Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

(a)

Short Title.— This Act may be cited as the “Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016”.

(b)

Table of Contents.— The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.

TITLE I— SECTION 8 RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND PUBLIC HOUSING

Sec. 101. Inspection of dwelling units.

Sec. 102. Income reviews.

Sec. 103. Limitation on public housing tenancy for over-income families.

Sec. 104. Limitation on eligibility for assistance based on assets.

Sec. 105. Units owned by public housing agencies.

Sec. 106. PHA project-based assistance.

Sec. 107. Establishment of fair market rent.

Sec. 108. Collection of utility data.

Sec. 109. Public housing Capital and Operating Funds.

Sec. 110. Family unification program for children aging out of foster care.

Sec. 111. Public housing heating guidelines.

Sec. 112. Use of vouchers for manufactured housing.

Sec. 113. Preference for United States citizens or nationals.

Sec. 114. Exception to public housing agency resident board member requirement.

TITLE II— RURAL HOUSING

Sec. 201. Delegation of guaranteed rural housing loan approval.

Sec. 202. Guaranteed underwriting user fee.

TITLE III— FHA MORTGAGE INSURANCE FOR CONDOMINIUMS

Sec. 301. Modification of FHA requirements for mortgage insurance for condominiums.

TITLE IV— HOUSING REFORMS FOR THE HOMELESS AND FOR VETERANS

Sec. 401. Definition of geographic area for Continuum of Care Program.

Sec. 402. Inclusion of public housing agencies and local redevelopment authorities in emergency solutions grants.

Sec. 403. Special assistant for Veterans Affairs in the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Sec. 404. Annual supplemental report on veterans homelessness.

Sec. 405. Reopening of public comment period for continuum of care program regulations.

TITLE V— MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 501. Inclusion of Disaster Housing Assistance Program in certain fraud and abuse prevention measures.

Sec. 502. Energy efficiency requirements under Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity program.

Sec. 503. Data exchange standardization for improved interoperability.

TITLE VI— REPORTS

Sec. 601. Report on interagency family economic empowerment strategies.

TITLE VII— HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS

Sec. 701. Formula and terms for allocations to prevent homelessness for individuals living with HIV or AIDS.