SEC-503 -- EVICTION AND TERMINATION PROCEDURES.


 (a) Grievance Procedure.-Section 6(k) of the United States Housing Act
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437d(k) is amended by striking the matter after the
period at the end of paragraph (6) and inserting the following:
"For any grievance concerning an eviction or termination of tenancy
that involves any criminal activity that threatens the health, safety,
or right to peaceful enjoyment of the premises of other tenants or
employees of the public housing agency or any drug-related criminal
activity on or near such premises, the agency may (A) establish an
expedited grievance procedure as the Secretary shall provide by rule
under section 553 of title 5, United States Code, or (B) exclude from
its grievance procedure any such grievance, in any jurisdiction which
requires that prior to eviction, a tenant be given a hearing in court
which the Secretary determines provides the basic elements of due
process (which the Secretary shall establish by rule under section 553
of title 5, United States Code). Such elements of due process shall not
include a requirement that the tenant be provided an opportunity to
examine relevant documents within the possession of the public housing
agency. The agency shall provide to the tenant a reasonable opportunity,
prior to hearing or trial, to examine any relevant documents, records,
or regulations directly related to the eviction or termination.".

 (b) Leases.-Section 6(l) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
U.S.C. 1437d(l)) is amended-

 (1) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (4);

 (2) by inserting after paragraph (5), the following new paragraph:

 "(6) specify that with respect to any notice of eviction or
termination, notwithstanding any State law, a public housing tenant
shall be informed of the opportunity, prior to any hearing or trial, to
examine any relevant documents, records, or regulations directly related
to the eviction or termination.".

 (c) Regulations.-The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall
issue, and publish in the Federal Register for comment, proposed rules
implementing the amendments made by this section not later than the
expiration of the 60-day period beginning on the date of the enactment
of this Act and shall issue final rules implementing the amendments not
later than the expiration of the 180-day period beginning on the date
of the enactment of this Act.

 (d) Applicability.-Any exclusion of grievances by a public housing
agency pursuant to a determination or waiver by the Secretary (under
section 6(k) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as such section
existed before the date of the enactment of this Act) that a
jurisdiction requires a hearing in court providing the basic elements
of due process shall be effective after the date of the enactment of
this Act only to the extent that the exclusion complies with the
amendments made by this section, except that any such waiver provided
before the date of the enactment of this Act shall remain in effect
until the earlier of the effective date of the final rules implementing
the amendments made by this section or 180 days after the date of the
enactment.