[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6602 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6602
To authorize funding of enriched resident services in federally
assisted affordable housing, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 4, 2022
Mr. Aguilar (for himself, Mr. Takano, Ms. Lee of California, Mr.
Lowenthal, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Levin of California,
Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mrs. Torres of California, Ms. Bass, Mrs.
Napolitano, Ms. Brownley, and Mr. Cardenas) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in
addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means,
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of
the committee concerned
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A BILL
To authorize funding of enriched resident services in federally
assisted affordable 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 ``Affordable Housing Resident Services
Act of 2022''.
SEC. 2. AFFORDABLE HOUSING RESIDENT SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
shall annually award grants on a competitive basis to owners of
qualified properties for use for eligible activities.
(b) Terms of Grant.--Grants awarded under this section shall be
funded for a term of 5 years.
(c) Eligible Activities.--Grants shall be used for activities
that--
(1) assist residents in obtaining health services and other
community services;
(2) provide after-school programs for children and teenage
students, including mentoring, tutoring, college and career
readiness, and life skills training;
(3) enhance educational opportunities for youth and adult
residents;
(4) provide access to programs to assist residents with
mental health or alcohol or addiction problems;
(5) enhance residents' economic self-sufficiency and
empowerment, including providing employment resources;
(6) prepare residents for home ownership;
(7) provide residents assistance with financial literacy;
(8) assist older adults to enable them to age in place; or
(9) assist residents with disabilities.
(d) Qualified Properties.--The term ``qualified properties'' means
a property assisted under--
(1) the low-income housing tax credit under section 42 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
(2) the project-based rental assistance programs under
section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, including
units assisted by project-based vouchers under section 8(o)(13)
of such Act;
(3) the program under section 236 of the National Housing
Act;
(4) the below-market interest rate mortgage program under
section 22(d)(3) of the National Housing Act;
(5) the rural rental housing program under section 515 of
the Housing Act of 1949;
(6) a program under title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11361 et seq.), but only permanent
supportive housing projects subsidized under such programs;
(7) section 1131 of Public Law 110-289;
(8) the supportive housing for the elderly program under
section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959;
(9) the supportive housing program for persons with
disabilities under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez
National Affordable Housing Act; or
(10) affordable housing units owned by public housing
agencies that are not assisted under the Housing Act of 1937.
(e) Selection Criteria.--Grants shall be awarded on a competitive
basis, based on the following selection criteria:
(1) The extent to which a grant may enable an applicant to
provide new types of enriched services, to provide services to
more residents, or provide more effective services to
residents.
(2) The extent to which an applicant can demonstrate the
likelihood of achieving objective outcomes for its residents
that are described in the application.
(3) The extent of experience with respect to eligible
activities and a demonstrable track record in providing
resident services.
(4) The extent of relationships and partnerships an
applicant has with localities, non-profits, and health care
providers that provide services or facilitate the provision of
services that improve outcomes for residents.
(5) Any experience the applicant has with respect to
development, ownership, and management of qualified properties
for low-income families, seniors, and disabled persons.
(6) The selection of a diverse range of grantees, including
minority business enterprises and owners of properties located
in rural areas and other underserved areas.
(7) Economies of scale associated with providing services
to residents in a number of different qualified properties that
enhance the efficiency of providing resident services.
(8) The extent to which an applicant can supplement the
grant with matching funds from other sources to fund additional
services.
(f) Coordination.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
may coordinate with the Secretary of Health and Human Services as the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development determines appropriate.
(g) Transfer of Funds.--
(1) In general.--Subject to the appropriation of additional
amounts for use in association with the grant program
established under this section the Secretary of Health and
Human Services shall, for each of fiscal years 2022, 2023,
2024, 2025, and 2026, transfer, to the grant program
established under this section, such amounts as the Secretary
of Health and Human Services determines appropriate from the
Social Services Block Grant program and the Community Services
Block Grant program.
(2) Maximum.--The sum of the amounts transferred by the
Secretary of Health and Human Services in a fiscal year under
this section shall not exceed 300,000,000 dollars.
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