such assistance, waive or specify alternative requirements for— section 8(o)(6)(A) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(6)(A) ) and regulatory provisions related to the administration of waiting lists and local preferences; section 214(d)(2) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 1436a(d)(2) ), section 576(a), (b), and
(c)of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 ( 42 U.S.C. 13661(a) , (b), and (c)), and regulatory provisions related to the verification of eligibility, eligibility requirements, and the admissions process; section 8(o)((7)(A) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(7)(A) ) and regulatory provisions related to the initial lease term; section 8(r)(B)(i) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(r)(B)(i) ) and regulatory provisions related to portability moves by non-resident applicants; and regulatory provisions related to the establishment of payment standards. The Secretary shall have authority to issue such regulations, notices, or other guidance, forms, instructions, and publications to carry out the programs, projects, or activities authorized under this section to ensure that such programs, projects, or activities are completed in a timely and effective manner.
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