; or (II) the progress of the applicant in rehabilitation; and (ii) and may not request an applicant to provide the consent described in clause (i). (B) Written consent An applicant may voluntarily provide the information described in subparagraph (A), provide signed written consent for the agency to receive that information, or provide signed written consent for a drug abuse treatment facility to provide that information to an a public housing agency, for purposes of an individualized review under section 576(b) of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 ( 42 U.S.C. 13661(b) ), and an agency provided with that information shall consider the information in conducting the individualized review. (C) Rule of construction Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to penalize or to authorize any penalty for an applicant for not providing the information or consent described in this paragraph. (2) Expiration of written consent An applicant’s signed written consent provided pursuant to paragraph (1) shall expire automatically after the public housing agency has made a final decision to either approve or deny the application of the applicant for admittance to public housing. ; (C) by striking paragraph (6); and (D) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (7), and (8) as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6), respectively; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (u) Visitation rights A public housing agency may prohibit visitation of a public housing dwelling unit by a non-tenant on the basis of criminal conduct by the non-tenant only if— (1) the conduct is covered criminal conduct, as defined in section 579B of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998; (2) the agency has thoroughly considered— (A) all mitigating factors, including the same factors with respect to the non-tenant as are required under subsection section 576(b) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 13661(b) ) to be considered with respect to an applicant for federally assisted housing