1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Family Self-Sufficiency Act . 2. Family Self-Sufficiency Program (a) In general Section 23 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437u ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking public housing and ; and (B) by striking the certificate and voucher programs under section 8 and inserting sections 8 and 9 ; (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: (b) Continuation of prior requiredprograms (1) In general Each public housing agency that was required to administer a local Family Self-Sufficiency program on the date of enactment of the Family Self-Sufficiency Act , shall operate such local program for, at a minimum, the number of families the agency was required to serve on the date of enactment of such Act, subject only to the availability under appropriations Acts of sufficient amounts for housing assistance and the requirements of paragraph (2). (2) Reduction The number of families for which a public housing agency is required to operate such local program under paragraph (1) shall be decreased by one for each family from any supported rental housing program administered by such agency that, after October 21, 1998, fulfills its obligations under the contract of participation. (3) Exception The Secretary shall not require a public housing agency to carry out a mandatory program for a period of time upon the request of the public housing agency and upon a determination by the Secretary that implementation is not feasible because of local circumstances, which may include— (A) lack of supportive services accessible to eligible families, which shall include insufficient availability of resources for programs under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 ( 29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.); (B) lack of funding for reasonable administrative costs; (C) lack of cooperation by other units of State or local government; or (D) any other circumstances that the Secretary may consider appropriate. ; (3) by striking subsection (i)