[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9195 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9195
To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a
demonstration program to develop affordable housing in areas with a
significant expansion of the workforce, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 30, 2024
Mr. Ciscomani (for himself and Mr. Nickel) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in
addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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 direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a
demonstration program to develop affordable housing in areas with a
significant expansion of the workforce, 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 ``SUPER Demonstration Act''.
SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this section, the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development shall establish a demonstration program to award not more
than 10 grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities to develop
affordable housing in areas with a significant expansion of the
workforce.
(b) Eligible Entity.--To be eligible for a grant under this
section, an entity shall--
(1) be--
(A) a unit of local government; or
(B) a public housing agency; and
(2) demonstrate a significant need for more affordable
housing due to an expansion of the workforce from Federal
investments through the--
(A) American Rescue Plan Act of 2021;
(B) Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; and
(C) Chips and Science Act.
(c) Application.--
(1) In general.--To apply for a grant under this
subsection, an eligible entity shall submit an application to
the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary
may reasonably require.
(2) Zoning and regulatory reform.--
(A) Units of local government.--In an application
for a grant under this subsection, an eligible entity
that is a unit of local government shall include a plan
for the implementation of zoning and regulatory reform
to facilitate the development of affordable housing.
(B) Public housing agencies.--In an application for
a grant under this subsection, an eligible entity that
is a public housing agency shall include a plan for the
provision of additional flexibilities for affordable
housing construction and repair.
(d) Selection Criteria.--
(1) Units of local government.--For eligible entities that
are units of local government, the Secretary may only award
grants under this subsection to such entities that remove or
streamline local regulatory barriers to affordable housing
construction, including through the modification of local--
(A) zoning laws;
(B) environmental impact reviews; and
(C) parking minimums.
(2) Public housing agencies.--For eligible entities that
are public housing agencies, the Secretary may only award
grants under this subsection to such entities that provide
additional flexibilities for affordable housing construction,
including through the repair and construction of affordable
housing.
(e) Eligible Uses.--An eligible entity may use grant amounts
awarded under this section to--
(1) convert vacant office space to residential housing;
(2) fund capital costs of the development, rehabilitation,
and physical improvements of affordable housing through public-
private partnerships;
(3) provide technical assistance to housing developers; and
(4) identify sites for rehabilitation or new construction
in high-opportunity, mixed-income neighborhoods.
(f) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide technical
assistance to eligible entities that are awarded a grant under this
subsection with respect to using such grant amounts in conjunction with
other Federally funded housing assistance programs.
(g) Study.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall, not later than 1 year
after the date of the enactment of this section and each year
thereafter that the demonstration program is active, conduct a
study to test the effectiveness of the demonstration program.
(2) Elements.--The study conducted pursuant to paragraph
(1) shall include--
(A) an evaluation of the impact of the
demonstration program on the timeline of approval,
construction, and number of new affordable housing
developments; and
(B) a comparison of communities that participated
in the demonstration and communities that did not
participate in the demonstration program based on such
evaluation.
(h) Transfer of Unobligated COVID Funds.--
(1) Identification of funds to transfer.--Not later than 30
days after the date of the enactment of this section, the
Secretary of the Treasury shall identify $3,000,000,000 of
unobligated covered funds which shall be transferred to the
Secretary under paragraph (2).
(2) Transfer.--Effective on the date that is 60 days after
the date of the enactment of this section, $3,000,000,000 of
the unobligated covered funds identified by the Secretary of
the Treasury under paragraph (1) shall be transferred to and
merged with other amounts made available to the Secretary to
carry out this section.
(3) Availability and use.--Amounts transferred under
paragraph (2) shall remain available until expended.
(i) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Affordable housing.--The term ``affordable housing''
means housing that qualifies as affordable under section 215 of
the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42
U.S.C. 12745).
(2) Covered funds.--The term ``covered funds'' means
amounts made available under--
(A) the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response
Supplemental Appropriations Act;
(B) the Families First Coronavirus Response Act;
(C) the CARES Act;
(D) the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care
Enhancement Act;
(E) the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021;
and
(F) the American Rescue Plan Act.
(3) Public housing agency.--The term ``public housing
agency'' has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a).
(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development.
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