SEC-556 -- DISTRIBUTION OF SECTION 8 CERTIFICATES. 

 
 Section 213(d)(1)(A) of the Housing and Community Development Act of
1974 (42 U.S.C. 1439(d)(1)(A)) is amended-
 
 (1) by inserting "(i)" after "(d)(1)(A)"; and
 
 (2) by adding at the end the following new clause:
 
 "(ii) Assistance under section 8(b)(1) of the United States Housing
Act of 1937 shall be allocated in a manner that enables participating
jurisdictions to carry out, to the maximum extent practicable,
comprehensive housing affordability strategies approved in accordance
with section 105 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing
Act. Such jurisdictions shall submit recommendations for allocating
assistance under such section 8(b)(1) to the Secretary in accordance
with procedures that the Secretary determines to be appropriate to
permit allocations of such assistance to be made on the basis of timely
and complete information. This clause may not be construed to prevent,
alter, or otherwise affect the application of the formula established
pursuant to clause (i) for purposes of allocating such assistance. For
purposes of this clause, the term `participating jurisdiction' means a
State or unit of general local government designated by the Secretary
to be a participating jurisdiction under title II of the
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act.".