; Using Small Area Fair Market Rents in the Housing Choice Voucher Program Instead of the Current 50th Percentile FMRs , published in the Federal Register on November 16, 2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 80567). (iii) Hold harmless If the application of clause (ii) would cause a decrease in the payment standard used to calculate the amount of tenant-based assistance provided to a family under this subsection, a public housing agency shall continue to use the existing higher payment standard to calculate the amount of such assistance for the family for as long as the family continues to receive such assistance in the same dwelling unit. . (b) Conforming amendment Section 8(o)(1)(B) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(1)(B) ) is amended by inserting after subsection (c) the following: (subject to subparagraph (F) of this paragraph) . 9. Section 8 Management Assessment Program (a) Definition In this section, the term Section 8 Management Assessment Program means the program set forth in part 985 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation). (b) Deconcentration of participating dwelling units The Secretary shall explore ways to reform and modernize the Section 8 Management Assessment Program to assess public housing agencies in a manner that promotes— (1) positive interactions with landlords, including timely payment of rent and identification of the dwelling unit for which a subsidy payment is being made; and (2) an increase in the diversity of areas where dwelling units are leased to support voucher holders who want to access to low-poverty, integrated neighborhoods. (c) Rule of construction Nothing in subsection (b) shall be construed to prevent the Secretary from— (1) reforming the Section 8 Management Assessment Program to assess public housing agencies in other areas of performance