SEC-576 -- CONSULTATION REGARDING FOSTER CARE CHILDREN IN DEVELOPMENT OF 

 
HOUSING ASSISTANCE PLAN.
 
 Section 213(a)(5) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
(42 U.S.C. 1439(a)(5)) is amended by inserting after the period at the
end the following: "In developing a housing assistance plan under this
paragraph a unit of general local government shall consult with local
public agencies involved in providing for the welfare of children to
determine the housing needs of (A) families identified by the agencies
as having a lack of adequate housing that is a primary factor in the
imminent placement of a child in foster care or in preventing the
discharge of a child from foster care and reunification with his or her
family; and (B) children who, upon discharge of the child from foster
care, cannot return to their family or extended family and for which
adoption is not available. The unit of general local government shall
include in the housing assistance plan needs and goals with respect to
such families and children.".