Removing Reward for Section 8 Fraud Act of 2009

Removing Reward for Section 8 Fraud Act of 2009 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to apply to a family residing in a dwelling unit covered by a contract for project-based rental (voucher) assistance under section 8 certain requirements for treatment of families whose welfare or public assistance benefits are reduced under a federal, state, or local law because of: (1) the failure of a family member to comply with requirements to participate in an economic self-sufficiency program or engage in work activities; or (2) an act of fraud by a family member.

[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3897 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3897

 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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 21, 2009

  Mr. Gallegly (for himself and Mr. Lamborn) 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 2009''.

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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