FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM.

SEC. 509. FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM. (a) In General.— Section 23 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437u(b)) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking “and” at the end; (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting “, subject to the limitations in paragraph (4); and”; and (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: “(C) effective on the date of the enactment of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998, to the extent an agency is not required to carry out a program pursuant to subparagraph (B) of this paragraph and paragraph (4), may carry out a local Family Self-Sufficiency program under this section.”; (B) in paragraph (3), by striking “Each” and inserting “Subject to paragraph (4), each”; (C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and (D) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph: “(4) Termination of requirement to expand program.— “(A) In general.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a public housing agency that receives incremental assistance under subsection (b) or (o) of section 8 or that makes available new public housing dwelling units shall not be required, after the enactment of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998, to provide assistance under a local Family Self-Sufficiency program under this section to any families not required to be assisted under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph. “(B) Continuation of existing obligations.— 112 STAT. 2531 “(i) In general.—Each public housing agency that, before the enactment of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998, was required under this section to carry out a local Family Self-Sufficiency program shall continue to operate such local program for the number of families determined under paragraph (3), subject only to the availability under appropriations Acts of sufficient amounts for housing assistance. “(ii) Reduction.—The number of families for which an agency is required under clause (i) to operate such local program shall be decreased by one for each family that, after enactment of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998, fulfills its obligations under the contract of participation.”; (2) in subsection (d), by striking the second paragraph that is designated as paragraph (3) (relating to use of escrow savings accounts for section 8 homeownership; as added by section 185(b) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–550; 106 Stat. 3747)); and (3) in subsection (f)(1), by inserting “carrying out a local program under this section” after “Each public housing agency”. (b) Applicability.— The amendments made by this subsection are made on, and shall apply beginning upon, the date of the enactment of this Act.