DIRECTIVE TO FURTHER FAIR HOUSING OBJECTIVES UNDER CERTIFICATE AND VOUCHER PROGRAMS.

SEC. 153. DIRECTIVE TO FURTHER FAIR HOUSING OBJECTIVES UNDER CERTIFICATE AND VOUCHER PROGRAMS.Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in consultation with individuals representing fair housing organizations, low-income tenants, public housing agencies, and other interested parties, shall— (1) review and comment upon the study prepared by the Comptroller General of the United States pursuant to section 558(3) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act; (2) evaluate the implementation and effects of existing demonstration and judicially mandated programs that help minority families receiving section 8 certificates and vouchers move out of areas with high concentrations of minority persons living in poverty to areas with low concentrations, including how such programs differ from the routine implementation of the section 8 certificate and voucher programs; (3) independently assess factors (including the adequacy of section 8 fair market rentals, the level of counseling provided by public housing agencies, the existence of racial and ethnic discrimination by landlords) that may impede the geographic dispersion of families receiving section 8 certificates and vouchers; (4) identify and implement any administrative revisions that would enhance geographic dispersion and tenant choice and incorporate the positive elements of various demonstration and judicially mandated mobility programs; and 106 STAT. 3718 (5) submit to the Congress a report describing its findings under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), the actions taken under paragraph (4), and any recommendations for additional demonstration, research, or legislative action.