INCOME ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTED HOUSING.

SEC. 105. INCOME ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTED HOUSING. (a) Exemption from Waiting List Requirements.—Section 16(c) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437n(c)) is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking the second comma and inserting “and”; (2) in the first sentence, by striking “, and shall” and inserting “. In developing such admission procedures, the Secretary shall”; and (3) by inserting before the period at the end of the penultimate sentence the following: “; except that such prohibition shall not apply with respect to families selected for occupancy in public housing under the system of preferences established by the agency pursuant to section 6(c)(4)(A)(ii)”. (b) Exemption from Eligibility Restrictions.—Section 16(d)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437n(d)(2)) is amended by inserting before the period “, to scattered site public housing dwelling units sold or intended to be sold to public housing tenants under section 5(h) of this title.”.