1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act of 2019 . 2. Definition of family Subparagraph (A) of section 3(b)(3) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(3)(A) ) is amended— (1) in the first sentence— (A) by striking (v) and inserting (vi) ; and (B) by inserting after tenant family, the following: (v) a child who is in foster care and has attained an age such that the provision of foster care for such child will end by reason of the age of the child within 6 months, ; and (2) in the second sentence, by inserting or (vi) after clause (v) . 3. Priority for public housing occupancy and section 8 assistance (a) Public housing Subparagraph (A) of section 6(c)(4) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437d(c)(4)(A) ) is amended— (1) by striking may establish a system for making dwelling units available that provides preference and inserting the following: shall establish a system for making dwelling units available that— (i) shall provide preferences ; (2) by striking each system of preferences established pursuant to this subparagraph shall be based and inserting the following: (ii) except as provided in clause (iii), shall be based ; (3) by adding at the end the following new clause: (iii) except for projects or portions of projects designated for occupancy pursuant to section 7(a), shall provide that the highest preference for occupancy shall be given to otherwise eligible children who are in foster care, have attained an age such that the provision of foster care for such child will end by reason of the age of the child within 6 months, meet the requirements under clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (1) of the definition of at risk of homelessness in section 91.5 of the Secretary’s regulations (24 C.F.R. 91.5), as in effect on September 1, 2016, and have agreed to comply with the requirements under section 39(c)