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This bill authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry out a housing choice voucher mobility demonstration program. The program aims to encourage families receiving housing choice voucher assistance to move to lower-poverty, higher-opportunity areas by providing mobility-related services, such as counseling, portability coordination, and security deposits. The bill allows public housing agencies to request waivers and alternative requirements to implement and administer regional housing mobility plans, which must include criteria for identifying opportunity areas and preferences for families with young children. The bill also requires the Secretary to evaluate the effectiveness of the strategies pursued under the demonstration program and disseminate the findings.

Housing and Urban Affairs

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