; (II) be performed by all public housing agencies in a metropolitan area in the same year, as determined by the Secretary; and (III) be made available to the public in a manner that protects the privacy of program participants. (B) Regional policies to increase access to higher opportunity neighborhoods Each public housing agency described in subparagraph (A)(i) shall— (i) consult with other such public housing agencies in the same metropolitan area, or smaller regional area approved by the Secretary, about the possible barriers and other reasons for the disparities identified in the location analysis required under subparagraph (A); (ii) identify policies or practices that those public housing agencies could adopt individually or in collaboration, or other strategies that recipients of grants or other funding from the Secretary could adopt, to reduce the barriers and disparities and increase the share of families with children and other demographic groups using vouchers in higher-opportunity neighborhoods in the metropolitan area or region; and (iii) include in the administrative plan required under section 982.54 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation, the policies that the public housing agency has adopted under this paragraph. (C) Assessment The Secretary shall include public housing agency performance in achieving the goal described in subparagraph (A)(i)(II) in the periodic assessment of agency performance in managing the program under this subsection required under part 985 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. . (d) Required regulatory changes to public housing agency consortia (1) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Moving to Work demonstration program The term Moving to Work demonstration program means the program established under section 204 of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 ( Public Law 104–134