; 125 Stat. 673)), shall not be considered new applicants under this paragraph and shall not be subject to elective re-screening by a public housing agency. . (c) Administrative fees Subparagraph (B) of section 8(q)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(q)(2)(B) ) is amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: , except that persons who have exited a jail or prison shall be considered, for purposes of this subparagraph, to be experiencing difficulty in obtaining appropriate housing under the programs as determined by the Secretary . 7. Screening and termination of tenancy in rural housing programs (a) Regulations The Secretary of Agriculture shall— (1) revise the regulations of the Secretary regarding screening of applicants for admission to housing assisted, and for housing assistance, under the covered rural housing programs (as such term is defined in subsection (b)) to provide that such regulations are substantially similar to the regulations of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development relating to screening of applicants for admission to federally assisted housing and to federally assisted housing programs, pursuant to the United States Housing Act of 1937, subtitle F of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998, and any other applicable laws