PORTABILITY.

SEC. 147. PORTABILITY.Section 8(r)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 14376(r) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: “; except that any family not living within the jurisdiction of a public housing agency at the time that such family applies for assistance from such agency shall, during the 12-month period beginning upon the receipt of any tenant-based rental assistance made available on behalf of the family, use such assistance to rent an eligible dwelling unit located within the jurisdiction served by such public housing agency”.