[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 755 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 755
To require carbon monoxide detectors in certain federally assisted
housing, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 12, 2019
Ms. Harris introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
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A BILL
To require carbon monoxide detectors in certain federally assisted
housing, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Housing for Families Act''.
SEC. 2. CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED HOUSING.
(a) Supportive Housing for the Elderly.--Section 202(j) of the
Housing Act of 1949 (12 U.S.C. 1701q(j)) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(9) Carbon monoxide detectors.--
``(A) In general.--Each owner of a dwelling unit
assisted under this section shall ensure that not less
than 1 carbon monoxide detector is installed per floor
in the dwelling unit in accordance with standards and
criteria acceptable to the Secretary for the protection
of occupants in the dwelling unit.
``(B) Rehabilitation.--Each owner of a dwelling
unit assisted under this section that is located in a
property that is undergoing or planning a substantial
rehabilitation project shall ensure that, during that
rehabilitation, not less than 1 carbon monoxide
detector is installed per floor in the dwelling unit in
accordance with standards and criteria acceptable to
the Secretary for the protection of occupants in the
dwelling unit.''.
(b) Supportive Housing for Persons With Disabilities.--Section
811(j) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42
U.S.C. 8013(j)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(7) Carbon monoxide detectors.--
``(A) In general.--Each dwelling unit assisted
under this section shall contain not less than 1 carbon
monoxide detector installed per floor of the dwelling
unit in accordance with standards and criteria
acceptable to the Secretary for the protection of
occupants in the dwelling unit.
``(B) Rehabilitation.--Each dwelling unit assisted
under this section that is located in a property that
is undergoing or planning a substantial rehabilitation
project shall, during that rehabilitation, have
installed not less than 1 carbon monoxide detector per
floor of the dwelling unit in accordance with standards
and criteria acceptable to the Secretary for the
protection of occupants in the dwelling unit.''.
(c) Public and Section 8 Housing.--The United States Housing Act of
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 3(a) (42 U.S.C. 1437a(a)), by adding at the
end the following:
``(8) Carbon monoxide detectors.--
``(A) In general.--Each public housing agency shall
ensure, for each dwelling unit in public housing owned
or operated by the public housing agency, that not less
than 1 carbon monoxide detector is installed per floor
in the dwelling unit in accordance with standards and
criteria acceptable to the Secretary for the protection
of occupants in the dwelling unit.
``(B) Rehabilitation.--With respect to public
housing for which a public housing agency is undergoing
or planning a substantial rehabilitation project, the
public housing agency shall ensure that, during that
rehabilitation, not less than 1 carbon monoxide
detector is installed per floor in each dwelling unit
located in that public housing in accordance with
standards and criteria acceptable to the Secretary for
the protection of occupants in the dwelling unit.'';
and
(2) in section 8(o) (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)), by adding at the
end the following:
``(21) Carbon monoxide detectors.--
``(A) In general.--Each owner of a dwelling unit
receiving tenant-based assistance or project-based
assistance under this subsection shall ensure that not
less than 1 carbon monoxide detector is installed per
floor in the dwelling unit in accordance with standards
and criteria acceptable to the Secretary for the
protection of occupants in the dwelling unit.
``(B) Rehabilitation.--With respect to a property
receiving tenant-based assistance or project-based
assistance for which the owner is undergoing or
planning a substantial rehabilitation project, the
owner shall ensure that, during that rehabilitation,
not less than 1 carbon monoxide detector is installed
per floor in each dwelling unit assisted in that
property in accordance with standards and criteria
acceptable to the Secretary for the protection of
occupants in the dwelling unit.''.
(d) Additional Funding.--There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out the amendments made by this Act $1,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2020 through 2029.
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